Hi Marty,
I have one of the double-density models and can provide you with
copies of docs and some software. I have a bunch of application
software but it's in quad-density format for the Advantage and I
haven't bothered to transfer any of it to the Horizon.
The Horizon is a terrific, solid machine. The first serial port
is for the console and the second port is available for a printer,
etc. Both are easily reconfigured via the USER.ASM code (at least
my Lifeboat CP/M version). Two parallel ports are also available
on the motherboard.
I'm not sure if the Horizon bus is fully IEEE-696 compliant. Tim or
Allison?
BTW, California Digital (www.cadigital.com) sells hard-sectored
disks for around $10/box. They also have 8" SSDD floppies (ran
out of double-sided, unfortunately).
Regards,
Jason Brady jrbrady(a)mindspring.com Seattle, WA
I have a new, in the box, AST-5251/11 setup that allows a PC to
communicate with an IBM 34/36/38 mainframe (?). It includes a thick
manual, 5.25" and 8" floppies, twinaxial to adapter card cable w/tee,
and the adapter card for an ISA slot. Still with the original overbox
that shows all the features of this beauty.
The box states that the card is an 8 bit, DMA selectable for PC/XT/AT,
selectable interupt channel, on board high speed 8X305 processor,
5251-11/5291 or 5291-1 display terminal emulation, host addressable 5256
printer support on the PC's printer, concurrent host and PC sessions
with hot key assist, bidirectional file transfers, and more. This is the
enhanced version.
I have no use for this and many of you are into connection to mainframes
and minis, so make me an offer, whether it be cash or trade for PC
compatible items.
Email a reply direct to me, please.
Russ Blakeman
rhblake(a)bbtel.com
> Looser Attitude Readjustment Tool. LART. Usually a big stick, but
can be
>anything handy that can inflict pain and suffering upon loosers who
don't
>know a calculator from a computer and think Bill Gates is Good.
I would say the optimal is a PC clone case with Windows 95 cds glued
on. Anyway, what IS the difference between a computer and a calculator
(yeowch!)? I know the one between a Cray and TI-10 (4-function calc.),
but what about a 68k based TI-92 graphics, which a friend of mine is now
making a multitasking OS for? It has a full keyboard (half the area).
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<I'd really love to find a MicroPDP 11/23+, or possibly even just
<a regular PDP 11/23, with disks and an OS to play with. I do
<miss playing with octal!
They are common enough keep looking. Typically they will have RD52->54
disks (30-159mb), rx50 floppy and plenty of serial io. Boards are common
enough and generally free to cheap. if your real lucky you may find a
copy of RT-11 on the disk or with the machine. Docs are always handy.
<for nostalgia reasons having to do with school: I'd love to find a
<DECStation 5000/200 with Ultrix 4.3a. Those were are main campus UNIX
You might find a DECstation 3100 with ultix easier. Or a VS2000 or
Microvax-II with ultrix.
<Actually, I think that's about it for the "realistic" wishlist at the
<moment. Of course, I'd adore having a PDP8, 8/E, 8/I, or 8/M to play
<with, but space and power restrictions kind of prevent it at the moment.
<Ah, perhaps later.
Find a DECmate-II or III it's mostly PDP-8 and real small.
Allison
I just obtained a machine that has the same all-in-one look as a TRS-80
model 3 or 4 but the drives are located in an external box and has the
name Vector 3 on the front and the label on back states that it's made
by Vector Graphics, Inc. The external box has a 5.25" floppy and a 5.25"
hard drive in it and it has a monitor and keyboard in the main unit. I
haven't even powered it up yet so I don't even know if it works.
Anyone know of a museum/collection site with info on this, or have info
on it themselves? I'd like to see what it is before I decide to gut it
for the drives or keep ot for my oddities collection.
Any information of this machine is greatly appreciated.
Russ Blakeman
Harned, KY USA
I debated if I shouldn't just send this directly to you, seth, but
I decided that knowing where old computer providers and users are is
good for the whole list.
I am a high school student in Boston, MA (If anyone is familiar with
the Boston Latin School, that's it). I had a C-64, but fried it two
years ago. I now have a Mac Portable, Apple //c, 386 Clone, P*****m
clone, which is what I usually use.
I am interested in classic computers because they are cheap and easy
to understand. They usually have less bugs, and, most importantly,
they were made in an era when money wasn't all that counted as far
as computers went (everything else was long past that point).
I am also working on System/34 in my school's supply room. I will start
monday. C'est tout.
>Club, formed to prevent people from trashing all the PDP11's that were
>How about other folks? What kind of backgrounds and current
experiences
>do you all have? I'd love to hear about it.
>
>-Seth Morabito
>
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I acquired a Dragon 64 base unit today. Can anyone post the pinouts for
the power and video connectors?
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It finally accepted the DH and started using it! I know have RSTS/E v8.0
running and 16 terminal ports that work! The only bad part is, I have
ABSOLUTELY *NO* idea what made it start working... I'd given up for the
night and started cleaning up my mess, when I got a dumb idea and hung the
console teleprinter off the 3rd port of the DH. Pushed enter, and got crap.
Screwed with baudrates and other etc. and got logged in. Went upstairs
and stole a VT100 off their router (They won't notice... I'll put it back...)
and tested it out. All the ports are at funny baudrates and such, but they
all work! Now, I have to think of a way to get this online...
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