Re: mail by old path?

I'm suddenly receiving cctalk mails again as well. What's going on? Unsubbed months ago. On Sun, Jan 19, 2020, 11:54 PM crufta cat via cctalk wrote: > OK so I got tons of duplicate mails and also spam and unsubed the > old address. That both fixed the spam and the duplicate mails. > > Today I

Seeking 4067 DRAM ICs

Howdy friends, In need of 8 pcs. MT4067-15 or equiv. to fill out the RAM board in a Tandy 1000 EX. These are 64k x 4bit I believe. Just checking to see if a group member might have some stashed away?

Re: ISO - 386 or 486 system or cplt mobo

19, 11:59 PM Will Cooke via cctalk > > wrote: > > > > > > On January 5, 2019 at 8:42 PM drlegendre via cctalk < > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm interested in finding a 386 or slow 486 machine or moboj ust for >

Re: ISO - 386 or 486 system or cplt mobo

gt; > > > > On January 5, 2019 at 8:42 PM drlegendre via cctalk < > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm interested in finding a 386 or slow 486 machine or moboj ust for > > > playing DOS games. Does anyone have su

ISO - 386 or 486 system or cplt mobo

I'm interested in finding a 386 or slow 486 machine or moboj ust for playing DOS games. Does anyone have such a thing sitting around, looking for a home? Thanks in advance.

Apple IIe addendum

Folks, Yay, I was wrong! The IC seems to be OK, the issue was a stuck-on kb switch. A quirk of the Apple design causes the last-pressed key to repeat continuously if any key is being held 'on'. That leaves me needing two kb switches and possibly one 'tilde' key. This is the beige IIe kb with

Iso: Apple IIe parts

Folks, A neglected Apple IIe showed up in my life, and now I find myself needing a few parts. Specifically: - AY-5-3600 keyboard encoder IC - Several key studs, maybe a couple of keys Anyone have a donor machine? Bill

Re: Barnett Instruments AN/URM-105C Multimeter

Fyi, there are a couple on eBay for around $30 ea. shipped. They only do AC & DC volts plus ohms, but that's better than nothing after the EMP. On Sat, Sep 22, 2018, 7:26 PM Charles Anthony via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I spotted a vintage multimeter in an antique shop in Startup

Re: Advice requested on proper disposal of Seagate ST3000DM001 disk drives

> > Or just throw it in the garbage. Do you really think people are going > > thru your > > > > stuff looking for data? > > > > > > bill > > > > > > > > On 09/20/2018 11:37 PM, drlegendre via cctalk wrote: > > > If y

Re: Advice requested on proper disposal of Seagate ST3000DM001 disk drives

If you're that intent on firey destruction, it would be much simpler & safer to use an oxyacetylene cutting torch, or a plasma cutter. On Thu, Sep 20, 2018, 10:20 PM Eric Smith via cctalk wrote: > Anyone have advice on making thermite? Ingredients, sources, proportions? > > The internet seems

ISO Tandy 1000 EX 360k floppy drive

Folks, Trying my luck again. Looking for an external floppy drive for a Tandy 1000 EX XT clone.. They can be recognised by their white case and 30-pin female card edge connector cable. Please let me know if you have or know of one. Been looking for many years. Thanks, Bill On Sep 14, 2018

Re: Google, Wikipedia directly on ASCII terminal?

Would this be a good job for the Viking Electronics DLE-300? It emulates a CO with a pair of POTS lines, so you can call from port to port on it. It emulates all of the correct tones and CPC, both modems think they are on POTS lines. Makes it very easy to connect a pair of modems back-to-back,

Re: EPROM baking

All chips should have windows. On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 11:04 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 12/23/2017 08:47 PM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote: > > > I did that once and had the same experience - a glow from under the > > lid, but no smoke... and put

Re: C64's still managing building systems

"A new, more current system would cost between $1.5 and 2 million. " Something tells me there's more than a Commodore Amiga involved, here. This figure must include the radio hardware and controllers at each of the schools. The article goes on to say that a student at one of the high schools

Re: Retro Nintendo

If you're into this sort of thing (I know I am) check out RetroPie - https://retropie.org.uk/ You can have all that, and much, much more for the cost of a RaspberryPi zero ($5-10) and a few basic accessories. On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 4:56 PM, Geoff Oltmans via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org>

Re: Altair Peripheral Emulator

Help me out here.. I don't find any manuals, just .tif images of cover pages. On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 3:23 PM, Toby Thain via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Speaking of Altair, I just scanned a bunch of Processor Technology > manuals. These may already be online in some version, but

Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

PCMCIA... People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms? On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 4:20 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > Is there a reason to AVOID mentioning the Poqet? > > The original MSRP at announcement was WAY too high, and priced it out of > the market, but the

Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

Hey, TRS-80 M100 rocks! I've got several, and they all work perfectly to this day. Built by Kyocera, who isn't known for making junk.. The 30+ hr. battery life alone is enough to earn them a high rating, and they have a built-in terminal program. I've used them to control headless Linux boxes

Re: Giving away my collection to someone just starting out in the hobby

Steve, I don't think I qualify to receive the whole shebang, nor would I have room, but I will gladly take any box(es) un-tested / for parts / etc. C-64 hardware that you would care to offer. I endeavor to repair CBM machines, primarily C-64s and I am basically out of parts. I have 8-10 machin

Re: Giving away my collection to someone just starting out in the hobby

@All I cant believe I fat-fingered not one but two on-list replies when I meant to send one off-list reply. Sorry about that.Trying to type from a hosp bed, had a broken hip that didn't heal and needed multiple surgeries. Been in for almost two months. -Bill On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 1:58 AM,

Re: Giving away my collection to someone just starting out in the hobby

Steve, I don't think I qualify to receive the whole shebang, nor would I have room, but I will gladly take any box(es) un-tested / for parts / etc. C-64 hardware that you would care to offer. I endeavor to repair CBM machines, primarily C-64s and peripherals, and I am basically out of parts. I

Re: C64 to a good home

Hey Kevin. This is all good advice, but there is also another way to go - and it's a bit more future-proof. For about the same cost as the Zoom floppy, you can get a device called an SD2IEC or similar. It's very simple - it connects to the IEC (disk drive) port on the C-64 and accepts a micro or

Re: Does anyone recognise this please

Err.. I've seen it, I know it.. trying to place it. Commodore VIC-20? On Sun, Sep 3, 2017 at 1:40 AM, Kevin Parker via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Found this in a box of stuff I was given. Looks brand new. It's obviously > a RF Modulator of some type but I can't tell exactly what >

Re: origin of 3D-printing?

Not sure how relevant this is, but a friend of mine has been solely developing the Sandwich Printer (tm), at least since his days at the Miles Davis Anomalous Jazz Propulsion Laboratory ,in the late 1970s. On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 8:02 PM, Stan Sieler via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >

Re: PSU Input Rectifier Question

snap-cap removal goes like this: heat up the joints and solder-suck them clean as possible. Then hold on to the cap body, and attempt to rock it back & forth has you re-heat one pin and then the other(s). Once all the pins are broke free, you can extract it. On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 5:41 PM, Rob

Re: Wanted: small composite CRT monitor

I do have at least one Apple IIc monitor around here, the small green-screen as originally sold with the machine. Not sure where you're located, but if it's practical, I'd certainly consider taking a trade for it. As for generic older crt, I am very fond of my BMC green screen, ca. 1982 or so.

Re: Atari PSU with collapsing 5V rail

t; a separate, later usage through mis-hearing the original usage. At best > both are "correct" for the concept, conservatively/prescriptively only > jury-rigged is. > > We now return to troubleshooting the Atari PSU, already in progress. > > > > On Aug 20, 2017, at

Re: Atari PSU with collapsing 5V rail

Arrgh! /Jerry rig/, not Jury rig! Jury rigging is something entirely different.. The former comes from WWII era slang, when German soldiers were called 'Jerries' (among other things); see Jerrycan for instance. As has often been the case, as the war drew to a close and the supply chains broke

Re: The first CD

> I dont think I've heard if the history of the technology behind cds. Was it SRI? I only thought the first cdrom software at least was that encyclopedia on CD? > This being 14" just sounds like a disk platter. It's obviously not a CD. It might be just a brown disk with scratches, being sold as

Re: Removing Pitting and Rust From an Enclosure

Chuck is right, but pits can also be filled.. JB Weld is one suggestion. It can be sanded perfectly smooth & painted over. You can also try using some auto-body spot filler, though I don't know how tough that is. If the rust pits are deep, you can use muriatic acid to clean the rust out of the

Re: Intellivision reset switch

Jules, I've been inside of one, but I just can't recall the arrangement for the reset button. But here are a couple of thoughts on the matter.. If the unit was otherwise working as-found, then it might be safe to say that whatever +was+ under that button +must+ have either disintegrated or

Re: I hate the new mail system

k < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 4:44 AM, drlegendre . via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > I was wondering why 99% of my cctalk shows up as "read mail".. =/ > > > > What a PITA, I can't tell what I have re

Re: I hate the new mail system

I was wondering why 99% of my cctalk shows up as "read mail".. =/ What a PITA, I can't tell what I have read from what I have not read - is this part of the 'new' system? On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 2:46 PM, ben via cctalk wrote: > What did you do? 99% of all my cctalk is