test-drb November 2002

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by r.stek＠snet.net

The manual I have is in the form of a large format (8 1/2 x 11) paperback, 237 pages with the authors of the software listed as Dale Buscaino and Scott Daniel (apparently aka Progressive Software Design) with the authorship of the manual given as them plus Michael Shrayer and Harvard Pennington ("TRS-80 Disk and Other Mysteries" and president of IJG). It was published in 1983 by IJG Inc. (the Thoughtware Company tm) of Upland, CA. A Google search revealed a review from 1984 by Betsy Staples, an editor at Creative Computing. It was a rewrite rather than a translation of the original code and had some expanded features and additional support programs. Bob Stek Saver of Lost Sols

22 years, 1 month

HP 2784B Paper Tape Reader on ebay

by xds_sigma7＠hotmail.com

Well I wouldn't bid on it because I don't need 2... If someone does get it, I have the manual. And, FWIW, it is not a 2784B, it is a 2748B... I dunno what a 2784 is, but it ain't a paper tape reader... Will J _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

22 years, 1 month

8 bit vs other Computers.

by pete＠dunnington.u-net.com

On Nov 25, 8:30, vassilip(a)dsl.cis.upenn.edu wrote: > > In the 80s I had a BBC microcomputer, probably the best 8-bit microcomputer > there is. I won't argue with that -- I still use mine, too :-) > It had an 80x32 (I think) screen which you could configure to display > as a ruled page (like a notepad) - very useful for looking across > rows of numbers. Mode 0 is 80x32 mono, with no gaps between lines. You're probably thinking of Mode 3, 80x25, with gaps between the lines; also mono but you can set the foreground and background to be different from the gaps. > Something that is missing from todays machines. I just found out > that my laptop decided to ignore its power settings, did not go into > power save when I closed the lid, and kept operating in by backpack > while I was running all over town. The machine overheated and the disk > got trashed. Excellent. You're lucky it was only the disk! Take a look at http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/28245.html -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York -- Pete Peter Turnbull Network Manager University of York

22 years, 1 month

[Fwd: [ghate@essar.co.id: NetBSD WWW feedback from ghate@essar.co.id]]

by xds_sigma7＠hotmail.com

> > ghate(a)essar.co.id (A.M.Ghate) sent the following > > comment about The NetBSD Project's WWW server: FYI, .id would indicate Indonesia as the point of origin... I don't know about the rest of the list, but I don't want another MV II badly enough to go to Indonesia for it! Will J _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

22 years, 1 month

HP 2784B Paper Tape Reader on ebay

by dwightk.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "Glen Slick" <glenslick(a)hotmail.com> >I noticed that one a couple of days ago and was somewhat interested. But it >is listed at 40lb so shipping would probably cost more than the opening bid, >plus it looks like it needs some weird type of V35ish connector which might >be difficult and/or expensive to source if you don't happen to have one >already. > > >Has anyone built their own optical paper tape reader? Where would you get >the 8/9-bit sensor part? Hi Ahh, such concepts as make one come to mind. You could scrap a number of mice for the optical sensors ( two for each axis, 4 total per mouse ) or you could buy photo transistors from Jameco. In a pinch, the clear lensed LED's make reasonable detectors. Use a little imagination. Dwight > > > >>From: "Bill Sudbrink" <wh.sudbrink(a)verizon.net> >>Reply-To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org >>To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> >>Subject: HP 2784B Paper Tape Reader on ebay >>Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 10:53:02 -0500 >> >>Sorry if this screws up someone's snipe plans... but it was >>offered a couple of weeks ago and closed with no bids. It >>currently (10:50 am EST) has no bids with 11 hours to go. I >>can't imagine that nobody one the list would want this: >> >>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1789314629 > > >_________________________________________________________________ >The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > >

22 years, 1 month

HP 2784B Paper Tape Reader on ebay

by glenslick＠hotmail.com

I noticed that one a couple of days ago and was somewhat interested. But it is listed at 40lb so shipping would probably cost more than the opening bid, plus it looks like it needs some weird type of V35ish connector which might be difficult and/or expensive to source if you don't happen to have one already. Has anyone built their own optical paper tape reader? Where would you get the 8/9-bit sensor part? >From: "Bill Sudbrink" <wh.sudbrink(a)verizon.net> >Reply-To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org >To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> >Subject: HP 2784B Paper Tape Reader on ebay >Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 10:53:02 -0500 > >Sorry if this screws up someone's snipe plans... but it was >offered a couple of weeks ago and closed with no bids. It >currently (10:50 am EST) has no bids with 11 hours to go. I >can't imagine that nobody one the list would want this: > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1789314629 _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

22 years, 1 month

old test equipment found

by carlos_murillo＠epm.net.co

I've recently come across three pieces of vintage test equipment; a Precision brand signal tracer, a Heathkit audio analyzer and a Radiometer Copenhaguen model HO-32 beat frequency oscillator. Here are some pics; the ones marked "small" are 60KB on average and the others are roughly 600KB and highly detailed: http://nazas.autonoma.edu.co/heathkit_audioanalyzer-small.jpg http://nazas.autonoma.edu.co/heathkit_audioanalyzer.jpg http://nazas.autonoma.edu.co/heathkit_audioanalyzer_bottom-small.jpg http://nazas.autonoma.edu.co/heathkit_audioanalyzer_bottom.jpg http://nazas.autonoma.edu.co/heathkit_audioanalyzer_top-small.jpg http://nazas.autonoma.edu.co/heathkit_audioanalyzer_top.jpg http://nazas.autonoma.edu.co/precision_tracer_model_st-22.jpg http://nazas.autonoma.edu.co/precision_tracer_model_st-22_small.jpg http://nazas.autonoma.edu.co/radiometer_copenhagen_ho32_BFO-small.jpg http://nazas.autonoma.edu.co/radiometer_copenhagen_ho32_BFO.jpg The Heathkit audio analyzer passed visual inspection (pretty clean and caps looked ok) and I powered it up. It seems to work. The Precision signal tracer is not working; somebody took off the rectifier tube/valve and soldered a couple of diodes; I suspect that at least one filament is open (pins 3 and 4, right? It's been a long time since I last worked with tubes). I certainly want to restore it; I like the "magic eye" indicator tube. The Radiometer Copenhagen gear I haven't powered up because several large electrolitic caps show signs of deterioration. The construction of this last device is outstanding in terms of the quality of the components. The Heathkit is pretty good too; not so the Precision signal tracer. Now the question: can you please take a look and see if 1) you have docs for any of these, 2) might guess what the operating procedures are and what the controls and connectors are for? Some I can guess, others I don't know. regards, carlos. -------------------------------------------------------------- Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo(a)nospammers.ieee.org

22 years, 1 month

Tek 310A sillyscope

by dwightk.elvey＠amd.com

>From: "R. D. Davis" <rdd(a)rddavis.org> > >Quothe John Allain, from writings of Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 10:06:30PM -0500: >> This is marked "1.6A MDL" and I have no clue what MDL is. > >Might a 1A and a 0.5A fuse in parallel work? No Dwight > >> If it's marginal are you reccomending 2A? I perhaps could go even >> higher and use a circuitbreaker as backup. No Variac here, now I know >> why I want to buy one next time I see it. > >Yes, it's a useful thing to have! > >-- >Copyright (C) 2002 R. D. Davis The difference between humans & other animals: >All Rights Reserved an unnatural belief that we're above Nature & >rdd(a)rddavis.org 410-744-4900 her other creatures, using dogma to justify such >http://www.rddavis.org beliefs and to justify much human cruelty. >

22 years, 1 month

Honeywell/Bull D120 cartridge drive infor wanted.

by bernd＠kopriva.de

Hi Jos, what's the relation between a Bull D120 (which i don't know) and a Lillith ... Bernd On Mon, 25 Nov 2002 01:52:20 +0100, Jos Dreesen / Marian Capel wrote: > > >If anyone on the list has a user-, or even better, a maintenance manual for a >Bull D120 cartridge drive I would like to hear from them. ( a 10Mb cartridge >drive ca. 1980 ) > >Spare parts, empty cartridges or a complete replacement part would be more >than welcome. >They will form the basis for a new attempt to bring my ETH Lilith back to >live..... > > > Jos Dreesen

22 years, 1 month

Zilog System 8000 Model 31 available in Australia

by vcf＠siconic.com

Charles has a Zilog System 8000 Model 31 available somewhere in Australia (sorry, I don't know what city...I realize Australia is vast ;) This is a development system based on the Zilog 8000 CPU. I have no idea what it looks like (estimated to weigh around 20Kg) but here is a picture >from a brochure: http://siconic.com/computers/Zilog_System_8000_Brochure.jpg Contact Charles for details. Reply-to: <tjf(a)dodo.com.au> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2002 01:33:00 +1100 From: Charles L <tjf(a)dodo.com.au> Subject: Donation Hello, I have a Zilog System 8000 Model 31 that I don't really know what to do with. Would you be interested in it? Regards, Charles -- 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, 1 month

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test-drb November 2002