>From: "Cliff Gregory" <cgregory(a)lrbcg.com>
>Subject: CBM 8032
>Anyone have a source for manuals/software for a CBM 8032 /8050 floppy >drive?
>Cliff Gregory
>cgregory(a)lrbcg.com
First try might be the PET archives at:
http://www.funet.fi/pub/cbm/
After that I can offer you this:
http://www.goldrush.com/~foxnhare/petfaq.htmlhttp://www.goldrush.com/~foxnhare/diskbasics.htmlhttp://www.goldrush.com/~foxnhare/loadingbasics.html
Lastly check out the Commodore information on Jim Brain's Commodore site
(Caboom), which includes a PET www message SIG:
http://www.jbrain.com/caboom/
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Once you find software on-line - One of the real bummers is that the
8032 does not have an RS-232 port for easy communication (read: file
transfer via null-modem) nor is the 8050 drive compatible with any other
Commodore disk drive (like the 4040/2031 is compatible with the 1541
thus making it easy to get software to a 4040 by doing a null-modem to a
64 and writing with a 1541).
Though I am not saying it is impossible; the PET does have a parallel
user port which is VERY easy to program. With a bit of coding knowledge
a few parts and soldering you could whip up a PET-to-Whatever connector
and the appropriate software for transferring files.
Larry Anderson
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I note that you *N*X users mention recompiling the kernel. Is that
something peculiar to the UNIX/LINUX world? Is it done by the average user?
I presume (from "context clues", as my fourth grade son's homework puts it)
that it provides a smaller/faster/more crashproof installation.
I've always run CP/M and Bill's M$-DO$ and have no experience with UNIX.
Should I -- I fix boxen and run online and graphics apps; I don't program
much anymore -- play with UNIX? What would I get out of it?
manney
At 06:01 PM 1/3/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Should I -- I fix boxen and run online and graphics apps; I don't program
>much anymore -- play with UNIX? What would I get out of it?
Headaches one day, major breakthroughs the next, a trip to the crazy house a
few weeks later... I'm a user, and I can honestly say I can quit any time I
want!
- John Higginbotham
- limbo.netpath.net
Awhile back there was talk here about getting the documentation for the
classic machines as while as the machines themself. I picked up a IBM
Guide to Operations manual 6025113 Dated 1981,1982 and listed as the First
Edition. In the back was a clear plastic bag with a casette tape for
Diagnostic's number 6081562 version 1.02 new and unopened. The book cost
me 50 cents at the Goodwill. Also got a AMIGA monitor I believe a 1080 for
$15 at Goodwill. I also won the bid on a very large bo full of computers,
parts, TV's, microwaves, and other items for 35.00 will list later after I
sort it all out. Keep computing !!! John
> Two thousand yeare since Bethlehem and still we hear the lie,
> that after years of hopes and fears the best part's when we die.
Yup, that's what I used to think. I felt sorry for all those poor
misguided fools, Christians. (Didn't occur to me that some of them
were very bright, and very skeptical, and had spent years studying
to seek truth, & only then became Christians.)
And then one day, I was forced to examine my 'beliefs', & was a
little surprised to see that they were assumptions only. Bummer.
So I had to check it out for myself. Sure is a ton of info out
there, some good, some not, but anyway I was finally able to go
1%, & God went the other 99.
So I now believe that anyone who diligently tries to disprove the
teachings of Jesus, or seeks truth or whatever terminology you can
live with -- with any kind of open mind at all (none of us can truly
have an open mind, all we can do is try) -- will become His followers.
Go and do likewise. Don't be chicken.......
Regards,
---mikey
I am the owner of a Kaypro 10 computer kindly left to me by a deceased
friend, unfortunately I have no manual which restricts my use of the
computer. can you help me please?
Dave
Actually, the ELKS webpage mentions that it should be technically possible and
not-too-difficult to port ELKS to PDP-11
In a message dated 98-01-03 01:08:46 EST, you write:
<< > >This argument is going to piss off Bill Whitson when he next checks in.
> >Linux is _not_ within the scopy of this mailing list. And I recall an
>
> Well, Linux does run on 10+ year old systems, so on that basis this might
> be an OK subject. For example, my Amiga 2000's are over ten years old I
> believe, and with the proper accelerator they can run Linux. In fact with
> it's merits (yes, I know I'm one of those argueing).
>
> >item in the FAQ that this _not_ the right place for dicksize wars
> >between proponents of different systems -- the "advocacy" newsgroups
> >supply corrals for that gunfight.
>
> This on the otherhand is definitly not a correct topic for the mailing
> list, and yes, I think this fact is mentioned in the FAQ.
Well, I'm not sure that Wind-blows is really an appropriate topic either
but I see people talking about it all the time.
I doubt it will 'piss' Bill off since we're talking about how Linux can
be used to 'resurrect' ancient and obsolete hardware like 386sx's and so
on. Although it's not Altairs, I think it is in the spirit of what we're
all about.
Heck, every day I wonder why there isn't a Linux PDP-11 port. =-)
Wirehead - Anthony Clifton >>
Joe <rigdonj(a)intellistar.net> wrote:
> Yeap, it plugs into the socket under the panel on the back. I have one
> Tech BASIC ROM, also have TWO! System Engineering ROMs (Unix in a ROM) and
> even have a Service ROM. I also have Tech BASIC on disk. Now you just need
> to find an Integral!
Very cool! Where did you find those ROMs?
I have an Integral, but it's ROM just has the HP-UX kernel and PAM --
just enough to boot and run things. So I have /usr/bin (Unix
utilities, C compiler, &c) on a 9134 for when I actually want to do
something with it.
Back when they were new I looked at buying one, and that seemed to be
how you were expected to do things: if you actually wanted to wrangle
code in C you needed the hard disk. Kind of made me wonder why they
made it portable. Also I could never get a straight answer on whether
the HP terminal windows were capable of block-mode (like I needed to
talk to the 3000).
> BTW I found a HP 7912 at a surplus store. It's about 18" wide and 2 foot
> deep and three foot tall. I *think* it's a 600+ Meg hard drive with a
> built-in tape drive. Do you know for sure? I need a couple of external
> hard drives if you know where I can find one. I'd rather have something
> like a 9133, 7959 etc instead of a monster like the 7912!
7912...I'm rusty on these, but it's nowhere near 600MB. I'm thinking
more like 60 or 130MB.
-Frank McConnell
Gee, and I thought this was a classic computer mailing list. silly me...
In a message dated 98-01-03 15:42:53 EST, somebody went WAY off topic and
said:
<< Um, I'm not sure what you just said, but:
a) I'm sure this has nothing to do with old computers, unless God stands for
Graphic Output Device :)
b)I think you mean that if one tries to disprove Jesus, they automatically
God's followers, but,once again, I'm not sure
Original Message:
<< > Two thousand yeare since Bethlehem and still we hear the lie,
> that after years of hopes and fears the best part's when we die.
Yup, that's what I used to think. I felt sorry for all those poor
misguided fools, Christians. (Didn't occur to me that some of them
were very bright, and very skeptical, and had spent years studying
to seek truth, & only then became Christians.)
And then one day, I was forced to examine my 'beliefs', & was a
little surprised to see that they were assumptions only. Bummer.
So I had to check it out for myself. Sure is a ton of info out
there, some good, some not, but anyway I was finally able to go
1%, & God went the other 99.
So I now believe that anyone who diligently tries to disprove the
teachings of Jesus, or seeks truth or whatever terminology you can
live with -- with any kind of open mind at all (none of us can truly
have an open mind, all we can do is try) -- will become His followers.
Go and do likewise. Don't be chicken.......
Regards,
---mikey >>
>>
I don't know RS stuff all that well. I'm assuming yours is a parallel
printer.
> >I was wondering if I can connect my DMP-100 to a PC through the parallel
> >port in the back and if I need a special cable ? According to the
manual,
> >this port was made for TRS-80 only. It doesn't talk about PC in the
manual.
Many radio Schlock printers will work with some PC's and not others. I get
the best luck with the newer motherboards (486/Pentium).
> >If someone was able to connect it to a PC, please let me know how and
which
> >driver did you use in Windows?
Use the "Generic" driver
> >
> >I was wondering if someone has a spare cable to connect this printer to
a
> >TRS-80 COCO II or III (using the DIN connector) to giveaway ? If not,
which
> >part number
> >do I need to order from Radio Shack ?
Weren't the COCO's serial? If the DMP-100's parallel, she won't work.
btw, I do have several RS "edge card" parallel cables (a la Tandy 1000) if
anyone wants.
Given the recent prices mentioned for Lisas and Apples, maybe I should ask
$100 each for 'em!
manney(a)nwohio.com
