> Douglas Quebbeman skrev:
>
> >> Since most vintage machines can't run TCP/IP but CAN run uucp, would
> >> there be any interest in a dialup uucp node for retrieving email, files,
> >> etc specifically geared toward vintage machines?
>
> >I've been thnking of this in a bit wider context.
>
> >With some of the changes happening on the Internet, it's
> >not quite as friendly as it used to be. An alternative
> >network seems like a good solution, and uucp as been
> >with us for a long time. We could even host rogue USENET
> >newsgroups.
>
> IMO it's the opposite. Everyone's so friendly they've got molasses running
out
> of their arses. What the net would need would be some good olf-fashioned
> intolerance.
There's a Star Trek:NG episode where Picard meets a Captain of another
ship from a civilization where no one speaks in specifics, but in metaphor.
I felt very at-home with these fictional aliens, as I tend to speak in
metaphor as well.
Having said that, I meant friendly in what must have been a less-than-
apparant fashion. It's unfriendly in that too much traffic is channeled
through supernodes whose stability is questionable. It's unfriendly in
that you never know when a portal is going to suddenyl start sending
you cookies or snooping up your wazoo with clear gifs, and while all
this huge volume of web surfing and streaming-audio-and-video clogs
up the Net, it makes it damned near impossible to get e-mail and news
feeds through.
But yeah, a dose of intolerance can be healthy; I always think of
Peter Finch in "Network": "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not gonna take
it anymore!"
-dq
> In the meantime, I'm reserving names on a
> first-come-first-served basis.
I'd like to reserve two:
Shadow
and
Substance
Hopefully they're not gone already!
-dq
I bought on on Ebay, and since the guy is moving he gave me a second.
Unfortunetly there are no drives or sleds.... they do use a sled right?
They are still in the back of my truck, and may get wet if it rains,
since I don't have a hand truck to get them up the stairs. They are in
heavy cardboard boxes, although I don't know if it would survive
shipping.
I am in Battle Creek, Michigan right off of I-94 if someone would like
to pick up the second one.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
Hi Bill,
The seller has already very generously sent
me scans of them and is sending hard copies
as well.
Any chance of you posting them somewhere so
those who are interested can grab them?
Cheers,
Lee.
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I'm sitting here in the middle of the night listening to Amstrad CPC music.
For those of you who don't know, the CPC had an AY-3-8910. The same chip
could be found on late Spectrum models and apparently also in the Research
Machines Nimbus. The Atari ST uses a Yamaha clone of the same chip, called
YM2149. I believe that the MSX uses such a chip, too.
However, when running a Windows programs called STSOUND, which emulates said
chip, I saw that the ST drives its blipp-blopp chip at 2 MHz, whereas the
Spectrum and Amstrad run their chips at lower rates. In what way does this
really affect the sound? The change is perfectly audible, but what does it do?
Does it just affect the throughput, replaying the tune faster, or does it
affect the waveforms, and in that case, in what way?
Another question: The Sega Master System and the BBC use an SN76489 sound
chip. Both the AY/YM chip and the SN one are "PSG" chips. That means that
they've got three square wave channels and a noise channel which may (at least
on the AY/YM) be mixed with the square channels. But are those chips related,
or are they just chips which happen to use the same techniques?
BTW, I must add that the PSG chips are really pathetic in comparison to the
SID. I suppose they beat the Atari's Pokey, though. =)
--
En ligne avec Thor 2.6a.
A conservative is a worshipper of dead radicals.
Bill Pechter <pechter(a)bg-tc-ppp451.monmouth.com>@classiccmp.org on
06/17/2001 10:31:07 PM
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Subject: Re: VME connector name?
> Someone once ('88) told me that
> VME itself stood for "Versa-Module Eurocard".
> I never knew if they were BSing me or not though.
>
> John A.
I believe it's a fact.
It's the old Versabus signals on Eurocard
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Yup, check out the VMEbus FAQ on the story behind the name:
http://www.ee.ualberta.ca/archive/vmefaq.html#vmename
"Ernest" <ernestls(a)home.com> wrote:
> -Basis 108 labeled as a Precision Echo Phase II. This is an over engineered
> German Apple II clone but I'm not sure why it was repackaged as a Precision
> EP II. I believe that the Basis 108 was a beige color but the PEP II is a
> light milk chocolate brown. The thing seems to have been built to double as
> granite block -heavy, cast aluminum case (a real back breaker.) Does anyone
> have any documentation on this beast?
Your description of the casework reads like a Basis 108 to me, though
I didn't think it was all that heavy. Darker brown base, lighter
brown top, both cast aluminum. Definitely darker than the Apple ][
case.
-Frank McConnell
On June 12, Jeff Hellige wrote:
> > But yes, it is rectangular. And big. I would give my right arm to
> >be able to restore/preserve/own a functional Cyber205 (or any Cyber
> >for that matter, anybody have a smaller one available?)...the one at
> >Purdue seems to have been gutted, sigh.
>
> At least a gutted one presents at least some sort of starting point on
> which to build and it it's the racks and panels you get, that's a bit better
> than starting off with nothing more than a single board or two. If it were
> a machine I wanted badly enough, it'd still be worth looking into even in
> that type of shape. There are certainly automotive and aircraft collectors
> that have started out with less and ended up with fully functional vehicles
> after spending enough time gathering the pieces.
You make an excellent point here...but Cyber205s aren't exactly
common enough to find parts lying around from time to time. :-/
-Dave McGuire
As you all have read, I picked up a VAX 8600 a while back and am
quite fond of it. However, I thought that it might be prudent to
see if any kind of trade might be struck with a list member. While
that VAX is a very cool (and BIG) machine, there is nevertheless
some hardware that I'd rather have in its place.
Basically, I want to trade it for a PDP-11/45, /50, /55, or /70. I
would prefer a complete, working system, but would not rule out a
partial one or a fixer-upper.
If you're interested in making a trade with me, please e-mail me
directly. I *know* some of you out there have one or even several
of the machines I desire, so speak up! :-)
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)ou.edu
