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    Welcome to the forum @twoheartsinthedark . What is your goal here? Just to make use of the old 3.5" drives? And you do not have any old...
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    seaken reacted to RobS's post in the thread What is "vintage" computing? with Like Like.
    When I was a lad computers used mercury delay lines, Williams tubes and magnetic drums for storage. Many forum members will probably...
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    seaken replied to the thread Hello from SoCal.
    Welcome to the forum @markjwyatt . I was interested to read your stories. Not boring at all. I was fascinated by the computers of the...
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    seaken reacted to Rubix's post in the thread Found Old Invoice with Like Like.
    Actually, PC and XT systems didn't become obsolete all that quickly. Many home users still bought XT clones until the late 80s. That's...
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    Great! Hope you find some good stuff at VCF West. Here at VCF East there was a lot of stuff ranging from a Commodore C64 Executive to G5...
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    seaken replied to the thread Hello from Ohio!.
    In our family business I was the guy who did all the IT. My Father-in-Law purchased our first computers but they ended up nearly unused...
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    seaken replied to the thread Hello from Ohio!.
    I am at peace with the idea that I will probably never get a PET. Most of what I have in my collection was inherited from our family...
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    seaken replied to the thread Hello from the UK..
    Welcome to the forum. TNG is also my favorite. But I am enjoying streaming Strange New Worlds. It is preceding the time frame of The...
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    seaken replied to the thread Hello from Ohio!.
    Yes! The C128 works perfectly. I was very happy to see it power up and I was able to use it on my CGA monitor and on my VGA monitors. I...
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    seaken replied to the thread Alberta Monorail Model 166.
    Welcome @Bean , 80MB? Is that the hard drive? Can you share the rest of the specs? CPU type and speed, RAM, ports, video, etc. Seaken
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    seaken replied to the thread Hello from Ohio!.
    Well, I probably would have spent the $200 if I didn't already have other stuff. And I do also have the Tandy 1000HD that is in the same...
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    Hello, welcome to VCF. I can't help you myself but I would suggest planning a visit to the next VCF Festival or Swap Meet close to you...
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    seaken replied to the thread Found Old Invoice.
    It's true that these XT class machines were obsolete in only a few years. But I chose to ride the old 8088 systems for quite a few years...
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    seaken replied to the thread Hello from Ohio!.
    Just last week I saw a PC Jr. with Monitor and Keyboard, in an Antique Shop for $200. I almost picked it up. But I didn't. It was a...
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    That's good news! Wow! a hardcard? Those are hard to come by in working order. Congrats! I do have a working MFM/RLL 30 MB hard drive in...
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