All;
SMS made disk controller systems that used their own device driver,
seemed to be an enhanced DY (RX02) driver.? Does anyone have the
driver/formatting software?
The model I have is FWD 0106 and is described in bitsavers:
http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/sms/brochures/SMS_FWD0106,1106_Flyer_Aug82.pdf
Doug
I decided to get a tvga8900 for mine, as fiddling with 15khz ttl is
just too flaky and problemmatic. Having a real cga/ega monitor would
be cool if I could justify the cost and the space, but a native fix is
an isa vga card so that's my solution. I'm refurbing a 5170 for use as
an imaging tool, ISA tester, etc.
Best,
Jeff
Message: 23
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 10:20:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ethan O'Toole <ethan at 757.org>
To: Bill Degnan <billdegnan at gmail.com>, "General Discussion: On-Topic
and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: Buying and running an IBM PC-XT in 2020
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> I delivered in a truck to the set up in Quebec the 20 IBM XTs that
you see
> in the movie Xmen the Apocalypse. I retrieved them after the
filming. I
> could set up an office or classroom of XTs. A funny if not
impractical
> practical joke
> B
That is awesome!
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A wild guess that maybe some on the group may have these files.
I bought the books from abe books, a few dollar's each. They are (vintage 80-90's) but of course the code floppy disks are not there.
Did anybody keep these files?
The Art of C
The Craft of C
C Power Users Guide
I hope you say no, because I will probably learn more by keying in the code in the text, and finding my errors.
Randy
I seem to remember this being discussed many years ago, but I can't find it.
Anyway, there's an Altair on epay right now with a CYCLOID faceplate.
If I remember correctly, this is just a replacement plastic insert that was
sold simply to "freshen up" an Altair where the original had worn badly,
as so many did. I've done a fair amount of searching but I can't find an
ad or other reference to the product. Does anyone recall the time period?
I would assume it was at least a couple of years after the introduction of
the Altair. 78 or 79? A pointer to an advertisement or one of those "new
product" paragraphs that many of the magazines did back then would be
most helpful.
Thanks,
Bill S.
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I found this blog post quite interesting. I've left what I hope is an
informative, helpful comment. I wonder if anyone else here would have
more to add?
https://www.forsure.dev/-/2020/05/19/640-kilobytes-of-ram-and-why-i-bought-…
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On 8/22/20 8:52 AM, Murray McCullough via cctalk wrote:
> 45 yrs. ago last month, mid-July, Dick Heiser started a new industry,
> the retail computer store. It opened in West L.A. under the name
> Arrow Head Computer Company. aka, The Computer Store. This began the
> direct marketing of microcomputers to hobbyists, later to the masses
> of the middle class.
Slight correction: The name was Arrowhead (one word, not two) Computer
Company.
I remember this very well. I was living in Santa Monica at the time,
and drove down Pico Boulevard almost every day. Needless to say, I
immediately noticed the "Computer Store" sign and stopped in, soon
becoming one of the regular "hangers on".
Dick Heiser and his wife Lois were taking a big chance, but it
proved to be a good bet. Initially, their business consisted of
buying Altair 8800 kits and assembling them in the back of the
store. A lot of people were happy to pay extra to not have to
solder all those hundreds of connections.
Dick was a regular fixture at meetings of the Southern California
Computer Society (SCCS), often making deliveries and taking orders
there. In those days, SCCS monthly meetings were *the* place for
computer geeks to get together and exchange news and get help.
A few months later, two guys named Steve showed up at a meeting
with a kit they called the "Apple I", for the grand price of
$666.66. I wish I had had the foresight to buy one! Instead,
I wound up joining the SCCS group purchase of DEC LSI-11 systems.
I still have that system, with a case and power supply from a
TRW surplus sale. It isn't worth nearly as much as an original
Apple I, though! :-)
Alan "Hindsight is 20-20" Frisbie
Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Aug 2020, Alan Frisbie via cctalk wrote:
> > A few months later, two guys named Steve showed up at a meeting
> > with a kit they called the "Apple I", for the grand price of
> > $666.66. I wish I had had the foresight to buy one!
> Q: although WE call it "Apple I", did the Steves call it "Apple I" or
> "Apple Computer"? The answer tells us whether they were explicitly
> planning on making other models later!
I honestly do not recall if they used the "I" or not. This was,
after all, 45 years ago!
At that time there were many tiny startup companies trying to get
our attention, most of which sank without a trace. If I had been
asked back then which ones I thought would survive, I probably
would not have picked Apple. Not my first mistake, and certainly
not my last. :-)
Those *were* exciting days, with new products and developments
happening every month. I looked forward to every SCCS meeting,
with people showing off their latest homebrew project, swapping
tips, and buying parts & boards. For a while, there was even
a large wheel of cheese which we eagerly devoured. :-)
Alan Frisbie
