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by brionl
Sat Oct 05, 2019 5:18 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Introduce yourself
Replies: 716
Views: 417729

Re: Introduce yourself

Hi Everybody!
I've been fooling around with computers for a long time now, and even made a living at it for a while (US Army computer nerd), but I'm pursuing other career options currently.
The first microcomputer I bought was an AIM-65, which I still have, and which is currently non-functional as I ...
by brionl
Fri Sep 27, 2019 2:24 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: OT: The Death of Radio Shack
Replies: 41
Views: 10019

Re: OT: The Death of Radio Shack

I'm sure Fry's Electronics is going to be next. I've been in there a couple of times lately, and the shelves were practically empty. Lots of junk, not much in the way of electronics.
by brionl
Thu Sep 26, 2019 3:15 pm
Forum: Nostalgia
Topic: OT: CNN really doesn't do their homework
Replies: 17
Views: 7993

Re: OT: CNN really doesn't do their homework

Speaking of Apple //e's...
I'm still kind of miffed at my sister. When I got a Mac SE/30, I gave her family my //e. With 2 floppy drives, 300 baud modem, parallel printer and a whopping 5MB hard drive. Then a couple years later when they got a new IBM compatible, they just threw it away w/o asking ...
by brionl
Thu Sep 26, 2019 3:06 pm
Forum: Nostalgia
Topic: Building AIM-65?
Replies: 16
Views: 17004

Re: Building AIM-65?

I've actually still got my original AIM-65. I sprung for the 4K RAM upgrade AND the 8K BASIC. I've still got the schematic and reference cards, but the books are gone.
Unfortunately, when I plugged it in last week it was totally dead. :cry:
I don't know if I'll bother fixing it though. I'm ...