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    Anyone have success with SSH over Zimodem?

    I'm not sure if this should be in the Hardware or Software category, since it's a bit of both. Please feel free to relocate it, if necessary. I have a WiFi modem that I use with my TRS-80 Model 100. The kind with RS232 on one end, a wireless router connection on the other, and an ESP32 in the...
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    Rescued a CM-141 Monitor

    I had one of these in the late 80's. Great little monitor. Much better than my friends' 1702s. It comes with a smoked plastic cover that goes on the front and covers most of it. It really helps improve the picture. It is also the first thing to get lost, and I think why some people think it...
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    Peak Peripherals RD232 user port adapter

    In my experience, it should be fine. I had a Hayes modem hooked up to my Commodore 64 through a similar user port adapter, and would regularly bring it over to a friend's house to use on his VIC-20. However, my adapter was not your adapter, so I'll defer to any electronics experts in this form...
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    AY-3-8500-1, PONG chip question.

    That's the one. Hard-core Atari enthusiasts say it's doing well, but I don't know how reliable they are as a source. I'm not a fan of the new company because it's also into crypto. But hey, new paddles!
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    TRS-80 Pocket Computer WAV, BAS, IMG - 26-3530 Horse Race Analyst Software Package

    There are still many dozens of horse racing tracks in America from New York to California. It's a $3.5 billion industry that employs close to four million people. Betting on horses in America was $12 billion in 2021. I'd say there is certainly a market for this kind of program.
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    AY-3-8500-1, PONG chip question.

    If you get tired of scrounging for working paddle parts (as I did), the latest incarnation of Atari started making new paddles at the end of last year. I got a pair for Christmas, and they're surprisingly good.
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    Composite Video

    The Atari VCS doesn't output composite. It outputs RF. It can be modified to add composite output, but that requires adding a bunch of circuitry to the machine.
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    How were VAX/VMS systems deployed during their heyday in the 1980's?

    I'm late to the discussion, but at one time I worked for a large three-letter broadcast network, and there was a VAX at each company-owned station. It was used by the Accounting department and to schedule commercials (the "Traffic" department). I never used it directly, but was the daily...
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    IBM 5140 PC Convertible Recap and More

    I'm of zero help to you with hardware, but I am the former owner of one of these machines. So my advice to you is to find a program that will let you run EGA programs on the Convertible. I think it was called something like SimEGA. I used it to play SimCity on my Convertible, even though the...
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    RUN/CPM/Z80 Card for the IBM PC

    I thought the IBM PC could run CP/M natively. Why did people produce Z-80 cards for it? Was there software available for Z-80 CP/M machines that wouldn't work on the 8088 CP/M?
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    Google Groups Cromemco Group Seems Challenging To Join. Help Requested!

    It's just sad how much vintage computer information is locked up in proprietary, arbitrary systems like Google Groups, or worse — Facebook. Few people realize that they're an "AI" hiccup away from being permanently locked out of these companies. Thankfully, people still post manuals to...
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    All of Asia Apple Newton Keyboard to USB converter adapter

    Do you mind if I ask who the intended audience is for this item? Was the Newton keyboard so good that people want to use it on a full-size computer? Or is it intended to interface with some other piece of portable electronics?
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    Midwest KIM-Uno (KIM-1 hardware emulator) DIY KITS are available - $21.00

    Any thought about selling assembled units? What do you think the price would be for something like that?
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    Commodore BBS Scene

    Thanks. I'll put that in a list to look at another day. Honestly, I don't care enough to go through all of that, assuming it even works. (My experience compiling things from GitHub is that it rarely "just works.") I have too many other things to tinker with. Since you've already done this...
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    Commodore BBS Scene

    Unfortunately, CG Term crashes on startup on the latest macOS. And CCGMSx does not have a Macintosh version.
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