Oops! didn't mean to post that to the list...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Quebbeman [mailto:dhquebbeman@theestopinalgroup.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 9:52 AM
> To: 'classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org'
> Subject: RE: Stuff Available
>
>
> > EXABYTE 8200 WITH PERTEC INTERFACE: That's right,
> folks. This one's
> a real
> > head-scratcher. It's an 8200 in a custom enclosure made by
> Contemporary
> > Cybernetics of VA. (out of business now, I think) around
> 1990. It contains
> > a Pertec-to-SE/SCSI bridge board, and it also has a nice two-line
> > alphanumeric display to let you know what the drive's doing. Native
> > capacity would be 2.3 gigs.
> >
> > Condition: Seems to work, at least through basic
> power-up. I don't
> have a
> > system set up with a Pertec controller at the moment, so I
> can't test it
> > fully. However, I have cleaned the heads, and the drive
> itself seems to be
> > fine with loading a tape. Asking $20/offer?
>
> I'd go for this; I could pay a week from Friday (things are
> tight right
> now).
>
> let me know... -dq
>
>
> EXABYTE 8200 WITH PERTEC INTERFACE: That's right, folks. This one's
a real
> head-scratcher. It's an 8200 in a custom enclosure made by Contemporary
> Cybernetics of VA. (out of business now, I think) around 1990. It contains
> a Pertec-to-SE/SCSI bridge board, and it also has a nice two-line
> alphanumeric display to let you know what the drive's doing. Native
> capacity would be 2.3 gigs.
>
> Condition: Seems to work, at least through basic power-up. I don't
have a
> system set up with a Pertec controller at the moment, so I can't test it
> fully. However, I have cleaned the heads, and the drive itself seems to be
> fine with loading a tape. Asking $20/offer?
I'd go for this; I could pay a week from Friday (things are tight right
now).
let me know... -dq
> Those are similar tot he round mouse (Hawley) that were used for the early
> VAXstations. Those were not PC compatable. I've never seen
> a mouse on a z80 system (most didn't ahve graphics).
At a local electronics trade school where I worked (as a programmer and
teaching digital briefly), we had a bunch of Televideo TS-803 Z-80 based
CP/M workstations; each had a mouse port, we bought only one mouse tho;
it was an early Mouse Systems unit, optical, but requiring the dedicated
optical mouse pad. Worked quite nicely, tho, and I wrote a rudimentary
drawing program for it to create graphic objects for the computer-based
simluation of our digital trainer/breadboard systems.
Graphics capability was 640 x 280, kinda thin vertically, but the ROMs
had line types, fill types, etc.
-doug q
Plus someone would have to PACK it all!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hans Franke [mailto:Hans.Franke@mch20.sbs.de]
> Sent: 31 August 2000 10:34
> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
> Subject: RE: large collection of vintage machines on ebay
>
>
>
> > Actually, if I'd had $5K spare and the means of getting it
> all from the US
> > I'd have bid - there aren't many machines in that
> collection I *have* got!
>
> well, you have to add 2-3K USD for shiping...
> hans
>
> --
> VCF Europa 2.0 am 28./29. April 2001 in Muenchen
> http://www.vintage.org/vcfe
> http://www.homecomputer.de/vcfe
>
Actually, if I'd had $5K spare and the means of getting it all from the US
I'd have bid - there aren't many machines in that collection I *have* got!
a
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Ford [mailto:mikeford@socal.rr.com]
> Sent: 29 August 2000 20:56
> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
> Subject: RE: large collection of vintage machines on ebay
>
>
> >Obviously nobody thinks it's worth $5K!
>
> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=419928107
> >>
>
> Perhaps for obvious reasons, it is a LARGE mixed batch, which
> almost nobody
> could be expected to want all of. Lotting items together like that is
> throwing money away for the sellers convenience, and greatly
> reduces the
> bid value. Then with the first bid at $5k, even if it might
> sell for that,
> greatly reduces the chances of getting a first bid.
>
>
In einer eMail vom 8/28/100 5:12:06PM, schreibt Marvin:
<<
Jgzabol(a)aol.com wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> would anyone know where I could find the MS-DOS progam asgnpart.com,
> which was part of some of the versions 3.x and 4.x, but not of all these
> versions.
This is a new one on me; what does it do and is the spelling correct?
>>
Hi Marvin,
asgnpart 2:D
assigns drive letter D to the second partition on the hard disk.
The spelling is correct.
There are some traces of that program in the latest instructions MS provides
for installation of modern Windows systems. In that doc they state that the
installation
will remove these pre-MS-DOS 5.0 components, when found: ...., asgnpart.com,
....
I have some drivers which might do the same, however these are for other
customized
MS-DOS versions, and therefore neither original nor sure to work.
What I would like to obtain is the asgnpart.com.
Thanks and regards
John G. Zabolitzky
Hello all!
First one to recognize this mystery Nixdorf computer gets
ten points and a papukaijamerkki.
Any additional information would be appreciated!
http://www.tec.puv.fi/~s99137/nixdorf.html
I've had it lying around for many years now and I'd finally like
to know what the heck it is:) (besides being a computer, that is)
TIA,
--
Jarkko Teppo
jate(a)uwasa.fi
I'm having trouble moving around in the garage, and finding places for all
the stuff I've gathered. I think it's time I moved some of it, especially
considering that my interest in radio is growing faster than my interest in
computers.
FOR STARTERS: Please consider the following to be available. LOCAL PICKUP
ONLY as most items are large and heavy. I'm in Kent, WA, southeast of Seattle.
SMS-1000 PDP-11/73 clone. In great shape, with full tech manual (including
schematics). I may even be able to find a pair of mating rack slides to go
with it. Boots up, was fully operable when pulled from a working system two
years ago, in (protected) storage with me since. $40/or best offer? High?
Low? Insane?
HP 7586B 8-PEN DRAFTING PLOTTER: Beautifully made high-precision device.
Fully operational, if a bit noisy when drawing. Has both serial (RS232) and
HPIB interfaces. Used to be my primary unit until I acquired my HP
DraftMaster SX+ today. ;-) I think I may have a partial copy of the 7586's
op/service manual. Such is no longer available from HP.
I'd like to get some kind of cash for this since it's still in great
shape. Shall we start at $50/or best offer? High? Low? Somewhere in the
middle?
BIG SCSI RAID CABINET: This is a retiree from a Tandem/AT&T system. Has a
whole bunch of Seagate 'Wren' series 1.2 gig single-ended SCSI drives in
their own carriers. The cabinet itself is beautifully made, heavily
EMI-shielded, and has its own built-in battery backup supply.
Here's the kicker: Even though I re-strapped both AC power supplies for
120VAC operation (it was set for 240), I can't seem to get the silly thing
to do more than light the green 'OK' LEDs on the power supplies. The drives
don't spin up, so I'm thinking some sort of control signal is required that
I don't have a clue how to apply.
This one's a bargain at $10.00. But you've gotta cart it out of here! Best
done by removing all the plug-innable stuff. The cabinet then becomes light
enough for one husky person to move reasonably well.
EXABYTE 8200 WITH PERTEC INTERFACE: That's right, folks. This one's a real
head-scratcher. It's an 8200 in a custom enclosure made by Contemporary
Cybernetics of VA. (out of business now, I think) around 1990. It contains
a Pertec-to-SE/SCSI bridge board, and it also has a nice two-line
alphanumeric display to let you know what the drive's doing. Native
capacity would be 2.3 gigs.
Condition: Seems to work, at least through basic power-up. I don't have a
system set up with a Pertec controller at the moment, so I can't test it
fully. However, I have cleaned the heads, and the drive itself seems to be
fine with loading a tape. Asking $20/offer?
NOTE: You'll need a pickup truck or cargo van to haul the plotter. I would
really not recommend carrying it lying down... it was meant to travel
standing on its (well-castered) legs.
I WILL BE SELLING AT THE RADIO CLUB OF TACOMA SWAP MEET on Sep. 9th.
E-mail me if you'd like location information for such.
Thanks for looking at least. ;-)
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Bruce Lane, Owner and head honcho, Blue Feather Technologies
http://www.bluefeathertech.com // E-mail: kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com
Amateur Radio: WD6EOS since Dec. '77 (Extra class as of June-2K)
"Our science can only describe an object, event, or living thing in our
own human terms. It cannot, in any way, define any of them..."
Does anyone collect Nuclear Data Cards. They go in a LSI 11/03 system. My
scrapper got some in. If anyone is interested I could post the numbers. There
are a few LSI-11 cards too.
Paxton
Portland, Oregon
GMT Microelectronics. http://www.gmtme.com
What do I win??
==========================
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)
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Braun [mailto:nerdware@laidbak.com]
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 10:01 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Brochure re: CSG liquidation
A little C= trivia on the subject -- after C= went belly-up and the
plant was vacated, what then-fledgling but now-very famous and
extremely successful company bought the Westchester facility to
start it's empire?
Paul
> > I don't know if anyone saw this on comp.sys.cbm, but it's an
> > interesting brochure. It's the auction notice brochure from 1994 for the
> > Commodore Semiconductor Group. I work for the asset-based financing
> > division of the sixth-largest bank in the US, and we've used Ross-Dove
> > for our auctions and liquidations. It's a nice brochure with detailed
> > pictures.
> >
> > Sad, none the less, but a great brochure.
> >
> > http://archive.dovebid.com/company/archive/commodore.htm
>
> Yeah, I downloaded all the images. Very informative and a rare look into
> what MOS Technology became.
>
> --
> ----------------------------- personal page:
> http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ --
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> ckaiser(a)stockholm.ptloma.edu
> -- Wagner's music is better than it sounds. -- Mark Twain
> ---------------------
>
Paul Braun WD9GCO
Cygnus Productions
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