akator Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 I also desire more BYTE magazines... but more importantly I hope ThumpNugget has a great vacation There is no BYTE mag worth cutting a man's vacation short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew180 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Hey ThumpNugget, awesome project you have going on here, and much appreciated! I have few BYTE mags that I almost threw out, then I started reading them... I wanted to start scanning them but never got around to it. I'll check my issues and see if I have any you may be missing. I think you had a list on the first few posts of this thread, is it still accurate? I also wanted to start scanning my books, but that seemed even more of an impossibility, until I found the DIY Book Scanner. Have you seen it? http://www.diybookscanner.org/ I'm planning on building one as soon as I finish a few other projects on my plate (too many projects.) Aside from the hardware there is information and discussions on software, work flow, etc. You may find it useful. Since I just found this thread and only skimmed through the 21 pages of posts, I didn't see a post where you discussed your setup? I would be interested in some of the details about your workflow, software you are using, etc. if you don't mind sharing the details? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThumpNugget Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 (edited) Hi people! Well.. I am back and my home IP is still being blocked by AtariAge. I've sent a whiney PM-plea to Al but as of yet he has not read it. I am sture he get mutlitudes of PMs everyday so I'm not sure how to get mine noticed I'll keep bugging him. I can log in via a proxy but none of them will allow me to put up attachments.. I was going to post a couple of BYTES up at work today but forgot to put the cover/index pics on my thumbdrive If you are REALLY dying for a new mag to read: BYTE Vol 10-08 1985-08 The Amiga. On another note: I've been contacted by the current BYTE content owners (a representative anyway). Nothing bad and potentially really really cool! Edited June 14, 2011 by ThumpNugget 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 (edited) On another note: I've been contacted by the current BYTE content owners (a representative anyway). Nothing bad and potentially really really cool! Well hopefully, but, in my observations, once this happens, the best free projects always seem to go downhill sooner or later. Trouble seems to start at the first moment of contact by a seemingly harmless representative. And she usually has some agenda she is ordered to present. If she doesn't get it (from you) then her superiors start messing around with whatever's going on. You haven't been told yet, but I bet there's a "stop-scan" order waiting. I'm surprised it took this long. That's all my opinion though and perhaps I'm wrong.. Well anyways hope you had a nice vacation. Edited June 14, 2011 by Keatah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 There are two ways to get work done in a computer, do it in software or do it in hardware. The first way gives you super flexibility. The second way gives you more speed. And that is why the Amiga failed. Everything was fixed in ROM and the hardware layout. Making it go faster would mean redesigning everything! Now with the Mac, you could just get a faster processor so-to-speak and it's supporting hardware(which was a lot of off-the-shelf hardware). You could then add the capabilities through software. That also means you could add capabilities (and sometimes speed through more efficient programming) piecemeal, a bit here, a bit there. Changing Amiga around means you'd have to not only upgrade the processor, but all the custom chips along with it. A MAJOR hassle if there ever was one. Not to mention a costly undertaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 You haven't been told yet, but I bet there's a "stop-scan" order waiting. I'm surprised it took this long. My, such dire predictions! It seems reasonable to me that if there was a "cease and desist" order, it would have been given. If the rumor that they're considering (or working) on relaunching the BYTE brand in another magazine or webpage, I should think the scans of the old mags are the BEST ADVERTISING they could get. Hell, the old mags from the heyday of the publication make me sorry it was gone. Why are you so negative on this? He said the contact was positive, did he not? Let's let the future of this unfold as it will, and based on what we have heard (albeit not much, but positive) rather than pure negative speculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 You haven't been told yet, but I bet there's a "stop-scan" order waiting. I'm surprised it took this long. Why are you so negative on this? He said the contact was positive, did he not? Let's let the future of this unfold as it will, and based on what we have heard (albeit not much, but positive) rather than pure negative speculation. Positive, sure, it starts that way. Then comes the fine print. I would guess a stop-scan could be instituted if he ain't gonna comply with whatever they're getting ready to feed him.. Why am I so negative? Big corporations always do something to damage the little guy, or silence them, or control them. Just my general observation. We shall see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThumpNugget Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 BYTE Vol 10-08 1985-08 The Amiga - 442 Pages 297,937,893 bytes FEATURES INTRODUCTION THE AMIGA PERSONAL COMPUTER CIARCIA'S CIRCUIT CELLAR: BUILD THE BASIC-52 COMPUTER/CONTROLLER THE D51-32 COPROCESSOR BOARD, PART I: THE HARDWARE PROGRAMMING PROJECT: CONTEXT-FREE PARSING OF ARITHMETIC EXPRESSIONS THEMES INTRODUCTION PROLOG GOES TO WORK LOGIC PROGRAMMING DECLARATIVE LANGUAGES: AN OVERVIEW PROGRAM TRANSFORMATION FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING USING FP A HOPE TUTORIAL REVIEWS INTRODUCTION REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK THE TANDY 1000 IBM PASCAL 2.00 REVIEW FEEDBACK KERNEL INTRODUCTION COMPUTING AT CHAOS MANOR: THE WEST COAST COMPUTER FAIRE BYTE JAPAN: COMDEX IN JAPAN BYTE U.K.: DECLARATIVE UPDATE ACCORDING TO WEBSTER: GREETINGS AND AGITATIONS BYTE WEST COAST: NEW MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS CIRCUIT CELLAR FEEDBACK BYTELINES DEPARTMENTS EDITORIAL: A VERY SPECIAL ISSUE MICROBYTES LETTERS FIXES AND UPDATES WHATS NEW BOOK REVIEWS ASK BYTE UNCLASSIFIED ADS BYTES ONGOING MONITOR BOX: BOMB Results READER SERVICE Download it here: BYTE Vol 10-08 1985-08 The Amiga Cover Index 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granz Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 BYTE Vol 10-08 1985-08 The Amiga - 442 Pages 297,937,893 bytes FEATURES INTRODUCTION THE AMIGA PERSONAL COMPUTER CIARCIA'S CIRCUIT CELLAR: BUILD THE BASIC-52 COMPUTER/CONTROLLER THE D51-32 COPROCESSOR BOARD, PART I: THE HARDWARE PROGRAMMING PROJECT: CONTEXT-FREE PARSING OF ARITHMETIC EXPRESSIONS ... Hey ThumpNugget, Glad you are back. Hope your vacation went well. Never been to South America, seems like fun. It looks like you got them to stop blocking your IP. What was it? or did you find a proxy that let you post? Again, thanks a lot for your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThumpNugget Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 Thanks.. yes it was great we did lots of dancing and carrying on - happy days My IP is still blocked.. I posted this from work.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 BYTE Vol 10-08 1985-08 The Amiga - 442 Pages 297,937,893 bytes FEATURES INTRODUCTION THE AMIGA PERSONAL COMPUTER One of only two BYTE issues I saved. The other had the Mindset PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog2112 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Thanks ThumpNugget for the latest Byte covering the Amiga! Very fond memories of that one :-) Sob!! Today I sold my complete collection of Byte magazines - it was very hard to see them go, but I feel good that they've gone to one of the people on this forum and a nice guy that seems genuinely interested in them as a collector, hope he gets as much enjoyment from them as I have over the last few years. I still have many more extra copies that I'm willing to donate (and pay shipping) to ThumpNugget for the cause, and will get a list of the remaining issues out as soon as possible. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog2112 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Actually... Is there a list of the issues that you are missing ThumpNugget? You're welcome to any that I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThumpNugget Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Hey there.. Thanks much for the offer The list at the start of the topic is no longer accurate - about 20 magazines are missing from it but I no longer have the ability to edit it. I'll get a current list together. I will get another mag put up tomorrow.. I know I have been slacking lately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThumpNugget Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 BYTE Vol 02-07 1977-07 Model Railroads - 180 Pages 111,088,958 bytes FOREGROUND HOW TO COMPUTERIZE YOUR MODEL RAILROAD THIS CIRCUIT MULTIPLIES THE TV OSCILLOSCOPE SPEECH RECOGNITION FOR A PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM A MACHINE CODE RELOCATOR FOR THE 8080 HOW FAR-WHICH WAY? ADD CURSOR CONTROL TO YOUR TVT II GIVING KIM SOME FANCY JEWELS BACKGROUND CONDENSED REFERENCE CHART FOR THE 6800 A TRAIN CONTROL DISPLAY USING THE LSI-11 MICROCOMPUTER HOW TO PICK UP A DROPPED BIT GIVE YOUR MICRO A MEGABYTE AN INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS BASICally BASIC NUCLEUS In This BYTE Classified Ads This Elephant Never Forgets PAPERBYTES Forum Letters Programming Quickies West Coast Computer Faire Book Reviews What's New? BYTE's Bits Technical Forum PAPERBYTES: Floppy Disk Ask BYTE Object Code BYTE's Bugs Clubs, Newsletters Desk Top Wonders: Jeu de BOMB NIM, Peut Etre? Download it here: BYTE Vol 02-07 1977-07 Model Railroads Cover Index 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granz Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 BYTE Vol 02-07 1977-07 Model Railroads - 180 Pages 111,088,958 bytes FOREGROUND HOW TO COMPUTERIZE YOUR MODEL RAILROAD THIS CIRCUIT MULTIPLIES ... Thanks again ThumpNugget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariush Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Mirroring this last issue now to my ftp... for some reason even though I'm subscribed to the thread I didn't get any mail notifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog2112 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Thanks ThumpNugget for the latest Byte covering the Amiga! Very fond memories of that one :-) Sob!! Today I sold my complete collection of Byte magazines - it was very hard to see them go, but I feel good that they've gone to one of the people on this forum and a nice guy that seems genuinely interested in them as a collector, hope he gets as much enjoyment from them as I have over the last few years. I still have many more extra copies that I'm willing to donate (and pay shipping) to ThumpNugget for the cause, and will get a list of the remaining issues out as soon as possible. Cheers! Haha! I suspect the 'nice guy' is selling the mags on ebay :-) Hopefully he gets a profit, my motivation for selling them was to free up some space in my office - and hey, I earned a couple of $100 on them and enjoyed reading them for a couple of years so good luck! XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granz Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Thanks ThumpNugget for the latest Byte ... ... I still have many more extra copies that I'm willing to donate (and pay shipping) to ThumpNugget for the cause, and will get a list of the remaining issues out as soon as possible. Cheers! ''' BTW, ThumpNugget, do you have a list of the Byte issues that you are missing? I also have a few copies, and my wife would be *MORE* than willing for me to send you some of my old magazines. Now that we have your project, I do not need the paper copies - although, as they say, there is nothing like curling up with a good mag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Amiga500 Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Thanks again, ThumpNugget. Viewing these on my matte LCD brings back memories of the early 80's when I used to read BYTE, OMNI and Scientific American on microfiche at the library. It's almost identical - only in colour. Now if somebody could just scan those early OMNI magazines... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackb Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) Looks like BYTE Magazine has been relaunched. Jerry Pournelle just made the announcement on his blogsite, which I subscribe to. http://www.informationweek.com/byte/ Jerry Pournelle's blogsite is here: http://jerrypournelle.com/jerrypournelle.c/chaosmanor/ Edited July 11, 2011 by jackb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) Looks like BYTE Magazine has been relaunched. Jerry Pournelle just made the announcement on his blogsite, which I subscribe to. http://www.informationweek.com/byte/ Jerry Pournelle's blogsite is here: http://jerrypournell...e.c/chaosmanor/ After looking over the "beta" BYTE site... for now it appears to be BYTE in name only. Having Pournelle and Tinney as contributors is a start, but ATM the site looks like just another tech blog. However, I'm going to keep checking back to see if and how the site differentiates itself from the overcrowded tech site genre. I've got my fingers crossed that it will offer something different than the same recycled PR and news available everywhere else Edited July 11, 2011 by akator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackb Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) I really don't have hope that look and feel of the original Byte will return. Other than having original contributors, the original Byte was in a bygone era. It was a time of exploration, a true paradigm shift, an exciting time. Today, it's a throwaway society and nobody designs, builds computers and then experiments with them anymore. Nobody writes their own boot code. Computers are appliances - you just turn them on. They're tools to get something else done. We don't experiment with them anymore, hence the magic that comes with it doesn't exist enmasse as it once did. The closest people of today come to that is *assembling* pre-built components; this is in no way anywhere close to what hobbyists did back in the 70s and 80s. Back then, computers were a means unto itself. We did it because of its own sake. It was fun, it was new, it was exciting. Today, computers are ho-hum. I also don't see how this is going to be different than the zillions of other online magazines/blogs. However, I'll look forward to reading new articles by Jerry. If you want to read and see what Dr. Pournelle has been up to the last 10 or 15 years, check out his blog. He still writes the same as he did back in the day... Edited July 12, 2011 by jackb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Back then, computers were a means unto itself. We did it because of its own sake. It was fun, it was new, it was exciting. Today, computers are ho-hum. That's one of the huge differences. Computers once were rare beasts and are becoming increasingly ubiquitous in our environments, just like the availability of indoor running water and electricity were once and are today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackb Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Yes, good point. Back then, computers were novelties. Today, they're everyday objects, nothing special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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