test-drb November 2002

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calculators, was: Re: Best Find of the Weekend!

by dittman＠dittman.net

> I have a 16c here. Nice little piece. Does anyone have a PDF of the HP-16C manual? I've seen a CD for sale with all the manuals, but I just need the one. -- Eric Dittman dittman(a)dittman.net Check out the DEC Enthusiasts Club at http://www.dittman.net/

22 years, 1 month

SPARCbook and other finds Today

by jrkeys＠concentric.net

Today I got 2 Tadpole Sparcbook laptops ( one is good for parts only and neither had a battery); a Sun Sparcstation IPC; a Compaq docking station with the cdrom drive still in it (I have looking for one of these drives for my Compaq laptop that I got from a thrift some time back); 2-IBM 4224 printers; digital LA310 printer; a Sun optical mousepad; and several other items all for $19.

22 years, 1 month

Best Find of the Weekend!

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

> At 03:29 PM 11/8/02 -0800, you wrote: > >I still like the old TI Programmers calculator that I found a few years back > >at the "Tektronix Country Store" (where they surplus stuff). > > FWIW I think that at least two of these Tek 31s came from that store. The > paper work with one of them has "List $4550.oo Sell $450.oo Brand New" > written on it. I remember Rick Bensene telling me about the sale at > Tektronix's store and I think that was the price they were selling them for. > Also two of these have been stamped "No Service SALVAGE Available" in a > cartouche with the Tektronix world logo. Many, many years ago (back when it was only open to Tek employee's) the Country Store used to rock! My Dad and I'd spend a lot of Saturday mornings there, we'd get in line before it opened, and they had a dumpster out front that was loads of fun to go through while waiting. In the 70's and early 80's there was all kinds of interesting stuff there. I've still got some tools and other stuff that I got back then. One of the best items I got was a hand held IBM card punch, new in the box (and it still is). I still remember the rows of test equipment, and the occasional computer equipment that they'd have back then. I've been there a few times since then, but besides the calculator the only good thing I've found was an old gutted PDP-11 rack. Though when I got married a couple years ago, my folks found me a totally awsome computer desk there! I don't think I've been back since the guy that had run it for as long as I can remember retired a few years back. Part of the problem is I work when it's open, and the other problem is I'm not sure where they moved to (keep meaning to ask my Dad). Zane

22 years, 1 month

_Collectible Microcomputers_ now available for order from VCF

by foo＠siconic.com

Michael Nadeau has written a most excellent guide for collecting computers call (of all things), _Collectible Microcomputers_. It's not available in stores yet but through an arrangement with Michael and the publisher you can order it through the VCF website. http://www.vintage.org/special/collectible.php The price is $29.95 plus $5 for priority mail shipping. If you want a cheaper shipping option then just e-mail me. I'm taking payments through PayPal (including credit cards) or personal check or money order if you prefer (e-mail me for the latter options). We had hoped to introduce it at VCF 5.0 but the USPS took longer than expected to deliver the package. There are a ton of pictures in this book! There are a lot of machines that I've never heard of, which is cool, because I learned something new, and sucks, because now I have to go out and find them ;) Support your fellow list members and buy a copy of this book! 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

Xerox PARC

by aek＠spies.com

> What your missing is the legal status of the work done at PARC. It was > in (large) part done with grant money This is the second time that you have said this, Bob. In all of the years I've been collecting information on PARC's research computers, I have never seen any mention of any money from outside of Xerox Corportation being used to fund their research. Where, exactly, did you see this information? There are ties between SRI and PARC, esp through the people from Englebart's lab that went to PARC, and it is well documented that his research was DARPA funded.

22 years, 1 month

Hitachi HM6116 Datasheet

by jlcollado＠bigfoot.com

Andreas, searching the web for the HM6116P-4 2Kx8 SRAM dataseet, I found an emial in a message board form you stating that you had the 1982 Hitachi Memory Databook. Could you send me the datasheet ? I would really appreciate it. Regards, Eng. Jose Luis Collado Buenos Aires, Argentina.

22 years, 1 month

Symbolics disk tool and ifs tape generating code

by mac.wood＠t-online.de

Hello, I'm desperatly looking for the Symbolics Disktool Software for addding non Symbolics MFM disks to my 3640 machine. I hope there are still some people with Symbolics Lisp Machines out there who could help me, By browsing older netnews articles I found a posting concering some lisp code to generate a breath-of-live tape i.e installing a machine without access to a running Symbolics 36xx machine. Here's the link to that posting: http://groups.google.com/groups?q=David+Gadbois+group:cu.slug&hl=de&lr=&ie=U TF-8&selm=899148625.11494%40news.Colorado.EDU&rnum=6 Does someone still have that code ? Any bit of information will be appreciated. Regards, Marc

22 years, 1 month

ENOUGH! was: Re: _Collectible Microcomputers_ now available fororder from VCF

by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

> From: Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) <cisin(a)xenosoft.com> > I apologize for failing to adequately trim the message that I appended > mine to. The juxtaposition made an implication about Dick that should > instead have been the option of each person to draw their own conclusion. > > > It should be a cause for concern that after ubiquitously voicing unpopular > opinions about every issue (such as that MICROS~1 products did "not have > security holes"), that he would spam all with a virus and disappear > without a trace. ROFL! Thanks Fred! That really made my day! Glen 0/0

22 years, 1 month

Best Find of the Weekend!

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

OK I'm claiming the prize now and it's only Friday! Top this: Not one, not two, but THREE Tektronix 31 calculators, all NIB! Found these at a garage sale. They appear to be from the estate of a Tektronix employee that bought them in Beaverton and shipped them to Orlando when he was transferred here. Two are "normal" 31s, the other is a different color and is marked "Coulter Model 43 Data Converter". It has options 1, 4, Pa and Pb installed. I've posted a couple of pictures of it at <http://home.cfl.rr.com/rigdon14/tek-31/>. I haven't checked out the other two yet but they also seem to be well optioned out and have what I think is the interface to connect the TM500 modular instruments. Joe :-)

22 years, 1 month

OT: Phones (was re: BBSs & PPP)

by classiccmp＠crash.com

Sellam Ismail writes: . > I am UberGeek. I can't argue with this one -- I have no warehouse to "whip out" for the UberGeek comparo... ;^) > Merlin's suck. I've got a full-blown miniature central office in > my house. The eOn (formerly Cortelco) Millennium [...] I think most of us would be well served by a small Panasonic or AT&T Legend hybrid switch. Many people would be stepping up with a nice 3x8 or 4x12 system. If any of you are wondering, I'm here to tell you its worth it if you like to tinker with phones as well as computers. As for me, I've got a nice little Nortel CICS switch and voice jail nailed to the wall in the basement. And soon, very very soon, callers on hold will relax to the mellow strains of Mel Torme belting out his immortal version of "So Happy Together" or Guy Lombardo's version of "Mrs. Robinson," and other aural atrocities... Follow this link if you're more curious than revolted: www.ultralounge.com (Flash req.) or http://www.dblcrown.com/eow1.html for a review. Far, far afield, I know... Ob. classiccmp: Did anyone here pick up one of the two VAX 11/725's that went on eBay recently? --Steve.

22 years, 1 month

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test-drb November 2002