Contact me off-list for this gentleman's e-mail address
if you have an interest in these Commodore computers
and software. He's located in St. Joseph, Michigan
(United States), which is in the southwest part of the state.
>We have Commodore Computer 64 & 128 systems and software. These were used
>in my wife's Special Education class room. We would like to find a new
>home(s) for this equipment and their educational software.
Cheers,
Dan
Aslo....
I just measured my average distance to the screen 26-28 inches. Readability
begins to suffer at about 7pt text.
David
-----Original Message-----
From: David V. Corbin [mailto:dvcorbin@optonline.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 4:01 PM
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
Subject: RE: <Silly> RE: Help with question about web page access
If I use "blah" Notepad to open a text file at the default font size of 10pt
I see 106 lines of text. This is slightly less than one might calculate
because you need to subtract the taskbard,frames and other things...
This is being displayed in a physical vertical area of just over 10.5
inches, to the text is being displayed nearly ACTUAL SIZE. Holding up a
piece of printed paper I get about 4 lines of drift over the vertical
distance.
Considering that most printed material [eg. Paperback books and newspapers]
will use a smaller font...I don't see why ther is any surprise about working
at this resolution.....
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
>>> [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Finnegan
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 3:40 PM
>>> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
>>> Subject: Re: <Silly> RE: Help with question about web page access
>>>
>>> On Tuesday 17 August 2004 14:33, David V. Corbin wrote:
>>> > 2048x1536 (with is 4 1024x768 areas on the same glass) is
>>> what I use
>>> > on some of my 21"/22" monitors.
>>>
>>> Ick. I don't do anything higher than about 1280x1024 on a 20"
>>> monitor, and I usually am sitting no more than 16" back from it. At
>>> 1600x1200, even on "good" monitors, I can't see things anymore. My
>>> rule of thumb is you should be able to see the individual dots in a
>>> grid of 1x1 pixel dots (but they shouldn't be too big).
>>>
>>> > 1600x1200 [not 1280 which you may be confusing with
>>> 1280x1204] is what
>>> > I run on my 17" screens.
>>>
>>> You must have 20-10 vision or something, because no human should be
>>> able to see 1x1 pixel dots on something with that high of DPI.
>>>
>>> Pat
>>> --
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>>> http://www.itap.purdue.edu/rcs/
>>> The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org
At 11:23 AM 8/17/2004, you wrote:
> >>> Subject: Re: Help with question about web page access
> >>>
> >>> At 10:49 AM 8/17/2004, you wrote:
> >>> >WHY DOES SOMEBODY HAS TO SLAP A TINY TINY UNREADABLE FONT
> >>> IN MY FACE?
> >>>
> >>> It takes less bandwidth and server space.
> >>>
>Um...NO...not at all....
Well certainly then because of reduced X radiation from the CRT.
The smaller fonts disturb less phosphor.
You'd probably get increased life from your CRT also in that case.
Ed
At 01:26 PM 8/17/2004, you wrote:
>But you are assuming that radiation is bad.....How else would I get this
>good amber tan [with a slightly green tint]???/
Bypass your microwave door safety switches?
It's worth pointing out that Jerome is talking about 132 character access in
text-mode, not within the GUI.
I used to have a Tseng Labs card that supported all sorts of great text mode
resolutions.
Just for your information Jerome, if you were to go down the Linux route text
mode console is fully supported in 132 character mode with a variety of line
options. You could also plug in a VT terminal such as a VT520 and have a
'real' terminal to program from.
Regards,
Mark. (who has shunned using a laptop in the louge at home for a VT520 - it
focusses the mind on what is really important and stops endless 'browsing'.
I'm not addicted to the internet, honest!)
--
Mark Wickens
Rhodium Consulting Ltd
Sir, earlier this year you posted a question as to whether anyone had a
non-dec Hawley mouse for sale. I have an X063X, is that what you are
looking for or are you after something else?
Daniel Goldgrabe
Component Engineer
Isothermal Systems Research
2218 N. Molter Rd
Liberty Lake, WA 99019
PH: (509) 232-3442 Fax: (509) 444-1082
email: dgoldgrabe(a)spraycool.com
just a thought, remove the two 8" drives and ship them separately. It will also make the system a little less prone to internal breakup when the shipper keeps dropping it on a corner...
best regards, Steve Thatcher
-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Bramante <rich_bramante(a)yahoo.com>
Sent: Aug 16, 2004 9:55 PM
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: Anyone ever shipped an NEC APC?
--- Vintage Computer Festival <vcf(a)siconic.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Aug 2004, Rich Bramante wrote:
>
> > I've got a monochrome NEC APC (dual 8" floppies) that
> > I was going to eBay, but it hovers right at that magic
> > 70lb rate which seems to hit all kinds of shipping
> > issues with USPS (won't deliver it), UPS (big $$$
> > surcharge), & FedEx (only deliver to a business
> > address, $$$). Seems by the time you factor in ship
> > costs it wouldn't be worth it unless someone was
> > really desperate.
> >
> > Anyone ever sold-shipped one of these before, and are
> > my concerns founded?
>
> I just had a package shipped to me which, according to Fedex, weighed 75
> pounds. I had the sender use one of my pre-paid shipping labels. No
> problems. Perhaps the pre-paid label helped. It only cost $39 according
> to the breakdown. This was from Texas to California.
Yes, 75lbs is about what I am guessing once the box and packing materials is
added in. I assume you had it shipped to your business address, so Fedex
wouldn't beef about the weight.
> > On a tangent, anyone in the Boston area interested in
> > one of these that can pickup? If so drop me an email
> > for machine details and maybe we can work something
> > out.
>
> What model is it?
It is an APC I (APC-H01 Basic Monochrome APC) the big honkin' unibody with the
dual 8" floppies. I also have a very clean APC III which I am loathe to part
with, but could make it available for a really good offer ;-) I am trying to
sell alot of what I currently have and just concentrate on a small subset of
systems. The old time/space argument.
rich
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I've got a monochrome NEC APC (dual 8" floppies) that
I was going to eBay, but it hovers right at that magic
70lb rate which seems to hit all kinds of shipping
issues with USPS (won't deliver it), UPS (big $$$
surcharge), & FedEx (only deliver to a business
address, $$$). Seems by the time you factor in ship
costs it wouldn't be worth it unless someone was
really desperate.
Anyone ever sold-shipped one of these before, and are
my concerns founded?
On a tangent, anyone in the Boston area interested in
one of these that can pickup? If so drop me an email
for machine details and maybe we can work something
out.
rich
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>>> Question for list members.... what's the oldest functioning
>>> PDP computer that anyone out there has, to your knowledge?
The Computer History Museum's PDP-1
http://pdp-1.org/
