test-drb October 2002

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by SUPRDAVE＠aol.com

In a message dated 10/1/2002 8:55:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time, voyager(a)hol.gr writes: << > I have just received an original IBM PC; actually, 2 > of them (one had to be parted out). I still haven't > checked the BIOS date, but the machine does have an > origianl Intel 8088 and the power supply appears to be > the original design. Here is the crux of the > problem... > > I want to refit the machine with a 720 KB 3 1/2" > drive. This was a fairly easy mod that we used to > perform on XT's, but it seems to have problems finding > the drive. Anybody out there have any experience with > this? > > Robert >> Install the drive and start using it. Might need a cable adaptor depending on how old the 3.5 drive is. With a modern version of DOS, it will either work outright or you might need a DRIVEPARM statement to let DOS know it's a 720k.

22 years, 2 months

new list member..

by jd＠sourcecode.co.za

Hi Everyone I am new to this mailing list & thought a quick few lines as introductory would be ok. I'm a 23yo South African male Systems Developer (Read: microsoft monkey). Recently I acquired a lot of old computer systems and since then I have been collecting everything I can find that pre dates the general PC era. I will post a URL with a complete listing of all my current goods but here's a few I thought i'd mention seeing as there is very little about these on the internet: Intel Prompt 80, MDS-800 & ICE. I also have various atari/commodore/hp/epson/sharp/ncr computers & handhelds. As far as i know i have one of the only few surviving Multitech Microproffessor II (MPR II) machines which is a slightly modified clone of the original apple 2 & apparently the first apple clone to be shipped out of taiwan. Back to the intel stuff, who can help me learn to use the MDS & Prompt 80 machines? Programming on a IC level has always been something I've been wanting to get into but alas no newbie resources are readily availible.. is the Prompt 80 ok for this purpose? reg jD

22 years, 2 months

Eulogy for Bob Wallace by Dan Gillmor

by vcf＠siconic.com

Dan Gillmor wrote of Bob Wallace in his September 28 column in the San Jose Mercury: Bob Wallace, personal-computer software pioneer, philanthropist and activist, died last week in San Rafael. He had a too-short life, but accomplished more than most. Wallace was 53 when he died, apparently of natural causes, according to the Marin County coroner's preliminary report. He was one of the first Microsoft employees, but left in the early 1980s to start his own company, Quicksoft, which sold a popular word processor, PC-Write. He may be best known for his early contributions to the genre of software that became called "shareware"-- a marketing method in which people would buy diskettes with free-to-try software on them, or download it, and then let them buy it if they liked it. He had qualms about the commercial software industry, and once told the New York Times, "My philosophy is that I want to make a living, not a killing." Wallace worked, in college and afterward, with some of the industry's leading lights. He joined Microsoft in 1978. Wallace's interests ranged beyond the computing world. He was also known among drug-policy reformers, and funded medical and social research about psychedelic drugs. Wallace had many admirers, including his former employers at Microsoft and technology luminaries in Silicon Valley. "I remeber Bob as a gentle soul who was soft-spoken, but creative, persistent and meticulous in his programming and thinking," Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen told the Times this week. Rest in peace. -- 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 *

22 years, 2 months

Free in LA: TK50's - DEC Manuals - Commodore Pet - Dell P120 - Jaz Drives

by elmo＠mminternet.com

Help me with my pre-spring cleaning: I have several DEC Basic+2 manuals available in the small grey binders. About 20 TK50's - mostly VMS 4.0 - 5.0 distributions and updates, plus a couple LICENSE PAKs and a 3780 BSC emulator. A Commodore Pet 8032. A Dell Pentium 120 System (Chassis/CPU/Floppy, small HD, no memory - works.) A large assortment of wall warts, mostly 9 VDC. Several Multitech modem power supplies. Two Okidata low-profile laser printers - one 600, one 300 dpi, with toners and trays. (Recent feeding issues) A pair of 1 G SCSI Jaz drives. Miscellaneous ISA / PCI cards - video, network, sound. Promise ISA EIDE controller with BIOS. All yours for free. Pickup in Santa Monica. I have also a PDP-11/23 available for trade. Regards, Eliot

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test-drb October 2002