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by engine＠chac.org

At 15:04 9/21/97 -0700, Don Maslin wrote: >No I don't [know who wants the IMS,] Pete, but I am forwarding this to classic computers list >where it will get much wider distribution. > - don I just told McCracken that we did. The first computer I ever owned was one of the IMS all-in-one-piece single-user desktops, which is now in our collection (still running, video weak,) and it would be excellent to have one of the multi-terminal minis to go with it. Thank you Don. __________________________________________ Kip Crosby engine(a)chac.org http://www.chac.org/index.html Computer History Association of California

28 years, 5 months

IMS Computer, TurboDos w/dBase 3.0, CYMA, & Wordstar

by donm＠cts.com

On Sun, 21 Sep 1997, Pete V. McCracken wrote: > Have access to an IMS (Z-80 based???) multi-user, TurboDos computer > system with dBase 2.0, CYMA Accounting System, Wordstar 3.0, three > terminals and keyboards. > > Do you know of anyone who might be interested? It is planned for the > scrapheap in the very near future. No I don't, Pete, but I am forwarding this to classic computers list where it will get much wider distribution. - don > -- > Pete V. McCracken > Country Western Style Dance Center > 341 E. Olive Ave., Porterville, CA 93257-4890 > CWSDanceCenter(a)ocsnet.net 209 784-2341 FAX 209-784-6192 > donm(a)cts.com *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Don Maslin - Keeper of the Dina-SIG CP/M System Disk Archives Chairman, Dina-SIG of the San Diego Computer Society Clinging tenaciously to the trailing edge of technology. Sysop - Elephant's Graveyard (CP/M) - 619-454-8412 *--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--* see old system support at http://www.psyber.com/~tcj

28 years, 5 months

[Fwd: Free Computer Books & Stuff!]

by gmast＠polymail.cpunix.calpoly.edu

Thanks to all those that responded but the books are all spoken for. Greg

28 years, 5 months

IBM System/38 Available for Free, Is It Worth It?

by allisonp＠world.std.com

As non-ibm-er I'd find the sys-38 interesting as an example of a non PC implementation of the 8088 and likely a fast machine for it's time. Allison

28 years, 5 months

IBM System/36

by dseagrav＠bsdserver.tek-star.net

Remeber that S/36 I was gonna get for $200? I just got it for free. I'm told it runs RPG. The key for it was lost, so I can't boot the machine 'till I short the appropriate pins to Service position. All the docs and disks are gone too. Any idea what to do with it? I'm trying to find a twinax terminal for it now.

28 years, 5 months

INfo on Apple Techstep

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

Picked up a Apple Techstep testing unit with case and all manuals, sofware, and cables. Unit has modules for MAC Classic,SE,SE/30, II, IIx, IIcx and SCSI HD's. I would like to find the test modules that work on the machines made after the IIcx, if Apple made any. I went to their web site and found nothing about these units. The one I have is from 1992. Also this wek picked up the following items; Apple graphics tablet interface card with pen (free), ThunderScan unit for MAC (free), Franklin PC8000 (.80), New unopen box joysticks for Color computer, and about 6 different manuals from early micro's to IBM maintenance analysis procedures for the 6360 diskette unit 6580 display station. All told it was a very good week. Keep computing !!

28 years, 5 months

Sol Computer (Auctionweb Grumblings)

by gmast＠polymail.cpunix.calpoly.edu

On Fri, 19 Sep 1997, Sam Ismail wrote: > AuctionWeb is ridiculous. While there are some great finds there, I've > realized that whatever I bid on I will end up finding a week or two later > locally for a tenth or less of what I bid. The prices for stuff on there > are horribly inflated. That's jus like all auctions. People get caught up in the bidding and forget what things are really worth. I see prices both ways. I've sold things there for way less than their value also. They always sell for less than the average asking price on usenet. Recently, bidding is way down. Either due to the good weather or the influx of other on-line auction companies. Apple IIc-$15, Mac 512 complete-$24. > Don't bid on the item. That is, not until the last 5-10 minutes of the > auction. This serves two purposes that ultimately benefit you. 1) If you > bid early, it gives someone a chance to come in and outbid you early, then > you will counter-bid, then he will, then you will, etc. You get into a > bidding war. 2) If you bid just before the auction is over, you avoid 1). > You'll get in with a low-ball bid and hopefully nobody else will get a > chance to outbid you in the last remaining minutes, although I've had some > close calls. I once bid on an item (forgot what) at the last minute and > some character tried to do the same but his bid was late. In the same > token, I've had that happen to me where I was just too late. The problem > is, if you try to bid just before the auction ends (like within 1-2 > minutes of closing) there are about 14 other dweebs like you trying to put > in last minute bids. The record in the database for that item becomes so > locked up that nobody can make a bid, and your effort is futile. That's how the experts do it. I've seen auctions where after the ending time of the auction, the bidding can continue for 5 minutes (Onsale?). This means whenever a bid is entered, there's 5 minutes added to the clock. That would eliminate that scenario. I've had lots of people email me with higher offers because they didn't get in quick enough. I've missed items because my connection is slow. > The seller usually comes out on the short end of the stick. > Bidders wait until the last possible second and put in a bid that's not > necessarily fair market value. You can always put in a reserve price. You are also allowed to bid on your own item once during the auction. This rule is a little strange but I assume they allow it because bidding might be way below what they want to sell the item for. Doesn't make buyers happy though. I've only used it a couple times when someone locally made a legitimate offer for an item, never to boost the bid. > In real life, the bidding keeps going until one person concedes or passes > out. These onlines auctions need to instate some similar format. The system used by Onsale (I think) eliminates this. > I just realized this message is horribly off-topic but I just had to > complain about something today. My reply is off-topic too, oh well. Since many people here use AuctionWeb it's not that far off. I like using it because I usually don't have a clue what this stuff is worth. It's worth what people will pay.

28 years, 5 months

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by engine＠chac.org

Hi ClassicCmp, Issue 4.2 of the CHAC?s journal, the ANALYTICAL ENGINE, will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Apple ][ and its descendants. As it happens, I?m in the middle :-) of writing the lead article :-) and I?m wondering if you could help me with a few data points. In spite of the laudable work done by Liethen, Mates and Weyhrich -- all of which I've gone through with some care -- the rest of this stuff is still remarkably hard to find. What I?m looking for is: ? Date, or at least month and year, of introduction, and location if pertinent ? "Secret" (internal development) name ? I realize there may have been several ? Price of typical config at introduction ? Total number produced, even if approximate (tough) ? Date, or at least month and year, of discontinuance (sometimes tough) and for these models: Original ][ ][plus ][ europlus Original //e //e Enhanced "Expanded" //e (1987, the one with 64Kx4 RAM) //c //c+ //e Emulation Card for Mac LC IIGS ROM 00, 01, 03, and the prototype-only 04 IIGS Upgrade Kit for //e, especially what it cost I'm also in need of everything about the Black Apple II marketed by Bell & Howell, including not only the above, but its technical specifications. And, if anybody ever actually SAW a IIx and remembers what it looked like, please let me know. If there?s a model I?m missing, and I don?t think there is, please clue me; but I hope that what I?m asking for, and the way I?m asking for it, will reassure you that I?ve done some homework already. I have at least ONE of these data items for every model listed, except the ][ europlus, but I don?t have ALL of them for ANY model listed. If I could complete this table with solid information, IMHO, it would be a significant contribution to the literature. Thanks in advance for your time and attention, and I hope you can and will contribute. You?ll understand that I want the CHAC?s commemoration of this quasi-eternal computer to be as good as we can make it. cheers, __________________________________________ Kip Crosby engine(a)chac.org http://www.chac.org/index.html Computer History Association of California

28 years, 5 months

HP-16 emulator

by manney＠nwohio.com

Just ran across a Windows emulator for the HP-16 calculator (if you want an RPN calc instead of AOS, this is neat Besides, it does hex, binary and octal calculations.) It's freeware. http://www.teleport.com/~dgh/hpsim.htm#wrpn This is part of the HP calculator museum, which has all kinds of keen stuff, including shots of old slide rules. It's at http://www.teleport.com/~dgh/hpmuseum.html

28 years, 5 months

C64 Software

by manney＠nwohio.com

Just picked up a used (very used) Print Shop for C64. Anyone want? manney(a)nwohio.com

28 years, 5 months

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