DJ-1701 Posted February 10, 2017 Posted February 10, 2017 Is it a PET I used something like that at uni when Moses was a lad Not a PET... but apparenty the company 'Cares'. 1
mikeprice Posted February 10, 2017 Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) Not a PET... but apparenty the company 'Cares'. I was at Uni in those days - if it didn't appear in a lecture theatre or the bottom of a beer glass it was outside my area of interest Edited February 10, 2017 by mikeprice 1
gshaw Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Anyone know what this is from? I need to find out myself so mention me in the reply if you know! Connector is 15 pin D style
synaesthesia Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 I'd say most likely from a CCTV controller.
bald_pig Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Anyone know what this is from? I need to find out myself so mention me in the reply if you know! Connector is 15 pin D style [ATTACH]41546[/ATTACH] Possibly an aftermarket colecovision controller?
southhamster Posted February 11, 2017 Posted February 11, 2017 Anyone know what this is from? I need to find out myself so mention me in the reply if you know! Connector is 15 pin D style Possibly an aftermarket colecovision controller? Ah. You've got the Donald Trump remote control. Steve Bannon wants it back.
crc-ict Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 How about this then? I've actually got one of these in the attic at my parents house.
Dos_Box Posted February 13, 2017 Author Posted February 13, 2017 Anyone know what this is from? I need to find out myself so mention me in the reply if you know! Connector is 15 pin D style [ATTACH]41546[/ATTACH] It does look familiar. One of the early Grandstand consoles?
pcstru Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) Joystick for an old BBC Micro. Edited February 13, 2017 by pcstru
gshaw Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) Joystick for an old BBC Micro. Think you may be onto something there, just had a Google and the interface is indeed 15 pin. I'll keep hold of that one then Got it! http://chrisacorns.computinghistory.org.uk/8bit_Upgrades/Voltmace_Delta14.html Edited February 13, 2017 by gshaw
pcstru Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 Think you may be onto something there, just had a Google and the interface is indeed 15 pin. I'll keep hold of that one then Got it! Chris's Acorns: Voltmace Delta 14 joystick That was my first controller for playing Elite.
JJonas Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) Not a PET... but apparenty the company 'Cares'. that would be something from Wang then http://voicegrid.ie/unified-communications-as-a-service/40-wang_cares Edited February 13, 2017 by JJonas 1
pcstru Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 How about this then? [ATTACH=CONFIG]41550[/ATTACH] I've actually got one of these in the attic at my parents house. Looks a bit like an old Compaq III portable - or a clone of it. I remember installing Xenix on one which involved about 50 5 1/4in floppy discs.
crc-ict Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 Looks a bit like an old Compaq III portable - or a clone of it. I remember installing Xenix on one which involved about 50 5 1/4in floppy discs. Spot on that man!
gshaw Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 That was my first controller for playing Elite. Found an original Elite BBC floppy disk over the weekend too
Norphy Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 One for the older spotters this: [ATTACH=CONFIG]41558[/ATTACH] Babbage Difference Engine? /runs
Dos_Box Posted February 13, 2017 Author Posted February 13, 2017 Babbage Difference Engine? /runs Oh really? 3
Gibbo Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 One for the older spotters this: [ATTACH=CONFIG]41558[/ATTACH] Ah, looks almost like a Commodore Plus 4! So it must be the 116: 1
JJonas Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 Ah, looks almost like a Commodore Plus 4! So it must be the 116: you beat me to it
synaesthesia Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 In this era of computing, there was one you could literally put together yourself starting up from a blank PCB. I don't think it came in 200 part magazines though, you just bought the whole kaboodle and built it yourself, solder and all. Anyone remember what that was? Would LOVE to find one again.
HarryMonkey Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 In this era of computing, there was one you could literally put together yourself starting up from a blank PCB. I don't think it came in 200 part magazines though, you just bought the whole kaboodle and built it yourself, solder and all. Anyone remember what that was? Would LOVE to find one again. There was a version of the Sinclair ZX80 that came in kit form.
jinnantonnixx Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 Ok then what's this? [ATTACH=CONFIG]41575[/ATTACH] That's a Jupiter Ace. A machine that uses FORTH instead of BASIC. 1
jinnantonnixx Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) In this era of computing, there was one you could literally put together yourself starting up from a blank PCB. I don't think it came in 200 part magazines though, you just bought the whole kaboodle and built it yourself, solder and all. Anyone remember what that was? Would LOVE to find one again. I think that was the UK 101. It was commonly assembled on wooden boards. Before I had my Spectrum, I was looking at one of these. This was the Acorn Atom era. There are a lot of project sites for home-brew computers. Although I preferred the Z80, I think the 6502 was a better processor for interfacing to the real world as it has very good interrupt responses. http://6502.org/homebuilt Edited February 13, 2017 by jinnantonnixx 1
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