test-drb May 2000

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Printing Infocom Transcripts from 8-bitters (was Re: KIM Manual / Selectric)

by ethan_dicks＠yahoo.com

--- Mike Ford <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com> wrote: > turn into detectable improvements in the game. I also pitched Infocom > about porting RtZ to the Amiga, but it never happened. I got the > underlying engine > ........... > > Are you SURE, I am fairly certain I bid on a few cases of Infocom Amiga > versions (might have been the lost treasures series, but I thought it was > more). It was Lost Treasures - I have the Amiga version as well as the PC version. LGoP2 and RtZ used an entirely different language and underlying platform. Zork Zero was the last thing out for the Amiga because it used the old scheme with graphic extensions. -ethan ===== Even though my old e-mail address is no longer going to vanish, please note my new public address: erd(a)iname.com The original webpage address is still going away. The permanent home is: http://penguincentral.com/ See http://ohio.voyager.net/ for details. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/

24 years, 2 months

DEC Correspondent (LA12) question...

by sethm＠loomcom.com

Hey folks, Another question for DEC people out there. I've got a DEC Correspondent (Model LA12-DB) printing terminal. It's like a little cousin to the DECwriters of the world, very cute and lightweight, relatively speaking. Built like a little tank, though. And ribbons are still available, joy! But I've got no earthly clue how to configure the thing for baud rate, flow control, stop bits, anything. It seems to be set up REALLY FUNKY right now, like 4800bps 7N1 or some such nonesense. All I want is 9600 8N1, is that so wrong? It looks like configuration is done by hitting some sequence of keys, but I've been unable to make it work so far, and I'm going through an alarming quantity of fanfold paper in the process. I mean, they couldn't have just made it a TOGGLE or some DIP SWITCHES or anything, NOOO... Does anyone know how to make it go? -Seth -- "As a general rule, the man in the habit of murdering | Seth Morabito bookbinders, though he performs a distinct service | sethm(a)loomcom.com to society, only wastes his own time and takes no | personal advantage." -- Kenneth Grahame (1898) | Perth ==> *

24 years, 2 months

OT: Looking for old book

by RCini＠congressfinancial.com

Hello, all: Sorry for the intrusion, but I'm looking for either the following book, accompanying diskette, or both: "The Art of C" by Herbert Schildt. If anyone has a spare copy or wants to lighten their bookshelf a bit, please let me know off-list. Thanks! Rich ========================== Richard A. Cini, Jr. Congress Financial Corporation 1133 Avenue of the Americas 30th Floor New York, NY 10036 (212) 545-4402 (212) 840-6259 (facsimile)

24 years, 2 months

KIM Manual / Selectric

by mrdos＠swbell.net

The IBM MagCard and MagCard II used the selectric in an interesting way. The MagCard II was a large (and HEAVY) box connected to a Selectric II with a very thick cable. The user would type a document on the typewriter. Then, they would insert a small magnetic card into the large box, and press a button on the typewriter. The document would then be saved on the card. To recall a document, the user would insert the card, and press a key on the typewriter. The typewriter would then type the document out on paper. There are lots of connectors inside the "large box" labeled things like OPTION and PERIPHERAL. Using a MagCard or MagCard II would probably be the easiest way to interface a Selectric to a computer. I have a book that has a picture of a unit very much like my MagCard II, except that it uses Magnetic Tapes instead of Cards. It's really fun to watch the MagCard II type out documents >from the cards. It's a lot faster than I thought a Selectric could be. -----Original Message----- From: technoid(a)cheta.net <technoid(a)cheta.net> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Date: Thursday, May 11, 2000 8:09 PM Subject: Re: KIM Manual / Selectric >Back in the olden days of microcomputers a printer of any type cost a >bundle. One solution hobbyists use was interfacing old teletype equipment >to your Kim, Atari, Apple, Aim, etc. This gave you a printer but not all >the special characters a 'real' printer could produce. They were not good >for correspondence.... They also ate a lot of current and were obnoxiously >loud. > >I.B.M. Selectric typewriters were dirt common in offices and still cost a >bundle at $300.00 to $600.00 used. Still, a selectric had changeable >typefaces (by changing the ball) and great quality. They were not very >fast but Were very rugged and reliable. Even a new Selectric was a bargain >compared to a Diablo or other daisy-wheel printers. > >The thing is that the Selectric is not a computer printer. Its a >typewriter. There were a number of home-grown computer interfaces for >them to make a printer but I think the most interesting one was a board >with a bank of solenoids mounted on it which faced the keyboard of the >typewriter. When a solenoid was actuated it struck the key below it on >the typewriter's keyboard.... This was a simple interface which just >bolted on top of the existing keyboard without any mods to I.B.M.'s gear >which would void your warranty. > >The Selectric option was beyond my financial means at the time. I ended >up settling for a Western Electric teletype for a couple of years until I >got a Brother EP22 thermal typewriter with an RS232 jack on it. Quality >was good if not excellent, it was GOBS quieter than the teletype which >made my folks happy, and could print on regular paper if you used a >thermal transfer ribbon instead of thermal paper. Neither the WE teletype >nor the EP22 would allow me to print my Hitchhiker's Guide or Zork >sessions as these games were 'boot' games with thier own dos. Since the >Atari 8-bit did not have a resident Serial printer handler, I could not >print from an Infocom game. The EP22 was excellent for code printouts and >most other things. > > >-- >----------------------------------------------------------- >Jeffrey S. Worley >Complete Computer Services >30 Greenwood Rd. >Asheville, NC 28803 >828-274-5781 0900-1800 weekdays >Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard disk? >Technoid(a)Cheta.net >----------------------------------------------------------- >

24 years, 2 months

Couple of cool HP 110/150 finds

by rigdonj＠intellistar.net

Hi Ernest, At 07:17 PM 5/11/00 -0700, you wrote: > > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org >[mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Joe >Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 12:18 PM >To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org >Subject: Re: Couple of cool HP 110/150 finds > > >> >>At 10:47 PM 5/2/00 -0700, Earnest said something about: > >>>Today, I was given a bunch of interesting vintage items. > >>> HP 88396 SCSI to parrallel interface. > > Did you ever find out more about this? > > I just picked up one of one yesterday with the cables. The other end of >the cable that fits the DB-25 connector has a male Centronics style >connector on it. The SCSI port has a feed-through type terminator on it. >Attached to that is a cable that has a micro-SCSI connector on the other >end of it. FWIW the box says "same functionality as 88395". > > Joe > >No, I haven't found anything out about it at all. I haven't really been >looking though, as I'm working on some other things with my Apple IIe. To >tell you the truth, I've been putting off working with my HP 150/110/110+ >stuff because I want to be able to devote some serious focus time to them. >My 150 needs to be re-setup I think, and that'll be a bit complicated for me >since I haven't set one up from scratch before. They're not hard to setup once you get through all the menus and get to the setup menu. Replace the two N-cells in the holder that clips into the back of the 150 before you start. They're used to power the CMOS memory and they're usually dead so the CMOS won't hold it's settings. I have more manuals for it >than I know what to do with, so I shouldn't have to hammer you with to many >questions. > >By the way, I found a new disk for the 150 Touchscreen: > >Advance Link Master#3 (45431-13003) A.01.01 2435 >Upload A.01.02 >Monitor 3000 A.02.04 > >Are you familiar with this bit of software? I'm assuming that it's comm >software for linking a 110/110+ to the 150 but I'm not sure. It's used to make the 150 emulate a terminal and is used to talk to the HP mainframes. I have the manual here, but the program isn't real usefull IMO. > >I also picked up a 110+ with some manuals but no software. I'm not sure if >there even was software for the 110 series, since they're ROM based systems. Actually there is a fair amount of software for the 110. I even have some game programs from Infocom that were modified to run on the 110. I dug out all my 110 software and it filled two good size boxs. I'm still going to make copies for your archives when I get a chance. Joe > >Ernest > >

24 years, 2 months

IBM System/36 5363 Security Issue

by mrdos＠swbell.net

Does anyone know how to bypass security on an IBM System/36 5363? I have had one for over a year now, and have not been able to use it because I don't know the User ID or Password. Thanks, Owen Robertson

24 years, 2 months

Couple of cool HP 110/150 finds

by rigdonj＠intellistar.net

> >At 10:47 PM 5/2/00 -0700, Earnest said something about: >>Today, I was given a bunch of interesting vintage items. >> HP 88396 SCSI to parrallel interface. Did you ever find out more about this? I just picked up one of one yesterday with the cables. The other end of the cable that fits the DB-25 connector has a male Centronics style connector on it. The SCSI port has a feed-through type terminator on it. Attached to that is a cable that has a micro-SCSI connector on the other end of it. FWIW the box says "same functionality as 88395". Joe

24 years, 2 months

KIM Manual / Selectric

by jpl15＠netcom.com

I note (historically) that in the Introduction to the First Book of Kim, by the previously-mentioned Mr. Butterfield, he thanks an individual for the use of a Selectric-attached word processor. More details elude me; I am at work and away from my bookshelves. Cheers John

24 years, 2 months

DECmate I (was Fwd: Re: Free Pro350 available (FOB Sunnyvale))

by ethan_dicks＠yahoo.com

--- Eric Smith <eric(a)brouhaha.com> wrote: > Zane wrote: > > BTW, that's a DECmate II or Rainbow style case. I'm not sure what the > > DECmate I used for a case... > > Ethan wrote: > > A VT100. Floppies were RX02 and external. There was also apparently > > an RL02 interface, but I've never personally witnessed one. > > Interesting. I've seen a VT78, which IIRC is a 6100 microprocessor-based > system mounted in a VT52-style terminal, but I didn't know there was one > in a VT100. I guess I wasn't sure exactly what a DECmate I was, since > I've only managed to find the DECmate II and III. One more item for > my "wanted" list. Anyone care to trade a DECmate I for a II? No, but I'd consider a trade of a DECmate III for a VT78. :-) (I only have one DECmate I, one DECmate II and two DECmateIIIs, no VT78s) -ethan ===== Even though my old e-mail address is no longer going to vanish, please note my new public address: erd(a)iname.com The original webpage address is still going away. The permanent home is: http://penguincentral.com/ See http://ohio.voyager.net/ for details. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/

24 years, 2 months

PDP 11/03 for VAX

by jeff.kaneko＠juno.com

Eric: I have such an 11/03, that was removed from a large VAX last year at my local wrecking yard. It came with an RX01, though (single drive), that has no case-- all of the electronix are mounted to a steel platform (I can email a pix if yer interested). I don't need it, now that I have a 11/23+ and an 11/73 (not to mention the uVAX II in my garage). It's heavy, but small enough ship easily (that's why I got it in the first place). If you specify what cards are supposed to come with, I can make sure they're all there. . . . Jeff On 11 May 2000 21:57:32 -0000 Eric Smith <eric(a)brouhaha.com> writes: > If it's otherwise going to be scrapped, I'd like to get the cards > and backplanes from the top half of the unit, and the PDP-11/03 > and RX02 disk drive. An acquaintance has an 11/780 which is missing > the PDP-11/03. However, all of the 11/780s and 11/785s I've seen > turn up in surplus places have already had the 11/03 removed. Maybe > someone thinks they're valuable, though I can't imagine why. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

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