I have two of these...one is a Donner 3500 and the other is a Systron-Donner 3500. They are pretty much alike. However, the one on ebay has three major...
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Bill Degnan
billdeg
Apr 28, 2009 8:55 pm
I noticed that your 3500 with the slant in the front for the controls. ... Systron-Donner 3500. They are pretty much alike. However, the one on ebay has...
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Bill Degnan
billdeg
Apr 28, 2009 9:05 pm
Do you ever host tours of your museum? I had contacted you about it some time agao..I live only 20 minutes away but I bet there are many in this group that...
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Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
Apr 28, 2009 9:54 pm
Evan Koblentz wrote: BTW, I have some inside info on the story of the guys who designed this computer. Saving it for my book though!!! I must say, while having...
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Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
Apr 28, 2009 10:03 pm
Bill Degnan wrote: The problem is that computer shows can't compete with the internet. A classic of economic game theory. Why schlub a bunch of stuff onto a...
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Apr 28, 2009 10:11 pm
... I'll add my interest to that (if possible). I'm only about 2 hours away. Mike Loewen mloewen@... Old Technology...
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Jeffrey Brace
arkaxow
Apr 29, 2009 5:54 am
Jeri makes some cool stuff ! How about a C64 in a wallet ? Or a briefcase C64 ? The list of possibilities is endless. I loved the DTV 64, I'm still working...
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Evan Koblentz
evan947
Apr 29, 2009 6:19 am
... I applied to give a lecture on this topic at the SHOT conference. It's scheduled for Oct. 15-19 in your area (Pittsburgh). Details are at ...
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Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
Apr 29, 2009 10:58 am
Evan Koblentz wrote: I applied to give a lecture on this topic at the SHOT conference. It's scheduled for Oct. 15-19 in your area (Pittsburgh). Details are at ...
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Bob Schwier
schwepes2002
Apr 29, 2009 1:04 pm
On the other hand, at Trenton, you can test the damned thing and see if it works instead of accepting delivery on something that turns out to be a paperweight....
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Evan Koblentz
evan947
Apr 30, 2009 7:18 am
I'm helping a non-technical friend* to rid his computer of malware. He's got XP SP 2. I started by removing all of his obvious crapware and P2P apps. I ...
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Sridhar Ayengar
narayanayengar
Apr 30, 2009 8:16 am
... Run the fix under safe mode. Peace... Sridhar...
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B Degnan
billdeg
Apr 30, 2009 12:25 pm
... We talked about that...Evan did you try deleting the files under safe mode? You may have done this already but: 1. Run your anti-spyware program in safe...
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Bill Degnan
billdeg
Apr 30, 2009 2:32 pm
[I went last year, it was fun. I can't go this year, I have an PDP 11/05 to pick up in Baltimore...Try to make it - Lots of vintage gaming...Bill] Heya,...
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evan@...
evan947
Apr 30, 2009 2:59 pm
Decided last night that the waterproof sealer paint we bought for the MARCH interim library floor isn't worth the effort. Even if we apply several coats, water...
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evan@...
evan947
Apr 30, 2009 3:03 pm
... I don't think that will help. From what I read, the virus in question activates as soon as Windows starts....
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Bill Degnan
billdeg
Apr 30, 2009 3:25 pm
In regular mode. ... activates as soon as Windows starts....
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Sridhar Ayengar
narayanayengar
Apr 30, 2009 5:35 pm
... But it won't in Safe Mode, unless the kernel has been patched, in which case you're screwed anyway. Peace... Sridhar...
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Kelly D. Leavitt
w2lv
Apr 30, 2009 5:57 pm
I've had OK luck on some of these troublesome ones by pulling the drive and connecting it using one of those really cheap USB/IDE adapter cables. Start a known...
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Bill Degnan
billdeg
Apr 30, 2009 6:00 pm
... activates as soon as Windows starts. ... If you're trying to avoid formatting and rebuilding the OS (which is the best solution) because you don't have a...
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Bill Degnan
billdeg
Apr 30, 2009 6:01 pm
... and connecting it using one of those really cheap USB/IDE adapter cables. Start a known good computer, make sure AUTO RUN is not on, then plug the ...
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evan@...
evan947
Apr 30, 2009 6:08 pm
... Three reasons -- not my computer, already promised I'd be able to fix it, and the best reason of all -- man v machine and I don't like to lose!!...
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Bill Dromgoole
willie5015
Apr 30, 2009 10:00 pm
... From: <evan@...> To: " Yahoo MARCH Yahoo" <midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [midatlanticretro]...
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Kelly D. Leavitt
w2lv
Apr 30, 2009 10:30 pm
... I like Kelly's idea. "I've had OK luck on some of these troublesome ones by pulling the drive and connecting it using one of those really cheap USB/IDE...
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Kelly D. Leavitt
w2lv
Apr 30, 2009 10:33 pm
... If you do anything other than scan it, then yes there is a chance. I have a plain vanilla XP Pro machine here that is nothing other than the OS, SP3, and...
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Evan Koblentz
evan947
Apr 30, 2009 10:50 pm
... I wonder if the metal handles were an option or homebrewed? I have a full-page magazine ad (I'm not clear on the issue/date, but it's from when the 3500...
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madodel
May 1, 2009 12:14 am
... Well the one good thing is all this feverish activity makes me appreciate that I don't run any microsoft anything here. :-) Good luck. Advise them in the...
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Jeffrey Frady
legodude522
May 1, 2009 1:49 am
That is just ignorance. If you can't handle an OS, simply moving to another doesn't solve the problem, it avoids it. I use Windows Vista/XP, Linux, and Mac OS...
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Evan Koblentz
evan947
May 1, 2009 1:55 am
I'm shocked that Mark suggested Linux and not OS/2! :)...
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madodel
May 1, 2009 2:22 am
... It is not ignorance, it is plain fact. Some folks just can't handle that and I can appreciate that. ... Bully for you. But Macs, Linux (and to make...
