Update: I have returned the system to the original configuration for a bare-bones system. I can now get to the RDOS prompt. I have version 1. ? I can check...
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midatlanticretro@yaho...
Nov 1, 2007 11:49 am
MARCH frequently asked questions -- last updated 3/30/2006 1. What is MARCH? MARCH is a user group for people who enjoy using antique/vintage computers. Our ...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Nov 1, 2007 12:20 pm
Take a look at this: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/how20/3432d549436f5110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd/7.html I don't know how many of you have a MAC with this...
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Ryan Harvey
fieldhippieryan
Nov 1, 2007 4:42 pm
If i'm not mistaken, those are Macintosh Classics. But that is quite cool. The world is crammed with them, and I am totally fine with a few being used for art....
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billdeg@...
billdeg
Nov 1, 2007 5:00 pm
Ryan, Where are you located? Bill...
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Bryan Pope
b_ster42
Nov 1, 2007 5:07 pm
... Ok, you are making a mistake... :) <duck> But according to the article, it looks like these machines are working as it says "a well-placed full-screen...
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billdeg@...
billdeg
Nov 1, 2007 5:24 pm
Once I hollowed out a commodore 128 d to use as a laptop docking station...
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Dave
davidwoyciesjes
Nov 1, 2007 6:27 pm
... about myself, since MY thirty-third is today. ... That would be me, Dave W. in New Haven CT. I just hang around in the corner listening to the chit-chat...
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John Allain
thxi38
Nov 2, 2007 1:20 am
... Admitedly, very common. ... Why so? My experience is about a 20% failure rate. ... Do you like this club or not? (smiley) But sources did say that Steve...
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Bryan Pope
b_ster42
Nov 2, 2007 1:26 pm
http://www.retrothing.com/ (or direct to the article after new ones are added: http://www.retrothing.com/2007/11/8-bit-classics-.html ) Cheers, Bryan P.S. Hey...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Nov 2, 2007 1:43 pm
... I would *like* to throw my TRS 80 stringy floppy into the river....
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Bryan Pope
b_ster42
Nov 2, 2007 1:59 pm
... Then it would skip across the water, thereby putting its read/write heads further out of alignment, before finally careening into a rock jutting out of the...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Nov 2, 2007 2:21 pm
... long and productive life? ha....
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Herb Johnson
s100doctor
Nov 2, 2007 3:42 pm
... [Mac Classic painted orange and screen displays a Jack O Lantern] ... but if ... These ... if they ... computer ... like this ... 1) Bill, people have...
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Herb Johnson
s100doctor
Nov 2, 2007 3:58 pm
... *liked* the ... Brian or other readers may not know that the "stringy floppy" is a small tape cassette technology, not a floppy diskette technology. It was...
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Evan
evan947
Nov 2, 2007 4:11 pm
Important to clarify: that is NOT an "article", it's just a blog post. James happens to be a pretty good blogger. However, in that post he made a GLARING...
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Ryan Harvey
fieldhippieryan
Nov 2, 2007 4:21 pm
First off, I poked through the instructions. Turns they used an SE for insructional purposes. I also came to realize that was a mouse on the back. Now, to...
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Bryan Pope
b_ster42
Nov 2, 2007 4:55 pm
... As am I.. :) Cheers, Bryan (80sFreak)...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Nov 2, 2007 10:05 pm
... My VCF exhibit covered the concept of the "appliance computer" and the stringy floppy, but that was not the original plan. I had spoken with Lichen Wang...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Nov 2, 2007 10:07 pm
... I am aware of this...My point was that it goes against my nature to defile a computer in any way, but I am tempted to try something with a beyond-hope ...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Nov 2, 2007 10:10 pm
correction...
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Bob Applegate
bobk2ut
Nov 2, 2007 11:55 pm
... I would argue that having a built in "operating system" (it's debatable) wasn't key, but maybe these basic features: * Keyboard * Video display * Enough...
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Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
Nov 3, 2007 12:42 pm
Bill, Is this course material online at the Univ ? =Dan [ "I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them" ] [ Pittsburgh ---...
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Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
Nov 3, 2007 1:02 pm
I'm sorta the same way. There's some options to this. With a bit of creativity, you can get one of them big molded plastic pumpkins (at Michaels)and carve out...
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fieldfan1
Nov 4, 2007 6:03 pm
... http://www.popsci.com/popsci/how20/3432d549436f5110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd/7.html ... but if ... These ... if they ... computer ... like this ... PLEASE...
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Jim Scheef
jscheef
Nov 5, 2007 5:09 am
Evan, If Dan Bricklin didn't invent the computer spreadsheet when he wrote VisiCalc, who did and what was it called? Jim ... From: Evan <evan@...> To:...
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Evan
evan947
Nov 5, 2007 5:53 am
I don't know. VisiCalc was certainly the first mainstream / successful / easily usable microcomputer spreadsheet. But I am 99.9% sure it was not LITERALLY...
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Evan
evan947
Nov 5, 2007 6:21 am
Hello MARCHins! Just got back to my hotel after the second day of VCF West. My favorite part of any VCF isn't the compueters, it's the people ... Had a drink...
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Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
Nov 5, 2007 12:14 pm
For just a quick overview of spreadsheets, the wiki link below has some good historical info. I think the blog article might have been an honest mistake, in...
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Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
Nov 5, 2007 12:38 pm
It must've been a great time. I can't wait to see the pics. =Dan [ "I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them" ] [ Pittsburgh ---...
