10 Oct
2005
10 Oct
'05
12:20 p.m.
Greetings folks & folkettes;
It is with some sadness that I must offer up my System/34 to fellow
collectors. I have never gotten a 220v hookup for it, and I need the space
it lives in (my garage) for this coming winter.
The unit is complete, with four disks. I have some great number of floppy
disks for the machine (multi-hundred, although a bunch that came with it
are formatted TRS80), 24 disk jukebox cartridges, plus a large selection
of documentation and schematics.
OS disks are included.
For my own pickup information and details pictures of the machine and what
comes with it, you can head here:
http://www.kiwigeek.com/hjp/comps/IBM_s34/
I expect nothing for it, I am hoping someone will come and pick it up,
which I'll certainly be more than willing to help with.
We live out of Hampton, Iowa (North-Central).
Thanks;
JP
13 Oct
13 Oct
3:37 p.m.
It is with some sadness that I must offer up my
System/34 to fellow
collectors. I have never gotten a 220v hookup for it, and I need the space
it lives in (my garage) for this coming winter.
If the time runs out on the S/34, and it is headed for the scrap yard, I
could use the boards and media. I have an S/34, but I have not started to
play with it.
S/34 - apparently one of those forgotten machines...
William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org
17 Oct
17 Oct
9:19 a.m.
On Thu, 13 Oct 2005, William Donzelli wrote:
As much as I need to get rid of it, I'd never dump it. So I'm keeping it
complete - either someone takes it all or I'll... I'll... paint it orange
or something.
Doesn't _anyone_ want a whole S/34? :P
JP
It is with
some sadness that I must offer up my System/34 to fellow
collectors. I have never gotten a 220v hookup for it, and I need the space
it lives in (my garage) for this coming winter.
If the time runs out on the S/34, and it is headed for the scrap yard, I
could use the boards and media. I have an S/34, but I have not started to
play with it.
S/34 - apparently one of those forgotten machines... 
10:02 a.m.
On 10/17/05, JP Hindin <jplist at kiwigeek.com> wrote:
On Thu, 13 Oct 2005, William Donzelli wrote:
As much as I need to get rid of it, I'd never dump it. So I'm keeping it
complete - either someone takes it all or I'll... I'll... paint it orange
or something.
Doesn't _anyone_ want a whole S/34? :P
JP
Apparently, someone does. There's one over on eBay (8709130357) with
a $100 opening bid placed on it, 4+ days left...
- Mike
It is
with some sadness that I must offer up my System/34 to fellow
collectors. I have never gotten a 220v hookup for it, and I need the space
it lives in (my garage) for this coming winter.
If the time runs out on the S/34, and it is headed for the scrap yard, I
could use the boards and media. I have an S/34, but I have not started to
play with it.
S/34 - apparently one of those forgotten machines... 
6:41 p.m.
On Mon, 17 Oct 2005, Mike Maginnis wrote:
Apparently, someone does. There's one over on
eBay (8709130357) with
a $100 opening bid placed on it, 4+ days left...
Does it come with the broad?
Also, I like the period appropriate fake wood paneling :)
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7:12 p.m.
...
I suspect the picture itself is period, meaning that broad is now, what, 50?
Gil
Apparently,
someone does. There's one over on eBay
(8709130357) with
a $100 opening bid placed on it, 4+ days left...
Does it come with the broad?
Also, I like the period appropriate fake wood paneling :) 
11:07 p.m.
On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 18:12:13 -0500, Gil Carrick wrote:
...
> > Apparently, someone does. There's one over on eBay
> (8709130357) with
> > a $100 opening bid placed on it, 4+ days left...
>
> Does it come with the broad?
>
> Also, I like the period appropriate fake wood paneling :)
I suspect the picture itself is period, meaning that
broad is now, what, 50?
Gil
That just about the right age for some of us :)
Bob
18 Oct
18 Oct
6:03 p.m.
...
One of the few nice things about getting older is that one can now
appreciate those of the opposite sex that have become Vintage Computers
along with us (63 here).
;)
Our children have more limited scope.
Gil
I suspect the
picture itself is period, meaning that broad
is now, what, 50?
Gil
That just about the right age for some of us :)
Bob
19 Oct
19 Oct
12:21 p.m.
Gil Carrick wrote:
One of the few nice things about getting older is that one can now
appreciate those of the opposite sex that have become Vintage Computers
along with us (63 here).
;)
Our children have more limited scope.
Of course, there are those of us in the younger end of the age range who
have a geeky "other half". Although apparently I'm not allowed to go
and buy that PDP-8/I off eBay. It seems that the 11/73, MicroVAX II and
the risk of bringing my 11/34 and 11/84s down here are enough...
I did consider parting with the PDP-11/73 but my gf wouldn't let me.
Not a common problem, I suspect.
Gordon.
17 Oct
17 Oct
10:09 a.m.
JP Hindin wrote:
On Thu, 13 Oct 2005, William Donzelli wrote:
As much as I need to get rid of it, I'd never dump it. So I'm keeping it
complete - either someone takes it all or I'll... I'll... paint it orange
or something.
Doesn't _anyone_ want a whole S/34? :P
I'd love to have it, but I'm in the process of moving right now, and I
can't afford to move it.
Peace... Sridhar
It is with
some sadness that I must offer up my System/34 to fellow
collectors. I have never gotten a 220v hookup for it, and I need the space
it lives in (my garage) for this coming winter.
If the time runs out on the S/34, and it is headed for the scrap yard, I
could use the boards and media. I have an S/34, but I have not started to
play with it.
S/34 - apparently one of those forgotten machines... 
10:40 a.m.
New subject: Gates Foundation Gives $15 Million to Computer History Museum
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051017/ap_on_hi_te/gates_computer_museum_gift
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3:43 p.m.
New subject: Gates Foundation Gives $15 Million to Computer History Museum
That's very nice.
But,...
as a percentage of his disposable income,
it's way less than the $10 that I gave.
3:48 p.m.
New subject: Gates Foundation Gives $15 Million to Computer History Museum
Fred Cisin wrote:
That's very nice.
But,...
as a percentage of his disposable income,
it's way less than the $10 that I gave.
Ha ha! Nicely put :-)
5:31 p.m.
New subject: Gates Foundation Gives $15 Million to Computer History Museum
...$15 Million to Computer History Museum
As a percentage of Computer Museum budgetry it's probably 50% of all the
money spent on Computer Museums. Ever. Worldwide.
<windbaggage>
I was telling a small group Just yesterday that I thought there would be
little
business in computer museums until Bill Gates got old and reminiscent and
only then his followers (millions of them) would consider going.
I hope more that he Talks about computer museums than just finances them.
</windbaggage>
John A.
6:51 p.m.
New subject: Gates Foundation Gives $15 Million to Computer History Museum
On 10/17/05, John Allain <allain at panix.com> wrote:
...$15 Million to Computer History Museum
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051017/ap_on_hi_te/gates_computer_museum_gift
As a percentage of Computer Museum budgetry it's probably 50% of all the
money spent on Computer Museums. Ever. Worldwide.
Since Microsoft owns some of the important bits in computing history, it
would be nice if they would allow us all to make copies of the old ROMs.
Someone on the Model 100 list asked about free licensing for the TRS-80
Model 100 ROM, and Microsoft legal said no since code from it may still be
used in existing products.
We all knew it... Windows is so slow because so much of it is 8085 code run
in an emulator subsystem...
As it is our Remem memory upgrade is going to require a manual step from the
user to rip and install their ROMs.
-- John.
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