Yes, I checked. It is a multispeed. One of these days, when I have some
time (rofl) I'll take it apart and see if I can figure out what's wrong
with the HDD, which reports a 1701. One hopes these used a standard HDD?
> Is that Nec a MultiSpeed? I have an older model without the backlight
> and no hard drive.
>
> Joe
To whom it may concern:
I have a Zenith Z-433+ and recently upgraded memory to 16MB. I am currently getting an error when I boot which says 'memory not configured correctly'.
How do I get to CMOS (setup)?
How do I correct error in CMOS?
Thank-you in advance>
Phil Logan
plogan(a)scsn.net
In a message dated 2/19/98 9:23:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
healyzh(a)ix.netcom.com writes:
<< I'm sure there must be some places doing mail order, however, it seems most
places can't even get DD 3.5" disks, and a lot of the Amiga and Atari
dealers are selling used ones. Now might be a good time to stock up on a
supply of HD floppies, especially 5.25" ones! >>
i think the overrated demise of 5.25 disks is way too premature. wally world
(walmart) still sells 5.25 disks, in both high and low density and at work, i
was looking through a catalog someone brought to work, and saw low density
5.25 disks for 19cents in lots of 100. i wouldnt worry about it yet.
david
I'm about to pick up an ATARI with 5 1/4" 1050 floppt drive,
but it will lack an OS and software. Can I use a standard DD 5 1/4"
drive (say an old shugart with the BIOS set to 360K) and use dd to
write an ATARI boot image file to this drive? I don't see why not,
but I'm not certain if the ATARI drives used some pecular hardware,
like the old mac 400k/800k variable speed drive incompatabilities.
If so, does anyone have a boot/OS image for this thing? And
where do I find old DD floppies these days?
Thanks!
J. Maynard Gelinas
I just picked up a //gs on the cheap but never was much of an Apple
guy. The machine appears to have some sort of problem (what is what I
am trying to determine). When the machine is powered, it gives a tone
sort of like a "tong",
then it polls the floppy and repeats the tone when it is finished. No
video appears on the screen at any time.
Anybody have hints or foreknowledge? ;)
Cheers,
Dan
To whom it may concern:
I have a Zenith Z-433+ and recently upgraded memory to 16MB. I am currently getting an error when I boot which says 'memory not configured correctly'.
How do I get to CMOS (setup)?
How do I correct error in CMOS?
Thank-you in advance>
Phil Logan
plogan(a)scsn.net
If you decide to buy an old IBM PS/2 and need tech support you can get
info from IBM's web site. I picked up a PS/2 Model 60 286 based pc
last year (which I used as barter for a complete IBM 16-64K PC and
Victor 9000 from a furniture dealer who wanted a word processor). The
system wouldn't boot due to a spent cmos battery so after replacing
the battery I found the reference (setup) diskette at IBM's web site,
downloaded it to a 3 1/2" floppy and was done with it. Go to
ibm.com/support and search under ps/2.
Marty
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Subject: Re: OOPs AT&Ts
Author: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu at internet
Date: 2/19/98 3:15 PM
> At 08:54 PM 2/18/98 +0000, you wrote:
> >> At 11:11 PM 2/15/98 +0000, you wrote:
> >
> >> >Jason D.
> >>
> >> Still haven't been back to the place that had the pile of them. There
> >> were bunches at the hamfest though. Most were $75 to $100 (asking price).
> >
> >Joe,
> >
> >Ouch!
> >
> >What was the usual PS/2 models with this inflated asking prices
> >unless it has special reason for this?
> >
> >Let us know after thru these piles anyway.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Jason D.
> >
>
> The owner is a typical surplus store owner. He buys the stuff for $30
> a pallet load (20 to 30 machines), but wants an arm and a leg for each one.
> He'll scrap the stuff before selling it cheap. I went back down there
> yesterday to look at some HP's and found out he had pulled ALL the boards
> out of them and was still wanting $100 each for the empty boxes and power
> supplys. The owner was acting like a jerk so I didn't even ask about the
> PS-2s. I don't think they're anything special about the PS-2s but I'm not
> very familar with them so I don't know for sure.
Hee hee, I agree with you, that guy is jerk! :) Well, so good luck
with alterative place anyway and see how things goes. What do you
mean by what do you not familiar with PS-2s? I could help you to
ID?
Jason D.
>
> Joe
>
email: jpero(a)cgo.wave.ca
Pero, Jason D.
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Hi everybody-
I've gotten another oddball computing object that I have no information
on. (like the Diablo 1340 hardcopy terminal I posted about last week.)
I've found a CPT 8525 system (out in the rain, but it doesn't look too
bad). It has an internal monitor, portrait orientation, and two
half-height 8" floppy drives. The keyboard is huge, with a whole section
of what appear to be word-processing-related keys. Opening the case (two
quarter-turn screws) reveals a somewhat modular layout. There are 4 cards
in a 5-slot cardcage: (1) 1771-based floppy controller, (2) 8080A-based
CPU, (3) unknown, probably I/O, and (4) 128k x 9 RAM (in 4116's). The
floppy drives are held in by thumbscrews. Two more bolts and the top
comes off. From here the CRT is visible. The power supply is underneath
the whole thing, and the keyboard connects through heavily shielded ribbon
cable.
Right now I'm waiting for it to dry out before I fire it up. If anybody
knows anything about this thing (or has even heard of it), I'd appreciate
the help. I also picked up a (wet) TI-99/4A expansion chassis and
Panasonic KX-D4910 portable data terminal with acoustic coupler or
direct-connect modem and thermal printer.
Richard Schauer
rws(a)ais.net
I have here a Maxtor XT-2190. That is an RD54, right? I have a uVAX 2000
I'd like to drop it in, but I can't get it to work, it doesn't want to
acknowledge the controller. It thinks it's drive 1, and if I try to lowlevel
format the drive at ID 1, it fails on the Mbb check. Ideas?
The computer did have an RD53 in it, that failed (bad sectors).
Failing that, can I put an ST251 or ST220 in there, hang a SCSI harddisk
>from the SCSI port, and boot the ST and mount /usr on the SCSI device?
I plan on running NetBSD on here.
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