28 Oct
1998
28 Oct
'98
8:30 a.m.
At 07:02 AM 10/17/98 -0700, you wrote:
How much should a working TRS Model 100 laptop computer
cost? (I'm
thinking of getting one for a portable amateur packet setup)?
Anywhere from $5 to $200, depending on options, condition, venue... I got
a 32K model in nice shape at a flea market for $14 (Thanks Rax!), and have
paid over $100 for a mint condition one, with RJ-11 cable, acoustic cups,
tape player, 32K, hard shell case, floppy, manuals, slip case, etc.
If you just want one to use, you should be able to get one pretty quick for
$50 or so. If you're willing to wait, you may find one at a thrift shop or
flea market for much less.
Keep in mind, also, that other versions are available: The Nec PC-8201,
PC-8201a, PC-8300, Olivetti M-10, Kyocera KC-85, TRS-80 Model 102 and Model
200 all are either very similar or identical. Note that the NEC PC-8401A,
Olivetti M-15, and Radio Shack Model 600 are *not* related, other than in
similar names.
Also, I would be more than happy to trade a true m100 for pretty much any
of the others (except maybe the PC-8201a) along with some cash if they
didn't suit your needs (not enough memory, no modem, etc.)
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28 Oct
28 Oct
9:24 a.m.
At 11:30 AM 10/28/98 -0800, you wrote:
Note that the NEC PC-8401A,
Olivetti M-15, and Radio Shack Model 600 are *not* related, other than in
similar names.
The Model 100/102/200 had one thing in common with the Tandy 600: They used
the same printer cable. Otherwise, the Tandy 600 was a totally different
critter with an OEM Manufacturer of Zenith whereas the 100/102/200 line was
OEM'd by Kyocera.
BTW, the day after my mail machine at work went on holidays, my home
machine got caught up in an upgrade snafu as well, so I've not been
connected to e-mail for the last 10 days or so... (scary thought, but) I'm
back.
Just as a reminder, I have 2 listservers on these machines:
Tandy 100/102/200/Kyocera list:
m100list.30below.com
To subscribe, send a mail with subscribe in the Subject to:
m100-request(a)list.30below.com
Tandy 600/Zenith list:
m600list.30below.com
To subscribe, send a mail with subscribe in the Subject to:
m600-request(a)list.30below.com
Just thought you'd like to know.
See ya,
"Merch"
9:49 a.m.
On Wed, 28 Oct 1998, Uncle Roger wrote:
Keep in mind, also, that other versions are available:
The Nec PC-8201,
PC-8201a, PC-8300, Olivetti M-10, Kyocera KC-85, TRS-80 Model 102 and Model
200 all are either very similar or identical. Note that the NEC PC-8401A,
Olivetti M-15, and Radio Shack Model 600 are *not* related, other than in
similar names.
I haven't gotten around to checking the FCC ID of my 8401A. Who made it?
(NEC, I assume). There was also an NEC PC-8500, similar to the 8401, but
with a 24-line display I believe.
Can anybody verify that the "A" suffix indicates a model for the American
market on the NEC models?
-- Doug
11:26 a.m.
New subject: Kurzweil KVS
I just got a Kurzweil AI KVS PPC (from an overstocked list member).
Anybody know anything about this box? According to Ray Kurzweil himself,
I think this might be the first commercial speech recognition box (with
1000 word vocab) from circa 1985:
http://www.kurzweiltech.com/techfirsts/voicereport.htm
Any additional info would be much appreciated (like how it works).
-- Doug
11:36 a.m.
New subject: Kurzweil KVS
On Wed, 28 Oct 1998, Doug Yowza wrote:
I just got a Kurzweil AI KVS PPC (from an overstocked
list member).
Anybody know anything about this box? According to Ray Kurzweil himself,
I think this might be the first commercial speech recognition box (with
1000 word vocab) from circa 1985:
http://www.kurzweiltech.com/techfirsts/voicereport.htm
Nope. Don't have any specific references for you but I know of a few
commercial speech rec boxes way before 1985. In fact, I just got one a
few weeks ago thats from around 1983 or so. And I've seen one (didn't buy
it) from around 1981. Also, there were plenty of telco applications that
used speech rec from the 70s.
Unless you used "1000 word vocab" to qualify the claim, in which case I
still think there may be an earlier contender. Speech recongition goes
back a long way, perhaps as far back as the 50s.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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11:59 a.m.
New subject: Kurzweil KVS
On Wed, 28 Oct 1998, Sam Ismail wrote:
Unless you used "1000 word vocab" to qualify
the claim, in which case I
still think there may be an earlier contender. Speech recongition goes
back a long way, perhaps as far back as the 50s.
Yes, commercial and 1000 word vocab were the qualifiers; let me know if
you still challenge the claim, otherwise it gets immortalized in a web
page soon.
And given that AI didn't really get started until around 1960, and that
storage for digitized speech would have been very expensive back then, I'd
be interested in any references you could provide for speech recognition
way back in the 1950's.
-- Doug
12:32 p.m.
New subject: MCA net card - status?
Hi Doug!
How was your holiday went?
How's was the MCA netcard delievery coming along with the AUI to
TP transrevicer?
I have to get the 10 dollars out to yours to make up for that
adapter.
Thanks very much!
Jason D.
PS: I had to take it back to DX33 for now and keep searching for
suitable solution. Still nice machine!
email: jpero(a)cgocable.net
Pero, Jason D.
4 p.m.
New subject: Kurzweil KVS
Unless you used "1000 word vocab" to qualify
the claim, in which case I
still think there may be an earlier contender. Speech recongition goes
back a long way, perhaps as far back as the 50s.
I saw a reference to a voice-activated typewriter that was patented in 1916.
(No, that is not a typo.) Unforunately the site isn't in my bookmark file
or if it is, the reference isn't easily accessible.
-- Derek
7:12 p.m.
New subject: Kurzweil KVS
D. Peschel wrote:
There have been voice activated typewriters since at least the 1870s.
Place a secretary between your voice and the typewriter. Unless
you're really a silicon chauvinist...
--
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.
Unless you used "1000 word vocab" to
qualify the claim, in which case I
still think there may be an earlier contender. Speech recongition goes
back a long way, perhaps as far back as the 50s.
I saw a reference to a voice-activated typewriter that was patented in 1916.
(No, that is not a typo.) Unforunately the site isn't in my bookmark file
or if it is, the reference isn't easily accessible.
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