confession time

On or around Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:53:01 GMT, Nikki
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>We also have this cd, and Bruce does actually have a PA set up in his
>workshop/garage, which he was persuaded to play "Don't cha" by our youngest
>daughter. (My girls are 12, 11 and 9) I can assure you it didn't sound any
>better at all.

12, 11 and 9? Blimey!

Where does the time go?
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On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 09:08:59 +0000, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>"Microsoft Windows v. 1.0, 1985 with original packaging"
>
>they'll be lucky.
>
>Mind, they have a Dragon 32 on the list, I happen to have one of them...

I think i have atleast 3 of the things on that list!
I cant believe theyre in need of BBC's. I still have 4 or 5 in the
shed waiting to be chucked out when i have the heart.

Tom Woods wrote:

> I think i have atleast 3 of the things on that list!

Ditto. If the shipping from here wasn't so feckin expensive I'd ship a
load of stuff out of my lockup to them. I'm sure there's at least a
couple of IBM S/360's in there somewhere.


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In message <[email protected]>
Tom Woods <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 09:08:59 +0000, Austin Shackles
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >"Microsoft Windows v. 1.0, 1985 with original packaging"
> >
> >they'll be lucky.
> >
> >Mind, they have a Dragon 32 on the list, I happen to have one of them...
>
> I think i have atleast 3 of the things on that list!
> I cant believe theyre in need of BBC's. I still have 4 or 5 in the
> shed waiting to be chucked out when i have the heart.

They can't be trying very hard to find them, unless they are unusual
models, comp.sys.acorn.* is very active and requests from museums,
collectors etc usually turn up the goods - except Doomsday systems.

Richard
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Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:59:58 GMT, SpamTrapSeeSig
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> In article <[email protected]>, Alan J. Wylie
>> <[email protected]> writes
>>
>>> Nascom 1, base kit £227, but you can expand it with 8K of RAM for
>>> £97.
>>
>> The Computer History Museum is currently looking for one:
>>
>> http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/donateArtifact/wishlist.php
>>
>> I asked my dad - sadly he disposed of ours fairly recently.
>
>
> "Microsoft Windows v. 1.0, 1985 with original packaging"
>
> they'll be lucky.
>
> Mind, they have a Dragon 32 on the list, I happen to have one of
> them...

And an Electron which I've never actually powered up for more than a couple
of minutes.
It's the postage costs that are worrying me.
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Dr Zoidberg wrote:
> Austin Shackles wrote:
>> On or around Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:59:58 GMT, SpamTrapSeeSig
>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>> In article <[email protected]>, Alan J. Wylie
>>> <[email protected]> writes
>>>
>>>> Nascom 1, base kit £227, but you can expand it with 8K of RAM for
>>>> £97.
>>>
>>> The Computer History Museum is currently looking for one:
>>>
>>> http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/donateArtifact/wishlist.php
>>>
>>> I asked my dad - sadly he disposed of ours fairly recently.
>>
>>
>> "Microsoft Windows v. 1.0, 1985 with original packaging"
>>
>> they'll be lucky.
>>
>> Mind, they have a Dragon 32 on the list, I happen to have one of
>> them...
>
> And an Electron which I've never actually powered up for more than a
> couple of minutes.
> It's the postage costs that are worrying me.

Oi! Who let you in 'ere?

Nige



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Nige wrote:
> Oi! Who let you in 'ere?
>
Hiya Nige , I'm posting from uk.comp.vintage

I haven't suddenly bought a Landy

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On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:52:32 +0000, Steve
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I still have 25 year old "Hobby Electronics" and ETI.....

I'll take any - I'll .pdf them though, then they'd get boxed up and
put in the lockup!

On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 09:08:59 +0000, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>"Microsoft Windows v. 1.0, 1985 with original packaging"
>
>they'll be lucky.

They are lucky. I have an un-opened Win v1

2 floppies IIRC.


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In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005

On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 16:49:48 -0000, "Dr Zoidberg"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I haven't suddenly bought a Landy

.... yet.

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:11:29 -0000, "William Tasso"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Crikey - if you're really keen I'm pretty sure I still have a few years of
>Everyday Electronics + assorted others still in the garage/loft/basement.
>I'd be happy to let them go to a home where they'll be [ab]used.

Drool. Happy to take - and .pdf them


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of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:32:18 +0000, Steve Taylor
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Martyn has other magazines to abuse, often featuring Charlotte Church
>apparently.....

Yes, yes, yes... But she's just sooo.....

Urgh... sorry about that...

On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:53:01 GMT, Nikki <[email protected]>
wrote:

>(My girls are 12, 11 and 9)

You've a couple of years grace yet before they start bringing home
spotty yoofs. When they do, be sure to dig out the piccies -
including this one ;-)

http://www.101fc.net/eastnor-2003/eastnor-2003-066.jpg


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of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
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"Dr Zoidberg" <[email protected]> writes:
>> [museum wants list]
>> Mind, they have a Dragon 32 on the list, I happen to have one of
>> them...
>
>And an Electron which I've never actually powered up for more than a couple
>of minutes.
>It's the postage costs that are worrying me.

can't you just wait for its wave duality to show up, and just ... um
.... let it propagate?
--
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"Dr Zoidberg" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Nige wrote:
> > Oi! Who let you in 'ere?
> >
> Hiya Nige , I'm posting from uk.comp.vintage
>
> I haven't suddenly bought a Landy
=
My brother had one in the early 1960s does that count?

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Austin Shackles wrote:
>
> Mind, they have a Dragon 32 on the list, I happen to have one of them...
I did, don't know if my nephew still has it... going to find out though!

Andy

Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:11:29 -0000, "William Tasso"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Crikey - if you're really keen I'm pretty sure I still have a few years
>> of
>> Everyday Electronics + assorted others still in the
>> garage/loft/basement.
>> I'd be happy to let them go to a home where they'll be [ab]used.
>
> Drool. Happy to take - and .pdf them

ok - if I get to the 'unofficial' or some other meet this year I'll bring
them along.

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On 2006-01-21, beamendsltd <[email protected]> wrote:

> They can't be trying very hard to find them, unless they are unusual
> models, comp.sys.acorn.* is very active and requests from museums,
> collectors etc usually turn up the goods - except Doomsday systems.

Don't forget they're yanks, perhaps an email to them pointing out the
BBCs were British might be in order ;-)

The timeline on the site was pretty rubbish though, missed out
all the non-IBM non-MAC computers of the 80's and 90's.

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On 2006-01-21, Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]> wrote:

> can't you just wait for its wave duality to show up, and just ... um
> ... let it propagate?

I tried that, but when I looked to see if it had gone yet, I messed
the whole thing up!

I did notice that my cat died though.

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Mother" <"@ {mother} @ wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 16:49:48 -0000, "Dr Zoidberg"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I haven't suddenly bought a Landy
>
> ... yet.

FX:searches on ebay ;0)
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