On Sat, Oct 08, 2016 at 04:20:55PM -0700, Chuck Guzis wrote:
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> Still don't. Playing a computer game is about as entertaining to me as
> putting my money into an online slot machine.
Find better games :)
The theme of this list means that I should recommend some retro games and
gaming systems
On 10/9/2016 1:58 AM, Peter Corlett wrote:
Playing a computer game is about as entertaining to me as
>putting my money into an online slot machine.
Find better games
I'm more interested in the technology of the implementing games, and the
coming VR that
might be interesting. Remote reality is
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Brad H
> Sent: 09 October 2016 07:41
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> ; jwsm...@jwsss.com
> Subject: Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!]
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> I'd like to learn more about pr
On Mon, Oct 03, 2016 at 08:28:50AM -0700, Ali wrote:
[Amiga 3000s]
>> I'm not surprised that someone would _ask_ EUR800, but are they *getting*
>> it?
They relisted it at EUR720 and now again for EUR695, so I assume that they
would accept at EUR650 offer. I had made a EUR500 offer last time, maybe
On 10/09/2016 01:58 AM, Peter Corlett wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 08, 2016 at 04:20:55PM -0700, Chuck Guzis wrote: [...]
>> Still don't. Playing a computer game is about as entertaining to me
>> as putting my money into an online slot machine.
>
> Find better games :)
Nope, not even. Has as much appeal
Just like the car collecting, comic book collection and just about
most other hobbies when they mature. The same type of people who
The comic book market crashed due to the flipping side of it as far as I
know. When it changes from a hobby to a speculative mania, I suppose that
is when thing
> From: Ian S. King
> What I want to record here for posterity is how to open one of these
> things.
I archived this to the Computer History wiki:
http://gunkies.org/wiki/TeleVideo_TPC-1
Hope that was OK!
Noel
> > Find better games :)
>
> Nope, not even. Has as much appeal as base jumping. I'd rather be
I think I'm with you on this one. The only computer games I find even
mildly interesting are ones that involve thought and/or hackery to
complete. I found the HP67 Games Pac (A set of programs for a
Flipping is just treasure hunting by another name. Estate and storage locker
sales are the modern equivalent of digging for pirate gold. I think people
worldwide love that stuff but particularly Americans because they have that
brash adventurer spirit embedded in the national character.
no real interest in playing games though the curiously ofseeing star
trek game on friends Digital Group Computer ( had little screen in the
front of it... I want one for SMECC display working or not)
group and getting a baudot teletype model 14 lead to me starting a
compute
Hello Rob,
I'm quite sure that the tantalum explosion has nothing to do with the
spin-up failure.
Indeed the RD53 (Micropolis) is infamous for a problem in the head
positioning shock absorber.
The head positioning system is based on a voicecoil inserted in the
magnetic field; the angle covered by t
> -Original Message-
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of shad
> Sent: 09 October 2016 18:30
> To: cctalk
> Subject: RE: Blown Tantalum Capacitor Advice
>
> Hello Rob,
> I'm quite sure that the tantalum explosion has nothing to do with the spin-up
> failu
> Find better games :)
Nope, not even. Has as much appeal as base jumping. I'd rather be
On Sun, 9 Oct 2016, tony duell wrote:
I think I'm with you on this one. The only computer games I find even
Douglas Adams was instrumental in a few games.
But, somebody once asked him what he most liked
> Douglas Adams was instrumental in a few games.
> But, somebody once asked him what he most liked to play with on his Mac.
> He said The Desktop.
I was once asked 'What do you watch on TV?'
I replied without thinking 'The final anode voltage'
-tony
>> Still don't. Playing a computer game is about as entertaining to me
>> as putting my money into an online slot machine.
> Find better games :)
Heh. Not everybody thinks the same way, and some people just don't
react to games the way you (or I) do.
> The theme of this list means that I should
Fine by me! My intent was to see the information shared. I've been helped
by the experiences others have shared here and elsewhere, so I'm glad to
return the favor. :-)
On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 8:55 AM, Noel Chiappa
wrote:
> > From: Ian S. King
>
> > What I want to record here for poste
On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 2:37 AM, Dave G4UGM wrote:
> > -Original Message-
> > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Brad H
> > Sent: 09 October 2016 07:41
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> > ; jwsm...@jwsss.com
> > Subject: Re: Twiggys [w
Original message
From: "Ian S. King"
Date: 2016-10-09 2:30 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
Subject: Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!]
On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 2:37 AM, Dave G4UGM wrote:
> > -Original Message-
> > From: cct
On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Brad H
wrote:
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> Original message
> From: "Ian S. King"
> Date: 2016-10-09 2:30 PM (GMT-08:00)
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> Subject: Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!]
>
> On Sun, Oct
On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 5:15 AM, william degnan wrote:
> Cool system.
>
> Bill Degnan
> twitter: billdeg
> vintagecomputer.net
> On Oct 8, 2016 5:33 AM, "Terry Stewart" wrote:
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> > Hi guys,
> >
> > In case anyone is interested...
> > http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2016-10-9-poly-acquis
>Cool system
Thanks Bill.
>Very cool indeed. I hope you fix the second system rather than using it as
>a parts beast - I think the daisy-chain connection of machines is a
>fascinating historical aspect.
Yes, I agree Ian. I've got everything I need for joining them together.
My chief interest i
On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 5:08 PM, Ian S. King wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Brad H bettercomputing.net>
> wrote:
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> So far I've been using a cross-assembler that runs on a
> different system - for example, the original UNIX was cross-assembled on a
> GE-635 mainframe for its PDP-7 ta
Terry - - Congrats!I never knew about these systems!
Thanks for sharing this history with us!
Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
In a message dated 10/9/2016 5:13:58 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
isk...@uw.edu writes:
On Oct 8, 2016 5:33 AM, "Terry Stewart" wrote:
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>
Original message
From: "Ian S. King"
Date: 2016-10-09 5:08 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
Subject: Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!]
On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Brad H
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> On 8 Oct 2016, at 1:04 AM, Al Kossow wrote:
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>> On 10/6/16 11:14 PM, Jason T wrote:
>> It was
>> either Kilobaud of Interface Age that had them.
>
> Interface Age
>
> I have a couple that I just ran across again that I need to digitize
> There was just a discussion about these on the
We have in the library:
"raytheon 706 computer users manual"
at SMECC.
Wanted to see if it was online somewhere.
Nice shape tight binding with an additional errata and addendum
pamphlet accompanying it.
I see bitsavers has manual but not pmphlet.Also there is no color front
and
On Oct 9, 2016 12:37 PM, "Fred Cisin" wrote:
> Douglas Adams was instrumental in a few games.
> But, somebody once asked him what he most liked to play with on his Mac.
He said The Desktop.
My favorite computer game is the C compiler. Granted, the scoring is rather
subjective.
Need a case that has not turned to goo for a WORKSLATE
the case we have is NASTY!!
thanks Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org)
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