27 Feb
1998
27 Feb
'98
7:32 a.m.
ah, if we're going to get on to the "what do i wish for?" list...
miracle qxl card. (but a friend at work has promised us a sack of ql
pieces, so that shouldn't be a problem)
a perq. any perq. please, PLEASE!!!...
any system based on the 32xxx (a ceres would be nice, but we doubt
they're available...)
an original archimedes, with the original arthur os and the gui in basic
a dg nova
a perq
a novix card for pc, or a metaforth board
a linn rekursiv (wouldn't you? ;> )
one of the two machines we know about that ever used a z8000 (olivetti
m20 or onyx..?)
a perq
an original cp/m system or three (hm systems; the minstrel always
appealed)
any really weird 70s mini (small honeywell machine, perhaps? tony duell
speaks highly of the philips p850...? maybe an icl thingy...?) - must be
nice to put forth on, though
oh, did we mention that if someone would provide us with a perq at
reasonable cost and proximity to bradford, we would be quite delighted
and mount a one-person campaign to get him or her canonised?
-- Communa (together) we remember... we'll see you falling
you know soft spoken changes nothing to sing within her...
Net-Tamer V 1.08X - Test Drive
27 Feb
27 Feb
9:15 a.m.
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11:10 a.m.
At 23:15 2/27/98 +0000, you wrote:
> a linn rekursiv (wouldn't you? ;> )
Okay. Now, one person mentioning this is one thing, but Tony coming back
and knowing what it IS (even though it's Tony) is too much for me. Given
the name Linn and the funny spelling, I keep thinking this is something
like a turntable, but if so, why mention it here? What is it?
What about a Zilog 8000 ? It was/is (there's at
least one still
operational) a Z8000-based unix box.
Mine is about the size of a small dishwasher, battleship gray with
dove-gray trim, quite handsome.
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Computer History Association of California
28 Feb
28 Feb
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2 Mar
2 Mar
5:25 a.m.
New subject: Wanted stuff (Was: Pretty good week)
In message <m0y8r9N-000Iy8C@p850ug1>, ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk writes:
And the Linn Smart Computing subsidiary in particular.
Brian L. Stuart
At 23:15 2/27/98 +0000, you wrote:
It _is_ the Linn Hi-Fi company, but it's a microprocessor, not a turntable. > a linn rekursiv (wouldn't you? ;> )
the name Linn and the funny spelling, I keep thinking this is something
like a turntable, but if so, why mention it here? What is it? I don't think it ever went into production (which
means the chances of
finding one are pretty remote), but IIRC it's a
microprocessor/microcontroller with an instruction set optimised for
object-orientated programming. I don't know that much about it, but I
know enough to know that I want one !
The November 1988 (almost 10 years) issue of Byte has a good article
on it. That's an issue worth having anyway since it has the first
view of the NeXT most of us saw.
The CPU is indeed object oriented and is built using three gate arrays,
the Numerik, the Logik and the Objekt. The article shows a VME board
called HADES with a complete Rekursiv system. The board is of course
driven by the Klok chip.
Kip Crosby
engine(a)chac.org
-tony 
27 Feb
27 Feb
9:58 a.m.
;-) Clearing the snow from my glasses, I saw lisard(a)zetnet.co.uk typed:
oh, did we mention that if someone would provide us
with a perq at
reasonable cost and proximity to bradford, we would be quite delighted
and mount a one-person campaign to get him or her canonised?
Well, if I had a perq, I wouldn't think of sending it your way... getting
shot out of a cannon is not my cup of tea! ;^>
(Just kidding! ;-)
Have fun,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
--
Roger Merchberger | If at first you don't succeed,
Owner, MerchWare | nuclear warhead disarmament should
zmerch(a)northernway.net | *not* be your first career choice.
1:16 p.m.
At 09:32 PM 2/27/98 GMT, you wrote:
ah, if we're going to get on to the "what do i wish for?" list...
miracle qxl card. (but a friend at work has promised us a sack of ql
pieces, so that shouldn't be a problem)
a perq. any perq. please, PLEASE!!!...
any system based on the 32xxx (a ceres would be nice, but we doubt
they're available...)
an original archimedes, with the original arthur os and the gui in basic
a dg nova
a perq
a novix card for pc, or a metaforth board
a linn rekursiv (wouldn't you? ;> )
one of the two machines we know about that ever used a z8000 (olivetti
m20 or onyx..?)
a perq
an original cp/m system or three (hm systems; the minstrel always
appealed)
any really weird 70s mini (small honeywell machine
How about a big Honeywell? Found a Level 6 in a scrap pile.
12:59 p.m.
New subject: Honeywell (was: Re: Wanted stuff)
any really
weird 70s mini (small honeywell machine
How about a big Honeywell? Found a Level 6 in a scrap pile.
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