I'm thinking more of sharing Omnibus devices and memory. Why not
C
On 8/30/2023 9:04 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
On Aug 29, 2023, at 8:46 AM, Chris Zach via cctalk
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-BUT- That does not mean it *can't* be restored, only that $15,000 is
ridiculous for a machine that clearly
Ok great info, everyone. Thanks for the information!
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On Wed, 30 Aug 2023, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
Hence the short text lines on "home" computers.
The TRS80 used an RCA TV, converted into a monitor. (presumably bulk
purchased before the tuner was installed).
OB_irrelevant: In the TV sitcom "Married With Children" in many seasons, on
the
On 8/30/23 17:14, Wayne S via cctalk wrote:
When s-100 machines came out, they were standalone. The serial port was for
sending serial data not for a terminal. You would have to write some software
to use it with a terminal.
Well, maybe, I did have a home made S-100 system in 1976
with limite
Hence the short text lines on "home" computers.
. . .
. . . Dave Sparks, the RS
repair technician, was happy to ignore any mods that he understood, so he
didn't void the warranty. When his boss objected, he said that since I had
brought it in with an intact warranty label and paint on the sc
Which is weird, since Radio Shack was renowned for putting schematic
diagrams on so many of their products. My Flavoradio still has the
schematic on it if a transistor goes bad
CZ
On 8/31/2023 2:48 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
Hence the short text lines on "home" computers.
. . . . .
> On 31 Aug 2023, at 07:07, William Sudbrink via cctalk
> wrote:
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> Now that I'm thinking about it, there were also instructions for hacking the
> composite signal straight into the TV, bypassing the tuner... but Mom and
> Dad probably wouldn't go for that (mine didn't).
I paid a local elec
Was the picture significantly better then with the modulator ?
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> On Aug 31, 2023, at 14:14, David Arnold via cctalk
> wrote:
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>> On 31 Aug 2023, at 07:07, William Sudbrink via cctalk
>> wrote:
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>> Now that I'm thinking about it, there were also instructions for h
On 8/30/23 6:24 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
Hence the short text lines on "home" computers.
The TRS80 used an RCA TV, converted into a monitor. (presumably bulk
purchased before the tuner was installed).
OB_irrelevant: In the TV sitcom "Married With Children" in many seasons,
on the B
On Thu, 31 Aug 2023, Wayne S via cctalk wrote:
Was the picture significantly better then with the modulator ?
It always was for me.
With composite input, I could read 80 characters per line, not with RF,
For example, on the RS Coco, it wasn't very hard to bring out composite
video for a shar
On 8/31/23 14:06, David Arnold via cctalk wrote:
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>> On 31 Aug 2023, at 07:07, William Sudbrink via cctalk
>> wrote:
>>
>> Now that I'm thinking about it, there were also instructions for hacking the
>> composite signal straight into the TV, bypassing the tuner... but Mom and
>> Dad probably w
OMG Flavor Radio, that brings back memories of working at Radio Shack in
1977 fresh out of high school.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane and making me feel old again (or is
that still)👴.
On 8/31/2023 3:52 PM, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote:
Which is weird, since Radio Shack was renowned for
On Thu, 31 Aug 2023, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
I believe that Sony used some of their portable transistorized TV sets
as monitors, equipping them with SO239 UHF connectors. I recall having
one of those as well.
Sony's CV and AV series reel to reel portable video recorders used one of
thos
Composite will 99.99% of the time be better than RF modulated due to
the bandwidth of NTSC (American) Televisions. The NTSC television
standard was not what I would exactly call high tech or high
resolution. It was 525 scan lines interlaced at 30Hz meaning that there
was only 262.5 lines
On Thu, 31 Aug 2023, Mike Katz wrote:
The roots of this standard go all the way back to the 1930's and became a
standard in 1940. By passing the tuner meant bypassing all of the filters
and demodulation that needed to happen. Many video games of the 70's and
early 80's came with 300 Ohm anten
You are correct for some but I do recall some with a composite output in
that little switch box as well. Maybe I'm misremembering from 50 years ago.
On 8/31/2023 6:02 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
On Thu, 31 Aug 2023, Mike Katz wrote:
The roots of this standard go all the way back to the 19
They were available with a variety of connectors.
Some of those switchboxes had a short flat wire with spade lugs as
output for connecting to the TV, and for input had screw terminal antenna
input, and RCA for the RF input from the RF modulator.
the Wikipedia article for the Sup'R'Mod II has a
One important reason for UHF for the Sup'R'Mod, instead of channel 3/4:
Some TVs at the time had a built-in VHF antenna, and no external
connection for VHF! But, the UHF was a small loop or "bowtie" that
connected to a pair of screw terminals on the back of the set.
For example, the 17"? 19"
On Aug 19, 2023, at 7:33 PM, Sellam Abraham via cctalk
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> On Fri, Aug 18, 2023, 8:31 PM Gavin Scott via cctalk
> wrote:
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>> It [SQLite] has billions of installations and on the order of a trillion
>> databases in use.
>>
>
> Surely you hyperbole.
This is not hyperbole, there are mu
On 8/31/23 16:39, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
> They were available with a variety of connectors.
> Some of those switchboxes had a short flat wire with spade lugs as
> output for connecting to the TV, and for input had screw terminal
> antenna input, and RCA for the RF input from the RF modulator
I have one Interprocessor Buffer (M8326). Of course just one won't help to
connect my Lab-8/e and my PDP-8/e. :-(
On Thu, 31 Aug 2023, 12:49 am Mike Katz via cctalk,
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> DEC did make the Interprocessor Buffer (M8326) for the Ominibus. That
> allowed for relatively high speed communication
On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 7:49 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
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> On Thu, 31 Aug 2023, geneb via cctalk wrote:
> > Fun fact - the "Warranty Void if Removed" tags were and are illegal. The
> > warranty can only be voided if the mfgr can prove the thing you did resulted
> > in the problem you're clai
On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 9:53 PM Chris Zach via cctalk
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> Which is weird, since Radio Shack was renowned for putting schematic
> diagrams on so many of their products. My Flavoradio still has the
> schematic on it if a transistor goes bad
And they would sell spare parts and service ma
I think you might be confusing a law argument with a logic argument. 🤓 The 2
are not related.
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> On Aug 31, 2023, at 21:00, Tony Duell via cctalk
> wrote:
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> On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 9:53 PM Chris Zach via cctalk
> wrote:
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>> Which is weird, since Radio Shack was ren
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