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    From Damon Getsman@1:288/100 to All on Fri Dec 4 20:54:04 2020
    Anybody have any old atari 8-bit systems or peripherals that they're willing to get rid of? I'm looking potentially for bits that could need refurbishing, as well as ones working fine out of the box. I'd like to get enough of a system here so that I could do some development on a couple of projects that I have in mind, and (I'll admit), I'm looking for an excuse to play around on the hardware that I learned coding on, as well. Not to mention hooking it up via new FujiNet hardware and being able to SSH from my BBS system over onto a BBS running on the 6502 hardware itself. :)
    Trying to find one by xmas here, if possible. An 800xl would be a dream come true, but I'll consider anything and everything.
    Best wishes!

    -D
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  • From Richard Falken@1:123/115 to Damon Getsman on Sat Dec 5 14:43:29 2020
    Re: vintage Atari 8-bit equipment
    By: Damon Getsman to All on Fri Dec 04 2020 08:54 pm

    Anybody have any old atari 8-bit systems or peripherals that they're willi to get rid of? I'm looking potentially for bits that could need refurbishin as well as ones working fine out of the box. I'd like to get enough of a system here so that I could do some development on a couple of projects that have in mind, and (I'll admit), I'm looking for an excuse to play around on hardware that I learned coding on, as well. Not to mention hooking it up vi new FujiNet hardware and being able to SSH from my BBS system over onto a BB running on the 6502 hardware itself. :)
    Trying to find one by xmas here, if possible. An 800xl would be a dream c true, but I'll consider anything and everything.
    Best wishes!

    -D

    I think Netsurge at SciNet has a store of retro computing parts. You could pop up and ask the details.

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  • From Jay Harris@1:229/664 to Damon Getsman on Sat Dec 5 16:40:25 2020
    On 05 Dec 2020, Richard Falken said the following...

    I think Netsurge at SciNet has a store of retro computing parts. You
    could popup and ask the details.

    Yes, it's www.retrorewind.ca

    Jay

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  • From Phillip L Taylor Jr@1:275/201.30 to Damon Getsman on Fri Feb 5 18:56:25 2021
    On Fri 4-Dec-2020 20:54 , Damon Getsman@1:288/100.0 wrote:
    @NOTE: SlyEdit 1.73 (2020-03-31) (ICE style)
    Anybody have any old atari 8-bit systems or peripherals that they're willing to get rid of? I'm looking potentially for bits that could need refurbishing, as well as ones working fine out of the box. I'd like to
    get enough of a system here so that I could do some development on a
    couple of projects that I have in mind, and (I'll admit), I'm looking for an excuse to play around on the hardware that I learned coding on, as
    well. Not to mention hooking it up via new FujiNet hardware and being
    able to SSH from my BBS system over onto a BBS running on the 6502
    hardware itself. :)
    Trying to find one by xmas here, if possible. An 800xl would be a dream come true, but I'll consider anything and everything.
    Best wishes!

    Did you check on good or ebay?
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  • From Phillip L Taylor Jr@1:275/201.30 to Jay Harris on Wed Mar 24 18:41:44 2021


    On Sat 5-Dec-2020 16:40 , Jay Harris@1:229/664.0 said to Damon Getsman:


    Yes, it's www.retrorewind.ca

    This is nice. When I got that site I get this warning message.

    Warning: Potential Security Risk Ahead


    Phil
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  • From Jay Harris@1:229/664 to Phillip L Taylor Jr on Wed Mar 24 21:07:28 2021
    *** Quoting Phillip L Taylor Jr from a message to Jay Harris ***

    Yes, it's www.retrorewind.ca

    PLTJ> This is nice. When I got that site I get this warning message.

    PLTJ> Warning: Potential Security Risk Ahead

    Yeah, I got the same thing. Looks like Frank needs to add www. to his SSL cert. Going to just https://retrorewind.ca works.

    Jay

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  • From Blake Patterson@2:240/8001 to Phillip L Taylor Jr on Mon Apr 12 00:58:18 2021
    Yes, it's www.retrorewind.ca

    This is nice. When I got that site I get this warning message.
    Warning: Potential Security Risk Ahead

    I assumed this was due to no SSL available on the site, so I just tried it (via Chrome on Windows 10), and it defaults to SSL (https), so not sure why there'd be a risk. If a site can only support http (not secure), then it's potentially a risk depending on what info the user sends, as the transfer is not encrypted. Looks like a nice site.

    bp
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