9 Feb
1999
9 Feb
'99
7:19 p.m.
On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, Marvin wrote:
I *finally* got that &^%$ UMAX scanner working
(needed a firmware upgrade
and nothing I read gave that info until I started digging through UMAX tech
notes) and will start getting scans of the Geniac manuals. If someone is
willing to put them on their site, let me know and I'll email the scans as
they are completed.
I'd be happy to host them, but I prefer OCR'd scans to images or PDF. I
also have Geniac manuals (there were several variations, and I only have
three of the variations), so I can split the work with you if our versions
match.
Tonight was the Classic Computer Club meeting, and
they raffled off an
Amstrad PPC512 portable computer. Neat looking computer but I haven't taken
the time to check to see if it works. No manuals, and only the disks that
Does that mean you won? I like the PPC512, but I find it one of the
goofiest looking computers made.
OK, my turn to brag. Today was a good day. I got:
a Commodore 128D
a Heathkit 8088 trainer
a few BYTE mags
and ... an Olson!
What's an Olson, you ask. It's a BYT-8 clone. What's a BYT-8, you ask.
It's an ultracool front-panel S-100 box originally sold by the Byte Shop
in Palo Alto around 1976:
http://www.blinkenlights.com/classiccmp/byte/olson2.jpg
It's much smaller than most S-100 boxen of the day. Here's a pic that
lets you compare the size to a standard 8.5x11" binder:
http://www.blinkenlights.com/classiccmp/byte/olson3.jpg
-- Doug
