10 Jul
2023
10 Jul
'23
8:54 a.m.
Hello All,
I am wondering if anyone has a private or knows of a mirror for
ftp.compaq.com that is older than 2014? All the ones I have found online,
including the file at archive.org, are from 2014. By then a number of files
and directories had been purged e.g. "/pub/supportinformation/techpubs" and
"softlib1". I am looking for some old documentation and firmware for Compaq
switches and Tape Libraries but if anyone has a full set of files I am happy
to add them to a mirror. TIA!
-Ali
10 Jul
10 Jul
9:57 a.m.
I just found this the other day, but I see the update date in in 2014 so it may not be of
use.
http://ftp.zx.net.nz/cgi-bin/archive-mirror
There is some info about libraries under the Storageworks folder.
https://ftp.zx.net.nz/pub/archive/ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/storageworks/
--
John H. Reinhardt
On 7/10/2023 10:54 AM, Ali via cctalk wrote:
Hello All,
I am wondering if anyone has a private or knows of a mirror for
ftp.compaq.com that is older than 2014? All the ones I have found online,
including the file at archive.org, are from 2014. By then a number of files
and directories had been purged e.g. "/pub/supportinformation/techpubs" and
"softlib1". I am looking for some old documentation and firmware for Compaq
switches and Tape Libraries but if anyone has a full set of files I am happy
to add them to a mirror. TIA!
-Ali
10:13 a.m.
I just found this the other day, but I see the update
date in in 2014
so it may not be of use.
http://ftp.zx.net.nz/cgi-bin/archive-mirror
John,
Thanks. Actually I have been talking to David (the maintainer/owner of that mirror) and he
doesn't have those files either.
There is some info about libraries under the Storageworks folder.
Thanks I will check it out.
-Ali
10:46 a.m.
I am surprised the original Compaq diagnostics for 5 1/4"- native systems
and early DOS and even OS/2 are not someplace
On Mon, Jul 10, 2023, 1:07 PM John H. Reinhardt via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I just found this the other day, but I see the update
date in in 2014 so
it may not be of use.
http://ftp.zx.net.nz/cgi-bin/archive-mirror
There is some info about libraries under the Storageworks folder.
https://ftp.zx.net.nz/pub/archive/ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/storageworks/
--
John H. Reinhardt
On 7/10/2023 10:54 AM, Ali via cctalk wrote:
Hello All,
I am wondering if anyone has a private or knows of a mirror for
ftp.compaq.com that is older than 2014? All the ones I have found
online,
including the file at archive.org, are from 2014.
By then a number of
files
and directories had been purged e.g.
"/pub/supportinformation/techpubs"
and
"softlib1". I am looking for some old
documentation and firmware for
Compaq
switches and Tape Libraries but if anyone has a
full set of files I am
happy
to add them to a mirror. TIA!
-Ali
11:19 a.m.
I am surprised the original Compaq diagnostics for 5
1/4"- native
systems
and early DOS and even OS/2 are not someplace
Bill,
I think those are out there. I believe the last version for DOS was 8.x and that is in the
first 500 Softpaqs. I can find the exact number for you if you are interested.
-Ali
10:37 a.m.
On 7/10/23 10:54 AM, Ali wrote:
Hello All,
Hi,
I am looking for some old documentation and firmware
for Compaq
switches and Tape Libraries but if anyone has a full set of files I
am happy to add them to a mirror. TIA!
I can't help with the mirror, but maybe
I can help with the old spinning
plastic that I have related to ProLiants and / or StorageWorks stuff.
Please clarify what you're looking for and I'll see if anything I have
is germane.
Grant. . . .
11:18 a.m.
I can't help with the mirror, but maybe I can help
with the old
spinning
plastic that I have related to ProLiants and / or StorageWorks stuff.
Please clarify what you're looking for and I'll see if anything I have
is germane.
Hi Grant,
I am currently looking for the following:
Firmware for the MSL5000 Tape Library (version 5.20). The file name would be something
like Nextgen_520.bin. The MSL5000 is a rebranded Overland library. Apparently you could
have used the original Overland firmware in the MSL5000 as well but Overland doesn't
have any of the info/files up on that model any more either after the merger with
Tandenberg...
The manual for the SW5450 Switch Manual and any FW updates (not sure if there was any).
Any FW later then 1.01 for the SW332x series of dual speed switches.
TIA!
-Ali
11 Jul
11 Jul
2:27 p.m.
On 7/10/23 1:18 PM, Ali wrote:
Hi Grant,
Hi Ali,
I am currently looking for the following:
Firmware for the MSL5000 Tape Library (version 5.20). The file name
would be something like Nextgen_520.bin. The MSL5000 is a rebranded
Overland library. Apparently you could have used the original
Overland firmware in the MSL5000 as well but Overland doesn't have
any of the info/files up on that model any more either after the
merger with Tandenberg...
The manual for the SW5450 Switch Manual and any FW updates (not sure
if there was any).
Any FW later then 1.01 for the SW332x series of dual speed switches.
I happened to have my CD binders out yesterday looking for something
else and paid attention as I flipped past the Compaq CDs (having
recently seen / replied to this thread).
It seems as if all the CDs that I have are Compaq SmartStart CDs, likely
for the various ProLiants that I've had over the years. I think there
was a firmware maintenance CD that was also for the ProLiants.
Do you think that there is any chance that the tape library software /
firmware would be on them?
If so I can get them back out and search them. But I'd like to have a
better idea what I'm looking for before embarking on such a search.
I am happy to (slowly over the next week?) do so if you think it's
worthwhile for me to do so.
TIA!
You're welcome.
Please let me know if you think it's worth my while to search or at
least generate a directory listing to provide for and to you for your
searching.
Grant. . . .
18 Jul
18 Jul
7:48 p.m.
On 7/10/23 10:54 AM, Ali wrote:
Hello All,
Hi Ali,
I am wondering if anyone has a private or knows of a
mirror for
ftp.compaq.com that is older than 2014?
I'm watching a video talking about
Protoweb and one of the ftp sites
that they are talking about is ftp.compaq.com.
The video in question is:
Link - Protoweb - Reviving the '90s Internet! (Overview & Demo)
- https://youtu.be/1FSd-XhGLqk
I'm interested in checking out Protoweb for various reasons, but I
figured that I'd let you, and fellow cctalk subscribers, know about the
ftp.compaq.com archive.
Grant. . . .
8:07 p.m.
On Tue, 18 Jul 2023 at 22:48, Grant Taylor via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
On 7/10/23 10:54 AM, Ali wrote:
You could have just said "there's a site that set up a proxy server for
browsing a moderate number of old mirrors of HTTP and FTP sites" and linked
to that site instead of sending us a link to a youtube video.
It's https://protoweb.org/ and this definitely seems to be aimed at an
audience that wasn't alive when these browsers and websites were around.
If it was aimed at the cctech crowd it could have been a very simple
webpage that explains that they have an HTTP/FTP/Gopher proxy server at
wayback.protoweb.com:7851 and you can then go to www.inode.com to see
what's available. Instead that information is hidden under multiple layers
of bizarre hand-holding.
-Henry
Hello All,
Hi Ali,
I am wondering if anyone has a private or knows
of a mirror for
ftp.compaq.com that is older than 2014?
I'm watching a video talking about Protoweb and one of the ftp sites
that they are talking about is ftp.compaq.com.
The video in question is:
Link - Protoweb - Reviving the '90s Internet! (Overview & Demo)
- https://youtu.be/1FSd-XhGLqk
I'm interested in checking out Protoweb for various reasons, but I
figured that I'd let you, and fellow cctalk subscribers, know about the
ftp.compaq.com archive.
19 Jul
19 Jul
9:17 a.m.
I'm watching a video talking about Protoweb and
one of the ftp sites
that they are talking about is ftp.compaq.com.
The video in question is:
Link - Protoweb - Reviving the '90s Internet! (Overview & Demo)
- https://youtu.be/1FSd-XhGLqk
I'm interested in checking out Protoweb for various reasons, but I
figured that I'd let you, and fellow cctalk subscribers, know about the
ftp.compaq.com archive.
Grant,
Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get to the actual archive on
protoweb. I am sure it is some sort of config problem on my end. I will have to play with
it some more this weekend. TBH I would be surprised that they have an older mirror/more
complete mirror. Archive.org actually has an ok selection of crawls from Compaq.com but
they of course never got any files from the FTP.
-Ali
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