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RSTS V8.0-07 GALAXIA status at 04-Mar-98 03:06 PM Up: 5:07
Job Who Where What Size State Run-Time Pri/RB RTS
1 [SELF] Det ERRCPY 5/32K SR 1:47.7 0/6 BAS2F
2 [SELF] KB0 SYSTAT 13/32K RN Lck 1.3 -8/6 BAS2F
Busy Devices: None
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I've deleted most of the old accounts - The disk was at 8% free when I got it,
now it's at 88% free... The accounts remaining look like they have system
stuff in them, or are refrenced in the start-up files. I'm backing them up
to DECtapes, then deleting them to see what happens. If it runs a month without
the files on the tape, I wipe the tape. (Write nulls over it)
I'm moving the 44 to school, there I'm going to attach it to the nameserver
(Linux) and kludge up something interesting so that people can telnet to the
RSTS without having to have accounts on the Linux box. Right now I'm working
out a plan with the 23+. The move is scheduled for Monday. Fun! I get to lug
the RA81 up a flight of stairs! :)
Oh, and does removing the account (With REACT) kill the directory by NULLing
over it, or do I have to go do something else to make sure they're gone?
I did see a few accounting-type things in the [5x,*] area, so I killed them all
sight-unseen. The system runs OK now... Kermit is still here, I assume I can
keep that... OPSER and the batch stuff are missing, and the OS source has been
removed, but if Kermit works I may be able to go find some nice person
with 8.0-07 and get the files needed. I renamed the machine GALAXIA, and
made a copy of the old Monitor .SIL so I can kill those too.
Basically now, without some real digging, you can't tell where the machine came
from.
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Several weeks ago I posted a question about whether a standard
PC DD/DD drive could read/write ATARI floppy disks. I got one
responce which was in the negative... however, at the time the
comp.sys.atari.8bit faq wasn't available from my news server (both
comp.sys.atari.8bit and news.answers). Well, it is now and I have a
correct answer. Check:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/atari-8-bit/faq/
Subject: 11.2) Can I read/write 8-bit Atari disks on an IBM-PC?
There are several programs that allow an MS-DOS system to work with an
Atari-format diskette. The following require a DOS and disk drive on
the Atari end capable of the SS/DD 180K format:
[... details snipped for brevity]
Guess it's time to get DosEMU working again. ;-)
--jmg
It appears that what is happening is that the mail sever with the fulll
mailbox is looking at the From: header of the message and thus sending the
'bounce' notification the the individual posters. This is, of course,
better than bouncing the mail to the list as a whole but not as good as
bouncing it to the list administrator who can then drop the offending
account.
Regards
Pete
Well, I scored an Apple IIc with an external Floppy drive,
Imagewriter printerer, and small composite green (maybe 9"?) monitor.
$20 bucks. I also got some disks with it, but no games - mostly old
nibble magazine disks. This thing has a serial port on it, anyone
know what the pinout is and if these ports are compatible with
Macintosh adapters? If not, what's the pinout and can I buy the DIN
plug from Mouser? And hell, while I'm at it, where can I find a
terminal program with x/y/zmodem capabilities? Is there anything like
XIO2PC on the Atari for the Apple? Anyone know of a web page which
documents DOS commands? Gee, I'm just full of questions.
I'm still looking for a cheap source for DD/DD 5 1/4"
floppies. The office supply store down the street wants $10 for a ten
pack and I have to special order them, while $10 will get me a huge
box of HD 3 1/2....grrrrr
Thanks!
--jmg
<>I supose the solution is for him to build a 1702 reader (which is a lot
<>simpler than the programmer!) and to read the EPROMs himself.
Propose a slightly labor intensive but very practiceable method.
Once the machine is operational step through the eporms using the front
pannel and write down the data on a sheet of paper...it's only 1024 bytes.
it can be then typed into another machine and stored, disassembled or
whatever. Hand disassembly of 1024 bytes it's not that bad, I've done
it in the past.
Allison
I've searched the world web over ,but never did I find......
There seems to be a lot of info on Mods. 1,3,100,Coco etc. but nada
on this beast. Any sites I might have missed ? Merch , Cord ?
What I have is a TRS Model II with 1 internal 8' fdd and 1 external
fdd , 3 humungous 5Meg hdd ( about the size of a large XT) , K-B ,
TRS model 7 modem , and a box of 8" disks with CP/M 2.2 , TRSOS,
Scripsit and a bunch of other prgms.
When I boot up with or without an OS disk I get a "boot error ht'
msg. The dd spins up and sounds like its loading. Could it have been
set up to boot off one of the hard drives ? I'm really a novice with
TRS-80s but have Coco 1 and 2 in my collection and a Scriptsit cart.
Is there something I'm not doing ?
ciao larry
lwalkerN0spaM(a)interlog.com
At 03:15 PM 3/6/98 -0500, you wrote:
>For quite a few years, one bit of folklore that has popped up on a regular
>basis is that of old IBM dinosaurs running our air traffic control system.
>Well, I was just wasting some (work)time now looking at some recent
>threads on <bit.listserv.ibm-main>, and it is fairly clear that the 9020s
>are now all gone after probably too many years of service.
>
>The interesting thing is that the machines that replaced them, 3083s, are
>also now considered classics.
That's what you would referr to as using proven technology!
This reminds me of a story about the HP calculators. When the HP 35
calculator came out some of the US Army artillery men at Ft. Sill saw how
fast they were and their accuracy so they put in a requision to buy a bunch
of them. The Department of Defense liked the idea but they had to have a
feasibilty study to justify the purchase, so they spent $150,000 for a
study that took two years and end the end the study did show the costs of
the purchase to be justified. Next, the army went to HP to buy some HP 35s
but they found out that the 35 had been discontinued and had been replaced
by the HP 45. They tried the HP 45 and found that it was even better, so
they requested that the HP 45 be purchased instead. Again the DOD liked
the idea so they commissioned another $150,000 study to justify the
purchase of HP 45s. After a year and a half, this study also found the
purchase to be justified. The army then went back to HP to purchase their
HP 45s and .... You guessed it, the 45 had been discontinued and had been
replaced by the HP 55. So the army requested that HP 55s be purchased. The
DOD commissioned a third study (only $100,000 this time, the beltway
bandits had this down pat!) to justify this purchase. This time the study
only took a year. Again the army personnel rushed to HP to buy HP
calculators, only to find out that the HP 55 had been discontinued! The
artillerymen gave up and went back to their charts and tables!
Joe
>
>William Donzelli
>william(a)ans.net
>
>
mold? if its everywhere inside, good luck! if its just the foam, rip it out.
use that armor all all-purpose cleaner. wont take the colour out and cleans
good.
the pinout is proprietary. this is a ps/2 remember? the form factor is not AT
compatible, so forget it.
model 60 is 10mhz 286 with 1 meg. there are chips to upgrade to 386 from 286,
but only access up to 16meg anyway. 24bit mem addressing. the hard drive is
esdi type which connects like an mfm drive. can't do ide drives either. i dont
know of a mca ide card. maybe aftermarket though. i have os2 1.3 never used,
but i'm keeping that for archives.
david
In a message dated 98-03-06 20:28:14 EST, you write:
<< I got a PS/2 Model 60 and OS/2 2.0 (1992, but still classic)
PS/2:
a)How do I get rid of the mold inside?
b)What is the PSU pinout if I want to put in a regular motherboard?
c)Is there a way to upgrade the mb to 386 with <$10 and a 386 mb
OS/2:
a)I installed it on a 386 w/4 MB RAM (min. requirement). It CRAWLS.
Should I replace the MFM HDD w/ IDE?
b)Does anyone have os/2 1.x that they could send me? >>
In a message dated 98-03-06 16:18:31 EST, you write:
<< Well, this is the chepaest I've found them:
>
> http://oracle.uvision.com/prdct/923/78.html
> $3.14 / box of 10 (plus shipping I presume) >>
i have ~100 i'd like to get rid of. most are dd, a few are hd. they've all
been used before, but i reformatted them on a pc so they all work. they all
have their jackets too. they're not worth much in money terms, but anything
similarly worthless for trade would be welcome.
david
I got a PS/2 Model 60 and OS/2 2.0 (1992, but still classic)
PS/2:
a)How do I get rid of the mold inside?
b)What is the PSU pinout if I want to put in a regular motherboard?
c)Is there a way to upgrade the mb to 386 with <$10 and a 386 mb
OS/2:
a)I installed it on a 386 w/4 MB RAM (min. requirement). It CRAWLS.
Should I replace the MFM HDD w/ IDE?
b)Does anyone have os/2 1.x that they could send me?
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