Captain Napalm wrote thus:
> Now, to turn this back to an on-topic thread, the microcomputer used in
> "War Games" was one of the last IMSAI's if I recall correctly. And does
> anyone know what computers where used for the graphics in "Tron" and "The
> Last Starfighter"?
Tron was animated by hand. No computers were used, except where you
actually see them on the screen.
Since I am writing, I thought I might contribute this little piece to the
thread:
I watched a German soap opera about ten years ago. It was about some
hospital and they had a computer, for storing the patient records, I
assume. It was a C64, which would not have been impossible at the time,
only someone obviously thought it didn't look cool enough just sitting
there by itself, so they built it into a wooden panel and added some
flashing lights and buttons.
/Fredrik
While prowling around a new thrift store today I came across what may be a
computer or it may be a word processor. It had a keyboard, monitor and two
5 1/4" floppies housed in one unit with the floppies mounted vertically and
to the right of the monitor, which I estimate was about 12"". The front of
the unit was marked GBV( hope I remembered that correctly ) System 9.
Does anyone know what it is? I checked the copy of THE LIST that I have and
didn't find it.
Thanks,
Lou
On 12-May-97, classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu wrote:
>Was it Memotech? they made all sorts of addons for the ZX81, hi-res
>graphics cards, serial and parallel ports and RAM expansion up to, as
>far as I can remember, 1Meg!!! BTW, is anyone interested in swapping any
>UK Sinclair stuff for a TS1000 or TS2068. I'd love to get either of
>these!
I have a number of catalogs from Gladstone Electronics which show Memotech
products, though none that offer memory expansion that large. They did offer
some impressive add-ons for the Timex-Sinclair though! One of the more
interesting things they list for Memotech is a real keyboard that plugs into
the expansion port, but doesn't inhibit it's use for other addons. Real
typewriter keys with atuo-repeat and it was buffered. It lists for $99.95.
Your offer for trade for UK stuff makes me wish I had picked up an extra
TS1000 a few months ago when I had the chance. I'd love to get my hands on
some of the things that are common in the UK but rarely seen over here.
Jeff jeffh(a)eleventh.com
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On 12-May-97, classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu wrote:
>The other side of the coin, though, is the difficulty of converting
>programs
>to make them work on your computer. I remember spending a lot of time
>in high school, trying to convert TRS-80 and Apple II programs to run on
>my TI-99/4A. Fun? Yes. Would I want to do this under deadline pressure?
>Probably not.
I had a book about 1986 or so that crossreferenced the Basic commands of
the popular home computers of the period, such as the Apple II, Commodore's,
and the various TRS-80's. It was pretty interesting. I saw mention of a
similar book being worked on now that was even greater in scope than this one.
It is called something like 'Basref' or some such. I found a web page for it
on the Web. That book certainly made the conversion of programs much easier
though, even if you did at times need 4-5 statements on one machine to mimic
something done on another.
Jeff jeffh(a)eleventh.com
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TRS-80 Color Computer-3 and Model 4, plus Atari Superpong and
2600VCS game consoles.
In a message dated 97-05-11 00:09:18 EDT, you write:
<< Yes, I believe it was published by TAD Books although I don't remeber the
exact title, either. It was available at my local library. At the time I
read it, I think I estimated it would cost about $1,000 altogether to
build the computer. It would probably be a lot cheaper today. Seemed
like a very good boook. >>
Z-80 Microcomputer Design Projects, William Barden, Jr. $14.95, Howard Sams.
published in 1980. describes a <10 chip single board computer. how much
was a Z80 in 1980?
KiloBaud Klassroom. by Peter Stark. describes a 6802 single board computer.
seems like mostly reprints from the magazine column of the same name. 1982
The 8085 Cookbook.
Build your own working computer. Tab books. uses the SC/MP.
Build your own advanced computer. Tab books. uses the 9900, i believe.
The Bugbooks.
I can probably dig out several more which describe a single board system.
None
get into things such as disk drives, not that I recall anyway.
Kelly
Hello -
I am looking for an original set of Wordstar 3.31 (running under DOS) disks
with correctstar and mailmerge. I specifically need the printer support for
a HP laserjet printer.
Please email me with particulars, including price.
Thanks.
John Ott
jott(a)saturn.ee.nd.edu
I thought i'd post about a machine which certainly qualifies to be classic,
an ohio scientific challenger C1P of which i know nothing about. i did get
some extensive documentation with it including a presale brochure, some
photocopied machine language programs, the original reciept dated 20jun1980
for $425, some info about a d&n micro card which i also got, instructions for
eprom burner software, basic ref manual, and some highly technical info and
board schematics. i also have several cassette tapes of software including an
original adventure 0 copyright 1979 for a 24k apple and asteroids also.
i also got several boards that i dont know about included. one seems to be a
floppy controller and ram card from d&n micro products, two of them say osi
model 502 and 527 and some others i cannot tell what they are. they all have
circuit traces some missing some sockets and all are mising components so it
seems like its part of a kit. anyone know about this model? it seems to be
apple ][ compatible, but i havent bothered turning it on yet. heh, would be
neat to find a floppy drive for it...
david
On 10-May-97, classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu wrote:
>I had (and still have to some extent) the same problem on my Executive. I
>managed
>to mitigate the problem somewhat by replacing the 12 volt muffin fan with a
>117 volt
>fan in order to reduce the load on the power supply. The shimmering was
>reduced, but
>not eliminated.
Gerald,
Then would you say the power supply is getting weak? It looks like the fan
in the back is a standard enough part...in fact, there's room there for a
larger one, as the one installed isn't even as large as the grill opening.
I'll try that though and see what happens. Thanks for the tip.
Jeff jeffh(a)eleventh.com
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Radofin Aquarius, Sinclair ZX-81, TI-99/4A, Timex-Sinclair 1000,
TRS-80 Color Computer-3 and Model 4, plus Atari Superpong and
2600VCS game consoles.
A week or so ago, I recall seeing a post concerning questions about Kaypro
and thier being called by which name. Unfortunately, I didn't respond to it
as I wanted at the time, and procrastinated so long that now I can't find the
original post!
But to put my 2cents worth in, on my Kaypro 2X, it still states it was
manufactured by Kaypro Corporation, of Solana Beach, CA. Since the company
had yet to change names when the 2X was manufactured, would that indicate that
it fell before the Kaypro II in the production cycle? If I recall, the II was
labeled as coming from Non-Linear Systems?
Jeff jeffh(a)eleventh.com
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Amiga 1000, Atari 800, 800XL, Mega-ST/2 and XE System, Commodore
C-128D, Plus/4 and VIC-20, IBM 5155, Kaypro 2X, Osbourne Executive
Radofin Aquarius, Sinclair ZX-81, TI-99/4A, Timex-Sinclair 1000,
TRS-80 Color Computer-3 and Model 4, plus Atari Superpong and
2600VCS game consoles.
Just a quickie....
Have any of you guys ever made your own computers?
This is someting I have been thinking of doing but really don't know where
to start. It doesn't have to be fancy (something with a 8088 or Z80 or
6502 would be fine) So does anyone have any "plans" to make one?
Thanks
Les
