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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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

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