test-drb August 2004

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by aek＠spies.com

Sadly, I can't front the shipment of this machine to my country. I hope someone could give it the proper use. -- MV9000 being sold by oregon state suplus property disposal http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5717559338

21 years

OT: Dream keyboard

by witchy＠binarydinosaurs.co.uk

> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org > [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Patrick/VCM SysOp > Sent: 26 August 2004 19:43 > To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' > Subject: RE: OT: Dream keyboard > > Hmmmm, daydreaming... The Microsoft version, the "Natural Beverage > Keyboard USB/IBA". You have to buy a client license for each glass > you use. The keyboard oozes turpentine when you press the "Jack" key > while in Outlook, until you install hotfix K987666. ;-) Heh, I'd like a keyboard with all of these: An ANY key Separate F1 for when the keyboard is missing. An 'I know what I'm doing' key A 'just fucking do it!' key And a cluster of ctrl-alt-del keys to make 3-fingered salutes easier to do :) Cheers w

21 years

floptical drives

by julesrichardsonuk＠yahoo.co.uk

Hmm, my first ever floptical drive just landed on the doorstep amongst a pile of hardware. Never seen one before now, and it seems there's very little info on the web about the technology. I assume that although it'll (probably) read/write normal 3.5" floppy disks, it needs special media to reach the 21MB that I keep on seeing quoted in various places? (i.e. it can't reach that figure combining the optical tracking technology that it uses with standard magnetic media) (the drive's an Insite I 325VM, likely culled from an SGI I think) cheers Jules

21 years

DECpc 320P

by woyciesjes＠sbcglobal.net

Anybody have any interest in one of these little buggers? It's in New Haven, CT, 06520. Make me an offer. -- --- Dave Woyciesjes --- ICQ# 905818

21 years

Cleaning up yellowed/grubby plastic?

by jfoust＠threedee.com

At 07:12 AM 8/27/2004, David V. Corbin wrote: >Go to a decent Harvest Festival [there are many on the East coast US]! >While peanut butter is much more common at the southern ones, it can be >found further north. A completely different taste, but as pointed out, it >seperates almost immediately and does not "look good". Here in Wisconsin, I've never had trouble finding "real" only-salt-added peanut butter in jars on the shelf. I can't imagine any part of the US that wouldn't have it in an ordinary grocery store, and certainly health-food stores carry varieties as well as many that have their own grinders. - John

21 years

FW: WORST keyboards ever (was Re: Best keyboards you've used ever!)

by witchy＠binarydinosaurs.co.uk

> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org > [mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Vintage Computer > Festival > Sent: 26 August 2004 17:32 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Subject: WORST keyboards ever (was Re: Best keyboards you've used > ever!) > > > How about the absolutely WORST keyboards? > > 1) Sinclair ZX series > 2) Coco 1 > 3) Coco 2 > 4) Aquarius (my first) > 5) Original PET Sharp MZ80K Memotech MTX (this pains me but they weren't the best) Any lightweight/cheap membrane job (see current peecee manufacturers) Kinnell, I can't think of any more right now, and that can't be right :) Cheers w

21 years

Best keyboards you've used ever!

by witchy＠binarydinosaurs.co.uk

> List the best keyboards you have ever used. You might like the feel, > number of function keys, layout (let's not forget Dvorak or more > esoteric designs) or pure keyboard<->computer love (you might really > get off on Vaxen). Original IBM peecee - nice and clacky Apple Lisa, same reason and therefore ditto early Macs Later model RM 380Z (black one) ACT Sirius 1/Victor 9000 Acorn ACW VT1xx (wish I could peecee-ify it!) DEC LK201 (lack of ESC worrieth me not, I'm an EDT-head :) Atari Mega ST keyboards CPT 8520 (currently dead) Mac Design II keyboards (early fat ones) Apple ][GS NeXTstation (another one I want to peecee-ify) My current peecee keyboard (compaq heavy edition from a few years ago) Apple ][ and ][e There's probably more but you get the idea :) Cheers w

21 years

Toshiba 3200 questions (wireless?)

by jwest＠classiccmp.org

Finally really digging into my toshiba 3200 and have a few questions maybe others know: 1) Even after adjusting the contrast & brightness knobs on the side, I can't get a black background. The background is decidedly orange-ish still. It's been over 20 years since I used a plasma screen. Is this normal, or is my screen possibly challenged? 2) I want this thing to work on my home wireless network. I'm assuming there are no ISA wireless cards, especially with DOS drivers. So I was thinking Xircom pocket ethernet adapter and a wireless bridge. Anyone have any better ideas? Thanks for any advice! Jay West

21 years

Cleaning up yellowed/grubby plastic?

by dwight.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "Fred Cisin" <cisin(a)xenosoft.com> > >On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Mark Wickens wrote: >> WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 >> WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 >> WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 WD40 >> Need I say more? > >REAL mechanics may or may not know anything about any of the >other characteristics of lubricants, but they do, at least, >know that there that there are many different viscousities >of lubricants, and that you need to use one of appropriate >"thickness". > >It's a drag to repair damage done by amateurs, putting >WD40 on things that actually needed a heavy grease. > Hi Fred My grip is finding a screw that was obviously intended for a #2 Philps but someone has buggerred it up with a #1. Not only that, the #1 driver they used is also buggered up because they have been incorrectly using it as well. Most Philps screws are actually #2 and not #1. Make sure you have a #2 in your tool box. If you have a good screw driver and you place it in a screw, and the driver feels loose, it means you are using the wrong size driver! Don't judge this by the amount of blade that isn't in the screw. The screw driver will be snug in the screw when right. Much of the blade may not be in the screw. Dwight

21 years

What fun from a Macintosh SE

by ejchapel＠comcast.net

The long Torx screwdriver needed for Macs is available at Sears for about $10. They have the PC version for about $6, but of course the Mac version works better.

21 years

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