Re: Palm usage was Re: Modems and external dialers.

I was curious about the opinion and reply :-) Sent from my Apple /c >> >> Cameron, how did you like Plua and what did you do with it? >> > > Oops, sorry for sending this out to the list

Re: DLC Company "Cowculator"

Searching quickly on google I see a reference to the one at the CHM in mountain view. Also found this https://trademark.trademarkia.com/cowculator-72119112.html which acknowledges the company. Not sure if it would link to additional info. Interestingly there are newer ones also seem to be

Re: VMS versions

Not sure if it's that easy but if the file on CD-ROM had a consistent name, a specific google or ftp search engine may actually be useful to find other copies out there. Sent from my Apple /c >> There used to be an article about OpenVMS release history, naturally it's >> been wiped. >>

Re: Plane of core memory

I'll be curious to hear what you end up getting. I've also meant to acquire one over the years just for historical education and display sake. One thing to keep in mind, but I'm sure you're aware is the physical size. Often they're quite small. However I think eBay sellers recent years have

Re: "arx-149" computer. .. what Is?

Is there a specific reference you have for this? Sent from my Apple /c > On Apr 14, 2019, at 2:16 AM, ED SHARPE via cctalk > wrote: > > "arx-149" computer. .. what Is?thanks ed#

Re: Yes there is a PDP 10 front panel and Kenbak on Ebay

Are these yours Bill? Interesting to see the Kenbak and story behind buying most of the Nova Scotia museum. Lots of interesting other things seller has as well. Prices vary like a lot of eBay sellers but some neat stuff the collector has. Color me jealous. ;-) Sent from my Apple /c >

Re: HELP needed on a vocabulary problem ;-)

Sent from my Apple /c > On Mar 18, 2019, at 7:34 AM, Phil Blundell via cctalk > wrote: > >> On Mon, 2019-03-18 at 13:03 +0100, GerardCJAT via cctalk wrote: >> The TECHNICAL problem : I am repairing a not so old electric typewriter. >> I need to replace what I call : a flexible printed

Re: Amiga, AtariST, soft repos [was: Re: Looking for: 68000 C compilers]

> > tl;dr: Is there a software repository for AtariST comparable to Aminet? > > I don't follow it much, so I can't really say for sure what systems or software are in the archive. But there was an effort for collecting "all" games and software for many systems called TOSEC. Unfortunately,

Re: Houston stash sorting this coming Saturday

Was this John that had a computer museum in Houston? I hadn't really caught what the back story was on this collection and collector. Albeit, i know of a lot of Johns who are collectors. Myself included. Sent from my Apple /c > On Jan 24, 2019, at 5:02 PM, Electronics Plus via cctalk >

Re: Osborne-1 with prototype-based motherboard

Maybe too easy but have you asked the seller if they know anything about it's origins? I'd also guess maybe an employee or it could just be one of the 6 motherboard types as someone else commented. Pretty awesome though with the low serial. Thanks also for the blog. I had no idea about the

Re: More old stuff incoming

>> SGI desktops made for home use, > > Whoah whoah whoah, what? > > SGI made home computers?! I don't know that I saw a reply to this but I'm guessing the reference is the SGI Indy? And maybe indigo could count as well for smaller systems that could fit on a desk instead of desk-side

Re: DG Nova 4 for pickup on Lon Gisland

That's pretty awesome in a desk unit. Always wanted to get a trs or altair desk unit. Hadn't realized there were many more. Unfortunately distance and wife would be prohibitive for my collection. :-( Sent from my Apple /c > On Dec 10, 2018, at 6:10 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk > wrote: >

Re: IBM junk

Oops. *Roswell not Atlanta. Sent from my Apple /c > On Jun 28, 2018, at 7:15 AM, Sam O'nella wrote: > > It's Lonnie in Atlanta. Spoken to him a few times in email and he/they are a > serious investor in computer history. They also helped vintage computer > festival southeast get a

Re: IBM junk

It's Lonnie in Atlanta. Spoken to him a few times in email and he/they are a serious investor in computer history. They also helped vintage computer festival southeast get a location originally. It's a good home for that gear. Sent from my Apple /c > On Jun 28, 2018, at 2:55 AM,

Re: Sparc Laptops

Yes the IBMs are worth tracking down. I always keep my eye out but rarely see them come up for sale but it'd be fun to have an RS/6000 that doesn't cause a hernia to move. My only similar one is a tadpole but I don't recall the version. I used a universal power supply to get it to run for a

Re: Amusing IBM test system model

Wow. Pretty awesome museum gear. It'll be interesting to see how the bids go and if a museum bids like several in the past. Original message From: cctalk via cctalk Date: 4/22/18 11:21 AM (GMT-06:00) To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Amusing IBM test

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

The post on vcf wasn't on 4/1 but you're saying the picture was from it? Have they done that before? (It does sound sorta familiar). I hope its the joke. Us remote folks can't handle this! ;-) Original message From: alan--- via cctalk Date: 4/6/18 10:20

Re: WeirdStuff going out of business

Wow. That's unfortunate. Only been in town twice but was definitely part of my scheduled geekdom tour. So any local stores left for that type of thing? Any word on why the closure? I've always seen a lot of folks in the store (well my 2 times) but i don't know how many purchased. null

Re: Remnants of local Commodore Users' Group being offered for free

Whoever or whichever group does get it, i hope if they have any files or interesting info the rest of the clubs can help store. null

Re: Sneak peak: this year's VCF PNW/East/West shirt design

For extra credit was it drawn in any particular vintage software or computer?

Malware history was: Spectre & Meltdown

Enjoying the virus/malware history as its always interesting to see what people thought. Tricks, boredom, etc cause interesting results. For punch cards i thought someone was going to mention punching all the holes and jamming the reader. I'm not sure if thats real but heard some folks had to

Re: R: Large discs (Was: Spectre & Meltdown

You're one of the first people I've heard quote that. Do you know where that is said? Years ago several friends and myself all picked up 64mb usb thumb drives so we could have multiple backups of a game and few other projects we were coding.  Maybe it was an extended period of time (we ended up

Re: Lisa Source Code

https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!msg/lisalist/aIo6cNu54xM/_Ck_CsmSBgAJ They may still be getting approvals, but here is the announcement implying both OS and some applications may be included. Original message From: Christian Corti via cctalk Date:

Re: Lisa Source Code

Saw the announcement via slashdot also the other day.  Definitely a kudos to the CHM team! null

Types of corrosion on computers

I've seen rust and dust, but there's an old vaxstation II at Goodwill Computers in Austin right now (very cheap, anyone welcome to buy it and get it off my mind) but as most things, I checked out the back and see some circles of white corrosion on the back where the cards? are contacting the case.

Re: Slightly Meta: Travel tips for people traveling internationally with vintage equipment?

I'm curious about this idea as well. Feels less fun to take a favorite kim-1 on field trips lately. null

Re: Computing Pioneer Dies

Can ya blame him? Back in his day 2s were *real* 2s.. bigger and tougher. You try and add 'em up, assuming they'd stay still long enough and stop wrastlin' with ya and who knows how big they'd be. Original message From: Evan Koblentz via cctalk My own

Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

et PC / PDA On Fri, 3 Nov 2017, Sam O'nella via cctalk wrote: > I could have sworn there was a newer black colored m100 type system that > someone was selling a bunch of on ebay. Iirc they were calling it the > tandy killer and i thougbt it was a "slate". Convergent Technol

Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

I could have sworn there was a newer black colored m100 type system that someone was selling a bunch of on ebay. Iirc they were calling it the tandy killer and i thougbt it was a "slate". I did forget about the m100 pc expansion though (price is always higher than desirable). But best of both

Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

It could also be from the popular article about George RR Martin using a vintage dos computer with wordstar 4.0 for his writing rig. Similar to some other authors I've heard look for a machine that doesn't offer distractions. My own mis-remembrance though for some reason I thought it was a

Re: looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA

I'll add a few more problem specs than answers but the down side of a lot of devices is lack of backlit screen so working in a dark space can be a problem, and I'd be quite interested to see real battery life reviews.   So many devices that can work only last a few hours on battery. Could be age

Re: PDP8.org

The wayback machine sorta of details the end of the site. Not sure how much data is archived in archive.org. null

Re: Is it really that quiet out there?

Yes, but the irony if us replying on-list isn't lost. Original message From: Robert via cctalk Date: 10/24/17 11:40 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Subject: Re: Is it really that quiet out

Re: I REALLY need a scrounger in Richmond, VA

Just a friendly bump. Did anyone post this on vcfed or any mac collector forums?  Original message From: Electronics Plus via cctalk Date: 9/22/17 1:01 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'"

Re: HP 2108A key

Should be easy but my mobile google fu is failing. Didn't Jay and a few others know if a vintage computer key database/site somewhere? Would that possibly have or benefit from getting afterwards? null

Vcfmw/ECCC any chance of streaming/telecommuting?

Figured I'd wait until it's too late ;-) is anyone thinking of streaming talks or for brownie points a Commodore mud chat, etc? 8-bit audio stream? I see some previous talks have been uploaded to YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu3UDdi0llxiSaFKq-p5gYQ so thanks for that! 

Re: Floppy rescue: media separation from hub

An uninteresting answer but is this proprietary data or something another collector may have and could provide?  null

Re: determing date on TI 99/4 computers.

http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/1344/Texas-Instruments-TI-99-4A/ has interesting knowledge of the serial for dating.  I don't know if it was my newb brain/false memory but i thought I saw someone post a ti-99/2 prototype before (vcfed search can probably prove me right or wrong). But the

Re: Odd Ebay auction showed up today...

Since it wasn't said already, i think (if its the same user) they've posted similar auctions several times in the past also (over several years). You can see some of us discuss it in vcfed.org forums. No affiliation or bad blood myself. I know i bought my working Columbia Data Products luggable

Viva Amiga documentary on Hulu

I haven't watched the entire thing yet but Hulu correctly identified it as an item of interest for myself. http://amigafilm.com/ It may be available other platforms (I did notice some copies seem to be on youtube although not sure if that's legitimate). Either way seems like a fun watch if

Re: Fw: oh, this is great news!

Morbid curiosity but decoded its spam for some movie url. null

Re: recent ebay lot of assorted ICs - did somebody on the list win this?

I don't know the etiquette but if you had the auction saved you might be able to ask the seller a question and see if theyd be opposed to putting you in contact with rhe buyer.  null

Re: IBM 5110 with 5114 & 5103 on Pittsburgh Craigslist

Theyre always out of my reach but is there a way to upgrade or convert 5100/5110s to IPL or basic or are you stuck with what you get? Original message From: Robert via cctalk  Not mine and way too far for me to go, otherwise I'd be all over it. Looks like the BASIC only version

Re: IBM 5280

What are the 4 games? null

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.  null

Re: Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition

Im guessing its pottstown, PA  https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/sys/d/ibm-system/6157580080.html but thats a guess. Only aware of it from an incorrext location tag making it show up near Austin also. null

Re: Diskette size (was: Repurposed Art (ahem...)

Extremely interesting Fred. I hadn't heard of half of those experimental disk sizes.  Are those stories from your experience or from that article? (Yes I'll rtfm shortly). The only odd one i have is a backup cartridge? that resembles around a 3.5" but is in fact closer to the mythical 12"

Re: Xerox stores

Out of my own ignorance, did Xerox have models geared towards the home? Or was this a store front for business/Altos types? null

Re: Thousandth data book uploaded to bitsavers

Celebrate with a cake with 8 candles (1000)  Thats great. I guess i should scour the archives and maybe im holding on to original books that arent as important anymore. null

Re: File recovery help needed (Alabama)

The assumptions pouring in could use a quick follow up. Date joke aside, did they already try reading them? My guess would be yes hence the recovery request possibly needing flux or more advanced recovery. null

RE: DEC archives

Ok revising my overly simple thought of vounteers showing up.  What about a class on document archival at VCFw (or other) and then an archive party?  Not trying to push a non-issue, but if that gets past any legal requirements id still absolutely help out any of the local museums if in their

Re: DEC archives

I never did query about that. I've only been twice in 10 years but if i was there I'd certainly volunteer time if its something i either know or can quickly learn to do. VCF West Al nighter party :-) Original message From: Mark Linimon via cctalk Well

Re: FOLKS LOOK! - In Case you have some Radio Shack Vintage interest also... - -

It's an interesting set of emotions to see another giant pass.  Interesting prices lol (the irony of some seeming high). Of course thanks for the post. I think everyone went hush since it would mostly attract attention to anything of bidding interest. Seems like some good stuff for museums

Re: Corona Data Systems PC available

I have a similar but think mine says cordata which i guess yours is an early model? Is there no model number or serial or was that edited out? Just curious.  If you post on vcfed.org some younger collectors will find the historical significance interesting of a potential unauthorized IBM

Re: Micral N (1974) for sale

That's a starting bid at 20,000 euros? Original message From: Stéphane Tsacas via cctalk Date: 5/30/17 5:56 PM (GMT-06:00)Subject: Micral N (1974) for sale If it happens you're in Tours (in France, https://goo.gl/maps/BXNZ4YJixYq) June 11 2017, a

Re: Identify Panel

Any story on where it came from that might help? Original message From: william degnan via cctech Date: 5/12/17 12:59 PM (GMT-06:00) To: cctech Subject: Identify Panel From what hardware is this panel ?

Re: Key for Intel MDS-800

Is this a thing? There's an archive of vintage physical computer keys? This would be very cool. Heck one could potentially even 3d print a key for short term usage. Original message From: Dennis Boone via cctalk Date: 5/10/17 4:13 PM (GMT-06:00) To:

Re: test, please ignore

(Waits for Jay's next email "This has been a test of the new auto banning system. Thank you.") Original message From: Alexandre Souza via cctalk Date: 4/27/17 1:58 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"

Re: Bitsavers size

Lol that quote. I guess i can google it but was this from one of his books? "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway."–Andrew Tanenbaum, 1981 Original message From: Fred Cisin via cctalk Date: 4/22/17

Re: bitsavers rsync server down

Tape backup lto would do it easily, at this point probably incremental backups to an external drive would be a cheap alternative too. On 4/20/2017 12:15 PM, Jay West wrote: > Ben wrote... > > Just how big is the server? > > Bitsavers that is publicly visible is around 275gb  How does

Re: Apple 1, Commodore 65, Enigma Machine, Inventor of C++

Original message From: Christian Corti via cctalk Date: 3/29/17 3:29 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Evan Koblentz >On Tue, 28 Mar 2017, Evan Koblentz wrote: >> "What do an Apple 1, Commodore 65, >>Enigma Machine, and the inventor of C++ >> all

RE: Trip to CHM - Hotel/Restaurant Advice

I thought the Vintage Computer festival west link might have recommended hotels but I couldn't find anything for you. I did a similar trip but needed to be quite a few hours south for my actual destination. I didn't find a very cheap hotel either, and the under $100 one I did find near long

Re: Extracting files off “unknown” 8 inch disks. Any thoughts…

For the record, I and I'm sure lots of others look forward to this blog of experience. Original message From: Terry Stewart via cctalk One other question regarding using this MS-DOS 486 to run an 8 inch floppu

Re: Any faithful VT100 Emulators?

This had kept the prices on that model a bit higher. The serial port while smaller is easy to hack a cable for most connections you need. I guess it's not that way for the other models? I hear it very often for the lx-200 pretty exclusively. Original message From: Robert

Re: FTGH Large amount of DEC/Misc Classic computer hardware

Original message From: jim stephens via cctalk On 3/17/2017 9:01 PM, Peter C. Wallace via cctalk wrote: >>also significant pressure from SO to >> "get rid of that junk" >So far noone that matters has said anything >that dumb to me. It happens when your

Re: Pair of Twiggys

This statement is hurting my brain. I was never an Apple (company) user or fan but personally felt the Apple product line was hacker friendly before the Apple II c threatened to void your warranty if opened, then the Mac seemed to follow similar unfriendly EULAS. But then again I wouldn't have

Re: Pair of Twiggys

Original message From: Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: >> >> www.ebay.com/itm/122383386508 >> >> still a few hours to go, hovering at $20K > > >And the answer is $32,100.52 (plus $20.95 >shipping) Ugh.. they always get ya on the shipping.

RE: AIX documentation

As others said, we're not lawyers so ymmv but I would take it as the same as selling a used cd, dvd, software or books. The usual law is we can't copy it. So scanning it, if that company or company's intellectual property is still in existence they might care. But selling originals is usually