On Fri, May 24, 2024 at 9:45 AM Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Just pointing out that "firsts" are very difficult.
...
> "First" is a tricky term, like "best".
>
> --Chuck
Yep, which is part of the canonical debate ;) This is why I and many
others in the hobby
On Fri, May 24, 2024 at 8:34 AM Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On 5/24/24 07:57, CAREY SCHUG via cctalk wrote:
>
> > (I could be mistaken about the mentioned 8008 device, but I think that
> was a training device, no?)
>
> Do your homewoork--the MCM-70 ran APL, had
On Fri, May 24, 2024, 2:45 AM Christian Corti via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 23 May 2024, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> > On 5/23/24 12:53, Dave Dunfield via cctalk wrote:
> >> First Personal Computer (long before IBM PC)
>
> This would go back to the 50s or earlier. The LGP-30 and
On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 1:15 PM John Foust wrote:
> At 01:32 PM 5/22/2024, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
> >His and his wife
> >Gwen's (god rest her soul as well) personal collecting and the museum at
> >DEC was the basis for the Boston Computer Museum, which eff
On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 10:19 AM Bill Degnan via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> It's a slog, but if you can make it through Gordon Bell's book, "Computer
> Structures Readings and Examples" you realize Gordon is a "father of
> vintage computing", in addition to his involvement with the
Gordon Bell was a real delightful man, and most unassuming. He was always
warm and friendly to everyone, and it was a pleasure and honor to have
known him.
Sellam
On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 7:07 AM Christian Liendo via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Ars Technica
>
>
Is it perhaps OBD--On-Board Diagnostics?
Sellam
On Mon, May 20, 2024 at 11:06 AM Wayne S via cctalk
wrote:
> The setup on the earlier monitors was sometimes call “ODB” , don‘t know
> why. Was equivalent to setup.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On May 20, 2024, at 11:02, Wayne S wrote:
> >
> >
On Sun, May 19, 2024 at 9:13 AM Mike Stein via cctalk
wrote:
> What I find a little sad is that the accounting machine world has been
> almost entirely ignored.
>
> The punched card batch processing systems such as IBM's 402/403/407
> machines and peripherals are documented and even still in
On Sun, May 19, 2024 at 8:56 AM Tarek Hoteit via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Thank you, Josh. How did your passion start with classical computers?
> Maybe this helps in understanding the generation?
>
> Regards,
> Tarek Hoteit
>
I was 26 when I joined the list in 1997. I was a
I am seeing this hobby growing beyond my own expectations, and a lot of
younger people are coming into it. Many people in their teens and twenties
are newly discovering the 8-bit computers with which I grew up. I had no
concept of computer history until I fell into the hobby, and was fascinated
On Fri, May 10, 2024, 3:38 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
wrote:
>
> Microsoft had to pay $120 million, and Stac had to pay $13.6 million.
> But Microsoft also settled some claims out of court with a $39.9 million
> dollar investment in Stac, and paid $43 million in royalties.
> Yes, billg had a bad
On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 1:36 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
wrote:
> On Fri, 10 May 2024, Stuff Received via cctalk wrote:
> > I recall that MS sold a Pascal compiler, possibly from someone else. It
> was
> > very slow and buggy. I heard a story that to speed up disc access, MS
> put
> >
On Fri, May 10, 2024, 7:53 AM Chuck Guzis via cctalk
wrote:
> There's a third class that I haven't (yet) mentioned. Design a machine
> to solve a particular problem or class of problems. Saxpy was such a
> machine; we have bitcoin ASICs and our latest AI ventures.
>
> What was the CM-1
On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 5:10 PM Paul Koning via cctalk
wrote:
> > On May 9, 2024, at 7:55 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk
> wrote:
> >
> > One of the things that _I_ love about C is that it is easy to get it out
> of the way when you want to do something lower level.
> >
> > Rather than feeble type
On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 2:08 PM John via cctalk
wrote:
> Pascal was the language of choice over at Apple in the original MacOS
> days, and as Mike has noted Turbo Pascal was popular enough on the PC;
> it was more, I think, that the UCSD-style language-environment-as-OS
> paradigm never caught on
On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 1:48 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
wrote:
> At NCC - Anaheim, I bought John Draper lunch (I never exercised with him)
Those in the know chuckled.
Sellam
On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 1:38 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
wrote:
> Turbo-Pascal was quite popular. At the annnouncement of it (West Coast
> Computer Faire), Phillipe Kahn (Borland) was so inundated with "yeah, but
> what
> about C?" questions, that by the end of the first day, "Turbo C is coming
>
On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 8:53 AM Mike Katz via cctalk
wrote:
> This is an article on it but I still think it's total bunk:
>
> https://www.gcaudio.com/tips-tricks/cd-dvd-demagnetization/
"There is now research to suggest that demagnetization of computer discs
(including CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD,
On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 2:18 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk
wrote:
> On 5/8/24 11:54, John Maxwell via cctalk wrote:
> > I recall an ad for a 'double-helix, special' 6-foot power cord going for
> $500 (or more) claiming that it would make your main power amplifier sound
> better with better mains
On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 6:54 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk
wrote:
> On 5/3/24 18:30, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
> > PL/M (think "PL/1") was a high level programming language for
> > microprocessors.
>
> Notable that a subset of PL/I was marketed for CP/M around 1981 or so.
>
> I've heard from some
On Tue, May 7, 2024 at 11:03 AM Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> People are strange--and interesting.
>
> --Chuck
>
But mostly strange :D
Sellam
On Tue, May 7, 2024 at 10:51 AM Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> The thing that many audiophiles fail to grasp is that there's a
> difference between listening and hearing. The fact is that I'm just as
> content listening to a recording of an old scratchy 78 with, say,
On Tue, May 7, 2024 at 10:20 AM Jonathan Chapman via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > First, in general, there are so many apparent reviews of so many
> products, it is hard to believe they are all scams. How can there be enough
> fools to buy enough of those products to have that many
On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 2:48 PM Liam Proven via cctalk
wrote:
>
> I failed _O_ level mathematics, and to get onto a science degree
> course, I had to do another 6 months of remedial maths just to get me
> through the exam. To be told "easy if you did the A level" would have
> made me angrily walk
On Mon, May 6, 2024 at 11:59 AM Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On 5/6/24 11:28, Wayne S via cctalk wrote:
> > You do need a very strong magnet. I’ve put 3.5 floppies on top of a mag
> tape demagnitizer ( not technically called that, but you know what i mean)
> and it had
On Mon, May 6, 2024 at 10:36 AM Patrick Finnegan via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> There was some movie magic, so no running version of promis. I did the
> screen design myself for the TVI 950 based on pictures of screens running
> the software that Christian and Zach provided.
>
>
The weird noise at the beginning is confusing. Sounds like it starts off
on a street somewhere.
Sellam
On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 10:03 PM Jeffrey Brace via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> The Vintage Computer Federation is looking for a new bumper to add to the
> front and back of all
On Sat, May 4, 2024 at 9:28 AM Gianluca Bonetti via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> ...
> I am helping Museo del Computer with this fundraising effort in order to
> save a large number of machines with significant historic value, including
> some Sperry Univac systems.
> ...
I would
On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 12:48 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
wrote:
> >> Where would you fit the Tandy Model 100 in here? Ultimately it
> >> supported a disk drive, ran basic and also sported an expansion box
> >> that included video support and a floppy.
>
> On Fri, 3 May 2024, Bill Gunshannon via
On Fri, May 3, 2024, 1:28 AM Smith, Wayne via cctalk
wrote:
> I looked up the Jan. 1975 issue of Popular Electronics in the Copyright
> Office's Periodicals Digest. It was published on Nov. 19, 1974 if you are
> looking for an actual anniversary date.
>
The January issue was certainly not
On Thu, May 2, 2024, 7:58 PM Just Kant via cctalk
wrote:
>
> ROM BASICs outlived their usefulness very quickly.
Certainly a very subjective statement.
Sellam
On Thu, May 2, 2024, 1:33 PM Gordon Henderson via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> I'm still fond of BASIC (or Basic, whatever).
Since it's an acronym it should be written as BASIC (or I guess B.A.S.I.C.).
Sellam
On Wed, May 1, 2024, 8:03 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
wrote:
> Our booth bimbo gave herself the title, "BAIT"
>
> --
> Grumpy Ol' Fred
>
Boobs And Invitation Technician?
Sellam
>
On Wed, May 1, 2024, 7:48 PM Jim Brain via cctalk
wrote:
>
> My paper, pens, pencils, post it, duct tape, batteries, cash, blank
> disks, memory cards, blank CDs, blank DVDs, small ethernet cable, small
> USB cables (the rollup kind) are all in my computer bag, so they go
> everywhere, as well
On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 4:36 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk
wrote:
> To be sure, BASIC was hardly unique in terms of the 1960s interactive
> programming languages. We had JOSS, PILOT, IITRAN and a host of others,
> based on FORTRAN-ish syntax. not to forget APL, which was a thing apart.
>
> --Chuck
>
Considering the time that it was introduced to the world, and what it was
intended to do, and what it did do, and how it went on to become something
much, much greater than what Kemeny and Kurtz ever envisioned (even though
they didn't like much of it), BASIC does not get nearly as much credit as
On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 1:03 PM Joshua Rice via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> I'm a youngster when it comes to this hobby, being manufactured myself
> in the early years of the 90's. As such i cannot really quote from my
...
>
> Thanks for reading my TED talk,
>
> Josh Rice
>
Nice
alk@classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 26 Apr 2024, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
> > > It really is a momentous event, and should be properly honored and
> > > celebrated. Wow, half a century.
> > > Thanks for bringing this up.
> >
> > Is this h
On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 9:26 AM William Sudbrink via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Based on what I have read, along with a few discussions I have had with
> people involved in the early S-100 "scene" around now is the 50th birthday
> (or conception day) of the Altair 8800. Certainly,
On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 7:25 PM Tomasz Rola via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Well, if you are into this kind of stuff (I am)... Stross is an s-f
> author, formerly a programmer (ages ago but I think it still shows -
> perhaps he secretly writes his own tools in Perl) and he has a
>
Ed,
From now on, when posting to this mailing list, can you please construct
complete sentences that actually express ideas and concepts to which an
ordinary human can respond?
Sellam
On Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 4:59 AM ED SHARPE via cctalk
wrote:
> I bought mine 30 years ago at garage sake. For 50
On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 10:19 AM Rick Bensene via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Bill wrote:
>
> The guy that took me on the tour said that the wall behind the drum had to
> be specially reinforced as if the drum exited the reinforced cabinet due to
> some kind of failure while at
There were also spinning disk "drum" memories. I used to have one (or most
of one at least).
Sellam
On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 9:45 AM Christian Kennedy via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> While on the topic of odd IBM mass storage systems, does anyone recall
> an IBM system that used rotating carousels holding sheets of magnetic
> material? The carousel would rotate to position the
On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 6:55 PM ben via cctalk
wrote:
> Did any one ever use a keyboard to magtape as input device?
>
I never got to use it but I used to own one. A Mohawk Data Sciences unit.
Sellam
about him as they enjoyed
varying relationships with him but none have heard from him for 5+ years.
Thank you.
Sellam
On Sun, Apr 7, 2024 at 8:42 PM Tony Duell via cctalk
wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 1:48 AM Sellam Abraham via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> [Sent privately]
>
>
The point being that there are nigh endless forums for PC tech support but
there's only one ClassicCmp mailing list.
On Sun, Apr 7, 2024 at 12:43 PM Van Snyder via cctalk
wrote:
>
>
Um...
On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 1:45 PM Van Snyder via cctalk
wrote:
> I have a Dell Vostro.
>
> When I boot, the screen briefly flashes and then remains dark.
>
> I have another one on which the screen would stay lit for a minute or
> two, then go black. If I closed the lid and opened it, it
On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 7:18 PM Kevin Bowling via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> There is an ebay seller 'biff-howard-tanen' that has some C200s up
> right now. All their items have "Make an Offer'' and they tend to be
> fairly reasonable as long as you account for the free shipping
On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 2:25 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> > It depends on the model. Typically an Apple ][ of any model sells for
> > $100-$250, depending on accessories and configuration. Unless you have a
> > straight Apple ][ (and not Plus, as I'm
On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 10:20 AM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> Not really sure I want to get rid of them yet, but what do Apple II's
> go for nowadays? I have an Apple II with 2 Disk II's and a language
> card. I also have an Apple IIe with three external disk
On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 12:39 PM Zane Healy wrote:
> On Apr 3, 2024, at 5:48 PM, Sellam Abraham via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone communicated with or know a way to communicate with Joe Rigdon
> > out of Florida? Most here should know h
4/3/24 17:48, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
>
> [snip]
> > If anyone has any information at all on the whereabouts of Joe Rigdon,
> and
> > for that matter John Lawson, please either reply here or to me privately
> as
> > appropriate.
>
> Last contact info I h
Has anyone communicated with or know a way to communicate with Joe Rigdon
out of Florida? Most here should know him as an old-school ClassicCmp
veteran.
If anyone has any information at all on the whereabouts of Joe Rigdon, and
for that matter John Lawson, please either reply here or to me
On Fri, Mar 29, 2024, 4:07 PM Just Kant via cctalk
wrote:
> Electronics, robotics, lasers. 10 in all. Overall comdition 6 or so out of
> 10. 50$ + shipping. NJ.
You really should post the titles. It's only ten.
Sellam
On Wed, Mar 27, 2024, 12:48 PM Jonathan Chapman via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> All,
>
> I'm looking for a Cromemco System Zero, doesn't matter if it's empty or
> not. Please contact me off-list if you have one to sell/trade or know of
> one!
>
> Thanks,
> Jonathan
>
I had no idea
On Sat, Mar 23, 2024 at 4:29 PM Cameron Kaiser via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> >> Here's something operators of older systems might find useful.
> >>
> >> Allied Telesis CentreCOM 210TS Twisted Pair Transciever
> >> IEE 802.3 10 BASE-T (MAU)
> >>
> >> I have 14 used and
On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 4:52 PM Ali via cctalk
wrote:
> > Why are you paying for postage as an eBay seller? Buyer paying postage
> > is the standard.
> >
>
> I think Bill is just being a decent guy and saying that it would cost more
> to ship it out then the item would cost/be bought for (i.e.
On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 12:33 PM CAREY SCHUG via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> --does anybody want to comment on whether ebay prices are less, similar,
> or greater than at live VCFs? I have not made the effort to collect
> history.
>
It depends, usually less. Sometimes the same
On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 10:58 AM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> Are Wacom CTE-430 tablets worth anything?
>
> bill
>
Bill,
eBay is good for gauging interest and pricing out stuff like this. Recent
sales there show there is at least general interest, and they
On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 5:09 PM Wayne S via cctalk
wrote:
> Fyi, if you have small hands you can get work as a hand model. E.G.
> Holding a bottle of liquor makes it look big.
>
I think that also works in porn.
I played Steve Wozniak's hands in the A Biography of the same (circa
2002-2003?)
When I was at the VCF SoCal last weekend I met a gentleman who was looking
for someone with Zilog Z180 assembly language experience. He says he needs
someone to rewrite code in what sounds like some kind of terminal server
product he sells(?) to convert the protocol it uses from Televideo format
On Sat, Feb 24, 2024, 9:41 AM Rick Bensene via cctalk
wrote:
>
> Another trick was for drives whose read/write amplifiers (which were
> typically situated within the sealed chamber, thus not replaceable except
> in a clean-room facility) had become flakey, and the drive would start
> getting
"...blearrt-meelrp..."
Best audio-to-text descriptive ever.
Sellam
On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 3:47 PM Jacob Ritorto via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Hi! Remember the blearrt-meelrp sounding seek oscillation noise
> that the RD54 makes when you turn it on -- after it
This thread needs to die gracefully. Stop responding to it. This has
nothing to do with VCF SoCal. At least change the subject of you're going
to respond.
Please stop hijacking threads with misleading subject headings. Have some
respect for the list.
Don't even respond to this. Just delete.
Hi Micki.
I'm passing along this message from Ali. Can you please help him?
I checked the website and verified that there is no obvious way to contact
anyone in the organization for regular communication. Forgive me if I
overlooked something.
Thank you.
Sellam
On Fri, Feb 16, 2024, 1:25 PM
On Thu, Feb 15, 2024, 8:56 AM Ali via cctalk wrote:
>
> I have looked at the website for the event and I am still not sure if
> there will be consignment/sales area. Can anyone verify if there is going
> to be one or not? Thanks!
>
> -Ali
>
This VCF SoCal announcement just came into my mailbox
On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 10:26 AM Liam Proven via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Jan 2024 at 19:05, Sellam Abraham via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> > Probably because Americans in Futtbuck, Idaho never heard of any British
> > computers but Brits certainly kn
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 9:13 AM Liam Proven via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Jan 2024 at 14:23, Christopher Satterfield via cctalk
> wrote:
> >
> > I'm going to be presenting a (fine? idk) collection of British Computers.
> > Dragging along at least an Acorn RiscPC 700, a
On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 9:55 AM William Sudbrink via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> There are several YT videos as you mentioned. Definitive is in the eye of
> the beholder, I think. In hindsight, I would remind people to keep their
> cool and carefully think through the safety
ion is closed for a rebuild.
>
> Thanks
> Jim
>
> On 1/25/24 13:44, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
> > I'll be attending VCF SoCal on February 17-18 in Orange (California) in
> the
> > capacity of a presenter (on a panel and a solo presentation).
> >
> > Is anyone else planning to attend the event?
> >
> > Sellam
>
>
gt; First time I am hearing of this. Are details up on the vcf site?-Ali
> > ---- Original message From: Sellam Abraham via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> Date: 1/25/24 11:45 AM (GMT-08:00) To: "General
> Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Cc:
> Sel
On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 1:37 PM Michael Mulhern via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> As a denizen of the antipodes I’ve heard about VCFSoCal, but maybe I’m more
> into the socials.
>
> Maybe VCF(etal) should be also sending notifications through email lists
> and boards.
>
I agree, they
ite?-Ali
> Original message From: Sellam Abraham via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> Date: 1/25/24 11:45 AM (GMT-08:00) To: "General
> Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Cc:
> Sellam Abraham Subject: [cctalk] VCF SoCal I'll
> be att
I'll be attending VCF SoCal on February 17-18 in Orange (California) in the
capacity of a presenter (on a panel and a solo presentation).
Is anyone else planning to attend the event?
Sellam
On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 2:04 PM Andrew Diller via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> I think now anyone that wants to look a bit more closely has a much better
> idea and context about what caused the Birth of the Mac. That story of
> "stolen from PARC" IMHO is just weak writing back when
Pascal has strings.
Sellam
On Thu, Jan 4, 2024 at 4:19 PM Warner Losh via cctalk
wrote:
> My first two pascal programs of any size were an Alarm Clock for my DEC
> Rainbow and a PDP-11 simulator, also for my DEC Rainbow (I did a science
> fair project comparing stack machines to traditional
Nice obituary.
I'll have to admit I learned a lot about the man reading it.
Sellam
On Thu, Jan 4, 2024 at 1:32 PM Liam Proven via cctalk
wrote:
> Evangelist of lean software and devisor of 9 programming languages and
> an OS was 89
>
>
As the one who helped Ray introduce the F14A CADC microprocessor to the
public back in 1998, I'm intimately familiar with the story of its creation
as well as its capabilities.
Ray officially announced the CADC at VCF 2.0 in 1998. He was the keynote
speaker. He brought along prototypes of the
On Tue, Oct 3, 2023, 9:18 PM jim stephens via cctalk
wrote:
>
>
> On 10/3/23 21:23, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
> > There was a PDP-8 (rack straight 8 with asr33) that was on ebay that
> > disappeared..anyone know if it was sold? I can't find it, maybe the
> seller
> > pulled the auction to
This is a pretty interesting documentary describing the computer (SKALA)
that ran the Chernobyl nuclear complex.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbaptQh2AM4
Sellam
On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 8:12 AM Stephen Pereira via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Sorry Sellam, none of the websites I mentioned for information are mine.
>
> smp
> - - -
> Stephen Pereira
>
No worries, but the way you wrote your message seems to imply that those
are your websites,
Stephen,
You have a terrific website. It's very well presented and a nice resource
for homebrew computing circa the mid-1970s.
Sellam
They are a fairly high demand item when they come up for sale, and are very
expensive.
Sellam
On Fri, Sep 22, 2023, 9:02 AM Ethan O'Toole via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Anyone have any leads in USA on a Fairlight CMI or similar that needs
> repair? S-100 based sampler from the
Apparently, the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington has one on display:
https://www.museumofflight.org/exhibits-and-events/aircraft/concorde
Perhaps if you bring a screwdriver with you they might let you peek behind
some panels? :D
Sellam
On Sat, Sep 16, 2023 at 9:37 AM Wayne S via cctalk
I'm looking for someone near Glasnevin near Dublin, Ireland who would be
willing to pick up an item for me and ship it to me State-side. Seller
will not ship.
Thank you in advance.
Sellam
On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 8:31 AM Bill Degnan via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> The biggest worry I have regarding the ebay auction are the three missing
> core memory case screws. Implies a non-DEC repair/inspection attempted.
>
> Bill
>
Did you ask the seller about it?
Sellam
On Sun, Sep 10, 2023 at 3:12 PM Will Cooke via cctalk
wrote:
> I make an official motion that Fred write his own "Everything I Know About
> Floppy Disks" page / book /encyclopedia.
>
> I suspect that what is inside his head is the greatest collection of
> knowledge about floppies on the planet.
On Sun, Sep 10, 2023 at 2:24 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On 9/10/23 13:31, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
> > On Sun, 10 Sep 2023, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> >> Can't say, but probably. I've got an 8" disk here written by an Apple
> >> II. Encoding is
On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 4:02 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
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>
> I always wanted the Sorrento Valley FDC for Apple2
>
I've seen one in the wild before, but the guy didn't want to sell it with
the pile of Lisas I bought from him. It's possible I have documentation
for it.
Does "more popular"
The Apple Disk ][ information needs some editing as well. And then there's
the part suggesting the Commodore 1541 was more popular than the Disk ][.
What utter pishposh.
On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 3:04 PM Liam Proven via cctalk
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> On Fri, 8 Sept 2023 at 22:53, Fred Cisin via cctalk
> wrote:
Why "Interim"?
Sellam
On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 7:25 PM Tarek Hoteit via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> FYI, SDF retro computing and home brew exhibition is scheduled for
> September 30 to October 1 in Seattle WA . Link to the exhibit is at
> https://sdf.org/icf/ and https://icm.museum/
On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 1:09 PM Paul Koning via cctalk
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> > On Sep 1, 2023, at 3:23 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >
> > On 9/1/23 11:58, Christian Kennedy via cctalk wrote:
> >
> >> At one point in the late 1970's, some division of Ball ended up buying
>
On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 10:53 AM Rick Bensene via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> He also developed a very interesting calculator, based somewhat on the
> principles of the LGP-30 computer for Diehl in West Germany. The machine
> was fully transistorized and used only 142 transistors in
On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 1:53 PM Chris Zach via cctalk
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> Which is weird, since Radio Shack was renowned for putting schematic
> diagrams on so many of their products. My Flavoradio still has the
> schematic on it if a transistor goes bad
>
> CZ
>
Of course, because they want to
On Tue, Aug 29, 2023, 7:02 AM Gavin Scott via cctalk
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> 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
> Approach
On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 2:27 PM Dave Wade G4UGM via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Ethan O'Toole via cctalk
> > Sent: Monday, August 28, 2023 9:38 PM
> > To: Mike Katz via cctalk
> > Cc: Ethan O'Toole
> > Subject: [cctalk] Re: PDP-8/L $15,000
>
On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 2:24 PM Brad H via cctalk
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> Sometimes. But a lot of times it's just simply trying to get as much as
> possible, which I guess is rational economic behavior. And the fault for
> the high prices is us collectors - ye who bid thousands for old Apple IIs
> or $3500
On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 11:50 AM Mike Katz via cctalk
wrote:
> However, epay does charge an insertion fee so they will have to pay even
> when it doesn't sell.
It's thirty five cents, and they usually don't charge it until it actually
sells. Then they dock you another 13.25% on the total the
On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 11:38 AM Bill Degnan via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 28, 2023, 1:46 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
>
> > On 8/28/23 10:30, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
> > > It can be yours for only $15,000 plus shipping
> > >
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