25 Oct
1998
25 Oct
'98
3:15 a.m.
A broken IMSAI 8080 has shown up on eBay in case anyone is interested...
Mike:-dogas@leading.net
25 Oct
25 Oct
5:08 a.m.
Mike wrote:
A broken IMSAI 8080 has shown up on eBay in case anyone is interested...
URL is http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=376609590959, and
I think I recognize the email address of the person selling it :). Good
luck Kevin!
5:31 a.m.
There's also an Altair case (supposed to be like new) starting at $100 on there
as well. The video snaps seemed to look good but I'm not so sure I'd be willing
to bid on a $100 starting bid.
Marvin wrote:
Mike wrote:
A broken IMSAI 8080 has shown up on eBay in case anyone is interested...
URL is http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=376609590959, and
I think I recognize the email address of the person selling it :). Good
luck Kevin!
7:37 a.m.
Russ Blakeman wrote:
There's also an Altair case (supposed to be like new) starting at $100 on there
I have been curious about what the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics
would bring on ebay, and now we can all find out. Current price is $40.61
and it will close at 21:20 PDT. The URL for anyone interested is
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=374729052905. I would
think that the Jan and Feb issues would be a bit more desireable, or for
that matter, all of the 1975, 1976, 1977, and maybe later volumes.
26 Oct
26 Oct
5:13 a.m.
Marvin wrote:
I have been curious about what the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics
would bring on ebay, and now we can all find out. Current price is $40.61
and it will close at 21:20 PDT. The URL for anyone interested is
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=374729052905. I would
Well, my curiousity has been satisfied. The *single* January 1995 issue of
PopTronics closed at $122.50. I just *knew* that someday I would be a
millionaire without having to actually do some work :).
25 Oct
25 Oct
8:50 a.m.
"alexzogh", formerly of Net$cape, has his teeth in that one, so don't
bother. I don't think I've seen him throw an auction on eBay yet, once
he had started bidding.
On Sun, 25 Oct 1998 10:31:37 -0600, you wrote:
There's also an Altair case (supposed to be like
new) starting at $100 on there
as well. The video snaps seemed to look good but I'm not so sure I'd be willing
to bid on a $100 starting bid.
Marvin wrote:
> Mike wrote:
> >
> > A broken IMSAI 8080 has shown up on eBay in case anyone is interested...
>
> URL is http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=376609590959, and
> I think I recognize the email address of the person selling it :). Good
> luck Kevin!
-Bill Richman (bill_r(a)inetnebr.com)
http://incolor.inetnebr.com/bill_r - Home of the COSMAC Elf Microcomputer
Simulator, Fun with Molten Metal, Orphaned Robots, and Technological Oddities.)
5:11 a.m.
New subject: TRS-80 Model I
Anyone know how many of the TRS-80 model I computers were made without the
numeric keypad? I remember a discussion a year or so ago where someone in
the UK was looking specifically for one without the keypad. In checking
through my collection, I only found one without the keypad, and am just
curious.
5:29 a.m.
New subject: TRS-80 Model I
Allison is probably the best source on Tandy, or at least knows all the good
resource material.
Marvin wrote:
Anyone know how many of the TRS-80 model I computers
were made without the
numeric keypad? I remember a discussion a year or so ago where someone in
the UK was looking specifically for one without the keypad. In checking
through my collection, I only found one without the keypad, and am just
curious.
11:54 a.m.
New subject: TRS-80 Model I
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1:39 p.m.
New subject: TRS-80 Model I
I know that towards the end of the Model I production run most of my friends
interested in buying were totally avoiding the basic 4k units. They ended
up with level II machines and never saw the unit before modification. It
would be kinduv interesting to know if these units were built as level II
machines or modified at the factory, or at the store.
In other words, were there ever factory-built Model 1, level II machines?
_Tony said:_
My Model 1 was bought as a 4K L1 machine. It was then
upgraded to 16K L2,
but I never had the keypad. I've subsequently obtained a 16K L2 machine
with a keypad.
I could see in some areas of the country the dealers leaving off the keypads
if they weren't readily available. All the machines I saw in Southern
California at least were described as such... if there was a numeric keypad,
it was a level II machine, else it was not.
The one I picked up for free has the little shortcut labels still attached
to the keyboard. I never had a chance to use those way back when as I always
had access to [a friend's] Level II machine.
Thomas
4:21 p.m.
New subject: TRS-80 Model I
Tony Duell wrote:
Configurations from the factory varied over the 3.5 years the Mod I
was sold. I don't have a list of stock numbers (many dead brain
cells ago I could have quoted just about every 26-xxxx series stock
number and its product in numeric or introduction order along with
the price at introduction and the price at closeout).
RAM BASIC Keypad?
4k LI Never, and it wouldn't have worked
4k LII I've heard rumors, never seen an example, doubt it.
It would have worked, but there'd be no profit to the
user or the company. In the case of the Mod III, a
whole new ball game is in place.
16k LI Never, see 4kLI
16k LII Here's where all of the variation came in.The original
Mod I didn't have a keypad. It was (IIRC) well over a
year before it was offered. The last batch on the
other hand all had them from the factory, it had
become cheaper due to the ALPS contract (when the
pebbled keys showed up in place of the smooth keys).
The lower-case mod was always an add-on to the Mod I. As far as I
know, there were only three logic board versions, one version of the
Level I BASIC ROM for the Mod I and two versions of the Level II ROM
(for the Mod I).
Now in the case of the Model II, things like internal variation can be
more fun to discuss -- but I'd have to get in touch with my ex-wife,
since she was the real hardware hacker on that series in her days as a
Tandy field servoid.
--
Ward Griffiths <mailto:gram@cnct.com> <http://www.cnct.com/home/gram/>
WARNING: The Attorney General has determined that Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Firearms can be hazardous to your health -- and get away with it.
Anyone know how many of the TRS-80 model I computers were made without the
numeric keypad? I remember a discussion a year or so ago where someone in
I can't give exact numbers, but I would think quite a few.
Originally, all model 1's didn't have the keypad. Later one (at least in
the UK), if you bought a new machine with 16K RAM (whether Level 1 or
Level 2), then it came with the keypad. 4K machines did not.
If you upgraded to 16K RAM (and had it done by Radio Shack), then you
didn't get the keypad. The keypad was a separate upgrade that could be
fitted to any Model 1 (including 4K machines).
My Model 1 was bought as a 4K L1 machine. It was then upgraded to 16K L2,
but I never had the keypad. I've subsequently obtained a 16K L2 machine
with a keypad.
There are many varients of Model 1 (Different logic board versions,
different ROM versions, different monitors, etc), and the keypad is
hardly the defining property of the first version.
26 Oct
26 Oct
8:44 a.m.
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