test-drb August 2000

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352 discussions

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

NOTE: If you can't pick up in the Portland, Oregon area don't bother reading. I really do not have time to deal with shipping I'm afraid. OK, the time has come for me to part with a *LARGE* chunk of my collection. I'm plaining on retaining basically all the DEC stuff and a few other systems. However, that still leaves a LOT of systems that need to go. There is a lot of Apple ][ systems of various models, as well as several Apple ][ clones. A whole pile of Amiga stuff, and lots of other systems. A fairly complete list, that doesn't mention how many of each type I have can be found at http://zane.brouhaha.com/healyzh/MuseumNoFrames.html The list also doesn't mention all the manuals and other bits and pieces that I've got for the systems. I'm interested in interesting trades, as I'm still looking for additional DEC stuff (nothing to big though). I'd also be interested in cash. Basically make an offer. I'm willing to part with just about anything in the collection, with a few exceptions, IF the price (or trade) is right. Unless you can pick it up during the week in the morning, I won't be available on weekends until the 26th most likely, though I might be able squeeze something in on the 12th or 13th. There will be some DEC stuff available at a later date most likely, and I'd currently not mind getting rid of my collection of DECmate III's, and the Rainbow. Plus I've got a DECstation 5000/133 that I want to get rid of, and I'd intertain offers on the PDT-11/150, PDP-11/03's, Pro380, and a basically new TU81+. Basically I've been thinking about doing this for nearly a year, as my interests have shifted from the various home systems to PDP-11's and systems running OpenVMS. Zane | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Adminstrator | | healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | Linux Enthusiast | | healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, | | and Zane's Computer Museum. | | http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |

23 years, 9 months

HP 35401 protocol extensions ?

by jate＠uwasa.fi

Hello all! Does anyone know of the autochanger extensions for HP 35401 eight tape jukebox ? It's based on an HP 9144 cartridge drive and is compatible with it in normal operation, but I can't find the autochanger extensions *anywhere*! I'm hoping to write a driver for NetBSD and I have it working in "9144-mode", I'd just like to use the changer too:) If nothing helps I'll just chuck it back to my screaming dual-processor, WIN/TCP enabled HP 9000/550:) TIA, -- Jarkko Teppo jate(a)uwasa.fi

23 years, 9 months

Discontinued IC's: Fairchild (?) MB15604; FPGA?

by xds_sigma7＠hotmail.com

Tony, Yeah, I think it is something gross like a mask-rom or somethin, I used to have one of those chips and never could find any info.. neat package though (pga, has a shiny silver colored square in middle). Anyway, yes, the logo is for Fujitsu, and the MB prefix is also an indicatiton of it being a Fujitsu part. Fairchild's logo is more of an italicized F.. Will J ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

23 years, 9 months

Classic gaming

by jfoust＠threedee.com

MSNBC story on classic gaming: http://www.msnbc.com/news/439998.asp - John

23 years, 9 months

Radio Shack Wire-Wrapping Tool

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

A week or two ago I expressed my doubt that you could still get Wire-Wrapping tools from Radio Shack. Well, I got one on Sunday, so I figured I'd share the part number since the stores ar clueless for the most part (I was dumbfounded to find someone that more or less knew what I was talking about). Wire-Wrapping Tool P/N: 276-1570A It's one of the little ones that looks a little like a Jewelers screwdriver, and it cost a whole $7.49 so needless to say I was just a little bit happy. Now I can finally redo the serial ports on the DLV-11J in my PDP-11/73 :^) Zane | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Adminstrator | | healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | Linux Enthusiast | | healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, | | and Zane's Computer Museum. | | http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |

23 years, 9 months

Discontinued IC's: Fairchild (?) MB15604; FPGA?

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

The CPU card in the Prime 2455 uses 17 pin-grid-array packages with what I think is the Fairchild hallmark (an 'F' with a bar above and a bar below), and the part number is MB15604. Is this an FPGA? Can anyone point me to a datasheet for this device, somewhere on the net, perhaps? Or, failing that, a copy in some format? tia, -doug quebbeman

23 years, 9 months

PDP-11/34 & RK05 Questions

by pdp-11＠swbell.net

I am getting my PDP-11/34 and my RK05 disk drives and packs tommorrow, and I have a few questions.They have have been in storage for years, and, although they have been kept dry, they are probably dusty. Can anyone tell me how to clean the drives and the disk packs before I use them? Thanks, Owen

23 years, 9 months

EPROM Folly (was: Re: Discontinued IC's:...

by CLASSICCMP＠trailing-edge.com

* Basically, it's an FAMOS-based EPROM chip in a plastic package and can be * programmed by a regular EPROM programmer - but as it's got a plastic * package, it can't be erased or reprogrammed (hence the addition of OTP) - * If it can't be erased or reprogrammed, why not just call the damn thing a * PROM?????????????????? Two ways to erase: 1. Just wait a long time. The bits will start fading after a few decades, maybe in a good chunk of a millenium they'll all be set back to the factory state :-). 2. X-Rays. Lotsa lotsa X-rays. Tim.

23 years, 9 months

Unusual Power Cord

by mbillian＠erols.com

I recenlty wrote a posting in search of an unusal power cord and some missing keys for a Compucorp 140 calculator. After contacting many collectors on the net who didn't know of a source for the cord, I found one at a shop in California. If anyone's interested they can be bought unused for $8 at: Mercury Document Imaging Company, Inc. Joel F. Volk (818) 782-1221 www. PanasonicCopiers.com (Office Systems) www.MercuryBizSupplies.com (Office Supplies) "power cord (fits 1 in dia socket with 3 pins in equilateral triangle on 3/8" spacing), 'chg sign' key, 'reset' key and the key with 2 bell shaped curves on it (or a complete junk unit)". Mitch Billian

23 years, 9 months

Fujitsu IC Info needed

by Innfogra＠aol.com

Does anyone have a listing of Fujitsu chips? I have a bunch of MB15140s that I would like to know what they are. I believe they were used on the 8" Hard Drive line. I have had other Fujitsu chips but have never seen an index. Thanks. Paxton

23 years, 9 months

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test-drb August 2000