Here is someone wanting to sell a pretty complete Tandy 1000HX system. Is
it this one or the 1000EX that has MS-DOS 2.11 in ROM? At any rate its a
pretty nice little Tandy all-in-one computer.
Please reply to the original sender.
Reply-to: bluegill(a)interworldnet.net
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Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 23:24:05 -0700
From: C Barnes <bluegill(a)interworldnet.net>
Subject: Tandy 1000HX system
I have the following working system available if you are interested:
Tandy 1000HX personal computer (1988) - no hard drive, 640k RAM, two 3.5 in.
disk drives,
external 5.25 in. disk drive, mouse, and joystick
Tandy RGB color monitor CM-5
Tandy DMP 132 dot matrix printer
associated software, manuals, diskettes
PCM magazine for Tandy users - November 1990 - December 1992
Compute magazine - September 1991 - October 1992
Several other magazines dating back to 1994 (PC Magazine, PC Computing, Home
PC, etc)
If you are interested in any of this, let me know how I should get it to
you.
Thanks,
Cindy Barnes
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)verio.com
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More uVaxen bits...
So I finally got all my wires correct in the serial connector and now get
the following dialog:
KA630-A.V1.3
Performing normal system tests.
7..6..5..4..3..
Tests completed.
>>>
Pretty cool. However on the NetBSD/VAX faq they suggest typing 'test 50' to
get the ethernet address, if I type that it just says "Failure" does the
port need to be connected to a network?
So it turns out the _both_ systems had the Sigma Information System ESDI
controller in them (not too suprising because they came from the same
source) which everyone says "Ohhh, that's a nice controller." which warms
my heart, but I _need_ docs. Another reader said that you can plug into the
10 pin port on the board and do some cool stuff like low level format etc
etc. But I've not tried that until I get an ESDI disk.
I've done lots of searches on the net for ESDI, Q-Bus, Sigma information
systems, etc but no luck! I presume they've gone Tango Uniform.
But that brings up another issue, I need a mounting "sled" for the disk.
Preferably two sleds, (one for each disk). Anyone have any spares?
Presumably I can kludge something in a pinch (or use the bottom bay which
has a "floor" anyway.
I did get donated a complete set of VMS documentation (5.4) but I don't
have _any_ hardware documentation, again if you have said docs perhaps we
can work out some sort of trade.
Given the "mini-PDP-8 surge/hunt" that appears to be going on I expect this
thing to be in hot demand in 10 years :-)
What was the "standard" console terminal used with these in 1985? VT100?
VT220? something else?
On the tape drive in the BA123, it has a plain black front with a button
and two LEDs, one orange and one green. TK50? Where could I get media for
it? What does it look like?
Thanks for all the help everyone, this is what makes this hobby fun.
--Chuck
In a message dated 99-02-27 23:18:07 EST, you write:
> >I'm open to suggestions on additions and deletions. My current rule
>
> I think at least some Mac's are something to keep an eye out for. I
> haven't seen a Mac 128 since they were new! I've only seen one Mac
> Portable ever. Any Mac that is in something other than a Mac case is also
> a definite grab! There were kits to do it, but I've never seen one (or if
> I have, didn't realize it).
standard compact macs are rather unremarkable although i guess the 128 might
be worth keeping since it was simply the first model. I think modified macs
are far more interesting. for instance, i have a 128 in original box with all
the ship group items. the mac was modified with a third party board to
basically make it into a mac plus complete with scsi. even got an external
floppy and flight sim with it! also have two mac512k models with a hyperdrive;
a st225 hard drive and cooling fan installed INSIDE the mac. <!> very heavy
but actually works.
david
Quick question, what is a fair price to offer someone for a nicely decked
out CP/M laptop? It's the one that has a bunch of the software on two
ROMS, and IIRC has a tape recorder. It has modem, doc's and some other
stuff. I'd like to offer the guy a fair price instead of getting a good
deal.
Zane
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As you know I got these two uVaxen that had been decomissioned from a
"secure facility." (GE Nuclear Technology, and no they aren't radioactive!)
One has this mystery tape drive (TK70 or perhaps an 8MM) and the other
(which is the innards of a BA23 slim chassis stuck into a Sigma Information
Systems expansion chassis (which looks somewhat like a BA123) has nothing
but a 'hole' where the tape drive should be. Since these are configured
identically in every other way I asked a friend of mine who is ex-military
what his thoughts on this situation were. His response was :
"Its obvious that the second system had a floppy drive. Seen it before, the
rule is all disk drives are removed and crushed, tape drives can stay. The
system chassis is sold as scrap."
Ya gotta love that literal interpretation of the 'regs!
--Chuck
<> Standard TTY test pattern.
<
<For _5 bit_ machines...
<
<>
<> RY is the extreme opposite in the machanics of a ASR/KSR33. IF you can
<
<Surely you mean an ASR/KSR32 here.. It's not a particularly useful test
<in ASCII.
I'm not talking about 5/8 bit. I'm talking mechanicals. RY really bangs
the bails and bars around.
<You mean you don't have a telegraph distortion measuring set (TDMS)?
<Basically a special-purpose character/message generator and 'scope. I
<found an old one (valved) at a radio rally about 15 years ago and fell in
<love. It followed me home...
Nope no need, I have a DEC terminal test set. No valves, still old.
Allison
>How about a database on the web that collectors could visit and use to
>record their stuff? Then everyone could query and find out who to talk to
>for questions on certains items.
>
>The problem would be coming to consensus on a common data format.
>
>I'll volunteer to host the site and do the DB development if everyone can
>agree on how to do it.
>
This is a nice idea. I just want to remain this list about the long,
recently held, discussion about privacy in this list's archives and the
negative comments about a web site on MITS Altairs attempts to keep an open
registry about Altairs. I have a web site that exposes my collection just
like many other members of this list have. I wouldn't participate in a
specialized, centralized database of old computers.
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Kevin Stumpf * Unusual systems * www.unusual.on.ca
+1.519.744.2900 * EST/EDT GMT - 5
Collector - Commercial Mainframes & Minicomputers from
the 50s, 60s, & 70s and control panels and consoles.
Author & Publisher - A Guide to Collecting Computers &
Computer Collectibles * ISBN 0-9684244-0-6
.
Cataloging your collection has many direct and indirect benefits. By all
means do it.
There isn't anything unique about collecting computers. It takes the same
pedigree-type data as does collecting Conestoga wagons. System -
sub-assemblies - related items (e.g. documentation). Please don't spend too
much time on this. The Computer Museum has done it. The Smithsonian has done
it. Ask them. It is covered in the Guide to Collecting Computers...field
definitions, etc. are included. If in doubt, don't do this as a "community"
excerise, just ask the pros and move forward. Ask you local association of
sewing machine collectors, county museum, etc.
The issue of compatibility between one collector's database and anothers is
easily handled by remapping source to destination fields, if and when an
exchange takes place.
Actually cataloging your collection is a fun activity. You re-discover all
sorts of items you forgot you had.
Have fun.
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Kevin Stumpf * Unusual systems * www.unusual.on.ca
+1.519.744.2900 * EST/EDT GMT - 5
Collector - Commercial Mainframes & Minicomputers from
the 50s, 60s, & 70s and control panels and consoles.
Author & Publisher - A Guide to Collecting Computers &
Computer Collectibles * ISBN 0-9684244-0-6
.
<Quite a few of my machines -- including one PC-compatible and a couple of
<Sparcs -- have 30-pin 4MB SIMMs. They're fairly common.
For some reason here in the Boston metrowest area 4mb 30 pin simms are
scarce and don't go cheap.
That and most 386/486 boards want 4x of each and even at $11 that makes a
16mb ram in a 486 using 30pin more expnsive here that a 16mb (and 32mb
on sale) of the 72 pin simms.
Allison
<And folks use the 256k ones for keyring fobs.
I don't! They are cheap and when soldered together cordwood style they
make nice multimegabyte memories for z80s and the like.
Allison
