Hmmm, what systems will it run on?
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> From: Bryan Pope
> Reply To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:44 PM
> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: More DELLness & TRON! :D
>
> >
> > ! From: Bryan Pope [mailto:bpope@wordstock.com]
> > !
> > !
> > !
> > ! >
> > ! > For many of us in the younger crowd of computer geeks, Tron
> > ! > was also very
> > ! > influential in getting our interests fixated on computers
> > ! > as children.
> > ! > Tron and Wargames were two movies that influenced me substantially.
> > ! >
> > !
> > ! At my college programming class, we had to create a
> > ! Tic-tac-toe game. I added
> > ! the "hidden" feature of being able to play with zero players.... ;-)
> > !
> > ! Bryan
> >
> > I was wondering when the obligitory WarGames reference would pop up.
> BTW,
> > how did the game run with zero players? Do you still have it around?
> >
>
> David,
>
> I do still have it around! But not the source code.. :-( I can
> email you
> a copy if you want. The AI is not perfect though - sometimes X will win..
>
> The game would run in zero players just like in the movie - Showing
> an
> enitre game being played before starting a new one. It also kept track of
>
> which side won or if there was a draw.
>
> Bryan
>
> P.S. Oh, and I used FastGraph for the graphics... ;)
>
>
On Jan 14, 20:19, Tony Duell wrote:
> >
> > Hi, I've just been having a go at fixing an old Acorn AKF40 monitor (a
>
> OK.... Is this better known as something else? I don't think Acorn ever
> designed their own monitors, did they?
They used Philips or Microvitecs. I think that model is a rebadged Philips
VGA. There's a stock LOPT fault on one of those, but I'm not sure if it's
the AKF40 or AKF30. One of them also has a stock problem with cracked PCB
under the LOPT, due to poor mounting design.
> > few months shy of ten years old I'm afraid), which makes a screeching
> > sound and fails to provide any display when powered up. Not having done
>
> OK, the PSU is in pain. It's either very heavily loaded, or not loaded at
> all.
I found a page with some stock faults listed:
"Check Horz O/P transistor for S/C. If OK suspect EHT/LOPTX assembly. Test
by substitution. A less common fault is a problem with the over voltage
protection circuit. This is a crowbar type across the 28V supply and diodes
6452/6454 type PHF15 (15V 300mW Zeners) and thyristor 7452 type BT151 can
fail causing a short circuit. These can fail for no apparent reason or a
fault in the regulator circuit causing excessive voltage. If these have
failed remove them from the circuit and disconnect the following. Collector
of the horizontal output transistor to avoid the possibility of excessive
EHT, R3563 feed to frame O/P and R3512 feed to horizontal drive circuits.
Connect a meter across the 128V rail and switch on the unit. If the voltage
is excessive and does not respond to adjustments with R3414 switch off
immediately and examine the regulator circuitry. Transistor 3470 BC558B can
also fail and is best tested out of circuit using a transistor tester. If
in doubt replace it."
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
in case anyone cared (who knows with this group sometimes)
The Zebra computers I had that ran Pick were "Zebra 2500" made by General
Automation.
Now that I am back in my office, I just looked at the manuals under my
desk.
If anyone wants them, the manuals are available (I don't really want them
for anything). Best offer takes them, minimum offer of cost of shipping
(from Ridgewood, NJ 07450, or you can pick them up).
There are two 3" binders with assorted smaller manuals clipped into them.
Most of the manuals seem to be about Pick more than about the Zebra
machines. If anyone wants a list of what the smaller manuals are, let me
know and I can flip thru and write down the names.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
I have a C-64 here with a floppy drive. No cables of any kind (but I have
a call into the guy that gave it to me, to see if he still has the
cables).
Anyone want it? I don't know it if works, but my friend said it worked
when he stopped using it (5+ years ago). It is rather dusty, and was
kicking around on his basement floor when I found it and asked if he
still wanted it, so who knows the condition now.
I don't know the value of such a machine, nor do I think I care... I just
want to get rid of it (taking old electronics is an addiction of mine
that I need to break since I ran out of room a long time ago).
There is a copy of Bank Street Writer sitting in the disk drive. The
drive is a 5.25 drive, model number 1541.
The stuff is available as a package, or in peices. Best offer gets it (or
any part of it), with lowest acceptable offer being cost of shipping
(shipping out of Ridgewood, NJ 07450, you can also pick it up if you
want). If I can get the power supply and disk drive cable, I will post a
note.
So to sum up... items available:
C-64
5.25 floppy drive model 1541
5.25 original disk for Bank Street Writer
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
! From: Bryan Pope [mailto:bpope@wordstock.com]
!
!
!
! >
! > For many of us in the younger crowd of computer geeks, Tron
! > was also very
! > influential in getting our interests fixated on computers
! > as children.
! > Tron and Wargames were two movies that influenced me substantially.
! >
!
! At my college programming class, we had to create a
! Tic-tac-toe game. I added
! the "hidden" feature of being able to play with zero players.... ;-)
!
! Bryan
I was wondering when the obligitory WarGames reference would pop up. BTW,
how did the game run with zero players? Do you still have it around?
--- David A Woyciesjes
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>> And.... TRON Collectors Edition on DVD was released today!! :-D The coolest
>> computer animation of the 80's!
>
>Wasn't the animation done on a 'one off' development of the PDP-11? Foonly?
>Super Foonly?
IIRC, in the Making Of video disney did, they said it was a Cray that
handled the rendering, and the computer world scenes were all shot in
black and white, and then had the highlite colors overlayed in post
production.
But it has been years since I saw the making of, so I might be
remembering wrong.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
From: "Richard Erlacher" <edick(a)idcomm.com>
Subject: Re: WTB: TMS 4060 RAM or Equivalent
>ISTR that there was an AMD equivalent to this part
AM9060; I'm using a bunch of these, but don't really want to
throw out the device they're in.
AKA Intel 2107, Signetics 2680, National MM5280, uPD411, FWIW
Good luck (to the original poster)!
mike
On January 15, John Allain wrote:
> Anybody catch this?
Better stock up while you can. The suits are on a rampage to stamp
out anything that's cool or useful.
"What? Those weird old calculators? They don't run
microsoft products...discontinue them! Oh, and guys, don't you think
we all need raises next month?" *grumble*
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf
>> > 8 - 4MB 72pin SIMMs, 80ns or better, 1M x 32 or 1M x 36 (as
>>> long as they all match). These are for my slab to replace the SIMMs
>>> I pulled for use in the Dimension board.
>>
>>Hey, I have 8 pc of 8mb 70ns all matched pulled from ps/2 along w/
>>bits. Might have forgotten because that was long time.
>
> Thanks but I can't use the 8MB SIMMs. The non-turbo color
>slab has a max of 32MB, which is what mine is. The turbo's have a
>max of 128MB.
>
> Jeff
>--
Actually, you *can* use the 8MB SIMMs: put them in the Dimension board.
I know that NeXT said it maxes out at 32 MB, but it actually will use 8
MB SIMMs very happily, as long as they are not EDO, and you can then
put the SIMMs you "stole" from your slab back in the slab, and you'll
be ready to go. (I say this from experience: I have 2 Dimension boards,
and they both have 64 MB of RAM, with 8 8MB SIMMs each.)
Good luck.
PB Schechter
I'm sure I have one, mono, slightly burned, abt 6" if I recall; cute.
Trouble is, I can't find it; suspect I left it at the cottage (much more
portable than a 14"); how urgent is your need? And it's in Toronto
(or would be).
Now, if you _really_ only needed a CRT, and not a monitor, would
I have some deals for you... :)
mike
------------------Original Message---------------
From: Gene Buckle <geneb(a)deltasoft.com>
Subject: Re: [OT] 5" and 6" CRTs needed...
> > I'm in dire need of a couple VGA 5" and 6" displays. Mono is
> > acceptable. I'd like to find them used (but not badly burned) since
> > the cost for them new is pretty high.
