I have come to the conclusion that its to costly to use the HP A2094 monitor
on my PC, I can purchase a nice 17 inch Monitor at about the same cost to
get a special video card which will never be fully compatible with all my
applications.
However I just realized that this monitor was possibly intended for the HP
Apollo 400 workstation that I got at the same warehouse.
Can anybody verify this ?
Also there was several HP 20 inch mono monitors ready to be tossed in the
dumpster, I thought these were Composite video inout because they had one
BNC connector on them, but likely some sort of fixed Frequency input..
Phil..
With thanks to many on this list for their encouragement and advice,
I am proud to announce the availability of the latest volume of PDP-11
freeware:
THE RSX-11 FREEWARE CD SET V2.0
a two-CD set containing three decades' worth of RSX-11 freeware.
Please see
http://www.trailing-edge.com/www/freeware.html
for more information on this two CD-ROM set and other PDP-11 freeware
volumes, or go straight to
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to order through Amazon.com.
As always, this freeware is also available (for free) over the net.
See http://www.trailing-edge.com/www/freewareFAQ.html for these and other
sources of PDP-11 freeware.
In brief:
Format of the RSX-11 Freeware CD set, V2.0:
This is a two-CD set. The first CD has a standard ISO9660 filesystem,
and is directly readable on a PC, Mac, Linux/Unix
workstation, or VMS box. The second CD has a ODS-1 filesystem,
and is filled with ODS-1 virtual disks. The second CD is
ideal for direct access while running RSX-11 on a PDP-11 (real or emulated).
Contents of RSX-11 Freeware CD set, V2.0:
Symposia/SIG Tape collections
RSX77B Fall 1977 San Diego
RSX78A Spring 1978 Chicago
RSX78B Fall 1978 San Francisco
RSX79A Spring 1979 New Orleans
RSX79B Fall 1979 San Diego
RSX80A Spring 1980 Chicago
RSX80B Fall 1980 San Francisco
RSX81A Spring 1981 Miami
RSX81B Fall 1981 Los Angeles
RSX82A Spring 1982 Atlanta
RSX82B Fall 1982 Anaheim
RSX83A Spring 1983 St. Louis
RSX83B Fall 1983 Las Vegas
RSX83B2 Fall 1983 Las Vegas, second volume
RSX84A Spring 1984 Cincinatti
RSX84A2 Spring 1984 Cincinatti, second volume
RSX84B Fall 1984 Anaheim
RSX85A Spring 1985 New Orleans
RSX85B Fall 1985 Aneheim
RSX86A Spring 1986 Dallas
RSX86B Fall 1986 San Francisco
RSX87A Spring 1987 Nashville
RSX87B Fall 1987 Anaheim
RSX88A Spring 1988 Cincinatti
RSX88B Fall 1988 Anaheim
RSX89A Spring 1989 Atlanta
RSX89B Fall 1990 Anaheim
RSX89EUR Europe 1989 Den Haag
RSX90A Spring 1990 New Orleans
RSX90B Fall 1990 Anaheim
RSX91B Fall 1991
DECUS 11-nnn Entries
110322 MARGOT MACRO RSX11M MACRO SIB 00AMQ
110593 Control C Trap Handler for FORTRAN Version: V1.05, September 1982
110594 CPU Usage Monitor Display Facility for RSX-11M Version: X02.05, August 1984
110615 CPMRSX: CP/M to DEC Disk Translator for RSX-11M Version: V2.1, December 1984
110626 XLISP: An Experimental Object Oriented Language Version: V1.1, April 1983
110632 Task Image Zapper & Other Goodies Version: Spring 1985
110680 RSX-11M-PLUS System Accounting Reports with Datatrieve Version: October 1983
110681 MM: A Mastermind Game Version: December 1982
110689 Active Task List Scan Version: V01090
110748 BUG: A Debugging Tool Used on Existing IAS Tasks Version: V2.0, June 1984
110750 TEM: A Terminal Emulator for RSX-11 Version: 88.104, May 1988
110760 COMPOSE: VT200 Custom Character Set Generator Program Version: V1.0, October 1984
110767 DFL: A Program to Dump Physical Blocks from Floppy-Disk Version: V1.0, October 1984
110822 VT-200 SET UP Version: V1, September 1985
110823 Task to Task Communications Version: V1.01, November 1985
110836 ReGIS to HP-GL Conversion Program Version: V1.J, December 1985
110849 FIGure - A Calculator for RSX and VMS Version: V86.080, June 1986
110858 EMPIRE Version: October 1986
110870 ECR: Enhanced Console Routine Version: 1, April 1987
110871 IAS KERMIT Version: April 1987
110873 FORTRAN Aids and Tools Version: 1, April 1987
110887 CLE Version: 6.2
110896 MODES Version: 3, August 1986
110898 Finger/RSX Version: December 1987
110899 FDC; Floppy Diskette Copy Version: 1, December 1987
*And* the latest version of SRD from Johnny Bilquist
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>There are special video cards that can support a fixed frequency monitor
>even in text modes, but I'm told that they cost about $200.
Thanks everyone for the great information.
I have now found a Fixed Frequency VGA Card that supports all Fixed Freq
monitors for $139 to $159 in PCI or AGP..
http://www.si87.com/Products/Videocards/saturngl.html
This would resolve any problems using this monitor.
But the big question now, is this monitor really worth the cost of a new
Video Card ?
Or does it make more sense to just buy a new monitor ?
Good Points:
1. Its a Big 19 inch monitor..
2. It has an aperture grille, used in high end Sony type monitors.
3. Its an HP monitor its clean and no screen burn.
4. According to specs this monitor will support 3D graphics directly with
the right video card.
5. According to Specs it supports an impressive 1158 X 870 resolution.
6. Seems like I get a good working 19 monitor for only $160.00
Negative Points:
1. Its 6 years old.
2. Don;t know how many hours are on it.
3. History is unknown..
4. The Sucker is Big and weighs a ton..
So Should I do this or Not ?
Phil...
This is being CC'd to both port-vax and the CLASSICCMP lists.
I have available a complete (and I do mean complete -- I've even got
license PAKs!) distro set for VMS/VAX 6.2 on CD-ROM. This has not only the
VMS install, but also a whole blortload of extra software from the
'Consolidated Software Distribution' kit. There's about 12-13 CD's total.
Want more? How about a complete documentation set, also for VMS 6.2. This
is the new DEC 'White Wall' (paperbacks in those goofy boxes), and I
remember taking them out of their shrink wrap so I'm pretty sure
everything's there.
All the stuff could be shipped, but the books will make it heavy. I
guesstimate a minimum of 30 pounds (conservative).
I'm open for offers. Best offer with the earliest timestamp on the reply
gets it. Be ready to cover shipping as well if you're not local (Kent, WA,
southeast of Seattle).
Thanks in advance.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Bruce Lane, Owner and head honcho, Blue Feather Technologies
http://www.bluefeathertech.com // E-mail: kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com
Amateur Radio: WD6EOS since Dec. '77
"Our science can only describe an object, event, or living thing in our
own human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of them..."
Yep, the mice that were used in the Apple IIe/IIc (others as well?) was
exactly the same as that used in the Mac 128/512/Plus, and Lisa (which
I believe was actually just a serial mouse? i might be wrong).
-Sean Caron (root(a)diablonet.net)
I could almost tell you for sure that the monitor was indeed designed for
use with the Apollo workstations that you're mentioning... or if not
that, perhaps some that came later in the line. :)
-Sean Caron (root(a)diablonet.net)
One fellow who bought a half dozen of these workstations put them in his
pickup, opened the boxes up, took out the memory (apparently and odd
flavor), then drove over to the dumpster and tossed the workstations/servers
in the dumpster and left.
Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: ndiablo(a)diablonet.net <ndiablo(a)diablonet.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Saturday, December 11, 1999 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: Hewlett Packard A2094 Monitor (Standard RGB ?)
>I could almost tell you for sure that the monitor was indeed designed for
>use with the Apollo workstations that you're mentioning... or if not
>that, perhaps some that came later in the line. :)
>
>-Sean Caron (root(a)diablonet.net)
You can verify this yourself by visiting the HP web site. HP bought APOLLO
in '88-'89 or thereabouts. Those HP workstations that have been selling
around here for about $25 work with a similar monitor though I'm not certain
whether it's exactly the same number. The fellow who's got them gets $25
per workstation/server and $25 per monitor. I think he's sold only one of
these monitors (to me) this past year. $5 would better reflect their
relative usefulness.
Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Clayton <musicman38(a)mindspring.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Saturday, December 11, 1999 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: Hewlett Packard A2094 Monitor (Standard RGB ?)
>I have come to the conclusion that its to costly to use the HP A2094
monitor
>on my PC, I can purchase a nice 17 inch Monitor at about the same cost to
>get a special video card which will never be fully compatible with all my
>applications.
>
>However I just realized that this monitor was possibly intended for the HP
>Apollo 400 workstation that I got at the same warehouse.
>
>Can anybody verify this ?
>
>Also there was several HP 20 inch mono monitors ready to be tossed in the
>dumpster, I thought these were Composite video inout because they had one
>BNC connector on them, but likely some sort of fixed Frequency input..
>
>Phil..
>
>
>
--- Mike Ford <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com> wrote:
> Look at the stuff on the Apple II emulation web sites, they run down the
> full treatment to shk (shrink) disc images...
Cool. That's the kind of pointer I needed.
> I plan to use a trio of Apples for my stuff, a IIe card in a LC, a IIgs,
> and a IIc+. The first two via Appletalk to a Appleshare 3.0.4 server.
Appletalk for the IIgs? I didn't know. Was there ever Appletalk for older
machines (it would have to be under ProDOS, of course)?
> Many authors such as yourself have been making updates and releasing their
> older software to the public. You might want to think about that too. The
> Apple II is still a good machine for the younger kids and the more software
> the better.
I was only one of the independent authors. There were others who worked on
the projects, too. It was a one-man show with a room full of 1099 independent
contractors banging away on stuff for the Apple II, BBS Micro, C-64 and,
eventually, the PC (we even had PCjr stuff for a short while). The company
was "Software Productions"; we sold our stuff under the Reader's Digest name -
"Micro Mother Goose", "Micro Habitats" and "Alphabet Beasts and Company" were
our best selling titles.
We supported mice when mice were rare. I still have our original Apple II
mouse card - $250 MSRP in 1984, replacement mice - $35 each. These were the
identical kind used with the original 128K Mac.
If I ever run across my old boss, I'll ask if he is willing to release our
old stuff. I don't anticipate a problem, but I need to ask first.
-ethan
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(including two DG SMD drives) and three tape drives were
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