First, a question.
I've got a pair of E&S digitizer tablets, twiddle boxes, and keyboards.
The tablets are supposedly RS-232 and use an 8pin minidin. Is that the
same type as Macs and Sun IPCs use? If not, does anyone know a pinout?
The twiddle boxes and keyboards use 'RJ45' 8-pin modular connectors. Does
anyone have the pinout for those, and know if they're just RS-232 or ...?
I have a single box that will take a few peripherals plugged into it (kb,
mouse, digitizer, twiddle box, other things I don't have), and connect to
the E&S PS/390 I'm guessing. Anyone have a pinout for the 'uplink'
connector on that? I think the connector is a DB25F, so it might just be
plain RS-232 (which is my hope).
Next:
I've got some stuff I got that I have no use for. First offer for $10 +
box + shipping gets each item. (Covers what I paid for them)
Item 1:
E&S PS/390 'scope' monitor cables.
9-track 10" magtape that is the VAX host software for interfacing with
the PS-390s. A pair of 5.25" floppy disks that are copies of the
software that runs on the PS-390s. If you're intersted, I can see what
the label exactly reads
Item 2:
Manual: PS 390 Advanced Programming (marked AP)
Manual: PS 390 Reference Material (RM)
Manual: PS 390 Graphics Tutorial (GT)
Manual: PS 390 Introduction and Support (IS)
Manual: PS 390 Tools and Techniques (TT)
All the manuals are in binders and are thick and heavy.
Thanks
-- Pat
>The tablets are supposedly RS-232 and use an 8pin minidin. Is that the
>same type as Macs and Sun IPCs use?
The Mac Plus and beyond use an 8 pin miniDin for serial. Also, the AV
quadras, and many of the PowerMacs use a 9 pin miniDin (same pinout as
the 8 pin, but with an extra 9th pin added that IIRC, just carries
voltage for powering "GeoPort" devices). The 9 pin version is backwards
compatible with 8 pin cables/devices.
The Mac pinout is pretty well documented, and a quick search on Google
should turn up a number of hits (if you have a problem finding a pinout,
let me know, I have it here somewhere).
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ethan Dicks [mailto:erd_6502@yahoo.com]
> A buddy of mine gave me this external Exabyte drive in a Prime SCSI
[snip]
> If this sounds familiar to anyone, speak up. It's amazingly heavy,
> even with the drive/drive-cage removed. I suspect the PSU is
> linear and that there's 3kg of iron laminate in the back!
Well, my Prime (still in new england right now) is supposed to have
one of these. Doug Q. might be able to tell you something about it
;)
Chris
Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL
"Confutatis maledictus, flammis acribus addictus, voca me cum
benedictis. Oro supplex et acclinis, cor contritunt quasi
cinis, gere curarn mei finis." -Requiem
A buddy of mine gave me this external Exabyte drive in a Prime SCSI
cabinet - it's about twice as long as you'd expect, but about the
same crossection as anyone's external dual-height 5.25" enclosure.
Inside, two screws hold a unit in place that pops out - some kind
of Prime quick-change connector arrangement - a 50-pin SCSI
connector and a strange bakelite power connector that have huge
locator pins for when you slide the drive home.
If this sounds familiar to anyone, speak up. It's amazingly heavy,
even with the drive/drive-cage removed. I suspect the PSU is
linear and that there's 3kg of iron laminate in the back!
-ethan
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup
http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
Greetings;
Just picked up a handful of VT525 terminals, and have a couple of
questions. (can't find a darn hardware manual online for this thing)
1) What is the front opening 'cartridge slot' for?
2) anyone have any DEC LK461 keyboards available?
Thanks;
-jim
---
jimw(a)agora.rdrop.com
The Computer Garage - http://www.rdrop.com/~jimw
_______________________________________________
cctech mailing list
cctech(a)classiccmp.org
http://www.classiccmp.org/mailman/listinfo/cctech
I've stumbled across two ring binders containing the following manuals:
09826-90010, "BASIC Programming Techniques for the HP 9826 and 9836
Computers", February 1982
09826-90055, "BASIC Language Reference for the HP 9826 and 9836
Computers", February 1982
They are no use to me, so they can be yours for the cost of postage.
Excluding the binders, they weigh less than 2.5kg. Any swaps for
terminal documentation would be most welcome.
- Paul
I found this at the thrift store today & grabbed it, but I figure one
of the serious Mac collectors will get more enjoyment from it than I
would.
So, I'll see if there's any interest here before putting it out on
eBay. Can you say "Ultr@R@RE!!"? If you're interested, make me an
offer off-list.
Since it's sealed, I can't tell much about it. It is 2 spiral-bound
books in a sleeve, with 2-4 3.5" floppies inside the sleeve front and
back.
The front of the sleeve is forest green with white foreground.
"Macintosh" is printed up the right edge. The Apple logo appears at top
left, and below that is:
Includes:
Getting Started
With Your Macintosh
Macintosh Reference
System Software Disks
The reverse side is white background w/ black print, with three
overlapping screenshots (B&W) of the Mac desktop. In print:
Macintosh System Software
The disks in this package contain the latest version of the Macintosh
System Software. For more information about installing and protecting
the information on these disks, see the setup instructions in the #1
book and the *Macintosh Reference*. [ * * = in italics]
The books in this package cover information common t all models of
Macintosh computers. *Getting Started With Your Macintosh* is a
tutorial,intended for new Macintosh users, that describes how to do
basic Macintosh tasks. The *Macintosh Reference* is a comprehensive
hardware and system software reference book; it is designed to help all
users locate "how to" information quickly and easily.
________________
| |
| |
| _______|_______
| | |
--------| | [Screenshots w/no "Finder" icon or
| _______|______ clock at top right]
| | |
-------| |
| |
| |
--------------
"914-0520-A" is printed in the lower-right corner.
Doc
Hi,
I've been bitten by the collecting bug - I've got three "vintage"
computers and now I want more... Sooo... Anyone got any single-board
computers/microprocessor trainers they can bear to part with? I'm aiming for
the following SBCs in particular, but I'm interested in anything that's
either single board or fairly small (interconnected Eurocards? Think "Acorn"
then think "System 1").
And now for the wants list:
Synertek SYM-1 or SY-VIM-1
MOS KIM-1
Rockwell AIM65 (with or without printer, with or without case)
Compukit UK101
Anyone with any of these machines fancy parting with them?
Thanks.
--
Phil.
philpem(a)dsl.pipex.com
http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/
Hi,
I've just finished pulling an old Sierra Semiconductor FSK modem chipset
off an old modem board and I've hit a brick wall - I can't get any
datasheets. Sierra (now known as PMC-Sierra) don't have the datasheets,
their disti (Memec) don't have them...
The only site/company that does have them is FreeTradeZone
(www.freetradezone.com), but I don't fancy paying $10,000 per year for maybe
two or three datasheets a year.
BTW, the ICs are:
SC11011
SC11026
SC22201
Anyone got datasheets for these things lying around?
Finally, anyone know how to straighten pins on a QFP packaged IC without
breaking them? I've got a Motorola DSP (QFP100 package) but I managed to
bend some of the pins when I desoldered it...
Thanks.
--
Phil.
philpem(a)dsl.pipex.com
http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/
> From: Bill Bradford <mrbill(a)mrbill.net>
> Exactly what I've been looking for.. but can anyone recommend similar
> companies in the US, with similar stuff for sale?
Check the MCM catalog under "Reference and Education." They sell a wide
variety of educational single-purpose kits, and two or three of the
"zillion-in-one" variety. Caution: they aren't cheap. Nothing MCM sells
anymore is cheap, with the exception of semiconductors.
Glen
0/0
