saipan59 Posted November 16, 2015 Report Posted November 16, 2015 I am looking for anyone in the Colorado Front Range area that might be interested in these items that I plan to put up for sale: Naginata with old pole and saya, old polish, probably sue-koto(?), signed Kanemitsu. $2500. Katana, Tamba no Kami Kanemichi, shodai, shirasaya, NBTHK Hozon. $6000. Wakizashi, Tamba no Kami Kanemichi, nidai, shirasaya, NBTHK Hozon and also NTHK 72 points. $3000. I'm looking for a "local sale", before I resort to consigning, shipping, etc. About me: I started collecting in 1982, but have been inactive for some years now. I was the the author of the "ToShoW" database software that some old-timers will remember. I wrote a couple of articles for JSSUS in the late 80's or early 90's. The above items are the only things I have of real value, and I want to move on to other interests, and let someone else study and enjoy them. Pete in Colorado 1 Quote
b.hennick Posted November 16, 2015 Report Posted November 16, 2015 I loved the Toshow database! I keep an old XP on hand just to run that program. I wish that you updated the program to use with more modern Windows programs. Quote
saipan59 Posted November 16, 2015 Author Report Posted November 16, 2015 Hi Barry, thanks for your kind words! If I may say so, one of the things about ToShoW that I'm most proud is that it allows searching the smiths in ways that are difficult or impossible with most other resources. And a shout-out to my wife, who put in many hours entering data for the kanji database that is part of ToShoW. I just recently got a new PC that runs Windows 10, and found that the ToShoW app doesn't run on Win-10 at all... Just had a thought, though - there might be a "shell" app that would allow running an old 16-bit Windows app on a modern system. I'll check... Wanna buy a nice Mishina Daisho :-) ? Pete Quote
Stephen Posted November 16, 2015 Report Posted November 16, 2015 Hi Pete I miss the old ToSho as well, my fav way to search when i had just a few kanji. Id love a chance at the Kanemitsu, but i must have holes in my pockets. Good to hear from you anyway. Quote
Gasam Posted November 17, 2015 Report Posted November 17, 2015 Hi all: Apparently this dos emulator for database apps, accounting apps etc: http://sourceforge.net/projects/vdos/ Good reviews it seems. Haven´t tried it myself. Quote
saipan59 Posted November 18, 2015 Author Report Posted November 18, 2015 Thanks for that hint! I believe that emulator only works with DOS apps, not Windows apps. The last version of ToShoW (aka V6) is a 16-bit Windows app (ideal for Windows95, ME, and XP). However, the previous version (V5) was a DOS app. At that time, it was called "ToSho" (without the "W"). About 20+ years ago, I ran it on an early Epson laptop that ran DOS V5 and had a CGA monochrome display and cost me $1400(!!). I used to take it to meetings of the Colorado ToKenKai - it was very impressive at the time! The code was written in Turbo Pascal. I wonder if I still have a CD with ToSho V5 on it...? Pete Quote
ROGER SAN Posted November 30, 2015 Report Posted November 30, 2015 saipan 59 /email pictures allproautotx@gmail.com Quote
jason_mazzy Posted November 30, 2015 Report Posted November 30, 2015 I have been waiting (for pictures and a sale) since day one of his post LOL Quote
Greg F Posted December 1, 2015 Report Posted December 1, 2015 Would like to see pics too. Please. Greg Quote
Ed Posted March 5, 2016 Report Posted March 5, 2016 http://yakiba.com/Daisho_Tango_no_Kami_Kanemichi.htm 2 Quote
jlawson Posted March 6, 2016 Report Posted March 6, 2016 Guess people should have bought them when they were $2250 cheaper and posted above... Quote
lonely panet Posted March 6, 2016 Report Posted March 6, 2016 cant blame him for trying, gives him some room to reduce the price and not suffer to much of a loss 1 Quote
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