On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, Marvin wrote:
> I *finally* got that &^%$ UMAX scanner working (needed a firmware upgrade
> and nothing I read gave that info until I started digging through UMAX tech
> notes) and will start getting scans of the Geniac manuals. If someone is
> willing to put them on their site, let me know and I'll email the scans as
> they are completed.
I'd be happy to host them, but I prefer OCR'd scans to images or PDF. I
also have Geniac manuals (there were several variations, and I only have
three of the variations), so I can split the work with you if our versions
match.
> Tonight was the Classic Computer Club meeting, and they raffled off an
> Amstrad PPC512 portable computer. Neat looking computer but I haven't taken
> the time to check to see if it works. No manuals, and only the disks that
Does that mean you won? I like the PPC512, but I find it one of the
goofiest looking computers made.
OK, my turn to brag. Today was a good day. I got:
a Commodore 128D
a Heathkit 8088 trainer
a few BYTE mags
and ... an Olson!
What's an Olson, you ask. It's a BYT-8 clone. What's a BYT-8, you ask.
It's an ultracool front-panel S-100 box originally sold by the Byte Shop
in Palo Alto around 1976:
http://www.blinkenlights.com/classiccmp/byte/olson2.jpg
It's much smaller than most S-100 boxen of the day. Here's a pic that
lets you compare the size to a standard 8.5x11" binder:
http://www.blinkenlights.com/classiccmp/byte/olson3.jpg
-- Doug
Received on Wed Feb 10 1999 - 03:19:10 GMT
