test-drb January 2002

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by mythtech＠Mac.com

>Old Boss of mine called the larger triangular headed >snippers (sim.: Xelite wire cutter) "Dykes". Any word >on this... word. Is this a correct term? I learned that Dykes were the square nosed pliers/wire cutters. Later to learn them by a seemingly more proper name of "Bull Nose Pliers". And I have heard the triangular headed ones called Dykes as well, but I have always just called them wire cutters (but I interchange Dykes and Bull Nose pliers all the time for the other ones.) I have NO idea if these are the right terms (I would lean towards thinking Bull Nose is correct, but I tend to doubt Dykes is anything more than an used term) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 11 months

Nomenclature (was: NEXT Color Printer find

by mythtech＠Mac.com

>Chris, I suggest that you do not have all of the relevant facts. The >wrench carries that name because Crescent Tools were the original >developer and manufacturer of it. That the name is used generically for >all adjustable wrenches of that design is a tribute to its popularity >and usefulness. Much the same as we speak of `xeroxing' copies. > >Centronics did not invent the Blue Ribbon connector. Amphenol did. >Centronics merely found a useful application that became the standard >parallel connector on printers (and on early computers - pre IBM). Not >quite the same accomplishment. I know the facts, and I know exactly why it carries that name (much like a Yankee Drill). But the arguments regarding the usage of terms was that you should call the item by its name, NOT by the common usage term. It becomes irrevlivant if the common name is that of the maker (in the case of Crescent), or of the company that popularized it (in the case of Centronics). The name is wrong either way. Under the "Crescent" logic, lets just call the "Centronics" connector an "Amphenol"... unless that will confuse the issue as they already have a number of connectors commonly refered to as "amp". I was really pointing out the irony that support for the "its not a Centronics" argument was itself using a term that is doing EXACTLY what the Centronics term is doing... miscalling an item because of a popular name. I guess that was lost in the typing... I'll try to sprinkly more emoticons in my text next time. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 11 months

backdoor account for Micro/RSX ? --> follow-up, a bit long

by GOOI＠oce.nl

Hi all. Well, what Johnny proposed works almost, but the information was useful enough to get in. He's the story of yesterday eve. ^Z will pop up the time/date prompt again. Hitting ^C gives the DCL> prompt. When you enter RUN $ACNT (without the CR because I was re-reading the e-mail from Johnny again), the system appends ^U after some 30 seconds and asks again for the time and date. Again ^C, followed by RUN $ACNT and now with the CR, gives the response "MCR -- Task active" and the time and date prompt reappears. So I hit ^Z (according to my notes when I am typing this, but now I am not sure whether it was ^Z or ^C, followed by a CR. To my surprise the screen blanks and the top line shows: *** Micro/RSX Account File Maintenance Utility *** Account file is now sorted by UIC Account Utility options are: <the list> Using the List option it shows just two accounts: Owner=[001,010] L_name=MICRO Login_defaults=SY00:[SYSMGR] Password=(ENCRYPTED) Def_CLI=DCL F_name= Account=#1 Total_logins=39 Session ID=PRV Characteristics=NOSlave Last_login=14-FEB-97 13:41:51 NODef_Protection Def_dir_string NOSilent Owner=[201,001] L_name=USER Login_defaults=SY00:[USER] Password=(ENCRYPTED) Def_CLI=DCL F_name=A.NEW Account=#0 Total_logins=0 Session ID=USR Characteristics=NOSlave Last_login=None NODef_Protection Def_dir_string NOSilent So, it appears as if the user of this system has always used the priveleged account. With the Modify option I changed the password to supervisor and the I terminated the utility. Guess what? The account MICRO/SUPERVISOR lets me in! This shows up: Micro/RSX V3.1 BL24C [1,54] System MICROD 2-JAN-02 20:24 Logged on Terminal TT0: as PRV1 Good Evening ****************************************** * Welcome to Micro/RSX * * Version 3.1 Base level 24C * * This is file LB:[1,2]LOGIN.TXT * ****************************************** $ @LB:[1,2]SYSLOGIN.CMD $@ <EOF> $ I entered "SHOW DEV" and this is the result: TT0: [SYSMGR] [1,10] Logged in Loaded TT1: Loaded TT2: Loaded TT3: Loaded TT4: Loaded TT5: Loaded VT0: Loaded VT1: Loaded RD0: Loaded DU0: Public Mounted Loaded Label=MICRODRSX Type=RD53 Cached DU1: Loaded Type=RX50 DU2: Loaded Type=RX50 DU3: Offline Loaded Type=unknown MU0: Loaded Type=TK50 NL0: Loaded TI0: CO0: NL0: CL0: NL0: SP0: DU0: LB0: DU0: SY0: DU0: I do not know what DU3: could have been. MU0: is recognized because the controller is in the system, I presume. At the rear a 3-row, many (50?) pins male "D"-connector is fitted. I will open the box this evening. Here are some questions aI have. Is Micro/RSX 3.1 an old version? It accepts 2002 without any problem. Are there special things to look for? What commands do I need to get the information about the system? I want to add a DELQA. Can this be placed in any slot? I finished the proper way: "RUN [1,54]SHUTUP". That's what I am doing now. The mail is long enough. - Henk.

22 years, 11 months

VMS 6.1 S/W Kit

by Antonio.Carlini＠riverstonenet.com

>If one wanted to be "historically correct", which version >would have been on a MicroVAX II during the time they >were in production? How would you now get that version >on a TK50 tape? Well MicroVMS V1.0 was (IIRC) based on VAX/VMS V4.0 with some bits cut out. That probably shipped with the MicroVAX I. The MicroVAX II came hot on its heels (again, IIRC) so an early MicroVMS would be appropriate. Good luck finding one. By the time we were running our LAVC with a MicroVAX II and a VS2000 in 1987 in the UK, VAX/VMS V4.5 was current and shipped with our MicroVAX II. It needed to be upgraded to either V4.5B or V4.5C to support the VS2K or the VS2K in a LAVC (I forget the exact issue, I do remember it was the first upgrade that I ever did). Antonio

22 years, 11 months

Kaypro PC?

by rschaefe＠gcfn.org

I'm looking for info on one of these. I's some kind of XT clone, with an eight-bit passive backplane and an upgraded V20 on a CPU card. It runs MSDOS, and currently boots into dosshell. A little googling turns up numerous resumes containing Kaypro PC, and a number of old classiccmp posts regarding them, but no real info. kaypro.com seems to be down ATM. I'd especially like to know what the switch and pushbutton on the back of the CPU card do. IIRC it's not a reset button, but I might be mis-remembering. Bob

22 years, 11 months

KIM-1 (was Re: Cheap Video cookbooks and machines WTD)

by RCini＠congressfinancial.com

Ethan: I may actually have a copy of the Cheap Video Cookbook that I got with the TVT6 board for the KIM that I have (unbuilt in the package -- it's killing me). Is it black with a multi-color image on the front? If the binding is in acceptable condition, I'll copy it and scan it. Now I have to find it :-) Rich ========================== Richard A. Cini, Jr. Congress Financial Corporation 1133 Avenue of the Americas 30th Floor New York, NY 10036 (212) 545-4402 (212) 840-6259 (facsimile) -----Original Message----- From: Ethan Dicks [mailto:erd_6502@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 3:01 PM To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org Subject: KIM-1 (was Re: Cheap Video cookbooks and machines WTD) --- Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk(a)jetnet.ab.ca> wrote: > Hans B Pufal wrote: > > > > Philip Pemberton wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > I'm trying to get a copy of Don Lancaster's "Cheap Video > > > Cookbook" and "Son of Cheap Video" books I don't think the "Cheap Video Cookbook" would survive the scanning process (or at least, mine surely wouldn't - the binding would fragment and I would have a stack of loose sheets - easier to scan, but kinda messy for later). The guy who gave me the pile of S-100 stuff this week had "Son of Cheap Video", but he kept it. > I think somebody has done a KIM clone on the web if you need a clone. The KIM is one of the items on my list from that era to aquire (got a SYM-1 and an AIM-65). I'd love to see a website about a clone. Was it this - http://home.hccnet.nl/g.baltissen/kim-rb.gif - you were thinking of? A schematic, but no board layout (I can generate schematics all day long with OrCAD, but for a variety of reasons, I've never been able to successfully migrate one of my designs to a layout package, which is why the Elf99 project stalled). > From what I remember off the web > a 'true' KIM used custom 65xx parts for I/O and memory select. They do - custom 6530s - 1K ROM, 64 bytes of RAM, I/O and timer. Handy if you are trying to make a reduced-part-count machine. I think there's been some effort to imitate a KIM-1 6530 with a daughter-card, but I don't know if anyone has ever successfully emulated one. There's a *nice* KIM-1 page at, surprise, surprise, http://www.kim-1.com/ as well as Ruud Baltison's page at http://home.hccnet.nl/g.baltissen/kim.htm (Ruud is a frequent poster on the cbm-hacker's list) -ethan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com

22 years, 11 months

MV-III CPU vs RD53 drives

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

> q2: Do the RD52's, RD54's have this flaw too? > (I have 4 RDxx'es, no 53's) > Are these suckers all Quantums? > John A. Both the RD52's and RD54's have proven to be pretty good drives, especially considering their age. Basically the RD53 is the only lemon. Zane

22 years, 11 months

MV-III CPU vs RD53 drives

by doc＠mdrconsult.com

Hey, all. I've been offered a trade of a MV-III CPU, 8M memory board to match, and a graphics board for the naked BA123 in the garage. I have some spare RD53 disks, and a couple of TK50 drives. The gentleman is asking how many disks the CPU boards are worth, and I haven't a clue. Any opinions? Doc

22 years, 11 months

Nomenclature (was: NEXT Color Printer find

by mythtech＠Mac.com

>This is a grey issue. Brand names often become generic. I bet when you >want an "aspirin" you don't ask for a "pain reliever" or >"analgesic", and, unless you are a polymer chemist, what would you call >"styrofoam" other than "styrofoam"? Examples abound: >Kleenex, Band-aid, Thermos (from King-Sealy Thermos), Frisbee, etc. The >purpose of language is to communicate with precision, and >sometimes the most precise way is to use the "common usage" term. You >would sound pretty preposterous asking someone to toss you >that "plastic flying disc." Ok.. THANK YOU... this is the whole point. Crescent Wrench, Yo-Yo, Centronics... it matters not what the "correct" name is... what matters is that people understand what you are talking about, and that means, sometimes the "common name" takes over. Why is it that when it comes to a wrench, people can understand this, but when it comes to connectors they get their underwear in a bunch? My guess is, for the same reason I see red every time someone pulls out a video camera and says "let me film this"... it is TAPE damnit not film... to "normal" people, this makes no difference, to someone that spent years working in TV, it makes all the difference in the world (and if confused when talking about going on location for a shoot, you could wind up with a radically different set of equipment). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 11 months

OS/2 1.3 EE

by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

In a message dated 1/2/2002 8:58:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, jhellige(a)earthlink.net writes: << >OS/2 v 1.3 runs decent on a PS/2 model 60 286-10 with 3 meg. Too had it >doesnt have the WPS though. How different is the interface and such with 1.3? Didn't they make major changes with 2.X? >> it kinda looks like win3.1 in a twisted way except you dont have the program manager window. not many icons at all either. 2.x was a big change in the way it looks. OS/2 trivia: OS/2 had a 'start' command before micros~1 used it in the version after 3.1 ! -- Antique Computer Virtual Museum www.nothingtodo.org

22 years, 11 months

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test-drb January 2002