test-drb April 1998

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122 participants
678 discussions

by adavie＠mad.scientist.com

Russ and list I admit to a bad mail day. The bickering between Enrico and Cord, was another area where TWICE I wrote a reply to the list and successfully staid my hand. I thought some were using the list as a profit making exercise, and I apologise for this error. I would still like to see prices kept private and simply "contact me if you're interested", but of course that is a matter of personal preference. I think we can close this thread, no? A

27 years, 2 months

Seriously off-topic, but worth sending... (FUNNY)

by DSEAGRAV＠toad.xkl.com

I'm supposed to be playing with Windows NT Server now... (BLEAH!) But the hardware guys are playing around, and they won't build my server. They have all the parts. So, I started scrounging around myslef... Found a 486DX4/100, 16 meg or RAM, etc... But a proper case was nowhere to be found! So I got me a cardboard box and some masking tape... :) I showed the result to our upstream admin, and we was laughing so hard we has almost crying... It's SERVER IN A BOX! (If you can call it that...) My boss says it's OK as long as I power it off when I leave, so it doesn't catch fire. -------

27 years, 2 months

Seriously off-topic, but worth sending... (FUNNY)

by Philip.Belben＠powertech.co.uk

>> I'm supposed to be playing with Windows NT Server now... (BLEAH!) > You GOT it, Seagraves. Seriously. > > In Yuk factor, this NT really take the cake. Took my boss months to > learn and setup a NT server and 1,000's of reboots, each changes even > one requires reboot. And a one dead PC too and few cards blown > along with few boards that NT hates! I think I might able master > Linux with good docs in very significent shorter time with more > changes between fewer reboots. We're being migrated to Windows Not Tolerable tomorrow, here at Power Tech. Wish me luck, or pray for me to any god you think might answer... Philip. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Philip Belben <><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Bloedem Volke unverstaendlich treiben wir des Lebens Spiel. Grade das, was unabwendlich fruchtet unserm Spott als Ziel. Magst es Kinder-Rache nennen an des Daseins tiefem Ernst; Wirst das Leben besser kennen, wenn du uns verstehen lernst. Poem by Christian Morgenstern - Message by Philip.Belben(a)powertech.co.uk PS I like the server in a box! Keep up the good work! P.

27 years, 2 months

S/36 Books and equipment FS

by rhblake＠bbtel.com

I have a GOB of manuals with software in 5.25" (and one 3.5") disks for an IBM System 36. Here's a list of what's involved... (D) denotes disks (N) notebook/looseleaf (W) wirebound (V) Vinyl Folder Small format books: 1) PC Support/36 technical reference, IBM SC21-9097-3 (N) 2) IBM System/36 Procedures and Commands Summary SC21-9024-2 (W) SC21-9024-5 (W) 3) Getting Started with System/36 PC, SC21-9267-0 by SRA (D) (V) Large format books: 1) 5364 System Unit Maint Info, System/36, SY31-9020-1 & 9027-0 (D) (N) 2) Preparing to Install Your System 5364, IBM S/36 PC, SC21-9084-0 (D) (N) Setting Up Your Computer 5364, IBM S/36 PC, SA21-9505-0 Guide To Optional Equipment 5364, IBM S/36 PC, GX21-9817-1 3) Book Set - IBM S/36 PC System Support Prgramming, Configuration & Sort ZC21-9148 (N) 4) Book Set - IBM S/36 PC Communications Features, Feature 6047, ZC21-9155 (N) (D) 5) Book Set - IBM S/36 PC System Support Programming, 5727-SS6 Messages, ZC21-9149 (N) 6) Book Set - IBM S/36 PC System Support Programming, 5727-SS6, Operating Security, ZC21-9147 (N) 7) Book Set - IBM S/36 PC Utilities, 5727-UT6, SDA/SEU/DFU, ZC21-9197 (N) 8) Book Set - IBM S/36 PC Utilities, 5727-UT6, WSU/Messages, ZC21-9198 9) Disk Set - IBM S/36 PC System Support Programming, 5727-SS6, Diskettes, ZC21-9150 (N)(D) (40 +) ALSO included: AST 5251/11 - IBM PC to System 34/36/38 Computer Communications outfit. New, unused, in the box. Includes PC and S/34/36/38 5.25 and 8" disks as well as the cable and interface unit for the PC. So there it is....The total weight of all the binders, pages, disks, disk holders, etc is roughly 50 lbs. The 5251/11 enhanced S34/36/38 set which is another 10 lbs. Can be packed in separate cartons or in one 60 lb box. One box is cheaper to ship, of course. How much? $100 plus shipping for ALL the books and 5251/11 outfit plus shipping. I've had a few serious inquiries but no definitive answer back and I need the space. I paid $90 for this stuff myself so I'm making a few bucks basically to cover my gas in running it to the shipping point and my material in packing them. I don't mind getting this stuff to redistribute to people that need it as I know this stuff is getting hard to find. Otherwise you know where it would go. First one to contact me and actually send a money order (after contact) gets them. I'll need your zip code to figure shipping fees when you contact me. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russ Blakeman RB Custom Services / Rt. 1 Box 62E / Harned, KY USA 40144 Phone: (502) 756-1749 Data/Fax:(502) 756-6991 Email: rhblake(a)bbtel.com or rhblake(a)bigfoot.com Website: http://members.tripod.com/~RHBLAKE/ ICQ # 1714857 * Parts/Service/Upgrades and more for MOST Computers* --------------------------------------------------------------------

27 years, 2 months

Diamond D5 Wordprocessor

by JRichardson＠softwright.co.uk

Hi All, Has anyone had any experience with a Diamond D5 wordprocessor? Has anyone even *heard* of such a beast? One was donated to me a while ago after standing unused in a garage for a few years - apparently it was working when it went into store. However, nowadays if I put the system disk into the drive it seeks the heads, spins a couple of times, then all goes silent. There's no cursor or anything on the monitor, but having never seen the machine working myself I don't know if it should display anything at all before a successful boot completes. Basically I'm after more information before I can seriously start thinking about getting this thing going. Obviously I don't even know if the system disks are still good, let alone what sort of hardware faults exist inside... thanks for *any* help with this thing!! cheers Jules

27 years, 2 months

Dick Smith System 80 S-100 Expansion Connections

by Guerney＠uq.net.au

I have just bought an almost-new condition fully kitted out Dick Smith System 80 - this was an Australian-sold clone of the TRS-80. The system consists of a console with included tape player, an S-100 expansion box and two 200K 5.25" floppy drives. The receipt dated September 1982 was in one of the boxes (all original packing) along with all connectors. The expansion box contains an extra 32K RAM (total 48K) and connecting cables to the main system, the two drives (each one a separate stock item, one "Disk 0" and the other "Disk 1") and to a Centronics printer. Price asked in a charity shop was $10 each for the two big boxes and $5 each for the two drives. Not too bad, and you can't argue too much when the money is going to a good cause! But absolutely no documentation. The basic system works OK. What I want to know is how to connect up the expansion box to the main box and the drives. The connecting cables are standard flat multi-strand cable with the Pin 1 side marked in red. But which is Pin 1 at the connection blocks? I don't want to kill this beautifully clean unit by connecting it up backwards! If someone could tell me which end of each of the connection blocks on the back of the console, on the S-100 box and on the disk drives is the Pin 1 end, I would be grateful. Phil

27 years, 2 months

TRS-80 Model 4 (128k) for sale

by e.tedeschi＠ndirect.co.uk

You might if you had been had by someone in this list. If the man is a con, I think I am doing a public service here trying to stop him to strike again with somebody else. Thank you enrico lisard(a)zetnet.co.uk wrote: > > On 1998-04-07 classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu said to lisard(a)zetnet.co.uk > :Warning! You might get something different from what you have > :bidded for. I did. > > keep your bitching private. nobody else gives a toss. > -- > Communa (together) we remember... we'll see you falling > you know soft spoken changes nothing to sing within her... -- ======================================================== Enrico Tedeschi, 54 Easthill Drive, Brighton BN41 2FD, UK Tel/fax(+01273) 701650 (24 hours) and 0498 692465 (mobile) please visit my website at: <http://www.brighton-uk.com> ========================================================

27 years, 2 months

System/36 in the Bronx: $100

by mor＠crl.com

This came off a web classifieds page: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- IBM SYSTEM/36 MODEL 5360, $100/OBO, Used Description MIDRANGE COMPUTER FULLY FUNCTIONAL WITH 5225 MODEL 2 PRINTER For sale by private party (718) 863-9651 fma bronx, New York 10462 -- mor(a)crl.com http://www.crl.com/~mor/

27 years, 2 months

DEC RRD-40 CD-ROM

by healyzh＠ix.netcom.com

OK, I'm stumped. What are the switch setting for the 4-switch DIP switch on the back of a RRD-40 drive? I managed to come up with a working configuration, but how safe is SCSI address 0 under VMS? I know the Hobbyist CD at least boots through the hardware search in Standalone backup (didn't have time to install tonite). Also what's the 4th switch for? Thanks, Zane | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Adminstrator | | healyzh(a)ix.netcom.com (primary) | Linux Enthusiast | | healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | For Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, | | see http://www.dragonfire.net/~healyzh/ | | For the collecting of Classic Computers with info on them. | | see http://www.dragonfire.net/~healyzh/museum.html |

27 years, 2 months

(fwd) Obsolete computers looking for a home! (fwd)

by adavie＠mad.scientist.com

I would note that I have already claimed these items, about a week ago, but the Olivetti things are still available. Thanks, Sam, for the heads-up. Cheers A -----Original Message----- From: Sam Ismail <dastar(a)wco.com> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Date: Wednesday, April 08, 1998 3:55 PM Subject: (fwd) Obsolete computers looking for a home! (fwd) > >For you blokes down under. > > >Plus, I have a number of Olivetti M24, M28, & M280 systems >to get rid off, same deal.

27 years, 2 months

(fwd) Obsolete computers looking for a home! (fwd)

by dastar＠wco.com

For you blokes down under. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: R.Alphey(a)forestry.unimelb.edu.au (Russell J. Alphey) Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm,aus.computers Subject: Obsolete computers looking for a home! Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 05:34:46 GMT Organization: School of Forestry, University of Melbourne It's time to clean up the spare room... These computers are available, free to a good home. Note that they are all in Melbourne, Australia. Shipping at new owner's cost! :) 1. Labtam CP/M system, with 8086 processor board add-in. Single 8" drive, with built-in monitor. 2. Micromation multiuser CP/M system. Has 4 processor boards, plus serial terminals. 20 Mb hard drive, dual 8" drives, QIC-24 tape unit. 3. 2* ??? CP/M systems, monitors have WOODEN sides! Come with processor unit, plus 2 * DISCUS 8" drives. All systems come with boot disks. Plus, I have a number of Olivetti M24, M28, & M280 systems to get rid off, same deal. Contact me by email to arrange something. I'm not going to wait too long before "dumping" these machines... R. R.Alphey(a)forestry.unimelb.edu.au -- end of forwarded message -- -- Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't blame me...I voted for Satan. Coming Soon...Vintage Computer Festival 2.0 See http://www.siconic.com/vcf for details!

27 years, 2 months

Old Data

by sinasohn＠ricochet.net

At 01:04 AM 4/7/98 -0500, you wrote: >I've held onto machines that I would've happily given away except for the >time involved to go through the stuff on the hard disk and clean it up. [...] >What the world needs is a painless one button backup-and-clean program. Or a belief that they can turn the machine over to a reputable collector/museum who will do it for them. --------------------------------------------------------------------- O- Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad roger(a)sinasohn.com that none but madmen know." Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates San Francisco, California http://www.sinasohn.com/

27 years, 2 months

Old Data

by sinasohn＠ricochet.net

At 01:25 AM 4/7/98 -0500, you wrote: >> Except, that people may feel it's easier (and/or safer) to just destroy the >> machine than it is to try and make sure no one can read their data. What > >It's rarely done, most people aren't that superstitious of electronic machines. Perhaps not in the past, but now that the average village idiot is using quicken and tax programs... They may not have used Dad's imsai, but they don't know that his old tax returns aren't in that old box. >> I agree that people should be responsible for their own data, but I also >> feel that we, as collectors, need to hold ourselves to a higher standard, >> so that people will feel comfortable giving us their old machines. > >If they actually gave us the machines. Most times they're swapped or sold cheaply. Whether or not they give them for free or for $, they have to feel comfortable doing it, or they won't do it. >Bad similarity...no one is paying you for confidentiality. Okay, surely you know someone to whom you don't tell anything personal because you know it'll be all over the office/neighborhood/local news within the hour. If people don't believe they can turn over their computers without having to worry about their tax returns showing up on the internet, they won't do it. >> Most of the people here probably know how to wipe a hard drive so it can't >> be read. (My best guess is a low-level format, then fill it with worthless >> data? Good thing I have nothing to hide!) But the average AOL user >> doesn't. When Grandpa passes on, you don't want the grandkids trashing all >And many have had to use level 3 read/write data destruction if they've worked for >the government. If the goverment is required to insure a clean machine to the >point of even installing a new hard disk prior to public sale, why should the >average Joe be protected in his or her sloppy handling of their private matters. >If you get right down to it they risk public viewing just by installing anything >on the hard disk and connecting to the net. I'm not advocating responsibility for the user's sake. If you care about the neighbors seeing you nekkid, pull down the damn shades. The reason I advocate it is because I don't want my neighbors boarding up their windows because they don't know if pulling down the shades is enough. I don't want people trashing significant machines because they heard about someone who knew someone who had a friend who heard about someone who gave a computer to a collector, and then those quickcam pics of the wife au naturel (that he thought he deleted) ended up on the 'net. Whether or not its true, and whether or not someone has pics like that, doesn't matter. The technoidiots will trash machines rather than take any risks. Don't believe me? Ever heard of the Good Times virus? >Not more of the one, but a picture or two of each machine. I realize you're just >working on the site but a picture really makes the site interesting to those not >familiar with the machines. A prefect example is the dual drive on a Rainbow. How >many people can even grasp the thought of putting a floppy in right way in one >slot, upside down in the other? I'm working on that. I've got 6 rolls of film to go to Price Club this week. Then I have to scan them, edit/crop/resize them, build a list of the pics (with dimensions and captions), come up with some snappy text, look for some links, and dig up the specs of the machine so I can build the web page. Whew. Don't worry, I'll get there. 8^) --------------------------------------------------------------------- O- Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad roger(a)sinasohn.com that none but madmen know." Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates San Francisco, California http://www.sinasohn.com/

27 years, 2 months

Computer Garage - Virtual Garage Sale

by photze＠batelco.com.bh

>qty. 1 - Compaq Deskpro 386/20e - $20.00 > >qty. 1 - Compaq Deskpro 433i - $30.00 OK... are either of these spoken for? Do you know the stats for these? How much RAM, HDD (if any) space, disk drives, etc, and does that include a monitor? (And, if you can find it, what is the video card, etc.) Thanks, Tim D. Hotze

27 years, 2 months

S34 system

by allisonp＠world.std.com

<Well, I'm just thinking odd thoughts right now(specifically about <converting a CB radio I have to the 10m amateur band), but if you can If you need a hand I can help with that. <figure out all the output voltages that the computer uses, than it <shouldn't be too hard to either build several power supplies to handle th <large amounts of power it needs, or perhaps re-wind the main power <transformers(or just replace them with somethign that has the same output <Which brings me to another thought, what IS the output voltage of the pow <supply/transformer(s)? And of course, if the hard(and floppy) drive motor <need 220v, you can also look for replacement motors that run on 110v. <That's what I'm going to need to do for my Series/1. Not that trivial as the system has a fair amount of pwer sequencing and power good logic tied to the front panel and power system. besides where to you find a 110Vac to 5V@ 30+amps floating around. That and any fans and motors that may use 220v. THere is a lack of data on that and no way to power it to determine if thats is the case. Allison

27 years, 2 months

PDP 11/53 help needed

by rhblake＠bbtel.com

This was on the Obsolete Computer helpline and I just knew someone here could write this person to help... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- lucien stevens <lust(a)village.uunet.be> belgium - Tuesday, April 07, 1998 at 15:52:57 i have a dec pdp11/53 can someone tell me how to connect an ascii terminal or a pc with a terminal program to make the pdp11 work. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russ Blakeman RB Custom Services / Rt. 1 Box 62E / Harned, KY USA 40144 Phone: (502) 756-1749 Data/Fax:(502) 756-6991 Email: rhblake(a)bbtel.com or rhblake(a)bigfoot.com Website: http://members.tripod.com/~RHBLAKE/ ICQ # 1714857 * Parts/Service/Upgrades and more for MOST Computers* --------------------------------------------------------------------

27 years, 2 months

NOS Bare Boards: What to do?

by peacock＠simconv.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: J. Maynard Gelinas [mailto:maynard@jmg.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 1998 2:06 PM > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers > Subject: Re: NOS Bare Boards: What to do? > > BTW: anyone remember a BYTE article on the SwTPC sometime in > '78 regarding a very eary voice recognition and voice synth system > connected to house controls? I seem to remember that the upshot of it > was that it didn't work well and the poor author wound up showing off > his undershorts because the system misrecognized a command and opened > up the garage door at an inopportune time.... Maybe it was a Kilobaud > issue???? I'm pretty hazy on this, but I remember it made a big > impression on me as a kid. Yes I remember the article (it was humor) because a friend asked if I could build the same thing for him. I think it was Popular Electronics, there were no tech details so I'm sure it wasn't BYTE or KILOBAUD. Anyway, I was skeptical that it was real so I told my friend to contact the author before I took any of his money. My friend contacted the author for details. The author admitted he had embellished the capabilities and the article was more fiction than fact, although theoretically possible to do at the time. Jack Peacock

27 years, 2 months

S34 system

by allisonp＠world.std.com

I got to meet Max today and see the S34. Nice machine is fair condition. His problem is that it's wired for 208 and from what I could observe all the transformer primaries are limited to the 200V range (208/220/240). Can some one up on S34s confirm that? All the power comes from three feroresonant transformers (CVTs) which explains the 580v warning (across the resonating capacitor). It would seem the only way to power it off 117v line is tansformer of the 1000-2000va size. I suspect the smaller will work as this machine while complete is not "loaded". It's biggest disk is an internal 69mb 8" with what appears to be a DC spindle. Anyhow for power it expects a single phase 208 L-L connection so a auto transformer may do it. It's been a while since I've seens linear regulators or possibly low voltage switchers of this size. Allison

27 years, 2 months

DEC 11/70...

by allisonp＠world.std.com

<> > My favorite graph on the data sheet is "Number of pins remaining <> > vs. number of socket insertions". (Wasn't this originally published <> > in an April 1 issue of _Electronics_ in the 70's?) <> <> And the Vff .vs. Iff graph, complete with burn-out just after 6.3V.... < <I wonder what fraction of new EE graduates today would recognize the <significance of 6.3 VAC? or 12.6vac or historically 12.6,12.6,12.6,35,50 (all Vac). Allison

27 years, 2 months

what do I do with a Multibus?

by amichael＠nortel.ca

In message "CLASSICCMP digest 375", John Rollins <rexstout(a)uswest.net> writes: >Third card is another one from Intel, labeled "iSBC 576", with another >8086, two connectors on the top, and an SBC576 daughtercard. I checked my Intel "OEM Boards and Systems Handbook (1988)" but cannot identify this card, although the book lists many other Multibus boards. Intel sold their Multibus interests to Radisys some time back; they're on the web and maybe they can help. Both National Semiconductor and NEC made Multibus board clones, often with similar part numbers, so you might get lucky finding info if you're persistent. >Fourth card is a PROSE 2000, with a 26-pin edge connector and another >connector, and a bunch of EPROMs marked "Speech Plus (c)1983", and yet >another 8086 chip. Looks like the company name is Speech Plus Inc. I guess >this is a speech synth. Strange coincidence! I recently rescued one of these from a scrapyard (it was literally waiting to be ground up into metallic dust). Yes, it's a text-to-speech board, but I haven't had any success finding application data. The company that made it, Telesensory Systems, does still exist and I did call them looking for information. They were cordial, but could not help because the board was just too ancient for their support staff to have any useful knowledge about it. Too bad; I thought it might be welcomed by one of my local charities. I don't have Telesensory's phone number here but try a web search. If you can't find them let me know and I'll see if I can retrieve the number. Please keep me in mind if you do manage to track down some information on it. -- Arlen Michaels Nortel Ottawa, Canada (613) 763-2568 amichael(a)nortel.ca

27 years, 2 months

FW: Y2K

by peacock＠simconv.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Hotze [mailto:photze@batelco.com.bh] > Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 1998 12:42 PM > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers > Subject: Re: FW: Y2K > > > It very well might be running today. Not doing the hardlabor > tasks that it was origiohnally made for, but possibly as someone's hobby. > Anyway, five years, and accelarating is a odd estimate. PC's nearly 3 or > 4 years old are used day to day, as primary computer systems. The > origionally cost around $2,000, and now can be effectively replaced for around > $500-$800, yet they haven't. Sure, high end servers are still being produced, and in some institutions (even if I can't name any) are updated monthly or so with their server technology. Being from the Big Iron era (Univac 1100s and CDC 6000s), I can assure you no one ever believed any of those machines would last for 30 years. We knew the "fourth generation" computers based on large scale integration were coming, although what was expected was the bit slice type logic, not integrated microprocessors. No one ever questioned using 2 digit dates, because the programs weren't going to be used for 30 years. After all, how many 30 year old computers were still running in 1975? Back then a "legacy" program was supporting Autocoder from the 60s. Ten years was ancient and obsolete. Even in the 80's I saw very few software applications that switched to 4 digit dates. Our company converted to all 4 digit year dates in 1987, primarily because we were revising our major packages, plus we wanted to be compatible with some applications we OEMed along with our own software. Even in 87 I didn't think our programs would still be in use in 2000, but suprise, they will be. Was it brilliant foresight we converted way back then? Not really, more like plain dumb luck. But disk and memory were getting much cheaper by then, we could afford to use the extra space. When we only had 5MB drives and 16KB partitions the savings on 2 digit dates was significant, but once we had 100MB+ drives and virtual memory that was no longer an issue. Jack Peacock

27 years, 2 months

FW: Y2K

by photze＠batelco.com.bh

OK.. so, I admit, I wasn't even around then. I've never seen big iron in my life, and as far as I know, the school's still running on the Compaq PPro 200 that we got a while back. But here's my .02 on what would think in that same posisiton: >I know I was asking some of my friends what was going to happen as far >back as in the late 60' and early 70s when as high schools and college >students we were asking what happens if this machine should still be >running in the year 2000? Some of us considered that unlikely as the >pace for new machines at the time suggested it's life was maybe five >years and that pace was accelerating. It very well might be running today. Not doing the hardlabor tasks that it was origiohnally made for, but possibly as someone's hobby. Anyway, five years, and accelarating is a odd estimate. PC's nearly 3 or 4 years old are used day to day, as primary computer systems. The origionally cost around $2,000, and now can be effectively replaced for around $500-$800, yet they haven't. Sure, high end servers are still being produced, and in some institutions (even if I can't name any) are updated monthly or so with their server technology. What worries me is that around 2025, a system should last as long as you want it, as the speeds will probably be at the speed of light across the board, so there's no wait state. It's as fast as the software that you choose for it. The systems won't become obsolete. I personally belive that it's then that the speed of light will be broken, but I can't prove that, other than the belief that we will continue to grow and outcome obsticles. What then? Just my opinion, Tim D. Hotze

27 years, 2 months

Sperry 286

by aaron＠wfi-inc.com

Well, I finally got around to looking at the terminal PC that came with the Cadnetix workstation. Turns out it's a pretty kick-ass Sperry 286 PC/IT, with some nifty stuff. A Genoa 4850 video card, which my info says can display 800x600, an SIIG FK3459 I/O board, a Rybs Electronics HicardAT memory board, a WDC 1002-WAH HD controller and 20meg HD, and a net card to boot. It also has 1 meg on the board and the math coprocessor installed as well. The little bit I could find on the video card claims that it uses a multisync monitor. It has the two rca jacks and a db-9; how do I wire an adapter for db-9 to hd-15? Thanks, Aaron BTW, I also got a couple hundred 5 1/4 floppies with it, including 2 complete sets of SCO OpenWindows 1.0.0.y; anyone want one?

27 years, 2 months

NEC PC Engine HE System

by photze＠batelco.com.bh

Hello. Ive recntly gotten a NEC PC Engine system, about 6"x6"x1" in size. It has a port that's around the size of a PS/2 port, but with different connections. The system uses a cool-looking card system, labeled as HuCARD, and I've got two games, PAC-LAND and a game that's entirely in Japanese labeled as THEthen lots in Japanese, I'll try to scan it in later, in a monocrome format. On the bottom, it says NEC PCEngine Japanese, then at the far right, it says PI-TG001 , then one line down, more Japanese writing, then at the far right, 4W writen. Then, another line down, it has Japanese, then at the far right, (PAD-105,PAD-106) Then there's an entire line of Japanese writing, then another line down, the words MADE IN JAPAN. Below that, in another indent, is the number that was pin-printed as 8Z14066H . At the right of the system, there's a port labeled ANT SWITCH, which I'm guessing I connect to a TV monitor. There's no port for sound. On the same location on the left, there's a thing labeled AC ADAPTER, which I don't currently have. Can I use a Nintendo adapter for this? A Sega? Any information would be appriciated. BTW, the controller seems to be a slightly-stylaziied version of an origional NES controller, with buttons labeled II and I, in the place of A and B, a select and Run button (Run in the place of Start) and a standard digital-arrow pad, as found on most gaming systems. Thanks, Tim D. Hotze

27 years, 2 months

RESCUE NEEDED, EASTERN U.S., TIME-CRITICAL!

by kyrrin＠jps.net

This stuff is apparently going to get hauled away by the Garbage Gorillas on Wednesday of this week, so move quick and reply directly to the sender (john(a)egh.com, or call at (781-861-0670) if you want the stuff... -=-=- <snip> -=-=- From: jasantos(a)ultranet.com (John A Santos) Newsgroups: alt.sys.pdp11 Subject: Free Unibus hardware (act fast...) Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 06:14:36 -0400 Organization: UltraNet Communications, Inc. http://www.ultranet.com/ Lines: 70 Message-ID: <MPG.f93c680244458b898969f(a)news.ma.ultranet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: d73.dial-1.cmb.ma.ultra.net X-Complaints-To: abuse(a)ultra.net X-Ultra-Time: 7 Apr 1998 10:17:29 GMT X-Newsreader: Anawave Gravity v2.00.753 Path: blushng.jps.net!news.eli.net!news.burgoyne.com!news.eecs.umich.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!feed2.news.erols.com!erols!news.ultranet.com!not-for-mail My company is cleaning the basement, and there is a large collection of PDP-11 (mostly, some useful on VAXes) stuff that is going to be carted away on Wednesday (4/8) by the junk man. If anyone near Lexington Mass wants to grab any of it (or if you are willing to pay shipping, for the smaller items), please email me or call me at work. Unfortunately I just found out about it today, and it is going tomorrow, so there isn't much time to rescue this stuff from oblivion. Items include: Unibus backplanes (4 & 9 slot, a couple of each) 4 or 5 Unibus cables, varying lengths (at least one is brand new.) Lots of Unibus jumpers (M920 and some of the long ones (M9200?)) Thousands (well, dozens) of Grant jumpers (G727?) 2 DELUA's + cab kits 2 UDA-50's + cab kits (I think one has one bad board, the other works) 1 DH11 (and maybe some spare parts) 4 DZ11's (with CAB kits) 2 KMD11's (X.25 interface with a KMC11B and a line and modem board) 1 or two DV11's (synch multiplexor) 1 TMB-11 (TU10/TE10 controller) 1 RH11 (Unibus to massbus interface, has a stuck bit) 1 LP11 interface several DL11 boards, various vintages 2 Able (?) boards that each emulate 4 DL11's. 2 BA11 10 1/2 inch expansion boxes, one in pieces. 2 TE16 and one TE10 9-track tape drives, mostly disassembled 2 TM03 (maybe one is a TM02) Massbus tape formatters. Lots of H945? power regulators (I think they take 18V AC and output either +-5V DC or +-15V DC, depending on model) Anyway, these are the boxes about 4x6x8 inches that sit inside BA11's and PDP 11/40- vintage CPU cabs. There are also some print sets and manuals for some of this stuff. There might be a few Massbus cables, too. There might also be an old PDP-11/40 CPU board set. If you want any of this stuff, either email me (at work is better; I'll see it sooner) john(a)egh.com, or call me (781-861-0670). I can't guarantee that any particular items on this list won't be grabbed back by the powers that be, or that any particular item works, but hey! Many of the bits were working when last used, in October. This list is all from memory, so I could be wrong about quantities. It is mostly sitting in a big pile waiting for the trash-man, who rumor has will be coming on Wednesday, so this is both your first and last chance. If you want some particular item, but can't arrange shipping or to drop by, let me know and if it isn't too big, I can probably rescue it and save it for you. John Santos -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Bruce Lane, SysOp, The Dragon's Cave BBS (Fido 1:343/272) kyrrin {at} j<p>s d[o]t n=e=t "...No matter how hard we may wish otherwise, our science can only describe an object, event, or living creature, in our own human terms. It cannot possibly define any of them!..."

27 years, 2 months

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test-drb April 1998