On Jan 15, 10:53, Jules Richardson wrote:
> > ARM Evaluation Kit - yep - that's the one. I do have various discs and
> > manuals for it, too. I used to love the "twin" editor - several open
files
> > at one, and could cut and paste between them. Ahead of it's time...
>
> yeah, that's it. Without any discs or being able to find anyone who knew
> anything about it I'm afraid mine got put in storage. I believe I've got
the
> original polystyrene packaging for it, but no discs or outer box or
anything
> (go figure)
I can copy the six disks for you, but as I mentioned in previous post, my
Disc 1 has a corrupt track.
> I've got some other BBC add-on in the same style housing as the ARM unit,
but
> can't remember what it is now. It wasn't the teletext unit unfortunately,
as
> that could have been interesting to play about with.
Most of the Acorn add-ons came in the same housing. All the Second
Processors (6502, Z80, 32016) and the Universal Second Processor box (so
you could use Master Series upgrades like a Turbo, Master 512 80186 CoPro,
or the Scientific), Teletext Adaptor, Prestel Adaptor, IEEE Interface, and
probably others.
> > They were expensive, but much more expandable than the spectrum. At
one
> > point I had about six of them in my bedroom on an econet network, had
> > several on modems running a multi-user BBS.
>
> excellent :-)
> I never got into the networking side of things with them (I've got all
the
> fileserver/network for the RM Link machines which I believe were the
schools
> alternative to having BBCs in the UK)
I had a three-station Econet in the house in 1984 or 1985, and it
eventually grew to include a Master 128, a Compact, and a Filestore.
> I seem to remember this machine is way more complex than the innards of
an XT
> though, with about 1.5x the board space and a lot of ULA chips on board.
>
> I'm sure Ferranti produced much better machines than glorified IBM clones
> though, if that's what this is :-)
:-) In my earlier reply, I was thinking of rather older Ferranti
computers. At least a decade older, maybe two...
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
On Jan 15, 10:55, Jules Richardson wrote:
>
> > You lucky devil - I've been looking for a BBC Micro ARM Evaluation Kit
for
> > years! I saw one at a show ("Last ARM Evaluation Kit In Existence") -
that
> > just made me want one even more :-)
>
> :-)
> Any idea how many were released into the wild? I certainly had no luck
tracking
> down any info for mine when I last tried (which was about 8 years ago
now,
> admittedly)
>
> They don't seem to have been that common at all...
No, they weren't. I worked for Acorn at the time, and even then I only saw
one or two. I saw more of the ARM PC cards. But now I know maybe
half-a-dozen people who own one. There was one on EBay a while ago.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Is this something worth buying?
Will J
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> Hmm. I've not got the box any more, mores the pity.
sure. I can understand my not getting the box but I'm surprised someone lost
the discs / manuals in my case... guess they got left on a shelf somewhere and
then dumped.
> There were no end of accessories that all used the same box. Various
> add-on processors, modem (prestel adapter) etc.
hmm. I really must look at what I have again!!
>>I'm sure Ferranti produced much better machines than glorified IBM clones
>>though, if that's what this is :-)
>
>They did do an IBM XT clone - we had to use some of them. Big black ugly
>box. Cassette based, with an upgrade available to floppy disc. W.H.Smiths
>used to sell them to the public..! They were not a success.
hmm, this one had a cream-coloured case. The chassis was built to accomodate a
couple of single-height floppy drives, side-by side; I believe it had a floppy
controller built into one of the main boards. I think it had a couple of
seperate PSUs in it too, one providing +5V and the other doing everything else.
All this from memory of course - it's buried behind several layers of other
junk at the moment :-)
cheers
Jules
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I will gladly keep my eyes open for a set for you. At auction this only cost me $10 because no one there wanted Mac stuff. As to were I get this stuff it's mostly at thrift's and auctions (the best are schools and tech businesses). I have cut back on the thrifts because of cashflow (no job yet) but I used to go by them everyday. Goodwill, Value Village, and Savers are the best for me. The Salvation Army is too high in the stores and at their daily auctions. Up North (MN) the U of M was a good place to get older items and because there was an article written about me in the paper up there I got lots of calls from people wanting to give me items.
chris <cb(a)mythtech.net> wrote:
>>1. Black Macintosh TV no mouse, KB, or remote with it. Will test it on
>>Wednesday.
>
>If you happen to ever come across any of the mouse, kb, remotes... I
>could use a set. I have a Mac TV (finally... thanks John!!!), but it
>lacks its extras as well (and currently is supposed to be DOA, but I hope
>to finally have a look at it this weekend).
>
>I only run this by you because you seem to have the magical ability to
>find the most awesome stuff at little to no cost... where DO you do you
>hunting?!?
>
>Oh, and FYI: the MacTV will work with a universal remote. Sony TV code.
>At least that is true with my PowerMac, which came with a remote that is
>also compatible with the MacTV, so I draw the conclusion that the MacTV
>should also be compatible with a universal remote, sony code set.
>
>-chris
><http://www.mythtech.net>
>
>
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From: "Robert Krten" <root(a)parse.com>
> Roswell/GA/USA
Whoa! Where is there a PDP-12 in Roswell, GA??? That's right down the road
>from me and I'd love to see it.
Ken Seefried (in Alpharetta, GA)
Needs a home. Importantly: there is NO caddy, and it's a
caddy type drive.
I haven't tested it but it was said to be in working order a
couple of years ago. It's partially shink-wrapped in some
sort of mylar-like material. Very odd. It's got a strange
metal bracket that's perhaps for a large enclosure; it's not
something I've seen for a CD but it reminds me of the drive
brackets in a MicroVAX 3100/20. Mfg date 1992.
Anyway, for shipping cost it's yours.
Don Mitchell
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I have two (2) Digital RA-70 hard drives that I acquired from another scrounger several years ago. They look to be in excellent shape, but of course I cannot guarantee that they work. They are both very heavy. If anyone is interested in them, I will be happy to ship them to anyone willing to pay the shipping charges, what ever that may be. And they are heavy..... I would rather see someone use them instead of sending them off the the scrap heap.....
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