24 Jun
1997
24 Jun
'97
11:55 p.m.
did your haul include the *source code* listings for HDOS? HDOS was one of
the few OS'es for which one could get source listings back then (of course
there was also UCSD Pascal). I'd love to pursue the possibility of posting
these on the internet somewhere if we could get permission from Zenith Data
Systems (I presume they're the owners of rights to this now?) There's
already a fair amount out there that's been reverse engineered but why not
make the original available?
haven't seen much traffic on this group about the H8 but it was a wonderful
machine in its own right. i've still got mine and it hums along just fine.
- glenn
At 12:35 AM 6/25/97 -0700, you wrote:
Well, I ended up buying the lot for $100. For those
who are interested,
the lot included:
H8 Computer
H19 Terminal
FX-80 printer in original box
Heathkit dual 5 1/2" floppy disk drives
Heathkit dual 8" floppy disk drives
4 boxes of docs, schematics, and software (each box about 12" x 12" x
24")
HDOS program listings
1 box of extra boards of some type for the H8
I might add everything there is in mint condition and the guy I bought
it from was the orignal owner/builder! Haven't had time yet to sort
things out. Since this weekend is field day (Amateur Radio event), I
probably won't have a chance to check out everything until sometime next
week.
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