Okay, I don't know where to get any software; remember, I'm out in the
middle of nowhere. If someone could send me something, that would be
great.
Ciao,
Tim D. Hotze
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From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn(a)crl.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Fido is far from dead!
Date: Thursday, October 30, 1997 1:56 AM
At 07:38 AM 10/29/97 -0800, you wrote:
>>Check around on the web for Fido software. Back in the days before the
>>Internet, FidoNet was a world-wide network of independant BBS's.
>
> Fido is far from dead. In fact, some sysops have claimed an increase in
Whups! I did not mean to imply at all that Fido was dead. Only that I was
communicating with people around the world long before most of us heard
about the Internet. I think Fido is great and I'm glad to hear it is still
going strong.
> I have a wide assortment of BBS software oriented towards DOS-based
>systems. My pacakge of choice is RemoteAccess 2.01. If there's someone on
Is RemoteAccess a Fido compatible BBS or a terminal pgm? Do you know where
to get the Fido software?
Btw, is Tom(?) Jennings (is that his name? the author of Fido) still
around
in the Fido world? I met him once -- a true genius, and definitely
deserves
greater acclaim than he has received.
--------------------------------------------------------------------- O-
Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad
sinasohn(a)ricochet.net that none but madmen know."
Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates
San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/
Do you still have the Avatex 2400 modem and how much do you want for it
I have one of them but I lost the manual and need dipswitch settings
Nathan nathan.pryor(a)juno.com
Yes, as odd as is seems I'm looking for a functional RD-51 or equiv. 10mb
MFM hard drive. (ST-412, etc.)
I'm trying to reload an operating system onto one of my Micro PDP-11
systems, and it insists that it will only install to an RD-51 drive.
So... if anyone has one lying about that needs a purpose, please drop me a
note.
-jim
---
jimw(a)agora.rdrop.com
The Computer Garage - http://www.rdrop.com/~jimw
Computer Garage Fax - (503) 646-0174
I can laugh, because as much as I have wanted one, (since they first
came out yes) I can safely feel comfortable that I never will. Maybe I
get lucky and find an Exidy Sorcerer for less that $5,000.
-Matt Pritchard
Graphics Engine and Optimization Specialist
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kip Crosby [SMTP:engine@chac.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 1997 11:26 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Re: Uh, is this a deal? -- yup
>
> At 11:38 10/29/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >Just found this under the "Antique Computer" Listing at
> Haggle.com....
> >someone's got an Apple 1 for sale... opening bid requested:
> $17,000.00.
>
> Matt can say "laugh of the day," but a couple of years ago I did
> authentication and provenance on one that sold for $12,000, the last
> one I
> SAW sell went for $22,000, and there's one for sale in Southern
> California
> (with Apple packaging, full paperwork and a signed letter from Jobs,)
> for
> $30,000 -- it hasn't gone yet, but it will, probably to Japan. Yes,
> $17K
> is (mildly) a deal.
>
> AFAIK there are only about eighty of the little dears left, and think
> of
> the number of people who want one. To tell the truth, in the last
> year or
> so there's begun to be concern about counterfeiting.
>
> __________________________________________
> Kip Crosby engine(a)chac.org
> http://www.chac.org/index.html
> Computer History Association of California
>
On Wed, 29 Oct 1997 09:26:01 -0800, the esteemed Mr. Crosby of
CHAC spake thusly unto us:
> Yes, $17K is (mildly) a deal [for an Apple 1].
>
> AFAIK there are only about eighty of the little dears left [...]
The entire production run of the LINC-8 totalled 142, of which only
a tiny fraction survive to this day. Fewer still are operational.
What do you suppose they're worth? No, I'm not trying to sell one.
Not on my life.
______________________________________________________________________
| | |
| Carl Richard Friend (UNIX Sysadmin) | West Boylston |
| Minicomputer Collector / Enthusiast | Massachusetts, USA |
| mailto:carl.friend@stoneweb.com | |
| http://www.ultranet.com/~engelbrt/carl/museum/ | ICBM: N42:21 W71:46 |
|________________________________________________|_____________________|
At 13:21 9/26/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Ok, how about a 9511A or 9512 math co-processor chip (Intel 8231A or 8232)?
>The Intel web site has info on the 8231A only....
I called a guy who was a logic designer at Intel during the period and who
has samples of most of the pertinent Intel chips from, say, the 8048 to
current. He has no 8232 and claims never to have seen one or a data sheet
for it. It was so lackadaisically marketed by Intel that he suspects it
was a cross-license from AMD and that someone at Intel objected to the
architecture.
__________________________________________
Kip Crosby engine(a)chac.org
http://www.chac.org/index.html
Computer History Association of California
Oh really? I've got a friend who is a former Apple employee who gave me
one for a LOT less than that: but that was some years back, probably when
they were just "old", but still, I've seen them go for about $50 on local
classifieds.
Sorry this is getting so confusing,
Tim D. Hotze
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From: Kip Crosby <engine(a)chac.org>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Uh, is this a deal? -- yup
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 1997 8:26 PM
At 11:38 10/29/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Just found this under the "Antique Computer" Listing at Haggle.com....
>someone's got an Apple 1 for sale... opening bid requested: $17,000.00.
Matt can say "laugh of the day," but a couple of years ago I did
authentication and provenance on one that sold for $12,000, the last one I
SAW sell went for $22,000, and there's one for sale in Southern California
(with Apple packaging, full paperwork and a signed letter from Jobs,) for
$30,000 -- it hasn't gone yet, but it will, probably to Japan. Yes, $17K
is (mildly) a deal.
AFAIK there are only about eighty of the little dears left, and think of
the number of people who want one. To tell the truth, in the last year or
so there's begun to be concern about counterfeiting.
__________________________________________
Kip Crosby engine(a)chac.org
http://www.chac.org/index.html
Computer History Association of California
Thanks for the Laugh of the day...
-Matt Pritchard
Graphics Engine and Optimization Specialist
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Merchberger [SMTP:zmerch@northernway.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 1997 10:39 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Uh, is this a deal????
>
> http://www.haggle.com/cgi/getitem.cgi?item_id=201433978
>
> Just found this under the "Antique Computer" Listing at Haggle.com....
> someone's got an Apple 1 for sale... opening bid requested:
> $17,000.00.
>
> Wonder why no-one's bid on it so far.....
>
> Have fun,
> Roger "Merch" Merchberger
> --
> Roger Merchberger | Why does Hershey's put nutritional
> Programmer, NorthernWay | information on their candy bar wrappers
> zmerch(a)northernway.net | when there's no nutritional value within?
http://www.haggle.com/cgi/getitem.cgi?item_id=201433978
Just found this under the "Antique Computer" Listing at Haggle.com....
someone's got an Apple 1 for sale... opening bid requested: $17,000.00.
Wonder why no-one's bid on it so far.....
Have fun,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
--
Roger Merchberger | Why does Hershey's put nutritional
Programmer, NorthernWay | information on their candy bar wrappers
zmerch(a)northernway.net | when there's no nutritional value within?
Thanks, I'll take it. (photze(a)batelco.com.bh), and I have one more thing:
I need to know about server-type software, as well as client. (I live in
Bahrain, where there are only 6 digit numbers, and I don't know of any
BBSs. That's why I want to start one.)
Since writing, I've found a company called Mustang withe some good windows
software, 32 bit OS, etc., but I want DOS. (Whoever said DOS is dead is
probably dead themselves.)
Thanks again,
Tim D. Hotze
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From: Bruce Lane <kyrrin2(a)wizards.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Subject: Fido is far from dead!
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 1997 6:38 PM
Uncle Roger put forth with this bit of shtuff...
>Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 22:01:20 -0600 (CST)
>From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn(a)crl.com>
>To: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: Friday and Saturday Finds
>Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19971028195913.5d47fac0(a)mail.crl.com>
>Mime-Version: 1.0
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
At 06:01 PM 10/27/97 +0300, you wrote:
>PS- Info on Bulliten Board Services (BBS). Remember, before the WWW
caught
>on, that's what we'd log onto and post messages, etc. I want to know
about
>some old BBS software for DOS and earlier versions of Windows, and server
>software. (Get what I'm trying to say here?)
>Check around on the web for Fido software. Back in the days before the
>Internet, FidoNet was a world-wide network of independant BBS's.
Fido is far from dead. In fact, some sysops have claimed an increase in
their user base since the Internet got rolling. I've been running a Fido
BBS since 1989, and I've got no intention of stopping anytime soon.
I have a wide assortment of BBS software oriented towards DOS-based
systems. My pacakge of choice is RemoteAccess 2.01. If there's someone on
the list who needs the software, just say so and I can file-attach the
pieces to them in an E-mail message.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Bruce Lane, Sysop, The Dragon's Cave BBS (Fidonet 1:343/272)
(Hamateur: WD6EOS) (E-mail: kyrrin2(a)wizards.net)
http://www.wizards.net/technoid
"Our science can only describe an object, event, or living thing in our own
human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of them..."
