On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 8:58 PM CAREY SCHUG via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> What else does this apply to? I believe I have a near complete set of the > CLOAD-80 cassette magazine for the TRS-80, and a few issues of at least one > wanna-be imitation. Were there floppy disk "magazines" for first gen > IBM-PC? > > I have years of saved logs from connecting to ward and randy's CBBS as > well as several TRS-80 BBSes. Printed and on 5.25" floppies. I was trying > to recover the floppies, but got distracted, and stopped working on that. > (aside: I should think 100% accurate OCR should be possible for dot matrix > printouts, but have never seen such a program) > > the IEEE had a (short lived?) professional journal on personal computers, > I think, and these would have been available on paper or microfiche as they > were printed. > > Hardware: so I should not be sending my 8086, 80286 and 80386 computers > to be recycled? > > Other things I've never noticed on ebay might be super valuable rather > than worthless? like a big board (Z-80 CP/M system) > > an early Canon inkjet printer where you could swap out the print head for > a scanner head? (I bought the scanner head after I had stopped using the > printer, and bought a real scanner before getting around to installing the > replaceable one) > > I've never seen networking stuff being sold (as retro), only cisco 2500 > and newer for people going for certifications, am I just looking in the > wrong places? I have four AGS-1 routers (before variable submitting) > though IIRC I figured out 3 were plus and one not, and various software > levels, I bought them hoping to mix and match for a super system, but some > boards did not get recognized in other systems). And a few IBM and other > routers from that vintage. such as 10 megabit fiber, FDDI, CDDI, token > ring. > > aside: I've seen references to ONE megabit unshield twisted pair (I assume > the old 4 prong phone cords), does ANY museum have that, working or not? > > --Carey > Everything you mention here has value to some one or some institution. However, depending on the item, the effort to reward ratio may not be worth it for you. Sellam
