Re: Chromatics on ebay

2015-07-24 Thread Sean Caron
+1; weak sauce from the seller ... he listed it and the auction ran to completion ... It always irks me when people renege on eBay auctions. Best, Sean On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 5:12 PM, Todd Goodman t...@bonedaddy.net wrote: That's just seller's remorse. It's obviously up to you, but I'd

First Computer Store

2015-07-24 Thread Murray McCullough
A momentus event happened 40 years ago around this time, July 1975, the world's first computer store opened in West Los Angeles, called Arrow Head Computer Store, tag-lined, 'The Computer Store'. It was opened by Dick Heiser. How time has flown by! Murray :)

Re: PDP 11 gear finally moved

2015-07-24 Thread Local52Mixer
Hi all, Question to the group...not a vintage computer problem. A problem with a much newer system. An Acer Aspire desktop about 10 years old. I'm trying to sell it and reset windows (vista) to factory original. It locked up'd during that process and I reset it. Seems the BIOS is now

Re: Mysterious S100 SRAM card

2015-07-24 Thread dave
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, d...@661.org wrote: Can someone identify this S100 SRAM card? I can tell that it's a 16K SRAM board made up of MM2114 chips. Virtual beer to the first person who guesses where I found it. Whoops! How about if I show you the picture?

Mysterious S100 SRAM card

2015-07-24 Thread dave
Can someone identify this S100 SRAM card? I can tell that it's a 16K SRAM board made up of MM2114 chips. Virtual beer to the first person who guesses where I found it. -- David Griffith d...@661.org A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting

Re: First Computer Store

2015-07-24 Thread Richard Loken
On Thu, 23 Jul 2015, Murray McCullough wrote: A momentus event happened 40 years ago around this time, July 1975, the world's first computer store opened in West Los Angeles, called Arrow Head Computer Store, tag-lined, 'The Computer Store'. It was opened by Dick Heiser. How time has flown

Re: First Computer Store

2015-07-24 Thread Stefan Skoglund
tor 2015-07-23 klockan 13:11 -0400 skrev Murray McCullough: A momentus event happened 40 years ago around this time, July 1975, the world's first computer store opened in West Los Angeles, called Arrow Head Computer Store, tag-lined, 'The Computer Store'. It was opened by Dick Heiser. How time

Re: First Computer Store

2015-07-24 Thread COURYHOUSE
be interesting to see a list of the first 10 shops? is there any chronology out there? Ed# .smecc.org In a message dated 7/24/2015 8:38:23 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, billdeg...@gmail.com writes: I have some slides of the IBM Customer Center from 1980, recently scanned and

Re: Chromatics on ebay

2015-07-24 Thread William Donzelli
Sounds like you are doing much better than me. Power Seller Master Race. -- Will

Re: Mysterious S100 SRAM card

2015-07-24 Thread Bob Rosenbloom
On 7/24/2015 2:16 AM, d...@661.org wrote: On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, d...@661.org wrote: Can someone identify this S100 SRAM card? I can tell that it's a 16K SRAM board made up of MM2114 chips. Virtual beer to the first person who guesses where I found it. Whoops! How about if I show you the

Re: Mysterious S100 SRAM card

2015-07-24 Thread wulfman
I had 4 of them in my first 8080 computer. I believe they are SSM (Solid State Music brand) On 7/24/2015 2:16 AM, d...@661.org wrote: On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, d...@661.org wrote: Can someone identify this S100 SRAM card? I can tell that it's a 16K SRAM board made up of MM2114 chips. Virtual

Re: Chromatics on ebay

2015-07-24 Thread pdaguytom .
Back on TAS for just shy of a grand with free shipping. On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 2:27 PM, Tothwolf tothw...@concentric.net wrote: On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, William Donzelli wrote: Sounds like you are doing much better than me. Power Seller Master Race. Pfft...Nintendo forever! ;P Just a

Re: First Computer Store

2015-07-24 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 07/24/2015 01:18 PM, Fred Cisin wrote: Now, obviously, the first REAL computer needed to have internet connectivity. ---and a USB port. :) --Chuck

RE: Mysterious S100 SRAM card

2015-07-24 Thread dwight
With all the switches, it looks like it has bank switching. Dwight Subject: RE: Mysterious S100 SRAM card Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 06:20:50 -0700 From: ri...@bensene.com To: cctalk@classiccmp.org On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, David Griffith wrote: Can someone identify this S100 SRAM card? I

Re: First Computer Store

2015-07-24 Thread william degnan
Oh I don't know...I think these had some interest in 1975 http://vintagecomputer.net/altair-poptronics.cfm Also take a look at the run of Byte mags published in 1975, plus People's Computer Company Newsletters from 1975. On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Richard Loken

IBM RT memory boards

2015-07-24 Thread Mike Stein
I've got 4 4Mx32 memory boards here from an old RT (AFAIR) in case anybody has a use for them. Each board has 8 512Kx40 (32 bits + 8 ECC) modules (20 pcs. 4x256). Edge connector is DS 42+49 m

Re: Mysterious S100 SRAM card

2015-07-24 Thread Mike Loewen
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Brent Hilpert wrote: On 2015-Jul-24, at 9:02 AM, Bob Rosenbloom wrote: On 7/24/2015 2:16 AM, d...@661.org wrote: On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, d...@661.org wrote: Can someone identify this S100 SRAM card? I can tell that it's a 16K SRAM board made up of MM2114 chips. Virtual

To give away: Commodore reference manuals

2015-07-24 Thread Neil Harvey
5 reference manuals to give away: - 64 Sound and Graphics - Machine Language for the Commodore 64, 128, and Other Commodore Computers - Commodore 128 Reference Guide for Programmers - Commodore 128 Assembly Language Programming - Mapping the Commodore 128 They're in good shape! Pic here:

Re: Mysterious S100 SRAM card

2015-07-24 Thread Brent Hilpert
On 2015-Jul-24, at 9:02 AM, Bob Rosenbloom wrote: On 7/24/2015 2:16 AM, d...@661.org wrote: On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, d...@661.org wrote: Can someone identify this S100 SRAM card? I can tell that it's a 16K SRAM board made up of MM2114 chips. Virtual beer to the first person who guesses where

Re: Mysterious S100 SRAM card

2015-07-24 Thread Brent Hilpert
On 2015-Jul-24, at 10:25 AM, Mike Loewen wrote: On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Brent Hilpert wrote: On 2015-Jul-24, at 9:02 AM, Bob Rosenbloom wrote: On 7/24/2015 2:16 AM, d...@661.org wrote: On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, d...@661.org wrote: Can someone identify this S100 SRAM card? I can tell that it's a

Re: First Computer Store

2015-07-24 Thread Richard Loken
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Chuck Guzis wrote: I remember Paul Terrell opining the Byte Shop in late 1975. You could buy the MITS stuff as well as the Apple. Things were moving pretty quickly back then. I believe mention was made in an early MITS newsletter. Ah that was my question. I did not

Re: First Computer Store

2015-07-24 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 07/24/2015 08:24 AM, william degnan wrote: Oh I don't know...I think these had some interest in 1975 http://vintagecomputer.net/altair-poptronics.cfm I remember Paul Terrell opining the Byte Shop in late 1975. You could buy the MITS stuff as well as the Apple. Things were moving pretty

Re: Chromatics on ebay

2015-07-24 Thread Tothwolf
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, William Donzelli wrote: Within the last year or so, eBay removed the ability to report a non-selling seller. The only way to report a seller for this now (so they get a strike on their account) is to pick up the phone and call eBay. You have to ask (demand) to speak to

Re: First Computer Store

2015-07-24 Thread Fred Cisin
A momentus event happened 40 years ago around this time, July 1975, the world's first computer store opened in West Los Angeles, called Arrow Head Computer Store, tag-lined, 'The Computer Store'. It was opened by Dick Heiser. How time has flown by! On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Stefan Skoglund wrote:

Re: First Computer Store

2015-07-24 Thread Fred Cisin
A momentus event happened 40 years ago around this time, July 1975, the world's first computer store opened in West Los Angeles, called Arrow Head Computer Store, tag-lined, 'The Computer Store'. It was opened by Dick Heiser. How time has flown by! On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Paul Koning wrote: Was

Re: First Computer Store

2015-07-24 Thread Brent Hilpert
On 2015-Jul-24, at 8:24 AM, william degnan wrote: Oh I don't know...I think these had some interest in 1975 http://vintagecomputer.net/altair-poptronics.cfm Also take a look at the run of Byte mags published in 1975, plus People's Computer Company Newsletters from 1975. We had a Byte Shop

Re: First Computer Store

2015-07-24 Thread Fred Cisin
A momentus event happened 40 years ago around this time, July 1975, the world's first computer store opened in West Los Angeles, called Arrow Head Computer Store, tag-lined, 'The Computer Store'. It was opened by Dick Heiser. How time has flown by! On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Richard Loken wrote:

Re: Chromatics on ebay

2015-07-24 Thread Stefan Skoglund
tor 2015-07-23 klockan 18:08 -0400 skrev william degnan: I told him start with buy it now for $2000 with best offer, leave it to see what kind of watchers and interest he gets then lower the price until a sale is made. That said, because you're asking for the item to be shipped, the seller

Re: Chromatics on ebay

2015-07-24 Thread Tothwolf
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, William Donzelli wrote: Sounds like you are doing much better than me. Power Seller Master Race. Pfft...Nintendo forever! ;P Just a former Power Seller here...and all I got was this lousy mug and certificate.

Re: First Computer Store

2015-07-24 Thread COURYHOUSE
right on! In a message dated 7/24/2015 12:32:14 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, ci...@xenosoft.com writes: Yes, as usual, all such claims are meaningless without term definitions. What Murray was referring to was arguably the first PERSONAL computer store, and run as a retail

Re: First Computer Store

2015-07-24 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 07/24/2015 04:20 PM, Mark Linimon wrote: On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 04:53:01PM -0600, Eric Smith wrote: It's not a real computer unless it has a real front panel with switches and blinkenlights. Ever watch any old reruns of Wonder Woman. Lots of blinkin' lights; no computer. Or you could

Re: Larry Niven's Altair

2015-07-24 Thread Jason Scott
Already removed. On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 10:14 PM, d...@661.org wrote: An Altair 8800 that once belonged to Larry Niven is up for auction. Larry Niven has long been a member of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (www.lasfs.org). This group has existed since 1934 and was the starting

Re: First Computer Store

2015-07-24 Thread Mike Loewen
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Chuck Guzis wrote: On 07/24/2015 04:20 PM, Mark Linimon wrote: On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 04:53:01PM -0600, Eric Smith wrote: It's not a real computer unless it has a real front panel with switches and blinkenlights. Ever watch any old reruns of Wonder Woman. Lots of

Re: First Computer Store

2015-07-24 Thread Steven Hirsch
On Thu, 23 Jul 2015, Murray McCullough wrote: A momentus event happened 40 years ago around this time, July 1975, the world's first computer store opened in West Los Angeles, called Arrow Head Computer Store, tag-lined, 'The Computer Store'. It was opened by Dick Heiser. How time has flown by!