test-drb June 1999

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I have some Digital Rainbow 100's For Sale!

by jedsmith＠cyberhighway.net

Okay here is what I have if you are interested in anything here make an offer: Digital Rainbow Keyboards Rainbow Monitors, White, Amber, Green Various Rainbow 100's and 100a's Memory and Memory Cards RX50 Drives RX50 Controller Cards Internal Power Supplys Cables, Including: Monitor, MotherBoard Power, Short RX50 Cable Manuals Rainbow 100 User's Guide Rainbow 100 Owner's Manual Rainbow 100 Getting Started Rainbow 100 Installation Guide Rainbow 100 Memory Board Option and Adapter Installation Guide Rainbow 100 MS-Dos User's Guide Rainbow MS-Dos Getting Started Rainbow MS-Dos Advanced User's Guide Rainbow MS-Dos User's Guide Rainbow MS-Dos Installation Guide Rainbow MS-Dos Version 2.11 Update Documentation Rainbow Memory Board Option Installation Guide Rainbow Color/Graphics Option Installation Guide Rainbow Memory Test Procedure Thanks for looking Jed Smith jedsmith(a)cyberhighway.net

25 years, 6 months

OT: Internet/AC Power question about University in Cusco, Peru

by dastar＠ncal.verio.com

I'm going to be spending a month at the university in Cusco, Peru starting June 23. Are there any South American's here that know anything about that university's computing facilities? I'm hoping I'll be able to access the internet from the campus. Also, what is the voltage used in Peru? I assume its 220V? I want to make sure I have a converter for my laptop. Thanks!! Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't rub the lamp if you don't want the genie to come out. Coming this October 2-3: Vintage Computer Festival 3.0! See http://www.vintage.org/vcf for details! [Last web site update: 05/25/99]

25 years, 6 months

Top 150 Collectible Microcomputers

by KFergason＠aol.com

In a message dated 6/20/99 12:26:19 AM Central Daylight Time, mranalog(a)home.com writes: > > 4) Available from a manufacturer (not just plans in a magazine) > > RCA COSMAC 1802 / ELF / Super ELF > > A RCA COSMAC 1802 is a microprocessor, right? And I still > have not find any evidence that there was a kit for the ELF, > the Popular Electronics ELF was just plans in a magazine. > You could say "ELF II/Super ELF". > It should probably say RCA COSMAC VIP, as I have several of them. Kelly

25 years, 6 months

Top 150 Collectible Microcomputers

by mranalog＠home.com

Kai said: > 1) Collectible Microcomputer (yes, I know the H-11 is on here as an > "honorary" micro) I don?t of anything that would keep an LSI-11 from being called a microcomputer. DEC calls it the first 16 bit microcomputer. I have a DEC brochure that says on the the cover "LSI-11 The Microcomputer Family of the 80?s". > Come to think of it, there were 3 Lobo TRS-80 clones... the LNW-80 > (Mod 1 clone), PMC-80 (Mod 1 clone with built-in tape drive and plastic > case like a Sorcerer), and MAX-80 (Mod 3 clone) Someone already explained the LNW-80, but the PMC-80 and the PMC-81 were built by a company called Personal Micro Computers Inc. of Mountain View, CA. They were sued by Tandy in what maybe the first case of firmware infringement (the keyboard input routine was too similar to the one in the Model I, AFAIK). So their next computer was the 128K CP/M machine, the PMC-101 "MicroMate". http://www.best.com/~dcoward/museum/mpmc.htm > 4) Available from a manufacturer (not just plans in a magazine) > RCA COSMAC 1802 / ELF / Super ELF A RCA COSMAC 1802 is a microprocessor, right? And I still have not find any evidence that there was a kit for the ELF, the Popular Electronics ELF was just plans in a magazine. You could say "ELF II/Super ELF". The microcomputer that I would add to the list would be the Heathkit ET-18 "Hero 1". It's a 6808 based microcomputer that has some really great interface options. Oh! and it's a portable too. :) --Doug ==================================================== Doug Coward dcoward(a)pressstart.com (work) Sr. Software Eng. mranalog(a)home.com (home) Press Start Inc. http://www.pressstart.com Sunnyvale,CA Curator Analog Computer Museum and History Center http://www.best.com/~dcoward/analog ====================================================

25 years, 6 months

Top 150 Collectible Microcomputers

by edick＠idcomm.com

I know my memory's been failing, but I do believe I read about Alpha Micro back in '77. Was there another model before the AM100? Dick -----Original Message----- From: ss(a)allegro.com <ss(a)allegro.com> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Date: Friday, June 18, 1999 5:46 PM Subject: Re: Top 150 Collectible Microcomputers >Hi, > >What about the various Alpha Micro systems? Many models fit all >of your criteria. > >The Alpha Micro 100 (circa 1979) > >http://www.eps.ufsc.br/~gio/cmuseum/am100.htm > >Stan

25 years, 6 months

Companies first computers

by bill＠chipware.com

Here's a request for a list that's a little more objective than the "collectable" list. I'm trying to figure out what the first computer that Ohio Scientific Instruments produced was. What were other companies number one machines? I'll start with the obvious: Apple: Apple I

25 years, 6 months

Motorola UDS modem....

by roblwill＠usaor.net

I'm located in Economy, about 20 miles North of Pittsburgh, PA. It's about 5 minutes from the Wexford Turnpike on ramp. ///--->>> -Jason Willgruber (roblwill(a)usaor.net) ICQ#: 1730318 <http://members.tripod.com/general_1> -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Lane <kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Date: Samstag, 19. Juni 1999 09:08 Subject: Re: Motorola UDS modem.... > > 201's are actually pretty common, and inexpensive, on the surplus market. >Where are you located? I'll try and find you another one while I'm on my >scrounging trip. > > >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >Bruce Lane, Owner and head honcho, Blue Feather Technologies >http://www.bluefeathertech.com >Amateur Radio:(WD6EOS) E-mail: kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com >SysOp: The Dragon's Cave (Fido 1:343/272, 253-639-9905) >"Our science can only describe an object, event, or living thing in our own >human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of them..." >

25 years, 6 months

OT -mostly -

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jun 19, 18:03, Chuck McManis wrote: > Sun dropped the bundled compiler (based on pcc from the original BSD > releases) and now ships _no_ compiler with the system. To buy C you buy > SPARCWorks or whatever it is called these days and run the stuuupid license > manager etc. That's about what I thought (and meant, though I guess I didn't express it clearly). Thanks for clarifying it. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Dept. of Computer Science University of York

25 years, 6 months

OT -mostly -

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jun 19, 12:21, Chuck McManis wrote: > Hmm, I've stayed out of this conversation for now, but Pete is mistaken. I > participate (as much as anyone could) in the decision to drop the C > compiler from SunOS as part of the "BWOS" (acronym for Big Wad Of Stuff). I > argued to keep it, marketing argued to drop it > Basically you could either view it as a competition inspiring move or a > price increase in the base system (since the C compiler was now extra cost) > > It did raise quite a bit of money for Sun but GCC pretty much wiped out the > marginal dollars and the people who buy it now are corporate types and the > hackers have pretty much abandoned the platform. OK, I stand corrected. But I'm not quite sure what you're saying that Sun now offer. Are you saying there's still a bundled compiler (but not a very great one, and probably non-ANSI) and there is also a separate set of relatively expensive compiler tools? I could believe that; we've just ordered something involving Sun, large chunks of money, and the name 'C'. Or are you saying it's not dropped, just not bundled with Solaris? I didn't mean a decent ANSI C compiler didn't exist, merely that it wasn't bundled. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Dept. of Computer Science University of York

25 years, 6 months

Aesthetics

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jun 19, 17:29, LordTyran wrote: > Subject: RE: Aesthetics > > Eh? SGI has made some very groovy-looking stuff! Not just the Indys, but > some machine (I don't remember the name or the model number) has a neat > little waterfall going down the front (after it flows over the > processor(s) on the way to the cooler/heat exchanger/whatever they use. I > saw it from about 30 feet away but couldn't get closer). I'm not sure what that was, but I'd say Indigos (not Indigo2's) are nice, too. But Indys and Indigos fit the "first part of the 1990s" that William mentioned. Indigo2's are just ugly IMHO, and O2s are, well, odd. Don't even think about mentioning the SGI disgusting PCs. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Dept. of Computer Science University of York

25 years, 6 months

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