Bring it. Bring them all.
On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 10:41 PM Ethan O'Toole via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> Have you checked archive.org? The one site on the internet that didn't
> whine about posting CD ISOs of a long dead operating system (kudos to
> them!)
>
> If they don't have th
That's it for me and this list. If anyone needs to reach me on
vintage/computer/other subjects, please write to me at jsc...@archive.org,
ja...@textfiles.com, or @textfiles on twitter.
On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 5:12 PM, Jay West via cctalk
wrote:
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> It was written...
> ---
> That'
Hurrah!
On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 4:03 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
> As of this morning, there are now over a thousand data books on bitsavers,
> and well over four
> million pages in all of the pdfs there.
>
> In the middle of June, I got my fifth large databook collection, and
> didn't have
The situation where copies of your digital files are housed with multiple
institutions is always the best approach.
On Jun 16, 2017 6:36 PM, wrote:
> I have always pondered...
> Which will last the eternity?
> Archive.org
> Or...
> CHM?
>
> Of course, the best plan is to stash
> stuff at all t
Archive.org will take all your scans no questions asked. Mail me if you
need assistance.
On Jun 16, 2017 11:47 AM, "Toby Thain via cctalk"
wrote:
> On 2017-06-16 1:40 PM, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 6:20 PM, Rob Jarratt
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I have therefore come to
I have no idea if I am on this list or not but I do not want to be on it at
all.
On May 22, 2017 16:52, "Mark Linimon via cctalk"
wrote:
> I do not want my location information published other than city.
>
> mcl
>
Terry, I've begun porting them to the Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/auckland_colour_genie_newsheet
On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 4:25 PM, Terry Stewart via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> I've been scanning some user group newsletters. Reading them today reveals
> just how i
I am happy to provide material support towards this project.
On Oct 12, 2016 10:29 PM, "Jay West" wrote:
> Walter
>
> I think you need to ask a few questions before you toss that kind of
> nonsense out.
>
> For your info - this is a hobby. It is done in spare time. The time period
> you spea
Now I want to go.
On Jun 10, 2016 22:41, "Joan Sali" wrote:
> Hi Mike,
> No need to push me out. I don't want to be part of a group that promotes
> hatred and glorifies verbal and written lashing. Before I go, please stop
> using foul words, it warps your values and orientation.
>
> Warm regards,
Special shout-out to the two well-meaning buttercups who emailed me off
list to mansplain me about how to conduct myself in an arena that appears
to have the emotional stability of a brain-damaged toddler.
On May 30, 2016 11:28, "Jason Scott" wrote:
> If rockets ran on butthurt, we
If rockets ran on butthurt, we be colonizing Mars. And I'd have some
awesome candidates for the first round.
On May 30, 2016 09:32, "Evan Koblentz" wrote:
>
>>> http://hackaday.com/2016/05/29/dragging-teletypes-into-the-21st-century/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hack
For general noting, we did a drop-dead backup of FTP.HP.COM in 2013 as part
of a recognition that FTP sites were mostly being set adrift and were often
unique sources of material.
https://archive.org/details/ftp-ftp.hp.com_ftp1 (2013 Backup)
https://archive.org/details/ftp-ftp.hp.com_pub-2013-10
On Jay West vs Wikipedia, always bet your money on Jay West
On May 4, 2016 15:13, "Jay West" wrote:
> I was skimming the Wikipedia article for tsx-plus, some of it seemed off to
> me. Anyone know the facts for sure?
>
>
>
> 1) They suggest tsxplus generally didn't support more than 8 users
>
It would be nice if you linked to where you saw him in the video,
time-wise. Here's what Bryan Cranston looked like in 1984, the time this
video came out.
http://starcasm.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bryancranston.jpg
He was definitely working in ads and plays at the time.
On Wed, Apr 20, 2016
This thread started to flag out, but I am delighted that it has bloomed
into a beautiful rose bouquet of classic computing.
On Apr 15, 2016 8:16 AM, "Rod Smallwood"
wrote:
> Hello Tor
>
> Lets see if I can go back to when I used to teach computers 101 and make
> it simple.
>
> 1. I never register
Hats off to the sarcasm.
On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Joan R wrote:
> Hi Paul,
> Thanks for responding. I felt a little relief although the message is still
> clear that you find me something like a "scam". Please don't. I usually use
> this email ices...@sdiwc.net to promote the conference
Stack Exchange entry which suggests it goes back to the 1950's.
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/10386/why-motherboard-is-used-to-refer-to-main-board-of-computer
On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 7:32 PM, Jules Richardson <
jules.richardso...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Does anyone know the origins of
My apologies, it's not one bitter guy and one happy guy; it's two bitter
guys and one happy guy.
I spent 15 years assembling TEXTFILES.COM, many thousands of hours putting
that collection together, typing it from printouts, pulling it from old
floppies, making communications with donating cool peo
It's not a can of worms - it's one happy guy and one bitter guy.
I checked, and the bitsavers mirror is (roughly) 300gb, and that includes
the "bits" part. Otherwise it's about 230gb.
The manuals collections on archive.org include bitsavers, but also a few
other major locations and sets, and like
All versions from all types welcome
On Jan 12, 2016 3:50 PM, "geneb" wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jan 2016, Ian Finder wrote:
>
> This is a great start, but I wouldn't install this version.
>> Try to install the 6.5.22 overlay or greater. It does indeed require some
>> disks from this media set, but is mo
te:
> From: Jason Scott
> Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2016 1:53 PM
>
> > On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 3:27 PM, jwsmobile > wrote:
>
> >> On a tangent, from a lecture 35 years ago by Harlan Ellison, I hope all
> of
> >> his papers are preserved and transcribed. He
As someone who's dealt with Harlan Ellison on multiple fronts. I will tell
you the chances he will burn those drawers is 50-50.
On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 3:27 PM, jwsmobile wrote:
>
> I wonder how it could take them three months to figure something out.
> Maybe Chuck can comment.
>
> But over a yea
Thanks for the tip, Jack.
On Fri, Dec 25, 2015 at 8:52 AM, Jack Rubin wrote:
> This was shared on the TekScopes mailing list -
>
> http://bee.mif.pg.gda.pl/ciasteczkowypotwor/
>
> "Massive" is an understatement.
>
> Jack
>
>
>
As does pressing "m" (mute) if Gmail is your client. Archives the topic
automatically. Use it all the time.
On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Alexandre Souza <
alexandre.tabaj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>"delete" key does wonders...
>
> ---
> Enviado do meu Apple IIGS (pq eu sou chique)
> Meu sit
Hurrah for pre-planning! Thanks for the lead time.
On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 5:43 PM, Evan Koblentz wrote:
> VCF East XI (yeah, I'm using Roman numerals for now) is April 15-17, 2016,
> as usual at the InfoAge Science Center in Wall, New Jersey.
>
> Friday's schedule will be classes and some kind
I'm very disappointed this only flares up once every month or two, is there
any chance we could make it once a week?
The reality of perpetual and automatic copyright that extends past the
death of all listed creators means that there are a lot of pieces of items
that have no advocate, financial in
Naturally, Internet Archive will gladly host the files in any form.
On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 10:51 PM, Jay West wrote:
> I think bitsavers is the best spot for that type of thing.
>
> But if for whatever reason Al doesn't wish to, I'd be happy to put them at:
>
> http://www.classiccmp.org/PDP-11/
Archive.org does FTP. It just doesn't present it for the world to see. I
have no idea if omen.com was grabbed. I'll check.
On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Jay West wrote:
> It was written...
> -
> Doesn't look like any software can be downloaded. It was hosted on a FTP
> site. Archive.org do
I agree that it's good to have secondary companion designs just for things
like stitched patches.
On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 12:11 AM, Pontus Pihlgren
wrote:
> I like it, especially the digital take on the laurel wreath.
>
> But as others have said, complex logos are not always a good choice.
> Esp
We do and the firmware revision is 1.0. I'm sorry for feeding this
information out in drabs - I thought it was asked in the original mail and
apparently not.
On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Steven Hirsch wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Oct 2015, Jason Scott wrote:
>
> We are looking for a 1
We are looking for a 1410. The 1402a was a miscommunication on the part of
the original person.
On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Steven Hirsch wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Oct 2015, Devin Monnens wrote:
>
> Was curious if anyone here has - or knows someone who does - a Xebec 1402A
>> Seagate HDD controll
Low, uninformed blow. By the time Pitfall comes out, the Atari 2600 has
been extant for five full years, and David Crane
On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 1:41 PM, drlegendre . wrote:
> Funny you should mention Pitfall! Because it wasn't really until the 3rd
> party 'blockbusters' from outfits like Activi
Someone went through E.T. and fixed a lot of the bugs and oversights,
releasing an improved version. It's playable here:
https://archive.org/details/ET_Fixed_Final
On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 5:54 PM, Sean Conner wrote:
> It was thus said that the Great drlegendre . once stated:
> >
> > The game [E
There are some really, really, really pedantic Atari people who may correct
you on some of the details. Regardless, this is an extraordinarily silly
situation, akin to selling cut up squares of blankets from hotel rooms The
Beatles stayed in. I don't think it's wise to derive any conclusion or
insi
On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Dave Woyciesjes
wrote:
> On 08/21/2015 08:08 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
>
>> On 15 August 2015 at 13:03, Liam Proven wrote:
>>
>>> http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/4683
>>>
>>> Apologies if this is old news...
>>>
>>
>>
>> Some pictures, from sun-rescue:
>>
>> htt
On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 5:09 PM, William Donzelli
wrote:
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> When someone, Jason in this case, is presented with a huge rescue
> effort and a severe time constraint, the first thing to do is sit down
> and think things in a practical manner. There is a lot to think about,
> but one of the big thi
On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 4:28 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
> On 8/20/15 10:48 AM, Jason Scott wrote:
>
> I'll answer the questions about the Internet Archive's presenting of
>> bitsavers when I calm down
>>
>
> You're right. This is the last post I'm going
On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 10:24 AM, Al Kossow wrote:
>
>
> What he has done is ripped off the content while NEVER agreeing to be one
> of the mirrors, freezing
> what he took and attempting to cluelessly make it 'accessable' burying it
> in something impossible for
> anyone ELSE to mirror. The files
> In closing, I might ask you to consider taking your sweet time getting
> this stuff online. There are still some manual dealers out there. Let
> them handle the decline of their business in whatever way they see
> fit. All of them know it is just a matter of time - probably five
> years or less.
Combining both of your posts in a response, William.
My being involved in this Manuals Plus project came as a result of a large
number of people telling me that Manuals Plus was going out of business and
that there were a number of documents and manuals that were, if not rare or
unique, definitely
e what all of the fuss was about.
> >
> > I can sum up what I saw in one word. Yech!
> >
> > I agree with Tim, what IA is doing makes no sense.
> >
> > ...
>
> Similarly, having gone and looked at IA, I can understand why Al is
peeved.
>
> While the I
There is currently a design and programming team looking to improve and
redo the search interface. I've been seeing their design approaches go by
on the internal channels as they revise it. I'm not sure when it all goes
live, but an improved and more directed search is absolutely in the plans.
On A
I am more than happy to discuss with people alternate ways that the
information on the Internet Archive could be presented.
On Aug 18, 2015 9:58 PM, "Guy Sotomayor" wrote:
>
>
> On 8/18/15 6:35 PM, Shoppa, Tim wrote:
>
>> IA saturates the channel. Jason and IA are deliberately working to
>>> redi
Are we going to do this here? I guess we're going to do this here.
So, the way that I found out there was any issue at all happening between
Al and myself was that a particular high spectrum colleague of mine
happened to buffer a chat box in which Al insulted me. To say that I was
floored and shoc
This is Manuals Plus. I've been in conversation with them for a lot of the
year, talking about the where and when for the final closedown. This is the
final closedown, and they're going to start throwing the inventory out
Monday. The project I'm doing is to go onsite on Monday and Tuesday and
take
Remember that time bodily threatening someone on a nerd list got everyone
to calm down?
On Jul 31, 2015 3:33 AM, "Steven Landon" wrote:
> On 7/30/15 6:55 PM, Jay West wrote:
>
>> You wrote
>>
>>> I really dont see the reasoning behind my classiccmp ban, You just
>>> banned me for no reason.
Congratulations to MARCH on the new phase of existence!
On Jul 27, 2015 2:06 PM, "geneb" wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Jul 2015, Al Kossow wrote:
>
> On 7/27/15 10:54 AM, Evan Koblentz wrote:
>>
>> "Vintage Computer Federation".
>>>
>>>
>> Great
>>
>> I hope Sellam gets on your ass over that.
>>
>
> Al,
Al, what happened to you?
On Jul 27, 2015 12:59 PM, "Al Kossow" wrote:
> On 7/27/15 10:54 AM, Evan Koblentz wrote:
>
> "Vintage Computer Federation".
>>
>>
> Great
>
> I hope Sellam gets on your ass over that.
>
>
>
>
>
Already removed.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 10:14 PM, wrote:
>
> An Altair 8800 that once belonged to Larry Niven is up for auction.
>
> Larry Niven has long been a member of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy
> Society (www.lasfs.org). This group has existed since 1934 and was the
> starting point fo
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