test-drb February 1999

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by lfb107＠psu.edu

> > No not yet. I'm going to try and get the parts and make a terminal >cable tomorrow. You have to be REAL careful which way the pins go on that. I had to make two of 'em because the FAQ (where I found the pin assignments) wasn't really clear which way you should be looking at it. (They ended up being opposite) >>If the root password is changed, your going to be screwed without system >disks. > > I'm afraid you're right. That's the nature of Unix. I was lucky on mine. All of them came from the factory with a preset password which was *something* like "MPC" or something like that. Anyway, it should be in the 3B2 FAQ. Les

25 years, 5 months

Intel 4004 simulator and tools

by elvey＠hal.com

mbg(a)world.std.com (Megan) wrote: > > How about simply making them available from some site somewhere > and sending everyone a pointer... > > Megan Gentry > Former RT-11 Developer Hi Megan I have the ftp on a later mail. I would like people that use it or download it to contact me first. I am still making the occational enhancement and will keep a list. The simulator was specifically setup for the SIM4-01 board but could be easily modified for most any hardware. It is just a matter of mapping RAM and I/O's to different variables or arrays. All the source is there so one can dig into it as much as one wants. Most of the changes I've been making are to add comments to some of the less clear coding I did. As I reread it, I often realize it isn't even clear to me and I know it needs a comment. I'm always looking for feed back as well. The entire thing can be easily expanded to deal with the 4040 as well. Anyone wanting to do such, should let me know. Dwight

25 years, 5 months

E-Over Pay strikes again! original Altair disk sells for $102.50!

by rigdonj＠intellistar.net

by Mits Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Item Was A PCC Product (see logo on lower left corner of label) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item: 5 1/4" Altair Minidisk Basic Disk Version 4.1; December 1977 by Pertec Computer Corporation Micro-Systems Division Copyright 1977 See: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=62821235

25 years, 5 months

Help: scanning old computer manuals

by jlwest＠tseinc.com

I guess what's confusing me the most is that the "line art" setting on my scanner software gives horrible results no matter what type of document I scan - no matter how clear, it comes up trashy. However, as others suggested, I changed it to "256 shades of gray" and the scan is infinitely better. Even after removing the moire/descreen, the letters still look a little "ghosty". I just want to make sure the scans look good for everyone else when I put them up. Thanks to everyone for their input! Jay West

25 years, 5 months

Sun Keyboards -> AT / PS2?

by grant＠anachronism.sol.co.uk

Is it possible to connect a AT/PS2 keyboard to Sun3/80's? If so, does anyone have a wiring diagram or a souce for adapters? Thanks in advance. Grant Mitchell R&D Software Engineer - Hitec DMS Ltd. gim(a)hitec-uk.com

25 years, 5 months

Mac keyboard adapter

by PB14＠leicester.ac.uk

On 10 Feb 99 at 12:58, KNIGHT G.A wrote: > I'm not sure if there is a condition called > MissedComputerDumpage Syndrome but I think I may be a > sufferer. A friend of mine at the other site at my > university (Staffordshire) has just told me the computer > department chucked over 50 68040 Apple Macs into the skip > the other day. He only managed to get one for himself. What > a waste. The only problem is that the computer is missing a > keyboard. Is there anyway that you can make an adapter to > plug a PS/2 keyboard into the Mac? I'm stunned that any university department could be so stupid. Over the last year my immediate work section has offered >100 five year old computers to other university departments and all machines were claimed within hours. As somebody said, a PC keyboard will not work. Tell your friend to look out for an original Apple Extended Keyboard II which has a wonderful feel and response. They are occasionally advertised on the uk mac adverts newsgroup. Phil ************************************************************** Phil Beesley -- Computer Officer -- Distributed Systems Suppport University of Leicester Tel (0)116 252-2231 E-Mail pb14(a)le.ac.uk

25 years, 5 months

Intel 4004

by edick＠idcomm.com

Good Work! Now, do these tools run on the machine itself, or do they require cross-development? Either one's fine, of course. What do you have your machine doing? Dick ---------- > From: Dwight Elvey <elvey(a)hal.com> > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> > Subject: Intel 4004 > Date: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 11:43 AM > > Hi All > I have gotten my 4004 development unit up and running. > In doing so, I made some tools. I have a simple > assembler, disassembler and a simulator. If anyone > would like copies of these tools, let me know. > Dwight

25 years, 5 months

HP TSB, Docs and O/S

by jlwest＠tseinc.com

I'm glad I got the first batch of docs for the 2100 stuff. But given that the second batch of HP docs which I did not get went so fast, I have to suspect there's some other 2100/21MX lurkers on the list :) One of these days I'll get around to cataloging all the HP docs/manuals/tapes, etc. that I have. At that point, copies are available to anyone here at no charge (except actual copying and shipping cost). Enjoy! Here's an HP2000 question for you all.... Looks like I'm coming into a FULL SOURCE code listing of the Time Shared BASIC (TSB) operating system for the 2000F variety. However, it is in printed format (about six LARGE three ring binders). Is there any better way rather than just keying in the source? I was thinking perhaps OCR, but I don't know how good my OCR program is (haven't used it yet). But even if that works, OCR mistakes would be very hard to find and certainly a tad annoying at compile time! Perhaps if anyone else here is interested in this, the binders could be split up and each person scan, ocr, and check their section? Just a thought... Jay West

25 years, 5 months

Error 33?

by joebar＠microsoft.com

We know what "Error 33" means. But why 33? Why not 23 or 43 or...? - Joe ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 10:26 AM >But why 33? "Catch 22" came from a book; "four-oh-four" comes from an >HTTP error code. Where did the number 33 come from? > >> -----Original Message----- >> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 10:24 AM >> >> >"Error 33": when the success of your research depends on the success >> of >> >someone else's research. I think it was coined at PARC, but I'm not >> >sure of that. >> > >> >Marvin. >> >> That's the attribution (PARC) given in the Jargon File. >> >

25 years, 5 months

E-Over Pay strikes again! original Altair disk sells for $10 2.50!

by kaikal＠MICROSOFT.com

You'll need a little sandpaper and some salad oil to properly age the label, I should think. Kai -----Original Message----- From: Sam Ismail [mailto:dastar@ncal.verio.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 9:37 AM To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers Subject: Re: E-Over Pay strikes again! original Altair disk sells for $102.50! On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Joe wrote: > by Mits Inc. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This Item Was A PCC > Product > (see logo on lower left corner of label) > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Item: 5 1/4" Altair Minidisk Basic Disk > Version 4.1; December 1977 > by Pertec Computer Corporation > Micro-Systems Division > Copyright 1977 > > > See: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=62821235 That does it. I'm pulling out an old dot matrix printer from my collection and an Apple //e. I'm then going to design a label that looks just like the one on the disk in that auction and print a bunch up. Then I'm going to figure out how to make it aged a little (or why even bother...I'll just say its in "excellent condition"). I will then sell these disks on ebay every other week. Don't say I didn't warn you. Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Always hasslin' the man. Coming in 1999: Vintage Computer Festival 3.0 See http://www.vintage.org/vcf for details! [Last web site update: 01/15/99]

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test-drb February 1999