Hi;
I have posted the rest of the cards, that listmembers did not speak for under
my eBay user name Innfosale. Most are cheap, starting at $4.00
Here is a URL:
http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewListedItems&
userid=Innfosale&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=50
I will ship internationally. The Global Priority envelope is $10 and will
hold a dual width card. Air Mail is a little cheaper for several cards.
Paxton
Astoria, OR
Who knows what processor/architecture an HSC90 is? Is it a PDP-11?
What's it's bus? Sounds like it doesn't mix with UNIBUS or Q-BUS
cards at least not looking at the card numbers "Lxxxx" (HSC) vs.
"Mxxxx" (UNIBUS/Q-BUS).
The reason I'm asking is that I'm looking for the most multi-
use of my big-iron hardware that takes up so much space. I believe
I will be able to run the console computer of my future 11/78x
as a PDP-11. Would be nice if this is possible with the HSC90
as well. I would like to:
- provide a PDP-11/RSX-11 environment for my neighbor to play
with without getting a dedicated PDP-11. Probably I can do that
in the future with the LSI-11 of the VAX 11/78x that hopefully
some day will decorate my garage.
- try running 2.9 BSD on a PDP-11. Not knowing much about
2.x BSD, I could imagine making the HSC90 into a UNIX-based
file server or something.
regards,
-Gunther
--
Gunther Schadow, M.D., Ph.D. gschadow(a)regenstrief.org
Medical Information Scientist Regenstrief Institute for Health Care
Adjunct Assistant Professor Indiana University School of Medicine
tel:1(317)630-7960 http://aurora.regenstrief.org
Christine Finn, author of _Artifacts: An Archaeologist's Year in Silicon
Valley_ (available for sale on Amazon, more information at
http://www.artifactsthebook.com/) is starting on a new book that will
cover how people use technology in the United States. She would like to
profile/interview a collector in every state of the union, including
Alaska and Hawaii.
Christine says:
"I am about to start on a follow up to 'Artifacts: an archaeologists's
year in Silicon Valley'. It will also be published by MIT Press, and take
a broader look at technology in America. Central to research will be
travelling to as many parts of the US as I can - Hawaii and Alaska
included - over the next year. However, I do have very limited resources
and would be really grateful if any collectors or classic computer
enthusiasts could offer me an overnight stay and/or a place for me to get
online. More than that, it would give me the chance to meet more of you,
and find out about how you feel about technology in its various forms. I
can offer a copy of the book and an Artifacts reading/discussion in your
locale, if you'd like to arrange it.
"If you can help, do please get in touch with me
christine.finn(a)arch.ox.ac.uk".
If you would like to be considered, please respond directly to Christine
at <christine.finn(a)arch.ox.ac.uk>.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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Hello. I recently received one book named "A guide
for operating Datapoint Equipment". It is 88 pages
long and describes very good all the processors
and peripherals that could be attached to one of
these systems. In another place in the Internet mentions
that the cassette operating system of these machines
was the CTOS (yes, the processor appeared to have
a couple of cassette units and load the OS from one of
it).
Do somebody has software for this machine ?
Is it possible to get something for one repository
or download place ? Do it exists some documentation
scanned or available ?
I should like to know experiences of everyone with this
machine if this can be possible.
And finally... Somebody knows a place where one of these
systems would be working or at least operative ?
Thanks and Greetings
SP
On Nov 25, 19:39, Tony Duell wrote:
> > Ah. That would probably explain why I have a cable with two white
wires on
> > pins 1 and 3, and a red wire on pin 2, connected to a 6-pin single-row
> > Mate-N-Lok (like the ones used on power regulators).
>
> 8 pin Mate-n-lock, surely.
Oops, you're right. Of course they're 8-pin.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
On Nov 25, 19:41, Tony Duell wrote:
> The DEC LED module looks like a bi-pin bulb, and has a plastic base
> moulding hiding the resistor, etc. It sounds like you have something
> home-made, perhaps.
It was done by someone who was obviously patient, and very neat. They look
identical. I wonder if it was a DEC field mod? Unlikely, I suppose, as
Field Service would have had the modules.
> > The resistors look like modern miniature metal film, but could =
> > be
> > 20 years old.
>
> They are not exactly critical :-)
No, they're not :-) I was just trying to guess the age.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Well, much to my dismay, but not too surprising, my last set of floppy
diskette controller boards has failed and my Intel MDS is severely
crippled. In my days of designing systems with Intel Microcomputer
Development Systems I saw many of the floppy controller boards fail.
That system had a two-board set of multibus cards in order to control up
to four floppy diskettes. Seems kind of funny to call those huge 8"
floppys "diskettes", but that's what they are.
Anyway, of that two board set, I always have seen the same one fail.
One card called the Channel Card which was based on Intel's 3000 series
bipolar microprocessor never failed. It was always the other card, the
Double Density Interface Board. When I "retired" all the MDSs where I
worked, I kept three sets of those boards to keep my MDS going, fully
expecting to have one or maybe even two go "bits up". Alas, last week,
my third and last board set failed. And, yes, it was the interface
card.
The purpose of this post is to see if there might be someone on this
list who would be able to advise me on a strategy for troubleshooting it
(Tony Duell?) Better yet, but I'm not going to hold my breath on this
one, would be someone who has an SBC-202 board-set he might be willing
to part with, sell, trade, etc.
Any ideas or leads would be appreciated. And, Tony, I might have a
space ICE-80 manual for you. Will know next week.
Thanks.
Dave
--
Dave Mabry dmabry(a)mich.com
Dossin Museum Underwater Research Team
NACD #2093
-----------------Original Message-------------------
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 10:26:11 +0100
From: "SP" <spedraja(a)ono.com>
Subject: Datapoint 1100, 2200 and 5500 processors
Hello. I recently received one book named "A guide
for operating Datapoint Equipment". It is 88 pages
long and describes very good all the processors
and peripherals that could be attached to one of
these systems. In another place in the Internet mentions
that the cassette operating system of these machines
was the CTOS (yes, the processor appeared to have
a couple of cassette units and load the OS from one of
it).
Do somebody has software for this machine ?
Is it possible to get something for one repository
or download place ? Do it exists some documentation
scanned or available ?
++++++
Hello, Sergio:
There were some Datapoint software manuals in the stuff I just sent to
Norm (norm(a)docnorm.com); ask him what he plans to do with them.
mike
OS/2 is either the operating system that will take us into the 21st
century or (it) will take Microsoft into Chapter 11.
-Mark Minasi, 1988
I'm forwarding this information from a fellow who sent me an email asking
if I was interested in his computer. I'm not, but I told him I'd forward
his contact information. Please reply to him for requests about more
information. Based on his area code, it looks like he is in or near
Houston, TX.
Thanks.
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Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 17:18:02 -0600
From: Sewell Martin <sewell(a)hal-pc.org>
Subject: Old computer
To: frustum(a)pacbell.net
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Please advise me as to whether you may be interested in a very early
model (circa 1976) 0f an Intel 8080 based microcomputer system with dual 8"
Shugart diskette drives with 2 digit serial numbers, and a Centronic model
700 RO printer serial 086?
The original maker was an engineer from Warner Swayze Corp., Cleveland Ohio,
Abe Zeewe. The operation system was ISIS, the programming language was a
pseudo-fortran. I programmed a prescription processing application for a
retail pharmacy.
If you need additional information, please let me know.
Sewell Martin
e-mail: <mailto:sewell@hal-pc.org>sewell@hal-pc.<mailto:sewell@hal-pc.org>org
Phone: 713-728-5526
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Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 14:18:35 -0600
From: Sewell Martin <sewell(a)hal-pc.org>
Subject: Re: Old computer
To: Jim Battle <frustum(a)pacbell.net>
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I would very much like for you to pass my info around.
I don't know if it still works. This machine was a prototype developed for
Realistic Control Corp. of Cleveland. I developed the software. The
translator and the operating system are still on the machine. The last time
it ran was around 1980. There are many items inside that are hand wired.
To permit additional air flow, the engineer cut an "X" in the front of the
case, which was covered by 4 layers of gauze bandage acting as the filter.
I am asking for an amount commensurate with the historical value plus
shipping. I am also including the Centronic model 700 RO printer (serial #
086) and an Ann Arbor terminal. I may also have wiring schematics
available. Side note: I remember personally running jumpers from various
pins on the processor to make the machine work.
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Jim Battle == frustum(a)pacbell.net