25 Apr
2006
25 Apr
'06
7:12 p.m.
Received a nice addition to the collection today. An OSI Challenger 2P with a monitor and
a LOT of cassette software. The really nice part for me was the ton of documentation,
newsletters and books that came with it! Ok it isn't really a ton but it sure felt
like it when I carried it in from the car. Now to spend time sorting and cataloging
everything and checking out the system.
Add the issues of the TRS-80 newsletter and Softside I received the day before and
it's been a fun week.
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David Williams
http://www.trailingedge.com
26 Apr
26 Apr
7:19 a.m.
David Williams wrote:
Received a nice addition to the collection today. An
OSI
Challenger 2P with a monitor and a LOT of cassette software. The
really nice part for me was the ton of documentation, newsletters
and books that came with it! Ok it isn't really a ton but it
sure felt like it when I carried it in from the car. Now to
spend time sorting and cataloging everything and checking out the system.
Congratulations! Curious about the monitor. Was it a converted TV
by any chance? If so, I'd be interested to know the make and model.
OSI showed converted TV sets as monitors in photos in several of their
ads and in drawings in their documentation but with no clear make or
model info. I have a couple of OSIs that I acquired with converted
TVs as monitors but they don't match the ad photos so I'm trying to
figure out whether they are "original".
Also, if you need tips, hints, schematics, etc., I have two working
2Ps, the complete schematics and an almost complete set of PEEK65.
Finally, when you get the chance, I'd like to compare your software
list with mine and maybe get/supply copies to fill both collections.
Bill
9:58 p.m.
I'll let you know as soon as I get to the box with the monitor in it. So far I've
concentrated on the box of doc and stuff. I'll let you know what I find out about the
software. Until then, if interested, you can see the current doc list at
http://www.trailingedge.com/osi/OSIDoc.txt
How many issues is a complete set of PEEK(65)? I have a bunch here now and wonder how
complete it is.
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David Williams
http://www.trailingedge.com
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From: Bill Sudbrink wh.sudbrink at verizon.net
Congratulations! Curious about the monitor. Was it a converted TV
by any chance? If so, I'd be interested to know the make and model.
OSI showed converted TV sets as monitors in photos in several of their
ads and in drawings in their documentation but with no clear make or
model info. I have a couple of OSIs that I acquired with converted
TVs as monitors but they don't match the ad photos so I'm trying to
figure out whether they are "original".
Also, if you need tips, hints, schematics, etc., I have two working
2Ps, the complete schematics and an almost complete set of PEEK65.
Finally, when you get the chance, I'd like to compare your software
list with mine and maybe get/supply copies to fill both collections.
Bill
27 Apr
27 Apr
7:11 a.m.
David Williams wrote:
I'll let you know as soon as I get to the box with
the monitor in
it. So far I've concentrated on the box of doc and stuff. I'll
let you know what I find out about the software. Until then, if
interested, you can see the current doc list at
http://www.trailingedge.com/osi/OSIDoc.txt
Wow! That's a nice set of docs! I'd love to see copies/scans of
the CII and C2-4P docs.
How many issues is a complete set of PEEK(65)? I have
a bunch
here now and wonder how complete it is.
I believe it ran from 1980 to 1986. For some periods it came out every
other month and there was at least one month where two issues were released.
I'll check my set tonight.
Bill
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