Osborne 1 computer

knufjuf · Post by **knufjuf** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:27 pm

Can I interest anybody in a portable computer? It's in running order, all you have to do is collect it.

http://oldcomputers.net/osborne.html

Timbob · Post by **Timbob** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:41 pm

ah!
just what i needed! a cool laptop to play some cool games while traveling

but seriously, that's a cool thing.

knufjuf · Post by **knufjuf** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:44 pm

It's for free, and I still have all the software (I think)

Dog · Post by **Dog** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:00 pm

You have no idea how much I'd love that!!!!!

Timbob · Post by **Timbob** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:12 pm

It's a really cool thing yes, but i wouldn't know what the hell i'd do with it

one of those things you want to have, and place it in your closet to gather dust.

Dog seems to be interested

does it make music?

knufjuf · Post by **knufjuf** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:27 pm

Phil, I'll try to find out how much it would be to ship it over. If it's affordable ... early X-mas present for you! Or I can keep it until the next time you visit? Any ideas on this? It has your name written on it!

knufjuf · Post by **knufjuf** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:31 pm

Phil? What was I thinking of? LOL ... I meant Dog. Phil ... Dog ... same thing!

philmanns · Post by **philmanns** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:34 pm

Bloody well isn't!

knufjuf · Post by **knufjuf** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:35 pm

well ... you two smell alike!

Dog · Post by **Dog** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:38 pm

She's got a point there

Timbob, it doesn't make music, but it would look pretty cool sitting there in a Chemical Brothers synth rack kinda way... i.e. lights flashing, but doing bugger all...

knufjuf · Post by **knufjuf** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:42 pm

Erm, it says ''Hello, I'm Ozzie'' when you start it ... and it has the cutest little monitor ... I wouldn't call that bugger all.

Timbob · Post by **Timbob** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:02 pm

Dog wrote:She's got a point there

Timbob, it doesn't make music, but it would look pretty cool sitting there in a Chemical Brothers synth rack kinda way... i.e. lights flashing, but doing bugger all...

or just let it display a nice sine wave.. for the visual effect of it..

maybe pimp it with some neon

Dog · Post by **Dog** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:33 pm

I was thinking more along the lines of maybe incorporating some sort of MIDI control device into it and using it that way...

Either way, it's cool...

knufjuf · Post by **knufjuf** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:10 pm

cool idea! I'm keeping it

We will have to think of some way to get the bloody thing to yours, it only weighs about 10 kg. Perhaps by elephant.

Timbob · Post by **Timbob** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:20 pm

Dog wrote:I was thinking more along the lines of maybe incorporating some sort of MIDI control device into it and using it that way...

Either way, it's cool...

or you could build a hamster cage into it

maybe it can play some sort of tracker, then you can make all those cool chiptunes