test-drb July 2001

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Best ways to drive a Tektronix terminal?

by rigdonj＠intellistar.net

I don't know of any machine that will drive them other Tektronix machines. However there is a Tektronix 4041 for sale on E-bay right now. The last time that I checked, the price was still cheap. In case you're not familar with it, the 4041 is shoebox sized computer that's usually used as an HP-IB instrument controller. They have a 68000 CPU and run BASIC. They don't have a screen or keyboard but use a terminal instead. Once they're programmed they're usually run with no terminal attached. They do have a very small LED display and a few keys on the front in order to input Yes/No, numbers and other minimal information. They also have a built in tape drive and can auto-load programs in a stand alone mode. Joe At 09:29 AM 7/9/01 -0700, you wrote: >I reciently inherited a rather stout Tektronix terminal. It sits in it's >own stand and appears very solidly built. This machine is the classic >green storage tube phospher (Remember Battlestar Galactica?). > >I used one of these in college many years ago and was wondering if there >were any libraries for cpm era machines I might be able to use to drive >the graphic modes of this ancient terminal. > > >George Rachor > >========================================================= >George L. Rachor Jr. george(a)rachors.com >Hillsboro, Oregon http://rachors.com >United States of America Amateur Radio : KD7DCX

23 years, 5 months

ClassicCmp Reality Series ...

by mbbrutman＠yahoo.com

"Who Wants To Own A Meg Of RAM" - Answer 15 questions correctly, starting with "How many bits in an 8-bit word" and work your way up to reciting the last five license plates of cars owned by Seymour Cray. Winners get one megabyte of RAM (8 bit bytes), parity checked, at 120ns in discrete TTL logic. "Survivor: (Slashdor series)" 60 people (mostly men) are subscribed to a mailing list. Except instead of being free form, it has a group moderation feature a-la Slashdot. Instead of getting mod'ed down to -1, you get voted off the list. Who'll be the last poster standing? Immunity challenges are replaced with being marked "insightful" and mod'ed up to 5 on a post, while being able to bash Jon Katz. "Temptation Mailing List" 60 people (same group) are subscribed to a mailing list, and all other access to other computers is cut off. Can they stay on topic with the mailing list, or will they all succumb to their darkest fears? "MSN House" Ooops. This was done already. Too bad WebVan has gone out of business - now they are going to starve to death. "VAXyard Wars" Build a machine capable of running a SETI work unit in 15 hours. You are limited to vintage hardware (pre-1985) for this task. You can use anything you can find in the hardware, including water cooling equipment for overclocking the cranky of VAXes. Oh, and you have to pedal a bicycle that you build yourself to supply the electricity. Hard drives are made out of old tires. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

23 years, 5 months

SCSI Ethernet adapters (was: How much is a partial Lisaworth?)

by jruschme＠mac.com

>Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 16:12:04 -0400 >From: "Michael L. Drew" <mldrew(a)drewtech.com> >Subject: Re: SCSI Ethernet adapters (was: How much is a partial Lisaworth?) > >Hi! >I am not sure that this is the same thing.... > >I have 3 NuvoLink SC boxes. > >They have AUI,BNC and SCSI on the back... Well, they are SCSI-to-Ethernet converters. Though, in terms of drivers, they are totally different. >From what I can see, there are the following families of SCSI-to-Ethernet boxes: Kinetics -> Cabletron Compatible Systems -> NuvoLink SC -> Focus EtherSC Dayna Farallon / Sonic Asante What is somewhat interesting is that if you know the history of some of the companies and how the rest of their product lines changed hands, then there are at least two companies missing: Cayman Systems Shiva For most of the Kinetics products, there are Cayman, Shiva, and Dayna versions. The DaynaPORT SCSI-to-Ethernet adapter, however, has no relationship to the Kinetics one. Personally, I've always wondered if it had an ancestor product at Cayman or Shiva, but have never been able to figure that out. <<<john>>>

23 years, 5 months

ClassicCmp Survivor Series!

by CARL.P.HIRSCH＠sargentlundy.com

I got a lot more out of _eXisTenZ_, but maybe that's just because Cronenberg's so talented and disturbing. Something about his biomechanical aesthetic (a la Naked Lunch) and profound uneasiness (a la Videodrome) really turns my crank. -carl "John Allain" <allain(a)panix.com> To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Sent by: cc: owner-classiccmp@clas Subject: Re: ClassicCmp Survivor Series! siccmp.org 07/10/01 03:47 PM Please respond to classiccmp > We're just part of a simulation, being run in another universe. :) <rave> There was a movie called "The Thirteenth Floor" made in 1999 that had this as the basis, Computer simulations as all encompassing alternate universes. In case you thought the movie sucked or, further that is doesn't apply to the 10 year rule... It is based on a story "Counterfeit World / Simulachron-3", published in, get this, 1964... and serialized for German TV in 1974 by Fassbinder. Just in case you thought VR was a unique idea. Galouye must've had something going, when you think of what computers were actually doing in 64. John A. </rave>

23 years, 5 months

TZ85/TK85

by dittman＠dittman.net

I have a drive that is identified on the front as a TZ85 and on the top as a TK85-AX. The drive has a non-standard interface one the back. The interface is a high-density 40-pin connector in two rows of 10. Does anyone know what kind of connector is on this drive? -- Eric Dittman dittman(a)dittman.net

23 years, 5 months

Navtel RS-232 breakout box

by rigdonj＠intellistar.net

Does anyone have the technical manual for the Navtel SuperTest 25 RS-232 breakout box? I need to know how to make it act like as a DCE. It's a green metal box that's about 3 x 3"inches and about 9" tall. Joe

23 years, 5 months

ClassicCmp Survivor Series!

by mjsnodgr＠rockwellcollins.com

"Clint Wolff (VAX collector)" <vaxman(a)qwest.net>@classiccmp.org on 07/09/2001 10:05:47 PM Please respond to classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org Sent by: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org cc: Subject: ClassicCmp Survivor Series! Don't be the first to get voted off the mailing list!!!! 1 Million '386 PCs for the last person to get voted off :) ------------------------------------------------ If I'm the second to the last do I get a 286? - M.S.

23 years, 5 months

QBUS Board ID?

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On July 10, Ethan Dicks wrote: > The PIC is a Harvard Architecture machine (seperate instruction and data > busses, typically different widths, as opposed to a Von Neumann architecture > machine - code and data on the same bus). I think I remember reading that > the 8X300-series is also H.A. Yes, they're both Harvard architecture processors, but beyond that, the PIC 16xxx architecture traces its lineage directly back to the 8X300 family. -Dave McGuire

23 years, 5 months

QBUS Board ID?

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On July 10, Will Jennings wrote: > Um, how are the 8X305 and the PIC related? Totally different companies, and > the 8X300 (which the 8X305 is descended from), is older than the original > PIC, to the best of my knowledge... PIC = General Instruments, while 8X300 = > SMS, later bought by Signetics.. or the 2650 was the SMS chip, at any rate, > it was a Signetics chip.. GI adapted the SMS/Signetics 8x300 for use as a peripheral interface controller (PIC) to augment the poor I/O of its CP1600 processor. GI's IC division was spun off to form Arizona Microchip Technology (sound familiar?) in the mid 80's, producing EPROMs, EEPROMs, and..."PIC" processors. -Dave McGuire

23 years, 5 months

Need Help with Possible CDC Tape Drive Rescue

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

I have a favor to ask, of anyone who is able and feels inclined to help. There was a CDC 9-track tape drive, said to be a model 696, of the old Cyber mainframe variety. This particular model might even have been used on one of their non-Cyber models, but at eighty bucks, I'd like to have it. But it's in Clinton VA, and I'm in Louisville KY (or thereabouts). Is there a lister near DC who might be willing to pick it up and hold it for, say, up to three years? Responses off-list, preferred, but not required. Thanks, -doug quebbeman

23 years, 5 months

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test-drb July 2001