test-drb January 2002

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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

23 years, 3 months

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"); '

23 years, 3 months

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

23 years, 3 months

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...

23 years, 3 months

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.

23 years, 3 months

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

23 years, 3 months

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/

23 years, 3 months

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

23 years, 3 months

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

23 years, 3 months

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

23 years, 3 months

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