8 Nov
2005
8 Nov
'05
4:10 a.m.
Does anyone know what's happened (or supposed to happen) with Don Maslin's
SW collection?
Joe
8 Nov
8 Nov
2:44 p.m.
I think the issue is when not what.
From the standpoint of the owners (his wife), nothing
was
supposed to happen. It's a careful waiting game that unfortunately
I cannot help because I neither live there anymore nor do I have their
contact number. A year and two months by... it would be a good time
for her & our mutual friends to try contacting again.
John A.
(hint: supply number, and I'll try calling)
4:47 p.m.
Just curious, what does he(now his wife) have that's so important?
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of John Allain
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:44 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Don Maslin SW collection?
I think the issue is when not what.
From the standpoint of the owners (his wife), nothing
was
supposed to happen. It's a careful waiting game that unfortunately
I cannot help because I neither live there anymore nor do I have their
contact number. A year and two months by... it would be a good time
for her & our mutual friends to try contacting again.
John A.
(hint: supply number, and I'll try calling)
1:50 p.m.
At 03:47 PM 11/8/05 -0600, you wrote:
Just curious, what does he(now his wife) have
that's so important?
You haven't been around long have you?
Don had disks for EVERY CPM machine that you can imagine! He was THE
source for OS disks for all the odd CPM machines that were sold over the
years. If Don didn't have it then it was very likely that it didn't exist!
Losing his collection would be a real blow to this hobby!
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of John Allain
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:44 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Don Maslin SW collection?
I think the issue is when not what.
From the standpoint of the owners (his wife),
nothing was
supposed to happen. It's a careful waiting game that
unfortunately
I cannot help because I neither live there anymore nor do I have their
contact number. A year and two months by... it would be a good time
for her & our mutual friends to try contacting again.
John A.
(hint: supply number, and I'll try calling)
5:20 p.m.
Julian Wolfe declared on Tuesday 08 November 2005 16:47:
Just curious, what does he(now his wife) have
that's so important?=
Google for "Don Maslin" and CP/M.
Pat
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of John Allain
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:44 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Don Maslin SW collection?
I think the issue is when not what.
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From the standpoint of the owners (his wife),
nothing was
supposed to happen. It's a careful waiting game that unfortunately
I cannot help because I neither live there anymore nor do I have their
contact number. A year and two months by... it would be a good time
for her & our mutual friends to try contacting again.
John A.
(hint: supply number, and I'll try calling)
5:35 p.m.
Ahh, I see now. Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Patrick Finnegan
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 4:21 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Don Maslin SW collection?
Julian Wolfe declared on Tuesday 08 November 2005 16:47:
Just curious, what does he(now his wife) have
that's so important?=
Google for "Don Maslin" and CP/M.
Pat
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of John Allain
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:44 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Don Maslin SW collection?
I think the issue is when not what.
--
Purdue University ITAP/RCAC --- http://www.rcac.purdue.edu/
The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org
From the standpoint of the owners (his wife),
nothing was
supposed to happen. It's a careful waiting game that unfortunately
I cannot help because I neither live there anymore nor do I have their
contact number. A year and two months by... it would be a good time
for her & our mutual friends to try contacting again.
John A.
(hint: supply number, and I'll try calling) 
5:35 p.m.
John Allain wrote:
I think the issue is when not what.
Do you guys actually read CC?
Tom Peters just last week posted a list of hardware and disks being
offered by his widow, as a start to putting his collection back in the
hands of collectors.
IIRC, Tom took responsibility for handling he situation nearly a year
ago, and said then that a barrage of questions/offers/requests to the
family would be counter-productive. It seems to me that with his
strategy beginning to bear fruit, interfering now would be even more
counterproductive.
My $0.02, and my own recollection of events. I'm willing to be
corrected.
Doc
From the standpoint of the owners (his wife),
nothing was
supposed to happen. It's a careful waiting game that
unfortunately
I cannot help because I neither live there anymore nor do I have their
contact number. A year and two months by... it would be a good time
for her & our mutual friends to try contacting again.
John A.
(hint: supply number, and I'll try calling)
2:29 p.m.
At 05:35 PM 11/8/05 -0500, you wrote:
John Allain wrote:
Yes I do. Do you? The collection that he offered came from someone in
Wisconsin not California. The original owner ("Don S") was the founder of
some computer club and not Don Maslin.
Here's the description:
"With the sad passing of Don S last year, one of the founders of the
Wisconsin Computer Society in the 70's, his window finds she must finally
begin the process of disposing of a basement full of stuff. Don was a
life-long experimenter and user of computing equipment which has mostly
found its way into the classification of "classic." Don and I
used/programmed DEC PDP-11 and Altos CP/M and MP/M machines together at
more than one job."
Joe
I think the issue is when not what.
Do you guys actually read CC? From the standpoint of the owners (his wife),
nothing was
supposed to happen. It's a careful waiting game that
unfortunately
I cannot help because I neither live there anymore nor do I have their
contact number. A year and two months by... it would be a good time
for her & our mutual friends to try contacting again.
John A.
(hint: supply number, and I'll try calling)
Tom Peters just last week posted a list of hardware and disks being
offered by his widow, as a start to putting his collection back in the
hands of collectors.
IIRC, Tom took responsibility for handling he situation nearly a year
ago, and said then that a barrage of questions/offers/requests to the
family would be counter-productive. It seems to me that with his
strategy beginning to bear fruit, interfering now would be even more
counterproductive.
My $0.02, and my own recollection of events. I'm willing to be
corrected.
Doc
7:14 p.m.
On Tuesday 08 November 2005 17:35, Doc Shipley wrote:
Do you guys actually read CC?
Tom Peters just last week posted a list of hardware and disks
being offered by his widow, as a start to putting his collection back
in the hands of collectors.
IIRC, Tom took responsibility for handling he situation nearly a
year ago, and said then that a barrage of questions/offers/requests
to the family would be counter-productive. It seems to me that with
his strategy beginning to bear fruit, interfering now would be even
more counterproductive.
My $0.02, and my own recollection of events. I'm willing to be
corrected.
Doc, I believe that you may be mixing up dead Dons that were into
classic computing. :) Don Maslin (as opposed to "Don S" that Tom
posted about) lived in CA, not WI. :)
You got most of it right, but are combining stories I believe.
Anyways, the Altos stuff (at least) that Tom Peters is giving out will
be saved and archived publically. You have my word on that. :)
Pat
--
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The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org
10:20 p.m.
On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 19:14:50 -0500
Patrick Finnegan <pat at computer-refuge.org> wrote:
On Tuesday 08 November 2005 17:35, Doc Shipley wrote:
Any update on the 'Altos stuff' that some of us are working on? You mentioned
awhile back that you might have Altos 586 system diskettes. I noticed another 586 on eBay
last week, but not with anything but the box. I am in correspondence with a few other
people struggling to image/restore-from-image some of the Altos 586 images now newly in
circulation.
Do you guys actually read CC?
Tom Peters just last week posted a list of hardware and disks
being offered by his widow, as a start to putting his collection back
in the hands of collectors.
IIRC, Tom took responsibility for handling he situation nearly a
year ago, and said then that a barrage of questions/offers/requests
to the family would be counter-productive. It seems to me that with
his strategy beginning to bear fruit, interfering now would be even
more counterproductive.
My $0.02, and my own recollection of events. I'm willing to be
corrected.
Doc, I believe that you may be mixing up dead Dons that were into
classic computing. :) Don Maslin (as opposed to "Don S" that Tom
posted about) lived in CA, not WI. :)
You got most of it right, but are combining stories I believe.
Anyways, the Altos stuff (at least) that Tom Peters is giving out will
be saved and archived publically. You have my word on that. :)
Pat
--
Purdue University Research Computing --- http://www.rcac.purdue.edu/
The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org
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9 Nov
9 Nov
1:22 a.m.
Scott Stevens declared on Tuesday 08 November 2005 22:20:
Any update on the 'Altos stuff' that some of
us are working on? You
mentioned awhile back that you might have Altos 586 system diskettes.
I noticed another 586 on eBay last week, but not with anything but the
box. I am in correspondence with a few other people struggling to
image/restore-from-image some of the Altos 586 images now newly in
circulation.
I haven't had time lately to go find them (someone else has them in their
posession), and probably won't get around to doing that until after
Thanksgiving. I haven't forgotten :) just really busy lately.
Pat
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Purdue University ITAP/RCAC --- http://www.rcac.purdue.edu/
The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org
8 Nov
8 Nov
10:43 p.m.
Patrick Finnegan wrote:
On Tuesday 08 November 2005 17:35, Doc Shipley wrote:
>
> My $0.02, and my own recollection of events. I'm willing to be
>corrected.
Doc, I believe that you may be mixing up dead Dons
that were into
classic computing. :) Don Maslin (as opposed to "Don S" that Tom
posted about) lived in CA, not WI. :)
You got most of it right, but are combining stories I believe.
I stand corrected. Wrong Don.
Anyways, the Altos stuff (at least) that Tom Peters is
giving out will
be saved and archived publically. You have my word on that. :)
I'm pouting. You already have an 8000!
Doc
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