20 Mar
1997
20 Mar
'97
5:20 p.m.
Brett,
I couldn't help myself (and besides, I won't have web-acess this
weekend) and looked already.
This is gonna be way, way, way cool.
I have some minor questions/suggestions.
1) Check those features/dates/etc I posted for the Rainbow with somebody who
actually knows. I have not done so, and they were just from my often-flaky
memory. Some real Rainbow expert should please chime in here and set me
straight on whatever I missed.
2) There actually does exist a Rainbow web site. Under construction at the
moment, its url is: http://b61984.student.cwru.edu/rainbow.htm
Can users just enter a link like that instead of a link to an image? Or can
you add a field for that kind of link?
3) How does info get edited? Is it locked once entered (to prevent
net.vandalism or well-intentioned but incorrect "corrections")? Maybe each
computer web page can be changed only by emailing you, and is put under the
responsibility of a single volunteer to make sure what's there is correct? Or
maybe just put in an edit facility so anybody who so desires can add info?
In any case, *thanks* for setting this up. I am really looking forward
to browsing this site.
- Mark
21 Mar
21 Mar
5:46 a.m.
At 07:20 AM 3/21/97 UTC, you wrote:
Brett,
Hey... I just remembered where there is another old computer database...
AAMOF, I submitted the information about the CoCo 3 to the guy who runs it...
Check out this URL:
http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/~axc/MACHINE-ROOM/welcome.html
the Database isn't overly huge, and doesn't have database, or auto-add, or
any of that jazz, but it's got a beautiful layout and some really strange
machines in it (including a pic & listing for the Video Technology Laser
200...
Send a mail to Alex (full name: Alexios Chouchoulas) at:
machroom(a)vennea.demon.co.uk
to know more, or submit some info about a particular machine to him as well.
Now, before everyone blows a cork, I'm certainly not trying to show up
Brett or anyone, and to some personal experience in the matter, I'm 2000%
in favor of having a backup of just about everything, including mailing
lists. Besides, no one site is going to be able to cover every single
computer out there, etc. etc. etc.
However, with some cooperation, we can make sure that a lot of this
information won't fall by the wayside if someone decides not to keep up
their site... If that happens, communication will help save us if we *know*
there's someone else we can rely on to help keep info available.
Enough rambling, anyway, Brett: gnarly list! CoCo listing looks good! I'll
add a link to it on my page when I get a chance. (read: the second Tuesday
of next week.... I are a bizzy boi)
Roger Out,
"Merch"
--
Roger Merchberger | Everyone complained to me to change my .sig,
Programmer, NorthernWay | but no-one could recommend something better.
zmerch(a)northernway.net | So you'll have to put up with this *junk*
| until I find some new wisdom to share.
25 Mar
25 Mar
4:57 p.m.
On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, Roger Merchberger wrote:
Check out this URL:
http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/~axc/MACHINE-ROOM/welcome.html
the Database isn't overly huge, and doesn't have database, or auto-add, or
any of that jazz, but it's got a beautiful layout and some really strange
machines in it (including a pic & listing for the Video Technology Laser
200...
Cool! Thanks, I'll check that out.
I was browsing around last night and I found a picture of the Laser 200.
That was at http://194.22.63.201/homepages/gerard.laures/Laser200.htm, and
I must say it's a cute looking little machine. I'll check out the page
you mentioned and see if there are any stats.
I'm becoming more interested in Video Technology Ltd. It seems they made
a lot of computers I've never heard of. I feel kind of lucky to have
found something of theirs, in a strange kind of way. :)
Not that it's like finding a Mark-8 or anything.
<major snippage>
--
Roger Merchberger | Everyone complained to me to change my .sig,
Programmer, NorthernWay | but no-one could recommend something better.
zmerch(a)northernway.net | So you'll have to put up with this *junk*
| until I find some new wisdom to share.
Doug Spence
ds_spenc(a)alcor.concordia.ca
26 Mar
26 Mar
10:52 a.m.
On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, Roger Merchberger wrote:
Greetings, Roger! Wow, the Machine Room just got a mention! I'm honoured
(substitute honored, depending on location). :-)
The Laser 200 pic is really horrible, it's from a Greek (!) mag circa
1984, all in black and white and very small. I know I've seen a colour ad
for the critter, but I can't locate it.
Btw, since it's URL time, may I suggest the /new/ URL for the Machine
Room:
http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~alexios/MACHINE-ROOM/
It's even nicer to nice browsers (i.e. Lynx) and contains more machines
(68 right now).
Check out this URL:
http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/~axc/MACHINE-ROOM/welcome.html
the Database isn't overly huge, and doesn't have database, or auto-add, or
any of that jazz, but it's got a beautiful layout and some really strange
machines in it (including a pic & listing for the Video Technology Laser
200...
Cool! Thanks, I'll check that out. I'm becoming more interested in Video Technology
Ltd. It seems they made
a lot of computers I've never heard of.
And they were all sort-of-compatible to something else! Strangely enough,
they changed their choice of cloned machine every model and they weren't
particularly good at it, either. :-)
Have fun!
Alexios
--------------------------- ,o88,o888o,,o888o. -------------------------------
Alexios Chouchoulas '88 ,88' ,88'
alexios(a)vennea.demon.co.uk
The Unpronouncable One ,o88oooo88ooooo88oo, axc(a)dcs.ed.ac.uk
29 Mar
29 Mar
10:13 p.m.
New subject: VTL
On Thu, 27 Mar 1997, Alexios Chouchoulas wrote:
Well, if my Laser 3000 is any indication, they weren't too good at making
the machine extremely compatible with the one they were cloning, BUT they
added tons of cool extra features that the original didn't have!
Now if only all of the new features worked, I'd be a lot happier. :)
I've really got to get my L3000 plugged in again soon. I had a lot of
fun trying to figure that critter out.
I'm
becoming more interested in Video Technology Ltd. It seems they made
a lot of computers I've never heard of.
And they were all sort-of-compatible to something else! Strangely enough,
they changed their choice of cloned machine every model and they weren't
particularly good at it, either. :-) Have fun!
Alexios
--------------------------- ,o88,o888o,,o888o. -------------------------------
Alexios Chouchoulas '88 ,88' ,88'
alexios(a)vennea.demon.co.uk
The Unpronouncable One ,o88oooo88ooooo88oo, axc(a)dcs.ed.ac.uk
Doug Spence
ds_spenc(a)alcor.concordia.ca
21 Mar
21 Mar
5:50 a.m.
On Fri, 21 Mar 1997 MTapley(a)swri.edu wrote:
Brett,
I couldn't help myself (and besides, I won't have web-acess this
weekend) and looked already.
Just to let all of you know - I am sneaky 8-) I know you were - I saw you
You made me look because the counter went up - but no new page!
This is gonna be way, way, way cool.
I hope so!
I have some minor questions/suggestions.
1) Check those features/dates/etc I posted for the Rainbow with somebody who
actually knows. I have not done so, and they were just from my often-flaky
memory. Some real Rainbow expert should please chime in here and set me
straight on whatever I missed.
I know, This has be a slight thorn for me. I certainly don't know about
EVERY computer EVER made. This is something that will take time. But facts
don't change and eventually everything will get ironed out.
2) There actually does exist a Rainbow web site. Under
construction at the
moment, its url is: http://b61984.student.cwru.edu/rainbow.htm
Can users just enter a link like that instead of a link to an image? Or can
you add a field for that kind of link?
That is what the Support area is about. If you know how to do HTML,
you can actually enter the URL yourself. I do not magically make the
new pages appear yet (security BS - you know) so I can check these things
out.
I think from the CoCo entry now available, that I may have made the size
and amount of data *a leetle too small*. That's what the testing is all
about. Show me where I went wrong and how I can fix it.
3) How does info get edited? Is it locked once entered
(to prevent
net.vandalism or well-intentioned but incorrect "corrections")? Maybe each
computer web page can be changed only by emailing you, and is put under the
responsibility of a single volunteer to make sure what's there is correct? Or
maybe just put in an edit facility so anybody who so desires can add info?
Ya I been kinda worried about that too. I really don't want to do it and
I'm PRETTY sure Bill doesn't (correct me if I'm wrong Bill 8-) I don't
like the idea that - just anybody - could change it. They could just add
a new page anyway 8-) and then email from those *offended* 8-) could be
used to straighten it out.
In any case, *thanks* for setting this up. I am
really looking forward
to browsing this site.
- Mark
Time will tell!
BC
6:29 a.m.
3) How does
info get edited? Is it locked once entered (to prevent
net.vandalism or well-intentioned but incorrect "corrections")? Maybe each
computer web page can be changed only by emailing you, and is put under the
responsibility of a single volunteer to make sure what's there is correct? Or
maybe just put in an edit facility so anybody who so desires can add info?
Ya I been kinda worried about that too. I really don't want to do it and
I'm PRETTY sure Bill doesn't (correct me if I'm wrong Bill 8-) I don't
like the idea that - just anybody - could change it. They could just add
a new page anyway 8-) and then email from those *offended* 8-) could be
used to straighten it out.
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