tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349470052336612452.post4014214550017404196..comments2024-03-26T22:26:28.226-07:00Comments on Old Vintage Computing Research: Magic Cap, from the Magic Link to the DataRover and the stuff in-betweenClassicHasClasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17331846076856918359noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349470052336612452.post-42585161866030964082023-05-15T10:14:35.070-07:002023-05-15T10:14:35.070-07:00Doesn't seem like it's the same company an...Doesn't seem like it's the same company anymore. The colour question is interesting because the only colour version of Magic Cap I've personally seen is Magic Cap 95, and Josh doesn't really make any reference to a colour version on the handhelds. But it sure sounds cool! If I find out anything about it, I'll post a followup.ClassicHasClasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331846076856918359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349470052336612452.post-20294845562978046812023-05-15T08:12:34.084-07:002023-05-15T08:12:34.084-07:00Also, it might be worth reaching out to some of th...Also, it might be worth reaching out to some of the SET management with questions about what ended up happening with this device and if the prototypes still exist somewhere, to close the Magic Cap history loop once and for all!Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07574458841448950642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349470052336612452.post-8524268984106146032023-05-15T08:11:18.681-07:002023-05-15T08:11:18.681-07:00Oh man, thank you so much for finding that!!! You...Oh man, thank you so much for finding that!!! You have no idea how much that has sat in the back of my head over the years, and I started to think it was just a dream or mixup with something else. Too bad the pictures are gone, because I can say for sure that what was on the site was a new version of the Datarover with a color screen!Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07574458841448950642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349470052336612452.post-38579475704392036262023-05-11T16:45:24.263-07:002023-05-11T16:45:24.263-07:00No, sadly, I don't know anything about it. Way...No, sadly, I don't know anything about it. Wayback Machine has a single capture of http://web.archive.org/web/20021124175941/http://www.setengineering.com:80/datarover.htm (note different URL) and it does reference a DataRover II, but the pictures weren't captured so it's not clear if this is just a refurbishment or a completely new model. If the latter, it doesn't seem to have been released, and Josh Carter's site doesn't make reference to it. One more mystery to solve ...ClassicHasClasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331846076856918359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349470052336612452.post-88838307190481834172023-05-11T16:13:15.009-07:002023-05-11T16:13:15.009-07:00Do you happen to have any information on the Datar...Do you happen to have any information on the Datarover 2? Ages ago (I grew up and with all these devices in real time and was crazy about them!), I discovered a company called SET Engineering that put up a site about their work on the Datarover 2 with pictures and everything. But I can't find even a single reference anymore, until today, when I figured I'd try Google Bard and it hinted that https://www.set-engineering.com/datarover-2/<br />did at one time exist! Anyway, it's a mystery that's haunted me for years and years, so it would be cool to finally learn more...Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07574458841448950642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349470052336612452.post-13169062888961919042022-12-19T18:09:39.166-08:002022-12-19T18:09:39.166-08:00Email sent!Email sent!Scott Knasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09937003287503362335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349470052336612452.post-6029233930415191122022-12-19T17:52:10.583-08:002022-12-19T17:52:10.583-08:00Scott, I sure don't! Looks very cool. Let me k...Scott, I sure don't! Looks very cool. Let me know: ckaiser at floodgap dawt comClassicHasClasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331846076856918359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349470052336612452.post-39897819367286802962022-12-19T17:40:52.492-08:002022-12-19T17:40:52.492-08:00This is a remarkable post! Congratulations on coll...This is a remarkable post! Congratulations on collecting all this history in one place. Do you have a copy of this book? https://www.google.com/books/edition/Presenting_Magic_Cap/9S4rPQAACAAJ . If not, let me know with a reply here and I can send you one, I have extras. It describes Magic Cap's Construction Mode, roughly analogous to HyperTalk in HyperCard, but never shipped.Scott Knasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09937003287503362335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349470052336612452.post-16126153254657796102022-12-03T13:12:01.159-08:002022-12-03T13:12:01.159-08:00Yeah, the 683xx range is a little confusing. The D...Yeah, the 683xx range is a little confusing. The Dragon I 68349 is technically a CPU32, which is closest to the '030 in microarchitecture (Motorola even called it the CPU030 in the datasheet), though you note correctly it has no MMU. However, some of the series, including the DragonBall family, are indeed 68000-derived.ClassicHasClasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331846076856918359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349470052336612452.post-31592042098034512672022-12-03T12:11:58.578-08:002022-12-03T12:11:58.578-08:00I was probably wrong. I was confusing this with th...I was probably wrong. I was confusing this with the CPU in the Palm Pilot, which was a 68328.Shimshonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158609487960587917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349470052336612452.post-89634886386935672582022-12-03T11:20:05.706-08:002022-12-03T11:20:05.706-08:00My understanding is the 68349 is a 68000 derivativ...My understanding is the 68349 is a 68000 derivative. It certainly lacks and MMU and FPU.Shimshonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158609487960587917noreply@blogger.com