test-drb September 1999

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by jeff.kaneko＠juno.com

I have one of these. Does anyone know how it's hooked up? Anybody got the S/W for this thing? Supposedly, you can write any format on the planet with this thing. I've heard that it won't run i faster, newer machines. Does anyone know what the limitations are? Jeff On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 01:32:56 -0700 Mike Ford <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com> writes: > Given the current discussion, has anyone looked the Central Point > "copy > card" floppy controller over? > > I am looking at one of mine right now, and to my limited "PC" eyes > it seems > fairly normal. Barely the length of a short ISA slot, with fingers > on a > edge connector as well as a set of header pins for the floppy drive > cable. > It has one main chip: > > Transcopy 3 c CPS > TC19GO32AP-0036 > Japan 8819EA! the ! could be just a vertical line. > > Its about 8051 sized, maybe 60 pins. There is a 48 khz crystal, and > a 1987 > copyright. Two sets of jumpers seem to select between PC/XT and > AT/Compaq, > another set looks like DMA1 or DMA2. > > Remaining chips are a LS245 to the ISA bus, a 7406 by the PC/XT > jumpers, > and a 8812S UM8326B next to the crystal. > > This is one of the cards I check every old PC I see for. > > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

25 years, 3 months

Central Point Option floppy controller

by morrison＠t-iii.com

Yes. I remember wading my way through "Beneath Apple Dos" trying to figure out Woz's Wonder Ways with not too much success! > -----Original Message----- > From: allisonp(a)world.std.com [SMTP:allisonp@world.std.com] > > Or one of the PC Diamond Trackstar Apple clone board that ran on the > ISA-8. > > FYI: the apple disks are GCR encoded. > > Allison >

25 years, 3 months

Central Point Option floppy controller

by morrison＠t-iii.com

Yes. I thought of making a replacement FD card for my Coco that could read Apple. Nice if I could figure Commodore etc out also. Perhaps if it worked as a sort of bit copier like the CP Option card?? The Coco is easy because the card is just another program pak with it's own S/W on board. Neil Morrison email:morrison@t-iii.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave McGuire [SMTP:mcguire@neurotica.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 1:41 PM > To: Neil Morrison; Discussion re-collecting of classic computers > Subject: RE: Central Point Option floppy controller > > > Hell, big PICs like the 17C54 run at 33MHz, at damn near 1 avg > ins/cycle, > too. I'm *sure* it could be done with a PIC. > > It'd be a neat hack, no? :-) > > -Dave McGuire > > On Wed, 15 Sep 1999, morrison(a)t-iii.com wrote: > >I wonder if one could use a PIC chip to do it. They'll do 20Mhz, and they > >like bits. >

25 years, 3 months

HP 2114 on ebay

by morrison＠t-iii.com

Gazumped by a penny! Holy smokes that's funny! Neil Morrison Implementation GTE Enterprise Solutions ph: (604) 293-5710 email:morrison@t-iii.com > Looks like the eBay systems are running behind (yet again) in processing > info on completed auctions. The final bid shows as $455.01 and it does > not appear that there was a reserve. > > -jim >

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Homeworkers Needed!

by morrison＠t-iii.com

I forwarded this to abuse, postmaster etc at their ISP. Received back:- Hello, You are receiving this message in follow-up to a report received by the MindSpring AUP Abuse Department. You may have submitted this report to a number of addresses including but not limited to abuse(a)netcom.com, abuse(a)mindspring.com, or abuse(a)sprynet.com. Our ticketing system would seem to indicate your report regards an issue for which we have already received a number of similar reports. Unfortunately, due in part to high volumes of reports that a single incident can generate, we are unable to respond personally to all reports. If this was a complaint about a particular junk e-mail, we appear to have received as many complaints as was necessary to take appropriate action and do not require any further reports to document this incident. ............. clipped Neil Morrison email:morrison@t-iii.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Dwight Elvey [SMTP:elvey@hal.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 2:40 PM > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers > Subject: Re: Homeworkers Needed! > > mhco(a)mindspring.com wrote: > > > > MOHW Co > > 11054 Ventura Blvd PMB #126 > > Studio City, CA 91604 > > Name_____________________________________________________ > > > If anyone from this list sends anything other > than a complaint to these people, they should be > keel hauled. Never, ever, no matter how great it > sounds, reply favorably to a spammer. > IMHO > Dwight

25 years, 3 months

HP 2114 on ebay

by CLASSICCMP＠trailing-edge.com

>I couldn't even find it in the closed or "ended auction" area. Did he or >somebody completely remove all reference to the auction? Can that be done? The E-bay administrative folks will completely remove all references to auctions that are determined to be in violation of E-bay policy. The case last week where someone was selling a human kidney is an example. I fail to see how an HP mini would fall into this category, though! Tim.

25 years, 3 months

Central Point Option floppy controller

by morrison＠t-iii.com

Well, what I covet is a Dimension 68000. It was a Unix box, that could take cards and drives to let it emulate and run the OS for an Apple, TRS-80, CP/M and some other. I did see one once. Neil Morrison email:morrison@t-iii.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Innfogra(a)aol.com [SMTP:Innfogra@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 8:21 AM > To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers > Subject: Re: Central Point Option floppy controller > > If I remember, someone marketed an apple II on a card that fit in an ISA > PC. > I don't remember how the drives hooked up but I do remember the software > that > came with it included Central Point's drive conversion program. It would > read > Apple at the very least. I had two of these NIB at one time. > Anyone else know of these? > Paxton

25 years, 3 months

Older Intel CPUs (was Re: Central Point Option floppy controller)

by jeff.kaneko＠juno.com

On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 12:23:56 -0700 (PDT) Ethan Dicks <ethan_dicks(a)yahoo.com> writes: > I've seen 12 Mhz 286 motherboards w/memory for sale at local shows > for under $10. That's about what they are here *Finding* intact 286 systems is much harder. I was given a Taiwan No-name 286 system last year. I picked up a PC's limited 286 box for *nothing*. > Personally, I > stick with stuff that will run Linux as a baseline of new stuff to aquire for > day-to-day work (like the 486DLC w/16Mb I got for under $20 that's now a webcam > running Linux from a floppy. The only reason I paid anything for it was for > the 4Mb parity 30-pin SIMMs and the ultra-tiny form-factor motherboard - 1/2 > Baby AT sized). I use my 286's to torture test MFM disk drives (among other things). I also like toying with Xenix, when I've nothing better to do. > I tend toward XT-class and 386-class machines, depending on the use. > I never really got into 286's. I'm thinking of building an XT, just so I can test my WD-1003-WX2's, and -XT-GEN's. Yeah I know, I know, they should work in an 'AT', but 'it aint natural'. Jeff ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

25 years, 3 months

Older Intel CPUs (was Re: Central Point Option floppy controller)

by lance＠costanzo.net

At 12:23 PM 09/15/1999 -0700, you wrote: >--- allisonp(a)world.std.com wrote: >> > > and use an old 386 or 486. >> > Hah! You think everybody's got 386's and 486's laying around?! Sheesh! >> > :^) >> > I'd use one of my 286's for this job-- assuming it could do anything >> > useful. >> Live with it. Before I got a decent PC everyone assumed I had a Pentium. >> In the mean time look in dumpsters and garbage pails for your 386, they >> seems to be worthless here (Eastern MA). >I've seen 12 Mhz 286 motherboards w/memory for sale at local shows for under >$10. *Finding* intact 286 systems is much harder. I've got over 50 286's and a dozen 386's out in the shop. Various configs, all with HDD, KB, monitor (mostly mono, some mono-VGA). All for sale -cheep-. Need a spare - let me know. Lance Costanzo http://www.webhighrise.com System Administrator Website and Virtual Domain Hosting lance(a)costanzo.net starting at $5/month, no setup fees

25 years, 3 months

Central Point Option floppy controller

by jeff.kaneko＠juno.com

On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 13:41:26 -0400 (EDT) allisonp(a)world.std.com writes: > > I'd use one of my 286's for this job-- assuming it could do > > anything useful. > > Live with it. Before I got a decent PC evenone assumed I had a Pentium. > In the mean time look in dumpsters and garbage pails for your 386, they > seems to be worthless here (Eastern MA). Actually, I was just being a wiseguy. I got *some* 32-bit WinTel stuff. It's just that they're committed to projects at the moment! > A 286 should be fine for use with that board if their software > doesn't require it. I'd bet they don't need more than that. Naw, all of that dos based stuff runs just fine on 16-bit hardware. It's when they started doing all of these fancy memory tricks that got us into trouble. Jeff ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

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test-drb September 1999