test-drb September 2009

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by dbetz＠xlisper.com

I have a bunch of Atari and Commodore stuff that needs to find a new home. I'd love it if someone would come and pick this up in Bedford, NH. If that doesn't work, I may be willing to ship some/all of it if the buyer pays the shipping. If possible, I'd like all of the Atari stuff to go in one batch and all of the Commodore stuff in one batch (or everything in one batch). I'm offering this stuff for free although if you have any old calculators or hand-held computers that you'd like to trade that would be even better! Thanks! David Atari stuff 2 Atari 1050 disk drives with power supplies and SIO cables 1 Atari 850 interface with power supply and SIO cable 6 SIO cables 1 Atari Logo cartridge and manuals 1 Atari Editor/Assembler cartridge and manual 1 pair of Atari paddle controllers 1 Atari controller extension cable / Y adapter 2 RF switch boxes 1 Atari PAG-1200 power supply, 9VDC 1A 2 Atari CO-14319 power supplies, 9VAC 15.3VA 1 Atari 1010 Owner's Guide 1 Atari Basketball cartridge CXL4004 1 Atari Music Composer cartridge CXL4007 1 Spinnaker Adventure Creator cartridge Commodore stuff 1 Commodore 1541 disk drive with power and data cables 2 Suncom Tac5 joysticks 1 Aprospand 4 slot extender 1 Cardkey numeric keypad with a missing keycap (the multiply key) 1 Cardco centronics parallel interface with cables

14 years, 7 months

FREE Summagraphics MM1201 autocad tablet

by tosteve＠yahoo.com

Yours if you want it. Pick-up or pay shipping from 92656. Summagraphics MM1201 RS-232 graphics table. Includes 'mouse', cables, power supply. Operational status - unknown. http://members.cox.net/stengel/temp/tablet-1.jpg http://members.cox.net/stengel/temp/tablet-2.jpg

14 years, 7 months

Computer Museum closed, help us..

by josecvalle＠gmail.com

After eleven years of unwavering support for the Museu do Computador, Museu do Computador doors closed on august , 2007 at Av do Rio bonito, Sao Paulo. This is not the kind of news I want to start the New Year with, but I am confident that the hard work of the Museum volunteers and staff over these past eleven years will continue. I will be exploring every avenue to find new sources of financial support, with the hope of re-opening the Museum in the west side of Sao Paulo area in the near future. Your help and assistance in the past has been invaluable. In the coming months, you can continue that service by telling your friends and family about the Museum and how it has benefited the community. As we seek our future, I believe we can find solutions to the problems we face. Your ideas, contacts and efforts will contribute to that success. So?call, E-mail, write or shout at me, whatever it takes, until no stone is unturned and we have fulfilled our objective to save the Museu do Computador Thank you Jose Carlos Valle President Curator curador at museudocomputador.com.br take a look of my blog. http://blogdocurador.museudocomputador.com.br/?p=72 -- Jos? Carlos Valle -

14 years, 7 months

Quick VCF East 6.0 summary

by evan＠snarc.net

Got home very late, and now very tired!!! VCF East 6.0 this weekend was, by far, the largest and most successful of all the east-coast editions. We out-did ourselves for the number of exhibitors (23), number of attendees, amount of income for our club and museum, all sorts of good press attention (ars technica, AOL, etc.), very busy computer consignment and book sale, and special events (8-bit concert, guided museum tours, etc.) We also took lots of video and photos, hopefully to be posted soon. Best-of-show winner: Mike Lee (Chicago); exhibit: "Fail" (computers that were duds) Best rookie VCF East exhibitor: Robert Bernardo (Visalia, Calif.); exhibit: Guitar Hero on a C-64 I'm off to hibernate for a while. :) - Evan

14 years, 7 months

Cool 1983 IBM System/36 system needs a home!

by fsweetjr2002＠yahoo.com

Dear Sir/Madam: ? I saw a ad stating "IBM System/36 needs a home" and I had a question about the IBM System/36 5364 model. If you have a IBM System/36 5364 I will be interest in getting it from you. Please let me know at this email address (fsweetjr2002 at yahoo.com). ? ? Thank You, ? ? Frank Sweet fsweetjr2002 at yahoo.com ? ?

14 years, 7 months

Toys R Us game trade-in program (including classic games)

by aliensrcooluk＠yahoo.co.uk

Hi, Now I'm not suggesting that anyone here wants to give up their game collections, but I'm just curious as to what peoples opinions are about Toys R Us's decision. Are retro games really worth that much, or are they just after the scrap metal and boards??? "Toys R Us is rolling out its video game trade-in program nationwide today, allowing customers to sell games from as far back as the (OMG!) Intellivision. Those who use the program will receive gift cards for the value of their trade-in, which can be used for any product at Toys R Us, Babies R Us or online at Toysrus.com." http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/10/toys-r-us-rolls-out-national-game-trade-i… Regards, Andrew B aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk

14 years, 7 months

Looking for RLV12 (Q-Bus RL02 controller)

by derschjo＠mail.msu.edu

Anyone have one going spare to part with? Finally got a bootable RL02 pack for my 11/40 (thanks again, Dave!) and it's a no-go -- the drive is reading _something_ at bootstrap, but what ends up in memory looks like garbage. Unsure if it's a drive, controller, or CPU problem at this point. Looks like I'm going to have to start doing some debugging on the drive, and I'd rather do it from a system that I can more easily boot diagnostics from like my 11/73. (Plus it'd be nice to have another means to read/write RL02 packs, since my 11/73 has ethernet & scsi...) Thanks as always, Josh

14 years, 8 months

Front panel switches (WAS: You just can't buy these anymore)

by dm561＠torfree.net

------------------Original: Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:12:06 -0700 From: Eric Smith <eric at brouhaha.com> Subject: Re: Front panel switches (WAS: You just can't buy these anymore) M H Stein wrote: > In my days with Burroughs systems, the operator consoles that had > "front panels" and many of their maintenance panels used illuminated > momentary push buttons that toggled on/off; that always struck me > as more intuitive (not to mention faster to set up) than separate lights > and switches. > The DEC KI10 (PDP-10 processor ca. 1973) did that also, as did the Fabritek BI-TRAN SIX. It is NOT faster for data entry, because you effectively have to manually XOR each entry with the previous one. It might be OK if there were a clear button (as there is on the BI-TRAN SIX), or if the entry word cleared itself after deposit, though the latter would be bad when you actually want to enter consecutive identical non-zero words. Toggles (with suitable handles) are much easier for binary entry, because you can push them up or down without regard to their previous state. With practice you can easily enter octal data three bits at a time using three fingers. --------------Reply: Good point, but as expressed elsewhere I suppose it depends on personal preference, what you're actually doing, and what you learned first. I can see that for data entry toggles could be faster, but my experience was mostly examine/deposit etc.; never had the exhilarating experience of actually "typing in" a program that way, alas.

14 years, 8 months

Toys R Us game trade-in program (including classic games)

by feldman.r＠comcast.net

It looks like they will be resold, as the price they offer differs on whether the game is complete ("A complete game must include working game (scratches are OK), original case and cover art. The manual is preferred but not required.") or incomplete ("An incomplete game must include a working game (scratches are OK). The box, artwork and manual are not required."). It also varies by game. http://www.toysrustradeincenter.com/Terms.aspx The trade-in web site is not part of the regular Toys-R-Us site, so it does look like it is somewhat separate from the regular corporation. Bob Message: 8 Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:13:53 -0400 From: "Teo Zenios" < teoz at neo.rr.com > Subject: Re: Toys R Us game trade-in program (including classic games) <snip> I am sure Toys-R-Us will not be reselling the games directly, but they probably have somebody they will sell them in bulk to who will resell them.

14 years, 8 months

9-track BOT/EOT markers?

by philip.webb＠dpts.co.uk

I could point you in the right direction if you still needed some DPTS Ltd Registered Office: Unit 2.02 Crayfields Industrial Park, Main Road, St Paul's Cray, Kent, BR5 3HP, England. Registered in England Number: 2067030. VAT Number: 367 3932 22

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test-drb September 2009