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Robert Tinney the man who created many of the early Byte Covers passed away.

by Christian Liendo

https://tinney.net/in-memoriam Robert Frank Tinney, of Washington, Louisiana, passed away peacefully at River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center on February 1st, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in 1947 in Penn Yan, New York, Robert moved at a young age with his parents, Ellis and Ruby, and his younger brother, Bill, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. From Istrouma High School, Robert took with him a diploma, life-long friendships and a focus on artistic expression to Louisiana Tech University to study illustration and graphic design in commercial art. After graduating, and after a tour of service during the Vietnam War, Robert began a career that would see his artwork don the covers and pages of some of the most well-known computing publications in the world, most notably BYTE Magazine. Due to his signature artistic style, the name Robert Tinney soon became synonymous with the rapidly-growing world of computing technology, and remains so to this day. A deeply caring husband and family man, Robert is survived by his devoted wife of 48 years, Susan, three children, nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Married in 1978, Robert and Susan lived and worked in Baton Rouge until 1987, when they moved to Washington, Louisiana, where they would restore an historic landmark home, the Crawford House. For over four decades, Robert and Susan served and nurtured their beloved community with open arms, and were rewarded with priceless family memories and an exuberance of rich, cherished friendships. Robert’s philosophical intellect, refreshing humor and profoundly sympathetic nature will be sorely missed by his loving family and a wealth of loyal friends and admirers. A celebration of Robert’s life will be held in May, 2026. For more information, RSVP to illustrations(a)tinney.net.

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Glen Ellyn CCC meeting - March 28th

by Mike Katz

The next Glen Ellyn CCC chat and repair meeting will be held on March 28th, 2026. Anytime after 2PM until we all get to tired to solder and talk. We will order Pizza around 5:30pm. As usual Beer and Pop will be provided. 385 Saint Charles Rd Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 +1 (773) 414-1044 (Cell)

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PDP-8 software for the DEC MPS (MIcroProcessor System)?

by Robert Armstrong

Short version - I'm looking for copies of the PDP-8 software for the DEC MPS, MIcroProcessor System. Longer form, since it wasn't very well known - DEC made an 8008 (yes, 8008, not 8080) microprocessor based system on a set of three quad sized modules, plus a really nifty looking lights and switches front panel. It's not clear what DEC expected customers to do with it; I guess use it to build an embedded control system for things that were too simple for a PDP-8 or -11. In any case, DEC made a whole software development toolchain for the MPS and 8008 using a PDP-8 as a host computer. There was a cross assembler (aka MPA), a downloader (aka MPL), a specialized text editor (yes, MPE), a debugger (you guessed it - called MPD), a EPROM programmer, and several other miscellaneous tools. They were all distributed on paper tape and I believe they were intended to run on a basic 8/E and Teletype, without mass storage and without OS/8. If anybody has these, I'd love to get copies of the tape images. Thanks, Bob

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Equipment still available in Upland, CA

by Ali

The following stuff is still available before they go landfill. Prices are highly negotiable. I am mostly interested in getting them to good homes... Sony StorStation AIT Library LIB-162 https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/sony-storstation-ait-library-lib-1 62.1253656/ HP SureStore SC10 https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/hp-surestore-sc10.1253657/ HP Impact Line Printer 2563C (this is one nice printer and if I had the room I would keep it but alas....) https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/hp-impact-line-printer-2563c.12536 54/ Gateway 2000 Vivitron 17" SVGA Monitor https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/gateway-2000-vivitron-17.1253804/ -Ali

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Datapoint 2200 emulator and CTOS

by Steve Lewis

I just came across this today, it looks like work that came about around January 2024 by Mattis Land. Mattis, not sure if you're active here, but this is really great work! The emulator code is here: https://github.com/MattisLind/DP2200/ An Unlisted demo of the emulator in action is here (running some CTOS software): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfsMBhP13ww Might this CTOS be the only operating system fit on an audio cassette tape? -Steve

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Re: Equipment still available in Upland, CA

by swperk＠earthlink.net

Hi Ali, I just replied to you through the vcfed forum. My posting is being moderated (likely because I'm an infrequent poster) but I am interested in your HP 2563C printer. Stan

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Random PCI/AGP cards, WinTV, ES1371 sound etc (UK)

by David Brownlee

I find my collection of random old cards overflowing and I have picked out six random PCI/AGP cards on the offchance anyone is interested - Hauppauge PCI WinTV - ES1371 AudioPIC (x 2) - PCI Audio/modem card - ATI AGP Rage Pro 109-73100-02 - ATI Radeon 9550 128M AGP Images at https://postimg.cc/gallery/Y7PRkCG Are the cards of any interest to people? (for the price of postage or collection from London, UK :) I may also have a phenom 9550 with its motherboard, some and a selection of PCI plus IDE/SATA network cards - let me know if I should go digging... David

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Interesting stuff on FB Marketplace

by Anders Nelson

Dahlgren Wizard II engraver with amber CRT: https://www.facebook.com/share/16A9ZxVzvP/ Apple IIc: https://www.facebook.com/share/1ay7RLn6ZY/ Anything with a green or amber CRT will catch my attention haha. -- Anders Nelson

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Re: Robert Tinney the man who created many of the early Byte Covers passed away.

by John Foust

At 06:17 AM 2/6/2026, Christian Liendo via cctalk wrote: >https://tinney.net/in-memoriam > >Robert Frank Tinney, of Washington, Louisiana, passed away peacefully I remember meeting him at a COMDEX or maybe a West Coast Computer Fair once upon a time. He was selling prints. I recognized him. His booth wasn't getting the traffic it deserved! - John

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Computer history events in Europe in 2026?

by Bill Degnan

Looking for recommendations for a non-US computer festival or event in 2026, see if I can fit into my travel plans this year Suggestions? Thanks Bill

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