Cool!!! (And to think that I nearly paid $50 for one of those Sharps...)
BTW, find any A2 software?
Tim D. Hotze
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Kaneko <Jeff.Kaneko(a)ifrsys.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 1:16 AM
Subject: 680x0's, Towers, & Serendipity was:Stupid lusers...
You know, serendipidy is a funny thing. I was at a flea market on
Sunday looking for some Apple ][ software, when this guy comes
walking into the booth bearing an ATT 7300 UnixPC (and a C-64).
He asks the proprietor what he'll give for this 'stuff'. The prop.
looks at the 'stuff', offers him $15 for the Commodore, and when
asked about the 7300 says: "Nope, cant offer you anything for
it. Can't use it. Too dumb." Hm.
So I offers the guy $5. "I had no idea 7300's were so *heavy*", I
thought as I later hefted it into the trunk of my car.
Anyways, I also have a 400 series Tower (as mentioned in the exerpt
below), and lots of spare boards (including the meter-long
systemboard).
I could have purchased a 68020 conversion kit for my tower from
WierdStuff in San Jose (this was back in the days when they carried
actually interesting material), but I didn't have the bucks.
Jeff
> >> The MC68010 is the heart of my favorite computer ever, the AT&T Unix PC
> >> (built by Convergent Technologies). I've got three, two work fine, one
> >> is for parts. _Still_ the prettiest machines in my collection.
>
> Do you mean the NCR Tower series? Or was this some other offering by
> AT&T? I seem to remember that the old Tower 400's had 68010's - I've
> still got a few boards somewhere for one (system board was about 1 metre
> long and half a metre high!). I've got a complete Tower 700 with a 68030
> as main CPU, and performance still rates really highly even these
> days...)
>
>
> Jules
>
>
Ahhh... hehe... neglected to mention I am in the twin cities
(minneapolis/st paul.) Don't know if they have video toasters but if
they do I'm going to get all of them.
PS. I date more or less around the Apple II... first computer I ever
had was a C64. I guess I've missed all the fun.
-Eric
I got a 68010 chip today...
On a visit to my pile at SSI, I saw a sadly disfigured rack out back. Went
to have a look at it. It was a PBX, based off a PDP-8 and some custom boards.
The top part of the rack, the 8, and most of those custom boards were completely
destroyed. Seems the cleaning morons, when told to move the rack elsewhere,
decided to pitch it in the trash compactor. Rack proved stronger than
trash compactor, and they gave up, picked it out of the compactor, and left.
The 8 is now a mini-mini computer. It's too damaged to deal with. I pried
the lid off and looked inside, the backplane was demolished, and the cards were
mashed to 1/2 height. I couldn't even remove them from the case.
Good thing is, the custom boards were the intersting parts. I got a 68010
chip and some miscellaneous socketed chips. There was a few Texas Instruments
boards, those were trash. Split in half. I picked at it for awhile, stole the
ROMs and some ribbon cables, and left it.
Anyway, What's a 68010 do? Anyone have pinouts/assembler refrences/etc?
Can I make it do something interesting?
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forgive my lack of knowledge on these, have only heard of them from my
brother who goes to an art school. they are ditching a roomful of amigas
w/ external hdd's at the end of the year, which have some pretty
extensive video editing hardware as well? i will try to find out more,
including what they actually ARE, but if anyone is interested please let
me know. i will see what i can do!
-Eric
What was the consensus we came up with regarding Xenix running on a Lisa?
Whatever it was, I saw a Lisa 2 today running Xenix (well, I didn't
actually see it run, but the owner said he had Xenix running on it).
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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>I think that's the same book I've got a copy of around here. Interesting
>reading, but I've basically never seen any of that stuff anywhere. Though
>I found it really interesting, has anyone ever seen a Mac Plus or simular
>system recased into a PC case? It would be a fun project, but I've got to
>many other projects :^)
>
>The closest I've got to a Mac clone (I'm writting this on a PowerMac
>8500/180) is a Amiga 3000 with emulation software. The Amiga is actually
>about as fast as the real thing.
What edition do you have? My 2nd edition book says a listing of clones
is given in edition 1, as oppose to just saying they exist. I'd love to
get a list of old Mac clones.
>Just to ask... do you have the ISBN for that? I'm interested... ;-)
The book is: _Build Your Own Macintosh and Save a Bundle_ by Bob Brant,
Windcrest/McGraw-Hill. ISBN# 0-8306-3974-8. List price $19.95. It's a
great book.
Tom Owad
well I rescued 3 J500 computers and a 20meg removable drive unit.
I understand why people collect stamps now.....they take a damn sight less
room.
Can any one tell me a bit about the units (I did get the manuals...but they
are now in storage)
Opening one case quickly did not reveal a processor...were they a bit slice
job ?
Any how I will investigate more later.
BTW the drive unit measures about 3"x2"x2" and weighs a hell of a
lot...hence the ugh and another step down the road to a massive hernia. Had
to pass on the diablo printers for this lot at this stage (shame on
me!...but storage is at a premium)
so now my collection consists of
3 TRS80 model 1
2 TRS80 model 3
2 TRS80 model 4P
3 Systems 80 (same as the genie)
2 Sinclair QL
1 Amiga 600HD
1 Amiga 1200
1 Altos system (drives,tape units,processor,etc,etc,etc)
1 Nascom (with german DOS, hard sectored drive)
1 Kaypro 4
1 Kaypro 10
1 TI 99/4
12 Polycorp Poly computers (designed and made in New Zealand)
1 Polycorp server unit (z80 and 6809 with 2 8" drives and serial network)
3 Jacqaurd J500
1 Apple 2e
1 Cromenco
1 Amstrad 8256
1 Amstrad 6128
1 MSX
and various Misc machines I can't remember at the moment.
Oh I have a hell of a lot of manuals and books on the various beasts as
well, however I have NO parking left in my shed which required a lot a
cleaning to fit the J500s in. I also have a collection of large numbers of
floppy drives, monitors,accessories (like atari IR joystick controllers,
cromenco joystick,etc).
Happy collecting
k.j.whitehead(a)massey.ac.nz
Keith Whitehead
Electronics Technician
Electronics Services
Institute of Fundamental Sciences
Massey University
Palmerston North
New Zealand
5301
Fellow's looking to get rid of some Q-bus cards. Despite his listed
prices (I'd wager he'll let them go for a heck of a lot less), it looks
like he's just going to trash the stuff if they're not bought.
If interested, contact him directly.
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Hello, all...
Apologies in advance if any of the following is inappropriate in either
content or presentation; if it is, feel free to TELL me, but please use
e-mail
and please be gentle!
After cannibalizing a disused MicroVAX III, I'm left with several "ex-
cess" Q-bus cards (see list below) and thought I'd see if anyone here
would
like to buy any of 'em. If not, out to the curb they go, a week from this
Wednesday or maybe sooner.
As a VERY GENERAL guideline of what these cards "are worth," my list
shows prices I found on a "DEC reseller" Website, which prices I assume to
be relatively "current." However, because these cards are used, and
because
I don't really know their condition (operating/not), A) I don't expect to
receive these prices and will entertain "any reasonable offer," and B) if
you buy an item, send me your money (plus shipping, unless you can pick it
up in person in the Rochester, NY area), then within 30 days of my
shipping
the item you determine that it DOESN'T WORK, simply return it to me for a
full refund of your purchase price (shipping is NON-refundable).
Having said that, here's the list:
Card-Edge Model "DEC reseller
website"
ID Number Description Price
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M3106 DZQ11 4-line, double-buffered, async EIA $219
(serial port) mux, w/modem control
M7546 TQK50 TMSCP controller for TK50 tape unit $258
M7651 DRV11-WA 18/22-bit DMA general-purpose interface $507
N/A QT13 or QT14 (Emulex) tape-drive controller (this N/A
unit was used with CDC 9-track drive)
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(FWIW, I also have the above-mentioned 9-track drive, but it's far too
bulky for me to even TRY to SHIP unless YOU REALLY MAKE IT WORTH MY WHILE.
If I don't get a convincing offer, or an in-person pickup scheduled, by
8AM this coming Wednesday (6/10), this drive ALSO goes out to the curb!)
Again, apologies if this is off base in any way. Hope to hear from
interested parties soon!
Chris Chiesa
cfchiesa(a)servtech.com
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>I think that's the same book I've got a copy of around here. Interesting
>reading, but I've basically never seen any of that stuff anywhere. Though
>I found it really interesting, has anyone ever seen a Mac Plus or simular
>system recased into a PC case? It would be a fun project, but I've got to
>many other projects :^)
>
>The closest I've got to a Mac clone (I'm writting this on a PowerMac
>8500/180) is a Amiga 3000 with emulation software. The Amiga is actually
>about as fast as the real thing.
What edition do you have? My 2nd edition book says a listing of clones
is given in edition 1, as oppose to just saying they exist. I'd love to
get a list of old Mac clones.
Thanks,
Tom