test-drb April 2002

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by vance＠ikickass.org

Anyone know where I might be able to find a Tandy 4000? It's the Microchannel Tandy. Peace... Sridhar

22 years, 8 months

The Future End of Classic Computing

by dquebbeman＠acm.org

>From the subjectline, I see this post *finally* made it... I was beginning to think Jack Valenti was censoring me... > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Doc [mailto:doc@mdrconsult.com] > > > Please, please don't assume that the idiocy, the long-term impact on > > innovation and economy, or even the legality of this bill have ANY > > bearing on its likelihood of passing. > > Yep. > > > These puppet politicians really don't have a clue or a care what > > they're sponsoring, and a lot of basically honest legislators are not > > only absolutely illiterate concerning, but completely unaware of, non-MS > > computing and digital media technology in general. They can > > You're much more kind to them than I. I would have simply > said they're treasonous, and have never heard of the US > constitution. Adam Schiff, another congressman from California, is proposing a similiar law. Adam has stated that he doesn't expect the law to pass, but that its sole purpose is to gain leverage against the high-tech industry regarding the copyright issue and in favor of the entertainments industry. In other words, they we'll all be sufficiently scared that we'll finally give up some ground in the copyright issue. What ground is left to give up? They've already lengthened the terms of protection when they should have been shortening them. To my way of thinking, that constitutes abuse of process, and makes Fritz Hollings and Adam Schiff not merely traitors, but persona non grata. -dq -Douglas Hurst Quebbeman (DougQ at ixsnayamspayIgLou.com) [Call me "Doug"] Surgically excise the pig-latin from my e-mail address in order to reply "The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away." -Tom Waits

22 years, 8 months

Soldering and other skills (was Re: QL-Quality (Was: ZX-81 Question))

by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

> From: Tony Duell <ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk> > Odd... This really is a strange concept for me. My first computer > (coincidentally a Sinclair) came as a kit and I had to take a soldering > iron to it before I could use it... And no I couldn't have afforded to > replace it if I'd made a mess... > Since then I think I've taken a soldering iron to just about every > computer I've owned. Including machines that I couldn't replace even if I > did have the money. And I've never made matters worse. > Where does this idea come from that a soldering iron will damage a > computer. Round here it's generally used to improve the performance of a > machine... Tony, not everyone has the same skills you do, and that's a good thing. For some of us a soldering iron is an instrument we use to build or repair circuitry. For others, it's an implement of destruction. I'll wager there are plenty of people on this list who have skills you don't possess. That doesn't make them better than you, just different. The one thing we all have in common on this list is the desire to preserve and use old computers, and we all try to use our skills to do what we can to achieve that goal. Do you really thinks it's unreasonable for someone to say "I'm not confident of my soldering skills so I don't want to risk this computer's health by soldering it?" To me, this is a very rational attitude. It sure would be boring if we were all the same . . . ;>) Does any of this make sense to you? Glen 0/0

22 years, 8 months

FWD: RSTS/E Manuals

by bob＠jftr.com

OK .. very old thread.. I know of the galaxy/5. Did a lot of programming on the beast, including creating a system call MTS -- Multi-Tasking System that let you run multiple programs per monitor. It was a lot of fun to program. Only about 30 of the things made. -- Bob Flanders

22 years, 8 months

S-100 Computers in New York, NeXT printers in California

by vcf＠siconic.com

Hi. I called the guy in New York who is giving away all those Cromemco S-100 systems. He said someone was coming to pick everything up. I didn't want to be rude and ask who. I was interested in a couple pieces. Would the person who is picking those up please contact me? I'm hoping we can work out a deal. On another note, I accidentally deleted the Usenet message from the guy in the Bay Area (in California) who is selling a bunch of NeXT laser printers for $15. Does someone still have his contact info? Thanks! -- 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, 8 months

It saddens me to do this....

by DAW＠yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu

I'm not sure if it was mentioned, but the @Home service went bankrupt right about that time. I remember hearing about a lot of Comcast cable internet customers having a bitch of a time getting their e-mail switched around correctly after that... --- David A Woyciesjes --- C & IS Support Specialist --- Yale University Press --- mailto:david.woyciesjes@yale.edu --- (203) 432-0953 --- ICQ # - 905818 Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Darwin Kernel Version 5.2: Fri Dec 7 21:39:35 PST 2001 Running since 01/22/2002 without a crash > ---------- > From: Glen Goodwin > > > From: Curt Vendel <curt(a)atarimuseum.com> > > > Back before Christmas I worked out a deal with Jeff Worley: > > > > Jeffrey S. Worley > > Asheville, NC USA > > 828-6984887 > > UberTechnoid(a)Home.com > > I'm sorry to learn you were ripped off. Thanks for the heads-up. > > Glen > 0/0 > > > >

22 years, 9 months

Dell monitor transistor

by SALTOVDP＠aol.com

Hi i have a line o/p transistor, s/c base/emitter 2SC5386 .Have you any info on its rating or equivelent kind regards robbie saltovdp(a)aol.com

22 years, 9 months

Soldering and other skills (was Re: QL-Quality (Was: ZX-81 Question))

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On April 1, Sridhar the POWERful wrote: > > Yes, I think your right. Still, I didn't realize that it contained such > > a high percentage of lead. Me thinks, I'll be more carefull while > > handleing it in the future. Lead is absorbed through the skin if I'm > > not mistaken. > > Even handling cool boards, pricking yourself with solder points, can be > dangerous, if you do it enough. Ahh, so handling Cray, Sun, or VAX boards can be dangerous, but those not-so-cool boards...say, ISA or PeeCee motherboards...are safe? ;) -Dave -- Dave McGuire "...it's leaving me this unpleasant, St. Petersburg, FL damp feeling on my shorts..." -Sridhar

22 years, 9 months

Soldering and other skills (was Re: QL-Quality (Was: ZX-81 Question))

by ajp166＠bellatlantic.net

From: Chad Fernandez <fernande(a)internet1.net> >How much lead does solder dor electronics contain? I thought only >solder for pipes contained lead? The best alloy is 63/37 63%lead 37% tin. Common variety is 60/40. The lead is not a hazard by inhalation though some of the fluxes can be. It is a contact hazard over time as it can be transfered from the skin to lips and injested. Solution, wash hands after using. Solder for pipes, by mandate has been below 5% lead for years, it used to be mostly lead {90/10}. >>>It's true. The mercury was used to stiffen the brims. Chronic hat wearers >>>also had problems. Lead is bad as it's water soluable if the PH is right. Mercury is nastier as it has a low boiling temperature and combines with Oxygen readily. Allison

22 years, 9 months

Soldering and other skills (was Re: QL-Quality (Was: ZX-81 Question))

by carlos_murillo＠epm.net.co

At 02:20 AM 4/1/02 -0500, you wrote: >On Mon, 1 Apr 2002, Chad Fernandez wrote: >> Yes, I think your right. Still, I didn't realize that it contained such >> a high percentage of lead. Me thinks, I'll be more carefull while >> handleing it in the future. Lead is absorbed through the skin if I'm >> not mistaken. > >Even handling cool boards, pricking yourself with solder points, can be >dangerous, if you do it enough. >Peace... Sridhar I've been soldering 25+ years. In my early teens, unaware of the poisoning risk, I used my patented 3-hand technique, which involved holding the work piece in my left hand, the soldering iron in my right hand, and the solder bobbin in my mouth... I did not actually put the solder in my mouth, but rather, I bit the edge of the plastic holder. Still, that was a very bad idea. I should probably be screened for lead... carlos. -------------------------------------------------------------- Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo(a)nospammers.ieee.org

22 years, 9 months

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