Wait, are Web Rings going to come back into fashion? :D
Speaking of shady vintage websites, what the heck is up with this guy
trying to sell a late model IBM laptop for more than an Apple-1 ? Is that
Hunter's laptop?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/183849347474
On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 10:15 AM
On 2023-02-14 3:54 p.m., Jason T via cctalk wrote:
IBM's 1960s and 70s covers were fun, too, although a completely
different style. Mostly geometric designs that remind me of textbooks
from that era.
-j
I would like to say, "From mushrooms of that era".
The mid 70's seem to be point where
On Sat, Feb 11, 2023 at 1:58 AM Paul Flo Williams via cctalk
wrote:
> During lockdown I was having some fun redrawing old DEC manual covers
> with Inkscape, specifically terminal and printer manuals from the late
> 1970s. I've attached a montage of four that I printed out so I could
> stick it
On 2023-02-14 11:02, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote:
I'm finding 5.5 to 6 turns is a pretty solid constant. Try going down
that much on each one, then going 1/2 turn in, 1/2 out, and down in
1/2 increments.
C
On 2/14/2023 10:35 AM, Nigel Johnson Ham via cctalk wrote:
Unfortunately, I had
I'm finding 5.5 to 6 turns is a pretty solid constant. Try going down
that much on each one, then going 1/2 turn in, 1/2 out, and down in 1/2
increments.
C
On 2/14/2023 10:35 AM, Nigel Johnson Ham via cctalk wrote:
Unfortunately, I had already removed the nut before you warned me about
that
Unfortunately, I had already removed the nut before you warned me about
that in a previous email. However I did try various adjustments of that
nut with disappointing results. Maybe I will try doing it many
different settings! I did compare it to the position of the hut in a
TK50 and it was
Looking at my notes I found a similar situation: Tape would not load
properly. Turned the rear nut 1/2 turn in, and it loaded. Then it would
not read, turning the front nut down 1/2 turn allowed it to do proper
reads and restores from an already-written tape.
I think there is an oscilliscope
No I don't. I just lubricate them. Odd though, did you turn the nut down
the same number of turns and is the capstain dragging on the tape?
C
On 2/13/2023 8:05 PM, Nigel Johnson Ham via cctalk wrote:
Chris, I don't suppose you have the part number for suitable replacement
bearings, do you? I
