TRW encounters

From: John Lawson <jpl15_at_netcom.com>
Date: Sat Feb 27 16:00:33 1999

  (Hey Paul! Sorry we missed you at TRW!)


  Marvin got a Processor Tech dual 8" floppy subsystem and an HP 65
desktop comp.

  I found a Kaypro 10 for $5, and a Nicolet digital storage scope
for $10. No chance right now to see if it works... I got a box of
binders of HP 3000 software docs, and a bunch of other classiccmp
related software books, like Lisp, Pascal, and some early IBM PC
type books.

  (I have to work today and tonite; I won't be able to unpack the
truck and get to this stuff until tomorrow.)

  I also was given a Sord Socius.. after the idiot who bought it
tore it apart for the 8" disk drives, and then discovered he didn't
want them after all. Any info on this machine? Date codes are from
the early 80s, and it has an 8086 and 8087... color monitor... big
machine. It's in pieces right now and the case is gone, but it
might be good for parts.... I also have the OS (I think) and
another disk which were in the drives. The OS disk is labelled
partially in Japanese.

 I got a newish DEC backplane with some hex-height boards..
L1011??? have to unpack it and then I'll look em up.

 I saw an old friend of mine there whilst I was buying the HP 65...
he didn't know I collected Old Iron..... "Oh, then you would you be
interested in two old IMSAI 8080s I have? I was using them to
collect and collate earthquake data, but I don't use them now and
they're just in the way..."

   YAAAHAHAHHAAA!!!!!! Of course what I said to *him* was: "Hmmmm
those are really *old*... I'll call you monday and I'll come check
them out...." salivate salivate Pavlov's Classic Collector
salivate salivate...


  Non classiccmp... I got an ancient VOX harmonizer accessory, and
the an old Teac Dolby Encode/Decode box.

  Dave Dameron stopped by.... but no party this time, Marvin and I
both had afternoon appointments.


   Cheerz

John


PS: Next TRW: 27 March 99...
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