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William Trader

Sun, 25 Feb 2018 09:03:09 +0000

Learned a lot about systems I could not afford as a kid and young adult. Thanks for the well made videos.

ttzo

Thu, 28 Dec 2017 16:35:44 +0000

hello, i read your post about eprom
its nice, i have a problem with
programming RTC DS1216D
do you have any info how buy used ALL-11
programmer? or other way for programming

Patrick McLauglin

Mon, 25 Dec 2017 21:08:18 +0000

Absolutely marvelous work and documentation your doing. I particularly gleaned a lot of education from your 8" Floppy Drive effort.

I designed an IBM format compatible controller (FDC-10) for the Apple II back in the late 80's that allowed an Apple to read and write to FM & MFM formatted discs from CP/M and the up and coming IBM of the time. I had lots of fun doing so, but soon after focused on the DaynaFile that did the same, but for the Mac.

Andreas

Thu, 07 Dec 2017 03:01:11 +0000

Hey Terry,

I love your YouTube channel. But been a while though since you made a new video. I hope all is fine with you and this real-life thing (I heard about ;-) ) doesn't pin you down, preventing showing new (old of course!) hardware reviews.

Well it's December, so alrwady a Happy Christmas and good New Year!

Jason Weber

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 01:59:25 +0000

G'day Terry.
Just pulled a DS Sys80 out of mothballs. Turns on (Power LED) but thats it. Hitting F1 enables the cassette desk to operate.
Troubleshooting in the manual points to a DS549 Transistor (which I can find no reference for online).
Only if you have time, would it be possible to flick me an email and maybe help troubleshoot this old girl?
The Dick Smith System 80 was my childhood computer and I'd love to be able to get it up and running again.

Nigel Burrell

Tue, 10 Oct 2017 00:00:58 +0000

Hi Terry. Wow! I just came across your youtube video of the Spectravideo 328 and software demonstration. [www.youtube.com]

I was the one that wrote the Ghostrap game that you featured in the video. I also created a number of others game that I later realised and sold directly myself under the NBS Software label. It was very nice to see one of my most early games shown on youtube!!!

Kind regards,
Nigel

Fritz Chwolka

Tue, 25 Jul 2017 19:13:32 +0000

Hi Terry, I love your system-80 page as you write it like a adventure. :-)
I just like to tell that in germany there was a large community using TRS-80, Komtek and Video Genie (the system-80 named Video-Genie) imported by TCS. TCS made some modern computers compatible to the Video Genie but faster and made for CP/M and NEWDOS. They where the Genie-III, Genie-IIs, Genie-IIIs and the Speedmaster. The last 3 were designed by Uwe Boeker who studied mathematics in 1983. As they where made in Germany most documents are in german language. I saved them at [oldcomputers.dyndns.org] .

So thanks for your side I like to visit if I've time.

Best Regards

Fritz

Jordon

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 10:18:50 +0000

I've seen some of Terry's videos on youtube, and only today did I happen upon this website looking for information on writing disk images to floppies for my Mac SE FDHD. It worked, which was fantastic.
My first vintage computer was a Commodore 64, which I got as a gift years ago. Witin the last year I've added a C128, an Amiga 500, and my Mac SE. One day I hope to add a classic '77 Commodore PET, and a TRS-80 Model III.
I'll certainly peruse more of this site in the coming weeks!

Amanda Hambidge

Tue, 16 May 2017 10:53:38 +0000

Hi,
Interesting site, I've just dug my Video Genie out of the attic and also found my DP1000 circuit board, ( where the case went I don't know)

Any info on the DP1000 you have would be greatly appreciated, as is the site...

Regards
Amanda Hambidge

Rene Astle

Sat, 06 May 2017 10:09:30 +0000

I totally love these old school computers, they are positively retro at their finest. I'm putting together a Retro Decade Revival Project, starting at the top of the North Island of New Zealand. The years will range from the 1980s to the 19th Century. It will have a permanent effect on everybody. Our goal is to revive anything from the good old days of the past and bring them back into the mainstream. I'll raise your finances to open up an old school computer shop for you. God Bless You Dude! You rock on!

Tosh

Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:33:17 +0000

Big fan of vintage keyboards.

Aaron Brown

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 20:16:05 +0000

Terry:

Just found your site. Wonderful! I've just started getting into classic computers as a hobby. Seeing your projects and collection is inspiring.

I've recently picked up a Texas Instruments TI-99/4a and an IBM 5150, both of which I'm in the process of restoring to like-new condition.

Hello from Toledo!

alan wilden

Sun, 12 Feb 2017 04:28:56 +0000

Hi. I have a restored atari 800 xl with the disk drive emulator. I also have a faulty 130xe. I have a working c64 a c16 and a vic20 an amiga500 and a zx81 with 16k ram pack. But most importantly. I have a mint Condition working sv-318 and tape drive. But no software. The basic is not too different from BBC or even atari. Do you have any software for this unit? I love these old machines. Thank you for your website.

Andy Collins

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 20:20:16 +0000

Hi Terry,

Just a quick "Thanks" for the work that you have put into your site and particularly the Exidy Sorcerer download section. I read this project on the VCF forum and it has prompted me to get my Sorcerer out of its box and as I type this I'm waiting for Defender to load.

Thanks again and keep up the good work.

Andy.

Michael Mulhern

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 09:24:25 +0000

Great blog Tezza - Retro Compute!

Joaquin Cruz

Sun, 18 Dec 2016 22:12:56 +0000

Hello Terry.
I have now watched almost all of your videos and appreciate the great care and detail you put into them. It feels like a service provided for the vintage computer collecting community. Is there a possibility of producing some videos about vintage Unix workstations, like SGIs or Suns in the future? Thanks again for your wonderful videos,
JC

Mark Fergusson

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 22:41:12 +0000

Hi Terry,
What a great collection! I have owned a couple of those machines and wished I'd kept them. My high school in Wanganui had a DS System 80, Apple II and a Sharp 'pocket computer'. Truely magical times!!
Thanks for a great site!

Jim Green

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 04:38:23 +0000

Great collection, excellent website, thank you. I've only owned a few of the computers that you are displaying, and many I've never seen. I really enjoy the commentary and history of the systems and how you managed to resurrect them into working condition. I like you, also have a very fond love for these obsolete machines and have a very small collection (horde) of modern throw aways.
I am totally inspired, thank you again.

Max

Sat, 01 Oct 2016 07:02:31 +0000

Great site Terry. How time flies by. Now long retired as a telecommunications engineer, I still have fond memories of using computers gone by:
IBM 1620 in 1968
HP 9100A 1970
ICL System 4 1971
HP 9800 1974
Olivetti Logos 1978 - a lovely looking machine. Why oh why did I give it away?
Computerphone 1987
and of course the myriads of PC clones thereafter.
There was, and is, something magical about writing a program before using it to generate results. Word processors, spreadsheets and database software may be efficient to use but oh so boring.

Istvan BIRO

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 07:26:53 +0000

Glad to find you.
I bought my TRS-80 M2 in Australia, 1982.
It works well now with Expansioin Box and Floppy.
Ii would need some spare parts: Button caps "7","8" and spare power supply.
I woould need advice how to couple uptodate printers to Exp Box parallel output.
I am glad to share all programs, codes & experience.
Best, Istvan BIRO - Budapest, Hungary
ibiro33@gmail.com