[cctalk] Re: LCM auction

2024-08-29 Thread brad via cctalk
I used to think museums were the only right place for historic items, and despite being a collector myself, I used to kind of not love things disappearing into private collections.  But I realize now private collections are a fairly efficient, cost effective and safe way for things to be preserv

[cctalk] Re: Schematic or PCB layout for MAI Jolt

2024-08-07 Thread brad via cctalk
will.have access to the kennett classic library next weekk, and I cancheck then if you dont have any leads before that.  I know there are atleast some original Jolt materials but I dont recall specifically theschematic.  I assume you saw the photos on vintagecomputer.net/MAI/BILLOn Wed, Aug 7,

[cctalk] Re: Schematic or PCB layout for MAI Jolt

2024-08-07 Thread Brad H via cctalk
PCB layout for MAI Jolt > On 08/07/2024 3:46 PM EDT brad via cctalk wrote: > > > Hi there,Haven't had much time for vintage computers due to my job dealing > with new ones, but the odd evening I have been working on PCB replica > projects.One of them is for the MAI Jolt

[cctalk] Schematic or PCB layout for MAI Jolt

2024-08-07 Thread brad via cctalk
Hi there,Haven't had much time for vintage computers due to my job dealing with new ones, but the odd evening I have been working on PCB replica projects.One of them is for the MAI Jolt.  I recently picked up alsome NOS 6530-004s, and thought it'd be a fun replica to try.  I have completed the b

[cctalk] Re: Estate Planning was: Re: Auction houses vs ebay

2024-07-17 Thread brad via cctalk
I am dreading the whole executor business again.  When I was young I had my Dad, but he passed a year ago, so I have to change that.  I have seen first hand now what the job entails and I'm not really sure my children are up to it - it is a major undertaking. Almost all of my family lives 3000km

[cctalk] Auction houses vs ebay

2024-07-17 Thread brad via cctalk
Question going back to the estate planning subject...do auction houses tend to receive higher bids than ebay for vintage computer gear?  Are they any better in terms of finding the right buyers?One day I might want to sell my Mark-8 and TVT, not immediately though.  But more and more am thinking

[cctalk] Re: Old vintage computing magazine/newsletters

2024-07-16 Thread brad via cctalk
Yeah.  I notice even Wikipedia has been really begging lately.  I'm amazed they've all lasted as long as they have.That would really suck if archive went away.  So useful.Sent from my Galaxy Original message From: Sellam Abraham via cctalk Date: 2024-07-16 7:50 p.m. (GMT-08:0

[cctalk] Re: Old vintage computing magazine/newsletters

2024-07-16 Thread brad via cctalk
rsonally I find them invaluable for research.BillOn Tue, Jul 16, 2024, 5:53 PM Brad H via cctalk wrote:> Just a 'survey' sort of question - how much value do you guys put in> vintage> copies of old newsletters, magazines, etc.  I'm talking mid-1970s, like> People's

[cctalk] Re: Old vintage computing magazine/newsletters

2024-07-16 Thread brad via cctalk
sold?Sent from my iPhone> On Jul 16, 2024, at 15:38, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:> > Personally I find them invaluable for research.> > Bill> >> On Tue, Jul 16, 2024, 5:53 PM Brad H via cctalk >> wrote:>> >> Just a 'survey' sort of question

[cctalk] Re: Old vintage computing magazine/newsletters

2024-07-16 Thread brad via cctalk
I always figured hardware would be collectible but I wondered about printed materials like magazines.  Although I did just see two copies of the Popular Electronics issue that introduced the Altair go for $400 each..I also wonder who I'm competing with.. do museums go and bid on ebay for stuff?S

[cctalk] Old vintage computing magazine/newsletters

2024-07-16 Thread Brad H via cctalk
-8.. but I think the circulation on that was just a hundred or so, so probably unlikely. It has some blurbs from Grant Runyan in there, who built my TVT and Mark-8. But yeah, I just wondered if you guys think generally this stuff *should& be considered valuable - given most/all is archived online. Brad

[cctalk] Re: LCM auction pre-notice

2024-07-14 Thread brad via cctalk
I wonder why Paul didn't set it up to try and find a group willing to keep LCM or the whole collection under a new museum first. Then have a provision that it must be a non profit, and if it doesn't work, proceed to auction for charity.   BradSent from my Galaxy Original message

[cctalk] Re: what to do with our "treasures"

2024-07-01 Thread brad via cctalk
In the old days we had a cottage on a binational lake in Quebec, and the border control consisted of a concrete pier with a phone.  "Anything to declare?"  "Nope!"Boats passing back to Canada had the side profile of surfboards, so low they sat in the water loaded with US clothes and other goodie

[cctalk] Re: what to do with our "treasures"

2024-07-01 Thread brad via cctalk
I use MyUS for that.. I think they have a UK place also.  Fees are okay and they will store things for up to 3 months and then ship things in a single bundle.Without them my collection would never have happened.Sent from my Galaxy Original message From: Mike Stein via cctalk Da

[cctalk] Re: Revocable Living Trust for Computer Collectors

2024-06-27 Thread Brad H via cctalk
The Great Vintage Computing Heist??? And yes on the time it takes. There is a guy on ebay called scifiman. He has been unloading an absolutely massive vintage computer collection, especially rare commodores, for like 6 or 7 years now. He is being kind of firm on a lot of his prices though.

[cctalk] Re: Revocable Living Trust for Computer Collectors

2024-06-26 Thread brad via cctalk
I have thought about this a lot.. and as I begin to creep into my 50s and experience real aging and the health issues that sometimes come with that, I am giving serious thought to liquidating well before I die.  Even at very conservative average ebay values I've got a lot of money tied up in thi

[cctalk] Re: Seattle's Living Computers Museum logs off for good as Paul Allen estate will auction vintage items

2024-06-25 Thread Brad H via cctalk
d they could have sold or donated the entire museum to another individual/company/group. I'm assuming they must have tried that route. -Original Message- From: Paul Koning Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 11:36 AM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Cc: brad Subject: Re: [cctalk] Seattle'

[cctalk] Re: Seattle’s Living Computers Museum logs off for good as Paul Allen estate will auction vintage items

2024-06-25 Thread brad via cctalk
I'm curious what happens to items that were donated on the understanding that the museum would be a safe long term place for them?Pretty sad they couldn't make it work.BradSent from my Galaxy Original message From: Teo Zenios via cctalk Date: 2024-06-25 11:24 a.m. (GMT-08:00)

[cctalk] Re: New VCF Video bumper

2024-05-03 Thread brad via cctalk
9:10 p.m. (GMT-08:00) To: brad Cc: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Subject: Re: [cctalk] New VCF Video bumper On Sat, May 4, 2024 at 12:05 AM brad wrote:I watched them all.  Hmm.I don't think I much like the SID ones.. Commodore has become kind of overexpo

[cctalk] Re: New VCF Video bumper

2024-05-03 Thread brad via cctalk
I watched them all.  Hmm.I don't think I much like the SID ones.. Commodore has become kind of overexposed as a subject and VCF covers so much more than Commodore.The Atari one is kind of loud/jarring.I think the graphic sequence itself is great but the typing.. hmm.  I realize these are the cho

[cctalk] What to take to a vintage computer show

2024-05-01 Thread Brad H via cctalk
due to the risks of transportation damage and theft (from the car mostly, not the convention itself). Just trying to decide what to bring and how focused to be in terms of theme. Brad

[cctalk] Re: PDP-8/L $15,000

2023-08-28 Thread Brad H via cctalk
-Original Message- From: Sellam Abraham via cctalk Sent: Monday, August 28, 2023 3:07 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Cc: Sellam Abraham Subject: [cctalk] Re: PDP-8/L $15,000 On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 2:24 PM Brad H via cctalk wrote: >> Sometimes. But

[cctalk] Re: PDP-8/L $15,000

2023-08-28 Thread brad via cctalk
I wonder if it came to it which option would be best for me if I sold my Mark-8 stuff.  I have the unbuilt board set and then also the built one I acquired recently that was photoed in 73 Magazine.  It seems like the actual auction houses get more usually.BradSent from my Galaxy Origina

[cctalk] Re: PDP-8/L $15,000

2023-08-28 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Sometimes. But a lot of times it's just simply trying to get as much as possible, which I guess is rational economic behavior. And the fault for the high prices is us collectors - ye who bid thousands for old Apple IIs or $3500 for a Microswitch keyboard. I've been hunting for a Sanyo MBC-1

[cctalk] Re: Apple 1

2023-08-05 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Agreed. I wonder though if Apple eventually founders (always possible - Kodak did), if Jobs/Apple will still have quite the same appeal and collector's halo effect on their oldest products. -Original Message- From: Sellam Abraham via cctalk Sent: Saturday, August 5, 2023 2:12 PM To:

[cctalk] Re: Apple 1

2023-08-05 Thread Brad H via cctalk
it for me. My 1970s gear isn't nostalgia, it's new experiences. I want the physical look and feel of the original hardware. It's not the same with an emulator. Meanwhile, I grew up Commodore and have piles of Commodore stuff, but I don't touch any of it because

[cctalk] Looking for the MAD-1 drive unit

2023-08-03 Thread Brad H via cctalk
out again. If you aren't familiar here is a link to a pic of one CHM has. https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/X1620.99A Many thanks!! Brad Brad - The Tech Time Traveller b...@techtimetraveller.com

[cctalk] Re: 1974 No Name Terminal

2023-07-06 Thread Brad H via cctalk
In addition to the broken resistors I also discovered some broken solder joints on the PSU PCB.. those at least are repaired. I'm trying to figure out the resistance the two resistors were set to so I can put a replacement in with same, hopefully that gets me close to what sh

[cctalk] Re: 1974 No Name Terminal

2023-07-05 Thread Brad H via cctalk
ge- From: Brent Hilpert via cctalk Sent: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 9:11 AM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Cc: Brent Hilpert Subject: [cctalk] Re: 1974 No Name Terminal On 2023-Jul-05, at 8:25 AM, Brad H via cctalk wrote: > Seems to be RS-232 compatible, which in m

[cctalk] Re: 1974 No Name Terminal

2023-07-05 Thread Brad H via cctalk
am Abraham Subject: [cctalk] Re: 1974 No Name Terminal Brad, That's a new one on me. But the split CRT reminds me of a 1970s IBM desk computer (it was a computer built into a desk, I forget the model number) and it had a similar display. I wonder if this isn't some third-party IBM

[cctalk] 1974 No Name Terminal

2023-07-04 Thread Brad H via cctalk
ious). Anyway, on the extremely off chance anyone has ever seen one of these or something like it.. any tips would be appreciated. If I can find a manual I'll feel a lot safer about turning it on. Some pics here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-2uEFbi3OKBYr06y6yHnygDiLMt

Re: digital group's Richard Bemis

2021-03-04 Thread Brad H via cctalk
According to how he signed off on a letter to Dobbs, his initial was C. On Thursday, March 4, 2021, 06:13:40 a.m. PST, John Foust via cctalk wrote: At 10:23 PM 3/3/2021, Brad H via cctalk wrote: >I am working on a 30 minute historical video about the digital group.  For >

digital group's Richard Bemis

2021-03-03 Thread Brad H via cctalk
ly no trace of him on the internet. If he's still around I'd love to get his side of the story to balance things out, or at least find out what he did afterwards. Thought I'd write here in case anyone knew. Brad

MSI 6800 EPROM Software

2021-02-22 Thread Brad H via cctalk
/burn 1702As, something that has been an issue for me for a while now. Many thanks, Brad

Evans & Sutherland PS-2?

2020-05-18 Thread Brad Parker via cctalk
r at least, that's what I could claim/recall but it was a long time ago) Brad

RE: Netronics EX85 BASIC dump

2019-01-10 Thread Brad H via cctalk
. -Original Message- From: Allison Parent [mailto:allisonporta...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 6:27 PM To: Brad H ; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: Netronics EX85 BASIC dump Looked... Hartetechnologies.com Look in Netronics folder. Phoned this

Netronics EX85 BASIC dump

2019-01-10 Thread Brad H via cctalk
although I have found reference to people dumping them for backup purposes. Many thanks! Brad

RE: Osborne-1 with prototype-based motherboard

2018-12-29 Thread Brad H via cctalk
> Some small companies would give employees extreme discounts if they assembled one themselves using mostly parts which had been deemed too > >obsolete for production. I was thinking something like that, or it was repaired at one point and this particular board was on hand to use as a replacement.

RE: Osborne-1 with prototype-based motherboard

2018-12-29 Thread Brad H via cctalk
like the trailing 2 digits on the 2A2011 number changed to either 02 or 20. So is a 2A2011-00 Rev D and a 2A2011-20 Rev D the same thing? Don't' know. And then other boards used a 3A-xx number instead of the 2A2001 number. Kind of confusing. Brad -Original Message- Fr

RE: Osborne-1 with prototype-based motherboard

2018-12-29 Thread Brad H via cctalk
alk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Osborne-1 with prototype-based motherboard On 12/29/18 2:53 PM, Brad H via cctalk wrote: > Am just posting this as I am hoping someone out there knows someone > who was involved with Osborne back in the day to find out more this > Osborne 1 motherboard I f

RE: Osborne-1 with prototype-based motherboard

2018-12-29 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Osborne-1 with prototype-based motherboard On 12/29/18 12:53 PM, Brad H via cctalk wrote: > I reached out to Lee Felsenstein on it and he suggested it was related > to the boards produced for the 10 prototypes Osborne built I'm pretty sure I threw one of those out about five years ago.

Osborne-1 with prototype-based motherboard

2018-12-29 Thread Brad H via cctalk
oing again. Obviously with the radical differences in layout, the schematics for the production motherboard isn't terribly helpful. I've posted a blog about it here with a picture of the board for those curious: http://bradhodge.ca/blog/?p=1186 Brad

Tektronix 6800 Board Bucket and 4051 Working Together Video

2018-12-01 Thread Brad H via cctalk
nt machine used to help create it (and/or others) in my possession. Anyway for those interested, I posted a 4 min video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSkHRzx5Bno Brad

Re: Tek 40xx computer users

2018-01-06 Thread Brad H via cctalk
I regret we haven't been able to resusciate my 4051 yet.  Still kills power to the main board. I didn't know there were games for the 40xx machines.  I didn't think they could with the limitations of the screen design, although I kinda thought the display would work well for, say, an adven

RE: Dumping my first EPROM

2018-01-02 Thread Brad H via cctalk
: Tuesday, January 2, 2018 11:05 AM To: Brad H via cctalk Subject: Re: Dumping my first EPROM I would convert it to a binary image if you could and then look at it with a binary editor. Most binary editors I have seen show the data in hex and also have an eye catcher on the right with the ASCII

Dumping my first EPROM

2018-01-02 Thread Brad H via cctalk
n the past from people who were able to find strings, etc that sort of help as clues. Does anyone know how I'd go further here? Really curious what was on this one. Thanks! Brad

Re: Help diagnosing boot issue SWTPC 6800

2018-01-01 Thread Brad H via cctalk
I had that happening on mine.. came down to a bad RAM board. Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: Nick Allen via cctalk Date: 2018-01-01 10:32 AM (GMT-08:00) To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Help diagnosing boot issue SWTPC 6800 Hey everyone, Happy

Re: CDP1801

2017-10-22 Thread Brad H via cctalk
hips I was told were impossible to locate. Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: Steven Feinsmith Date: 2017-10-20 7:32 PM (GMT-08:00) To: Brad H , "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Subject: Re: CDP1801 RCA 1801 disappeared from f

RE: CDP1801

2017-10-18 Thread Brad H via cctalk
this microtutor from is a consignment shop.. I asked them if they wouldn't mind asking the vendor to check around for the missing board. Unlikely to bear fruit but you never know! Brad -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of william deg

RE: Exidy Sorcerer

2017-10-18 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Very nice. I wouldn't mind having a Sorcerer but I'm not sure why they command Altair-level prices. There's a guy on ebay from my area with 6 of them and a bunch of other stuff for $12k. Won't split them up unfortunately (won't even answer messages). Brad -O

RE: CDP1801

2017-10-18 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Thanks.. I did try searching there but none come up. 1801s I imagine are lot more scarce than 1802s. From: Alexandre Souza [mailto:alexandre.tabaj...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 6:51 PM To: Brad H ; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: CDP1801

CDP1801

2017-10-18 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Hi there, I just purchased an RCA Microtutor minus the rather important CPU card. I can recreate the card but I expect locating the 1801 chips will be difficult. I am just posting this in various forums in case anyone has any leads on where I might find either the complete card or the require

RE: Giving away my collection to someone just starting out in the hobby

2017-10-13 Thread Brad H via cctalk
p pictures somewhere, would you? Always love perusing others' collections. Brad -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Digital Aeon via cctalk Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2017 11:25 PM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Giving away my c

RE: Tektronix 4050E01

2017-10-10 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Okay so I went down to the shop annd... Yeah still doing what it did before. Repair guy thought the flash when he turned it off meant the screen was ok. He did say he checked the display board thoroughly and replaced a bad IC - otherwise everything looked good there. So we had a poke around

Re: Tek 4051 semi-repaired

2017-10-03 Thread Brad H via cctalk
figure out what is wrong. Many thanks if you can do it. Brad Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: Randy Dawson Date: 2017-10-03 8:01 PM (GMT-08:00) To: 'Pete Lancashire' , Brad H , "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Subje

RE: Tek 4051 semi-repaired

2017-10-03 Thread Brad H via cctalk
: xyzzy...@gmail.com [mailto:xyzzy...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Pete Lancashire Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 10:01 AM To: Brad H ; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Cc: Ian Finder Subject: Re: Tek 4051 semi-repaired If the CRT floods one can say the CRT is good with one major

RE: Tek 4051 semi-repaired

2017-10-03 Thread Brad H via cctalk
entering something like that. So I’ll have to confirm. He seems to think three indicator lights on the right come up on power on now and then go out. The power light at the bottom appears to be dead. From: Ian Finder [mailto:ian.fin...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 9:39 AM To: Brad

RE: Tek 4051 semi-repaired

2017-10-03 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Yes before the screen would stay dark until you powered off, then there would be a brief flood. Now it floods and stays on but no text. From: Ian Finder [mailto:ian.fin...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 9:39 AM To: Brad H ; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts

Tek 4051 semi-repaired

2017-10-03 Thread Brad H via cctalk
prompt or anything appearing. Wondering if anyone has any ideas on where to go from here? I'm picking up the machine this week and will do some more testing.. hopefully the board didn't take any damage while he was working on the CRT. Brad

RE: Announcing: VCF PNW

2017-07-08 Thread Brad H via cctalk
, VCF might consider March next time? Esp. with March Break (I think they have that in the US?).. makes it easier to travel for those us with kids. From: Michael Brutman [mailto:mbbrut...@brutman.com] Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2017 10:30 AM To: Brad H Cc: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off

Re: Announcing: VCF PNW

2017-07-07 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Ooh.  That might be one to bring my TVT and Mark-8 stuff to, provided we don't have another winter like we did last year.  I'm up in BC and we just got pounded this year with snow and bad weather.. if it's like that again I'll have to pass.. BC drivers are terrible on snow. Sent from my

Re: TV Typewriter project nearing completion

2017-06-26 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Original message From: allison via cctech Date: 2017-06-26 14:50 (GMT-08:00) To: cct...@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: TV Typewriter project nearing completion On 06/26/2017 11:29 AM, Brad H via cctech wrote: > Thanks Nick! > > I had thought about selling PCBs or

RE: TV Typewriter project nearing completion

2017-06-26 Thread Brad H via cctalk
st indistinguishable from an original. But.. it'd also be a ton of (re)work.. Brad -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Nick Allen via cctalk Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2017 12:54 PM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: TV Typewriter p

TV Typewriter project nearing completion

2017-06-23 Thread Brad H via cctalk
. Really wouldn't want to take everything apart. On the plus side, if I did - I recently found some vintage blank 1973 PCB stock.. so I could etch new boards using the actual vintage material Don would have been using. Hrmmm.. tempting.. :) Brad

RE: Micral N (1974) for sale

2017-05-31 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Thanks for posting this. I'm very interested to see how collectors value it. -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Stéphane Tsacas via cctalk Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 3:56 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts ; General

Expander Model 1

2017-05-22 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Curious about this machine.  I've seen a few come up on ebay and they've sold for not much money, mistaken as mere Apple II clones.  I read Lee Felsenstein's account of creating them and they seem like interesting machines.  Wondering what sort of value is reasonable to pay for one and how hard

Re: Announcing: VCF Midwest 12!

2017-05-20 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Very cool!  Wish we had one of these up here in Vancouver, BC. Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: Jason T via cctalk Date: 2017-05-20 6:05 PM (GMT-08:00) To: chiclassicc...@yahoogroups.com, "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" , The Res

Re: VCF SE Photos

2017-05-03 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Thanks for the pics! Curious.. the Mark-8 in the museum.. that's a repro, right?  I thought they got a few real ones from Bugbook. Brad Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: william degnan via cctalk Date: 2017-05-03 5:03 AM (GMT-08:00) To: &qu

SWTPC Tape files

2017-04-22 Thread Brad via cctalk
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone knew of a repository that had SWTPC tape files archived (as .WAV, .TAP, etc). The 6800 system I am presently using is wired according to original SWTPC specs and does not have a DB25.. so I cannot simply switch cables from CT1024 to PC terminal like I could

SWTPC WAV or TAP files?

2017-04-22 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone knew of a repository that had SWTPC tape files archived (as .WAV, .TAP, etc). The 6800 system I am presently using is wired according to original SWTPC specs and does not have a DB25.. so I cannot simply switch cables from CT1024 to PC terminal like I could

Re: VCF East pictures

2017-04-10 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Thanks so much to everyone sharing these.  Ive not renewed my passport in a while and can't get to any of these events in the US so I really appreciate these.  Maybe someday we can get a 360/VR type tour thing going. Sent from my Samsung device Original message From: Ev

RE: GImix Ghost Video Board

2017-03-24 Thread Brad H via cctalk
: 2017-03-24 2:16 AM (GMT-08:00) To: 'Brad H' , "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'" Subject: RE: GImix Ghost Video Board Is it one that's in the catalogue here:- http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/gimix/Gimix_Catalog_Jun82.pdf Dave

GImix Ghost Video Board

2017-03-23 Thread Brad H via cctalk
Hoping someone might be able to help me on this. I got a Gimix Ghost SS50 video board today and was trying to find a manual. I'm sure these were used in Gimix's own ghost systems but the very limited info I've come across out there suggests they may have worked with any SS50 system. It basical

RE: Pair of Twiggys

2017-03-14 Thread Brad H via cctalk
ut I imagine it's in the realm of possibility at least. -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Fred Cisin via cctalk Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 3:45 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: Pair of Twiggys On

Re: Pair of Twiggys

2017-03-14 Thread Brad H via cctalk
I don't know if I'd pay $25k for Twiggys but I understand the impulse.  The problem is, what happens when the novelty wears off?  I also wonder what the long term value is as generations that experienced these things pass on to those who've never known a day withot a smartphone. That's a w

Gimix 8K PROM board

2017-02-19 Thread Brad H
rd is used for things like storing BASIC in ROM, etc. Based on the manual with DIP switch 7 set it is set to use C000 - if I wanted to try and init whatever is on those chips, would it be as simple as J C000 at the SWTBUG prompt? Many thanks, Brad

RE: Altair

2017-01-22 Thread Brad H
Yes. That remains an item on my hit list. -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Sellam Ismail Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2017 9:21 AM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Altair Hi Brad. I saw your message on the ClassicCmp mailing list

RE: Compatibility of 1101A and 1101A1

2017-01-20 Thread Brad H
101A1 What clock rate are you using? Dwight From: cctalk on behalf of Brad H Sent: Friday, January 20, 2017 4:24:26 PM To: dst...@execulink.com; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: Compatibility of 1101A and 1101A1 Ok. I'm assumin

Re: Compatibility of 1101A and 1101A1

2017-01-20 Thread Brad H
Date: 2017-01-20 2:54 PM (GMT-08:00) To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Compatibility of 1101A and 1101A1 On Fri Jan 20 15:19:24 2017 vintagecompu...@bettercomputing.net (Brad H) wrote: > > I have some C1101A RAMs I was planning to use in my Mark-8 project.  I'm > having t

Compatibility of 1101A and 1101A1

2017-01-20 Thread Brad H
I have some C1101A RAMs I was planning to use in my Mark-8 project. I'm having trouble finding more, as previously mentioned because the price has shot up so much. I'm wondering, I'm finding lots of P1101A1 RAMs with the correct date codes.. are those compatible with C1101A/P1101A? I don't under

Netronics VID-64 terminal board

2017-01-17 Thread Brad H
I was wondering if anyone out there had documentation for this.  I got one with a homebrew computer I'm trying to revive.  Netronics documentation seems to be extremely scarce, which is odd given how popular it is. Brad

Re: Kenbaks in Nova Scotia

2017-01-15 Thread Brad H
Original message From: jos Date: 2017-01-15 12:33 AM (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Subject: Re: Kenbaks in Nova Scotia >   And how a tiny museum in a tiny province could afford them.  Kind of a head >scratcher! They were not alwa

Kenbaks in Nova Scotia

2017-01-15 Thread Brad H
Never know what you'll find googling around.  I'm kind of curious about this.   There is a 'museum' (barely.. they have less stuff than I do) in Nova Scotia that has 7 Kenbak-1s.  I read how they got them.. from a gentleman in South Carolina.  In his own write up, he said he would only sell them

Re: What is the most prized possession in your collection?

2017-01-14 Thread Brad H
That's a hard one.  I feel like the answer should be 'my Mark-8 boards!', because they are so rare.  But they're just boards.. they don't do anything.  I find the computer I keep coming back to is my Digital Group z80.  Digital Group just has that personality factor.  

Re: What is the most amount of money you've spent on a computer or computer-related item?

2017-01-12 Thread Brad H
I rarely go above $1000.. I spent $1500 for my Mark-8 boards.  And I considered that a bargain considering what they were.

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

2017-01-12 Thread Brad H
Original message From: Rick Bensene Date: 2017-01-12 11:49 AM (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Subject: Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you   own? A selection of some of my more unusual computer-related s

Re: Sol Terminal Color Photo, and PROMs

2017-01-12 Thread Brad H
.  It was very satisfying to get it working :-) The V&A keyboard is KTC-065-01466. There is a story on the sol-20 prototype proms, if I recall correctly, in the book "Fire in the valley".    Cheers, Corey corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ > On Jan 12, 2017, at 12:50 AM, Brad H >

Sol Terminal Color Photo, and PROMs

2017-01-11 Thread Brad H
rminal could be turned into a full blown computer with the aid of those PROMs. To refresh - this is the keyboard I bought. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4pq0-BHd2x6eHNhTWVGZkhxRFk/view?usp=sharin g Definitely seems to be the same one - just different colors and legends on the keys themselves. Brad

RE: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

2017-01-11 Thread Brad H
I wasn't even aware of the LCM until this thread.. thanks guys! Always wanted to go to CHM but it's in California, a long way from here. LCM is much closer and I like the concept better given that they operate stuff. I'm thinking eventually my collection will go to a museum somewhere, LCM see

Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

2017-01-10 Thread Brad H
Original message From: Chuck Guzis Date: 2017-01-10 11:24 PM (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Subject: Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you   own? On 01/10/2017 09:58 PM, Brad H wrote: &

RE: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

2017-01-10 Thread Brad H
I don't know how rare some of these are but I'm told they are: 1) Original Mark-8 board set. (Think there are less than 20 Mark-8s/board sets out there currently) 2) Tektronix 6800 Board Bucket (probably even less than above?) 3) Digital Group Z80 and 8080 systems + 2 cassette Phideck 4) Videobr

Re: Homebrew Z80

2017-01-07 Thread Brad H
roven Date: 2017-01-07 6:37 AM (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Subject: Re: Homebrew Z80 On 6 January 2017 at 20:52, Brad H wrote: > > > I've put some pics of it here: > https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4pq0-BHd2

Homebrew Z80

2017-01-06 Thread Brad H
Hey guys.. I bought this Homebrew Z80 machine from what I assume is the early 80s (going by the chips). Pretty sure it's a Netronics keyboard but wondering if any of you have seen a design like this one. I'm just curious if it came from a magazine article or something as it goes beyond the typica

Re: was: National Semi... is Apple ][ collectability (if any)

2017-01-03 Thread Brad H
second class period. On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 10:36 AM, Brad H wrote: > >On 1/2/2017 11:26 PM, Brad H wrote: > > I brought the RFI thing up with him.  No response.  There is a legit Rev > 1 there too asking $3500.  I don't find Apple IIs below Rev 0 that > interesting anym

RE: was: National Semi... is Apple ][ collectability (if any)

2017-01-03 Thread Brad H
>On 1/2/2017 11:26 PM, Brad H wrote: > I brought the RFI thing up with him. No response. There is a legit Rev 1 > there too asking $3500. I don't find Apple IIs below Rev 0 that interesting > anymore, personally. I think even the legit guy would struggle to get much &g

Re: National Semiconductor IMP mini

2017-01-02 Thread Brad H
least $6000 each :-) On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 5:24 AM, jim stephens wrote: > > > On 1/2/2017 8:08 PM, Josh Dersch wrote: > >> On 1/2/17 7:58 PM, Brad H wrote: >> >> >>> Original message >>> From: Josh Dersch >>> Date: 20

Re: National Semiconductor IMP mini

2017-01-02 Thread Brad H
Original message From: Josh Dersch Date: 2017-01-02 7:37 PM (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Subject: Re: National Semiconductor IMP mini On 1/2/17 7:22 PM, jim stephens wrote: > This system looks pretty interesting, though pricey. I'm

Re: Transporting an LGP-30

2016-12-24 Thread Brad H
Original message From: william degnan Date: 2016-12-24 3:35 AM (GMT-08:00) To: cctech Subject: Re: Transporting an LGP-30 > Well, I think you guys have convinced me that a trip is in order. Better safe than sorry with a piece of equipment like this. > > Yep Chuck, this

RE: Intel C1101A

2016-12-06 Thread Brad H
-Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of jim stephens Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 9:28 AM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: Intel C1101A On 12/6/2016 8:46 AM, Brad H wrote: > I kind of thought that mi

RE: Intel C1101A

2016-12-06 Thread Brad H
uot; they get on an item. So your shopping around will actually make the price worse and my even cause your earlier vendors to raise their price when you finally do place an order. corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ > On Dec 4, 2016, at 9:00 PM, jim stephens wrote: > > > >>

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