3 Aug
2023
3 Aug
'23
8:55 p.m.
I'm sure there are at least a couple of you who will be attending the VCF
this weekend in Mountain View at the Computer History Museum.
Is there anything that anyone might want/need? Please send me a private
message if you're looking for something and if I have what you want I can
bring it with me.
I'll only be there Saturday.
Sellam
3 Aug
3 Aug
9:05 p.m.
Once again, the first that I am hearing about it is too late to pack
up stuff to take!
In the future, would everybody who knows about it mention it at least once
a week for the month preceding?
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
On Thu, 3 Aug 2023, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
I'm sure there are at least a couple of you who
will be attending the VCF
this weekend in Mountain View at the Computer History Museum.
Is there anything that anyone might want/need? Please send me a private
message if you're looking for something and if I have what you want I can
bring it with me.
I'll only be there Saturday.
Sellam
9:14 p.m.
On 8/3/23 20:05, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
Once again, the first that I am hearing about it is
too late to pack
up stuff to take!
In the future, would everybody who knows about it mention it at least
once a week for the month preceding?
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
I saw a lot about it on Facebook
groups from individuals, but not much
in the way of communications from the organizers.
Erik Klein sent out reminders, the latest was 6/23 to my vcf email
receptacle. I thought you'd exhibited, are you n not getting those
emails as well as ads / postings?
Thanks
Jim
9:20 p.m.
I did not get any of whatever mailings there were.
I don't exhibit, but I do have an excessive amount of stuff to sort and
pack for sale and giveaway.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
On Thu, 3 Aug 2023, jim stephens via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> On 8/3/23 20:05, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
>> Once again, the first that I am hearing about it is too late to pack
>> up stuff to take!
>>
>> In the future, would everybody who knows about it mention it at
>> least once a week for the month preceding?
>>
>> --
>> Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
> I saw a lot about it on Facebook groups from individuals, but not much
> in the way of communications from the organizers.
>
> Erik Klein sent out reminders, the latest was 6/23 to my vcf email
> receptacle. I thought you'd exhibited, are you n not getting those
> emails as well as ads / postings?
>
> Thanks
> Jim
>
9:33 p.m.
On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 6:20 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
I did not get any of whatever mailings there were.
I don't exhibit, but I do have an excessive amount of stuff to sort and
pack for sale and giveaway.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
We'll just have to organize a VCF Fred at some point. That way, they come
to you.
I mean, after all, that's why I started the VCF ;)
Sellam
9:48 p.m.
> I did not get any of whatever mailings there
were.
>
> I don't exhibit, but I do have an excessive amount of stuff to sort and
> pack for sale and giveaway.
> --
> Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
On Thu, 3 Aug 2023, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
We'll just have to organize a VCF Fred at some
point. That way, they come
to you.
I mean, after all, that's why I started the VCF ;)
Yes, but you handed it over to a swell bunch of people before I finished
parting with my stuff!
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
4 Aug
4 Aug
1:19 a.m.
I can't make it to VCF this weekend - though I'm hoping to make it to the
one in September.
I actually am looking for something: any working IEC device for a C64 (1541
drive, printer, plotter?). More for an experiment than collection, but do
prefer clean and presentable.
Earlier this year, I reached someone with a working Poly-88. But then in
March they reported health issues and hospital stays, so I haven't heard
since. Would be interested if anyone else is aware of a still-working one.
We're still working on recovery of an IBM 5100 "launch title" tape
(analytic functions) - practicing with other tapes first. Its 2-channel
deal so far isn't quite that straightforward. But if the Tektronics folks
can do it with their QIC tapes, I'm somewhat hopeful we can too (although
late 70s/early 80s Tektronic is apparently a more proper IEEE-488).
Only thing I could offer right now is a fairly not-working 5110 (display
don't work, PSU don't work, cards don't work - but the case is pristine).
-Steve
On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 8:49 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
> I did not
get any of whatever mailings there were.
>
> I don't exhibit, but I do have an excessive amount of stuff to sort and
> pack for sale and giveaway.
> --
> Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
On Thu, 3 Aug 2023, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
We'll just have to organize a VCF Fred at
some point. That way, they
come
to you.
I mean, after all, that's why I started the VCF ;)
Yes, but you handed it over to a swell bunch of people before I finished
parting with my stuff!
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
1:42 p.m.
Too far away to make shipping practical, but I'm curious: what's the
experiment about?
Glad you're happy with the PC-5000 etc.; no interest in the monitor I take
it?
m
On Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 1:19 AM Steve Lewis via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
I can't make it to VCF this weekend - though
I'm hoping to make it to the
one in September.
I actually am looking for something: any working IEC device for a C64 (1541
drive, printer, plotter?). More for an experiment than collection, but do
prefer clean and presentable.
Earlier this year, I reached someone with a working Poly-88. But then in
March they reported health issues and hospital stays, so I haven't heard
since. Would be interested if anyone else is aware of a still-working one.
We're still working on recovery of an IBM 5100 "launch title" tape
(analytic functions) - practicing with other tapes first. Its 2-channel
deal so far isn't quite that straightforward. But if the Tektronics folks
can do it with their QIC tapes, I'm somewhat hopeful we can too (although
late 70s/early 80s Tektronic is apparently a more proper IEEE-488).
Only thing I could offer right now is a fairly not-working 5110 (display
don't work, PSU don't work, cards don't work - but the case is pristine).
-Steve
On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 8:49 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
>> I did not get any of whatever mailings
there were.
>>
>> I don't exhibit, but I do have an excessive amount of stuff to sort
and
> pack
for sale and giveaway.
> --
> Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
On Thu, 3 Aug 2023, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
We'll just have to organize a VCF Fred at
some point. That way, they
come
to you.
I mean, after all, that's why I started the VCF ;)
Yes, but you handed it over to a swell bunch of people before I finished
parting with my stuff!
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
2:25 p.m.
Seeing what (if any) IEC devices work with the Commander X16. 1541
emulator is working, would like to verify with real hardware tho (and also
verify if can "daisy chain" multiple Devices). Tentatively someone is
having an issue with the 1541 physical drive on that system (think it has a
"software controlled" thing to change it's Device Number, and maybe
that's
not working? still investigating, but not yet ready to gamble on an
untested ebay one -- and need some physical disks to go with it, don't
think my 8" IBM floppies will fit { joke! :P }).
Very happy with the PC-5000! Just still couldn't find a compatible disk
drive (turns out the 37-pin at the rear isn't compatible with the IBM
drives, need to find some Sharp specific model).
But sorry, what monitor? I am kind of "monitor'd out" right now - have
about five CRTs, they all work well, but they eat up quite a bit of space.
-Steve
On Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 12:42 PM Mike Stein via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
Too far away to make shipping practical, but I'm
curious: what's the
experiment about?
Glad you're happy with the PC-5000 etc.; no interest in the monitor I take
it?
m
On Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 1:19 AM Steve Lewis via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
I can't make it to VCF this weekend - though
I'm hoping to make it to the
one in September.
I actually am looking for something: any working IEC device for a C64
(1541
drive, printer, plotter?). More for an
experiment than collection, but
do
prefer clean and presentable.
Earlier this year, I reached someone with a working Poly-88. But then in
March they reported health issues and hospital stays, so I haven't heard
since. Would be interested if anyone else is aware of a still-working
one.
We're still working on recovery of an IBM 5100 "launch title" tape
(analytic functions) - practicing with other tapes first. Its 2-channel
deal so far isn't quite that straightforward. But if the Tektronics
folks
can do it with their QIC tapes, I'm somewhat
hopeful we can too (although
late 70s/early 80s Tektronic is apparently a more proper IEEE-488).
Only thing I could offer right now is a fairly not-working 5110 (display
don't work, PSU don't work, cards don't work - but the case is pristine).
-Steve
On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 8:49 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
finished
>> I did not get any of whatever mailings
there were.
>>
>> I don't exhibit, but I do have an excessive amount of stuff to sort
and
> >> pack for sale and giveaway.
> >> --
> >> Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
>
>
> On Thu, 3 Aug 2023, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
> > We'll just have to organize a VCF Fred at some point. That way, they
> come
> > to you.
> >
> > I mean, after all, that's why I started the VCF ;)
>
> Yes, but you handed it over to a swell bunch of people before I
parting
with my stuff!
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
6 Aug
6 Aug
4:11 p.m.
My Poly-88 should be working but I've not played with it for a few years. The last
time I had it up and doing something was at the last MakerFaire .
What Is your issue?
Dwight
________________________________
From: Steve Lewis via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2023 10:19 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Cc: Steve Lewis <lewissa78(a)gmail.com>
Subject: [cctalk] Re: VCF this weekend, any one up for a trade?
I can't make it to VCF this weekend - though I'm hoping to make it to the
one in September.
I actually am looking for something: any working IEC device for a C64 (1541
drive, printer, plotter?). More for an experiment than collection, but do
prefer clean and presentable.
Earlier this year, I reached someone with a working Poly-88. But then in
March they reported health issues and hospital stays, so I haven't heard
since. Would be interested if anyone else is aware of a still-working one.
We're still working on recovery of an IBM 5100 "launch title" tape
(analytic functions) - practicing with other tapes first. Its 2-channel
deal so far isn't quite that straightforward. But if the Tektronics folks
can do it with their QIC tapes, I'm somewhat hopeful we can too (although
late 70s/early 80s Tektronic is apparently a more proper IEEE-488).
Only thing I could offer right now is a fairly not-working 5110 (display
don't work, PSU don't work, cards don't work - but the case is pristine).
-Steve
On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 8:49 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
> I did not
get any of whatever mailings there were.
>
> I don't exhibit, but I do have an excessive amount of stuff to sort and
> pack for sale and giveaway.
> --
> Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
On Thu, 3 Aug 2023, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
We'll just have to organize a VCF Fred at
some point. That way, they
come
to you.
I mean, after all, that's why I started the VCF ;)
Yes, but you handed it over to a swell bunch of people before I finished
parting with my stuff!
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
7:52 p.m.
Oh it wasn't my Poly88 - but the person who had it, they just didn't have a
CRT or screen to test it out with. So it may be working fine. Original
owner, said he put it together himself (and 16K).
On Sun, Aug 6, 2023 at 3:11 PM dwight via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
My Poly-88 should be working but I've not played
with it for a few years.
The last time I had it up and doing something was at the last MakerFaire .
What Is your issue?
Dwight
________________________________
From: Steve Lewis via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2023 10:19 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Cc: Steve Lewis <lewissa78(a)gmail.com>
Subject: [cctalk] Re: VCF this weekend, any one up for a trade?
I can't make it to VCF this weekend - though I'm hoping to make it to the
one in September.
I actually am looking for something: any working IEC device for a C64 (1541
drive, printer, plotter?). More for an experiment than collection, but do
prefer clean and presentable.
Earlier this year, I reached someone with a working Poly-88. But then in
March they reported health issues and hospital stays, so I haven't heard
since. Would be interested if anyone else is aware of a still-working one.
We're still working on recovery of an IBM 5100 "launch title" tape
(analytic functions) - practicing with other tapes first. Its 2-channel
deal so far isn't quite that straightforward. But if the Tektronics folks
can do it with their QIC tapes, I'm somewhat hopeful we can too (although
late 70s/early 80s Tektronic is apparently a more proper IEEE-488).
Only thing I could offer right now is a fairly not-working 5110 (display
don't work, PSU don't work, cards don't work - but the case is pristine).
-Steve
On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 8:49 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
>> I did not get any of whatever mailings
there were.
>>
>> I don't exhibit, but I do have an excessive amount of stuff to sort
and
> pack
for sale and giveaway.
> --
> Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
On Thu, 3 Aug 2023, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
We'll just have to organize a VCF Fred at
some point. That way, they
come
to you.
I mean, after all, that's why I started the VCF ;)
Yes, but you handed it over to a swell bunch of people before I finished
parting with my stuff!
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
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