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From: "Cini, Richard" <RCini(a)congressfinancial.com>
Subject: Model 100 DVI drive
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:55:53 -0500
Hello, all:
Does anyone know if the specs on the Model 100 Disk-Video Interface
is the same as the CoCo disks? I have a single-drive DVI and a single
low-profile CoCo disk drive. They physically look to be the same but I
wanted to be sure before I lashed them together.
Thanks.
Rich
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Hi Rich:
I can't answer your question, but I do have a DVI and the manual and s/w,
if that can help you in any way. It runs CP/M IIRC.
And if anybody's interested, make me an offer...
mike in Toronto, Can.
Jim Willing wrote:
> Well... eight 'arrow' keys (I think, I'm not in front of it at the
> moment) with the 'usual' up, down, left, right... then diagonal (???)
> keys, and some have the legend 'roll' on them as well...
> I think it has its proper keyboard, but it has no numeric pad. Did note
> an alternate numeric set in the alpha keys similar to some keypunch
> machines...
These make me think that it is a 2621-style keyboard. Sorry, like I
wrote before, the 2621 wasn't capable of running VPLUS applications
and so it was sort of shunned at the PPOE where we had one. But I
remember it had a single group of keys with the cursor keys right
above the numeric keys (and I think doing double duty as function keys,
albeit non-programmable function keys).
-Frank McConnell
I'm dusting off this old AXPpci33 motherboard of mine and ran into a few
issues... I'm attempting to upgrade the firmware and I have the file
>from the Digital/Compaq/HP web site (Dec 2002 version), but the
instructions don't match my situation. I don't have the ability to
cobble up a boot floppy with OpenVMS (my DEC 4000 has no RX33 or
equivalent), I don't seem to have a compatible network card to BOOTP
it in, and the FAT floppy technique doesn't work with the firmware
I have in there now.
So... does anyone know where I can find a reference to which network
cards are supported for network boot? I have all the common cards
like NE2000s, 3C509s, 8013s, etc., and a few PCI cards. I even have
a card in there now with a DEC 21143-PA chip, but the ROMs don't seem
to like it. Alternatively, in a similar vein to what someone else
recently requested for their Multia, can someone on the list make a
raw disk image I can "dd" onto a blank floppy? The Unix technique
on the HP webpage requires a Digital Unix binary program to convert
the firmare utility file to some other format and I can't do it from
Linux or Solaris.
Thanks,
-ethan
P.S. - I also can't find any reference to the supported memory
configurations of the AXPpci33 board - I have some parity 16MB
SIMMs, giving me 64MB, but I'd like to use some of these parity
64MB SIMMs I have here from AIR motherboards (formerly CompuServe
"CompuHosts"). Got a set of 4 ready to go, but it seems that few
boards ever supported 64MB 72-pin memory. :-(
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thanks to everyone for the website pointers! I've just tried the three systems
and they all seem to work; unfortunately the LC and the Performa have been
cleared of application software, but the Mac II stil has Word on it. Word feels
faster to use on that than the modern version on my 1GHz PC - progress, huh!?
:-)
> The Mac II has a port for a second (external) floppy.
yes, this one has both an 800K and 1.4MB drive installed. Not sure what speed
the CPU is yet, I haven't dug around inside too much.
> These machines can run up to MacOS 7.6.1 but
> are quicker and more at home with 7.5.3 or even 6.0.8, which is quite speedy
> on even machines as slow as these. Do you plan to display them, actually
> use 'em or what? I have a slew of parts and old drives and whatnot for these
> machines - the drive's usually what goes on them.
well I'm not short of spare SCSI drives if you mean the hard disc, but floppies
are another matter.
I put SCSI in any PCs that I build so I have a stack of older drives spare as a
result of upgrades. What I don't have is any OS or application software for
these critters, so when the disks fail I'm currently stuffed.
I haven't tried any of the floppy drives yet to see if they work...
I'll probably pass a couple of the machines on to a good home in a few weeks as
I don't really have space for everything; I was just curious about them as I
haven't used macs for about ten years now. Strangely enough, I used to live
around here and I've just found at that the mac II is the very same machine
that I used to use at college! Funny seeing it again - I bet it's changed hands
a few times in the meantime...
Not sure which system I'll hang on to yet... the II has the advantage of having
ethernet and the twin drives, plus the application software - but the LC III is
perhaps the more usable machine if I can get software for it and get it on the
ethernet LAN somehow. With a copy of Word on it I'd probably use it now and
then; I'd forgotten how nice those keyboards were and it certainly feels like a
quick machine for its age.
> By the way: check the motherboard battery to make sure it's live (3.6v
> lithium).
I noticed those on the boards. They seem to be OK, at least no complaints on
startup...
cheers
Jules
Everything you'll ever need on one web page
>from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts
http://uk.my.yahoo.com
On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 23:14:12 -0600, you wrote:
>It would be nice to find a source of the DEC plastic module handles,
>and the metal stiffener/ejector handles used on DEC hex-height modules.
>But I'm not holding my breath for those, either.
Have you tried Douglas Electronics? They have handles (not
original DEC colors but a strange whitish color) and prototyping
cards of all sizes.
http://www.douglas.com/hardware/pcbs/breadboards/digital.html
-Charles
At 05:06 AM 1/29/03 -0600, Toth wrote:
>
>> For cleaning computer plastics, the absolute best product I've found (in
>> the US) is Hoppe's No. 9 Powder Solvent. Found at your local sporting
>> goods store. Even removes PERMANENT Sharpie.
>
>Has anyone tried removing Sharpie from a chassis with textured paint? I
>have a couple of items that were marked up with a Sharpie, and short of
>paint thinner (which seems to dilute and bury the ink in the paint while
>damaging the texture), I've found nothing that seems to work.
I've used alcohol on that stuff and it seems to remove some but not all of it. I've never found anything that would remove it completely.
Joe
Bill - The tape drives are Reel 2 Reel (of course) I've been thinking of
keeping one of those for show, but if I get a taker for the system I'll
have to leave that up to them. As to the 5363... are you sure you're not
confusing that with the 5364. That really was a PC sized machine, and one
I'm definitely after. It came bundled with an IBM PC (model 5560 I think)
which acted as the console. The 5363 is nearly the size of the 5362. It
looks like a first generation AS/400. They both use the 5 1/4" disks. As
to keeping the 5360, well you're right about the 8" media being more
common. But then, the 5362 takes the same media, and is about 1/10 the
size. In fact it's just as powerful processor wise. The difference is a
smaller card cage and smaller disk capacity. The 5360 I have has at least
4 of those 19" platter disks. The 5362 take up to 2 of the 14" variety. I
have just the one in the 5362. And no-one's prying the '62 from my cold
dead fingers. The biggest challenge I have with that is modifying the
power supply when, as is the plan, I move over to the UK. It's wired for
110v only. The 5360 is strickly 220, and it may even be three phase. I
don't honestly recall. On to the PC file copy utility: I'm afraid it's
one of the feature sets I don't have media for. I do have an emulator
card set up. Just to make it interesting, I'm using a MCA version plugged
into an IBM PS/2 Model 70 Luggable running OS/2 (just wanted to tick off
as many obscure IBM technology boxes as possible). No problem with the
workstation connectivity (so long as the couplers joining the 4 pieces of
phone cord from the study to the living room don't pull loose, he he).
But without the feature set on the host, there's no copying capability.
There's media going, but it's fetching a really good price (see my note
about the e-Pay auction). -Colin ceby2(a)csc.com
Senior Consultant
National Performance Engineeering Practice
CSC Consulting
I've cleaned up permanent magic marker off white and beige
plastic computer components with virtually 100% success with
the following methods.
Obviously first make sure the item is turned off / unplugged /
cooled off / discharged / etc.
I use 100% concentration denatured ethyl alcohol to remove
as much of the marker markings as possible. It will take a lot off
and leave the markings much fainter. Then I wet another paper
towel with the alcohol and sprinkle ajax or comet cleanser on it
and then scrub till it's off. This scrubbing mixture scrubs off tape's
adhesive residue very well also. I use pure white cloth like paper
towels, not printed, so the ink of printed paper towel's printing
doesn't end up back on the item.
If it's something that can be disassembled so that the plastic part
can be put in a deep sink ( or bathtub ) , I do that with a dishwashing
scrub brush first covered with straight dishwashing detergent and
then heavily sprinkled with ajax or comet. It makes a thick paste at
first and stays in place as you scrub.
To get marker off painted metal, I use acetone. Use in well ventilated
area ( outside? ) with no source of ignition anywhere near. It will take
a little of the paint layer off, so don't rub in one spot too long. It may
be changing the texture, but to me that's better than the marker
markings. You might not want to do this to valuable "collectibles",
but it was ok for what I was cleaning.
At 05:06 AM 1/29/03 -0600, you wrote:
>On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Jim Arnott wrote:
>
> > For cleaning computer plastics, the absolute best product I've found (in
> > the US) is Hoppe's No. 9 Powder Solvent. Found at your local sporting
> > goods store. Even removes PERMANENT Sharpie.
>
>Has anyone tried removing Sharpie from a chassis with textured paint? I
>have a couple of items that were marked up with a Sharpie, and short of
>paint thinner (which seems to dilute and bury the ink in the paint while
>damaging the texture), I've found nothing that seems to work.
>
>-Toth
On Jan 28, 22:32, Jeffrey Sharp wrote:
> By popular demand, Jay and I have set up demime on the ClassicCmp server,
> and all posts are being filtered through it. From here on out, all posts
you
> get from CC will be in plain text, with no attachments or HTML.
Thank you! That's a great idea.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
