test-drb June 2001

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They cant stay here -- Whos wants a TOSHIBA T1200 and/or COMPAQ PORTABLE II?

by claudew＠videotron.ca

Hi all I ended up with these this weekend and cannot keep these around. I powered them both on, they started up both. Did not go any deeper into testing.... No cracks or missing parts or big scratches....I suppose the rechargeable battery on the T1200 is dead. No original P.S. for the T1200, you need 12VDC@2A or something like that... Any trade offers considered, if you are a regular trader with me you can probably get these free (for shipping?) if you really want one or both... I am still looking for Sparc stuff like IPXes, Sparcs, framebuffers...and SGI stuff...anything NON ibm pc type vintage or semi-recent can possibly interest me... Claude http://www.members.tripod.com/computer_collector or http://computer_collector.tripod.com

23 years, 1 month

Need documentation on a 2114B HP Computer

by ljcst18+＠pitt.edu

Hello Reader, I work at the University of Pittsburgh Physics department and we have a 2114B HP computer in storage. I tracked down the software for it but I do not have any manuals on how to run the thing. If someone could help me out with an operations manual and maybe an instruction set or something the information would be appreciated. Thanks, Luke Cashdollar

23 years, 1 month

sol-20 + Helios II system score, plus plea

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> Well, sometimes great things just happen when you aren't looking. > > Friday night I got an email from a woman who lives 10 minutes from me. She > was moving and had a Sol-20 with a Helios II disk system and would I want > to take it? !!! > Needless to say, I did. I'm a happy guy. Well, I was before > I got it, so maybe I should say even happier guy. > > There are two problems: although she had about 8 8" floppies, only one of > them appears to be hard-sectored, which I think the helios system > was. Second, although there is a very nice persci manual, the manual > containing the technical information (programming, schematics, theory of > operation) for the two-board disk controller wasn't to be found. I know like Bob Stek and I, you've got a pretty complete collection of SOLUS/Proteus News... have you thought about compiling a list of people who were subscribers, or who wrote in, and contacting them? I know, 20 years later, it's a long shot. Too bad Stan Sokolow got out of it; was it you or Bob who contacted him one month after he dumped all the PTC stuff? Regards, -dq

23 years, 1 month

Need documentation on a 2114B HP Computer

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> I have this: > > A Pocket Guide to Hewlett Packard Computers (early/mid '70s?) > covering the 2116B, 2115A, and 2114A sections: > Specifications and Basic Operation Manual > Assembler Reference Manual > Basic Control System Reference Manual > Fortran Reference Manual > Program Library Reference Manual > BASIC Language Reference Manual Most of these have been scanned and OCR'd and can be found at Jeff Moffat's site: http://oscar.taurus.com/~jeff/hp2100 (that's typed from memory, may be wrong). Of course, someone who has actual hardware might want actual books; since all I've got are simulators, reasonable facsimilies are OK. Regards, -dq

23 years, 1 month

IRC

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> Well IU know Elliott/Ferrante/LEO/English Electric/Marconi all started > combining in the 60's, and that English electric was one of IRC's > victims. I just don't know the exact sequence and whether IRC brought > any of it about. Heh... the Leo I was pretty wild looking! Looks like it was designed by a Hollywood (or Pinewood Studios?) B-movie set designer... guages! At any rate, the Brits get left out of the histories I often see, leading to the mistaken belief we did it ourselves. Regards, -dq

23 years, 1 month

IRC

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> There's been a discussion of labour/management relations on Rovernet, and > this has led to the Industrial Recovery Corporation. > > Does anyone know if the IRC meddled with the British computer industry, > as they did with the motor industry? Funny... just yesterday, my computing history research took me to Britain; I found the National Archive of Computing History or somtthing like that at Manchester University (and it didn't have a history of computing at Manchester, which was what I was personally looking for), but it did have an interesting online exhibit, and pointers to archives. The URL is stuck in my browser at home, but it shouldn't be too hard to find using Google. Regards, -dq

23 years, 1 month

DECStation 88

by stefan＠softhome.net

Hi, I was looking for information and possibly a picture of the DECStation 88. Because I have located one in a not too good state, it was outside, but I still want to pick it up anyway, because you never know if something might still work. Anyway, can anybody suply me with any information ? Thanks. Stefan.

23 years, 1 month

Intecolor Updated Request

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> I think I picked up one or two of these power cables last year, they are > definitely old and used. I'll see if I can find them on Monday. > > They are used on Teleray terminals, a Modem tester (with Nixie Tube display) > that I have, etc. Ah, Teleray... I remember these well from my Prime days (they were the only CRT-based terminals we had, everything else was a DECwriter). A sales representative came to our site (we were the Computing Services for the local public school corp), and we explained that since students would be among the users of these terminals, they'd have to be pretty sturdy. Well, we're up on the second floor of this building. The sale droid pulls out a screwdriver, removes the Teleray metal cover (almost all metal boxes IIRC), pulls the CRT and yoke harness, sets them aside, puts the cover back on, and *kicks* it down two flights of stairs. He brought it back up,removed the cover again, replaced the CRT & yoke assembly, put the cover back on, hooked it up, and it worked! "Sold" said my boss... Regards, -dq

23 years, 1 month

Intecolor Updated Request

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> >The ISC Intecolor 8001 is missing the power cable (which is a funky connector I can't > >seem to locate a cord for) and the fuse holder and fuse, which I can't > >identify. You can see the power connector in the lower left and the fuse > >holder in the lower right. > > > >http://asp1.secure-shopping.com/aclifton/intecolor.back.jpg > > > >If anyone can help me locate or can provide the correct power cable, fuse holder > >and fuse for it (assuming it's not a standard fuse type), I would be GREATLY > >appreciative. I'm prepared to pay money for them as I'd really > >like to have this unit going in it's original condition. > > Such the coincidence -- for the last few weeks I've been searching for this > exact power cord -- and now, just this week, I can say I am the proud owner > of one brand new, black, 12' power cable manufactured by Electri-Cord. These power cords used to be typical on stereo equipment. I've got a Sony reel-to-reel recorder that uses one, and also a really old video monitor. Plus, one of my Silent 700s uses this kind of power cord. A store that sells accessories for home appliances might be a good place to check. Regards, -dq

23 years, 1 month

storing gear and businesses and so on

by jim＠calico.litterbox.com

It does bring up a related question. If memory serves, electronic equipment for home use has to have an FCC class C rating, whereas equipment for business only needs to have a class B rating, since nobody is expecting to run TVs, radios, etc nearby (at least in theory). So my question is, if my vaxstation is only class b rated, can I get in trouble having it in my home? (not sure the vaxstation isn't class c rated, it's just an example here.) -- Jim Strickland jim(a)DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BeOS Powered! -----------------------------------------------------------------------

23 years, 1 month

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