AggieDave 6 #26 August 20, 2003 QuoteI have some of the original Portable Compaqs too hehe, my Osbornes predated Compaq's protables by a couple years.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #27 August 20, 2003 I remember Osbornes....I think I have some 5 1/4" floppies around somewhere in a box with the OS for one... Amazon... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #28 August 20, 2003 They used to be my dad's computers, there's pics of me as a VERY young toddler sitting on my dad's lap at those computers. Computers have been a very important part of my life for basically all of my life. Common today, but for someone born in 1980, it wasn't super common growing up.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #29 August 20, 2003 But they don't predate the Apples.. or this one little INTEL 8085 Luggable Dev system... I bought my first Apple with 4k ram in 1978.. no Floppy but I did get basic on a cassette tape Oh and the Apple III has a SOS set of disks around somewhere... as well as the emulation for the more common Apple DOS Amazon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #30 August 20, 2003 Well Amazon. you are including equipment that doesn't work or you got rid of, if that's the case, I owned also (I threw them out years ago when I moved ) a Sinclair ZX81 (with a 16K memory expansion) a Sinclair Spectrum 16 (IN COLOR!!!), a Radio Shack CoCo 64 (with external floppy) like 2 or 3 IBM PS2 (25 and 50 models), I had an Apple Lisa (got rid of after a few months due to lack of software) and some Corbus Hard drives for Apple II/III series, OH!!! and a "portable" Kaypro computer (can't remember the model). I wish I had all that stuff, I could sell the lot for $1 __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #31 August 20, 2003 Windows every edition at work, mac 8.6 and higher (don't have jaguar yet though here) at work Windows 95, 98, xp at home<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #32 August 20, 2003 Yup, right there. --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #33 August 20, 2003 QuoteNope... what is Linux??? You didn't know? Billy Goats' latest secret weapon to demonate the PC market edit: clicky linkMy other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #34 August 20, 2003 QuoteYou didn't know? Billy Goats' latest secret weapon to demonate the PC market BBBBWWWAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #35 August 20, 2003 Uh... They workI also got rid of the Radio Shack Trash80 stuff I used to have as well as a few of the TI-99. The Commodore stuff went away as well I traded the 64 stuff and the PET to a guy who was really into it. I think the LISA is the only one of the Original Apples predating the Power PC versions that Apple came out with that I could never actually get a hold of. and all of mine work... I even have Wizardry that will still run on the Apple II.. It was written in Apple Pascal.. the OS they used to develop the MAC OS in the begginning.I also have a Z-80 card that will fit in the APPLE II to allow you to run CP/M.. still have the disks and books for both of those other APPLE OS.. but unlike you I never threw out any of it... I have sold off some of the things like the old terminal that had an INTEL 4004 Proc in it.. one of the engineers from INTEL Jones Farm Campus in Hillsboro OR where I used to live found out I had one and he just HAD to have it... and made me an offer I could not refuse... I have PS2 currently in Model 25 30 70 80... I am always open for trading.. I have BOXES and BOXES of old 8088, 80286, 80386, 80486 as well as pentium MB... I also kept many of the old video controllers CGA EGA VGA SVGA ...FD and hard drives etc. I have been thinking about putting some retro computers together and selling them on E-Bay.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Amazon 7 #37 August 20, 2003 Many of the APPLE Lisa were taken back and modified from the wierd 5 1/4" drive to the 3.5" MAc drives and had MAC Roms added to upgrade them... I still want one of them If you ever run across one again. Amazon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #38 August 20, 2003 QuoteUh... They work Cool. The equipment that I have WORKS, the one I got rid of WORKED too, gave it to some kids or 'cheap' friends who wanted to have a PC. I remember the Z-80 processor, I learned assembly language using them, Wow!!! memories memories. I still remember how to write code using Applesoft (Apple's BASIC dialect) and still have a copy of the DOS for Apple (Beagle Bros.)__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #39 August 20, 2003 Heck I learned Assembly on the 6502... and when I started as a Comp Sci major in 1982... I did it on an IBM 370 as well... with freakin Punch cards.. man I hate decks of cards.... I give lots of stuff away... especially when I come across someone who really needs some equipment... and has no way of getting a start with out some help.. I can get theWindows OS really cheap so I help people I run across in need....with the OS as well. I really hate to see kids who HAVE to HAVE computer skills in this day and age.... be in circumstances where their family can't afford a cheap older computer that may not run the latetest greatest stuff.. but at least will run something they can learn on. Amazon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #40 August 20, 2003 One thing I forgot, I almost got once a data entry system (TAB 700) but back then I didn't have a basement available or garage, so, I let it go, same thing when I came across an IBM 32?? data entry system, both using 8" floppys (when I used to write code for IBM System 34, RPG II and COBOL)__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #41 August 20, 2003 Sinclair? As in Timex Sinclair? As in "Takes a Likin', Keeps on Tickin'" Timex?My other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #42 August 20, 2003 I had a freind who had several of them.. But the biggest thing I ever got a hold of was a PDP-8... that is when I kkkkkknew I needed to lay off the really old BIG stuff. Some of the Cromemco S-100 systems were huge... and I had several boxes of the old 8" Persci drives.. I had one that was adapted for the APPLE II... special controller for it is still in a box Somewhere with the RANA Controller for the 5 1/4" 800k drive. But when I moved to my boathouse in 1990 a lot of that really BIG heavy stuff had to go... the decking around the outside of the house was getting close to going under water Amazon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #43 August 20, 2003 Yup thats them. TIMEX Amazon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #44 August 20, 2003 hmmm.. Lessee... Starting in the BACK room, 2 toshibas running FreeBSD (firewall and web) 1 Toshiba and one HP Xu6/200 (Dual) running Red Hat 7.3 and 9 1 Toshiba running Win2k server 1 Toshiba running Win 2003 (I kinda like running server stuff on laptops, less power , less space and I have built in battery backup ) Upstairs, just a few laptops and desktops running win2k, Xp and the lone holdout of 98. I got rid of all my heavy duty eqpt cause I didn't have room. I USED to have a 6 processor Unisys box which I sold for like $300I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagicLou 0 #45 August 20, 2003 QuoteOh and the Apple II has a SOS set of disks around somewhere... as well as the emulation for the more common Apple DOS Amazon Actually SOS (Sophistocated Operating System) was for the Apple III. The emulator was to let you run Apple II software on an Apple III. I curruntly Run the following OSes in production either at home or at work. QNX 2.x & 4.x SCO Xenix IBM OS/2 2.x, 3.x, 4.x & Warp Server SMP Windows NT 4.x (& Server), Win 2k (& Server), Win 2k3 Server, Win XP and am Testing Win 2k3 AMD64 prerelease (on Dual Opteron). FreeBSD 5.x My museum stuff is wide another matter, but includes the above Apple II & III (with a 5mb ProFile Hard Disk). Lou ___________________________________ . . . now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb - Dark Helmet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carth 0 #46 August 20, 2003 three computers here running 3 different OS's one using XP pro one running SUSE linuX and the other FreeBSD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #47 August 20, 2003 QuoteActually SOS (Sophistocated Operating System) was for the Apple III. The emulator was to let you run Apple II software on an Apple III. I have the Apple III with the SOS... (I made a little typo there.... can't get away with anything around here).. what a wonderful business machine Amazon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagicLou 0 #48 August 20, 2003 [replyI have the Apple III with the SOS... (I made a little typo there.... can't get away with anything around here).. what a wonderful business machine Amazon Bwaahaahaa . . . ROTFLMFAO After the Apple III, I actually ordered an Apple LISA, they never shipped it. (I wish they had, I would love to have one in my museum) They did however tell me I should but one of their new wonder machines called MAC. I've never taken Apple seriously (as a hardware company) since then. Please no flames from the MACs RULE contingent. Lou ___________________________________ . . . now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb - Dark Helmet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thethinker 0 #49 August 20, 2003 I'm quite content with my windows!!! Altho I have been having problems with my IE. Grrrowl. yeah, wut is linux. And i like all the operating systems. We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe. -Johann von Goethe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #50 August 20, 2003 QuoteI actually ordered an Apple LISA, they never shipped it. I remember that baby, and I borrowed once a classic MAC, remember them?, I think ATM machines have bigger screens __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.
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