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Today, 05:44 PM

alank2 replied to a thread Relocator for Altiar 8K BASIC in CP/M and MP/M

If anyone is interested, I modified the extended ROM basic 4.1 to: Replace the underscore functionality with backspace. When you type backspace,...

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Today, 01:46 PM

Exceter replied to a thread Best Hercules games for a 5150? in Vintage Gaming

I can't get Monopoly to run on mine without some kind of segfault.

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Today, 11:12 AM

alank2 replied to a thread Cheapo multimeters in General Off Topic

29 series two? It was my first meter as well, mine also still works perfectly.

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Today, 04:59 AM

alank2 replied to a thread Where to get metal drive rails? in Vintage Computer Hardware

I picked up some Compaq ones from a guy on eBay who makes them.

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Yesterday, 07:37 PM

alank2 replied to a thread Does anyone have W32.INC in Vintage Computer Programming

I got lucky and the guy found the W32.INC on one of his older backups. It is a win32 console app that broke in WIN10 because of the changes MS has...

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Yesterday, 06:06 AM

alank2 replied to a thread Cheapo multimeters in General Off Topic

We had a thread about a new voltmeter not that long ago: http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?78628-Need-a-new-voltimeter

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March 1st, 2021, 04:00 PM

alank2 started a thread Does anyone have W32.INC in Vintage Computer Programming

I'm trying to compile someone else's assembler project. It can be compiled for DOS or WIN32 console. The WIN32 console version includes a file...

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March 1st, 2021, 04:47 AM

alank2 replied to a thread Can CP/M possibly work on this in CP/M and MP/M

I just love the 8-bit AVR series the most which is the reason why! :)

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March 1st, 2021, 04:45 AM

alank2 replied to a thread Compaq Portable 1 adventures: testing and repairs in PCs and Clones

Good that it is booting! My Compaq Portable I also needed the keyboard reworked with new contact pads. Good luck!

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February 28th, 2021, 03:33 PM

alank2 replied to a thread Can CP/M possibly work on this in CP/M and MP/M

Looks pretty sweet gertk! What type of display is that?

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February 26th, 2021, 05:33 AM

alank2 replied to a thread "New" oscilloscope. Very exciting. in Vintage Computer Tools

The only CRT based digital scope I have is this, but I really like it:

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February 25th, 2021, 06:58 PM

alank2 replied to a thread "New" oscilloscope. Very exciting. in Vintage Computer Tools

Very nice! There is something really awesome about digital scopes with a CRT.

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February 25th, 2021, 08:25 AM

alank2 replied to a thread Printing from an old computer using a new USB printer in Vintage Computer Hardware

The other complication is what "language" does the newer style printer use. Some of them support a text style language like HP PCL, but some also...

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February 24th, 2021, 12:28 PM

alank2 replied to a thread Relocator for Altiar 8K BASIC in CP/M and MP/M

Is there a latest/best manual for Altair Extended BASIC?

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February 24th, 2021, 11:50 AM

alank2 replied to a thread Relocator for Altiar 8K BASIC in CP/M and MP/M

That is a very fine tip Mike!!! Thanks, I will check that out.

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February 24th, 2021, 10:04 AM

alank2 replied to a thread Relocator for Altiar 8K BASIC in CP/M and MP/M

I've got the low SRAM, I just don't want to waste it on the BASIC itself if I could move the bulk of BASIC to flash.

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February 24th, 2021, 07:27 AM

alank2 started a thread Relocator for Altiar 8K BASIC in CP/M and MP/M

I have 8K BASIC running in my emulator at 0x0000, but I'd like to move it to 0x8000 to see if I could run it from flash instead of sram on a device...

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February 20th, 2021, 12:18 PM

Exceter replied to a thread Flyback Transformer for the IBM 5151 - part # 74730102538 in Vintage Computer Items For Sale or Trade

I'll take all 3. I have 3 IBM 5151's and only 1 on them works. Not sure if the flyback transformer is what's wrong with them but, at you say, it...

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February 18th, 2021, 02:03 PM

alank2 replied to a thread Can CP/M possibly work on this in CP/M and MP/M

I got the picture that it wouldn't necessarily be easy. Maybe easier since there is CP/M assembly source code that could be looked through and...

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February 17th, 2021, 07:16 AM

alank2 started a thread Can CP/M possibly work on this in CP/M and MP/M

I've been working on a 8080 emulator using an ATMEGA1284 which has a surprising amount of SRAM for an AVR - 16K. So far I've been able to keep the...

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February 16th, 2021, 10:35 AM

alank2 replied to a thread 8080 programming book recommendation in CP/M and MP/M

Thank you; that is exactly what I was looking for!

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February 15th, 2021, 03:06 PM

alank2 started a thread 8080 programming book recommendation in CP/M and MP/M

Is there an online PDF for a good book to learn 8080 assembly programming? I know the intel manual covers the instructions, but I'm looking more for...

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February 12th, 2021, 03:28 PM

alank2 replied to a thread Starting my Commodore Collection in Commodore

That Kim-1 is sweet.

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February 9th, 2021, 12:25 PM

alank2 replied to a thread Wokring on a 8080 emulator board - have some questions for those who wrote 8080 code in Other

I am humbly jealous! I keep telling my wife if we go to enough garage sales that I am going to run into some box with an unbuilt Altair 8800 kit...

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February 9th, 2021, 10:46 AM

alank2 replied to a thread Wokring on a 8080 emulator board - have some questions for those who wrote 8080 code in Other

I hear you Chuck, certainly can't argue the benefits especially once the "glass teletype" came to pass.

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February 9th, 2021, 10:16 AM

alank2 started a thread Wokring on a 8080 emulator board - have some questions for those who wrote 8080 code in Other

This weekend I've been working on a 5.3" x 4.5" PCB that tries to duplicate what the Altair 8080 could do plus a couple of UARTs and a couple of...

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February 2nd, 2021, 11:02 AM

alank2 replied to a thread Need a new voltimeter in General Vintage Computer Discussions

These meters are made for the Chinese market so don't expect any warranty support, but the price is king. Does the OP ever need to measure...

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