>
>How long do cassette tapes last?
>
I'm still getting data reliably off of Coleco Datapacks that I recorded
circa 1986. But I've heard there are limitations. Don't use the tapes much
any more. One person talking about this a while back claimed it was better
to store casettes vertically rather than horizontally. Never paid much heed
to that, so I don't know if it's true or not.
-Ron Mitchell
How many of the crazies that get this list will be
attending?
If there's enough of us, maybe we can do lunch and
complain about the bland sloppy joe that's served!
I know a lot of the "informal" nets meet in the
lunch room, so I'm sure we could chisel out some
chairs!
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Yep, it was another profitable weekend scavenging mission!
The stats:
New Machines: 5
New Periphs: 3
New Manuals: 2
New Disks/Software: 60+
Money Spent: $32
So... help me with this stuff! These are all machines I've
never had before.
1. Franklin Ace 500. Seems to be a really nice Apple II clone.
Problem is I don't have a power supply. Any chance the ratings
are the same as a IIc supply?
2. Tandy Color Computer. Boasts a whopping 4k! Fixed a broken
keyboard - now all I have to do is find some software.
3. Atari 800xl! Oops, I lied earlier. I used to have one and
now have one again. It was new, still-shrinkwrapped!
4. Televideo 950 terminal. Seems to be a nice terminal for one
of my cp/m boxes.
5. HP Series 100. This one doesn't currently work. It will
probably be a project for some upcoming weekend. Anyone know
what it is? Very strange little machine...
Also picked up a commodore printer and 1571 disk drive. It
was a good weekend ;)
Bill Whitson
ClassicCmp "owner"
bcw(a)u.washington.edu bill(a)booster.u.washington.edu
i recently acquired a mitsubishi MP386 machine; a proprietary late 1980s
386dx-16.
i need to configure the hdd and monitor since it will not boot properly, but
it doesnt have a standard cmos, and has dip switches in the front which i
cant figure out even after trial and error. does anyone have information on
this machine before i round file it?
david (suprdave(a)aol.com) <!>
I found these diggin' around other News Groups and thought of you
guys - instantly 8-)
>From: "Tom Jacobson" <trjacobs(a)wolf.co.net>
>Subject: Morrow computer
>Date: 31 Mar 1997 19:20:26 GMT
>
>This is my thir day on the "net"...really..!
>I have a Morrow MD2 (2 floppy disk system) with a lot of Morrow
>newsletters, original software etc.
>Yes (at last check) it did work fine.
>Is anyone interested in this thing. I hate to get rid of it..was my
>first system. But no use in having it around.
- And -
>From: ninja(a)asu.edu (Jay Noh)
>Subject: TRS-80 Model-100 FS
>Date: Wed, 02 Apr 1997 01:57:24 -0700
>
>TRS-80 Model 100 portable forsale.
>Asking $100.
>Please reply via e-mail.
>--
>Jay Noh (ninja(a)asu.edu)
>ASU Dept. of CSE, 5406
>Tempe, AZ 85287-5406
BC
I was talking to a friend this weekend who brought
up this idea that before long EPROMs in our old
computers are going to start to go bad. This is
something I've heard before but, to be honest, I
don't know enough to make a judgement on it. If
this is the case, I suppose I should be burning
backups.
While I'm at it... What are some other concerns
along these lines. What should we be planning
for as these machines grow 5, 10, 15 years older?
Bill Whitson
ClassicCmp "owner"
bcw(a)u.washington.edu bill(a)booster.u.washington.edu
This is for all of our European members. I'm interested in the Enterprise
line of computers, either the 64 or the 128. How common are these machines in
Europe? Would it be hard to find one?
Jeff jeffh(a)eleventh.com
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Collector of classic home computers:
Amiga 1000, Atari 800, Atari 800XL, Atari Mega-ST/2, Commodore
C-128 & C128D, Commodore Plus/4, Commodore VIC-20, Kaypro 2X,
Mattel Aquarius, Osbourne Executive, Sinclair ZX-81, TI-99/4A,
Timex-Sinclair 1000, TRS-80 Color Computer-3, and a TRS-80 Model 4.
Plus Atari SuperPong and Atari 2600VCS game consoles.
CLASSICCMP Digest 11
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: How long will they last?
by William Donzelli <william(a)ans.net>
2) Re: How long will they last?
by Sam Ismail <dastar(a)crl.com>
3) Re: How long will they last?
by hellige <jeffh@eleventhFrom classicjr
From: classicjr
Full-Name: Jeffrey G. Rottman
To: ronaldm(a)mars.ark.com
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 08:02:47 PST
Subject: Osborne Parts
X-Status: Unsent
X-Mailer: Juno 1.00
Ron, Did you say you have a Drive C and things for the Osborne? I might
be interested. I am getting an Osborne Executive, but not sure whether the same Drive C would work on both the O1 and the Exec.
Did you just want to get rid of it?
I could pay shipping costs to me in Texas if it could work with the Exec.
Reply here or to: rottman(a)juno.com my other Email address.
Thanks!!
On 01-Apr-97, classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu wrote:
>We ORIC users do exactly this -- use a PC sound card to transfer/copy those
>old program tapes. Works wonderfully. You might want to take a look at the
>Oric pages on http://www.ensica.fr/oric to see if any of the technology in
>use there is worthwhile for your needs.
I would think that all that would be needed was a standard cassette player
that has both a MIC jack and a line-out jack. To make a WAV or other format
recording of the data cassette, one would just plug the line out of the
cassette player into the line-in on the soundcard and use your favorite
recording software. You'd likely have to play with the volume to get it just
right though. One would do just the opposite to create a copy of the data
cassette file: plug the line-out of the soundcard up to the MIC jack on the
cassette recorder. Again, it's likely one would have to play with the volume
level for a bit. I used to use my home stereo system for my Timex-Sinclair's
mass storage, and sometimes it got outright picky about the volume!
The question then is: what sampling rate would be the best overall for
this? Obviously, I don't think you'd need to use the stereo mode, but it'd be
nice to keep the file size down if possible, without affecting the quality of
the recording.
I realize it'd be on shaky ground legally, but would any of you be
interested in creating an archive of these data tape images? This would
certainly ensure the programs originally provided on tape would be around much
longer than the original tapes themselves.
Jeff jeffh(a)eleventh.com
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Collector of classic home computers:
Amiga 1000, Atari 800, Atari 800XL, Atari Mega-ST/2, Commodore
C-128 & C128D, Commodore Plus/4, Commodore VIC-20, Kaypro 2X,
Mattel Aquarius, Osbourne Executive, Sinclair ZX-81, TI-99/4A,
Timex-Sinclair 1000, TRS-80 Color Computer-3, and a TRS-80 Model 4.
Plus Atari SuperPong and Atari 2600VCS game consoles.
I have had a response to my request to find a Laser PC-4 Notebook
computer from someone here, but they referred me to a reseller that has
modified it by adding a larger screen and more memory, which is fine,
except now it doesn't have software for appointments and a clock
calendar, I don't believe. They call it a Laser PC-5.
Does anyone know where I could find a real PC-4 as sold several years
ago? I would be interested in a used one.
Respond here or at : rotation(a)juno.com
