I saw someone selling "new" copies of "Home Computer Wars" on Amazon for lower than I see them on Ebay and figuring I had more money than brains, I would take...
I'm too busy at work lately to keep replying all day long, so here's another 'group' reply. Sorry for being impersonal. Anyone who is heavily involved in a...
John, Evan and all, Surprise! I like it, too. It gives us a place to start and a target for the microcomputer exhibits. Unfortunately it still does not really...
Bill S's point that he'd like to avoid powering up his oldest OSI brings up an important issue. At some point requiring that exhibits include running systems...
Hello all, All this talk about which computers are "important" is heading to the lame type of exhibit that I have always feared: a room ringed with computers...
Yesterday I sold one of my vintage portables to someone with very deep pockets. He paid me with PayPal. Today I got a phone call from PayPal to verify the...
I've been working on my VCFeast exhibit here and noticed my yahoo countdown widget say 86 days left. I was wondering if it's time to register yet ? =Dan -- [...
Hello all, I joined because a good acquaintance of mine, Claude Kagan said he was talking to MARCH to find a new home for his Burroughs B-205. I run the...
Speaking of historical facts from Camp Evans .... (Hi Will!) Last night, after the InfoAge annal "Wall of Honor" dinner, me / Steve G. / Henry S. (Henry is...
... I don't call myself an authority, but I do teach about this system briefly in my CISC/CPEG class at the U of D. Here is a scan of the first ad: ...
Okay, so I think people here agree that "8" isn't the ONLY kind of byte. :) Suppose we made a list of the "Top 10" microcomputers. Eight of them would be (in...
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... I did not live through the times, but I can see where using octal to program and test computers would have had its advantage. It's easier to do octal in...
The brand is Sun, but it's identical to the HP 7980s in this auction <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200227876953>, with the following...
... I am not really sure what the point of this entire thread is. I guess just for fun. Did I ever send my list of "11 Most Collectible Micro Sleepers"? ...
According to that reliable source -- Wikipedia -- "MSX was formally announced during a press-conference in June 27, 1983 (a date that is considered the...
Today the book about AMP Inc. came in the mail. It's not a "real" book, because it was commissioned by AMP for their 50th anniversary in 1992 -- so it's...
Is MARCH on Frapper yet ? I was just wondering since classiccmp has one setup for their list.members--some of us here I think is already on that one, maybe ...
Hello all, I just finished reading the last 50 messages in the group, so here come my comments... ;-) The exhibit of 70s/80s micros should be as broad as we...
All: I built-up a small BBS server for demo purposes. I don¹t know why...idle hands I guess. Anyway, it¹s a Win98 box with a Digi 8-port serial card and six...
re: the window coverings: does anyone have drawings to donate: - "E" sized or larger (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_drawing#Manual_drafting -...
Another Kaypro showed up yesterday, a 4/83 with a complete set of manuals, software, 3rd party books and a Star Micronics NX-2430 printer. This is one of the...
Tomorrow from 10am - 4pm there is an antique car show at InfoAge. It's sponsored by the military tech club. I will be there around 1. I think the tickets...
So now that I have the list handy ... Bill suggested: Altair 8800 IBM 5150 SWTPC 6800 Commodore PET 2001 Osborne 1 TRS-80 Model 1 Commodore 64 Apple II+ (or...
The photo editor at Esquire said she'd send me "a few copies" of the July issue that shows our computers. Turns out her idea of "a few" is seven. So, if...
I got this email tonight from the CHM. That museum is an AMAZING place. But apparently $75 million wasn't enough ..... here at MARCH we appreciate every five...
