I think the hex leds are dot array. On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM Jim Davis <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 >> >>> >> >> >> >
