It's been a long time since I've done anything with my really old
Macs(128k, 512k, SE), so my memory is really straining here. Can
anyone point me towards some web sites or maybe post info on which
ROMs are which, various P/N's, and other useful info. I'm trying to
build a system for a friend that wants to play with an old Mac. I
have an old Mac case with an unknown system board or ROMs, but it
doesn't have a floppy drive in it right now. I have a nice little
pile of 800k drives, so I need to know which chips to look for when I
go searching for my Mac Plus ROMs(I think I still have at least two
lose sets around). Links to places with software would also be
useful. Hmm. I'll probably have to setup my LC to make the disks for
the system. Used to be that I could identify almost any Mac part from
50 feet... OK, maybe closer for the IC's ;-) I haven't touched them
in so long I can't remember anything. I guess I can blame it on my
iMac(I named it Thumper because it has an iSub behind it - the whole
thing would bounce around the table back when I was using MacOS 9
with the iSub controls. Still nice sound with X, but not quite as
much. Gotta love that green jellyfish look at night...).
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There seems to be a number of shops springing up around here selling
used Wintel. I try to visit each new one just to see what is what.
Most times, one visit is enough.
The latest one was an experience. The owner knows absolutely nothing beyond
Intel. On the first visit, he took me to one back room. It is full of
of Apple stuff and more. He mentioned some keyboards in another back room
and said they use a modular phone plug. We went for a look and he held
one up with the keys facing me. I told him to look at the tag, it should
say LK401. His mouth dropped open. Also had a couple IBM model M keyboards.
I was then out of time and had to leave.
On my next visit I made a couple of offers and picked up some stuff.
The first was the box full of LK201/401/402 keyboards. Just over a
dozen for $5 for the box. Also got three Apple IIc's with power supplies,
but no monitors nor mice. I suspect they are there if I were to dig deep
enough. A friend wanted these and was content to get just the machines
for $5 each.
A rough list of known Apple stuff remaining is 6 SE's, 6 ImageWriters,
5 or 6 external drives, 3 GS's, and a scanner. There was three
LaserWriter II's the first time and he seemed willing to sell them for
around $10 each. However, I goofed by not taking them then and there.
Someone offered him $50 each before I got back. My friend and I are
trying to decide what to offer for the remaining Apple pile.
After having sold some stuff (i.e. cash in his pocket), he was eager to
show me some more old stuff in the basement. He mentioned having a lot
of terminals down there and I assumed might be DEC to go with the keyboards.
Nope, most it was absolutely total junk.
He is quite proud of his store and proud of the fact that he is doing
a booming business selling internet ready 486 machines for $50. A lot
of those sales are made because he is willing to extend financing to
his customers. Yep, that's right, customers financing a $50 computer.
He wasn't too happy when I told him I give them away because I got
more of than I know what to do with from people bringing them by all
the time and other sources.
I have since been told by a more 'upscale' store that he is bugging them
all the time, wanting technical advice and the like.
Oh well, each to his own.
Mike
This one is simple.
1) Get a 5.25" drive for your pc.
2) Download a copy of 22 disk.
3) Download any cp/m stuff you want
4) Use 22 disk to format a floppy as Osborne DD or Kaypro DD
5) Copy the files to the floppy
6) Stick the floppy in your 1571
Keep the 22-disk handy as you can transfer the other way as well.
This is how I moved boat-load of cp/m stuff to my pc about 15 years ago
when I converted to the dark side.
Does anyone have any info on these systems? There doesn't seem to be much
information left, and very little can be found on the web.
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There is a VERY detailed FAQ that I helped write about 10 years ago that
gives all the service passwords, switch settings, board types, et.
http://www.futuretech.vuurwerk.nl/iris-faq.html is one place to find it.
You might also try emailing the guy that just sold the 3130 and all those
24xx series boards on eBay and try to get copies of what he has before he
ships it, or email the guys that bought the stuff.
On Jul 16, 23:41, Dave Brown wrote:
> I don't have too much concern using the CRT without the protective screen
> bonded back on if I have to- something totally separate can be arranged
> fairly easily due to the shape of the CRT bezel. But if I can get it
off,
> then rebonding it with something similar (but not hygroscopic) should not
be
> too difficult.
I remember when I was a teenager and started fixing old tellys, that many
of them had a flat laminated glass sheet, about 1/4" thick, in front of a
plain CRT. The laminated glass was mounted in the cabnet, not bonded to,
or even touching, the CRT. So that might be a reasonable thing to do in
this case. Polycarbonate might be even better (and easier to handle).
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
It's nice once you finally get 'em trained. My daughter's friend knows
I am a computer packrat. She had a couple things left behind by an old
boyfriend. She took them over to my daughter who in turn gave them
to my wife who brought them home and delivered them right to me.
I now have two Cisco Catalyst 2900 series XL switches. One is a 2912
(12 holer) and the other is a 2924 (24 holer).
Mike
Many did not think it was a great hamfest this year, but if a whole
carload of stuff hauled home is any indication then I say it wasn't bad.
One good item was a Compaq Portable III, good clean condition, fully
working, and had the internal modem installed. $5
This year I stuck around a little longer which means good deals on
stuff they don't want to pack back up. One dealer had two eight foot
tables full of customer returns and other 'as is'. I saw one item
in particular and made an offer. He counter offered with a price for
the entire contents of both tables for less than $10. I said what the
heck. So far everything I have tested seems to work fine. I suspect
a lot of customers try to install it themselves and just don't get it
right and return it.
Then there is the stuff that is pitched as it all winds down. A friend
and I were standing next to a trash barrel when someone brought over some
stuff. We grabbed some items. Among that was two full tower PC cases,
and a old 486DX2/66 desktop. Turns out the 486 is a good machine for
testing various components, so it has found a home on my test bench.
Also a couple ATI video cards that are the same card as in the machine I
am writing this on, the same right down to the firmware numbers on the
EPROMS. It's nice to have some spares.
Mike
At a auction today I purchased a lot to get a Mac Performa that was in one of the 3 boxes that made up the lot. Later I was loading stuff on dolly to haul out to the van and found a HP 97 calculator in a leather carrying case. In the case was the calculator and two little notebooks marked HP-67/HP-97 Games Pac 1 (with 23 games) and the other was HP-67/HP-97 Standard Pac (with 14 ). It's missing the charger (the batteries are dead) and there are no manuals. There was 6 19" Sun monitors left by another bidder and I picked up one of them, it's a model GDM-1962B.
Zane wrote:
> You'd better duck and run! After all we all know that the real reason HP
> bought Compaq was so that they'd finally have some real computers to sell!
> :^)
But I thought Compaq already got rid of all the DEC 'puters. :^))
Mike
