Mike,
you might also want to have a look at
https://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-15356.html
For testing , I have used a regular EPROM mounted on an external PCB and connected it with a ribbon cable to the ROM drawer. There are ribbon cable - DIP connectors with thin pins, which can be used without destroying the sockets inside the ROM drawer.
You should not use normal pin headers as these pins are too thick and will damage the sockets. Unfortunately, many replacement solutions use such headers.
You can buy individual, thin pins, but these are relatively expensive (e.g. at Mouser).
The height of a replacement should be similar to a normal EPROM, so a thin PCB with a flat SMC Flash RAM might be a viable solution. This will also require a programming adapter.
On the other hand, 128 KB capacity is still rather limited - e.g. Turbo-C header files are too large to fit into one EPROM, even if compressed by removing comments and whitespace.
However, it should be possible to link software over two 128K modules, as was obviously done with Word Perfect in the days (see the Portable Paper). This linking requires some modification of the FAT entries in the image files, which I have not yet tried.
Martin
Do you need to print on multi-part carbon or NCR forms? Do you need a
dot-matrix impact printer?
I have a Star Micronics SB-10 dot-matrix impact printer.
It has a parallel interface. My late brother was using it so I assume
it still works. None of my computers have a parallel port so I can't
test it.
Printer, cable, manual, spare ribbon, original shipping packaging.
If you want it, it's yours for the price of a PDF shipping label, 20" x
20" x 10" 30 pounds.
Hello everyone!
I'm new to the list, but am posting here on the suggestion of Chuck Guzis. I'm a curator at the Computer History Museum, and am trying to identify a vendor who could potentially work with us to recover data from a set of TK50 and TK25 tapes that came to us in an archival collection. Any pointers would be much appreciated. I can be reached directly at dbrock(a)computerhistory.org
Thanks in advance for your time,
David
Trying to experiment with TCP/IP (and, to a lesser extent, OSI and BNet cluster) networking on a Convergent/Unisys CTOS system (SuperGen SG3600). Am experiencing several anomalous results and would love to have a chat with someone who has real experience with this… if some such person is on the list.
Thanks!
ok
bear.
I'm just starting to clean up a NeXT system that a friend has had in
storage for decades...
I assume the thing has a battery somewhere - I just hope it isn't Ni-Cad!
This is the original cube, monitor, keyboard (& mouse?), printer,
assorted cables, and a SCSI secondary hard drive box. So far the manuals
haven't shown up, but that is all online AFAICT.
My plan is to give them all a good cleaning, then open up and inspect
capacitors, look for batteries and any other perishable items, and then
do diode checks prior to considering powering up. The remembered
background story was a nearby lightning strike may have taken out the
(1200 baud?) external modem, so will be paying extra attention to the
serial ports! Sniff test may still be useful even after 20ish years.
Any suggestions on what else to watch for on this setup prior to first
power? I also will be using the Dim-Bulb setup once it seems safe to
turn on. Anyone seen a common problem in power supplies for these
components for example?
Planned destination is auction...
Thanks!
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Anybody need a dot matrix impact printer? Do you need to print multi-
part forms with carbon paper or NCR paper?
I have a Star Micronics SB-10 dot matrix impact printer. It has a
parallel port interface.
I have the cable, manual, and a spare ribbon.
None of my computers have a parallel port so I haven't tried to use it.
I put it on EBay, but mostly I don't want to throw it in the E-waste
bin. It's yours for pickup or shipping, but I won't complain if you
offer me something for it.
30lb. 20x20x10 inch box.
Thousands of new documents have been added to the DG legacy preservation
web site [www.NovasAreForever.org], including new sections for the Nova,
SuperNova, Nova 2, Nova 3, microNova, MPT, Eclipse S/130, Eclipse S/140,
Eclipse S/230, Eclipse C/330, Eclipse S/280, and Desktop Generation
computers.(!) Separate areas also now exist for DG disks, tapes and
other peripherals.
New archives for 3rd-party, DG-compatible hardware vendors have been
started with this release, including those for Keronix, DCC, Bytronix
and ROLM.
This update reflects Wild Hare's continuing dedication [obsession?] to
preserve Data General's significant part of computer history, and to
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worldwide.
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