test-drb November 2001

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head-positioners - (was Apple Floppy Drives (was: More Apple Pimpers))

by Robert_Feldman＠jdedwards.com

The O1 used either Siemens or MPI drives (according to my O1 Technical Manual). The electronics board was, however, replaced with an Osborne-designed board. The Tech Manual has a layout diagram and a schematic for this board. -----Original Message----- From: Eric Chomko [mailto:vze2wsvr@verizon.net] Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 9:46 PM To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Re: head-positioners - (was Apple Floppy Drives (was: More Apple Pimpers)) <snip> Wasn't the Osborne I floppies Siemens? Eric <snip>

22 years, 8 months

blinkenlights for everybody - status update

by uban＠ubanproductions.com

Very cool Henk! I wish that I had as much spare time as you seem to have... Thanks for sharing with us! --tom At 12:00 PM 11/9/01 +0100, you wrote: >Hi all. > >I am making progress with the project. >The core board is nearly finished, I hope to burn the simple >monitor software in EPROM this weekend. See > >http://home.hetnet.nl/~tshaj/pdpsite/homebrew/startframe.html > >which is updated. >If you wonder "how could he write the software that fast?" : >simple; I had that already running in my SpaceShip Simulator. >"What's that", you are wondering now... >Have a look at > >http://home.hetnet.nl/~tshaj > >and click on the starfield picture .... >(I am not forbidding you to click on the PDP-11/35 console ...) > >Have a nice weekend, > >- Henk. > > > >

22 years, 8 months

Cromemco landmarks

by mhstein＠usa.net

-------------Original Message------------- Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 09:25:22 -0500 (EST) From: One Without Reason <vance(a)ikickass.org> Subject: Re: Cromemco landmarks On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, Allison wrote: > From: M H Stein <mhstein(a)usa.net> > > >And that in 1987 an XXU equipped system was almost twice as fast as a > >VAX 11/780, which cost over four times as much as the largest Cromemco > >system at the time. > > Sounds impressive...save for in 1987 the VAX11/780 was 9 years old and > out of widespread use!! By 1987 the microVAX had been around for a while, > the midrange VAX was 4x-8x faster than the 780 and easily 1/3 the size! That, and there were much faster machines than VAXen back then. Peace... Sridhar > Cromemco was pretty neat but first, fastest not hardly. > > Allison > > --------------------------- Geez, they didn't say that they were the fastest or that the '780 was the fastest either, so why argue non-points. They were just trying to create awareness among people who thought only minis and mainframes could do 'serious' stuff that S-100 micros had come a long way since the Altair and might do the same job reliably, as fast or faster, and for less money. Judging by the still prevailing notion that they only made a great graphics card and some solid but humdrum systems, they apparently didn't do a very good job... mike

22 years, 8 months

food

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On November 8, Iggy Drougge wrote: > Oh, and then there's that marshmallow butter, which I think you're supposed to > have on your sandwich. Makes Nutella seem like a wholesome product. =) Ahh, Nutella. Glorious stuff. And the word "wholesome". ..every time I hear it, it's always spoken in the same breath as either a conversation describing a completely un-arousable woman or some food with absolutely no flavor. ;) -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL

22 years, 8 months

8 inch floppy drives

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Nov 9, 2:29, Iggy Drougge wrote: > > [ plain text > Encoded with "quoted-printable" ] : Pete Turnbull skrev: > > >Eh? Normally PAL is the higher resolution, 625 vertical lines rather than > >525, and 6.5MHz bandwidth rather than whatever NTSC normally uses > >(5.something, IIRC). > > Didn't the UK switch to 650 line PAL in the late sixties? No, 625. But that was when ew changed from monochrome on VHF (Band I/III) to a colour service on UHF. Same as other parts of Europe (slightly different PAL standard, though). -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 8 months

Sun stuff

by gene＠ureach.com

Hello Agarvin(a)tribalddb.com I am interested in some of the sun equipment you have. Please email me a list of the stuff you want to get rid of -- to smmgene(a)netscape.net or gene(a)ureach.com

22 years, 8 months

food

by mythtech＠Mac.com

>>I find it somewhat interesting how Americans define "foreign". Doesn't that >>require something "indigenous"? =) > >Hmmm... not sure if I should be offended by this... Despite the last name >of "Merchberger" a healthy portion of my heritage is descended from exactly >those who were here before the europeans arrived... > >American Indians, aboriginals, "red man", however you want to put it - >there's a great deal in America that's indigenous, and you'd be amazed with >the variety & quality of food that's available at a decent-sized American >Indian pow-wow. You know, I have always been curious why American Indians are the only ones that can claim to be "true Americans" (discounting the fact that "American" can really refer to anyone from North, Central, or South America... but is commonly used to refer to those from the United States of America). My family has direct ancestry to settlers on some of the first ships (for instance, I am related to Thomas Greene, the original governor of the Maryland Colony). My family predates the United States, yet I have very little American Indian genes in me, so I am always chastised when people ask me what my heritage is, and I tell them "I am an American". How far back is one supposed to go to decide their "heritage" 100 years? 200 years? Why stop, why not go back 1000 years, or 2000, or 10,000... heck, I guess we should all just say we are from Java... or should we not stop there.... that's it, from now on, I should tell people I am a proud Ameobian... or maybe just an Enzymian. :-) I stand proud... I am a good old pure bred American mutt! -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 8 months

hp 86/87 cp/m

by dogas＠bellsouth.net

I booted cp/m on my HP-86 with the hp 82900a Aux. Processor cartridge and a few hp 9130a floppy drives. Send an email if you need the OS for a similar setup - Mike: dogas(a)bellsouth.net

22 years, 8 months

OT: Playstation 2 opinion?

by cfandt＠netsync.net

Please reply OFF list since this is decidedly off topic. I figure there are at least several gamers on the list who could offer their feelings on the questions we have, hence my approaching the list. Anyway, Beverly and I are thinking of getting our 8-yr-old a Playstation 2 for Christmas or his early February birthday. I'm not really into video games at all so we could use some feedback. I just understand some of the technology :-) We've had a Nintendo 64 for the past year and its likeable. I do admit having fun with a Donkey Kong and a couple different Super Mario games. They are indeed challenging from a hand-eye coordination, memory and limited intellectual standpoint, so I begrudgingly admit there is some value for Matt to play them. However, Bev has found that most of Matt's friends have Playstation I's and II's and that the game selection is somewhat better than N64. Matt also expresses a slight preference for the PS games. So, we're shopping. Bev understands DVD's can be played on the PS 2 unit. Are these movie DVD's they're talking about? Audio DVD's? How is the playback quality? Comparable to an average DVD player? Any advice on prices? Usual price at Wal-Mart, Ames and other dept. stores is $299 so we figure that's that unless a sale pops up. Thanks in advance. -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

Boxed Basis 108 system in the mail today.

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On November 8, Ernest wrote: > I just received a boxed Basis 108 today, with user manuals, system disks, > schematics, and a binder full of newsletters from the B.U.G. (Basis User > Group.) If you have a Basis 108, and need a copy of the system disks or user > manuals, let me know. I'll make copies for you. I have never heard of a Basis 108. What is it? -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL

22 years, 8 months

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test-drb November 2001