confession time

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

> Mind, they have a Dragon 32 on the list, I happen to have one of them...

I've got one of those, plus;

* Mattel Aquarius
* TRS-80 colour pen plotter (but no TRS-80)
* various Commodore 64s and a 128 I believe
* a small herd of Spectrums from the 48k to the +3
* an almost-working ZX81 with rampacks
* a pile of beebs of various configurations
* two electrons
* some Atari VCSes and a later Atari console
* two original Apple Mac SE machines, one with hard disc
* a few Amigas, 2 500s and a 1200 I think
* at least one Atari ST
* a trio of Acorn Archimedes machines, an A440, A3000 and a Risc PC
* a Silicon Graphics thing, Indigo I think
* a Sun Ultra 30 (I think it's a 30)
* 12 permanently connected linux boxes on my network, 5 of
them in a 19" 6 foot tall rack
* a linux box in an old arcade machine cabinet emulating 5000 games
* another 15 PCs from P1 75MHz to P4 3GHz stored in the loft.

Oh and one windows laptop used only to read work email.

As you can tell I hate throwing computers out!

On my car shopping list is a Series 1 80" landy and just about any
early Riley, although cost limits the availability of the last item
:-(

--
Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

Mother wrote:
> 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!
>

I didn't say you could keep them. I haven't kept them for 26 years for
your benefit.....

But scanning them would be nice.

What happened to ETI anyway ?

Steve

Ian Rawlings wrote:

> * a small herd of Spectrums from the 48k to the +3

I have what I assume must be very very rare Spectrum prototype, with a
kind of bridge thingy for Ram expansion, over the main board, which I
believe never went into production. This was obtained to settle a
student debt, from 20 odd years ago, from a guy who had a placement at
Sinclair Research.

Steve

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

> I have what I assume must be very very rare Spectrum prototype, with a
> kind of bridge thingy for Ram expansion, over the main board, which I
> believe never went into production. This was obtained to settle a
> student debt, from 20 odd years ago, from a guy who had a placement at
> Sinclair Research.

Send me a few pics and I'll see if any of the comp.sys.sinclair crowd
can identify it, or you can wander over there and have a go yourself.
Be warned though; it's customary every year for a flamewar between
c.s.sinclair and a Commodore 64 newsgroup to break out over xmas and
the new year, and it's still going although not quite so vehemently at
the moment... I decided not to cross-post this to c.s.sinclair in
case the flame war spreads to landies and generic old stuff ;-)

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Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

in article [email protected], Dave
Liquorice at [email protected] wrote on 20/1/06 2:26 pm:

> On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:53:01 GMT, Nikki wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> But I bet it rattled the dust out of the rafters, always assuming said
> PA has some decent subs on it...
>
>>> No.1 Son has yet to show any interest in having his own CD machine.
>>
>> Funnily enough neither has our youngest and only boy.
>
> I'm not surprised with 3 older sisters, he can't get word in edgeways.
> B-)

Poor kid!

Nikki

in article [email protected], Rory at
[email protected] wrote on 20/1/06 5:49 pm:

> Cos I'm 'ard me 'ard!
>
> It is nice to drive topless when it is below freezing or there abouts,
> all bundled up in nice warm coats with a benny on, laughing at the
> muppets dressed the same driving there eurobox's.
>
> I may get a little cold but I ALWAYS look COOOOOOOL!
>
Is that due to the icicle hanging from the end of your nose?

Nikki

in article [email protected], Austin Shackles at
[email protected] wrote on 21/1/06 9:10 am:

> 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?

I wish I knew!

Nikki

in article [email protected], Mother at "@ {mother}
@"@101fc.net wrote on 21/1/06 5:15 pm:

> 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
>
I certainly will. Danielle, the oldest is only 3cm shorter than I am and
Jessica isn't far behind her.

It doesn't seem that long ago that we HAD to by a Land Rover as we couldn't
all fit the three girls and a baby car seat in the back of the Volvo.

Nikki

....and Rory spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...


> It is nice to drive topless when it is below freezing or there abouts,

I assume you are not one of the female readers of this group. The phrase
"chapel hat-pegs" comes to mind.

--
Rich
==============================

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 04:05:33 GMT, Nikki <[email protected]>
wrote:

>It doesn't seem that long ago that we HAD to by a Land Rover as we couldn't
>all fit the three girls and a baby car seat in the back of the Volvo.

So you'll need a 101 next...

On 20 Jan 2006 09:49:53 -0800, "Rory" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>It is nice to drive topless when it is below freezing

I've never liked my below to be frozen.

Richard Brookman wrote:
> ...and Rory spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>
>
>> It is nice to drive topless when it is below freezing or there abouts,
>
> I assume you are not one of the female readers of this group. The phrase
> "chapel hat-pegs" comes to mind.
>

Or JCB starter buttons!!

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:53:53 +0000, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
scribbled the following nonsense:

>On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 04:05:33 GMT, Nikki <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>It doesn't seem that long ago that we HAD to by a Land Rover as we couldn't
>>all fit the three girls and a baby car seat in the back of the Volvo.
>
>So you'll need a 101 next...

and work with austin to develop it as a minibus!
--

Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Newsletter Editor and Webmaster
Green Lane Association (GLASS) Financial Director
101 Ambi, undergoing camper conversion www.simoni.co.uk
1976 S3 LWT, Fully restored, ready for sale! Make me an offer!
Suzuki SJ410 (Wife's) 3" lift kit fitted, body shell now restored and mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery
1994 200 TDi Discovery body sheel, being bobbed and modded.....

Ian Rawlings wrote:
<snip>
> * an almost-working ZX81 with rampacks
<snip more>

As-new condition! <g>

Andy

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:35:02 +0000 (UTC), Simon Isaacs
<[email protected]> wrote:

>>So you'll need a 101 next...
>
>and work with austin to develop it as a minibus!

Austin's already admitted he can't do it...

Nige wrote:
> Richard Brookman wrote:
> > ...and Rory spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
> >
> >
> >> It is nice to drive topless when it is below freezing or there abouts,
> >
> > I assume you are not one of the female readers of this group. The phrase
> > "chapel hat-pegs" comes to mind.
> >
>
> Or JCB starter buttons!!

You're forgetting "Scammell wheels nuts"

D

....and [email protected] spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...


> Nige wrote:
>> Richard Brookman wrote:
>>> ...and Rory spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>>>
>>>
>>>> It is nice to drive topless when it is below freezing or there
>>>> abouts,
>>>
>>> I assume you are not one of the female readers of this group. The
>>> phrase "chapel hat-pegs" comes to mind.
>>>
>>
>> Or JCB starter buttons!!
>
> You're forgetting "Scammell wheels nuts"
>
> D

And "blind cobbler's thumbs".

Fnarr.

--
Rich
==============================

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

On or around Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:20:06 +0000, Mother <"@ {mother}
@"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:

>On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:35:02 +0000 (UTC), Simon Isaacs
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>>So you'll need a 101 next...
>>
>>and work with austin to develop it as a minibus!
>
>Austin's already admitted he can't do it...

Oi. I said I can't *afford* it... I could *do* it, no problem.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"'Tis a mad world, my masters" John Taylor (1580-1633) Western Voyage, 1

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:47:01 -0000, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:

>...and [email protected] spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>
>
>> Nige wrote:
>>> Richard Brookman wrote:
>>>> ...and Rory spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> It is nice to drive topless when it is below freezing or there
>>>>> abouts,
>>>>
>>>> I assume you are not one of the female readers of this group. The
>>>> phrase "chapel hat-pegs" comes to mind.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Or JCB starter buttons!!
>>
>> You're forgetting "Scammell wheels nuts"
>>
>> D
>
>And "blind cobbler's thumbs".
>

We just say "Radio 2 anyone?"
--

Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Newsletter Editor and Webmaster
Green Lane Association (GLASS) Financial Director
101 Ambi, undergoing camper conversion www.simoni.co.uk
1976 S3 LWT, Fully restored, ready for sale! Make me an offer!
Suzuki SJ410 (Wife's) 3" lift kit fitted, body shell now restored and mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery
1994 200 TDi Discovery body sheel, being bobbed and modded.....

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:17:43 +0000, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:

>On or around Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:20:06 +0000, Mother <"@ {mother}
>@"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:35:02 +0000 (UTC), Simon Isaacs
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>>So you'll need a 101 next...
>>>
>>>and work with austin to develop it as a minibus!
>>
>>Austin's already admitted he can't do it...
>
>Oi. I said I can't *afford* it... I could *do* it, no problem.

nikki buys a 101, sends it to wales, austin converts it and returns
it!
--

Simon Isaacs

Peterborough 4x4 Club Newsletter Editor and Webmaster
Green Lane Association (GLASS) Financial Director
101 Ambi, undergoing camper conversion www.simoni.co.uk
1976 S3 LWT, Fully restored, ready for sale! Make me an offer!
Suzuki SJ410 (Wife's) 3" lift kit fitted, body shell now restored and mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT
Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next
1993 200 TDi Discovery
1994 200 TDi Discovery body sheel, being bobbed and modded.....