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  • Category: Computers
  • Founded: Jan 17, 2005
  • Language: English
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Hello folks, It's been quite awhile since I last posted anything (30 Jan, 2008 from what I have in my outbox message archives :-/ ). My work life has settled...
3 Feb 1, 2011
2:44 am

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in Manhattan at my alma mater The Cooper Union: http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/19/the-engadget-show-returns-on-january-30th-with-steve-wozniak/ The Engadget...
5 Jan 31, 2011
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Jeffrey Brace
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It might already be gone, but maybe not... Offer - Sun Sparcstation 10 computer and CD drive - Fair Haven Posted by: "Michael Chaplin" meanpressure0@......
1 Jan 30, 2011
11:28 pm

Al Hartman
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We have the opportunity to rescue the TI minicomputer. However, it is the size of a refrigerator and the current owner says it doesn't come apart easily. He...
10 Jan 30, 2011
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Evan Koblentz
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Found this in the IRC chat. Hopefully it will be of use to someone: http://cgi.ebay.ca/Vintage-HP-9826A-parts-7-Display-NO-RESERVE-/300518454561 ...
1 Jan 30, 2011
3:51 am

Jeffrey Brace
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Hi all, I'm renewing a call-for-ideas that I made after VCF East 6.0: what can we do for VCF East 7.0 in the realm of "special events" beyond the exhibits,...
13 Jan 29, 2011
4:15 pm

David Gesswein
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Wow! Read this ... ... From: maflynn@... Sender: infoage-bounce@... Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:28:57 To: <infoage@...> Reply-To:...
49 Jan 29, 2011
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Jim Scheef
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I have successfully instaled a catweasel MK4plus tonight. Pretty cool. I started by getting a 1.2MB 5 1/4" drive running and imaging I am testing with random...
8 Jan 28, 2011
11:53 pm

Mike Loewen
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Anyone want to chime in... http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?23513-VCF-East-7.0-Ma y-14-15 Bill Degnan...
2 Jan 28, 2011
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Evan Koblentz
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Anyone know who is the proud owner of the PDP Straight 8 from the 2008 Trenton Computer festival? Would like to find out more info on it and collaborate on a...
2 Jan 28, 2011
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Evan Koblentz
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Hi all -- I need ideas for people we can invite as keynoters to our next VCF East. So far I invited Dick Moberg (of the 1978 Philadelphia Computer Music ...
15 Jan 27, 2011
10:56 pm

Dan Roganti
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Might this be the origin of the term? http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Oldtech/Media/Plug01-L.jpg Mike Loewen mloewen@... Old Technology...
8 Jan 27, 2011
6:26 pm

Jim Scheef
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All -- I was playing around with some of my old Mac (68k) disks on vMac this evening and I wondered if there was a demo disk for either the 128k or 512k that...
6 Jan 27, 2011
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Jim Scheef
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BASIC was thrust upon us involuntarily. Even the name sucks. The original versions couldn't support such advanced concepts as subroutines! And it was ...
1 Jan 26, 2011
4:45 pm

Bruce Freeman
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If anyone is interested in this lot, please contact John directly. ... Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:34:20 +0000 From: John II Wick <JohnII.Wick@...> To:...
2 Jan 25, 2011
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I uploaded the doc for a Tester I made for troubleshooting the 74123 IC, dual retriggerale monostable multivibrator. This is one that's typically found in 70s...
3 Jan 24, 2011
11:55 pm

B Degnan
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Kelly or Mike or ?? Anyone have a TRS 80 Model II / 12 / 16 suddenly fail with the following symptom...powers up, fan spins, there's a 196 beats per minute...
8 Jan 23, 2011
9:09 pm

Bill Degnan
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Hi MARCHins, There's been a major revamp over at www.the-eniac.com ... the six main pages (orange links in the header) are packed solid with good information. ...
3 Jan 23, 2011
12:59 am

Evan Koblentz
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I suppose we should be happy that they did not pick the same weekend as our event, but it's awfully close to VCF E. Depending on my exhibit...
5 Jan 22, 2011
3:53 pm

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... Thanks. ... Indeed! I went to a similar event in King of Prussia, PA back in '04 or '05; I forget the details. But it was a HUGE event. ... Paging Bill...
1 Jan 22, 2011
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Evan Koblentz
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I just saw this: Vintage Heathkit EC-1 Electric Analog Computer ...
1 Jan 20, 2011
6:22 pm

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Gentlemen -- Got an email just now about someone in Flanders, New Jersey who is looking to sell a TI Business Systems 600 minicomputer. He says it's from the...
12 Jan 19, 2011
4:18 pm

Kelly D. Leavitt
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Ohio Scientific Computers and docs - Mid winter cleanout! Emergency Mid winter cleanout! C1P w/ 610 bd, C2-4P dual 5.25"floppy, C4P 5.25" floppy 48K RAM, C3...
7 Jan 19, 2011
2:58 am

Evan Koblentz
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Heathkit Z-100 rescued model H-120 http://flic.kr/p/9aP5pF...
4 Jan 18, 2011
3:37 pm

Bill Dromgoole
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On my blog 8bitaficionado I get about 100 to 150 spam comments a day. I now have to approve all postings, which is annoying but I don't need viagra & porn...
1 Jan 18, 2011
2:21 pm

Christian Liendo
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QDP 300 early microcomputer (JJ note - Quasar) HP Model 85B Computer HP 9000 Model 236 Computer Monroe OC8820 PC Silicon Graphics Octane AT&T PC6300 AT&T Unix...
5 Jan 18, 2011
4:47 am

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If anyone here is allowed to go massively OT:, it's me. :) I need some help adjusting a WordPress theme. If any MARCHins are experienced at this, then...
2 Jan 17, 2011
10:59 pm

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All -- Does anyone have a copy/disk image of the original IBM MASM 1.0 that I could have? I¹m working on a version of TinyBASIC (1982) for the N8VEM 80C188...
7 Jan 17, 2011
6:22 pm

Richard Cini
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1995 Byte 20th Anniv Issue - "20 Best" Issue No Commentary from me, except to say that despite the fact that the movie War Games had been out for years by...
6 Jan 17, 2011
5:38 pm

Jim Scheef
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http://newyork.craigslist.org/fct/atq/2160416492.html -- Bruce NJ...
5 Jan 17, 2011
3:02 pm

Bill Degnan
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