Re: INPUT 64s from '85

On 2014-05-21 at 20:04:10, Groepaz (groepaz@gmx.net) wrote:

> > > > Does anyone here have a full set of INPUT 64s from 1985?
> > >
> > > define "full set" :)
> >
> > full_set n. - all issues, both media[*] each
>  
> ok, then i guess the answer is no.... infact i have been looking for, and
> collecting, input64 related stuff myself for several years now, and they seem
> to be extremely rare "in the wild" for some reason (likely not enough people
> interested). i have a more or less full set of images (both disk and tape)
> now, mostly missing a bunch of the mags (or scans of them respectively).

INPUT 64 was IMHO the best electronic mag of the days. Even if all the money I ever earned on German market was coming from M&T and CP Verlag - I still felt that it was Heinz Heise who published the best mag.

> here is what i have (or rather, what i dont and what i am still looking
> for)…

I am not fully sure if I understand it completely correct what you have and what you don’t, but.. (in case I understand it correctly):


> /Input64_tap - tap images of the tapes (1/85 - 7/87, complete)
>  
> /Input64_nib - nib images of the disks (4/85 - 12/88, incomplete)
>  
> missing (9):
>  
> 11/85
> 1/86 2/86 5/86 6/86 7/86 8/86 9/86

I have 1/86 and 6/86 original tapes if those are among those missing?

> Special 01/88
>  
> /Input64_d64 - d64 images of the disks (4/85 - 12/88, incomplete)
>  
> missing (9+2):
>  
> 2/85 3/85 (tape only issues, transfers would be nice)
>  
> 11/85
> 1/86 2/86 5/86(*) 6/86(*) 7/86(*) 8/86(*) 9/86(*)
> Special 01/88
>  
> *) images have been found but they do not work in the emulator. whether
> this is caused by a bad transfer or the actual copy protection is
> unknown. (no proper .nib images exist so these d64 could not be
> checked for authenticity)
>  
> /Input64_cover - scans of the covers (1/85 - 12/88, incomplete)
>  
> missing (2):
>  
> Special 01/88 02/88
>  
> /Input64_pdf - scans of the papermag (1/85 - 12/88, incomplete)
>  
> missing (11):
>  
> 3/86 4/86 9/86
> 5/88 6/88 7/88 8/88 9/88 10/88

I have 6/88 7/88 8/88 original “Beihefte” if those are missing too.

> Special 01/88 02/88
>  
> /Input64-CD-by_PHS - a full copy of the Input64 CD sold by PHS-EDV (complete)
>  
> (this only has the programs, not the complete mags)
>  
> ...so if you got (or can provide) any of the above, please throw it my
> direction... i promise to set up a nice website for it all once complete :)

Promise duly noted :-)

Let me know if the five I think I can provide for better completeness are indeed missing from your archives.

--  
SD!

       Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list