I'm now in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England. Earlier today I went to where the PET 8296-D has been waiting for me for several weeks. The former owner did not want it and its software and manuals anymore, and I asked if I could obtain the goods. Well, I've seen the machine, and it's beautiful (though the screen shows nothing... probably burned-out PLA chips). I've done a cursory inspection of the large, storage box of disks, brochures, and manuals. What a treasure trove of information! There is much detail there that I did not know before.
I will take some photos of the goods and post them to http://retro-link.blogspot.com or to here.
First day in the U.K.,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
July 23-24 Commodore Vegas Expo v7 2011 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex
Now that the PET 8296-D has been repaired (see the thread at http://www.commodore128.org/index.php?topic=3917.0 ), I'm picking it up on Saturday at the TOGA meeting. I'm excited to see it fully functional! The tech is bringing a disk of programs to run in front of everybody at the meeting. Not as payment but as gifts, I'm giving the tech a PET 8010 modem and a PET 8300P daisywheel printer (a big beast of a printer that was difficult to lift into the car!).
Fighting a cold,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
The Other Group of Amigoids
http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
http://www.sccaners.org
Quote from: me on January 19, 2012, 07:03:40 PM...I'm giving the tech a PET 8010 modem and a PET 8300P daisywheel printer (a big beast of a printer that was difficult to lift into the car!).
At the TOGA meeting, it was much easier for the two of us to bring it to his car. I had cleaned off most of the exterior of the printer, but the interior was still dusty. When I popped the cover to show the interior to him, the daisywheel was labeled, "Diablo", and so, I suppose it is a relabeled Diablo 630 printer.
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
The Other Group of Amigoids
http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
http://www.sccaners.org
I just registered the 8296-D's serial number at http://cbmpet.com It should appear there in the next day or so.
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug