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Experiencing the Altair 8800

January 8, 2021September 19, 2022 john

For anyone with an interest in early 8 bit computers, even for those of us in the UK, it is impossible not to recognise the importance of the Altair 8800. In this article I attempt to share my experiences with this awesome machine.

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Altair Apple II CP/M Other 

Microchess to Project Chess

July 30, 2020January 8, 2021 john

Microchess is probably, albeit indirectly, responsible for the success of Apple, the success Microsoft and the success of the IBM

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CP/M Latest Other Workshop 

Z80 SBC using Tom Szolyga’s SBC-Z80 Board

March 11, 2020January 5, 2021 john

Introduction This article forms a short review of the ‘homebrew’ Grant Searle designed Z80 CP/M machine, built using Tom Szolyga’s Z80SBC printed

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CP/M Other 

Patching WordStar for use with a VT-100 Terminal

July 5, 2018January 8, 2021 john

The following is a complete set of the patches to customise Wordstar 3 for the VT100 terminal as derived from

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Acorn CP/M Other 

Patching WordStar for the Acorn Z80 Second Processor

May 31, 2018January 8, 2021 john

Introduction This article described the the very simple steps required to patch WordStar 3.0 so that it works as expected

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Acorn CP/M Other 

Patching dBaseII for the Acorn Z80 Second Processor

May 2, 2018January 7, 2021 john

Introduction This article described the the very simple steps required to patch dBaseII so that it works as expected on

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Communications CP/M Other 

Sending and Receiving Files with Kermit

May 31, 2017January 7, 2021 john

Introduction Kermit is a computer file transfer/management protocol and a set of communications software tools. The tools need to be

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Telstar Status:

Line 1: (01756 664433)
Status: OK
Config:
Asterisk Softmodem connecting to Telstar (Currer).

Line 2: (01756 664434)
Status: OK
Config: Asterisk Softmodem connecting to the Telstar vPAD. With access to many Viewdata systems.

Internet 1: (glasstty.com:6502)
Status: OK
Config: TCP endpoint connecting to Telstar (Currer).

Internet 2: (glasstty.com:6503)
Status: OK
Config: TCP endpoint connecting to Telstar (Ellis).

Notes:
Telstar now supports Minitel Terminals on all ports.

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About

John Newcombe - Software developer with an interest in the development of Genetic Algorithms and Neural Networks. John also has an interest in 8 bit computers and is the developer and maintainer of the Telstar videotex system.

Glass TTY

In the 1970s, character mode terminals e.g., ADM3A, VT100 etc. were considered preferable to the large cumbersome teleprinters. These new all electronic devices with their glass screens were often referred to as "Glass TTYs".

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