... How exactly did you do it? "VB" is Visual BASIC, an expensive programming language that Microsoft discontinued a decade ago? ... Yes, initially. What else...
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Lee Hart
leealanhart
Jun 14, 2012 4:56 pm
... Yep; guilty as charged. :-) ... Yes. Just drop me a note directly, and we can discuss it. My email address is in all my posts. -- *BE* the change that you...
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Glen Roger
glendroger
Jun 14, 2012 5:40 pm
Hi Group, I'm spending way too much time with my ELF these days. Great fun. I can save a file to a cassette using the Giant Board monitor and load it back in...
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Chuck Bigham
svodyssey
Jun 14, 2012 6:11 pm
I have a tremendous amount of respect for the people on this mailing list -- Lee especially. But sometimes it seems like there is a willful reluctance to...
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Lee Hart
leealanhart
Jun 14, 2012 6:18 pm
... Try swapping the wires for either the record, or playback to invert the signal. Some of the old cassette software assumed that the playback would not be...
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Ray Sills
raysills
Jun 14, 2012 7:09 pm
Hi Glen: The SAVE issue could be related to low volume... or volume that's too high.. overdriving the audio input into distortion. Since those machines were...
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urrossum@...
urrossum...
Jun 14, 2012 7:13 pm
... As long as you're running 32-bit Windows XP (or probably earlier NT-based versions of Windows, but I don't know how far back), then you *can* use GW-BASIC...
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Richard
cdp1861
Jun 14, 2012 7:22 pm
Hi there! I never tried to hook up the Giant Board directly. Back when I tested ElfTools, I connected the earphone output of the cassette player to the PC and...
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urrossum@...
urrossum...
Jun 14, 2012 7:24 pm
... Thanks for writing this, Chuck. This was a much better "big picture" view than the specific issues I was trying to solve, hopefully making the modern...
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Micah
mbrunt
Jun 14, 2012 8:00 pm
... Sounds like my favorite license, the WTFPL! :) http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/ Micah...
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Richard
cdp1861
Jun 14, 2012 8:28 pm
Sorry, Kevin, I meant VS 2010 off course. I was a bit tired and spent the last weeks in version hell :-) You caught me working on my little project. It uses...
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cosmacelf@yahoogroups...
Jun 14, 2012 8:57 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the cosmacelf group. File : /Tools/New...
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Eric Tchong
rikitin60
Jun 14, 2012 9:21 pm
As I do not live in the US I cannot order the ELF2K Hex Keypad. And I really want 1. Can anyone get it for me. Eric Tchong - Aruba From:...
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Bob Armstrong
k6tbn
Jun 14, 2012 10:56 pm
... Really? SparkFun doesn't take orders from outside the US?? I didn't know that. Actually their web page talks about international shipping charges, so I ...
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joshbensadon
Jun 14, 2012 11:09 pm
... I just missed that window by a couple of weeks (was running low on funds at the time). I'm hoping that if enough of us strong arm Mr Armstrong, he will...
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eight_bit_jdrose
eight_bit_jd...
Jun 14, 2012 11:44 pm
Well, you have to keep in mind the topic of this particular forum. COSMAC 1802 and Elf. Old, classic 8 bit computers. Just like classic cars, some will like...
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eight_bit_jdrose
eight_bit_jd...
Jun 14, 2012 11:55 pm
Cool. I am looking forward to building these various computer kits. When I was a child I recall drooling over the computer kits advertised in Popular...
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joshbensadon
Jun 15, 2012 12:21 am
The topic of this forum is relevant, but I believe the essence of the 1802 and that era was the tinkering and learning of ways to get things done. This...
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Bob Armstrong
k6tbn
Jun 15, 2012 12:25 am
... an ELF2K party! You missed the point - if the keypad thing works out, then I'll sell the entire Elf2K family thru Sparkfun. It's not cheap, but then...
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David W. Schultz
schultdw
Jun 15, 2012 12:57 am
... I have ordered several PCBs from BatchPCB and have been very pleased with the results. -- David W. Schultz http://home.earthlink.net/~david.schultz "Who?...
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Kevin
kriceslo
Jun 15, 2012 2:18 am
For those seeking to twiddle external I/O bits, by far the simplest method is any of the cheap USB to RS232 adapters available for $10. If you wish to have...
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Kevin
kriceslo
Jun 15, 2012 2:29 am
Richard--- Ah, well OF COURSE I have VS2010! Doesn't everyone? :) Nice screenshot. I'm certain this project will keep you occupied. Micah--- I find the WTFPL...
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eight_bit_jdrose
eight_bit_jd...
Jun 15, 2012 2:34 am
Very cool. Thanks for the links....
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Eric Tchong
rikitin60
Jun 15, 2012 1:33 pm
In Sparkfun I could not find the ELF2K Hex Keypad PC board. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
... I don't much care for that response, Chuck. You are getting personal and judgmental - that's not your call to make. This is a forum for interests in...
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eight_bit_jdrose
eight_bit_jd...
Jun 15, 2012 4:35 pm
I did not have any trouble finding it. It is at this link: http://batchpcb.com/index.php/Products/88070...
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urrossum@...
urrossum...
Jun 15, 2012 4:52 pm
Looks like it's in good shape, and no reserve (but $47 shipping from Indonesia)... ~~ Mark Moulding...
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Dexter
s_brune2001
Jun 15, 2012 5:15 pm
Wow both of you need to lighten up. This is supposed to be for fun. I like both old tech and new tech. I think it's interesting when someone can take old tech...
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eight_bit_jdrose
eight_bit_jd...
Jun 17, 2012 4:14 am
Looks like it eventually sold for $750. More than I would want to pay but certainly more reasonable than $3K....
