21 May
2011
21 May
'11
10:03 p.m.
Am I the only one who is mildly annoyed at all the various things with
"pdp" in their model names that have nothing to do with older computers
from DEC? Compaq and Panasonic seem to be the worst,
naming memories,
power supplies, and toner cartridges with pdp-blahblahblah.
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22 May
22 May
2:21 a.m.
On 5/21/11 6:03 PM, David Griffith wrote:
Am I the only one who is mildly annoyed at all the
various things with
"pdp" in their model names that have nothing to do with older computers
from DEC? Compaq and Panasonic seem to be the worst, naming memories,
power supplies, and toner cartridges with pdp-blahblahblah.
Panasonic toner cartridges, "Red Dot" gun sights, arrow heads, Sony
and Pioneer plasma display TVs, cymbal stands and snare drums...Oh yes,
my usual "find me PDP-8/PDP-11 stuff" eBay search string is quite complex.
-Dave
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5:49 a.m.
At 3:03 PM -0700 5/21/11, David Griffith wrote:
Am I the only one who is mildly annoyed at all the
various things
with "pdp" in their model names that have nothing to do with older
computers from DEC? Compaq and Panasonic seem to be the worst,
naming memories, power supplies, and toner cartridges with
pdp-blahblahblah.
While I rarely do searches on PDP-10 or PDP-11 stuff anymore it
irritates the **** out of me when I do! :-)
Zane
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5:22 p.m.
"pdp" in their model names that have nothing
to do with older computers
from DEC? Compaq and Panasonic seem to be the worst, naming memories,
power supplies, and toner cartridges with pdp-blahblahblah.
HP is worse :-) ...
Firstly you gets hits for 'horsepower'.
But even amongst things made by Hewlett Packard, it's very difficult to
only get 'classics'. We all know that hte HP9100A nad HP9100B are
early calcualtors. The HP9100C is a scanner I think, and much more
modern.
And searching for partial model numbers (say 5940*) will get hits for
printer ink cartridges, battereis for modern (well, more modern than I am
interested in) laptops, etc.
-tony
23 May
23 May
11:12 a.m.
At 01:22 PM 22/05/2011, you wrote:
From my own experience, if HP finds a model number that they
like they don't hesitate to use it over again for some other
product! See HP C5100A.
Charlie Fox
Charles E. Fox
793 Argyle Rd. Windsor Ont.
519-254-4991 N8Y3j8
www.chasfoxvideo.com
"pdp" in their model names that have nothing to do with older computers
from DEC? Compaq and Panasonic seem to be the worst, naming memories,
power supplies, and toner cartridges with pdp-blahblahblah.
HP is worse :-) ...
Firstly you gets hits for 'horsepower'.
But even amongst things made by Hewlett Packard, it's very difficult to
only get 'classics'. We all know that hte HP9100A nad HP9100B are
early calcualtors. The HP9100C is a scanner I think, and much more
modern.
And searching for partial model numbers (say 5940*) will get hits for
printer ink cartridges, battereis for modern (well, more modern than I am
interested in) laptops, etc.
-tony 
22 May
22 May
6:29 p.m.
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Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 3:03 PM
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Subject: pdp things that are not pdp
Am I the only one who is mildly annoyed at all the various things with
"pdp" in their model names that have nothing to do with older computers
from DEC? Compaq and Panasonic seem to be the worst, naming memories,
power supplies, and toner cartridges with pdp-blahblahblah.
I'd love to hear the natter from the other side of this: "I'm on eBay looking
for a Plasma Display Panel and all these crufty old computers show up in my search
results! What's that about?" -- Ian
6:51 p.m.
On 5/22/2011 12:29 PM, Ian King wrote:
I'd love to hear the natter from the other side of this: "I'm on eBay
looking for a Plasma Display Panel and all these crufty old computers
show up in my search results! What's that about?" -- Ian
You forgot all the stupid *NEW* TV's too. When I hear plasma, I still think
of the terminals.
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