27 Jan
1999
27 Jan
'99
6:47 a.m.
Hans Franke wrote:
It's next on my list of things to do after I get my C3-D fully
restored. BTW: For those interested in a progress report, I've
booted OS-65U 1.45 and managed to make several copies of the
diskette. Right now it will only boot at 1MHz and will only
sometimes bring up time-share. This is strictly from floppy.
I have not tried to bring up the SA1000 yet, the OS complains
that the device is not ready, but keeps going. Right now I'm
polishing pins and resoldering the "fatherboard" (backplane).
Towards this end: What is the name of that very expensive but
very effective contact cleaner/enhancer/lubricant. IIRC it was
$50 US for a little bottle back in 1985.
When I can reliably boot and bring up all four users at 2MHz,
then I will work on the hard disk... THEN I will put all available
cassette software on CD.
Bill Sudbrink
Be sure to let
this group know if you get some of the old tape based
software onto CD.... What software titles do you have? What is the legal
status of all of those titles?
BTW - I have, somewhere in the basement, the remaining stock
of Hofacker computer - a (at least in germany) somewhat popular
publishing company, that sold more than 120 books and hundreds
of programms thru the early years - Ohio, TRS, Apple or PET - what
ever - from 1977 until 1984 (?) they also published a magazine.
I may have at least 30 cassetes for the Ohio - but no time to
transfer (same or more for PET, etc.).
Any volunteers ?