[XCSSA] XCSSA Meeting: Cooler-Bot, SID MidiBox and Apple-UNIX!... Mon, Oct 19th, 7pm in Room 122 (basement)

[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

I found some schematics for the Hero at the school, I'll bring them in 
as well...
This is really good news since it might be possible to do some trouble 
shooting and it will give me a better idea if the robot is salvageable 
or not...

I also have a "mystery box", http://www.vintage-computer.com/ics.shtml
If anyone wants it, it is up for grabs, the school was about to throw it 
out and gave it to me.

And let's not forget the Heathkit trainer, 
http://www.vintage-computer.com/heathkit3400.shtml
I got plans for this one, but I have not yet had the time to play with 
it... ;-)

/Fredrik

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> Hey all!
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> We have a pretty sweet lineup this month!
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> Return of the Cooler-Bot! By Fredrik
> That's right.. the famous Cooler-Bot is back!  Serving us drinks and blowing 
> out minds!  If you missed it last time back in August, you need to come by 
> and watch as Fredrik's latest propeller controlled creation springs to life 
> and serves us all Dr. Pepper!  
> (prior meeting links and video on the web page)
> http://xcssa.org/archives/XCSSA_2009-10-19.html#NEXT
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> Fredrik's also talking about bringing in an old 80's HERO robot that he's 
> looking at hacking up and modernizing.
>
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> MB-6852 SID Synthesizer By Tim
> Back in July, Tim blew us away with his SID Midi-shoe-box demo..  Well now 
> Tim's back and has completed most of the project!  His version of the MIDIBox 
> SID is based on the Wilba MB-6852, a really slick, full featured midi box 
> project that we've all been dying to see since his show-box version debut 
> four months ago!  Related links, photos and his previous presentation are all 
> on the web site.
> http://xcssa.org/archives/XCSSA_2009-10-19.html#NEXT
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>
> Apple UNIX Running on a Mac SE30 By Mike Roberts
> Mike Roberts has been building out his "computer museum", and is building 
> something that many of us didn't know about.. A standard Mac SE30 (from the 
> 90s) running an official AT&T UNIX load called A/UX!  This should be a stroll 
> down memory lane for several of us.. that is, if he can score the old SIMM 
> memory and SCSI hardware he needs to breath UNIX life back into his old 
> Motorola powered SE30!
> (links on the site)
> http://xcssa.org/archives/XCSSA_2009-10-19.html#NEXT
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> Fredrik, Tim, Mike.. If any of you have any slides or additional URLs to 
> share, please send them my way ASAP for our page archvies. :)
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> Should be a pretty sweet meeting!
> Hope to see you there!
>
> Tweeks
> President of XCSSA.ORG
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