I just emailed the pic to Brian.
--fred
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sellam Ismail [mailto:foo@siconic.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 3:12 AM
> To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Fw: Sign of the times :(
>
>
> On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Brian Chase wrote:
>
> > The url isn't working for me, but it's probably not a
> troll. There are
> > quite a few large vfx and animation shops out here. I might
> be able to
> > identify the area if the pic was available. Nearly everyone
> in the movie
> > business is dumping, or have already dumped, their non-essential SGI
> > gear.
>
> I'd like to see the picture too so I can try to identify the
> area (just
> for kicks ;)
>
> Sellam Ismail Vintage
> Computer Festival
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------
> International Man of Intrigue and Danger
> http://www.vintage.org
>
> * Old computing resources for business and academia at
www.VintageTech.com *
> Jerome Fine replies:
>
> I presume the LK201 and the LK401 are plug compatible?
>
> Also, what are the actual differences and why do you prefer
> the LK401?
Yes, they are compatable/interchangable. I've ended up with a LK201
attached to the VT420 on my PDP-11/73 somehow, but the rest of the VT420's
I'm using have LK401's. I prefer the LK401's as they 'feel' better to me.
I think the keys are slightly different in shape/angle. I just wish they
had the flap that at least some LK201's have to put the piece of cardboard
that shows what the function keys are mapped to.
Zane
>From: "Glen Goodwin" <acme_ent(a)bellsouth.net>
>
>> From: Will Jennings <xds_sigma7(a)hotmail.com>
>
>> Hey all,
>> I'm trying to get rid of some of the vast quantities of misc. random crud
>I
>> have piled on every flat surface, and one those items is a stack o' Z-100
>
>> software.>
>
>[snip list of software and *really* generous offer]
>
>> Will J
>
>Will, I'd love to take you up on this but for the following two Really Good
>Reasons:
>
>1 -- I've already got the diskettes you mentioned.
>2 -- Although I have a lot of MS-DOS software for the Z100, I have no
>intention of polluting yet another machine with MS products.
>
>To the group: as the proud owner of two really pristine Z100s (one with
>hard drive), I am amazed at the paucity of CP/M-86 software available for
>this system. Most of the CP/M-86 stuff on the 'net is of the "CP/M-86 for
>the IBM PC" flavor.
>
>And *forget* about CP/M-85! It seems as if nobody ever used the 8085 MPU
>in the Z100 . . .
Why would one have a CP/M-85. There are only a couple of instructions
that are different than a 8080.
Well written CP/M code shouldn't care what machine it was on, only
the processor. Most general purpose CP/M-86 code should run on
a Z100 under CP/M-86. What am I missing??
Dwight
>
>Anybody care to 'splain me why this is? Am I the only person on the planet
>who has/had any interest in running CP/M on the Z100?????? To me, running
>MS-DOS on a Z100 turns it into just another kinda-PC-clone.
>
>Later --
>
>Glen
>0/0
>
>From: "Brian Chase" <vaxzilla(a)jarai.org>
>
---snip---
>I'd estimate the weight at somewhere between 150-200lbs. The seller
>shipped my stuff FedEx Ground. To ship it from Phoenix to SoCal cost a
>little more than $60 with full insurance. I've had very good luck with
>FedEx Ground in the past; I'd even say I prefer them to UPS. I'm a
>little biased though--my first "sizeable" VAX, a MicroVAX-II in BA123,
>was delivered by UPS. I watched in horror as the guy dropped it off the
>back of his truck from a height of about 4-5ft right onto the concrete.
I wonder if this is done on purpose. I had a EC-1 ( HeathKit analog
computer ) shipped by UPS. They wanted me to pick it up at the
depo so I did. When the guy brought it out, he says, "Gee, this
is a heavy one!" as he dropped it on the counter ( about 1.5 foot drop ).
I replied, carefully, not to let my anger show too much, " Yes,
it is a rare old piece of vacuum tube gear". He had a funny expression
on his face so I'm sure he understood how I felt. The fellow that
packed it had no padding at all. Remarkably, the tubes were all
OK but the inside chassis had bent a little, breaking some wires.
I debated writing a complaint but decided it might cause issues
with future deliveries.
I've had some bad luck with FedEx as well so I don't think either
does as good as they could. Partly, I think it is because the
people handling things don't care about the quality of their
work. It makes little difference if they do a good or bad job.
They get paid the same.
Dwight
>The VAX was rather badly dented, most all of the plastic bits were
>broken, and the plastic top was sheered off its bolts. I was not
>amused. Surprisingly, the VAX still ran fine, but it took a lot of
>epoxy and dent hammering to make it look presentable.
>
>-brian.
>
>
> From: Will Jennings <xds_sigma7(a)hotmail.com>
> Hey all,
> I'm trying to get rid of some of the vast quantities of misc. random crud
I
> have piled on every flat surface, and one those items is a stack o' Z-100
> software.>
[snip list of software and *really* generous offer]
> Will J
Will, I'd love to take you up on this but for the following two Really Good
Reasons:
1 -- I've already got the diskettes you mentioned.
2 -- Although I have a lot of MS-DOS software for the Z100, I have no
intention of polluting yet another machine with MS products.
To the group: as the proud owner of two really pristine Z100s (one with
hard drive), I am amazed at the paucity of CP/M-86 software available for
this system. Most of the CP/M-86 stuff on the 'net is of the "CP/M-86 for
the IBM PC" flavor.
And *forget* about CP/M-85! It seems as if nobody ever used the 8085 MPU
in the Z100 . . .
Anybody care to 'splain me why this is? Am I the only person on the planet
who has/had any interest in running CP/M on the Z100?????? To me, running
MS-DOS on a Z100 turns it into just another kinda-PC-clone.
Later --
Glen
0/0
Hey all,
I'm trying to get rid of some of the vast quantities of misc. random crud I
have piled on every flat surface, and one those items is a stack o' Z-100
software. No manuals, but these are genuine original floppets, complete with
Heath Zenith Data Systems labels.. I'd prefer someone with a Z-100 getting
them, and a small amount of money would rock... Say $10? Disks are:
MS-DOS VERSION 3 FOR THE Z-100 PC (Disk I and II)
SUPERCALC 3 PROD DISK
SUPERCALC 3 UTIL DISK
MICROPRO WORDSTAR PROFESSIONAL CORRECTSTAR DICTIONARY
rest are more wordstar flops so I'll save myself typing the whole name:
PROFESSIONAL OPTIONS
WORDSTAR
TUTOR DISK I
TUTOR DISK II
Will J
_________________________________________________________________
Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
Does anyone know if Zentec bought LSI or what? I recently got an ADM-11 and
ADM-11plus for free, and they have Zentec Corp. stickers on them...
Will J
_________________________________________________________________
MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos:
http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
Hello everybody,
my father is cleaning out his office and wants to get rid of two SUN
SPARCstations. I had hoped we'd keep them, but he would like to get a moderate sum
of money out of them, so he asked me to offer them here...
! We also consider trading some of the stuff off for a working Calcomp !
! 971 L ethernet interface card (for a CalComp laser printer). !
If possible, we would like to sell them as complete systems as follows, but
if nobody wants these, we also consider splitting them up.
System 1: System 2:
SUN SPARCstation 1+ SUN SPARCstation 2
Framebuffer Framebuffer
21" CAD monitor 21" CAD monitor
4 GB SCSI ext. HDD 4 GB SCSI ext. HDD
660 MB SCSI ext. HDD 660 MB SCSI ext. HDD
Type 4 Keyboard Type 4 Keyboard
optical mouse + grid pad optical mouse + grid pad
all necessary cabling all necessary cabling
SCSI terminator SCSI terminator
(I do not know how much memory, internal HD, ... they have; NVRAM may have
died over time. Nevertheless, they powered up correctly last time)
Furthermore, a SCSI DAT streamer in external enclosure has also become
available.
They are in Germany at present (Nuremberg, northern Bavaria). Taker(s) would
have to pay shipping. Please contact me off list & place your offers if
you're interested in anything: A r n o _ 1 9 8 3 @ g m x . d e (remove blanks
first...)
So far by now
Arno
--
+++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++
NEU: Mit GMX ins Internet. Rund um die Uhr f?r 1 ct/ Min. surfen!
I have the possibility to pick up the following:
Sun 600-2575-06 : 10" square by about 4" tall. Has drive and a whole
lot of memory . . . .
Sun Sparc Station 1 Model 147 p/n 608-2217-01 : 15" square by about 3"
tall. Guess this is the pizza box model
I only looked at both briefly, and not have any detailed info at this
time.
I can get matching monitors, but don't think there is a keyboard/mouse
available. I was wondering if you can power them up
w/o keyboard/mouse, just box and monitor to verify basic operation,
whether dead or alive.
Gary Hildebrand
St. Joseph, MO
I am looking for the following software:
Window Master (Structured Systems Group)
Concept VP (Scientia)
Inview (Graphicon)
If you have any of these GUI software packages (early to mid-80s vintage)
please contact me directly at <sellam(a)vintage.org>.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
* Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *
