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Someone asked if DESQView would run on this thing... DESQView 2.25 is running, I opened two windows (one 256KB and one 128KB). But... I couldn't type in either window! It was weird, only about every other key would work (like letter a, c, g) and of the ones that did work, they would stutter...

Have you heard of "coffin apartments" in Japan? And this hotel in DC I was at recently, the room was under 200sqft. Worlds' trying to make that "normal." People just don't have space for a big box computer anymore, real estate is gettin' expensive. One good thing I could say about this...

Still no luck on GLX.COM tried /oSK and /oAB and just giving a filename. It just squeals some noise. PETSCII Robot still plays its audio and music on the Adlib very well. Bummer can't use this thing as a little MOD player.

Well, like if no MDA or CGA card is inserted, it should beep, do memory check, and disk drive (or hard drive) should spin up like it is trying to boot [ actually not 100% sure on that, can't recall ever trying to start a 5150 with no video card at all ] EDIT: i.e. if it wasn't even going to TRY...

Hmmm, where's the XT-IDE? Cause, I pulled the chip with the red arrow shown below - and the whole system still seems to work just fine. booted off CF card, audio all worked, all same software, etc. I tried pulled those larger CPLDs - no matter which one I pull, or all of them, the system...

Na, no schematics. But worse case it just doesn't work and we put them back in? I'll keep a fire extinguisher nearby just in case.

Looks like the PCXT IO Controller would be the XT-IDE stuff (bottom center large square chip) - I don't have a chip puller for one of these at the moment, and not sure it would still boot with that removed? (are these still counted as ZIF sockets?) Not exactly sure where the boot up BIOS is...

For reference - I wasn't sure which way the expansion cards go on this board for the BOOK8088. They can actually fit/insert either way, which seems a little dangerous (electrically). So as a guess I assumed the side with the "B A" labels (same side towards the 12V connector) is the side...

Loopback plug!! That reminded me, forgot I still have this.... HP 4951C Protocol Analyzer with the HP 18179A Interface adapter. Does still work but haven't used in a while. But I may have a loopback tester plug thing around here, or have one of those DB25 breakout wire things and can wire...

Well, I have another serial card that has a 16450 UART (it's the other card in one of the photos). And weird thing is, that serial card would RECEIVE from the WiModem (during power up of the WiModem, I'd receive "Looking for router" in the terminal), but nothing I typed showed up on the...

I actually got a BOOK8088 a few months ago, but just now got around to trying some things on it. So far I haven't found a way to connect an external monitor or external keyboard. Screen is concerning, since if that LCD goes out, I suspect it may be tough to replace. But the CGA chips are...

Ah, "Dick?" (below) jives with Richard. I assume "443" is just some department extension to contact. Evidentially, he either has an APL machine or wants one. Part of the funding request Paul has to deal with is obtaining an 1130 for their exclusive usage in early '73. I'll admit, didn't...

Appreciate that, didn't know! Lots of the service folks I work with today commonly go by their callsigns, so yes it was an assumption on my part. Any idea about "Wantshouse"? And, so is it possible in the following it is just referring to the facility/location that made this particular...

How often were Electronic News issues? Quarterly/monthly? The specific date of IBM's notice was 10/03/73 So it should be an issue around that time. Paul's January 1973 drawing does look suspiciously like an HP9830 - although I think he had in mind to put a huge disk or hard drive platter...

Full set of PDFs has been sorted and cropped down to more digestible format. Includes some of Paul's and others letters and notes: [voidstar78/SCAMP: Special Computer APL Machine Portable Archive Material (github.com)](https://github.com/voidstar78/SCAMP) Lots of great insights. One...

On powering up the SCAMP: No. Though we did joke about it. - Kidding aside, I did want to spend a moment explaining the rational of not powering it up: while all the necessary parts are there, it would be irresponsible to power up any electrical equipment that has been sitting for that long...

As a follow up to my IBM 5100 discussion at VCF-SW earlier this year: In honor and celebration of the 50th anniversary of the IBM SCAMP prototype development, we've been able to coordinate a "once in a generation" review of the Smithsonian Institutes archive collection of documentational...

Also, "Steins;Gate" is the name of the fictional series that depicts the time travel story of the IBM 5100. Realized later that I never mentioned the name during the conversation at the end. There is a decent (but very fast) 15min recap on YT under title "Steins;Gate in Summary" by Sweevee...