test-drb September 1998

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by mbg＠world.std.com

>Here what happened when I ran ZRQCH0 > >.RUN ZRQCH0 >ZRQCH0.BIN > >DRSSM-G2 >ZRQC-H-0 >RQDX3 Disk Formatter Utility >UNIT IS Formattable Winchester (RDnn) or Floppy (RX33) Drives >RSTRT ADR 145702 > >DR> >So what does it want for input? Don't know if this is a stupid question, >but am asking since I've never actually used XXDP+ and I didn't get any >documentation at all with the Packs, despite the fact that the rest had >related Docs. type 'STA'. It will prompt you for some information which will be pretty intuitive... stuff like the hardware address to use, the unit to format, whether you want bad blocks revectored, etc... Megan Gentry Former RT-11 Developer +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Megan Gentry, EMT/B, PP-ASEL | Internet (work): gentry!zk3.dec.com | | Unix Support Engineering Group | (home): mbg!world.std.com | | Compaq Computer Corporation | addresses need '@' in place of '!' | | 110 Spitbrook Rd. ZK03-2/T43 | URL: http://world.std.com/~mbg/ | | Nashua, NH 03062 | "pdp-11 programmer - some assembler | | (603) 884 1055 | required." - mbg | +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

25 years, 9 months

Removing mailing label gunk

by WHoagIII＠aol.com

Joe, what is Goo-Gone and where do you get it. Paxton

25 years, 9 months

For Sale/Trade at the VCF - plus want list

by kaikal＠MICROSOFT.com

Here's a PARTIAL list of the stuff I'll have in my booth at the Vintage Computer Festival this weekend, followed by my want list. FOR SALE/TRADE AT VCF: - Apple II (original) systems (2), good cosmetics, neither working, one needs PS, the other TLC - Apple II/Bell & Howell "Black Apple" Disk II floppy drives, drives only (3) - Apple ///, tested working, plus optional ProFile hard disk and Apple /// ProFile controller card - Apple Lisa (Mac XL), nice shape, powers on, needs Sun SCSI card, keyboard has 3 wrong keys - Apple Macintosh 128, beautiful! Correct original mouse, keyboard and Apple-logo power cord - Atari 65XE, memory error on boot - Atari 130XE, tested working, plus floppy drive, cable, power supplies - Atari 800, the original Atari 8-bit, nice shape, tested working, with power supply and Atari BASIC book - Atari ST, untested - Coleco ADAM, tested working, with keyboard & printer - Colecovision classic game system, mint condition, with 2 controllers, power supply, 1 game - Commodore 128D, rare version with separate keyboard/built-in diskette drive, tested working - Commodore Amiga 500, technician's special - Commodore Amiga 1000, the first Amiga, tested working, with 1MB Insider and 256K cartridge - Epson PX-8 Geneva, CP/M notebook PC, tested working, with Multi-Unit 64 and Portable WordStar ROM - Epson PX-8 Geneva, CP/M notebook PC, tested working except some keys, needs cleaning? - IBM PC Convertible 5140, looks great, tested working, with battery - IBM Portable PC 5150, the original IBM PC in a portable case, flawless condition - Sharp PC1500 Pocket Computer with carrying case, printer, manuals, tested working - Sharp PC1500A Pocket Computer with carrying case, printer, manuals, tested working - SoftStrip Reader!!! Read those barcoded programs along the edge of magazine pages! In original box - Sony 15" universal color monitor, accepts Composite, S-Video, Analog RGB, Digital RGB - Timex-Sinclair ZX1000, tested working - TRS-80 Model 100, 32K, tested working, missing battery cover, with Model 100 book - TRS-80 Color Computer 1, tested working - Vectrex vector-graphic stand-alone home video game system, M6800 CPU WANT LIST: - Most anything S-100 bus related, especially but not limited to MITS, IMSAI - Documentation or Sales Literature for classic systems - Altair 6800 - Commodore PET Floppy System - Corvus Concept - Dynalogic Hyperion - Exidy Sorcerer - Heath H8, H11, drives - IBM AT - Ohio Scientific systems - Osborne Vixen - Processor Technology HELIOS - RCA 1802 machines (e.g. COSMAC ELF, VIP) - Rockwell AIM-65 - Sinclair ZX80 - Smoke Signal Broadcasting systems, drives - SWTPC systems, drives - Optical serial paper tape reader - Apple Lisa Office System Diskettes, Unserialized - HP150 DOS - Apricot F-Series DOS - Apple Macintosh Portable Battery And of course, can't fail to mention the Apple I, Apple Lisa I, Mark 8, Scelbi 8H, Sphere, & Xerox Star. See you at VCF!! Kai

25 years, 9 months

Vectrex (RE: For Sale/Trade at the VCF - plus want list)

by kaikal＠MICROSOFT.com

Whoops, yeah, 6809, typo. I actually have another one that I'm keeping, equipped with Sean Kelly's terrific Multicart, a cartridge that has all of the Vectrex titles ever created with an on-screen menu select (http://www.xnet.com/~skelly/). A guy named John Dondzilla is programming NEW games for the Vectrex (http://www.monmouth.com/~pcjohn/) This is only slightly off-topic, since there was actually a plan to market a Vectrex keyboard add-on that would make it a full computer. Kai -----Original Message----- From: Eric Smith [mailto:eric@brouhaha.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 4:10 PM To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers Subject: Re: For Sale/Trade at the VCF - plus want list Kai Kaltenbach <kaikal(a)MICROSOFT.com> wrote: > FOR SALE/TRADE AT VCF: ... > - Vectrex vector-graphic stand-alone home video game system, M6800 CPU MC6809. Neat system. Service manual, schematics, ROM images, and some software source code are all available on the web.

25 years, 9 months

printer socket (Off topic)

by maxeskin＠hotmail.com

I'm having a little problem with Linux. I deleted the /dev/printer socket, and don't know how to get it back. I really don't feel like swapping floppies for three hours again, either. Anyone got ideas? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

25 years, 9 months

Shoe collectors?

by maxeskin＠hotmail.com

Think of its as nostalgia. Sure, you couldn't hook up an oscilloscope to a sneaker and get meaningful results, but so what? People collect coins and stamps, too. Another possibility is that these people are using old sneakers to mask their odor :) >> I'm sorry, but sneakers I can not understand. Computers, yes. Beanie >> babies, maybe. Sneakers?? > >Well, it's sneakers and blue jeans, actually. Some rich cultures which >will remain anonymous are obsessed by American clothes. Whatever diddles >your bits, I say. > >-- Doug > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

25 years, 9 months

Quantum Q540 as a RD52

by mbg＠world.std.com

>However, I just realized, I am trying to make this overly difficult. I'm >wanting to use these drives on PDP-11's which means they need to be >formated on one. So the question I should really be asking is how to get >them formated on a RQDX3 that's in a PDP-11. The reason for trying to >format them on the VS2000 was just to make sure they worked (and for some >reason I was thinking it was a good idea, go figure). Then what you want is the XXDP+ kit, and the ZRQC formatter. >Ah, well at least I know that at least one seems to be good. Megan Gentry Former RT-11 Developer +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Megan Gentry, EMT/B, PP-ASEL | Internet (work): gentry!zk3.dec.com | | Unix Support Engineering Group | (home): mbg!world.std.com | | Compaq Computer Corporation | addresses need '@' in place of '!' | | 110 Spitbrook Rd. ZK03-2/T43 | URL: http://world.std.com/~mbg/ | | Nashua, NH 03062 | "pdp-11 programmer - some assembler | | (603) 884 1055 | required." - mbg | +--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

25 years, 9 months

q-bus finds ...

by emu＠ecubics.com

Hi all, I found some q-bus cards, i couldn't identify. Any help appreciated. excelan exos 203 quad size (network ?) eikonix 22 bit lsi-11 interface 821-141 , (two 50 pin connectors) (tape ?) mercury computer systems, 4 quad size boards. ap3216qb, bm3200qb, xm3200qb, cp3200qb (array processor ?) thanks in advance, emanuel

25 years, 9 months

Sorry, just a router test

by blakeman＠creative-net.net

I normally don't do this but I have suspicions. Thanks for ignoring this message.

25 years, 9 months

Removing mailing label gunk

by jon＠techniche.com

Hi Manney, I frequently buy books that are discounted or second hand. These always have annoying old labels on them that are a pain to remove. And my goal is to save the books cover at the same time (typically these are the glossy style covers that are popular for computer books these days). What I do is remove the majority of the "gunk" either with my fingernail or carefully with a pocket knife and then I use something with a sticky backing to remove the rest. The material with a sticky backing might be the label I just removed or scotch tape or a new label I've peeled off of some junk mail. You take that stickey material and repeatedly (like 50-60 times), stick it on the gunk and then peel it off again. This is incredibly tedious, but it works like a charm. You end up with a perfectly clean surface with no damage done during the cleaning. This may not work for you epson since you may not be able to reach all the places where there is gunk. But give it a try. Jon >An Epson gas eaten several mailing labels over the years (I think at least >_some_ of the labels must be 10 years old!). > >What's good stuff to remove the gunk without melting the plastic? > >Thanks, >manney > >

25 years, 9 months

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test-drb September 1998