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#: 21385 S1/General Interest
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07-Mar-96 01:01:38
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Sb: #21373-#Who Uses OS-9 and CoCo
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Fm: Bob Palmer 74646,2156
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To: Richard E. Crislip 102746,407 (X)
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Despite the fact that I have recently moved and my computer systems are in a
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state of disarray I do have my COCO together and used the mail09 mailing list
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for my Christmas cards. Trying to interest my youngest in computers and the
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COCO is still an obvious starting point. Very simple machine under RSDOS,
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promotable to powerful operating system under OS9 (Sardis non stop controller &
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NITROS9 make it a smoother operating machine) Shares the desk with a TC70
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(apart today) and, of course a DOS/WINDOZE (cyrix 5x86 at 100 mhz). Still play
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gantelet on the COCO from time to time. Still dig out old software and if I
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ever retire (yes, I'm almost that old, the COCO will stay as a software
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tinkering toy although its function there has been taken over in large part by
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the TC70. Wish there were more hours and that I had a larger desk. Oe thing
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the COCO never was - space efficient.
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Bob
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 21386 S1/General Interest
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11-Mar-96 10:34:01
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Sb: #21385-Who Uses OS-9 and CoCo
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Fm: Richard E. Crislip 102746,407
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To: Bob Palmer 74646,2156
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<Oe thing the COCO never was - space efficient.>
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Hi Bob:
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I too have moved and my set up is in disarray. That's why it took me sooo
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long to respond. BUT, I understand about the CoCo taking over. kinda like the
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old component stereos 8-)
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_|_ Cruisen on AutoPilot
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----O---- R.E.C.
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#: 21375 S1/General Interest
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25-Feb-96 00:32:42
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Sb: os9
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Fm: tom farrow 72701,543
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To: general
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I would be interested to know if anyone has hooked up an os9 machine to a HPLC
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or to a Spectrophotometer with any luck. I get the dubious pleasure of working
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with Messy Dos at my work place. I think that Gwindows would be a good platform
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to hook up to a HPLC. Also under Gwindows does the mouse work well with Umacs
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for all or am doing some thing differently than I should? I eagerly await
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responce. Thanks in advance for all the help Tom F
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#: 21390 S9/Utilities
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12-Mar-96 17:18:44
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Sb: #OS9 Disk Image
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Fm: Kenneth Inman 75054,3217
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To: all
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Can anyone make a disk image of OS/9 for me!!! I'll mail you the 1st page of
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the manual to prove I own it! I just cannot seem to make an image for Jeff's
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emulator no matter how hard I try...or what I do!....
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...Please HELP!
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 21391 S9/Utilities
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12-Mar-96 21:37:40
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Sb: #21390-OS9 Disk Image
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Fm: John Murphy 73077,2305
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To: Kenneth Inman 75054,3217
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>>
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Can anyone make a disk image of OS/9 for me!!! I'll mail you the 1st page of
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the manual to prove I own it! I just cannot seem to make an image for Jeff's
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emulator no matter how hard I try...or what I do!.... ...Please HELP!
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<<
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What specifically are you having trouble with?
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Which version of the emulator are you using? Coco2 or Coco3?
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Are you trying to boot a double sided image?
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Let us know, and we'll try to help.
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John
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#: 21392 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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16-Mar-96 14:51:37
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Sb: #21370-!!!UPGRADE???
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Fm: randy pischke 75460,205
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To: HARRISON,CLARENCE H. 76336,1402
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I have a spare 512K upgrade. I bought a bare board from Radio Shack when I had
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trouble getting my PBJ upgrade to work. My PBJ upgrade now works fine so you
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can have my Radio Shack board for $25.00. I will even throw in the memory for
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nothing. I fix computers for a living so have access to lots of parts.
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-Randy Pischke
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#: 21376 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
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26-Feb-96 05:14:58
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Sb: 25 line windows help.
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Fm: John L. Wilkerson Jr. 71140,77
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To: ALL
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I used the grfdrv patches to allow a 25 line display. All I get on my windows
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is the top line moved up one line and a blank line on the bottom. I used xmode
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to add the extra line....
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Interesting note: Supercomm _Does_ give me 25 lines. No other program or the
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windows alone recognizes the 25th line.
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Any cluse folks?
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#: 21387 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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11-Mar-96 21:54:34
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Sb: #21341-nameserver
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Fm: Neal Wilsey 73757,2144
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To: Jost Eberbach 73502,2041 (X)
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Jost,
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Thank you for the information about OS9TCP. That sounds like the program
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I am looking for!
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Neal
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#: 21388 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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11-Mar-96 22:01:03
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Sb: #21341-#nameserver
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Fm: Neal Wilsey 73757,2144
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To: Jost Eberbach 73502,2041 (X)
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Jost,
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Thank you for the information about OS9TCP. Do you have any information
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on availability?
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Neal
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 21389 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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12-Mar-96 12:01:42
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Sb: #21388-nameserver
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Fm: Jost Eberbach 73502,2041
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To: Neal Wilsey 73757,2144
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>> Thank you for the information about OS9TCP. Do you have any information on
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availability? <<
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Neal,
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OS9TCP has one big disadavantage, they only have a version for OS-9 2.4, not
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for 3.0. I've heard they're working on a new version.
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I don't know about the availability of OS9TCP in your country. In Germany
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OS9TCP is available from a company called ELTEC.
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Here is their address:
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ELTEC Elektronik Mainz GmbH
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Galileo-Galilei-Str. 11
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Postfach 421363
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55071 Mainz
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Germany
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Phone: ++49-6131 918-0
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Fax: ++49-6131 918-199
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Regards,
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Jost
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#: 21377 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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01-Mar-96 11:08:11
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Sb: #MM-1 users?
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Fm: Jim Peasley [CA] 72726,1153
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To: All
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Any MM-1 users still out there?
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What'cha using it for these days?
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...Jim
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There is 1 Reply.
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#: 21379 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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01-Mar-96 20:55:12
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Sb: #21377-#MM-1 users?
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Fm: John R. Wainwright 72517,676
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To: Jim Peasley [CA] 72726,1153 (X)
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> Any MM-1 users still out there?
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> What'cha using it for these days?
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> ...Jim
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> Hey, its been a long time, Jim,
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Sure. There are still a fair number of MM/1 users around. Some have left CIS
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and hang out on the Delphi OS9 forum, but there are a few of us still here.
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My MM/1 has grown since I last talked to you. It now has a 68340 CPU (sort of
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a modified 68020), 9 Megs RAM, a CDROM and a tape drive along with 3 Hard
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drives of various sizes.
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It runs TeX/LaTeX2E, and Ghostscript, so I can produce and read Postscript
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documents as impressive as any PC or Mac. (With another program I wrote to
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produce Postscript drawings on the MM/1).
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It sends faxes -- I'm working on receiving them GRIN,-- but if I do that, the
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486 next to it will lose another job. If I come up with an OSK scanner
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interface and a Graphical WEB browser, the 486 will get buried in dust bunnies.
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(Or at least dump messydos completely and run LINUX and OS-9000.)
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It keeps records for my business (SCULPTOR), and allows access from a surplus
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cheap terminal and modem at the office.
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Does all my CIS and DELPHI forum and email message work.
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Finally, and best of all, it allows me to snicker quietly at those who think
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Windoze-94.9996 (Pentium) is the ultimate system.
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John Wainwright
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#: 21380 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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02-Mar-96 11:43:38
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Sb: #21379-#MM-1 users?
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Fm: Jim Peasley [CA] 72726,1153
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To: John R. Wainwright 72517,676 (X)
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>> My MM/1 has grown since I last talked to you. It now has a 68340 CPU
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(sort of a modified 68020), 9 Megs RAM, a CDROM and a tape drive along with 3
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Hard drives of various sizes.<<
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John;
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All I can say is *WOW*! Sounds like you jacked up the MM/1 emblem and shoved
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a full-blown high-end Unix system under it! <G> What'cha using for video?
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>>...snicker quietly at those who think Windoze-94.9996 (Pentium) is the
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ultimate system. <<
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Heh, heh! Been there too! Although, as a WIN95 user on a 100mHz P5, I _DO_
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enjoy going to the store and shopping for hardware/software that I can just
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come home and 'plug in'! For someone without a CS degree and a lot of time,
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this makes more sense than my MM/1.
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I was looking to see if there was enough activity that I could offer my MM/1
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for sale, or if I should just quietly box it up and stuff it in the rafters.
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What'cha think?
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...Jim
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#: 21381 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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03-Mar-96 22:43:13
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Sb: #21380-#MM-1 users?
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Fm: John R. Wainwright 72517,676
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To: Jim Peasley [CA] 72726,1153 (X)
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> John;
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> All I can say is *WOW*! Sounds like
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> you jacked up the MM/1 emblem and
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> shoved a full-blown high-end Unix
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> system under it! <G> What'cha using
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> for video?
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> The 68340 and 8-meg Ram were purchased at COCOfests, the software is
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available here and/or on the Delphi OS9 forum, plus at least one ftp site. The
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68340 upgrade turns the machine into an "MM/1a".
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Still the old Tandy CM-8, with a Magnovox for a backup. That is one of the
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things that the SVGA machines can do better. Ghostscript on my MM/1 is pretty
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slow compared to the Linux version on my 486. I can see a whole page of
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Postscript on the MM/1 screen, but anything under 12 point type is a blur.
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There is a new machine out, being called an MM/1B by some, that will use a VGA
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card and monitor. Should be capable of better graphics with the right card and
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drivers. It also uses IDE hard drives. I think the basic motherboard goes for
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about $400.
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For the REAL details on the new machine, and what is available
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for the MM/1, EMAIL
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Bill Wittman -- WW2150@ACSPR1.acs.brockport.edu
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and
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David Graham -- NIMITZ@delphi.com
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> I was looking to see if there was
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> enough activity that I could offer my
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> MM/1 for sale, or if I should just
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> quietly box it up and stuff it in the
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> rafters. What'cha think?
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> ...Jim
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> Sure - post an offer here. If you like, I will tack it on the Delphi OS9
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forum for you too. - Maybe on the COCOLIST also. I can't guarantee it will
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sell, but I can assure you that there are still a lot of COCO users around, and
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some of them are looking for a bigger OS9 machine (if the price is right GRIN).
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John
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#: 21382 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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04-Mar-96 11:33:36
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Sb: #21381-#MM-1 users?
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Fm: Jim Peasley [CA] 72726,1153
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To: John R. Wainwright 72517,676 (X)
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>> Still the old Tandy CM-8, with a Magnovox for a backup. That is one of the
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things that the SVGA machines can do better.<<
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Yah, good grafix and resolution are a must if you spend any amount of time on
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a computer and have any vision difficulties!
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>>... an MM/1B by some, that will use a VGA card and monitor. ... It also uses
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IDE hard drives. <<
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Cool! Should expand the usefulness of the machine greatly!
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>> For the REAL details on the new machine, and what is available
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for the MM/1, EMAIL Bill Wittman -- WW2150@ACSPR1.acs.brockport.edu
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and David Graham -- NIMITZ@delphi.com<<
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These the guys that are putting out the upgrades? Are Mark/Paul/Kevin still
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involved in the scene?
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>> If you like, I will tack it on the Delphi OS9 forum for you too. - Maybe on
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the COCOLIST also.<<
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That would be great! Let me put together a sale ad and get back to you.
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Shipping might be a problem if the CM-8 goes with it tho.
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...Jim
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#: 21383 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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04-Mar-96 20:59:13
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Sb: #21382-#MM-1 users?
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Fm: John R. Wainwright 72517,676
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To: Jim Peasley [CA] 72726,1153 (X)
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> for the MM/1, EMAIL Bill Wittman --
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> WW2150@ACSPR1.acs.brockport.edu
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> and David Graham --
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> NIMITZ@delphi.com<<
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> These the guys that are putting out
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> the upgrades? Are Mark/Paul/Kevin
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> still involved in the scene?
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Bill Wittman (Wittman Computer Products) and David Graham (Blackhawk) are MM/1
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reps. Paul (Ward) left the scene a long time ago. Mark (Griffith) is still
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around, even checks in here now and then, but he is no longer active in the OS9
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area. Kevin (Darling) also checks in here now and then, but he is really busy
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with his job -- programming OS9 boxes of course.
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Kevin (Pease) made the 68340 and 8-meg upgrades I mentioned earlier. The new
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WCP-306 aka MM/1b board is produced by Carl Krieder.
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John
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#: 21384 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
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05-Mar-96 14:01:09
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Sb: #21383-MM-1 users?
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Fm: Mark Griffith 76070,41
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To: John R. Wainwright 72517,676 (X)
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John,
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Yeah, I'm still lurking....more out of a decade of habit than anything else I
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guess (grin).
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See ya later. Mark
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