I've gotten in the habit of going to the local thrift stores every Friday again. We have 2 stores, one in my town (The Christian Concern, best prices) and one...
Ach, I missed this message completely. ... Nice. ... Always wanted an Ace, although if I were going after *one* weird Apple II clone (since that's about all...
... Apple II ... a ... I thought the Bell & Howell was a real Apple II+ made by Apple, and stuck in a black case with a Bell & Howell sticker on it. The apple...
... Is MPF the manufacturer? I'd like to hear more about this one, and what games were available on cartridge (got a list?). There was also an educational...
... AFAIK, this is correct, but a black-case Apple II gets cool points for me. ... Was this Mockingboard-compatible? -- ... Cameron Kaiser, Floodgap Systems...
Is this the "Tiger Learning Computer" from Tigertoys, circa 1997? Wish I'd picked one up too. ... that had ... included ... seen it ... AppleWorks in it? ... ...
... Ah, you know, it might be... I was thinking it was VTech, since they're more into that sort of thing, but yeah, it might very well have been Tiger. The...
... Yes, the Mockingboard had 2 chips. That was how it made stereo. It was quite an impressive card. When I got my Franklin Ace 1200 I lusted after that...
... ROFL! I've heard the Apple II internal speaker unfavourably reviewed, but the mental concept of it farting out music just brought a smile to my face. God...
... It just seemed so apt, and so accurate. Games like Drol, for example, really did have sounds like that (although that game was so bizarre it may well have...
Apparently it was a sad result of naming the company "Apple." They had an agreement with Apple Records in which they said, "We'll make the music and you'll...
... Take tongue, place firmly in cheek: The lawsuit was dropped after SCO found out that Apple records once had a stripped-down cassette version of Unix called...
Hello to All! I have an ATARI computer that I bought back in the mid-80s. It is a 1040ST with a color monitor and the SH204 Hard Drive. It has been in my...
Yup, there is one. If I had the space, I'd go for it myself, it's more complete than my system by dint of including the power supplies and disk drive....
If anyone is intersted in some MSX systems, this gentleman posted on the 8-bit group about these. I know nothing about the seller or anything about the...
MSX was Microsoft of Japan's suggested standard for a home computer appliance. To get an MSX label, a computer had to meet certain minimum standards, but...
Hey all, Went thrifting today and got some great buys. I spent a total of $12.20 and got these items. First I went to the Christian Concern thrift store ...
Davey, you are lucky to have such nice thrift shops where you live. Where I live, the thrift stores charge more.. A boxed TI-99 would go for about $8.99...
Hi, My town has been having an official community garage & yard sale this week (Thu-Sat). I've bought a ton of stuff for cheap. But my best buy was today at...
You can download the Model 4 OS from trs-80.com To run in Model III mode you need a version of that DOS with the Model A/III file. Neil ... From: "Davey Brain"...
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