test-drb

test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

101090 discussions

by foxvideo＠wincom.net

>Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 06:37:24 -0500 >To: rax@warbaby.com;classiccmp@u.washington.edu >From: "Charles E. Fox" <foxvideo(a)wincom.net> >Subject: "A Brief History of Computers" > > > Hi, Robert: > > Having downloaded and read your piece, I would say it is a very good effort. I like, and try to emulate, the light way of writing but would suggest going easy on material not directly relevant...can openers, for instance. > I think it is readable by the technologically challenged, for it would be hard to find anyone more technologically challenged than I am, and I enjoyed it. > > Cheers > > Charlie Fox Charles E. Fox Chas E. Fox Video Productions email foxvideo(a)wincom.net Homepage http://www.wincom.net/foxvideo

27 years, 10 months

Fw: Osborne One Sale

by jolminkh＠nsw.bigpond.net.au

This ad was in an Australian newsgroup. Turns out that the guy is "west of Olympia, Washington" He didn't say what country, so I assume he is American. They sometimes don't know the rest of the world exists. Someone else might be closer than me and also interested in this. -----Original Message----- From: w536(a)westsound.com <w536(a)westsound.com> Newsgroups: aus.ads.forsale.computers.used Date: Wednesday, 28 October 1998 16:51 Subject: Osborne One Sale >I have 3 Osborne Ones, > >1 ... white / blue case with modem and case fan ... working >1 ... white / blue case ... not presently working >1 ... brown case.... not presently working ... > > >If interested please contact through email for more information ... > >I use to work on these years ago so I have some knowledge about the >hardware, software, memory, ROM etc. > >Bill ... w536(a)westsound.com > > > >-----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- >http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own

27 years, 10 months

TRS Model 100 needed

by sinasohn＠ricochet.net

At 07:02 AM 10/17/98 -0700, you wrote: >How much should a working TRS Model 100 laptop computer cost? (I'm >thinking of getting one for a portable amateur packet setup)? Anywhere from $5 to $200, depending on options, condition, venue... I got a 32K model in nice shape at a flea market for $14 (Thanks Rax!), and have paid over $100 for a mint condition one, with RJ-11 cable, acoustic cups, tape player, 32K, hard shell case, floppy, manuals, slip case, etc. If you just want one to use, you should be able to get one pretty quick for $50 or so. If you're willing to wait, you may find one at a thrift shop or flea market for much less. Keep in mind, also, that other versions are available: The Nec PC-8201, PC-8201a, PC-8300, Olivetti M-10, Kyocera KC-85, TRS-80 Model 102 and Model 200 all are either very similar or identical. Note that the NEC PC-8401A, Olivetti M-15, and Radio Shack Model 600 are *not* related, other than in similar names. Also, I would be more than happy to trade a true m100 for pretty much any of the others (except maybe the PC-8201a) along with some cash if they didn't suit your needs (not enough memory, no modem, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------------------- O- Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad roger(a)sinasohn.com that none but madmen know." Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates San Francisco, California http://www.sinasohn.com/

27 years, 10 months

Subject: Re: Noise levels have become deaf

by roblwill＠usaor.net

Wasn't this posted this already? ---------- > From: Brett <danjo(a)xnet.com> > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> > Subject: Subject: Re: Noise levels have become deaf > Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 9:41 PM > > > What - you got one too???? Now I can not swear it is Sammie's handiwork > but after get a copy of the Unsubscribe message from the listproc admin > I am pretty sure I will be able to hunt down the source. It's more of > a nuisance attack anyway... Tho I think DOS is more like it.... >

27 years, 10 months

Subject: Re: Noise levels have become deaf

by danjo＠xnet.com

What - you got one too???? Now I can not swear it is Sammie's handiwork but after get a copy of the Unsubscribe message from the listproc admin I am pretty sure I will be able to hunt down the source. It's more of a nuisance attack anyway... Tho I think DOS is more like it.... > From listproc(a)u.washington.edu Wed Oct 28 11:45:06 1998 > Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 22:22:33 PST > From: University of Washington ListProcessor <listproc(a)u.washington.edu> > To: danjo(a)xnet.com > Subject: UNSUBSCRIBE CLASSICCMP > > Dear user, > > your request > > UNSUBSCRIBE CLASSICCMP > > has been successfully processed. > > You have been removed from list CLASSICCMP(classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu). > Thank you for being with us. BC

27 years, 10 months

Armiton

by dogas＠leading.net

Does anyone have a spare (Radio Shack circa '84/5) Armitron. It was a robot arm toy. An interfacing project with an Atari 800 never got off the ground back then and I would like to finally follow through... Thank Mike dogas(a)leading.net

27 years, 10 months

Dumpster Diving was Re: Washington DC area vintage sour

by maxeskin＠hotmail.com

> >On Wed, 28 Oct 1998, Pete Joules wrote: > >> > Seams to be an attitude of all management - bann whatever >> > you don't undestand >> >> I think the attitude of many companies in the UK is "if we wanted to give Indeed. Too bad people must always abuse a privelege > >Let me add a little perspective to this. > >Say you ran a company, and being a good collector and occasional dumpster >diver, you had a policy that anything broken could be taken home by >employees if the company decided they didn't want to fix it. So the >hacker employees are happy because they get some nice stuff they can fix >and use in their spare time. But what happens when employees start >intentionally breaking things, or worse, pulling small parts out of >equipment to make it look broke, so they can then take it home and replace >the missing fuse or chip? I think that is why you have the rather >seemingly unreasonable policies about discard equipment. > >> I think with the modern ideas about environmentally friendly disposal of Judging from the labels on dumpsters, this has already happened. "Do not play in or around dumpster" > >Until one loathesome scavenger cuts a finger off on some particularly >sharp piece of metal and sues the owner, the trash company, the maker of >the trash container for not making it so they could get inside in the >first place, etc. (at least in the U.S.) > >Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com >------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Ever onward. > > Coming in 1999: Vintage Computer Festival 3.0 > See http://www.vintage.org/vcf for details! > [Last web site update: 09/21/98] > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

27 years, 10 months

Ohio Scientific (fwd)

by aaron＠wfi-inc.com

---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 17:28:06 EST >From: AZOTIC(a)aol.com >To: aaron(a)wfi-inc.com >Subject: Re: Ohio Scientific > > >DEAR AARON: > >I will be putting the computer on the e-bay auction >some time soon. The wieght is under 100lbs. I have >gotten a lot of e-mail on this item, i think the only fair >thing to do is give everyone a chance at it. > >Thanks >Tom Maybe we should hold a betting pool for how much this one goes for? I'll say....$875. Aaron C. Finney Systems Administrator WFI Incorporated ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "UNIX is an exponential algorithm with a seductively small constant." --> Scott Draves

27 years, 10 months

UK VCF (Was: Re: Any *really* homebrewing going on?)

by sinasohn＠ricochet.net

At 08:45 AM 10/20/98 -0700, you wrote: >> I think I know at least 3 or 4 Germans who would like >> to join and I guess there are a lot more. If I may butt in... Perhaps there is a way you can do this. First, pick a location that you think will be convenient for everyone, perhaps near the chunnel(?) or near an airport. Then, find a pub, restaurant, whatever with a decent sized meeting room and convince them to let you hold it there for free. (Often, they'll do this because they figure attendees will buy lots of beer/food/whatever.) Next, pick a date. Get together with your core 5 and find a mutually agreeable date. Plan for 1 day the first time. Let people know about it, arrange for some computers to be on display, maybe a speaker or two, dig up some vendors, and go for it. Costs should be minimal -- printing some flyers, maybe. Income will be minimal too (perhaps charge vendors a small fee) but can be used as seed money for the following year. At the very least, you'll have 5 people getting together for a day of BS'ing about old computers. At best, you'll have a decent first shot at it, with the momentum to really do a bang-up job of it the following year. I think starting out with higher goals worked here because of the high concentration of techies in the Silicon Valley. Over there, I think a more modest start makes more sense. --------------------------------------------------------------------- O- Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad roger(a)sinasohn.com that none but madmen know." Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates San Francisco, California http://www.sinasohn.com/

27 years, 10 months

DOS disks?

by ckaiser＠oa.ptloma.edu

A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text Size: 929 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/attachments/19981027/5bc13fcc/at…

27 years, 10 months

Jump to page:

2026

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

test-drb