test-drb January 2001

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by fauradon＠mn.mediaone.net

Don't I need some DLLs or other proprietary software to be able t communicate with it? I can take this discussion over to the lego mail list where it will be more appropriate. Thanks Francois >The CD contains the tutorial, case-based programming tool and the firmware. >The latest firmware can be downloaded from the mindstorms site. >The case-based programming tool is quite weak. I would consider using NQC >or legOS which is much more powerful and easier to use. Very C like for NQC >and legOS uses GCC... > >Ram > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sue & Francois" <fauradon(a)mn.mediaone.net> >To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> >Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 10:06 PM >Subject: Re: OT: Lego Mindstorm > > >> Nope gotta buy the upgrade version from 1.0 to 1.5 (includes 77 pieces). I >> already bought the thing... Just that the CD was missing. And It gonna be >> impossible to return or exchange it. >> Thanks >> Francois >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jim Strickland" <jim(a)calico.litterbox.com> >> To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> >> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 3:52 PM >> Subject: Re: OT: Lego Mindstorm >> >> >> > I have one. Have you checked the lego mindstorms website, they may have >> the >> > newer version for sale. >> > >> > > >> > > Hi all, >> > > I just scored a Lego mindstorm 1.5 this week end unfortunately I am >> missing >> > > the CD any one around got one and can make a copy? Pleas contact me >off >> > > line. >> > > >> > > To bring it back to charter I also found an Atari Videon Touch Pad for >> the >> > > 2600. Were there many games that made use of it? >> > > Thanks >> > > Francois >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Jim Strickland >> > jim(a)DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > BeOS Powered! >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >

23 years, 5 months

Making an Atari 400/800 Basic cartridge Eprom type?

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 21, Claude.W wrote: > Anybody ever burn your own EPROM from a rom dump and just put it in a socket of a cartridge? > > I opened up a cart today to see a socketed ROM in there in only one of the 2 possible PCB locations for chips. > > I suspect 2 were used in some cartridges...not in the breakout game I opened today. > > Anybody know what eprom types are pin compatible for these if any? I bet it's a relatively ordinary pinout...probably the ROM version of a 2716 or 2732. I believe those chips have part numbers like "2316" and such, if memory serves. There were lots of mask ROMs that were pin-compatible with EPROMs in that era, before one-time programmable EPROMs (plain EPROMs but in plastic packages with no erasure window) became cost-effective. Are the numbers on your chip readable? If so, what are they? -Dave McGuire

23 years, 5 months

need: ext. cdrom for vax 3100/76

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

From: Iggy Drougge <optimus(a)canit.se> >ajp166 skrev: > >>>Can't the VAX netboot? > >>It can but you need a network partner that understands MOP boot such as >>another VMS box. > >MOP d?mons are available for BSDs and Linux, too, IIRC. Have a look at >http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/pmax for instructions. I know about linux MOP. I suggested VMS box as they already know how. Also for those that dont know or havent tried, the image the mop loader sends out does nto have to be VMS. We used it for ELN and other toys at DEC. Allison

23 years, 5 months

Unusual Apple II item?

by jfoust＠threedee.com

"Portable Time Base Bar Code Reader". A handheld clock mixed with a bar code reader, with an Apple II interface? http://www.labx.com/v2/adsearch/Detail3.CFM?adnumb=71796 - John

23 years, 5 months

binatone, charity shops

by agraham＠ccat.co.uk

John: > On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:13:30 +0000 Adrian Graham > <agraham(a)ccat.co.uk> wrote: > > Hehe - I found one yesterday in a thrift store along with > another ebay > > perennial, the Binatone TV Master MK10 pong, boxed :) > > Ah, Binatone, whatever happened to them? I still see the name on telephones so either they're still going or someone else has the name. > So how come the charity shops in Bristol aren't full of > Good Stuff like this??? They seem to be scared of anything > with a mains plug on it! They're not allowed to sell electrical items because they need to be fully tested for electrical safety, and that testing costs money. The shops can't afford to be sued by someone who gets zapped! This place is a true junk shop so he can sell absolutely anything..... I asked him how much he'd want for the machines he's got and he said a tenner each (what's that, around $15?), so if any of you across the Pond want an Archimedes or an Amstrad I don't mind parcelling one up on receipt of the postage money. > Having said that, I did find two Amstrad PCW8512s and an > Acorn Electron in a junk shop the other day. Eight quid > for the lot! heh.... -- Adrian Graham MCSE/ASE/MCP C CAT Limited Gubbins: http://www.ccat.co.uk (work) <http://www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk> (home) <http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk> (The Online Computer Museum) 0/0

23 years, 5 months

Large hard disk

by alex＠linuxhacker.org

I have here a large hard disk drive which I know very little about. It is very solidly built of what looks like thick aluminium castings (with lots of fins) which has been anodised to a kind of light grey-gold colour. According to the bathroom scales it weighs about 37.5Kg or 85lb, and is about 40 * 27 * 34 cm or 1'4" * 11" * 1'1" in size. There is no control circuitry in or on the drive itself as far as I can see. The heads are connected to two 40 pin IDC connectors on top of the unit marked CN91 and CN92, the head motor is connected to a two pin plug marked CN93 underneath the unit, and the platter motor (which drives the spindle directly) is connected to a 5 pin plug marked CN94 to the left of CN93. There is an empty space for a CN95 connector next to CN94, and there is also a connector marked CN95 on the main drive motor itself (it looks like a position sensor). The mounting frame is shock mounted to the base via four rubber bushes. On the mounting frame is a label which says "B030-4840-T031A". On the top cover panel next to the head connectors is a label with two barcodes on it, one above the other. Below the top barcode it says "S/N A43396 REV B0". Below the bottom barcode it says "C/N 1A9840". On the casing above the head drive motor is another barcode label which says "S/N 3A43396". The main drive motor has a label that says: UGBT1D-TP0FU11 B90L-1560-0101A 24V 4A 701297-2 YASKAWA ELECTRIC JAPAN I don't have a digital camera, so no pictures I'm afraid. Does anybody know what this drive is, how old it is, what type of machine it was used with, what capacity it is, how much it cost when new, etc. Also, does anyone have a use for it? I'm willing to give it away to a good home, though I'd rather it was collected in person (from Burnley, in the NW of England). Failing that, I'd be willing to accept the cost of the postage (bearing in mind that it won't be cheap due to the weight) and a reasonable contribution towards the cost of packing materials and the effort involved in lugging the thing to the post office. -- ------- Alex Holden ------- http://www.linuxhacker.org/ http://www.robogeeks.org/

23 years, 5 months

Bondwell Model 2 up for grabs in UK.

by kevan＠heydon.org

Is there anybody out there, preferably in the UK, that wants a couple of Bondwell model 2 laptops. They both work, I have floppies for CPM and various other bits of software. I have currently found one of the power bricks, but I am sure I have another somewhere. -- Kevan Collector of old computers: http://www.heydon.org/kevan/collection/

23 years, 5 months

O.T.: Compu-Voxx

by bobcaar＠cyberdude.com

larry: I've got a couple of these units too. It records about 20 seconds of sound (at least mine do, I believe there were other models) and plays it back in a loop at the desired FM frequency. The input power is a 5 pin male DIN rated 22VAC and 20VA (reads on supply). Looking at the the plug, from left to right the pinout is as follows 1 4 2 5 3 (with standard DIN numbering, measured with multimeter): (1) 23V [between 1&2] (4) n/c (2)common (5) n/c (3) -11V [between 1&3 or 2&3] 1 3 4 5 2 I believe this unit only requires 22VAC between 1&2. These units were used in realestate to give a short blurb about a house. Apparently they retailed for $11 000 (?) back when the previous owner bought them. Devon > I have a box in a nice well padded soft-case called a Compu-Voxx. >It was manufactured by Manutronics. It has a removable antenna. >It appears to be some sort of transmitting device for sending >messages. Based on the instructions on the face you record a >message (to a chip I imagine) and then send if the selectable >digital readout frequency is between 88.1 and 107.9. > That sounds like the AM band to me. Could this be some sort of >civil defense emergency device ? > It has a 5-pin DIN plug for power which unfortunately didn't come >with it which is not an unsurmountable problem. > Anyone know what this might be. > >ciao larry > >Reply to: >lgwalker(a)look.ca

23 years, 5 months

NetBSD on a Quadra?

by jrasite＠eoni.com

If there's a listmember or two that are running NetBSD on an Apple quadra, or knows their way around BSD, could you please p-mail me? <mailto:jrasite@eoni.com> I'm having a bit of a problem getting it to come up. Thx. Jim

23 years, 5 months

Smith-Corona Daisy wheel supplies

by nerdware＠laidbak.com

Hi, gang. I'm going through boxes of stuff, and came across a pile of ribbons and several daisy wheels for a S-C printer that came with the one Kaypro II I was given. I'll never use all of these ribbons or even the alternate wheels....if someone can use them, mail me off-list and we'll work out the details. I'd hate to pitch 'em, but I need the room. Thanks. Paul Braun WD9GCO Cygnus Productions nerdware_nospam(a)laidbak.com "A computer without a Microsoft operating system is like a dog without a bunch of bricks tied to its head."

23 years, 5 months

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test-drb January 2001