Spectrums, Ultrix, feeling old :) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

30 Jan 2001

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  From: Alex Holden &lt;alex(a)linuxhacker.org&gt;
 Subject: Re: Machines I'm looking for...

 (Speccy +2A)
 Oh, the first machine I bought was one of those (before that I used my
 brother's VIC 20). It had the ROMs from a +3 (which had a 
 disk drive) but
 the hardware of a +2 (which had a tape drive). 
That was the +2B wasn't it? I know my +2B does things my +2A doesn't, like
have a RAM drive and the like.

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  I still have a +3 in a drawer somewhere, but
absolutely no 
 disks for it... 
Would you like a Vic-20 to play with again then? :)

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  Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 22:02:57 +0000 (GMT)
 From: ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell)
 Subject: Re: Machines I'm looking for...

 I can see the point in having one of each type of machine, 
 having spares, 
 having examples of all the major revisions, etc. But there has to be 
 _some_ difference between them in general. 
*grin*. My ZX81 stack wins on this point because they're all in different
packaging, except the 2 kits! Can't say the same for Spectrums though, but
when someone's got a mint boxed one for a fiver I can never say no! Plus
they're good for trades.

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  But in my case the first disk-based micro I ever used
was an 
 RML380Z at 
 school. So when I saw such a machine at a radio rally, I bought it, 
 partly for nostalgic reasons. 
Heh. Me too, which makes you the same age as me. I hope you don't *feel* as
old as me though :o)

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  Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 10:23:17 -0500 (EST)
 From: Lincoln Fessenden &lt;linc.fessenden(a)juno.com&gt;
 Subject: DecStation Help please!

 boot 3/rz6/vmunix
 both without luck..  After each command the response is 
 identical.  The
 cdrom spins up for a minute and then stops.  No further 
 prompts, action,
 etc..

 Anyone have any suggestions? 
You need to put it in quotes - "3/rz6/vmunix" as it's uppercasing it for
you.

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  Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 11:37:49 -0500
 From: Tony Eros &lt;tony.eros(a)machm.org&gt;
 Subject: RE: Collecting and taxes

 Interesting question though -- "should the tax people visit 
 my site they 
 might think I'm making a living from buying and selling 
 machines" -- what 
 if the "site" in question is a web site?  Can the revenooers 
 use what they 
 see on a web site against the owner? :-) 
It was the website I meant actually - they'll see a list of the collection
and also some machines for sale or trade and think 'aha'.....

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