On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 11:45 AM Tom Uban via cctalk
wrote:
> I have heard of Discord, but have not had a need to use it. Odd that
> https://vcfmw.org/ does not
> have an obvious link for Discord if it is where we are expected to find
> useful information. Would I
> need to have a Discord
I remember just getting close to channel 33, not worrying what the actual
channel was anyway...as long as it worked.
On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 9:47 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
wrote:
> >> In the circles that I was in, the Sup-R-ModII seemed to be the most
> >> common. Oddly, it was on UHF channel
In the circles that I was in, the Sup-R-ModII seemed to be the most
common. Oddly, it was on UHF channel 34, although there were plenty of
channel 3/4 ones. Tuning the TV to channel 34 wasn't all that hard,
because it was right below a third tier channel and a 24/7 [speed-freak?]
preacher dude,
>
>
>
>
> In the circles that I was in, the Sup-R-ModII seemed to be the most
> common. Oddly, it was on UHF channel 34, although there were plenty of
> channel 3/4 ones. Tuning the TV to channel 34 wasn't all that hard,
> because it was right below a third tier channel and a 24/7
Hence the short text lines on "home" computers.
The TRS80 used an RCA TV, converted into a monitor. (presumably bulk
purchased before the tuner was installed).
OB_irrelevant: In the TV sitcom "Married With Children" in many seasons,
on the Bundy kitchen counter was a [off white, instead of
When I said "tape drive", I was actually thinking mostly of cassette
On Wed, 30 Aug 2023, Mike Katz wrote:
I think you forgot the most common storage back then. Audio cassette at 300
or 1200 baud.
On 8/30/2023 5:39 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
On Wed, 30 Aug 2023, Wayne S wrote:
When
The probem with RF Modulators is that due to the National Television
Standards Committee standards for American television there wasn't
enough bandwidth to display 80 characters x24 lines (or 25 lines with
status). Generally 64 x 16 was the maxmimum that would be readable on a
standard black
I think you forgot the most common storage back then. Audio cassette at
300 or 1200 baud.
On 8/30/2023 5:39 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
On Wed, 30 Aug 2023, Wayne S wrote:
When s-100 machines came out, they were standalone. The serial port
was for sending serial data not for a terminal.
On Wed, 30 Aug 2023, Wayne S wrote:
When s-100 machines came out, they were standalone. The serial port was
for sending serial data not for a terminal. You would have to write some
software to use it with a terminal.
Of course.
To do anything with it, you needed some input and output.
Either
When s-100 machines came out, they were standalone. The serial port was for
sending serial data not for a terminal. You would have to write some software
to use it with a terminal.
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> On Aug 30, 2023, at 14:45, Fred Cisin via cctalk
> wrote:
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> On Wed, 30 Aug 2023,
On Wed, 30 Aug 2023, William Sudbrink via cctalk wrote:
There were RF modulators. See the November 1976 review of the Poly-88 here
(on page 16):
http://cini.classiccmp.org/pdf/DrDobbs/DrDobbs-1976-11-12-v1n10.pdf
Note the reference to the "Pixie Verter". It is a little cheap circuit
board that
Now that I'm thinking about it, there were also instructions for hacking the
composite signal straight into the TV, bypassing the tuner... but Mom and
Dad probably wouldn't go for that (mine didn't).
-Original Message-
From: William Sudbrink via cctalk [mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org]
There were RF modulators. See the November 1976 review of the Poly-88 here
(on page 16):
http://cini.classiccmp.org/pdf/DrDobbs/DrDobbs-1976-11-12-v1n10.pdf
Note the reference to the "Pixie Verter". It is a little cheap circuit
board that takes the composite signal and modulates it onto
I have found some plotter pens. Ons pack says Calcomp 104x, 1023. The other
I can't trace. They look like they clip into ring. Pics here.
https://1drv.ms/f/s!Ag4BJfE5B3onnqhG_uReQsCndYafvg?e=WpT5nw
I have a few more of the Calcomp, packets of the un-branded sort.
Free for the cost of
/115,200 in the S100 era was also rare. It was usually 9600 or 19200 at
the top end/
That is true. I remember setting my serial board for external baud rate
and the SWTPC CT-82 terminal to generate the baud rate and I think it
was like 38,400 maximum.
My VT-220 maxes out at 9600 and my
On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 1:52 PM Mike Katz via cctalk
wrote:
> I had a video board and keyboard on my Gimix SS-50 system.
>
> Why?
>
> 1. The video board/monitor is much faster than a terminal even at
> 115,200 baud.
>
115,200 in the S100 era was also rare. It was usually 9600 or 19200 at the
I had a video board and keyboard on my Gimix SS-50 system.
Why?
1. The video board/monitor is much faster than a terminal even at
115,200 baud.
2. A Video board, keyboard and monitor was way cheaper back then than a
terminal (Yes there was the SWTPc CT64 and the Lear Siegler ADM-3A kits,
> Other than graphics (and maybe some special function keys for an application
> on a keyboard), why would an S-100 builder in those days opt to buy a video
> card instead of a terminal?
Primarily cost I'm led to believe. There were also games that took advantage of
primitive graphics
Hi all,
I recently acquired an S-100 computer, and it came with a video card and a
keyboard (3rd party products, not originally equipped with these). I am trying
to figure out the benefits of having a video card and keyboard vs just using a
serial port and terminal. Certainly if the video card
Hi all.
It helps to be clear on what you mean. Referring to a technology or app without
being specific may ruin its reputation and what is was intended to be used for.
Discord was not intended to be an archive for information, just a way to
encourage the dissemination of information in a
On Wed, Aug 30, 2023, at 11:30 AM, Wayne S via cctalk wrote:
> This dislike of “Discord” has touched a nerve for me. It’s also one of
> the reasons the cctalk list has lost most of it value.
> Discord is a collection of channels most devoted to specific subjects
> that you more or less
> This dislike of “Discord” has touched a nerve for me. It’s also one
> of the reasons the cctalk list has lost most of it value. Discord is
> a collection of channels most devoted to specific subjects that you
> more or less subscribe to. It’s just a server and you need an invite
> to join
/
simply don’t watch it. Don’t blame the medium.
/
I'm sorry but I have to disagree. The way that discord presents the
information vs a forum style or even Facebook style is, to me, very very
distracting and hard to communicate across. The constant chatter, distracting
graphics and
Also, it run on Google Cloud so being centralized is a dubious distinction.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 30, 2023, at 11:49, Wayne S wrote:
>
> Just like Twitter (X), Facebook, Google, Yahoo or just about any online
> business.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 30, 2023, at 11:43,
Just like Twitter (X), Facebook, Google, Yahoo or just about any online
business.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 30, 2023, at 11:43, Raphaël Jacquot via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
>
>> Le 30/08/2023 à 20:30, Wayne S via cctalk a écrit :
>> This dislike of “Discord” has touched a nerve for me.
Le 30/08/2023 à 20:30, Wayne S via cctalk a écrit :
This dislike of “Discord” has touched a nerve for me. It’s also one of the
reasons the cctalk list has lost most of it value.
Discord is a collection of channels most devoted to specific subjects that you
more or less subscribe to. It’s
This dislike of “Discord” has touched a nerve for me. It’s also one of the
reasons the cctalk list has lost most of it value.
Discord is a collection of channels most devoted to specific subjects that you
more or less subscribe to. It’s just a server and you need an invite to join a
group.
I have to second the motion. In my opinion in general social media is a
waste of time and energy.
I understand the time it takes to run VCF but to have multiple possible
different places (webiste, ICM, discord, etc) to get information is a
bit much, especially for us old farts.
Discord
On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 12:45 PM Tom Uban via cctalk
wrote:
> On 8/30/23 11:25 AM, Seth Morabito via cctalk wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 30, 2023, at 7:26 AM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote:
> >> All the VCFMW info is on the Discord server.
> > I swear to God, Discord will be the end of the open
DEC did make the Interprocessor Buffer (M8326) for the Ominibus. That
allowed for relatively high speed communications between machines. You
could also do some kind of serial network like Lantastic. I know some
company made an SDLC board set for the omnibus.
On 8/30/2023 8:04 AM, Paul
On 8/30/23 11:25 AM, Seth Morabito via cctalk wrote:
On Wed, Aug 30, 2023, at 7:26 AM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote:
All the VCFMW info is on the Discord server.
I swear to God, Discord will be the end of the open Internet, it's where
information goes to die. I hate it with every fiber
On Wed, Aug 30, 2023, at 7:26 AM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote:
> All the VCFMW info is on the Discord server.
I swear to God, Discord will be the end of the open Internet, it's where
information goes to die. I hate it with every fiber of my being. And yes, I use
it, I'm on many servers.
On 2023-08-29 6:46 a.m., Chris Zach via cctalk wrote:
-BUT- That does not mean it *can't* be restored, only that $15,000 is
ridiculous for a machine that clearly needs an expert with time and
money.
b
True, it is a silly price. I was thinking about this on the forum: If
someone offers to
We've got a standby list of about 10 people so far. Did you fill in the
table reservation Google form that Jason sent to this list a couple weeks
ago?
Feel free to bring things and there's a chance you might fit in. There's
some options we're exploring.
Patrick Finnegan
On Wed, Aug 30, 2023,
All the VCFMW info is on the Discord server.
--
Will
On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 10:22 AM Jon Elson via cctalk
wrote:
>
> I know I was a little late in making a reservation for a
> vendor table at the VCF MW.
>
> But, last year they were able to fit me in. Now, I have
> made my request, and not
I know I was a little late in making a reservation for a
vendor table at the VCF MW.
But, last year they were able to fit me in. Now, I have
made my request, and not heard ANYTHING whatsoever, even
that they are working on it. The VCFMW web site was last
updated in JUNE! Does anybody know
> On Aug 29, 2023, at 8:46 AM, Chris Zach via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
>> -BUT- That does not mean it *can't* be restored, only that $15,000 is
>> ridiculous for a machine that clearly needs an expert with time and money.
>> b
>
> True, it is a silly price. I was thinking about this on the
> On Aug 29, 2023, at 7:02 AM, Gavin Scott via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 6:22 AM Peter Coghlan via cctalk
> wrote:
>> You reckon someone in Moscow is wishing they heard about this trick a week
>> ago?
>
> They instead chose the ever-popular Simplified Planetary Landing
>
-BUT- That does not mean it *can't* be restored, only that $15,000 is
ridiculous for a machine that clearly needs an expert with time and money.
b
True, it is a silly price. I was thinking about this on the forum: If
someone offers to buy one of my fully running 8/L's for 6k I'll put in
an
I worked in an Apple repair center when they came out. Customers were
bringing them in saying, "this doesn't work."
It was working as well as it could, which wasn't very well... great idea
though! Ahead of it's technology a bit.
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