Banned. _____ From: URL Express [mailto:tikwondo4000@...] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 7:18 PM To: midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
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Kelly Leavitt
w2lv
May 25, 2006 1:18 pm
Rich: I didn't see a price on the web site. I hate to ask, but how much for the front panel? Of course, I have been known to miss the obvious.... Kelly ... ...
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splode32
May 25, 2006 5:38 pm
Hi, I just found this MB during my search for info. I have an ATT Globalyst 7300 that I used for a second PC for a year, then the hard drive died. I would like...
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Evan Koblentz
evan947
May 25, 2006 5:48 pm
What kind of computer is this? If it's anything newer than an early 286 or so, then it's not appropriate for this group. Sorry. _____ From: splode32...
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Evan Koblentz
evan947
May 25, 2006 5:55 pm
I'm selling some random things. - Tandy Model 100, very good condition, new internal battery (installed by our very own Tandy expert Kelly Leavitt), includes...
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Evan Koblentz
evan947
May 25, 2006 6:16 pm
Wow that was quick. The PC-1 is taken. _____ From: Evan Koblentz [mailto:evan@...] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 1:42 PM To:...
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Bill Pileggi
wpileggi
May 25, 2006 7:55 pm
One of my minions called the other day with a message there was an older computer sitting in her dumpster (as in, she didn't seem to know who put it there). I...
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William Pechter
bpechter
May 25, 2006 10:05 pm
Sounds like a VT180 Robin DEC CP/M box... Not a bad scrounge for free. It'll run ZCPR2/3 (I've got copies for it somewhere) and it's a pretty slick box for...
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Sridhar Ayengar
narayanayengar
May 25, 2006 10:26 pm
... Even a PS/2 Model 70? Or a Sun 386i? Peace... Sridhar...
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Evan Koblentz
evan947
May 25, 2006 10:29 pm
Just trying to keep out the PC riff-raff. But I'd have a problem with any 386 discussion here. _____ From: Sridhar Ayengar [mailto:ploopster@...] Sent:...
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John Allain
allain@...
May 25, 2006 10:47 pm
... Bill and Bill, I'd be willing to bet that this is absolutely the VT180 you describe monitors are labelled "VR"s and dual external 5.25 floppies tended to...
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Richard A. Cini
altairmanrich
May 25, 2006 11:09 pm
Kelly: You didn't miss anything because I haven't posted the prices yet. We are doing some last minute changes to the design to reduce the board size, which...
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Jim Scheef
jscheef
May 26, 2006 1:42 am
Gee, where's Chris when we need him? Jim...
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Evan Koblentz
evan947
May 26, 2006 1:45 am
LOL, doesn't Andy have a rule against anyone mentioning him? _____ From: Jim Scheef [mailto:jscheef@...] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 9:43 PM To:...
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Jim Scheef
jscheef
May 26, 2006 1:47 am
Bill, These are exciting times! How is the sibling taking all this? Jim...
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Jim Scheef
jscheef
May 26, 2006 2:11 am
Bill and all, If nothing else happens, this would be a fine addition to the museum. However, restoration by a DEC fan would be preferable to simple storage. ...
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William Pechter
bpechter
May 26, 2006 10:43 am
If the monitors are VR201's the and the floppies are from a VT180 then they're just parts. The VT180 is a board inside a vt100 terminal and doesn't use a...
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B Degnan
billdeg
May 26, 2006 3:17 pm
Thanks. Not too bad. Lloyd is a good kid. He has told me a couple of times to "put the baby away now" but no real issues. Tomorrow we are going together...
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Evan Koblentz
evan947
May 26, 2006 3:54 pm
... Do you mean that flexible orange track with the big plastic clamps and stuff? Used to love playing with that as a kid, by making the cars do loop-de-loops,...
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B Degnan
billdeg
May 26, 2006 5:10 pm
exactly. My son loves those matchbox cars bd ... train ... them down ... tracks, ... to "put ... just ... matchbox car ... one on one ... It's ... -- E N D --...
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B Degnan
billdeg
May 26, 2006 5:25 pm
Yesterday my friend Dave and I went about 80 miles north to pick up an ASR 33 Teletype. It appears to be a 1970-74 era model. It was working when last used...
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ysgdhio
May 26, 2006 5:53 pm
... Not to split hairs, but orange track is Hot Wheels. And as long as we're off-topic already... I passed my motorcycle road test this weekend. I'm looking...
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Bryan Pope
b_ster42
May 26, 2006 8:39 pm
... Like a Kawasaki Ninja - all black except for blood-red lettering? mmmmm very 80s! Cheers, Bryan...
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ysgdhio
May 26, 2006 10:53 pm
... Nope, more like a Honda Rebel but under a thousand bucks....
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David Comley
david_comley
May 26, 2006 11:19 pm
Ah yes ! Great fun. The best thing about the ASR33 - the smell of hot oil once it warms up. I made myself a tape loop for the reader punch so I can exercise...
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ysgdhio
May 26, 2006 11:27 pm
... For a message, you might try this sequence: U*U*U*U*U*U*U*U*U*U*U*U*U*U*U*U*U*U* When you see it punched, you'll know why. Andy...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
May 26, 2006 11:34 pm
David and Andy, Thanks for the suggestions. I plan to carefully clean first, take my time. Bill...
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keycat02
May 26, 2006 11:56 pm
Hello Gang. Maybe this computer isn't retro enough (1987), but I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask. Does anyone have the MS-DOS and diagnostics disks for a...
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Evan Koblentz
evan947
May 27, 2006 12:55 am
Hi John. I saw that you posted here once before, last month I believe. Please introduce yourself .... how did you hear about us; where are you from; how'd you...
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ysgdhio
May 27, 2006 1:56 am
I have a dBase II manual, circa 1982: a silver 3-ring binder, about 200 pages. It appears to be from just after CP/M as it talks about "System requirements for...