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From: John Redant [mailto:john.redant(over at)gmail(do da dot)com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 6:37 PM
Subject: Bushy Tree Wikia
Hello!
I am the author of a 1999 term paper for the University of Regina in Canada
called the "Downfall and Contributions of the Xerox Star" which featured a
now oft referenced and updated bushy tree diagram. I recently started a
Wikia about the HCI using the said diagram as a reference. My mission for
the Wikia is to create a collaborative online encyclopeadia about the
evolution of the human computer interface, the people and developers
involved, and the terms that are used. It's about two weeks old and a lot of
what's on there is mostly stubs. Naturally, it's a lot for one person to
tackle alone. I'm looking for collaborators, authors and editors to help
hammer it into shape. I'm wondering if you yourself would be willing to have
a peek, or if you can help point me in the right direction. If you are
interested or if you are willing to pass the word along, the address is:
http://bushytree.wikia.com <http://bushytree.wikia.com/> .
Thank you in advance!
J Redant
Anyone have the development system disks for TRS-Xenix 1.0? I just
recently got my Model 16 running Xenix 1.03 and having a compiler (or
any other software, for that matter) would be nice. I've found images
for Xenix 3.0's development system, but my M16 lacks the proper
modifications to run 3.0.
Thanks,
Josh
Well, this is nice work but it was done 5 years ago, has been disassembled and currently is in the replica 1 kits EPROM. Achim Breidenbach wrote a program on his Amiga to read a .wav file of an original copy of BASIC and disassemble it. I would say, Achim deserves credit for being the first to read the tape and make a listing available.
By the way, replica 1 users found an error in this "confirmed" version of BASIC. Using my Apple IIplus I was able to read Star Trek and Lunar Lander from .wav files of original tapes.
Vince
Briel Computers home of the replica 1 and Micro-KIM
http://www.brielcomputers.com
> Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:07:09 -0500
> From: "joe lobocki" <jlobocki at gmail.com>
>
> hello,
> anybody know where I can get an 800k drive for my mac SE? mine seems to
> have
> quit working. thanks
> -Joe
Let's see....
<http://www.shrevesystems.com/drives.html>
Listed at $3 but they charge $7 shipping (last time I checked before fuel
prices increased so) per drive so the real price is $10 per drive shipped,
assuming the shipping hasn't changed. If your order is trouble free,
then Shreve is reliable. If there are problems with your order (e.g.
defective/missing items), they have a reputation for not being
particularly helpful.
Jeff Walther
I've found machine that I think is a prototype for the Osborne Vixen.
>From the outside the case looks exactly like a Vixen case except that mine
is a ugly brown color rather than the grey/white color scheme you usually
see and when you open it up it's slightly different from a "production"
Vixen - the floppy drives in mine are horizontal rather than vertical and
the back panel is re-arranged a little. There are no labels of any kind on
the machine except for the giant "OSBORNE" that's molded into the plastic,
and the PCB inside says "Osborne Computer Corp, Rev 2". When you turn it
on, though, it identifies itself as an "OCC 4" and asks for a boot diskette,
so I'm thinking that must be what it is.
Has anybody seen a Vixen in this style? None of the photos I've found on
the web look like this configuration.
And does anybody have software for the OCC4? Will the boot diskettes for
an OCC1 or Executive work on it?
Thanks,
Bob Armstrong
Doug Salot (used to be a regular here a long while back) was the first
person that I know to find one out in the wild. Judging by the number of
people who claim to have one (3-4 it would seem as of now) there are
probably a handful that were made for prototypes, and then they decided to
rotate the drives for the production models (perhaps to accomodate the
larger display?)
I have a "normal" Vixen, which are difficult to find themselves.
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>Mike Lowen wrote:
>Mine powers up with "OCC4 1.04"
Mine says "1.01" - I wonder if an EPROM update is called for too?
>Chuck Guzis wrote:
>Is that "ugly brown" the color of the foam on a root-beer float?
No, it's a very dark chocolate (I guess most people would just say
"black"). Judging from the photos I've seen, I'd guess that my whole case
is about the color of the end panels on a "production" Vixen. And it's not
structural foam or acrylic or painted as far as I can tell.
I took a few photos -
http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Downloads/Vixen1.jpghttp://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Downloads/Vixen2.jpghttp://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Downloads/Vixen3.jpghttp://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Downloads/Vixen4.jpg
Notice the horizontal floppy drives...
To Dave Dunfield, et al - thanks for the pointers to the diskette images.
Bob
I am trying to locate a copy of Cobol suitable for OpenVMS 7.3 for my
hobbyist VAX 4100 machine. Does anyone know where I could stumble
upon a copy?
I have also searched for the VAX OpenVMS Software Layered Products
Library (AKA the 'motherload'), but have not located a source. I am
really interested in a copy of this CD.
Thanks!
--barrym
Hi all,
I am looking for information and most importantly a picture of the IBM 360 mod 70.
What I know about it is :
It was introduced in 1964 along with the "30, 40, 50, and 60's.
There were mockups and photos of the 360 family made, 8x10's were sent out to key sales people and
press as part of a product launch kit of some sort, most with an assortment of disclaimers on the back.
As I understand it, the 360 Mod 70 was never shipped.
But what happened to it?
It has been said that it evolved into the Mod 75 before it hit the streets.
Was it shipped to an undisclosed location, under a new GSA number?
Or was it scrapped early in life, and gave up its core to something else?
if so what?
My first question is what did it, or was it suspose to look like.
What I am real interested in is any picture showing the console.
Bob Bradlee
