Is anyone familiar with the Type 1138SSM Cartridge Reader by Endeco, Inc
(of Marion, MA) ?
I recently got one, it appears to have an RS-232 interface at the back (and
a power cable). I believe it is from around 1989.
The cartridge slot has a connector that looks like something an NES might
have. That is, it is not a tape, but it is much larger than CompactFlash.
If anyone is familiar with these, I'm trying to find some cartridges and
any kind of manual on how to interface with the thing.
Thanks!
Steve
LSSM is looking for a copy of the RK06/07 Technical Description Manual,
EK-RK067-TD-001.
If anyone can give or loan it to us, we can scan it as well for public
distribution.
Thanks.
Hi
I know this isn't exactly the right group for this. But I have a fairly
uncommon Wang calculator for sale and am not sure where to post about
it. I've tried "Vintage Calculators Buy & Sell" on facebook without much
luck. I see there is some calculator activity on discord, so I'll post
about it there but I'd be happy for suggestion of other venues before I
go the E-bay route.
Below is the blurb I posted on facebook and here is a link to photos of
the thing:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gNdVSsNDxDL1Ukjh13-2ElJXRiWKQ5rx?us…
FOR SALE: a Wang 362E electronic calculator in good condition, some
scuff marks and light scratches but the inside is clean and looks to be
complete. It comes with the 370K programming keyboard with nixie tube
display in original dust cover, two card readers model 371 (with feet),
four manuals in English and one in Swedish with handwritten notes. Also
included is an IBM port-a-punch in box.
I have decided not to test it in order to avoid causing any damage from
improper handling or due to problems with ageing hardware.
Located in Uppsala, Sweden. I will ship internationally but please allow
some time for me to package it properly and figure out the best shipping
options. I have shipped heavy computers and even CRTs with success, so
I’m not without experience.
Give me an offer :)
Hi all,
I recently got my hands on what I believe is a 9-track tape, dated 1986, which has some old survey data stored on it from a university research project several decades ago. I'm hoping to be able to extract the information from the tape and convert it to a more modern data file accessible to the public, but I don't know very much about these tapes nor do I have 9-track tape equipment.
I'm wondering if anyone who is more familiar with this technology can tell me it's even still possible to extract this data, and if so, is there's anyone here who can try and run the tape, or knows someone with a working 9-track tape drive?
The frame is not in the best shape, but the tape is hopefully fine. Here's a photo:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PrdBnIWUO4-317ZSwqvY-TD6dHr2CxC8/view?usp=…
Thanks,
Luke
At 04:22 PM 7/10/2025, you wrote:
>Lee Felsenstein at VCF West Friday, August 1 at 4:30PM.
>He will talk about the 50th Anniversary of The Homebrew Computer Club.
Here's the line-up:
https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west/vcf-west-speakers/v…
Not just Lee... but also Bob Marsh of Processor Tech, and Harry Garland of Cromenco,
and Dan Sokol of Apple...
And then for the Amiga 40th events, Dale, RJ, Trevor, Perry, Willie, Marco,
Bill, Aaron, Brad, and me, too!
And Sellam is there!
- John
Hey all,
I'm trying to track down a manual or instructions for the Message Center
program on the Interact One (from 1978).
I've run this in the MAME emulator, and it seems the program has a
"partial" BASIC-like interpreter. You can do line numbers, like
10 HELLO
20 WORLD
Then issue the command SCROLL, and it will start scrolling text in the
numeric sequence they were specified. Then you can also do commands like
FLASH, BUZZ, BEEP in its equivalent of "immediate mode" -but I don't know
yet how to specify these commands in the numeric program. And in the
emulator, I can't yet parse the commands PLOT, SOUND, SIZE - these "message
center" program specific commands,not BASIC (BASIC on this system is
loaded from tape).
Anyway, a manual on a program for the Interact One called "Message Center"
is what I'm trying to track down.
Thanks,
Steve
Hello All,
A long time ago I acquired a System/23 desktop unit and eventually a number
of the tower units including the HDD tower unit. The plan was to setup a
System/23 Muli-User system with multiple terminals connected together. Well,
like many great plans real life got in the way and the units have been
sitting in storage for a few years. I have accepted that this is one of the
projects I will never get to and it is time to pass them on to someone else
who can enjoy them. The systems are in SoCal (Upland, CA to be more exact).
More info can be found at the following links:
https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/ibm-system-23-datamaster-5324-towe
r-model-of-the-5322-with-original-clicky-keyboard.1253651/
https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/ibm-system-23-datamaster-5324-towe
r-model-of-the-5322-with-one-floppy-drive.1253652/
https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/ibm-system-23-datamaster-5322-or-5
324-hdd-tower-model-5247.1253653/
I hate to part/scrap them as the towers rarely show up so I am hoping
someone local would be interested in them. Feel free to email me directly or
reach out through VCF. Thanks
-Ali
