> HRK wrote:
Ups :)
>>>>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)
Shure, the context is prety clear - I just couldn't resist :)
> 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!")
rotfl.
> 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?
Hard, I own 2 Robotron PCs (one Z80 CP/M system and one PC Clone),
but since I live in Muenchen (:), I'm not in the 'native Environment'
of Robotron clasics. But maybe I could forward your questuons to some
east German friends.
Servus
Hans
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Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK
Received on Fri Jun 19 1998 - 10:23:49 BST