test-drb December 1998

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by kurtkilg＠geocities.com

On Thu, 10 Dec 1998 ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk wrote: > That's all I have on this PC - text only. And there are plenty of > programs I run - bash, perl, gcc, tex/latex, all the gnu utilities, tin, > elm, lynx, etc, etc, etc.... > > Doesn't seem to limit me too much... > > -tony > What if someone says, "I posted this neat pic of a weird mini on the 'net. No one can tell me what it is. I think this may be one-of-a-kind. Here's the URL...." and you're just burning with curiousity. What do you do? ---------------------------------------------------- Max Eskin | kurtkilgor(a)bigfoot.com | AOL: kurtkilgor

27 years, 1 month

what is this: shorting plug?

by rigdonj＠intellistar.net

Stil cleaning. Found a molded plug with no cable so I guess it's a shorting plug. It's bigger than a DB connector but the same style. It has 51 pins in three rows. The name R Squared is molded into it. Anyone know what it's for? Anyone need it? Joe

27 years, 1 month

Looking for group archive

by fauradon＠pclink.com

Hi all, I'm looking for the archive. I know someone has it somewhere but I just rebuilt my system and lost the whole deal (Who needs to backup?) Thanks Francois

27 years, 1 month

Oh ! You Beautiful Doll !

by Watzman＠ibm.net

OK, talking about Actimates Barney opens the door to this one, which is otherwise more than a bit off topic: Does anyone know how flexible the vocabulary is for Talk With Me Barbie ? [Now I'm never going to be able to show my face in this group again]. I could do some amusing and humorous [NOT Perverted !!!] things with it at work if I could create my own phrases for the doll to say [ok, so I could do some perverted things also, but that's NOT what I had in mind !]. Apparently the toy was not successful and they are being liquidated for as little as $10-$15. Barry Watzman ---------- From: Hans Franke [SMTP:Hans.Franke@mch20.sbs.de] Sent: Thursday, December 10, 1998 5:05 PM To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers Subject: Re: OT: Re: The Purple One (was Modem tones over television or radio) Date sent: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 12:54:05 -0800 Send reply to: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis(a)freegate.com> To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers" <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Subject: OT: Re: The Purple One (was Modem tones over television or radio) > Lots of people in the states sell them, its called the "Actimates" Barney. > As I understood it the toy "saw" signals in the form of IR coded pulses in > the video and responded appropriately. There are a couple of groups on the > net who have hacked the toy to give the dinosaur an extended, if somewhat > less refined, vocabulary. Any URL ? I did a quick search, but only comercial sites (like MS: http://microsoft.com./products/hardware/actimates/barney/default.htm ) showed up - and I got a strange feeling reading about what this toy is intended to do: <quote> See what your child can learn with Actimates Barney! Cooperation Good Citizenship Following Directions ... </quote> Brrrrrrr.... Brave new world. Hans -- Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut HRK

27 years, 1 month

Digital Group photo from VCF?

by eric＠brouhaha.com

In the Reader to Reader column of issue 81 of The Computer Journal http://www2.psyber.com/~tcj/rtr81.html Rex Widmer mentions finding a photo of a The Digital Group computer in a photo on the VCF web pages. I can't seem to find it; does anyone have a URL for it, or a copy of the image? And does anyone have a current email address for Rex? Rex mentioned that Hugh McDonald published a newsletter with tips on Digital Group systems; does anone have copies, or know how to get in touch with Hugh? The machine I purchased should be here next week. I've started a web page at http://www.brouhaha.com/~eric/retrocomputing/the_digital_group/ Since I'm not getting any manuals, schematics, or software with the machine, any contributions for the web site will be welcomed. Cheers, Eric

27 years, 1 month

SOL

by Watzman＠ibm.net

If we are talking about a processor technology SOL-20, I am interested. Where is it, what condition is it in, and what are the terms of the offer ? Barry Watzman Watzman(a)ibm.net ---------- From: Bob Stek [SMTP:bobstek@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Friday, December 11, 1998 6:19 AM To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers Subject: SOL Paxton - Thanks for thinking of me. I have my hands full right now, but I'm sure that someone else on the list would like a SOL. (And whoever that someone is, contact me if you need docs or software.) And in the unlikely event that no one comes forward shouting, "Me! Me! Me!" then I will save it.) BTW, I had been meaning to get back to you about that 8" HH DSDD drive, but "stuff" happened... Still have one? Bob Stek bobstek(a)ix.netcom.com Saver of Lost SOLs

27 years, 1 month

"Single instance" machines

by jeff.kaneko＠juno.com

Okay, tough guy! Anybody else here have a Fluke 1720a? It is a TMS-9900 based instrument controller that Fluke marketed until the early 90's. Jeff On Wed, 09 Dec 1998 13:08:44 -0500 Christian Fandt <cfandt(a)netsync.net> writes: >Doug Yowza <yowza(a)yowza.com> wrote: >> I've always wanted to know which machines have only a single >instance >> represented on this list. > >Anybody have an HP250-30, IBM 9370, Tektronix 31 (kinda like the >9825)? > >Also, I haven't heard of anyone in our own group on the list >mentioning >they have a DG Nova 1200. > >These are four are in my collection. > >Regards, Chris >-- -- >Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian >Jamestown, NY USA cfandt(a)netsync.net >Member of Antique Wireless Association > URL: http://www.ggw.org/freenet/a/awa/ > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

27 years, 1 month

Linux Q's

by rhblake＠bigfoot.com

Just to refresh my memory on Linux since I'm just now getting into looking at it, just exactly what machines work well with it, and with what versions/vareities for each? I have tons of machines from IBM 5170 AT's, PS/2's of all sorts, other 286 and 386 machines, etc and I'm looking at possibly selling off the useful ones that will use Linux as cheap as I can to get some room to walk around here. Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

27 years, 1 month

E.I. Homebuilt Computer (was Re: "Single instance" machines)

by ddameron＠earthlink.net

Hi Doug and all, At 02:10 PM 12/10/98 -0600, you wrote: >On Thu, 10 Dec 1998, dave dameron wrote: > >> I would be interested in the article. I built the later one (E.I., about >> 1966) with 60 neon lamps as 6 decade shift register/counters and a rotary >> telephone dial. This one used 3 12AU7/ECC82 as 6 buffer amps. The diodes in >> it I used were from scrapped IBM assemblies. I still have some 6V lamps in >> orange plastic holders from the same scrapyard, used on some IBM panels. > >Very cool, Dave! I didn't know about that one. Any chance you can >pin-point the issue it appeared in? > I don't know the exact issue. I have it in a magazine- a collection of E.I. Articles: "Electronics Illustrated Practical Electronics", by Fawcett, No. 641, copyright 1966. It is a red magazine with a 72 mc radio controlled system on the cover + "Electronic Computer" + "Low power Transmitter". >I have the 1960 article, but I haven't built the 1960 machine (yet). >The nice case alone looks like it would be a coupla hundred bucks to >replicate today, but I suppose you could just make a bare-board version. > -Dave

27 years, 1 month

HX20 (was: Re: Just bought this . . .)

by cswiger＠wilma.widomaker.com

>> accident). He used the HX-20 to print small notes on the paper-tape >> printer (it sounds like a single-line dot-matrix printhead impact >> printer) and also > >The HX20 printer is quite interesting. It's got 4 print solenoids/pins on >a little 'shuttle', spaced 5 characters apart in the same horizontal Sounds famalier - similar to an NCR pos receipt "ANSWER" printer - Alpha Numeric Single Wire Electronic Recorder of mid 80's vintage. Chuck cswiger(a)widomaker.com

27 years, 1 month

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test-drb December 1998