Misc.

Hi, I just found out about this listserver when a post was made to comp.os.cpm telling about it. Since I have been looking for a while for this type of group, I am very much looking forward to participating. I have lost track of how many computers I have but my best guess is somewhere around 300. I've been collecting for about 10 years or so and I am still adding computers at the rate of about one per month. As a confirmed scrounger, I was lucky enough to run into a couple of things some people here might find useful (not for sale, but for info only if I can help.) Santa Barbara is where both the Lobo Drives Max80 and the Polymorphic computers were made. I have a friend who had a friend who was storing the remains of the Polymorphic documentation, parts, etc. My friend acquired it and I now have it. Basically there are EPROMs, masters of the printed documentation, engineering drawings, so if anyone out there needs info, I may be able to provide it. Also, a local company was a distributor for Vector Graphic Computers and software. I found out they were getting rid of all the documentation, etc. into a dumpster two days after the event. They gave me permission to scrounge their dumpster ... and I did! I have what I *think* is most of the hardware documentation for the Vector Graphic Computers model 3, MZ, and Vector 4. Some of you may remember Pickles & Trout from CP/M days. They also were a Santa Barbara company and a friend of mine was one of the co-founders. I am not familiar with most of what they did, but he would most likely be willing to answer question about their products (this is me volunteering him, not him!) I am always looking for documentation for some of the computers I have. One is a Jonos, and I have no other information and I would like to know a bit more about it. Another is a a neat portable (probably non-working) with nothing but the word "Chisholm" on it. It looks like a prototype judging by the number of mods to the circuit board. Any info would be much appreciated.