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SWTPc to Altair 680 program transfer
Are the programs from the SWTPc 6800 interchangeable with the Altair 680? Is there a good web reference that compares these two? I have a working SWTPc 6800 and "SWTPc/Motorola" teletapes (programs for assembler, editor, etc). My plan is to load the tapes into memory of the SWTPc, perform whate... read more

by billdeg - 02/15/2007 07:51 - Total messages in this thread: 3 Last Post: SWTP 4K BASIC on 680b 02/16/2007
 
MFM hard drive formats only 10/20 MB...w
USing an IBM XT 640K with an IBM 1816101 hard drive controller and a Rodime RO204 hard drive. I "low level" formatted the drive using the IBM XT reference disk and fdisk'd with DOS 3.3. I then ran the format command /s. There were no errors, the correct number of cylinders were counted off (320c... read more

by billdeg - 02/13/2007 19:36 - Total messages in this thread: 1
 
Grumman C-8573 / ASA-79 Jet Computer
I was given a Grumman C-8573 / ASA-79 Jet Computer a few months ago, and I decided to open it up to see what was inside. I was told...that this was the computer from an F14, but I was unsure exactly which generation. After a good hour I finally opened up the box to reveal mid-80's components, not l... read more

by billdeg - 02/08/2007 22:34 - Total messages in this thread: 1
 
Messing with External Disk Drives
Me? I am working on some old disk drives, basically taking each one and testing on a RadioShack Coco II with a 502 FD cart/adapter. I have about 10 external (self powered) DD 5 1/4" disk drives that I nurse along. They are used for TRS 80 Model 1's with the expansion interface and a DD controller... read more

by billdeg - 02/01/2007 22:56 - Total messages in this thread: 1
 
Cottonwood BBS
http://hometown.aol.com/cottonwoodbbs/ +1 (951)242-3593 Located in Moreno Valley, California, USA. Operating 24 hours a day, at 300/1200/2400 baud. Running on a Commodore 64 with All American BBS The only remaining dial-up BBS run on a Commodore 64 in the world! Using the following I was... read more

by billdeg - 01/02/2007 21:39 - Total messages in this thread: 1
 
Who is maintaining a boot disk archive?
This topic came up in my local vintage computer club (see: http://www.marchclub.org/ ) and I thought that I would expand the conversation to this forum too... Who is maintaining a boot disk archive currently? I have read about the lack of these resources in various circles, although there are som... read more

by billdeg - 12/30/2006 13:48 - Total messages in this thread: 1
 
Dbase II on Commodore BX700
I have a prototype Commodore BX700 with a 8088 co-processor card. This gives me the ability to run CP/M and early MS DOS 1.25-compatible applications. They are ported over to the B using Move It, a communications program. You also need a Fast Bus cartridge. I will write more about this soon, but... read more

by billdeg - 12/22/2006 19:37 - Total messages in this thread: 1
 
Commodore B Series Available
I have 2 sets of B-128's with external dual drives, numerous programs from C-bug as well as Supercalc, Superbase, etc., manuals for all, many programs for the units. These units are the keyboard/cpu set up with external monitor and drives. I believe I have at least one of the monitors however... read more

by Drtire - 12/12/2006 13:28 - Total messages in this thread: 1
 
Northstar Horizon S-100 Computer
Picked up this system, plenty of manuals and Teleray monitor. As yet untested... read more

by billdeg - 09/19/2006 22:51 - Total messages in this thread: 3 Last Post: Northstar Horizon Games Wanted 11/29/2006
 
Did Robots Take Over?
On my way to the Vintage Computer Festival 9.0 I stopped into a small antique store and found a copy of Science and Mechanics Magazine February 1963 with a post-war sci-fi-looking robot on the cover. In an era where computer-controlled robots was still science fiction, this article provides a glimps... read more

by billdeg - 11/19/2006 09:05 - Total messages in this thread: 1
 
Tandy 1000 HX
Dual drive model. Boots to internal ROM: MS DOS 2.11 and "Personal DeskMate" application. Picture of Tanday 1000 HX... read more

by billdeg - 11/13/2006 23:00 - Total messages in this thread: 1
 
Volscan - first desktop with a GUI?
http://www.vintagecomputer.net/volscan.cfm After reading the July 1954 Radio-Electronics article by Angie Pascale titled "Volscan Speeds Up Air Traffic" could the Volscan console and light gun be the first desktop GUI to a computer?... read more

by billdeg - 10/29/2006 18:33 - Total messages in this thread: 1
 
Looking for Commodore PAL monitor
I am Looking for Commodore PAL monitor in the USA East Coast if possible.... read more

by billdeg - 10/23/2006 20:40 - Total messages in this thread: 1
 
Using ST-225 HD in CBM D9090 Drive
More on the Commdore D9090 hard drive with pics: http://www.vintagecomputer.net/commodore/IEEE_drives/D9090_sn3674/ I have given up trying to find a 6-head Tandon 603s, and I decided to use a 4-head ST-225 because they are easier to find. I used a B-128 to format the drive. 1) On the contr... read more

by billdeg - 09/30/2006 09:59 - Total messages in this thread: 4 Last Post: Working D9090 owner's club .... 04/14/2009
 
Ken's Number Cruncher - S-100 bus 6502!
Took pictures before trading to J Rubin. It's a beautifully crafted homebrew system using a Vector VP-2 S-100 bus chassis. 6502 Processor-based system for interfacing with KIM Computer. Waiting for J Rubin to publish more info on this system. ... read more

by billdeg - 09/23/2006 22:55 - Total messages in this thread: 1
 
 
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