test-drb March 2001

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by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Mar 29, 19:07, Tony Duell wrote: > > > > On Mar 29, 6:20, Iggy Drougge wrote: > > > > > What is a DD50? I'm thinking of the connector used on PS/2s, which looks > > like > > > a small Centronics connector. > > > > DD50 is a large D-connector, twice as big as a DB25 :-) > > Not really. It isn't a super-long shell with only 2 rows of pins (which, > becuase of the offset between the rows would imply an odd number of pins > total). It has 3 rows of pins in a shell a little shorter (although > wider) than the DC shell (DC37, for example). Nitpicker! I know it has three rows, but it does occupy twice the area (near enough) :-) -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager Dept. of Computer Science University of York

23 years, 1 month

Free MVII in Portland OR

by azog＠azog.org

Saw this on comp.sys.dec, thought to pass it on: From: <tsm(a)palindrome.org> Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec Subject: Free MicroVAX II, Terminals in Portland, OR -- Please disregard this message if you are not in the Portland, Oregon area. -- I have a MicroVAX II, which I hope to find a new owner for. It is in the H9642 cabinet, which is about 26"x40"x36" (WxHxD), and weighs a couple of hundred pounds. It is not fully decked out, but contains the disk, and a complete system's worth of boards (CPU, memory, disk controller, network, etc.). It'll take a bit of work to put back together. I also have two LA-120's (terminal-printers), with some spare ribbons, huge box of paper, and a box of spare parts. I can also throw in a Wyse monitor which will work with the system. I also have a couple of boxes full of VMS and VAX documentation to the interested party. A couple of boxes of misc. VAX hardware also. All of this stuff is FREE, but preference given to whoever is willing to take the most stuff. Items located in North Portland (Rose Quarter & St. Johns area). I will NOT ship any of this stuff (so I apologize for the worldwide distribution of the message); taker must arrange for transportation of equipment. You will need a van or pickup truck to haul this stuff. Feel free to e-mail me back, or call me at 503-240-4922 if interested. Thanks, Terry Murphy

23 years, 1 month

Apple LWPro parallel port?

by jhellige＠earthlink.net

>The other thing to consider is: Will OS X run at a useful speed on her >computer? Does the new versions of Photoshop require more RAM and / or >computing power? I just finished an install of OS X on a Beige G3/300 with 192MB RAM and it seems to run fine. I'm doing the initial testing on the G3/300 before installing it on the newer G4's we have. I installed it over the top of a current OS 8.6 setup and in fact, this email is being sent from Outlook running on 'Classic' under OS X. The install went painlessly, the speed is acceptable and it was quite simple getting the network settings put back to where everything worked. OS X ships with 3 CD's, one of which is OS 9.1, which I had to upgrade 8.6 to prior to installing OS X. 9.1 is what it actually uses to run 'Classic' applications. BTW, for those familiar with NeXTstep, it's easy to see the lineage behind OS X. They even kept the spinning multicolored pinwheel while the system is loading. Jeff

23 years, 1 month

D connector tirade (was: Re: Age-old ethernet equipment)

by korpela＠ellie.ssl.berkeley.edu

> DE-9, DA-15, DB-25, DC-37, DD-50, DE-15, DA-26, DB-44, DC-62, DE-78, Well, so much for tirades. :) Can't even keep them straight myself. That should be DD-78. Eric

23 years, 1 month

Apple LWPro parallel port?

by Marion.Bates＠dartmouth.edu

ah-HA! http://www.farallon.com/products/ether/adapters/iprintadapter.html Yay. :) -- MB

23 years, 1 month

Apple LWPro parallel port?

by CARL.P.HIRSCH＠sargentlundy.com

Everything past the early PowerMacs is PCI, not NuBus. I'm going to agree that there's no compelling reason for her to upgrade to OSX. Hell, Adobe and other major vendors aren't going to have their apps carbonized for a few months yet. OSX is not essential even on the newest G4 until there's applications that can take advantage of its next-gen capabilities (i.e. multithreading for multiprocessing, integrated G4 acceleration). If she were to upgrade to OSX she'd still be running the majority of her stuff in a "Classic" environment window. If she decides she's absolutely got to keep using this localtalk printer after LocalTalk support is dropped, perhaps she could use a LocalTalk to EtherNet adapter. Assuming the software will support such a thing. Once ATM and Photoshop and Freehand and Premiere and InDesign are OSX-native, look out! Now - who wants to help me track down a 2 to 9 gig internal SCSI harddrive for my Quadra 700 running NetBSD that I use as my BIND and Sendmail server? -carl "Russ Blakeman" <rhblake(a)bigfoot.com> To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Sent by: cc: owner-classiccmp@clas Subject: RE: Apple LWPro parallel port? siccmp.org 03/29/01 11:44 AM Please respond to classiccmp I've seen NuBus centronics adapters on ebay that allow you to have a standard 25 pin centronics compatible parallel port - you might look around for one. I'm not sure if your machine has NuBus or PCI but I'm guessing that it's NuBus. Why is she worried about upgrading if the OS doens't suit her needs? -----Original Message----- From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Marion Bates Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 10:32 AM To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org Subject: OT: Apple LWPro parallel port? Hi all, My mom has the following setup: - Beige G3 minitower - Apple LaserWriter Pro 600 - OS 9.1 The printer and Mac are connected via LocalTalk. (This printer requires AppleTalk.) She is afraid that the next upgrade (OS X) will make the printer unuseable, since Apple is phasing out LocalTalk (this Mac is the last model that still comes with a damn serial port). The printer has no Ethernet capability, but it does have a parallel port in addition to the LocalTalk port. The questions are: Is there any sort of hardware/software conversion kit that would allow the Mac to use that parallel port if LocalTalk becomes unavailable in the future? Does anyone have any experience with running OS X and making it play nice with legacy hardware like this? Also, do they still make LocalTalk PCI cards, and if so, is there any chance that the drivers would work under OS X? This printer still works like new and she's not ready to just chuck it and buy a new one. Sigh. Old hardware doesn't wear out fast enough to keep pace with new software. ;) TIA, -- Marion "Still using a PowerComputing100 with a G3 upgrade card and OS 7.6.1 so I can run my $1200 1993 Apple Color OneScanner which is not as good as today's lamest $79 USB scanner but it still works goddammit" Bates

23 years, 1 month

Apple LWPro parallel port?

by jhellige＠earthlink.net

>I've seen NuBus centronics adapters on ebay that allow you to have a standard 25 pin centronics >compatible >parallel port - you might look around for one. I'm not sure if your machine has NuBus or >PCI but I'm guessing >that it's NuBus. Why is she worried about upgrading if the OS doens't suit her >needs? The Beige G3 is a PCI based tower. It was the first G3 powered desktop/tower that Apple sold and is generally had in speeds between 233 and 300 mhz. Jeff

23 years, 1 month

AAUI

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Mar 29, 6:20, Iggy Drougge wrote: > What is a DD50? I'm thinking of the connector used on PS/2s, which looks like > a small Centronics connector. DD50 is a large D-connector, twice as big as a DB25 :-) "A small Centronics" connector could be lots of things, but if you mean a half-pitch connector with clips, that's a half-density 50-pin D-connector (even though it doesn't look quite like a miniaturised D-connector), and is the device recommended in the SCSI-2 standard. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager Dept. of Computer Science University of York

23 years, 1 month

List spammer ID'd

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Mar 29, 0:31, Tony Duell wrote: > Looking at Poole&Molloy (Radio and Television Servicing -- annual volumes > that cover the major TVs and radios for each year), it's amazing how many > sets from nominally different manufactures contain the same chassis... I know. Sometimes there only seem to be about two or three "current" models (plus variations for tube size). > The result was that my parents ordered the failed servoid out of the > house, returned the rented TV, and I've been landed with repair jobs here > ever since. LOL! Serves you right! > > 405-line 14" 'portable'. > Converting a 405 line set to a (presumably 625 line) monitor is not the > most trivial job, I wouldn't have thought. Don't tell me it was a live > chassis set as well.... No, thankfully it wasn't. I don't recall having to do much to change the frequencies, though. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager Dept. of Computer Science University of York

23 years, 1 month

ZX80/81 expansion

by agraham＠ccat.co.uk

>Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 01:34:58 +0100 (BST) >From: ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) >Subject: Re: ZX-TEAM meeting/TS1000 least expandable??? > >> I thought that since the ZX80's memory couldn't be expanded, there were no >> expansion port either. > >I am sure I've seen Sinclair adverts for a 16K RAM pack for the ZX80. And >maybe a smaller RAM pack (3K? 4K?) as well. I always assumed the >connector was the same, because things like the ZX printer would work on >the ZX80 if you fitted the later ROM, I think. My ZX80 came with a ZX81 16K RAM pack and it works fine; ISTR physical differences aside the only real difference between the 80 and 81 was the ROM anyway, so by the time you'd bunged a 81 ROM in your 80 you ended up with an 81! The ROM even came with a 81 keyboard, overlay or real keyboard; can't remember which. The Jupiter Ace had a 4K RAM pack as well as a 16K one, and if anyone has a spare Ace (UK) or Ace 4000 (US) I'd be happy to take it off them :o) -- Adrian Graham MCSE/ASE/MCP C CAT Limited Gubbins: http://www.ccat.co.uk (work) <http://www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk> (home) <http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk> (The Online Computer Museum, now W3C compliant!) 0/0

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