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Slowdown util for 486/586 systems to emulate XT/AT systems

by CLeyson＠aol.com

Thanks spike - I already have a slowdown util - Windoze :-) Just won myself an HP85A on ebay - happy again. Chris

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Lexmark serial to parallel converter

by ghldbrd＠ccp.com

I recently picked up a Lexmark serial to parallel converter p/n 1363110 and was wondering if anyone on the list might have a setup doc on it? It has 12 dip switches and NO markings. I called Lexmark customer Service, and discovered that it is an oxymoron . . . . Gary Hildebrand St. Joseph, MO

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OT: Compaq Presario 1200 Restore CDs

by classiccmp＠knm.yi.org

Hi, I know this is completely off topic for the list, but I'm in a bit of a jam. My girlfriend owns a compaq presario 1200 laptop, and the windows install is b0rked (surprise surprise). The company she bought it from refuse to supply her with the CDs and manuals that came with it originally (it was supplied as ex.demo as a replacement for a broken model they couldn't replace exactly). Anyway, the result of this is I'm looking for someone who has said CDs and wouldn't mind copying them, or even making isos for me, so I can get her laptop up and running again. Thanks a lot guys - I'll try not to be off topic in future :&) -- Matt --- Web Page: http://knm.yi.org/ http://pkl.net/~matt/ PGP Key fingerprint = 00BF 19FE D5F5 8EAD 2FD5 D102 260E 8BA7 EEE4 8D7F PGP Key http://knm.yi.org/matt-pgp.html

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OT: Compaq Presario 1200 Restore CDs

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Nov 29, 20:22, Matt London wrote: > Hi, > I know this is completely off topic for the list, but I'm in a bit of a > jam. My girlfriend owns a compaq presario 1200 laptop, and the windows > install is b0rked (surprise surprise). The company she bought it from > refuse to supply her with the CDs and manuals that came with it originally > (it was supplied as ex.demo as a replacement for a broken model they > couldn't replace exactly). > > Anyway, the result of this is I'm looking for someone who has said CDs > and wouldn't mind copying them, or even making isos for me, so I can get > her laptop up and running again. You may not need them. You can probably just do a standard Windows install, and add any special drivers you need. You can download most things from Compaq's website, look at http://www.compaq.com/athome/support/ If my (limited) experience of Compaqs is anything to go by, you're probably better off with a standard install anyway, all the special CDs seem to do is make backups of certain things and possibly configure the BIOS. You used to be able to get all the setup disks from Compaq's website, though I haven't looked at it for a while. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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Martha Stewart

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Nov 29, 13:47, Neil Cherry wrote: > Actually I'd like to find a nice way to hid various components so that > they don't show up at first glance. Of course this is related to my HA > background (hobby of course) and the fact that if I had a PDP 8 it > would look a little out of place in my living room (I've got the > garage and a computer for my 'stuff'). If you find a way, let me know. When I had fixed my PDP-8 and was running the inchworm program, Liz came to look and said something like "that'll be nice for Christmas, with those lights." So of course I suggested I move it into the lounge, but she didn't seem to think that would be good for my health :-) -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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Dataproducts printer inteface

by steve＠airborn.com.au

Does anyone have details on the signals used in the (old) Dataproducts printer inteface? Basically I know it uses differential signals - otherwise similar to centronics - but I would like details. I have the Pinout: http://www.hardwarebook.net/connector/parallel/dataproductsdsub50.html I would like a description of "Demand" signal and the polarity of "Strobe" and "OnLine" I would like to know the levels (I presume TTL) If anyone can help me out, perhaps I can respond in kind by giving them the final result - a circuit for a Centronics-->Dataproducts interface. steve(a)airborn.com.au

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History of Computing exam question

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Tapley [mailto:mtapley@swri.edu] > Hans asked: > >List the 20 to 30 systems you would display and briefly explain the > >reason for choosing each. > Fun question. Don't have time to really organize, but here's > parts of my list: [snip] A few good ones you didn't mention: Starbridge sytems HAL A new production system that's completely FPGA based, and sports some pretty impressive performance numbers. Strictly speaking off-topic since it's a new machine... SGI Iris 2000 Likely the first serious (depending on your definition of the word) graphical workstation Amiga (any) Aside from being the epitome of desktop computing, it's the only system I know that's survived <how many?> buy-outs Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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Ebay: Tandy portable computer printer cable

by rhblakeman＠kih.net

I just posted a Tandy 25-1409 cable on ebay that I though smeone here might be interested in. Look up item 1304091652 to see it. The package states that it's for "most portable computers" and has a centronics 36 on one side, IDS 26 female on the other.

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Adobe Loss in California District Court, Good News for ClassicCmp rs

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

I'm not sure how many of you have seen this yet, but Adobe has lost a suit regarding the transferrability of software licenses. The court has rules that even if the wording of a license specifically prohibits the resale of the software by the original buyer to a new owner, the original owner is within their rights in doing so. Of course, without a doubt, Adobe will likely appeal this at least as far as the California Supreme Court. We can only hope they'll lose there as well. Should this ultimately hold true, much old classic software for our classic computers will be available >from old licensees who no longer need the licenses. Some license holders may still not feel comfortable with this, fearing some potential liability. But it still sounds good for us collectors. For those of you who own firms who license software to clients, I hope you can look beyond the tiny loss of revenue this might possibily represent. -dq

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Macintosh

by mythtech＠Mac.com

> I think the lag originates with me. For some reason, if I >use the server at work to send out STMP mail as originating with my >Earthlink account chances are most of the messages will be detained >somewhere along the way, whether just a few minutes or at times it's >been over a day. The actual hold appears to be done on the >listserver end though as the mail seems to exit our server normally. Interesting... I assumed it was due to the list server machine being used during the day for other tasks (or something else in the chain). Daytimes (normal business hours), seems to have about an hour lag between posting, and recieving (making a simply Q&A session take upwards of two hours to complete). But at night, I notice the lag is much lower (sometimes only a few minutes). Just my unscientific, "feel" for it (can't say I have ever timed it or looked at time stamps on the emails) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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