On 2002-03-13 classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org said to kees.stravers(a)iae.nl
>Has anybody actually gotten a NetBSD boot tape to work?
>Doc
There is an image of a bootable tape of NetBSD 1.4.3 which works well.
It is in
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.4.3/vax/installation/
The install docs in the vax directory explain its use.
Kees.
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Yes, that IS the answer.
The video dongle looks like a simple cable, but it must have some sort of
electronic switch in it as well.
It switches the monitor between the PCs video output and the Mac's video
output.
As a workaround, however, I remember that you CAN plug in two monitors
simultaneously -- one that shows
what is going on on the PC and another, the Mac...
It is actually pretty cool -- just requires lots of desk space ...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris [SMTP:mythtech@mac.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 2:42 PM
> To: Classic Computer
> Subject: Re: Semi-OT: PMac 6100 DOS
>
> >Question: There is a three-row, 26-pin port on the PC card, for some
> >external device to plug in to. What is this?
>
> Looking over the fact that it always hangs at the same place... I think
> what is happening is, it IS booted into the PC... only that 26pin
> connector is for the video dongle, and without it, you just aren't seeing
> the PC screen.
>
> There should be a cable that plugs into that port. That cable will then
> have an RGB video connector to go to a monitor, an RGB video connector to
> go to the Mac's video out port, and a PC Joy stick port.
>
> It looks like the card you have is just like all the others... without
> that dongle, the card is useless. FINDING a dongle is next to impossible
> without getting a whole new card. Some day I will have to sit down and
> pinout one of my Dongles, so that I can at least make available a wiring
> diagram for others to make new ones.
>
> >Awesome, thanks for the link! Why is the corresponding Apple FTP site's
> >folder empty then? Grrr. Made me think they'd pulled their whole software
>
> >archive except for patches.
>
> Apple reorganized their software archives a while back... and they made a
> total mess of things. Some stuff is located in odd places, some stuff was
> moved but links not updated... ugh... its a mess for anything in the old
> discontinued software.
>
> >One thing I noticed, dunno if it's at all relevant, but when I try to
> >click the popup menu for "Sharing" (this is in the PC Setup panel) it
> >gives me the following error message: "No PC drive letters available.
> Make
> >sure that "MACSHARE" has been started on the PC and "LASTDRIVE" is set to
>
> >an appropriate value in your "CONFIG.SYS"." I assume this is for file
> >sharing Mac data to the PC side, so at the moment I don't need to care
> >about that problem...right?
>
> Yeah, this is only for hosting a shared folder between the Mac and PC. It
> is a VERY nice feature. Basically, you assign a folder on the Mac side,
> and that becomes a drive letter on the PC side... so anything in that
> folder is read/write accessable from both worlds. But it needs a driver
> installed on the PC before you can configure it. That driver is part of
> the PC half of the installer software (I'm not sure it is available on
> Apple's web site... if not, let me know, I'll send you an image of one of
> my disks... although, you SHOULD be able to use the PC drivers that come
> with the 1.6.4 version of the PC Setup software, and those I believe are
> on Apple's site).
>
> I would expect you to see the error you are seeing right now, as you
> can't assign a drive letter until AFTER the PC is up and running
> properly, and the driver is installed.
>
>
> I would check with the person that gave you the mac, see if they still
> have the video dongle. If they kept the old monitor, they may have left
> it connected to the monitor (I have seen that done a few times... people
> don't realize the dongle goes to the computer, they figure it is part of
> the monitor and try to keep it). If you can't find one, let me know...
> maybe I can pinout one of mine so you can build a new one (anyone have a
> suggestion on the best way to pinout an odd cable? Or am I just stuck
> using a continuity tester and going from pin to pin looking to see what
> connects where?)
>
> -chris
>
> <http://www.mythtech.net>
On March 13, Marion Bates wrote:
> --- Chris and Martin K?ser both wrote:
> There should be a cable that plugs into that port. That cable will then
> have an RGB video connector to go to a monitor, an RGB video connector to
> go to the Mac's video out port, and a PC Joy stick port.
> --- end of quote ---
>
> Wow, ok. She had me convinced that it "always worked" in this configuration, but that's clearly not true. She must've forgotten all about the Mega-Dongle.
*snort*
*chuckle*
BWAAAHAHHAAAAAA!!!
--
Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf
--- Chris and Martin K?ser both wrote:
There should be a cable that plugs into that port. That cable will then
have an RGB video connector to go to a monitor, an RGB video connector to
go to the Mac's video out port, and a PC Joy stick port.
--- end of quote ---
Wow, ok. She had me convinced that it "always worked" in this configuration, but that's clearly not true. She must've forgotten all about the Mega-Dongle.
I have emailed her to find out if she still has it somewhere. Fingers crossed... :)
Thanks for all the help, everyone!
-- MB
People even used to put key-switch locks on the phones that were wired
to disable the dial so that someone couldn't make unauthorized calls if
they had physical access to the phone.
...
Which were (and are) trivially circumvented by flashing the switchhook
the n times, where n is the digit you wanted to dial, and pausing a
second or two in between each digit.
--Mike
From: Ron Hudson <rhudson(a)cnonline.net>
>
>What is RT-11 most like?
CP/M-80 was modeled after it, or DOS on PCs.
Internally the file system is simpler but other aspects
are more sophisticated. For IO it's more sophisticated
than either DOS on pcs or CP/M though.
>Will it run on Bob Suptnik's emulator?
Yes.
Allison
On March 13, Joe wrote:
> >> > -Microchannel 4 port serial board (uses 16450 uart chips, but they are
> >> > replaceable, with cable)
> >>
> >>I am just wondering what a non-replaceable 16450 chip is..
> >
> >Soldered in?
>
> Potted?
Heh...no, that was Sridhar last night.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf
Have a 1A2 phone system and I am having a hard time restricting the phones
>from dialing out without disabling the key pad. Is there any way I can
program or wire the phone so that I can disable it from making outside phone
calls??
Let me know
Sid
At one of my usual haunts, while I was picking up a couple of $10 SPARC
IPXs (with lotsa RAM and interesting Sbus cards) and an HP LJIIIsi (also
$10), I ran across an unpriced Indigo. This means that it will be
available for sale next week. The trick... it's been gutted. There's
no RAM, no drives, I think no sleds, and several conspicuous empty
sockets on the motherboard. There _are_ two large PCBs inside, and the
PSU is present (but no guarantees it's working).
Is this thing even worth $10?
-ethan
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