Mike ... By bird I guess you mean female of the species, well being male as you know, I only use the female japanese names that generally appear in the games I...
Hello scuzz ... There are male birds too, which is what I meant. Names mean nothing to me but they do to my friends and associates, so really your attitude is...
Mike Leavitt
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May 1, 2005 6:57 pm
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Mike ... In the UK a bird is slang for female. Like chick... I can appreciate folk wanting a more official email for those all important communications. I...
Hello scuzz ... Well you won't catch me driving out of town on labor day. I will keep you informed, but no returned mail junk since 9:30 last night, so for ...
Mike Leavitt
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May 2, 2005 3:25 am
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Saw a commodore laptop listed on ebay. looks like a pretty good deal for a collector. ...
Hi I just cancelled all my watching list on Ebay. I just gotta give this acquisition period an end so I can concentrate on the web update. Fortunately I should...
Hi Arriving in the post today was the Atari 800XL. Not at all what I expected. The keyboard is very similar to the MSX machines, and its a nice touch having...
Hi all, Just forwarding this as I think its an interesting read :) Regards, Andrew B ... The master C= repair technician has done it again! Ray Carlsen took a...
Hi Been to collect another Acorn tonight. This is an old school machine and still has the schools name on the computer, monitor, keyboard and mouse. And what...
Hi I have eventually received a Zzap64 magazine. You cannot believe how many times I have tried to a copy of this. I have won them in the past but sadly they...
Andrew ... This guy seems dedicated. Shame I can`t find someone local with those kind of talents that could fix a few motherboards and cards I have. scuzz...
Hi Scuzz! ... Ahhh...... I remember that machine well! Playing a game called Virus on it - whilst mucking around in the woodworking room after school. :-) ...
Ian ... I was with some people yesterday who let me have some Amiga Formats and they still had their beloved Acorn from school days. Interesting that a lot of...
Hi I am always amazed at how cheaply I can acquire the Commodore C64 modems. Also just how many versions there were. I am up to my third boxed type and they...
Hello scuzz ... That is because they are totally useless at 1200 or 2400 baud, except for the collector, like you. Regards -- Mike Leavitt ac998@......
Mike Leavitt
ac998@...
May 6, 2005 2:38 pm
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Mike ... I just think they are a great thing to own given the history of the internet. And given that they represent very early kit for modem activity I would...
Hi Tomorrow I embark on the photographic cataloguing of this months ' New Arrivals ' to the scuzz collection.. I thought it had been a quiet month but as the...
... I still have one episode of the cartoon (based on Namco's game) on VHS :) ... What can I say? Kasumi, Tina, Helena and all the other gorgeous DOA girls I...
Andrew ... guess :) The book is very very thick and also larger than your normal size book. Inside is a full set of pictures of all the characters from the...
Hi Just had this very strange book... PC- MS-DOS English for the Commodore And it's a Commodore book. The year, 1986. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1986 ...
Hi Amazing to think that Soccer Team Manager, which comes a lovely large box, has inside just one DD disk and an A5 sheet of instructions. The game includes...
Hi Scuzz! ... Very impressive! And you thought it had been a quiet month?!?! :-) I would love to see what you think is a busy month!!!! ;-) I think we need to...
Ian Just been having a play with the Acorns and I gotta say I was much impressed with the 5000. The OS fires up very quick ( RISC OS3 1991) and the old three...
Hi OK. 243 pictures later I now have photographed all my latest additions to the collection. 123mb of pictures, which obviously will be thinned down before...
Hello Ian ... It might be easier and cheaper for him just to buy a bigger house, or a farm with lots of storage sheds, well insulated, of course. Regards -- ...
Mike Leavitt
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May 7, 2005 9:27 pm
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Hello scuzz ... And stupid packaging, it would take 1/4th the space in a small box. Regards -- Mike Leavitt ac998@......
Mike Leavitt
ac998@...
May 7, 2005 9:32 pm
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Mike ... My thoughts exactly when I opened the box. Thing is these size of boxes became the standard for Amiga Games. Even the C128 with the 5.25" disks used...
Mike ... Just stacked the last box on the last shelf and put the old retro show horn back in the drawer. Someone asked politely the other day where I keep all...
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