Larry Niven's Altair??
That sounds an awful lot like Hitler's Canoe, if you know what I mean.. ;-)
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 10:32 PM, Jason Scott wrote:
> Already removed.
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> On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 10:14 PM, wrote:
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> > An Altair 8800 that once belonged to Larry Niven is up for auction.
NO... HAS NOT STARTED YET!
ED#
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In a message dated 7/24/2015 8:32:50 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
ja...@textfiles.com writes:
Already removed.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 10:14 PM, wrote:
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> An Altair 8800 that once belonged to Larry Niven is up for auction.
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> Larry Niven has l
Already removed.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 10:14 PM, wrote:
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> An Altair 8800 that once belonged to Larry Niven is up for auction.
>
> Larry Niven has long been a member of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy
> Society (www.lasfs.org). This group has existed since 1934 and was the
> starting point fo
On 07/24/2015 06:41 PM, Mike Loewen wrote:
That's exactly what the Hollywood prop people do:
http://woodysprops.com/item.php?uid=133&page=6
These are from a Burroughs B205 system, and rigged up to spin the
reels and blink the lights.
Sometimes a prop is also a real, functioning computer:
h
An Altair 8800 that once belonged to Larry Niven is up for auction.
Larry Niven has long been a member of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy
Society (www.lasfs.org). This group has existed since 1934 and was the
starting point for many science fiction and fantasy authors. Larry Niven
is one of t
On 7/24/2015 6:41 PM, Mike Loewen wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 07/24/2015 04:20 PM, Mark Linimon wrote:
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 04:53:01PM -0600, Eric Smith wrote:
> It's not a real computer unless it has a real front panel with
> switches and blinkenlights.
Ever wa
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 07/24/2015 04:20 PM, Mark Linimon wrote:
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 04:53:01PM -0600, Eric Smith wrote:
> It's not a real computer unless it has a real front panel with
> switches and blinkenlights.
Ever watch any old reruns of "Wonder Woman". Lots
On 07/24/2015 04:20 PM, Mark Linimon wrote:
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 04:53:01PM -0600, Eric Smith wrote:
It's not a real computer unless it has a real front panel with
switches and blinkenlights.
Ever watch any old reruns of "Wonder Woman". Lots of blinkin' lights;
no computer. Or you could
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 04:53:01PM -0600, Eric Smith wrote:
> It's not a real computer unless it has a real front panel with
> switches and blinkenlights.
+1 !
mcl
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> On 07/24/2015 01:18 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
>> Now, obviously, the first "REAL" computer needed to have internet
>> connectivity.
> ---and a USB port. :)
It's not a real computer unless it has a real front panel with
switches and blinkenlights.
Thanks!
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 6:40 PM, Matt Burke wrote:
> On 23/07/2015 03:45, Charles Dickman wrote:
>> Is it an image available?
>>
>
> MV DIAG CUST TK50 (3 versions):
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> http://www.9track.net/vax/mvdiag.zip
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>
> MVII DIAG CUST (RX50 & TK50):
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> http://www.9track.net/vax/mv2diag.zip
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>
On 23/07/2015 03:45, Charles Dickman wrote:
> Is it an image available?
>
MV DIAG CUST TK50 (3 versions):
http://www.9track.net/vax/mvdiag.zip
MVII DIAG CUST (RX50 & TK50):
http://www.9track.net/vax/mv2diag.zip
Matt
On 07/24/2015 01:18 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
Now, obviously, the first "REAL" computer needed to have internet
connectivity.
---and a USB port. :)
--Chuck
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Richard Loken wrote:
Ah that was my question. I did not pay attention to computers at all until
1980 and it another five or more years before I had any interest something
that could be lifted by one man.
My interest is still largely confined to big iron.
I am sort of curious
Back on TAS for just shy of a grand with free shipping.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 2:27 PM, Tothwolf wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, William Donzelli wrote:
>
> Sounds like you are doing much better than me.
>>>
>>
>> Power Seller Master Race.
>>
>
> Pfft...Nintendo forever! ;P
>
> Just a former Pow
A momentus event happened 40 years ago around this time, July 1975,
the world's first computer store opened in West Los Angeles, called
Arrow Head Computer Store, tag-lined, 'The Computer Store'. It was
opened by Dick Heiser. How time has flown by!
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Paul Koning wrote:
Was tha
right on!
In a message dated 7/24/2015 12:32:14 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
ci...@xenosoft.com writes:
Yes, as usual, all such claims are meaningless without term definitions.
What Murray was referring to was arguably the first PERSONAL computer
store, and run as a retail storefront.
A momentus event happened 40 years ago around this time, July 1975,
the world's first computer store opened in West Los Angeles, called
Arrow Head Computer Store, tag-lined, 'The Computer Store'. It was
opened by Dick Heiser. How time has flown by!
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Stefan Skoglund wrote:
Do
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, William Donzelli wrote:
Sounds like you are doing much better than me.
Power Seller Master Race.
Pfft...Nintendo forever! ;P
Just a former Power Seller here...and all I got was this lousy mug and
certificate.
tor 2015-07-23 klockan 18:08 -0400 skrev william degnan:
> I told him start with buy it now for $2000 with best offer, leave it
> to see what kind of watchers and interest he gets then lower the price
> until a sale is made. That said, because you're asking for the item
> to be shipped, the seller
A momentus event happened 40 years ago around this time, July 1975,
the world's first computer store opened in West Los Angeles, called
Arrow Head Computer Store, tag-lined, 'The Computer Store'. It was
opened by Dick Heiser. How time has flown by!
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Richard Loken wrote:
What
On 07/24/2015 11:00 AM, Richard Loken wrote:
I am sort of curious about whether a computer store in 1975 sold only parts
and kits or whether assemble self supporting packages were starting to
appear. Was this still the era of the front panel and the S100 bus or had
they move onto stuff like the
On 2015-Jul-24, at 8:24 AM, william degnan wrote:
> Oh I don't know...I think these had some interest in 1975
> http://vintagecomputer.net/altair-poptronics.cfm
>
> Also take a look at the run of Byte mags published in 1975, plus
> People's Computer Company Newsletters from 1975.
We had a Byte Sh
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> I remember Paul Terrell opining the Byte Shop in late 1975. You could
> buy the MITS stuff as well as the Apple. Things were moving pretty
> quickly back then. I believe mention was made in an early MITS newsletter.
Ah that was my question. I did not
On 2015-Jul-24, at 10:25 AM, Mike Loewen wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Brent Hilpert wrote:
>
>> On 2015-Jul-24, at 9:02 AM, Bob Rosenbloom wrote:
>>> On 7/24/2015 2:16 AM, d...@661.org wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, d...@661.org wrote:
> Can someone identify this S100 SRAM card? I can
>
>
> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 15:27:04 -0600
> From: Eric Smith
> Subject: Re: PDP 11 gear finally moved
>
> There's no artifact safety issue for the PDP-1 power supplies. They
> use a ferroresonant transformer, rectifiers, and filter capacitors.
> If any of those fail, the machine won't work prop
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, Brent Hilpert wrote:
On 2015-Jul-24, at 9:02 AM, Bob Rosenbloom wrote:
On 7/24/2015 2:16 AM, d...@661.org wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, d...@661.org wrote:
Can someone identify this S100 SRAM card? I can tell that it's a 16K SRAM board
made up of MM2114 chips. Virtual bee
On 2015-Jul-24, at 9:02 AM, Bob Rosenbloom wrote:
> On 7/24/2015 2:16 AM, d...@661.org wrote:
>> On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, d...@661.org wrote:
>>
>>> Can someone identify this S100 SRAM card? I can tell that it's a 16K SRAM
>>> board made up of MM2114 chips. Virtual beer to the first person who guesse
5 reference manuals to give away:
- 64 Sound and Graphics
- Machine Language for the Commodore 64, 128, and Other Commodore Computers
- Commodore 128 Reference Guide for Programmers
- Commodore 128 Assembly Language Programming
- Mapping the Commodore 128
They're in good shape! Pic here:
https://
On 07/24/2015 08:24 AM, william degnan wrote:
Oh I don't know...I think these had some interest in 1975
http://vintagecomputer.net/altair-poptronics.cfm
I remember Paul Terrell opining the Byte Shop in late 1975. You could
buy the MITS stuff as well as the Apple. Things were moving pretty
q
be interesting to see a list of the first 10 shops?
is there any chronology out there?
Ed# .smecc.org
In a message dated 7/24/2015 8:38:23 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
billdeg...@gmail.com writes:
I have some slides of the IBM Customer Center from 1980, recently
scanned and
I've got 4 4Mx32 memory boards here from an old RT
(AFAIR) in case anybody has a use for them.
Each board has 8 512Kx40 (32 bits + 8 ECC) modules
(20 pcs. 4x256).
Edge connector is DS 42+49
m
On 7/24/2015 2:16 AM, d...@661.org wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, d...@661.org wrote:
Can someone identify this S100 SRAM card? I can tell that it's a 16K
SRAM board made up of MM2114 chips. Virtual beer to the first person
who guesses where I found it.
Whoops! How about if I show you the pict
I had 4 of them in my first 8080 computer. I believe they are SSM (Solid
State Music brand)
On 7/24/2015 2:16 AM, d...@661.org wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, d...@661.org wrote:
>
>> Can someone identify this S100 SRAM card? I can tell that it's a 16K
>> SRAM board made up of MM2114 chips. Vir
I have some slides of the IBM Customer Center from 1980, recently
scanned and I need to put them online. Yes, you could buy things like
system 36/38, Displaywriters, typewriters, printers, etc. Just before
the IBM PC. By 1980 the portable 5100 was not present, but I am sure
you could buy a 5100
tor 2015-07-23 klockan 13:11 -0400 skrev Murray McCullough:
> A momentus event happened 40 years ago around this time, July 1975,
> the world's first computer store opened in West Los Angeles, called
> Arrow Head Computer Store, tag-lined, 'The Computer Store'. It was
> opened by Dick Heiser. How t
Oh I don't know...I think these had some interest in 1975
http://vintagecomputer.net/altair-poptronics.cfm
Also take a look at the run of Byte mags published in 1975, plus
People's Computer Company Newsletters from 1975.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Richard Loken
wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Jul 20
> Sounds like you are doing much better than me.
Power Seller Master Race.
--
Will
On Thu, 23 Jul 2015, Murray McCullough wrote:
> A momentus event happened 40 years ago around this time, July 1975,
> the world's first computer store opened in West Los Angeles, called
> Arrow Head Computer Store, tag-lined, 'The Computer Store'. It was
> opened by Dick Heiser. How time has flown
With all the switches, it looks like it has bank switching.
Dwight
> Subject: RE: Mysterious S100 SRAM card
> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 06:20:50 -0700
> From: ri...@bensene.com
> To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
>
> > On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, David Griffith wrote:
> >
> > > Can someone identify this S100 SR
The most common failures are the horizontal output transistor,
the flyback transformer and the dampening diode.
Dwight
> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 20:10:21 -0600
> Subject: Re: diagnosing an Intel Series II MDS monitor failure
> From: space...@gmail.com
> To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
>
> Al wrote:
>
Reading Eric's 432 post, I saw a note about leading NOPs at the start
of boot code.
The 4040 code that 'd seen always did this. While working
at Intel, I'd found out why.
It seems that the reset in their APnote actually released the reset
for the processor before the ROMs.
The NOPs were hoped to
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, William Donzelli wrote:
Within the last year or so, eBay removed the ability to report a
"non-selling seller". The only way to report a seller for this now (so
they get a "strike" on their account) is to pick up the phone and call
eBay. You have to ask (demand) to speak to
> On Jul 23, 2015, at 1:11 PM, Murray McCullough
> wrote:
>
> A momentus event happened 40 years ago around this time, July 1975,
> the world's first computer store opened in West Los Angeles, called
> Arrow Head Computer Store, tag-lined, 'The Computer Store'. It was
> opened by Dick Heiser. H
> On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, David Griffith wrote:
>
> > Can someone identify this S100 SRAM card? I can tell that it's a
16K
> > SRAM board made up of MM2114 chips. Virtual beer to the first
person
> > who guesses where I found it.
>
> Whoops! How about if I show you the picture?
>
> https://www.f
On Thu, 23 Jul 2015, Murray McCullough wrote:
A momentus event happened 40 years ago around this time, July 1975,
the world's first computer store opened in West Los Angeles, called
Arrow Head Computer Store, tag-lined, 'The Computer Store'. It was
opened by Dick Heiser. How time has flown by!
> Within the last year or so, eBay removed the ability to report a
> "non-selling seller". The only way to report a seller for this now (so they
> get a "strike" on their account) is to pick up the phone and call eBay. You
> have to ask (demand) to speak to someone in "Trust and Safety" and you als
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015, d...@661.org wrote:
Can someone identify this S100 SRAM card? I can tell that it's a 16K SRAM
board made up of MM2114 chips. Virtual beer to the first person who guesses
where I found it.
Whoops! How about if I show you the picture?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/32548
Can someone identify this S100 SRAM card? I can tell that it's a 16K SRAM
board made up of MM2114 chips. Virtual beer to the first person who
guesses where I found it.
--
David Griffith
d...@661.org
A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting suc
On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 7:25 PM, Andrew Jones wrote:
> The photos of your home-made QUIP socket were really cool.
I haven't made any QUIP sockets yet, though I plan to do so. The
photos are of a footprint adapter which has an actual 3M 3534 QUIP
socket plugged into machined-pin socket strips.
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