[cctalk] Re: Apple 1

2023-08-17 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 8/17/23 17:40, ben via cctalk wrote: > Did any body ever buy the PACE 16 cpu? Godbout ad, DEC 1975, BYTE page 9. I grabbed one and manuals as a freebie at Wescon, I think. I built it onto an S100 board (PMOS-TTL level translation will add lots of parts). I got it going, and then, I thought

[cctalk] Re: Apple 1

2023-08-17 Thread ben via cctalk
On 2023-08-17 2:30 p.m., Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: On Thu, Aug 17, 2023, 4:07 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: On Thu, 17 Aug 2023, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: I should add that part of the fun is to locate parts for free or cheap from dead or unimportant period electronics, cards,

[cctalk] Re: Apple 1

2023-08-17 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
On Thu, Aug 17, 2023, 4:07 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > On Thu, 17 Aug 2023, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > > I should add that part of the fun is to locate parts for free or cheap > from > > dead or unimportant period electronics, cards, etc. In that way slowly > > building up what is

[cctalk] Re: Good Inventory Program for keeping track of my DEC boards, parts, computers, etc?

2023-08-17 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 8/17/2023 2:14 PM, John Herron via cctalk wrote: I'm a little surprised noone mentioned Google sheets or something that's cloud native? Probably only accessible from newer systems though but I've debated it since it would be instantly accessible from phone also. Why would you give all

[cctalk] Re: Apple 1

2023-08-17 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Aug 17, 2023, at 3:18 PM, ben via cctalk wrote: > > ... > Unicorn electronics, sells replica parts. > NOW you know why the sell for on ebay. :) > Ben. > https://unicornelectronics.com/ Nice. They seem to have lots of stuff at decent prices. Impressive to see SN7441 ICs,

[cctalk] Re: Apple 1

2023-08-17 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Thu, 17 Aug 2023, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: I should add that part of the fun is to locate parts for free or cheap from dead or unimportant period electronics, cards, etc. In that way slowly building up what is needed to complete parts of the Apple I replica one piece at a time. I am

[cctalk] Re: Apple 1

2023-08-17 Thread ben via cctalk
On 2023-08-17 12:28 p.m., Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote: On Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 4:08 PM Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: But...because the apple I is so valuable people have been motivated to produce really nice replica motherboards. The replicas give many the chance to experience the Apple I at

[cctalk] Re: Apple 1

2023-08-17 Thread Mark Linimon via cctalk
> there aren't a lot of places to encounter massive PMOS shift registers. I someone had told me around 1975 that these would become Valuable Collectibles I would have laughed my ass off. Maybe I should get around to doing something with those ceramic 1702s. Probably equally "collectible" now.

[cctalk] Re: Good Inventory Program for keeping track of my DEC boards, parts, computers, etc?

2023-08-17 Thread Ali via cctalk
> I'm a little surprised noone mentioned Google sheets or something > that's cloud native? Probably only accessible from newer systems though > but I've debated it since it would be instantly accessible from phone > also. Sheets is a spreadsheet program, right? Spreadsheets, while nice for

[cctalk] Re: Apple 1

2023-08-17 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 2:34 PM Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > On Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 2:28 PM Ethan Dicks via cctalk < > I should add that part of the fun is to locate parts for free or cheap from > dead or unimportant period electronics, cards, etc. In that way slowly > building up what is

[cctalk] Re: Apple 1

2023-08-17 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 6:11 PM Cameron Kaiser via cctalk wrote: > I have an IMSAI as well, but for me my favourite computer of that era is the > KIM-1, and that's such a simple design there are tons of implementations I only recently got a KIM-1 (at VCF East). It's been on my list for a while

[cctalk] Re: Good Inventory Program for keeping track of my DEC boards, parts, computers, etc?

2023-08-17 Thread Wayne S via cctalk
Is Sheets free or do you have to have a paid google account? I just used it at work (paid account) and wondered if a normal consumer could get it for free. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 17, 2023, at 11:14, John Herron wrote:  I'm a little surprised noone mentioned Google sheets or something

[cctalk] Re: Apple 1

2023-08-17 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
On Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 2:28 PM Ethan Dicks via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 4:08 PM Bill Degnan via cctalk > wrote: > > But...because the apple I is so valuable people have been motivated to > > produce really nice replica motherboards. The replicas give many

[cctalk] Re: Apple 1

2023-08-17 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 4:08 PM Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > But...because the apple I is so valuable people have been motivated to > produce really nice replica motherboards. The replicas give many the > chance to experience the Apple I at a reasonable price I have a bare replica PCB. It's

[cctalk] Re: Good Inventory Program for keeping track of my DEC boards, parts, computers, etc?

2023-08-17 Thread John Herron via cctalk
I'm a little surprised noone mentioned Google sheets or something that's cloud native? Probably only accessible from newer systems though but I've debated it since it would be instantly accessible from phone also. On Thu, Aug 17, 2023, 1:02 PM Wayne S via cctalk wrote: > If you’re okay using a

[cctalk] Re: Good Inventory Program for keeping track of my DEC boards, parts, computers, etc?

2023-08-17 Thread Wayne S via cctalk
If you’re okay using a MS product that you can find cheap, Microsoft Access is pretty good. Lotsa tutorials and works well for small databases. Only drawback is it’s Windoze. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 17, 2023, at 08:31, Ali via cctalk wrote: > >  >> >> That may be the rub. The

[cctalk] Re: Good Inventory Program for keeping track of my DEC boards, parts, computers, etc?

2023-08-17 Thread Ali via cctalk
> That may be the rub. The installation and update process is... well, > let's just say it > gives me fits and I spent a non-trivial amount of time working out the > procedure. Suffice > it to say that I think quite poorly indeed of composer and yarn, and > really don't think > that there needs

[cctalk] Re: Nixies..

2023-08-17 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Aug 17, 2023, at 11:01 AM, Henk Gooijen via cctalk > wrote: > > Yes, I remember those “nixies”. When you entered the building it was > impossible to _not_ see them. > If you walked under them, you ended up in the restaurant. > > The “do-things-yourself” museum is long gone, but the

[cctalk] Re: Nixies..

2023-08-17 Thread Henk Gooijen via cctalk
Yes, I remember those “nixies”. When you entered the building it was impossible to _not_ see them. If you walked under them, you ended up in the restaurant. The “do-things-yourself” museum is long gone, but the “UFO” saucer building is still there. When I am in the office, I can see the

[cctalk] Re: Nixies..

2023-08-17 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
Neat. Their products are amazingly expensive, though. Depending on your definition that might actually be the second largest. Philips built neon displays that visually look exactly like Nixie tubes that were much larger. Those are technically different: a Nixie tube uses multiple electrodes

[cctalk] Nixies..

2023-08-17 Thread Holm Tiffe via cctalk
...only for a look.. https://www.daliborfarny.com/project/h-nixie-tube/ I'm not related with that czech factory, this is no advertising. Regards, Holm -- Technik Service u. Handel Tiffe, www.tsht.de, Holm Tiffe, Goethestrasse 15, 09569 Oederan, USt-Id: DE253710583

[cctalk] Re: Apple 1

2023-08-17 Thread Steve Lewis via cctalk
The MITS emulator can't play Daisy :D As I was leaving VCF late a few months ago, I was rolling an Apple2 around outside on a cart - and a student across the street was walking by. I didn't think much of it, then he ran over and asked "isn't that an Apple?" So it occured to me: he was excited