23 Jan
2002
23 Jan
'02
10:31 a.m.
I happened across one of these recently, and have no real interest in
Microdata. So, I've listed the thing on eBay, check it out if
interested...
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1326034396
--Pat.
24 Jan
24 Jan
4:51 a.m.
On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, Pat Barron wrote:
I happened across one of these recently, and have no
real interest in
Microdata. So, I've listed the thing on eBay, check it out if
interested...
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1326034396
Lame.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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2:13 p.m.
Lame? I think NOT!!!! Talk about historical....
The Microdata was THE very FIRST commercial Pick operating system based
computer. It was the one Dick Pick and Chandru Murthi gave the Pick
operating system to the world on. Why was it chosen? Simple... the microcode
architecture was extremely flexible. They wrote the operating system using a
virtual (or "mythical") instruction set, then programmed the firmware
(EEPROM) with the necessary missionary to native instructions to execute the
virtual code. Most other operating systems are designed the other way
around. Absolutely fascinating, and certainly historical.
Regards,
Jay West
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From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: Microdata "Microprogramming Handbook"
On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, Pat Barron wrote:
Festival
I happened across one of these recently, and have
no real interest in
Microdata. So, I've listed the thing on eBay, check it out if
interested...
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1326034396
Lame.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
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5:38 a.m.
On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, Jay West wrote:
Lame? I think NOT!!!! Talk about historical....
Sorry, I was not at all commenting on the Microdata. It is indeed a very
historic machine.
What I was commenting on, at the expense of launching yet another
off-topic flame war (here's a hint: don't reply to this message; ignore
me...you'll live longer), is the fact that Pat decided to just throw the
item on eBay and then announce the auction here, rather than offering it
to the list first.
I find that to be rude.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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25 Jan
25 Jan
2 p.m.
My contribution for the week, ABE has one for $9.95. Search for
publisher = MICRODATA.
http://www.abebooks.com/
Bet it won't be there for long...
--M
Jay West wrote:
Lame? I think NOT!!!! Talk about historical....
The Microdata was THE very FIRST commercial Pick operating system based
computer. It was the one Dick Pick and Chandru Murthi gave the Pick
operating system to the world on. Why was it chosen? Simple... the microcode
architecture was extremely flexible. They wrote the operating system using a
virtual (or "mythical") instruction set, then programmed the firmware
(EEPROM) with the necessary missionary to native instructions to execute the
virtual code. Most other operating systems are designed the other way
around. Absolutely fascinating, and certainly historical.
Regards,
Jay West
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: Microdata "Microprogramming Handbook"
On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, Pat Barron wrote:
Festival
I happened across one of these recently, and have
no real interest in
Microdata. So, I've listed the thing on eBay, check it out if
interested...
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1326034396
Lame.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
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http://www.vintage.org
* Old computing resources for business and academia at
www.VintageTech.com *
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24 Jan
24 Jan
9:46 p.m.
I looked at it, then checked your "me" page, then gave up.
If you want auctions that automatically extend, you have
that option as a seller on Yahoo.
Pat Barron wrote:
I happened across one of these recently, and have no real interest in
Microdata. So, I've listed the thing on eBay, check it out if
interested...
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1326034396
--Pat.
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