Slightly off-topic, but still interests many of you.
Dozens of vintage (mediocre condition) electronic and HAM radio equipment for
sale in Costa Mesa, CA.
Storage unit needs to be cleaned out! None of it is mine, I'm just assisting.
There is a Kaypro II, Kaypro 4, a floppy drive assembly or two. No S-100
systems.
The owner is very unlikely to ship anything, but I can if required.
See pics at this link:
http://popbottlecaps.com/temp/electronics.html
I took the Altos 586, with 2 feet of manuals, and some software.
Hi, All,
I'm dusting off a Tektronix 4105 color graphics terminal (for VCFmw)
and while I have the docs and such, I lack the time to write any code
>from scratch to scribble on the tube.
Does anyone know of any demos out there (for any platform, really - I
can emulate anything that's likely to come up if I don't have an
original system)? I see some mention out there about software for
TOPS-20, and I'm sure there was stuff for VMS, and there may be some
stuff out there for UNIX (the terminal was made in 1983). I'd also be
happy with older Tektronix demos. The terminal is pretty versatile
about what it emulates.
I know I could find plot libraries and such and write something from
scratch, but I have so much else going on that I just won't have time
to be writing code as I collect, test (and probably repair) gear to go
this weekend. Ideally, there's either some canned files that can be
emitted to the terminal, or some FORTRAN or C code that can be
compiled and pointed at a terminal.
Thanks for any tips.
-ethan
What are people using to make images of multi-session CDs? I have a lot of
old Mac games I'm trying to image and store that have both audio and data
sessions (in fact, this was pretty common). I can certainly rip them
separately, but it would be nice to be able to hold them in a single archive,
preferably something Toast or Disk Utility can burn. Any suggestions?
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-- Everyone is entitled to my opinion. -- James Carpenter ---------------------
Philip Pemberton <classiccmp at philpem.me.uk> wrote:
> During a demonstration at a trade show, a high-ranking Tek
> executive picks up a solid ink block......
>
> And eats it.
>
> The whole damn thing.
It's certainly widely known, but with some differences. From the description I read of the incident when I googled stuff about my then-new printer, the person just took a bite off the ink block.
The Wikipedia entry on "Solid Ink" also uses the wording "...ate part of a stick...", which IMHO is a bit more credible than the other version.
So long,
Arno
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My favorite was an undergraduate computing help desk that
Always managed to insist that the "vi" editor was pronounced "six".
More than once I saw PDP-11 become PDP-II become PDP-2.
And from the 70's onward I often felt a twinge of pity whenever I saw
References to the ASC2 character set.
Tim.
I picked up a UMAX Astra 2400S scanner with sheetfeeder for free.
While the unit itself is not classic by any means, it is extremely well
supported by Linux and I'm now able to do batch scanning of classic
computer documentation :-).
Would appreciate suggestions on application software and techniques, since
I know that some folks on the list have considerable experience in this
field.
Also wondering if there is a "wish list" being kept for items that folks
need.
Steve
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Just a heads up -- dropped by RE-PC in Tukwila today to recycle a few
things (nothing classic, I assure you!) and they had a lot of cool old
stuff for the first time in awhile; not the best prices but I thought
I'd let you guys know, just in case.
- They have several PETs -- 2 or 3 8032s and a couple of 2001s (none
with chicklet keyboards, alas). Prices were between $100 and $200.
They all appeared to be described as "not working" but were in good
cosmetic condition.
- There's an SGI Personal IRIS 4D/25. Looks to be complete, with tape
drive & hard drive. $90, unfortunately...
- An Intertec Intertube II terminal, marked as "not working", $35
- A Data I/O 120A gang EEPROM programmer. Kinda neat, a bit big for my
tastes, though. $50.
- A Franklin ACE 1000, good condition, $16.
Probably a few other things that have slipped my mind, but those are the
major ones...
- Josh
What was the reason for the carriers used on first generation CD-ROM drives?
My first CD-ROM drive cost about $800, but it included an encyclopedia. :-)
It used the "standard carrier".
I have a Pinnacle RCD-1000 disk burner that also uses the same carrier. I
remember that it was attached to an IBM PC-AT or something close and that we
basically turned out the lights in the room so as not to disturb it during a
burn.
The audio drives used the drawer. I know the error correction is better on
the audio disk than the data disks, but I haven't found the data disks to be
that unreliable.
Anyway, why the carriers?
-chuck
A small OT question is there someone on the list who can digitize Akai
VT-100 video tapes.
I'm asking this in behalf of the owner of the tapes and a non-working VT-100
system.
I suppose the tapes are PAL because the owner of them lives in the
Netherlands.
The digitizer can have the system if he likes.
-Rik
I suppose this is on topic, I got a few (5) Barcrest CPU boards and ROM
modules.
If someone needs them contact me off-list.
Items are located in the Netherlands.
-Rik
