Shawn:
I have no use for either the workstation card or the Token Ring
cards. I could sell them on ePay, but if you can use either or both, they're
yours for a trade. I'm looking for a new 230w ATX power supply (for a MAME
cabinet project), two IIci NuBus card slot covers, maybe copies of some
games for the ci. That's about what comes to mind immediately. I'm open to
other suggestions.
Rich
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Richard A. Cini, Jr.
Congress Financial Corporation
1133 Avenue of the Americas
30th Floor
New York, NY 10036
(212) 545-4402
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-----Original Message-----
From: Shawn T. Rutledge [mailto:rutledge@cx47646-a.phnx1.az.home.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 11:47 AM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: New IIci
On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 09:52:46AM -0500, Cini, Richard wrote:
> The workstation display card has a 13W3 connector on it. I
> understand that if you use an external display adapter, you can reclaim
some
> system RAM by disabling the built-in video. Is this true? If so, How can I
Hmmm, maybe, if they used some system RAM as VRAM. I'm not sure how
to do that.
> connect the 13W3 to the Hi-Rez monitor which has a DB15 connector? I
looked
> in some catalogs, but there doesn't seem to be an adapter made for this.
Sure, those adapters exist; but I doubt a 12" monitor can do 1280x1024
(guessing that's what mode the card will be capable of, because 13W3 is
for Sun monitors and that's their usual resolution). I had to get
an adapter like that to use a PC monitor with a Sun. Fry's has them
but you can get much better deals on ebay. Just search for 13W3
and then read the description to see which direction it goes (because
most people want to hook a Sun monitor to a PC rather than the other
way around).
I might be interested in this video card, if you don't plan to
use it with a workstation monitor.
>
> The TokenRing card is useless to me, so it's up for trade. I
> installed an Asante ethernet card, but I still have to install the driver
> for the card, which I downloaded to my PC. I'm going to use TransMac or
> workalike to transfer to 1.4m diskette.
The Mac might be able to read DOS-formatted disks.
>
> What is the best internet browser for this configuration? I have a
> cable modem connection, so dial-up is no issue.
Netscape or IE will run, but be slow. My IIci has a Daystar 50MHz
030 upgrade, and it still is slow enough to be uncomfortable.
I don't know if there is a version of Opera for 68K machines; if so
you might want to try it.
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Iggy wrote:
>I never thought I'd drool over an old PC...
>Mind you, are you certain that that BNC connector is Ethernet? I believe it
is
>supposed to be a "Chain" or "MS-net".
Could be - all it actually says is 'network'.
As for the /// stuff - thanks all; this means I've got to lower my claim
just a tad! Mind, if I have to get one from the US it'll cost exactly one
arm and one leg in shipping alone :o)
adrian
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the Online Computer Museum
The Panasonic Sr. Partner is an MS-DOS compatible luggable with a built in
printer and and display. Please contact this person directly if you are
interested.
Reply-to: mlrplast(a)htc.net
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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 11:17:14 -0600
From: CM <mlrplast(a)htc.net>
Subject: possible donation
I have a Panasonic Senior partner. It was a gift from my sister, who
got it from a friend. Since I don't know about 'dos', etc. and can
barely use my 'new' computer and being at a total loss as to how to use
this thing, I am considering donating it to a good cause. I "asked
Jeeves" about obsolete computers and eventually found your site.
I would rather NOT have to pay to ship this thing. Is there anyone in
the St. Louis, MO area who might be interested in it? Just checking.
It works fine and has considerable software with it.
Thanks, C. Miller
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
On Nov 14, 0:30, Iggy Drougge wrote:
> Tony Duell skrev:
> >26 bits? I can't think of a machine with a 26 bit data path. I believe
> >some ARMs have a 26 bit address bus, but that's hardly a 26 bit machine.
> >Now 24 bit machines can be interesting...
>
> Oh no? Finding an ARM-based machine around here is about as easy as
finding a
> live condor in the northern hemisphere.
> What feature about the older ARM processors is 26 bit?
As Tony said, the address bus is 26-bit, as is the program counter (the
remaining 6 bits are used for processor flags). The data registers are
32-bit, of course.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Dept. of Computer Science
University of York
I've got a bunch of 5.25" full-heigh 2.1gig Seagate differential
SCSI hard drives (along with the 19" drive trays, qty. 3, and
rack slide rails the trays go on) free for pickup in north Austin.
I need to get the space back, so they're free to anyone who would like
to come pick them up. I also have the card cage/backplane/blower assembly
>from a Sun 4/690MP, four 4/xxx deskside chassis (some with 4/330 motherboards
and RAM - just need HDs), six power supplies for a 4/690MP, and various
other things (couple boxes of PC misc. parts, motherboards, etc). Free to
anybody who gives me a holler and wants to come pick it up; I need the space
back.
Bill
--
Bill Bradford
mrbill(a)mrbill.net
Austin, TX
Hello people,
I'm currently seeking information on Data General's Nova line of
minicomputers.
I saved a Nova 4 yesterday, and since I'm unfamiliar with DG
hardware I have a few questions.
Is the the Nova 4 bus backwards compatible with the bus on the
Nova 3 (i.e. can I pull boards from the 4 and put them in the 3) ?
When I remove cards from the backplane, do I have to insert
something like a "continuity card" ?
The system was in a custom "Medtronic" cabinet, and together with
the CPU I got a few I/O boxes which might be useless without the
medical equipment.
I pulled one of the boards from I/O box 1, and I hope somebody can
identify it:
DMA0
PC BD 207 005-00 C
ASSEMBLY 877-121-00 MDA0048-87
(handwritten) CC board, sevice, sys zaak
The boards in the I/O boxes look just like the ones used in the CPU,
same handles, same bus connector, but they're shorter.
Furthermore, I'm looking for a description or picture of the back
of the CPU box, since I suspect something is missing on the right
side of mine.
Last but not least, a description or picture of the top of a Perkin
Elmer ST-2222 diskdrive would also be greatly appreciated (is there
supposed to be a lid ?).
Sincerely,
Erik.
I don't want to throw out any of it. I'd love some OSI stuff. The
person offering it up wants people who would preserve it and I told
him there were plenty on the list. I've had some people respond
about helping pick up and I'm trying to arrange things. When I
learn more and if/when we have stuff that people on the list might
want I'll post. Thanks to everyone that replied.
On a side note, I just received around 400 pounds of TI and Amiga
hardware, software and doc. Most of that weight is due to a large
collection of TI and Amiga magazines. Now I just have to sort
through all of it and make an inventory.
It seems everything comes in cycles. It's been slow until recently.
:)
On 14 Nov 2000, at 15:55, George Rachor wrote:
> Don't throw out the OSI equipment!
>
> I don't have the room to help with this but make sure the OSI stuff
> doesn't get tossed!
>
> George Rachor
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From: THETechnoid(a)home.com <THETechnoid(a)home.com>
>Aren't the NIXIES you mention vaccume tubes with letters or numbers in
>them? Used as displays WAY back when?
>
>Ed Kirby at Computer Parts Barn has a few of those he might sell.
Nixies are not vacuum tubes they are filled with neon or neon/argon
gasses
for the characteristic neon orange glow.
There were VF displays, those were litterally Vacuum tubes (valves)
where the plate surfaces were phosphor coated and had a filiment
and even a grid for control use. These were an offspring from the
earlier
magic Eye tubes (tuning eyes and bars). these were more appealing
as the high voltages needed were in the 18-60 volt range at very low
current and their structures also allowed for easy multiplexing into
larger arrays.
Allison
