test-drb January 2003

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by cb＠mythtech.net

>I have a Mac Portable M5120. It boots (when the hard drive is given enough >time) and comes with the original carrying case. > >Does anyone have any idea how much this is worth? How should I sell it? Probably under $100 Try posting to the LEM Swap list (go to www.lowendmac.com, look under mail lists, subscribe, post). There are some collectors there. Or try eBay. Just don't hold out for a grand, it isn't likely to happen (won't say it won't, I think we all agree we have seen some pretty insane eBay deals go thru). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

23 years, 1 month

MPU-401

by julesrichardsonuk＠yahoo.co.uk

>> In fact, when thinking about building a low speed Game >> machine for early 90s games, I would go for a 60-200 MHz >> Pentium, or at least a PCI bus 486. > >The problem is that these are all too quick to use with the buggiest >Sierra game ever: Quest for Glory IV. Which is why I'm going for a slow >486. You could always try clocking a faster system to a lower rate, though - just wire up something so you can choose the clock speed you want before booting. If whatever audio setup you have gets its timing from the main system clock then you're out of luck as all the audio would sound wrong, but I image they all have their own on-board timing. I remember booting an old 486 at around 3MHz once, just to see if it would work. It did (took about ten minutes to boot!) but the beep on startup lasted for about a minute :-) cheers Jules __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page >from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

23 years, 1 month

Chip Upgrades for 11/23 (was Re: 11/03 system on eBay sold)

by fm.arnold＠gmx.net

>From: Andreas Freiherr <Andreas.Freiherr(a)Vishay.com> > >Yes, there sure was a CIS chip for the 11/23[+]. And I am still looking >for one to upgrade one of mine. I do have the FPF-11 floating point >processor board that alternately connects to the socket for the FIS >chip, I have a FIS chip in another processor board, but the sockets for >CIS are still vacant in both. > >Once I get it / Should I ever get it, which languages could make use of >it? - Assembler, of course, and COBOL, I think? > > Hi, The language that will use it is DIBOL, DIgital Buisiness Orieted Language. This was packaged in COS300 and COS500 os's. These were if I understood it right RT11 + Dibol and RSTS + Dibol respectively. I wonder, EIS/FIS chip as well as CIS are basicalley Roms that expand the microcode control store of the F-11 microprocessor. True? If so, whats the word-width and depth of this Rom, and what's the timing? Does anyone have doc's on this? Would be interesting to see if I could make a CIS "emulator" from standard components. I know that the CIS is a six-chip carier-assembly spanning two sockets on a 11/23+ CPU-board Regards, Frank Arnold

23 years, 1 month

Somewhat OT: ISA Compaq TV Tuner Card

by SecretaryBird＠SoftHome.net

I just recently picked up an old 8 bit ISA TV Tuner card, a Compaq MG9910-20893. On the label it states "For use only with Compaq Computer Products." Anyone here ever have one of these? If so, is it true that it can only be used with an actual Compaq system, or will any DOS/Win 3.1 system with ISA slots work? I need to know before I try to test it. If it does require a Compaq system, then I will have to pull the hard drive out of my Linux Box (a Presario 9546) and slap in another drive and install DOS 6.22 and WfW 3.11. But if it will work in any system, I can just add it to the old 486/DX-33 I set up just to run classic DOS games without having to do the great hardware shuffle. Also, if it does require a Compaq system, has anyone out there used one of these cards under Linux? Thanks -- Scarletdown

23 years, 1 month

VAXserver 3100

by jwb＠paravolve.net

I have come into posession of some old DEC equipment... A VAXserver 3100 Storage Expansion Unit (?) and a VaxStation 4100 (?) (?) These look pretty stripped, dunno much bout VAX hardware so I can't really say how bad. The VaxServer 3100 looks to be mostly complete and gives me some beeps if I turn it on.. I wanna try and get the 3100 to a running state (or at least determine if its worth it) ... Anyone have any pointers to information about this specific model? (it seems that the VAXServer 3100 has a number of submodels /w different connections on the rear?) Or, more specifically, how to determine what model it is *specifically* (other than the nameplate on the front).. The backside says the model # is DJ-31CP1-A, however a google search doesn't turn up much. The type of and location for serial consoles would prolly be the biggest help, so I can actually get some output from this thing. Thanks in advance, -jwb

23 years, 1 month

Expanded Custom Apple //e BBS System and Software

by jpe45＠cox.net

This is the computer Bob Hardy used to create Zork Zero and many other popular Apple // Games! 1Mb Ram, 60Mb HD, Custom GBBS `ProBOARD(tm) BBS Software. This was the system used for many years for GBBS SysOP Support and Software Development. System includes 28.8 BPS Modem, T-Switches and everything from Null Modem Cable to Printer. Huge library of Apple // Software and fully functioning BBS from the hay day of yesterlore! This Super System can be customized to suite your needs and is a superb one of a kind collectors item. ( It will go fast so if you are interested reply ASAP! ) Now excepting bids: jpe45 at cox dot net

23 years, 1 month

./ does the Reuters article... :(

by healyzh＠aracnet.com

> Well, at least it's helping membership. We're at 804 as of this morning. > That's 622 in cctalk and 182 in cctech, mind you. But, are you counting people that are subscribed to both, twice? Or, maybe I should simply be asking is anyone subscribed to both. Zane

23 years, 1 month

COS-300 and DMS-500

by xds_sigma7＠hotmail.com

Well the COS I need would be on RL02s... The machines are 11/23's, DECdatasystem 3something or others, and never had floppies or RK05s, just a ton of RL02s.. Will J _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

23 years, 1 month

Burroughs FAX

by phillipmilks＠juno.com

Anybody interested in a vintage huge FAX ? I think it works but I haven't tested it. ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com

23 years, 1 month

IBM 5114

by cb＠mythtech.net

An IBM 5114 box, that is just a dual 8" floppy cabinet... yes? Are both drives the same? (mine have hand written stickers marked D-80 on one, and D-40 on the other) I just dug mine out enough to look at it, and that is all it appears to be. However, I could have sworn that at one point I had a 5 MB hard drive unit of about the same size (I even had some old 8" floppies that claim to be backup of a hard drive). Is there a hard drive built into the same box? The 5114 has been under my 5110 for many many years, burried in the back of my telco room. I assume it is the floppy drive unit we used with the 5110, but then, I had assumed it was the 5 MB hard drive that I thought we once owned. Maybe now that the 5110 and 5114 are undug, I will take them out and play with them. I unzippered the bag to the 5110 far enough to confirm that it is indeed a Basic/APL switchable unit like I thought. So now the question is... what hard drive was there for use with either the 5110 or the System/23? I don't know which system my backup floppies go to, but they are the only two systems that I ever had 8 inch floppies for, so it must be one of them. (and then the bigger question is... where did my hard drive go?!? It isn't like it can get up and run away... and I'm assuming it is large enough that it can't really be hidden in a corner anywhere... although I did overlook a System/23 datamaster for a number of years, so anything is possible) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net>

23 years, 1 month

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test-drb January 2003