On 09/04/2017 09:41 PM, Mike Loewen via cctalk wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Sep 2017, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
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>The rubber on my 7970E capstan is not tacky, but fairly firm. I've
> used Techspray Rubber Roller Rejuvenator successfully on keypunch
> rollers to make them a bit "grippier" - ma
On Mon, 4 Sep 2017, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
I've got an HP 7970 tape drive here that's a little dicey on its reading
(haven't tried writing yet). One thing that I noticed today was that
the surface of the capstan is a bit powdery--wipe it with an alcohol
swab and you get a lot of black sc
Hi all, first time poster. I have some equipment I'm looking to get rid
of, but don't feel right just trashing it if I could find someone
actually interested in taking it off my hands (particularly the U1). A
friend of mine suggested this list.
Free as in gasoline if you are near Reno, Nevada or
I've got an HP 7970 tape drive here that's a little dicey on its reading
(haven't tried writing yet). One thing that I noticed today was that
the surface of the capstan is a bit powdery--wipe it with an alcohol
swab and you get a lot of black schmutz.
It wasn't very soft and it occurred to me tha
Hmmm, old computer collector. Are you the Mike Niswonger who used to work
for SEL (or was a SEL VAR) in the 1980s?
On Sun, Sep 3, 2017 at 5:21 PM, Mike Niswonger via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Sellam,
> Did this 11/73 ever find a home?
>
> -- Mike Niswonger
>
> On 05
Mostly a bunch of picked over junk.
Enough said.
Dwight
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> Yeah,
On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 6:26 PM, Jon Elson via cctalk
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> I don't remember about the slots, but I think it might work in either. If
> there are no card fingers on the CD card edges, that would be a good sign it
> would be QCD only. If it has ONLY the grant jumpers there, then it can work
>
On 09/03/2017 07:56 PM, Charles Dickman via cctalk wrote:
I found that I have a board set for a VCB02. My research says it will
work in either Q CD or Q Q slots of a qbus backplane. True?
I have no cabinet kit. Is it documented anywhere? The closest I could
find are some hand written notes in th
On 09/02/2017 09:20 PM, Kyle Owen via cctalk wrote:
I have this hunk of metal and have done nothing with it since I've owned
it, having two Asterisk systems to play with instead.
Is there any interest before I chunk it? I can possibly bring it to VCF MW
if convenient. Otherwise, it's in Alabama
> Yeah, you usually are better off not sending messages. Inexplicably,
> I once got a good deal out of him on an Altair 8800B Turnkey
> system. It arrived very poorly packed, which was actually surprising,
> given the price and his feedback (he does indeed move items, I've
> ended up with a fe
On Fri, Sep 01, 2017 at 02:37:19PM -0500, Eric Christopherson via cctalk wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 12:43 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
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Yeah, you usually are better off not sending messages. Inexplicably, I once
got a good deal out of him on an Altair 8800B Turnkey system. It arrived
very poorly packed, which was actually surprising, given the price and his
feedback (he does indeed move items, I've ended up with a few messes he's
s
Haven't booked your room yet? Tuesday is the last day to get the
special VIN rate! Check vcfmw.org for details and a link.
Also, I have a note from the hotel regarding room reservations that
have not been confirmed with a payment method (credit card, etc). As
of 8/31 we have 13 bookings in this s
Jason, can I order a 2x shirt from you?
tnx!
g.
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On 9/4/2017 11:47 AM, Robert via cctalk wrote:
As best we can tell, he's moved all the good stuff to a new account,
vintagecomputerstore, operating out of a location that's nearby but
not the same.
At one point several years ago i sent along a correction to his
absolutely correct and perfect d
All,
Windows Utilities and drivers:
Not cataloged, a box of ~200 assorted 3.5” floppies, most marked “HD”
but some not. All have labels describing Windows utilities, drivers, etc.
Yours for cost of shipping, or if you know you are looking for
something (sure hope not :-
Wait till you see what iCandy costs. And they only make a new batch every
two years.
Marc
vintagecomputermuseum account had a roll of paper tape for $100+
dollars one time?
...Ed#
In a message dated 9/4/2017 11:47:22 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 12:07 PM, william degnan via cctalk
wrote:
> I noticed that he had
On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 12:07 PM, william degnan via cctalk
wrote:
> I noticed that he had not been selling as much lately, I guess he ran out
> of the good stuff and needs to close out the business, or raise new funds.
> His normal list of Altairs and such appear to have all been sold.
As best we
On 9/4/17 10:27 AM, Ed via cctalk wrote:
> Macintosh Spartacus Special Bonus Steve Jobs
Each APPL buzzword is a 100x price multiplier
and 1000x if it is in .jp
Maybe if it were yen, instead of dollars?
On Mon, 4 Sep 2017, Ed via cctalk wrote:
_http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-HOYA-Crystal-20th-Anniversary-Macintosh-Spart
acus-Special-Bonus-Steve-Jobs/272583239883?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DP
L.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D46089%26meid%3Dd60d860ce2cd4ff5817
_http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-HOYA-Crystal-20th-Anniversary-Macintosh-Spart
acus-Special-Bonus-Steve-Jobs/272583239883?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DP
L.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D46089%26meid%3Dd60d860ce2cd4ff5817b3066a4f7b10a%26pid
%3D15%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D192286567641&_trksid=p2047675.c1
On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 1:23 PM, Amardeep S Chana wrote:
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> Subject: Odd Ebay auction showed up today...
> Greetings!
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> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-
I noticed that he had not been selling as much lately, I guess he ran out
of the good stuff and needs to close out the business, or raise new funds.
His normal list of Altairs and such appear to have all been sold.
On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Jason T via cctalk
wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 4, 2017
Hello vintage computer fans!
According to the official vcfmw.org counter, we have just shy of five
days to go until the 12th annual Vintage Computer Festival Midwest
opens. Of course, the planning and work to make the show happen
started months ago and we are in "cram mode" now as we make our fin
On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 11:27 AM, Warner Losh via cctalk
wrote:
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Warehouse-for-sale-100s-of-Vintage-Computers-Keyboards-More/192286567641
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> selling off an entire warehouse of vintage items. Any clue who these folks
> are?
I think that may be our old ebay
Greetings!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computer-Warehouse-for-sale-100s-of-Vintage-Computers-Keyboards-More/192286567641
selling off an entire warehouse of vintage items. Any clue who these folks
are?
Warner
On 04/09/17 03:04, Jerry Weiss via cctalk wrote:
On Sep 3, 2017, at 7:56 PM, Charles Dickman via cctalk
wrote:
I found that I have a board set for a VCB02. My research says it will
work in either Q CD or Q Q slots of a qbus backplane. True?
I have no cabinet kit. Is it documented anywhere? Th
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