Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote:
> >
> > I think that I'm responsible for the dead, as the plotter stood in an attic
> > for 20 years, meanwhile power was raised from 220 to 230v (+-10%) in Europe.
> >
>
> The distribution voltage had previously been specified as 220V in some
> European
> countr
My new partner, instead of being actively hostile ("I will rectally insert
the next computer you give him, in you!") is merely bemused. I'm not sure
I want to put that bemusement to the test of 14 crates though. (:
On 2 September 2017 at 23:39, Rob Jarratt via cctalk
wrote:
> I don't have any o
Hi Mark,
I'd like these if not already claimed.
Thank you!
Todd
On 09/04/2017 04:34 PM, Tapley, Mark via cctalk wrote:
> All,
> Windows Utilities and drivers:
>
> Not cataloged, a box of ~200 assorted 3.5” floppies, most marked “HD”
> but some not. All have labels describing Windo
Todd,
you get them! I will box and ship as soon as possible, and let you know
what the price is. Do you have a preferred shipping service?
- Mark
210-522-6025 office
210-379-4635cell
On Sep 5, 2
On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 1:47 PM, Robert via cctalk
wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 12:07 PM, william degnan via cctalk
> wrote:
> > I noticed that he had not been selling as much lately, I guess he ran out
> > of the good stuff and needs to close out the business, or raise new
> funds.
> > His no
On 09/04/2017 11:16 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
I've got an HP 7970 tape drive here that's a little dicey on its reading
(haven't tried writing yet). One thing that I noticed today was that
the surface of the capstan is a bit powdery--wipe it with an alcohol
swab and you get a lot of black
On 09/05/2017 10:55 AM, Jon Elson wrote:
> Some spring-arm drives had really bad problems with tape slipping. I
> know some Pertecs had circular grooves in the capstan to prevent an air
> bearing effect. On one of our spring-arm drives, I cut thumbs out of
> latex gloves and stretched them over t
Hi Eric
It is vintage-computer-store
Dwight
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Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 8:58:16 AM
To: Robert; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Odd Ebay auction showed up today...
On
Since it wasn't said already, i think (if its the same user) they've posted
similar auctions several times in the past also (over several years). You can
see some of us discuss it in vcfed.org forums.
No affiliation or bad blood myself. I know i bought my working Columbia Data
Products luggable
Steve,
Here you go, 13 pictures of the Chordset. That's about as orthoscopic as I
could get them.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/owjnyvozp0t8wsg/AABlwP-q-S1pOM4a9_RVAsXVa?dl=0
Note that even the piano keys are not flat pieces, they are wedges that thicken
towards the back. Way more engineering and i
All my capstans are feel rather hard (I think because the rubber is pretty
thin), and do not feel sticky either. The finish is matte. But they are not
powdery at all, they would not leave any residue rubbing your finger on them,
so something looks odd with yours. When the tape is threaded but th
From my old HP CE days you could always get black off the capstan if you used
alcohol or similar (never recommended). The key thing is it shouldn't be
sticky/gooey.
The official cleaning solution when they were in active use was water and a low
lint cloth.
David Collins
(Sent from out of of
There is a white or beige one
then there is the black and chrome one?
which first? and dates please?
This is unfamiliar territory for me.
but need to pay homage to these
in a museum display here.
looking for good hi res scans of
adv. material etc. for display??
thanks ed# _www.
On 09/05/2017 10:47 PM, David Collins wrote:
> From my old HP CE days you could always get black off the capstan if
> you used alcohol or similar (never recommended). The key thing is it
> shouldn't be sticky/gooey.
I noticed the issue by starting a read from load point and observing
that the bit
Hi Ed
Did you do any research on this at all?
The beige one was later.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_TI-99/4A
Bill Cosby was their spokesperson. I can scan the advertising stuff that I
have, but I’m pretty sure that it is all online somewhere.
> On 6 Sep 2017, at 4:00 pm,
Someone in the UK is selling a lot of floppy disks (shipping to UK only).
Labels mentions "Andromeda Systems WDLT DL/DY Utilities", "WDC11 support
disk" and "Advanced Electronic Design WINC-05/8"
Unless this type of software isn't already imaged and saved it might be
useful if someone in the UK wo
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