25 Nov
2002
25 Nov
'02
6:09 p.m.
On Nov 25, 21:28, Curt Vendel wrote:
Anybody who is into this system should check it this
auction I found on
Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1247&item=20…
The guy also has some nice Commodore stuff, a Sony (MSX?) System and some
other cool stuff too.
The coolest item there, for me, is his Jupiter Ace. For those who don't
know, it's a FORTH machine, and fairly rare. It's based on a Sinclair
ZX81, and named after the Pilot ACE computer built in 1950 at the National
Physical Laboratory.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
26 Nov
26 Nov
2:47 a.m.
Peter Turnbull wrote:
The coolest item there, for me, is his Jupiter Ace.
For those who don't
know, it's a FORTH machine, and fairly rare. It's based on a Sinclair
ZX81, and named after the Pilot ACE computer built in 1950 at the National
Physical Laboratory.
Mind you , you can build both computers of the web nowdays too.
I don't have the links how ever. Also getting the ROM is kind of a grey
area too.
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28 Nov
28 Nov
9:59 a.m.
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Behalf Of Peter Turnbull
Sent: 26 November 2002 08:11
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Subject: Re: Superb Exidy System on Ebay in Holland
On Nov 25, 21:28, Curt Vendel wrote:
Not strictly true; it was designed by Richard Altwasser (hardware) and
Steven Vickers (ROMs) after they'd left Sinclair and formed Jupiter Cantab;
both had previously worked with the ZX80 (Richard) and 81 (Richard/Steven)
and I think Steven also wrote some of the firmware for the Spectrum. It's
design is more ZX80 than 81 in that it's a single board machine with the
membrane keyboard incorporated on the mainboard.
I don't think there were any differences between the Ace and the Ace 4000,
though I'm sure US ones had a slightly modified case in that it had an extra
'bump' in it!
It's typical that all that stuff comes up when I don't have a job - I'd have
all of it :)
--
adrian/witchy
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the online computer museum
www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - monthly gothic shenanigans
Anybody who is into this system should check it
this auction I found on
Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1247&item=2
074514971
The guy also has some nice Commodore stuff, a Sony (MSX?)
System and some
other cool stuff too.
The coolest item there, for me, is his Jupiter Ace. For those who don't
know, it's a FORTH machine, and fairly rare. It's based on a Sinclair
ZX81, and named after the Pilot ACE computer built in 1950 at the National
Physical Laboratory.
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