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Title: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Devilmarkus on 16:25, 24 March 11
Hey guys,
please have a look here:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290547845327 (http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290547845327)

(Ebay Germany makes it possible: A working Joyce without a monitor! (I think it's the last top-secret relict from Amstrad!))

Well so far:
Meaning of the description is:
old PC Schneider 256k PersonalComputer Joyce
I have not used it the last 4 years, also the monitor is missing, but 4 years ago the joyce worked perfectly.


I sent him a message:
Ein Joyce OHNE Monitor KANN nicht funktionieren, denn der eigentliche Rechner ist, genauso wie die Floppy, IM Monitor.
Sie verkaufen also nur die Tastatur. Diese ist allerdings OHNE Monitor unnütz
Means:
a joyce without monitor cannot work, because the pc is inside the monitor, like the floppy
so you are just selling the keyboard, which is useless without the monitor

:D

Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Gryzor on 18:55, 24 March 11
Yeah, I had seen that too, but thought that maybe Schneider had released an IBM-PC with the name Joyce. Like the Euro-PC (lovely machine) it could also be the keyboard alone, but of course this is very thin... :D Should w report him?
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Devilmarkus on 19:21, 24 March 11
No, reporting is not needed I think...
But he/she/it replied me: (Sorry, too lazy to translate it)
sehr   schlau, wirklich...  ich habe ja wohl geschrieben "Ich habe Ihn seit 4   Jahren nicht mehr benutzt, mir fehlt mittlerweile auch der Monitor."
Das Angebot richtet sich dann wohl an leute die eine Tastatur zu diesem Monitor benötigen.
Außerdem   war das keine Frage Ihrerseits... ich zwinge Sie nicht ein Gebot   abzugeben und auf solche unnützen Nachrichten kann ich übrigens gerne   verzichten. Danke
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Bryce on 19:36, 24 March 11
What a twat.

Bryce.
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Gryzor on 09:21, 25 March 11
I still think he needs some reporting since his description is patently misleading.
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Devilmarkus on 10:11, 25 March 11
The most funny things on Ebay (For several things!) are:
- The seller has used this item only a few years ago.
- He don't remember how it works.
- He was not able to test the item.
- Especially for Amstrad Computers: Was not able to test it because he has no disks.
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: AMSDOS on 10:21, 25 March 11
Obviously not selling the misers (Joyce)  :-[

Is it possible to plug a Joyce Keyboard into an ordinary PC perhaps with a modified plug or something?
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Gryzor on 19:02, 25 March 11
I asked the guy and he told me it's only a keyboard, no computer, BUT he did not make the Q&A public. Se what he did there? I reported him to eBay...
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Devilmarkus on 19:27, 25 March 11
I also reported him today.
He could sell it as "Keyboard für Schneider Joyce" but never as complete computer.
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Gryzor on 20:21, 25 March 11
Yeah... he obviously knows what he's selling, so...
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Devilmarkus on 21:39, 25 March 11
Ebay removed it ;) yeah!
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Devilmarkus on 21:46, 25 March 11
Hummm... Also the seller is not longer listed :D
Good bye!
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Gryzor on 10:10, 26 March 11
Hahaha! Good riddance... did you see if he had any score from previous auctions?
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Devilmarkus on 10:42, 26 March 11
he had 2 positive feedbacks (but for buying some items)
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Devilmarkus on 10:53, 26 March 11
http://myworld.ebay.de/123najica
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: TFM on 22:09, 26 March 11
Quote from: Devilmarkus on 10:53, 26 March 11
http://myworld.ebay.de/123najica (http://myworld.ebay.de/123najica)

Ja so a Lumpenhund! In an Sack stecken und draufhauen sollt man da! Trifft's nie den Falschen ;)
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: MacDeath on 14:29, 28 March 11
The Amstrad Militia protects ! 8)
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Devilmarkus on 14:32, 28 March 11
Quote from: MacDeath on 14:29, 28 March 11
The Amstrad Militia protects ! 8)

You mean the top-secret project, which was planned to take over BBC?
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: MacDeath on 17:25, 28 March 11
No... Protects !!!

Protects the noob and the innocent from being scroodged deeply by eBayers
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: TFM on 20:04, 28 March 11
Quote from: MacDeath on 17:25, 28 March 11
No... Protects !!!

Protects the noob and the innocent from being scroodged deeply by eBayers

Ja, ja auf de Bayern schimpfa des koennts alle gut, bis der Meteooor eischlaegt, dann seid's froh wenn ma Eich no a Platzerl freihoitn.
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Gryzor on 08:47, 29 March 11
Quote from: TFM/FS on 20:04, 28 March 11

Ja, ja auf de Bayern schimpfa des koennts alle gut, bis der Meteooor eischlaegt, dann seid's froh wenn ma Eich no a Platzerl freihoitn.

...and in english, please?
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Bryce on 09:46, 29 March 11
I'd normally translate, but that's not even German, you'll have to find a Bavarian that can convert it into something that can be halfway understood :D

Bryce.
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: MaV on 10:10, 29 March 11
Quote from: TFM/FS on 20:04, 28 March 11Ja, ja auf de Bayern schimpfa des koennts alle gut, bis der Meteooor eischlaegt, dann seid's froh wenn ma Eich no a Platzerl freihoitn.

I'll give it a try, though it does not make sense even to me.

Quoteyes, yes, insulting bavarians, that's what everyone can do well; until the meteor strikes, then you'll be glad, if we still reserve you a seat (place?)

Seat might refer to some kind of shelter. Still ... the words are clear, I just can't fathom the meaning.

MaV
PS: first post  :)
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: arnoldemu on 10:11, 29 March 11
welcome MaV!

Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Devilmarkus on 10:13, 29 March 11
Quote from: MaV on 10:10, 29 March 11
PS: first post  :)

Hey MaV, old sock!
Nice to see you here!
Welcome to our little community ;)
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: MaV on 22:15, 29 March 11
Hello Devilmarkus!

Thx arnoldemu! :)
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: TFM on 20:18, 30 March 11
Quote from: MaV on 10:10, 29 March 11
I'll give it a try, though it does not make sense even to me.

Seat might refer to some kind of shelter. Still ... the words are clear, I just can't fathom the meaning.

MaV
PS: first post  :)

Pretty cool translation of untranslatable slang. Yes, a place not a seat. That's some fun of one of Nostradamos predictions, that say a meteor will hit the north sea and everything will be flodded till behind colon. So since Bavaria is high abouve (close to the alps), roughly 400 m over normal sea level, we will sell places for all other people ;-)

Welcome to the forum, but not it's time for you to take a look at the serious topics  ;)
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: MaV on 22:10, 30 March 11
QuotePretty cool translation of untranslatable slang.

Slang! Where I come from, this is considered to be perfect German.  :P (which is a little more to the east and south of Bavaria ... you'll also need to cross one border.)

Well, well, Nostradamus. That explains a lot.  :)

Quote
Welcome to the forum, but not it's time for you to take a look at the serious topics  ;)

I will. I've been reading posts here for quite some time, before joining.

MaV
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: TFM on 23:59, 30 March 11
Quote from: MaV on 22:10, 30 March 11
Slang! Where I come from, this is considered to be perfect German.  :P (which is a little more to the east and south of Bavaria ... you'll also need to cross one border.)
MaV

Hauptsache Süden ,-) Deshalb bin ich auch grad in New Orleans, ist zwar Amiland, aber auch Süden.

Haha, Du woasd ja wia unsa Heimatsprach entstanden ist ;-) Alle hatten einen Dialekt nur wir nicht, als wir uns nach der Schöpfung beim Herrgott beschwerten, da sagte der nur: "Ja mei, dann sprechts hoid so wia I.". Aber des wissen de Nordlichter ja ned.

In English: Genesis in short ;-)
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: MacDeath on 00:40, 31 March 11
Aber ich Liebe München weissbier...

Ebayers = Ebay-****ers...


Not internet Bayern peoples...


Also : isn't this language actual deutsch but under massive Bier dose ?
Hence the non-translatability for normal peoples... :D


Anyway, can't you all speack French like everybody ? ::)
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Bryce on 09:26, 31 March 11
Quel français? Sud français, Paris français, Picard ou Ch'ti? C'est exactement la même chose en France, chaque village a sa propre langue :D

Everybody claims there own language is "Queens English", "Hochdeutsch", "French" :D 99% of the time, they are fooling themselves.

Bryce.
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: MacDeath on 18:07, 31 March 11
Ch'ti ? Picard ?
those are also drunkard languages...

In Rhôn,e Alpes (Lyon... and Dauphiné...)
We actually speack the true French.
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Bryce on 18:13, 31 March 11
That's what the Ch'tis claim too :D

Bryce.
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: TFM on 17:58, 01 April 11
Quote from: MacDeath on 00:40, 31 March 11
Not internet Bayern peoples...

That's not true! Thanks to our cows we now have internet! They teached us how to operate a keyboard ;-)

I like Weissbier too :-)))))
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: MaV on 20:27, 01 April 11
Quote from: TFM/FSHaha, Du woasd ja wia unsa Heimatsprach entstanden ist ;-) Alle hatten einen Dialekt nur wir nicht, als wir uns nach der Schöpfung beim Herrgott beschwerten, da sagte der nur: "Ja mei, dann sprechts hoid so wia I.". Aber des wissen de Nordlichter ja ned.

Des muass I ma merkn. :) A wann des net unbedingt mei Heimatsprach is, s'Weanarische is fast identisch.

Quote from: MacDeathAlso : isn't this language actual deutsch but under massive Bier dose ?
Hence the non-translatability for normal peoples... (http://cpcwiki.eu/forum/Smileys/akyhne/cheesy.gif)

There's no denying it.  ;) It also explains why most German act so sober just like they have hangovers the whole year through. Bavarians drink it, they feel the consequences.

Bavaria -> bavarages (oh well, I'm pushing it a bit here. :laugh: )

MaV
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Devilmarkus on 21:56, 01 April 11
Bavarian slang is funny....
Inspired me for a CPC sample:
http://cpc-live.com/accept (http://cpc-live.com/accept)

(Who wants the DSK containing this >512k sample, feel free to contact me.)
PARADOS and Digiblaster and 3,5" drive and 512k ram expansion required!

And yes, the sceen is no fake!
MODE 1, 4 colours!
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: TFM on 22:42, 01 April 11
Quote from: Devilmarkus on 21:56, 01 April 11
Bavarian slang is funny....
Inspired me for a CPC sample:
http://cpc-live.com/accept (http://cpc-live.com/accept)

(Who wants the DSK containing this >512k sample, feel free to contact me.)
PARADOS and Digiblaster and 3,5" drive and 512k ram expansion required!

And yes, the sceen is no fake!
MODE 1, 4 colours!


How crank!!!  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: Devilmarkus on 23:27, 01 April 11
Well here are the DSKs:
Romdos D10 format (PARADOS)
and, because TFM loves it, Vortex DS80 format, too...

Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: MacDeath on 07:43, 02 April 11
I Accept the fact that some London Leatherboy gets his balls to the wall as fast as a shark...


Ouch... this sound quite...erk... ;) ::) :P

My instinct tell me to fight it back.


BTW I prefer Gammarheylloween...
Title: Re: Holy crap: A working Joyce without a monitor!
Post by: TFM on 00:43, 03 April 11
Quote from: Devilmarkus on 23:27, 01 April 11
Well here are the DSKs:
Romdos D10 format (PARADOS)
and, because TFM loves it, Vortex DS80 format, too...

Thanks a lot! Nice to see that Vortex Format needs slightly fewer space (zipped). And some people more seem to like the download in Vortex format ;-)
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