On January 17, Eric Dittman wrote:
> I've seen MV2000 around, and they pop up on eBay a lot. As to
> owning a real VAX at your house, there are so many cheap VAX
> systems that pop up on eBay all the time that that statement
> is truly false.
I agree. I think everyone that I associate with has at least one
VAX at home, except for my mom. I think I might get her one just for
the hell of it. :-)
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf
In a message dated 1/17/2002 6:38:36 PM Eastern Standard Time,
lgwalker(a)mts.net writes:
<< > On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, Tothwolf wrote:
> > On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, Russ Blakeman wrote:
> > > On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, Julius Sridhar wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, Tothwolf wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Right, I didn't even think about the ISA machines. I've seen so
many of
> > > > > the microchannel systems that I often forget about the others. As I
> > > > > think about it, I might actually have several model 25s instead of
50s.
> > > > > Guess I'll find out once I uncover them.
> > > >
> > > > It's hard to confuse them. The 25 is an all-in-one. The easier
ones to
> > > > confuse are the 30 and the 55SX, as they came in the same case.
> > >
> > > Model 40 and below are ISA, 50 series and above are microchannel. The
> > > 30-286 and 55SX used the same case but the 30 (8086) had a similar but
> > > plastic beige/brown (as opposed to all beige steel) case.
> >
> > Well, at least I've got a general idea what I've got stored away now. I
> > may have to go unbury them tonight, just to satisfy my curiosity.
>
> I uncovered the stack of machines. All of them are in fair to good
> condition, but missing their hard drives. They seem to be intact
> otherwise.
>
> 2 - Model 55SX (8555)
> 1 - Model 30 286 (8530)
> 1 - Model 30 (8530)
> 1 - Model 50 (8550)
>
> Does anyone know why IBM choose to use the same part number for the Model
> 30 and Model 30 286?
>
> -Toth
>
: Do you mean the SN # ? Don't have a 30 286 to check but most
:IBMs had a model subset that better described it like the 8580-111
:8580-Axx or in the PS/1s for example the 2133-011. Mueller has
:most listed in his 3rd edition but not the SN #s. >>
All PS/2 models start with 85 or 95 for the model number. Serial numbers
starting with 23 were built in RTP, NC. numbers starting with 78 were born in
Greenock, I think.
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Antique Computer Virtual Museum
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Anyone know about these? It's about 5.75" X 6.75", with a 100 position (50
each side) card-edge connector, and ejection levers on the front. 64K ram,
1x 2716 EPROM with a handwritten label `Satrom 0942 24 Mar 81' over the
window. A little googling reveals that 20002 is the zip code for DC and not
much else so far. :(
Thanks!
Bob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Allain [mailto:allain@panix.com]
> Personally I have seen only one mV2000 in 10 years,
> outside of eBay, so I'd say he's right.
Well, I have one friend who's looking for a MicroVAX (or VAXStation) 2000, who's ahead of you in line, but I'll post the next one I find _after_ this one to the list. ;)
I do know where to find one, since another guy I know has one he's not going to do anything with. It's just a matter of talking him into digging it up.
Otherwise, I had all kinds of trouble finding these things until I bought my first VAXStation 2000 (eBay, believe it or not...), and then they just started popping up everywhere. Maybe you should try that?
Regards,
Chris
Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL
/usr/bin/perl -e '
print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
'
I forward them all...
- John
>From: "jkd1932" <jkd1932(a)starpower.net>
>To: <jfoust(a)foust.org>
>Subject: IBM PC'S
>Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 20:12:20 -0500
>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400
>
>Mr. Foust, the organization I work with has two IBM PS/2, 286, PC's to give to anyone who wants them. I am in the Washington,DC/Baltimore,MD area. I have tried re-cycling groups, but they don't want them. Then I thought there would be a collector who would interested. Both systems are in excellent condition. I would appreciate your advice. I have looked at the "Classic Computer Rescue List", but did not find anyone who would be interested.
>
>Ken Diggs, Damascus,MD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Merle K. Peirce [mailto:at258@osfn.org]
> We seem to have a surfeit of Decwriters. Would anyone be
> interested in one?
Interested, yes -- those are teletypes, right? ... but how big are they? I certainly can't make it to RI right now to pick one up. :) (really too bad...)
Regards,
Chris
Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL
/usr/bin/perl -e '
print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
'
>I have a Mac SE that while attempting to remove the motherboard to replace
>bad memory, I smacked my hand into the CRT filament/plates socket, and
>cracked the CRT.
How hard did you hit the thing?!? (let me guess, pulling the power cable
off the mobo, it was stuck, and you pulled a little too hard to free it)
>1) Does anyone have a CRT for it that I could get for less than the price
>of another SE + shipping?
Check the LEM swap list (www.lowendmac.com), you can probably find an SE
for free (plus shipping).
If you had two forevers to wait, someplace I have two SEs with fried
motherboards, and would happily part with one... but I admit that it will
be some time before I get the chance to search for them (they are in one
of 3 locations, and I don't know WHICH of the SEs at those locations are
the ones that are dead).
>2) Is it possible to modify it to use a standard Mac (15 pin) monitor?
I don't think so, but there are some 3rd party external video cards for
the SE... but I suspect you will need to get it up and running before you
can activate the external video card. Does it currently even power up?
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
On eBay someone has a MV2000 for a BIN price of $25.00. That's
very reasonable. What is not reasonable is they describe it as
"RARE!" and say "This is as close as you'll get to owning a real
VAX at your house!".
Some eBay sellers must never run a search on current and completed
items for things they are selling.
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Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net
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Rumor has it that Tothwolf may have mentioned these words:
>2 - Model 55SX (8555)
>1 - Model 30 286 (8530)
>1 - Model 30 (8530)
>1 - Model 50 (8550)
>
>Does anyone know why IBM choose to use the same part number for the Model
>30 and Model 30 286?
Because they're both Model 30's??? ;-)
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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Roger "Merch" Merchberger --- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers
Recycling is good, right??? Ok, so I'll recycle an *older* .sig.
(circa 1997!) Why does Hershey's put nutritional information on
their candy bar wrappers when there's no nutritional value within?
In a message dated 1/17/2002 3:13:58 PM Central Standard Time,
doc(a)mdrconsult.com writes:
> On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, Julius Sridhar wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, Russ Blakeman wrote:
> >
> > > There aren't a lot of those around either...
> >
> > I have one. Along with an N51SX, and one of my prized possessions, a
> > CL57SX. I want to get the Thinkpad 700 (some models were also
> > Microchannel, if not all) and the Thinkpad Power Seried 830.
>
> Why not the TP 860? That's the REAL Holy Grail of RS/6000s....
>
>
Too bad they never finished the PPC version of OS/2 to run on it. 8-[
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