... Oddly enough, I just bought two 2600 carts today (Vangard and Star raiders), for a 2600 I got a few months ago. Haven't turned it on. Just went to...
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Herb Johnson
s100doctor
Oct 6, 2007 10:54 pm
Bryan, thanks for forwarding the link to the Chuck Peddle interview. One offhand comment... ... Regarding "true inventor of the personal computer". They say...
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Evan
evan947
Oct 6, 2007 11:26 pm
Excellent points, Herb. Meanwhile a whole other camp supports Tandy... Personally I feel the "first" debate is, well, not a waste of time for history's sake,...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Oct 6, 2007 11:45 pm
... There are three types 1. The original with 6 switches on the front 2. The 2nd version with 4 switches on the front 3. The 3rd version "2600 JR" or...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Oct 6, 2007 11:53 pm
... In my class I distinguish between microcomputing and microcomputers. Clearly at MIT in the late 50's early 60's they were using the TX-0 Computer /...
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Richard A. Cini
altairmanrich
Oct 7, 2007 12:19 am
All: I have a few spare books up for grabs. Make an offer ‹ no reasonable one refused. Shipping would be from 11791 (NY). * Tandy 2000 MS-DOS binder/manual...
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John Allain
thxi38
Oct 7, 2007 1:21 am
... Use of the term microcomputing prior to the invention and use of the microprocessor may strike some historians as a bit odd. Microcoding and...
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William Donzelli
toober00
Oct 7, 2007 2:01 am
... Yes, very true. Murky waters full of mines. IBM? Apple? Tandy? MITS? DEC? Packard Bell? Bendix? IBM (again)? The more riders and disclaimers one adds to...
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Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
Oct 7, 2007 2:31 am
I think Evan 'n Herb made some good points here. Although the term wasn't as pronounced then as was the term hobby computer had been. I always lusted at the...
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Evan Koblentz
evan947
Oct 7, 2007 3:45 am
Can't recall if I already announced this or not. Last year's Haunted Hotel was a HUGE success for InfoAge - around 1,500 people showed up, spread over four...
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Evan Koblentz
evan947
Oct 7, 2007 4:05 am
Correction, I can't be there on Oct. 13, so that's another night when we can use a MARCH volunteer. ... From: Evan Koblentz [mailto:evan@...] Sent:...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Oct 7, 2007 12:34 pm
... I will be on my way to Jamaica, mon....
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Oct 7, 2007 1:13 pm
... I know what you're saying, but a processor does not a microcomputing system make. What is my definition of microcomputing? - single user system that...
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Bob Applegate
bobk2ut
Oct 7, 2007 2:35 pm
I'd argue that microcomputing requires a microcomputer, which implies a microprocessor. The number of users isn't relevant. My microcomputers at work are...
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Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
Oct 7, 2007 2:55 pm
The terms microcomputing and microcomputer are indeed two distinct terms. But these would coincide with the same basic aspect of computing platforms such as...
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Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
Oct 7, 2007 4:44 pm
Hey that's what sunday mornings are for :) =Dan .....especially before the game [ "I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them" ] [ Pittsburgh ---...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Oct 7, 2007 5:46 pm
... On the contrary your example illustrates my point that it's not the hardware, it's what you do with the hardware. Using a microcomputer for what in the...
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Evan
evan947
Oct 7, 2007 6:39 pm
... That doesn't make sense. What it used to be does not matter. What it is now is what matters. But I suppose there are technical nuances. For example, if...
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oceanartscasino
Oct 8, 2007 1:32 am
Hi all, I'm new in this room so please don't all get up at once and laugh, apalaud, boo hiss, snear or whatever, but I would like to ask... about the Burroughs...
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Evan
evan947
Oct 8, 2007 1:36 am
Hi, welcome to MARCH. How did you find us? Are you local to the Mid-Atlantic / Northeast? What's your interest in Burroughs? One of members actually has a...
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Joe Giliberti
jtkirk1337
Oct 8, 2007 1:52 am
I recently sold all of that AT&T equipment I got to someone who runs a company in tinton falls. Said company is a computer graveyard/recycling center. Guy who...
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Evan
evan947
Oct 8, 2007 2:03 am
Tinton Falls ... that's right near InfoAge! Joe, please send me a private message with the guy's name and contact info ... sound like I should establish a...
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Bill Sudbrink
bsudbrink
Oct 8, 2007 12:28 pm
... Ohio Scientific and SWTP... OSI tends to melt into the background due to the lack of blinkinlights and the fact that most cases are beige. The OSI badges...
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oceanartscasino
Oct 8, 2007 2:12 pm
Kewl! I did a groups search for vintage computing, your group seemed active with no spam, so many dead groups, either no activity or they are taken over by...
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Herb Johnson
s100doctor
Oct 8, 2007 5:17 pm
... mainframe job is not microcomputing. ... But I suppose there are technical nuances. For example, if you're using a modern microcomputer to ENTIRELY do...
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Herb Johnson
s100doctor
Oct 8, 2007 5:48 pm
... The idea of personal computers, and the term "personal computer", can be traced to before the microprocessor. Just read and cite books, trade magazines,...
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B Degnan
billdeg
Oct 8, 2007 6:01 pm
... Today is our first test in my class and it's all about this subject. If anyone would like a copy of the test, let me know! If I posted it here, it'd be...
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Evan Koblentz
evan947
Oct 8, 2007 6:49 pm
... Anyone who fails gets kicked out of MARCH. :) But I hear the prof accepts bribes....
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Herb Johnson
s100doctor
Oct 8, 2007 7:16 pm
... system ... Bill, you can make your own definitions for terms as suits your interests, and more power to you. But how a technical term was used at a point...
