>> Eh? IBM Displaywriter was one of the first platforms to support CP/M86
>> (if not the first!)
>
> You must be thinking of something else. The IBM DisplayWriter was a
> dedicated word processor based on the 8085.
I don't think so. Are you sure you're not thinking of the Datamaster (AKA
System/23)? My Datamaster (I have the data processing version, not the word
processing version, alas) certainly has an 8085 at its heart, but my
Displaywriter equally certainly has an 8088. It was indeed designed as a
dedicated word processor, but since it loaded system software from disk, it
wasn't hard to set it to other tasks.
Philip.
I am looking for an SGI Video Lab board and/or a Video Framer board from the
older Power Series systems. If you have one or know someone who might have
one, please send me an email mikeparadiso(a)worldnet.att.net Thanks!
At 07:09 PM 3/11/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>I just bought a strange looking machine at a Salvation Army store. It's
>from AES Data Inc., Montreal, Canada. Model # is 7100, which is on the
>plate on the front. I haven't brought it home yet because it's too damn
>heavy to carry.
>
>The monitor is attached to the machine via a swivel neck. Two
>full-height 5.25" disk drives are attached to the right hand side. The
>drives are part of the unit, but they're made to look separate, especially
>by their height which is much taller than the rest of the machine. (The
>drives are stacked one on top of the other.)
>
>The port on the back which is labeled "Printer", is a female connector
>which has pins arranged in a grid pattern. The connector looks very, very
>similar to the game controller connector on a Magnavox Odyssey.
>
>There's another port on the back which is a male edge connector. I didn't
>count the number of pins on it.
>
>The keyboard uses a wide phone-jack style connector, and it has a
>grounding wire which screws to the back of the machine.
>
>Does anyone know if this is just a strange looking early MS-DOS machine,
>or a CP/M beast, or if it's something entirely different?
>
>I can't wait to get it home and open it up to see what's inside.
>Providing I can figure out how to open it. :)
>
>--
>Doug Spence
>ds_spenc(a)alcor.concordia.ca
>http://alcor.concordia.ca/~ds_spenc/
>
>
Sounds as if you have found an ICON, aka "The Bionic Beaver", the computer
designed by the Ontario government to take over the educational computer
market. Unfortunately it came out at the same time as the IBM PC.
If you find another one please let me know, as I have been looking in
Windsor without success. (The schools have all sent them to the dump.)
Regards
Charlie Fox
Charles E. Fox
Chas E. Fox Video Productions
793 Argyle Rd. Windsor N8Y 3J8 Ont. Canada
email foxvideo(a)wincom.net Homepage http://www.wincom.net/foxvideo
> History will place
>a very different value on their Altair because of what Linux will do to
>Microsoft, far less than the tens of thousands that I imagine some people
>think they may be worth some day.
Before I speak, let me point out that I am a rabid supporter of Linux and
I wish all bad things to Bill Gates, the powers that drive Micro$oft,
Micro$oft and Windblows. Now that I put that disclaimer out, Linux doesn't
have a chance against Micro$oft. The vast majority of computer users (now
and in the future) are idiots who don't care to learn anything other that
'click on this little picture to make it go'. Linux will do some damage in
the server market and other places where you have to have someone with some
computer smarts but, most corporate purse strings are again controlled by
those same 'click-idiots'.
I really wish GNU would take a good command line OS (like CP/M), make it
32/64 bit, and multi-tasking/user and add a GUI and try and compete with
Winblows.
IMHO
Arfon
On Mar 12, 0:55, SUPRDAVE(a)aol.com wrote:
> what's the best for ABS plastic? I've found nothing that can glue it back
> together with any strength, especially if it wasnt really a clean break
or the
> plastic got a bit deformed at the breaking point.
You can get ABS cement (like PVC pipe cement) from some plumber's suppliers
or you could try asking at any small plastics fabricator. Methyl Ethyl
Ketone often works if the parts are a good fit; ABS cement is just ABS
dissolved in a similar solvent. Commercially, MEK is also used for PVC,
and most things intended for rigid PVC work well on ABS. If the parts
aren't a good fit because they've been deformed, trim them carefully with a
sharp scalpel or craft knife.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Dept. of Computer Science
University of York
In a message dated 99-03-11 21:44:18 EST, you write:
> My normal method for things like this :
>
> Polythene and PTFE : not a hope. Almost nothing will stick them...
>
> Otherwise, I try a spot of plastic weld. If it softens the surface, then
> it'll probably sitck the parts together. Otherwise, if it's a rigid
> plastic, I try epoxy.
>
> What is the item you're trying to stick?
>
what's the best for ABS plastic? I've found nothing that can glue it back
together with any strength, especially if it wasnt really a clean break or the
plastic got a bit deformed at the breaking point.
david
Hey y'all,
I'm still looking for a working Televideo TS-803 CP/M machine. If you have
one you're willing to part with, or know someone who is, I'd appreciate a
note. This was my first home computer, so it has nostalgia value for me.
I'm not a collector, just a former owner and enthusiast.
If you have a Televideo but aren't sure which model it is, check out this
link for a photograph of the TS-1603 (on the left), which is physically
identical to the TS-803: http://www.rdrop.com/~jimw/vcf-10.jpg
Doug
(Photo credit belongs to Jim's Computer Garage
(http://www.rdrop.com/~jimw/jcgm-vcf.html)
Is there a French speaking person in the house (Francois)? Someone from a
French-speaking country sent me an undecipherable message that I need
translated. I tried babelfish but it made the message make even less
sense than what I remember from my high school French class.
Please reply privately.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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Hi Marvin,
Is it still available?
Thanks.
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In the police station offices, several shots:
DEC Rainbows.
:)
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