What exactly do they do/are for?

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Hey @MicroNut I don't know if you saw this before, but I remember that you have some 1802/Elf stuff. Are you interested in this, before I put it up on e-Bay?

Up for offer is a complete set of the 1998 Microsoft Developer Network Compact Disks (CDs.) This set was sent to me from Microsoft when I earned my MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional,) while working on my MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) certification.

Included are all fifty-two of the original disks, in their original sleeves. Also included is a bonus of the Windows 98 beta, French, German and Spanish compact disk and several additional CD sleeves.

These worked (at least the ones that I tried) back in the late 1990s, and early 2000s, when I last used them for my work.

From eBay's AI description:
The 1998 MSDN Subscription is a nostalgic piece of vintage computing history, featuring access to the Microsoft Developer Network for a year along with bonus CDs. This exclusive membership offered developers a comprehensive collection of software and resources to enhance their programming skills. With its authentic brand and country of manufacture, this product is a valuable addition to any computer enthusiast's collection, providing a unique glimpse into the technology landscape of the late 90s.

I originally was asking $100, but am willing to go much lower for my friends here on Savage///Chats. How about $40-$50?

Quote from: granz on May 01, 2026, 06:14 AMOur console television was about three feet tall, about five feet left-to-right and about two feet front-to-back. If I recall correctly, it was about a twenty-five inch screen. It probably weighed over 120 Lbs, and took two adults to move it. The thing took up the entire back of our early-1970s station wagon (I.E.big car.) So, no, having a console TV is not such a good thing. Our current television has a sixty-five inch screen and (other than the awkwardness of physical size) can be lifted by a single person.

Trust me I know, had one growing up, till 1999 to be exact.

Our console television was about three feet tall, about five feet left-to-right and about two feet front-to-back. If I recall correctly, it was about a twenty-five inch screen. It probably weighed over 120 Lbs, and took two adults to move it. The thing took up the entire back of our early-1970s station wagon (I.E.big car.) So, no, having a console TV is not such a good thing. Our current television has a sixty-five inch screen and (other than the awkwardness of physical size) can be lifted by a single person.

Quote from: granz on Apr 30, 2026, 02:59 PM

Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Apr 30, 2026, 02:41 PMThat's cool. Atleast your console TV wasn't in danger of theft. Lol

That picture was the shelter - our telephone switching system (300 line switch) was in one, and another was converted into our mobile workshop. Our squadron was a tactical (mobile) communications unit.

My computer was just inside one of the .50 cal ammo cans. It used a truly portable television as the monitor. The TV ran off of ten C-cells, or a 120VAC cord. I never had a console TV - my parents did, but not me.

I figured. lol OK, I don't know if not having a console tv is a good thing or a bad thing... lol

Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Apr 30, 2026, 02:41 PMThat's cool. Atleast your console TV wasn't in danger of theft. Lol

That picture was the shelter - our telephone switching system (300 line switch) was in one, and another was converted into our mobile workshop. Our squadron was a tactical (mobile) communications unit.

My computer was just inside one of the .50 cal ammo cans. It used a truly portable television as the monitor. The TV ran off of ten C-cells, or a 120VAC cord. I never had a console TV - my parents did, but not me.

Quote from: granz on Apr 30, 2026, 06:52 AMHah, nice. I remember back in the early '80s when I had my ZX-81, I thought about hooking up a tiny television to my system and having a "laptop." Actually, in 1986, I did take a Timex 2068 (color version of the TS-1000) and mount it inside a 50 caliber ammunition can along with a cassette tape recorder and a battery operated television that we bought from Sears. It was my own personal Commodore SX-64 "clone." I actually took my portable computer with me on a deployment to Homestead AFB (near Miami, Florida.) It was pretty cool writing programs on my portable inside our work shelter (a 6' x 8' x 10' box that fits in the back of an M-35 deuce-and-a-half)


The trouble was that the "portable" computer was so heavy (probably heavier than the Kaypro, or Osborne, computers that became popular about that time) that I could feel my arm getting longer every time that I carried it.  

That's cool. Atleast your console TV wasn't in danger of theft. Lol

Nice, hopefully that will get your computer up and running.

I got the parts, now install n figure out the config switches...