6 Oct
1998
6 Oct
'98
1:24 p.m.
Funny you should mention the OSI's, a saintly coworker just gave me a C4P-MF
and a C3D today. The C3D is the one you were thinking of with the 3
different CPU's.
I also 'always wanted' a CompuColor II, and finally found one last year,
it's REALLY rare. http://www.geocities.com/~compcloset/CompuColorII.htm
Still looking for a Sorcerer, but I have a couple of leads from the VCF.
One gentleman has two of 'em, one of which has the S-100 box. Hasn't
replied to my email yet though...
Kai
-----Original Message-----
From: David Williams [mailto:dlw@trailingedge.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 3:20 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: RE: Top 10 Holy Grails of Classic Microcomputer Collecting
On 6 Oct 98, at 16:48, Matt Pritchard wrote:
1) Compucolor 2 (The Model with floppy disk in the
monitor housing)
- I let one of these, working w/ software slip through my hands about
4-5
years ago
That's one I played with once back in the dark ages and I wish I
could find another. I have talked to people who worked there who
still had a couple in the attic but didn't feel like digging them out
and sending them to me, too much trouble. :-(
2) an Exidy Sorcerer
Finally got one and love it. Now if work would stop sending me
around the country I could get some work done on the expansion
box for it.
3) Ohio Scientific Challenger 4p (?)
I'd be happy right now with any Ohio Scientific system. Though I'd
really like the one, can't find my notes for the model, which had 3
processors. A 6502, Z-80 and 680x if I recall. Have the notes on it
around here somewhere.
Of course I'd add all of Kai's to the list too but that would throw me
over 10.
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David Williams - Computer Packrat
dlw(a)trailingedge.com
http://www.trailingedge.com
6 Oct
6 Oct
1:51 p.m.
On 6 Oct 98, at 15:24, Kai Kaltenbach wrote:
Funny you should mention the OSI's, a saintly
coworker just gave me a
C4P-MF and a C3D today. The C3D is the one you were thinking of with the
3 different CPU's.
Oh some people have all the luck! Guess that's what I get for
being in a back water. I'd like to know more about them and see
some pics if you can take some. The C3D I've only seen in ads.
I also 'always wanted' a CompuColor II, and
finally found one last year,
it's REALLY rare. http://www.geocities.com/~compcloset/CompuColorII.htm
That's the one. I've found a couple of collectors who had them and
a few people who have worked with them but that's it. Yes, I'd
class those as rare.
Still looking for a Sorcerer, but I have a couple of
leads from the VCF.
One gentleman has two of 'em, one of which has the S-100 box. Hasn't
replied to my email yet though...
I was jumping up and down when some guy offered me one for
shipping cost. My wife thought I was crazy, wait she always
thinks that. I've never been able to find the S-100 box so I've start
work on one of my own. I've been told the box isn't all that rare
compared with the system itself but you could have fooled me.
Good luck with it.
-----
David Williams - Computer Packrat
dlw(a)trailingedge.com
http://www.trailingedge.com
2:59 p.m.
Anyone know where a C8p (floppy) exists?
George Rachor
=========================================================
George L. Rachor george(a)racsys.rt.rain.com
Beaverton, Oregon http://racsys.rt.rain.com
On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, David Williams wrote:
On 6 Oct 98, at 15:24, Kai Kaltenbach wrote:
Funny you should mention the OSI's, a saintly
coworker just gave me a
C4P-MF and a C3D today. The C3D is the one you were thinking of with the
3 different CPU's.
Oh some people have all the luck! Guess that's what I get for
being in a back water. I'd like to know more about them and see
some pics if you can take some. The C3D I've only seen in ads.
I also 'always wanted' a CompuColor II,
and finally found one last year,
it's REALLY rare. http://www.geocities.com/~compcloset/CompuColorII.htm
That's the one. I've found a couple of collectors who had them and
a few people who have worked with them but that's it. Yes, I'd
class those as rare.
Still looking for a Sorcerer, but I have a couple
of leads from the VCF.
One gentleman has two of 'em, one of which has the S-100 box. Hasn't
replied to my email yet though...
I was jumping up and down when some guy offered me one for
shipping cost. My wife thought I was crazy, wait she always
thinks that. I've never been able to find the S-100 box so I've start
work on one of my own. I've been told the box isn't all that rare
compared with the system itself but you could have fooled me.
Good luck with it.
-----
David Williams - Computer Packrat
dlw(a)trailingedge.com
http://www.trailingedge.com
10 Oct
10 Oct
9:30 p.m.
On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, David Williams wrote:
And dammit, I knew of someone who had a broken one and was trying to get
rid of it. It was a friend of my brother's, and my brother asked me if I
knew anyone who might want it. I said "I'll take it". He said, "No,
_really_, do you know anyone who would want it?". I said "Yeah, me" - no,
really.
That was when I was probably 13 or 14, and I hadn't yet collected any
systems (who could afford it?). Nor would I have known how to repair the
thing (still don't). Maybe I should try to find out what eventually DID
happen to the thing. I'm sure it's a landfill pancake by now, but you
never know.
--
Doug Spence
ds_spenc(a)alcor.concordia.ca
http://alcor.concordia.ca/~ds_spenc/
I also
'always wanted' a CompuColor II, and finally found one last year,
it's REALLY rare. http://www.geocities.com/~compcloset/CompuColorII.htm
That's the one. I've found a couple of collectors who had them and
a few people who have worked with them but that's it. Yes, I'd
class those as rare.
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