>> I have a couple of more questions. What did they use the GPIB interface
>> for? Is it just an instrument interface or did it connect to some of the
>> system devices like it did with the PET and HP computers? Are the
>AFAIK DEC never supported disks on the GPIB. It's just a card to link up lab
>equipment, etc. Of course you _could_ write a driver for a GPIB disk, but
>it's not going to be an easy job.
It's not that hard - everything you need to know about making a bootable
device driver under RT-11 is documented with extreme clarity and many examples.
Adding RSX-11 support for a new device to standalone BRU, now, that's not an
easy job!
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Eric Smith wrote:
> > The one attractive thing we loose by creating 60meg PDF files is the
> > ability to browse pages without downloading the entire thing....
> > Or am I missing something in Acrobat that will pull pages on demand
> > from a table of contents?
>
> If you "optimize" the PDF using Acrobat Exchange 3.0 or newer, and your
> web server supports HTTP 1.1 byte-serving, and the user has the Acrobat
> Reader plug-in for the browser, you do get page-at-a-time browsing.
At least on the one-piece docs such as found on 36bit.org, the first page is
displayed using the PDFViewer plug-in as soon as it's in, while Netscape
continues to download the entire document in the background. But this isn't
truly "pulling pages on demand", as the document has to be browsed serially.
Thus Acrobat Reader's "Go To Page" command isn't provided in the PDFViewer
plug-in.
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Jeffrey l Kaneko <jeff.kaneko(a)juno.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have the docs for these HP protocols?
Parts of CS/80, from the 7941/7945 service manual. I'd like to get
info on the rest too.
> The Amigo protocol is the oldest. Then the CS-80,
> and the SS-80 is the newest. I think any of
> these would be relevent to the work I'm doing.
For real? Can you talk about it?
-Frank McConnell
According to _The_Microcomputer_Buyers_Guide_ (1983 edition):
"The Eagle II, III, and IV integrate the the CPU, memory, disk
storage, CRT, display, and keyboard into one desktop unit. The
basic features common to all systems are: Z80A CPU (4Mhz); 64Kb
of memory,; two serial I/O ports; one Centrinonics compatible
parallel port; one paprllel port for hard disk expansion; 12"
green CRT display (1920 characters); 75-key keyboard; and various
disk storage capabilities depending upon the model. The Eagle II
includes two 5.25" mini-floppy disks of 390kb storage capacity each."
The entry goes on to say that a 7.5 or 10mb wichester was available
for it, and that it was supplied with CP/M & CBASIC. Sounds like a
pretty standard issue CP/M box, in vogue at the time.
MSRP (in 1983) was $2,995.
Eagle Computer was located in Los Gatos, CA.
On Wed, 10 Mar 1999 15:07:43 -0600 Arfon Gryffydd <arfonrg(a)texas.net>
writes:
>No clue.... Big blue case... Built-in monitor, two 5.25" black
>discs
>(like the TRS-80 Model IIIs). I think it was a Z-80 computer.
>
>
>At 03:48 PM 3/10/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>On Wednesday, March 10, 1999 3:42 PM, Arfon Gryffydd
>[SMTP:arfonrg@texas.net] wrote:
>>> Anyone want an old Eagle II computer? It's been at the local
>Goodwill
>>> store for awhile. If someone will save it, I'll get it for them.
>>>
>>> Arfon
>>>
>>
>>Not familiar with the Eagle II. What is it?
>>
>>Steve Robertson -<steverob(a)hotoffice.com>
>>
>>
>>
>
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On Wednesday, March 10, 1999 3:42 PM, Arfon Gryffydd [SMTP:arfonrg@texas.net] wrote:
> Anyone want an old Eagle II computer? It's been at the local Goodwill
> store for awhile. If someone will save it, I'll get it for them.
>
> Arfon
>
Not familiar with the Eagle II. What is it?
Steve Robertson -<steverob(a)hotoffice.com>
>1. Does VMS 6.2 know about ISO9660 cdroms out of the box?
You know, there is a handy VMS command called HELP:
TIMVAX $HELP MOUNT MOUNT_EXAMPLES
MOUNT
MOUNT_Examples
The following examples describe how to use the Mount utility with
and without operator assistance.
For examples 1 and 2, operator assistance is not required,
assuming the volumes are in the drives. Examples 3 to 6 describe
operator-assisted mounts. Examples 7 and 8 describe mounting ISO
9660 CD-ROM volume sets, example 9 makes subsystems on a volume
accessible, and example 10 demonstrates mounting a shadow set.
[...]
7.$ MOUNT/SYSTEM/MEDIA=CDROM $1$DKA1 USER
%MOUNT-I-CDROM_ISO, USER:VMS_ONLINE_DOCUMENTATION (1 of 4) ,
mounted on _$1$DKA1: (CDROM)
$ MOUNT/SYSTEM/MEDIA=CDROM $1$DKA2 PROGRAMMING_1
%MOUNT-I-CDROM_ISO, PROGRAMMING_1:VMS_ONLINE_DOCUMENTATION (2 of 4) ,
mounted on _$1$DKA2: (CDROM)
$ MOUNT/SYSTEM/MEDIA=CDROM $1$DKA3 PROGRAMMING_2
%MOUNT-I-CDROM_ISO, PROGRAMMING_2:VMS_ONLINE_DOCUMENTATION (3 of 4) ,
mounted on _$1$DKA3: (CDROM)
MOUNT/SYSTEM/MEDIA=CDROM $1$DKA4 MANAGEMENT
%MOUNT-I-CDROM_ISO, MANAGEMENT:VMS_ONLINE_DOCUMENTATION (4 of 4) ,
mounted on _$1$DKA4: (CDROM)
These commands mount each member of a four-member ISO 9660 volume
set whose volume-set name is VMS_ONLINE_DOCUMENTATION.
8.$ MOUNT/SYSTEM/MEDIA=CDROM $1$DKA1,$1$DKA2,$1$DKA3,$1$DKA4
USER,PROGRAMMING_1,PROGRAMMING_2,MANAGEMENT
%MOUNT-I-CDROM_ISO, USER:VMS_ONLINE_DOCUMENTATION (1 of 4) , mounted on
_$1$DKA1: (CDROM)
%MOUNT-I-CDROM_ISO, PROGRAMMING_1:VMS_ONLINE_DOCUMENTATION (2 of 4) ,
mounted on _$1$DKA2: (CDROM)
%MOUNT-I-CDROM_ISO, PROGRAMMING_2:VMS_ONLINE_DOCUMENTATION (3 of 4) ,
mounted on _$1$DKA3: (CDROM)
%MOUNT-I-CDROM_ISO, MANAGEMENT:VMS_ONLINE_DOCUMENTATION (4 of 4) ,
mounted on _$1$DKA4: (CDROM)
This command mounts four members of an ISO 9660 volume set whose
volume set name is VMS_ONLINE_DOCUMENTATION.
>2. When doing a show dev on a VS3100/40, the cdrom drive should show
> up on the device list, right? (I suspect I goofed up the wiring on the
> CDROM case)
Yes, it should, as a "RO" (Read Only) device.
One potential gotcha - your 3100 most likely has the host adapter at ID#6.
So the CD-ROM obviously has to have a different ID.
>3. can someone answer conclusively for me whether the vaxstation expects
> the disk to have parity enabled? The lists I've read don't seem very
> sure.
It absolutely expects parity, though most drives will generate parity on output
and ignore it on input if jumpered for no parity. It also prefers drives that
can be jumpered for 512 bytes/sector (though in some cases it will succesfully
do a MODE SELECT to override a 2048 byte/sector setting.).
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>
> > On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Russ Blakeman wrote:
> >
> > > Anyone heard of a Hazeltine? Not sure of the model but I have a black
> > > one piece terminal looking unit that I'm curious of the sentimental,
> > > astetic or collector value of this brand of machine. Any input
> > > appreciated and maybe there will be one up for adoption soon.
I believe the one that I have is a Model 1420. I don't have it in front of
me so, I could be wrong about the model. It's just a plain black, one
piece, dumb terminal. Nothing special.
The most curious thing about it is the location of the DIP switches. They
are under a removable cover above the keyboard. It makes it convenient if
you are trying to talk to a system and aren't sure of the comm parameters.
I do have a set of manuals. If you have any questions about settings or
emulations, I'll look them up for you.
I don't think there are *that* many around so, I'm gonna keep mine.
Steve Robertson - <steverob(a)hotoffice.com>
Hi all,
Somebody offered me this two pieces "cheap". Anybody on the list knows what
exactly they are ? Which Processor they use ? Operating systems ?
Pointer to any documentation ?
thanks a lot & sorry, if being off topic (but the price let me think that
they are old enough).
emanuel
