test-drb May 1997

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by nickc＠ladyland.demon.co.uk

Hi all... I picked up a CGL M5 and original rubber-keyed 48K Spectrum (complete with V23 modem!) a couple months back for a fiver. The M5 is in very good condition and complete with three cartridges and numerous original manuals all in perfect condition. It also came with a tape which i had a little play with today but i can't get anything but the first program (a screen colour test) to load :-( Looking at the tape it seems like its been through a dodgy tape deck at some stage as the tape itself has a couple of deep grooves in it. So, has anyone got a good tape they could copy for me? For information it's a grey cassette housing with a purple, green and white striped label marked "GAME" at the top and "Baseball, ZAC BANIC" at the bottom on both sides. I'm located in the UK and would happily send you a cheque to cover the cost of a blank tape and postage. TIA...Nick. -- Nick Challoner nickc(a)ladyland.demon.co.uk Aviation photographs at: http://www.ladyland.demon.co.uk "Bother" said Pooh, as he deleted his root directory.

27 years, 7 months

Another weekend haul, + collection list & wanted list

by kaikal＠MICROSOFT.com

OK, here's what I came up with this weekend: - Atari 800 in *perfect* condition with AC adapter and RF modulator (the latter two in their original boxes), with a full complement of RAM & ROM cards installed, and the original BASIC cartridge. Got this on my first stop! After that it was all gravy. - Three (3) Mattel Aquarius machines (these are quite rare, at least around here--got 3 in one place!! Weird!) with captive power supplies - Timex-Sinclair ZX1000 with RAM expansion pack - Spectravideo SV-328 in original color display box, with data cassette drive, also in original box (I've never actually seen one of these "in the flesh" before) - TI 99/4A original black/silver version, mint, in original color display box, with PS, RF modulator, manuals, etc. replacing my existing TI 99/4A that was all banged up - TI 99/4A original black/silver version with 2 perfect joysticks, voice synthesizer, PS, RF modulator (didn't need the machine itself, obviously, but the whole box worth was only $6) - TI 99/4A *expansion bay* (another rare piece) with flex cable card, RS232 card, 32K RAM card, and disk controller card, with one 5 1/4" floppy drive. Geez, this sucker weighs as much as an S100 bus machine! - TRS-80 Color Computer 1 in mint condition, replacing my existing CoCo1 that had significant wear - Rare Donkey Kong and Moon Patrol Atarisoft carts for the TI 99/4A - Non computer related: Raiders of the Lost Ark on RCA Selectavision CED Videodisc, mint Nothing like another thrift store weekend in the obscure corners of the Seattle/Tacoma/Everett metroplex! Kai ------- Current collection ------- ("for trade" items are, of course, available for trade!) (Want List follows) Computers Altair 8800 with original Altair boards Altair 8800b with original Altair boards, dual 8" drives Altair 8800b (under restoration) Apple II+ with two floppy drives, monitor arch, MS Softcard Apple Macintosh 128 with manuals, carrying case, System 1 Apple Macintosh 512K in original box (for trade) Apple Macintosh 512K (for trade, needs floppy drive) Apple Macintosh Plus (for trade) Atari 800 Atari 800XL with 1010 tape drive and 1050 floppy drive (for trade) Atari 1200XL (for trade) Coleco ADAM with manuals, printer Coleco ADAM Upgrade for Colecovision ("exp unit 3") Commodore PET 2001, original 'chiclet' keyboard version Commodore PET 2001, full size 'graphics' keyboard (for trade) Commodore VIC-20 (original version) in original box Commodore VIC-20 (later version) in original box (for trade) Commodore 64 in original box with 1541 drive in original box Commodore 64 in original box (for trade) Commodore 64 in original box (for trade) Commodore 128 in original box (for trade) Compaq Compaq Cromemco System 3 (rack mount version) with dual 8" IMSAI 8080 with IMSAI CPU, 64K SRAM, CompuPro dual 8" Ithaca InterSystems DPS-1 Kaypro 10 with internal 10MB HD, CP/M, apps Kaypro II Kaypro II (for trade) Mattel Aquarius Mattel Aquarius (for trade) Mattel Aquarius (for trade) Osborne 1 Spectravideo SV-328 Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 w/floppy drive, printer, manuals, case Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 (for trade) Tandy TRS-80 Model 100 (under restoration, for trade) Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer I with floppy drive Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer I (for trade) Tandy TRS-80 Model I with exp interface, 2 floppy drives Tandy TRS-80 Model III with 2 floppy drives Texas Instruments 99/4A in original box, with expansion bay Texas Instruments 99/4A (for trade) Texas Instruments 99/4A (for trade) Timex Sinclair ZX1000 with 4K RAM Expansion Timex Sinclair ZX1000 (for trade) Game Systems Atari 2600 w/2 joysticks, 2 paddles, original manual Atari 5200 w/2 controllers, PS Atari 5200 w/2 controllers, PS (for trade) Atari 5200 w/2 controllers, PS (for trade) Atari Super Pong Coleco Telstar Classic in original box Coleco Telstar Colortron in original box Colecovision w/2 controllers, PS Colecovision w/2 controllers, PS (for trade) Colecovision w/2 controllers, PS (for trade) Fairchild Channel F in original box GCE/Milton Bradley Vectrex with Multicart GCE/Milton Bradley Vectrex (for trade) Mattel Intellivision with Intellivoice module Mattel Intellivision II with Intellivoice module Mattel Intellivision (for trade) Milton-Bradley Microvision Nintendo NES Magnavox Odyssey2 in original box with Multicart Magnavox Odyssey2 in original box (for trade) Magnavox Odyssey2 in original box (for trade) Radio Shack Color TV Scoreboard in original box ------- Want List ------- Apple I Apple II Apple /// Apple Lisa Commodore Amiga 1000 in original box Compucolor II or 8051 Exidy Sorcerer IBM 5100 Portable KIM-1 Processor Tech SOL RCA COSMAC (ELF/VIP) The following in original boxes only: Atari 7800 Colecovision Emerson Arcadia 2001 Magnavox Odyssey (not Odyssey2) Mattel Intellivision RCA Studio II Sega Master System

27 years, 7 months

by ekman＠lysator.liu.se

Please, Sam. Would you stop using the title "yo" for all your messages? It makes life very difficult for those of us who get the digest version and only read some selected messages. Put something nice and descriptive instead. On a similar note, when someone replies to a digest, don't use the name of the digest as the subject. /Fredrik

27 years, 7 months

Trade Sun for Atari ST?

by FAIAZMC＠hsd.utc.com

I do not have anything to trade, but are you willing to sell? Mike ---------- From: Paul E Coad To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers Subject: Trade Sun for Atari ST? Date: Friday, May 02, 1997 9:25PM Someone in LA "Miscellaneous Lists" <lists(a)phx6.phxmedia.com> wanted to trade a Sun 3 for my Atari ST. I have sent a few emails, but have received no response. If you are still interested, contact me via email. If anyone else (in Northern/Central) California would like to trade old Sun/Unix/interesting machines/equipment/software for an Atari ST, let me know. I would prefer not to ship this stuff since it is pretty heavy and fills several cubic feet. --pec ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Here is the list of stuff: 1 Atari 1040STF 3 SH204 Harddisks 1 SF314 Floppy drive 1 SF854 Floppy drive 1 SC1224 Monitor (color) 2 STM1 Mouse 1 Marconi RB2 Trackball 1 Standard Atari joystick There are also a bunch of cables for connecting everything togther, 10 or so magazines, a BASIC manual, 10 or so floppy disks, and what I believe are schematics for the monitor.

27 years, 7 months

weekend acquisitions 2

by scott＠saskatoon.com

> Superexpander with 3K Ram cartridge ** > > ** This does not look any different from the 8K cartridge. I'm not > sure what the "Superexpander" part really means. It is not the expander > which allows multiple carts to be plugged in at the same time. This is a 3k ram expansion (obviously) plus a ROM with additional BASIC commands to make graphics and sound a bit easier. It also gives the ability to map commands to the function keys. I probably have the manual in a box downstairs. If you really want a photocopy I could get one to you. ttfn srw ------------------------------------------------------------ Walde Techonology http://scott.cprompt.sk.ca Box 7284 finger: scott(a)cprompt.sk.ca Saskatoon, SK S7K 4J2 email: scott(a)saskatoon.com CANADA email: scott(a)cprompt.sk.ca -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS d- s:+>: a- C++++$ UL++++$ !P L++ E- W+++$ N+ o? K? w$ O- M-- V PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP->++ t+ 5 X+ !R tv- b+ DI++++ D+ G e* h r++ y- ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

27 years, 7 months

The List!

by jeffh＠eleventh.com

>On Thu, 1 May 1997, Bill Whitson wrote: > ================================================================== > MANUFACTURER > MODELCPU RAM OSTYPEYR > ================================================================== > Sinclair Research, Ltd.------------------------------------------- > ZX81 Z80A 1K ?? MICRO 85 Actually, I believe the ZX-81 came out in 1981, as shown below. I bought my Timex-Sinclair in late 1982, if I remember correctly. Also, the documentation that was included with the ZX-81 I have has letters from Sinclair Research dated March 10, 1982, as well as a review of the ZX-81 in Englad dated August 1981. Two interesting things about this: 1) the ZX-81 I have was originally delivered in kit form and still has the assembly diagrams and such; 2) The magazine review, taken from "Personal Computer World" and re-published in "Creative Computing", November 1981, states that at the time, the ZX-81 was available in England but not yet in the U.S. Jeff jeffh(a)eleventh.com -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sent from an Amiga 3000..the computer for the creative mind! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Collector of classic home computers: Amiga 1000, Atari 800, 800XL, Mega-ST/2 and XE System, Commodore C-128D, Plus/4 and VIC-20, IBM 5155, Kaypro 2X, Osbourne Executive Radofin Aquarius, Sinclair ZX-81, TI-99/4A, Timex-Sinclair 1000, TRS-80 Color Computer-3 and Model 4, plus Atari Superpong and 2600VCS game consoles.

27 years, 7 months

recent finds

by welsh＠sleepy.ponyexpress.net

27 years, 7 months

by jeffh＠eleventh.com

At 07:38 PM 5/4/97 -0500, you wrote: >> There is a label on the motherboard (which is huge, >> measuring almost 2 feet square) which says "Corona Data Systems" and then >> "200290-512" which I am guessing means it has 512K. > >Corona Data Systems was an early IBM-PC clone manufacturer from >1983 or so. I thought they went out of business when IBM sued >them big time for infringing IBM's BIOS copyright. Sam, Just in case you're interested, I do have the original Corona-specific versions of MS-DOS for their machines, both 1.25 and 2.11. I would think you'd be able to boot it with just about any 5-1/4" boot disk though, as I know of someone that got a new Pentium to boot with the Corona 2.11 disk, so there doesn't seem to be anything odd in the bios calls at boot up. There do appear to be some Corona-specific utilities on them though. Jeff jeffh(a)eleventh.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Collector of Classic Computers: Amiga 1000, Amiga 3000, Atari 800, Atari 800XL, Atari MegaST-2, Commodore C-128, Commodore Plus/4, Commodore VIC-20, Kaypro 2X, Mattel Aquarius, Osbourne Executive, Timex-Sinclair 1000, TRS-80 Color Computer 3, TRS-80 Model IV Plus Atari SuperPong and Atari 2600VCS game consoles

27 years, 7 months

CLASSICCMP digest 40

by foxnhare＠goldrush.com

Lemme see if I can do some work on the Commodore Portion: (I'll leave the updating to one of you folks -please?-) Commodore--------------------------------------------------------- 128C 8502 w/Z80 128K CBMOS MICRO 85 128D 8502 w/Z80 128K CBMOS MICRO 87 BASIC 2.0 & 7.0 64 6510 64K CBMOS MICRO 82 BASIC 2.0 655 Z80 64K CP/M MICRO 83 Never heard of it. Amiga 1000 68000 256K AMIGAOS MICRO 86 1.1, 1.2 Amiga 500 68000 512K AMIGAOS MICRO 86 1.2, 1.3 CBM 3008 6502 8K ?? MICRO ?? CBM 3016 6502 16K ?? MICRO ?? CBM 3032 6502 32K ?? MICRO ?? BASIC 2.0 CBM 4004 6502 4K ?? MICRO 79 I strongly doubt this one, a 4004??? CBM 4008 * 6502 8K ?? MICRO 79 BASIC 2.0 or 4.0 CBM 4016 * 6502 16K ?? MICRO 79 BASIC 2.0 or 4.0 CBM 4032 * 6502 32K ?? MICRO 79 BASIC 2.0 or 4.0 * Should have designation for small or large screen such as FF for Fat Forty (large screen models were alway BASIC 4.0, small screen could be 2.0 or 4.0) CBM 8008? 6502 8K ?? MICRO ?? 8k? I don't think there ever was one... I could be wrong. :/ CBM 8016 6502 16K ?? MICRO ?? CBM 8032 6502 32K ?? MICRO ?? CBM 8032 6502 32K ?? MICRO 79 CBM 8096 6502 96k ?? MICRO ?? CBM 8296 6502 96k ?? MICRO ?? BASIC 4.0 CBM B256-40 ?? ?? ?? MICRO ?? CBM B500 ?? ?? ?? MICRO ?? CBM B128-40 ?? ?? ?? MICRO ?? CBM P-500 6509/8086 opt. 128k BASIC 4.0 MICRO 82 Should be CBM P-500 Any 'real' ones have been P-500s. I have one. I never read of a B-128 40 or B-256 40. CBM B128-80HP ?? ?? ?? MICRO ?? CBM B128-80LP ?? ?? ?? MICRO ?? CBM B256-80HP ?? ?? ?? MICRO ?? CBM B256-80LP ?? ?? ?? MICRO ?? 6509/8086 opt. 128k BASIC 4.0 There is a 700 But not sure if it is a repeat. Executive 64 6510 64K CBMOS PORT. 83 BASIC 2.0 PET 2001 6502 ?? ?? MICRO 79 4k,8k BASIC1.0 or 2.0 PET 2001B 6502 ?? ?? MICRO 79 PET 2001N 6502 ?? ?? MICRO 79 8,16,32k BASIC 2.0 16 ---- 16K ?? MICRO 84 Plus 4 ---- 64K ?? MICRO 84 8501 BASIC 3.5 CBM SP9000 ?? ?? ?? MICRO ?? SuperPET 6502 & 6809 96K ?? MICRO 81 Same computer^^^^^^^^^^ BASIC 4.0 & MANY Others VIC-20 6502 5K ?? MICRO 81 BASIC 2.0 Additions: Ultimax 6510 4K BASIC 2.0 MICRO 82 Amiga 2000 68000 1,024k ADOS 1.3/2.0 MICRO 86 Amiga 2500 68020 ? ADOS 1.3/2.0 MICRO 8? Amiga 3000 Amiga 600 68000 1,024k ADOS 1.3/2.0 MICRO 8? Amiga 1200 68020 2,048k ADOS 2.0 3.? MICRO Amiga 4000 68030?40? ADOS 2.0 3.? Amiga 4000T 68030?40? ADOS 3.? Commodore PC-10, PC-20, Commodore Colt, etc. IBM clones, (who cares.) Larry Anderson -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Visit our web page at: http://www.goldrush.com/~foxnhare Call our BBS (Silicon Realms BBS 300-2400 baud) at: (209) 754-1363 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-

27 years, 7 months

by scott＠saskatoon.com

> On Tue, 29 Apr 1997, Sam Ismail wrote: > Altair, Imsai and SWTPC? (Especially the last -- I > prefer Motorola to Intel). OOPS! I have a Motorola-based Altair... (Altair 680) Maybe we can feature it? (Just kidding, but I thought I should point out your slight error.) ttfn srw ------------------------------------------------------------ Walde Techonology http://scott.cprompt.sk.ca Box 7284 finger: scott(a)cprompt.sk.ca Saskatoon, SK S7K 4J2 email: scott(a)cprompt.sk.ca CANADA email: walde(a)dlcwest.com -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS d- s:+>: a- C++++$ UL++++$ !P L++ E- W+++$ N+ o? K? w$ O- M-- V PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP->++ t+ 5 X+ !R tv- b+ DI++++ D+ G e* h r++ y- ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

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test-drb May 1997