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by ddameron＠earthlink.net

At 06:41 PM 7/14/98 GMT, you wrote: >> I was just wondering, how many computers do all you have out there??? > Not many, 10 to 20, and some I don't know if to count, such as pc boards with a 6802, 2716, and 2 6821 ic's. I think they came from a cash register system. Others like XT motherboards... 1. Mixed brand S-100 System. Either Flashwriter display or serial to Heatkit H19 terminal. Extra crate and misc cards. 2. Various PC clones. I am using a 386 now. No Pentiums or higher. 3. A few Z-80 test computers. 8 or so ic's on a single board. 4. 80188 board computer for "Radio Electronics" Robot. 5. Homebrew game of "life" computer. (1973) 6. Calculator built from neon bulb "shift register counters". Input is a rotary telephone dial. I think subtraction was "1's complements". (about 1968) Interesting peripherals from late 1970's when I was going a lot. 1. SWTP CT-1024 modified for 64 columns and graphics. Hope to get this working again with some computer. 2. Sylvanhills flat bed plotter. Used DC motors and opto-interruptor wheels which I replaced with stepper motors. 3. Stepper motor 3 axis wax carver. Used cylindrical coordinates. The wax block rotated on a turntable. Literature, including First 7 years of Byte. First few years of Dr. Dobbs, the bound volumes, I didn't keep the individual issues. 2 of the Creative Computer games books. 10 issues of "Computer Hobbyist", I have just found the remaining issues. Documentation for Scelbi 8H and other 8008 stuff. Other construction type books. Various parts, including a box of RTL ic's, 1101 memory's. There apparently was an ad in 1967 "CQ" for an RTL computer. >> DIGI-COMP 1 (an educational toy from 1963) > >Way cool. I had access to one in high school, to play with, but I never >owned one. I've written to Edmund Scientific. They get the occasional >letter inquiring about the DigiComp 1, but so far, not enough interest >to resurrect the product. Yes, it would be fun to find things like this. I still have the 3 potentiometer "analog" computer I built for some science fair. The Digicomp I cost $5.95 in 1969 from Edmund Sci. Others were various mechanical (Dr. Nim) and electronic NIM players, Computers like "Brainac", and later in 1971, a National Radio Institute computer using 53 TTL ic's. Have seen only ad's. A RCA projects book I have has a "slot machine" built from individual transistors for flip flops, gates, multivibrators, etc. It "computed" the score, so was a calculator of sorts. Speaking of books, has anyone seen the book "We Built our own Computers" by A.B. Holt, Cambridge Univ. Press, published about 1966. -Dave

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empty rack

by maxeskin＠hotmail.com

I found an empty rack today, not sure of the dimensions. It had nothing but rails and a power cord. At the top, it had something like "Camex" in blue letters, I forgot exactly what by the time I got home. Next to the name, it had some kind of snowflake-like emblem. Does anyone in the Boston area want this thing? I will inquire if there is anything more where that came from... ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

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Forward Air - Ship them hunks o' Iron!

by higginbo＠netpath.net

This is an unofficial page for Forward Air, a company that claims to have very reasonable air freight rates for packages. This page was put together >from the perspective of an arcade machine afficianado(sp?), but plenty of info here for all. Just thought I'd pass it on in case someone needs it or hasn't heard of it, or whatever. http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/6996/forwardair.html - - john higginbotham ____________________________ - webmaster www.pntprinting.com - - limbo limbo.netpath.net -

28 years, 1 month

Painting Macs (was: fake NeXT)

by higginbo＠netpath.net

Please do. I'd like to see it, but I would rather keep the original case, or an exact or near to it replica in another material. Doug had a good idea with the chrome look, but I think I would have to actually tool a metal case and get it chromed for it to look good, too much money for me, but it would look neat, maybe with some red glowing lights behind the vents ala Terminator. :) Hmmmm. I do have the empty SE/30 case to practice on, but I just got another idea while looking at my mini-tower 233mmx: Cut out one whole side of it, replace with plexiglass or glass panel so I can see all the goodies inside, maybe throw some little 5v LEDs into it to make it purty... I'm getting too many cool ideas here. I need to stop thinking and start putting this in action. At 04:45 PM 7/14/98 -0500, Poesie wrote: >My girlfriend works for a sign company that does small and large scale >signage; including printing out vinyl signs. they can print onto lexan, >transparent vinyl, aluminum, etc etc; our project last week was making a >tower case out of clear acrylic, and putting some various translucent >designs on it (including a very dashing "Linux Powered" logo.) the company >is www.fastsigns.com, there are local all over the US and i believe also >england. for a full colour case design (they can scan and print any graphic) >it's usually about $50 US and then the cost of the materials. most likely >under $100. i'll upload some shots of this awesome case once i get my >digital camera back from a friend. > >-Eric > > > > >>Absolutely! :-) >> >>I'd certainly be interested in a Mac with a neat paint job. It would >>have to be something interesting, though, after all, even I cold do solid >>colors. :-) >> >>A while back MacAddict gave away some custom painted Power Mac 5100's. >>They weren't very intersting, though, just crazy designs. >> >>Tom Owad >> > > - - john higginbotham ____________________________ - webmaster www.pntprinting.com - - limbo limbo.netpath.net -

28 years, 1 month

How many computers?

by Philip.Belben＠powertech.co.uk

> I was just wondering, how many computers do all you have out there??? Right. My turn now. Unlike most of you, it seems, a lot of my computers don't work. I seem to acquire faster than I can repair - perhaps because computers are just one hobby among many, perhaps because acquiring computers is relatively easy... I have about 60. Last time I counted I got to about 51 but I don't think I got them all. A selection: Assorted PETs, at least one C64 and a couple of VIC 20s (one with missing keytop); Assorted PDPs in various states of disrepair, plus a large number of spare M-series boards (both Unibus and Qbus, including several CPU boards) and a couple of Rainbows; Several BBC model Bs (don't know what sorts) and an electron; Tatung Einstein, TI 99/4A; Sinclair ZX81, Spectrum, Spectrum +2; IBM PC-AT, 6150 (= RT PC tower model), System/23 (5332 Datamaster); A couple of Compaq 386 lapdogs; HP 71C, 75C, 85, 86, 87 (but the HP I use most is my 28C - I suppose that's a classic now); Sirius-1, FTS Series-88 (nearly two of those), Superbrain; I recently got a couple of Apple ][ and a couple of Exidy Sorcerors; But my favourite is the Tektronix 4052 graphics box. With luck, I'll bring it to the VCF this autumn ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H fall. Philip.

28 years, 1 month

How many computers?

by maxeskin＠hotmail.com

A question about the Sorcerer: I heard once that it used 8-track tapes. Is this true, or did they mistake a cartridge for a cassette? >I recently got a couple of Apple ][ and a couple of Exidy Sorcerors; ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

28 years, 1 month

Painting Macs (was: fake NeXT)

by poesie＠geocities.com

My girlfriend works for a sign company that does small and large scale signage; including printing out vinyl signs. they can print onto lexan, transparent vinyl, aluminum, etc etc; our project last week was making a tower case out of clear acrylic, and putting some various translucent designs on it (including a very dashing "Linux Powered" logo.) the company is www.fastsigns.com, there are local all over the US and i believe also england. for a full colour case design (they can scan and print any graphic) it's usually about $50 US and then the cost of the materials. most likely under $100. i'll upload some shots of this awesome case once i get my digital camera back from a friend. -Eric >Absolutely! :-) > >I'd certainly be interested in a Mac with a neat paint job. It would >have to be something interesting, though, after all, even I cold do solid >colors. :-) > >A while back MacAddict gave away some custom painted Power Mac 5100's. >They weren't very intersting, though, just crazy designs. > >Tom Owad >

28 years, 1 month

yes I would like a list of what is left of the computers

by gargor1＠concentric.net

My phone number is (408)338-9282.

28 years, 1 month

How many computers?

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jul 14, 10:55, Max Eskin wrote: > Subject: Re: How many computers? > A question about the Sorcerer: I heard once that it used 8-track tapes. > Is this true, or did they mistake a cartridge for a cassette? No, they used "ROM Pac"s, which consist of a small circuit board with a decoder chip and 4 x 2KB ROMs mounted inside a gutted 8-track tape cartridge. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Dept. of Computer Science University of York

28 years, 1 month

Painting Macs (was: fake NeXT)

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jul 14, 6:50, Russ Blakeman wrote: > Use paints that have glue type solvents, ones with toluene, acetone and xylene > that will melt into the finsih below and/or plastic and bond after sanding > with 400 sandpaper, works great. [snip] > After it dries overnight (esp black) clean it down with a sponge and then dry > it off and the excess dust of overspray will be gone, just like a factory > finish. Philips used to supply small runs of OEM monitors which were spray-painted in custom colours, instead of using different coloured plastic. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Dept. of Computer Science University of York

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