test-drb May 2002

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by csmith＠amdocs.com

> -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Lafleur [mailto:bob_lafleur@technologist.com] > I will shortly be receiving a MicroVax 3100/90 and a TK50Z-GA > tape drive. > Both have SCSI, and I assumed they would work together. > However, I just read > something that seems to imply the TK50Z-GA is "incompatible" > SCSI, and will Well, I've never heard of anyone getting it to work with anything else. :) You could try it. It's the one without the ID selector, right? I think the ID is fixed, since the other alternative is to pass it through the cable, and that would be, well, interesting, to say the least... > only work on the MicroVax 2000. Can anyone confirm this > either way? If it > will work, what type of SCSI cable will I need - a standard > one, or some Should be a standard cable. > proprietary one? If it won't work, is there any way to "fix" > the TK50Z-GA so > that it will? Thanks. Um, yes, but it will require the internals from a tk50 drive that will work ;) (Seriously, the drives are all the same, but some of the logic that's packed in the case with them is different... so I've heard.) Chris Christopher Smith, Perl Developer Amdocs - Champaign, IL /usr/bin/perl -e ' print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n"); '

22 years, 8 months

AMD 2901 Microcode Meta-Assembler

by ken＠seefried.com

From: Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk(a)jetnet.ab.ca> >Ken Seefried wrote: >> Does anyone know of a free or cheap, usable meta-assembler for AMD 2901 >> microcode? Or anyone have one they want to get rid of? >I don't there was such a beast (FREE or CHEAP) as most micro code >designs could not use a standard assembler because of hardware >variations.Any that were developed would be custom software. There are, at least, AMDASM, MetaStep, Hale & MacASM. All of these are of dubious free-ness and current status. Ken

22 years, 8 months

DEC Pro350

by ken＠seefried.com

From: Pat Finnegan <pat(a)purdueriots.com> > Is VENIX worth trying on this thing? It's been a decade or more, but I recall Venix being a completely serviceable Unix. More along the lines of V7 that anything you might run on a PeeCee, but if you've got the inclination, I'd say give it a try. Ken

22 years, 8 months

VAXStation 2000 (Was: TK50Z-GA and MicroVax 3100/90?)

by DAW＠yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu

> From: Christopher Smith > > <<File: ATT44037.txt>> > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rod Young [mailto:rodyoung@shaw.ca] > > > So, I made the correct console (shorted pins 8-9) and presto, > > Sounds good. > > > I have a DELNI that was going to attach to the thickwire > > port, but then > > there's that cable issue. I think it's odd for the VS2000 to > > have the posts > > on the thickwire port... cuz it just doen't fit with the > > Actually, yes, it is -- I don't think that my 2000s are like > that :) You could possibly open the case up and just remove the > posts. > > > cables and DELNI > > stuff I have. Must be a different cable out there for the > > VS2000 thick wire > > port. Oh well, I'll make it work! > > Or your port is just strange. > > Chris > Hey! I seem to recall having to add a clip to the AUI port on my VAXStation 3100m38, so I could hooked up a transceiver. IIRC all computers' with AUI ports, have the clip side, not the stud... Well, they're supposed to, at least... -- --- David A Woyciesjes --- C & IS Support Specialist --- Yale University Press --- (203) 432-0953 --- ICQ # - 905818 Mac OS X 10.1 - Darwin Kernel Version 5 Running since 01/22/2002 without a crash

22 years, 8 months

Recent score: CBM 8032

by JBrain＠aegonusa.com

HEAVY as LEAD, and build for a nuclear war, IMHO. Pain to store too, as they're huge. Hi, Cameron. Jim Jim Brain, jbrain(a)aegonusa.com "Researching tomorrow's decisions today." (319) 369-2070 (work) SYSTEMS ARCHITECT, ITS, AEGON FINANCIAL PARTNERS -----Original Message----- From: Cameron Kaiser [mailto:spectre@stockholm.ptloma.edu] Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 11:59 PM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Recent score: CBM 8032 > Wow wouldn't mind having one, as they are the grandaddy to the VIC-20 > and C=64 machines. Some VIC/64 software is directly useable, other > software takes minor tweaks. Now you'll need the matching floppy > drives, and they use that (typical commodore offbeat) IEEE interface. I > guess use the common steps troubleshooting the p/s. I've got a PET 2001-16B myself, and a C2N datasette. Works great. To the original poster, yes, the power supply and/or fuse are likely suspects. PETs are pretty tough systems. -- ----------------------------- personal page: http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ -- Cameron Kaiser, Point Loma Nazarene University * ckaiser(a)stockholm.ptloma.edu -- The world is coming to an end. Log off now. --------------------------------

22 years, 8 months

Hp200 data cartridge, Intel MDS 800

by Innfogra＠aol.com

In a message dated 5/22/02 10:34:02 AM Pacific Daylight Time, lemay(a)cs.umn.edu writes: > Inside the box of floppies for the Intel MDS 800, was a single tape > cartridge. > Its a HP200, certified data cartridge, series 9800. Is this something that > can be used with a MDS 800, or is it something that someone else needs? > Interesting. No, it is not usable with the MDS 800. The tape cart is for the 98XX series of computer/calculators. It is also used in the HP85s and with the tape drive for the HP41 calculators. IIRC it is similar to the DC100 series of tape carts. Paxton Astoria, OR

22 years, 8 months

DM8835 quad bi-directional transceiver

by acme_ent＠bellsouth.net

> From: Louis Schulman <louiss(a)gate.net> > Does anyone have a source for the above-mentioned (or equivalent) chip? > > Second question. Am I correct that a 74367 or 8T97 will substitute > directly for a DM8097 hex tri-state buffer? Don't know about the DM8835, but the '367 or 8T97 should work in place of the DM8097. Glen 0/0

22 years, 8 months

good places to visit in Kansas City?

by mmcfadden＠cmh.edu

The Surplus Exchange at 1107 Hickory KCMO has several floors of computer and office surplus. They are normally open on Saturday but not on Sunday. I just called and they will be closed for Memorial Day from 5 PM Friday evening until 9 AM on Tuesday morning. They receive all of the old computers from many of the Kansas City companies and their branches throughout the Midwest. Lots of Mac stuff from Hallmark. PS/2 stuff from IRS, DEC stuff from engineering firms. If you are looking for specific stuff I may have some in my garage, which needs cleaning. I live on a lake outside of town and the boat needs to hit the water. Mike contact me off-list at mmcfadden at cmh dot edu > > I'll be in Kansas City this weekend. Can anyone syuggest any good classic computer places to visit? > > Joe

22 years, 8 months

TK50Z-GA and MicroVax 3100/90?

by DAW＠yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu

! From: Doc [mailto:doc@mdrconsult.com] ! ! On Thu, 23 May 2002, Bob Lafleur wrote: ! ! > > It has a SCSI-I style (50pin amphelon) if that's what you mean by ! > non-mangled. ! > ! > 50-pin "amphenol" you mean... Is that like a 50-pin centronics? I've ! > basically seen either the 50-pin centronics, or the DB25 type. ! ! Oh, gods, here we go.... ! ! Doc, limbering up his Delete Key Methinks somebody needs to search the archives, to see what kind of havoc the "amphenol and/or centronics usage" thread caused... --- David A Woyciesjes --- C & IS Support Specialist --- Yale University Press --- (203) 432-0953 --- ICQ # - 905818 Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Darwin Kernel Version 5.2: Running since 01/22/2002 without a crash

22 years, 8 months

[CCTECH] more Hobbit photos

by jhellige＠earthlink.net

If anyone's interested, here are the paths to the four additional photos that have been taken. I think they came out pretty good, though a little on the large side. I actually reduced them in size a little so the quality isn't as good as they were. A coworker took these with a Nikon D1X digital camera. http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lakes/6757/images/be044_back.jpg http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lakes/6757/images/be044_front.jpg http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lakes/6757/images/be044_inside.jpg http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lakes/6757/images/be044_inside_close… Jeff -- Home of the TRS-80 Model 2000 FAQ File http://www.cchaven.com http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lakes/6757 _______________________________________________ cctech mailing list cctech(a)classiccmp.org http://www.classiccmp.org/mailman/listinfo/cctech

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