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PalmOS software?
by Joseph Oprysko 19 Sep '18

19 Sep '18

Would anyone happen to have a CD of old PalmOS software? Preferably sorted, even better if a backed up website of many different publishers apps. There’s very little easily found on the web anymore, I used to have several different websites backed up on a hard drive that crashed. I’m attempting to restore my library and move it to more stable media, but having to reinvent the wheel is a lot of work that doesn’t need to be done, since many of the sites were already sorted and had information on each product listed with them already. I could always find a way to export the data and import it into the system I’m going to be using. Actually, it doesn’t need to be a CD, as I have a gigabit Internet connection, just FTP access to the directory would be sufficient. The more apps, and more information in the existing sorting (HTML file) the better. It’s a very forgotten operating system since the webOS days which never really made it onto handheld devices anyway. If required, I can reward the top two people helping, with either a Palm Tungsten E2 or a Palm Tungsten TX. The E2 has the traditional sized color screen, the TX is a Full color screen, with the writing pad a pop-up component of the screen. Thank you, Joe -- Normal Person: Hey, it seems that you know a lot. Geek: To be honest, it's due to all the surfing I do. Normal Person: So you go surfing? Normal Person: But I don't think that has anything to do with knowing a lot... Geek: I think that's wrong on a fundamental level. Normal Person: Huh? Huh? What?

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pdp 8e on ebay getting expensive
by Bill Degnan 19 Sep '18

19 Sep '18

Check out this auction, getting pricey https://www.ebay.com/itm/DEC-PDP-8-E-Rare-Vintage-MiniComputer-Working-Comp… RX01/02 drive controller, 8K. Not the most powerful system, probably a newer / high serial number Bill

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] PAL C-64 on 1084-S?
by Dean Notarnicola 18 Sep '18

18 Sep '18

I have a few low cost LCDs that accept PAL signal, as I discovered by hooking up a new to me Amiga to the composite in. On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 1:14 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > If you have access to one, > You could run the video output signal of C64 though a multi-system or > multi-standard VCR. > Samsung had a really nice one back then. > It may allow you to select NTSC out and PAL input. > I don't have one to try, but I remember using them back in the late 90s - > 2k. > Also online there has to be converters that can do this. > > Mike > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Sep 18, 2018, at 12:36 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > >> On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 8:35 AM Chris Fala <chrisjpf33(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Not if it is a US version. > > > > > > So what can I do to display a PAL C64? > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Sep 18, 2018, at 1:03 AM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < > >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> > >> Can anyone confirm that I can use a Commodore 1084S monitor to display a > >> Pal C64? I finally got around to converting my C64 to PAL, but my LED > >> monitor doesn't seem to work with PAL. > >> > >> -- > >> ========================================= > >> Jeff Brace > >> Vice President > >> Vintage Computer Federation > >> > > -- > > ========================================= > > Jeff Brace > > Vice President > > Vintage Computer Federation > >

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PAL C-64 on 1084-S?
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Sep '18

18 Sep '18

Can anyone confirm that I can use a Commodore 1084S monitor to display a Pal C64? I finally got around to converting my C64 to PAL, but my LED monitor doesn't seem to work with PAL. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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VCF helpers @ InfoAge Halloween event
by Evan Koblentz 18 Sep '18

18 Sep '18

Everyone, CEBOT -- "Camp Evans Base Of Terror" -- is InfoAge's annual Halloween scare-fest. It is the largest fundraiser of the year for InfoAge, so all of the member organizations are helping as event volunteers. The event schedule is 7pm-11pm, every Friday and Saturday, starting the weekend of September 28-29 and ending the weekend of October 26-27. InfoAge management needs to know exactly which volunteers to expect on which nights. This is a "firm commitment" situation. You all know how I feel about "sorry, wish I could but" or "I'll try to make it" or "I'll see if I am a free that night" or "I can only be there for 90 minutes" -- that won't fly. They need to know exactly who they can count on and when. Let me know ASAP (off-list, please) if you can help for any of the nights. FYI, most of the volunteer roles are outdoors and involve a lot of standing, such as parking lot duty, security, directing people for which way to walk, collecting tickets, and so on. This is very much a situation where what's good for InfoAge is good for VCF. Thank you, -Evan

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] PAL C-64 on 1084-S?
by Thomas Fuchs 18 Sep '18

18 Sep '18

Forgot to say, you likely need to have custom cables that work for this, either make them yourself (plenty of instructions online) or order one of eBay. (The C64 to S-Video is common and should be readily available.) Best, Thomas > On Sep 18, 2018, at 12:58 PM, Thomas Fuchs via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > <mime-attachment>

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Insanely OT: anyone got a cheap car for sale?
by Herb Johnson 18 Sep '18

18 Sep '18

I'm also looking for a small used car, for my wife. As she is five foot zero, the challenge is to find a car "sized" for her. But that's not why I'm posting (although if you have a small car in good shape near NJ, contact me). The problem I'm having, is that Craigslist posts "by owner", most of the time are actually from small (or tiny) dealers. They simply don't know the history of the cars they offer. In the NJ/PA/NY area, lots of cars have water damage from floods or sea-salt; less from road salt. It's not apparent after the car is cleaned (there's "tells" I can mention if anyone's interested). And a title for "flood damaged" can be "laundered" by changing states ot titling (NJ-PA-NJ for instance). CarFax tracks some of that stuff but not all. This is good info to know - hence the post. My point is, there's lots of value in finding a REAL owner of a used car, who honestly describes its history. So one reason this kind of post is not so "insanely off-topic" is that this list offers "real" owners and buyers; it's a social purpose and of short duration. Herb Johnson email address on my Web site (and in the header) -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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Z80/6502/68000 on a Microcontroller (J. Alexander Jacocks)
by Herb Johnson 18 Sep '18

18 Sep '18

The proposed product is simply yet another thing that *can* be done, so someone is offering to do it. And there's plenty of soft-core hobby projects; pour in any processor you want. I myself as an old person, would not call a programmable-logic CPU a "real" classic microprocessor. But other people just want to run the software, never mind how; emulators, soft-core processors, whatever. And there's other reasons. There's actually vintage-computing history, about multiple processor systems. Generally they were not well-produced, because you can't optimize a computer with two or three very different processors; you don't get enough resources for either as a result. What worked were things like the Tandy that used a Z80 for peripherals and a 68K to run some Unix-flavor OS; or processor-per-use schemes like TurboDOS/S-100 systems. Or, a Z80 on an Apple II to run CP/M and Z80 compatible programs (from Microsoft). Funny to talk about "modern microcontrollers fast enough to emulate Z80's". When IBM-AT class computers could run emulated CP/M-80 in real time at say 2-4MHz - suddenly the market for used CP/M-80 computers DROPPED. Go figure. So history may not repeat, but it certainly rhymes. Herb Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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Interest in a Workshop at System Source, in Hunt Valley, MD?
by Herb Johnson 18 Sep '18

18 Sep '18

> OK, so after talking to Bob @ System Source, we're going to go for the > November 10th/11th date. Which day works better for everyone? Bob > would like to do a single day workshop. You may want to reserve both, one for a snow date; choose a week or so before. > If someone else wants to host for the September date, I'm up for that. Or, > we could try to find a cheap fire hall or similar to split the rental on? - Alex Kinda late to reserve a Sept 29/30 location on the 18th, ten days out. I'm interested in these sort of events but I don't like driving in any difficult weather. But it's a good idea, and half a dozen people is still a good repair event. Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT info

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Dan
by Evan Koblentz 18 Sep '18

18 Sep '18

I realized what's missing from my Lego site -- a proper tribute to Dan -- without whom I never could have learned how to use the 1980s kit. So I added a link to a tribute page in the site header. Have a look.... http://www.mindsbeforethestorm.com

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