I thought you guys would appreciate my dumpster save. 1980 Apple 2 Plus. It even worked when i plugged it in.

Unfortunately no more vintage than my two SE/30s.
 
I'm curious how many KLOV peeps have vintage computers

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I have both of the first 2 computers I ever got... a 2nd release TRS-80 COLOR COMPUTER as well as a TRS-80 COLOR COMPUTER 2. I also have the cassette tape drives and a 5¼ floppy drive and the color ink jet printer that was available too. I had also bought a 19" RGB monitor circa 1985. Can't remember the make/model right now, but it was bought with birthday money and savings from an ad from an advertiser in the back of the HotCoCo magazine iirc. The order was placed via a phone call made from a land line telephone back in the days when there were only BBSs, slow ass dial up modems, and no internet as we know it today.

But the best part of having this stuff is that I have a ZAXXON game cartridge that works on both of them! 🥰😍

Dylan
 
I have both of the first 2 computers I ever got... a 2nd release TRS-80 COLOR COMPUTER as well as a TRS-80 COLOR COMPUTER 2. I also have the cassette tape drives and a 5¼ floppy drive and the color ink jet printer that was available too. I had also bought a 19" RGB monitor circa 1985. Can't remember the make/model right now, but it was bought with birthday money and savings from an ad from an advertiser in the back of the HotCoCo magazine iirc. The order was placed via a phone call made from a land line telephone back in the days when there were only BBSs, slow ass dial up modems, and no internet as we know it today.

But the best part of having this stuff is that I have a ZAXXON game cartridge that works on both of them! 🥰😍

Dylan

I would love to see your 19" RGB Coco some time! I didn't know the Coco 2 could do RGB. Is it modded? Or is it actually a Coco 3?
I have a CM-8 monitor that I got a couple of years ago for my original new-release Coco 3. And I still have my Coco 2. My first computer. Both are setup up in the living room right now.

Zaxxon is actually GOOD on the Coco. Legit good! (But only on the Coco....)
32 KB of screeching cassette hell which usually failed to load at the 31 KB mark. :ROFLMAO:
Was it really available on cartridge? I have the cassette and disk versions.
 
I can't believe that someone would throw a working computer like that out. It has to have some collector value!
 
I would love to see your 19" RGB Coco some time! I didn't know the Coco 2 could do RGB. Is it modded? Or is it actually a Coco 3?
I have a CM-8 monitor that I got a couple of years ago for my original new-release Coco 3. And I still have my Coco 2. My first computer. Both are setup up in the living room right now.

Zaxxon is actually GOOD on the Coco. Legit good! (But only on the Coco....)
32 KB of screeching cassette hell which usually failed to load at the 31 KB mark. :ROFLMAO:
Was it really available on cartridge? I have the cassette and disk versions.
Ah... thank you for the humbling spank... you are correct I believe. I think the CoCo had composite output and did use the little RCA to 75ohm coax switch box... aka early atari console type input. However, I do remember the monitor having rgb input also.... I will confirm that once I get to clearing out the attic...

But one thing I do know for sure is that there is a speech cartridge up in one of them boxes that does have.....


Wait for it.......

An obsolete SC-01 speech chip... that chip is going to find it's twilight years spent installed on my bootleg q-bert board to give him a voice.

Thanks for keeping me honest and "less" full of shit!

Dylan
 
But one thing I do know for sure is that there is a speech cartridge up in one of them boxes that does have.....


Wait for it.......

An obsolete SC-01 speech chip... that chip is going to find it's twilight years spent installed on my bootleg q-bert board to give him a voice.

Thanks for keeping me honest and "less" full of shit!

Dylan

NOOOOOOOOOO!

Don't a mutilate one classic to repair another one! 🤦🏻😞

Ps. I want that cartridge to replace my lost one!
 
NOOOOOOOOOO!

Don't a mutilate one classic to repair another one! 🤦🏻😞

Ps. I want that cartridge to replace my lost one!
Well, I did get one of Scott's reproduction sc-01 chips... so, if that works ok... the cartridge is safe... but still not for sale...

D
 
I've got my childhood Apple IIe on my desk. It has a CFFA3000 card for minimizing use of floppies, and a serial connection to my PC for transferring disk images with ADTPro.
 
I'm curious how many KLOV peeps have vintage computers

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Does this count? Nice little machine for dos and light windows 98 gaming. I have other 90's rigs but this one is by far my favorite that's why I keep it on my main desk. What about you are you a collector of more specialized systems like that Atari 4160 or like amiga?
I recycled my Apple //e unfortunately. Long before I learned of KLOV.

(Hanging head in shame)
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Does this count? Nice little machine for dos and light windows 98 gaming. I have other 90's rigs but this one is by far my favorite that's why I keep it on my main desk. What about you are you a collector of more specialized systems like that Atari 4160 or like amiga?
If I didn't already have a thrid of my house full of arcade games I prob would go crazy with retro computers. The Atari ST is my childhood one, the first major anything I bought with my own money I think. I love those little DOS machines!
 
If I didn't already have a thrid of my house full of arcade games I prob would go crazy with retro computers. The Atari ST is my childhood one, the first major anything I bought with my own money I think. I love those little DOS machines!
That seems to be a common issue around here :ROFLMAO: . Well I must admit you kept your Atari st in immaculate condition all these years which is super impressive. I wish I knew more about those kinds of systems but anything pre-dos gets very difficult to learn because every system is so unique in how it functions. But yeah I didn't buy this back in the day, 3000$ would've been a little out of my price range but thankfully this popped up on eBay listed as something else and I won the auction for a song. Came with the dock, floppy drive, and it was fully functional. Only had to pull the rtc battery and relocate it outside to prevent it from spraying acid on the pcb and upgrade the hdd to a ssd but I use it almost daily.

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I never understand what idiots throw away something worth a decent amount of money. Post it for free, donate it, give it to me.... don't trash it.
 
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