Hope someone can take advantage of this.
Sam
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TeleVideo TS802 computer uupdated with 20 meg hard drive (partitioned
10/10).
Its free.
Machine has several upgrades; CPU speed 5 mhz, faster memory chips,
Zsystem operating system. User friendly ZCPR plus auto loading function
keys and a whole bunch of other upgrades I forget.
Has Wordstar ver. 4.0, dBase ll loaded and configured on the hard drive.
Machine has original manual and shipping carton.
It's located in Edmonton, AB, Canada
you can contact me: peterc(a)freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
Peter
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>Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 09:54:59 -0700
>From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn(a)crl.com>
>Subject: Digital Imaging (was: Re: Chisolm)
>I have been trying to decide the best way to get images into digital form.
>Naturally, a digital camera is one way, but not the only. There's also the
>photo/scanner method, camcorder/video capture, and probably others. As I
>see it, the pros/cons are:
>DigCam: + Easy to use, convenient
> - Expensive to buy, somewhat limited capacity,
> no hard copy of images (except printer output)
>Photo/Scanner: + Hard Copy, can be used for other stuff too
> - Film and Developing can be expensive, takes time
>Camcorder: + Easy to use, Allows for selecting the right image
> from several views
> - Video capture hardware/software isn't cheap
>So, does anyone have thoughts on which is best? I'd like a scanner for
>other things, but they're expensive too. There's also the question of 35mm
>vs. polaroid and type of scanner. (Not to mention where the heck would I
>put it!) I've got a camcorder and my girlfriend's mac supposedly can do
>video capture as is, but I've got to find software and figure it out.
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I myself went with the scanner, mainly because I want to do some OCR
with it as well as scanning, flat bed is better than a ahndheld, and you
would not believe the prices nowadays. You can get a new Microtek E3
for under $200! (for IBM or Mac!) Check your local discount mail-order
firm.
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BTW (and to keep on-topic), anyone know of some decent OCR software that
can reliably convert dot-matrix hard copy? The Omnipage LE (shipped
with the scanner) can't make heads or tails out of most of it (and
barely works with the dot-matrix stuff it can. :/ (I have a couple
issues of the Commodore Gazzette (pre-COMPUTE!) and alot of it is dot
matrix.)
Larry Anderson
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At 02:01 PM 6/10/97 -0400, you wrote:
>(there is a port) and how hard. Do they run any real OSs or some TRShack?
I am told that OS-9 is a pretty good OS, but I don't have any real
experience with it. I'm sure there are OS-9 resources out on the net
somewhere...
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>
> After the collapse of the market for the TI 99/4a, Radio Shack sold many
> of the parts (including the keyboard, the internal switching power supply
The TI99/4a is not a switcher. I have both the RS powersupply board and
two TI99/4a (a black one and a grey one) and neither use a switcher!
Now the original ti99/4 with the chicklet keyboard (scarce) did use the
switcher.
Allison
> Somewhere in the back of my head I had the idea that a TDP-100
> was a Coco with added serial hardware included so that Radio
> Shack could sell it as a color video terminal. Does anyone
> else remember this, or am I completely out of my mind?
Looking at the board and my moto data book says no serial devices (6850
or the like).
Allison
Im not rich, Don't have one. Do I want one? Help me out here? what is it?
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> From: Kevan Heydon <kevan(a)motiv.co.uk>
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Sage IV...
> Date: Tuesday, June 10, 1997 11:08 AM
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have just recieved this email offering me a Sage IV. I am not
> interested as I already have one so the cost of shipping to here in the
> UK isn't worth it. So if someone wants it contact him directly.
>
> Kevan
>
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> To: collector(a)heydon.org
> Subject: sage IV
>
> Hello, I own a Sage IV computer and have some word processing software
> and spreadsheet software for the computer. I also own two amber
> monitors for the Sage IV. If you are interested in purchasing these, or
> know a source in the United States that is interested in this computer
> equipment, please leave me a note on the web, or at CompuServe 76627,224
> Jim Krasno (my wife is Nancy Nelson)
> Jim
>
> ------- End of Forwarded Message
>
>
>
>
Hi,
I should qualify myself as comming from when personal computer meant you
owned a computer be it a minuteman-1 missle guidence computer(all
transistor), mark-8 or a PDP-8!
The TI99/4a was 81 technology and should be compared to that not a P1000000!
This seems to occur often.
It compared to the PCjr with the chicklet keyboard or COCO1 with same at
a time when the osborne-1 totable was new and neat. Apple/III had bombed on
the market.
It compared to z80 based system at 4mhz and a few emerging at 6mhz or the
other non-IBM-PC 8088/6 based s100 systems. There were even 68000 based
system but 8mhz were fast ones.
It was color! At a time when that capability was uncommon.
It didn't require an engineer to hook it up or make it do
something/anything. At that time S100 systems, apples, and the like were
rarely packaged systems. The trs80 and others started something with ready
to run boxes that were also slow and cranky.
Can I say it better as...back then a lot of things were starting to shake
out, emerge and outright happen. The TI99/4a was one of those and it was
far cheaper than a PC even at it introduction price. 1980 to 1984 was an
interesting time. Who knows, if IBM and intel didn't hook up we could be
running unix on a fifth generation z8000.
Allison
> I have a question for you folks. I have a basic TI 99/4a.... that's it. N
> cables, no peripherals, no nothing with it. I am wanting to get this
Minimally you need the power brick that was 18Vac and 8.5vac, and also the
video cable that took compossite color to channel 3/4 or the other that
allowed direct hookup to the TI color monitor.
FYI sams photofact had a print set for the machine and it was set CC2,
TI99/4a model PHC004a. There was also a 66 page technical manual from TI
on the console and expansion box.
Allison
Actually the Tandy 600 was a 1989 concoction. It looks like an early
Toshiba laptop, with flip-up narrow LCD display. It has Multiplan, a
subset of MS Word, a built-in modem, 360K 3.5" drive, 80x16 display, and
sold for $999. I passed up one of these at a swap meet a few weeks ago.
Kai
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> From: Marvin[SMTP:marvin@rain.org]
> Reply To: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 1997 10:21 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Tandy 600
>
> In checking through the master computer lists, I found a Tandy 600
> computer that is not listed. In checking through the docs, I can't
> find
> any reference to what the CPU is and I would prefer not to take it
> apart
> to find out:). Anyone know what CPU it uses? The manual was
> copyright
> 1985 but I don't know when the machine was actually released although
> I
> would *assume* 1985. It operates with MS-DOS style files and with all
> software residing in ROM. It appears that the basic machine comes
> with
> 32K of RAM expandable to 128K or 224K with special 96K upgrade kits.
> It
> is classified as a "lap-size" or "handheld" computer; this with the
> dimensions being 11 1/2" x 12 1/2" x 2 1/2" and weighing about 9 1/2
> pounds. It comes with a 16 line x 80 character LCD screen, 3 1/2"
> drive
> and a build-in modem. Built in software includes MS Works V1.2 with
> Word, Calendar, File, Telecom, and Multiplan.
>
This is a reminder for those in the San Francisco Bay area that
on June 14 in Mountain View, there will be an junk/electronics sale.
The location will be at Haltek (1062 Linda Vista Ave (Shoreline exit off
101)). I believe that this sale will have stuff from 7 different stores.
The sale should run from 9am to 3pm. The stores participating are:
Alltronics
Campbell Techinical
Excess Solutions
Halted Specialities
Haltek
Test Labs
Weirdstuff
Directions:
Take Highway 101 to Shoreline Blvd. West
Turn Left on Terra Bella
Turn left on Linda vista.
Haltek is at the end of the road on the left.
There will likely be a small get together (two people so far). Anyone who
is interested in the get together let me know. There is a pretty good
(if slightly expensive) Mexican food place nearby. Within a few miles
>from Haltek just about any kind of food can be found.
I'm not associated with any of the participants, I just a customer.
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