Re: Prototype IBM DemiDiskette drive

2018-08-22 Thread Geoff Oltmans via cctalk
> On Aug 22, 2018, at 8:28 AM, Eric Schlaepfer via cctalk > wrote: > > Yesterday I dug out my prototype IBM DemiDiskette drive and took some > photos: https://twitter.com/TubeTimeUS/status/1032066215647166464. It > caused a bit of interest on Twitter so I figured some of you here may also >

Re: TRS-80 Fragmentation

2018-04-26 Thread Geoff Oltmans via cctalk
> On Apr 26, 2018, at 4:51 PM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk > wrote: > > >> On Apr 26, 2018, at 14:25, Geoffrey Oltmans via cctalk >> wrote: >> >> TRS-80 Model II and 16, 68k based "business" machines > > The Models II and 12 were Z80 based

Re: Rick Dickinson, ZX Spectrum designer, RIP

2018-04-26 Thread Geoff Oltmans via cctalk
> On Apr 26, 2018, at 7:47 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk > wrote: > > I know this is a rather USA-centric list, so probably most of you started > off with things like the Apple II, the first sub-$1000 home computer. But > in Britain and Europe back then, we were a lot

Re: Retro Nintendo

2017-11-30 Thread Geoff Oltmans via cctalk
These knock offs have been sold in malls in kiosks for ages now in one form or fashion… I’m surprised they haven’t done much about them. > On Nov 30, 2017, at 4:24 PM, dwight via cctalk wrote: > > One wonders about copyright? > > Dwight >

Re: File recovery help needed (Alabama)

2017-06-24 Thread Geoff Oltmans via cctalk
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 23, 2017, at 11:19 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk > wrote: > >> On Fri, 23 Jun 2017, Geoff Oltmans wrote: >> Silly me... And here I was thinking I could just use my dell dimension >> celeron machine running win98 complete with 5.25" floppy

Re: File recovery help needed (Alabama)

2017-06-23 Thread Geoff Oltmans via cctalk
On Jun 23, 2017, at 11:23 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: >> with a Packard Bell w/' Win 95 (Not hooked to the internet) with a 5 1/4 >> drive in it! > > Surely the most prized artifact in any museum's collection! > >> On Fri, 23 Jun 2017, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk

Re: File recovery help needed (Alabama)

2017-06-22 Thread Geoff Oltmans via cctalk
I'm in Huntsville Alabama but that's not exactly next door to Tuscaloosa. I'd be surprised if there wasn't someone in Tuscaloosa with the capability to read these disks, but I could probably help if they can't find anyone closer. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 22, 2017, at 8:26 PM, Fred Cisin via