> On 07/25/2025 4:28 PM EDT Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> That's not just a nasty prank, that is an act of war.
More details here:
https://www.controleng.com/throwback-attack-the-u-s-hits-russia-with-the-first-logic-bomb-attack/
Will
Well, I suppose I should add the link to the data I mentioned.
https://www.hammfg.com/electronics/transformers/power/166
>
> Yes, I can see that for utility transformers, which are carefully optimized
> for the task. But I would think that power supply transformers are likely to
> have larger margins so they aren't operated so close to the limits.
>
> paul
Here is a list of current production models of
> On 07/16/2025 11:10 AM EDT Tony Duell via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM Jon Elson via cctalk
> wrote:
> >
> > What I might do is make up a cap bank that is 1.2 X larger
> > than the 2 uF and power it up.
>
> Remember that the resonant frequency goes as 1/sqrt(L*C
There was Ivan Sutherland's Sketchpad in 1963(?)
https://www.invent.org/inductees/ivan-e-sutherland
Will
> On 06/09/2025 7:48 PM EDT Paul Koning via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> Drawing on a computer screen goes back at least a decade from that (PLATO had
> it back then) if not more.
>
>
> On 05/17/2025 11:56 AM EDT dwight via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> It all depends on what one means by a computer that one could do useful
> things on. A fellow named Tom Pittman wrote a 4004 assembler that ran on the
> SIM4-01 board, using a teletype's tape reader as the source code and the
> i
Coincidentally, this link to photos of a Wang 2200 came through a facebook
group today. Apparently he recently acquired one.
Will
https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKIevhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFtb3YxUHpBRnZ5QnlJUGFuAR5jcMRIH9jACdejVSeRcDn7rOINwo8s0v0_MaGzHOkKvOh_4082rb7ZwqgRnw_
>From all I have seen, Maurice Wilkes is considered the inventor of "microcode"
>as we know it. In the linked paper from 1951 he uses the term
>"micro-programme", so I think it is safe to say microcode was used in the same
>way in the 70s as it is today, although surely some people used it for
I saw on the BASIC Programming group on FaceBook that a new venture is going to
start publishing Compute's Gazette again.
https://www.computesgazette.com/
Perhaps interesting to some of you.
Will
You just can't beat the person who never gives up.
Babe Ruth
> On 04/03/2025 5:37 PM EDT Chuck Guzis via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> On 4/3/25 14:21, John Foust via cctalk wrote:
> > At 10:22 PM 4/1/2025, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
>
> > In another task where I wanted to quickly generate a text-based
> > profile of a computer's specifications and component
Digikey has the part listed ($166 each) and their page has a link to the
datasheet that seems to have the pga package:
Digikey
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/rochester-electronics-llc/49C402GB/12112112
Direct to Datasheet
https://rocelec.widen.net/view/pdf/rbdjetrmoo/IDTIS12976-1.pdf
> On 02/17/2025 3:52 PM EST Paul Koning via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Indeed. There's a wonderful photo of them by Ansel Adams. Look for it; it
> shows the two of them doing a mad-genius imitation, with a random collection
> of waveguides and the like in their hands.
>
I believe that photo is
Hi Steve,
In my opinion that article leaves a LOT to be desired from a technical
standpoint. I think a lot of the stuff he states as facts are misleading at
best.
I remember when those came out. IIRC they were mostly marketed toward laptops
without serial ports. But as stated some desktops di
> On 02/03/2025 2:36 PM EST Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
>
> That deck would be difficult to even source enough blank cards for. :-)
I suspect for the several million cards you'd need you could easily get some
local paper company to tool up and make them fairly reasonably :-)
Will
You jus
> On 02/02/2025 2:47 PM EST Steve Lewis via cctalk
> wrote:
>
...
>
> Another example is the Color Computer 3. UltimateTerm 2.4 from 1987 could
> bit-bang reliably 9600 baud (also Twilight Term from 1996). The CoCo3 had
> a higher speed CPU option than its original. "bit banging" (imo) is
> On 01/21/2025 5:52 PM EST Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> An increase in acceleration (third derivative positive) would account for
> increased gravity.
> :-)
Geez! All this pseudo science! All ya gotta do is follow the REAL science!
Of course gravity has increased since there was no
I found the picture on the front page of this web site humorous. It's a place
that sells old Jeep parts. Note the computer surfing the web.
https://www.kaiserwillys.com/
Will
> On 10/01/2024 9:26 PM EDT CJ Reha via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> The scary part for me is their entire datasheet archive was apparently
> wiped without any backups. That was crucial for finding rough, “close
> enough” specs for house numbered parts that cross referenced to something
> they made. I
> On 08/29/2024 2:56 PM EDT Wayne S via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> I know and he’s good at it!
> Besides money though.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
politicians
> On Aug 29, 2024, at 11:55, Sellam Abraham wrote:
>
>
>
> Yes, he collects money.
>
> Sellam
>
> On Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 11:54 AM Wayne S
> On 08/15/2024 6:10 PM EDT Mike Katz via cctalk wrote:
>
I'm pretty certain you are wrong about the byte case below. The C standard
says something about no math will be done smaller than a short. I don't have
it handy so can't quote exactly.
But what that means is before the two bytes are
>From time to time I have seen people looking for flyback transformers on the
>list. I just came across a resource that may (or may not) be useful for
>anyone looking for one. Hope this is of use to someone.
https://www.technotronic-dimensions.com/sitemap.htm
Will
Grownups never understand a
> 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. I recently picked up alsome NOS
> 6530-004s,
> On 08/05/2024 3:26 PM EDT Paul Koning via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> Could we please keep politics off this list? I could argue at length about
> this topic but I'm not going to, this list is not the forum for that.
>
> paul
>
I second that.
Will
> On 06/25/2024 7:06 PM CDT Sellam Abraham via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 4:54 PM Rick Bensene via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> > > Allen’s estate, which has been managing and winding down his vast array
> > of holdings
> > >
> >
>
> I'm compelled to lo
> On 06/12/2024 5:55 PM CDT Fritz Mueller via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
>
> One of the engineers here asked if there were any teletype rolls along with
> these and if so that they be salvaged because "...it is broadly lossy to rf
> and can be used as an rf termination load."
>
> cheers,
> --Frit
> On 06/07/2024 9:18 AM CDT Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> We can at least all agree that the Ford Mustang was not a "personal
> computer", nor "Personal Computer", although almost any Personal Computer
> could fit in the back seat or the trunk, but probably not in the glove
> compartment.
> On 06/05/2024 10:37 AM CDT Sellam Abraham via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 5, 2024, 8:33 AM Will Cooke via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> > no
> > > On 06/05/2024 10:28 AM CDT Sellam Abraham via cctalk <
> > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> &
no
> On 06/05/2024 10:28 AM CDT Sellam Abraham via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> So, now we're adding the age of the buyer as an element of what defines a
> "personal" computer?
>
> Sellam
>
> >
No. Not sure where I said that. But, no.
Grownups never understand anything by themselves and it is tireso
> On 06/05/2024 8:33 AM CDT Bill Degnan via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 5, 2024 at 9:03 AM Will Cooke via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> >
> So if a computer was built to be used by a single operator for general
> purpose use, open to any application developmen
> On 06/05/2024 7:17 AM CDT Liam Proven via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> It isn't personal if an ordinary person can't afford it.
>
>
>
> That isn't _the people_. The People means hoi polloi. It means
> ordinary people. It means the masses. A personal computer is only
> personal if the person in quest
> On 05/31/2024 8:11 PM CDT CAREY SCHUG via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Sorry, WRONG.
>
> --Carey
>
Why do I feel like I'm observing a first grade classroom where the boys are
arguing about whose dad can beat up the others?
Grownups never understand anything by themselves and it is tiresome for
ch
> On 05/20/2024 12:06 PM CDT CAREY SCHUG via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> so, just curious. how do digital TVs (and monitors) work? I presume the dots
> are a rectangle, not sloping down to the right, no half a line at the top and
> bottom. Do they just assume the brain can't tell that (for the co
> On 05/20/2024 1:02 PM CDT Wayne S via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> In the vt100, setup menu “B” had an interlace on or off setting.
> I just looked it up.
>
>
That is almost certainly setting what type of signal is generated. Like a TV
of the same era, the monitor (display) portion doesn't care;
> On 05/19/2024 8:50 AM CDT Henry Bent via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, May 19, 2024, 08:08 Will Cooke via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> > I have a couple of 70s/80s "home" computers (e.g. Radio Shack Color
> > Computer) that are intended to connect to a TV s
I have a couple of 70s/80s "home" computers (e.g. Radio Shack Color Computer)
that are intended to connect to a TV set. They don't have easily available
composite video, even internally, only modulated RF output. Currently I have an
old CRT TV that I use with them, but for various reasons that i
> On 05/09/2024 5:46 PM CDT ben via cctalk wrote:
>
> Did any one make a REAL TIME OS the 386?
There were / are quite a few.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_real-time_operating_systems
The 386ex was specifically intended for embedded systems.
The first one that came to mind, and
> On 05/09/2024 7:24 AM CDT Bill Degnan via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> Mike
> I was thinking operating systems and the early launch version IBM PC, but
> yes once the hardware caught up Turbo Pascal was a popular program now that
> I think about it. So I guess the PC versions just needed more horse
> On 05/06/2024 8:58 PM CDT Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> Ignorant question:
>
> Q: When looking for current availability of bulk tape/disk demagnetizers,
> on eBay, I ran into a lot of CD/DVD demagnetizers
> What kind of a problem do they have with magnetism?
>
> Or is this like the DVD R
Some may find this interesting. Microsoft has released the source for MS-DOS
versions 1.25, 2, and 4.
https://github.com/microsoft/MS-DOS
Will
Grownups never understand anything by themselves and it is tiresome for
children to be always and forever explaining things to them,
Antoine de Sain
> On 04/21/2024 7:06 PM CDT Peter Coghlan via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
>
> Why is that? Did the Z80 take more cycles to implement it's more complex
> instructions? Is this an early example of RISC vs CISC?
>
> Regards,
> Peter Coghlan
I'm certainly no authority, but I have programmed both processo
I think he means Bowmar
https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-consumer-electronics-hall-of-fame-bowmar-901b
> On 04/16/2024 5:34 AM CDT ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> No bomar brand
>
> Sent from AOL on Android
>
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 7:15 PM, Wayne S wrote:
> Bomar as in the Bomber Aircraft?
>
You mentioned that the TRS-80(s) have hard disks. Perhaps the extra space
taken by the hard disk bios is the culprit. Maybe a floppy-only machine (with
floppy only bios) is the only way to compile it.
Will
Grownups never understand anything by themselves and it is tiresome for
children to b
I used to have a Tek 453(?) that was really nice. I sold it when I got a Tek
7201(?) 1Ghz model. I recently sold it. I hated getting rid of it but it was
big enough to be used as a small desk and weighed more than my back could
handle any more. I still have a 561A that I've been meaning to r
> On 03/30/2024 3:37 PM CDT Just Kant via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> Clearly all or virtually all chineseum, correct?
>
> That being the case, um, what type.of.quality can be expected? Some are
> fairly cheap. I guess thenworld isn't to be expected.
I'm not clear on whether you mean some specific ch
> On 02/27/2024 2:13 PM CST Doug McIntyre via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 11:10:34AM -0700, ben via cctalk wrote:
> > PS: With low cost Chinese PCB's and vintage parts, why are people not
> > building real hardware replica's of interesting machines.
> But they are..
You migh
> On 02/21/2024 5:01 AM CST Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
> >
> > Did someone port it to other arch than ARM ?
> The oldest version I know of ran on PDP11s. I am pretty sure there was
> a 68000 version at one point too.
>
> -tony
Wasn't the Amiga OS built on Tripos?
Will
Grownups never under
> On 01/31/2024 11:34 AM CST Henry Bent via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, 31 Jan 2024 at 12:13, Liam Proven via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> I write for an international audience and sometimes people from the
> > USA are openly and repeatedly incredulous that "obscure" British
> > computers -- that me
> On 01/29/2024 2:00 PM CST Sellam Abraham via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 9:55 AM William Sudbrink via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > dripping. Anyway, like Wile E Coyote, after I had shoved a screwdriver
> > under the uncooperative anode cap and finally got
> On 01/14/2024 1:54 PM CST Jonathan Chapman via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> Bill,
>
> If it's an older clock it's probably tripping over a timecode transmission
> format/modulation change. I forget the exact details but changes were
> required to my old 8085-based Spectracom receiver.
>
> Tha
More information is here:
https://firstmicroprocessor.com/?doing_wp_cron=1700608229.8666059970855712890625
I think that is the designers (Rod Holt?) website. Apparently he won a legal
battle to use the term "first microprocessor" for whatever that is worth.
Will
> On 11/21/2023 2:56 PM CST Br
> On 10/13/2023 8:56 AM CDT Paul Koning via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> > On Oct 13, 2023, at 4:41 AM, Christian Corti via cctalk
> > wrote:
> >
> > ...
> > And the interesting part will be to build the DC power supply for the many
> > voltages (-270V, -130V, -60V, +140V, +270V) and the heater
> On 09/23/2023 3:25 PM CDT Warner Losh via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 12:31 PM Paul Koning via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > > On Sep 22, 2023, at 3:07 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
> > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > On 9/22/23 11:34, emanuel stiebler via cctalk
> On 09/22/2023 6:26 PM CDT Mike Katz via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> I plan on controlling the gate array with an RP2040 dual core cortex M0
> running at 133 MHz and 8 PIO processors.
>
Hi Mike,
Since you are planning to use a micro anyway, and it doesn't appear you will
need a great deal of exte
> On 09/11/2023 12:18 PM CDT ben via cctalk wrote:
>
> Did Algol in general have memory leaks?,or is just C and Windows.
Not sure about the language, but at this point most of its programmers have
memory leaks.
Will
If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don'
> On 09/10/2023 3:00 PM CDT Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, 10 Sep 2023, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> > Now, let's talk about 2.8" and 3.25" drives; UK readers are certainly
> > familiar with 3.0 inch CF drives used on Amstrads.
> Amdek? sold a dual 3" drive in USA, marketed as
> On 09/02/2023 8:50 AM CDT Peter Corlett via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 01, 2023 at 04:32:57PM -0600, ben via cctalk wrote:
> [...]
> > I think that way has been for a while. Having a hard time finding a 68B50
Unicorn Electronics has the 68B50 for $7.99
https://www.unicornelectronics
> On 09/01/2023 12:42 PM CDT Chuck Guzis via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> On 9/1/23 10:23, Will Cooke via cctalk wrote:
> > They made pistols:
> > https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a23340620/singer-sewing-machine-company-45-pistol-gun/
> >
They made pistols:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a23340620/singer-sewing-machine-company-45-pistol-gun/
Will
>
> On 9/1/23 09:02, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
>
> >> The keyboard was from a surplus Singer data entry machine ( I thought they
> >> only made sewing machines )
> On 08/28/2023 3:48 PM CDT Paul Koning via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Lander, in FOCAL? The only one I know is for the GT40, in assembler.
>
> paul
Apparently the original version was in FOCAL.
https://www.cs.brandeis.edu/~storer/LunarLander/LunarLander.html
Will
> On August 28, 2023 8:24 AM CDT Holm Tiffe via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> Hi guys,
> I have 8 "new" Chips from Signetics, they are labeled:
>
> S7536
> N8220B
>
> and on the backside between the pins "8220".
>
> Does anyone know what they do? My search with google and
> in the 1976 Signetics
> On 07/11/2023 9:59 AM CDT Paul Koning via cctalk
> wrote:
> But, judging by Wikipedia, the earlier Synclavier models were not digital
> sampled waveform synthesizers but rather FM synthesizers. So I still wonder
> if anyone did it earlier than Sherwin.
>
> paul
Possibly the Computer Mu
> On 07/09/2023 1:46 PM CDT Douglas Taylor via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> I was surprised to see that it took ~34 ms to run through all the
> numbers from 0-, that is about 34 Hz. The manual says the 'settling
> time' is 6 microseconds. Is this fast enough for audio?
>
> How would you conve
> On 07/08/2023 8:36 AM CDT Alexander Schreiber via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 08, 2023 at 12:49:43PM +1000, Doug Jackson via cctalk wrote:
> > To be completely honest, Electrotechnology students with 415v DC bench
> > supplies and HV caps all learnt very quickly not to catch somethin
> On 06/14/2023 4:47 PM CDT Bill Degnan via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> Obviously I opened the box. So Inguess the Turbo board is just
> "motherboard"
> Bill
>
Back in those days I made my living assembling and repairing those XT machines.
The motherboards were almost universally from a handful
> On 06/14/2023 12:58 PM CDT Bill Degnan via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> As far as the Bill Gates quote, I do remember reading an actual longer
> quote somewhere (?), the context was lost from a larger paragraph if one
> takes just the snippet statement IIRC.
>
Maybe the longer quote was "I never s
> On 06/07/2023 1:26 PM CDT Jonathan Katz via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> Hello!
>
> I have an IBM 6152 aka IBM RT system I rescued. (It may be a 6151?)
> I'm 90% sure it has colour graphics. The system does seem to POST
> correctly (according to the LED on the front) but the CRT is dead. I'm
> w
> On 06/02/2023 10:56 AM CDT John Floren via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> Anyone on the list have a VT-180 a.k.a "Robin"? I got one for free a while
> back, but no disks. Wondering if anyone's in a position to make copies of
> their working disks and mail them to me -- I could have blanks sent, o
> On 05/31/2023 3:33 PM CDT Mike Katz via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> I think I will just convert file sizes to lengths of paper tape for
> comparison:
>
> 1K 102.4"
> 10K 85'
> 100K 853'
> 1M 1.6 Miles
> 10M 16.5 Miles
> 100M 165 Miles
> 1G 1,695 Miles
> 10G 16,947 Miles
> 100G 6.8 Earth Circumfere
> On 05/25/2023 11:13 AM CDT Mike Katz via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> Chuck,
>
> I agree with you that well written and commented C is the way to go.
>
> The advantage to an IDE comes with debugging and easy access symbols and
> variables.
>
Some IDEs can be convinced to use standard makefiles.
> On 04/12/2023 8:26 AM CDT Bernd Kopriva via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks for the link ...
> ... i will ask him if this my help.
>
> Thanks Bernd
>
It may also be useful to contact the CS/EE department(s) at ETH and ask them.
Perhaps they have a copy archived with the project documents
> On 03/09/2023 1:24 AM CST Steve Lewis via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> Thank you all for the notes (and feedback).
>
> The 1964 skit of Patty Duke using that Univac-422 - all the markings of a
> personal computer right there, no doubt. But dragging that into a home
> doesn't make it a home compu
> On 03/08/2023 2:42 PM CST Sellam Abraham via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 12:40 PM Will Cooke via cctalk
> wrote:
So, how do we get them interested? I
> > can't think of a better idea than asking one of the few that IS
> > interest
> On 03/08/2023 2:21 PM CST Sellam Abraham via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 11:55 AM Will Cooke via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> >
> > > On 03/08/2023 11:59 AM CST Tarek Hoteit via cctalk <
> > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >
> On 03/08/2023 11:59 AM CST Tarek Hoteit via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> We probably need to get more advice from her on what we all, old-school
> timers, should do to help keep the legacy going on !
>
> Regards,
> Tarek Hoteit
>
That statement may be the most important one on this list in a lo
> On 02/21/2023 10:48 PM CST Eric Smith via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Profile trivia:
>
> The firmware _inside_ the Profile is strange in that it doesn't actually
> KNOW the size of the Profile it's installed into. At power up, when the
> drive reads the home block, the drive size is stored there
> On 02/10/2023 9:53 AM CST Sellam Abraham via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> DDG is just a Google fish bowl. Same data set, similar results.
>
> If you're concerned about privacy, there are much better options available.
>
> Sellam
>
I would be interested in knowing some of those options.
Than
who here...
> > > Steve
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2/8/2023 7:47 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 7:17 PM Will Cooke via cctalk
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > This place may be of interest. Most
This place may be of interest. Most of the stuff they have for sale probably
isn't of much interest here, but there are a few gems. The link takes you to
one, which is how I found it.
https://www.bryanipad.shop/product/microlog-corporation-atr-6800-vintage-rare-738148146177114113.html
Not affi
> On 02/03/2023 8:25 AM CST Paul Koning via cctalk
> wrote:
> It's puzzling that temperature would matter. Obviously, when you hit the
> Curie temperature the data goes away, but for typical magnetic materials that
> is in the hundreds of degrees. Does the hysteresis curve shift enough at
> On 02/02/2023 10:03 AM CST Sellam Abraham via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>
> This discussion on core memory got me thinking:
>
> Is it possible to "read" core memory by examining each core using some kind
> of instrument that would sense its "charge" (or lack thereof)
> non-destructively?
>
> Cou
> On 02/01/2023 3:51 PM CST Paul Koning via cctalk
> wrote:
>
ot sure about that. What sort of numbers are we talking about?
>
> If all else fails there's core memory, which as far as I remember is pretty
> much unlimited for both read and write.
>
> paul
I don't know for sure and can't f
> On Monday, January 30, 2023, 01:02:16 AM EST, Jim Brain via cctalk
> wrote:
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> Over at the CoCo Mailing List, there's a archeological discussion about
> the DLOAD BASIC command in older versions of the Color Computer BASIC.
> It uses the serial port (and no doubt was designed for computer s
> That was a common practice in those days. I remember seeing news stories
> about it. I "think" a law was passed in late 80s forbidding that. A lot of
> products now say "this box was (proudly) made in the USA.
> Will
https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/complying-made-usa-standard#
> On 01/27/2023 3:00 PM CST Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
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> On 1/27/2023 3:53 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
> >>> and IBM sold what seems to be a re-badged Epson MX-80,
> >
> > On Fri, 27 Jan 2023, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
> > > Yes, I always got a kick out of these. Ca
> On 01/27/2023 8:41 AM CST geneb via cctalk wrote:
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> ... my freshman year of HS. I was the only guy
> in a room full of girls ...
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> g.
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And the downside of this was...?
Will
> On 01/24/2023 11:09 AM CST Tony Duell via cctalk
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> A couple of questions if anyone has experience of this machine :
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> 1) There is a 5 pin DIN socket for connecting an external video
> monitor. The signals seem to be TTL-level separate syncs at European
> TV rates (15625Hz h
> On 01/21/2023 2:55 PM CST Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
> The first 5150 was available with one row of 16K RAM, you could plug
> whatever you had (such as from Godbout) into the other 3 rows, and almost
> anything was cheaper than IBM's prices.
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> I think that the early 5160 also used 16
Coincidentally, I just saw this article on CNN:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/tech/chatgpt-future-davos/index.html
I think it says more about the state of education, even among the "elite," than
it does about the state of "AI."
But that's just me.
Will
y not what 99% of you would
have done—I stopped taking orders!"
> On 12/28/2022 6:42 PM CST Will Cooke via cctalk wrote:
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> > On 12/28/2022 6:21 PM CST Chris via cctalk wrote:
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> > I do seem to recall some off the wall looking case in the
> On 12/28/2022 6:21 PM CST Chris via cctalk wrote:
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> I do seem to recall some off the wall looking case in the articles. I'm not
> going to reread them right now. I was under the misconceived assumption these
> would all be foumd in such a case.
>
Apparently they sold a LOT of them, a
/28/2022 4:02 PM CST Chris via cctalk wrote:
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> That's only page 1 lol.
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> Artwork for the board/s never was published as I recall. I wonder if he still
> has it.
> On Wednesday, December 28, 2022, 04:58:34 PM EST, Will Cooke via cctalk
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> On 12/28/2022 3:36 PM CST Chris via cctalk wrote:
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> What was the name of Steve Ciarcia's outfit, Micromint? I see no entries for
> that. That bizarro-world IBM compatible he offered years ago is insane enough
> to love. Want to build me one.
His company was Micromint. The computer w
> On 12/27/2022 9:57 PM CST Will Cooke via cctalk wrote:
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> > On 12/27/2022 9:52 PM CST Bill Degnan via cctalk
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> > Which issue of Radio Electronics?
> > Bill
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> I don't know which issues it&#
> On 12/27/2022 9:52 PM CST Bill Degnan via cctalk
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> Which issue of Radio Electronics?
> Bill
>
I don't know which issues it's in, but they are all here:
https://worldradiohistory.com/Radio_Electronics%20_Master_Page.htm
> On 12/27/2022 9:36 PM CST Chris via cctalk wrote:
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> Those are for a different board. Maybe close enough?
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If you read the description it says the only difference is the clock chip,
which I believe is "fully" compatible.
boot eprom download -- scroll down
https://peripheraltech.com/PT68K1A.htm
> On 12/27/2022 9:04 PM CST Chris via cctalk wrote:
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> What will you do for firmware? I do believe the developer was around, maybe
> still is. But wanted an enormous amount of money.
> On Tuesday, December 27, 2022,
http://peripheraltech.com/PT68K2
> On 12/27/2022 8:58 PM CST Jim Brain via cctalk wrote:
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> On 12/27/2022 8:47 PM, Chris via cctalk wrote:
> > It's a IBM PC form factor 68000 based project that was featured in Radio
> > Electronics. Anyone remember it or even know what I'm talking about?
> On 12/22/2022 10:55 PM CST Chris via cctalk wrote:
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> Anyone partimg with some dang-old thing? It has to work. I'm leaning towards
> a mono screen. I'm leaning against Zeniths, got 2 Minisports. But anything is
> possible.
>
> IBM produced a Kanji subbish laptop some years ago. I want
> On 12/22/2022 8:45 PM CST Glen Slick via cctalk
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> Shirley none of you are serious about a 32-bit (at least partially)
> operating system being able to execute on a 286 processor.
>
> You couldn't even run Windows 3.1 in Enhanced mode on a 286 processor.
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> >
Well, there's always Linux o
> On 12/22/2022 4:34 PM CST Chuck Guzis via cctalk
> wrote:
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> That's not to say that Li-ion cells are without their quirks. I
> recently almost discarded a AA-sized 14500 cell because the output
> voltage had suddenly dropped to the point where none of my chargers
> would even see it. So I
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