28 Nov
1998
28 Nov
'98
6:06 p.m.
From: Phil Clayton <handyman(a)sprintmail.com>
Subject: St. Vincent DePaul Finds
Interesting find at the local Thrift store. A large box of 3-1/2
diskettes
for the Amiga 500 computer.. There must be over 500 different programs
all neatly labeled and neatly packed in a nice box.. I did'nt know so
many
programs even existed for the Amiga. Should be fun looking at all this
stuff.
It was pretty popular with games and graphics designers before IBM developers
got a clue and Gould/Ali really milked thier cash cow... Sure wish some of
those games were made for the Mac, but alas,
it didn't have the potential then either.
Now I have to unpack my old Amiga and see what
treasures I have found..
Also inculded in the find was 6 books for the Amiga and 6 books for the
Commodore 128 computer, including a large Tech Reference manual..
I'll say.
Best was a book on C/PM for the C-128 (Really like
that one)..
That's the one you got with the newer version of CP/M when you sent in the
$20.00 with the card in the users guide. All in all 20.00 for that book, the
newer CP/M (which finally supported the 1581) and CP/M utilities was a great bargain.
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From: Phil Clayton <handyman(a)sprintmail.com>
Subject: Uknown Cartridge found..
Forgot to mention in my find was a cartridge titled
"Mach 128" its by Access software inc..
Obviously for the C-128, but don't know what it does..
Has a switch on top and a reset button? on it..
Anyone ever seen this Cart before ?
It's a fast-loader for the 128 (that's where the Mach comes in , the 64
version was called Mach 5) It might also be a program freezer/utility. Put it
in your 128 and push the reset button, some of these will present a menu (for
save options and such). The switch is probably to select whether the cart is
active or not. Best not to switch it while the computer is on.
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