Unix server freaks missed out at the Santee swapmeet. Some guy was selling an
original NeXT for $75, there were a whole row of Sparc SLCs at $15 a pop,
and an SGI Indigo and two SParc 2s. The Sparc 2s were loaded with Linux and
ready to run. There was also a Mac Portable, but by the time I came back to
buy it it was gone :-( The only server I care about is my Apple Network Server
500, but if you're near the San Diego area show up on the first/third
Saturdays of the month -- they might be back. There were also some assorted
Data General boards (dated 1968) but I have little experience with them.
I got, myself, an NEC 8201A. I understand this acts like a Model 100. It
works great, came with the leather case, and is in fantastic condition, but
it has no manuals whatsoever. Any resources I might consult for it? How do
I connect a modem (or does it have an internal one) to use the Term program?
It was only $10 :-)
In my eyes, though, the real prize was a Timex Sinclair 1000 with 1016 RAM
pack and six tapes, manual and all the cables EXCEPT the power supply. The
manual has no pinout. It looks like a 9V 1/8" jack but is it centre negative
or positive? At the bottom of the box, when I got it home, I also found
that there was, of all things, an AIM-65 BASIC manual in there too.
Also, has anyone turned up an Atari 130XE power supply in their travails?
I'm still trying to get that XEGS working.
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Received on Sat Apr 01 2000 - 12:48:42 BST