I decided to catalog all my apple ][ stuff this weekend and rediscovered some
controller cards and some drive analog cards by a company called lobo drives.
they are in good shape, but definately appear to be their age. the circuit
boards for the controller cards is almost translucent and they don't seem to
have the component or soldering/design quality that later model cards have.
several the the analog cards are missing the 74ls125? chip, probably because
of incorrect cabling. anyone heard of this company? are the parts worth
keeping?
david
After all the discussion here recently about collecting PDP11's I have
located one which I intend negotiating for. I haven't actually seen it yet.
It is a PDP11/15, a model number that I haven't seem mentioned. Is there a
listing somewhere on the web that describes the various models as there is
for PDP8's ?
This one apparently dates from about 1970, and is probably incomplete.
There was talk of a rack, the PDP11/15 itself, some RKO5 disk drives and
some boxes labelled PDP11/10 which may be other computers. There is no
other IO device other than front panel switches.
Could this equipment be used with a more recent terminal? I have no chance
of finding a card reader or teletype but have access to several VT220's.
My apologies. I have been setting up my "Pegasus" mailer ( a GREAT
prg ) and had inadvertedly unchecked the original message
indicator. ( > )
ciao larry
lwalkernospam(a)interlog.com
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I was checking out the local surplus shop looking for a 19" rack for my
latest computer project, no luck there but I did find some other stuff.
What I'm really wondering about is this tape cartridge I found:
COUSINO
Echo-matic II
Self Threading
Tape Cartridge
Orrtronics, Incorporated
Toledo, Ohio, USA
It's quarter inch tape in a clear case approximatly 1" x 3.5" x 5" in size,
and rounded on one end. The actual tape reel is about 2.25" and has almost
no tape on it. The tape looks to be a continous loop. Does anyone have
any idea what this is?
Zane
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Can one of our UK readers help with this? Fellow's got an SMD drive
free to the first caller.
Thanks!
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I have a surplus Fujitsu M2333K (330MB) SMD drive to give away.
This is an 8" unit with power supply, and - as far as I know - in working
order. It's presently in a small cabinet which was built to hold four of
these units.
Pressure of space forces me to get rid of it, so it's free to a good home,
providing you collect it from York (UK). Otherwise, sadly, it will
contribute to some landfill site...
Pete <pnt103(a)cs.york.ac.uk> Tel. York (01904) 488699
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This announcement is aimed to inform the members of the classiccmp
community of the plans for the upcoming Vintage Computer Festival and is
not intended for general distribution.
Vintage Computer Festival
The Vintage Computer Festival (VCF) is an event held to celebrate computers
and their history. Due to the incredible pace of computing technology,
computers at least ten years and older are the main focus of this event.
Meet other collectors to trade tips, stories and even computers, hear talks
by notable computer industry figures, attend workshops geared towards the
vintage computer collector, visit the on-site interactive vintage computer
museum. Two days of celebrating the science and technology of our diverse
computer heritage!
Event Highlights
Vintage Pioneer (Featured Speaker)
TBA - Candidates include Steve Wozniak (Inventor and co-founder of Apple
Computer), Lee Felsenstein (Inventor of the SOL-20 Computer), Chris
Espinosa (Legendary Programmer, Apple Computer).
Guest Speakers
TBA - Candidates include Jodelle French (Curator, Intel Museum), Robert
X. Cringely (Author of _Accidental Empires_, Producer of _Triumph of the
Nerds_ as seen on PBS), Steven Levy (Author of _Hackers_), Paul Fridell
(Designer of IBM 5120), Kip Crosby (President of Computer History
Association of California)
Vintage Computer Spotlight
Each year a classic computer is chosen to be featured in the Vintage
Computer Spotlight. This year, being the 20th anniversary of the
Apple ][, what else but the Apple ][ will be featured.
What's more, each year's Vintage Computer Spotlight subject will be
the grand-prize of the end-of-show drawing. All attendees will be
automatically entered to win this year's Spotlight computer, an
original Apple ][ with Integer BASIC ROMS!
Workshops
A panel of vintage computer collectors will give talks on topics relating to
the hobby of classic computer collecting. Discussions will include:
Restoration and preservation of old computers - external and internal
cleaning tips and techniques; basic electronic repair tips; storage
procedures for the long haul
Software preservation with a focus on storage tips and techniques for
the long haul
Computer Collecting 101 - basic computing skills including operation,
disk formats, serial communcations basics, how to recognize computers
and their peripherals
Vintage Computer Museum
A hands-on, interactive museum featuring many examples of classic
computing machinery through the years. The exhibit is composed of
artifacts on loan from the collections of organizations and
individuals, and will span the course of decades from the 1950s to
the 1980s.
Vending
A swap-meet style vending area where attendees can shop for old, in
some cases antique computers, peripherals, documentation and software.
No IBM clones here, just good old classic computers.
Where and When
TBA - Tentative dates: October 18-19, 1997
Venue TBA - Tri-Valley Area, East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)
Admission - TBD
Sam
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> > Switch 1-2 tells it (both PC and XT) about the presence of the
coprocessor.
> > (I do, btw, have an 8087 in my collection...only one I've ever seen!
Even
> > rarer was the 8088 to 386 SX-16 upgrade board...the world's
s-l-o-w-e-s-t
> > 386.)
>
> K00L. How long does it take to install Linux using that? :-)}
Ya know, I was going to try to run Windows on it -- it came with 1 MB. That
ought to be interesting across an 8 bit bus. You suppose I could fit enough
files on my ST-412?
Manney
I know that this really doesn't belong here, but in some circles, the old
Toshiba laptop that I have may be considered a classic!
Anyway, I'm looking for help finding an internal floppy drive for my Toshiba
3100/20 laptop. It's a portable, non-battery Red plasma laptop, with a
messed-up 720k floppy drive. Does anyone know where I can get one of these.
Toshiba want's over $150 for one, and I won't pay that for a crappy 720k drive
on a free machine.
Any leads appreciated!
Rich Cini/WUGNET
rcini(a)msn.com
Hi,
I have been looking for a power supply for my Lisa II for some time now,
but as Lisa seem to be very rare in the UK I have had no luck so far. I
guess they are more common in the US, so I am putting out this email in
the hope of finding someone who has a spare they can let me have.
I know of someone who would be willing to transport one back from the
Bay Area this weekend which would be real good because it would save a
lot in shipping costs.
Many thanks for listening...
--
Kevan
Old Computer Collector: http://staff.motiv.co.uk/~kevan/
