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My humble collection

Welcome!

Welcome!

I checked out your site and you've got a massive collection!

You've been added to the links at www.vintage-computer.com (unless you object, in which case I'll remove the link).

Erik
 
Sure, go ahead and post away!

I promise to

1. get the danged thing updated one of these days

and

2. let you know when I move again so you can update my link.

Curtis
 
Re: My humble collection

"curtis" wrote in message:

Hi Curtis,

> I'm up to around 100 machines.

Wow!! You must have some room in there for them! :)

> Website is: http://members.cox.net/curtismc

You're no fan of 'The World According to Garp?' by
any chance? Great movie!

> Please note: It's been a while since I updated it, but I promise
> to take care of that in the near future. REALLY!!!!

Looks fine to me. One site I occasionally go to seize that
the web page is under construction, but it's being saying
that for the last 2 years! :-( Nothing has changed in it
at all. I'm suprised that it's still going.

Regards.
 
Actually, I thought Garp was a bit of an odd movie. Interesting, but odd.

As far as the room, when we moved here, we got lucky and found a house where the back porch area had been fully enclosed giving the house an additional 600 sq ft. I've just about managed to fill it up!
 
"curtis" wrote in message:

Hi Curtis,

> Actually, I thought Garp was a bit of an odd movie. Interesting,
> but odd.

No, it was just I thought that perhaps the 'World According to ...'
on your website reminded me of this movie. The characters
were certainally odd, but thought it was a great movie.

> As far as the room, when we moved here, we got lucky and
> found a house where the back porch area had been fully
> enclosed giving the house an additional 600 sq ft. I've just
> about managed to fill it up!

WOW! I've only got a small place & since I live with my folks I
have to go easy to what I put in there. My 'Grandfather' had
a great house with a great large frount room added onto it,
which might of made a nice computer room, but has since
passed on & we sold the house! :-(

Regards.
 
Curtis

- Maybe a tad off topic, but how do you move all of your systems being in the Navy when you PCS? Im returning to the Army (was enlisted and now officer), and I never had all of my old PCjr collection during my enlisted years. Do you leave it to govt contracted movers or do you DITY (Do It Yourself) move your stuff? From my moves, I have seen the horrors of what contracted movers have done to my stuff, and I'd rather not see my PCjr's end up trashed because of them.

Brian
 
Sir,

Can you say, "Watch them like a hawk!!!"?

Actually, as much as possible I try to get original boxes. Pack the little darlings in their boxes and let the movers pack those boxes in their boxes.

Fortunately, I'm a CTM and do computer/LAN maintenance for the Navy, so I'm fairly handly with a soldering iron. It's a skill that has served me well a couple of times. :wink:

As far as the Garp reference, the title stuck with me obviously!
 
"curtis" wrote in message:

> Sir,

> Can you say, "Watch them like a hawk!!!"?

> Actually, as much as possible I try to get original boxes. Pack the
> little darlings in their boxes and let the movers pack those boxes in
> their boxes.

> Fortunately, I'm a CTM and do computer/LAN maintenance for the
> Navy, so I'm fairly handly with a soldering iron. It's a skill that
> has served me well a couple of times.

> As far as the Garp reference, the title stuck with me obviously!

Heh! ;-)

Cheers.
 
Hi Jon,

What can I say, I just keep my eyes open!

Of course, it hasn't hurt that I've moved around a bit. That way when I deplete an area of anything historically interesting (IMHO) I move onto newer areas. Sort of a "scorched earth" policy! :wink:
 
As an FYI, I've done a minor update on my webpage.

I've done a pictorial review of the Zenith ZP-150 to the Tandy 600 with running comments.

There are a LOT of fairly hi-res pictures contrasting the 2 units.

I will be cutting down the resolution later on, but was asked to do this by the keeper of the Tandy 600 faq and figured it'd help sort out the differences/similarities between the 2 units.

select the collection option, then pick either the Tandy 600 or the Zenith ZP-150 link (it's the same destination!)

http://members.cox.net/curtismc
 
Just joining in on the 'Garp' theme.
To be honest, when I saw the movie I was really disappointed ! Why ? Not because it was a bad movie, no, it was a good movie. The problem was I'd recently finished reading the book. That sure was some great book !
The thing is, in the book the whole start of the story - how Garp is conceived and where the name 'Garp' comes from - is properly explained. This really 'sets the scene' for the whole story. Unfortunately, it just couldn't be done on film. Well, not without getting an 'XXX' certificate. This is a real shame because it means the movie starts off at a real disadvantage, and just seems 'wierd' untill you get in to it.
The result is a movie which, while good, never fully achieves its potential greatness. I think the somewhat personal nature of the storyline comes across much better as a book - you almost experience it yourself as you are reading.
I can only suggest to anyone who enjoyed the movie - go and read the book as it is even better. If you didn't like the movie too much then you still might find the book 'strikes the right chord'.
Okay - I've done now.
 
"kepla" wrote in message:

> Just joining in on the 'Garp' theme.

> To be honest, when I saw the movie I was
> really disappointed ! Why ? Not because
> it was a bad movie, no, it was a good movie.
> The problem was I'd recently finished reading
> the book. That sure was some great book !

> The thing is, in the book the whole start of the
> story - how Garp is conceived and where the
> name 'Garp' comes from - is properly
> explained. This really 'sets the scene' for the
> whole story. Unfortunately, it just couldn't be
> done on film. Well, not without getting an 'XXX'
> certificate. This is a real shame because it means
> the movie starts off at a real disadvantage, and
> just seems 'wierd' untill you get in to it.

> The result is a movie which, while good, never
> fully achieves its potential greatness. I think
> the somewhat personal nature of the storyline
> comes across much better as a book - you
> almost experience it yourself as you are reading.

> I can only suggest to anyone who enjoyed the
> movie - go and read the book as it is even
> better. If you didn't like the movie too much
> then you still might find the book 'strikes the
> right chord'.

> Okay - I've done now.

Okay, well to be honest, I didn't even know there
was a book. And while unfortunately the movie
does have it's naughty bits, it's not as bad when
compared to the filth they dish out today. Becuase
I haven't read the book means it hard to imagine,
what it's like to the movie. Sadily, I thought the
movie was well done.

But however, if you go back to the 1940's & look at
a movie like 'It's a Wonderful Life' I think that's a
good clean movie which establishes James Stewart's
character (George Bailey) perfectly! :) (But I guess
that one has a book which must be read, to believe!)

Cheers.
 
While I agree that gratuitous 'anything bad' which isn't necessary for the storyline can actually spoil a movie - and restrict its audience - I think 'Garp' is a different case.
The circumstances of Garp's conception, the state of his father at the time, the actions of his mother and the origin of his name are really important to the storyline. Without it, it just becomes a narrative on somebody's unusual and unfortunate life. With the beginning intact, the story is much more than that and it lends a strong ironical reason to the whole thing. I'm not going into explicit detail, as I don't want to spoil it for anyone reading. The pathetic little 'set piece' of spermatazoa cavorting around really doesn't do anything at all, I think.
Unfortunately, some of the best humour in the story is strongly sexual and just can't be conveyed properly any other way. For example, exactly what is going on when Garp drives his car, in the dark, into the back of his wife's boyfriend's car parked unknown in their driveway. My point is that there is nothing 'gratuitous' about showing the detail of scenes like that - without it the story is diluted. What seems sad is that the monstrous censorship bandwagon can force the movie makers to cut out scenes which are part of everyone's lives and yet allow through people being riddled with bullets or cut in half. Sex is a normal, natural, healthy part of people's lives - lethal violence isn't. 'Live and let live' - if you don't like something then don't watch it, but don't spoil it for the rest of us !
Right, I'll get down off my soapbox now - having completely forgotten what the topic of this thread was supposed to be.
Kevin.
 
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