Write me off-list; maybe we can do something.
mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Savage (Redacted sender "rhjsavage" for DMARC)
To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 7:16 PM
Subject: [torontocbm] Re: Fwd: Computer Museum Items
Hi Mike.
I bought it from someone a year ago from someone who knew his way around at
the board level. He couldn’t fix it. This kind of work is beyond me, so I sent
it to Tynemouth in England.
They had it for six months and sent it back as-is because it would take too
much effort to resolve. I did get the following preliminary information though.
Here’s what they said:
“It would run with the supplied CPU plugged in via my test ROM/RAM board, but
not with that CPU plugged directly into the board. And it would run apparently
fine with a replacement CPU, but I'm not sure for how long as it looks like
something on the board is loading the databus down. It's OK on the ROM/RAM
board as that buffers the databus, so could be any one of the many things on
the databus, and that in turn could be damaging the other devices on there
(which is why almost all of them have already been replaced). Also, the W65C21S
is wrong for the board, it should be a W65C21N, I tried one of those to make
sure but that wasn't what was causing the problem.”
Richard
From: torontocbm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <torontocbm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
Behalf Of Mike Stein
Sent: April 24, 2019 5:21 PM
To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [torontocbm] Re: Fwd: Computer Museum Items
What's wrong with yours?
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Savage (Redacted sender "rhjsavage" for DMARC)
To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2019 11:53 AM
Subject: [torontocbm] Re: Fwd: Computer Museum Items
Hello all,
If anyone has come in contact with a PET 8032 mainboard I would happily
compensate them. I’ve been trying to rebuild mine for a year.
Thank you.
Richard Savage
From: torontocbm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <torontocbm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
Behalf Of Jeff Brown
Sent: April 18, 2019 1:14 PM
To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [torontocbm] Re: Fwd: Computer Museum Items
Thank you Leif,
I was able to make it to the storage unit last night. 20 or so of us
collected computers, software and documents.
Commodore:
There were 4 or so PET’s, 10 C64’s and a couple 64’s stuffed into Vic
cases. Some IEEE drives, many 1541’s. Quite a few commodore monitors including
a monochrome C-10, 5 or 6 C64 monitors(forget the model#) and a couple of
1084’s.
Many boxes of manuals, advertising, boxed software, diskettes, TPUG disks,
power supplies, empty C64 cases, empty 1541 cases, loose power supplies,
hundreds of cables, a couple external Amiga drives.
TRS-80:
A bunch of TRS-80 computers including a model I, 4 model III’s, 2 model
4’s, a coco or two
Apple:
Lots if iMacs and several Macintoshes
An apple II clone. An Apple iic and a bunch of software.
IBM Compatible:
A couple IBM 5150’s. 2 or 3 monitors.
There was a wall of IBM compatible software donated from a store bankruptcy.
Two boxed montherboards, one 386 and one 286 or 486.
Random Stuff:
Some Osborne stuff, an early Compaq, a few VT100-type terminals. An Epson
LX-800 dot matrix printer.
There were hundreds of non-descript keyboards, power supplies, wires,
interface cables, and a giant pile of boxes full of software, advertising,
magazines and books.
More modern stuff: Quite a few 17 inch 4:3 LCD monitors in good shape.
Thank you to Jen, Syd’s widow, and to George, Syd’s museum co-hort. It
must have been upsetting for Jen to see us removing items, but a relief as well
knowing much of Syd’s collection would be cared for and appreciated by people
who share the retro-collecting bug.
Not sure what is left there today. I heard someone has offered to remove
what remains at the end of today. Perhaps for a combination of eBay, flea
markets, and eWaste.
Jeff
From: torontocbm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <torontocbm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
Behalf Of Leif Bloomquist
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2019 8:15 PM
To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [torontocbm] Fwd: Computer Museum Items
!!!! Looks like an opportunity to preserve some of these items. Hope some
of you can make it. (I'm out of town and do not have any further details).
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Jennifer Schween
Good evening,
On Wednesday (April 17) evening 7-9:30 PM AND this Thursday (April 18)
during the day (10AM-5PM) the Personal Computer Museum's storage facility (183
Dalhousie St.) will be giving away miscellaneous items from the unit. Look for
the Computer Museum tripod sign out on the sidewalk. These time slots will be
used for the recipients of Sydbits, volunteers and the community to come to
Dalhousie Street storage and take what they want from the unit.
Come and take a look at what we have to offer, you may see something you
need!
P.S. Please do NOT park on the Laurier Parking lot unless you have a
student Gold area parking pass displayed.
Thanks,
Jen
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