>OK. By the way, speaking of "sub-laptops", does anyone know what kind of
models
>might be good for me? I just pretty much want to be able to take notes;
etc.
>Windows CE is cheap enough for me, but they're keyboards aren't for REAL
people.
>Possibly an Apple Newton? Or are there any classics that have a keyboard
large
>enough to type on(not two-finger typing.) ? Where can I get one of these
Radio
>Shack 100's?
>
Radio Schlock 100's had the loveliest keyboards I've ever seen. Don't think
the display was backlit, tho'. I see 286 and 8088 laptops (floppy only)
going for cheap $$ at hamfests.
>> Whoops! of course...and didn't they make a calculator or two?
>
>Yes, they made quite a few calculator models. I've only seen one myself.
>My father used it in his engineering work many years ago. I now have it,
>and although it is functional, a friend that I lent it to smashed the case
>up pretty badly by accidentally hurtling it against a cement floor. <s>
>
>It's a PR-100 programmable scientific calculator. It has one of those
>very intense orange displays (I forget what the technology is).
>
>My father says that the engineering firm he worked for used to have tons
>of Commodore equipment around. Mostly mechanical adding machines and
>office furniture. :)
>
>I've been running into far more Commodore furniture recently than
>Commodore computers.
I usta have a Sinclair programmable calculator that ran on a 9V battery,
thus requiring a large bulge in the case that would tilt the calculator away
>from the
user when set down. Magnificently intelligent design.
manney(a)nwohio.com
>P.S., I stumbled across a site that might offer insight into this question.
>It's at <http://www.mygale.org/08/samurai/> and offers a listing of
>computers by microprocessor (as well as other ways). Only problem is it's
>in french. 8^)
I speak French, mut I'm not an expert on computerese
French...unfortunately, I'm snowed under at my business, so I don't have
time to translate the whole document. I can research and/or translate
portions for anyone who wants, tho'.
manney(a)nwohio.com
Can anyone with Macintosh experience help me, please?
1) How do I check the amount of memory installed without ripping open the
beast?
2) The machine was running some programs (Chess, for example) and suddenly
refuses to do so, claiming, "xxx K needed to run this program. You have 512
K). Customer doesn't know how much was installed. Might this be a
configuration problem, or has it lost contact with half its RAM? (and it
hasn't even hit 40 years yet!)
Thanks,
manney(a)nwohio.com
Disclaimer: This is not a ten-year-old topic and you are free to ignore the
message as you see fit. I write, however, in full confidence that someone
reading this can answer the question.
My primary computer has a Toshiba 3401 (couple-years-old) caddy-type SCSI
CD drive in it. This is from back when they were expensive and built like
tanks. It is now generally choking on software CD's and skipping horribly
on audio CD's. My Wintel guru says that it is literally not worth trying
to clean the thing, that the cost of a cleaning will exceed the cost of a
new 8X or 10X SCSI CD drive, and the bother of going inside the case,
removing, and re-installing will be the same. I hate to pitch this drive,
it's worked so well; is there anything non-invasive I can try before I give
up on it?
thanks much,
__________________________________________
Kip Crosby engine(a)chac.org
http://www.chac.org/index.html
Computer History Association of California
William Donzelli <william(a)ans.net> wrote
(after Daniel Seagraves):
> > I just got a DECserver 200/MC to act as a termserver for my 11/34 when it
> > comes back up... ANyone know how to get setup on here?
> > This may not count as a computer, but I do need help...
>
> OK, so I am not familiar with the unit, but why would it not count as a
> "computer"? Is it not yet ten years old (for this list)?
If not it's close. I was responsible for one or two in 1988 or so,
and we got it from somewhere else so it must have been around for a
little while before then.
It's a terminal server. I never took a screwdriver to one but it
clearly had some smarts inside. To the best of my knowledge it will
not do TCP/IP, but my knowledge is a bit dated. Maybe DEC found a way
to cram it in there but I think they only had TCP/IP support in later
models of terminal server.
On powerup it has about enough code in it to download the code that
makes it useful over Ethernet using DEC MOP. Supposing it finds a
willing MOP server with the appropriate loadable image it will then be
able to do DEC LAT over Ethernet. So you could hook terminals or
modems up with it and have them talk to a LAT host, or you could hook
up a printer and establish a LAT print queue on a VMS host, or you
could hook its serial ports up to some other computer's serial ports
and set it up as a LAT server that other LAT users could connect to.
Is it useful/usable with -11s? I don't know, I used it with VAXen,
but that's been eight or nine years ago and I don't really remember
them that well.
-Frank McConnell
I recently got a GridPad model 1910, and I have a few questions...
Does anyone know of a source for batteries? (Mine doesn't have one)
Is there a version of basic specifically for the gridpad, or does anyone
know how to get input from the screen with a general PC Basic?
Does it require any special type of keyboard?
Anyone have any documentation for it, especially for the docking station?
connector on the bottom?
Anyone have or know of software for it?
This thing is pretty rugged, and I'm thinking it would be great to mount in
my Land Rover to use for navigation (which means finding a DOS-based nav
program that can work with a GPS.)
Thanks!
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sinasohn(a)ricochet.net that none but madmen know."
Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates
San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/
At 08:11 PM 11/12/97 +0000, you wrote:
>OK, so they weren't called that early on. But still, that's what
>they're called now. What I really want is something small, but
>powerful. (This classic is going to get USED) I have two schedule
>programs; MS Schedule+ and a program called Sidekick 2.0, for DOS, made
>in the early 90's. Compatibility would help. I also want something
>that's not to hard to find, and I can get for less than a Palm Pilot. (A
>lot less, if possible.)
Your choices include:
Amstrad PDA-600 (maybe DOS?)
Atari Portfolio (DOS)
Poquet PC (DOS)
GridPad (DOS, not very small)
HP handhelds
Dauphin DTR-1 (DOS/Windows)
Maybe a couple of others
None of those are cheap. Portfolios and Poquets seem to sell for well over
$100. Same for the gridpad. I dunno about the various HP handhelds, but I
suspect they're expensive too. I got (not yet -- it's on its way) my
Amstrad PDA-600 for $60. Dauphins are more than a Pilot.
Of the lot, the HP's are probably the most powerful.
Another option would be an early Newton or one of the machines that came out
at the same time (like the Zoomer).
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sinasohn(a)ricochet.net that none but madmen know."
Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates
San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/
>Try http://www.powells.com next to Amazon they're about the biggest
Whups. Got confused a bit in my last reply. This isn't the Land Rover
list. So ignore the (true, but) irrelevant comment about Land Rover manuals.
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Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates
San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/
Hi David:
> boards for decoupling capacitors, if their is one near each chip then that
> is what it is, any .01uf ceramic would replace it. It would be on the
> traces to the corner power and ground pins.
Well there ARE a bunch of them, they ARE near several ICs, and they are in
parallel with one side at ground. I think you're right.
I think I have found the major problem with my board:
The symptom I'm experiencing is that the DC OK H line, nominally 3.2V,
drops to 2.2V when the M8310 is inserted into the backplane, and then the
machine doesn't work anymore (not really, just can't RUN from the toggle
switches). This voltage stays constant at 3.2V either on an empty
backplane, or with all boards except the M8310 installed. Put the 8310 in
and the voltage drops to 2.2V.
I've traced this DC OK H pin to the input of a 7404 IC on the 8310 board.
With power off, the gate's input and output are seen to be at ground, i.e.
I think the gate is shorted. I wonder if you could look at your printset
and see where the DC OK H line actually goes and what happens after the
7404? I think this is a bad chip.
Thanks in advance,
Kevin
> > If you need any more help email me >
> David Gesswein. >
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Kevin McQuiggin VE7ZD
mcquiggi(a)sfu.ca
