test-drb January 2002

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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

22 years, 10 months

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

22 years, 10 months

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

22 years, 10 months

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

22 years, 10 months

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

22 years, 10 months

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 > >

22 years, 10 months

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

22 years, 10 months

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

22 years, 10 months

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

22 years, 10 months

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.

22 years, 11 months

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