I have a Tek 8002a machine, ran before I stored it, Mouse piss damage to the backplane repaired, but I want to replace the old linear supply. It's been setting for 20 years. I have 200 disks, meta compilers and crazy stuff. Not your moms computer, I think it was used at building 50, considering all the well knoiwn local engineers names on the 8" disks. I love the 14 seg hex leds and switch panel, blimking lights, The Alpha micro supermini is cuter.
On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM Wayne S via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote: > I wish I knew what you guys were complaining about. You can dowhatever you > want to your machine. > This thread sounds like a bunch of old guys complaining because they can’t > understand whats going on. > Get off my lawn! > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 24, 2025, at 20:28, Murray McCullough via cctalk < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Jon Elson wrote: > > > > “Was just too daunting and I gave up on it.” > > > > I think this tells us why the ‘ownership’ of computers is the way it is > > now! As another writer wrote recently, and I apologize for not > remembering > > his name, says: “Rights to your own machine are hobbled by legal > > restrictions” and I’ll add security concerns. We live in a much different > > world than what was in the 70’s and 80’s. Firmware plays an equal role as > > access to root system isn’t possible; booting a computer was possible at > > root level-not now; BIOS/UEFI are paramount these days and access to TPM > > isn’t possible for average computer users. One’s computer must not be > > susceptible to unauthorized individuals or even now it seems the owner. > > > > Murray 🙂 > > > > > > > >> On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM Bill Degnan via cctalk < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Here's one: Cramer Intel 8080A Microcomputer > >> https://vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=819 > >> Wire-wrapped 8080 system built to compete in the Altair market, and > >> flopped. > >> > >> " Cramer Electronics Incorporated started advertising this 8080 kit > >> microcomputer, the "Cramerkit", in late 1975 for $495 (or was it $1495?) > >> but none were delivered until the spring of 1976. The Cramerkit was > >> designed by Microcomputer Technique Inc. and was shipped partially > >> assembled. " > >> > >> On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM Jon Elson via cctalk < > >> [email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> On 11/23/25 22:13, ben via cctalk wrote: > >>>> Who has strange or one of a kind computers out there? > >>>> I have a 18 bit homebrew (cpld) with 256Kb ram and just a > >>>> bootstrap loader. > >>>> > >>> I built a 32-bit bit slice processor out of AMD 2903 and > >>> 2910 parts. See: > >>> > >>> https://pico-systems.com/stories/1982.html > >>> > >>> I did write a micro assembler for it and ran a few test > >>> programs. But, the work ahead of me (interfacing memory and > >>> an I/O bus, writing 360 microcode and coming up with a > >>> Pascal compiler and writing my own OS and editor, etc. was > >>> just too daunting and I gave up on it. > >>> > >>> Jon > >>> > >> >
