rietveld Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 I am fighting to win an Ontario auction that includes 4 Adams as well as numerous disk and ddp software Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 Sorry. Duplicate entry. Pls remove this second post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamcon Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 2 hours ago, rietveld said: I am fighting to win an Ontario auction that includes 4 Adams as well as numerous disk and ddp software THAT's a LOT of stuff mon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 7 hours ago, adamcon said: THAT's a LOT of stuff mon I did not win the disks but I did win some stuff 69 DDPs 4 adam main units 3 keyboards 2 printers and a random printer lid I have a 4th spare KB and 2 spare printers so I will have 4 complete systems to go with the 3 I already have Paid $ 250 Canadian for everything Now I need to figure out what to do with the stuff. I sort of got cought up in the bidding frenzy Anyone need an cheap Adam? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 54 minutes ago, rietveld said: Anyone need a cheap Adam? Congrats on the auction win at an incredible price, but sorry to hear that you missed out on the disks. I assume that you live local, otherwise shipping is going to expensive! Hmm, 4 spare complete ADAM systems once all this arrives and tests out, I'd consider buying some ADAM FujiNet devices and make some really sweat packages with all the software on SD card for people looking to obtain an ADAM. Looks like Mozzwald and John L. are sold out, so that would leave Masteries' build as the only option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 local pickup about 1 hour 30 mins. good excuse for the wife and I to head to toronto where the auction pickup is located ( or close anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 I may bring them to VCF mid west. I reserved a table there to display one of my Adams that is running CP/m from a FujiNet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tekman Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 10 hours ago, NIAD said: Congrats on the auction win at an incredible price, but sorry to hear that you missed out on the disks. I assume that you live local, otherwise shipping is going to expensive! Hmm, 4 spare complete ADAM systems once all this arrives and tests out, I'd consider buying some ADAM FujiNet devices and make some really sweat packages with all the software on SD card for people looking to obtain an ADAM. Looks like Mozzwald and John L. are sold out, so that would leave Masteries' build as the only option. I (John L.) am no longer building FujiNet devices until someone adds disk swap and creates a faster interface. PDF printing needs to be fixed, but that would not prevent me from making more units. I'll have a new run of internal ADE Pro and MIB238WiFi cards soon if that helps anyone out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 The MIB238 is a great card A must have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 12 hours ago, NIAD said: Congrats on the auction win at an incredible price, but sorry to hear that you missed out on the disks. I assume that you live local, otherwise shipping is going to expensive! Hmm, 4 spare complete ADAM systems once all this arrives and tests out, I'd consider buying some ADAM FujiNet devices and make some really sweat packages with all the software on SD card for people looking to obtain an ADAM. Looks like Mozzwald and John L. are sold out, so that would leave Masteries' build as the only option. Not too upset about losing out on the disks. The bid went higher than I was will to spend since the pictures only showed hand written disk labels. I am not sure if there were any commercial releases in the pile The ddp Pak's were an even mix of commercial and hand made (using coleco and loaran tapes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 I just picked up my auction items. The seller was very professional and very knowledgeable about the products Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 48 minutes ago, rietveld said: I just picked up my auction items. The seller was very professional and very knowledgeable about the products Pretty much to be expected considering how many systems and how much software the seller had up for auction as well as living in the Toronto area... probably was an MTAG member who knew Rich and Pamela Clee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamcon Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 3 hours ago, rietveld said: I just picked up my auction items. The seller was very professional and very knowledgeable about the products Sounds like maybe David 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 6 hours ago, NIAD said: Pretty much to be expected considering how many systems and how much software the seller had up for auction as well as living in the Toronto area... probably was an MTAG member who knew Rich and Pamela Clee. Did you say MTAG newsletter writer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 Just replaced 3 DDP drives with some spares that I had The new Adams work perfectly Hard to imagine that they had an such a high failure rate when new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamcon Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Good on ya mon. BUT now what are you gonna do do with all those ADAMs? You are getting like me, but I am gradually weaning down the piles of stuff. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 (edited) Great to hear that all systems are working! As far as that “failure rate” thingy, three things: 1) lots of end-user error 2) propaganda from competitors like Atari and IBM… notice I don’t say Apple. IBM especially because they knew their PCjr was a piece of ****. 3) yes, poor QC at Coleco that let too many problem systems make it onto store shelves. By the end of 1983 and on, the ADAM probably had about the same if not lower failure rate than other computers of the era and that’s saying a lot because you got a lot more with the ADAM out of the box including a storage drive. Edited August 14, 2022 by NIAD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 4 hours ago, adamcon said: Good on ya mon. BUT now what are you gonna do do with all those ADAMs? You are getting like me, but I am gradually weaning down the piles of stuff. 🤣 I may need 5 more IDE setups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 I sorted through the DDPs and ended up with a few doubles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 I suspect that most of the buck rogers will have been repurposed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 I did find this original third party game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 3 hours ago, rietveld said: I did find this original third party game Sub Raiders is a port of the Spectrum Holobyte Apple game called Gato. It was developed using SmartBasic 2.0 and while very well done, the screen redraws are PAINFULLY slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cozmos Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 13 hours ago, NIAD said: Sub Raiders is a port of the Spectrum Holobyte Apple game called Gato. It was developed using SmartBasic 2.0 and while very well done, the screen redraws are PAINFULLY slow. I contend then convert the source to direct assembly language. Stop using the overhead of basic. If I were you guys I would put pressure on someone to either finish their emulators or someone develop a new ADAM emulator with a good disassembler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 8 hours ago, Captain Cozmos said: I contend then convert the source to direct assembly language. Stop using the overhead of basic. It's not my type of game, but others might be interested as many were back in 1988 when it was released. Considering it was programmed in 1988 for the ADAM, no surprise that it was programmed in SmartBasic, but was surprising at the time to see it was SB 2.0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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