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#minicomputer#linux#pc
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ApAlun 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

I used the University of Leeds' Prime 750 computer (then very new) in 1980 to write a programme in, if I remember correctly, Fortran 77. The editor I used did not automatically number lines and the default to move from one line to another was to type, eg, -7, if you wanted to move 7 lines up.

Does anybody recognise this editor. Could it have been "ed"?

If you know people with an interest in 1980s minicomputers would you mind boosting? Thanks.

#Unix
#PrimeComputers
#ed
#MiniComputer

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Rua

Today at the #HomeComputerMuseum repair department, a big minicomputer-like thing from the early 80s. Made by Compudata, a Dutch company that would later rename itself to Tulip Computers. We haven't really been able to find anything about what it is, despite having the faceplate with a name on it.

Also, with it came a big chonk of a hard drive, capacity not known. The hard drive seemed to include controller hardware, and consisted of a whopping FOUR separate PCBs stacked on top of each other. Thankfully the top two could be tilted upwards. The hard drive has some electrical issues so we're not sure if it still works.

Not shown are an equally large second computer case, containing two 8-inch floppy drives.

A large metal computer case, about 50 cm wide, with the cover off. The box is divided into two halves. On the left is an exposed power supply, with an 8 inch tape drive mounted below it. On the right are the two motherboards, one hidden below the other. Below the motherboards are a large open space to fit the hard drive.
The face plate of the computer case, which says "CD-MULTINET 2000".
The hard drive unit from the computer. It is an 8 inch model like the tape drive. Two of the PCBs are folded upwards, the remaining two are still attached to the drive. A large hub for the drive mechanism is also visible, as well as the brake pad that holds the platters still while the drive is turned off.
A sticker on the hard drive showing the information about the drive. DISK MEMORY UNIT M/N 1223-1 S/N 2102143 P/N 900276-02-3 Dev. S/N 11821 Rev B Dev. P/N 100601-03-8 Direct current Rated Input Voltage: +24 VDC, -12VDC, +5 VDGRated Input Power: 110 Watts MICROPOLIS Chatsworth, Ca. 91311 MADE IN USA
#RetroComputing#Minicomputer#Compudata
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Debby

@soulscircuit They look amazing! 🤩 I really love the design, but I do have one suggestion: would it be possible to move the ports to the top next to the screen? Having them on the bottom left near the keyboard might be a bit inconvenient or annoying for left-handed users who hold the console with their left hand. 🤔

As for the color, I'm a bit boring, but I think a metallic silver or gray (like options 2 or 6) would look great. What do you think? 🤗 #PortableConsole #Pilet5 #minicomputer

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Amin Girasol

#Ireland-based #RetroComputing and #VintageComputing folks might be interested in a stash of #IBM, #DEC, #Wyse and other #mainframe and #minicomputer #GreenScreen #terminals, most dating from the 1980s and 1990s (without keyboards, unfortunately), as well as copious sealed #Windows95 CDs ("with USB support"), sealed 3½ inch #FloppyDisks, sealed and unsealed memory modules in the tens of megabytes range, sealed IBM branded PS/2 ball mice, vintage toner cartridges and ink ribbons. There's a single #Amstrad monitor for use with the #CPC454, an intriguing #Apricot-branded machine and some VGA-era monitors. Many of them will need work. There's a functioning #Windows98 machine.

The stash is located in a shed in the village of Rathdowney. You can contact the seller via adverts to arrange to see it: touch.adverts.ie/monitors/vint

The seller is prepared to power on devices for you. I left with only a few handfuls of floppies as I already have more DEC terminals than I need.

[edit: 3¼ to 3½]

Four CRT monitors, probably all green-screen terminals. One of them is a DEC VT220 terminal.
A pile of five computer terminals. The one in the foreground has a brown bezel and may date from the 1970s.
The Apricot branded machine.
Olivetti and Mitsubishi branded CRT terminals.
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