test-drb October 2001

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older SGI and Mac equipment available for free

by LFessen106＠aol.com

In a message dated 10/06/2001 15:37:41, you wrote: > > Hey folks. I've got four or five SGI Personal Iris machines >here...4D20, 4D25, and 4D35, in various configurations and in various >states of operability. I also have three Macintosh Quadra 950s. I >offer them for free to any interested party for pickup in Laurel, MD >within the next two weeks or so. I am moving, and they need to go. Hey Dave, can you hold onto a Quadra for me? -Linc.

22 years, 8 months

Free: Cabletron ST-500 thickwire:aui ethernet transceivers

by mvgslc＠earthlink.net

I think I already know the answer, but perhaps someone can make use of these in a really authentic LAN at home :) - free (you pay shipping from St. Louis, MO): small box of Cabletron ST-500 thickwire to aui ethernet transceivers, working when removed from service. There are currently 4 or 5 units in the box (more may show up shortly). I'll hold on to these till 15 October, then they will be recycled. Please email offlist soonest if of interest. Thanks! Mark mvgslc(a)earthlink.net

22 years, 8 months

IBM ROM BASIC or lack thereof

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

From: Tony Duell <ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk> >> Well, you must be the only person on this list who has got a sufficient amount >> of TTL chips available to repair any trivial function in your PC but not the > >That's a very worryign statement about the people on this list (not that >I believe it). Am I the only person still to _make_ things :-) Well for certain I have gobs of TTL for said reapirs and I do make things. Those things range from full blown systems down to SSB and CW transceivers for HF and VHF radio. >It's not easier for me. I have to go to get the replacement card, which >would take me a lot longer than actually changing the faulty component... :) Not the only one. Allison

22 years, 8 months

Rebuilding the PDP 11/34 (2volts?)

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On October 6, Mike Kenzie wrote: > Found empty connectors on the M7891 and M8265 cards what would have > attached to these? The M7891 is a memory board...I believe that connector is for factory testing but I'm not sure about that. The M8265 is one of the pdp11/34a CPU boards. The connectors on them are for the cache and FPU options. -Dave -- Dave McGuire Laurel, MD

22 years, 8 months

UNIVAC Core

by cswiger＠widomaker.com

Hi Gang - long time no type. I'm just looking for any insight or experience with a Sperry + Univac core memory card 90536-7128081-00 D Looks to be a later generation core module, lots of 14 pin dips with numbers like 7427, 7438, MC7524, 7502, 7503. card itself is 10.5" tall, 15" wide with 3 connectors along the bottom, each connector has 2 rows of 28 contacts (48 * 3 contacts in all) on .1" centers. This instance is in clean condition - I'd love to build an interface to it just for a crazy fun project. Chuck cswiger(a)widomaker.com

22 years, 8 months

HP 9000/847S

by steven_j_robertson＠hotmail.com

DOH! I was mistaken. My machine is not a 847S, it's a 840S. I'll pay good money to see someone toss one of those :-) SteveRob >The classic Mac toss is even worse, with those tiny little machines, and >the >hefty handles, you can really get 'em flying. (Hmm... I'll have to try >this >eventually) > Zach > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

22 years, 8 months

Twoflower says

by optimus＠canit.se

I found this brill note by Twoflower (a Triad member, I think) in a interview at http://www.c64.sk/ : CreamD: How do you feel about the party, what is your overall opinion? Twoflower: Overall it was a great party. Save for some small backlashes, like missing friends which said they would show up, it was hilariously funny to be there meeting everyone. Actually, it's kind of easy to forget how much such an event means for the social bonds of the scene, but when you're there, it really gets a good hold on you. Scene parties, no matter how small, are important for the scene, its structure, its competition and its friendship and should always be pushed for - but it's also important to remember what these meetings are about - and what they're not about. CreamD: I don't understand. What do you mean by that what they are and aren't about? Twoflower: Meetings are about the scene, the living, creative scene of which we consist. It's not about retro feelings, of nostalgia or something like that, but about creating the bonds and feelings for the scene I described above and pushing the efforts on what you can do with 8-bit computers further - not back to the 80'ies. The scene, and the parties, must first and foremost be focused on the scene, for the scene and by the scene - enough said! :-) I think that sums up my views on emulation and the "retro" trend in a very neat package. Retro is about what has been, not about what is. -- En ligne avec Thor 2.6a. VIRGO (Aug 23 - Sept 22) You are the logical type and hate disorder. This nitpicking is sickening to your friends. You are cold and unemotional and sometimes fall asleep while making love. Virgos make good bus drivers.

22 years, 8 months

HP 9000/847S

by lance＠costanzo.net

don't forget the 286 pile event. a team gets 1 minute to throw 286's at least 10 feet and create the tallest pile. they took all the fun out of the mac toss. with those built in handles on the imac, its just too easy to score a "swish" into the dumpster at 50 paces. At 03:55 PM 10/5/01 +0300, you wrote: >>>Nearly broke my back when carrying it >>>up the stairs. >> Pull the power supplies and disk cages next time. > >No thanks, I consider it "work-out". Could be a part of classiccmp-olympics: >1) H50 up-the-stairs-and-back (also possible as a relay event) >2) downhill racing inside full-size rack cabinets >3) Fix the PDP relay-event (again). Each team member gets two minutes, > one (1) leaflet of the schematics and one (1) tool. Dropping the > screwdriver on fully loaded UNIBUS power distribution tracks leads > to disqualification. > >I'll shut up now. >-- >jht > > >

22 years, 8 months

HP 9826/9836 computer battery pack

by rigdonj＠intellistar.net

A while back someone was asking about what the battery in the HP 9826/9836 was for. I replied that it was used for a RT clock and that if could also be used for shutting down the computer gracefully in the event of an AC power loss. Well, I finally found my manual for it. It's option # 050 and PN 98270 (cost $1515 in 1983). Now that I have the manual in hand I can give you exact answers to any questions about it. (FWIW I just picked up an 9826 that has this option in it this past weekend.) Joe

22 years, 8 months

Paging Will Jennings

by cfandt＠netsync.net

Will, I've tried a couple of times to contact you by email regarding whether you intend on obtaining the remaining DEC gear I still have. Didn't bounce back but I figure maybe Hotmail doesn't notify senders of non-delivery. Anyway, could you get back to me ASAP with your intentions on this stuff? I must move on this soon as I need the space very much. Apologies to the list for using the bandwidth. -Chris -- -- Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian Jamestown, NY USA cfandt(a)netsync.net Member of Antique Wireless Association URL: http://www.antiquewireless.org/

22 years, 8 months

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test-drb October 2001