I pulled a bunch of VAX boards out of an, I think, 8200 that was destined
for the scap heap. How do ID these things? They are VAXBI and VAXBI-A, or
whatever the CPU bus is. I've got a BUNCH (Around 15) I've ID'd one as a
TK-50 Controller (It says it is) and an ethernet controller (DEBNT) Any help
would be appreciated.
As stated long ago and as printed in the newspaper article done on me,
my goal is to open a museum sometime in the very near future. I'm
trying to get corporate funding and grants to get it off the ground.
Right now I have stuff stored everywhere, such as 1800 sq ft warehouse
in Houston (full), a 10x15 storage unit in Houston, two bedrooms in a
house in Houston, 4- 10x15 and 1-10x20 storage units here in St. Paul, a
one car garage full here, one bedroom full here in the apartment, and
5- 3x4x16 storage units in my complex here. I have over 3000 hardware
items, over 1500 books, tons of old test equipment, and several hundred
other types of items such cups, mousepads, mice, giveaways from trade
shows (such as the items you send me each year from the VCF), I have
computer art work (paint and photo), computer puzzles, computer toys,
robots, and the list goes on. My wife says if I die before the museum
is built than this all goes to the trashman. I started this back in 1985
and my dream of a museum started back 1992. But rising a family and
working everyday was tops on my list at the time and now the kids are
all grown and can go after my dream. I have gotten help from many on
this list and hope that I can be of help to some of the new members.
Well that enough history for today.
John Keys
----- Original Message -----
From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf(a)siconic.com>
To: <jrkeys(a)concentric.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 12:42 AM
Subject: Yo
>
> John, let me ask you: what the hell are you going to do with all the
crap
> you are collecting? I mean, I collect a lot of stuff, but you seem to
be
> taking in about 4 times what I have in total every few months.
>
> How much stuff do you have, where do you keep it all, and what are you
> going to eventually do with it?
>
> More curious than anything...
>
> Sellam International Man of Intrigue
and Danger
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------
> Looking for a six in a pile of nines...
>
> Coming soon: VCF 4.0!
> VCF East: Planning in Progress
> See http://www.vintage.org for details!
>
>
>
This person has a DEC VAXstation II GPX that needs a new home. Please
contact the original sender directly.
They are located in Bellingham, WA. Phone: 360 733 8111
Reply-to: mbennett(a)aerotechsports.com
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 14:41:04 -0700
From: Mike Bennett <mbennett(a)aerotechsports.com>
To: vcf(a)vintage.org
We have a DEC Vaxstation II GPX with a 19 inch VR290 DA monitor. It
have Keyboard and mouse. We have since abondoned the unit for smaller
faster systems. We are looking to sell or donate the the equipment to any
intersested party. We would appreciate ant assistance you might be able to
provide.
Best regards,
Mike Bennett
Preident
Sellam International Man of Intrigue and Danger
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Looking for a six in a pile of nines...
Coming soon: VCF 4.0!
VCF East: Planning in Progress
See http://www.vintage.org for details!
In a message dated 6/16/00 9:36:08 PM Central Daylight Time,
mgregory(a)vantageresearch.com writes:
<<
Any other examples of semi-official fixes like this one? The only other one
that comes to mind is the infamous "Atari ST twist", where you grasped both
sides of the case firmly, and twisted the ends in opposite directions. The
flexing of the motherboard supposedly reseated a chip that frequently came
loose, without, of course, requiring you to open the case, and thereby void
your warranty.
>>
wasnt there a similar issue with the TRS80 model 1's expansion interface? I
remember hearing that it had a dodgy connection and many people devised
methods of maintaining good contact.
D.B. Young Team OS/2
hurry, hurry, step right up! see the computers of yesteryear! come one, come
all!
http://members.aol.com/suprdave/classiccmp/museum.htm
> Something's been puzzling me: when I look at my CDC SMD drive, the NCR
> applications processor, some smaller SMD drives, LEDs in my 11/44,
> etc., there's something I just don't understand. Why did companies
> begin hiding blinking lights, status displays, etc. behind covers, in
> places behind the front panel that aren't obvious at first glance,
> hidden in boards in a card cage, etc.?
So they wouldn't have to document their meaning for end-users.
"hello, Prime Technical Support, how may I help you?"
"My P400 front panel is blinking wildly, like I've never
seen before; what should I do?"
"We can sell you a VCP-based P650 that won't blink wildly
and generate extraneous service calls to us, for $125k and
your existing P400 system. How soon would you like delivery?"
-dq
> I've got an ADM-5. What a neat little terminal! I like it a lot.
>
> I think I want to get an iMac and set them side-by-side. :)
Could the reason for the iMac's popularity be racial memory of the
ADM-3 and 5 days?
:-)
I just picked up an IBM PC Convertible at a thrift shop. It has a battery
(dead), but no power supply. Does anyone know the power specifications for
it?
Thanks,
Owen
-----Original Message-----
From: John R. Keys Jr. <jrkeys(a)concentric.net>
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Date: Monday, June 19, 2000 11:36 PM
Subject: New Finds
>Well the week back from vacation has been pretty good I hit 3 auction
>and came away with a few good deals.
>5. TI99 color monitor the size of a TV and looks just like an old 19"
>model.
John, do you mean a 9" monitor? AFAIK the only monitor produced by TI for
the 99/4(A) was a neat little silver composite monitor, with a vertical
dimension of 9" or 10". I believe they were bundled with the original 99/4
for the bargain price of $1,200 or thereabouts. They were later available
separately, but still way too expensive.
I'd be interested in more details (especially the TI part number, usually
PHP ####) if it is a TI badged 19" for the 99/4(A).
Regards,
Mark
In a message dated Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:03:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Ethan Dicks <ethan_dicks(a)yahoo.com> writes:
<<
I have a variety of Apple II machines (I used to make my living on them
long, long ago) and my little brother, an avid thrifter, found a IIgs
for me this week. ISTR there are multiple varieties; this one appears
to be fairly old. It has a memory card inside with 256K of RAM soldered
down, and spaces for another .75Mb. The ROM is version 1.0.
Just playing around, I figured out how to get into the config menu and
set background colors, 80 column, etc. I happened to have an external
5.25" Laser drive I got with my $15 IIc+ and was able to boot up the
only DOS 3.3 disk I could find - Zork I.
So... now that I have two machines that want to have 3.5" drives and
no copies of DOS 3.3 on that medium, is it possible to aquire it anywhere?
I have Macs, etc., so I can make a 3.5" disk from an Apple disk image
if that's what it takes.
Also, are there any ways I can expand this puppy? I happen to have a
couple of old Apple double disk drives (the kind that came with the IIe);
does anyone know of a diagram to make an adapter for the 19-pin connector
that the newer computers take?
>>
sounds like you have the original model GS with 256k. later ones such as mine have ROM 03 and 1 meg. My GS also had a memory expansion card that I filled up to the max by using an XT's memory dip chips so most likely you can do the same. Nibble magazine used to have a program called dos plus which gave you two 400k dos 3.3 volumes on a 800k floppy. you can expand that GS like you would any //e or + except you dont need an 80 column card of course. the disk ][ drives you speak of can be used with a standard //e controller card if you like, or the apple // newsgroup members should be able to provide a pinout to cable those 20pin connectors to the unidisk port on the back of the computer.
On June 20, Bill Sudbrink wrote:
> I don't really want to start another "ebay good/ebay bad" argument, but
> did everybody see that an ADM-3A just sold on ebay for $355 US!?!?
Cool!
> I have two in good working and cosmetic condition that I got from a
> bank some years ago, including the little panels and screws that cover
> the option dip switches. I alos have docs. How many more are out there,
> just on this list?
I've got an ADM-5. What a neat little terminal! I like it a lot.
I think I want to get an iMac and set them side-by-side. :)
-Dave McGuire
