I traded emails with Steve Ciarcia a couple years ago when I was moving. He said his collection of Byte has been gone for years. :-) Made it easier for me to recycle the boxes of Byte and other PC magazines. Still have 1/2 of a 2 car garage to clear out - lots of SCSI cables. Ugh! -----Original Message----- >From: John Ferrell >Sent: Jul 31, 2006 8:59 AM >To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." >Subject: Re: [ee] Cleaning the garage > >I have been throwing out for a couple of years now. >I have yet to trash a box of magazines and regret it. > >Perhaps I will empty the TRS-80 shelf today... > >John Ferrell W8CCW >"My Competition is not my enemy" >http://DixieNC.US > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Marcel Duchamp" >To: >Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 6:44 PM >Subject: [ee] Cleaning the garage > > >> Today I started cleaning my garage, a task put off for many years. I >> won't even start to go into what got thrown out; I don't want to hear >> how valuable it is and how it should be saved. Data books? You can find >> all pertinent data sheets on the web now. Junk computers? Cost lots to >> ship and what have you got? Junk. >> >> Reaching for a stack of literature, an old issue of "Dr. Dobb's" jumped >> out in near perfect condition. Volume 1, number 7, August 1976. As it >> was named then: dr. dobb's journal of COMPUTER Calisthenics & >> Orthodontia - Running Light Without Overbyte. >> >> It proved to be a time machine glimpse into the past. For example, an >> article entitled: The Time for Floppy's is Just About Now! by the >> editor. Details of a number of floppy disc subsystems, including one for >> $995 (in 10-quantity). >> >> -and- >> >> Floating point routines for the 6502 by R. Rankin & S. Wozniak >> >> Then in a letter to the editor, a complaint about bad service from THE >> DIGITAL GROUP, a small wanna-be microcomputer company in Denver. It >> mentions a Gus Calabrese who stated they were swamped with orders. Could >> this be same Gus as often writes to this list? What it was like working >> for one of the pioneer computer companies back in the day? >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > >-- >http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >View/change your membership options at >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist