Count me in for $20 plus shipping! Ill be @ E3, so no responces for a
few days.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sam Ismail [SMTP:dastar@crl.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 1997 12:34 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: AIM65
>
>
> Ok, here's the deal. Marvin & I are both in contact with a guy who
> says
> he has 14 AIM65 units. Hopefully you all have been paying attention
> and
> have read the messages describing what this is. Marvin & I are of
> course
> both interested in buying one, and we dicussed the possibility that
> others in the discussion would be interested as well. We feel that if
>
> enough of us get together and offer this guy a bulk buy-out, we can
> get a
> good price from him. Marvin & I are talking about $20 a piece as of
> now. If this is of interest to anyone, I can give you his e-mail
> address
> and you can ask specific questions, but make sure you mention you are
> a
> part of this one-shot buyout so that we get a good deal. I think
> first
> we should get a count of who is all interested and then approach the
> guy. He's in New Jersey, and I don't think shipping should be more
> than
> $5 per unit.
>
> His e-mail address is Mikeooo1(a)aol.com and he left his phone number
> for me:
> (201) 331-1313.
>
> Please reply if you are interested in going in together on this.
>
> Sam
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> ---------
> Computer Historian, Programmer, Musician, Philosopher, Athlete,
> Writer, Jackass
>
I think I saw this go by once before on the group, but -
- How do you get an Apple /// to boot from the ProFile?
Also:
- Does anyone consider the Franklin Ace 1000 Apple II clone very
collectible?
thanks
Kai
Sam,
I don't own any computers that use EBCDIC, but I use them every day at
work. EBCDIC - extended binary coded decimal interchange code is the
character set used on most (if not all) IBM mainframes and midrange
systems. (IBM S/390, S/36, S/38, AS/400 etc.) This set has its roots
in punched cards (and prior) and really makes more sense when viewed
>from that perspective vs. that of the way things are today. ASCII -
American National Standard Code for Information Interchange.
Back when I was in college, an instructor stated it this way:
(Speaking about the need for a uniform way to share info across machines.
"There are two ways to obtain a standard in the industry. The first is
to get a big commitee together and have all parties involved agree on
what it should be (ASCII). Or, be the largest company in the industry,
do it your own way and force everyone else to adopt your way of thinking.
Dan
-------------------
Sam Ismail wrote:
DOes anyone have a computer which uses the EBCDIC character set, rather
than ASCII (did I get the acronym right? what does it stand for
anyway)?
Just curious.
Sam
At 11:41 PM 6/16/97 -0700, you wrote:
>DOes anyone have a computer which uses the EBCDIC character set, rather
>than ASCII (did I get the acronym right? what does it stand for anyway)?
My HP3000 can write mag tapes in EBCDIC.
EBCDIC: Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (From the Acronym
Database on the 'web.)
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At 11:57 PM 6/17/97 -0400, Les wrote:
>If someone has got a reasonably priced IMSAI in the Philly area to sell,
>then fine... but I just don't see it hapening any time soon...
hang in there. i actually saw an industrial type IMSAI chassis for sale at
the Frederick (MD) Hamfest last weekend - only a couple hours drive from
Philly so these things *do* exist on the east coast! i think he was asking
$50 or $60. i believe he left without selling it so it could reappear. it
wasn't complete but could have been a good starting point for an IMSAI
collector (it had several CPU boards and some other stuff). of course
without the front panel it's not as visually interesting as the original
IMSAI. btw: he said he has bought this as part of a bigger package that
included an original IMSAI and an Altair - both of which he fixed up and
later sold!
- glenn
1. What is an Aim65?
2. What is a good price to offer to buy/sell one?
Thanks!
Sam
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Another target of opportunity for claim or rescue!
-jim
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>Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 13:15:56 -0500 (CDT)
>From: Steve Jones <sjones(a)knox.edu>
>X-Sender: sjones(a)knoxadm.admin.knet.edu
>To: jimw(a)agora.rdrop.com
>Cc: Nancy Taflinger <ntafling(a)knox.knox.edu>
>Subject: Old computers
>X-Status:
>
>We have a PDP-11/44 and a VAX 750 that are now parked in a corner, along
>with a fair amount of documentation, system tapes. There are about 5
>RM02s, a tape drive, mux's, ...
>
>Also have a couple old DecMates.
>
>I would qualify them all as "free for the hauling", with the only concern
>being a need to wipe some of the data on the PDP. Any interest or know
>of anyone who might have?
>
>Steven A. Jones, Director
>Computer Center, K-80 E-mail: sjones(a)knox.edu
>Knox College Voice: (309) 341-7356
>Galesburg, Illinois 61401 Fax: (309) 341-7718
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At 07:22 PM 6/17/97 +0000, you wrote:
>A while back, I "saved" some cartridges from being tossed. The label
>says "Digital Controls, Learning Center, Multiplan (title varies
>depending on cartridge), Registerd Trademark of Microsoft Corporations,
>Copyright Digital Controls, Inc." The other titles I have are "Preview
>1", "Lotus", "dBase II", "Wordstar", "IBM PC", and "Multimate". Anyone
>out there know what these are and what they go to? Thanks!
My first guess would have been an IBM PCjr because it has the only
cartridge version of Lotus I've ever heard of. But Wordstar was definitely
disk-based for the PCjr, in fact it had it's own version, Wordstarjr.
Microsoft Multiplan came on cartridge for the TI99/4A, but I've never heard
of the others being on cartridge format for that system.
What are the dimensions of the cartridges and how many pins? Do the labels
looks commercially viable, or could they be test/demo/proto labels?
James
jscarter(a)worldnet.att.net
At 11:39 PM 6/16/97 -0700, you wrote:
>On this site was mention of the STacy laptop, an Atari ST laptop
>(presumably). Anyone have or know anything about these? Sounds
>interesting, and I vaguely remember hearing about it years ago.
The STacy is, I guess, a laptop, but it's one of those where you need a good
sized lap. Still, a nice, compact machine, with built-in midi -- hence it's
popularity with touring musicians. I think it was the Arsenio Hall show
where the band leader had a STacy prominently displayed on stage (and
working).
If you're thinking of a true laptop, it's probably the ST Book, a notebook
like computer that was ST compatible. Never came out, though, AFAIK. I've
got a "Midi Magazine" (or something like that) that featured the ST Book on
the cover. Shame that it didn't make it out (would've even been better as a
Falcon-book) because it would have been one hell of a musician's tool.
(My ST's and Falcons are *not* in my collection because they're still (in
theory -- oh, if only I didn't have to work for a living) in use in my studio.)
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