So I was reading through some old issues of Compute! from the 80s. The March '86 issue had a few interesting bits. I would have been in 8th grade at the time....
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benkamen
Mar 14, 2011 3:18 pm
It is pretty funny about the ATari ST... (and previous models) - I remember getting bashed for my 800. "Aren't those game machines?" When you think about a...
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benkamen
Mar 14, 2011 3:50 pm
Check it out: http://www.atarimagazines.com/v7n3/magicsacpro.html Seriously, who wouldn't want this? It's sad the Atari was bludgeoned at a game machine in the...
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dmccunney
dwmccunney
Mar 14, 2011 5:25 pm
... Where did ST users with MagicSac typically *get* the Mac ROMs required to use it? _____ Dennis...
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Gene Buckle
tspec2k
Mar 14, 2011 5:32 pm
... That's one interesting point - I don't know that Apple would sell the ROM by themselves. Maybe the vast majority used copied ROMs? The Atari ST was for...
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Don Fanning
rnoc
Mar 14, 2011 5:41 pm
... Usually they would buy old/broken Mac 512/Plus/SE's and unsocket the rom pairs. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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dmccunney
dwmccunney
Mar 14, 2011 5:45 pm
... That was my assumption. The legality was dubious, but if you could afford a Mac in the first place, you had less incentive to get an ST, so I assume...
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dmccunney
dwmccunney
Mar 14, 2011 5:54 pm
... So MagicSac required actual ROM chips, and not ROM image files. I assume if you had the required kit you could burn your own copies from images, but I...
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Gene Buckle
tspec2k
Mar 14, 2011 6:33 pm
... Right. It's a cartridge of some kind. I've never seen one in person - but the pictures I've seen show a pair of ROM sockets and (maybe - brain is foggy...
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benkamen
Mar 15, 2011 4:36 pm
At the time, it wasn't illegal as some noted, the ROM's could be had from old machines or purchased as parts from repair dealers. IIRC, Apple wasn't...
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Gene Buckle
tspec2k
Mar 15, 2011 5:42 pm
... The soft rubber domes in the 520 keyboard were pretty bad. I've never found one that light since. ... Well the beauty is that you can buy brand new,...
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Jason H.
mroblivious1bmf
Mar 16, 2011 5:51 am
... From: Gene Buckle <geneb@...> Subject: Re: [80sBBS] More on MagicSac To: 80sBBS@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 12:41 PM Well the...
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Gene Buckle
tspec2k
Mar 16, 2011 2:59 pm
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011, Jason H. wrote: [Jason, your email program quotes improperly and Alpine drops things] I've never had any problem at all contacting them -...
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John Repeat Dance
neddieseagoo...
Mar 16, 2011 3:51 pm
... because my wife wouldn't stop complaining about the click noise. -- Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems: "The Future Begins Tomorrow" Visit us at:...
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Gene Buckle
tspec2k
Mar 16, 2011 5:36 pm
... I'd have bought her a set of ear plugs. :) g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. ...
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James Alexander
kaboobly_neo...
Mar 16, 2011 9:36 pm
there were some mailer order outfits selling both legit & bootleg mac roms, some mac dealers with "service centers" would sell them to emulator users. On...
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dmccunney
dwmccunney
Mar 16, 2011 9:50 pm
On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 5:21 PM, James Alexander ... Well, sort of. Idris was originally written for the DEC PDP-11, and later ported to other architectures...
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John Repeat Dance
neddieseagoo...
Mar 18, 2011 10:59 am
... I think I might be better off with the earplugs. -- Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems: "The Future Begins Tomorrow" Visit us at:...
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Gene Buckle
tspec2k
Mar 18, 2011 1:17 pm
... Heheheheh. Here's a weird seque for you - my brain goes, "earplugs, loud noise, loud drives, loud *amiga* drives, contents of loud amiga drives, C-Net...
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jim@...
jimselleck
Mar 18, 2011 1:25 pm
... I'm afraid Jim Selleck has gone off planet on an extended exploratory mission to a large moon of a planet that cannot be named for galactic security...
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John Repeat Dance
neddieseagoo...
Mar 18, 2011 1:26 pm
I thought you were on an Intergalactic Cruise, in your office! ... -- Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems: "The Future Begins Tomorrow" Visit us at:...
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John Repeat Dance
neddieseagoo...
Mar 18, 2011 1:27 pm
... That is just the sort of talk that would make me reach for the earplugs, because it would annoy her. (; -- Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems: "The Future Begins...
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Gene Buckle
tspec2k
Mar 18, 2011 2:26 pm
... Ah HA! Explains it all. :) Do you recall where we were all the whole C-Net source code thing? g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com -...
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murdoch
murdoch_1998
Mar 20, 2011 2:24 am
It's not the same question as I asked last year (preferred .qwk mail readers) but I figured I'd try to get an idea of what folks like to use, especially...
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dmccunney
dwmccunney
Mar 21, 2011 1:19 am
... I used to use Microsoft Outlook, in part for compatibility with the office. As well as being an email client, Outlook is a calendar/scheduling app, and...
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murdoch
murdoch_1998
Mar 28, 2011 5:19 am
On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:19:36 -0400, dmccunney <dennis.mccunney@...> wrote: [...] ... [...] Thanks for the response. Although I use Agent for pop3 email,...
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murdoch
murdoch_1998
Mar 28, 2011 5:21 am
Has there been, or is there, a BBS or web service that specializes in letting folks dial in and run computers which in turn run various 3rd party software that...
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dmccunney
dwmccunney
Mar 28, 2011 5:37 am
... Can you give an example? This has not been my experience. I'm active in an assortment of Yahoo groups, and have never had a problem receiving mail I send...
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murdoch
murdoch_1998
Mar 28, 2011 5:43 am
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 01:37:18 -0400, dmccunney ... As I said, it's a POP3 issue. It has nothing to do with what I can see on the web interface. You can see a...
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dmccunney
dwmccunney
Mar 28, 2011 3:22 pm
... I didn't see any response in that thread that appeared to be from Google. I don't assume that indicates unconcern, because I've spent time in the Google...
