>
>That depends on the terms of the license. A few years ago when I took
>up an offer from Borland to upgrade Turbo C from version 1.5 to 2.0 I
>asked them if I could sell on the old disks and manuals legally and they
>said that they fully supported that course of action because it
>increased their user base.
>
Now that would be just too logical, cut out this heresy. Next thing you know
MS and Netscape will get along and PC's and Mac's will be compatible.
-- Kirk
<I saw what was supposed to be the first Bug at the Smithsonian last week
<It was indeed a Moth and it was taped to a computer log sheet.
<
<George
The machine was one of the early relay based machines where a "bug" in the
contacts would indeed mess up execution.
The programmer was Grace Hopper (later to become Admiral).
Allison
Personal point of view:
<I always thought it was a desire and knowledge (and making use of same)
I always thought it was a desire to _attain_ knowledge and apply it.
^^^^^^
Allison
I picked up a nice example of an old GRiD Compass 1100, the first, most
rugged, and most beautifully rendered clamshell design laptop (1982). For
the most part, it works great. But it won't boot. It wants to boot from
it's internal bubble memory, a set of three Intel Magnetics 7110s. I
queried MemTech, the company that acquired Intel Magnetics, and they'd
like $400 a bubble to replace them, or, for $150, they'll try to "reseed"
mine and fix the "bootloop".
I'm not bubble savvy, and I would like to see this Compass live again.
Any suggestions on how I can boot my bubbles? Are there any other 1100
owners out there that have a spare boot bubble bobbing about (sorry, it's
late).
Thanks,
Doug
Sam Ismail <dastar(a)wco.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Feb 1998, Lawrence Walker wrote:
> > Grapple+ Printer Interface......... Serial, Parallel ??
>
> A very nice parallel printer interface with a 64K buffer.
Um, maybe. I'm pretty sure I remember the Grappler+ printer
interfaces (like the ones I have) being parallel printer interfaces
with no RAM buffer.
> > CableTV kludge to a "SUP 'R' MOD CH.33 TV Interface Unit ??
>
> This enabled Apple to comply the FCC requirements for a Class ? computing
> device. This means you did in fact get an Apple ][ and not a ][+. Very
> nice find, especially for a thrift store.
No, it doesn't mean that. The Sup'R'Mod was sold separately, there
was nothing to stop you putting one in a ][+, and there was no less
reason to do so because the ][+ didn't have any more of an RF
modulator in it than the ][.
-Frank McConnell
>>OK, let's say I pull an old PC and some boxes out of a dumpster, and
>>there's a set of original AutoCAD Release 9 disks. By your rule, how
>>can I tell if I own a legit copy or not?
>
> Real simple. It they're original disks then it's a legit copy! Doesn't
>matter if it came from a dumpster or not.
>
Though some software manufactures would like you to officially transfer the
license to a new party. It's usually buried in the fine print of the
software agreement.
-- Kirk
< Actually, if they are an earlier version and the software has been
<upgraded they should stay with the upgrade disk(s) and computer. If the
<owner throws them out, he no longer has a legit software package.
For example with VMS there are two types of kits, install and patch.
An install is complete and installs the current version of which you must
have a valid license key for. A patch kit is only those pieces upgraded
and is tied to a specific version or set or sequential versions. So if
some one tosses their V5.4 kit and installed 5.6 or 6.1 those are seperate
kits. If they went from 5.4-4c to 5.4-5h then it was patched. The first
case where the revlevel changes there is a seperate key(a license). So if
you cound a kit for 4.7 in the can it is a distinct copy however without
the key it would run only in minimal standalone mode(limited usefulness)
and only adaquately so for the purposes of installation and key
validation. Keys are either yours (legal) or obtained by other means.
Allison
From: Sam Ismail <dastar(a)wco.com>
Subject: More books added to the library
>One finds the best stuff at thrift stores. Check out what I found today:
>The Anatomy of the 1541 Disk Drive
>By Abacus Software, 1984
>ISBN: 0-916439-01-1
>It contains a full description of the file system, the file structure, the
>file commands, and also has a full 6502 assembler listing for the drive's
>ROM! Very cool. This book apparently also came with a "Test/Demo" disk
>but the programs are printed in the book so they can be duplicated. What
>a treasure.
If I recall correctly the book also describes tha basics of coding
your own fast drive access routines (fast loader, etc.) which is mighty
handy.
001010100101110100100011010110100011100101001000010100010111001001010000
Somewhat Classic Computer related was my acquisition of a Color
QuickCam for my Mac, I know it isn't even near 10 years old but it is
worthy to mention for its almost instant imaging capabilities... The
thing has a range of 1" to infinity (you can zoom in on the numbers
printed on tops of chips and have them readable!) So now I have to
clear the piles of papers away from a corner so I can use the cam to do
shots of some of my equipment (like a better picture of the P-500, etc.)
To give you an idea of the detail I am extolling, check out this pic I
put on-line for you to see for yourself:
http://www.goldrush.com/~foxnhare/CLOSEUP.JPG
The pictue is of a 12/24 edge connector (.156" spacing), a Commodore
monitor connector and the top of a 6510 microprocessor DIP chip. (best I
could do in a couple minutes of scrounging.
Note this is 'medium size' and the resolution can go up to 640x400.
The real bummer to it is I don't think I can get it to work on my
Commodores,also it's leash (interface cable) is 6'long... :/
Larry Anderson
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I just picked up an 8088-based NEC, which reports a bad HDD, but has a 720K
Floppy.
manney(a)nwohio.com
> Does anyone have any portable computers that are 15lb or less that
> they could give or sell to me? This includes Z88, Intel stuff, etc.
> Not the Mac Portable, since I have that. Preferrably, I would like
> something that could run without being plugged in (having replaced
> the battery :). Anyone have an IBM Convertible?
>
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