Completely Edible Apple II
This is too cool... http://gizmodo.com/this-gingerbread-...ble-1790410311
View ArticleMicroMint Disk-80 Expansion Unit Manual
It's always good to archive manuals for obscure gear. This one's a manual for the MicroMint Disk-80, a third party replacement for the TRS-80 Model 1 expansion unit. It was emailed to me by Dirk...
View ArticleWanted: monochrome 80 column monitor
Looking for good 80 column monitor for Synertek KTM-2. Tried apple 2 monitor, commodore 1702, and old tv. Couldn't adjust horizontal enough to accommodate 80 column on apple monitor. Commodore 1702...
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Progress industrial/11
I was having an issue with address light 16 of the PDP 11/40 I had been writing about here in other threads. The light comes on when I LOAD (any) ADDR, but the actual address in the program counter is...
View ArticleNeed working motherboard for Amiga 3000T (tower)
Like a lot of A3000T owners, I had no idea that during storage or long periods of non-use, the clock battery would leak. Since the motherboard on the tower is in a vertical position, that means the...
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386 8M expansion board
Got this some time ago with alot of other stuff as a trade. I don't have the correct motherboard to check this with, so its going to have to be sold AS-IS. There is some slight damage to the corner of...
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72-Pin EDO 256MB Crucial Memory #CT16M32E4L5.M8T8 (4 pcs)
This came as a set of spares for a system I no longer own. Just re-checked in memtest86+ on a Pentium Pro, working fine. Asking $20 plus shipping, should be cheap anywhere in the US, but international...
View ArticleWanted: Apple IIgs
Hello. I'm after an Apple IIgs computer. Specifically, a ROM01 model. Must include keyboard and mouse, and at least one 3.5" floppy drive, all in good, clean, working condition. Please send me a PM if...
View ArticleTRS-80 DT-1 Plus a raspberry Pi
So, I recently saved a TRS-80 data terminal from being dumped at my college. I plan to wire in a raspberry pi internally to turn it into a Linux machine (because it's just a "dumb terminal"). It...
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H-Tron: a little DOS game for the Hercules graphics card
Hi all, I have recently written a little DOS game for the Hercules graphics card. It is the classical overhead view "Tron" game (motorcycles that leave "wall trails" behind them): HTron.jpg The game...
View ArticleToshiba T3200 Error C3
Hi all, first post here. Hoping someone can help. I've just picked up a Toshiba T3200, and while it's in great cosmetic condition, I'm getting this error message and total system halt on power on with...
View ArticleNorton and other crap.
My father in law screwed up his Toshiba laptop, by believing what liars on the Internet told him. So, I brought it to my shop, got the data off it and did a factory restore. That, of course, also...
View ArticleLoTech IDE problems - Model 4P
Hi I finally got round to fitting a LoTech IDE adapter to my Model 4P, but I have a problem. The "TEST.COM" program (which checks the IDE busy flag and formats the disk) is hanging on a status of 255....
View ArticleSlowing down speed of Model 4p when running games
Hey all I used to be able to reduce the speed of my Model 4 to play games like Attack Force but can't for the life of me remember how I did it (application or operating system command). I'm running...
View ArticleGood ML monitor I can stick in a 2001-N ROM for debugging?
I have a nice graphical clock app I wrote that works perfectly in VICE, of course, but not on the real PET when I flash it into a ROM and try to run it that way. Using the really basic monitor in the...
View Article5.25" floppy with write-protect "slider"
I tore open a new package of DSDD 5.25" floppies yesterday and was surprised to see that these are equipped with a small aluminum "slider" for write protection. Kind of cool, really. Has anyone else...
View ArticleGetting Orinoco Gold DOS wifi packet driver to work correctly
I've got this Orinoco Gold card, I'm trying to get it to work in my old Canon Notejet 486C. I've got the CAD driver loaded. Unsure if I'm using the right settings. The PD seems to communicate with the...
View ArticleWTB: IBM Portable PC (5155)
I've always kind of wanted one of these but I've never stumbled across one. If you have one that you want to send to a new home, let me know. I can deal in cash, PCjrs, or other mediums of exchange....
View ArticleNeeded: Sharp PC 7000 startup disk
Has anyone got the original media for the Sharp PC 7000 and mind uploading it as a disk image anywhere for me? I've got one on the way and i can't find any trace of the Sharp OEM version of DOS it came...
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Connecting a vintage PC to the internet via serial port and wifi
I don't know if this has been done before but I was bored and had an idea I wanted to try out. The idea was to wire up an ESP-8266 wifi module and program it to read/write from the serial port over a...
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