20 Sep
1997
20 Sep
'97
3:01 p.m.
At 02:25 9/21/97 +0100, ARD wrote:
The
releasing of the full TechRef for the first PC was something of a suprise
to hackers used to IBM's behaviour in the past.
It is worth remembering, though, that the above-captioned item was a $125
extra-cost option, which did tend to (as someone once said about something
roughly similar) chase away the squirrels.
What's fun is to find one of those now, in its oh-so-refined lavender
binder. The only strictly comparable prize is an IBM PC CP/M-86 manual.
Which is sort of pink, for those who are hunting.
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Kip Crosby engine(a)chac.org
http://www.chac.org/index.html
Computer History Association of California
20 Sep
20 Sep
5:55 p.m.
Kip Crosby wrote:
At 02:25 9/21/97 +0100, ARD wrote:
I have the sets for both the XT and AT, but didn't realize one was also put
out for the PC! Another thing to keep my eyes open for. Thanks for that
info!
The releasing of the full TechRef for the first PC
was something of a
suprise
to hackers used to IBM's behaviour in the
past.
It is worth remembering, though, that the above-captioned item was a $125
extra-cost option, which did tend to (as someone once said about something
roughly similar) chase away the squirrels. What's fun is to find one of those now, in its
oh-so-refined lavender
binder. The only strictly comparable prize is an IBM PC CP/M-86 manual.
Which is sort of pink, for those who are hunting.
What happens when you boot up CP/M on the PC? It sounds rather
interesting.
21 Sep
21 Sep
11:17 a.m.
New subject: IPUG
I just read this paragraph in IPUG ( INDEPENDENT PET USERS GROUP )
compendium dated November 1980 , I think Mr B Wood who ran the IPUG
software library got it wrong I quote
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Would members who are waiting for games programs to be sold by
businesses on a commission basis please consider if they would help
the group by donating their programs to the Software Library . I
consider the games market has now diminished to a level that would
give very little return financially .
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How wrong could any body be I had to chuckle .
Chris
12:28 p.m.
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