11 Jun
1997
11 Jun
'97
7:30 a.m.
Due to massive amounts of caffeine & sleep deprivation, Kai Kaltenbach said:
Actually the Tandy 600 was a 1989 concoction. It looks
like an early
Toshiba laptop, with flip-up narrow LCD display. It has Multiplan, a
subset of MS Word, a built-in modem, 360K 3.5" drive, 80x16 display, and
sold for $999. I passed up one of these at a swap meet a few weeks ago.
Kai
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Nee-ner-nee-ner-neeeee-ner!!!
I finally know something that Kai doesn't!!! ;^>
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Sorry, but *my* T600 was built in September of 1985! AAMAF, I have a 1989
sale flyer yet that shows the T600 in "where-is-as-is" status, for the same
$$$ or cheaper than the T200. (one of which I also have!)
Processor was an 80c88 and standard memory was 32K (which was close to
useless, from what I hear. Mine came with 128K, so I wouldn't know.) which
was expanded with up to 2 banks of 96K.
Yes, the floppy was 360K, as it was single-sided with double-density.
Power: 4 internal D-sized nicads giving 11 hours use with no floppy
activity. Files are stored in RAM (like the 100/200/102/NEC 8201A/Olivetti
M10/etc.) and can be copied to floppy using the copy command.
More questions? You can ask me or the list, with the details below.
There is an FTP site for the Tandy 600 at:
ftp://ftp.northernway.net/Tandy600/
and there is a listserve dedicated to the Tandy 600. To find out more about
the listserve, send a message to:
m600-request(a)list.northernway.net
with the word "info" or "help" in the subject.
To subscribe, send a message to:
m600-request(a)list.northernway.net
with the word "sub" or "subscribe" in the subject.
To post a message to the listserve, send a message to:
m600(a)list.northernway.net
and it will automatically go to several people (always looking for more,
folks!) including a man named Larry Kollar, who wrote and maintains a Tandy
600 FAQ.
URL for the FAQ: http://www.nyx.net/~lekollar/t600/t600faq.html
Hope this helps!
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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11 Jun
11 Jun
8:36 a.m.
New subject: Printers
Along the lines of saving stuff, does anyone collect the old printers?
I have several including the SWTP 40 column printer, the usual
assortment of Tandy and CBM printers, a couple of DecWriters (LA36), an
early Centronics, a number of daisy wheel printers, and my newest
addition, an ASR 33. But I also run into quite a few (usually free)
that I don't have the room or inclination to store. I would guess that
most of the older printers will head for the dump with few people
caring, but then again ...
9 Jun
9 Jun
11:45 p.m.
New subject: Printers
On 11-Jun-97, Marvin wrote:
Along the lines of saving stuff, does anyone collect
the old printers?
I currently have a Commodore VIC-1525, Commodore MPS-803, the ADAM printer,
amd am awaiting the arrival of an Atari 8bit printer. Also I am working on a
lead for an Aquarius thermal printer. I mainly pick up the machine-specific
printers, vice the early generic ones, though my first printer was an old
Star-Micronics LV-2010. Nice little printer.
Jeff jeffh(a)unix.aardvarkol.com
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Kaypro 2X, Mattel Aquarius, Osborne Executive, Radofin Aquarius,
Sinclair ZX-81, TI-99/4A, Timex-Sinclair 1000, TRS-80 Color
Computer-3, Model 4, and Model 4P, plus Odyssey2, Atari Superpong
and 2600VCS game consoles.
11 Jun
11 Jun
9:57 a.m.
New subject: Printers
On Wed, 11 Jun 1997, Marvin wrote:
Along the lines of saving stuff, does anyone collect
the old printers?
I have several including the SWTP 40 column printer, the usual
assortment of Tandy and CBM printers, a couple of DecWriters (LA36), an
early Centronics, a number of daisy wheel printers, and my newest
addition, an ASR 33. But I also run into quite a few (usually free)
that I don't have the room or inclination to store. I would guess that
most of the older printers will head for the dump with few people
caring, but then again ...
EEK! Yes! I'd love to find one of the SWTPC 40 column printers! In my
view (IMHV?) the peripherals are an integral part of the history!
-jim
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1:20 p.m.
New subject: Printers
On Wed, 11 Jun 1997, Marvin wrote:
Along the lines of saving stuff, does anyone collect
the old printers?
I have several including the SWTP 40 column printer, the usual
assortment of Tandy and CBM printers, a couple of DecWriters (LA36), an
early Centronics, a number of daisy wheel printers, and my newest
addition, an ASR 33. But I also run into quite a few (usually free)
that I don't have the room or inclination to store. I would guess that
most of the older printers will head for the dump with few people
caring, but then again ...
I've often thought of this, but it comes down to, would I rather use the
space for many different computers or some computers and some printers?
A printer is a printer, but since nobody really looks upon these as
collectible, they are the most likely to be overlooked or sent to the
scrap heap. A big problem is that they often weigh a lot and are a
burden to store. Nonetheless, I have recently started to collect the old
printers. I have a Commodore one, a TRS-80 one, a Tandy one, and may a
couple others. But I take them somewhat reluctantly, usually as a part
of a whole lot. But I figure, nobody else is going to save them, so I
might as well try to save a couple. Printers are definitely going to be
an interesting relic 50 years from now when hardly any from this era
remain, again because of the reasons I've cited above.
Sam
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2:53 p.m.
New subject: Printers
Along the lines of saving stuff, does anyone collect the old printers?
I have several including the SWTP 40 column printer, the usual
assortment of Tandy and CBM printers, a couple of DecWriters (LA36), an
early Centronics, a number of daisy wheel printers, and my newest
addition, an ASR 33. But I also run into quite a few (usually free)
I collect _some_ printers - the ones I consider interesting, or fine
examples of engineering. Amongst the ones I have are a couple oF ASR33's
(great fun to strip down and rebuild, particularly if you don't have the
service manual...), a few other Teleprinters (Creed 7E, Creed 444, Friden
Flexowriter), a couple of Sanders (12/7 and 700) - these are very well
built 7 pin dot matrix printers that use multiple passes of the printhead
(up to 8 in some fonts) to get letter quality output, a Versatec V80
(actually an ICL 6203, which has a GPIB interface), which uses an array of
electrodes to build up a charge image on specially coated paper, and then
pumps liquid toner over it, etc
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10:19 a.m.
New subject: Printers
A.R. Duell wrote:
I collect _some_ printers - the ones I consider
interesting, or fine
examples of engineering. Amongst the ones I have are a couple oF ASR33's
(great fun to strip down and rebuild, particularly if you don't have the
service manual...), a few other Teleprinters (Creed 7E, Creed 444, Friden
Flexowriter), a couple of Sanders (12/7 and 700) - these are very well
built 7 pin dot matrix printers that use multiple passes of the printhead
(up to 8 in some fonts) to get letter quality output, a Versatec V80
(actually an ICL 6203, which has a GPIB interface), which uses an array of
electrodes to build up a charge image on specially coated paper, and then
pumps liquid toner over it, etc
Nice collection! For what it is worth, I have the 3 volume set of
Teletype manuals on the ASR 33, and one other (can't remember the
model.) If anyone needs the manual set, I think I know where another
one is.
11:23 a.m.
New subject: FS: Vector 3032 System Disk
Well, not really for sale but if anyone needs one of these, let me know
and I'll send it out for the cost of postage (probably a dollar or
two.) I haven't fired up one of the Vector machines so I don't know
what the actual contents are. However this is the description on the
label:
Vector Part No. 6000-008
Serial No. 31-30226 (at least on the one I am looking at now.)
CP/M System for 3032
CP/M Version 2.22 Release 3 Double-sided
Copyright (C) 1980 Digital Research
Copyright (C) 1980 Microsoft
Copyright (C) 1980 Vector Graphic Inc.
5:46 p.m.
New subject: Printers
On Wed, 11 Jun 1997, Marvin wrote:
Along the lines of saving stuff, does anyone collect
the old printers?
I have several including the SWTP 40 column printer, the usual
assortment of Tandy and CBM printers, a couple of DecWriters (LA36), an
early Centronics, a number of daisy wheel printers, and my newest
addition, an ASR 33. But I also run into quite a few (usually free)
that I don't have the room or inclination to store. I would guess that
most of the older printers will head for the dump with few people
caring, but then again ...
I have a wide (132-column) Toshiba dot matrix printer I picked up for
a few bucks at a flea market (as part of a package deal). It needs a
new printhead. A couple of local computer stores want $100 to replace
the printhead, and attempts to contact Toshiba about it only led to a
900-number, voice mail jail.
Any ideas on what I should do with it?
8:24 p.m.
New subject: Printers
An interesting sidenote on printers:
A friend of mine works at a university and was recently having problems
with the sudents/faculty "wasting" paper. (i.e. printing out 1000 page
documents on the laser printers.) My solution: Replace the laser
printers with my fleet (currently 5) of daisy wheel printers.
He didn't go for it...
Would've been worth it tho just to see their faces!
Les
more(a)crazy.rutgers.edu
12 Jun
12 Jun
4:56 a.m.
New subject: Printers
On Thu, 12 Jun 1997, Mr. Self Destruct wrote:
A friend of mine works at a university and was
recently having problems
with the sudents/faculty "wasting" paper. (i.e. printing out 1000 page
documents on the laser printers.) My solution: Replace the laser
printers with my fleet (currently 5) of daisy wheel printers.
Just make sure that the printers are loaded with endless fabric ribbons
rather than the expensive one-shot carbon film items.
What printers do you have? I'm looking for a TRS-80 DWP-II (the original
grey case -- not a IIb).
--
Ward Griffiths
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within
the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." --Claire Wolfe
10:57 a.m.
New subject: Printers
On Thu, 12 Jun 1997, Ward Griffiths and/or Lisa Rogers wrote:
Just make sure that the printers are loaded with
endless fabric ribbons
rather than the expensive one-shot carbon film items.
What printers do you have? I'm looking for a TRS-80 DWP-II (the original
grey case -- not a IIb).
--
Ward Griffiths
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within
the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." --Claire Wolfe
Oh, just some of the general Centronics this printer will work with any
computer type printer. I have a Juki (really heavy) a Royal Lettermaster
or something like that (surprisingly cute) some kind of Epson and two
others I forgot about. I've also got a few DOT matrix printers like an
old Seikosha that looks like it has LESS than 9 pins and my Aunt just gave
me an Epson 132 character printer. For Commodore's I have a few dot
matrix clones, a 1520 plotter (really neat, really slow) and my favorite,
a little receipt paper printer (doesw graphics too!!!!)
Les
more(a)crazy.rutgers.edu
11 Jun
11 Jun
10:28 p.m.
New subject: Printers
Charles P. Hobbs wrote:
I have a wide (132-column) Toshiba dot matrix printer I picked up for
a few bucks at a flea market (as part of a package deal). It needs a
new printhead. A couple of local computer stores want $100 to replace
the printhead, and attempts to contact Toshiba about it only led to a
900-number, voice mail jail.
Any ideas on what I should do with it?
I really wish I had a feel for what types of things that will be
considered significant 10, 20, and more years down the road. I have
given quite a few (working) printers away to people and organizations
that can use them. More and more people seem to want the laser or Ink
Jet printers and impact type printer applications are getting more and
more scarce. What I would do is put it in a corner, keep my eye out for
another broken printer with a good print head and wait ... until I find
the printer head, someone who wants it, or need the space and junk it!
I have an epson and a couple of oki printers in that state right now
that will most likely hit the junk pile. Hmmm, how about another want
list of components needed to make something work?
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