At 11:41 PM 6/16/97 -0700, you wrote:
>DOes anyone have a computer which uses the EBCDIC character set, rather
>than ASCII (did I get the acronym right? what does it stand for anyway)?
My HP3000 can write mag tapes in EBCDIC.
EBCDIC: Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (From the Acronym
Database on the 'web.)
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sinasohn(a)crl.com that none but madmen know."
Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates
San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/
At 11:57 PM 6/17/97 -0400, Les wrote:
>If someone has got a reasonably priced IMSAI in the Philly area to sell,
>then fine... but I just don't see it hapening any time soon...
hang in there. i actually saw an industrial type IMSAI chassis for sale at
the Frederick (MD) Hamfest last weekend - only a couple hours drive from
Philly so these things *do* exist on the east coast! i think he was asking
$50 or $60. i believe he left without selling it so it could reappear. it
wasn't complete but could have been a good starting point for an IMSAI
collector (it had several CPU boards and some other stuff). of course
without the front panel it's not as visually interesting as the original
IMSAI. btw: he said he has bought this as part of a bigger package that
included an original IMSAI and an Altair - both of which he fixed up and
later sold!
- glenn
1. What is an Aim65?
2. What is a good price to offer to buy/sell one?
Thanks!
Sam
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Another target of opportunity for claim or rescue!
-jim
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>Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 13:15:56 -0500 (CDT)
>From: Steve Jones <sjones(a)knox.edu>
>X-Sender: sjones(a)knoxadm.admin.knet.edu
>To: jimw(a)agora.rdrop.com
>Cc: Nancy Taflinger <ntafling(a)knox.knox.edu>
>Subject: Old computers
>X-Status:
>
>We have a PDP-11/44 and a VAX 750 that are now parked in a corner, along
>with a fair amount of documentation, system tapes. There are about 5
>RM02s, a tape drive, mux's, ...
>
>Also have a couple old DecMates.
>
>I would qualify them all as "free for the hauling", with the only concern
>being a need to wipe some of the data on the PDP. Any interest or know
>of anyone who might have?
>
>Steven A. Jones, Director
>Computer Center, K-80 E-mail: sjones(a)knox.edu
>Knox College Voice: (309) 341-7356
>Galesburg, Illinois 61401 Fax: (309) 341-7718
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At 07:22 PM 6/17/97 +0000, you wrote:
>A while back, I "saved" some cartridges from being tossed. The label
>says "Digital Controls, Learning Center, Multiplan (title varies
>depending on cartridge), Registerd Trademark of Microsoft Corporations,
>Copyright Digital Controls, Inc." The other titles I have are "Preview
>1", "Lotus", "dBase II", "Wordstar", "IBM PC", and "Multimate". Anyone
>out there know what these are and what they go to? Thanks!
My first guess would have been an IBM PCjr because it has the only
cartridge version of Lotus I've ever heard of. But Wordstar was definitely
disk-based for the PCjr, in fact it had it's own version, Wordstarjr.
Microsoft Multiplan came on cartridge for the TI99/4A, but I've never heard
of the others being on cartridge format for that system.
What are the dimensions of the cartridges and how many pins? Do the labels
looks commercially viable, or could they be test/demo/proto labels?
James
jscarter(a)worldnet.att.net
At 11:39 PM 6/16/97 -0700, you wrote:
>On this site was mention of the STacy laptop, an Atari ST laptop
>(presumably). Anyone have or know anything about these? Sounds
>interesting, and I vaguely remember hearing about it years ago.
The STacy is, I guess, a laptop, but it's one of those where you need a good
sized lap. Still, a nice, compact machine, with built-in midi -- hence it's
popularity with touring musicians. I think it was the Arsenio Hall show
where the band leader had a STacy prominently displayed on stage (and
working).
If you're thinking of a true laptop, it's probably the ST Book, a notebook
like computer that was ST compatible. Never came out, though, AFAIK. I've
got a "Midi Magazine" (or something like that) that featured the ST Book on
the cover. Shame that it didn't make it out (would've even been better as a
Falcon-book) because it would have been one hell of a musician's tool.
(My ST's and Falcons are *not* in my collection because they're still (in
theory -- oh, if only I didn't have to work for a living) in use in my studio.)
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sinasohn(a)crl.com that none but madmen know."
Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates
San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/
To use boot from a profile, you really can't you use a disk that boots the
profiler. It's not really booting from it, but it is. I don't really
understand it, just that the disk that came with my apple/// does it
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> From: Kai Kaltenbach <kaikal(a)MICROSOFT.com>
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Apple /// booting and Franklin question
> Date: Tuesday, June 17, 1997 6:35 PM
>
> I think I saw this go by once before on the group, but -
>
> - How do you get an Apple /// to boot from the ProFile?
>
> Also:
>
> - Does anyone consider the Franklin Ace 1000 Apple II clone very
> collectible?
>
> thanks
>
> Kai
> Is that true that there is a lots of add ons for this PCjr? I would
> like to seperate the video to a proper video such as VGA card so it
> would not hog up the main memory and boost it to 640k. Finally is
> there a add on that allows me to plug a DMA chip in to speed up the
> floppy? It is nice compact computer! What I planning is to make this
> PCjr more of an real XT with SLOTS than a just a cheap
> vanilla-favored PCjr. Where's is good source to find these parts?
>
PC Enterprises has a PCjr catalogue that they sent me for some reason.
I used to get their Tandy parts catalogue. Assuming they're not
going out of business call 'em up at 800-922-7257.
They're on the east coast and keep banker's hours it seems.
Best to get them in the morning.
The catalogue I have is from '95 and is 111 pages thick with index.
I'll email you later with the items you asked about with descriptions
and prices.
Marc
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Ok, here's a twist. A 'rescue' of computer parts rather than whole
machines? Anyone else think this might be worthwhile?
-jim
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Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 04:13:37 GMT
From: Tom Stepleton <ude.ltsuw.icstra%telpetss.REVERSE_TO_MAIL_ME(a)nac.no>
Newsgroups: comp.society.folklore
Subject: Apple Lisa parts -- Get 'em while you can...
I realize that this may not be of general interest. I apologize in
advance to those I might bore or annoy...
This is probably nothing to be excited about, but...
A friend has recently informed me that Sam Neulinger of New York's
DAFAX is sending some Apple Lisa parts in rather poor condition to
the recycler by afternoon (EST) tomorrow. AFAIK, they comprise mostly
of items like video boards, power supplies, and some Macintosh XL
hard disks, all in various states of disrepair but still good for
salvage or fixing-up. There are probably various other tarnished
gems as well.
If anyone would like to have these parts, I am sure that Mr. Neulinger
would just as soon sell them to a hobbyist as to a scrap dealer. Keep
in mind that it is probably not in his interest to sell these items
piecemeal -- any buyer would have to purchase these items bulk. Also
keep in mind that a buyer would not have to buy EVERYTHING.
So, it's up to anyone who is interested and has the cash. I have
neither the money nor the space to house these items. Whatever;
either they end up under a soldering iron or in a recycling bin.
DAFAX will still sell working Lisa parts, but will not maintain power
supplies any longer as it is not profitable for them.
DAFAX's number is (718)746-8220.
Thanks,
--Tom
TI-82:
:For(A,0,9):0>D:For(B,0,A):A nCr B>C:Text(6A,D,C)
:D+5(int log C+1)>D:End:End
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