January 2002 - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Lawrence Walker [mailto:lgwalker@mts.net] > TRS80s. Mini and > micro people would be all over each other. And I would be in I don't imagine that would be the case. I think most people on the list are diverse enough to appreciate both. > a minus rating > because of my non-industry ignorance. Then how would I get > help in simple > repair tasks for my collection ? ... and everyone's ignorant of some things. Life would be boring if you had nothing left to learn. On the other hand, you're right that it's probably a bad idea -- just not for those reasons ;) Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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Netscape (was Re: PayPal = payola?)

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Chase [mailto:vaxzilla@jarai.org] > On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, Christopher Smith wrote: > > I'm pretty sure your RT counts on at least the point of having a > > proper system monitor, though. :) Honestly, I don't have many > > machines with wheels, myself.... I have two now, and a few that > > _should_ have wheels, but don't, which may also count... Gotta get > > one of those nice BA-123s for one of my MicroVAXen. > Would that be with or without the naked woman option? Well -- a fiancee could be... um... converted -- into a "naked woman option..." She has her own VAX even, but it's a VAXStation 2000, which doesn't have any wheels. Right now, though, there are no nude women on my VAXen. Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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HP 9000 800/G40 console cable -- again!

by csmith＠amdocs.com

An update on that HP system. It seems the pinout I had for the console cable is completely off. :) (Great!) I did manage to find the send and receive pins and get those plugged in, so I have a console connection. Anyway, the point of this is -- nobody use that last pinout. I got an offer before from somebody who has one of these, and was willing to check how the cable works. I will try to obtain a complete, corrected pinout. ;) Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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HP JetDirect for Apple??

by doc＠mdrconsult.com

Who was looking for this? Toth? doc

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Shameless Plug!

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 28, Bruce Lane wrote: > Ok, I admit it's a shameless ad. I'm sending it here because I know some of you are into the older HP calculators. > > I've put the magnetic card reader (Can it write as well?) for an HP-41C up on Ebay. Link here if you're interested. Hey...On your other auction, the one for the transmission test set...In the leftmost rack in the background, at the top...Would that happen to be a TrueTime GPS, WWVB, or GOES time standard? I think I recognize the color and the rack handle. :) -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

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S/370 docs (was: Re: IBM big iron.)

by steven_j_robertson＠hotmail.com

> > > IBM docs really are very good and complete - probably more so than > > anyone else's. They are a pain in the neck to read, unless you can > > speak the language. Speaking of which... I have a stack of /36 docs that I'd like to part with. I have not looked through all the DOCs but believe the list is accurate. According to the list on the box(s), these are the DOCS: The system/36 Library Using the Async Comm support RPG II messages Source Entry Utility guide Utilities messages Operating your system 5360, 5362 Communications and System Management Guide System 36 Distributed Data management guide Sort Guide Data File utility Guide Using system/36 Communications Interactive Communications Feature: guide and Examples System messages Programming with RPG II Interactive Communications Feature: Reference System /34 to System /36 migration aid Creating Displays: Screen Design aid and system Support program Concepts and Programmers Guide System /36 - system reference Setting up your computer: 5360 Installing you new features: 5362 Performing first configuration: 5360 Operating your computer System porblem determination 5362 Changing system configuration Guide to Publications Converting your /34 to /36 Procedures and Commands Summary. Some of the DOCs are showing wear while others are in excellent condition. Overall, I rate their condition as very good. I'd guess the total weight of the DOCs is around 45 lbs. Because of my curent financial situation, I cannot give them away. However, I will consider REASONABLE offers on this library. If anyone is interested, send me a message offline and we'll discuss. See ya, SteveRob _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

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Request for Review ...

by walgen＠e-Spirit.de

Hi! any help finding out what items are missing from my want list (and of course from my collection) would be VERY APPRECIATED! Want-List: http://www.homecomputer.de/pages/f_want.html Have-List: http://www.homecomputer.de/pages/f_gallery.html Please note that this list only covers HOMEcomputer and not micro/business-computer although the destinction is of course not that easy to make - at least I have a kind of "working-definition": http://www.homecomputer.de/pages/faq.html#items Stefan. www.HomeComputer.de

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Searching for old DEC 12V frontpanel bulbs

by brian＠quarterbyte.com

Check out Chicago Miniature Lamp. They seem to be one of the only remaining manufacturers of tiny incandescent lamps. http://www.sli-lighting.com/cml/index.cfm I've found it hard to find distributors who'll sell fewer than 100 lamps, though. Brian =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=- _| _| _| Brian Knittel / Quarterbyte Systems, Inc. _| _| _| Tel: 1-510-559-7930 Fax: 1-510-525- 6889 _| _| _| Email: brian(a)quarterbyte.com _| _| _| http://www.quarterbyte.com

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Searching for old DEC 12V frontpanel bulbs

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

At 05:53 AM 1/28/02 -0800, Ethan wrote: > I'm restoring some pre-TTL DEC stuff (R and W series logic) and I need > a handful of front panel bulbs. Unlike the later bulbs with a plastic > base and strong wires to solder to the PCB or to plug into socket pins, > these are like a kernel of corn, with two fine wires coming out of the > glass envelope at a slight angle with no supports of any kind. Sounds like a standard T1_1/2 (about 3/16" diameter) or T1_3/4 (about 1/4" diameter) wire-ended bulb. There are still a few companies that make them. > If DEC was underfeeding these bulbs to extend their life, I would expect > that the bulb should be rated at 14V-16V. I measured slightly over 12VDC > in circuit, but well within a 5% tolerance. The Farnell catalogue lists a few that are 14V. The correct bulbs for my RL02 drives are 14V, fed from a 12V supply, as you say. > I have checked the online manuals I could find, but no mention is made > of the nature of the bulbs for 1966/1967-era DEC equipment. Any ideas? Take a look at Farnell's online catalogue, at http://uk1.farnell.com/Search/search4-frame.jhtml?_DARGS=%2Fcommon%2Fprodse… and search for part number 328900. That should get a page with a small picture; click on the image to get a table showing the charcteristics of that family and a bigger picture (http://uk1.farnell.com/Search/level_5.jhtml?PRODID=37469&SKUID=35454). Part number 3159346 will show you a different make (but only 12V). At least you'll be able to see if that's the right shape/size and perhaps help find a US manufacturer or supplier if you don't want to order from the UK. BTW, if you try part number 316216 you'll find something like the bi-pin ones for your PDP-8 panel. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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Looking for DEC pedestal case parts...

by vaxman＠earthlink.net

I got a uPDP-11 today, but the white front cover and the brown front panel bezel (the thing that says micro pdp-11), and the foot are all broken... Anybody got spares? Name your price... Clint

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a VAX 11/780 in my garage ...

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 29, Gunther Schadow wrote: > I am happy to announce my new baby: thanks to Jon Auringer of > Astronautics and Merle Pierce of RICM, I have now a VAX 11/780 > in my garage. Nice cabinet, with UNIBUS extension and a TE16 > drive (looks nice but will I ever sacrifice a 25A circuit just > for it?). Oh My. I *really* like TE16 drives. They'll run on much less than a 25A circuit, though...Years ago, I ran a TE16 and a PDP11/34a with two RL01s on a 15A circuit. It was tight, but it ran. -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

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S/370 docs (was: Re: IBM big iron.)

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 28, Tothwolf wrote: > > Watch it - IBM still sells stuff like this, and might get angry. > > Remember, the S/370 architecture is still very much in use today. > > Really? These seem to be ancient, and seem to have been well taken care > of. I'll check them later and see what their dates were. I can't imagine > them still being in print :) Their current mainframe architecture is based on, and largely compatible with, the S/370 architecture. And there are a LOT of very old actual S/370s still in use. -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

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Anyone wants a Micron Exceed for MAC Se30?

by claudew＠videotron.ca

Hi all While cleaning up and tossing stuff I found a Micron Exceed video card for MAC Se/30. This was gonna go into garbage...but I looked it up and saw that it could be considered rare (...) and perhaps I should not thrash it and get it to someone who can appreciate it. I am not a big ebay-er seller or buyer, so I am offering it here. Trade offers, no $. I saw these going for $60 to $500 depending on model (!!???) I am looking for SGI and SUN equip... Its model no 306-48. Searching www says its for 640 x 480 external VGA on a Se/30 also works on a IIsi (?). I have the card only, not the cable or connector for the monitor but the connector is a 6 X 2 pin common IDC connector and it would be easy to make a cable... Card is untested but it looks fine...I can send you a pic...I remember sticking it a Se30 way back and computer worked but did not test card video output... Contact me by email. Claude http://computer_collector.tripod.com

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Netscape (was Re: PayPal = payola?)

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Chase [mailto:vaxzilla@jarai.org] > On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, Roger Merchberger wrote: > > Hell, *everything* I do is fast -- Winders & Linux! > [[ahem... I have a > > dual-processor Athlon MP 1600+ -- dual SCSI, dual LAN, > etc... so I realize > > this isn't a fair fight... ;-) ]] > You're not gonna impress anyone on this list with that candy-pants > quiche-eating system. You can start to get our attention by get a > computer that weighs more than you. Or barring that, we'll respect > you more if your system doesn't have floating point instructions, > or an integer divide, or even an integer multiply. Hear Hear. Though, I may listen when Athlons have casters and a respectable console firmware with "deposit" and "examine" commands, at least. Bonus points if you can't get them to run windows should your life depend on it. Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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Shameless Plug!

by kyrrin＠bluefeathertech.com

Ok, I admit it's a shameless ad. I'm sending it here because I know some of you are into the older HP calculators. I've put the magnetic card reader (Can it write as well?) for an HP-41C up on Ebay. Link here if you're interested. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1327909730 Thanks for putting up with my occasional ads. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Bruce Lane, Owner & Head Hardware Heavy, Blue Feather Technologies -- http://www.bluefeathertech.com ARS KC7GR (Formerly WD6EOS) since 12-77 -- kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com "I'll get a life when someone demonstrates that it would be superior to what I have now..." (Taki Kogoma, aka Gym Z. Quirk)

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XDMCP for RT?; Was Re: Is this a IBM RT mouse?

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 28, Doc wrote: > > > > > Yup, that's it! Anyone claimed it yet? I'd like it for my RT. > > > > > I think, therefore I am dangerous > > > > > > Well, I fired off an email asking for it Saturday, and haven't heard > > > > back. So, I hope *I* got first dibs.... > > > > > Me too. We could all meet somewhere and fight for it. :) > > > > Can I put money on the fight so I can buy it from the winner? > > So that's 4 of us that have functional RT's but no meese, right? I > have to assume you guys got keyboards, since the docs say the beast > won't boot to a serial terminal. Yup, I have a keyboard. > The question, since I'm pretty ignorant of X11-pre-R6, is if I install > the X11 & AIXWindows packages, will the RT speak XDMCP to a Linux or > NetBSD X-terminal? Or heck, even my X-Station 150? > Inquiring minds gotta know. I'm not loadin all that krap without > either a mouse or remote access to the AIXWindows desktop. I'm > *dreaming* of 5.25" floppies. I'd be surprised if it didn't work. XDMCP has been around a while...I don't remember what release of X it made its debut in, but I was running XDMCP with X-terminals (Sun3/50s and XKernel) nearly ten years ago...RTs weren't nearly so old then. I'll be at least some useful X can be built on an RT, depending on the OS. Probably X11R4. -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

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Not-so-OT point of philosophy

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

> I started internal medicine rotation at the Loma Linda VA Hospital today > and noted that the entire place is crawling with WinTerms (by Wyse, no less), > running WinCE, connected via Citrix to a Win2K Advanced Server host. There > are only a few "real" PCs there -- in fact, I think the Macs might outnumber > them. On a slightly related note, has anyone seen a VNC Terminal yet? I got an add for them a while back. While they're basically the same thing as a WinTerm, they strike me as being more usable as VNC is better supported than WinFrame. > Before all of you cry off-topic, doesn't it seem odd to anyone we're now > full circle and back to low-power terminals connected to a "mainframe," now > that corporate America has gotten off its fat client kick? Where I work PC's are basically used as X-Terminals that can run office apps if needed. If I understand this .NET thing (doubtful), it sounds to me like they're heading even closer to a Mainframe type style of computing. Zane

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Z-100 serial ports

by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

> From: Tony Duell <ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk> > > 1st question -- found some info in the 2nd manual under "programming data" > > (I was looking for *hardware" data!): > > Well, I'd call it programming data. Hardware data would be the > schematics, how the signals are used, and so on... Okay, I'll grant you that bit of nomenclature ;>) I also managed to learn (God bless the Google Usenet archives!): lowest number (0E8 and 0EC) are the data ports, and the control ports are (data port + 1). > > 2661 Serial A (Printer Port) 0E8-0EB > > 2661 Serial B (Modem Port) 0EC-0EF > > Hey -- I'll bet Tony knows! > > Well, not off the top of my head I don't. But I do have a 2661 datasheet... Why am I not surprised? > OK, there are 4 8 bit locations in the chip. That's why it takes up 4 I/O > addresses. I'll give the states of the pins on the chip to access all the > internal registers, and you'll have to figure out how to use them. > Conventionally, the A0 pin on the chip is connected to the lowest address > line in the machine, and so on, but that's not definite. So you need to > find schematics, and so on. Got 'em! > > Anyway, the states are : [snip] > I am going to assume you're not going to be attempting to use synchronous > modes Correct assumption, it's asynch. You may recall that this project began after I was (unsuccessfully) attacked by virii four times during December. I want to use the Z-100 to send, retrieve, and read my email. Since my ISP doesn't provide shell accounts, I have to write code to deal with PPP and TCP/IP (also POP3 and SMTP, but those are cake), and all of this (including the OS) has to fit in 192Kb RAM. > That should get you started! > > -tony Yes, it *will* get me started -- thanks a million! Glen 0/0

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Netscape (was Re: PayPal = payola?)

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Doc [mailto:doc@mdrconsult.com] > On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, Christopher Smith wrote: > > Hear Hear. Though, I may listen when Athlons have casters and a > > respectable console firmware with "deposit" and "examine" commands, > > at least. Bonus points if you can't get them to run windows should > > your life depend on it. > Does it count if you can never remember your W2k password? > Seems like > I have to reinstall every time i boot to Windows. Wait. > *Everybody* has > to do that. Heh -- No, but maybe you should get extra points for pointing out the obvious, there ;) I'm pretty sure your RT counts on at least the point of having a proper system monitor, though. :) Honestly, I don't have many machines with wheels, myself.... I have two now, and a few that _should_ have wheels, but don't, which may also count... Gotta get one of those nice BA-123s for one of my MicroVAXen. Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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Not really 10 years - but a classic anyway

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jan 28, 13:28, Ram Meenakshisundaram wrote: > Hi, > > I picked up a VFX1 virtual reality headset from ebay at a killer price. > Now the problem with the VFX1 is that the interface card is limited to > only 640x480x256 colors, whereas the VFX1 helmet can run in 16bit or > truecolor. To get stereoscopic mode, the VFX1 uses interlaced video to > send > even lines to one LCD and odd lines to the other LCD. What would it > take to > tap the VGA output and somehow determine which lines are even and which > lines > are odd and feed it to the helment directly? This is similar to the way > a TV works. This is very similar to the way LCD shutter glasses like CrystalEyes work. Try a web search for that? -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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VT131 needs keyboard help

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jan 28, 16:27, Christopher Smith wrote: > > From: Carlini, Antonio [mailto:Antonio.Carlini@riverstonenet.com] > > > That really is VT101 and not a typo (unless they > > messed up in the manual) so it looks like > > the VT131 is a modified VT100 series terminal. > > Indeed, I've been lead to believe that this was the case. > I've been assuming that is correct for now. It is. The VT131 has additional firmware. In the meantime, I've found my VT100 manual. A flashing "4" means keyboard faulty or nort present. For completeness, "2" means a memory fault, and "8" means a data error. "6" is the logical OR of "2" and "4", etc. If only the keyboard test fails, the terminal should go online in receive-only mode (ie it's useful as a display). -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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Not really 10 years - but a classic anyway

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jan 28, 17:16, Ram Meenakshisundaram wrote: > Pete Turnbull wrote: > > > > > This is very similar to the way LCD shutter glasses like CrystalEyes work. > > Try a web search for that? > > > > LCD shutter glasses (which I also have), use page flipping to show the left > image > on the full screen then the right image on the full screen. The LCD glasses > "shutters" > between the two images so that the left eye sees the left image and the right > eye sees > nothing (a shutter is put on the other eye) and it flips back and forth > (sync'ed by the monitor). > Interlaced works differently. The right image is on the even lines and the > left image is on the odd > lines, so the resolution of the image is cut in half.... That's exactly how one of the modes on SGIs with CrystalEyes shutter glasses works. Even lines are on one frame and odd lines on the next, if the image is interlaced. The shutter glasses use the vsync pulses to switch sides between frames. That's why I suggested looking for information about CrystalEyes. The difference is simply that in the shutter types, you shut out one eye on odd frames and shut out the other on even frames, while on LCD displays you display one frame (eg, the odd frame) on the left and the next frame (even) on the right. Either way, interlaced or not, it's alternate frames to alternate eyes. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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Bell & Howell Apple II update II

by csmith＠amdocs.com

It's working guys. Thanks a lot for all of your help. In the interest of public information: The BNC connectors do, indeed, carry composite video. These (at least the model I have) contain a "kill switch" in the little add-on that's bolted to the back of the machine. In order to get power to the internal power supply, you must have the switch depressed -- or the "cover lock" bolt in the locked position. Thanks again guys. Err -- anybody know a good way to run some diagnostics on the machine? :) Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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IRIS Power Series power supply questions

by csmith＠amdocs.com

Hi everybody, In preparation for my eventual booting of the IRIS Power Series machine, I pulled the back off yesterday and inspected the power supply, etc. It appears that somebody disconnected several plugs and some screw-posts when they pulled the unit out of service (!)... Anyway, to make a long story short, I had to make several assumptions in order to get the thing back together. Here they are, and can anyone confirm or deny them? The square-ish plugs should all be plugged in to the plug they match. (I thought this one was pretty safe.) The three loose post-screws go to the three wires that were just floating around loose (coming directly (more or less) out of the twist-lok plug. These screws are labeled N~, L~, and <earth symbol> The Earth pin on the twist-lok plug is the longer one. (made sense to me, but I can't find anything to confirm it...) The L~ probably stands "Live" or something like that (?) The N~ probably means "Negative" The positive lead on the twist-lok plug is the one that has the breaker on it. Given that logic: The L~, being positive, should be attached to the wire with the breaker in it. The wire connected to the long pin on the plug should be connected to the <earth symbol> connector. The other wire should be connected to the only loose-screw left. There is further evidence in the way the wires were bent, which suggests that this is all correct. Has anyone see these things before, and can possibly confirm this? Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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Is this a IBM RT mouse?

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

In a message dated 1/26/2002 7:28:44 PM Central Standard Time, Innfogra(a)aol.com writes: > Someone mentioned the RT mouse has two round buttons. I have had this mouse > in my collection and have been wondering what it was for. > > Http://members.aol.com/innfogra/IBMMS1.JPG > > Yup, that's it! Anyone claimed it yet? I'd like it for my RT. I think, therefore I am dangerous --

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LEAST valuable collectibles (was: Apple II boards

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 28, Tony Duell wrote: > I am going to assume that the 'scope addresses the printer (it doesn't > require the printer to be set to Listen Always mode) and that it doesn't > do anything too exotic (actually, I don't think the Thinkjet does > anything that strange). OK.... > > Set the DIP switch on the interface so that the leftmost switch is down > (this sets it to 'translator' mode) and set a suitable HPIB address on > the other switches (there's a table on the bottom of the 82169 if you get > confused :-). Connect the Thinkjet to the 82169 with a couple of HPIL > cables. Connect the HPIB cable to the other side of the 82169. Connect > power to everything. > > Now configure the scope to expect a printer at an address 1 more than you > set on the DIP switches (the _interface's_ address is set by the DIP > switches -- that is to say that's the address you send commands to to > configure the 82169. The HPIL peripherals are assigned subsequent addresses). > > Try printing something. If you're lucky it'll work... I gave it a shot...I can't find any way to tell the scope what address to use for the printer. When I tell it to print, it says "<HP-IB> No listeners - Transmission Aborted". I assume this means it can't directly address an arbitrary HPIB device, only something set to "listen only"? This is the only time I've used HPIB and had things not "just work". :) I can set the scope to talk only, listen only, or talk/listen. In talk/listen mode it allows me to set its HPIB address, but not in the other modes. Any suggestions? Thanks, -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

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VT131 needs keyboard help

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Carlini, Antonio [mailto:Antonio.Carlini@riverstonenet.com] > That really is VT101 and not a typo (unless they > messed up in the manual) so it looks like > the VT131 is a modified VT100 series terminal. Indeed, I've been lead to believe that this was the case. I've been assuming that is correct for now. > I've missed the rest of the thread ... is there > a part number on the keyboard? No identifying marks whatsoever, that I can see. :/ > There is a pocket service guide for the VT100 at: Thanks for the links. I'll see what they can tell me. Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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VT131 needs keyboard help

by Antonio.Carlini＠riverstonenet.com

> Christopher Smith wrote: > >Yep. :) That's what I thought, anyway... So I'm assuming for now the >keyboard is bad, or incompatible. Perhaps I could modify it either way, >given the schematics for the keyboard... If it helps, the VT131 manual lists the following for the print set: MP-01066 VT101 Family Field Maintenance Print Set That really is VT101 and not a typo (unless they messed up in the manual) so it looks like the VT131 is a modified VT100 series terminal. I've missed the rest of the thread ... is there a part number on the keyboard? There is a pocket service guide for the VT100 at: http://208.190.133.201/decimages/moremanuals.htm (I've since found an original, so I can probably do a better scan at some stage). There are also two directories worth of VT100 stuff over at: http://www.mainecoon.com/classiccmp/ Antonio arcarlini(a)iee.org

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IIgs Rom 1 vs Rom 3

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

RE: ROM1 vs ROM3. Your best bet is ask in the apple // newsgroup where you could get a correct answer very quickly. FAQs are posted there regularly as well. I think, therefore I am dangerous --

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VT131 needs keyboard help

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: pete(a)dunnington.u-net.com [mailto:pete@dunnington.u-net.com] > > The reason I'm asking about the brand is that there was another > > terminal at the junk yard, completely trashed, which looked like > > a VT100, but had a completely different branding. I forget the > > brand right off, but I'm afraid I may have picked up the keyboard > > for the dead terminal, and that it may not be compatible at all. > Maybe a Plessey terminal? I had two which looked just like a > VT100 from > the outside, but had different (Plessey-made) logic inside, and > incompatible keyboards. Possibly -- I don't remember the branding right off. The problem, though, is that this is the only vt100-looking keyboard they have. :/ So if it's not the right one, (my current assumption until I figure out something else), then I'm at a loss as to where to find one. > I vaguely remember something like a flashing "4" in the top > corner of my > VT131 if the keyboard wasn't connected. Maybe not exactly that, but > something of the sort. Mine does that too -- the same flashing 4 I get when the keyboard _is_ plugged in. :) Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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IRIS Power Series power supply questions

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Tothwolf [mailto:tothwolf@concentric.net] > I've got three deskside single tower machines myself. If you > can wait a > few days, I'll pull the plates off of one and take a few digital pics. Please do. I certainly won't be plugging it in that soon at any rate. Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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IRIS Power Series power supply questions

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: pete(a)dunnington.u-net.com [mailto:pete@dunnington.u-net.com] > Yes. The reasoning is that the earth connection should > always be the first > one made and the last one broken in normal connection/disconnection. My assumption too. It seemed the sensible thing. > Yes. The live wire is always the one with the switch, > breaker and/or fuse, > unless it's a two-pole breaker (one pole for live, one for neutral) of > course. Only one of the three prongs is ever broken, so it's likely safe to assume that it's the positive one. Thanks. I feel somewhat better about it. :) Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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Caster?? (was: Netscape (was Re: PayPal = payola?)

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jan 28, 10:27, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote: > I was under the impression that casters were only for very lightweight > stuff that was intended to be movable by one person without a forklift, or > even a dolly. York had a large Sequent machine on castors. It took eight people to move it. Nine, actually. Eight to push, and one to collect up broken castors. Leeds had an Ahmdahl which had all the cabinets on castors. I have some of the castors (the only souvenir they let me keep), and they're rated for 250kg each. They're rather bigger than the ones on the Sequent :-) Our present tape backup system, which weighs the best part of a ton, is on four castors. Actually, lots of large machines, old and new, are on castors, but they tend to have jackscrews as well. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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Bell & Howell Apple II update II

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Erlacher [mailto:edick@idcomm.com] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christopher Smith" <csmith(a)amdocs.com> > > The BNC connectors do, indeed, carry composite video. > Yes, they do. In fact, I just saw one carrying DC power. It > was part of an > adapter at the other side of which were two banana plugs. > Don't ask me why. Well, I've taken a guess at what you're replying to... Let me know if I'm way off. :) I was referring to these specific BNC connectors on the Apple II. It's interesting, though, that someone would use BNC to carry power. On the other hand, there are some points where the huge variety of plugs available (which carry the same signal) is ridiculous. Sometimes I think the world would be better off using, for instance, banana plugs, for everything. (Don't cross the wires! -- unless you really mean it.) Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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VT131 needs keyboard help

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jan 28, 12:26, Christopher Smith wrote: > Another weekend project of mine has been working on a VT131 > terminal. The terminal seems to work fine when receiving data. > > The terminal always powers up with a "4" in the corner > (keyboard error?). Typing characters on the keyboard will give > no response from either the terminal, or the system to which > it's connected. The lights flash (all at once), and the speaker > beeps when power is applied to the terminal. No lights are ever > activated afterwards, though. > > Having taken apart the keyboard, it does have an empty socket for > a DIP. Anyone know what this is? I gave away my VT131 a few weeks ago so I don't know :-( > Is it possible that this is a "lookalike" keyboard? Did DEC make > different models for different VT100 terminals -- were they > compatible? If this is an authentic DEC keyboard, will it be > marked as such somewhere? If so, how? > > The key layout _looks_ like VT100, but... The keyboard is the same as that for a VT100. There are more setup options, but the only significant difference is that the sticker on the underside has more places to record them :-) My VT131 actually had a VT101 keyboard. > The reason I'm asking about the brand is that there was another > terminal at the junk yard, completely trashed, which looked like > a VT100, but had a completely different branding. I forget the > brand right off, but I'm afraid I may have picked up the keyboard > for the dead terminal, and that it may not be compatible at all. Maybe a Plessey terminal? I had two which looked just like a VT100 from the outside, but had different (Plessey-made) logic inside, and incompatible keyboards. > Failing a way to positively identify the keyboard, are there any > common modes of failure along these lines? > > Also, I'm guessing at this point that the terminal is in good shape. > Does anyone know where to get a keyboard? I vaguely remember something like a flashing "4" in the top corner of my VT131 if the keyboard wasn't connected. Maybe not exactly that, but something of the sort. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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Netscape (was Re: PayPal = payola?)

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Sell [mailto:msell@ontimesupport.com] > Additional bonus points awarded if the only boot mechanism > was a 9-track > tape drive that required you to disconnect your dryer as part of the > boot-up process....... Even more if it requires some manual intervention in octal before the boot process can begin. :) Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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IRIS Power Series power supply questions

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jan 28, 12:17, Christopher Smith wrote: > Hi everybody, > > In preparation for my eventual booting of the IRIS Power Series > machine, I pulled the back off yesterday and inspected the power > supply, etc. [...] > The square-ish plugs should all be plugged in to the plug they > match. (I thought this one was pretty safe.) That would be my assumption too. > The three loose post-screws go to the three wires that were just > floating around loose (coming directly (more or less) out of the > twist-lok plug. These screws are labeled N~, L~, and <earth > symbol> > > The Earth pin on the twist-lok plug is the longer one. (made sense > to me, but I can't find anything to confirm it...) > > The L~ probably stands "Live" or something like that (?) > > The N~ probably means "Negative" L is Live (or Line in the US), N is Neutral. > The positive lead on the twist-lok plug is the one that has the > breaker on it. > > Given that logic: > > The L~, being positive, should be attached to the wire with the > breaker in it. Yes. > The wire connected to the long pin on the plug should be connected > to the <earth symbol> connector. Yes. The reasoning is that the earth connection should always be the first one made and the last one broken in normal connection/disconnection. > The other wire should be connected to the only loose-screw left. > > There is further evidence in the way the wires were bent, which > suggests that this is all correct. > > Has anyone see these things before, and can possibly confirm this? Yes. The live wire is always the one with the switch, breaker and/or fuse, unless it's a two-pole breaker (one pole for live, one for neutral) of course. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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HPIL ISA card

by pcw＠mesanet.com

Whilst rooting through a junk box looking for something else, I found this HP ISA HPIL interface card 82973-60001. Free for shipping... Peter Wallace

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What's an Intel Series 90?

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

above. It looks like some kind of memory system for VMS and possibly others. Joe

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Need source for high current HP type (with dimple) 14 or 16AWG 110vac power cord

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jan 28, 9:28, r. 'bear' stricklin wrote: > I brought home a pair of SGI Onyx RealityEngine2 systems yesterday, and > had just sat down to see if I could determine how much effort it would > take to locate power cords to fit them. Then I see that Russ has done my > homework for me. Nice! One in each pocket, was it? -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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Pertec controller

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 28, John Allain wrote: > Ciprico Tapemaster Pertec tape controller. > I don't know what bus it is, VME or whatever > but here's a details: > 6 1/2" x 12" overall > 43 pads at 4mm each > a 1+ inch space, then > 30 pads at 0.1 inch each. > > Doesn't fit anything I have so it's yours for shipping. FYI, this is a Multibus-I card. It was commonly used in Sun-2 systems, and some older Sun-3 systems with VME<->Multibus adapters. -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

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Netscape (was Re: PayPal = payola?)

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Sell [mailto:msell@ontimesupport.com] > Oh! And don't forget - requires you to shut off other less critical > electrical applicances in the house, things like > "refrigerators" and "air > conditioners"...... > > : ) > > Sorry, this was *way* too much fun...... ... and even on-topic. :) How about: Your handheld electronic organizer has more RAM... There are enough light-generating components on the system to allow one to read comfortably in an otherwise dark room. You must wait until winter to run it, and open the windows to cool the room off (since you can't run the air conditioner at the same time. The boards' form factor is something on the order of a complete "large" modern desktop system. Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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C3-SI

by dogas＠bellsouth.net

> > OSI bus is 12bit address and data. > > err... 20bit address, 12bit data... > > ;) > - Mike: dogas(a)bellsouth.net

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Wanted: DEC Lisp PAK

by wlewis＠mailbag.com

Oh, I've spoken to the good folks at Encompass and Montagar. (No-one directly at Compaq has ever replied to my emails.) There is apparently an Intellectual property issue that prevents them from including the old DEC Lisp in the free list. It also has to do with the fact that DEC stopped shipping the product in 1993. Hence, I'm trying to see if I can find someone with the old piece of paper so that I could convince Compaq to let me transfer the license to me. I'm just a nut who would like to legally run some antique software. As for faking the license, I don't know of anyway to hack out the PAK system... > William, > > Is http://www.montagar.com/hobbyist/ and the list of products your > problem? - Indeed, I cannot see LISP there, but they won't want you to > fake a license in order to make the software run, will they? ;-) > > Did you talk to them and mention that several other programming > languages are part of the hobbyist program? > > Andreas > > William Barnett-Lewis wrote: > > > > Longshot, but someone here might have one or know where to find one. (snip) > - -- > Andreas Freiherr > Vishay Semiconductor GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany > http://www.vishay.com William -- You better watch out What you wish for; It better be worth it So much to die for. Courtney Love

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Bell & Howell Apple II update II

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) [mailto:cisin@xenosoft.com] > On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, Christopher Smith wrote: > > It's working guys. Thanks a lot for all of your help. > > In the interest of public information: > > The BNC connectors do, indeed, carry composite video. > Can THIS finally put to rest the assertion that BNCs were not used for > video?? Well, you don't have to convince me. ;) Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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Caster?? (was: Netscape (was Re: PayPal = payola?)

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 28, Chad Fernandez wrote: > I was under the impression that big systems usually had casters. Don't > the big Vax's have wheels? Vax 6000, 7000, and 8000 series? They certainly do. -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

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Caster?? (was: Netscape (was Re: PayPal = payola?)

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) [mailto:cisin@xenosoft.com] > I was under the impression that casters were only for very lightweight > stuff that was intended to be movable by one person without a > forklift, or > even a dolly. You're right. That should have been "at least" casters. :) Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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Searching for old DEC 12V frontpanel bulbs

by erd_6502＠yahoo.com

I'm restoring some pre-TTL DEC stuff (R and W series logic) and I need a handful of front panel bulbs. Unlike the later bulbs with a plastic base and strong wires to solder to the PCB or to plug into socket pins, these are like a kernel of corn, with two fine wires coming out of the glass envelope at a slight angle with no supports of any kind. Some of the bulbs have burned-out filiaments. Many of the ones I need to replace have broken wires externally. I am going to attempt to solder new wires to the stub, but I don't expect the attempt to be an overwhelming success. I might try a harder solder so that when I put them back in the frontpanel PCB, they won't give way when I put enough heat on the other end to install them. About all I know about these bulbs is that they are fed a nominal 12VDC >from the W-series driver boards. The front panel itself is literally just a PCB and a bunch of bulbs; no active circuits (unlike, say, the front panel of a PDP-8/L). Testing should be easy - feed 12VDC at a few mA to each set of fingers and check the bulbs, one by one. If DEC was underfeeding these bulbs to extend their life, I would expect that the bulb should be rated at 14V-16V. I measured slightly over 12VDC in circuit, but well within a 5% tolerance. I have checked the online manuals I could find, but no mention is made of the nature of the bulbs for 1966/1967-era DEC equipment. Any ideas? -ethan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com

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Netscape (was Re: PayPal = payola?)

by msell＠ontimesupport.com

Oh! And don't forget - requires you to shut off other less critical electrical applicances in the house, things like "refrigerators" and "air conditioners"...... : ) Sorry, this was *way* too much fun...... - Matt At 11:56 AM 1/28/2002 -0600, you wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matthew Sell [mailto:msell@ontimesupport.com] > > > Additional bonus points awarded if the only boot mechanism > > was a 9-track > > tape drive that required you to disconnect your dryer as part of the > > boot-up process....... > >Even more if it requires some manual intervention in octal before the >boot process can begin. :) > >Chris > > >Christopher Smith, Perl Developer >Amdocs - Champaign, IL > >/usr/bin/perl -e ' >print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); >' > Matthew Sell Programmer On Time Support, Inc. www.ontimesupport.com (281) 296-6066 Join the Metrology Software discussion group METLIST! http://www.ontimesupport.com/cgi-bin/mojo/mojo.cgi "One World, One Web, One Program" - Microsoft Promotional Ad "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler Many thanks for this tagline to a fellow RGVAC'er...

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Not really 10 years - but a classic anyway

by rmeenaks＠olf.com

Hi, I picked up a VFX1 virtual reality headset from ebay at a killer price. Now the problem with the VFX1 is that the interface card is limited to only 640x480x256 colors, whereas the VFX1 helmet can run in 16bit or truecolor. To get stereoscopic mode, the VFX1 uses interlaced video to send even lines to one LCD and odd lines to the other LCD. What would it take to tap the VGA output and somehow determine which lines are even and which lines are odd and feed it to the helment directly? This is similar to the way a TV works. Searching though the net yielding the following hack: http://www.lpc.ufri.br/~dmendes/new_page_1.htm (use altavista to translate from Portugese) But he feeds the same signal to both LCDs thus stereo is lost. Any comments? Tony?? Ram -- ,,,, /'^'\ ( o o ) -oOOO--(_)--OOOo------------------------------------- | Ram Meenakshisundaram | | Senior Software Engineer | | OpenLink Financial Inc | | .oooO Phone: (516) 227-6600 x267 | | ( ) Oooo. Email: rmeenaks(a)olf.com | ---\ (----( )-------------------------------------- \_) ) / (_/

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Need source for high current HP type (with dimple) 14 or 16AWG 110vac power cord

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jan 28, 16:43, Matt London wrote: > Here in the UK they go by the canocial name "Kettle Plugs", as the higher > current (15A?) version is most frequently found at the end of powercables > for electric kettles (you know, those things for heating water). > > The name is frequenly extended to the 5A version as well (the one everyone > is familiar with) > > Also in common usage is a "hot to cold cable" :&) I'm sure everyone here > can figure that one out. Actually the standard connector style was originally rated 6A, and has since been uprated to 10A (UK). The type with the notch was originally 10A, and the distinguishing feature is that it is rated for a higher temperature, hence it's use on kettles (in the US it is rated at a higher current as well as a higher temperature). Hence the terms "hot condition" and "cold condition". If you look through the list archives you'll find some other information about this, which various people posted last year. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

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Any AMIGA users?

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Cameron Kaiser [mailto:spectre@stockholm.ptloma.edu] > Heck, there's even a 1581fs for Commodore 1581 3.5" disks. Really? I knew of the drivers that run 1541 drives through the serial port, but hadn't heard of a native FS for anything of the sort. :) Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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Plea for HP2100S help

by aek＠spies.com

I'll check the boards from Sam in the next day or so. I've also sent a msg to Crisis to see if they have 2000 firmware for the MX

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Netscape (was Re: PayPal = payola?)

by msell＠ontimesupport.com

Additional bonus points awarded if the only boot mechanism was a 9-track tape drive that required you to disconnect your dryer as part of the boot-up process....... - Matt At 10:22 AM 1/28/2002 -0600, you wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brian Chase [mailto:vaxzilla@jarai.org] > > > On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, Roger Merchberger wrote: > > > > Hell, *everything* I do is fast -- Winders & Linux! > > [[ahem... I have a > > > dual-processor Athlon MP 1600+ -- dual SCSI, dual LAN, > > etc... so I realize > > > this isn't a fair fight... ;-) ]] > > > You're not gonna impress anyone on this list with that candy-pants > > quiche-eating system. You can start to get our attention by get a > > computer that weighs more than you. Or barring that, we'll respect > > you more if your system doesn't have floating point instructions, > > or an integer divide, or even an integer multiply. > >Hear Hear. Though, I may listen when Athlons have casters and a >respectable console firmware with "deposit" and "examine" commands, at >least. Bonus points if you can't get them to run windows should your life >depend on it. > >Regards, > >Chris > > >Christopher Smith, Perl Developer >Amdocs - Champaign, IL > >/usr/bin/perl -e ' >print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); >' > Matthew Sell Programmer On Time Support, Inc. www.ontimesupport.com (281) 296-6066 Join the Metrology Software discussion group METLIST! http://www.ontimesupport.com/cgi-bin/mojo/mojo.cgi "One World, One Web, One Program" - Microsoft Promotional Ad "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler Many thanks for this tagline to a fellow RGVAC'er...

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WTF? (was Re: Microdata "Microprogramming Handbook")

by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

> From: Ian Koller <vze2mnvr(a)verizon.net> > I looked at it, then checked your "me" page, then gave up. > > If you want auctions that automatically extend, you have > that option as a seller on Yahoo. Ian, thanks for pointing this out. For the group, here's a snippet from Pat's Ebay "me" page: [begin snippet] I reserve the right not to honor any bid made during the last 2 minutes of one of my auctions. Also, I maintain a list of everyone who has ever "bid sniped" me on any auction that I was a bidder on, and I reserve the right to not honor any bids on my auction items from any bidder on that list. [snippet ends] I don't have a lot of Ebay experience, but I was under the impression that it was a fairly level playing field, albeit one where "anything goes." If someone comes up against me with a faster machine and a faster connection, then I may be sniped. Oh well. This guy carries grudges and does not appear to be a trustworthy person to deal with. I'll look more closely at "me" pages in the future. Sheesh! Glen 0/0 > Pat Barron wrote: > > > > I happened across one of these recently, and have no real interest in > > Microdata. So, I've listed the thing on eBay, check it out if > > interested... > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1326034396 > > > > --Pat.

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Plea for HP2100S help

by west＠tseinc.com

A while back my HP 2000 Access TimeShare BASIC system went down due to memory problems in the IOP (a 2100S). I thought the problems were in the core boards or the XY drivers, but just yesterday noticed that the main memory controller card (Data Control, 02100-60011) was introducing parity errors into a known good set of cards. So I suspect that many of the 8K core stacks I thought were bad, really werent and it was the data control board all along. So.... I wanted to ask if any of the list members had the following: Either 1) An HP 2100A or 2100S cpu that they would be willing to sell me or 2) An HP 02100-60011 Data Control card that they would be willing to sell me While a data control board is all I really need, I would certainly entertain buying someones 2100 cpu if it's sitting on a shelf as it would be extremely helpfull to have a spare set of the cards that make up the cpu section too. After all, the cpu is pretty much useless without the data control card anyways. Of course, I'd be perfectly willing to trade as well as buy if I have something people are interested in. Thanks in advance if anyone can help! Regards, Jay West

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Schneider AG bankrupt

by Hans.Franke＠mch20.sbs.de

It seams like the Schneider AG, once famous maker of the CPC Series Computers (well, OEM of the Amstrad CPCs) and later on of more or less IBM compatible machines (in the beginning less later on more :) is finaly bankrupt - in an as hoc notice the company declared they will officialy stop bussines and file an 'Insolvenzantrag' today. http://lib-o-mat.feedback.de/cms-public/schneider/presse/technologies/1076.… Schneider stoped to make computers some years ago, but was still a name to know in A/V Electronic. Tey own a real lot of patents around modern Display technology, digital recording and HDTV. Especialy their relativly new Laser projection system ins unique. Well, there goes the hope to get cheap laser systems soon. Gruss H. -- VCF Europa 3.0 am 27./28. April 2002 in Muenchen http://www.vcfe.org/

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Netscape (was Re: PayPal = payola?)

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 27, William Donzelli wrote: > What I meant was that the control for a 2311 in an 1131 is the cheap > kludge - one shots, delays, and the like - when compared to the "real" > controller, the 2841. This control unit was very complex - probably more > so that an entire 1130 system. > > I have no real engineering data (Big Blue Binders) on the 2841, but it > actually would not suprise me is the 1131 or 1800 was the processor inside > (or maybe a modified version). While we're on the subject of IBM big iron, does anyone here know offhand what type of interface and protocol the 3290 plasma display terminal speaks? Also, does anyone know the part number of a keyboard that will work with it? Thanks, -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

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HP87XM

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

Hi folks. I unearthed an HP87XM from my storage area and have been thinking of firing it up as a little diversion. Can anyone point me toward any programming reference info? Also...what are my mass storage options on this machine? It's got an HP-IB interface, and I've seen lots of HP-IB drives over the years...but what were commonly sold with this machine? Thanks, -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

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LEAST valuable collectibles (was: Apple II boards

by fmc＠reanimators.org

ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) wrote: > The 2225B was the original battery powered unit (runs off 6 sub-C NiCd > cells in a special HP battery pack [1]). It was designed to be used with > portable computers and calculators (HP41, HP71, HP75, HP110). The only > problem is that there is no way to fix a paper supply to it. Presumably > you're supposed to take a stack of fanfold paper, the printer, the > printer stand, and the HPIL cables around with you. Then find a desk to > set the stand and printer on, feed in the paper and print something. Printer stands to go with Thinkjets? Luxury! Where I worked at the time we didn't buy them, not even for the HP-IB ones that pretty much stayed where they were. Most folks either stacked the paper somewhere behind the printer and dealt with the resulting loss of desk space and/or mess of tangled supply paper, printer paper, and cables; or kludged a stand out of an empty cardboard box. > Quite honestly I've never had to print anything in a location where > there's a desk but no mains supply. But anyway... It saved you having to fuss with the wall wart until you ran the battery down. But you're right, we had a couple HP-IL Thinkjets to go with a couple 110s and people who used the 110s mostly didn't bother with the Thinkjets -- they were either using the 110 to dial up the 3000 from home and didn't need a printout, or they were doing some work at home that they would bring back the next day and could print on an HP150. -Frank McConnell

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IBM 5362 Update

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 27, Colin Eby wrote: > More information will be forthcoming, sometime next > weekend -- probably whether anyone cares or not. I I care! I plan to get a System36 someday. Got any pics up yet? -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

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REALLY Re: Mastersport 386SX

by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

> From: Douglas Taylor <taylor(a)cem.nrl.navy.mil> > It turns out I have two Zenith Data Systems 'SuperSport' labtops, one is an > 8088 model and the other is a 80386/SX 16 (I think), the last one is called > a 'SuperSport SX'. They use the same external power supply, 16.5 VDC 2.5 > amps. Well, the laptop is marked "11 VDC" but the connector is odd -- looks similar to an S-video connector. The unit doesn't belong to me and I've only seen it once, so it might not be exactly the same as S-video. Glen 0/0

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SGI R3K Indigo parts available

by mrbill＠mrbill.net

(they wwere released in '91, so they meet the ten-year rule..) I've got a metric buttload of SGI Indigo R3K RAM (4meg and 2meg modules), framebuffers (LG1 8bit) and five actual *systems* for sale/trade/etc. I've also got ten 3.5" drive sleds for R3k/ R4K Indigos. Email me if interested. Sorry, but I'm out of keyboards and mice. Bill -- Bill Bradford mrbill(a)mrbill.net Austin, TX

23 years, 6 months

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TRS-80 manuals online

by jhellige＠earthlink.net

I haven't seen this mentioned here before so for those of you interested in the TRS-80 manuals, someone has put a bunch of them online in PDF format at the following address: http://www2.asub.arknet.edu/wade/hardware.htm Jeff -- Home of the TRS-80 Model 2000 FAQ File http://www.cchaven.com http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lakes/6757

23 years, 6 months

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LEAST valuable collectibles (was: Apple II boards

by fmc＠reanimators.org

ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) wrote: > I think I've managed to find at least one genuine HP thinkjet stand. But > you're right, most people made their own (out of plastic sheet and metal > rod, normally). We were on a budget, and we did a lot of printing on our HP 3000s, so there was a near-constant stream of available empty boxes. Sometimes we'd even get paper in boxes with sturdy tops that could be easily fashioned into Thinkjet stands. > I doubt that wall wart [1] (it's that little HP 8V 3VA unit) could supply > the printer continuously. Which means that on long print jobs the battery > pack is running down, even if the charger is plugged in. Which, in turn, > means there's a maximum length of file you can print on the HPIL thinkjet > :-(. No, it means you run the battery down and then are disappointed to find that plugging it in doesn't bring it back to life right away. Nobody ever reported that, but like I said most of our users just didn't bother with the printer. > I must say I've been very impressed with the HP82169 HPIL-HPIB interface. > It's pretty much plug-n-play for most applications :-)). Imagine a Portable Plus sitting there formatting an HP 7963 (I think) HP-IB disc drive through one of these. It will do it, and then it will let you use the whopping 20MB or so that its version of MS-DOS can handle. -Frank McConnell

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Netscape (was Re: PayPal = payola?)

by bwit＠pobox.com

>in Monte Sereno, Calif." So he may still be around. Switchboard.com >only found five Tramiel in CA but no Jack, and I don't remember >his sons' names at the moment, but One was Sam I believe. Regards, Bob > >Now, is Gould still alive? > >- John > >

23 years, 6 months

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Need source for high current HP type (with dimple) 14 or 16AWG 110vac power cord

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 27, Tothwolf wrote: > > There are three "standard" IEC power connectors...there's the one > > we're all used to, the one with the dimple (higher current) and a > > larger square one (still higher current). > > There are also ones for 240V high current gear. Maybe these are same same > as the square one you mentioned? My SGI 210S machine uses one of these > cables to connect the main PSU to the power distribution box. The power > distribution box uses a 240V 30A twist-lock power cord. The main PSU The square ones used on the deskside Challenge and Onyx systems are 120V. I've never seen a 240V version, but then everything I've done with 240V has been twist-lok connectors. -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

23 years, 6 months

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LEAST valuable collectibles (was: Apple II boards

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 27, Tony Duell wrote: > I must say I've been very impressed with the HP82169 HPIL-HPIB interface. > It's pretty much plug-n-play for most applications :-)). Hey, wait a minute...that might solve a problem for me. I have a time-critical need for an HPIB thinkjet, and mine is in storage a thousand miles from here. I have an HPIL thinkjet here, though, and an 82169A HPIL-HPIB interface. Can I use that interface to connect my HPIL thinkjet to the HPIB output of my scope (HP 54111D)? -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

23 years, 6 months

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Battlebot vs. PET

by jss＠subatomix.com

I'm watching Battlebots at the moment, and I just saw a demonstration of a blade-spinning bot. The demo involved shredding a Commodore PET to bits. I'm not much of a Commodore enthusiast, but I was quite taken aback. Note to self: not everyone in the world thinks like us. -- Jeffrey S. Sharp jss(a)subatomix.com

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Battlebot vs. PET

by LFessen106＠aol.com

In a message dated 1/27/02 5:51:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com writes: > It's too bad they didn't try that on Grid! I'll bet that it's magnesium > case would have put up a good fight. Or else took the BattleBot with it > when it caught on fire! That would have been fun to see too! > > Joe > > No doubt! I still have a GRiDcase 3 in the magnesium alloy case. I have heard stories about the army dropping these from helicopters and dusting them off -n- starting them back up again. They have to weigh 30 pounds and they are built like a brick. The one I have came from retirement from the water conservation dept field officer. After *years* of continued service there isn't a dent in it or a scratch deeper than the paintjob - and there aren't many of those! -Linc. In The Beginning there was nothing, which exploded - Yeah right... Calculating in binary code is as easy as 01,10,11.

23 years, 6 months

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IBM 5362 Update

by out2sea00＠yahoo.com

Folks -- Just a little update on a project I had posted the list about.... ... when we last saw our hero he was expecting the arrival of a bouncing baby S/36. Alright -- so it's really a teenager, and bouncing it hardly appropriate.... And he was worried about getting documentation and SSP Disks. Here's the news. The system's here -- and I've cleaned out the cobwebs, microvac'ing one card gingerly at a time. I found the maintenance manual -- under the case where IBM put it >from day one. The display station arrived (costing more than the server). Power was applied and two wonderous things happened: First, the lights *didn't* dim. This flat only has a 10A service and the machine's rated at 10A ( not to mention the other beasties sharing the aforementioned amperage). I had visions of that mammoth disk grinding into life while the neighorhood was plunged into darkness. I realize there are three phase 240 V devotee's on this list. I exhort them to understand my newbie thills at this minor first achievement, and not scoff outloud. Second, the silly thing actually IPL'd. I don't of course have a valid account for it. And so I've been hunting for installation media or hacking instructions. I think I've located the latter, but may end up requiring the former anyway. The diagnostic utilities have been partially removed from the fixed disk -- I suspect this was a space saving ploy. So some of the applications required to read the raw disk and seek the password file aren't available to me. For that I will need at least the diagnostic disk. Please volunteer suggestions on acquiring one of those (8" of course). Saddly this was a much as I've achieved. The second effort at an IPL failed -- and I'm still trying to track down the SRC cause. I'm not begging for help on that one just yet, though once again -- the diagnostic disk would be helpful. Please, please volunteer suggestions on acquiring one of those (8" of course). More information will be forthcoming, sometime next weekend -- probably whether anyone cares or not. I figure I'm entitled since at least my babbling is squarely on thread (and who knows, maybe of use to someone browsing through the profit/non-profit/useless classic/dual-athlon posts for a reference to retro-machines someday). ;->~ No that was not an open-flaming-season invitation. Just a good hearted jibe. Your's in 16bit brotherhood, Colin Eby Senior Consultant CSC Consulting PS -- Anyone have a spare left shift key for an IBM P70. I'm afraid I missing one, and this keyboard's somewhat unique to the model. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com

23 years, 6 months

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Wanted: DEC Lisp PAK

by wlewis＠mailbag.com

Longshot, but someone here might have one or know where to find one. I'd like find a DEC Lisp PAK that someone is willing to sell/trade/give me. It seems there is no one at Compaq who is able/willing to assist and they have an IP issue with putting it on the free software list. Hence, transfering a license appears to be the only way to get that software running. Thanks, William -- You better watch out What you wish for; It better be worth it So much to die for. Courtney Love

23 years, 6 months

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Apple II boards

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Erlacher [mailto:edick@idcomm.com] > only things I'm likely to keep will be the PSU's. It might > be well for you to > learn about the Apple-][+ before running out to get various > add-on's, so you > get the "right" stuff as opposed to a wierd assortment of junk. Think so? :) I imagine you're right. My question, though, had more to do with what kind of nifty stuff you can get to hook up to it. I have only worked with relatively "vanilla" Apple IIs, so I have little knowledge in that area. Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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IBM 3101 Dip Switches Configuration

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 24, Doc wrote: > > The problem is that the IBM 3101 don't establish communication > > with the Linux system. The 3101 show one "Line Check 2" message > > that talk about the comm.line, I suppose. The cable used is one > > normal serial cable. > > If by "normal serial cable" you mean a standard port-to-modem cable, > that is most likely your problem. You need to use a null-modem serial > cable with a terminal. That depends *completely* on the terminal. Several even have both DTE- and DCE-wired connectors. My standard rule for dealing with an RS232 in-yer-face is to plug it in without a null modem and see if it works...if it doesn't, then plug in a null modem. -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

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Need source for high current HP type (with dimple) 14 or 16AWG 110vac power cord

by rhblakeman＠kih.net

Need a power cable for the Netserver, they got one with all of the machines they bought for resale so I have to locate one. It's a standard PC type (HP) plug on the server side except that it's got a dimple on the side opposite the angled corners and it's either 16 or 14AWG due to the 12A draw of the server. I also assume it to have a different plug, not sure though. I'm sure that other applications use the same thing with all the heavy servers out there and that someone has an aftermarket source or has a few ratholed with no immenent use for it/them. HP has theirs listd for US as 8120-5395 but is no longer available (go figure - no power cord and you have a useless server). I really don't want to chance grooving a standard 18AWG cord and watching the fire dept as they hose my shop and new server down. I just checked JDR and Jameco - Jameco lists a standard cable at 14AWG but no real picture of the end, just a generic photo/figure. Now it's time to dig out the Mouser and Digikey catalogs - might find the HP end that I need, I have plenty of heavy duty power cables with regular female outlets (some 12AWG) that I can use. In that case I could even wire it direct or to 220 (autoranging/adjusting unit). Have to research a little I guess.

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Is this a IBM RT mouse?

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 26, Doc wrote: > Based on the fact that the keyboard cutout of the RT's back panel is > shaped like the (huge) insulator on the interface, and the mouse in the > picture has a (huge) insulator [my terminology fails me here; sorry] > that matches the mouse port's cutout, I vote it's an RT mouse. > > What DO ya call that huge chunk o' rubber right behind the male end, > anyway? The foreskin? -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

23 years, 6 months

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LEAST valuable collectibles (was: Apple II boards

by mythtech＠Mac.com

>Somebody (or more likely a group of people) need to compile a catalogue >of spare parts. Saying that the idler from a JVC.... video recorder has >the following dimensions (diameter, thickness, tyre width, etc). And that >the motor from a Panasonic CD player is 6V, with the following >dimensions. And so on. So that you can attempt to find parts that will >fit machines that nobody seels spares for any more... I have a "belt checker" from MCM electronics. You place the belt around one pin, then slid the other pin until the belt is sitting between them with no tension. It tells you the size of the belt. Then there is a ruler to measure the width, and a picture chart that shows style (square, round, whatever). When you have all the info, there is a chart on the back with MCM part numbers for the matching belt.... only down side... more often then not, they no longer carry the part listed on their checker... and they don't seem to have a list of compatible parts they DO carry... fortunalty, their master catalog has a list of belts and tires by size. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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Need source for high current HP type (with dimple) 14 or 16AWG 110vac power cord

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 27, Russ Blakeman wrote: > Need a power cable for the Netserver, they got one with all of the machines > they bought for resale so I have to locate one. It's a standard PC type (HP) > plug on the server side except that it's got a dimple on the side opposite > the angled corners and it's either 16 or 14AWG due to the 12A draw of the > server. I also assume it to have a different plug, not sure though. I'm sure > that other applications use the same thing with all the heavy servers out > there and that someone has an aftermarket source or has a few ratholed with > no immenent use for it/them. This is a standard high-current IEC power connector. They're used on several models of MicroVAX, several larger Cisco routers, and lots of other things. They shouldn't be too hard to find. Someone who carries Cisco supplies will have them. I think the 7513 uses these, in particular. > I really don't want to chance grooving a standard 18AWG cord and watching > the fire dept as they hose my shop and new server down. I wouldn't worry too much about this. Use an ammeter to check the current draw if you're really concerned...but I have a couple of DEC 4000/400 machines that have these power connectors, and they pull a whopping [measured] 3A. -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

23 years, 6 months

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Fwd: Datapoint 1500 with printer

by jhellige＠earthlink.net

Here's a system that I thought someone might be interested in. I received another email from him that suggested it also had dual 8" drive cabinets with it, as well as including images of it >from a flyer or book. I'd take it in myself but do not have the space for it at the moment. If interested, please reply directly to the sender. I can provide the images to anyone that wants them, as well as his phone number. Jeff >Status: U >Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 20:08:37 -0800 >From: John Valentine <john.valentine(a)verizon.net> >X-Accept-Language: en >To: jhellige(a)earthlink.net >Subject: Datapoint 1500 with printer > >Jeff: > >A friend of mine has a Datapoint 1500 with 160 cps printer. He is >looking for a home for the Datapoint. He was going to put it on ebay, >but we thought we would check the antique computer sites before doing >it. > >Are you interested? He lives in Fairfax, Virginia. > >John Valentine -- Home of the TRS-80 Model 2000 FAQ File http://www.cchaven.com http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lakes/6757

23 years, 6 months

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New Finds in Houston

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

Well took some time off the job hunt and move to check out some of my old hangouts and found something I have been looking for, it's a working Vectrex in good shape with one controller and no games but the built in one for $25 at a local thrift. I have been watching these go high on eBay and figured I would not be able to get one anytime soon. I also picked up some game cartridges for the 2600, Virtual Boy, Game Gear, Jaguar, and some of the newer machines. The wife is making me hold off on buying until I start working again so I have not gone to any of the auctions here yet. There are 2 auctions here in Houston that you can find good deals at , one is only 2 days a week and the other is everyday. That's it for now keep on computing.

23 years, 6 months

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TSU05 Docs?

by Andreas.Freiherr＠Vishay.com

Hello, does anybody out there have the docs available for the TSU05 controller board used in PDP-11s or VAXes with UNIBUS to connect to the DEC variant TS05 of the Cipher F880? The board is M7455, and I am looking for the meanings of the DIP switches. There must be CSR address and interrupt vector, each made up by several individual switches, but in addition to that, an "extended features" switch and one for "buffering". Thanks in advance! Andreas -- Andreas Freiherr Vishay Semiconductor GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany http://www.vishay.com

23 years, 6 months

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New on Ebay - Worth checking out

by CLeyson＠aol.com

Commodore PET 2001, BBC B and Master, C64, VIC20, C+4, Apple ][GS, Mac SE/30, Amiga 500, Amiga 1200 and Atari 2600 all in one aution. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1327699656

23 years, 6 months

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Any interest in "Uptime: The Disk Monthly" diskettes?

by dan＠ekoan.com

Hello, While looking for 3.5" 720K discs to format on a HP-150 that I bought (yes, I sometimes actually pay money for classic computers, especially if they're Hewlett-Packard) from Bill Sudbrink, I came across a set of diskettes labelled Uptime: The Disk Monthly Volume 2 Number 1, for instance, is copyright 1986 by Viking Technologies out of Newport, Rhode Island, and has the following table of contents: Loan Calculator, Seasoned Clip Art, Stepping Out Demo, TermWorks, 3D TicTacToe, Hacker Interview, Biorhythm, Gone Fishin' DA, Little Black Book DA and Preview. I've got at least five diskettes with pre-printed labels, another half dozen with typewritten labels (e.g. "Uptime 2.8") and one labeled "The Best of Uptime, Brought to you by Macworld". Is there any interest or reason to save these, or can I go ahead and reformat them without fear of losing something someone on this list might want? Cheers, Dan www.decodesystems.com

23 years, 6 months

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Is this a IBM RT mouse?

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Jan 26, 21:10, Doc wrote: > What DO ya call that huge chunk o' rubber right behind the male end, > anyway? EMI filter. An interference suppressor consisting of a ferrite tube clamped onto the cable to reduce RF radiation. But I liked Dave's answer too. -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

23 years, 6 months

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Opus5 400PM/8000

by doc＠mdrconsult.com

I have 2 150MB DC6150 tape cartridges from Opus Systems Label 1: _________ Opus5 400PM/8000 5.3.2 Rev Q4 P/N 900-00269-001 # sysadm installpkg or load during the initial installation All SW Packages #1 of 1 --------- Label 2: ________ X Version 11 400PM/8000 Rev A2 P/N 900-00223-002 # sysadm installpkg All X11 Packages #1 of 1 -------- What the heck is it? Doc

23 years, 6 months

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Favorite 5.25's

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 26, John Allain wrote: > Revealing my stupidity: Can any/all do RX50 > formatting? I realize one thing, that HD writes > on LD drives are suboptimal. Well, RX50s are 80-track drives, so a 360K drive won't do it...other than that, most should, I would think. -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

23 years, 6 months

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Need manual URL/hardcopy for HP Netserver LX Pro 6/200 server

by out2sea00＠yahoo.com

Russ -- Let me know if you need any other resources for this system. We're still using this model -- after four years of co-habitation, I couldn't know them much better. We have four or five of these, and one ultra-rare LXr-Pro8. I get around to doing a fresh build on them every 4 months or so. That's because they're part of our benchmarking equipment pool. So they get reconfigured very regularly. The performance engineering folks (myself included) use them. And they certainly do perform well, even if they are bordering on classic status. I understand you have a source for manuals already. So anything else you need, please let me know. One word of advice. I'd leave the RAM in. It's the RAM that keeps them running like much newer equipment, since there aren't that many applications that'll peg a quad, even an old one, they'll run best with everything resident in main. Second piece of advice, put a better video card in. There's an embedded one -- but it's a flicker-fest at anything higher than 800x600. Colin Eby Senior Consultant CSC Consulting __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/

23 years, 6 months

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Microdata "Microprogramming Handbook"

by vze2mnvr＠verizon.net

Hello Pat, If you read these links, it gives other "perspectives" on the issue of sniping. I guess you don't like sniping, because you would like to get the best price you could for your items. This we do respect. http://www.geocities.com/phillipcreed/myths.html http://www.geocities.com/phillipcreed/ http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/supersniper/ But the ones who complain that they didn't win an item because someone sniped them, we have no respect for what so ever. No one ever lost an item because someone out bid them. They lost the item because they didn't bid the high bid utilizing the "proxy" bidding system. Period. These are people that want to blame others for their own failures which they themselves brought about. They seem to act like the world owes them something, when in reality, their failure is brought on because they are too cheap and selfish. They want what other people have, but are unwilling to give much of themselves to get it. A note to all. You'll win whatever item you bid on, if you put in the high bid while the auction is running, regardless of when that bid is placed. As for the ones that complain about prices of goods being sold on eBay as being so high, these people have been deemed unsuitable for employment in our organization for being too ignorant of commerce and economics. It's indicative of serious flaws in personality, attitude, and intelligence. Generally things on eBay often sell for a third to an eighth ( and sometimes even 1/25 ) of what they are actually worth, and we have hard data to prove that fact. So any that end up out of work, just know, we'll learn more about what you're really like by reading the messages you've posted, than we'd ever learn in an interview. And we do research prospective applicants in this manner. Thanks Google. Pat Barron wrote: > > On Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Ian Koller wrote: > > I looked at it, then checked your "me" page, then gave up. > > > > If you want auctions that automatically extend, you have > > that option as a seller on Yahoo. > > I'm sorry that put you off; I've been thinking about toning down or > eliminating that section, but I haven't done anything about it yet because > this is a really sore point with me - it's particularly aimed at people > who run "outbid-bots", that track auctions and place bids in (literally) > the final 15 or 30 seconds of the auction, to ensure that the previous > high bidder has no chance to rebid. > > In a "real" auction, the auction generally continues until activity > ceases; if that's doable on Yahoo! Auctions (like the old Onsale.com > system, in which a bid in the last 5 minutes of an auction automatically > extended it), then that might be a better option for me. Though I haven't > listed anything there for a long time, because I've had the impression > that very few people use Yahoo! Auctions (as opposed to eBay).... > > Thanks, > --Pat.

23 years, 6 months

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For:Pro's Only....

by doc＠mdrconsult.com

If you got that, I'm probably talking to you.... Is anybody interested in buying/trading for - Hardware: 1 Fortune Systems video console 1 Fortune Systems ASCII terminal 1 Fortune Systems keyboard 2 Fortune Systems floppy drives?? Full-height 5.25" with very strange latch 1 2 lb. bag of misc. cables 1 256k 32:16 RAM expansion, tagged defective Documentation: 1 For:Pro for 32:16 Installation Instructions 1 Introductuion to For:Pro 1 Fortune Systems Tape Streamer User's Guide {1} 1 Using Fortune Terminals 1 Fortune Interactive Terminal Emulator 1 Fortune:Word Operators' Guide 1 Fortune:Word Reference Guide 1 Fortune:Multiplan Professional Tools 5.25" Floppy Disks: 1-of-1 Fortune Diagnostic Disk {2} Process & Instrumentation Design Support Diskette v4.0 3-of-? For:Pro Cold-Boot {2} 3-of-3 Single-User For:Pro Release Level 1.7/J3 1-of-1 Multiuser For:Pro (Domestic) System Tools Series 1-of-1 Meet Your Fortune System Training and Education Series 1-of-1 Language Development Tools System Tools Series 1-of-1 C System Tools Series 1-of-1 For:Pro 1.7 Upgrade System Tools Series 1-of-1 Fortune Word - Promotional Software Not For Resale Release level 1.0/E3 1-of-1 Fortune Word - Promotional Software Not For Resale Release level 1.1/E3 1-of-1 Multiplan - Promotional Software Not For Resale 1-of-1 Multiplan Master - Promotional Software Not For Resale 1-of-1 Business Basic - Promotional Software Not For Resale 2-of-2 General Ledger - Promotional Software Not For Resale 1-of-1 C - GKS Beta Test Release level 1.0d/? 1-of-1 Tektronix (R) 401X Emulator 15-or-20 Unlabelled or illegibly labelled floppies. Apparently related to the Fortune stuff. {1} Software Documentation in box which should, but doesn't, contain 5.25" disks {2} P&ID floppy with printed or typed label. Label is identical to the Fortune Systems floppies except for the logo. {3} These are BASF floppies with handwritten labels Unless otherwise noted, all floppies appear to be the "official" distribution, with the Fortune Systems logo on the label. Floppies are NOT in great shape, mostly distorted and warped from heat or moisture. I'm guessing they're probably readable, about *once*. I'm selling/trading ALL this as-is. I don't have a 32:16 system unit (everything but...), so it's all untested. ***** Just so there are no misconceptions or misrepresentations, I am NOT a charitable organization. I spend a crapload of time and money on this hobby, and anytime I can make it turn a profit, I will leap for joy. ***** Doc

23 years, 6 months

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Is this a IBM RT mouse?

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 26, Doc wrote: > > The foreskin? > > DUDE! you made me scare my cat! > > Rolling around laughing, with VERY irate kitty glaring at me.... Sorry, couldn't resist. ;) -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

23 years, 6 months

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Any interest in "Uptime: The Disk Monthly" diskettes?

by mythtech＠Mac.com

>Is there any interest or reason to save these, or can I go ahead and reformat >them without fear of losing something someone on this list might want? If any of them contain the game "Iggy Igopolis", I would like a copy of the game (it was shareware, so you can safely just email me the game, I don't need the whole disk). My floppy with it has gone bad (it robbed a 7-11)... and I have not yet been successful in finding a new copy (but I did track down Captain Magneto which made me very happy) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

23 years, 6 months

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Is this a IBM RT mouse?

by Innfogra＠aol.com

Someone mentioned the RT mouse has two round buttons. I have had this mouse in my collection and have been wondering what it was for. Http://members.aol.com/innfogra/IBMMS1.JPG The connector is a 6 pin square. Can anyone ID it? If someone is interested it is available FSOT. Please contact me off list at whoagiii(a)aol.com. Paxton Astoria, OR I can supply a JPEG if there are any problems with the URL.

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Netscape (was Re: PayPal = payola?)

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On January 26, Bryan Pope wrote: > > My S/390's *hard disk* weighs *20 times* as much as me. 8-) > > O!.. Ok.. Do not drop them on your foot. > > These aren't the ones that are over a foot wide in a clear plastic? case > with a handle in the centre to carry or lock them in place? That would be *old* mainframe technology. This is *new* mainframe technology. What's that array, Sridhar? 2 or 4TB? -Dave -- Dave McGuire St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf

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Interact Model One cassette beg

by passerm＠umkc.edu

I was wondering if any of my fine fellow listers might have cassette software (especially BASIC, but would love to have anything) for the Interact Model One. Having acquired one of these, I'm interested in making it do something besides say "PRESS 'L' TO LOAD TAPE." If anyone has cassettes they'd be willing to dub for me, I would be thrilled to repay you in gratitude, some piece of 80's micro hardware or software _you_ might be looking for, or, of course, plain old cash for your time and tape. --Michael Passer

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Is this a IBM RT mouse?

by mythtech＠Mac.com

>Http://members.aol.com/innfogra/IBMMS1.JPG > >The connector is a 6 pin square. Can anyone ID it? PCjr? Although, I am sure that is not the only IBM machine to carry square ports. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

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LEAST valuable collectibles (was: Apple II boards

by CLeyson＠aol.com

In a message dated 26/01/02 14:22:32 Pacific Standard Time, ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk writes: > HP85s have 2 ways of chewing tapes, both fixable (normally). If the > optical EOT sensor fails, then it'll run the tape off the spool. Often > just cleaning the sensor will fix it. If not, then the electronics is not > that complicated IIRC. > > The other (and more common) way is for the drive roller to run to glue. I > have heard that silicone rubber tubing of the right diamter will fix > this. As I've got some other HP machines where this has happened (9825, > 9831, etc) I am going to have to investigate the exact methods of repair. > It's the old "drive roller turned to glue" problem. I need to fix a 9825 as well. I tried a few TV/HI-FI repair shops and asked "where can I get one of these or something similar ?" My question was followed by "Have you got a part Number ? " Grrrrrr :-( Chris

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Is this a IBM RT mouse?

by fmc＠reanimators.org

Innfogra(a)aol.com wrote: > Http://members.aol.com/innfogra/IBMMS1.JPG That looks like the RT PC mouse that I remember. I believe (based on my inventory) that the IBM part number is 00F2383. -Frank McConnell

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SOL video monitor

by r.stek＠snet.net

I have a ProcTech pricelist dated January 1, 1978. They offer a Panasonic PT-872 TV-Video Monitor for $199. Bob Stek Saver of Lost Sols

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Non-profit reselling

by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave McGuire [mailto:mcguire@neurotica.com] > I can FEEL the love around here. Yep. Sooo.... I didn't tell everyone about my new VT131 yet. That's the ticket -- how about those classic computers? ;) Regards, Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

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BYAD CP/M disks

by donm＠cts.com

> > They are yours. What is your address? Paul, I received them - exceedingly well packaged - in yesterday's mail. Thank you very much. As a matter of possible interest, they contain the operating system (CP/M-2.20) and other associated programs for the BYAD PC/XT Z-80 card. Disk format is same as the old 8 x 512 sector PC-CP/M-86. - don

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