test-drb October 2001

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by knightstalkerbob＠netscape.net

Doug, >From Black Box's website; * 10/3/01???Black Box Corporation Announces Merger with Di.el. Distribuzioni Elettroniche S.r.l. * 9/25/01???Black Box Corporation Announces Merger with GCS Network Services Ltd. * 8/27/2001???Black Box Corporation Announces Merger With Optech Fibres Ltd. So what are we supposed to cal them now? Bob Mason Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman(a)theestopinalgroup.com> wrote: <snip> > >BlackBox used to have both of these, but they got acquired, IIRC, and >I can't recall the new firm's name... > <snip> > >hth, >-doug q > -- Bob Mason 2x Amiga 500's, GVP A530 (40mhz 68030/68882, 8meg Fast, SCSI), 1.3/3.1, 2meg Chip, full ECS chipset, EZ135, 1084S, big harddrives, 2.2xCD Gateway Performance 500 Piece 'o Crap, 'ME, 128meg, 20Gig, flatbed. Heathkit H-89A, 64K RAM, hard and soft-sectored floppies, SigmaSoft and Systems 256K RAM Drive/Print Spooler/Graphics board HDOS 2 & CP/M 2.2.03/2.2.04 __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

22 years, 8 months

Are office people really that, umm shall we say...slow?

by fernande＠internet1.net

I just went to a local computer show today. I was happy to find that a few vendors had components available from disassembled computers or whatever. I picked up a 3com 3C905-TX PCI ethernet card, an ATI Mach64 video card, and a very nice Sound Blaster 16, all used of course. The Mach64 had "Monitor" written in marker on the slot cover. Do office people really need to remind themselves where to plug the monitor in? I have also seen a 3.5" floppy drives marked "hard drive a:" and the 5.25" floppy, marked, "floppy drive b:". What's the deal? I also picked up a new AMD K6-II 500 to replace my IBM 6x86 233, and a nice new heatsink/fan for it too. Hopefully I'll have my re-made socket 7 setup, up and running Linux soon :-) Chad Fernandez Michigan, USA

22 years, 8 months

Falco Terminals, ADM11

by mhstein＠usa.net

Anybody need parts or info for a Falco TS-1 intelligent terminal? Also a few of the 2624 HP emulator model and the MAI 4309 Basic Four version, but no docs on these. And last but not least, a Lear Siegler ADM-11 And of course some Cromemco 3101(?)'s (unknown condition), and a C5, although if I ever do get rid of a Cromemco system, the C5 might have to go with it. Did I mention that I have some Cromemco stuff ? :) Toronto area as always

22 years, 8 months

Armatron

by lgwalker＠mts.net

There was a thread on the Armatron recently. I just found an Atari site with the mechanical drawings scanned in to build one as well as some old articles from Compute! and other 8-bit Atari stuff. Its at http://cerebro.cs.xu.edu/~ryanr/atari/armatron/ Lawrence Reply to: lgwalker(a)mts.net

22 years, 8 months

IBM Keypunches

by brian＠quarterbyte.com

Hi all, Is anyone interested (seriously interested) in obtaining an IBM 029 keypunch machine? There may be four or five becoming available soon, and I'd like get together with other interested folks to share the wealth (and costs!). Please write to me directly and we'll if we can work together to make this happen. Thanks! Brian =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _| _| _| Brian Knittel / Quarterbyte Systems, Inc. _| _| _| Tel: 1-510-559-7930 Fax: 1-510-525-6889 _| _| _| Email: brian(a)quarterbyte.com _| _| _| http://www.quarterbyte.com

22 years, 8 months

Redactron WP

by jeff.kaneko＠juno.com

Having had some actual hands-on experience with these beasts (I used to be a service droid for a Redactron Dealer), I say deep-six the mutha'. They're pigs to work on, and utterly useless without the 'printer' (actually, it's an IBM Selectric I typewriter mechanism, with a belly plate *packed* with solenoids). Electrically, not very interesting; most of the space in the cabinet is taken up by the powersupply (ya gotta source enuf current to actuate all them solenoids). The 'brain' (if ya wanna call it that) of the thing is just a 12" square board, packed with custom ceramic SSI or MSI chips. There was another board with all of the SCR's (I think, geez, that was like, twenty years ago). ANyways, one of my fondest memories was the day I had to service on one of these puppies at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. Those GI's schlocked so much wax on the floor in that office, the damned umbilical from the cabinet to the selectric was *stuck* to the floor! I gave it a good yank, and the wax flaked off the umbilical like so much dandruff. Yeek. The later Burroughs Redactor II's and III's were 8085 based, and are of more interest . . . On Wed, 17 Oct 2001 02:42:40 -0400 M H Stein <mhstein(a)usa.net> writes: > Redactron dual mag card WP (with one card), schematic, no printer. > Can I assume there's no interest and I can finally toss something > without feeling guilty? > > mike ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

22 years, 8 months

looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile computer

by ken＠seefried.com

From: Gene Buckle <geneb(a)deltasoft.com> >You're right. I was thinking "Kryton", but that's a neurotic robot on Red >Dwarf. :) Or a character from the SciFi channel series Farscape, depending on your generation. Coincidence? I don't think so... Ken

22 years, 8 months

IBM Punched Card equipment docs

by mhstein＠usa.net

<snip>...What I'd like to do to save time & trouble ...<snip> Meant to add, "and make everyone happy"... (well, within my rather limited power to do so...) mike

22 years, 8 months

Way OT: Photon gas (was RE: looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile computer)

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

-----Original Message----- From: Chris Kennedy <chris(a)mainecoon.com> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 6:55 PM Subject: Way OT: Photon gas (was RE: looking for documentation for 1963 minuteman missile computer) >much snippage... So what you said was reaction A is used to trigger chain reaction B that finally trips C with a whopping big bang. That about it? Allison

22 years, 8 months

AIM65 items in Toronto

by mhstein＠usa.net

Sorry Paul, got a little overwhelmed by replies to my various posts and did indeed miss you somehow. Yup, except for some manuals (but there are lots more), everything's still here; just haven't found it all or sorted through it yet after my recent move. No 68000 stuff though, just AIM and S100 stuff (except for the oddball items and of course CBM and PC stuff, but I don't dare mention that here - but just in case anyone wants an original cassette PC MB or some of the interesting add-on cards from that era.... :-) Will be in touch. (And the same to everyone else waiting to hear from me) Are there really NO collectors here in the Toronto area (other than the three I've heard from)? mike ------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 20:58:54 -0400 (EDT) From: "Paul R. Santa-Maria" <paul(a)orchard.wccnet.org> Subject: AIM65 items in Toronto M H Stein: I asked about possible 6502 and 68000 items you mentioned on this list, but I never heard a reply from you. Is the AIM65 stuff still available? Paul R. Santa-Maria Monroe, Michigan USA

22 years, 8 months

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