Return-Path: Delivered-To: craig@sbc-85.com Received: from gator4254.hostgator.com by gator4254.hostgator.com with LMTP id MFzQIKNSOmXCXQgAcizydQ (envelope-from ) for ; Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:50:59 -0500 Return-path: Envelope-to: craig@sbc-85.com Delivery-date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:50:59 -0500 Received: from mail-wm1-f41.google.com ([209.85.128.41]:44345) by gator4254.hostgator.com with esmtps (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (Exim 4.96.2) (envelope-from ) id 1qvyt8-002MaH-38 for craig@sbc-85.com; Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:50:59 -0500 Received: by mail-wm1-f41.google.com with SMTP id 5b1f17b1804b1-40859c46447so5711975e9.1 for ; Thu, 26 Oct 2023 04:50:53 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1698321047; x=1698925847; darn=sbc-85.com; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=9PHrNLL/HrclvwOXKP0fIyL1ii5JRWnl5UqXc38Gw6Q=; b=Ev1JSwznkJDLVRvBu0TuGiRzTdT/B2GXbIYQPbpqkeLkc+yyaeBdcXfWipVEb7Qg4S QvzaHKmkFb4rVUE0/zYUkdO4QQlwQJVI+4saZAgfi8Rpl9CWeDEFBW1rbEdzmgarIAho A9UhMqNWBEPfQbKfYLEEsXd7n60C4zfx+dteAFQKmHV7FbHS5uL6w5iTjUH8Fa5hCqiL EgX7IIrwNtIOhgPnXzGOn+agsjY7fH+/DUDKIRHowZL6L2j0KRtjFvOoCScWB2D/nQbf j1bnOJgemXLT9WhzwbXWlVTvM8zj2fR614bIKZAKC5ycO126h83Hz8G0iYCLaIeJv1Uv ExKA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1698321047; x=1698925847; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=9PHrNLL/HrclvwOXKP0fIyL1ii5JRWnl5UqXc38Gw6Q=; b=SJIiygKBHK83374ESovUnrXVHydW1G1t5TgLBzmy7G+BvMOvEfghC9Namc7IHeOdTp hrq2VVUZo9BgvQH9OkXPfjuVjqmysTxvASMKAp2HmLmMEo6n1MXLjEF7OE8t+yOYKQLA OToqUQ7lu3+Gw9A+H14pt1/v0AAxaz6lzwCVP9zRfCKcCuSmV/gUBJJxOdZYw1BPEyL6 3c93dg+xs7G2LAHcBGtD4Bf8Ex1klLiG6i+thvRfy0jSyWfvZekk6LjgA3URjBTQWaRj OlGkbCP5rSTJL6lR7M/oT4odofLPCmXCTciEkU04zbZlEIJ07PB/r2BAn3Rm52aoctVw QZxQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YwdnnkW6xIzPRtvXs4XGwd0pTlqThS279EYQR8IeRHctTtjezQt wF4FO8JlT3z9HvVtmL71ocDohC2otzQu8z0kACIunS28 X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IFFevDS+aNLcEiE+2OgXnfUnyaYNjFLKGrMFRAfjoIExyy17HhfAYKTTCsIx92rMM10o6CGlWVSuCmC/dqcvLo= X-Received: by 2002:adf:ee90:0:b0:32d:9d80:4039 with SMTP id b16-20020adfee90000000b0032d9d804039mr14349205wro.34.1698321046923; Thu, 26 Oct 2023 04:50:46 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <8D1FD3AE-BB39-460F-A06B-8FFAADC09D52@sbc-85.com> <0e7b01da0784$14b75e50$3e261af0$@sbc-85.com> <0eee01da078a$1dd41310$597c3930$@sbc-85.com> In-Reply-To: <0eee01da078a$1dd41310$597c3930$@sbc-85.com> From: Jon Hales Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:50:36 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Prompt 80/85 To: craig@sbc-85.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000b76da906089d2e58" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.2 X-Spam-Score: -1 X-Spam-Bar: / X-Spam-Flag: NO --000000000000b76da906089d2e58 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Craig My address is: Jon Hales 23 Barton Road Haslingfield Cambridgeshire CB23 1LL United Kingdom My eBay.co.uk identity is jh.dircon.net (when I signed up to eBay in 2000, my email provider was a company called Direct Connection). I'm a regular user of eBay and would have no difficulty in placing orders on your behalf. It's more tricky if the items are being sold by auction with a specific end time - but not impossible. If you were going to pay by PayPal I think they would only allow shipping to the registered address. I have used Royal Mail Economy Postage for sending items to the US on a number of occasions in the last 12 months - in each case hearing that the package had been delivered around 2-3 weeks after I posted it. I used a tracked service with insurance - but I think the tracking only covers the UK part of the journey. I assume USPS provides a different tracking number for the final part of the journey. My experiences of eBay Global Shipping have been good. But I know others would regard this as hazardous. However, a potential method of shipping to you would be in the form of a Buy It Now auction on eBay.co.uk where the price is the cost of my posting a package to the UK depot (and I state I'm paying for shipping within UK). We would agree on the exact time when I make the item live and would send you the item number. I think eBay would be easy to deal with in the event of a parcel being lost - and I know they refund the purchase cost if the item is damaged in transit. Have you any news from your contact in Melbourne? Best regards Jon On Wed, 25 Oct 2023 at 22:27, wrote: > Thanks Jon, > > > > These are in the UK. Let me see if I can just change my shipping address > to yours temporarily. > > What address should I use? That way I can just buy and pay and then > settle up with you when ready to ship. > > > > Thank you > > craig > > > > > > *From:* Jon Hales > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 25, 2023 2:18 PM > *To:* SBC-85 > *Subject:* Re: Prompt 80/85 > > > > Hi Craig > > > > I'm happy to collect/receive and send one shipment. > > > > Would you like me to buy on your behalf (in the case of UK eBay auctions > with a fixed price)? European shipping to UK is much more difficult after > Brexit. > > > > We can discuss how you would prefer me to ship to you. > > > > Regards > > > > Jon > > > > On Wed, 25 Oct 2023, 21:44 , wrote: > > Hi Jon, > > > > OK to say no=E2=80=A6. but there are some ebay items I would like to buy = (from > different sellers) but shipping on each one to the states is $45. Would > you be willing to collect the orders and ship as one shipment to me? I > think I can just temporarily change my shipping address to yours. > > > > Again, no problem if it isn=E2=80=99t something you want to do. > > Regards > > craig > > > > *From:* Jon Hales > *Sent:* Monday, October 9, 2023 12:37 AM > *To:* SBC-85 > *Subject:* Re: Prompt 80/85 > > > > Further searching led to this project (attached). I tried to follow the > link, but PCBWay doesn't appear to have this among the shared projects. > > > > Regards > > > > Jon > > > > On Mon, 9 Oct 2023 at 08:25, Jon Hales wrote: > > With attachments > > > > On Mon, 9 Oct 2023 at 08:24, Jon Hales wrote: > > Hi Craig > > > > The top result of a Google search for Prompt-80 was oldcomputers.com, > which has a unit and the manuals. > > > > https://oldcomputermuseum.com/prompt_80-85.html# > > > > > I had seen your response on the VCF Forum to the person looking for the > manual. If he is able to get anything from oldcomputers, it would be good > if he could provide a dump of the ROMS as well as good quality photos of > his Prompt-80. > > > > It's good to have the help of your contact in Melbourne. > > > > Regards > > > > Jon > > > > On Mon, 9 Oct 2023 at 06:23, SBC-85 wrote: > > Jon, > Do you know anyone tha5 has a prompt 80 and would possibly have the user= =E2=80=99s > manual and schematics? > > --000000000000b76da906089d2e58 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Craig

My address is:

<= /div>
Jon Hales
23 Barton Road
Haslingfield
Cambridgeshire
CB23 1LL
United Kingdom
My eBay.co.uk identity is jh.dircon.net (when I signed up to eBay i= n 2000, my email provider was a company called Direct Connection).

I'm a regular user of eBay and would have no difficult= y in placing orders on your behalf. It's more tricky if the items are b= eing sold by auction with a specific end time - but not impossible. If you = were going to pay by PayPal I think they would only allow shipping to the r= egistered address.

I have used Royal Mail Economy = Postage for sending items to the US on a number of occasions in the last 12= months - in each case hearing that the package had been delivered around 2= -3 weeks after I posted it. I used a tracked service with insurance - but I= think the tracking only covers the UK part of the journey. I assume USPS p= rovides a different tracking number for the final part of the journey.

My experiences of eBay Global Shipping have been good.= But I know others would regard this as hazardous. However, a potential met= hod of shipping to you would be in the form of a Buy It Now auction on eBay.co.uk where the price is the cost of my = posting a package to the UK depot (and I state I'm paying for shipping = within UK). We would agree on the exact time when I make the item live and = would send you the item number.=C2=A0 I think eBay would be easy to deal wi= th in the event of a parcel being lost - and I know they refund the purchas= e cost if the item is damaged in transit.

Have you= any news from your contact in Melbourne?

Best reg= ards

Jon

On Wed, 25 Oct 2023 at 22:27, <craig@sbc-85.com> wrote:
=

Thanks J= on,

=C2=A0

These are in the UK.=C2=A0 Let me see if I can just change = my shipping address to yours temporarily.

What address should I use?=C2=A0 That way I can just buy and pay and= then settle up with you when ready to ship.

=C2=A0

Thank you

craig

=C2=A0

=C2=A0

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<= b>From: Jon Hales <jonhales@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2= 023 2:18 PM
To: SBC-85 <craig@sbc-85.com>
Subject: Re: Prompt 80/8= 5

=C2=A0

Hi Craig

=C2=A0

I'm happy= to collect/receive and send one shipment.=C2=A0

=C2=A0

Would you like me to buy on your behalf (in the case of UK eBay auc= tions with a fixed price)? European shipping to UK is much more difficult a= fter Brexit.

=C2= =A0

We can discuss how you woul= d prefer me to ship to you.

=C2=A0

Regards

=C2=A0

Jon

=C2=A0

On Wed, = 25 Oct 2023, 21:44 , <craig@sbc-85.com> wrote:

Hi Jon,

=C2=A0

OK to say no= =E2=80=A6. but there are some ebay items I would like to buy (from differen= t sellers) but shipping on each one to the states is $45.=C2=A0 Would you b= e willing to collect the orders and ship as one shipment to me?=C2=A0 I thi= nk I can just temporarily change my shipping address to yours.

=C2=A0

= Again, no problem if it isn=E2=80=99t something you want to do.

Regards

craig

=C2=A0

= From: Jon Hales <jonhales@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, October 9, 2023 12= :37 AM
To: SBC-85 <craig@sbc-85.com>
Subject: Re: Prompt 80/85=

=C2=A0

Further searching led to this project (attached). I tr= ied to follow the link, but PCBWay doesn't appear to have this among th= e shared projects.

=C2=A0

Regards

=C2=A0

Jon

=C2= =A0

On Mon, 9 Oct 2023 at= 08:25, Jon Hales <jonhales@gmail.com> wrote:

With attachments

=C2=A0

On = Mon, 9 Oct 2023 at 08:24, Jon Hales <jonhales@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Craig

=

=C2=A0

The top result of a Google search for Prompt-80 was oldcomputers.com, which has a unit= and the manuals.

=C2=A0=

=C2=A0

I had se= en your response on the VCF Forum to the person looking for the manual. If = he is able to get anything from oldcomputers, it would be good if he could = provide a dump of the ROMS as well as good quality photos of his Prompt-80.=

=C2=A0

It's good to have the help of your c= ontact in Melbourne.

=C2= =A0

Regards

=C2=A0

<= p class=3D"MsoNormal">Jon

=C2=A0

On Mon, 9 Oct 2= 023 at 06:23, SBC-85 <craig@sbc-85.com> wrote:

Jon,
Do you know anyone tha5 has a prompt 80 and wou= ld possibly have the user=E2=80=99s manual and schematics?

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