31 Dec
2003
31 Dec
'03
2:58 a.m.
Hello, all:
Today I picked up a small cache of Commodore 64 equipment. That in and of
itself is not notable, but this guy has the entire Infocom games collection
with game cheats *and* the complete Commodore Compute! and RUN magazines. I
really wanted this for the magazines.
I will be taking a complete inventory in the next few days and if there's
anything else interesting, I'll let everyone know.
Happy New Year to all.
Rich
Rich Cini
Collector of classic computers
Build Master for the Altair32 Emulation Project
Web site: http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
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31 Dec
31 Dec
6:09 a.m.
I agree, the mags are worth their weight in gold. I was a subscriber to
the Gazette and regretfully tossed the mags when I moved to Missouri--
still kicking myself to this day over that one.
I wonder what the logistics would be to scan all the compute mags to CD
--- I'd jump at getting my hands on that. I'm usre the original copyright
holders are still around, and probably want their two bits out of any
business like that. A 64 system and one of those disks would be a great
way for kids to get hooked on computers.
Then again, as all the programming jobs go overseas . . . .
Gary Hildebrand
St. Joseph, MO
Hello, all:
Today I picked up a small cache of Commodore 64 equipment. That in and of
itself is not notable, but this guy has the entire Infocom games
collection
with game cheats *and* the complete Commodore Compute! and RUN magazines.
I
really wanted this for the magazines.
Rich Cini
9:52 a.m.
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 ghldbrd(a)ccp.com wrote:
business like that. A 64 system and one of those
disks would be a great
way for kids to get hooked on computers.
I gave each of my oldest nephews (ages 7, 10 and 15) a fully loaded Apple
//e or Apple //c+ for Christmas. They were pretty thrilled. I spent
Christmas Eve and half of Christmas Day teaching the 10 year old how to
program his own video game (he wants to write games for his PlayStation 2
and make a "million dollars" :) We ended up with a pretty cool little
game. As time goes on I'll be introducing them to ever more challenging
concepts. I figure by the time they graduate high school they'll be
ready to enter a Masters level university program ;)
If you always thought that vintage computers would be the best tools to
teach kids with, you were certainly right.
Then again, as all the programming jobs go overseas .
. . .
I'm doing my part to stem the tide, but I'm just one man in this
burgeoning nation of idiots.
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10:25 a.m.
Happy year++ to all members of classiccmp and their families!
-tony
I gave each of my oldest nephews (ages 7, 10 and 15) a
fully loaded Apple
//e or Apple //c+ for Christmas. They were pretty thrilled. I spent
I wish I got Newtonsday presents like that :-)
Christmas Eve and half of Christmas Day teaching the
10 year old how to
program his own video game (he wants to write games for his PlayStation 2
Excellent!. A hacker in the making, I hope....
If you always thought that vintage computers would be
the best tools to
teach kids with, you were certainly right.
VIntage computers are (one of?) the best ways to learn about computers.
They're simple enough to fully understand without too much work (I am not
a programmer, I am a hardware hacker. I can look at the schematic for
just about any vintage micro or mini and understand it).
However, bieing cynical, I do wonder what the point of learning about
computers is, other than personal interest. I often think that the worst
mistake I made -- 32 years ago -- was becoming a physicist/engineer. OK,
it's all I was ever interested in, and I've really enjoyed it over the
years, but nobody seems to want people like us any more.
6:37 a.m.
Hi Rich
How many years did the Compute mag run for? I have a couple of years worth
here (somewhere!).
DaveB
Christchurch, NZ
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From: "Richard A. Cini" <rcini(a)optonline.net>
To: "CCTalk (E-mail)" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 5:58 AM
Subject: Commodore Haul
Hello, all:
Today I picked up a small cache of Commodore 64 equipment. That in and of
itself is not notable, but this guy has the entire Infocom games
collection
with game cheats *and* the complete Commodore Compute!
and RUN magazines.
I
really wanted this for the magazines.
I will be taking a complete inventory in the next few days and if there's
anything else interesting, I'll let everyone know.
Happy New Year to all.
Rich
Rich Cini
Collector of classic computers
Build Master for the Altair32 Emulation Project
Web site: http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
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7:09 a.m.
Dave:
I've looked at the dates. Compute! Gazette runs from 1984 to 1993 (changes
to general computing topics like PCs and Windows in 1991 or so). The other
mags (RUN, Commodore Magazine) generally run from 1986 to 1991.
I actively used my Commodores from 1980 to 1985 when I bought a Mac 512k. I
was really hoping for some of the earlier issues -- I only have torn-out
articles from Compute! at this point.
Rich
Rich Cini
Collector of classic computers
Build Master for the Altair32 Emulation Project
Web site: http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
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-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Dave Brown
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 3:37 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Commodore Haul
Hi Rich
How many years did the Compute mag run for? I have a couple of years worth
here (somewhere!).
DaveB
Christchurch, NZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard A. Cini" <rcini(a)optonline.net>
To: "CCTalk (E-mail)" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 5:58 AM
Subject: Commodore Haul
Hello, all:
Today I picked up a small cache of Commodore 64 equipment. That in and of
itself is not notable, but this guy has the entire Infocom games
collection
with game cheats *and* the complete Commodore Compute!
and RUN magazines.
I
really wanted this for the magazines.
I will be taking a complete inventory in the next few days and if there's
anything else interesting, I'll let everyone know.
Happy New Year to all.
Rich
Rich Cini
Collector of classic computers
Build Master for the Altair32 Emulation Project
Web site: http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
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