test-drb July 2003

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"The Mark-8 was an Intel 8008" was Re: I thought the Univac was expensive

by Innfogra＠aol.com

In a message dated 7/3/03 10:04:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time, mail.list(a)analog-and-digital-solutions.com writes: > > Apparently eBay must have felt the auctions might be fraudulent > also. They just terminated every one of them. > I see that. I reported it to eBay as suspicious and worth watching last night. I see they though it was suspect too. Paxton Astoria, OR

20 years, 9 months

"The Mark-8 was an Intel 8008" was Re: I thought the Univac was expensive

by Innfogra＠aol.com

In a message dated 7/3/03 9:28:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time, dwightk.elvey(a)amd.com writes: > Not all that use other pictures are trying to be > dishonest. Try asking a question of the seller. I don't think you will get a response. One of the people bidding over $2000 on a typewriter withdrew his bid because he could not get in touch with the seller. I have used other pics to sell something identical but I always mention it. I don't think that a problem generally. But with this seller I think these sales bear close watching or just not participating in. The first few items this guy sold were high value baseball cards. Once feedback on those come through we shall see if he is still on eBay. Paxton Astoria, OR

20 years, 9 months

"The Mark-8 was an Intel 8008" was Re: I thought the Univac was expensive

by dwightk.elvey＠amd.com

Hi Not all that use other pictures are trying to be dishonest. I came across one case where I recognized the picture of the item I'd bid on. I immediately wrote the fellow and asked what was up. I said that he didn't have a picture but he couldn't see any difference between the one he had and the picture. He was right, when I got the board, it was in great shape. Still, I told him that if you use another's picture, you should make a statement, such as "Looks identical to this unit" or something. Dwight >From: "Wayne M. Smith" <wmsmith(a)earthlink.net> > >>> It is an interesting batch of sales. If you look at their >>> other listings >>> there is an Intel iPSC, a MASPAR and what I think is an IBM >>> 5100 listed with the a >>> strange title "The Mark-8 was an Intel 8008" listed in "antiques." >>> >>> >http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=12&item=254275 >7186 >> >> I, too, am inclined that the seller has a problem with decimals. I >think they >> are very unfamiliar with eBay, having just registered. The ads are in >the >> wrong categories. The descriptions are not what would sell a piece of >equipment. >> Also seller in Japan, listed on the Australian eBay site with shipping >in >> misquoted US Dollars. I suspect a Newbie or possibly fraudulent (low >probability >> but worth being very careful) >> >> Does anyone recognize the pictures as being from somewhere else on the >WEB. >> Many Japanese are collectors so it could be an original collection. >The high >> valuations lead me to think it might be a collector. > >This crook has posted a picture from the Smithsonian exhibit, swiped >from a UC Davis site: > >http://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~csclub/museum/items/merk_8_ibm_5100.html

20 years, 9 months

Logitech Logimouse R-5

by Robert_Feldman＠jdedwards.com

I'm looking for a Logitech Logimouse R-5 and software. I need it to go with AutoCAD v1.4 (that's v1.4, not R14) on my Otrona Attache 8:16. Alternatively, can anyone suggest a compatible solution using another mouse. Bob

20 years, 9 months

otrona parts?

by Robert_Feldman＠jdedwards.com

I finally remembered to pull out my Attache 8:16 last night. There _is_ a serial number on the outside, under the right front corner, below the "Attache" name (mine is 7840). It's stamped on a small metal plate and glued in a shallow recess, so it could have been lost. Bob -----Original Message----- From: Joe [mailto:rigdonj@cfl.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 10:43 AM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: otrona parts? I've been playing with the Otrana Attache that I found last week. <snip> FWIW I took it apart and checked it this morning and I noticed something funny. The no serial number anywhere on the outside of it but inside EVERYTHING has the serial number on it. The INSIDE of the case, the monitor, both disk drives, the power supply, the sheet metal, etc are all numbered 4616 but there's no number anywhere on the outside. Joe

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I thought the Univac was expensive

by David.Kane＠aph.gov.au

I had to laugh at the seller's comment "...Must Sell. Low Reserve." http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3033449003&categor y=294 David

20 years, 9 months

eBay's new page layout

by mail.list＠analog-and-digital-solutions.com

Damn, eBay's new page layout just hit the US site this evening. There is nothing so constant as change.

20 years, 9 months

Fraud in the making was Re: "The Mark-8 was an Intel 8008"

by Innfogra＠aol.com

Thanks to Google Pictures I found the pics of the iPSC and the MASPAR here: <A HREF="http://www.futurebots.com/cpu.htm">DAN'S ANTIQUE COMPUTER COLLECTION</A> It sure looks like they were stolen from here along with more text. I would say these sales could be fraudulent and one should be careful. Paxton Astoria, OR

20 years, 9 months

Soroc was: new finds

by yakowenk＠cs.unc.edu

I don't remember them beeping with every keypress. Is it a C-530 with "key click" enabled? Bill. On 30 Jun 2003, Vintage Computer Festival <vcf(a)siconic.com> wrote: > On Sat, 28 Jun 2003, Bill Yakowenko wrote: > > > Speaking of which, how many Sorocs are still out there? Were they as > > common in the rest of the world as they seemed in my corner of it? I > > hardly ever hear of them anymore, even on e-bay. > > It was the first dumb terminal I ever got (way back before I became a > "collector"). They are not terribly common, bordering on rare. It's a > nice terminal. I like the beep sound it makes whenever you press a > key.

20 years, 9 months

Kaypro systems for sale

by classiccmp＠vintage-computer.com

I'm passing this along in case someone might be interested: Daniel (natalierowe(a)earthlink.net) has a Kaypro II (boxed) and a Kaypro 4, both in working condition and both for sale. Please contact him at the address above. Besides passing this offer along, I have nothing to do with it. Erik www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum The Vintage Computer Forum

20 years, 9 months

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