test-drb April 2004

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481 discussions

by alhartman＠yahoo.com

Wow! I used to own this program, but I can't think of the name... I used to know someone named Kalman Bergen who made his own similar program called "Objcopy". We used his program to make backups of yours, that we used to make backups of Sargon.. LOL!!! Thanks for a great program, worth EVERY penny back in the day.. -Al > From: "David V. Corbin" <dvcorbin(a)optonline.net> > Subject: RE: Selectric Terminal > To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic > Posts'" > <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> ne.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > It was right after the Model I came out, the > expansion chassis (16K!) was > announced but not shipping. Audio cassette recording > was the only storage. > > My first "commercial" product was a universal tape > duplicator [the only one that could "make backups" of > the popular Sargon Chess Game]! Of course it contained > code to prevent It duplicating itself!!!! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢ http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash

20 years, 1 month

Tapeless Adam ?

by dave04a＠dunfield.com

>>Found a Coleco Adam on the weekend. >>It's a bit odd in that it has NO tape drives. It does not >>look as if one was removed - there are filler plates in both >>tape compartments which look original. >>Anyone know if there were any variations of the Adam which were >>sold without any tape units at all? >Doubtful, looks like someone just pulled the drive and replaced it with a >"dummy" Thats kinda what I'm guessing, however it *looks* factory - no signs of prying, scraping and other giveaways that tell you it was modified. >eColeco sells ADAM units like this as just a game console. Curious - are these "game consoles with a printer", or do they have some other means of powering them (the Adam is powered by the printer). Regards, -- dave04a (at) Dave Dunfield dunfield (dot) Firmware development services & tools: www.dunfield.com com Vintage computing equipment collector. http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/museum/index.html

20 years, 1 month

Macintosh LC-II, SE-30 and Macworld backissues

by classiccmp.org＠parkerpress.com

Hi there, I have a Mac LC-II (with monitor), an SE-30, and every issue of MacWorld/MacUser from the first issue through about 2002 sitting in my basement in the Denver metro area. I'm offering the computers to anybody who wants them Ffor the price of shipping, if you want them sent) and whatever you think they're worth. First come, first served... As for the magazines, I tried to donate them to our library, but they say they don't want them. If you want them AND can come pick them up (believe me, you to NOT want to pay shipping costs!), they're yours. Send me a message directly (not via this list) by Friday, 4/30/04. If nobody replies, they're going to the recycle center on 5/1/04. Steve -- Steve Parker O- Steve ParkerPress com (you know where the @ and the . go) Disclaimer - These opiini^H^H damn!^H^H ^Q^[ .... :w :q :wq :wq! ^d X ^? exit X Q ^C ^? :quitbye CtrlAltDel ~~q :~q logout save/quit :!QUIT ^[zz ^[ZZZZZZ ^H man vi ^ ^L ^[c ^# ^E^X^I^T ? help helpquit ^D ^d man help ^C ^c help exit ?Quit?qCtrlAltDel"Hey, what's this button d..."

20 years, 1 month

Mac IIfx update

by cb＠mythtech.net

>No jerk, but I've already swapped the PSU with one from another Mac II and >got similar results, though I guess it's entirely possible that one's toast >as well. Nothing obviously physically wrong with the PSU though, no bulging >caps etc. Was there a common cause of death for them? It would seem odd that two supplies would be dead. Another thought. Is the ROM simm installed? The IIfx requires it. IIRC, when I had someone pull the ROM simm from a IIsi, the machine failed to power on without the simm installed. So maybe the ROM simm is missing. Also, if the simm is in place, there may be a jumper to tell the Mac to look for the simm. Look for a jumper marked W1. If it is on, the Mac will NOT look for a simm, if it is off, the mac WILL look for a simm. The IIfx requires a ROM simm, so the jumper should be off and the simm installed. (the jumper info is as per the macfaq.org web site, I've no personal experience with the jumper issue, and I don't know if the person that tested the IIsi for me knew about the jumper or not). >That's helpful of them :) Its a 2.7 MB PDF, I'd be happy to send it over to you so you can see for yourself just how UN-helpful the thing is (some of the tech manuals are great, others leave much to be desired) :-) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

20 years, 1 month

HP 64000 with 80186 emulator?

by vax3900＠yahoo.com

Hi guys, Does HP 64000 have a build in HD? If I don't have the floppy disks, can I boot it? Also, where can I find the softwhere for the 80186 emulator that comes with it? Thanks. It is bulky. vax, 3900 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢ http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash

20 years, 1 month

Mac IIfx update

by cb＠mythtech.net

>Left my IIfx with both batteries out for 3 1/2 days and I still get no signs >of life. I know the keyboard's OK as it powers up my IIci. > >Any thoughts on what else might die over a couple of years non-use? Does the power supply show any signs of life when you try to turn it on? Also, did you try the power switch directly on the computer. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

20 years, 1 month

Time article about Jobs

by aek＠spies.com

I wasn't sure when they met, but I did seem to recall that Jobs did get Woz the Atari job. Wasn't that where Jobs was working, and they wanted to design a handheld game, and Jobs got Woz to do it, and he did it so well, Atari couldn't figure out exactly how he did it. -- Woz never worked for Atari. He built the first prototype for the game that became Breakout. At the time, Bushnell would pay a bonus based on how few chips you could use for building a game. Woz used HP custom ICs, which were unavalable to the outside world to do it, so it had to be redesigned to take them out to get the game into production. Jobs was the Atari tech on the project (and was the one that got the bonus, which he never told Woz about..) This info was told to me by the VP of Engineering of Atari at the time this all happened.

20 years, 1 month

Tapeless Adam ?

by KVanMersbergen＠RandMcNally.com

Dave- Doubtful, looks like someone just pulled the drive and replaced it with a "dummy" eColeco sells ADAM units like this as just a game console. -Ken V. -----Original Message----- From: Dave Dunfield [mailto:dave04a@dunfield.com] Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 8:59 AM To: cctech(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Tapeless Adam ? Found a Coleco Adam on the weekend. It's a bit odd in that it has NO tape drives. It does not look as if one was removed - there are filler plates in both tape compartments which look original. System works - powers up in the Adam work processor, you can enter text and print it, but obviously there's no way to save. So it's essentially a storageless word processor. Every other Adam I've seen has at least one Tape unit, and all references I've located on the web list it as coming with one tape unit as standard equipment. Anyone know if there were any variations of the Adam which were sold without any tape units at all? Regards, Dave -- dave04a (at) Dave Dunfield dunfield (dot) Firmware development services & tools: www.dunfield.com com Vintage computing equipment collector. http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/museum/index.html *************************************************************** This E-mail is confidential. It should not be read, copied, disclosed or used by any person other than the intended recipient. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying by whatever medium is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this E-mail in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the E-mail from your system. ***************************************************************

20 years, 1 month

Tapeless Adam ?

by dave04a＠dunfield.com

Found a Coleco Adam on the weekend. It's a bit odd in that it has NO tape drives. It does not look as if one was removed - there are filler plates in both tape compartments which look original. System works - powers up in the Adam work processor, you can enter text and print it, but obviously there's no way to save. So it's essentially a storageless word processor. Every other Adam I've seen has at least one Tape unit, and all references I've located on the web list it as coming with one tape unit as standard equipment. Anyone know if there were any variations of the Adam which were sold without any tape units at all? Regards, Dave -- dave04a (at) Dave Dunfield dunfield (dot) Firmware development services & tools: www.dunfield.com com Vintage computing equipment collector. http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/museum/index.html

20 years, 1 month

Looking for Interand 3000 (a.k.a. Interand CT-2)

by vcf＠siconic.com

Ok, now I'm looking for a manual (or actual hardware) for the Interand 3000, which was sold in the Japanese market as the Interand CT-2. The full product name is the Interand 3000 Multi-Point Imaging Worksystem. It allowed full color video-conferencing over a digital or two analog phone lines and had features that enabled conference participants to create and edit documents collaboratively, draw on the screen (allowing the same image to be seen on both sides) and other nifty features. It's similar to the Telestrator that John Madden "invented" (from what I know the Telestrator was based on the Interand 3000). This is related to the Koby Electronics HS300-01 power supply that I'm trying to locate. Anyone have any clues? Are there any museums around that might have one? These are old enough and significant enough that they should qualify. -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]

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test-drb April 2004