test-drb December 2000

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World's Crappiest Drives (was Re: A&J Microdrive)

by xds_sigma7＠hotmail.com

As for the ST225, don't forget that they *love* to cook their logic boards... there's one spot that gets hot and then the logic board rolls over and dies... Some of my favorite drives: Anything made by Vertex CDC Sabre (I had a rack fall over with a pair of these in it and they're still 100% AOK, despite having been mounted like 3 feet up in the rack) CDC FSD CDC MMD DEC RA90 (of course, I personally know one of the designers of this drive, so if it fails, I *will* bitch at him!) IBM 8102... Nothing says hard disk like 62MB in 600lbs! Will J _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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2.88 mb floppy drives

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

In a message dated 12/6/00 2:59:33 PM Central Standard Time, optimus(a)canit.se writes: > Mike Ford skrev: > > >>For no real sane reason I have the itch to put a 2.88 MB floppy drive in > my > >>next otherwise fairly normal PC. Seems like the world is littered with > 2.88 > >>drives for the old PS/2, but I see nothing that works with a normal PC > >>floppy connection (although most if not all motherboards do support 2.88 > >>and/or LS120). Any tips on finding a PC 2.88? Do they really need the ED > >>media? > > >My guess is that being MCA they are PS/2 types, but maybe not. Thanks for > >checking. > > How about the PS/1? These did have ED drives too, IIRC, but were AFAIK not > MCA > >BTW isn't it nice that a lot of new games are for the PS2. ;) > > No, I hate it. People seem to be talking about MCA machines all day long > these > days, only resulting in disappointment when I mention my models 8070 or > 8095. > ( minor correction; no PS/1 model ever came with ED drives. All of them except for the very first models used standard 3.5 drives. Even so, all of the 85xx series used 1.44 drives although I think a few models could use a 2.88 if so equipped.

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World's Crappiest Drives (was Re: A&J Microdrive)

by jeff.kaneko＠juno.com

On Tue, 5 Dec 2000 01:18:25 -0500 "Bill Dawson" <whdawson(a)mlynk.com> writes: > -> > Any challengers for worst storage device? > -> > -> Yes-- The KALOK Octagon-20. The absolute worst > -> MFM drive (and perhaps the worst rotating memory of > -> *any* sort) ever manufactured. > > I think they are great storage devices. I use the cover from one on > my workbench to hold all the fasteners, etc. from whatever I happen to > be currently working on. I guess you could call this one a HEX-A-GONE > now. Don't you mean OCT-A-GONE? :^) > (I also have one that is still operational. They do have a classic, > distinctive look to them.) Yeah, we thought they looked pretty cool too-- until they started coming back. I think every single one we deployed that summer came back before it was over . . . Jeff ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

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What tools do you carry, always

by fauradon＠mn.mediaone.net

I'm not sure you can fish out equipment with a rs 422 with such cable, I think you need compatible signal. -----Original Message----- From: Andreas Meyer <ahm(a)spies.com> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Date: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 2:38 PM Subject: Re: What tools do you carry, always > >I always carry a Leatherman Micra; it's small, light and versatile. > >Mike Ford writes: >> Plus of course a few "fishing" tools, ie old RS232 cables for fishing in >> dumpsters. > >Okay, you'll need to explain that one to me. > >If there's an old cable that lets you drop one end into a dumpster, >and latches onto a mating connector to help you pull equipment out, >I want one too! :) > >Andy

24 years, 1 month

World's Crappiest Drives (was Re: A&J Microdrive)

by Glenatacme＠aol.com

In a message dated 12/05/2000 1:32:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk writes: > > Any challengers for worst storage device? > > How about writing down a program listing from the screen (that's writing > it down with pen and paper) and later retyping it into the machine. On a > Timex-Sinclair (ZX81 or whatever) keyboard, of course. Aw, come on Tony -- you mean your ZX81 doesn't have a printer? You can get one at any car boot for a couple of pounds, you know ;>) Of course, you still have to type it back in, unless you splurge and buy a cassette recorder . . . Glen 0/0

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Software for the Inmos IMSB020 Transputer Graphics Board (aka BOZO Board)

by rmeenaks＠olf.com

Hi, I have been searching High and Low for the XServer software for the IMSB020 Transputer board (T425 + G335) and can not seem to find it anywhere. Does anyone have a copy or know where I can get it? I really really need it badly.... Ram

24 years, 1 month

World's Crappiest Drives (was Re: A&J Microdrive)

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

In a message dated 12/6/00 11:58:54 AM Central Standard Time, red(a)bears.org writes: > > Bulletproof drives: > > Seagate St225,251, and 4096 interface version notwithstanding > > bulletproof? hardly! those clunky drives seem to need a yearly LLF. I've had some that reformatted ok, only to have them post bad within six months. Even a functioning one in one of my IBM 5155s went bad although there were no indications of problems.

24 years, 1 month

MCS-80 System Design Kit

by wrm＠ccii.co.za

Hi all > Does anyone out there have the parts list for a >"MCS-80 System Design Kit"? I have the docs somewhere -- I can try to find it & either copy and scan it, but please kick me once a week or so or I'll forget. Picture at http://www.retro.co.za/ccc/index.html Seeya W

24 years, 1 month

Why is it that ...

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Nov 29, 23:12, Tony Duell wrote: > > > There's also a thing called a Sage II. > I've only ever seen 2 of them. One of my mad friends (who I happened to > be with) and I got them for a very low price... > > This machine has one of the best user manuals I've seen. It's got > schematics, parts lists, etc in it. And, it's easy to repair because > _all_ ICs, even the TTL glue, are in sockets. Apart from the EPROMs > (which contain a machine code monitor and disk bootstrap), every chip is > stnadard. Yes, they're nice. I have one left -- I had four, but sold or gave the rest away. All the ones I've seen had one DSDD 80-track 5 1/4" floppy, but I beleive there was a hard disk option. I never had a manual, though, nor CP/M 68K. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager Dept. of Computer Science University of York

24 years, 1 month

TRS-80 Model 1 resurrection

by pat＠transarc.ibm.com

Well, I finally got around from getting my old TRS-80 out of my mom's house this past weekend, and brought it home. The good news is that all the pieces were actually there - the CPU, monitor, cassette recorder (no disks on this machine....), and power supply, as well as a bunch of software (including some I wrote myself, that I'd be really interested in getting to see again). The bad news, is that it's spent the last 15 years in a really poor environment - tons of dust, temperatures fluctuating seasonally between mid-high 90's and below freezing, and completely uncontrolled humidity (enough that the heads of the screws that secure the CPU case have become rusty). The software cassettes, fortunately, were stored in a more controlled envrionment. I dare not even power it on yet, due to all the dust inside the case. I know I'm going to have to open up the CPU and monitor cases and blow all the dust out, and I'll need to clean cassette heads. Aside from that, are there any other things I should do before I try to turn the machine on? Any guesses as to how likely it is that the machine has survived at all? Thanks, --Pat.

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