Well, the turn out was smaller - but that was a Good Thing.
Me 8-) and Frank McConnell started up about 20:02 CST. He's on the West
Coast so it would have been about 18:02 for him 8-) were joined later by
Hans Pufal in France - about 4:08 AM for him (what a trooper!)
We tried out various stuff. It seems the Chatroom still has a few bugs.
Bill Kendrick (the guy who wrote it) had mentioned some - but not all that
we ran across. Still, it seemed to work well. Frank and Hans were running
either …
[View More]IE or Netscape. I tried it - my poor little Linux system with 8 MB
always did belly up with that running - so I went back to Lynx.
Seems to like to say you just joined randomly (that was noted) and then
about 95 minutes into it - the whole log got cleaned out. That MIGHT be a
feature 8-)
Oh there are a ton of features I haven't played with yet. You can put a
picture on the chat line as well (scary in some cases 8-) and all sorts of
robotic things to do - set up a Eliza talking to people 8-) and then also
throwing gifs in to replace words.
We are going to try it again on Thursday. Maybe earlier. Maybe later.
BC
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Now that I have your attention...
I have need for the FIELD SERVICE diagnostics for the MicroVAX II. Not the
customer-level ones; I already have them, and yes, they are a joke.
Preferred media is TK50 or RX50.
Other things I'm chasing are distribution kits for RSTS/E, ver. 9.x or
higher, and Ultrix 4.5. For RSTS, I can take any of the following; 9-track
tape, TK50, CD-ROM or RL02 (TK50 or CD-ROM preferred). For Ultrix, TK50 or
CD-ROM (I can do RX50's in a pinch, but that'd be a LOT of …
[View More]floppies!).
Also, I now have the ability to make binary image copies of TK50 tapes.
This means that I can accept a tape on loan, long enough to copy it, and
then send it back.
It also means I can make copies for fellow VAXen-users. :-)
Thanks in advance.
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Bruce Lane, Sysop, The Dragon's Cave BBS (Fidonet 1:343/272)
(Hamateur: WD6EOS) (E-mail: kyrrin(a)wizards.net)
http://www.wizards.net/technoid
"Our science can only describe an object, event, or living thing in our own
human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of them..."
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I've just been given an Epson HX20 laptop - it was not working when I got it,
but it didn't take long to kludge over the damaged conductor in the keyboard
flexiprint cable...
Anyway, it came with some rather nice bits :
The microcassette drive and 8 tapes
A TF20 floppy drive unit and cable
A pile of manuals - user manuals for the HX20 and TF20, BASIC reference manual,
and _Technical_ manaul for the HX20. The latter is quite a find, and includes
schematics of the machine, the tape unit and …
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I am lacking the systems disk for the TF20 - does anyone have one that they
could make a copy of. I can supply a blank disk and pay postage, of course. I
suspect that as I have the machine, I am entitled to have such a disk.
I assume schematics for the TF20 don't exist anywhere...
The TF20 contains a pair of 1/3 height voice-coil drives (like those in the
QX10), and a controller board. The latter contains a Z80, 2K EPROM, 64K DRAM,
the 765 disk controller chip, and TTL glue. There's a daughterboard with the
serial chip on it to communicate with the HX20.
This reminds me of another Epson object I have - a BM5 floppy drive. This looks
like the TF20 (it's a white box, very deep from front to back, with a
vertically mounted drive on the front). However, this drive seems to link to
the internal controller using an ST506-like interface (34 pin and 20 pin
cables), and the controller chips are hard disk controllers. Somebody told me
that it stored 5 Mbytes/disk
Does anyone know anything about this object?
-tony
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I've had (2) VT-100 terminals hanging around for awhile. Anyone want them?
I'll have to check & see if they fire up.
Manney
> I'll keep an eye out for a VT-100 or such then....it doesnt look
likely
> I'll find a keyboard for the Altos anyhow. I think I've seen VT-100's for
> about $50 on the newsgroups.
>
I'll sell everything for $35.00, includes USPS Priorty shipping anywhere
in the US.
If you live near Ft. Lauderdale you can pick it up for $25.00
PS. I found a paperback book with 51 game programs for the TS 1000 &
1500, it's included.
Regards, David Quackenbush
I just picked up and old AST Mac286 board set. This is a NUBUS-based
286 co-processor for the Mac. Unfortunately, it did not
come with software. Can anyone send me a copy of it and any relevant
info that I should know about.
MIME-encoded disk images are fine.
Thanks ever so much in advance... <<<John>>>
At 00:02 05-08-97 PDT, you wrote:
>Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 11:11:30 -0500 (CDT)
>From: Brett <danjo(a)xnet.com>
>To: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu
>Subject: Classic Computer Rescue - A Story
>Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.95.970804110442.15466B-100000@typhoon>
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
>
>
>The Great Galesburg, Illinois Rescue
>
>Saturday August 2, 1997 - 07:00
>The alarm went off and I lept up from bed. Today was …
[View More]The Day. The Illinois
>arm of the Classic Computer Rescue Squad was to make it's first Rescue!
>First to the net to see if plans had changed. Nope - looking good! I make my
>first pot of coffee (don't you love those Bunn's?) and start by cleaning out
>the van.
<snip>
>2 - 11/44
>1 - VT-52
>3 - RA81
>1 - TE16
>1 - RSTS Manual set
<snip>
Whoa... did you happen to get any RSTS/E distribution media with that? I
don't much care if its TK50, 9-track, or whatever... if you did, I'd be
interested in at least a copy.
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Bruce Lane, Sysop, The Dragon's Cave BBS (Fidonet 1:343/272)
(Hamateur: WD6EOS) (E-mail: kyrrin(a)wizards.net)
http://www.wizards.net/technoid
"Our science can only describe an object, event, or living thing in our own
human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of them..."
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At 00:02 05-08-97 PDT, you wrote:
>Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 12:00:21 +0500
>From: Jeff Hellige <jeffh(a)unix.aardvarkol.com>
>To: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu
>Cc: adam(a)merlin.net.au
>Subject: Re: Classic Computer Rescue - A Story
>Message-ID: <yam7155.1075.129044000(a)mail.aardvarkol.com>
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>Content-Type: text/plain
>
>On 04-Aug-97, Brett wrote:
>
>>Saturday August 2, 1997 - 07:00
>>The alarm went off and I lept up …
[View More]from bed. Today was The Day. The Illinois
>>arm of the Classic Computer Rescue Squad was to make it's first Rescue!
>
> Interesting story...I also made my first rescue today! As some of you
>already know, I was set to pick up a MicroVax II...well, I did! This
thing is
>a beast though...barely got it into the house by myself. Here are the specs
>on it though I haven't popped open the case yet:
<snip>
Jeff, once you get that case open, please let me know which cards are in
it. The one attached to that 50-pin connector MIGHT be a SCSI-to-QBus adapter.
> Now, the guy said he had never seen this machine actually in use, so it's
>been sitting for a while. When it was used though, he said it took input
from
>some sensors on scales and processed that in different ways.
>
> That's the full extent of what I can tell you about this machine at this
>point, until I've gotten into the case. Any comments, info, suggestions,
ect.
>will be more than welcome!
I have several items that may be of help, including a distribution tape
for MicroVMS 4.5 (or 4.6? I can never remember). For what they're worth,
I've also got a customer-level diagnostic tape. Both are on TK50 cartridges.
If either would be of help, I can make you a copy and send it along. I
also have some hardware docs on the MicroVAXen. FYI, sounds like you got
the BA123 enclosure.
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Bruce Lane, Sysop, The Dragon's Cave BBS (Fidonet 1:343/272)
(Hamateur: WD6EOS) (E-mail: kyrrin(a)wizards.net)
http://www.wizards.net/technoid
"Our science can only describe an object, event, or living thing in our own
human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of them..."
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> Anyone know anything about the Surwave Amigo? I have a non-working
> version, and am inclined to fix it, but I don't know what the system is. It
> has a Z80a cpu,and I was told by someone (who could well be wrong) that it
> runs Apple II software, but that is as much as I have found out so far.
Some newly discovered additional information. :) After taking the boards
out (one of which I assume is for the dual floppies, one for the hard
drive? one unknown and one graphics card), I …
[View More]found a 6502. So it seems it
is a dual processor Z80a/6502 machine.
This, at least, explains the Apple ][ compatibility, but leaves me a tad
more confused about its origins.
Adam.
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The attached showed up in sci.electronics.equipment. The main reason
I'm forwarding it to the list is because the fellow advertises a complete
C-64 with what appears to be an actual Commodore EPROM programmer. He's
also got an Atari system and some other interesting goodies.
Caveat emptor! Attachment follows.
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Some weights haven't been included. You pay shipping. Write if
interested in the stuff. Its a pain trying to weigh all this stuff.
Need something electronic? ASK. * $20 min..*
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* Please pass this list to some one else.
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TUBES electron, 955 acorn,9002,7G,6Z4,89,5Y3,6SJ7,6J5,9006,6AV5,AU6A
OA3,OA2 and more. Total=31, $1
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FUNCTION GEN. - Lab Volt AA777, manual, EC, paid $120, $59
.1 to 1 MHz, 4 wave forms plus pulse.
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STEPPER MOTORS - 6 stepper motors, 6 wire, $6, GC, 4.5 lb.
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WIRE - 5 wire intercom cable 120 ft. $10, new, 4 lb.
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CARD READER - Magnetic card readers. $2/ea.
$39/25 or $59/50
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TESTERS TRANSISTOR 2 - Elenco(new) & Knight, $20 w/manual
I paid about $25 for one and had to assemble it, used
it ounce or twice, ouch! Edlie Electronics still sells it.
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TIMERS - Digital (coffee), control 15a 120v $4/ea., new
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ALARMS - Master Lock, 12v auto or home $8/ea. new
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TESTING - equipment 2, old Knight magic eye stuff, capacitance and
signal tracer, G.C., $20, worth it for the eye tubes.
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POWER SUPPLIES - 9 V DC, 150 ma., $2 ea., 5 for $8, 10 for $15, new
small modular style with 2x12 mm plug, 6 oz./ea.
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DB25 CONNECTORS 40 - rt. angle board mount, 20 female, 20 male,
current price $1.60-$1.80 ea., new,
$30, 3 lb.
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PHONE CORDS 21 - modular and other, EC, $5, 4 lb.
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RESISTORS 35 - power, 900 ohm, tubular porcelains,
30 to 50 watts? GC, $6
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KEYBOARD - WYSE, 101 with modular plug, new, boxed, $10, 4.5 lb.
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KEYBOARD - NCR, 95 key, well built, EC, $5, 6 lb.
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CABLE - ribbon, colorful, arts & crafts to hardware, $6, 2 lb.
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CONTROLS - limit, for color TV's, 2 boxes (20),
new, assortment of values, $8,
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KEY SWITCHES - tubular, ACE, best quality, new, make a secure
keyboard instead of what's on most PC's, $5
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CONNECTORS CENTRONICS - 10 Cinch, M-M, good quality, new $15
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TRANSFORMER, unloaded 142 ma., with the following:
19 v. - .5 a.
24 v. - 2.5 a.
28 v. - 13 a.
11 v. - 20 a.
The out puts can be mixed matched for different voltages & amps. MO
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G65SC151PEI-1, GTEu, P350151 a PLCC have 65 of these. MO
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GLOVES, finger less, leather, new, cycling or golfing $2 for both.
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RECEPTACLE single, rated 15A 125V, boxed, 4 of these, new $2
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GENERATOR NOISE, General Radio, white/pink/USASI, EC $39
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VCR MULTIPLIER, boxed, 900 MHz, watch in any room, EC $20
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CLEANING CARE KIT, for Bernoulli removable drives, new $2
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WALL PLATE, TV-FM and rotor, lists $3/ea., new $2 all 3
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COMMODORE/EPROM, system, consists of all of the following;
late model commodore 64 (new style case), EPROM programmer
will program 2716 to 27256, 2 disk drives , all boxes, cables,
power supplies, manuals. Will toss in all the above manuals#.
All EC $120
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C-PROGRAMMING BOOKS, Turbo C++, 4 books. All the following one book;
Microsoft Quick C, Advanced C, C Primer Plus,
total of 7 books, GC all, $6
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Differential DC Voltmeter, JF, Model 801
MegOhmmeter, Industrial Instruments Co., Model L-6B
Low Freq. Generator, HP, Model 202A
Volt-Amp-Milliammeter, Sensitive Research Instrument Corp.
Television/FM Sweep Generator, RCA, WR-69A wt. 17 lbs.
Megohm Bridge, General Radio Co., Type 544-B
Constant Voltage Conditioner, Digital, H7225-AC
MO on all the above. No offer refused. Sold as is for parts.
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SCIENCE BOOK MY FIRST, 10.25"X13.25", very large well illustrated,
excellent content, Mr.Wizard would have love this.
Slight water damage, pages are crinkled a bit.
No damage to print or colors and no page tear. $4
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COMPUTER GRAPHICS, Vol.23 #3,4,5. 3 books, pgs. 408,352,332.
A publication of ACM Siggraph. $8
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BATTERY PACK, Ni-Cd, 4 AA in shrink wrap, 4.8v, for turbo racing
cars or where ever 4.8v or 1/4 less are needed, these
can be easily split apart, Radio Shack No. 23-245 GC $3
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ZIF SOCKET, fit 24 to 32 pin DIP's, made by 3M, good quality, new $4
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MOTHERBOARD, 486 & 386 and 2 - 14.4K modems sold for parts, $5
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ATARI 5200, great older game machine, boxed, with Space Invaders,
Dig Dug, Joust, Pac-Man, Mario Bros., Centipede. EC
except for joysticks, will have to solder on switch
for fire button. wt. 16 lbs. $20
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PHONE JACK/WIRING BLOCK, new, just purchased from Sun, $1
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TRANSMITTER's, 5 watts, are set for between two CB chs. 3&4
these are removed from new equipment, board measures
about 1 6/16" X 5", $6
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CAP variable air, 50-1470 pF, about 8.5"x4.5"x4.5", biggest I've
seen, stainless steel and AL, $6
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