I also had a System 80 :)

Hi, Terry.

I stumbled upon your website while researching the Crush, Crumble and Chomp! game. I try to tell the history of the personal computer industry through ads from computer magazines (https://computeradsfromthepast.substack.com/). I'm very interested in the early days of the PC, so I'm glad to find that wealth of info that is your site.

Keep up the good work.

JPW

Hi Terry

I am about to start a degree looking at early NZ computing focussing in particular on the BBS.

Do you have any relevant material regarding BBSs in your database please?

I tried to tweet you but did not succeed.

Allison
@NZAllison

Hello everyone

Looks like you have a well resourced website Terry. Keep up the good work.

Here at Ecotech Services we occasionally get vintage computers in for recycling. Needless to say they are NOT recycled. They are ogled over by the staff and then put into storage for possible sale at a later date.

Cheers!

Alan Liefting
Managing Director
Ecotech Services Limited

So nice to see the old Atari computers running, great work, thanks!

Hi i have a complete in box in gc copy of shooting gallery for the fountain force i beilieve its for the second gen console.anyone interested?

Love the videos. I discovered them a few years back, and mentioned them to a few friends that have gotten into retro computing--they are a big hit.

I teach intro. to programming, and some students were asking me if I knew about the Commodore 64, Amiga, and Apple II that they had seen on a YouTube channel.
Well...of course I did, and pointed them to your series. Once again, they are a big hit with kids that think a Windows XP computer is ancient.

Hi,

I have an IBM 8560 with screen and keyboard. Is anyone interested in it.

Regards


Graeme

Hi Terry,
I really like your video's on YT. I only discovered them recently and it was a real joy watching them.
Thanks for all the work you put in it.

Luc

Hi Terry,
I have been a fan of your YouTube videos for some time. I will eventually view all of them. I've heard your interview on floppy days and your guest hosting a couple years ago. I have visited your website several times. I thought it was finally time that I gave you some feedback to let you know how much I appreciate all the things that you do and the hard work you put into all of this.
Greatly appreciated! I hope you continue for a long time to come.
Thank you,
Simon

Thanks for putting the NEC 8201a articles online. It helped rekindle my appreciation for the unit. I've just received one and am in the process of reviving it.

Also received a PC-2081 data recorder (Japanese version of your PC-8281a). Current task for it is to track down any documentation for it. The magic Google machine is turning up empty so far!

Anyway, thought I'd sign the guest book, let you know I dropped by and appreciate your retro work. Thanks!

hope this e mail finds you well. I have some questions I'm hoping you can help me with. Firstly, The sound for model 4 I have the CR 81 hooked up to the 5 din in the back of the model 4 and I have my speakers hooked into the Mic on the Cassette player. Using the games on floppy disks gives me no sound. When I use cassette I rewind the tape to play first game for example, I turn on computer, hold break key and reset button, type L , press enter, then type system and lastly, type in name of game hit enter and wait to load. My question is when do I turn on cassette? is it after I type in the name of game and hit enter/ or at the same time?I do know it has sound . But this is all new to me.I've watched so many of your videos! So good!! Grateful for any help.

Thanks so much!

I stumbled upon your youtube channel. The videos there are great! I then wondered if you were still active and I found this website. Thanks for all the information you present on all these retro computers!

Hi Terry, I have acquired an old Apple ][ europlus complete with a load of disks, manuals and the double drive. It all seems to be working except the red light on Drive 2 doesn't come on and there's no monitor. Whats your best advice for getting it checked/fixed and connecting a monitor please?

Hi Terry,

I’ve now watched all of your nice both interesting and informative videos. Thanks so much for all the work you put into these. Nowadays I watch the videos for falling asleep because of your - now familiar - calm voice. Thanks again and

All the best,
Fritz

Hi Terry,

I’ve now watched all of your nice both interesting and informative videos. Thanks so much for all the work you put into these. Nowadays I watch the videos for falling asleep because of your - now familiar - calm voice. Thanks again and

All the best,
Fritz

Hi Tezza,

I really enjoyed your site and youtube videos. I was wondering if you might be able to help me figure out what this GIF is [giphy.com] I do not think it is a dos computer as the title suggests but a terminal and dot matrix printer, but I cannot for the life of me figure out the brand or model. Do you recognize it? Thank you again.

Compute in Good Health!\

Had many computers, from the first generation TRS80 Model 1, and many systems since. Was manager of Tandy Computer Repair for a while, then ran my own PC manufacturing.

My first computer was an Ohio Scientific C4P. I received it as "payment" for writing the documentation and collaborating with development of an early word-processing program, WP6502. I'm writing an autobiographical account of that time in 1980-81 and would like to use your photo of a C4, as I made the mistake of giving mine away a long time ago. My autobiog is strictly a non-profit venture so I hope you won't mind sharing your photo with me.

I have fond memories of the System 80 as my first computer. I bought business System 80 brand new for about $1200 in early '82 from Smith City Market. I figured that since I had a couple of tape recorders already that the additional lower case and numeric keypad would be more useful. The first game I wrote was a worm that increased in length and died when it hit itself. Next was firing at a randomly dancing * on the screen. Used it for essays at university too. Replaced it eventually with a C64.