Quarter classics (was: Big Iron Was:RE: Backwater are

From: Philip.Belben_at_powertech.co.uk <(Philip.Belben_at_powertech.co.uk)>
Date: Fri Jun 19 03:29:55 1998

HRK wrote:

>>>Speaking of big iron, if anyone runs across any arcade machines in my
>>>general area, like within 300-400 miles, I WILL pickup. Looking for mostly
>>>80's era games, like the old Atari vectors (Tempest, Asteroids, Battlezone,
>>>etc.) but will take just about anything.
>
>> And if you know of a robotron in the SF bay area available for cheap,
>> 4-6hours of sleep per night is way too much anyway... 8^)
>
> Robotron ?
>
> Talking about the East German Computers ?

[falls on floor laughing]

No. He is talking about video games.

I made exactly that mistake about a year ago - someone mentioned that he
liked Robotron, and I immediately jumped in asking for info about East
German computers! (only to back out, somewhat embarrassed, a few
messages later)

I have, it seems, the front panel and associated logic from a Robotron
[can't remember the model number]. I bought it on holiday in Munich,
sorry, Muenchen, a few years ago (picture the scene: eccentric hacker
with estate car (station wagon) full of kit, GB plates on the back,
trying to get through customs at Strasbourg. I got so exasperated that
when they asked, "etes-vous espion?" I said "mais oui!")

But what I was really wanting to say was, at last someone else who's
heard of the East German Robotron! Do you have any info about them,
what they did, when they did it, specific machines? Is there the
remotest chance that if I post the model number of my stuff you can find
me docs on it? Or tell me where to find docs on it?

Philip.

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Received on Fri Jun 19 1998 - 03:29:55 BST