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California Electric, … dwight19

3/23/20

Floppy emulator?

Quick update - able to read okay from the HxC based floppy emus. Writing is not happening yet. I need

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Floppy emulator?

Quick update - able to read okay from the HxC based floppy emus. Writing is not happening yet. I need

3/23/20

greg christie, … dwight16

2/22/20

Definitive thread on Floppy Repair?

I noticed that there is some lateral play in the guide guide rod. I have to imagine that it was

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Definitive thread on Floppy Repair?

I noticed that there is some lateral play in the guide guide rod. I have to imagine that it was

2/22/20

Jay Stainbrook, … David Young7

9/10/19

On Mon, Sep 09, 2019 at 03:36:15AM +0000, dwight wrote: > We have demonstrated to possible ways of

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On Mon, Sep 09, 2019 at 03:36:15AM +0000, dwight wrote: > We have demonstrated to possible ways of

9/10/19

David Young, Jonathan Gevaryahu2

6/28/19

The Humane Environment Specification: last version?

I was able to clone the CVS repository of the archy/humane stuff from sourceforge about a year or so

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The Humane Environment Specification: last version?

I was able to clone the CVS repository of the archy/humane stuff from sourceforge about a year or so

6/28/19

Nick Lovvorn, dwight3

4/21/19

What's the prices on these cats?

Thanks On Sun, Apr 21, 2019, 8:57 AM dwight <dke...@hotmail.com> wrote: Hi Nick The prices

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What's the prices on these cats?

Thanks On Sun, Apr 21, 2019, 8:57 AM dwight <dke...@hotmail.com> wrote: Hi Nick The prices

4/21/19

Dennis Ruffer, Charles Springer2

1/15/19

RE: [svfig] Jupiter Ace Question & Canon Cat link

Was it Glen Haydon? Maybe under the Mountain View Press name? He passed away a couple years ago. --

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RE: [svfig] Jupiter Ace Question & Canon Cat link

Was it Glen Haydon? Maybe under the Mountain View Press name? He passed away a couple years ago. --

1/15/19

James B. Clark, … Jonathan Gevaryahu4

11/23/18

I have it on eBay. If there is no action at my min bid, I'll work something out with Larry G. Jim

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I have it on eBay. If there is no action at my min bid, I'll work something out with Larry G. Jim

11/23/18

Charles Springer, … dwight9

8/16/18

Hi As Jonathan says, the disk change will not work. Most newer drives no longer have the drive ready

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Hi As Jonathan says, the disk change will not work. Most newer drives no longer have the drive ready

8/16/18

Stephen Walters, dwight2

1/7/18

For those interested in FORTH programming, there is a new group on facebook

I would love to join but I don't do facebook. Linkedin is also on my black list ( especially

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For those interested in FORTH programming, there is a new group on facebook

I would love to join but I don't do facebook. Linkedin is also on my black list ( especially

1/7/18

Charles Springer

11/29/17

Favorite things

The feature I miss most from the Cat is selecting a name in my rollodex and the Cat dialing the

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Favorite things

The feature I miss most from the Cat is selecting a name in my rollodex and the Cat dialing the

11/29/17

11/21/17

How I connected my Cat to a modern computer using a serial port.

I managed to make it happen yesterday, and I wrote down all the steps here: https://medium.com/@

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How I connected my Cat to a modern computer using a serial port.

I managed to make it happen yesterday, and I wrote down all the steps here: https://medium.com/@

11/21/17

Marcin Wichary, … dwight30

11/14/17

New Cat repairs.

I take it back, the HFE format is a 512 byte bit image of the disk. I only see DD formats in the HFE

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New Cat repairs.

I take it back, the HFE format is a 512 byte bit image of the disk. I only see DD formats in the HFE

11/14/17

scru...@gmail.com, … dwight18

11/9/17

Just joining the CAT group

Jonathan Are you sure it is MFM. The recorded densities are only single density or FM? I'm not

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Just joining the CAT group

Jonathan Are you sure it is MFM. The recorded densities are only single density or FM? I'm not

11/9/17

Santo Nucifora, … Simon Crum6

11/7/17

Canon Cat floppy drive replacement?

I might have just done this. :-( After many years in storage, I revived my faithful CAT. I put a disk

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Canon Cat floppy drive replacement?

I might have just done this. :-( After many years in storage, I revived my faithful CAT. I put a disk

11/7/17

Mark Wills, … Charles Springer5

9/11/17

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-cat-computer-excellent-condition/253136974191 On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 2

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-cat-computer-excellent-condition/253136974191 On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 2

9/11/17

6/14/17

Proportional font?

Making the rounds on Twitter this afternoon are these old photographs of a variable-width font,

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Proportional font?

Making the rounds on Twitter this afternoon are these old photographs of a variable-width font,

6/14/17

Shea Barber, David Young2

6/5/17

Canon Cat Troubleshooting Help

On Mon, Jun 05, 2017 at 03:50:59PM -0700, 'Shea Barber' via Canon Cat wrote: > I recently

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Canon Cat Troubleshooting Help

On Mon, Jun 05, 2017 at 03:50:59PM -0700, 'Shea Barber' via Canon Cat wrote: > I recently

6/5/17

11/25/16

I have a Canon Cat for sale on eBay

I've just listed a Canon Cat for sale on eBay. It's fully functional, comes in the original

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I have a Canon Cat for sale on eBay

I've just listed a Canon Cat for sale on eBay. It's fully functional, comes in the original

11/25/16

7/2/16

preparing a project estimate in a Cat-like app

Cat fans, I've made a screen recording of me preparing a project estimate using the Canon Cat-

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preparing a project estimate in a Cat-like app

Cat fans, I've made a screen recording of me preparing a project estimate using the Canon Cat-

7/2/16

5/31/16

Does anyone have a CANNON Cat for slae.... or TRS-80 model II or III?

You cannot create a post that contains no content or attachments

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Does anyone have a CANNON Cat for slae.... or TRS-80 model II or III?

You cannot create a post that contains no content or attachments

5/31/16

Santo Nucifora, dwight3

5/5/16

Question about Canon PR100 printer.

Thanks for the info and warning Dwight. I'm going to leave the drive alone for now until I get

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Question about Canon PR100 printer.

Thanks for the info and warning Dwight. I'm going to leave the drive alone for now until I get

5/5/16

4/28/16

Re: [Canon Cat] Abridged summary of canon-cat@googlegroups.com - 5 updates in 1 topic

I'm very sad to hear about Sandy, that's dreadful news - I gathered he'd been ill for

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Re: [Canon Cat] Abridged summary of canon-cat@googlegroups.com - 5 updates in 1 topic

I'm very sad to hear about Sandy, that's dreadful news - I gathered he'd been ill for

4/28/16

Charles Springer, … Jonathan Gevaryahu5

4/26/16

I'm extraordinarily sad to hear that. :( Prayers for his wife and family. On 4/26/2016 2:36 PM,

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I'm extraordinarily sad to hear that. :( Prayers for his wife and family. On 4/26/2016 2:36 PM,

4/26/16

4/16/16

That computer you like is going to come back in style

I've been replicating some Cat-like functions in a little Mac OS X program written in Swift[1].

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That computer you like is going to come back in style

I've been replicating some Cat-like functions in a little Mac OS X program written in Swift[1].

4/16/16

Jon P, … dwight22

2/3/16

Moving / Recreating the Canon Cat Groups File Archvie on archive.org

It may have been the original 2.40 code before it was expanded by me to the extra disk files, so it

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Moving / Recreating the Canon Cat Groups File Archvie on archive.org

It may have been the original 2.40 code before it was expanded by me to the extra disk files, so it

2/3/16

David Young, … Sandy Bum5

8/10/15

who funded THE?

Sounds like after Mino and I closed the doors on IAI. Sandy Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2015, at 22

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who funded THE?

Sounds like after Mino and I closed the doors on IAI. Sandy Sent from my iPhone On Aug 9, 2015, at 22

8/10/15

Devin Wilson, … Charles Springer4

5/23/15

Selling a Canon Cat

The $2K one is one I sold on eBay a while back It went for about $300 for some reason. The guy

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Selling a Canon Cat

The $2K one is one I sold on eBay a while back It went for about $300 for some reason. The guy

5/23/15

B.Person, … Charles Springer6

2/12/15

Possible Off-the-Shelf Keyboard to support LEAP keys on COTS Swyftware

It can go either way, but the ARM is a 6 layer board and the KB is 2 layers so it is cheaper to use

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Possible Off-the-Shelf Keyboard to support LEAP keys on COTS Swyftware

It can go either way, but the ARM is a 6 layer board and the KB is 2 layers so it is cheaper to use

2/12/15

californi...@gmail.com, … Sandy Bum7

2/2/15

New (to me) Cat - newbie q's, ROM version, etc...

All, Thanks for the replies. For the battery replacement I tried the minimally invasive approach. I

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New (to me) Cat - newbie q's, ROM version, etc...

All, Thanks for the replies. For the battery replacement I tried the minimally invasive approach. I

2/2/15

B.Person, … Jon Sharp3

2/2/15

Swyftware as an App on an Android Tablet. Looking for ...

I, too, would be a willing tester. I'm at least curious about the opportunity for App creation

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Swyftware as an App on an Android Tablet. Looking for ...

I, too, would be a willing tester. I'm at least curious about the opportunity for App creation

2/2/15

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