test-drb November 1997

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546 discussions

by engine＠chac.org

At 17:59 11/1/97 -0800, you wrote: >I am not an expert but there were RF modulators (the thing you use to >connect a computer to a TV) for the Apple, from my historical research >Apple could not get FCC certification for an RF adapter for the ][s so >they did not sell any but routed customers to their supplier. I think >the product name was SupRMod or SupRMod ][ or something like that.... If you want to be Captain-Nitpickily accurate, it was called Sup'r Mod, and the supplier's name was Marty Spergel -- the guy who first made himself famous at the Homebrew Computer Club by GIVING away an Intel 8080 chip. ("*gee!*") It wasn't that "Apple could not get FCC certification for an RF adapter," but that they knew darn well they didn't want to, because it would have slowed things up, cost a lot, and maybe forced design changes. Independent certification for a third-party RF modulator was much easier and cheaper. So the ]['s went out with advice to the customer that they did NOT meet FCC spec, and that if interference was encountered, it was the customer's responsibility to interpolate a proper device. I suspect Apple actually subsidized the certification of the Sup'r Mod, and everything after that was gravy -- Apple got off the FCC hook, the ][ stayed cheap to build, and Marty sold a g'zillion Sup'r Mods and got modulatedly rich. __________________________________________ Kip Crosby engine(a)chac.org http://www.chac.org/index.html Computer History Association of California

26 years, 6 months

Beginners Need Help

by photze＠batelco.com.bh

Hello. I'm not so much a classic specialist as a computer specialist, as I love both old and new computers. I'm not a proffesional, but do know BASIC, DOS and all other kinds of stuff which the fast-moving stream of technology has left behind, unfortunately. But anyway, I didn't know jack about computers in the early 80's, other than what the average Joe knew: Keyboard, commands, annoying. But since '92, I've been learning more and more. But I need a basic list of systems that are 1. Easy To Find 2. Important enough to draw attention. Thanks, Tim D. Hotze

26 years, 6 months

Hard drive jumper settings required.

by dseagrav＠bsdserver.tek-star.net

I'm going to attach this to the QD21, so I need to reset the jumpers. IBM 115MB ESDI drive, type 0669, sequence # 104040108 There are 6 DIP switched behind the drive terminator. I'm told I have to use a straight-through cable, so I went and got one. The drive does nothing. With a crossover cable (Where the pins are crossed, a normal PC cable) it went click-clunk, click-clunk, and did nothing. The drive is known good. (I pulled it from a PS/2 which we upgraded to a SCSI drive) If anyone works at Advanced Technology Services, the drive came from Cat origionally and has the ATS sticker "ATS-444862" Another barcode on top of the drive by the air inlet says "B1AF3092241"

26 years, 6 months

8-bit Atari's

by thedm＠sunflower.com

No it's not normal at all I must have pickedup 20 atari computers and have had no dead ones. They are generally pretty reliable hardware, the floppy drives however are another matter, they need to be speed calibrated often. ---------- > From: Asterisk <ampage(a)geocities.com> > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> > Subject: Re: 8-bit Atari's > Date: Monday, November 03, 1997 12:48 AM > > I have a weird problem with Atari 8-bit stuff... > I have a 1020 printer, an 850 interface, and a 400 computer, and two 9v > AC power supplies. Nothing works with any of them... The 1020 and its > powersupply were new in the box (shrinkwrapped and all) > > Is this a common problem?

26 years, 6 months

Need Jumper Settings...

by photze＠batelco.com.bh

Hello. As you may/may not know, I'm working to get a XT working; but I don't have to many of the origional componets. I have the origional XT's monitor and case, but my graphics card is by Multitech, mostly with Chips by a company called Chips (They made the graphics stuff in the IBM Thinkpad 365ED's.), and it's model number (I guess) is PB85101. It does have a composite video adapter on the end, as well as a monitor connection. There are two large processors identical in size and shape to the 8088 (but it probably isn't), but made by Chips. There is also a bus adapter, chips are also made by Toshiba and TI on this thing. It has EGA stamped all over it, so I'm wondering what I should do. Thanks, Tim D. Hotze

26 years, 6 months

apple III's for sale

by zaphod1＠airmail.net

Tell me more. I need info to act. Thanks Erick Guzowsky zaphod1(a)airmail.net

26 years, 6 months

UK Based CPM machine collectors...

by sinasohn＠ricochet.net

At 11:25 AM 10/31/97 +0000, you wrote: >Are there any collectors in the UK that specialize in CPM machines. Last >night I acquired a Philips PC2000 portable (along with the Corvis Well, I'm not in the UK, nor do I specialize in CP/M machines, but I do specialize in portables. If this is still available, would you be interested in shipping it across the pond? What do you want for it? Thanks! --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/

26 years, 6 months

Spectrum case colour

by pjoules＠enterprise.net

Hi, I got a Sinclair Spectrum +2 at the weekend from a car boot sale complete with a light gun and in its original box with about 50 game cassettes for 20UKP. When I used to have one of these many years ago I seem to recall that the case was grey but this one has a black case. Does anyone know if they were made in different colours and, if so, what the significance of the colours was? Regards Pete #include <std_disclaimer>

26 years, 6 months

My Recent find

by ejames＠newwave.net

Hi Zane, as for the Commodore 128 I got a copy of Big blue reader that works real well... >>Texas Instruments tI994a with Biege plastic Cover and tape Deck >>Color Computer 2 with cassette deck >>Atari 800 and Tape deck > >Hmmm, I'm starting to notice a pattern here with the tape decks :^) yep my first computer back in 1981 was a ti994a that i never expanded past the cassette drive. as for the others hate to get rid of the tapes after all the herd work keeping them up.. besides brings back memorys and makes you appricate the big machines we use now... Bruce James kb8kac tech plus ejames(a)newwave.net

26 years, 6 months

Vic-20 was Re: Sorry, I need to get this to PG Manney, there was

by photze＠batelco.com.bh

>That might take some time, it got accidentaly buried in the storage shed >out back today. Although I'm going to be moving most of the contents into >a storage unit sometime in the next week or so because it's getting to >damp around here for an outdoor storage shed (one advantage to summertime) Here, it's summer all year round. Good and bad! >I happened to think of something else concerning the VIC-20 though. If you >aren't getting a Commodore 1541 disk drive with it, you'll want one. Okay, thanks. I don't know if I'm getting one; it appears that PG Manney's E-mail is a work adress, or he was away for the weekend or something. >Ah, one of the good TV's. Unfortunatly they don't seem to sell such things >in the US. I was actually looking for one several years ago. You might want to check in the Afeas (how ever it's spelled) catalog, as they're made for military families, so they ususally have things like that if you still want one. Thanks, Tim D. Hotze

26 years, 6 months

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test-drb November 1997