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50) Mark  Male
Location:
Wisconsin USA
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really enjoyed the videos and information. Wish I had kept the Apple IIGS I had.

Cheers,
Mark

Terry Send E-mail Monday, 25 January 2016 03:25 PM
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Thanks for signing the guestbook Mark
49) Andreas Kohlbach  Male
Location:
Canada
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Friday, 4 December 2015 03:01 PM Host: MTRLPQ3120W-LP130-01-1242485805.dsl.bell.ca Write a comment Send E-mail

I miss your documentaries. smile

I am reading some older computer magazines and in the American BYTE 1/1984 I saw a report about the Zenith Z-100. Cannot tell whether that was available there, neither did I have one. But having 2 CPUs it seems to be a quite interesting computer.

In case you have no "new" computers in your collection and can get hold of a Zenith may be you can add this to your collection and make a video?

Thanks.

Terry Send E-mail Monday, 25 January 2016 03:26 PM
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Thanks for leaving a message. I'll bear that in mind Andreas
48) AJC  Male
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You must start making videos again on ANY subject involving classic computing. Your series on Youtube is amazing.

Terry Send E-mail Monday, 25 January 2016 03:27 PM
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Thanks for the support. Glad you enjoyed them.
47) Bryan Caudle  Male
Location:
Virginia USA
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Great work preserving and demonstrating these classic machines. I have really enjoyed your videos.
46) Graeme Carter  Male
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Great site, keep it going
3 to 4 am nights on the commodore 64 I was king after the Tandy1000 was a prince
Amstrade 1614 getting close to a commoner
now windows 10 just a plebeian.

Terry Send E-mail Monday, 25 January 2016 03:29 PM
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LOL. Thanks for leaving a message Graeme.
45) Hazardous 
Location:
Palm Bch Gardens, Florida, USA
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Interesting website.

Any Commodore 64 fans should check out my game, "Hangman's Hazard", which can be found at gamebase64.com, csdb.dk, and elsewhere.

If you like word games and are highly competitive, you might enjoy a game that was designed to be the best of the Hangman / Wheel of Fortune category.

Especially good with 3 or 4 players and can be played comfortably from across the room.

The dungeon scoring system is unique and was described as "admittedly the animation is nifty" in a review in Run magazine of Oct 1992.

Check it out.

Terry Send E-mail Monday, 25 January 2016 03:31 PM
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Thanks for the recommendation.
44) Mike  Male
Location:
Cheshire, England
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Friday, 14 August 2015 03:17 AM IP: 164.39.202.232 Write a comment

Great site Terry and I really enjoy watching the Youtube videos. I hope to see you continue for a long time to come with more computers and videos soon. Mike.

Terry Send E-mail Monday, 25 January 2016 03:32 PM
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Thanks Mike. The videos are taking a hiatus at the moment...too many other thing in life which need my attention. There might be one or two more in 2016 though.
43) jim  Male
Location:
Michigan
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Thursday, 30 July 2015 07:23 AM IP: 207.243.51.138 Write a comment Send E-mail

Great site and youtube videos. Thanks for all the hard work!

Terry Send E-mail Monday, 25 January 2016 03:34 PM
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Thanks for the support Jim
42) Daniel 
Location:
CANADA
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Great website!

On behalf of all vintage computing enthusiasts, thanks for sharing all your toys and knowledge with the rest of us geeks who still remember these old machines. Your videos and website have satisfied my thirst for nostalgia.

Keep up the good work! Your dedication to the cause does honour to the spirit of computing I remember as a youth.

Terry Send E-mail Monday, 25 January 2016 03:36 PM
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Thanks Daniel. Glad you enjoy my articles and other ramblings smile
41) Andreas Kohlbach 
Location:
CA
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Wednesday, 24 June 2015 11:27 AM Host: MTRLPQ3120W-LP130-02-1177939588.dsl.bell.ca Write a comment Send E-mail

Hello Terry,

I recently discovered your web series. Nice. smile

I would like to note some things though. The volume is sometimes too low; you could speak little louder. Also that it would be nice to add some video clips of that time. Like ads or reports about the then new computer you are reviewing.

For the Sinclair QL you mentioned though it has multitasking. Correct, but it was also the first commercially available computer that had it, predating the Amiga by more than a year.

There is also a nice video I recommend from 1983 or so where a young Bill Gates talks about the MSX computers (did you ever make an episode of these?). And then a quite arrogant Clive Sinclair bitching about Gates and that Sinclair had the UK market on his grasp, with no chance Microsoft could get a larger share. Then he sais it gets even better, since the Sinclair QL was just around the corner. Well that didn't work. But nice witness of time. I could try to locate this video (runs about 20 minutes) if interested.

And for the Osborne. As far as I know they didn't go bust because others had similar devices but with larger screens. Rather than he announced the Executive too early, wasn't able to get it on the shelves, and people canceled Osborne 1 orders. It became to be known as the "Osborne Effect" <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect>

Terry Send E-mail Monday, 25 January 2016 03:42 PM
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Thanks for those comments Andreas,

Yes, I'd be the first to admit the sound is bElow par on some of the videos. If I'd realised how popular they would be I would have paid more attention to it.

Yes, I have reviewed an MSX computer, the Spectravideo 728. Nice machine.

Re the Osborne effect. Yes there are lots of references to this. Not all agree to it's importance in the demise of the company though, with some people feeling that Osborne was in trouble anyway, simply being outclassed by Kaypro at the time.
40) Steven Stevenson 
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Loved your Dick Smith System 80 pages. I had one back in the day, which I sadly fried after owning it a few months by using on a beanbag and blocking the ventilation holes. :( I didn't get a new 'puter until the Commodore Amiga came along, which was also impressive and affordable for its time, compared to the competition.

I'm a Microsoft-compatible man since the turn of the century, but old computers one owned have a special place in the geek heart - thanks for your voluminous efforts at keeping the memories going!

Terry Send E-mail Monday, 25 January 2016 03:44 PM
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You're welcome Steven
39) niall 
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Tuesday, 23 June 2015 03:29 AM Host: 88-109-95-208.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com Write a comment

What a fantastic site i have discovered.
Really fascinating and i always have had a love of retro computers etc..

Thanks!

Terry Tuesday, 23 June 2015 08:52 PM
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You are welcome niall.
38) Brian  Male
Location:
Cape Town south Africa
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I am looking for the following battery.

DALLAS
DS1230Y -120
NONVOLATILE SRAM
9614H 078071

If any one could help it would be much appreciated
37) Alan Richardson  Male
Location:
Warkworth (Auckland)
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Hi Tezza,

Much nostalgia! I started off with a Sinclair ZX81, Commodore VIC20 and then a 64. Then an Acorn Electron plus a Memotech MTX at the same time.

The oldest machine I have curently is a Sinclair Z88 in working condition.

I'm currently looking for a power supply for my Olivetti JP 170 printer. I think it is not old enough to be a classic but like a lot of "modern" things it is old enough to not have any parts available. How best to contact anyone who might have one lying around?

I have a lot of 5.25" and 3.5" discs if you want them, plus a few 3" ones (was going to be the IBM standard but got superseded).

All the best, Alan

Terry Tuesday, 23 June 2015 08:54 PM
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Thanks for those comments Alan,

Cheers!
36) Mark Hillary.  Male
Location:
Auckland.
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Hello Terry,

Yes, I remember Sinclairs and Commodore 64's, etc. In York I flatted with a Computer/printer repairman, and we went to sales, fairs, etc, as well as building units, servicing, etc. Occasionally old units and material appear around here for recycling or just dumped. I have several units stored, but cannabalised for parts, so probably not operational. If I have spare time, I will see if I can get them going.

Mark.
35) Bryan  Male
Location:
Tasmania
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Hi Tezza!

Just dropping you a note to say that I'm following your YouTube channel and thoroughly enjoying it. It has a beautiful sentimental aura to it, and I find it very informative.

Have you ever thought about running your own TV show? I could so imagine something like this on ABC.

Bozza from Tassie (29-year-old)
First computer: i386 PC (MS-DOS)

Terry Friday, 22 May 2015 03:19 PM
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Thanks for the support Bozza. Glad you are enjoying the videos. I'll stick to YouTube I think smile
34) Ron Krenzel (Sir Questor)  Male
Location:
Fredericksburg, VA.
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Saw your Amiga history video, wow. Getting back into my Commodore days with both the C64 and Amigas. I do miss Worlds Chat...

Ron
33) vintagedigitalwatches.com 
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Very nice and informative website about classic retro computers. great collection.
32) Marek  Male
Location:
FL, USA
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I just found this web page, but I have been a fan of the YouTube channel for some time now. I enjoy it very much. I consider myself a casual collector of mostly Commodore related hardware and software as the C-64C was my first computer. I just started to catalog my collection and I want to publish it one day on a web site. Thank you for all the work you put into sharing your collection with the rest of us.
31) Gerry  Male
Location:
Germany
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Sunday, 22 March 2015 11:16 PM Host: xdsl-85-197-50-150.netcologne.de Write a comment

Hi,
I really enjoyed your YouTube videos. The computers are well presented and although I'm heavily into retro computing, I still learned new details about the machines. Now that I found your website after having watched your videos, I'm curious about the informations to be found here. Keep up the good work.

Terry Wednesday, 8 April 2015 11:18 AM
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Thanks Gerry
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