Why not put in baking soda, as with a refrigerator? Just don't spill it...
> > Don't laugh. I'm getting complaints around here about one of my
computers
> > the SMS-1000 (PDP-11/73) smelling of mold and mildew,
Found an interesting (at least to me) luggable/portable at the local thrift
the other day. It's a Sharp PC-7100. Very compact and sharp (no pun)
design. About half the size and weight of an old Compaq, with a detatchable
keyboard, tiltable LCD screen, 5.25 floppy, 20 meg hard drive. It booted
fine from the hard drive (MSDOS 3.2).
I haven't taken the time to open it up and look inside, but I ran MSD from a
floppy, and it reported the computer to be a Sharp/ERSO, 8088 or 8086
processor, 704k RAM. When I browsed the ROM memory, the result was:
aVADEM-SHARP Personal Computer System Firmware Version 3.0B copyright 1985
Vadem Inc.
I did a cursory search on the net for more information but came up empty, so
if anyone can help with more info or docs for this one, I would appreciate
it. BTW, the screen has a blue/purple sort of tint to it. Kind of
attractive in a psychodelic sort of way ( oh please, no more drug-related
threads <g>).
Cliff Gregory
cgregory(a)lrbcg.com
I 've got a mint one. Reply privately.
manney(a)nwohio.com
> Does anyone have a luggable Commodore SX-64 for sale by chance? I am
_really_
> looking for one.
Yes. I have a 64-256K motherboard with cassette port, too.
manney
> Not quite. Only the 5-slot motherboards have the cassette connector. My
> IBM PC Technical reference gives a schematic for a 64K-256K system board
> with a cassette interface.
> BTW has anyone ever seen someone use the cassette port? I supported
> several hundred early PC user's and never even heard of anyone using the
> cassette port.
Nope. Except, of course, to plug in the keyboard by mistake.
A while ago, someone pointed out that IBM didn't even sell a cassette
player. You were supposed to go out to your local Radio Schlock...
At 05:26 PM 1/27/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Don't laugh. I'm getting complaints around here about one of my computers
>the SMS-1000 (PDP-11/73) smelling of mold and mildew, and have been asked
>to either remove it, or spray it down with Lysol. How safe is it to spray
>a computer down with Lysol? Obviously I'd not run it for a while if I do.
Well, I know it kills germs and bacteria, but I'm not sure about computer
virii.
(<RIMSHOT> Thank you! Ya'll have been a wonderful crowd! G'night everybody!)
Seriously, I don't see a problem, just try to keep it away from the boards,
let it dry thoroughly if you get alot of buildup, and you should be good to
go.
-John Higginbotham-
-limbo.netpath.net-
I just picked up a book on Macintosh Think C (MS Press, 50c, I didn't
bother getting Macsbug and others, also 50c each). For one thing, does
anyone have an extra/unvalued license copy of THINK C, version 2.1-5.0?
Also, what was the first programming language (I mean not binary or
assembly)?
Another thing: CP/M was run on just about everything, usually with
about 64K ram. How is it that MS-DOS blew up to about 384K? What
did they put in there?
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From: epement(a)ripco.com (Eric Pement)
Newsgroups: chi.forsale
Subject: FS: Kaypro computers, books, software
Date: 27 Jan 1998 22:10:51 GMT
Massive sale of CP/M, Kaypro, and ZCPR books and software:
Kaypro computers:
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About 12-16 Kaypro computers: Kaypro 1, II, 2, 2x, 4, and 10s
in varying stages of repair. A few are missing FDDs, a few
are missing power supplies, a few are missing power cords,
a few have video trouble. Probably 4-5 of them work as is,
and the others can be used for spare parts. 2 have Advent
TurboROMs included. Original master disks included.
External CP/M or ZCPR software, with disks and manuals:
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NZ-COM v1.0 (replacement for the CP/M command processor)
ZSDOS v1.0 (replacement for BDOS, Plu*Perfect Systems)
MULTICOPY, DOSDISK (foreign disk formats, Plu*Perfect Systems)
HYPERTYPER (typing tutor, Summit Software)
KAMAS v1.2 (outline editor, Kamasoft, Inc.)
DOCU-POWER v1.1 (document outliner, Computing!)
POWER! (front-end shell for CP/M, Computing!)
SCS DRAW (Kaypro drawing program, Second City Software)
SMARTKEY II, SMARTPRINT (keyboard redefinition, Heritage Software)
FREE FILER v5.0 (freeform database, Telion Software)
PUNCTUATION + STYLE v1.21 (2 copies, Oasis Software)
CATALOG (disk catalog system, SRX Systems)
FOOTNOTE, PAIR (supports footnotes in WordStar, Pro/Tem Software)
NOTEBOOK v1.3 (text-oriented database system, Pro/Tem Software)
Books:
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CHILTON'S GUIDE TO KAYPRO REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE, Gene Williams
(Chilton, 1985)
CP/M AND THE PERSONAL COMPUTER, Thos. Dwyer & Margot Critchfield
(Addison-Wesley, 1983)
CP/M REVEALED, Jack Dennon (Hayden Book Co., 1982)
MASTERING CP/M, Alan Miller (Sybex, 1983)
SOUL OF CP/M, Mitchell Waite & Robert Lafore (Howard W. Sams, 1983)
THE PROGRAMMER'S CP/M HANDBOOK, Andy Johnson-Laird
(Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 1983)
A PROGRAMMER'S NOTEBOOK: UTILITIES FOR CP/M-80, David Cortesi
(Reston, 1983)
DIGITAL RESEARCH CP/M VERSION 1.4 & 2.0 DOCUMENTATION, Digital
Research, Inc. (Digital Research, 1978)
HOW TO PROGRAM THE Z80, 3d ed., Rodnay Zaks (Sybex, 1980)
Z80 USERS MANUAL, Joseph Carr (Reston, 1980)
Z80 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING, Lance Leventhal
(Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 1979)
Z80 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING MANUAL, Rel. 2.1 (Zilog, 1978)
Z80-CPU, Z80A-CPU TECHNICAL MANUAL (Zilog, 1977)
Z80-CTC, Z80A-CTC TECHNICAL MANUAL (Zilog, 1977)
Z80-PI0, Z80A-PIO TECHNICAL MANUAL (Zilog, 1977)
Z80-MCB HARDWARE USER'S MANUAL (Zilog, 1977)
Z80-AIO/AIB HARDWARE USER'S MANUAL (Zilog, 1977)
Z80-PPB HARDWARE USER'S MANUAL (Zilog, 1977)
RMB (RMB/E) HARDWARE USER'S MANUAL (Zilog, 1977)
MCZ-1/20,25 HARDWARE USER'S MANUAL (Zilog, 1977)
TURBOROM USER'S MANUAL, 0816D1 Rev.B (Advent Products, Inc., 1986)
CROMEMCO Z80 MACRO ASSEMBLER (looseleaf notebook). Contains
"Cromemco Macro Assembler Instruction Manual," plus addendum (1980),
"Cromemco Text Editor Instruction Manual" (1978), and "Cromemco Screen
Editor Instruction Manual" (1979).
AN INTRODUCTION TO MICROCOMPUTERS: VOLUME 0, THE BEGINNER'S BOOK,
2d ed., Adam Osborne (Osborne & Associates, 1979)
AN INTRODUCTION TO MICROCOMPUTERS: VOLUME 1, BASIC CONCEPTS, 2d
ed., Adam Osborne (Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 1980)
WORDSTAR AND FRIENDS FOR THE KAYPRO II & 4, T. Gregory Platt and
Roz Van Meter (PeopleTalk Associates, 1983)
THE COMPLETE HANDBOOK OF PERSONAL COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS, Alfred
Glossbrenner (St. Martin's Press, 1983)
THE COMPLETE HANDBOOK OF PERSONAL COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS,
rev. ed., Alfred Glossbrenner (St. Martin's Press, 1985)
HOW TO GET FREE SOFTWARE, Alfred Glossbrenner (St. Martin's Press,
1984)
HOW TO TELECOMMUNICATE, Corey Sandler (Henry Holt, 1986)
PERFSTAR: MAKING PERFECT WRITER ACT LIKE WORDSTAR, Jon Trott
(self-published, 1986)
GREY KAYPRO MANUALS (for CP/M; standard size, 7"x9"):
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CALCSTAR USER'S MANUAL - 4 copies
CBASIC - 2 copies
CP/M MANUAL - 5 copies
DATASTAR REFERENCE MANUAL - 2 copies
DATASTAR TRAINING GUIDE - 3 copies
dBASE II - 1 copy
INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE - 4 copies
KAYPRO 1 USER'S GUIDE AND PERFECT WRITER - 3 copies
KAYPRO II USER'S GUIDE - 2 copies
KAYPRO USER'S GUIDE - 1 copy
MAILMERGE REFERENCE MANUAL - 3 copies
MICROPLAN - 2 copies
MICROSOFT BASIC - 7 copies
MICROSOFT BASIC QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE - 5 copies
PERFECT CALC - 4 copies
PERFECT FILER - 3 copies
PROFITPLAN - 2 copies
REPORTSTAR GENERAL INFORMATION MANUAL - 2 copies
REPORTSTAR TRAINING GUIDE - 3 copies
REPORTSTAR USER REFERENCE MANUAL - 4 copies
S-BASIC - 2 copies
SUPERSORT - 1 copy
SUPRTERM - 1 copy
THE WORD PLUS - 5 copies
USER'S GUIDE FOR WORDSTAR/MAILMERGE - 1 copy
GREY KAYPRO MANUALS (for CP/M; large size, 8 1/4"x10 3/4"):
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CP/M: AN INTRODUCTION TO CP/M FEATURES AND FACILITIES - 1 copy
KAYPRO II USER'S GUIDE - 1 copy
MICROSOFT BASIC - 2 copies (1 spiral-bound, 1 perfect-bound)
PROFITPLAN - 2 copies
S-BASIC - 3 copies
WORDSTAR v3.0 - 1 copy
LOOSELEAF NOTEBOOKS:
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KAYPRO 10 USER'S GUIDE - 2 copies
PERFECT WRITER - 1 copy
WORDSTAR MANUAL v3.0 - 1 copy (MicroPro)
WHITE QUICK-REFERENCE COMMAND CARDS:
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WORDSTAR - 1 copy
DATASTAR - 2 copies
CALCSTAR - 2 copies
REPORTSTAR - 1 copy
PERFECT WRITER - 1 copy
PERFECT CALC - 1 copy
I really don't have any good idea what to ask for this stuff in
terms of prices, so make me an offer. All the books are in very good
to excellent condition (no damage, no highlighting or underscoring,
etc.). I'll be accepting bids or offers until March 1, 1998.
First, I'd prefer to sell it all together, all at once, to save
myself multiple boxes for shipping. However, I'll *consider* selling
sections to people who really want it. Ideally, the person who gets
the Kaypro computers should also get the manuals to go with them.
Second, I'd prefer to sell the set to someone who can pick them up
here in Chicago, or who will pay for shipping. If you're involved with
a church or nonprofit helps organization (or a bona-fide CP/M museum),
leave me your phone number or e-mail address even if you can't afford
to buy them. If nobody is interested, I'll contact you.
Feel free to copy or repost this message in other "for-sale" areas
that would be relevant to CP/M, Z80, ZCPR, or Kaypro hardware.
Kind regards,
Eric Pement <epement(a)jpusa.chi.il.us>
senior editor, Cornerstone magazine
939 W. Wilson Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
phone: 773/561-2450, ext. 2084
fax: 773/989-2076
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"Perfect Writer on the other hand, because it is written in 'C',
will not become obsolete, but will easily accompany advances in
computer hardware through the year 2000, at least. This means
that if you upgrade your computer hardware in the coming years,
you can be safely assured that:
* Your text files will still be usable.
* You will not need to purchase a new word processor.
* You will not need to learn a new word processor."
-- Perfect Writer User's Guide [for CP/M], 1982
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Well, you could see it coming. Poor financial performance (and hence, weak
stock price) over the last few years. Weak products. Then, DEC sells-out the
Crown Jewels (its Alpha procesor) to Intel.
After listening to an interview with Eckhard Pfeiffer of Compaq, they
paid $9.6 billion for DEC's customer list, not its products. He mentions
nothing about DEC's products.
It's a shame...but it seems to me that DEC should have seen it coming.
Death comes to the last of the old-line computer companies.
Rich Cini/WUGNET
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MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
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