LOL, I agree with the "do" part, but either way "a bunch of obsessive nerds" is right on the mark! _____ From: midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com ...
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BOYD BORRILL
olddataman2000
Apr 25, 2005 8:34 pm
Evan, I vote for "Computer"; because it is not restrictive, while "computing" assumes some acctivity that (by definition) must produce something. Now take me...
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Chris M
chrism3667
Apr 25, 2005 10:36 pm
Computer puts emphasis on the machines, computing on some sort of activity. BOYD BORRILL <b.r.borrill@...> wrote:Evan, I vote for "Computer"; because...
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David V. Corbin
thecpuwizard
Apr 26, 2005 1:36 am
All, I think I may be the one who introduced "Computer"; rather than "Computing". Actually I prefer the latter. Running OS/8 [PDP PDP-8 O/S] on an emulator ...
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Dan
ragoo_sauce
Apr 26, 2005 12:46 pm
Hi, I enjoy collecting also, but I'm not an active member here. I had a comment about the term 'Retro' which I've seen this used elsewhere with other...
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Evan
evan947
Apr 26, 2005 1:20 pm
Maybe, but have you ever tried prouncining "MAVCH"...? I think people "get" what we're about well enough. _____ From: midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com ...
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Bryan Pope
b_ster42
Apr 26, 2005 1:38 pm
... This would be the Roman spelling.... Cheers, Bryan Pope...
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us21090
Apr 26, 2005 5:56 pm
I definitely prefer "MARCH" over "ABOON" (see earlier post below). So maybe you guys suggesting an augmentation: "MARCH (ABOON)" or "MARCH, A BOON to...
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chrism3667
Apr 26, 2005 10:52 pm
Could someone tell me why all my attempts to join have been unsuccessful?...
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Evan
evan947
Apr 26, 2005 11:04 pm
Do you mean the classiccmp.org lists? I know that you're only allowed to join ONE of the lists at a time, not both. If you have problems, contact the...
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Chris M
chrism3667
Apr 26, 2005 11:06 pm
what's more worthwhile? In yer opinion. Evan <evan947@...> wrote:Do you mean the classiccmp.org lists? I know that you're only allowed to join ONE of the...
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Evan
evan947
Apr 26, 2005 11:12 pm
CCtech is 100% on-topic and is strictly moderated. CCtalk is on- and off-topic. It's a personal decision. A lot of people get frustrated with some of cctalk's...
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Evan
evan947
Apr 26, 2005 11:22 pm
"route filters"? Eh, you know what I meant. _____ From: midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Evan Sent:...
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Chris M
chrism3667
Apr 26, 2005 11:25 pm
Thank you Evan. I've been looking for an early Microsoft Fortran compiler for as long as I can remember. I obtained Cobol 2.0 the other day, whoopdeedoo....
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billdeg@...
billdeg
Apr 26, 2005 11:31 pm
I will take a look. What kind of PC do you want to run this on? Bill In a message dated 4/26/2005 7:26:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... I ... it?...
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Chris M
chrism3667
Apr 26, 2005 11:36 pm
An 8088 Bill. If you have one of the awfully rare semi-compatible versions - Tandy 2000, NEC APC III, TIPC, etc - that will do rather nicely also. I guess I...
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ahm
ysgdhio
Apr 27, 2005 12:02 am
I've found it's so much less hassle just to read/search the archives. Either this way: http://classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/ Or this way: ...
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Evan
evan947
Apr 27, 2005 12:07 am
And of course, for people who prefer an all-web forum, there is Erik Klein's vcforum (http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/) ... although classiccmp's lists...
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Chris M
chrism3667
Apr 27, 2005 12:31 am
I'm already active on there...some would say too active ;). And of course my latest attempt to join classiccmp failed... Evan <evan947@...> wrote:And of...
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Chris M
chrism3667
Apr 27, 2005 12:40 am
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category =1247&item=5189165522&rd=1 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of...
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ahm
ysgdhio
Apr 27, 2005 1:05 am
I still get a kick out of this for some reason... Dan Bricklin will allow you to download a fully functional MSDOS executable of VisiCalc from his web site....
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billdeg@...
billdeg
Apr 27, 2005 1:02 pm
Chris, The only compiler for an 8088/6 I could find was a BASIC compiler. I have not looked through all of my software, it may still exist. I have a FORTRAN ...
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BOYD BORRILL
olddataman2000
Apr 27, 2005 3:08 pm
Hi; I don't remember a MS Fortran, although that doesn't mean much,, but Cromrmco had a very good Fortran compiler written for the Z80, if that is any help. ...
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Chris M
chrism3667
Apr 27, 2005 4:34 pm
BOYD BORRILL <b.r.borrill@...> wrote:Hi; I don't remember a MS Fortran, although that doesn't mean much,, but Cromrmco had a very good Fortran...
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John Allain
allain@...
Apr 27, 2005 4:38 pm
There was a MS Fortran > "Powerstation" < product. But perhaps as late as 1989 IIRC. "Fortran Powerstation" Googles very well. John A....
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BOYD BORRILL
olddataman2000
Apr 27, 2005 8:08 pm
Chris, I used Yahoo search and entered: MS Fortran, then clicked on SEARXH The first numbered item on the result was a complete discri[tion of every version of...
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Evan
evan947
Apr 27, 2005 8:13 pm
Here's my review of Ralph Baer's new autobiography, "Videogames: In the Beginning", as printed in the current edition of Computer Collector Newsletter. ...
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chrism3667
Apr 28, 2005 3:08 pm
e-mail me :)...
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ahm
ysgdhio
Apr 30, 2005 11:32 pm
Somebody asked me where I got my stylin' Infocom t-shirt. I got it here: http://www.jinx.com/scripts/details.asp?productID=380 (And they take Paypal... kewl!) ...
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Chris M
chrism3667
May 1, 2005 3:01 am
...then subscribe to the Linux-8086 mailing list. Send an e-mail to:majordomo@... - empty subject line - subscribe linux-8086 - in the body of the ...
