>At 11:48 AM 1/15/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>Tat goes without saying: placing a machine in a want list is also an
>>engagement to purchase it. Otherwise the system would not work for too
long.
>>There should be an update prior to each outing to make sure that the
>>machines are still wanted.
>
> That's not practical for me. I went looking (and found :-) last
>Saturday, yesterday (found more) and I will go again today ( I know where
>there's a keyboard that I need) and again next Thursday (big NASA auction)
>for certain. I look a lot, that's why I find a lot. One of the FEW
>advantages of living in a big city.
>
> Joe
I do that too stop at garage sales and couple stores on my way from work. I
guess it was mostly meant for major events. For 'casual' shopping we
probably can E-talk before making a move (the machine is probably not going
to disapear overnight).
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At 10:02 PM 1/15/98, you wrote:
>Then you just need to find the program that allows the IBM to read/write
>Commie progs / files to the drive; which I know is out there somewhere.
>(No, I don't watch the X files... ;-)
Or maybe there's a program that'll let me read/write commodore disks in a
PC 5.25" drive. Anyone? Anyone?
>I do have somewhere the circuit that allows you to hook up an Atari drive,
>which used a similar arrangement.
I never got into building circuits and such. I'm cursed with big, fumbling
hands. Some people say I can draw pretty good
(http://limbo.netpath.net/art/), I can type, I can mouse, but please,
whatever you do, do not put a soldering iron in my hand!
If the circuit is the only way to go, I think I'll pass.
-John Higginbotham-
-limbo.netpath.net-
Thank you for the info. Now I just need to bug one of the EE's at work and
I'm up and running.
>AFAIK, no computer (at least no micro or mini) ever used the mains
>_frequency_ for anything more than a real time clock interrupt and
>running the fans.
>
snip...
>Ditto monitors. Every monitor I've ever looked inside (or read the
>service manual for) has used the mains to produce DC rails only. I've got
>a lot of 60Hz video monitors here (UK, 50Hz mains) with no problems.
>
>-tony
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Could you provide more info on th model, I am not familiar with it. Is it on
of the PeeCee compatible type?
-----Original Message-----
From: PG Manney <manney(a)nwohio.nwohio.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Thursday, January 15, 1998 5:46 PM
Subject: Amstrad 6400 DD
>Anyone want one? A local charity that I service has one, and would probably
>get rid of it.
>
>manney(a)nwohio.com
>
>
At 08:12 PM 1/15/98 -0600, you wrote:
>I think the intended meaning was "production/general purpose" (so as to
>eliminate computers created specifically and solely for the shuttle.)
The GRiDs were made in production runs, but under govt. contracts. They
weren't made specifically for the shuttle or NASA, at least the Compass
wasn't.
>And of course, I'm on the train to work and my Haddock book is at home...
>What year was the compass?
Compass 1100 1982 (Says it on the case as mfg. date)
GRiDCASE 3 1985
GRiDCASE 1535exp 1989 (At least that's what the BIOS says)
I threw the other two in just so I could remind myself to come up with a
timeline for the GRiD page. I'd like to find the original pricing on these
suckers. Anyone know where to look?
-John Higginbotham-
-limbo.netpath.net-
At 08:13 PM 1/15/98 -0600, you wrote:
>But while I'm at it, if you are recording info about your classics,
>especially those that use wall-warts, do take note of the info for
>posterity's sake, as many show up sans original PS. (Especially voltage and
>connector polarity!) Thanks!
Dang, I knew I was forgetting something on that GRiDSPeC page. Connector
polarity. Well, probably alot more I'm missing too from someone else's
standpoint, but hey, I ain't getting paid for this project! :)
Shameless Plug:
And for those of you who haven't seen the GRiDSPeC page, it's at:
http://limbo.netpath.net/hw/GRiD
-John Higginbotham-
-limbo.netpath.net-
At 02:45 PM 1/14/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Gridpad 1910 power supply:
Whups! Sorry folks. Netscape died as I was sending John some GRiD info for
his web page, so I went to use Eudora, and missent it.
But while I'm at it, if you are recording info about your classics,
especially those that use wall-warts, do take note of the info for
posterity's sake, as many show up sans original PS. (Especially voltage and
connector polarity!) Thanks!
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At 08:56 AM 1/14/98 -0800, you wrote:
>story of the program. I'm just a natural born archivist (ie. pack-rat)
>which is why I never could get myself to delete old copies of source. I
>guess I really have a high opinion of myself because I don't think I have
>ever deleted any of my own work.
Hmmm... I save old versions because most of the time the new version
doesn't work. 8^)
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At 02:50 PM 1/14/98 GMT, you wrote:
>> And Bob's your uncle.? What does that mean? I thought Roger was our
>>uncle? Aw well, never mind.
>
>Oops! Sorry. I forgot most of you don't speak English ;-)
>
>"Bob's your uncle" is an expression indicating the completion of a
>simple task. Or something.
I always thought it meant something like "and all is right in the world."
Of course, Bob really is my uncle... 8^)
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At 05:37 AM 1/14/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>If you're talking commercial laptop, I believe it was the Radio Shack Model
>>100. It was one of only two commercial laptops ever certified for Space
>That's where it gets a little sticky. GRiD Systems started out only making
>their laptops for the government, so it wasn't exactly commercial back
I think the intended meaning was "production/general purpose" (so as to
eliminate computers created specifically and solely for the shuttle.)
>GRiD or the other as it's brains. I do know that the Compass 1100 does
>predate the m100 by a few years though.
And of course, I'm on the train to work and my Haddock book is at home...
What year was the compass?
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