20 Dec
2001
20 Dec
'01
9:06 a.m.
Sellam quoted on cnn.com:
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/20/geek.gifts.idg/index.html
And not badly mangled either!
20 Dec
20 Dec
10:05 a.m.
On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Bill Sudbrink wrote:
Sellam quoted on cnn.com:
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/20/geek.gifts.idg/index.html
And not badly mangled either!
Whoa! The PDP-8 was mentioned. That's pretty good for mainstream
journalism. I wonder if the author knew that it came *before* the Altair.
:-)
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9:11 p.m.
On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Jeffrey S. Sharp wrote:
On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Bill Sudbrink wrote:
Well, he only mentioned it because I told him that was among one of the
more desired collectable computers :)
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Sellam quoted on cnn.com:
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/20/geek.gifts.idg/index.html
And not badly mangled either!
Whoa! The PDP-8 was mentioned. That's pretty good for mainstream
journalism. I wonder if the author knew that it came *before* the Altair. 
10:30 a.m.
Bill Sudbrink wrote:
Sellam quoted on cnn.com:
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/20/geek.gifts.idg/index.html
And not badly mangled either!
Which reminds me that Sellam is also mentioned in New Scientist (a
british publication) dated 15 Dec. The article is a review of
Christine Finn's book mentioned on the list previously.
From the review:
There are many privately held collections. Still in his twenties, Sellam
Ismail is nostalgic for the machines of his childhood and obsesivly
collects them. He owns a vinatge computer warehouse containing
everything form Altairs to Sinclair ZX80's. He also hunts out software,
and is often called upon to recover "lost" data form old machines.
Finding the right operating system is already like stumbling upon the
Rosetta Stone.
- end citation
I might quibble a littel with the wording.....
-- hbp
7:35 p.m.
There are many privately held collections. Still in
his twenties,
Sellam
Ismail is nostalgic for the machines of his
childhood and obsesivly
collects them. He owns a vinatge computer warehouse containing
everything form Altairs to Sinclair ZX80's. He also hunts out
software,
and is often called upon to recover "lost"
data form old machines.
Finding the right operating system is already like stumbling upon the
Rosetta Stone.
- end citation
I might quibble a littel with the wording.....
-- hbp
Still in his twenties?
9:25 p.m.
On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Wayne M. Smith wrote:
Up until earlier this year at least ;)
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There are many
privately held collections. Still in his twenties,
Still in his twenties? 
21 Dec
21 Dec
3:22 a.m.
At 10:35 PM 12/20/2001 -0800, Wayne M. Smith wrote:
That was my first thought, too. And then "machines of his
childhood"? I think there's a conflict with the ten-year-rule. :-)
I remember chatting with a guy, telling him about some
of my work on C-64 games in the early 80s, and he pipes up
with something like "Oh yeah, I remember that, I used to
play it on my dad's C-64 when I was little."
- John
There are many
privately held collections. Still in his twenties,
Sellam
Ismail is nostalgic for the machines of his
childhood and obsesivly
Still in his twenties? 
4 a.m.
I remember chatting with a guy, telling him about
some
of my work on C-64 games in the early 80s, and he pipes up
with something like "Oh yeah, I remember that, I used to
play it on my dad's C-64 when I was little."
Now you've piqued my interest, just in case I've played some of your games
on our family C64 when I was little ;-)
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20 Dec
20 Dec
9:18 p.m.
On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Hans B Pufal wrote:
Which reminds me that Sellam is also mentioned in New
Scientist (a
british publication) dated 15 Dec. The article is a review of
Christine Finn's book mentioned on the list previously.
From the review:
There are many privately held collections. Still in his twenties, Sellam
Ismail is nostalgic for the machines of his childhood and obsesivly
collects them. He owns a vinatge computer warehouse containing
everything form Altairs to Sinclair ZX80's. He also hunts out software,
and is often called upon to recover "lost" data form old machines.
Finding the right operating system is already like stumbling upon the
Rosetta Stone.
- end citation
Hey, cool! Any chance of getting a copy sent to me for my vanity file?
:)
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