Ok Atari-heads, what the hell is an SLMC804 Laser? It looks like some
sort of SCSI adapter. Its an external device the size of an external
modem.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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Hi Bruce,
I had most of your problems on a ra90 ...
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> From: Bruce Lane <kyrrin(a)jps.net>
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Help! RA82, etc.
> Date: Sunday, June 21, 1998 9:40 PM
> OK... I've got a MicroVAX II almost ready to go. However, I'm
handicapped
> by my lack of any documentation for the RA82 disk drive.
sure you are ;-))
> The problem: When spun up, even when connected to the KDA50 controller,
> the drive gets up to speed, seeks a couple of times, and then lights
'Fault.'
>
> My question: Do I even have the thing wired right? Could someone
familiar
> with this stuff describe to me which cable goes where, just to make sure
> I'm not hallucinating?
at least, if you are really sure, you made the right connections, test &
check it again. the sdi cables are very picky, if you "made" a connection,
be sure to fasten the screws also. sometimes it doesn't work without fasten
it.
> The controller seems OK. It passes its internal and service diagnostics,
> and when I stare at the LEDs on the two boards long enough I can see some
> sort of fast scanning sequence going on about every 5-7 seconds.
one more shot in the dark ;-))
the ra81 & ra82 have in diagnostic port on the disks. you can get more
information about the disks, if you put a terminal at it. But don't ask, i
never done it, (i got my disks to run without it) try DejaNews.
hope it helps a little,
emanuel
> Ok Atari-heads, what the hell is an SLMC804 Laser? It looks like some
> sort of SCSI adapter. Its an external device the size of an external
> modem.
One of the 'Power without the Price' products from ATARI.
basicly a 300 dpi Laser unit with only minimal control
logic (only a bit map buffer for one (?) line of graphic.
Connection to the ST computers where made via the ACSI port -
ATARIs castarated version of SCSI used for the ST Harddisk.
The whole font and page processing had to be done by the
host computer - but the Printer was availabel for less than
2000 Mark (~1300 USD) when new - only haf the price of the
cheapest 'regular' laser printer.
Servus
Hans
PS.: 20c for THE hair (but only if a nice poly acryl
display case is included).
--
Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK
>> Conner CP-3044 3.5" 40mb (42mb actual?) IDE hard drive
rats, I had a whole heap of these a while ago but disposed of them all -
they seem extremely unreliable and kept on dying on me, so I dumped the
lot...
I don't know if it's true of all IDE drives, but you may be able to use
a different drive; you just won't get more than the 40MB out of it...
cheers
J.
email: desieh(a)southcom.com.au
desieh(a)bigfoot.com
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Apple Lisa Web Page:
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-----Original Message-----
From: Max Eskin <maxeskin(a)hotmail.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 4:20
Subject: Re: principals in online selling? (was: IMSAI 8080)
they where used in school in the states, the where called I think "bell &
Howards"
they also came with the lid screwed down..........to stop the little ones
touching the "shiny" bits inside..........
>
>
>
>
>Well, I've never seen one. Then again, I've never seen your ass.
>Why were they black? Was it a special edition? Were the beige ones
>or the black ones first?
>>
>>> its just getting worse by the minute check this out from the Obsolete
>>> Computer helpline:
>>>
>>>
>>> Matt Antonellis <206-343-7576 P.S.T.>
>>> seattle, wa usa - Friday, June 19, 1998 at 18:43:02
>>>
>>> FOR SALE: $500 rare BLACK AppleIIplus very good condition call MATT
>>> ANTONELLIS in SEATTLE 206-343-7576
>>
>>Rare my hairy ass. This is about as rare as the hair on my ass.
>>
>>Sam Alternate e-mail:
>dastar(a)wco.com
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At 10:13 AM 6/20/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>After a round of email bidding, the seller sez:
>>Somebody recently suggested that it would be better to offer stuff
>>directly to readers of this list rather than advertising them via online
I seem to remember that eBay offers private auctions -- you put something
up for bid and just tell the people you want about it. That sort of thing
might facilitate auctioning things off to list members.
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BAD Pine! BAD! BAD!
Sorry again.... I will wear a Luser hat and sit in the corner for
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Cheers
John
Hello List:::::
I am looking for one or two 'real' DEC 9 trk tape drives
w/formatter cards, in the SoCal area... TU16 and the like, and one
of the small 7" reel jobs whose model number escapes me just now. I
am willing to pay moderate sums for known-good-working units.
Also looking for a *complete* 11/750 system... (computer, drives,
tape unit, console, docs[ha!], etc.).
I have a very old 11/15 to sell/trade, and several Plessey clone
devices, including two CDC Caelus drives w/interface cards and
engineering docs.... I can deliver in the General SoCal area.
Note to Down Under Listmembers: I will be travelling to Sydney on
the 2nd of July, and then caravanning to Adelaide over the space of
about 10 days. It would be cool to meet some of my fellow collectors
while I'm in your quadrant of the globe. E-mail me privately if
there's any interest.... esp. Huw Davies, it would be fun to thank
you in person for the help with my RK05 odyssey... ;}
Driving: The farthest I've gone to 'rescue' PDP stuff was Los
Angeles to Seattle and back in three days... 2200 miles. It was
truly fun to be out on the Road away from work, phones, e-mail,
faxes, memos, interruptions... thanks again to Bruce Lane for
providing the excuse.. :o
Oh, yeah... anyone have a Kennedy 9300 cheap/trade/free? I need
some Parts......
Cheers
John
>I personally think that $50 is max for any desktop computer over 10
>years old, with some exceptions like Lisas and Apple Is. Anyway, some
>guy at the MIT flea today had a whole stack of them. What are they?
Those are the ones I saw as well... he was asking $25 for a broken
one (but cosmetically pretty good) and $100 for the working ones.
If I remember correctly, they are essentially a BASIC computer with
printer and something similar to a TU58 drive.
It's just that I remember using one at WPI when I was there in the
70's and wanted to get one for my collection...
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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