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Private Message added 2011-04-19 |
| Date | 2011-03-16 |
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| Message | My wife just youtubed 'Lazy Jones' which made me laugh as memories of gronks, crystal caves (i think - correct me if thats wrong)chucky egg, kings valley, learning to program in Xtal Basic, TASWORD (kill me now), etc came trudging back. I bought mine in about 1983/4 for about £500 from Dixons in Durham (a fortune!) - my late brother convinced me to get one like his, citing its superior power over its rivals.... It overheated easily, and had to be exchanged, but it ended up having dual drives, and an 80 column card (so i could use wdpro, I think, and stop fidgeting about with tasword's formatting) - oh and of course I gave it the drilled-case mode switch mod. Happy days  |
| Date | 2011-03-13 |
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| Message | just discovered your site .. really great memories coming back .. i'll try to setup my pc to play the Einstein games... |
| Date | 2011-02-07 |
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| Message | Hi all. First of all, I never owned a Tatung Einstein as a kid since I am from Spain and I don't think it was ever available there. Instead, our parents bought us the 48k Spectrum, which I believe we still have somewhere in the house. It was only last month after reading a two page article on the Einstein in last month's Retro Gamer magazine when I instantly felt in love with the machine. It was so beautiful to look at! I thought the retro look design was so cool that I started searching for one on eBay. And last Saturday I managed to pull one in excellent condition with a box of software and manuals. I can't wait to receive it and learn how to operate it. Unfortunately, monitors don't show up and are hard to find. I wonder if it can be connected to a modern computer monitor. That'd be great. Mario, if you are reading this just to let you know I live in Edinburgh. If I have anything you are after I'll let you know. Regards Antonio |
| Date | 2010-11-09 |
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| Message | Hi there Just letting you know I dropped by and have your site bookmarked. With so few Einstein related sites and info out on the web, your website was a great find and has helped me out in my search for Einstein related info. I recently decided to create my own forums for Einstein discussion, in the hope that I can increase my knowledge of the machine and help others out too. The only other site I could find any kind of facility is the Yahoo Einstein discussion group, though there appears to be some very knowledgeable people there - it's very quiet indeed. I would like to add a link and description to your website on my forums if that's ok? Regards Richard |
| Date | 2010-11-06 |
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| Message | I wish I found www.tatungeinstein.co.uk before ! Your site is very informative, thanks. |
| Date | 2010-10-26 |
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| Message | Terrific site - obviously fueled by a great deal of enthusiasm! |
| Date | 2010-07-06 |
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| Message | Hello! I am the person who created the Spectrum Emulator (aka Speculator) and Silicon Disc for the Einstein. I designed the Speculator for the Memotech originally. I made the Einstein version a bit later. I didn't know there was a book about the Speculator. I'd like to read it sometime to find out what I did! The Silicon Disc was done for the Einstein only. I have quite a lot of Einstein items, including an original Einstein computer + monitor + 80-column card, along with Speculator and Silicon Disc hardware + software + documentation. Also a 12" amber Zenith monitor for use with the 80-column card, plus full source code listings for one version of the MOS and DOS. I tried the hardware today and it still works. I also have a unique Einstein 256 computer + monitor, which I have modified so that double-sided discs can be used with it. I added a Side Select signal to the disc drive connector and modified the DOS to support 800K discs. Unfortunately the built-in 3" disc drive does not work so I cannot load the modified DOS (or any other DOS for that matter). I would not need much persuading to part with all of my Einstein bits and pieces. I still have all the stuff I used to create the Speculator and Silicon Disc. For example, I have over twenty 60-way ribbon connectors and nearly 100 bare Silicon Disc PCBs if somebody fancies assembling some! If you are interested in anything, please contact me at [email protected] (but delete the DELETE first). |
Private Message added 2010-06-27 |
| Date | 2010-05-27 |
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| Message | Hi there. Twenty odd years ago I had Einsteins running my business, and I still have some discs. Some are Amstrad double sided and some are standard IBMtype. Do you think any of your group would want them, or shall I bin them. I don't have a clue what's on them but I've been reluctant to chuck them so far. I live in Paignton. Recipient would need to collect, or pay postage. Pete. TQ3 3XH |
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