test-drb February 1999

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by cswiger＠wilma.widomaker.com

>There is an interesting item up for sale on e-bay right now, for all you >altair collectors. For the life of me, it looks like someone made a >portable altair 8800. Just have to comment that: The keyboard looks exactly like one Shadio Rack sold as a kit (&these fingers did a *lot* of typing on ) - they must have been readily available to be used in the TVT also. That was the parallel kbrd I'd like to find a replacement for. Seems I recall, was is Don Lancaster had a whole 'TV Typewriter Cookbook'? FInd one of those cheap and make your own, complete with 'page 1/2' toggle switch, pushbutton scrolling, hehe. Chuck cswiger(a)widomaker.com

25 years, 4 months

Textfiles.com

by max82＠surfree.com

Slashdot today reported on an apparently new site, www.textfiles.com. It is a huge archive of various plain-text files, some classic-computer related, and certainly PC Clone related. --Max Eskin (max82(a)surfree.com)

25 years, 4 months

Fw: Anyone interested in tons of various PDP-11/780 and 785 boards

by netcafe＠pirie.mtx.net.au

following posted in alt.folklore.computers. I'm sure some of the list members will be interested..... It's times like this I almost wish I lived in America..... -----Original Message----- From: Kent Rankin <srao(a)usit.net> Newsgroups: vmsnet.pdp-11,comp.sys.dec,comp.os.vms,alt.folklore.computers Date: Monday, 22 February 1999 17:49 Subject: Anyone interested in tons of various PDP-11/780 and 785 boards > I know of a metal scrapper in VA that has tons of PDP(/VAX)-11/780 >and 11/785 in his yard. With them are lots of other boxes(CDC, IBM, >Intergraph, etc.). > > The PDP-11/78x's are packed with boards, all the way across. A >fellow that was with me, when I checked them out, used to work for >Intergraph(when they used PDP-11 and VAX) said that they all had 32MB of >RAM. > > My question here lies with the acquisition of them. Would anyone be >willing to pay some cash for them? The fellow is having a hard >year(making much less than normal), and could use some help. The way I >figure it, someone might need some of the boards. Just a shot in the >dark, really. > > There are also some "floating point accelerators". They are made by >Floating Point Systems. > > Tons of Power Supplies for the PDP's(H7-somethingorothers). Loads >of hard drives and stuff. > > Anyhow, if anyone can help on this one, do tell me. > > > >Thanks in advance, > >Kent Rankin Geoff Roberts Computer Room Internet Cafe Port Pirie South Australia. netcafe(a)pirie.mtx.net.au

25 years, 4 months

Info on Storage Dimensions SCSI external drives needed

by rhblake＠bigfoot.com

I just obtained (and I shouldn't have) a nice unit. It is an externla case made for 2 external drives, ith 2 full height 760mb SCSI hard drives enclosed. Of course I've already been inside of it - what would everyoe think of me if I hadn't been? Anyway, it's a Storage Solutions (of San Jose, CA) model LAN2-1300S2PX and I was wondering if anyone else has one, dealt with one, or has actual tech/users manuals they might be nice enough to photocopy. No. I haven't tried to contact this company yet but I will later today. Thanks for any help in advance.

25 years, 4 months

here's the list . . .

by zmerch＠30below.com

Once upon a midnight dreary, Arlen Michaels had spoken clearly: > On Sat, 20 Feb 1999, Richard Erlacher <edick(a)idcomm.com> wrote: >> BIOTECH ELECTRONICS BCT800 graphics board - uses AMI 68047 chip and 12 >> 2114's to produce 256x192 graphics and text. >> >I have an _unassembled_ kit for the BIOTECH card, but I'd love to get a >copy of the documents, which I lack, and any software that accompanied it. Erm, sounds like that AMI chip is a clone of Motorola's 6847 VDG, which was used in Tandy's CoCo 1 & 2, and the MC-10. I wonder: 1) if they're pin compatible, 2) if they've got added functionality -- might be fun to play with in one of my CoCo's if there is! See ya, Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- Roger "Merch" Merchberger --- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers Recycling is good, right??? Ok, so I'll recycle an old .sig. If at first you don't succeed, nuclear warhead disarmament should *not* be your first career choice.

25 years, 4 months

here's the list . . .

by amichael＠nortelnetworks.com

On Sat, 20 Feb 1999, Richard Erlacher <edick(a)idcomm.com> wrote: <wonderful list shortened--drool, drool> > Processor Technology "CUTS" cassette interface? board > > BIOTECH ELECTRONICS BCT800 graphics board - uses AMI 68047 chip and 12 > 2114's to produce 256x192 graphics and text. > I have an _unassembled_ kit for the BIOTECH card, but I'd love to get a copy of the documents, which I lack, and any software that accompanied it. I DO have documents for the Processor Tech CUTS board, if that's needed. <more great stuff> > Morrow Thinker Toys "Switchboard" Serial/Parallel I/O board - with doc's > I could use this to keep my much-appreciated Morrow Keyed-Up 8080 Cpu Card company. > in addition to the S-100 stuff, there are numerous 4-and 9-slot Multibus I > cardcages and several memory boards, floppy and hard disk interface cards, > and a few iSBC's I don't intend to keep. > I've also got some Multibus stuff. Is anyone into this? -- Arlen Michaels amichael(a)nortelnetworks.com

25 years, 4 months

Big Board cpm system board (fwd)

by edick＠idcomm.com

Well . . . it's not MY kid that moving in, but the dog is glad . . . you can count on that! Dick ---------- > From: Joe <rigdonj(a)intellistar.net> > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> > Subject: Re: Big Board cpm system board (fwd) > Date: Monday, February 22, 1999 1:11 PM > > At 08:47 AM 2/22/99 -0700, Dick said: > > > >Now that my kids are gone I've got to nag at someone. > > > Gee, I'll bet you're glad one of them is moving back in! > > Joe

25 years, 4 months

FWD: Anyone interested in tons of various PDP-11/780 and 785 boards

by cfandt＠netsync.net

Hey big and little iron fans: Found this in the ng comp.os.vms under title "Anyone interested in tons of various PDP-11/780 and 785 boards". Looks like the scrapper mentioned has some interesting stuff in addition to DEC which he may sell just for scrap price if the price is right. A few of you are from down in VA area I believe. Comments? Was posted to several other ng's too. On Mon, 22 Feb 1999 07:19:31 GMT, Kent Rankin <srao(a)usit.net> wrote: > I know of a metal scrapper in VA that has tons of PDP(/VAX)-11/780 >and 11/785 in his yard. With them are lots of other boxes(CDC, IBM, >Intergraph, etc.). > > The PDP-11/78x's are packed with boards, all the way across. A >fellow that was with me, when I checked them out, used to work for >Intergraph(when they used PDP-11 and VAX) said that they all had 32MB of >RAM. > > My question here lies with the acquisition of them. Would anyone be >willing to pay some cash for them? The fellow is having a hard >year(making much less than normal), and could use some help. The way I >figure it, someone might need some of the boards. Just a shot in the >dark, really. > > There are also some "floating point accelerators". They are made by >Floating Point Systems. > > Tons of Power Supplies for the PDP's(H7-somethingorothers). Loads >of hard drives and stuff. > > Anyhow, if anyone can help on this one, do tell me. > > > >Thanks in advance, > >Kent Rankin > Regards, Chris -- -- Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian Jamestown, NY USA cfandt(a)netsync.net Member of Antique Wireless Association URL: http://www.ggw.org/awa

25 years, 4 months

Apollo Cartridge Tapes

by ss＠allegro.com

Hi, I've got five Apollo cartridge tapes that might be of interest to Apollo collectors: 1) System Release Ver SR10.1 RAI (three tapes) 015366 (and 015367, and 015368) REV. 00 CRTG_STD_SFW_1 (and _2 and _3) 2) 015365 REC.00 CRTG_STD_SFW_BOOT_1 SYSTEM RELEASE VER SR10.1 RAI 3) (hand written label) SPE VER 1.3 SOURCE AREA If you're interested, let me know. sieler(a)allegro.com

25 years, 4 months

Big Board cpm system board (fwd)

by edick＠idcomm.com

Nope . . . yours was a "typergeographical" error . . . I was referring to the OTHER email . . . the one you had received . . . we all suffer from that "rented finger" syndrome from time to time . . . the other author didn't know when to quit, e.g. "flopy" and "frammed." Now that my kids are gone I've got to nag at someone. Dick ---------- > From: Don Maslin <donm(a)cts.com> > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> > Subject: Re: Big Board cpm system board (fwd) > Date: Sunday, February 21, 1999 9:35 PM > > On Sun, 21 Feb 1999, Richard Erlacher wrote: > > > Maybe it would be well to send this fellow a spell-checker . . . ? > > I think I am the one with the 'fumble-fingers'! > > - don > > > ---------- > > > From: Don Maslin <donm(a)cts.com> > > > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers > > <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> > > > Subject: Big Board cpm system board (fwd) > > > Date: Sunday, February 21, 1999 8:52 PM > > > > > > > > > Iredeived the following e-mail today. Anyone interested should reply > > > directly to the original sender. > > > - don

25 years, 4 months

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