There is a very easy free way to get that HD to work. There is a free patch
on the web for HD Setup, and it works, just do a search for it. If you cant'
find it, I'll jump on my mac and email it to you.
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From: Daniel A. Seagraves <DSEAGRAV(a)toad.xkl.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Saturday, August 08, 1998 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: Macintosh SE questions.
>[Format floppies with Macintosh]
>And then they become 800k disks, which a PC can't read.
>
>[HDD setup stuff costs more than drive is worth.]
>This is another thing I hate, when companies use software checks to enforce
>hardware monopolies. That's SOOOO stupid. Any hardware could do, but the
>O/S makes sure it's a Genuine XXYZ-Corp. device and barfs if it's not.
>Guess I just get to deal with the internal HDD...
>(I think it's 20 meg, but it makes scary noises...)
>Buying new gear for this is out of the question.
>
>-------
So I started playing with my Atari 800.
How do I work with disks? And what's the deal with this "Left Cartridge" /
"Right Cartridge" thing? How does that work with something where it's
obviously inappropriate, like with a 400 or 800XL?
ok
r.
-----Original Message-----
From: MicroAge97(a)aol.com <MicroAge97(a)aol.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Sunday, 9 August 1998 3:45
Subject: Re: Apple III & Profile
>hello,
>
>I think you need a program called catylist..
>
>dave
>
Hello
but cant prodos access drives up to 32MB if size?
*Desie*
Came back with one other interesting item.
I never knew there was such a thing as a
5.25 inch MITS Altair floppy drive. But here
it is...
http://home.att.net/~rwood54741/Minidisk.jpg
The bottom photo shows it on top of an
Altair 8 inch drive to give you an
idea of it's size.
Bob Wood
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Doug wrote:
>You lucky dog! You got this from the guy that was spamming usenet a
while
>back about trading his Altair for an IMSAI, didn't you? He told me the
>Icom wasn't for sale when I asked him about it. Damn.
Doug,
I emailed that guy four times offering to trade an Imsai
for his Attache. He never even replied to me. So most likely
he is still sitting on it. I am guessing that he received
a lot of response so got suspicious about what he had.
This is a different one. I was given the name of an Altair dealer
and did some detective work and connected with one of it's
former employees who had put some stuff in his attic when
they closed the doors. I struck up a deal with him and
last week drove 1600 miles in three days to retrieve it all.
That 800 mile straight through return trip just about did
me in. I'm getting to old for this.
Bob
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Doug Yowza wrote:
You lucky dog! You got this from the guy that was spamming usenet a
while
back about trading his Altair for an IMSAI, didn't you? He told me the
Icom wasn't for sale when I asked him about it. Damn.
Doug,
First of all I apologize to everyone on the list for
the wasted bandwidth caused by my screwed up posts.
I use Hotmail to view the list because you guys are
so prolific that it would load up my primary email folders.
But Hotmail seems to have a problem with messing up my
posts to the list as you can see. Oh well, since I only post to the
list every three or four months maybe it will be tolerated.
Anyway this was my reply to your message...
My Attache is a different one from the one you made
reference to. I too emailed that guy but he never replied
to me. My guess is that he got a lot of response and
got cold feet on the deal. He's most likely still sitting
on it.
A week ago I made contact with a former employee of an
Altair dealer. When they closed the doors he put a bunch
of the stuff in his attic. I struck up a deal and drove
1600 miles in three days to retrieve it all. The Attache
was part of it. I worked for this one. The 800 mile straight
through in one day trip just about did me in. I am getting
too old for this.
Bob
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Several weeks ago I inquired about the existence
of an "attache" version Altair. Several kind folks
offered their input as to what this might be.
I was asked to share any information about this
unit if it became available to me. I have since
acquired it and have uploaded some photos for anyone
who might be interested.
Here is the link...
http://home.att.net/~rwood54741/50.jpg
It was made by Pertec when they were still producing
MITS branded systems. The case carries the name
"Icom Attache". But the innards are all branded
MITS. Even the keyboard. Electronically, it is an
Altair 8800b with the addition of a MITS keyboard. It
incorporates all the same MITS circuit cards and the same power
supply board as the 8800b. For that reason it is
essentially a keyboard Altair 8800.
The serial number of this example is 153 which leads
me to believe that a precious few were produced and it
is probably extremely scarce. I obtained it from an
individual who worked for an Altair dealership which
was in busuness in 1977 and 78 and he
verifies that only a few were sold. I have docs on it.
Bob Wood
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Several weeks ago I inquired about the existence
of an "attache" version Altair. Several kind folks
offered their input as to what this might be.
I was asked to share any information about this
unit if it became available to me. I have since
acquired it and have uploaded some photos for anyone
who might be interested.
Here is the link...
http://home.att.net/~rwood54741/50.jpg
It was made by Pertec when they were still producing
MITS branded systems. The case carries the name
"Icom Attache". But the innards are all branded
MITS. Even the keyboard. Electronically, it is an
Altair 8800b with the addition of a MITS keyboard. It
incorporates all the same MITS circuit cards and the same power
supply board as the 8800b. For that reason it is
essentially a keyboard Altair 8800.
The serial number of this example is 153 which leads
me to believe that a precious few were produced and it
it is probably extremely scarce. I obtained it from an
individual who worked for an Altair dealership which
was in busuness in 1977 and 78 and he
verifies that only a few were sold. I have docs on it.
Bob Wood
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G'day,
I've come across aforementioned ISA board and some accompanying software.
This is really a two-board set, held together firmly with screws. It uses
two adjacent 8-bit ISA slots. On the top board the biggest chip is
Weitek WTL1066 - a "FP data path" (Floating Point? Field Programmable?).
There are no external connectors.
How I can test it? Will it work in Pentium-class motherboards? (It currently
sits in a computer very much alike the original IBM AT).
What can I use it for? Cracking RC5 would be cool :)
--
Sergey Svishchev -- svs{at}ropnet{dot}ru
