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  • Category: Computers
  • Founded: Jan 17, 2005
  • Language: English
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7368 Evan Koblentz
evan947 Send Email
Mar 4, 2008
2:36 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_Intersystems Answers that question. ... From: Evan Koblentz [mailto:evan@...] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 9:37 PM ...
7367 Bob Applegate
bobk2ut Send Email
Mar 4, 2008
2:35 am
... I figure I can go look at the "rare" systems and say "no thanks" if there is nothing I care care about or was asked to look for. There might be a gem in...
7366 Evan Koblentz
evan947 Send Email
Mar 4, 2008
2:33 am
Not everyone in New Jersey actually says "yuz". :) Alas, I never heard of this thing. Was the company that made it based in Ithica, N.Y.? If so, then we...
7365 Kelly Leavitt
w2lv Send Email
Mar 4, 2008
1:53 am
At Rosen's furniture outlet in East Stroudsberg PA. Lots of ANSI DG terminals throughout the store, but in the back corner of the store there was a bonafide DG...
7364 Sellam Ismail
sellam_ismail Send Email
Mar 4, 2008
1:47 am
So I finally got an Ithaca Intersystems DPS-1, something I've been after for quite some time. Some guy in NY came across my VCF want listing ...
7363 Bob Grieb
bobgrieb Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
11:26 pm
Bob, I was planning to join you if I am around, but it's not sounding good. When the guy refers to their systems as "rare" that's not a good sign. Bob ... ...
7362 Mike Loewen
mloewen16823 Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
11:16 pm
I passed this on to a former IBM rep at work, and he sent this... ... Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:16:13 -0500 Subject: Re: Trying to ID IBM Dataprocessing system...
7361 B Degnan
billdeg Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
10:10 pm
Here is the reply I received. I am not sure what to say, the original impression I got from Jim was "cheap cheap cheap!"...but he's not helping build...
7360 Kelly Leavitt
w2lv Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
9:53 pm
When I started here back in 1984 we were using what we called an IBM System 6/450. I can't seem to find any mention of this beastie anywhere. It was a large...
7359 Jim Scheef
jscheef Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
8:55 pm
That is a very nice hack. Cool that it still uses the original keyboard and mouse. Jim ... From: Christian Liendo <christian_liendo@...> To:...
7358 B Degnan
billdeg Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
8:41 pm
Jim, I have received a number of inquiries about anticipated prices of the minicomputers vs. the prices for smaller items. To encourage the best turnout, price...
7357 Bob Applegate
bobk2ut Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
7:34 pm
I hope they're not expecting everyone to spend $500... I'm there to look for specific items for myself and a few others, not to blow a lot of money. As someone...
7356 Christian Liendo
christian_li... Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
7:01 pm
Er.. Is that what they are expecting? I thought that we were taking them off their hands before they went to scrap. Can we find out? Not to sound whiny. For...
7355 Mike Loewen
mloewen16823 Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
6:53 pm
Besides the Restoration Committee activities the weekend of the 29/30, what else is going on with MARCH at Infoage? Evan had also mentioned the possibility of...
7354 Herb Johnson
s100doctor Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
5:51 pm
... units, ... I don't have a truck, don't collect rack-sized computers, and don't have space for them. I would not expect to buy $500 in scrap value, even at...
7353 Christian Liendo
christian_li... Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
5:27 pm
I personally find this cool, some may not. The guy who did this is in Brooklyn NY http://www.nycresistor.com/2008/01/13/24th-anniversary-macintosh/ ...
7352 Jim Scheef
jscheef Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
5:02 pm
Yes, the Zoomer was so slow as to be almost unusable. The processor was an 8088 (maybe 80C88). Some fun memories: someone found a hack that allowed...
7351 Bob Applegate
bobk2ut Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
12:41 pm
I'd like to get there around 10 and probably be done in time to have lunch back home with my family. Do we know what sort of payment methods are acceptable?...
7350 B. Degnan
billdeg Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
12:16 pm
we're talking about entire racks of SUN servers and associated I/O units, or an RS 6000 rack with servers/storage weighing enough to equal $500 *perhaps* in...
7349 Evan Koblentz
evan947 Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
5:33 am
I don't plan to go, but I'd be happy to host anyone afterward who wants to see the museum. Takes me about 45 mins to get from home to the museum so just give...
7348 Brian Cirulnick
brian_cirulnick Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
5:27 am
... I'm leaning towards going (what is the schedule for this event? Meeting there at 1pm? 10am? Midnight?), as I'm interested in some of the items, but $500...
7347 Evan Koblentz
evan947 Send Email
Mar 3, 2008
3:17 am
Today was awesome at InfoAge ... had around 50 visitors thanks to a special event by our neighbors in NJHDA (NJ Historic Diving Assoc.). I kept the room open...
7346 schwepes@...
schwepes2002 Send Email
Mar 2, 2008
8:31 pm
The web site for infoage led me through 2007. Someone needs sorely to update the site. At least I have a good idea where it is and it's not a difficult run...
7345 Evan
evan947 Send Email
Mar 1, 2008
4:15 pm
2201 Marconi Rd. Wall, N.J. 07719 Sometimes in GPS databases they list it as Belmar instead of Wall. However it's best NOT to show up unannounced because you...
7344 Evan
evan947 Send Email
Mar 1, 2008
4:06 pm
Heh ... I forgot to update the part that says "last updated"... ... From: midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com Subj: [midatlanticretro] File - marchfaq.txt Date:...
7343 B. Degnan
billdeg Send Email
Mar 1, 2008
4:03 pm
see: infoage.org Wall, NJ...
7342 schwepes@...
schwepes2002 Send Email
Mar 1, 2008
3:28 pm
Where precisely is InfoAge? I've got some work to do on Saturday that will take most of the day but I have stuff to bring up that might amuse you. I still...
7341 midatlanticretro@yaho... Send Email Mar 1, 2008
2:06 pm
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 ...
7340 schwepes@...
schwepes2002 Send Email
Mar 1, 2008
1:57 pm
Ultrecht, the art supply house, provides a roll of stickers that can be used if the original design labels can't be found. bs...
7339 schwepes@...
schwepes2002 Send Email
Mar 1, 2008
1:49 pm
A how to on software to drive older machines? Including methods of keeping disks fresh? For the potential hobbiest. bs...
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