16 May
1999
16 May
'99
1:17 p.m.
Well this week was pretty busy at auctions and checking thrift stores around
town. Many items were picked up with the following being of some interest.
a Epson Geneva PX-8 with built in micro cassette and rechargeable batteries
at Goodwill for $3
a Wang desktop with monitor, unit is gray in color and believe a 286.
a Kaypro repair Manual covering units up to the model 16 for 25 cents at
thrift.
Commodore items like a 1902 monitor, 128 unit with 1571 drive. $5 for all
some Mac 128 and 512 units, some were tossed as I have too many of these.
many Tandy units in the 1000 series.
That's it for now.
John
16 May
16 May
7:28 p.m.
New subject: Tossing
Well this week was pretty busy at auctions and checking
thrift stores around
town. Many items were picked up with the following being of some interest.
some Mac 128 and 512 units, some were tossed as I have too many of these.
This is not the list to say "tossed" on unless you are looking for some
flame. I can't think of anything creative right now, but consider yourself
flamed at least a little.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
Mikes little list of things to keep from old mac's
First off you really should take a swing at finding someone who will take
the whole system, maybe even pay for it, or parts of it.
Always keep the following;
Mice
Keyboards
cables
screws and brackets
floppy drives
Hard drives if they work
Plug in cards
Memory
motherboards.
Smaller chassis parts like little doors or breakout panels.
Chassis and tubes are heavy and bulky, so they are the items I don't
generally keep. I have yet to toss anything mac though, always finding some
who wants it still.
17 May
17 May
1:49 a.m.
New subject: Tossing
>Well this week was pretty busy at auctions and
checking thrift stores around
>town. Many items were picked up with the following being of some interest.
>some Mac 128 and 512 units, some were tossed as I
have too many of these.
This is not the list to say "tossed" on
unless you are looking for some
flame. I can't think of anything creative right now, but consider yourself
flamed at least a little.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Mikes little list of things to keep from old mac's
First off you really should take a swing at finding
someone who will take
the whole system, maybe even pay for it, or parts of it.
Always keep the following;
Mice
Keyboards
cables
screws and brackets
floppy drives
Hard drives if they work
Plug in cards
Memory
motherboards.
Smaller chassis parts like little doors or breakout panels.
Don't forgett the Disks - especialy for the older Macs a
fitting bootdisk is _very_ handsome.
Chassis and tubes are heavy and bulky, so they are the
items I don't
generally keep. I have yet to toss anything mac though, always finding some
who wants it still.
Anyway, Macs are prety neat to stack (especialy the classic ones),
and should form a neat wall (maybe for seperation between dining
room and kitchen ?) or can be used as base for a desk etc.
(I just havn't enough to proove it)
Gruss
H.
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12:03 a.m.
New subject: Tossing
Anyway, Macs are prety neat to stack (especialy the
classic ones),
and should form a neat wall (maybe for seperation between dining
room and kitchen ?) or can be used as base for a desk etc.
I think one of the people on one of the mac oriented lists I follow has a
grid of 4x4 compact macs. Really freaks some people out who see them all in
action (yes software exists for doing tricks over cheap appletalk with such
a grid).
18 May
18 May
11:53 a.m.
New subject: Tossing
On Mon, 17 May 1999, Mike Ford wrote:
Eh? I'd be REALLY interested in this one. Where can I find the software?
Thanks,
Kevin
Anyway, Macs
are prety neat to stack (especialy the classic ones),
and should form a neat wall (maybe for seperation between dining
room and kitchen ?) or can be used as base for a desk etc.
I think one of the people on one of the mac oriented lists I follow has a
grid of 4x4 compact macs. Really freaks some people out who see them all in
action (yes software exists for doing tricks over cheap appletalk with such
a grid).
17 May
17 May
7:32 a.m.
New subject: Tossing
On Mon, 17 May 1999, Hans Franke wrote:
Anyway, Macs are prety neat to stack (especialy the
classic ones),
and should form a neat wall (maybe for seperation between dining
room and kitchen ?) or can be used as base for a desk etc.
(I just havn't enough to proove it)
I've tested this hypothesis in the lab and have concluded that they do not
stack well. They are angled slightly at the top. With enough Macs you
could build a suspension bridge, but I wouldn't drive a car over it.
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3:51 p.m.
New subject: Tossing
The yard here has over 100 early Mac's from the 128, 512, Plus, SE, Classic,
to Classic II starting at $5 for just the box to $20 for a complete unit.
And must of the thrifts here have them too. So it's not me tossing them I
just do not buy them.
-----Original Message-----
From: CLASSICCMP-owner(a)u.washington.edu
[mailto:CLASSICCMP-owner@u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Mike Ford
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 1999 11:29 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: Tossing
Well this week was pretty busy at auctions and
checking thrift
stores around
town. Many items were picked up with the
following being of
some interest.
some Mac 128 and 512 units, some were tossed as I have too many of these.
This is not the list to say "tossed" on unless you are looking for some
flame. I can't think of anything creative right now, but consider yourself
flamed at least a little.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
Mikes little list of things to keep from old mac's
First off you really should take a swing at finding someone who will take
the whole system, maybe even pay for it, or parts of it.
Always keep the following;
Mice
Keyboards
cables
screws and brackets
floppy drives
Hard drives if they work
Plug in cards
Memory
motherboards.
Smaller chassis parts like little doors or breakout panels.
Chassis and tubes are heavy and bulky, so they are the items I don't
generally keep. I have yet to toss anything mac though, always
finding some
who wants it still.
4:08 p.m.
New subject: Tossing
The yard here has over 100 early Mac's from the
128, 512, Plus, SE, Classic,
to Classic II starting at $5 for just the box to $20 for a complete unit.
And must of the thrifts here have them too. So it's not me tossing them I
just do not buy them.
And whats the name and address of this yard?
-Lawrence LeMay
lemay(a)cs.umn.edu
4:11 p.m.
New subject: Tossing
It's here in Minneapolis, MN
-----Original Message-----
From: CLASSICCMP-owner(a)u.washington.edu
[mailto:CLASSICCMP-owner@u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Lawrence LeMay
Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 8:08 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: Re: Tossing
The yard here has over 100 early Mac's from
the 128, 512, Plus,
SE, Classic,
to Classic II starting at $5 for just the box to
$20 for a
complete unit.
And must of the thrifts here have them too. So
it's not me
tossing them I
just do not buy them.
And whats the name and address of this yard?
-Lawrence LeMay
lemay(a)cs.umn.edu
18 May
18 May
3:27 a.m.
New subject: Tossing
The yard here has over 100 early Mac's from the
128, 512, Plus, SE, Classic,
to Classic II starting at $5 for just the box to $20 for a complete unit.
And must of the thrifts here have them too. So it's not me tossing them I
just do not buy them.
$5 or even giving them away I have no trouble with. Tossing them bugs me.
Personally the only way I will accept a pre internal hard drive mac is if
it is part of a lot, but once I have them I work at finding them homes.
7:35 a.m.
New subject: Tossing
On Tue, 18 May 1999, Mike Ford wrote:
Let's face it, there are more things out there of one thing (Mac's for
instance) than can possibly be saved. Unless there is a person or group
of people who is willing and able to take those machines and do something
useful with them rather than having them sit in a garage, they may as well
not keep taking up space.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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The yard here
has over 100 early Mac's from the 128, 512, Plus, SE, Classic,
to Classic II starting at $5 for just the box to $20 for a complete unit.
And must of the thrifts here have them too. So it's not me tossing them I
just do not buy them.
$5 or even giving them away I have no trouble with. Tossing them bugs me.
Personally the only way I will accept a pre internal hard drive mac is if
it is part of a lot, but once I have them I work at finding them homes.
11:48 a.m.
New subject: Tossing
Let's face it, there are more things out there of
one thing (Mac's for
instance) than can possibly be saved. Unless there is a person or group
of people who is willing and able to take those machines and do something
useful with them rather than having them sit in a garage, they may as well
not keep taking up space.
There is a HUGE demand for cheap old computers, BUT only as working systems
with the training to get people started. I met a teacher yesterday that as
a hobby finds old macs and assembles them into complete systems (for him no
modem, but Mac and printer, essentially a word processor) and passes them
on to students at his cost. He does a dozen or more systems per year, which
is a fairly high percentage of his students.
This is NOT a question of end user demand, but of middleman logistics. An
idea I have rolled around, that I think could be fairly successfull is the
$99 computer store. Other than all the details of a business, what I worry
about would be how to get sufficient supplies of older computers, and keep
costs low enough.
12:41 p.m.
New subject: Tossing
On Tue, 18 May 1999, Mike Ford wrote:
This is NOT a question of end user demand, but of
middleman logistics. An
idea I have rolled around, that I think could be fairly successfull is the
$99 computer store. Other than all the details of a business, what I worry
about would be how to get sufficient supplies of older computers, and keep
costs low enough.
This type of idea would be better suited as a non-profit. There is a very
similar organization to what you are proposing here in Alameda county.
They take donations of old computers, fix them up, test them, then sell
complete systems running with Windows 95 in weekend sales for $100 - $250
a pop. They use that money to support the operation (paying volunteers,
etc). The majority of computers are donated back to schools or other
non-profits that need them.
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3:27 p.m.
New subject: Tossing
On 18 May 99 at 14:41, Sellam Ismail wrote:
ciao larry
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On Tue, 18 May 1999, Mike Ford wrote:
$100 is a lot of money to some people. Do they accept and give away free
XTs , 286's and 386s they reject. Seems like a nice out for middle-class
people to provide jobs for themselves. Do you use Win 95 yourself ?
California is easy, if you want soul you gotta be in New York.
This is NOT a question of end user demand, but of
middleman logistics. An
idea I have rolled around, that I think could be fairly successfull is the
$99 computer store. Other than all the details of a business, what I worry
about would be how to get sufficient supplies of older computers, and keep
costs low enough.
This type of idea would be better suited as a non-profit. There is a very
similar organization to what you are proposing here in Alameda county.
They take donations of old computers, fix them up, test them, then sell
complete systems running with Windows 95 in weekend sales for $100 - $250
a pop. They use that money to support the operation (paying volunteers,
etc). The majority of computers are donated back to schools or other
non-profits that need them.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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19 May
19 May
9:54 a.m.
New subject: Tossing
$100 is a lot of money to some people. Do they accept
and give away free
XTs , 286's and 386s they reject. Seems like a nice out for middle-class
people to provide jobs for themselves. Do you use Win 95 yourself ?
California is easy, if you want soul you gotta be in New York.
I have mixed agreement, many people can't spend a $100 and plenty of
usefull computers should sell for more like $50 in complete systems even,
but I think in general its a mistake to give anything away. People don't
value things they get for free.
I also agree, NY and CA are different.
3:48 p.m.
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9:14 p.m.
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Mike Ford <mikeford(a)netwiz.net> wrote:
I know the feeling. I don't go as far as firearms (I'm in the UK, after People don't
value things they get for free.
Hi
I have a lot of old data books that I guard with
20 May
20 May
4:46 a.m.
New subject: Tossing
On 19 May 99 at 23:14, Mike Ford wrote:
I meant "normal" people. All that is required to learn this lesson is to
give something away free for long enough. People will take your box of
oranges because they want a box and toss the oranges.
Unfortunately, I have to agree in general. It seems to be an adjunct of the
"disposable" society and the monetary fetish that infects us in the "first
world" . I think future generations will look back in horror at our
wastefullness of dwindling resources. Being a "child of the depression" I hate
to discard anything, as evidenced by my overcrowded quarters and my delite when
someone displays an interest in and takes some redundant treasure I've hung
onto.
ciao larry
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Mike Ford <mikeford(a)netwiz.net> wrote:
I know the feeling. I don't go as far as firearms (I'm in the UK, after People don't
value things they get for free.
Hi
I have a lot of old data books that I guard with 
5:54 a.m.
New subject: Tossing
Mike Ford wrote:
I meant "normal" people. All that is required to learn this lesson is to
give something away free for long enough. People will take your box of
oranges because they want a box and toss the oranges.
While working for another company years ago, I offered our customers a free
two day seminar on the maintenance of our equipment; about 40% of the
registered people actually attended. The next time, I charged $250.00 (token
fee) and the only people who didn't show up were the two who had bought a
machine and wanted in on the prior free deal (which I okayed.) Ah yes.
Mike Ford <mikeford(a)netwiz.net> wrote:
I know the feeling. I don't go as far as firearms (I'm in the UK, after People don't
value things they get for free.
I have a lot of old data books that I guard with
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11:54 p.m.
New subject: Cromemco software, unix V etc.
I would like to see these discs getting into some good hands ASAP. The
first reasonable offer will take them. Offers of postage only will be
cheerfully ignored, since I did have to pay for them as well as dig them
out of a bin.
I made a second trip to the thrift store today, and seriously rifled
through all the shelves, racks, and bins remotely in the same area as the
floppy discs I found yesterday. Without even a further loss of blood I
turned up five more plastic bags of Cromemco floppies, and left little I
hope behind. Here is what I have in total.
The following are all original Cromemco floppies with matching sleeves.
Unix system V
Unix -XS release 4.0 serial number 10051, disc's 1 thru 30.
Unix -XS release 1 serial number 10092, disc's 4 thru 30.
68000 CROMIX-PLUS (151)
CRO-PLUS-XCS release 7 serial number 10038, disc's 1 thru 9
Cromix-Plus Operating System
CRO-PLUS-XCS release 1 serial number 10170, disc's 1 & 2
Cromix-Plus (31.05)
CRO-PLUS-XCS release 5 serial number 10178, disc's 1 thru 4
68000 Pascal
PAS-DS release 6 serial number 10058, disc 1 & 2
68000 Cromix Operating System
CRO-XS release 2 serial number 10115, disc 2 & 3
Cromix-Plus (31.40)
CRO-PLUS-XCS release 6 serial number 10730, disc 7 & 8
SpellMaster
FontMaster
PlanMaster
SlideMaster
TeleMaster serial number 0-10007 stamped preliminary
SDI Graphics Software model SGS-S
SDI Demo Disc
Standalone Utiliies
The next group of floppies are original, but not from Cromemco.
MicroPro
ReportStar version 1.02
DataStar version 1.41
WordStar version 3.30
CalcStar version 1.45
dBASE II version 2.3B serial number 13229, Cromemco 5" format
dBASE II version 2.3B demo disc, Cromemco 5" format
PMI Repertoire for Modula-2, looks like a sampler or demo with a letter.
The last group are all copies on various brands of media
LEX Cromemco
Elaine's Master Disk
Cromemco DiskMaster (Master)
68000 C release 4 Disk 1 & 2
68000 PAS rel 6 Disk 1
C-10 PROCALL
PROCALL rev 5 C-10
SuperSoft ADA CPM80 V3.0 14 Jun 84
WordPlus Ver 2.0 Cromix Disk
1983 FTAX DATA
1984 TAX DATA
DB4 System #1, #3, #4, and #5 (4 floppies).
I've tried to get everything correct, but what you get is what you get.
About half the last group don't have sleeves, and a few of the labels have
that oily look to them, but in general all the floppies look pretty good.
The first group looking very good all with write protect tabs on the
floppies. Any questions please email me directly unless it is of merit to
the whole list.
18 May
18 May
3:27 p.m.
New subject: Tossing
On 18 May 99 at 13:48, Mike Ford wrote:
In the local Goodwill today I explained to a lady why the monitor she picked
up which had RCA connectors might or might not work on the computer she had
been given and suggested she find out what video connector was on her computer.
She rejected the need for a graphic interface as she fervently stated "I don't
need that picture shit" and all she wanted was word-processing capabilities,
but hadn't a clue as to how to hook it up. She was also delighted when I
told hert that she could also hook up to the local Freenet without charge and
questioned me closely as to what "free" meant. I think she is a single Mom who
is simply trying to get ahead based on her own determination and I WILL get her
enabled. She offered to pay me to get her up and running and I'm sure that
would come out of grocery money. The initiating point was that someone gave
her a "computer" and that coupled with her bravery rejected the class-based
computer literate concept. This was in Canada but I am sure it is manyfold
throughout the world. And of course in many places in the world electricity is
only available at the cost of the family food budget. The dynamo-powered
radio is sweeping away the misinformation fed to most in the 3rd world and
will affect all of us who's well-being depend on the misery of most of the
worlds population. The intimidation based on poverty that many poor
people feel regarding computers is even passed on to their kids despite
attempts by middle class teachers to pass on enablement to them. But
if you have trouble buying a TV you're not likely to consider a computer.
That's for those ":others" and why would I even accept a "free"
one if I
couldn't use it for anything in my overstuffed appartment.
Sorry for the rant, but this is something that we the" "elite" with a
historical perspective" must consider, otherwise we are simply effete
connesuiers of the effort to produce tasty hummingbird tongues.
Did the guilt catch you yet ?
ciao larry
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Let's face
it, there are more things out there of one thing (Mac's for
instance) than can possibly be saved. Unless there is a person or group
of people who is willing and able to take those machines and do something
useful with them rather than having them sit in a garage, they may as well
not keep taking up space.
There is a HUGE demand for cheap old computers, BUT only as working systems
with the training to get people started. I met a teacher yesterday that as
a hobby finds old macs and assembles them into complete systems (for him no
modem, but Mac and printer, essentially a word processor) and passes them
on to students at his cost. He does a dozen or more systems per year, which
is a fairly high percentage of his students.
This is NOT a question of end user demand, but of middleman logistics. An
idea I have rolled around, that I think could be fairly successfull is the
$99 computer store. Other than all the details of a business, what I worry
about would be how to get sufficient supplies of older computers, and keep
costs low enough.
3:27 p.m.
New subject: Tossing
On 18 May 99 at 9:35, Sellam Ismail wrote:
On Tue, 18 May 1999, Mike Ford wrote:
Let's face it, there are more things out there of one thing (Mac's for
instance) than can possibly be saved. Unless there is a person or group
of people who is willing and able to take those machines and do something
useful with them rather than having them sit in a garage, they may as well
not keep taking up space.
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That is of course the dillemma. It is also the reason that many different
approaches to collecting is so invaluable. Enough disparate collectors
ensure the less will be lost. And of course when they tire of a flagging
fad it will be available. While I realise that the inflation of prices can be
annoying it is a good sign. Multiple coollectors of Edith Piaf recordings
for example means that less will be lost even tho the aggressive collector
may complain about the price rise engendered by "no-nothing" Piaf collectors.
ciao larry
In case people wonder why I use "ciao" it's a Canadian reaction to the
British Imperialist "cheers", used during drinks after executing
"native"
rebels, or a cricket match served by primitive colonials. You Yanks don't
have the resentment left that us Canucks have, but you're working hard to
replace the British in our resentments. And both my parents were born in the
Excited States before !900. Sorry for the politics but Americans forget they
are just one country not the world despite their footprint.
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The yard
here has over 100 early Mac's from the 128, 512, Plus, SE, Classic,
to Classic II starting at $5 for just the box to $20 for a complete unit.
And must of the thrifts here have them too. So it's not me tossing them I
just do not buy them.
$5 or even giving them away I have no trouble with. Tossing them bugs me.
Personally the only way I will accept a pre internal hard drive mac is if
it is part of a lot, but once I have them I work at finding them homes.
19 May
19 May
9:48 a.m.
New subject: Responding to sig line type remarks
In case people wonder why I use "ciao"
it's a Canadian reaction to the
British Imperialist "cheers", used during drinks after executing
"native"
rebels, or a cricket match served by primitive colonials. You Yanks don't
have the resentment left that us Canucks have, but you're working hard to
replace the British in our resentments. And both my parents were born in the
Excited States before !900. Sorry for the politics but Americans forget they
are just one country not the world despite their footprint.
lwalker(a)interlog.com
I invented saying "Cheers" at the end of my emails about 8 years ago and it
just caught on, sorry. I never use it after excuting a native rebel. I
agree this list is no place for politics, besides in a few years when
Canadians officially become North Americans the issue will be moot.
BTW I have nothing against Canadian's, and frequently at auctions even bid
on the Canadian lots (100A, 233A, etc.).
20 May
20 May
4:17 a.m.
New subject: Responding to sig line type remarks
On 19 May 99 at 11:48, Mike Ford wrote:
We'll only let the US join if they accept the "looney" as the
common dollar.
In case people
wonder why I use "ciao" it's a Canadian reaction to the
British Imperialist "cheers", used during drinks after executing
"native"
rebels, or a cricket match served by primitive colonials. You Yanks don't
have the resentment left that us Canucks have, but you're working hard to
replace the British in our resentments. And both my parents were born in the
Excited States before !900. Sorry for the politics but Americans forget they
are just one country not the world despite their footprint.
lwalker(a)interlog.com
I invented saying "Cheers" at the end of my emails about 8 years ago and it
just caught on, sorry. I never use it after excuting a native rebel. I
agree this list is no place for politics, besides in a few years when
Canadians officially become North Americans the issue will be moot.
BTW I have nothing against Canadian's, and
frequently at auctions even bid
on the Canadian lots (100A, 233A, etc.).
Carefull or we'll repatriate our entertainers and you'll be without an
entertainment industry. We'd let you keep Captain Kirk , of course.
ciao larry
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On 20 May 99 at 10:35, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
:: Carefull or we'll repatriate our entertainers
and you'll be without an
::entertainment industry. We'd let you keep Captain Kirk , of course.
Did you ever see Canadian Bacon? When Alan Alda declares war on Canada, one
of the propaganda commercials says:
"THE CANADIANS -- THEY WALK AMONG US!"
showing pictures of Alan Thicke, William Shatner, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy
and others (the last two of course appearing in Canadian Bacon ... as
Yanks :-).
If you haven't, rent it. It's a riot. Especially Candy to a RCMP:
RCMP: "I don't know what yoo're talking aboot."
Candy: "Watch out, we have ways of making you pronounce your vowels."
Oh, yeah, and their truck which has "CANUCKS GO HOME" written all over it;
they get pulled over by a Canadian cop who makes them write it all in French
as well (shades of Monty Python there, cf. the scene where the Front of Judean
Peoples vandalises Herod's residence in ungrammatical Latin).
Yeah it was made in Toronto and crewed by many guys I had worked with. Moore
is brilliant. I'd love to see him do a thing on Gates.
ciao larry
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At 01:17 PM 5/20/99 +0000, Lawrence Walker wrote:
We'll only let the US join if they accept the "looney" as the common dollar.
Like Canada, we'd have trouble with all the dimwits who'd go crazy
trying to peel off the foil to get to the chocolate.
Carefull or we'll repatriate our entertainers and
you'll be without an
entertainment industry. We'd let you keep Captain Kirk , of course.
C, eh? N, eh? D, eh?
- John
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