Frank McConnell and I (and another associate) made a nice haul of great HP
mini's yesterday. The tally:
(2) 21MX E computers (one having 1MW of memory, the other with 256MW)
(1) HP1000A
(1) HP1000 model 600A (hard drive, 3.5" floppy)
(1) Tape Reader Reroller (the 8th of only a few ever made)
(2) 2647F terminals (these are actually computers running Basic with
built-in tape and external 5.25" disk drives but are used as
terminals to the 21MX)
(2) Mag-tape drives (Frank will provide the specs and model #s)
(1) Big-assed line printer and stand
(2) HP racks
(Frank, what did I mess up on?)
Plus some software, a bunch of little spare parts, cables, connectors, and
a FULL set of manuals, including service manuals and engineering manuals
with schematics and all that for everything.
The guy was more interested in getting rid of it and having it go to a
good home than getting money for it. We paid him $200. Of course Frank
now has an invaluable contact for discussing his HP passion (the guy we
bought the stuff from is a 26 year HP veteran).
I think when it was all done Frank basically had an accident in his pants
as he could not contain his excitement over his good fortune.
On an unrelated haul, I picked up a bunch of nice IBM manuals. I got the
service manuals for the IBM PC and IBM PCjr. I also got the Options and
Adaptors manual which describes, of all things, the various options and
adaptors available for the PC, including the expansion chassis which I
found last year in a thrift shop. Also got an original DOS 1.10 manual
and software, a manual for Windows 1.03 (whee!) and a ton of other neat
miscellany.
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I picked up a VT220 yesterday, as I was getting tired of using another
computer for a terminal. The question is how do I connect it? I'm
assuming the DB25 on the back of the VT220 is the comm line (especially if
I read the back correctly), I gather the DB9 is for a printer (from what I
found in my web searches last night).
I took a cable and ran it from the Comm port on the /73 to the Comm port on
the VT220, and get nothing. I then added a Null-Modem adapter and got
gibberish. Does this need some kind of special cable to work? I don't see
any switch settings on the back of terminal or anything.
Oh, and the VT220 say's it's OK when I power it on.
Zane
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Generally big is over 49999bytes! Most mailers that is the threshold.
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Allison
> The L2007 is a memory board for the Vaxstation 3510-3520-3540 series.
> It's a "M-bus" board. From the fact that you say it has 144 1 Meg chips,
> I will hazard a guess that you have the L2007-B variation, which is
> 16 Mbytes with ECC. (There's also a L2007-A which is only 8 Mbytes).
But there is no VAXstation 3510. The processors came two on a board.
> P.S. I'm waiting for someone to say "But there is no Vaxstation 3540...",
> then I have a story to tell!
I'd rather hear the one about the 3510.
Roger Ivie
ivie(a)cc.usu.edu
> They're all full height 5 1/4" drives and they weigh a ton. The first one
> is marked "digital RZ55" and has a sticker that says "1041080-08-9" and it
> appears to have a SCSI interface.
a 300-something meg SCSI drive
> The second one appears to have a ST-506
> interface and is a Maxtor drive and is marked "RD54-A" and "30-26245-01"
> and "RQDX 3".
a 150 meg MFM drive.
> I also picked up a couple of keyboards that I think might be for a DEC.
> The first one is a large keyboard marked "TS 803".
This is from a Televideo 803. It's a CP/M machine.
> The second keyboard is from digital and is a model LK 201. Doe
> anyone know which machine it's for?
Just about anything from Rainbows, DECmates, and Pros up to the DEC 3000
series Alphas (newer Alphas use PC-style keyboards).
Roger Ivie
ivie(a)cc.usu.edu
Yesterday I picked up a Tandy M100, complete with the cutest battery
powered 3.5" disk drive connecting the the RS232 port of the M100,
video/disk expansion box and video screen. included in the package was
MS Multiplan on ROM and several other cassette programs. Also lots of
user documentation.
That's the good news, on the down side, couldn't get the price down
below $100 the (marked price was almost $150!) :-( - it was in a
commercial second-hand store and they have to make a living too.
Anyways, it all seems to operate properly, but I am missing the 5-1/4"
system disk for the video/disk expansion box. Anyone know of how I can
get a copy
Regarding the disk drive, ae the specs on how to drive it availabel
anywhere. I would serve very nicely for transferring information between
disparate systems.
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Comprehensive Computer Catalogue : <http://www.digiweb.com/~hansp/ccc/>
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I have recovered an Olivetti M21. Its an 8086 based system with floppy
disk and 20 Mb hard disk in a case reminiscent of the original Compaq.
Anyone have technical info on this beastie? I noticed an extra DA-9 (?)
connector on the mother board which is not available when the covers are
in place - what's that for?. Also the definition of the two DIP switch
blocks on the mother-board which do not seem to follow the IBM spec.
And thirdly how to get into setup, or a copy of the setup disk.
I have tentativly decided to dedicate this system to an attempt to port
the Z80 UN*X kernel that Allison mentioned a couple of weeks ago. Got it
all fired up with DOS 3.1 and Turbo C 1.5 at the moment, I will be
adding a vintage copy of BRIEF and away I go.....
As an aside, in looking through my store of 5-1/4" disks, I see I have
IBM versions of DOS 1.0, 1.10, 2.00, 3.10, and 3.30, gosh they go back a
ways. Also found some MS disks with old versions of Windows and a
GWBasic adaptation kit.
Regards,
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I need to get boot and other software for an Apple Lisa with an external
profile hard disk and a built-in 3.5 inch drive.
Can anyone help me out?
Thanks...
Anthony Clifton - Wirehead
Bruce,
Thanks for the info. Here's more.
At 01:10 AM 1/17/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi, Joe. Let's see if I can help you ID your goodies...
>
>>They're all full height 5 1/4" drives and they weigh a ton. The first one
>>is marked "digital RZ55" and has a sticker that says "1041080-08-9" and it
>>appears to have a SCSI interface.
>
> Correct. This is a 330 MB drive. The RZ56 was a 700 or so, and the RZ57
>was a 1 gigger. They're all SCSI, generally found on the VAXStation or
>DECStation line of systems. If you absolutely have to, they should be
>usable on PCs with a low-level format.
Doesn't sound very useful on a PC. I have two of each drive. If anyone
has need for them for an old DEC, let me know. You can swap me something
for them. Allison gets first shot since SHE has allready mentioned that
SHE can use them. One of the Rd-54s has a paper tag that says "MVE 11A
VMS 5.4.2 ACSIM". Does that sound useful to anyone? Of course, it may not
still be one thre, but it probably is.
>
>>The second one appears to have a ST-506 interface and is a Maxtor drive
>and is marked >"RD54-A" and "30-26245-01" and "RQDX 3".
>
> This is a 170 meg MFM drive, intended for use in the MicroPDP or MicroVAX
>lines, or any other DEC system using an RQDX3 controller. It is the same as
>a Maxtor XT2190.
>
> The LK201 is the standard DEC keyboard for just about everything from
>their VT220 terminals to the MicroVAX, VAXStation, and DECStation line.
>
> The numbers you're reading off for the boards don't make any sense. DEC
>numbers are typically a single letter, usually M, followed by four digits.
>Look on the ejector handles and the card bracket. If the board was not made
>by DEC, it may not have this marking.
I can't find any number that starts with M. One card is marked " L P W
R digital GS-2 34888-4909" across the top edge. The second card is
marked " L P W R digital GS-2 03789-6028" across the top edge. But
both cards look the same. The other number is on a paper label. They have
a LOT of ICs on them marked "TC511000AJ-10". And there is a VERY large IC
near the center of the board. There is also a red and yellow LED on the
top edge.
Joe
>
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