At 05:23 PM 9/29/98 -0400, William Donzelli wrote:
>Minor off-topic sin occurs here...
>I am currently in San Jose, and I need some networking stuff for work:
>10baseT transceivers, RJ45 crimping tool set, GMT (telco flag) fuses,
>etc.. Where can I get these in a pinch?
Geez, in the valley of plenty... you could probably go to the local
bagel shop and pick up stuff like that. Try finding parts in the middle
of relative nowhere, like Wisconsin. :-)
Hmm, come to think of it, I might have to drive an hour to get them,
but I'd cover 80 miles, and in the same time you'd be able to get
off at the next exit to find the local Fry's...
- John
re: apple drives
any apple floppy drive can be used as drive 1 or 2; there is no difference.
undisks are daisy chainable and disk ][s plug into a controller card which has
two 20pin connections labled drive 1 and 2. the slot assignment was pretty
much understood as slot 6 for disk drives. btw. i have several SSCs...
david
In a message dated 98-09-28 20:03:28 EDT, you write:
> Depending on the type of fdd there were definite sequential settings, so
> using
> an A drive as a B drive and vice-versa was not possible without setting
them
>
> up. Sam undoubtably is busy but he could give you better info on this.
> Any extra Super Serial cards ?
As far as I can tell the cables required for a single ESDI drive are the
same as for a MFM drive. Is this correct?
I discovered I'd not had the drive I've been trying to use terminated late
last night, but that didn't make any difference in my problems.
Zane
| Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Adminstrator |
| healyzh(a)ix.netcom.com (primary) | Linux Enthusiast |
| healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
| and Zane's Computer Museum. |
| http://www.dragonfire.net/~healyzh/ |
On Sep 28, 19:36, Lawrence Walker wrote:
> On 28 Sep 98 at 12:35, Marvin wrote:
> > This morning, a friend of mine brought over a pickup truck load of
Apple
> > computers, monitors, printers, and dead disk drives.
> > Finally, I haven't checked the drives but are there common problems I
> > should look for when I start checking out the drives?
> Depending on the type of fdd there were definite sequential settings,
> so using an A drive as a B drive and vice-versa was not possible without
> setting them up.
Disk][s don't have any setup (apart from internal speed/alignment
servicing). Whether a drive is Drive 1 or Drive 2 depends solely on which
of the two connectors it's plugged in to, on the controller.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Dept. of Computer Science
University of York
Forwarded message:
> From: pechter(a)shell.monmouth.com
> Subject: Interesting item on eBay web site item#32203160: DEC MicroVax 3300 Mini Main Frame.L@@K.(pics)
> X-Mailer: <smsmtp>
>
> I saw this item for sale at eBay.
>
> Any idea what this is -- is it a MicroVax, an Alpha?
>
> I'd love to bid on a MicroVax... but I'm unsure
> since the guy doesn't even have the DEC number on
> the box. (Probably picked it up for free...)
>
> Title of item: DEC MicroVax 3300 Mini Main Frame.L@@K.(pics)
> Seller: wizardworkz(a)netscape.net
> Starts: 09/24/98 21:40:34 PDT
> Ends: 10/01/98 21:40:34 PDT
> Price: Currently $157.50
> To bid the item, go to: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=32203160
>
>
> Item Description:
>
> DEC MICROVAX 3300
> - Mini Main Frame - Alpha Server -
He says Alpha?
>
>
> They say that a picture is worth a thousand words...
> Well, there you are, several pics that I think will explain a little bit anyhow.... I wish I could sit here and tell you all about this monster server
> but I can't because I'm no technical genius with servers (As a matter of fact
> this thing tends to just SERIOUSLY intimidate me). It came into my possession during the same
> commercial real estate purchase that the ALR server in my other auction came in.... BUT,THIS ONE RUNS NOW, AND IS COMPLETELY FUNTIONAL!!!!!
> SOME THINGS ABOUT IT THAT I CAN TELL YOU ....
> There is information available on this thing in several locations on the web.
> It was IN USE when the business moved.
> It is VERY heavy.
> It is a VERY popular machine amongst hackers due to it's abilities and the fact that it is virtually impossible to hack into "IT"....or so I have read.
> It is an extremely stable system which will run UNIX.
> If I knew how to set this badboy up I wouldn't even think to sell it- :)
>
> BUYER PAYS SHIPPING...UPS GROUND. (should be around $60.00) It's VERY
> heavy.
> NO PERSONAL CHECKS..Money Order or Cashiers Check Only.
> Unfortunately because I am not able to set this thing up due to my lack
> of knowledge I can't very well guarantee it. Therefore it is being sold AS IS.
> Know what you are bidding on and bid appropriately. I have set a reserve on this item
> BUT it is low for what the item is. (I'm not crazy,I know this thing sold for quite a
> chunk new.)
>
>
> FOR ANY OF YOUR SOFTWARE NEEDS...VISIT OUR NEW SOFTWARE SITE...JUST CLICK THE LINK BELOW.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Visit eBay, the world's largest Personal Trading Community at http://www.ebay.com
>
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Bill and/or Carolyn Pechter | pechter(a)shell.monmouth.com |
| Bill Gates is a Persian cat and a monocle away from being a villain in |
| a James Bond movie -- Dennis Miller |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>From: "F.J. Ted Douglas" <tdouglas(a)MNSi.Net>
>To: "Charles Fox" <foxvideo(a)wincom.net>
>Subject: Fw: Who's on Start?
>Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 14:31:08 -0400
>X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4
>X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Meg Perry <callusedwarhorse(a)hotmail.com>
>To: tamahome(a)tvo.org <tamahome(a)tvo.org>; not(a)idirect.com <not(a)idirect.com>;
>maerionne(a)hotmail.com <maerionne(a)hotmail.com>
>Cc: tdouglas(a)MNSi.Net <tdouglas(a)MNSi.Net>
>Date: September 28, 1998 8:30 AM
>Subject: Who's on Start?
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Costello: Hey, Abbott!
>>> Abbott: Yes, Lou?
>>>
>>> Costello: I just got my first computer.
>>> Abbott: That's great, Lou. What did you get?
>>>
>>> Costello: A Pentium II-266, with 40 Megs of RAM, a 2.1 Gig hard drive,
>>> and a 24X CD-ROM.
>>> Abbott: That's terrific, Lou.
>>>
>>> Costello: But I don't know what any of it means!
>>> Abbott: You will in time.
>>>
>>> Costello: That's exactly why I'm here to see you.
>>> Abbott: Oh?
>>>
>>> Costello: I heard that you're a real computer expert.
>>> Abbott: Well, I don't know . . .
>>>
>>> Costello: Yes-sir-ee. You know your stuff. And you're going to train
>>me.
>>> Abbott: Really?
>>>
>>> Costello: Uh huh. And I am here for my first lesson.
>>> Abbott: O.K. Lou. What do want to know?
>>>
>>> Costello: I am having no problem turning it on, but I heard that you
>>should
>>> be very careful how you turn it off.
>>> Abbott: That's true.
>>>
>>> Costello: So, here I am working on my new computer and I want to turn
>>> it off. What do I do?
>>> Abbott: Well, first you press the Start button, and then . . .
>>>
>>> Costello: No, I told you I want to turn it off.
>>> Abbott: I know, you press the Start button . . .
>>>
>>> Costello: Wait a second. I want to turn it Off. I know how to start
>>it.
>>> So tell me what to do.
>>> Abbott: I did.
>>>
>>> Costello: When?
>>> Abbott: When I told you to press the Start button.
>>>
>>> Costello: Why should I press the Start button?
>>> Abbott: To shut off the computer.
>>>
>>> Costello: I press Start to stop?
>>> Abbott: Well, Start doesn't actually stop the computer.
>>>
>>> Costello: I knew it! So what do I press?
>>> Abbott: Start.
>>>
>>> Costello: Start what?
>>> Abbott: Start button.
>>>
>>> Costello: Start button to do what?
>>> Abbott: Shut down.
>>>
>>> Costello: You don't have to get rude!
>>> Abbott: No, no, no! That's not what I meant.
>>>
>>> Costello: Then say what you mean.
>>> Abbott: To shut down the computer, press . . .
>>>
>>> Costello: Don't say, "Start!"
>>> Abbott: Then what do you want me to say?
>>>
>>> Costello: Look, if I want to turn off the computer, I am willing to
>>press
>>> the Stop button, the End button and Cease and Desist
>>button,
>>> but no one in their right mind presses the Start to Stop.
>>> Abbott: But that's what you do.
>>>
>>> Costello: And you probably Go at Stop signs, and Stop at green lights.
>>> Abbott: Don't be ridiculous.
>>>
>>> Costello: I'm being ridiculous? Well, I think it's about time we
>>started
>>> this conversation.
>>> Abbott: What are you talking about?
>>>
>>> Costello: I am starting this conversation right now. Good-bye.
>>
>>
>>______________________________________________________
>>Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
>>
>
>
Recently I added a Texas Instruments TI-99/4A to my collection. Since
then I also bought one in a off white or beige case (I'm not sure what
you would call the color). Was the non-metal case version of the
TI-99/4A a later model? I also need to know if anyone has a schematic
for both of these models?
--Alan
--
Computing since: 1982, VIC-20, CoCo, PC, CP/M
Military Computers: COMTRAN 10, Nida 250
Amateur Radio since: 1971, WN8JEF, KA6EXR, N8BGR, AA4ZI
BASIC, dBASE, Assembly, C++
http://www.bright.net/~oajones
Question:
How required are front panel connections for drives? The manual for my
WQESD controller states "if required a front panel can be connected".
Background:
I'm still working on the problems I described in my "ESDI, MSCP, RSX11M,
TK50's, etc." message yesterday. I got adventurous with the RQDX3, and
tried the CSR settings listed for the RQDX2 controller and it worked. I
replaced the Quad-Height WQESD ESDI Controller with the RQDX3 and a
Continuity card, booted from tape, "BAD'd" the disk, and then "BRU'd" part
of a tape to the disk. Unfortunatly it was to small a disk to hold the
entire tape, but it tells me what I'm doing is right.
I also discovered that the Unrecoverable error -65 that "BAD" has been
giving me is apparently telling me that the device is either offline or
unavailable. I got the same error when I initially tried the procedure
with the RQDX3 and a RD52, but then discovered that I didn't have the
34-pin cable plugged in all the way.
I'm sure the ESDI drive and controller are a good combination, and work, as
I was able to use the onboard programs to format and test the drive. It
looks to me like my problem is that as far as the software or hardware is
concerned that the drive isn't online.
On that note, I'll probably give the Emulex QD21 controller I've got a try
tomorrow night since I've got a front panel thing for it.
Zane
| Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Adminstrator |
| healyzh(a)ix.netcom.com (primary) | Linux Enthusiast |
| healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
| and Zane's Computer Museum. |
| http://www.dragonfire.net/~healyzh/ |
>First, I noticed on the Apple ][e computers there were two slightly
>different keyboards. On a few, the icon on the Apple key was larger that
>that on the rest of the computers. Is this one way to identify early Apple
>][e computers, or is there any significance to it?
>
Were the keys a different color. //e's made in 1983 and early 1984 looked
different then later models. There is no significant differences between the
two. There is also the Enhanced //e, which came later. It had a slightly
different character set and used the 65C02 cpu instead of the 6502, among
other things.
-- Kirk
On Sep 28, 14:58, D. Peschel wrote:
> Marvin wrote:
> > Finally, I haven't checked the drives but are there common problems I
> > should look for when I start checking out the drives?
>
> Make sure the cables are aligned, otherwise you will fry a diode (it
> could beanother component -- I think it's a rectifier). This applies
> to the Disk ][ -- I don't know about other drives.
More likely you'll let the magic white smoke out of the 74LS125. It used
to happen regularly to drives that staff borrowed over a weekend.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Dept. of Computer Science
University of York
