Ok,
Sorry about the delay, I got busy with work and didn't get around to
working on the Sun unti tonight :)
I cleaned the heads with some isopropyl alcohol tonight, but to no avail,
I still get the dreaded 96A0 error, I'm beginning to suspect the tapes,
however it doesn't matter what tape I put in, it gives exactly the same
error, so unless all 4 SunOS tapes have had it, it may be the drive.
Further to the error codes, a tape with write protect off gives 86A0 error
:)
Thanks
Karl
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Karl Maftoum
Computer Engineering student at the University of Canberra, Australia
Email: k.maftoum(a)student.canberra.edu.au
< Also don't forget that NEC was pushing the V20s as cheap replacement
< for the Intel 8088s. So TRS may have switched to the V20s. The V20 is al
< faster and uses less power than the 8088. Big factors in a battery powe
< laptop. Later Intel sued NEC and blocked the sale of V20 and V30s so TR
< may have had to switch back to 8088s.
Intel sued and attempted to block. They would loose and V20 deliveries
were never interrutped to sales to new design ins were slowed.
The original V20 was Nmos like the 8088, though lower power. The cmos
parts were later.
Allison
Found on Usenet. If you want anything on the list, get in touch with the
fellow directly.
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On Fri, 31 Jul 1998 23:18:50 GMT, in comp.sys.dec.micro you wrote:
>>From: mrussel1(a)twcny.rr.com (MikeR)
>>Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec.micro
>>Subject: FS Mv2 parts
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>>
>>1-Tk50 controler
>>1-8 line comms card
>>1-RQDX3 controler
>>1-KA630 cpu card
>>2-4meg memory cards
>>
>>Make offer on part or all cards listed.
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< Allison, does the TK50Z bare drive have a 50-pin connector as compared
< with a lesser (26-pin) connector on the non-SCSI drives?
The actual drive is the TK50. There is a scsi bridge to make it a tk50z.
< Aside from the drive and a power supply, what does the pizza box contain
What are we talking about a tk50z in a ba42 box?
Allison
< On Fri, 31 Jul 1998, Seth J. Morabito wrote:
<
< > A few years ago, I heard a rumor bandied about somewhere on Usenet tha
< > BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit, a rail system running around some of th
< > San Francisco Bay) was, even to this day, controlled by pdp8/e systems
< >
< > Can anyone lend any credibility to this rumor? Any chance of scoring
< > some PDP8 equipment if they decide to upgrade their system sometime so
Below is the header for a program to do several things. A contact, it
make be severely dated and verification.
This was gotten off one of the PDP-8 archive sites, it was over a years
ago so I've forgotton which one though I know most are still there.
below the program header is further information on PDP-8s from PDP8-lovers
list.
Allison
/***********************************************************************/
/* */
/* Program: PAL (BART version) */
/* File: pal.c */
/* Author: Gary A. Messenbrink <gary(a)netcom.com> */
/* */
/* Purpose: A 2 pass PDP-8 pal-like assembler. */
/* */
/* PAL(1) */
/* */
/* NAME */
/* pal - a PDP/8 pal-like assembler. */
/* */
/* SYNOPSIS: */
/* pal [ -d -l -p -r -x ] inputfile */
/* */
/* DESCRIPTION
You can get information about the pdp8-lovers mailing list by sending an
email message to pdp8-lovers-info(a)zach1.tiac.net or by sending email to
pdp8-lovers-request(a)zach1.tiac.net with just the word "info" in the body.
You can get the most recent version of the PDP-8 FAQ from:
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/alt.sys.pdp8ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/news.answers/dec-faq
ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk:/pub/usenet/news.answers/alt.sys.pdp8
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/academic/computer-science/history/pdp-8/docshttp://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/dec-faq/top.htmlhttp://www.smartpages.com/bngfaqs/alt/sys/pdp8/top.htmlhttp://www.cs.ruu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/dec-faq/.html
Well.... I suppose it's one form of computer you might
not think of collecting... anyone collect bosch d and l
jet-tronic fuel injector "computers"? They were used, among other places,
in 1970s VWs to improve emissions and power. Hah! how's THAT for a tie
back to topic? :)
-----Original Message-----
From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake(a)bbtel.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, July 31, 1998 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: Near disaster and questions on finds
>Exxxactly! I guess now we can all get back to computer topics, like how to
install
>a terminal in a VW beetle or something <G>
>
>Jim wrote:
>
>> Okay at the risk of serious off topic... the schwimwagon was built for
service
>> in World War Two by VW. It had snorkels on the exhaust and on the air
intake
>> for both the carb and the fan (air cooled engine) and a propeller shaft
>> off the main pully and through the bumper.
>> --
>> Jim Strickland
>> jim(a)calico.litterbox.com
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Vote Meadocrat! Bill and Opus in 2000 - Who ELSE is there?
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
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>
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At 11:08 PM 7/30/98 -0400, you wrote:
>> Or was some mistake made at the factory (they ran
>> out of V20 chips?) and an Intel chip was put in this one? Does anyone else
>> have a 1400 with an Intel 8088? It this computer possibly worth more than
>> the one with the V20 (I doubt it)?
>
>Part substitutions like this are very common, especially with very similar
>parts like the 8088 and V20. Sometimes manufacturers run into problems
>getting the chips they need, and often have to take far more drastic
>measures, like coming up with kludge boards, piggybacking parts, hacking
>up the traces, etc., just because vendor A is saying "12 weeks" and
>customer is saying "next week", all for a $4.00 part.
Also don't forget that NEC was pushing the V20s as cheap replacements
for the Intel 8088s. So TRS may have switched to the V20s. The V20 is also
faster and uses less power than the 8088. Big factors in a battery powered
laptop. Later Intel sued NEC and blocked the sale of V20 and V30s so TRS
may have had to switch back to 8088s.
Joe
I want one...I'll pay shiping and the $4.98...PLease email me with info...
Thanx
Michael Sunbear(*)
-----Original Message-----
From: Max Eskin <maxeskin(a)hotmail.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Thursday, July 30, 1998 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: Attention Collectors . . .
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>What is a multispeed anyway? Is it a turbo XT? How much does it
>weigh?
>
>
>>
>>If anyone really wants one of these I can pick two up (unknown
>condition)
>>at a local thrift store for $4.98 each and ship it at your cost.
>>
>>Sam Alternate e-mail:
>dastar(a)siconic.com
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>>Ever onward.
>>
>> September 26 & 27...Vintage Computer Festival 2
>> See http://www.siconic.com/vcf for details!
>> [Last web page update: 07/26/98]
>>
>>
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Does anyone have a copy of the "MOS Technology KIM-1 Manual" (the
instruction manual that came with the KIM-1) that they would be willing to
copy for me? I'd be more than willing to reimburse for copying costs.
Thanks.
Rich Cini/WUGNET <nospam_rcini(a)msn.com>
- ClubWin/CW6
- MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
- Preserver of "classic" computers
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I use the industrial "pallet racking" available from Home Depot. I think
that they cost me around $50-60 per set (4 shelves), but they have a claimed
capacity of 1500lbs/shelf. The shelf material is MDF (medium-density
fiberboard), and is very strong. I feel very secure that these shelves would
be standing long after I'm gone.
Rich Cini/WUGNET <nospam_rcini(a)msn.com>
- ClubWin/CW6
- MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
- Preserver of "classic" computers
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