Quarter classics (was: Big Iron Was:RE: Backwater ar - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

19 Jun 1998

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  HRK wrote: Ups :)

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 >>>Speaking of big iron, if anyone runs across
any arcade machines in my 
>>>general area, like within 300-400 miles, I WILL pickup. Looking for mostly 
>>>80's era games, like the old Atari vectors (Tempest, Asteroids,
Battlezone, 
>>>etc.) but will take just about anything.
>> And if you know of a robotron in the SF bay area available for cheap, 
>> 4-6hours of sleep per night is way too much anyway...  8^)
> Robotron ?
> Talking about the East German Computers ? 
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  [falls on floor laughing] 
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  No.  He is talking about video games. 
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  I made exactly that mistake about a year ago - someone
mentioned that he 
 liked Robotron, and I immediately jumped in asking for info about East 
 German computers!  (only to back out, somewhat embarrassed, a few 
 messages later) 
Shure, the context is prety clear - I just couldn't resist :)

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  I have, it seems, the front panel and associated logic
from a Robotron 
 [can't remember the model number].  I bought it on holiday in Munich, 
 sorry, Muenchen, a few years ago (picture the scene:  eccentric hacker 
 with estate car (station wagon) full of kit, GB plates on the back, 
 trying to get through customs at Strasbourg.  I got so exasperated that 
 when they asked, "etes-vous espion?" I said "mais oui!") 
rotfl.

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  But what I was really wanting to say was, at last
someone else who's 
 heard of the East German Robotron!  Do you have any info about them, 
 what they did, when they did it, specific machines?  Is there the 
 remotest chance that if I post the model number of my stuff you can find 
 me docs on it?  Or tell me where to find docs on it? 
Hard, I own 2 Robotron PCs (one Z80 CP/M system and one PC Clone),
but since I live in Muenchen (:), I'm not in the 'native Environment'
of Robotron clasics. But maybe I could forward your questuons to some
east German friends.

Servus
Hans

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Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK