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GbH

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• Sep 23, 2005

• #41

In news:[email protected],
Austin Shackles <[email protected]> blithered:
> On or around Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:04:46 GMT, Alex
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> Before my time. The first machines i remember using was a Digital
>> Microsystems 3B/102. A Minicomputer system capable of handling up to
>> 256 dumb terminals on VT Ansi. Ran CPM/86 from 8" disk floppy or hard
>> in 64k of RAM
>
> the 11/750 at lampeter uni was linked to the inernet via a 9600 baud
> leased line. Bloody amazing to think of that, now. Mind, it was
> enough for text-only.
>>
>> Most people have never heard of them. I've still got two or three
>> working examples. Must be over 25 years old now.
>
> excellent. Such things should be preserved. around the place here I
> have (non-functional, though) a Pet, a Siruis B and a Dragon 32. I
> think the Dragon still works, if ICBA to get it out and fire it up.

Don't think the necessary steam coal is any longer available.

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Steve Taylor

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• Sep 23, 2005

• #42

GbH wrote:

>>excellent. Such things should be preserved. around the place here I
>>have (non-functional, though) a Pet, a Siruis B and a Dragon 32. I
>>think the Dragon still works, if ICBA to get it out and fire it up.
>
>
> Don't think the necessary steam coal is any longer available.
>

You're still in with a chance - Z80A are still in production, and there
are circuit diagrams you could work from. Like you're in with a chance
of fixing a ZX80, but not the ZX81 with its Ferranti ASIC.

Steve

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Sep 23, 2005

• #43

On or around Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:56:04 +0100, Stephen Hull <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>In message <[email protected]>
> Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>[snip]
>
>>>Most people have never heard of them. I've still got two or three
>>>working examples. Must be over 25 years old now.
>>
>>excellent. Such things should be preserved. around the place here I have
>>(non-functional, though) a Pet, a Siruis B and a Dragon 32. I think the
>>Dragon still works, if ICBA to get it out and fire it up.
>>--
>
>A Dragon 32 rings a bell with me, I had a TRS-80 which apparently used
>the same chipset.

Dragon was a 6809 processor. 8-bit one that grew into the 68000, AIUI.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"The breezy call of incense-breathing Morn, The swallow twittering
from the strawbuilt shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing
horn, No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed."
Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Sep 23, 2005

• #44

On or around Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:23:21 +0100, "GbH"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>In news:[email protected],
>Austin Shackles <[email protected]> blithered:
>> On or around Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:04:46 GMT, Alex
>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>> Before my time. The first machines i remember using was a Digital
>>> Microsystems 3B/102. A Minicomputer system capable of handling up to
>>> 256 dumb terminals on VT Ansi. Ran CPM/86 from 8" disk floppy or hard
>>> in 64k of RAM
>>
>> the 11/750 at lampeter uni was linked to the inernet via a 9600 baud
>> leased line. Bloody amazing to think of that, now. Mind, it was
>> enough for text-only.
>>>
>>> Most people have never heard of them. I've still got two or three
>>> working examples. Must be over 25 years old now.
>>
>> excellent. Such things should be preserved. around the place here I
>> have (non-functional, though) a Pet, a Siruis B and a Dragon 32. I
>> think the Dragon still works, if ICBA to get it out and fire it up.
>
>Don't think the necessary steam coal is any longer available.

too flippin' true. 's difficult indeed to get decent coal fer steam engines
now, or at least, not at an affordable price. Not sure if Tower do anything
good, they might.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"If you cannot mould yourself as you would wish, how can you expect
other people to be entirely to your liking?"
Thomas À Kempis (1380 - 1471) Imitation of Christ, I.xvi.

 

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Alex

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• Sep 23, 2005

• #45

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:38:42 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On or around Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:04:46 GMT, Alex <[email protected]>
>enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Before my time. The first machines i remember using was a Digital
>>Microsystems 3B/102. A Minicomputer system capable of handling up to
>>256 dumb terminals on VT Ansi. Ran CPM/86 from 8" disk floppy or hard
>>in 64k of RAM
>
>the 11/750 at lampeter uni was linked to the inernet via a 9600 baud leased
>line. Bloody amazing to think of that, now. Mind, it was enough for
>text-only.
>>
>>Most people have never heard of them. I've still got two or three
>>working examples. Must be over 25 years old now.
>
>excellent. Such things should be preserved. around the place here I have
>(non-functional, though) a Pet, a Siruis B and a Dragon 32. I think the
>Dragon still works, if ICBA to get it out and fire it up.

Somebody has to preserve the heritage of computing. Frankly I think
i'll offer the systems to the Bletchly Park heritage lot, as they're
really only taking up space here.

Alex

 

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Alex

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• Sep 23, 2005

• #46

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:16:55 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On or around Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:56:04 +0100, Stephen Hull <[email protected]>
>enlightened us thusly:
>
>>In message <[email protected]>
>> Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>[snip]
>>
>>>>Most people have never heard of them. I've still got two or three
>>>>working examples. Must be over 25 years old now.
>>>
>>>excellent. Such things should be preserved. around the place here I have
>>>(non-functional, though) a Pet, a Siruis B and a Dragon 32. I think the
>>>Dragon still works, if ICBA to get it out and fire it up.
>>>--
>>
>>A Dragon 32 rings a bell with me, I had a TRS-80 which apparently used
>>the same chipset.
>
>Dragon was a 6809 processor. 8-bit one that grew into the 68000, AIUI.

I forget what was in the DMS systems. But the first PC I had was a
Zenith with an 8086 in it, which i upgraded to a NEC V20. Oooh, the
sheer power.....

It finished up with a co-pro, 2meg of memory, VGA Graphics, 3 floppy
drives and 4x60meg RLL Hard Disk Drives. Most reliable machine I ever
had. Still got most of it somewhere, and it'll still boot up DOS 3.3
if I find it and plug it in

Alex

 

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Mother

Guest

• Sep 23, 2005

• #47

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:25:45 GMT, Alex <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Somebody has to preserve the heritage of computing.

Tell that to my mum...


--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
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

 

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Stephen Hull

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• Sep 24, 2005

• #48

In message <[email protected]>
Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote:

>>A Dragon 32 rings a bell with me, I had a TRS-80 which apparently used
>>the same chipset.
>
>Dragon was a 6809 processor. 8-bit one that grew into the 68000, AIUI.

Ah yes, I remember it was the 6809.

Steve.


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Tom Woods

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• Sep 28, 2005

• #49

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:42:39 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:25:45 GMT, Alex <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Somebody has to preserve the heritage of computing.
>
>Tell that to my mum...

hehe. Pretty much all of the stuff that i still have at my parents
house (exluding the couple of cars adorning the garden!) is a wardrobe
full of my collection of old computers.
The apple ][ was my favorite. Have got one set up in my living room at
the moment