Oh it wasn't my Poly88 - but the person who had it, they just didn't have a CRT or screen to test it out with. So it may be working fine. Original owner, said he put it together himself (and 16K).
On Sun, Aug 6, 2023 at 3:11 PM dwight via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > My Poly-88 should be working but I've not played with it for a few years. > The last time I had it up and doing something was at the last MakerFaire . > What Is your issue? > Dwight > > ________________________________ > From: Steve Lewis via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2023 10:19 PM > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Cc: Steve Lewis <lewiss...@gmail.com> > Subject: [cctalk] Re: VCF this weekend, any one up for a trade? > > I can't make it to VCF this weekend - though I'm hoping to make it to the > one in September. > > I actually am looking for something: any working IEC device for a C64 (1541 > drive, printer, plotter?). More for an experiment than collection, but do > prefer clean and presentable. > > > Earlier this year, I reached someone with a working Poly-88. But then in > March they reported health issues and hospital stays, so I haven't heard > since. Would be interested if anyone else is aware of a still-working one. > > We're still working on recovery of an IBM 5100 "launch title" tape > (analytic functions) - practicing with other tapes first. Its 2-channel > deal so far isn't quite that straightforward. But if the Tektronics folks > can do it with their QIC tapes, I'm somewhat hopeful we can too (although > late 70s/early 80s Tektronic is apparently a more proper IEEE-488). > > Only thing I could offer right now is a fairly not-working 5110 (display > don't work, PSU don't work, cards don't work - but the case is pristine). > > -Steve > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 8:49 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > >> I did not get any of whatever mailings there were. > > >> > > >> I don't exhibit, but I do have an excessive amount of stuff to sort > and > > >> pack for sale and giveaway. > > >> -- > > >> Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com > > > > > > On Thu, 3 Aug 2023, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote: > > > We'll just have to organize a VCF Fred at some point. That way, they > > come > > > to you. > > > > > > I mean, after all, that's why I started the VCF ;) > > > > Yes, but you handed it over to a swell bunch of people before I finished > > parting with my stuff! > > > > -- > > Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com > > >
