test-drb September 2002

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408 discussions

by mbg＠TheWorld.com

>> >> >> >> Is it normal for a Variac to hum when it's plugged in? >> >> >> >That all depends on what it's humming. *gd&r* >> >> Ten thousand comedians out of work and we get Gene! :-/ >> >Sorry Joe, if you were expecting a professional, you'll just have to >wait. :) Hey, even the jokes here are more than 10 years old... so they fit the requirements of the group... :-) Megan

22 years, 3 months

VAX 11/750 power requirements

by xds_sigma7＠hotmail.com

>the US modem is 220V split-phase. no three phase needed. That must be one hell of a big ass modem! ;p Will J _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

22 years, 3 months

S-100 Plug

by MTPro＠aol.com

In a message dated 9/19/02 1:04:12 PM, cctalk-request(a)classiccmp.org writes: << I'm trying to figure out what David is looking for but I don't remember ever seeing a power cord with oval prongs. >> Sorry, I'm a dolt everyone. I was wrong about the plug, it has three prongs. And what I meant to describe is that the outline of the female plug on the back of the computer is oval. Anyway, take a look see here: http://members.aol.com/mtpro/ac.jpg Thank you, David

22 years, 3 months

Macintosh and Mcintosh

by cb＠mythtech.net

>1) I did not know that Sun made unix/pc/mac compatible >solutions that early; my experience with such products was >limited to Sun's PC-NFS, which I liked a lot at the time. Yup, I have this software and hardward (TOPS Flashcard) >2) Why the name TOPS? Isn't that the name of an OS used in >some PDP's, such as the legendary SIMTEL-20? Because Sun didn't come up with the name. TOPS did. They were a standalone company at one point, and Sun bought them and kept the name. >3) Inside the box, I found exactly the kind of appletalk connector >that I ended up building from a Farallon phonenet connector >a few days ago. Yup. The DE9 version was available as it was used on the PCs, as well as most repeaters and some bridges. I have a few of that style (I didn't offer them to you because I need them for my repeater and PCs on my Appletalk network). >"Macintosh is a trademark of McIntosh Laboratory, Inc., licensed >to Apple Computer, Inc." > >So did McIntosh sue Apple over trademark infringement and win? >Did Apple eventually buy the Macintosh trademark from McIntosh? >I never knew about this; please clarify what happened. This I don't know about. I know some of the details with the Apple Records deal for the Apple name, but I didn't know anything about a deal with McIntosh labs (is that the audio company?) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

22 years, 3 months

Sams Photofacts & Apple stuff

by Mzthompson＠aol.com

I received the following in an email: > Know of any collectors looking for Sams Photofact Folder Set schematics? > My father-in-law collected approximately 300 folder sets in used but > good condition dating from 1947 through 1990 (sets #23 through #1733) > (not complete). ....... After an email exchange, she wrote: > We're willing to let go of them for postage/packing materials. And she added: > While you're at it, I have some classic Macintosh stuff. I have a > working IIcx cpu with a hard drive of 100MB, and maybe 16M of RAM), an Apple > LaserWriter II, a quadra 950. I still have the original manuals for the > IIcx, when they packaged it in a really cool way. "Open this first, Open > this second," etc. Do you think there would be any interest in that? I think she would like to get a little something for the hardware, mostly for sentimental reasons. I suspect she would be pleased that the stuff finds a good home. Located in Bloomfield (near Newark), New Jersey. If interested please contact her direct: Sandra Gola gola(a)skylightgraphics.com

22 years, 3 months

Humming Variac?

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

At 06:26 PM 9/19/02 -0700, Gene wrote: >> >> Is it normal for a Variac to hum when it's plugged in? >> >That all depends on what it's humming. *gd&r* Ten thousand comedians out of work and we get Gene! :-/ Joe

22 years, 3 months

OT: Enron liquidation auction

by Robert_Feldman＠jdedwards.com

I've read that there are about 3000 PC's, most packed into pallets of 36 units each. -----Original Message----- From: Adrian Vickers [mailto:avickers@solutionengineers.com] Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 6:24 PM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Re: OT: Enron liquidation auction At 19:30 19/09/2002, you wrote: >All, > Saw on the CNN ticker that Enron will be holding an auction to >liquidate excess equipment. I say don't bother: The UK auction was held a couple of months ago, and (due to media interest) stuff was going for incredibly inflated prices - greater than retail in some cases I saw. Besides, there almost certainly won't be any "classic" stuff in there; it'll all be PCs. -- Cheers, Ade. Be where it's at, B-Racing! http://b-racing.com

22 years, 3 months

OT: Update on console radio/record recorder (Wire recorder info)

by foxvideo＠wincom.net

At 12:53 AM 20/09/2002 -0500, you wrote: >As promised, heres a link to some photos of the console radio and record >recorder: http://techmonkeys.org/~tothwolf/console-radio/ > >I also put up a couple photos of how the wire recorder that I mentioned in >an earlier email looked before I started work on it: >http://techmonkeys.org/~tothwolf/wire-recorder/ > >-Toth Service information on the Webster wire recorder was available in Sam's 1947 Record Changer Manual. If you can't find one I will scan desired information and email it to you. This also contained information on the General Industries disk recorder, if that was the unit in the console. Regards Charlie Fox Charles E. Fox Video Production 793 Argyle Rd. Windsor Ontario Canada N8Y 3J8 519-254-4991 foxvideo(a)wincom.net Check out the "Camcorder Kindergarten" at http://chasfoxvideo.com

22 years, 3 months

OT: Enron liquidation auction

by mtapley＠swri.edu

All, Saw on the CNN ticker that Enron will be holding an auction to liquidate excess equipment. Computers were listed as among the to-be-auctioned things. Any Houston members, you may want to look more into this - that's all the info I have. Has Enron even been in business 10 years? - Mark

22 years, 3 months

Anyone attend the MIT flea market last weekend?

by rigdonj＠cfl.rr.com

At 11:18 AM 9/17/02 -0400, Jim wrote: > >>From: Bob Shannon <bshannon(a)tiac.net> >> Well, the September Flea is generally one of the largest, as all the >> freshman have just arrived for the >> term. But the turn-out was rather light in my opinion, due to the >> weather reports. > >I think the first two had the best turnout, but I missed a couple in >the middle. > >> I arrived rather late, so I don't know what vintage items I may have >> missed. > >I was there at 9 and didn't see anything worth mentioning. It seems >like a lot of the more interesting sellers start out the summer with a >few vintagy items amid a mountain of PC/Sun/Apple and, as the summer >goes on, sell them and are left with mostly PC stuff. Also a lot of >the smaller guys seem to drop out over the course of the summer. I went to the Melbourne hamfest and there was almost no computer stuff there. No Trash-80s, Commie 64s, Ataris, not even much PC stuff. But I did find a SWTPC on a junk table! Joe

22 years, 3 months

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test-drb September 2002