[cctalk] Re: PDP-8/L $15,000

-Original Message- From: Sellam Abraham via cctalk Sent: Monday, August 28, 2023 3:07 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Cc: Sellam Abraham Subject: [cctalk] Re: PDP-8/L $15,000 On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 2:24 PM Brad H via cctalk wrote: >> Sometimes. But

[cctalk] Re: PDP-8/L $15,000

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 for a Microswitch keyboard. I've been hunting for a Sanyo

[cctalk] Re: Apple 1

Agreed. I wonder though if Apple eventually founders (always possible - Kodak did), if Jobs/Apple will still have quite the same appeal and collector's halo effect on their oldest products. -Original Message- From: Sellam Abraham via cctalk Sent: Saturday, August 5, 2023 2:12 PM

[cctalk] Re: Apple 1

Do you have an emotional attachment to it? I just saw one sell on ebay yesterday for $6100. An e-recycler will have a nice payday on your Altair. I'm not too keen on emulation. Because I never got to experience the earlier machines in person (too young), emulation doesn't cut it for me.

[cctalk] Looking for the MAD-1 drive unit

I have 3 of the 4 pieces of Modular Advanced Design's MAD-1 and every now and again I like to reach out and see if anyone might have the last missing piece I need. The MAD-1 is sort of like the evil twin of the Mindset.. although nowhere near the graphics prowess. Unfortunately like the Mindset

[cctalk] Re: 1974 No Name Terminal

; On 7/4/2023 6:57 PM, Brad H via cctalk wrote: >> Hi there - not sure how much overlap there is with vcfed's forum, but >> thought I would reach out here in case. I have a terminal from 1974 >> (based on date codes I've found on the motherboard). I'm unable to >> d

[cctalk] Re: 1974 No Name Terminal

AM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Cc: Brent Hilpert Subject: [cctalk] Re: 1974 No Name Terminal On 2023-Jul-05, at 8:25 AM, Brad H via cctalk wrote: > Seems to be RS-232 compatible, which in my experience is unusual for a terminal in the early half of the 1970s. It

[cctalk] Re: 1974 No Name Terminal

? Sellam On Tue, Jul 4, 2023 at 10:27 PM Brad H via cctalk wrote: > Hi there - not sure how much overlap there is with vcfed's forum, but > thought I would reach out here in case. I have a terminal from 1974 > (based on date codes I've found on the motherboard). I'm unable to &g

[cctalk] 1974 No Name Terminal

Hi there - not sure how much overlap there is with vcfed's forum, but thought I would reach out here in case. I have a terminal from 1974 (based on date codes I've found on the motherboard). I'm unable to determine manufacturer and that would be handy for diagnostic purposes. The terminal

Re: digital group's Richard Bemis

According to how he signed off on a letter to Dobbs, his initial was C. On Thursday, March 4, 2021, 06:13:40 a.m. PST, John Foust via cctalk wrote: At 10:23 PM 3/3/2021, Brad H via cctalk wrote: >I am working on a 30 minute historical video about the digital group.  For >

digital group's Richard Bemis

Hi there, I am working on a 30 minute historical video about the digital group. For source material there isn't a ton of stuff out there unfortunately and much of the account of what happened to the company comes from the late Dr. Robert Suding. In his account, Suding sort of points fingers

MSI 6800 EPROM Software

Hi there, A longshot I'm sure - but I am wondering if anyone familiar with MSI (Midwest Scentific - SS50 bus system) would happen to have a copy of the software for their 1702A EPROM burner, I think the model is PR-1. I just picked one up and am eager to see if I can use it to read/burn

RE: Netronics EX85 BASIC dump

. -Original Message- From: Allison Parent [mailto:allisonporta...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 6:27 PM To: Brad H ; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: Netronics EX85 BASIC dump Looked... Hartetechnologies.com Look in Netronics folder. Phoned

Netronics EX85 BASIC dump

Wondering if anyone has any EPROM dumps of Netronics' BASIC for the Explorer/85. I'd like to set up my own EX/85 for that but also have this little Atlantis 8085 board that I was hoping to experiment with. I've looked all over the interwebs and have had no luck finding a dump, although I have

RE: Osborne-1 with prototype-based motherboard

> Some small companies would give employees extreme discounts if they assembled one themselves using mostly parts which had been deemed too > >obsolete for production. I was thinking something like that, or it was repaired at one point and this particular board was on hand to use as a

RE: Osborne-1 with prototype-based motherboard

[mailto:baryth...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2018 2:48 PM To: Brad H ; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: 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

RE: Osborne-1 with prototype-based motherboard

: Osborne-1 with prototype-based motherboard On 12/29/18 2:53 PM, Brad H via cctalk wrote: > Am just posting this as I am hoping someone out there knows someone > who was involved with Osborne back in the day to find out more this > Osborne 1 motherboard I found in a low serial O1 I

RE: Osborne-1 with prototype-based motherboard

-based motherboard On 12/29/18 12:53 PM, Brad H via cctalk wrote: > I reached out to Lee Felsenstein on it and he suggested it was related > to the boards produced for the 10 prototypes Osborne built I'm pretty sure I threw one of those out about five years ago. Will dig through the archive

Osborne-1 with prototype-based motherboard

Am just posting this as I am hoping someone out there knows someone who was involved with Osborne back in the day to find out more this Osborne 1 motherboard I found in a low serial O1 I picked up for $100. I reached out to Lee Felsenstein on it and he suggested it was related to the boards

Tektronix 6800 Board Bucket and 4051 Working Together Video

I'm not sure how many of you who are on this list are on the vcfed.org forum, but just for those who aren't, with the help of Dave and Monty from there, I have recently restored a 4051 I bought a couple years ago to working condition. Last night with their guidance I connected it to a Tektronix

Re: Tek 40xx computer users

I regret we haven't been able to resusciate my 4051 yet.  Still kills power to the main board. I didn't know there were games for the 40xx machines.  I didn't think they could with the limitations of the screen design, although I kinda thought the display would work well for, say, an

RE: Dumping my first EPROM

: Tuesday, January 2, 2018 11:05 AM To: Brad H via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: Dumping my first EPROM I would convert it to a binary image if you could and then look at it with a binary editor. Most binary editors I have seen show the data in hex and also have an eye c

Dumping my first EPROM

Just posting this here in case it reaches eyes not in other forums I'm on. I decided to embark on a project that involves burning a 2708 EPROM. I've never messed with EPROMs before, so I decided to practice. What I have is a Microworks 2708 'burner' that came with a SWTPC 6800 machine I

Re: Help diagnosing boot issue SWTPC 6800

I had that happening on mine.. came down to a bad RAM board. Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: Nick Allen via cctalk Date: 2018-01-01 10:32 AM (GMT-08:00) To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Help diagnosing boot issue SWTPC

Re: CDP1801

was told were impossible to locate. Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: Steven Feinsmith <steven.feinsm...@gmail.com> Date: 2017-10-20 7:32 PM (GMT-08:00) To: Brad H <vintagecompu...@bettercomputing.net>, "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Top

RE: CDP1801

: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 8:32 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk@classiccmp.org>; Chuck Guzis <ccl...@sydex.com> Subject: Re: CDP1801 > On 10/18/2017 06:45 PM, Brad H via cctalk wrote: > > > I just purchased an RCA Microtutor minus the rathe

RE: Exidy Sorcerer

Very nice. I wouldn't mind having a Sorcerer but I'm not sure why they command Altair-level prices. There's a guy on ebay from my area with 6 of them and a bunch of other stuff for $12k. Won't split them up unfortunately (won't even answer messages). Brad -Original Message- From:

RE: CDP1801

Thanks.. I did try searching there but none come up. 1801s I imagine are lot more scarce than 1802s. From: Alexandre Souza [mailto:alexandre.tabaj...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 6:51 PM To: Brad H <vintagecompu...@bettercomputing.net>; General Discussion: On-Topic a

CDP1801

Hi there, I just purchased an RCA Microtutor minus the rather important CPU card. I can recreate the card but I expect locating the 1801 chips will be difficult. I am just posting this in various forums in case anyone has any leads on where I might find either the complete card or the

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

That's really great! I wish someone like you had been around when I started collecting! Something like this is kind of what I'm thinking of doing with my collection once I'm done with it. But not yet.. still saving up for an Altair. :) You wouldn't be willing to put up pictures somewhere,

RE: Tektronix 4050E01

Okay so I went down to the shop annd... Yeah still doing what it did before. Repair guy thought the flash when he turned it off meant the screen was ok. He did say he checked the display board thoroughly and replaced a bad IC - otherwise everything looked good there. So we had a poke

Re: Tek 4051 semi-repaired

what is wrong. Many thanks if you can do it. Brad Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: Randy Dawson <rdawso...@hotmail.com> Date: 2017-10-03 8:01 PM (GMT-08:00) To: 'Pete Lancashire' <p...@petelancashire.com>, Brad H <vintagecompu...@bett

RE: Tek 4051 semi-repaired

up on the screen. That has been fixed, however we still do not have any kind of prompt or anything appearing." Care to share with the class what you've done so far? On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 9:29 AM, Brad H via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org <mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org> >

RE: Tek 4051 semi-repaired

Yes before the screen would stay dark until you powered off, then there would be a brief flood. Now it floods and stays on but no text. From: Ian Finder [mailto:ian.fin...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 9:39 AM To: Brad H <vintagecompu...@bettercomputing.net>; General Disc

Tek 4051 semi-repaired

Hi there, My go-to guy for CRT stuff has informed me that he has the CRT on my 4051 working and that the tube is good. When I got my 4051, on power up there would be no voltage to the motherboard and nothing came up on the screen. That has been fixed, however we still do not have any kind of

RE: Announcing: VCF PNW

, VCF might consider March next time? Esp. with March Break (I think they have that in the US?).. makes it easier to travel for those us with kids. From: Michael Brutman [mailto:mbbrut...@brutman.com] Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2017 10:30 AM To: Brad H <vintagecompu...@bettercomputing.net&

Re: Announcing: VCF PNW

Ooh.  That might be one to bring my TVT and Mark-8 stuff to, provided we don't have another winter like we did last year.  I'm up in BC and we just got pounded this year with snow and bad weather.. if it's like that again I'll have to pass.. BC drivers are terrible on snow. Sent from my

Re: TV Typewriter project nearing completion

Original message From: allison via cctech <cct...@classiccmp.org> Date: 2017-06-26 14:50 (GMT-08:00) To: cct...@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: TV Typewriter project nearing completion On 06/26/2017 11:29 AM, Brad H via cctech wrote: > Thanks Nick! > > I ha

RE: TV Typewriter project nearing completion

Thanks Nick! I had thought about selling PCBs or creating a kit, but I lack the skill to draft it in PCB CAD software. The boards I made come from scans of the plans (on swtpc.com), and I really had to tweak those to get them to work. And even then, while I was able to correct for size I

TV Typewriter project nearing completion

Thought I would post an update here of my progress in recreating Don Lancaster's original TVT prototype: http://bradhodge.ca/blog/?cat=11 Visually I think it's pretty close. I just ordered the transformer from Signal Tranformer - the same 24-1A the original used, so I'm pretty keen to get

RE: Micral N (1974) for sale

Thanks for posting this. I'm very interested to see how collectors value it. -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Stéphane Tsacas via cctalk Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 3:56 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts

Expander Model 1

Curious about this machine.  I've seen a few come up on ebay and they've sold for not much money, mistaken as mere Apple II clones.  I read Lee Felsenstein's account of creating them and they seem like interesting machines.  Wondering what sort of value is reasonable to pay for one and how hard

Re: Announcing: VCF Midwest 12!

Very cool!  Wish we had one of these up here in Vancouver, BC. Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: Jason T via cctalk Date: 2017-05-20 6:05 PM (GMT-08:00) To: chiclassicc...@yahoogroups.com, "General Discussion: On-Topic and

Re: VCF SE Photos

Thanks for the pics! Curious.. the Mark-8 in the museum.. that's a repro, right?  I thought they got a few real ones from Bugbook. Brad Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: william degnan via cctalk Date: 2017-05-03 5:03 AM

SWTPC WAV or TAP files?

Hi there, I was wondering if anyone knew of a repository that had SWTPC tape files archived (as .WAV, .TAP, etc). The 6800 system I am presently using is wired according to original SWTPC specs and does not have a DB25.. so I cannot simply switch cables from CT1024 to PC terminal like I could

Re: VCF East pictures

Thanks so much to everyone sharing these.  Ive not renewed my passport in a while and can't get to any of these events in the US so I really appreciate these.  Maybe someday we can get a 360/VR type tour thing going. Sent from my Samsung device Original message From:

RE: GImix Ghost Video Board

: 2017-03-24 2:16 AM (GMT-08:00) To: 'Brad H' <vintagecompu...@bettercomputing.net>, "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Subject: RE: GImix Ghost Video Board Is it one that's in the catalogue here:- http://bitsavers.trail

GImix Ghost Video Board

Hoping someone might be able to help me on this. I got a Gimix Ghost SS50 video board today and was trying to find a manual. I'm sure these were used in Gimix's own ghost systems but the very limited info I've come across out there suggests they may have worked with any SS50 system. It

RE: Pair of Twiggys

wiggys On Tue, 14 Mar 2017, Brad H via cctalk wrote: > I don't know if I'd pay $25k for Twiggys but I understand the impulse. > The problem is, what happens when the novelty wears off? I also >wonder what the long term value is as generations that experienced >these things pass on to

Gimix 8K PROM board

Hey guys, I have a second SWTPC 6800 system I got recently and have it all running. It came with a Gimix 8K PROM board and, thankfully, the manual. It has two EPROMs installed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4pq0-BHd2x6R29LVy03d3c4dTA/view?usp=sharin g I'm assuming this board is

RE: Altair

Yes. That remains an item on my hit list. -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Sellam Ismail Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2017 9:21 AM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Altair Hi Brad. I saw your message on the ClassicCmp mailing list

RE: Compatibility of 1101A and 1101A1

bility of 1101A and 1101A1 What clock rate are you using? Dwight From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> on behalf of Brad H <vintagecompu...@bettercomputing.net> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2017 4:24:26 PM To: dst...@execulink.com; General Di

Re: Compatibility of 1101A and 1101A1

: 2017-01-20 2:54 PM (GMT-08:00) To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Compatibility of 1101A and 1101A1 On Fri Jan 20 15:19:24 2017 vintagecompu...@bettercomputing.net (Brad H) wrote: > > I have some C1101A RAMs I was planning to use in my Mark-8 project.  I'm > having trouble fin

Compatibility of 1101A and 1101A1

I have some C1101A RAMs I was planning to use in my Mark-8 project. I'm having trouble finding more, as previously mentioned because the price has shot up so much. I'm wondering, I'm finding lots of P1101A1 RAMs with the correct date codes.. are those compatible with C1101A/P1101A? I don't

Netronics VID-64 terminal board

I was wondering if anyone out there had documentation for this.  I got one with a homebrew computer I'm trying to revive.  Netronics documentation seems to be extremely scarce, which is odd given how popular it is. Brad

Re: Kenbaks in Nova Scotia

Original message From: jos Date: 2017-01-15 12:33 AM (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Subject: Re: Kenbaks in Nova Scotia >   And how a tiny museum in a tiny province could afford

Kenbaks in Nova Scotia

Never know what you'll find googling around.  I'm kind of curious about this.   There is a 'museum' (barely.. they have less stuff than I do) in Nova Scotia that has 7 Kenbak-1s.  I read how they got them.. from a gentleman in South Carolina.  In his own write up, he said he would only sell them

Re: What is the most prized possession in your collection?

That's a hard one.  I feel like the answer should be 'my Mark-8 boards!', because they are so rare.  But they're just boards.. they don't do anything.  I find the computer I keep coming back to is my Digital Group z80.  Digital Group just has that personality factor.  

Re: What is the most amount of money you've spent on a computer or computer-related item?

I rarely go above $1000.. I spent $1500 for my Mark-8 boards.  And I considered that a bargain considering what they were.

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

Original message From: Rick Bensene Date: 2017-01-12 11:49 AM (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Subject: Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own? A selection of

Re: Sol Terminal Color Photo, and PROMs

rey corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ > On Jan 12, 2017, at 12:50 AM, Brad H <vintagecompu...@bettercomputing.net> > wrote: > > Hey guys, > > > > Does anyone know if any color photos exist of the Sol 'Intelligent Terminal' > that appeared on the cover of Popular El

Sol Terminal Color Photo, and PROMs

Hey guys, Does anyone know if any color photos exist of the Sol 'Intelligent Terminal' that appeared on the cover of Popular Electronics, July 1976? I just discovered that that Keytronics keyboard I bought on ebay (the one parted out from a mystery 8080 terminal of some sort) is the same one

RE: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

I wasn't even aware of the LCM until this thread.. thanks guys! Always wanted to go to CHM but it's in California, a long way from here. LCM is much closer and I like the concept better given that they operate stuff. I'm thinking eventually my collection will go to a museum somewhere, LCM

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

wn? On 01/10/2017 09:58 PM, Brad H wrote: > Am envying the Altair guys though.  I want one but they always come > up at just the wrong time. I've still got the 8800 I built (with all those crappy white stranded wires) back in the day.  It's not that great, trust me. I moved to an IMSAI box

RE: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

I don't know how rare some of these are but I'm told they are: 1) Original Mark-8 board set. (Think there are less than 20 Mark-8s/board sets out there currently) 2) Tektronix 6800 Board Bucket (probably even less than above?) 3) Digital Group Z80 and 8080 systems + 2 cassette Phideck 4)

Re: Homebrew Z80

<lpro...@gmail.com> Date: 2017-01-07 6:37 AM (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: Homebrew Z80 On 6 January 2017 at 20:52, Brad H <vintagecompu...@bettercomputing.net> wrote: > > > I

Homebrew Z80

Hey guys.. I bought this Homebrew Z80 machine from what I assume is the early 80s (going by the chips). Pretty sure it's a Netronics keyboard but wondering if any of you have seen a design like this one. I'm just curious if it came from a magazine article or something as it goes beyond the

Re: was: National Semi... is Apple ][ collectability (if any)

heat and start screwing up after the first or second class period. On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 10:36 AM, Brad H <vintagecompu...@bettercomputing.net > wrote: > >On 1/2/2017 11:26 PM, Brad H wrote: > > I brought the RFI thing up with him.  No response.  There is a legit Rev >

RE: was: National Semi... is Apple ][ collectability (if any)

>On 1/2/2017 11:26 PM, Brad H wrote: > I brought the RFI thing up with him. No response. There is a legit Rev 1 > there too asking $3500. I don't find Apple IIs below Rev 0 that interesting > anymore, personally. I think even the legit guy would struggle to get much &

Re: National Semiconductor IMP mini

one is worth $2000, my Apple IIs must be worth at least $6000 each :-) On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 5:24 AM, jim stephens <jwsm...@jwsss.com> wrote: > > > On 1/2/2017 8:08 PM, Josh Dersch wrote: > >> On 1/2/17 7:58 PM, Brad H wrote: >> >> >>> Original

Re: National Semiconductor IMP mini

Original message From: Josh Dersch Date: 2017-01-02 7:37 PM (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Subject: Re: National Semiconductor IMP mini On 1/2/17 7:22 PM, jim stephens wrote: > This system

Re: Transporting an LGP-30

Original message From: william degnan Date: 2016-12-24 3:35 AM (GMT-08:00) To: cctech Subject: Re: Transporting an LGP-30 > Well, I think you guys have convinced me that a trip is in order. Better safe than sorry with a

RE: Intel C1101A

-Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of jim stephens Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 9:28 AM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: Intel C1101A On 12/6/2016 8:46 AM, Brad H wrote: &g

RE: Intel C1101A

PM, jim stephens <jwsm...@jwsss.com> wrote: > > > >> On 12/4/2016 3:29 PM, Brad H wrote: >> The supplier (a different one from the one I first used) that quoted >> me on C1101A for the second round sent me a picture.. exact same 'lot' or >> 'job' >>

RE: Intel C1101A

The supplier (a different one from the one I first used) that quoted me on C1101A for the second round sent me a picture.. exact same 'lot' or 'job' number as the ones I have. So perhaps even that may not be meaningful? What are the odds I'd hit the exact same dates from two different suppliers?

Intel C1101A

Putting this out there for those hopefully in the know. I have been acquiring date-correct ICs and parts for my Mark-8 project, which is years down the line. I'm planning to build it on very carefully replicated clone boards, based off my originals. For my purposes, I'm trying to keep ICs

Re: Thinking about acquiring PDP stuff

Original message From: allison <ajp...@verizon.net> Date: 2016-12-02 2:23 PM (GMT-08:00) To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Thinking about acquiring PDP stuff On 12/02/2016 12:33 PM, Brad H wrote: > -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto

RE: Thinking about acquiring PDP stuff

-Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Rich Alderson Sent: Thursday, December 1, 2016 1:34 PM To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Subject: RE: Thinking about acquiring PDP stuff From: Brad

RE: Thinking about acquiring PDP stuff

-Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of John H. Reinhardt Sent: Thursday, December 1, 2016 5:18 AM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: Thinking about acquiring PDP stuff On 12/1/2016 2:22

RE: Thinking about acquiring PDP stuff

-Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Rich Alderson Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 12:16 PM To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Subject: RE: Thinking about acquiring PDP stuff From: Brad

RE: Thinking about acquiring PDP stuff

- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Al Kossow Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 9:20 AM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Thinking about acquiring PDP stuff On 11/30/16 9:15 AM, Brad H wrote: > > > When I got > a dead Digital Group Z80 syste

RE: Thinking about acquiring PDP stuff

-Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Noel Chiappa Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 9:08 AM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Cc: j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu Subject: Re: Thinking about acquiring PDP stuff > From: Brad H > So I wondere

RE: Thinking about acquiring PDP stuff

Nov 30, 2016 at 12:03:22AM -0800, Brad H wrote: > > I'm curious.. what do people do with these things?  I've seen videos > of some in large racks being used to play music, etc.  The rack ones > seem like a a pretty substantial investment in space for something > that doesnt (o

Re: Thinking about acquiring PDP stuff

iring PDP stuff On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 5:17 PM, Brad H <vintagecompu...@bettercomputing.net > wrote: > > > That sounds interesting.  I imagine they'd be worth even more than an 8/E? > > > Keep in mind that the 8/I is a fairly substantial investment in space and weigh

Re: Thinking about acquiring PDP stuff

That sounds interesting.  I imagine they'd be worth even more than an 8/E? Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: william degnan Date: 2016-11-29 5:13 PM (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"

RE: Tektronix DVST Terminals & 4052's in sad shape

Wow those are some seriously.. er.. organic terminals. Can they even be salvaged? I'm sure they're all spoken for if you can get them, but if not let me know. I'd love to have even a static example of a TEK terminal to be displayed with my board bucket. I have both US and Canadian

Thinking about acquiring PDP stuff

Apart from my Rainbow I don't really have any DEC stuff.  So I was thinking about trying to acquire something early 70s... like a PDP8/E or similar.  I don't see them for sale often and I notice that DEC stuff is hotly contested on ebay.  Wondering what a complete 8/E would run in working

Re: SWTPC 6800 issues again

7 AM (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: SWTPC 6800 issues again On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 8:22 AM, Brad H <vintagecompu...@bettercomputing.net > wrote: > Hey guys, > > > > You might recall a w

SWTPC 6800 issues again

Hey guys, You might recall a while back I was having issues where I'd have to power up/power off multiple times before I'd get the 6800 to start up correctly and give me the SWTBUG prompt. What I did was remove an overwrought modified RAM board and replaced it with a more basic 4K board set

Re: Altair, IMSAI, SWTPC, etc. for sale in Philly

I got booted from the list when the original post came out for this.  He isn't willing to ship I guess?  I wouldn't mind buying the SWTPC 6800 case he has.. I have almost everything save a cpu card to build another 6800 unit. Sent from my Samsung device Original message

Re: Altair, IMSAI, SWTPC, etc. for sale in Philly

I'm a dork.. my reader was cutting off quotes.. but I saw the direct link to Rick in my email. Sent from my Samsung device

Re: Tek 4051 with a 10 year old at the helm

Very cool.  I love how that display works.  It's just like something from an early 80s movie. I want one badly but not $3000 badly. Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: Randy Dawson Date: 2016-11-04 5:03 PM (GMT-08:00) To:

Re: What the heck is the deal with this eBay item

I've been wondering about that one myself.  Very odd.  That's not the first time I've seen that either. Along with stuff that 'sells' for absurd amounts of money. At first I though the absurd sales were attempts to manipulate the market.. but it doesn't seem worth the effort or ebay fees.

RE: Tek 40xx computer users

Can't see the video (access denied).. but that looked like an exceptionally nice unit, with the stand to boot! Some day I'd like to have one of those to go with my Tektronix 6800 board bucket.. but shipping will always be an issue. If you decide to put a video up somewhere public please let me

Re: OT: Excessive bounce notices?

I get hit by that every couple of weeks.  I still have no idea what a 'bounce' is or what I'm doing or not doing to cause it to drop me.  Kind of frustrating because it just drops me and then I miss chunks of conversations I'm watching. Sent from my Samsung device Original

RE: One last epay for the day, TEC terminal

I was going to grab that but I've tested my wife's patience enough this month, between the Mark-8 boards and this teletype I have. I would like to one day have a good example of a 1973 or earlier glass terminal just to show people the alternative to the TVT I'm building. -Original

Re: Reasonable price for a complete SOL-20 system?

SOL-20s have been all over the map.  Ive seen similar units diverge by as much as $500 for nothing obvious I can see.  The average for unknown, complete, decent cosmetic condition seems to be around $900. With extras probably $1300? Sent from my Samsung device Original message

RE: ASR 33 buzzing

Got a little further. The keyboard was definitely jammed. I pulled the carriage over to the right and noted there's a bar on the left side that a piece of metal attached to the carriage belt hits, I assume triggering something. Doesn't work.. the bar is stuck. At any rate, I put the metal

RE: ASR 33 buzzing

So I've got the machine being quiet now (no buzz). And I've confirmed the unit does not try to engage the motor unless switched to Line or Local mode. The second you turn the switch, the motor does about a 1/4 turn and then there's a visible spark from the bottom of the fuse holder. So I'm

RE: ASR 33 buzzing

? -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Brad H Sent: Friday, October 14, 2016 2:06 PM To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Subject: RE: ASR 33 buzzing Think I understand.. I didn't have a clothesp

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