30 Apr
1997
30 Apr
'97
3:07 a.m.
On Tue, 29 Apr 1997, Sam Ismail wrote:
Altair, Imsai and SWTPC? (Especially the last -- I
prefer Motorola to Intel).
OOPS! I have a Motorola-based Altair... (Altair 680)
Maybe we can feature it? (Just kidding, but I thought
I should point out your slight error.)
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30 Apr
30 Apr
3:22 a.m.
On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Scott Walde wrote:
I recall the ads, now that you mention it -- don't recall ever seeing
one in person. How much are you asking? (Although the SWTPC bus was
considerably superior to the Altair bus -- life is too short to hold
humble opinions.)
--
Ward Griffiths
"Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails
of the last priest." [Denis Diderot, "Dithyrambe sur la fete de rois"]
Altair, Imsai
and SWTPC? (Especially the last -- I
prefer Motorola to Intel).
OOPS! I have a Motorola-based Altair... (Altair 680)
Maybe we can feature it? (Just kidding, but I thought
I should point out your slight error.) 
3:30 a.m.
On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Ward Griffiths and/or Lisa Rogers wrote:
On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Scott Walde wrote:
I recall the ads, now that you mention it -- don't recall ever seeing
one in person. How much are you asking? (Although the SWTPC bus was
considerably superior to the Altair bus -- life is too short to hold
humble opinions.)
I have the ad! It's a reprint I got with something from them way back.
Christmas of 76? Have to dig it up. Got Santa sitting with one. I thought
it was funny that the price matched the model number 8-)
Would it be a copyright infringement if I scanned it and put it on a
Web Page?????
BC
Altair,
Imsai and SWTPC? (Especially the last -- I
prefer Motorola to Intel).
OOPS! I have a Motorola-based Altair... (Altair 680)
Maybe we can feature it? (Just kidding, but I thought
I should point out your slight error.)
3:41 a.m.
On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Brett wrote:
I have the ad! It's a reprint I got with something
from them way back.
Christmas of 76? Have to dig it up. Got Santa sitting with one. I thought
it was funny that the price matched the model number 8-)
Would it be a copyright infringement if I scanned it and put it on a
Web Page?????
I doubt anyone would get too soggy and hard to light. Who _does_ own the
MITS copyrights and patents now? (Though I think all of the patents have
expired, copyrights now extend unto at _least_ the third generation.)
--
Ward Griffiths
"Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails
of the last priest." [Denis Diderot, "Dithyrambe sur la fete de rois"]
3:59 p.m.
At 11:41 AM 4/30/97 -0400, you wrote:
I doubt anyone would get too soggy and hard to light. Who _does_ own the
MITS copyrights and patents now? (Though I think all of the patents have
expired, copyrights now extend unto at _least_ the third generation.)
Well... First MITS was acquired by Pertec, who proceeded to run the whole
computer line straight into the ground.
Later, Pertec was bought by Triumph-Adler in Germany.
I've wanted to run a few similar questions by them, but have found no easy
means of communication so far...
-jim
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5:22 p.m.
On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Jim Willing wrote:
At 11:41 AM 4/30/97 -0400, you wrote:
Try e-mail. I'm sure you may get lucky and find them in a search
engine. Or try posting on some german newsgroups.
Sam
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I doubt anyone would get too soggy and hard to light. Who _does_ own the
MITS copyrights and patents now? (Though I think all of the patents have
expired, copyrights now extend unto at _least_ the third generation.)
Well... First MITS was acquired by Pertec, who proceeded to run the whole
computer line straight into the ground.
Later, Pertec was bought by Triumph-Adler in Germany.
I've wanted to run a few similar questions by them, but have found no easy
means of communication so far...
5:38 p.m.
I just checked out Scott Walde's web page. I looked at basement.jpg and
here are my observations:
Starting from the very back, that is either a Commodore 128, Amiga 500 or
some newer Atari. The moving on to the far end of the table: Apple ][+,
Apple //e, Altair 680, Commodore Pet, Commodore CBM Professional Business
Computer, Commodore PET 2001, Macintosh (128? 512?), IBM PCjr. Then
below the table: TRS-80 Model III and an Atari box.
Oh, and an oscilliscope (my guess is Tektronix).
Sam
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6:30 p.m.
At 10:38 PM 4/30/97 -0700, you wrote:
I just checked out Scott Walde's web page. I looked at basement.jpg and
here are my observations:
Starting from the very back, that is either a Commodore 128, Amiga 500 or
some newer Atari.
Atari ST1024?
The moving on to the far end of the table: Apple ][+,
Apple //e, Altair 680, Commodore Pet, Commodore CBM Professional Business
Computer, Commodore PET 2001, Macintosh (128? 512?), IBM PCjr. Then
below the table: TRS-80 Model III and an Atari box.
You forgot the two dual Commodore PET disk drive units, and the four TRS-80
single mini-disk units holding up the scope...
Oh, and an oscilliscope (my guess is Tektronix).
Heathkit? (or an older single channel Tek)
...and the PCjr has the later model keyboard... No chicklets???
...and one on its side near the left lower third of the pic that I can't
ID... (bad angle)
-jim
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The Computer Garage - http://www.rdrop.com/~jimw
Computer Garage Fax - (503) 646-0174
1 May
1 May
1:35 a.m.
On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Jim Willing wrote:
I conveniently ignored those. I knew they were probably PET drives but
never seen them before and didn't know for sure.
The moving on
to the far end of the table: Apple ][+,
Apple //e, Altair 680, Commodore Pet, Commodore CBM Professional Business
Computer, Commodore PET 2001, Macintosh (128? 512?), IBM PCjr. Then
below the table: TRS-80 Model III and an Atari box.
You forgot the two dual Commodore PET disk drive units, and the four TRS-80
single mini-disk units holding up the scope... ...and one on its side near the left lower third of
the pic that I can't
ID... (bad angle)
Me niether.
Sam
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2 May
2 May
1:25 p.m.
New subject: Trade Sun for Atari ST?
Someone in LA "Miscellaneous Lists" <lists(a)phx6.phxmedia.com> wanted to
trade a Sun 3 for my Atari ST. I have sent a few emails, but have
received no response. If you are still interested, contact me via
email.
If anyone else (in Northern/Central) California would like to trade
old Sun/Unix/interesting machines/equipment/software for an Atari ST, let
me know. I would prefer not to ship this stuff since it is pretty heavy
and fills several cubic feet.
--pec
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Here is the list of stuff:
1 Atari 1040STF
3 SH204 Harddisks
1 SF314 Floppy drive
1 SF854 Floppy drive
1 SC1224 Monitor (color)
2 STM1 Mouse
1 Marconi RB2 Trackball
1 Standard Atari joystick
There are also a bunch of cables for connecting everything togther,
10 or so magazines, a BASIC manual, 10 or so floppy disks, and what
I believe are schematics for the monitor.
30 Apr
30 Apr
6:24 p.m.
At 10:22 PM 4/30/97 -0700, you wrote:
Oh, I had no trouble finding them... Now, getting a response out of them
is a whole 'nother matter...
-jim
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The Computer Garage - http://www.rdrop.com/~jimw
Computer Garage Fax - (503) 646-0174
Later, Pertec was bought by Triumph-Adler in Germany.
I've wanted to run a few similar questions by them, but have found no easy
means of communication so far...
Try e-mail. I'm sure you may get lucky and find them in a search
engine. Or try posting on some german newsgroups.
3:06 p.m.
On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Brett wrote:
I have the ad! It's a reprint I got with something
from them way back.
Christmas of 76? Have to dig it up. Got Santa sitting with one. I thought
it was funny that the price matched the model number 8-)
Would it be a copyright infringement if I scanned it and put it on a
Web Page?????
Let's put it this way...if you get sued, I promise to pay for your defense.
Sam
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Computer Historian, Programmer, Musician, Philosopher, Athlete, Writer, Jackass
3:57 p.m.
On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Sam Ismail wrote:
On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Brett wrote:
I am leaving this intact in my PERMANENT storage file - just in case.
I THINK you know what I mean Sam.
BC
(Scan to come later)
I have the ad! It's a reprint I got with
something from them way back.
Christmas of 76? Have to dig it up. Got Santa sitting with one. I thought
it was funny that the price matched the model number 8-)
Would it be a copyright infringement if I scanned it and put it on a
Web Page?????
Let's put it this way...if you get sued, I promise to pay for your defense.
Sam
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Computer Historian, Programmer, Musician, Philosopher, Athlete, Writer, Jackass
3:04 p.m.
On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Scott Walde wrote:
Bring it out! We'll put it on display.
Sam
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On Tue, 29 Apr
1997, Sam Ismail wrote:
Altair, Imsai and SWTPC? (Especially the last --
I
prefer Motorola to Intel).
OOPS! I have a Motorola-based Altair... (Altair 680)
Maybe we can feature it? (Just kidding, but I thought
I should point out your slight error.)
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