test-drb September 2001

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by red＠bears.org

I'm looking for list members who own functioning M88k-series DG Aviion machines for a research base, so I can finish resurrecting my 310CD. I need some NVRAM information. Let me know if you have one; include the model and graphics type, or at least as much as you know about either. I'll follow up with more information in a week or so, depending on what kind of response I get. Thanks, I'd really appreciate it it! ok r.

23 years, 3 months

UK members - Leicester (Donnington) show

by andyh＠netcomuk.co.uk

Anyone else going to the Leicester show at Donnington on Friday? Not that the chances of finding anything really classic - as far as computers are concerned, anyhow - are that brilliant. But probably better than the last Ally Pally Rally. Andy

23 years, 3 months

HP Cassette Tapes

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On September 17, Marvin Johnston wrote: > I just received about 80 HP Cassette tapes today, and have no idea what > these things might be used on or for. They appear to be about DC-100 > size and have names such as "64850-10005 Z8 asm/lnk", "64815-10002 68000 > Pascal Compiler", "64816-10005 Z8001/2 Pascal Compiler", "Z80 Emul/Asm", > etc. Anyone have any idea of what machine these things might be used on? I'd guess they'd be for the HP64000 dev/emul system. -Dave -- Dave McGuire Laurel, MD

23 years, 3 months

Alpha CPU

by workstations＠poczta.onet.pl

I'm still looking for a DEC Alpha 21066A 233MHz chip to upgrade my AXPpci 33 motherboard. I want to either buy that CPU, or swap for other DEC Alpha chips. I have two 21064A 166MHz CPUs and one 21164-AA (266MHz) CPU. Jacek Artymiak -- r e k l a m a Lista Plac [ http://listaplac.onet.pl ]

23 years, 3 months

Philips P850 (Was: Classic Computers vs...)

by cmurillo＠manizales.autonoma.edu.co

"Tony Duell" wrote: > How long have you been on this list :-). You mean I've not waffled on > about it recently??? I've been on this list for about 2 years, but I have to say that sometimes I miss some of the posts because I can't cope with the traffic. > To answer the last part first, yes the P850 was perfectly operational > last time I used it (about a year ago), and I don't see any reason why it > should have failed since then. > > OK, to the programmer it looks like a 16 bit machine, but it's actually > got an 8 bit ALU and 8 bit data path to memory. Every word is processed > in 2 cycles, one of the low byte, one for the high byte. [very interesting description of the machine deleted] > -tony Thanks Tony! looks like a rather interesting machine to learn about processing units. I don't have any machine with a TTL-implemented processor. I'll keep my eyes open for one... carlos. -- Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez email: carlos_murillo(a)ieee.org Universidad Autonoma de Manizales, Manizales, Colombia ---- "I've always thought that underpopulated countries in Africa are vastly underpolluted." -- Lawrence Summers, chief economist of the World Bank, explaining why we should export toxic wastes to Third World countries.

23 years, 3 months

Apple Set Top Box

by mythtech＠Mac.com

>What was that machine? I remember seeing one a while ago and never figuring >out what it was. It was a custom designed interactive TV unit, used for some test program in Texas and I think the UK. I think it was tested in a few schools, but I really don't know how far it went (it was probably slammed out of existance either by cost, or more likely by Channel 1 if it was meant for the educational market). I don't personally know of anyone that has gotten theirs to do anything, although I have read posts of a few people that got theirs to at least boot to an Apple logo screen. Mine just sits (it gets a red "starting up" light, but never gets past that to the yellow "standby" or green "on", or even the red blinking "busted" light). I got mine from a garage sale just recently (paid $5 for it, no remote, no anything, just the unit)... the guy selling it said his son went off to college, and he was getting rid of some of his "junk" he had kicking around the house while his son wasn't there to complain... my guess is, when the son gets home for vacation, he will be mighty pissed off (I also got a vintage 2 foot Godzilla with working shoot out hands and flicking fire breath... paid $2 for that). I have seen them come and go on ebay, usually selling for between $10 and $20 if you want to pick one up. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

23 years, 3 months

microcoding a PC into a PDP-11 (was: RE: Classic Computers vs. Classic Computing)

by mythtech＠Mac.com

>By Apple set top box, do you mean the Mac that was black, and had a TV? Or >do you mean that device that was never released, is Apple branded, and >plugged into a TV? Or another machine all together? Can you elaborate? I think he means the black decoder like unit that was never released... at least his flash DIMM description fits the one that I have. (I just need a remote for mine, anyone have one?) Now if I can just find a MacTV (the first thing you mentioned) or a Pippin (the Apple/Bandi "Playstation" like thing), I can be a happy camper. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

23 years, 3 months

microcoding a PC into a PDP-11 (was: RE: Classic Computers vs . Classic Computing)

by dhquebbeman＠theestopinalgroup.com

> >Cool idea -- flash on a DIMM. Has anyone ever heard of such a beast? > > The Apple Set Top box uses flash SIMM/DIMMs for it's boot > code. At least the one I have does. It's a 68pin SIMM with 8 Intel > E28F020 flash memory chips (256k x 8). Additionlly, several models of Macs have had either SIMM or DIMM sockets for ROMs; in the case of the Mac IIci, it's unpopulated, and my guess was there either for upgrades or for some special- order boxes used by an unnamed customer... ditto the Quadra 605 (LCII format). Regards, -dq

23 years, 3 months

Free printer supplies in Milpitas CA

by bob＠jfcl.com

We have several (about six or so) full boxes of fanfold, tractor feed, printer paper, both 8.5 x 11 and 11 x 14 sizes, that are free to anybody who wants to pick them up in Milpitas. We have lots (a couple dozen at least - I'm too lazy to count them) "data binders" for 11 x 14 printouts. These are the nice, heavy covers that fit printouts on tractor feed paper and keep them clean and pristine. Also free, in Milpitas. We have have a printer stand for a 11 x 14 tractor feed printer, complete with a sound proof enclosure and fan. No printer, I'm afraid, but still free. Contact me if you want any or all of them. Bob Armstrong bob(a)jfcl.com

23 years, 3 months

Anyone want an 11/750 & 11/730 out of New Jersey?

by fmc＠reanimators.org

Bob Brown <bbrown(a)harper.cc.il.us> wrote: > The one I heard about was called a 'micro 3000' and was described as > desktop sized...(I thought this was diffeent from the model 48 that was > also being described).... Oops, sorry about that! I was thinking about the series 48 that had been mentioned in this thread. Yes, a Micro 3000 is more "desktop sized", or at least the processor is. Peripherals like disc and tape drives are in separate boxes so it's easy to end up with a system comprising several small boxes (e.g. a Micro 3000, a 9144 cartridge tape, and a couple of 79[45][1-9] disc drives), and once you've got all that they can be stacked inside a desk-side cabinet that HP used to sell for the purpose. If you look at the cover of the September 1985 HP Journal you will see a 3000 series 37 in this sort of cabinet. Note there are also "Micro GX", "Micro RX", and "Micro LX" models that are usually mounted in desk-side tower cabinets that have room for a 9144-like cartridge tape drive in the top and two disc drives in the base, and also keep the ATP/M mux panels (serial connectors) inside the cabinet. They weigh about 70 pounds and can be moved by a single person reasonably easily. -Frank McConnell

23 years, 3 months

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