test-drb September 1998

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by franke＠sbs.de

>>>if an author is proud of his book, he won't trash the manuscripts. >>Such grave pronouncements. You might as well argue that they >>shouldn't throw away their drafts. Fact is, they do. Once the >>book is in print, they've got a real copy. What compelling >>reason did he have to save the old floppy version? It's not >>as if he thought there was any demand for a second edition. >>Computer books come and go in six weeks these days. > These days, but I think 1983 is a little different. And if a book is > successfull, why wouldn't they think about a second edition. The > compelling reason to save a floppy version is that they might want > to go back and edit something. First, not everybody is collecting everything :) Second, for a sequent edition you will use the medias from the publisher, or jur write the changes in one copy and give it to the publisher (And if you're very successful, you just tell him via phone wat to change :). Gruss H. -- Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut HRK

25 years, 8 months

BLAM, BLAM, BLAM!- Prototypes

by russmiller＠jps.net

Dave Hick's fantastic HP calculator museum has an interesting page and images of design studies and prototypes of a few HP desktop calculators which illustrate how realistic some prototyping methods can be. http://www.teleport.com/~dgh/designs/designs.htm > >As for computer cases, early models were probably handmade; it's not that >hard. Take a run to your local Tap Plastics store. You can pick up all >kinds/sizes of plastics that can then be made into just about anything. >Also, model car/plane/boat shops probably have stuff to let you work with >plastics. > >Even metal cases aren't that hard; I have a friend who built, as one of his >first projects, an amazing set of cabinets/shelves for his Land Rover out >of aluminum. Some simple tools are required, but nothing earth-shattering. > >I was talking to someone recently (Rax?) about building a custom >wood-glass-and-brass case for a computer. Not that hard to build your >first one in a plywood case, then worry about the production cases once >you've got financing. (Of course, just make sure that cable going to the >vax behind the curtain doesn't show! 8^) > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- O- > >Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad >roger(a)sinasohn.com that none but madmen know." >Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates >San Francisco, California http://www.sinasohn.com/ > > >

25 years, 8 months

OT RE: BLAM, BLAM, BLAM! ;]

by sinasohn＠ricochet.net

At 02:31 PM 8/26/98 PDT, you wrote: >Curious. Same goes for people who aren't in a large company and >invent various other things. How did he 'invent' a gun without >owning the necessary tools (at least I doubt a magazine writer would >own this stuff) to process metal? Also, how did Woz make a case for >the Apple ][, etc? Are there companies that take single orders >like this? Well, reloading is a popular sport -- you take used cartridges, cast your own bullets (heat metal, pour into molds), and combine them with as much gunpowder as you like. Modifying the casing wouldn't be too hard, I imagine for anyone with any basic metalworking skills, nor would altering the bullet mold. As for computer cases, early models were probably handmade; it's not that hard. Take a run to your local Tap Plastics store. You can pick up all kinds/sizes of plastics that can then be made into just about anything. Also, model car/plane/boat shops probably have stuff to let you work with plastics. Even metal cases aren't that hard; I have a friend who built, as one of his first projects, an amazing set of cabinets/shelves for his Land Rover out of aluminum. Some simple tools are required, but nothing earth-shattering. I was talking to someone recently (Rax?) about building a custom wood-glass-and-brass case for a computer. Not that hard to build your first one in a plywood case, then worry about the production cases once you've got financing. (Of course, just make sure that cable going to the vax behind the curtain doesn't show! 8^) --------------------------------------------------------------------- O- Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad roger(a)sinasohn.com that none but madmen know." Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates San Francisco, California http://www.sinasohn.com/

25 years, 8 months

TI Compact Computer 40

by fauradon＠pclink.com

So what is it? Any model number on the machine? Francois ------------------------------------------------------------- Visit the desperately in need of update Sanctuary at: http://www.pclink.com/fauradon -----Original Message----- From: Max Eskin <maxeskin(a)hotmail.com> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Date: Wednesday, September 02, 1998 3:05 PM Subject: Re: TI Compact Computer 40 > > > > >I said it was _like_ a model 100, not an actual 100. It's very >different, but the idea is similar.

25 years, 8 months

LCD woes

by fauradon＠pclink.com

I remember some laptop that had a special key combination to switch from LCD to external monitor. You could not have both at the same time. Look for extra feature keys (usually accessed by pressing a special FN key). Francois ------------------------------------------------------------- Visit the desperately in need of update Sanctuary at: http://www.pclink.com/fauradon -----Original Message----- From: Shawn Rutledge <ecloud(a)goodnet.com> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Date: Wednesday, September 02, 1998 7:00 PM Subject: Re: LCD woes >> Anyway, the machine has a special card in it for driving the LCD panel. >> It is labeled "LCD & HGC CARD". What is "HGC"? It has an external 9-pin > >Probably "Hercules Graphics Card" - Hercules made the original >mono graphics card that was cloned a lot and most cards for driving >mono monitors are that variety. It gives you 720 x 4?? dots >with each pixel being on or off. As well as being compatible >with the original IBM PC mono video card (which had only text mode). >It does use a 9-pin connector. > >> port on it and I tried plugging the monochrome display into it, but the >> picture was all distorted so I figured it was using a different frequency >> or something. The cursor comes out about an inch wide, and none of the >> craracters are recognizable, possibly just from overwritten numerous times >> in the same scanline. > >Hmmm are you sure the monitor is OK? >> >> Oh, and BTW, I electrocuted myself last night when I touched some exposed >> wiring going to the LCD panel. It surprised me that there was that much > >Is it backlit? Fluorescent backlights use relatively high voltage. > >-- > _______ KB7PWD @ KC7Y.AZ.US.NOAM ecloud(a)goodnet.com > (_ | |_) Shawn T. Rutledge on the web: http://www.goodnet.com/~ecloud > __) | | \__________________________________________________________________ >* X window * virtual reality * knowledge base * ham radio * electronics * >

25 years, 8 months

Deja vu

by dcoward＠pressstart.com

I see another rocket has blown up. Looks like it's time to break out those desk top analog computers that got us into space the first time. ========================================= Doug Coward dcoward(a)pressstart.com Curator Museum of Personal Computing Machinery Sunnyvale,CA http://www.best.com/~dcoward/museum "This instrument can teach, it can illuminate; Yes,and it can even inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it is merely lights and wires in a box." - Micro68 computer User's Manual,EPA Inc. 1976 =========================================

25 years, 8 months

FREE to a good home (you pay shipping)- Terminals

by rhblake＠bbtel.com

FREE (yup, just shipping is all) to a good home....temrinals! One, two or all. 1 - DEC model VT100, no keyboard but great shape and working. About 32 lbs shipping weight 2 - Visual model 102 complete with keyboard, great shape and working. About 35 lbs shipping 3 - Texas Instruments model 911VDT, no keyboard. Great shape and working. About 28 lbs shipping NOTE....They go to that terrible place that many other unwanted machines go soon - the DUMPSTER OF DEATH if I don't get a firm response before long. I've held back >from dumping them as I know someone out there has a use for one or all of them. Shipping will be calculated by USPS parcel post rates from me in zip 40144 to you and prepayment by money order or cashier's check is required. I will ship the same or next day as I recieve payment. If you want any of these contact me by direct email SOON. ___________________________________________________ Russ Blakeman Rt. 1 Box 62E / Harned, KY USA 40144 Phone: (502) 756-1749 Data/Fax:(502) 756-6991 Email: rhblake(a)bbtel.com or rhblake(a)bigfoot.com Website: http://members.tripod.com/~RHBLAKE/ ICQ UIN #1714857 ___________________________________________________

25 years, 8 months

KIM/MOS-Tech

by tomowad＠earthlink.net

>> In terms of copyright there is no thing like >> 'lost ownership' Copyright (and other intelectual >> property) is always originated by natural persons, >> And if any kind of licencee (company, temopral owner) >> is closed and no legal successor is available the rights >> return to the original Author/Inventor. > >What happens if the author/inventor dies? I just went through a huge ordeal similiar to this in trying to get Resnova's NovaServer (BBS server) put into the public domain. The following, of course, does not constitute legal advice. ;-) To quote Peter E. Converse: ---Start Quote--- When you say that ResNova "no longer exists in any way shape or form", that may mean several different things. It may mean that ResNova has gone through a Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation, that its corporate charter has been allowed to lapse, or merely that its operations have been abandoned. Each of these possibilities leads to several different outcomes. First, if ResNova is bankrupt, any intellectual property (like NovaServer) would pass temporarily through the hands of a bankruptcy trustee, receiver or debtor-in-possession. Then, this person probably would have attempted to sell this intellectual property to satisfy the debts of the company. If ResNova is still going through a bankruptcy, you could contact the trustee or receiver by checking federal Bankruptcy records. Second, if ResNova's corporate charter has been allowed to lapse (which is what I think you mean, if I had to bet), that corporation still owns the intellectual property in question, even though it no longer exists under the laws of the state of incorporation (subject to my comments about abandonment below). You might be able to arrange to purchase or license the IP by contacting the officers of the company. To find out who they are, you could contact the Secretary of State of the state in which Resnova was originally incorporated. This would probably be the State of its primary operations, or, alternatively, Delaware, NY or Calif. Any Secretary of State will tell you, over the phone, the name of the registered agent (prob an attorney or officer of the company) who could help you arrange a purchase or license. Third, if ResNova's shareholders, officers, directors and creditors have all disappeared, you might be able to treat this intellectual property as having been "abandoned." Unfortunately, if you do so, you may be subjecting yourself to legal liability for unlicensed use of the IP in the event that any of these folks turn up later. The burden in court would be placed on you to prove that you made a rigorous effort to find the owners and that they really had abandoned the asset. I would suggest making thorough investigations as described in the above two paragraphs before simply assuming that the asset has been abandoned. Of course, you should understand that this information is merely general and is not legal advice rendered as to specific facts. You should probably consult an attorney before taking any actions in this matter. Let me know if I can be of any further assistance. I represent a number of software developers, consultants, consumer product marketers and IT professionals. Good Luck. Peter E. Converse The Law Offices of Peter E. Converse 8 South Michigan Avenue Suite 2600 Chicago, Illinois 60603 (312) 214-0661 (312) 332-0600 Fax convers(a)interaccess.com ---End Quote--- -- Sysop of Caesarville Online Client software at: <http://home.earthlink.net/~tomowad/>

25 years, 8 months

re RAMs

by jim＠calico.litterbox.com

For anyone who was wondering, those RAM chips I was offering for free found a home in a computer at the Red Cross courtesy of Russ. Thanks. Beats the heck out of throwing them out. :) -- Jim Strickland jim(a)calico.litterbox.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote Meadocrat! Bill and Opus in 2000 - Who ELSE is there? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

25 years, 8 months

WORLD OF ATARI '98...WALKING THROUGH THE PARK AND REMINISCING

by sinasohn＠ricochet.net

At 07:29 PM 8/25/98 -0700, you wrote: >You bet I was there...what an incredible time! It was a >fantastic event and well worth enduring the 110? heat! Cool! Next Saturday our local Atari club meeting will be centered around stories from the folks that went. >Don Thomas has posted an excellent account Saw that and a couple of others; it did sound like fun! >I myself will be posting pictures as soon as they are scanned... Excellent! Let us know when they're up! --------------------------------------------------------------------- O- Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad roger(a)sinasohn.com that none but madmen know." Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates San Francisco, California http://www.sinasohn.com/

25 years, 8 months

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test-drb September 1998