ARGH! Winter type weather is here, I have just lost the file, got up to check something and the static electricity — without touching anything — did wiped out the memory of the computer. This is a different computer and maybe more sensitive than the one I used last winter. Guess I will have to SAVE the file and off the computer before leaving the chair,
Received a package of UK magazines from George Chambers (15.6 kg. – 35#) and have looked at some so far. The material is for the ZX-81, the SPECTRUM and the QL although one magazine – YOUR COMPUTER – is devoted to all small computers. An interesting ad is for a PHLOOPY drive – a tape drive for a BBC computer that uses a cartridge of 10 feet of 1/4 inch tape that is loosely tucked into the cartridge and has a 9 track head that doesn’t move.
My eye operation is a success and I can SEE much better although I still need to get the other eye brought up with a new prescription. Currently the operated on eye is using a blank lens and the other eye has trifocal. Sort of a one eye cat deal. But not impossible to see glare from headlights during night driving.
The demise of two user groups hit hard. [TTSUC and CCATS]. But there is still action going on, Keith Watson finished the TS-2068 emulator for the IBM PC. Or as far as he can go. If anyone wants to go further they are welcome to do that. I think that it is available through Frank Davis.
KDL COMPUTERS, 122 W. PLATT ST. MAQUOKETA IA 52060, has a limited stock of EPROMs. I met him at a couple of local Hamfests and I ordered some 2764 EPROMs. He is fair and his prices for the used EPROMs are very reasonable. Write him with a LSASE for a price, state how many you want and for a price including shipping for the lot. He has some other EPROMs.
I have some things that I heard of I am trying to get. Some are outstanding but like many T/S things I hate to mention since they could be vapor ware. I would much rather have it in my hands and say look what I got than try to explain that it was vapor ware.
Two people got helped with their TS-2068’s with the LarKen interface. One had a set of bad batteries (new) that would not retain memory with the RAMDISK and the other had a drive go bad after running OK for the first time after he received a used LarKen system. The latter was sent all but the disk drive. I tested it out to find it all good. I send him a pair of DSDD drives since the drive he had was single sided. The system worked with my drive(s) but not with the original SSDD drive. Moral: Got problems write and get help. Might take time but it gets you going.
Since this is a hurry up issue (to bring you a timely Christmas labels program) I have not had time to expand too much and besides for once I will let someone else fill the space – or maybe a program. 0/0