Re: More cleaning out the Bob basement

2021-09-18 Thread Mark Linimon via cctalk
On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 08:20:44PM -0700, jim stephens via cctalk wrote: > Wifey has phone numbers and knows about several of these lists. ;-)

Re: More cleaning out the Bob basement

2021-09-18 Thread jim stephens via cctalk
Wifey has phone numbers and knows about several of these lists. thanks Jim On 9/18/2021 7:10 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: On 9/18/21 7:32 PM, Mike Katz via cctalk wrote: Which is worse, no basement or a wife  To all the wives out there:  "no basement"

Re: More cleaning out the Bob basement

2021-09-18 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 9/18/21 7:32 PM, Mike Katz via cctalk wrote: Which is worse, no basement or a wife  To all the wives out there: "no basement" -- Grant. . . . unix || die

Re: More cleaning out the Bob basement

2021-09-18 Thread Toby Thain via cctalk
On 2021-09-18 9:39 p.m., Mike Katz via cctalk wrote: > I did finally dump the first wife.  The second one is just too good to > dump. > https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/64153952.jpg > On 9/18/2021 8:36 PM, Alexandre Souza wrote: >> I'd dump the wife... >> >> Enviado do meu Tele-Movel

Re: More cleaning out the Bob basement

2021-09-18 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
I did finally dump the first wife.  The second one is just too good to dump. On 9/18/2021 8:36 PM, Alexandre Souza wrote: I'd dump the wife... Enviado do meu Tele-Movel Em sáb, 18 de set de 2021 22:33, Mike Katz via cctalk mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>> escreveu: I have a basement but

Re: More cleaning out the Bob basement

2021-09-18 Thread Alexandre Souza via cctalk
I'd dump the wife... Enviado do meu Tele-Movel Em sáb, 18 de set de 2021 22:33, Mike Katz via cctalk escreveu: > I have a basement but I also have a wife who complains everytime I bring > some orphaned computer part (or camera) home and to the basement. In > her eyes it's all junk. > > Which

Re: More cleaning out the Bob basement

2021-09-18 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
I have a basement but I also have a wife who complains everytime I bring some orphaned computer part (or camera) home and to the basement.  In her eyes it's all junk. Which is worse, no basement or a wife  It was because of my first wife (now ex) that I sold my 2 full racks of PDP-8/E

Re: R.I.P. Clive Sinclair (is: TV and computer in the US)

2021-09-18 Thread jim stephens via cctalk
On 9/18/2021 1:45 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: On Sat, 18 Sep 2021, dwight via cctalk wrote: Of course, Busicom was the first programed microprocessor driven calculator, it wasn't the first calculator using calculator ICs. That is what Busicom was trying to compete with, when going to

Re: R.I.P. Clive Sinclair

2021-09-18 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Sat, 18 Sep 2021, dwight via cctalk wrote: Of course, Busicom was the first programed microprocessor driven calculator, it wasn't the first calculator using calculator ICs. That is what Busicom was trying to compete with, when going to Intel in the first place. I think that the Sinclair

Re: More cleaning out the Bob basement

2021-09-18 Thread Zane Healy via cctalk
> On Sep 18, 2021, at 1:01 PM, Chris Zach via cctalk > wrote: > > Went over to chip away at the Bob basement, and this time Alex came with me. > This is not a bad idea as if one of the piles shift and I get stuck it would > be nice to have someone there to call 911. You might be joking,

Re: R.I.P. Clive Sinclair

2021-09-18 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
Clive Sinclair died at 81 after a long illness (probably not Covid) 'course now he is touted as being "the inventor of the pocket calculator" (as with all "FIRST"s, it leaves out a few predecessors,such as Busicom (1971, whose contract with Intel led to the 4004), Kilby's 1967 "Cal Tech" at TI,

Re: More cleaning out the Bob basement

2021-09-18 Thread Alan Perry via cctalk
Where is this? > On Sep 18, 2021, at 13:01, Chris Zach via cctalk > wrote: > > Went over to chip away at the Bob basement, and this time Alex came with me. > This is not a bad idea as if one of the piles shift and I get stuck it would > be nice to have someone there to call 911. Anyway we

More cleaning out the Bob basement

2021-09-18 Thread Chris Zach via cctalk
Went over to chip away at the Bob basement, and this time Alex came with me. This is not a bad idea as if one of the piles shift and I get stuck it would be nice to have someone there to call 911. Anyway we cleared out a lot of the stuff in the tunnel to the Perqs including: A Franklin

Re: Classic sale/give-away Jefferson, WI USA

2021-09-18 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REPLY TO JOHN AND NOT THE LIST! On 9/18/21 12:04 PM, mike via cctalk wrote: > John, I'd be interested the 8" drives. What kind are they? >

Re: Classic sale/give-away Jefferson, WI USA

2021-09-18 Thread John Foust via cctalk
At 01:25 PM 9/18/2021, Jay Jaeger via cctalk wrote: >Nearby, in Madison but, unfortunately, essentially out of room. 8( Darn, I was hoping you'd want some... >I suggest listing the S100 stuff on the S100Computers Google Group. Would be >happy to assist, given a list of stuff, in getting it

RE: Classic sale/give-away Jefferson, WI USA

2021-09-18 Thread mike via cctalk
John, I'd be interested the 8" drives. What kind are they? Mike Zahorik (414) 254-6768 -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of John Foust via cctalk Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2021 12:25 PM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Classic

Re: Classic sale/give-away Jefferson, WI USA

2021-09-18 Thread Zane Healy via cctalk
> On Sep 18, 2021, at 11:25 AM, Jay Jaeger via cctalk > wrote: > > Tough spot. Even thinking about liquidating my stuff over the next 10 > *years* is daunting. And I have a fraction of either of you, I've been trying to downsize for 21 years now. > Nearby, in Madison but, unfortunately,

John Foust via cctalk

2021-09-18 Thread Jonathan Stone via cctalk
Hello, You mentioned a VAXstation and a Microvax. What encosures are they in? (That will affect shipping costs). Is the micro-pdp/11 in a BA23 with complete skins? thanks -Jonathan Stone

Re: Classic sale/give-away Jefferson, WI USA

2021-09-18 Thread Jay Jaeger via cctalk
On 9/18/2021 12:25 PM, John Foust via cctalk wrote: Given the hot real estate market, I've received an unsolicited offer to purchase my office building and I'd like to accept it. Real life. This means disposing of a great deal of classic computer stuff in the next 30 days. I need to let

Re: R.I.P. Clive Sinclair

2021-09-18 Thread dwight via cctalk
Of course, Busicom was the first programed microprocessor driven calculator, it wasn't the first calculator using calculator ICs. That is what Busicom was trying to compete with, when going to Intel in the first place. Dwight From: cctalk on behalf of Fred

Re: R.I.P. Clive Sinclair

2021-09-18 Thread Jules Richardson via cctalk
On 9/18/21 11:15 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: Clive Sinclair died at 81 after a long illness (probably not Covid) 'course now he is touted as being "the inventor of the pocket calculator" (as with all "FIRST"s, it leaves out a few predecessors,such as Busicom (1971, whose contract with

Classic sale/give-away Jefferson, WI USA

2021-09-18 Thread John Foust via cctalk
Given the hot real estate market, I've received an unsolicited offer to purchase my office building and I'd like to accept it. This means disposing of a great deal of classic computer stuff in the next 30 days. I need to let go of what isn't sparking joy, as they say these days. At least I

Re: R.I.P. Clive Sinclair

2021-09-18 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 9/18/21 9:15 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > Clive Sinclair died at 81 after a long illness (probably not Covid) > > > 'course now he is touted as being "the inventor of the pocket calculator" > (as with all "FIRST"s, it leaves out a few predecessors,such as Busicom > (1971, whose contract

R.I.P. Clive Sinclair

2021-09-18 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
Clive Sinclair died at 81 after a long illness (probably not Covid) 'course now he is touted as being "the inventor of the pocket calculator" (as with all "FIRST"s, it leaves out a few predecessors,such as Busicom (1971, whose contract with Intel led to the 4004), Kilby's 1967 "Cal Tech" at