At 03:09 AM 11/11/97 +1030, you wrote:
>A simple question - was the Texas Instruments Compact Computer - the CC-40
>- ever produced? I have some photos in a book here, and it looks neat, but
Yep. I've got one.
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DOS or CP/M?
manney(a)nwohio.com
> I just bought a DEC Rainbow, does anyone have any idea where I can get a
>boot disk for it?
>
> Thanks
> Charlie Fox
>
>
>
>HP 75D with 9114 disk drive -- $25
>
>My questions concern this last one. The computer itself is about 5" deep
by
>10" wide by about an inch thick. It has room for three expansion modules
>(has two: "Barcode Reader" and "HP 75 I/O") and four connectors on the
rear.
>Two are in and out to the 9114, one is power (I'm pretty sure) but I'm not
>sure about the last. Perhaps input for the barcode wand?
What does the mystery connector look like?
manney(a)nwohio.com
I'm interested in the 386's...are they boards, or complete systems?
manney(a)nwohio.com
-----Original Message-----
From: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
To: Manney <Manney>
Date: Friday, November 07, 1997 3:48 PM
Subject: STuff
>I have a bunch of wyse 60 terminals, a couple of 386's, an old printer
>and various boards etc. Anyone interested.
>"Janet Paganelli" <info(a)msnyc.org>
>
>
<Now for what Allison was waiting for - a mention of Honeywell :-) When
<FTS went bust, they sold the design of the series-86 to Honeywell-Bull,
<who marketed it as the Microsystem Executive. Needless to say it died
Actually I'm far less interested with what Honeywell-Bull did with x86
chips and moreso with the predecessor computers. They made some big
machines at one time.
Allison
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+ From: Sam Ismail <dastar(a)wco.com>
+ To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers"
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
+ Subject: Re: Classic Computer Rescue Squad
+ Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 06:21:38 -0800 (PST)
+
+On Sun, 9 Nov 1997, William Donzelli wrote:
+
+> > > On Sat, 8 Nov 1997, William Donzelli wrote:
+> >
+> > > 500 years from now, if what I am trying to accomplish with the
Vintage
+> > > Computer Festival succeeds, the machines which were truly significant
from
+> > > a social context, meaning the ones which ran the banking system, the
+> > > airline system, government, etc. (in other words, the computers which
were
+> > > the foundation of modern society), will be the ones which we
remember, and
+> > > the Altair and others of its ilk will be merely novelties.
+> >
+> > I'd reign in your desire to pidgeonhole computers into "novelties" vs
+> > "socially significant" if I were you. Not only is EVERY piece of
hardware
+>
+> Next time you want to turn your flamethrower on, please aim at the right
+> person. You quoted me for something I did not say.
+>
+> William Donzelli
+> william(a)ans.net
+
+Mark,
+
+I take credit for the original posting. And you make some valid
+arguments. What I wrote wasn't meant to be taken as an abridgement of my
+total philosophy.
+
+There's been a problem around here lately of people taking single
+sentences from a message and blowing it out of proportion. I wish it
+would stop.
+
+Sam Alternate e-mail:
dastar(a)siconic.com
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+Computer Historian, Programmer, Musician, Philosopher, Athlete, Writer,
Jackass
+
+ Coming Soon...Vintage Computer Festival 2.0
+ See http://www.siconic.com/vcf for details!
+
+
Hi,
Yes, I agree, and I must confess that I sounded a bit more irritated than I
actually was! My point, as you note, was that we should consider all of
computing's heratige special...but of course, we do, or we wouldn't be
reading this list.
Sorry if I sounded a bit arrogant.....and thanks for the reply
Mark
At 04:36 PM 11/9/97 +0000, you wrote:
>OK. By the way, speaking of "sub-laptops", does anyone know what kind of models
>might be good for me? I just pretty much want to be able to take notes; etc.
>Windows CE is cheap enough for me, but they're keyboards aren't for REAL
people.
>Possibly an Apple Newton? Or are there any classics that have a keyboard large
>enough to type on(not two-finger typing.) ? Where can I get one of these Radio
>Shack 100's?
Good keyboards for taking notes:
Radio Shack Model 100/102
NEC PC8201A (M100, but some differences (or vice-versa?))
Epson HX-20 (Not as good, but adequate)
Cambridge Z88 (Never used one, but looks good.)
Radio Shack WP-2 (Word processor, similar to m100)
There are a couple of newer m100-type machines that can act as a keyboard
for a Mac or PC as well. And, of course, Apple's E-mate (or whatever it's
called.)
Or pick up a used '286-ish PC laptop. Generally decent machines, run DOS
(lots of available word processors), and cheap.
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San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/
At 02:38 PM 11/8/97 -0500, you wrote:
>So, what do you people think I should do when I just can't keep a computer
>much longer? I don't want to trash them, but things like XTs, 286s, etc? What
>can I do but throw them away when I have no room?
Where are you located? There are groups that will recondition them and
place them in schools. Groups like the Detwiler Foundation (huge) or the
Computer Recycling Project (tiny). I do the same for my girlfriend's school
with Mac's. There are also programs that teach kids about fixing them.
Lemme know if you need more info and I can dig it up. (I don't do much with
most of the groups because I'm able to scrounge the computers and fix them
myself.)
P.S., if anyone has older mac stuff (Mac II or newer) we can always use it.
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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/
A simple question - was the Texas Instruments Compact Computer - the CC-40
- ever produced? I have some photos in a book here, and it looks neat, but
I have never heard of them and have no idea if they are available
second-hand.
Adam.
Today, for the first time in years, I got my old SwTPC S/09 to boot.
(pause for applause to die down)
But success was not total; floppy drive 0 works fine, but drive 1
just retracts to track 0 and makes a buzzing/grinding noise. I'm
guessing that it wants to hit track 0 at the beginning of a seek,
can't tell that it has made it there, and is struggling to retract
past the legal limit.
So, is anybody out there familiar with the mechanics of Qume 8"
floppy drives? Is there a switch or optical sensor or something
that tells it when it is at track 0? Or, from the description, is
it possible/likely that this is an electrical failure, like a dead
chip? Anybody got a service manual for one of these critters?
Cheers,
Bill.
